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  2. New Year's Notes.

    Practically every ancient nation celebraten the first day of the New year with festivities, although not on the same day. The Roman day was ...

    Article : 254 words
  3. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    If a man rises before sunrise to see that his son rises in good time, it is quite possible that be may see the son rise before the sun rises. ...

    Article : 229 words
  4. WHAT, NO BURGLARS.

    It's an ill wind that brings good to no one. One unforeseen result of the long-drawn-out conflict has been a large drop in the population of our ...

    Article : 208 words
  5. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    "Yes I" said the long-haired stranger in the taproom of the Pink Blue Bottle, reminiscently. "S'curious thing how Nature compensates her ...

    Article : 149 words
  6. PAT DIDN'T REFUSE IT.

    Pat, a Scotty, and a Cockney were in company recently. They were very thirsty and hard up, having only the price of a single beer between them. ...

    Article : 150 words
  7. DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS.

    Few who explore Westminster Abbey are aware that there are many of its most ancient and interesting parts of which they have never had a ...

    Article : 216 words
  8. NO TROUBLE AT ALL.

    John Carpetbags was one of the most successful travellers on the road. On one occasion he was sent out by his people to try and get an ...

    Article : 172 words
  9. How to Live on 6d. a Day.

    I was detained for some weeks on the Continent. Knowing that I might not be able to return for some months. I decided to live in the most ...

    Article : 669 words
  10. EASILY UNDERSTOOD.

    Applicant : "I see you advertise for a window-dresser who' is over military age." Merchant : "Yes. Have you had ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. HOW IT'S DONE.

    A certain moving picture theatre which was showing the four hundred and thirty-fourth episode of "the Doings of Dianah," stood a queue ...

    Article : 129 words
  12. NOTES ABOUT NAMES.

    Many a man is worrying about his name just now. Perhaps some misguided ancestor bestowed a name like [?] upon him and the ...

    Article : 184 words
  13. TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

    "Halloa, Brown," said Jones. "I saw your wife this morning. By Jove, that new coat of hers must have cost a pot of money. You're doing ...

    Article : 132 words
  14. MARVELLOUS!

    Mark Movie, the daring cinema photographer, was out on a farm, taking pictures of farm life for the Education Department. ...

    Article : 96 words
  15. HOW [?] ARE OUTWITTED.

    [?] Office in Europe acts on the theory that an army of spies is constantly on the alert to steal its secrets, and infinite precautions are ...

    Article : 170 words
  16. OH, COULD HE?

    Up the street came the fire-engines, with many a clang and clatter, From another direction came the fire-escape. Soon the hoses were busy, ...

    Article : 135 words
  17. JUVENILE LOGIC.

    It was at a private entertainment, and a lady had just risen from the piano. "Would you like to be able to sing ...

    Article : 71 words
  18. MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD CROP.

    When the drummer came into the corner grocery he started something. He asked how many apples Adam and Eve ate on a certain memorable day. ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. CANDOUR.

    Old Farmer Spuds was very keen on a deal. Last week he managed to sell an old crock in the shape of a horse for ten pounds. ...

    Article : 117 words
  20. A TESTIMONIAL.

    The young man, very well-dressed and dapper, walked into the chemist's shop. "You remember you sold me a tonic ...

    Article : 135 words
  21. TOO FUNNY, TO WASTE.

    Bob : "Perhaps we had better forget one another." Bess : "Oh, I couldn't do that—I have so few things to laugh about?" ...

    Article : 61 words
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