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  2. THE ROMANCE OF PETROLEUM.

    William Drake "struck oil" in 1859, less than 60 years ago. In those early days of the industry the oil wells and the refineries were close ...

    Article : 414 words
  3. A Criminal Nation.

    Admittedly Prussian militarism is responsible for the war. At the out set it was apparent to the world that Germany, dominated by the Prussian ...

    Article : 739 words
  4. Cicely Vibart's Love.

    "May I come in ?" Stephen asked humbly. He was standing on the threshold of his wife's boudoir. Cicely raised herself from among ...

    Article : 2,379 words
  5. SUNSHINY WOMEN—AND THE OTHER KIND.

    It has boon truly said that human happiness depends more on good temper than on almost any other quality. ...

    Article : 460 words
  6. Mrs Gabbing's Grievances.

    We've got a 'bus that, runs through our village to the market town every two hours, and the conductor used to be a nice young man, who was ...

    Article : 864 words
  7. Grave and Gay.

    Tourist: You have a very large acreage of corn under cultivation. Don't the crows trouble you a good deal? ...

    Article : 50 words
  8. Long Naps.

    Recently a young French soldier who was wounded at the beginning of the war woke up after a nap of over two years. During the whole of that ...

    Article : 553 words
  9. Acquired Bravery.

    Willis: You think these summer military camps tend to make a man a brave fighter? Gillis: Yes, After I returned from ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. Looked Suspicious.

    As Widow Watts bent industriously over her washtub she was treated to polite conversation by a male friend, who presently turned the conversation ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. Legal Pleasantries.

    The great law case was nearing its termination, and the prosecuting counsel felt the necessity for having a dig at the opposing counsel. ...

    Article : 124 words
  12. Appropriate Hymns.

    Mr. A. G. Bradley, the well-known writer, tells a couple of good stories concerning his schoolboy days at Marlborough College. ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. THE REASON RAZORS SAW AND GO OFF EDGE.

    The edge of a razor consists of innumerable points or "teeth," which, if the razor is of good material, follow each other throughout its whole ...

    Article : 269 words
  14. ARE COMPOSERS SHORT-LIVED?

    It is somewhat striking to note that a number of great musicians were afflicted with physical Infirmities, Mozart, who only lived to the age of ...

    Article : 127 words
  15. Then Silence Ensued.

    Mrs. Slingem put her head over the fence and thus addressed her neighbor, who was hanging out her week's washing: ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. VIOLINS WITH SOULS.

    Enormous pains and care go to the making of a good violin, says an authority. Indeed, it has been raid that the great violin makers all lied ...

    Article : 169 words
  17. An Epic From Egypt.

    It ain't no use a-swearin', It ain't no good to fret: There's little gained by grousin', Or getting all upset, ...

    Article : 135 words
  18. Well Known.

    "Dobson? I hardly know him!" "Why, he said that he was thoroughly acquainted with you!" "lie is—he married my former ...

    Article : 447 words
  19. Etiquette As It Is Taught.

    "Madam," began a book hawker, as the door opened, "I am selling a now work on etiquette and department." "Oh, you are!" she responded, "Go ...

    Article : 159 words
  20. NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.

    Every day we use words which, If they were taken literally, would mean utter nonsense. Here are a few of them: ...

    Article : 147 words
  21. TRANSVAAL TERMINATIONS.

    In perusing the names of South African towns in the daily news. papers, many must have noted the word "fontein," which appears so ...

    Article : 118 words
  22. A Crushing Reply.

    A certain famous lawyer is noted for his trenchant wit. At the beginning of his career he had an elderly, prosy, long-winded ...

    Article : 87 words
  23. A Waggish Non-Com.

    I recently told a story on this page concerning a recruit named Montague, whose name was pronounced by a sergeant Montaig. ...

    Article : 251 words
  24. Business Before Bravery.

    Benjamin Bossem, the foreman, was superintending the unloading of of vessel at the quayside, and was urging on his willing workers with ...

    Article : 191 words
  25. DANGER OF HIGH COLLARS.

    That high collars tend to produce nervous headaches among both men and women is the recent discovery of a well-known Parisian physician. ...

    Article : 274 words
  26. Hard to Say.

    Passenger: What makes the train run so slow? Irate Conductor: If you don't like it you can get off and walk. ...

    Article : 283 words
  27. AN INDICATION OF LONG LIFE.

    Women are supposed to he longer lived than men. An authority says that every woman can tell from her own features if her life is to be a ...

    Article : 158 words
  28. Heeding Good Adive.

    He was a junior, but keen to got on. His only companion in the first "smoker" was a well-known barrister, who had made a large fortune in ...

    Article : 191 words
  29. The Wrong Inference.

    As is well known, Dr, T. J. Macnamara, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, spent his early, manhood as a teacher in the Board Schools, ...

    Article : 138 words
  30. A Broad Hint.

    I was talking to a friend the other day whose small son possesses a very sweet tooth. lie had been told by his mother early in February that ...

    Article : 146 words
  31. A Bad Judge.

    An Irishman taking honfe a goose for his Sunday dinner, went into an inn for slight refreshment. Laying clown the goose, he was proceeding to ...

    Article : 94 words
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