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  2. A BROTHER'S LOVE

    Angus Galbraith continued to sit at the fire with the momentous letter in his hand. Some instinct told him that it was genuine, and that even the ...

    Article : 4,523 words
  3. A RAILWAY EXPERIENCE

    This amusing experience on an Indian railway is related by a writer in "Blackwood's:— "Personally, I cannot sleep under a ...

    Article : 1,043 words
  4. AMUSING INCIDENTS.

    The American papers are publishing stories of Dr. Weir Mitchell. This is one of the best of them:— One day a patient came into his ...

    Article : 494 words
  5. FOR THE FARMER.

    Public prosperity is like a tree. Agriculture is its roots; manufacturers and commerce are its branches and leaves. If the roots suffer the leaves ...

    Article : 410 words
  6. DETECTIVE VERSUS CRIMINAL.

    "About the neatest way I was ever had." remarked a London ex-detective, "was in a great Paris forgery case in 1865. Two of my anticipated victims. ...

    Article : 195 words
  7. TWIN-BEARING EWES.

    A remarkable line of investigation, which is of great interest to sheep-breeders, is being pursued by Sir Alexander G. Bell, at one time ...

    Article : 154 words
  8. The Milk of Human Unkindness.

    The simple-hearted Weary One and the crafty Bill Sikes were supporting the walls of the works, their tins or untasted coffee in their hands. ...

    Article : 179 words
  9. A COOL CUSTOMER.

    A few days ago I net with the toughest case in my whole experience, said the agent of a very successful debt-colenting firm. I tackled ...

    Article : 282 words
  10. NEVER COUNT YOUR CHICKENS.

    It was the boast of a manager of a big firm in town that during his term oft ruling he had till then never been duped. ...

    Article : 171 words
  11. BIPLANE AS HEARSE.

    A strange posthumous enthusiasm for a new form of locomotion has been displayed by M. Ivan Sopornowski, a Russian millionaire. ...

    Article : 117 words
  12. Rebounded.

    "I say, Smartman," said the landlord of a small country inn, "there's Silly John in the next compartment. Suppose you tell him this new ...

    Article : 183 words
  13. WOMAN'S REVENGE.

    Bismarck had little regard for women who attempted to think for themselves in matters of State and politics. Moreover, he never took any ...

    Article : 166 words
  14. Some Clerical Stories.

    According to "Anecdotes of Pulpit and Parish," Canon Knox Little knew of a lych-gate in front of a church which was being restored, over the ...

    Article : 177 words
  15. HENS THAT HATCH FISH.

    As is generally known, a big quantity of fish spawn is annually lost. To avoid this fish-rearers in China carefully collect spawn from the surface ...

    Article : 203 words
  16. PATTERN FOR CHILD'S SLEEPING SUIT.

    In cold weather no mother should fall to make her child one of these cosy little sleeping suits. Flannel, of course, is by far the most suitable ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 122 words
  17. EDISON'S FIRST INVENTION.

    It s stated that when Edison was a telegraph operator much annoyance was caused by cockroaches getting Into the tin cans in which the boys ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. Advertising

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    Advertising : 212 words
  19. BLIND WATCHMAKERS.

    Blind people—those who have been born blind—are, as is well known, exceedingly clever with their fingers, but it is not often that we hear of a ...

    Article : 172 words
  20. Occupation for the Idler.

    A visitor to the House of Commons inquired for a country member, and on the card which visitors must fill in, giving the object of their visit, he ...

    Article : 45 words
  21. COST OF BAD TEMPER.

    "By getting Into a rage the work of the heart may be increased from 152 to 224 foot-pounds per minute. Keep your temper is, therefore, good ...

    Article : 124 words
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