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  2. THE MYSTERY OF A MEMORABLE DINNER PARTY.

    "The Lowdens gave a dinner recently at which ten guests were present. Little Roach told me about it the next day after it occurred, with a great deal of ...

    Article : 2,592 words
  3. SOME STRANGE BELIEFS

    Superstition is universal; it is found in all lands and among all peoples, and is as old as the hills. Sometimes it is amusing as when a man carries a ...

    Article : 1,491 words
  4. HE WAS NO CANVASSER.

    Mr. John Baker, of Cat Hill, was in town yesterday, and he incidentally informed us that the stranger lynched by the boys on his ranch two weeks ago for ...

    Article : 210 words
  5. SHE OUGHT TO MAKE A GOOD WIFE.

    A young couple in a Lancashire village had been courting for several years. The young man one day said to the woman:— "Sail, I canna marry thee ...

    Article : 241 words
  6. NOT TALL ENOUGH.

    When it was thought Germany wanted to get a foothold in Holland, Bismarck was entertaining the Dutch Ambassador with a review of the German Army. As ...

    Article : 141 words
  7. WHY THE CURATE WAS A PUBLICAN.

    A description of how a curate eked out his living a century ago is interesting. It was during the vicariate of Luke Smelt—1709-1771—at Lastingham, that ...

    Article : 193 words
  8. WHY HE WAS LIKE THE PRINCE.

    "Now" said the schoolmaster, as he displayed a bright 5-shilling piece between the tips of his finger and thumb, "the first boy or girl who puts a riddle ...

    Article : 132 words
  9. CHINESE BABIES.

    When a Chinese baby takes a nap people think its soul is having a rest— going out for a long walk, perhaps. If the nap is a very long one, the mother is ...

    Article : 149 words
  10. A WEALTHY PRINCE.

    The hereditary Prince of Saxe-Weimar, who is just engaged to the Duchess Sophia of Oldenburg, will one day be a very rich man. Even if he missed the succession ...

    Article : 77 words
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