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  2. THEATRICAL

    The reign of "The Dollar Princess" at the Theatre Royal will come to an end on Friday next. Saturday, June 10, will see the first production of "The Balkan Princess" by the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  3. CHIPS FROM MANY BLOCKS

    A self-made man is often a very creditable piece of work until he attempts personal decorative effects. ...

    Article : 25 words
  4. THE TRUE RING.

    The voice ef a man popping the question the true engagement ring. ...

    Article : 16 words
  5. SURE.

    Riches won't help a roan to Heaven, but poverty can help him a thundering long way to the other place. ...

    Article : 21 words
  6. NO WONDER.

    'I am quite surprised, Mr. Meeker, at your wife's knowledge of Parliamentary law." She? Great Caesar! Hasn't she been speaker of the house for the last fifteen years ? " ...

    Article : 32 words
  7. TOO BUSY.

    "Some men arc so busy blowing their own horns that they can't hear the factory whistle coaxin' 'em to come to work." ...

    Article : 24 words
  8. PROBABLY WOULD.

    "And how is your husband doing now, Mrs. Smith ?" "Oh, he's doing well! He's got a job In a glue factory." ...

    Article : 33 words
  9. SUDDEN STOP.

    Safely in the air lies in speed, says a wise acre. It's these sudden steps in mid-air, of course, that are so disconcerting. ...

    Article : 25 words
  10. PEACEFUL DREADNOUGHT.

    It is rumored that, after all, the German Chancellor has decided to show that he is not entirely unsympathetic to the Peace spirit which is abroad. The next German ...

    Article : 39 words
  11. INTERRUPTED.

    Life for some ia no more than a flirtation interrupted by business and sometimes by marriage. ...

    Article : 19 words
  12. SUCCESS.

    Some men succeed by working hard With pick or spade or pen. Put not a few still get ahead By working other men. ...

    Article : 24 words
  13. WONDERFUL.

    An old lady who lived out in Worcester Was annoyed by the crows of a rorcester, She eat off his head. Until he was dead ...

    Article : 34 words
  14. THE DIFFERENCE.

    When a man falls on a bit of orange peel the first thing he does is to look back to sea what it was; but the first thing a woman does is to look round to see if anyone saw her. ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. CAUSTIC.

    "I have declined marriage proposals from five men," said the fair wi[?]. "Have you?" her friend asked. "I didn't suppose your husband had been so heavily ...

    Article : 34 words
  16. MARY.

    "Mary, Mary, quite contrary, Who is your latest beau ?" "A millionaire with diamonds rare And autos in a row." ...

    Article : 21 words
  17. A LONG JOURNEY.

    Mrs. Biggs : "My husband scorns to be lost in thought half the time." Mrs. Diggs : "I suppose his ideas are so far apart that he can't help getting lost on the way ...

    Article : 43 words
  18. EXPENSIVE.

    Cleverton (who has hired a taxi-cab to pose in): "Say 'Yes,' darling ! " Miss Culumet: "Give me time to think." Cleverton: "But not in here! Consider the ...

    Article : 36 words
  19. NOT APPLICABLE NOW.

    Muggins : "The Bible says we should love our neighbors as we love ourselves." Buggins: "Yes, but you should remember there were no apartment houses when the Bible was ...

    Article : 33 words
  20. BEST OF FRIENDS.

    Although money is a man's best friend, it'd always trying to get away from him. ...

    Article : 21 words
  21. SLEEP.

    The eloquent singer who had warbled, "Sing Me to Sleep" for over a month at twelve o'clock each evening has now been satisfactorily "put to sleep" by an obliging heavyweight champion ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. AWKWARD.

    The Lady : "Now that we arc going to be married, we must economise. Promise me that you will do nothing you can't afford." The Man : "What ? Do you want me to ...

    Article : 41 words
  23. HOCKEY.

    An invitation has been received from the Victorian Hockey Association for the New South Welshmen to journey to Melbourne in August next, when it is proposed that the following ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 338 words
  24. CONSOLING.

    "There are few things more mentally valuable than falling in love," said a wise man the other day. This should be very consoling to the infatuated youth who is just dying to write a ...

    Article : 46 words
  25. WORSE.

    "They wear spectacles at two and lose their teeth at three," said a man recently of the rising generation. We know of worse cases where even younger children have been ...

    Article : 37 words
  26. HIS ORIGIN.

    A witness in a Court recently described himself as a French polisher by birth. After all there's nothing like starting in business early in these competitive days. ...

    Article : 34 words
  27. SCARED.

    A well-known officer was considerably disturbed to see himself described in his local journal as "this famous battle-scared veteran." The correction and apology that appeared later ...

    Article : 48 words
  28. A TERRIBLE STRIKE.

    "Attention, my friend," cried the haggard man, rushing up to Bronson. "A terrible time is in store for England." "What is it ?" asked Bronson, paling before ...

    Article : 110 words
  29. AWAKENED.

    In the course of a conjugal tiff the wife gave her husband a slap in the face. The husband, noted for his composure and politeness, remarked, tearfully : ...

    Article : 52 words
  30. BY INSTALMENTS.

    It was night time. Rat-tat-tat ! Rat-tat-tat ! went the knocker of the cyclc-maker's door. "What's the trouble ? What's the trouble ?" ...

    Article : 151 words
  31. NO WONDER.

    Side by side they sat, at peace with all the world, whilst the cruel wind howled around them, rustling the leaves in the tree under which they sat. ...

    Article : 109 words
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