Political Economy is the basis of all good government. The wisest men of all ages have brought to ... Read more
Humor Short Stories
Total Stories: 298
The man in the ticket-office said: “Have an accident insurance ticket, also?” “No,” I said, after studying the ... Read more
Now, to show how really hard it is to foist a moral or a truth upon an unsuspecting ... Read more
REPEATED WORD FOR WORD AS I HEARD IT–[Written about 1876] It was summer-time, and twilight. We were sitting ... Read more
A grand affair of a ball–the Pioneers’–came off at the Occidental some time ago. The following notes of ... Read more
The nervous, dapper, “peart” young man took the chair I offered him, and said he was connected with ... Read more
I visited St. Louis lately, and on my way West, after changing cars at Terre Haute, Indiana, a ... Read more
A Biographical Sketch The stirring part of this celebrated colored man’s life properly began with his death–that is ... Read more
“The church was densely crowded that lovely summer Sabbath,” said the Sunday-school superintendent, “and all, as their eyes ... Read more
In Three Parts PART FIRST HOW THE ANIMALS OF THE WOOD SENT OUT A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION Once the ... Read more
Thirty-five years ago I was out prospecting on the Stanislaus, tramping all day long with pick and pan ... Read more
The death of Jean Clemens occurred early in the morning of December 24, 1909. Mr. Clemens was in ... Read more