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  2. THE EARLIEST LOCOMOTIVE IN ENGLAND.

    Messrs Richard and George Tangye, of Birmingham and Melbourne, send to the Melbourne Exhibition an historical relic of the greatest interest and importance, upon ...

    Article : 1,097 words
  3. AGRICULTURAL LETTER.

    The display of agricultural products at the grand Centennial Exhibition in the 36- acre building in Carlton Gardens is by no means so extensive in character or so ...

    Article : 1,490 words
  4. LADIES’ COLUMN.

    It has been universally admitted that woman’s chief charm is femininity; and it is likewise certain that femininity, as a prominent characteristic of American women at ...

    Article : 1,110 words
  5. TEMPERANCE NOTES.

    It is a very important one—important to the great mass of workers of limited means, and equally so for those who have large incomes. Indeed, there is much misery amongst ...

    Article : 819 words
  6. MULTUM IN PARVO.

    The Crown Prince Nicholas of Russia, who is now 19 years of age, is described as an affectionate, warm-hearted young man, with democratic notions on the duties of a ...

    Article : 474 words
  7. SELECTED POETRY.

    "Not bed time yet! The night winds blow, The stars are out—full well we know The nurse is on the stair, With hand of ice and cheek of snow, ...

    Article : 286 words
  8. DR. GLENNIE'S DAUGTHER.

    In the early part of the year 1885, Mr George Broughton walked into the gambling rooms which make a hell of a paradise in Monte Carlo. With his left hand in his ...

    Article : 3,564 words
  9. ELECTRICAL WELDING.

    Professor A. D [?]bear writes to the American Eagincering Record as follows,—“I have made nearty a hundred tests of the tensile strength of electrically welded bars of ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. DR ARNOLD OF REGBY'S PRAYER.

    This is a short but beautiful prayer that Hr Arnold wrote for his own use before he went into the school of Rugby every day:— “O Lord, I have a busy world around me; ...

    Article : 141 words
  11. FUN AND FANCY.

    Small Rustic (to Drown, whose Champion North Caspian Beat hound has just gobbled up one of Banner Rackstraw’s prize rabbits, which had just got out of the hutch)—“If ...

    Article : 316 words
  12. SOCIETY IN ARIZONA.

    There is no use of attempting to disguise the fact that certain rings and factions in this gulch have for the last three months made desperate attempts to ignore the ...

    Article : 710 words
  13. WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

    Westminster is bounded by old Temple Bar site on the east, the Thames on the south, Chelsea and Kensington on the west, Marylebone on the north. Its early history ...

    Article : 572 words
  14. HOUSEHOLD.

    Scotch Pits.—Line some tartlet moulds with a good paste. Take an equal weight of Ivan mutton from the fillet and fat bacon, which pound together. Season to taste with ...

    Article : 460 words
  15. A BOYS TRUE HEROISM.

    In the Bodleian Library at Oxford is a most touching record of heroism and selfsacrifice on the part of a child—a record to touch one’s heart with its pathos. The ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. ECCENTRIC PUNCTUATION.

    A man who was suddenly taken sick “hastened home while every means for his recovery were resorted to. In spite of all their efforts, he died in the triumphs of the ...

    Article : 379 words
  17. UNCLE EZEK’S WISDOM.

    Genius invents, talent applies. Faith won’t enable a man to lift a ton all at once; but it will 10 pounds at a time. When you have learned to listen you have ...

    Article : 171 words
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