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  2. The Nuisance of the Flies.

    The correspondence which has taken place about flies and other dometic pests is another instance of the rationalising spirit of our age. The remedies suggested are various enough, but no one any ...

    Article : 236 words
  3. A Big Carrying Company.

    The rapid extension of railways throughout New South Wales and Queensland, and the consequent growth of settlement and trade have demanded immensely increased facilities for carriage. Contrary ...

    Article : 328 words
  4. What Athletes Should Eat.

    In Dr. Sargent's, of Hazard-Collide recent lecture on 'What Shall We Eat to Get Strong?' he said in the course of his remarks: It has been customary to train athletes on lean beef and mutton, ...

    Article : 289 words
  5. Supplies of Books, Stationery, &c., for the Country Districts.

    One of the houses of business in Sydney, in the Book and Stationery trade, which has specially catered for and received a large share of patronage from the whole inland public, no leas than that of ...

    Article : 551 words
  6. The Wholesale Wine and Spirit Trade.

    The solid progress which New South Wales is making, is well illustrated in the mercantile prosperity of her capital city. A few years ago the business centre of Sydney was a very small area; ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 694 words
  7. Hot Water Remedies.

    We reprint this articles, hoping that it will be cut out and placed in a note book. A scientific writer observes:—"There is no remedy of such general application, and none so easily attainable, as ...

    Article : 374 words
  8. The Little Sailor Kiss.

    O kisses they are plenty As blossoms on the troc! And be they one or twenty, They're sweet to you and me; ...

    Article : 245 words
  9. Jefferson's Ten Rules of Life.

    The following rules of practical life were given by President Davis in a letter of advice to his namesake, Thomas Jefferson Smith, in 1825:—1. Never put off till to-morrow what you can do to-day. 2. ...

    Article : 134 words
  10. The Watch & Jewellery Business in Sydney.

    The warning voice of the Press, in the matter of the bogus jewellery business which was going along so promisingly at Sydney, appears to have been heard from end to end of Anstralia, and the watch philanthropists ...

    Article : 860 words
  11. Bound Shoulders.

    More than thirty years ago I got a habit of being round-shouldered. In trying to find a remedy the following plan, which grew out of my knowledge of anatomy, came in sight. Hook the fingers of the ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. Lager Beer for Australian Use.

    The Australian colonists are gradually waking up to what is suitable for their consumption. And doubtless in course of time we, in these colonies, will know what is really suitable to wear, as well as what is suitable ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 484 words
  13. Thunderstorms in England.

    Numbers of persons have been struck by lightning during the recent thunderstorms; but, perhaps, one of the most peculiar cases is the case of the boy 13 years of age mentioned the other day. ...

    Article : 171 words
  14. Death of the Duke of Wellington

    The Duke of Wellington fell down deed at Brighton railway elation on August 13 while in the act of proceeding to a train to return to his country seat. For some time past he had been under ...

    Article : 477 words
  15. Gladstone.—A Criticism.

    Thus an English paper: A somewhat cynical moralist has observed that in order to be a great statesman it is nccessary first to be a great scoundrel. But Mr. Gladstone has given the lie to this ...

    Article : 402 words
  16. A New and Valuable Importation.

    A new patent, or rather the product of a new patent has just been introduced to the Australian markets, and we much mistake the character of the Australian colonists generally if there is not ...

    Article : 647 words
  17. Dream On.

    While the moonbeams bright are peeping Throngh the ivy-curtained pane, By their mellow radiance steeping; Every object in the lane ...

    Article : 185 words
  18. A Vigorous and Successful Business in Sydney.

    The man who visited or lived in Sydney twelve months ago wonld scarcely know the principal thoroughfares now. But none of the important streets has undergone the magic change which ...

    Article : 398 words
  19. Eating their Mates.

    The NEW YORK TIMES recently asserted the published statement that after the game gave out in February the survivors of the Greely expedition lived on sealskins, lichens, and shrimps to be ...

    Article : 378 words
  20. The True Secret of Health.

    You cannot have too much of light and sunshine either in your lives or in your houses. You may live, but it is not all in life to live. Merely to exist is but a small part of our work in this world. ...

    Article : 316 words
  21. Tight Lacing.

    Ladies generally refuse to acknowledge that tight lacing is at all common; but a London firm, with whom corsets are a speciality, finds the opposite to be the case. In the figures below, the top line gives ...

    Article : 188 words
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