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  2. CLOSER SETTLEMENT

    THE results achieved under the Closer, settlement Act speak forcibly of the Government's earnestnees. Since the first substantial step towards closer ...

    Article : 1,030 words
  3. COUNSEL CRUSHED.

    At a trial an unmarried woman of uncertain age got into the witness-box to be examined, and the following conversation took place between her and the ...

    Article : 149 words
  4. FROM ALL SOURCES.

    Within the last twelve months German enterprise has rendered a great service to archaeological research by bringing again to the light of day the ...

    Article : 249 words
  5. SHORT STORY.

    Packenham, the skipper, and Denison, the supercargo of the Palestine, loathed Saunderson. Saunderson was the junior partner of ...

    Article : 3,491 words
  6. WHY PIPERS WALK WHILE PLAYING.

    Mr. Andrew Carnegie is fond of the bagpipes, and when he is at home at [?]o Castle usually has his pet piper to play for him at dinner. Particularly ...

    Article : 115 words
  7. Hens Have Memory.

    If the average man were asked if hens have any memory he would probably say "No," but he would be wrong according to the experiments of two ...

    Article : 178 words
  8. Homely Philosophy.

    If you don't know anything, it's just as well not to express it. Some people spend their time on castles in the air, others in airing ...

    Article : 84 words
  9. HE COULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

    A now eminent artist's first chance in life came when a certain noble lord invited him down to his country mansion to paint a view of the house. ...

    Article : 92 words
  10. MIGHT WELL BE ASHAMED.

    A schoolmaster had been severely correcting a boy, aud finished by saying—"Now sit down and write a letter to ...

    Article : 145 words
  11. THE TRUTH COMES HOME.

    "Bridget," said the mistress of the house, "some of the bed linen is missing. Was any of it left on the line?" "Mother," cried her little daughter ...

    Article : 66 words
  12. WORTH OF HIS REPUTATION.

    Some entertaining stories were told by Mr. H. Beerbohm Tree, speaking as the principal guest at the annual dinner of the Loudon Press Club. One ...

    Article : 169 words
  13. LAND LAWS SIMPLIFIED.

    Chief Justice Darley frequently commented on the complexity of the land laws of New South Wales, and did not hesitate to declare he was often puzzled ...

    Article : 254 words
  14. FATALITY IN THE NAME.

    The new patient had born put to bed by the nurse. Upon waking he inquired—"Phwat did ye say the doctor's name ...

    Article : 77 words
  15. FEARFUL DISCLOSURES.

    A gentleman opened a letter addressed to his son, containing suggestions from a friend to the latter for a novel which he (the son) was privately ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. BEAT LOT'S WIFE.

    A man named Stone and one named Wood met on the street recently, and they stopped for a moment to exchange a few cheerful views when a woman in ...

    Article : 52 words
  17. IMMIGRANTS ARRIVING.

    Scarcely a vessel arrives from the British Islands in Port Jackson that docs not carry a number of assisted immigrants who have been specially ...

    Article : 205 words
  18. HOW THEY LOVE EACH OTHER.

    They were slight acquaintances, and there was no lore lost between them. "Well," said the first "grand' dome," bye-bye. I must really be getting on. ...

    Article : 106 words
  19. THE PHILOSOPHER PERPLEXED.

    The proprietor of a tanyard was anxious to fix a suitable sign to his premises. Finally a happy thought struck him. ...

    Article : 143 words
  20. DEMONSTRATED MATHEMATICALLY.

    "I wish," said the young man, as the twilight deepened, "I could believe you loved me as much as I love i you." ...

    Article : 234 words
  21. A TALE OF TWO SIGHS.

    There was some speculation as to whether the instrument would benefit the old gentleman or not. One was holding the car trumpet, while another ...

    Article : 146 words
  22. HE DIDN'T PRAY ON HOLIDAY.

    The members of the church voted , that their dearly-beloved and devoted pastor should hare a vacation, and so he decided that he would visit a ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. SOLDIER'S LOGIC.

    "Do you know your orders, sentry?" asked an Irish officer of the soldier on guard duty. "Yes, sor," was the prompt reply. ...

    Article : 69 words
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