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  2. STRONG'S ISLAND.

    HIS village of Mout, where I spent five happy months with its hospitable, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,032 words
  3. ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS

    HY, of course! He would like to be an actor better than ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,773 words
  4. Adventures of a New Chum.

    OR a week, at least they were kept prisoners in the hut by the rain, which came down steadily day after day, as it it would ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 143 words
  5. PIGS AND PEACHES.

    A walk among the farms astonished the new chum; the great variety and luxuriance of the fruits and vegetables growing there. There were figs, gooseberries, currants, lemons, oranges, melons, and ...

    Article : 109 words
  6. THE ROCKS.

    From the wharf they made their way along Sussex and into Kent street, where they crossed the high, bare green by the old windmill (long since gone to ...

    Article : 274 words
  7. TOBACCO GROWING.

    In another part of the flat there was a large tract planted with what at first seemed to be a kind of cabbage, but on talking to some men who were hilling the plants up, they said they were tobacco plants; ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. BUSHRANGERS.

    On one of these nights, while lying awake in his bed, Harris was surprised to hear the clatter of horses' feet on a stony corner of the hill just above the hut, then the voices of men talking ...

    Article : 437 words
  9. A SCENE ON THE HAWKESBURY.

    Wandering leisurely along the banks of the river towards Windsor, the traveller was equally pleased with the many signs he saw of homely comfort and prosperity among the settlers there, who tilled the ...

    Article : 146 words
  10. RUM AND REVELRY.

    The scene was a strange one. From the lofty, terraced ledge of rock along which they walked could be seen the dark blue waters of the harbor, all life and motion, as a strong flood tide ...

    Article : 208 words
  11. RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

    TEAD'S latest—"Blastus, the King's Chamberlain:" "Review of Reviews Annual," 1896.—Mr. Stead's story, like the songs ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 631 words
  12. A MIDNIGHT SCARE.

    During one of his visits to this place of entertainment—be had taken lodgings elsewhere—he had an opportunity of seeing another phase of Sydney life. On a stormy night a knock at the ...

    Article : 250 words
  13. THE BOAT HARBOR.

    This remark caused Harris to prick up his ears look at Stumpy a little more closely than he had done so, when he suddenly reckoned having seen him a few evenings before, carousing with a number ...

    Article : 239 words
  14. AMONG CANNIBALS.

    ISS KINGSLEY, the lady explorer, who has recently been travelling in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 184 words
  15. A RUN FOR LIFE.

    The business did not end there. The chief constable, who was present, ordered his men to take everyone they could find in the house on the charge of being an accomplice; a scuffle ...

    Article : 201 words
  16. Dumas on Women's Rights.

    NE at the last important utterances of the late M. Dumas was (the Paris correspondent of the "Daily News" says) on ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 430 words
  17. BAILED UP.

    Seeing that Stumpy knew as much as himself about the matter, Dick had no choice but to obey his orders, and set out as guide to the cedar-cutters, stipulating only that he should not be compelled to go ...

    Article : 356 words
  18. A CATTLE SPEC.

    On the top of a hill near Parramatta, where the Great Western and the Great South roads diverged from each, other, stood a public-house, at which many farmers' carts were drawn up; ...

    Article : 338 words
  19. A CANNIBAL COUNTRY.

    Miss Kingsley had the most adventures in the Fangwe country, while travelling overland from the Ogowe River to the Rembwe. The Vangwes are ...

    Article : 251 words
  20. TRACKING.

    Next day the commandant at Wollongong arrived at the hut—which the bushrangers left as seen as they had finished their supper and lit their pipes—accompanied ...

    Article : 235 words
  21. Dogs' Tailors.

    We made some remarks the other day about the dog tailors of Paris. They are now issuing regular fashion plates. The poor little beasts' wardrobe includes a toilette de reception, a dust ...

    Article : 173 words
  22. Rice Throwing at Weddings.

    At Preston, Lancashire, on November 30, a gentleman named Matthew Holmes was assisting his bride from the carriage at the door of his residence when the horses, startled by the ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. THE ROAD TO RUIN.

    His fate was that of many others in the early days, who yielded to the temptation of Bengal ruin, when a few years more of industry would have made him independent. His form was ...

    Article : 136 words
  24. Royal Milliners.

    The Queen of Denmark is particularly clever in millinery, a talent which has been inherited by her three Slaughters—the Empress of Russia, the Princess of Wales, and the Duchess of ...

    Article : 97 words
  25. A TOP SAWYER.

    In three months the bush house was built according to contract, the balance due to the builder (£43) was paid over, and rolling up his tools, clothes, and provisions in a swag, he set off in ...

    Article : 251 words
  26. ON THE CAMEROON'S PEAK.

    Miss Kingsley saw many large gorillas, but these invariably made off on the approach of the band. One, however, persisted in an attempt to molest them, and he was ...

    Article : 293 words
  27. His Majesty of Ashanti.

    Among the many barbaric qualities of the dusky King of Ashanti, perhaps that in which he most excels is his great power of drinking. He drinks a pint of whisky at a time, and then asks ...

    Article : 64 words
  28. A BIG FARMER.

    The next thing to do was to secure a run for the stock—a, matter which he arranged with one of the settlers, who agreed, according to the custom, to take charge of them on the "thirds" system—that ...

    Article : 162 words
  29. A Haunted Palace.

    For a long time it has been no secret (writes a spiritualist) that spirits haunt the royal palace in Stockholm. Some time ago the Danish Crown Prince and his wife, whilst visiting the ...

    Article : 242 words
  30. Buying an Island.

    The Exchange Telegraph Company. London, states that M. Henri Menler, of chocolate fame, has bought the island of Anticosti, Canada, for the sum of 1,000,000 francs. ...

    Article : 31 words
  31. A TRIP BY SEA.

    While they were cutting the timber, bullock teams were employed to draw the planks down to the boat harbor, when it was put on board the schooner for Sydney. When the last plank had ...

    Article : 219 words
  32. A Seal in the Thames.

    An exciting scene was witnessed on the Thames in the Kew and Richmond districts recently. A seal came swimming up the river, and was pursued by several watermen to Richmond, where ...

    Article : 108 words
  33. A VIEW OF RICHMOND.

    A walk from Windsor to Richmond brought the new chum to a punt ferry, which crossed the Hawkesbury near the latter town; and, going [?] he stood on the hills rising from the river bank, and ...

    Article : 156 words
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