HIS village of Mout, where I spent five happy months with its hospitable, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 274 wordsIn 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 wordsOn 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 wordsWandering 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 wordsThe 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 wordsTEAD'S latest—"Blastus, the King's Chamberlain:" "Review of Reviews Annual," 1896.—Mr. Stead's story, like the songs ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 356 wordsOn 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 wordsMiss Kingsley had the most adventures in the Fangwe country, while travelling overland from the Ogowe River to the Rembwe. The Vangwes are ...
Article : 251 wordsNext 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 wordsWe 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 wordsAt 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 wordsHis 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 wordsThe 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 wordsIn 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 wordsMiss 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 wordsAmong 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 wordsThe 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 wordsFor 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 wordsThe 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 wordsWhile 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 wordsAn 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 wordsA 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 ...
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Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), Sat 18 Jan 1896, Page 9
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