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  2. THE LAND.

    Mr. William Weir, of Craigdon, Armidale, writes: It is many years since I began to note the great loss of grain by the use of sulphate of copper ...

    Article : 447 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A very amusing incident occurred in the staff-sergeant's mess, Curragh Camp, the other night. Two warrant-officers were having a ...

    Article : 130 words
  4. THE BEDTIME KISS.

    O mothers, so weary, discouraged, Worn out with the cares of the day, You often grow cross and impatient, Complain of the noise and the play ...

    Article : 183 words
  5. GENERAL NEWS.

    The cauliflower Came from Cyprus. "God Save the Queen" is sung in twenty languages. Potatoes are native of Peru, and the ...

    Article : 869 words
  6. THE WIZARD OF WHITE CLIFFS.

    Somewhat to his own surprise young Barrass found Forbes much more agreeable than he had expected. In truth, the rejected suitor for Nora's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,495 words
  7. An Irish Opinion.

    It was the day of the Queen's entry into Dublin recently. Those who had assembled along the route awaiting Her Majesty's arrival were beguiling the ...

    Article : 109 words
  8. Blowing Up the "Great Wall" of China.

    It took 2,000,000 men, working for ten years, to build the Great Wall of China. Even then many parts of the wall were already there for the men to link ...

    Article : 323 words
  9. A Work of Supereogation.

    Two passages from a recent examination paper placed before the pupils at a London school of cookery, are very amusing. ...

    Article : 131 words
  10. Very Necessary.

    A minister of a rural parish in Scotland observed one of his flock shooting a hare on the Sabbath. When catechising day came round, he ...

    Article : 96 words
  11. Locusts as Food.

    No doubt many readers shuddered when they read that the Mafeking garrison and residents were reduced to eating. "curried locusts" during the ...

    Article : 275 words
  12. Bobs and the "Bobs."

    Two gentlemen met at an hotel, and, of course, started on the inevitable topic-the war. In the course of the conversation Lord ...

    Article : 106 words
  13. Where Negroes Are White.

    A well-known and famous explorer and naturalist recently returned from an exploring expedition, relates that while travelling in an unknown part of Central ...

    Article : 311 words
  14. How It Happened.

    An Irishman was ill-favoured of appearance; indeed, his ugliness was his title to fame. 'Nature has dealt hardly with you,' ...

    Article : 101 words
  15. Keeping Flowers Fresh.

    In order to keep flowers fresh we must know why they fade. One of the chief reasons why flowers fade is because the stalks are bruised where they are ...

    Article : 245 words
  16. Peace at Any Price.

    Two old ladies were next to each other in a Sydney train. One of thorn wished to have the window shut, the other to have it open; the conductor was called ...

    Article : 115 words
  17. The Powers of Woman.

    The intuitive powers of woman are certainly greater than those of man. Her perceptions are more acute, her apprehensions quicker; and she has a ...

    Article : 183 words
  18. Pat's Lifebuoy.

    A large ship was in great danger of sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, and the captain ordered the passengers to the themselves to anything they thought ...

    Article : 80 words
  19. Best Medal of Late Years.

    The modal for the present South African campaign will be the most expensive and the most ornate issued by the War Office in recent years. The ...

    Article : 130 words
  20. Not What He Expected.

    A clergyman who was totally devoid of knowledge of seamanship was preaching to a congregation of sailors. Thinking to impress this lesson on hearers ...

    Article : 101 words
  21. Promotion for the General.

    Lord Roberts would be highly fluttered had he heard the remarks of an admiring Scotchwoman to her lodger-shortly after "Bobs'" brilliant march on ...

    Article : 83 words
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