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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    Thirty-three British general are serving in South Africa. The German Empire registers more than one thousand weddings a day. ...

    Article : 927 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A visitor in Sydney was seated at a table in one of the high-priced restaurants during the Commonwealth Celebrations thinking of various things as he read over the bill of ...

    Article : 121 words
  4. THINGS NOT GENERALLY KNOWN OF CHINA.

    China claims for herself an antiquity of 2,271,256 years, and thinks Pan-ku, the first man, chiselled himself out of chabs (years). ...

    Article : 226 words
  5. TAKE HEART.

    Though fearful storms have swept in wrate wrath About thy toilsome, rugged path, And thou hast of times been cast down ...

    Article : 174 words
  6. THE WIZARD OF WHITE CLIFFS.

    According to arrangement the horses were saddled early in the morning, and, leaving Slater in charge of the camp as usual, the three white men ...

    Article : 2,534 words
  7. GOING TO SEE LORD HOPETOUN SWORN IN.

    Sareasticus and his wife were going to see Lord Hopetoun, the Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth, sworn in. ' Will you please go in and get my goats ...

    Article : 110 words
  8. HABITS OF THE GREENLANDERS.

    Like most other savage nations, among whom the gratification of the mere animal propensities is the only inducement to action, the Greenlanders are ...

    Article : 328 words
  9. THE COURT COMMITTED ITSELF.

    The prisoner was making his appearance before the magistrate for the hundredth time. 'Well,' said the magistrate, 'you are here ...

    Article : 124 words
  10. THE QUEEN'S TRUE WOMANHOOD.

    A pretty story was ("M.A.P." says) told by Professor Bevan on the authority of the Dean of Windsor at the Congress meetings for lads recently. Dr. Eliot ...

    Article : 146 words
  11. A VICTORIAN TRADESMAN'S REWARD.

    A tradesman in Victoria recently had a lad in his employ whose mother was a poor widow in bad circumstances, consequently the lad was poorly clad. The tradesman ...

    Article : 104 words
  12. FOR THOSE OVER THIRTY.

    'People over thirty would do well to give up milk and eggs in any form as a diet,' said a well-known London doctor to the writer. 'These are the ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. WANTED CHUNKS, NOT RASHERS.

    It was at a sixpenny restaurant in Sydney, and the landlord was rapidly slicing an enormous round of beef. An old farmer down for the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 81 words
  14. PAT'S SERVICES.

    Priest: 'Pat, there a hole in the root of the church, and I am trying to collect money sufficient to repair it. Come, now, what will you contribute ?' ...

    Article : 64 words
  15. HOW TO AVOID TAKING COLD.

    Now that influenza and many other dire and infecting diseases are spreading their wings on the blast, everyone should be prepared to face the danger ...

    Article : 242 words
  16. ITALY'S NEW KING.

    A circular note sent by the Vatican to the Catholic Governments on the change in the Italian throne contains the following declarations: ...

    Article : 155 words
  17. REJECTED.

    He (a suitor): , Grammarians have never been quite sure of the proper distinction between 'I shall' and 'I will,' but to my mind there is no difficulty.' ...

    Article : 77 words
  18. LADIES FIRST.

    Last winter two young ladies who were fond of skating went one morning to a pond near the village. Not knowing Whether the ice would bear ...

    Article : 68 words
  19. CHINESE PRIZE-FIGHTING.

    The Celestial prize-fighter is, it appears, by no means unknown in his country, although the rules which govern the ring are not such as would ...

    Article : 188 words
  20. "BROUGHT UP" A GOOD MANY.

    The lift-boy in the Hotel Australia was airing his views on the proper conduct of children to a passenger. 'What do you know about it?' laughed ...

    Article : 83 words
  21. THE INVENTION OF INK.

    When ink was first introduced does not seem to have been decided, but given the paper and the pen, a coloured medium which would show on a light ...

    Article : 231 words
  22. STARVING.

    A missionary writes from Fiji Islands as follows: 'Our small force of brethren seem to be absolutely unable to cope with the distress ...

    Article : 51 words
  23. ANOTHER DEFINITION.

    He (wearing one of the latest fashion collars): ' What do you think of this style of collar, Miss Lynch ? Looks like a regular Ivory tower, does it not?' ...

    Article : 47 words
  24. EXPLAINED.

    Miss Delaville Barrington was once playing " Miami " in The Green Bushes, and towards the end of the play was supposed to commit ...

    Article : 103 words
  25. HIS CHOICE.

    Mother: 'Tommy, I see your little brother has the smaller apple. Did you give him his choice, as I suggested ?' Tommy: 'Yes, mamma. I told him he ...

    Article : 94 words
  26. HOW HE WORKED IT.

    This is how a sergeant escaped being tried by court-martial. He was in charge of the guard, and very foolishly allowed two of the men to visit the ...

    Article : 78 words
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