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  2. A Bird's Revenge.

    Years ago I found in my garden a nest of the shrike. The young birds, four or five in number, were nearly fledged. Having heard a good deal of the predatory habits of the tribe, I was going to ...

    Article : 358 words
  3. On Giants.

    The tallest man, perhaps, of whom we bave authentic record—not so authentic, however, that we must accept it—was an anonymous officer of the Royal Army killed at the storm ...

    Article : 1,279 words
  4. Incidents of the Gaming Table.

    Congressman Crain, who represents the Calveston district of Texas, tells some remarkable stones of poker playing in that State during war time. Jt was an epoch there of lawlessness and mob rule, ...

    Article : 385 words
  5. BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.

    Dec. 29.—Joshua Reynolds, of 81 Darling-street, Glebe, yacht and boat builder. Mr. E. M. Stephen, official assignee. 29.—Robert Remmington, of Dent-street, ...

    Article : 52 words
  6. Land Notices. (Gazette Supplement, Nov. 21.) Special Areas.

    No. 10,216, county of Buckland, parish of Currabubula, within Piallaway and Walhallow holding, area 68¼ acres. For residence conditional purchase the whole area is open; the price shall be £2 10s ...

    Article : 198 words
  7. West Maitland Postal Guide. ARRIVAL OF MAILS.

    Mails arrive from Sydney 7.45 a.m., 1.20 p.m., 10.50 p.m. Northern Towns, including Brisbane and other Queensland Towns, 6.30 p.m. ...

    Article : 60 words
  8. Sydney Wool Markt.

    Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:— To-day we submitted a wool catalogue of 494 bales, made up entirely of oddments and star lots, i.c., parcels of less than 4 bales. The sale attracted a ...

    Article : 135 words
  9. MAILS DESPATCHED.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 373 words
  10. Temporary [?]eserves Rewoked.

    Part of travelling stock reserve 377, county of Sandon, parish of Harnham, area 46 acres 2 roods. Water reserve 763, county of Buckland, parish of Currabubula, area 107½ acres. ...

    Article : 203 words
  11. Names that Live.

    There are many words in the English language which are derived from the names of gods and goddesses, men and women; but because you find a man's name—or a woman's, for that matter— ...

    Article : 883 words
  12. Pursued by a Shark.

    Jonhann Christesen, a Swedish sailor employed as a deek hand on board the fruit schooner Nancy Bohm, plying between this port and Tampico, Mexico, was recently the hero of an adventure with ...

    Article : 625 words
  13. THFATAL FULL HAND.

    I was [?] a game of poker once at Helena, Mont. The p[?]ers were a gambler (whom I knew slightly, who [?]re the sobriquet of "Lucky Bill") and two mi[?] ...

    Article : 342 words
  14. Reserved from Sale.

    No. 10,217, county of Buckland, parish of Currabubula, area about 15 acres, is reserved from sale for water aupply. No. 14,809 county of Stapylton, parishes of ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. Reserves from Lease Cance[?]ed.

    Reserve 187 from lease and water supply, [?] of Buckland, parish of Currabubula, are[?]out 107½ acres. No. 3879 from lease for access to wate[?]ty ...

    Article : 55 words
  16. Land Sales.

    The following lots of land will be of for sale by auction at the undermentioned pl[?]t twelve o'clock noon on the day specified, and the upset price affixed to each lot respectively [?]osit, 25 ...

    Article : 253 words
  17. Colonel Bob.

    Some one has remarked recently that there must be some good in a mau who is called Bob when he has reached his sixties, and who that knows Col. Ingeraoll will dissent from the statement? Brimful ...

    Article : 850 words
  18. GAMBLERS' SUPERSTITIONS.

    "When I used to gamble," said a good citizen, "if I won I always made it a point to buy new clothes, or pay my board a month ahead, or buy a diamond or something like that. That's the only ...

    Article : 211 words
  19. GENERAL FORREST'S DESPERATE CHANCE.

    Shortly after the close of the secession war General Forrest and his wife stopped at a hotel in Memphis, and after examining their purses found the sum total of their wealth amounted to 7dol. 30 ...

    Article : 305 words
  20. Profit Sha[?]on the Farm.

    Trials of the pr[?]in system in farming have not generallyed successful, partly because it has been [?] in recent years to obtain any profit to share[?]artly because a manager ...

    Article : 434 words
  21. Soap Made from Soap Weed.

    That prickly pirate of the plains, the Mexican soap weed, is being converted rapidly into a delicious toilet soap, "fit to wash the hands of the Pope," by a West Bottoms manufacturing company. ...

    Article : 412 words
  22. Popular with Vocalists[?]

    Odeardo Barri, the composer of so many popular drawing-room ballads, is by no means a stranger to[?] theatrical experiences. Years ago he held a prominent position on the American operatic stage; ...

    Article : 371 words
  23. A COFFIN FOR A TABLE.

    Swift alludes to whist as a favourite pastime for clergymen, and Hayward tells us that about the beginning of the century there was in a country town in Somersetshire a whiat club, composed ...

    Article : 142 words
  24. BUSINESS OF STATE DELAYED.

    Anent Lord Granville's devotion to whist there is the following well authenticated story: One afternoon, intending to set out for Paris, he ordered his carriage at Graham's at 4. When it came ...

    Article : 130 words
  25. PLAYING ON THEIR DEATHBEDS.

    Goldsmith somewhere tells of an old lady, who lying sick unto death, played cards with the curate to pass away the time, and after, winning all his money had proposed to play for her funeral ...

    Article : 70 words
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