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  2. CATECHISM OF THE HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF AUSTRALIA.

    Q. How long did Governor Phillip administer the affairs of tjhe colony? A. Five years, from 7th February, 1788, to December, 1792.—He was succeeded by Major Francis Grose, ...

    Article : 1,109 words
  3. PERCY ANECDOTES.

    SAILOR BOY.—When the frigate La Tribune was wrecked off Halifax, in November, '98, the whole ship's crew perished with the exception of four men, who escaped in the jolly boat, and eight others, who clung to the main and ...

    Article : 906 words
  4. MARK TWAIN ON ART-ENTHUSIASM.

    HERE, in Milan, in an ancient tumble-down ruin of a church, is the mournful wreck of the most celebrated painting in the world—"The Last Supper," by Leonardo da Vinci. We are not infallible judges of pictures, but of ...

    Article : 1,753 words
  5. DOMESTIC ECONOMY.

    UNFERMENTED WINE.—Subjoined is a recipe for a very palatable and wholesome beverage, unobjectionable to temperance people, and suitable for children:—The grapes must be ripe and sound. Pick the fruit off the stalks; ...

    Article : 1,628 words
  6. THE FACE IN THE FIRE.

    CURIOUS and tangled are our thought sometimes, and queer ideas are horn from their intricate meshes. They come teeming upon us when we wish for them least, and banish happier feelings with their advent. " It is so with ...

    Article : 672 words
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