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  2. STREET GOSSIP.

    One often hears of the alarming extent to which the system of “tips” is carried out in the old country. A traveller has constantly to be putting his hand in his pocket and ...

    Article : 291 words
  3. MEN AND WOMEN OF TO-DAY.

    In the world of letters Mr. Doyle is one of our younger men. Sprung from an artistic family, he was born on May 22, 1859. Doing consequently nothing more than one ...

    Article : 1,890 words
  4. Queer Card Stories.

    At a social gathering a short time ago several men were discussing the question of luck, when one remarked: "All this talk about thirteen being an unlucky number is ...

    Article : 518 words
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    DEPARTURE OF THE TASMANIAN SECTION OF THE IMPERIAL BUSHMEN. 1. Arrival of the transport Manhattan at the wharf. 2 and 8. The Tasmanian SccOou marching down Macquarie street on Wednesday afternoon. 3. 7 and'j Tho troopship leaving the wharf-2 and 8. The Tasmanian Section marching down Macquire street on Wednesday afternoon. 3, 7 and 9 The troopship leaving the wharf. 5. The troops marching to the transport on Thursday morning. SERGEANT-MAJORS MEARS, BRUCE, SHEGOG and ALLITT. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 138 words
  6. PRISON LIFE.

    The other day a visitor to the Bendigo gaol exclaimed with a sigh of relief as he entered the corridor of the prison proper, 'Oh, what a nice restful place.” His ...

    Article : 346 words
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    HIS LORDSHIP ARCHBISHOP CARR. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 4 words
  8. Liquid Air.

    A lecture on Liquid Air, by Professor Ramsay, F.R.S., excited much interest at the Royal Victoria Hall, London. He had a store of liquid air on the table, with which ...

    Article : 194 words
  9. Edison’s First Cheque.

    Edison’s first practical work displaying his inventive genius was shown in his construction, soon after his arrival in New York, of a "ticker,” which was the ...

    Article : 392 words
  10. Origin of Wedding Rice.

    There are very few people who know that the custom of throwing rice at weddings is one borrowed from the Chinese, and fewer still who are cognizant of the superstitious ...

    Article : 543 words
  11. PIGEON FLYING.

    The hobby of pigeon flying one would imagine would become more popular since the use pigeons serve in war time has been demonstrated in the South African ...

    Article : 332 words
  12. Municipal Ownership of Land

    In the middle ages many cities of Europe owned a great deal of land which was rented to the people in small parcels, the cities making use of the land in the same way as a ...

    Article : 382 words
  13. A Klondyke Experience.

    Under the heading of "Truth Strange as Fiction.” Mr. C. Lang Neil tells in the “Windsor” for March some stories about desperades on the American side of the ...

    Article : 341 words
  14. Sure to Meet Again.

    From Paris the London Church Times brings an amusing story of clerical humor. An omnibus full of young medical students was running along the Rue de Rivoli, when ...

    Article : 177 words
  15. Just Like a Man.

    He sat at the dinner table With a discontented frown ; The potatoes and steak were underdone And the bread was baked too brown ; ...

    Article : 121 words
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