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  2. TEMPERANCE NOTES.

    The following is taken from the report of an interview with Neal Dow in the New York World:— ‘I asked General Dow how long ho ...

    Article : 340 words
  3. LADIES' COLUMN.

    'It is much more difficult to find a good domestic servant than a good governess,’ Mrs Bayle said pleasantly. ‘At the best of times the demand for ...

    Article : 820 words
  4. ERADICATION OF THE CALI-FORNIAN THISTLE.

    The prevalence of the Californian thistle to the extent of its getting the upper hand of the farmers, it will be found, is the result of an erroneous practice of agriculture; and, ...

    Article : 1,144 words
  5. MULTUM IN PARVO.

    They have a wild young heiress in California—Maud Meredith by name. She will one day own millions of dollars worth of property at Oaklands, ...

    Article : 644 words
  6. SELECTED POETRY.

    The royal feast was done; the King Sought some new sport to banish care, And to his jester cried-" Sir Fool, Kneel now, and make for us a prayer !” ...

    Article : 289 words
  7. BALLARAT CHRONICLES AND PICTURES.

    The old official genius for stupid adherence to use and wont, and for blundering, has been abundantly illustrated in the construction of gaols and courthouses. To this day ...

    Article : 1,412 words
  8. OUR AGRICULTURAL LETTER.

    Weather and crop reports from almost everywhere assumed an aspect decidedly critical. I do not pretend the ability of giving anything like a detailed report about ...

    Article : 1,278 words
  9. A BABY’S EPITAPH.

    April made me; Winter laid me hereaway asleep: Bright as Maytime was my daytime; night is soft and deep; ...

    Article : 104 words
  10. IT IS WELL TO REMEMBER

    That he who gathers roses must not fear thorns. That to wait and be patient soothes many a pang. ...

    Article : 144 words
  11. THE DUCHESS.

    The geat clock in the western tower is giving out five resounding strokes as the [?]ge draws up at the hall door ot Castle Ventry. The shark's of evening are already ...

    Article : 2,731 words
  12. FUN AND FANCY.

    An illiterate vendor of beer wrote over his door at Harrogate, Bear sold here.’ ‘He spells the word quite correctly,’ said Theodore Hook, ‘if he ...

    Article : 598 words
  13. NOT ENGAGED.

    It was at Harvard class day, and as she had a ravishing gown she was in a blissful frame of mind. Besides, she was almost as good as engaged to Tom ...

    Article : 216 words
  14. GRAINS OF GOLD.

    D[?]scretion in conduct end speech is more than eloquence.—Bacon. Life is beset with obstacles, and it is the duly of every man to leap over them; they ...

    Article : 364 words
  15. A NOBLE REVENGE.

    During the Crimean War a small band of British sailors attacked the town of Gamla Karleby, in Finland, on 8th June, 1854, but they were ...

    Article : 249 words
  16. SEVEN OF THEM.

    An absurd mistake led on one occasion to the temporary confinement of the late Lord Chancellor of Ireland in a madhouse. His Lordship had ...

    Article : 160 words
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