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  2. FOR WOMAN'S EYE.

    There is never a season during which a coat and skirt is not a necessary item in a girl's wardrobe. In this changeable Australian climate one is apt to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,184 words
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    Advertising : 432 words
  4. THE PHILIPPINES.

    The New South Wales Commercial Commissioner in the East has just furnished his annual report upon the trade and commerce of the Philippine Islands. ...

    Article : 419 words
  5. BOGUS OPERATIONS.

    A few days ago the president of a well-known American company- was taken ill at his home at Douglas, Long Island, and the family physician was ...

    Article : 205 words
  6. BURNS' SKULL

    In the '' Sphere,'' Dr. Arthur Keith makes a study of a cast of the skull of Burns, which has been placed in his hands by Mr. Barrington Nash, the ...

    Article : 776 words
  7. TREATMENT OF INSOMNIA.

    The room should be well ventilated, says Dr. Musgrove, in "Nervous Breakdowns." This is of the utmost importance, and as additional benefit ...

    Article : 240 words
  8. WHERE JEWELLERY BUYERS THRONG.

    At Easter time all roads lead to Sydney--the great Show is the magnet that draws the crowds of visitors to the metropolis from all parts of the ...

    Article : 243 words
  9. ASYLUM INMATE'S HIDDEN TREASURE.

    An extraordinary find of hidden treasure has been made at Balbriggan North Co., Dublin. A man was taken from the town to Richmond lunatic ...

    Article : 810 words
  10. A FAMOUS SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD.

    The figurehead winch formerly adorned the prow of the "Orion," one of Nelson's, Trafalgar battleships, has been placed in position at the entrance ...

    Article : 174 words
  11. MEAT AND FIGHTING POWER.

    The wheat-eating Carthaginians were no match for the pork-eating Romans; the goateating Greeks easily overcame the herbivorous Persians; while the ...

    Article : 122 words
  12. A WOOD THAT NEVER ROTS.

    Engineers have often to deplore the rotting of railway sleepers, of piles, and of wood used to support galleries, in the building of ships, etc. ...

    Article : 541 words
  13. HOW THE WORLD SLEEPS.

    Most people sleep on their sides, with the knees drawn up. Elephants always and horses, commonly sleep standing up. ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. HEARD ON THE MESS DECK.

    The scene was a sailors' mess in one of His Majesty's ships, and a heated discussion was in' progress over what was to be done with some surplus mess ...

    Article : 183 words
  15. CORNISH PASTIES.

    Cut half a pound of mutton into small pieces, add half a pound of peeled and diced potatoes, one chopped onion, one teaspoonful full of chopped ...

    Article : 122 words
  16. JOB NOT IN IT.

    Mr. and Mrs, Brown one day decided to have a spin in their new motor car, and accordingly set forth with the one and only idea of clearing everyone ...

    Article : 151 words
  17. DRIED PEAS WITH RICE.

    Wash one cupful of dried peas, cover them with cold water and allow them to soak for twelve, hours. Then put them into a saucepan With three pints ...

    Article : 95 words
  18. SIZE FAVORS ECONOMY IN SHIPS.

    In the recent James Forrest lecture before the Association of Civil Engineers, Alexander Gracie give particulars showing that, increase in size is ...

    Article : 115 words
  19. FORTY-SEVEN YEARS IN PRISON.

    A convict named Glur, who was sentenced to "perpetual detention" in 1867 for a brutal murder, has died at the prison in Lenzbourg, canton of ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. THE WIFE FOR A SCOT.

    A story is told of a Scotsman in London who wrote a letter containing a proposal of marriage to a young lady in Aberdeen, and, wanting to know his ...

    Article : 146 words
  21. "SORRY--BUT YOU'RE TOO OLD."

    How often it happens that an aged appearance proves the one fatal objection of an applicant for a business appointment! The demand for youthful ...

    Article : 210 words
  22. "A WELL-KNOWN DISEASE."

    In a case at Greenwich a medical certificate was put in stating that a defendant was suffering from neurasthenia. "It is a disease I have suffered ...

    Article : 125 words
  23. AN ANCIENT WEAPON.

    A curious stone weapon, extremely heavy and shaped like a "mere" (a small and effective Maori club), but fitted with a long handle, was recently ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why are children whose parents are dead like worn-out shoes? Because they are left-off-uns (left orphans). Why is the letter A like 9 inches? ...

    Article : 62 words
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