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  2. PERSONAL and Anecdotal

    Lieutenant-Commander John. William Binks, R.D. R.N.R., in command of the "White Star steamer Runic, is making his first voyage to Australia as master. ...

    Article : 1,075 words
  3. COMMONSENSE.

    We had grown heartily sick of the incessant argument between Uncle Darby and his brother-in-law, the poet--long before this singular piece of melohama ...

    Article : 1,171 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 33 words
  5. IN THE PUBLIC EYE

    Dr. Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham, who regrets Hint ''the temperance movement has drifted into the hand of total abstainers." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 176 words
  6. ESSENCES

    "Do you drink?" he said to a man whoso nose suggested an obvious answer. "That is my business," snapped the ...

    Article : 45 words
  7. From Our Window

    The good wheat season on the Downs had induced Farmer Jones aud his wife to pay a visit to Brisbane. Naturally, being an agriculturist, he did not like ...

    Article : 1,071 words
  8. PUZZLE LITERATURE.

    With the cross word puzzle now so popular in Brisbane, it is interesting to note that quite a literature has sprung up around the venerable topic of verbal enigmas generally. Father Ronald Knox, whose witty article frequently grace London "Punch," some time ago put forth "A Book ...

    Article : 255 words
  9. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 763 words
  10. HER POINT OF VIEW.

    "A family laundress--not belonging to my family, I hasten to mention--In expansive criticism of two of her employers, observed: ...

    Article : 68 words
  11. THE SEA SERPENT.

    Again the sea-serpent "hobs up serenely from below," and the log of the steamer St. Francis Xavier, which has just reached Australia, from Noumea, officially states that such a saurian was sighted off our coast on February 2. The last time a monster of this sort was seen also occurred ...

    Article : 322 words
  12. THE HOST'S MISTAKE.

    "A lady heard her host tell his butler not lo offer champagne, as she did not take it, "Oh,but I do drink champagne ...

    Article : 65 words
  13. THRILLS AT LAND'S END.

    But when you do' arrive, O,'how romantic! I rushed straight off to the edge of the cliff, and gazed at the Atlantic Ocean. Except for a rock with ...

    Article : 153 words
  14. THINKING.

    Most people acquire some sort of an nil, even if it is a humble one. The lawyer must know something about the art of oratory or persuasion ...

    Article : 466 words
  15. SOUL WINDOWS

    Tongues mity speak fatssly, but eyes always tell the truth. Melting warda mena nothing when the eye is cold, while a sly wink put cruel words to rout. It ...

    Article : 684 words
  16. THE LIMIT!

    "Did you ever meet Rachel Pett? Well, you haven't missed much, but you've escaped a lot She was the blighted limit. Getting on for 50 she ...

    Article : 153 words
  17. BEAUSITE BOOSTED.

    Beausite was one day nothing hut a name on the map, and the next day was one of the most popular watering places in the North of France. ...

    Article : 311 words
  18. Unclaimed Money

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 731 words
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