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  2. THE PIGGERY.

    Much might be written on me treatment and management of breeding sows (writes a contributor to the “Live Stock Journal”). In many ways ...

    Article : 424 words
  3. THE HOUSEHOLD.

    Shortbread.—Take one pound of dry flour, six ounces of castor sugar, and half a pound of butter. Knead all well together. Roll out, and cut into ...

    Article : 572 words
  4. From Various Sources

    Posty gazed longingly at the corner pub. He had been gazing longingly for the last half-hour. “Seems a great waste,” he said, at length. The ...

    Article : 873 words
  5. An English Market for Victorian Honey.

    Some good news for Victorian apiarists has been received by the Minister of Agriculture from the State’s AgentGeneral in London. Mr." Taverner ...

    Article : 198 words
  6. Vital Statistics.

    The vital statistics for Victoria for the quarter ended 31st March, are, says Mr. Drake (the Government statist), very satisfactory as regards ...

    Article : 250 words
  7. Pastoral & Agricultural

    The third series of this year's wool sales in London opened with a decline on the April closing rates, but the market has since hardened, and there is ...

    Article : 1,174 words
  8. GENERAL NEWS.

    Freemasons in this State will be interested in learning that our new Governor that is to be is a brother of the ancient and mystic craft. In 1906 he ...

    Article : 1,202 words
  9. Sunday Funerals.

    A new regulation prohibiting Sunday interments, except when it is certified by the officer of health of the district, or by a police magistrate; thats ...

    Article : 84 words
  10. Mr. Bent and Women’s Suffrage.

    The Woman Suffrage Declaration Committee, at a recent meeting in Melbourne, expressed great indignation at the remarks made by Mr. Bent at the ...

    Article : 331 words
  11. The Dairying Industry

    The shortage of milk in Melbourne and the suburbs has led a number of dairy farmers outside the proclaimed milk areas to send supplies to the ...

    Article : 232 words
  12. A Determined Suicide

    A despatch from Kalgoorlie, West Australia, records a most determined case of self-destruction as having occurred at Kanowna. A wood-cutter ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. TO KEEP PIGS HEALTHY.

    It is well known that swine are the healthiest and do best when given plenty of exercise and kept in sanitary surroundings. The pig in a state ...

    Article : 151 words
  14. Irrigation Contracts.

    The Water Supply Commission has accepted the following tenders for irrigation works in the Rodney district: Contract 154, for construction of ...

    Article : 68 words
  15. A RAILWAY DANGER SIGNAL.

    The following striking incident, which occurred in America, is thusnarrated by Elihu Burritt, the celebrated blacksmith, in one of his latest ...

    Article : 777 words
  16. Opening the Mallee.

    Particulars appear iu the "Government Gazette” of the conditions under which applications are being invited for the selection of ...

    Article : 154 words
  17. THE NEED OF REST FOR THE BRAIN.

    It has long been held as the general opinion that change of occupation is one of the necessities for brain-rest There are, however, a number of ...

    Article : 271 words
  18. Seasoning Australian Timber.

    With, a view to popularising the use of Australian timbers, Senator Keating, the Minister for Home Affairs, proposes to place a sum of money on ...

    Article : 163 words
  19. Our Divorce Laws.

    It has long been felt that the provision in the present divorce law of this State for dissolution of marriage on the ground of desertion for three years ...

    Article : 258 words
  20. Nugget in a Potato Patch.

    A lucky find was made by Mr. Walter Grey, a resident of Ironbark Gully, Tarnagulla, a few days back. He was digging up a potato patch in his ...

    Article : 102 words
  21. THE IMPORTANCE OF INVENTION.

    The landmarks of history consist not so much in battles as in discoveries and inventions. Those are the forces that have really-advanced ...

    Article : 326 words
  22. No Difference.

    “Pennyworth of cobbler’s was, please, sir!” said the tiny boy, as he stretched his hand to a level with the counter. ...

    Article : 111 words
  23. HOW STEVENSON WROTE “TREASURE ISLAND."

    Robert Louis Stevenson once graphically described the obstacles he surmounted when writing “Treasure Island,” the book that first brought ...

    Article : 357 words
  24. His Last Walk.

    A man named Patrick Kanavan, who was over 70 years of age, and who had lived in a room at the rear of. Alexander’s Hotel at Kyneton for ...

    Article : 320 words
  25. Chief - Officer Stein to Retire.

    Chief-officer Stein, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades, who was recently seriously injured while engaged at a fire in Melbourne, is to retire from the ...

    Article : 218 words
  26. His Favorite Roll.

    A retired colonel of one of our crack English regiments, while at a Christmas party, seemed bent on monopolising the conversation of the evening. ...

    Article : 98 words
  27. L’Enfant Terrible!

    “Where on earth is my umbrella?” demanded a gentleman who was. off to the city. “I’m sure I put it-in the hallstand with the others last ...

    Article : 111 words
  28. She Had Her “Doots.”

    A district visitor once went to see an old Scotchwoman who was dying. Noticing that her talk was all about herself and the minister, he said: ...

    Article : 76 words
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