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  2. Poached Eggs.

    Mr. Eugene Field has a pair of boys who are almost, if not quite, as irrepressible as their gifted father. One day Mr. Field brought home an armful of eggs, and said that these were ...

    Article : 190 words
  3. Didn't Keep It.

    "Well. Mr. Slickers," said the doctor to a patient he had not seen the day before, " how are you getting along?" "Nearly starving to death." ...

    Article : 119 words
  4. OUR STORY COLUMN.

    If you could have analysed the inmost soul of this average specimen of the fine young English gentleman, all of the modern time, you would have discovered the ...

    Article : 1,547 words
  5. Checking the Chi[?]aman.

    It is satisfactory to learn (says the S.M. Herald), on the authority of the Premier, that the importation of the industrious Chinaman into this colony has practically ceased. The ...

    Article : 59 words
  6. Second Edition. "OBSERVER" OFFICE, 2 p.m. Q.N. Bank Shares.

    A further rise in Q.N.Bank shares took place to-day, buyers offering £6 7s., sellers £6 10s. ...

    Article : 29 words
  7. Special Work and Doll Fair.

    It is announced in our advertising columns that a special work and doll fair in aid of the Congregational Church, O’Connell Town, will he opened in the warehouses, opposite Shaw ...

    Article : 52 words
  8. Teachers’ Picnic.

    A picnic given by the Minister for Public Instruction to the female State school teachers attending the Kindergarten classes is being held to-day at Nambour, near Yandina,on the ...

    Article : 61 words
  9. He Asked No More.

    A well-known clergyman was riding in a Woolloongabba car the other day, when lady and child got aboard. The minister gallantly offered his seat, as ...

    Article : 138 words
  10. A Market for N.Z. Produce.

    An Auckland gentleman, who has just returned from San Francisco, is of opinion that there is a good market there for New Zealand fruit. He saw New Zealand apples displayed ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. A Paul Pry Invention.

    If half that is claimed for the 'kinetograph’ be true."says an American paper, " we tremble for the tranquility of a million girls. The kinetograph, it should be understood, is ...

    Article : 231 words
  12. Labour Report.

    The report of the Labour Bureau for the week ended 12th instant gives the following information as to the state of the labour market in different parts of the colony:—Arrilalah, no ...

    Article : 115 words
  13. Acquiring New Zealand Land.

    The New Zealand Government two acquiring extensive blocks of native land in the North Island, and within the last seven months have secured 85,000 acres, of which 22,000 acres are ...

    Article : 48 words
  14. Cardry Stud Rams.

    Bight rams from the Uardry stud lock in Hay district have been purchased (says the Sydney Daily Telegraph) by Mr.C. B.Fisher, the well-known stock-breeder,for the ...

    Article : 89 words
  15. Nothing in Life for Him.

    " Your honour," said a prosecuting attorney in an Alabama back woods court,"the prisonor at the bar is charged with killing one of the most exemplary citizens of this country. ...

    Article : 202 words
  16. THE NEW RECTOR.

    Chapter I.— "Le Rolent Mort."— The old [?]ector of Clav[?],a little town in Warw[?],is just dead.The patron of the living, Lord Dynmore,is abroad.No one but his solicators,Messrs G[?] and ...

    Article : 3,311 words
  17. Rich Gold Discovered.

    The Under Secretary for Mines has received a telegram from Warden Gibson, of Clonourry, stating that Mr.Hill, a Sydney export, has just brought in some splendid specimens from ...

    Article : 51 words
  18. Export of Victorian Butter.

    Some months ago (says the Melbourne Argua) when Mr. Brunton,M.L.C., paid a visit to Cape Town, he was furnished by the Agricultural Department with some samples of ...

    Article : 197 words
  19. Summer Don'ts.

    There is no one who dwells habitually in the country who will not recognise the value of a code of rules for the guidance of city people who make an annual pilgrimage to rural scenes ...

    Article : 500 words
  20. Religion and Temperance.

    The usual monthly meeting of the Brightonroad Band of Hope was held on Thursday evening, Rov. Mr. James occupied the chair. An excellent programme of songs, recitations, ...

    Article : 124 words
  21. He Was No Fool.

    An American editor tells this story of how he failed to get the best of a correspondent: "News was scarce, and the prospects for getting out an interesting paper in the morning were ...

    Article : 177 words
  22. The Weather.

    The following report was issued this morning:—Queensland: Thunderstorms were experienced at several places in the vicinity of Brisbane, but comparatively little rain fell. ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. Social Gossip.

    Mr.and Mrs. L. C. Van Toyn, of Juva, who have been staying at the Greaha[?], left by the Wodonga to-day on a visit to Sydney, after which they return to Brisbane for a few weeks. ...

    Article : 248 words
  24. Society Gossip.

    Mrs. Cameron, daughter-in-law of the late Rev. Dr. Cameron, of Chalmers Church, Melbourne, and her cousin Mrs. Rankin are on a visit to the Rev. CV. D. and Mrs. Buchanan at Mayne. ...

    Article : 837 words
  25. Absent-minded people.

    An eminent Welsh divine was announced to preach at a town which he could not reach by a direef line of railway. He had to change at a junction, and submit to a weary time of waiting. ...

    Article : 386 words
  26. Puttier and Son.

    Two individuals named John and James Lamb, one wearing a woolly beard and the other looking as if he had been recently shorn, appeared in the City Police Court this morning ...

    Article : 131 words
  27. Problems and Administrations.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 286 words
  28. A Chapter of Accidents.

    Information has reached the Under Secretary for Mines of several mining accidents, at Charters Towers, some of which are of a serious character. Warden Mowbray wired the Under ...

    Article : 149 words
  29. Her Old Change in Danger.

    There is a well-to-do young Southern man in New York who lives in a handsome residence not far from Central Park, and he has among other valued possessions a family of seven ...

    Article : 387 words
  30. Queer African Exploration.

    Under the above heading the Financial Times has an amusing article on the manner in which some companies have been established for the ostensible "exploration" of Africa. ...

    Article : 346 words
  31. The Para.

    The brig Para returned to Brisbane on Thursday after landing a consignment of return kanakas in the South Sea Islands. The vessel left Brisbane on 27th July, and Cape Moreton ...

    Article : 210 words
  32. Advertising

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    Advertising : 182 words
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