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  2. THE JESTER.

    Many a man's good intentions are due to the headache next morning. Astronomers and theatrical managers are always looking out for new stars. ...

    Article : 463 words
  3. FIRESIDE FANCIES.

    A well-known writer recently expressed the view that "the best digestions and the wittiest repartees are to be found in countries where young and old dance with ...

    Article : 125 words
  4. SPRAY.

    A passenger entered a railway carriage already containing ten people, and placed with great care a small trunk under the seat. ...

    Article : 1,333 words
  5. NEW SERIES OF STORIES.

    Fourteen miles from Swaggle Point and twenty-eight from Sluggs lies the fishinghamlet of Hacksters Hard. The place, a mere jumble of ramshackle ...

    Article : 2,930 words
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    Advertising : 380 words
  7. KNOWN AS "BOTTLED CHICKEN."

    An epicure thus described the dish which, on a recent visit to Paris, struck him as one of the greatest triumphs of the French chef—bottled chicken. ...

    Article : 126 words
  8. COOMERA COUNCIL

    At the monthly meeting of the Coomera Shire Council, held in the Shire Hall, Coomera, on Saturday, there were present —Councillors Hart (chairman), J. Siganto, ...

    Article : 1,312 words
  9. DRUCE CASE.

    The hearing of the charge of perjury against Herbert Druce in connection with the alleged death of his father, Thomas Charles Druce, in 1864, was continued ...

    Article : 382 words
  10. WHAT IS HONESTY?

    Although honesty is always on essential qualification for the holding of a position of any kind, it is curious that popular usage has so narrowed the meaning of the ...

    Article : 158 words
  11. TAXED BY UNUSUAL TASKS.

    Most mental workers have experienced the soreness, trembling, and fatigue that follow a little spade-work in the garden, or other unwanted physical exercise. ...

    Article : 163 words
  12. SARGENT, R. A.

    " How can I tell?" replied Sir Joshua Reynolds, when he was asked how some part of his "Infant Hercules" had been painted. "There are a dozen pictures ...

    Article : 302 words
  13. WHY THEY ARE "DUNCES."

    Parents who have "dances" among their children will be reassured by the statement of a medical man, with a wide experience amongst school children, who ...

    Article : 192 words
  14. BILLIARDS.

    An excellent attendance witnessed the "Gray" E[?]ntertainment at the Barrata Mechanics Institute. The Alcock table looked a picture, and caretaker, J. Dyson, ...

    Article : 836 words
  15. BRIGHTNESS AT THE BREAKFAST TABLE.

    The " shining morning face" must have originated in Shakspeare's imagination, or merely had reference to soap and water lustre rather than the reflex of spiritual ...

    Article : 306 words
  16. ENGLISH COLDNESS.

    I was at a railway station awaiting the arrival of a train of troops from the front I happened to see upon the platform an old man, a member of my club, a retired ...

    Article : 274 words
  17. AS OTHERS SEE US.

    A foreigner who has been paying a visit to these shores ensures me, after keen observation, that the Englishman's chief peculiarities are—(l) his [?]version to ...

    Article : 203 words
  18. CHINESE, INNS.

    Travellers in China have to encounter many unpleasant experiences. Sleeping at a native inn would be one of these. A writer says:— ...

    Article : 308 words
  19. MUSIC AS MEDICINE.

    A doctor, who is also a musician, strongly advocates the claims of music as a coaching agent. It is capable, he asserts, of great ...

    Article : 122 words
  20. WITH THE BRAND OF CAIN.

    A French scientist has made a remarkable proposal in regard to the punishment of murderers in France. He is of opinion that neither ...

    Article : 171 words
  21. NOTHING STOPS THEM.

    "When in Syria," related a naturalist, " I was told that a mighty array of locusts were marching towards the locality in which I resided. ...

    Article : 145 words
  22. THE ANATOMY OF SHIPS.

    There is an anatomy of ships as there is of animate beings. The skin of an animal, human or other, is not a mere case filled with stuff, of no matter what kind ...

    Article : 234 words
  23. DRIVING A DEAD HORSE.

    A tall story is told in the American Press about a Dakota stage-coach driver known as " One-eyed Pete M'Coy," noted for this daring and skilful driving. One ...

    Article : 105 words
  24. SLEEP AS A HEALER.

    Centuries ago a philosopher who observed that the people who sleep well recover quickly from sickness, taught th[?] Sleep is the natural cure for all diseases[?] ...

    Article : 115 words
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