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  2. THE JESTER.

    "Does your wife get angry if she is interrupted while talking?" "How should I know?" The reason some girls wear tight gloves ...

    Article : 446 words
  3. SPRAY.

    Pity for the poor and affected generally shows a kindly feeling But something more than pity is needed to alleviate the distress. ...

    Article : 1,375 words
  4. THE SKETCHER.

    For more than 2000 years there has been a colony of Jews established at Kaifengfu, China. The exact date of their entrance into the country is not known, but it is ...

    Article : 740 words
  5. NEW SERIES OF STORIES.

    Marie did not understand—how could she when the rules governing immigration were so complicated? Besides, it was the first time she ever was confronted by ...

    Article : 1,679 words
  6. LAIDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

    The monthly meeting of the Laidley Town Council was held yesterday, there being present: Aldermen Neilsen (Mayor) G. Wyman, R. [?], R. Hall. and S. [?]. It was ...

    Article : 266 words
  7. FOR RATEPAYERS.

    The usual lengthy budget of business was submitted to a full meeting of the Balmoral Council at Morningside yesterday afternoon. Some of the members do ...

    Article : 1,417 words
  8. GAYNDAH TOWN COUNCIL

    At the last meeting of the Town council the corespondence included a letter from the Railway Department asking if the council would be prepared to that take over the control ...

    Article : 73 words
  9. ALLEGED THEFT.

    In the City Police Court this morning, before Lieutenant-Colonel Moore, P.M., and Messrs. E. F. [?] and R. Kriekenbeck, JJ.P., Joseph Patrick Law was ...

    Article : 391 words
  10. A WOMAN'S POWER.

    As a wife and mother, woman can make the fortune and happiness of her husband and children, and if she did nothing else, surely this would be sufficient destiny. ...

    Article : 200 words
  11. WIRES IN BRIEF.

    Over £300 has been subscribed in Sydney for the Noble Fund. STRIKE OF BUTCHERS. A strike of butchers commenced this ...

    Article : 408 words
  12. BROUGHT UP TO IT.

    A lady engaged a country girl as general servant. One evening the lady asked her if she thought she could manage to poach half a dozen eggs for supper! The girl ...

    Article : 210 words
  13. WALT WHITMAN.—A PORTRAIT.

    "How did you make the acquaintance of Walt Whitman?" "My merchant friend walked up to Walt on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, ...

    Article : 310 words
  14. A MAN WITH TWO SWEETHEARTS.

    A true story comes from America concerning the adventures of an ardent wooer and twin sisters, each of whom esteemed herself to be the girl of his choice. ...

    Article : 438 words
  15. AMUSING INCIDENT IN A THEATRE.

    In Mr. Joseph Hatton's "Reminiscences of John L. Toole," the great comedian tells the following story in illustration of the jealousies which arise among actors ...

    Article : 448 words
  16. A SLEEP-WALKER.

    A singular case of sleep-walking is reported from Boston. A rural postman was going on his morning round at about 7 o'clock when he was startled to see a ...

    Article : 198 words
  17. A TWO-TON PIE.

    Denby Dale, in England, is celebrated for the mammoth pies which are prepared in honour of great occasions, such as Coronations. ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. "THE FLYING DUTCHMAN."

    "Ghosts of the Sea" is the title of an interesting article in the "Strand Magazine" in which it is mentioned that the present heir to the Throne had the ...

    Article : 185 words
  19. What is a Woman?

    Some years ago a Southern journal started a controversy on the momentous question, "What is a gentleman?" All sorts of definitions were supplied, and the ...

    Article : 183 words
  20. "HAMLET" ON A BILLARD TABLE.

    On New Year’s Day Mr. Willie Edonin, the popular comedian, completed his 67th year. As far back as 1874, Mr. Edouin made ...

    Article : 180 words
  21. THE CONDUCTION OF HEAT.

    A poker is sometimes left in the fire, and the end in contact with the red-hot cinders soon becomes red-hot too. The best then flows towards the cold end of ...

    Article : 215 words
  22. WAIFS AND STRAYS.

    Experience teaches a few and fools many. To fear or to worry is as sinful as to loaf. ...

    Article : 156 words
  23. TOPSY-TURVY CHINA.

    China is the land of paradox. It is an absolute despotic monarchy, it is also a very democratic country, with its self-made men, its powerful public opinion, and a ...

    Article : 203 words
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