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  2. HINTS FOR ECONOMY, OR THE CHAPTERS OF CONTRARIETIES.

    1. No time to be expended on thought, as nothing comes of it among people of fashion. 2. The wear and tear of time by constant use to be avoided, as so precious an article ought to be employed sparingly. ...

    Article : 837 words
  3. ENGLISH, IRISH, AND SCOTCH MANNERS.

    The Englishman goes straight forward to his purpose; the Scotsman takes occasional deflections, when he calculates that they will either shorten the road, or facilitate the ascent; and the Irishman flies sometimes to the one side, sometimes to the other. ...

    Article : 526 words
  4. INFORMATION!

    The following is an extract from a letter in THE Morning CHRONICLE. The author is known to us, he is a resident of Sydney, and most people will have a pretty good guess who he is: ...

    Article : 495 words
  5. To the Editor of the Australian.

    DEAR SIR, I consider a Newspaper very much to be applauded for the introduction of humour, provided no particular individual be selected as a butt for public ridicule. Your Paper, I am sorry to ...

    Article : 425 words
  6. THE LIVING SKELETON.

    The following is an account of a strange lusus nature, who has just been imported for the gratification of the ravenous curiosity of the London public:—"The name of the living skeleton is Claude Ambroise Seurat: ...

    Article : 1,213 words
  7. BEAUTIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

    To show how easily the orthography and pronunciation of the English language are to be attained by foreigners, we have only to attend to two things. 1st. That four tellers consecutive are Pronounced in seven different ways; and 2d. That every vowel ...

    Article : 263 words
  8. CAUTION TO SUBSCRIBERS.

    We have several times cautioned our Subscribers from paying money to those persons who carry about the Newspapers. We find it necessary to repeat our Caution; and, further to inform those who [?] money to the above persons that they are liable to ...

    Article : 95 words
  9. Advertising

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    Advertising : 8 words
  10. CAUTION TO LADIES.

    "You are the very person I wanted," said a lady at a ball to an officer of the Guards; "you must dance with Miss—Come, I'll introduce you to her."—"Excuse me, I am no dancer." " Oh, but you can't refuse now. She is a pretty girl, and has ...

    Article : 92 words
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    It becomes a primary object with all persons who are in any wise interested in the prosperity of new Colonies, to contribute their exertions in the removal of all obstructions to the flood of emigration which ...

    Article : 4,192 words
  12. LEFT HANDED PLEA.

    A prisoner in the bar at the Mayor's Court, Philadelphia, be-ing called on to plead to an indictment for larceny, was told by the clerk to hold up his right hand. The man immediately held up his left hand. "Hold up your right hand," said the clerk. ...

    Article : 71 words
  13. REASON FOR THICK ANCLES:

    "Harry, I cannot think," says Dick, " What makes my ancles grow so thick?" You do not recollect," says Harry, How great a calf they have to carry." ...

    Article : 36 words
  14. EPIGRAM.

    "You're a thief," said a wag, " and I'll show it," To a butcher, with angry feelings; "Tis a scandalous fact, and you know it, That knives, you are constantly steeling. ...

    Article : 355 words
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