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  2. Mr. John Lovett.

    At the request of several of our subscribers and readers, we republish the portrait of Mr. John Lovett, recently governor of Darlinghurst Gaol. In last week's issue of the JOURNAL ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 102 words
  3. Forbearance.

    Bessie was dressing her doll, while Master Frank, who was out of humor, spoke to her in a very teasing way. She was quick-tempered, but in this instance did not retort. "Bessie," her ...

    Article : 79 words
  4. THE CHILDREN'S CORNER.

    He had play'd for his lordship's levee, He had play'd for his ladyship's whim, Till the poor little head was weary; And the poor little brain would swim. ...

    Article : 124 words
  5. Personal Statistics.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 536 words
  6. Domestic Economy.

    Mother (to Pattie, who wishes to revel in luxuries): "Molasses and butter at the same time, Pattie? I can't allow it: it is extravagance." Pattie (who has thought it over): "That can't ...

    Article : 61 words
  7. A Frenchman and his Turtles.

    A Frenchman in Siam recently wrote to a French sporting paper an account of his experience with turtles as beasts of burden. He bought two big fellows for £2 each, and harnessed them ...

    Article : 208 words
  8. Cats, Wild and Tame.

    Although domestication has wrought less change in the cat than in many other species of animals, there is a vast difference between the mild-eyed gentle pussy (which allows its young ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 761 words
  9. Freetrade at Goulburn.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 171 words
  10. A Female Aeronaut.

    On Saturday afternoon some thousands of people journeyed to Bondi to witness the ascent of Miss Val Van Tassel in the balloon "Australia," which was advertised to take place from the ...

    Article : 469 words
  11. Rival Railway Routes.

    ORANGE, February 20.—An influential meeting was held in the town hall on Wednesday night for the purpose of advocating the construction of a railway from Borenore to Forbes. The Mayor ...

    Article : 174 words
  12. Government and the Stonemasons.

    The Minister for Works received, on February 20, a deputation representing 450 stonemasons throughput the colony, who asked that the Minister would not always accept the lowest ...

    Article : 327 words
  13. The Night Sky.

    A chart of the heavens containing some twenty million stars up to the fourteenth magnitude (said a London paper) is now in the course of preparation, and will be finished in three or four ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. "Planting" Sponges.

    If Professor Oscar Schmidt, of Gratz, in Styria, is to be trusted, the sponge trade is on the eve of new developments. He declares that he has succeeded, by breaking off pieces of the living sponge, ...

    Article : 146 words
  15. All the Same.

    Mrs. H.: "Maggie, where do you suppose you will go if you tell such falsehoods as this?" Maggie: "Sure, ma'am, I don't care; I have friends in ayther place." ...

    Article : 40 words
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