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  2. Australian Coal.

    Our San Francisco correspondent wrote as follows: It does not seem as if Australians understood or appreciated the extent of the coal market of the Pacific coast. It is surely a significant ...

    Article : 473 words
  3. THE CHILDREN'S CORNER.

    Such a twitter, such a flutter, such a whirring round the eaves! Such a flurry in the meadows, where we lately bound the sheaves! ...

    Article : 252 words
  4. More Sense Wanted!

    Dear Father,—"We are all well and happy. The baby has grown ever so much, and has a great deal more sense than he used to have. Hoping the same of you, I remain your daughter ...

    Article : 39 words
  5. Woman's Work.

    [The following admirable essay, written by Miss Frances Gillam Holden, deservedly won the silver medal at the late Exhibition of Women's Industries. It is worthy of careful perusal by women of every class and grade in society, being ...

    Article : 2,266 words
  6. The Basket of Eggs Puzzle.

    I sent my shop girl with a basketful of eggs to sell. At the first house she sold half of what she had, and half an egg more. At the second house she sold the half of what remained, and ...

    Article : 110 words
  7. Pat's Geese Puzzle.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 290 words
  8. No Charge for Admission this way.

    "Here, Bill; I can see just splendid. I tell you, the yaller jackets are just going it." (The "yellow jackets" are the local cricket eleven.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  9. Wear of Rails.

    The comparative wearing qualities of iron and steel rails formed a very fruitful topic of discussion at one time in railroad circles. But the question suddenly lost its vitality when the price ...

    Article : 298 words
  10. A Very Sweet Boy.

    My West Indian, host and I were just driving off to his plantation on the north side of Barbadoes; and little Jim Crow, one of his negro boys, was dancing along beside us, snapping; his ...

    Article : 470 words
  11. A New Vine Disease.

    Thus our San Francisco correspondent: The grape-growers of Southern California are in a state of deep anxiety about an unknown disease which is destroying many vineyards. The ...

    Article : 363 words
  12. The Bank of England.

    The Bank of England doors are now so finely balanced that a clerk, by pressing a knob under his desk, can close the outer doors instantly; and they cannot be opened again except by special ...

    Article : 309 words
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