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  2. JIBBING HORSES.

    A correspondent of the "Rural New Yorker' writes :— "Have I had any experience with a balky horse? Yes. If so, what did I do : W[?]ll, that ...

    Article : 394 words
  3. A HOLIDAY TRIP.

    Some extracts front a City girl's letter to her parents recounting, holiday experiences at Healesville :— "Healesville, 15/1/06. ...

    Article : 949 words
  4. CHEMICAL MANURES FOR VEGETABLES.

    In the "Lyon Horticolo" I note that Professor Z[?]har[?]z recommends the following compositions for good alluvial soils, which are rich in ...

    Article : 374 words
  5. THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL.

    So much is heard nowadays of that complex young woman—the American girl—of the charms and weaknesses she has derived from grandparents ...

    Article : 713 words
  6. DISPUTED RIGHT OF WAY.

    A story comes from South Africa of a dog that warned his master of a snake in the grass by the in[?]ni[?]device of disputing with the ...

    Article : 210 words
  7. A WESTRALIAN WIFE.

    The wicked negro who comes upon the homestead in the absence of the boss and starts to own the place does not always have a nice, ...

    Article : 339 words
  8. A MAN'S WAY OF BATHING A BABY.

    In learning to properly bathe a baby it is always well to start with a small one, and gradually increase the size until thoroughly proficient. ...

    Article : 298 words
  9. TAKING LIBERTIES WITH NAMES.

    English-speaking people, are slow at acquiring a foreign language, but they do not allow this defect to trouble them greatly. In a ...

    Article : 185 words
  10. A BOVINE SOLILQUY.

    The Buffalo (N.Y.) correspondent of he "Typographical Journal" states that during the beef trust excitement U. S. Applegarth, or "Appy," as the ...

    Article : 346 words
  11. ALCOHOL IN WAR.

    Sir,—I saw in your last issue a testimony to total abstinence on the battlefield. As, one who had seventeen months in the South African ...

    Article : 804 words
  12. THE RABBIT PEST.

    A great feat in rabbit poisoning at [?]ar is reported to the Minister for Works. The district works officer in the district states that "the swarms ...

    Article : 217 words
  13. FALSE ECONOMY.

    There is such a thing as being too economical. Two maiden ladies in Germany recently had a visit from a musical critic, whose chirr interest ...

    Article : 188 words
  14. LAWRENCE-KENNEDY-GILLIES MILKING MACHINES.

    Milking by machinery is making rapid headway in the estimation of Victoria, dairymen, and it is prophesied [?] ...

    Article : 459 words
  15. A SHORT "TEN COMMANDMENTS"

    Drink less : br[?] mote. Eat less ; chew more. Clothe less ; bathe more. Ride less ; walk more. ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. AT THE CLUB.

    Brobson : "You' look all broken up, old man ; that's the matter ?" Craik : "I called on Miss Pr[?]yn last night, and no sooner had ...

    Article : 79 words
  17. PIANO DRAPERY.

    The piano, unless treated decoratively, is a stiff article of furniture. As standing the hack to the wall deadens its tones, music lovers are ...

    Article : 188 words
  18. COOLGARDIE [?]ATER SUPPLY.

    Anything appertaining to the conservation or reticulation of water is of keen interest do this State. The largest water scheme in Australia at ...

    Article : 395 words
  19. WEIGHT INFANTRYMEN CARRY.

    The weight carried by the U.S. infantrymen in heavy marching order, says Captain Harris in the Journal of the Military Service Institute, is ...

    Article : 132 words
  20. THE OLDEST NESWPAPER.

    The oldest newspaper in the world is the "Tsing-Pao," or "Peking News," founded in the year 710 A.D. Until quite recently it was supposed ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. A GOOD BARGAIN.

    At a temperance meeting where several related their experiences, a humorous Irishman was acknowledged to be the chief speaker. He had on a pair ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. TOLD OF COMMONWEALTH WEEK

    A newly married America [?] arrived in Sydney during Commonwealth week, and had to content themselves with a room on the top ...

    Article : 110 words
  23. THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

    [?] [?]e flour over the potatoes, before frying, and they will cook much letter and brown beautifully. A convenient 'substitute for a cork. ...

    Article : 240 words
  24. HEALTH NOTES.

    The rationale of toasting bread for people with the weak stomachs is that the browning process converts the starch into dextrine, and so the ...

    Article : 193 words
  25. A COURT SCENE.

    "William, look up ; tell us, William, who mad you ? do you know ?" William, who was considered a fool, screwing his face and looking thought ...

    Article : 192 words
  26. A GOOD INSECTIDE.

    Few people know that tomato leaves are just as good an insectide us tobacco leaves. The manner of preparing the solution is described in the ...

    Article : 145 words
  27. A NEW GROWTH.

    The following story is told of a reverend Turk who was taken round the British fleet as it lay off Smyrna. The first vessel passed was a ...

    Article : 110 words
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