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  2. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

    HUMORIST.—You make a mistake. A man who lives by his wits is not necessarily a wit. CRUSHED.—If you wish to become a genius, get a ragged suit of clothes, drink three penny ...

    Article : 276 words
  3. Light and Healthsome

    A bachelor's bin. Bin and gone and done it! A meet of the Melbourne hounds.—Dog's meat. ...

    Article : 1,214 words
  4. Scientific Notes

    Paper wheel-spokes are coming into use. The paper pulp is forced into iron moulds under heavy pressure, where it dries and hardens. ...

    Article : 420 words
  5. Curing a Drunkard.

    The shameful conduct of Walter Clark, a young man in the employ of a wine and spirit merchant, was once a constant source of trouble to his engaging little wife, and a ...

    Article : 812 words
  6. The Grand Old Man

    "You are old, Father William," the young man cries, "And your hair has become rather white, And yet on your legs you incessantly rise; ...

    Article : 283 words
  7. My Experiences as an Actor.

    When we were starved out of Greenock, we moved on to Kilmarnock as well as we could. The ladies, went by rail and coach; we (the three men and two boys) rode as far ...

    Article : 2,290 words
  8. People I Have Known.

    Baron von Vandel was a German. Perhaps it is unnecessary to state that; but now-a-days so many Italians come from Tipperary and Frenchmen who have never seen France, that ...

    Article : 711 words
  9. A Poor(k) Speculation.

    "Pig jobber" wants to know" whether the proprietors of the herd of swine that committed suicide by drowning—(mentioned in the N. T.) ever received any compensation ...

    Article : 250 words
  10. A Live Paper.

    The Melbourne Herald circulation is said to be close upon 45,000 per day. This goes to show what a taste the public have for those dainties that the Herald serves up with such ...

    Article : 441 words
  11. Good Thoughts.

    It destroys the thread of life if wild oats are sowed with it. "The silence of the wise is golden," but the utterance of the fool is brass. ...

    Article : 213 words
  12. The Mysteries of Freemasonry

    A New Zealand paper offers the following revelations (?) of the ceremonies and mysteries of Freemasonry:— At initiation the novice is taken into the ...

    Article : 366 words
  13. Buying a Piano.

    "Now, listen to me, and I'll tell you some points about the piano business," said a local piano dealer to the reporter. "You see, every woman knows all about a piano. ...

    Article : 451 words
  14. A Payneful Incident.

    Mr. W. V. Payne was for many years a worthy and excellent teacher of music in the suburbs. When quite a young man he was teaching a singing class. One member of ...

    Article : 271 words
  15. Advertisements of the Future.

    Miss Woollyhead, of Yarramangu station Northern Queensland, wishes to correspond with a young man with a view to matrimony. Money no object. ...

    Article : 208 words
  16. From the Seat of War.

    Hearing that the leading papers were sending reporters to the seat of war, we sent one ourselves some months ago. We append his first report ...

    Article : 163 words
  17. An In-conger-uity.)

    In the throat of a large conger eel, lately brought into Parramatta, the fishmonger found a, purse containing a half soverign and a dozen 'bus tickets. What an in-conger-uity! ...

    Article : 50 words
  18. An Old Bachelor.

    "A sour grape, hanging by the twig of obstinancy on a wall of great expectations." "A bachelor," says Dr. Johnson, "has no pleasures. Cutting himself off from a great ...

    Article : 100 words
  19. He had Seen it Often.

    "Don't you want to see the elephant in the circus that has so much intelligence?" said a gentleman to an intelligent little boy. "He can draw the cork out of a bottle, put the ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. A Banquet.

    "You forgot your umbrella this morning, and you were caught in a heavy shower as you went to the bank," said the cashier's wife to her husband. ...

    Article : 69 words
  21. Epitaph for Lord Derby.

    The worst of all Colonial sec.s Whose conduct did surprise one; Who always did most foolish things, And never did a wise one ...

    Article : 32 words
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