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  2. BY THE HEARTH.

    Softly fades the sunset, Shadows longer grow. Brightly shines the firelight, With its golden glow; ...

    Article : 104 words
  3. THE LATE QUEEN'S WILL

    Queen Victoria has, by her will, the "World" states, bequeathed both Balmoral Castle and Osborne House to the King. It was always Her Majesty's ...

    Article : 394 words
  4. WHERE AUSTRALIA LEADS.

    There are pessimists in the United States who believe that Australia, and not England, will be the future rival of America in the islands of the Pacific and on the Asiatic ...

    Article : 365 words
  5. HUMOROUS COLUMN. A Little Domestic Comedy.

    There was nothing for it but a mousetrap. They had stood the pest of mice as long as patience allowed. The janitor had been appealed to in vain. ...

    Article : 727 words
  6. HISTORICAL NOTES.

    The Jameson Raid took place on January 1st, 1896. An earthquake occurred to Sydney is 1800. ...

    Article : 517 words
  7. NEW SOUTH WALES CAVES

    The eastern portion of Australia is rich in cave systems, mostly in limestone formations, several, such as the Jenolan, Yarrangobilly, and Wombeyan, being of ...

    Article : 521 words
  8. Chinese Nomenclature.

    The mystery attending Chinese names disappears when they are translated, says the " Christian Commonwealth." In this way tung means cast; si, west; nan, south; ...

    Article : 337 words
  9. Wellington's Ingratitude to His Troops.

    There is yet one trait of Wellington's character which is perhaps the most distressing of all—the ingratitude which he showed to the soldiers and officers ...

    Article : 184 words
  10. The Late Shah of Persia.

    The late Shah, when he visited England, made no effort whatever to adapt himself to English ways. When he went over the prison of Newgate, he ...

    Article : 214 words
  11. The World's Coal Resources.

    The duration of the coal resources of various countries has been calculated by a German statist. In a century or two, he estimates, exhaustion will overtake Durham ...

    Article : 206 words
  12. Kilted Highlanders.

    A capital story of Sir John Macdonald is told by a Canadian contemporary. Sir John was at a reception in the west, and a Bishop from Belgium was present. ...

    Article : 96 words
  13. Twenty-Four o'Clock.

    According to a decree recently issued in Spain, the hours there are counted since the 1st January from one to 24 each day, beginning at midnight. The ...

    Article : 203 words
  14. Powers of the Pom-Pom Gun.

    When we hear that " the enemy was supported by a pom-pom," we do not realise what this really means. It seems strange to the uninitiated that ...

    Article : 133 words
  15. No Rose Without a Sting.

    He stood where the maid had stood—beside The beautiful snow-white rose—And he lovingly bent his head and ...

    Article : 75 words
  16. Telephoning Under the Sea.

    Some successful experiments have been made with the Brussels-London telephone shortly to be ready for public use. Conversations were conducted with great ...

    Article : 99 words
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