THE USE OF EARTH-WORMS. (Daily Telegraph.)
ningex
and
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
When the
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under world of our globe, and fills the rough matter. Wherever the camp can coruscation of success he was achieving fept, gnashing his teeth willed up Nth.-China Inst 1.000 TL 2,000/MI. 60)TI; 298,300 TI 251,064, 91TL 75 +Th L120p, 2 Abonolò, Angel, 1 Helge FR humane if he refrain, like the pout Enw per and l'ancient buildings they have pro: ticulara aitli_referezeck.to the podius steette and grabheft the Yangtsee In 1, 200ĚTI 360 TI 350 T7. 500, 4881 18,447.50 12,78 TL 850
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A worm,
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exceptional and it wil rendered serviceable for vegetable life simultaneously in London and Salisbury summer he rushed upon the beast, and HK, C. and M.[
that
the
To the horror
to
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the attendants endeavoured to induce him ejecta not only supply agriculture with now
to give up the attempt to kill the beast," vegetable earth, but, as its boon and, they
author of "The Fight in Dame telling him it bora a charmed life, and that Worms very word is repulsive cover up stones and level the entire face Farropa's Schoul" sprung hin litle squilho could not possibly injure it. He told
for frafie and besides helping forward it calls up the hidbous, creeping, stimy, for
on the political arena in the autumn of objectionable creatures which haunt the inmenscly the breaking down of rocks and 1870, he little imagined what a brilliant them to go to thunder, that he was aftor
for blood, and was going to have, h after a HK, and S'hai
fasilade of
an he arose to rain Form will live and work, ordinary mind with
of horror and come, the earth-worm
kid
rage, threw disgust. A man is thought superhumanly and Dr. Darwin shows how many Roman unself and his modeet, production,
and Queries furnishes sont interesting this suspenders of his the process of by What served, boili
causzug the subsidence of the popularity which this small brochure at barrel, so he could use it as a club. The Union lus. Soc. From foot
ghia
tion have! And
lained.
was to of the must often
The purpose of the thrashed the kalita Our great naturalist does not show how the derinan buy
him to desist, but China Traders estructure. Our p when the gardener turra up
he politely, rank hositate to
the worm with the
the French
and how the hoy
Co. boy that he would have that cess or leave bis Chinese mould which is found full of spadoful of moul
and the rivers in the those wriggling knots. Probably many glaciore, the ruins,
through jungle, and with a wild ery: China Fire Ins. 4,0008
that people
down for the earth's servico the rocks and lavir imparted to it seemed to
"I'll fight it out on this lion if it takes all stones. He calciates the natual weight of the first edition of 000 copies was published I'l
well-directed blow laid it over on on with one Vivecity, when they hock
Britain fo in Great are threaded on
afone by the worm since Oct. 2. The demand for a second edition, its sile. Then he chaand the native atten to remark
its appearanca thure at the enormous total which was met by the issue of a similar dans for six miles, but being better even the worm will turn.'
After these startling number of copies, on Nov. 17 billion tons. and loathing, moreover, provoked by of 320
Game quite
from him in safety. unlovely appearance of this earth-worm is figures who again will despisu. the blind,
partially distributed Succeeding editions aded a certain apical dislike. This springs deaf, and almost organless earth-worm, a surprise, the type having been already acquainted with the country, they got away
hased which
nevertheless, its eminent of 1,000 each followed at a
lifeof
Among the latest novelties in the way of from the absurd and mistaken idea that the
avory short inter
•have to
to do with the de-
up to Feb. Lof its
At United States is a floating and locomotive People hate in some
found Purchasers. w |
the Just boon purchased by the proptetors of a so work: utterly failed to meet t
the growingre
with all the plant, accessories, and accoun "Suddenly, higher few inches, except to go to sleep. Sud
and ty. however, the gentle sunbeam of genius in virtute among them. There are busy worms
daily into the dark regina where these, and lady worms. Those which were domes. An arrangement was accordingly made with
by
Dr Darwin, having no fear of great London house for 50,000 copies, pographic production of a first-clas
The editorial Staffconpostars, Chi. Imp, 1874 6,276 despised beings dwell and worle. A great tinted
than a week, and by, Feb. 24 the 180th printers, and so forth-will reside on board,
1876 3,99 TL naturalist, to whose admirable instinct of Tet, bas disgracefully indifferent to which were forthcoming in rather more paper.
with Lovery imagi the duty of pulling leaves by the proper inquiry nothing is "common 'or-uneloan, and into their lurzows, and turning them thousand had been reached. The last and where thov will be supplied w
now current edition, though of course the natle convenienco and comfort, including demand for it has failed for the most part, stabling for the fiery stoods, upon which Sugar Doben- this tralise even a loh-worn, and with
being the 103rd paragraphists" and speciale" will be cz wlt of proving that with the inte hum, Lxury, it moenis, au de
pected to execute rapid excursions into the creature to which man, as a civilised being little moral du close. It de impossible to in that of April 1874,
not quite, all the
han languages of
et extraordinary American editions have issued from New York and New Orleans. It has, villages of rural settlements. The steamer Hongkong Rates of Postage.
Wer to s
and New Orleans, backwards and motive power a whole train of sympathe moreover, been dranutised, and it gives the will ply on the Mississippi between Mem- tie und Kindred publications for or put forwards without intermission, save for rong to inention. In the nature of things, such briof halts as he doemed neces- ak news and and temporary sary for the collection
distribution of
of ite Boveral anch success int
daily editions. It interest of the subjec
always on by day and
by autu
publishers must have the move, by day
inly creatures ung|
of buried corpses
g'and unimaginab enjoys vals uni Witherto unregarded or dis- this point the resources of the provincial newspaper offico. A large riverstonnier has China Sugar Coj 6,00018. 1008 100 the obscure animal, popplarly in cure for these lowly crea-20,000 copies, had ensuing your, when journalistic enterpriso reported from the HK. and Chinn undertaker to all Heah, although as a matterres, porn Borno-reward and some printer who had hitherto neconiplished well-known American journal, and fitted Up Hang-Bakery! of fact worms seldom burrow deeper trikod, ceplace for there is a sort of frements of frota 6, to 10,000 'modation required for the literary
shono
has brought out inte full light the nature and function of earth-
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awes more than to this humble object. Dr. Jay too warm'a tribute of aliniration either lost oft has been, translated into ring from riverside stations whenever it. For hall-year ended 30th June, 1881.
those among other neglenlly to the unparalleled gifts possessel by the Buropy and into more than one Oriental may be desirable to verify local fumours of To 80th April, 1881.
Darwin has for many years past e studiod
de-illustrious philosopher who has made thesy
nizens of our common planat, and now ulservations, or to the tapered Which girem va the fruits of his investigations in ne vast importation of creatures which little volume bunting the title of Voge-hitherto secred of almost lens account than
the dust wherein they dwelk tabla Mould and Earth-wornus." At the touch of his transcendently patient intellect a new glory breaks over the degraded, wrthing, oltensivo worm Instead of being
ovun harmful,
it turns out that 150uld never
ever do without these humble They and they alone, in their
De even
HOW TO CATCH A POLAR BEAR
tongue.
and from the
of
course,
butt
occurrences in out-of-the-way
(Rewined: July 1st, 1881)
**In the following Statements and Tablos
3,161 Payable June20Dec1
3 prem.
EDWARD GEORGE, Share Broker.
Local Delivery.__.
1. All correspondence posted before 5 m. on any week day for addressce in Victoria will be delivered the same day, and generally within two hours, unless the delivery should be retarded by the Contract Maila
2. Invitations, &o, can generally be
Andrawn, 150/27/HoßrEM Apher GotInd Hong Ma Bailward, W. A & Jazz, ON PARA BEN Barred BMMr 1 Kennedy 2014 Bumpw, Har Konaya Kotorilinga Álized Half Map Lanen, Monsr, #10 Bellslopton,
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"I do so pity those men on the Hodgers,”uthor, printers, and permanent; but will be, with these excobs gathering tho Rates are given in cents, and are, for delivered within Victoria at the private Hadden, Henry 1. courless millices, and by, their conslessey, which he always innisled upon having had cause to be abundantly satisfied with and disseminating intelligence of interest | Lotters per half ounce, for. Books and houses of the addressees rather than a Hahoo, Demetrio 1 rgd. Wallern, WA I.1.
W0
_creatures....
remarked Birs Max, passing the major the
***** | with his vicu cakes.
heits
4
their rather unlocked-for harvest. This throughout districts contiguous to either bank of the mighty river that traverses its cuck-boat of literature took the tide bank
in the affairs of men,"
and floated on the some 3,000 miles of American territory. full flout to fortune," while many a very This auvigating newspaper office may fairly ponderous craft, freighted with stores of claims to rank among the big things" of much learning and research, and piloted which our. Transatlantic Rinsmen are wont, with much anxiety, goes down into the deep and not without ronson, to vaunt their ex
clusive possession. waters of failure and dimppointment.
All the nervousness, embarrassinent, and
of a
theagh the last-named buiks atulla, isaacs, Why, major, how you do, talk! I was with fragrant tobacco, stealthily enters the it, to their own level; but after all," eui
the
steaks."
upon a
execute this
Patterus, per two ounces.
places of business, if a wish to that effect Hanagan, Mr 1 be expressed by the sender, otherwise all Harris (The Lady) ↑ correspondence is invariably delivered at the nearest place of business.
be inserted in such Pattern Packets.
sonder of Article
stra
or Pumar jr Boots, or Jack the Ginal Killer, may-accompany-it-with-a-Return- Receipt. or Hey-Diddle Diddle the Cat and the on paying an extra fee of 5 cents.
Wong Yow
For Merchant Ships
Ad M.
Each Acolus,
Lilly
Loochoo
Lodgin
Ambassador I reg. $2 Luoy Any Fraast Aabusdus of
1
Shorelan
Ashington Astoris AugapixTM
L 0. Troop
Marchus Marlborongh
1 Marmion
Mary
Mary Tathum
Berwickshire - 22 Midlothian
Cares
Charles Robinsér )
g
1 Nightingale
Northern Light Douga "Orienta, az
I „Phirasi Paniliston. I
Prince Arthar 1
1 Prius Fr. Cail -2
hidden teil, have made the globe what it i "Yes," indeed," repiled the major, who
Nowspapers over four ounces in weight fit for agriculture and the residence of man.
trille extend that morning, having The bulk of the hamus or vegetable moak barn his auth with outer. Yes, in
are charged as double, treble, &c., as the
3. Boxholders who desire to send Ciron. of his holds overywhere is mainly of their diet, any tear, the life of an Arctic explorer
case may be, but such papers or packets or manufacture, and goes perpetually through
Newspapers must not be folded together as lars, Dividend Warrants, Invitations, Cards, and through their organ to be fitted and must be hard. They are isolated from
papers may be sent at Book Rate. Two
the work. Fast imagine, if you can, the
one, nor must anything whatever be inserted, all of the same weight, to addresses in except bona fide Supplemente. Printed perfected for furtility. The most assiduous the
Hongkong, Bangkok, or the Porte and wealthy farmer does not lavish half as dust and wind and fog and rain of our fast horror of living for three years but of the
They have got into a groove at the Gaig-otter may, however, be enclosed, if the thins may deliver them to the Post Adam mach nourishment upon his crops as the carth-worms, British Isles māko and bring to the time the man at your ttb who thinks the ping the question" iri highly civilised coun- point, is utterly out of the question in con- freat may be paid either as Newspapers or toliarted to the souder's nocount.
which in, mayparts of the glaring climate; of not mosting all that febrile excitement attendant upon "pop-ty, and criticism, fröin any artistic stand-whole be paid at Book Rate. Princes Cur office unstamped, the postage being then
batch must consist of at least tenet of wach were of land te toris or more of being without the consolation afforded you Tchulian Tartar, accent custom it is to protest and deplore wasted talent; they may
the muriat oftener s sliry is told the better it is; of tries are avoided by young mon of the ncction with the entertainment there given. Books
Inulignant writers may scribble reams of variety desirous to marry,
Commproial Papers signify such papers
4 Boxholders may also send Patterns rich line mould
yourly. All things consi
as, though Written by Hand, do not hear
to the same places in the same way. En earth-worra higher in the scale of construc- ni are glad of an opportunity to lend him ascertain their chances of success or failure sigh over the taste that should be educated, the charecter of an actual or personal corra vélopes containing Patterns may be wholly dered, Dr. Darwin indines to rank the by the busied stock operator who know whose simple and
ne and marvel at the manner of the man who, a twenty
where millinery and in matrimcuial enterprise by the following. than the coral insect itself, tive agencies than
Japanese decoration stores do not daily proceeding The Telmlinn Celebs in search by their patronage, drag down actors, acpondence, such as invoicos, doeds, copied closed if the nature of the contents be first
one's wife; of boing-
wife, having filled a brand-new pipe trosses, art, and everything connected with music, de. The charge on them is the same exhibited or stated to the Postmaster 29 for books, but, whatever the weight of General, as he may considor necessary, and It is
is the wor and neeau-kingdoms
a jacket containing any partially written which, by porpetually consuming decayed lenvos and small particies of soil, dis only thinking of the lertid things the Rud-dwelling of the fair one upon whom he has bouge What does it matter to a Gaiety paper, it will not be charged less than bpproved by him. Printed Circulars may Catherine, starten Nation
if the integrates and retiers all the face of cire crow will have to do to get their bear bestowed his affections, deposits the pipe audience of what fashion the play may be
a conspicuous artic
they care story is about the cunts. article of furniture, and what do
Forty Thieves, or Whittington and his Cat, noticed, -Barth,
Their castings, hardly
that?" asked
on tip-ton convenient
PARCELA The public la reminded that Charter Oak
·Giaɛilumn of West | alter invisibly contour of a whole interested over the subject of steaks, there so lig-origin mount and, incai étiquette
from below, they
there is no such thing as Parcel Post
Hartepock should country. Bronglit up
he holds of much greater importance requiring which
that he
other childish legend? The The Innit of weight for Books and Com-to Europe, &c. Much trouble and disap-Child mako stones and rocks gradually, sink,
tegic movement apparently undetected by Fiddle, or any of
shape are immersial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is pointment are caused by persistent attempta ingalee covering these by the collapse of their tiny than the Trish and troubles.
"What I know about it," resumed Mrs the damsel of his clinice or any member of were story and its dramatic burrows, so that the surface
Burgoth
Max. I rend ial Ant- for our use by their viewless
further affectation of secrecy, mid looks into leton for pun and pleasantry. They go to 10.8 ounces, and must not exceed these Post Bas, Curios, Articles of Dress, Cally sata
and charming atti. casual sort of way quarings
pro-
A Bee the graceful trips certainly ought to ho, Mrs Max, if the apartment It servation of almost every ancient pavemently on account of its old and foundation, by the soft cent of mould! with which they overlay these relics. They Max, retending to ignore the major's slur post. If it has been smoked, he
enables him to learn the fate of his pre artistically but cruelly brief; the perennial e goes forth youth and irrepressible spirits of Miss E. Farron; the bright promise of Miss Connis of sends and the growth of plants, „mination said create for us most of our witle, loved,plorers, when they want to kill a polar bear, not, the offer of his hand and heart, has Cilchrist; the elegant refinement of Miss comedy strength turf-covered expanses. Thus at one stroke plant a big knife in the fee with the
with a puff of tobacco. By this ingonious cx- of Mr. Royce to give recur the laget. licks
to skeleton Buggestions; and humiliation of verbal And the bear comes along sud
pedient the ไป Buts. tongue. It is so cold that refusal and fruitless pleadings are spared music hall senga nimbly pattered off the poor earth-worm his don't feel the cut, but, tasting a own
to luckless wooers, and Tartar maidons are tongue and aimlessly jigged to; and to see is henceforward decorated with the bla blood, contiaca to lick the knife until his enved from importunities justly regarded as the whole thing sorved ap against a Gaiety ribbon of science. He has got tion nitor long ages of
of neglect. The con- tuge it is all frayed, find he bleeds to diósti. poulturly trying to female sensibility. The bar. Luis far more important to the lactics
it dreadful!"
as a matrimonial ambas-tor. It cluding words with which the host famous
Quiet your- fears, my dear" said the sador, las at least this to recommend it in the atidience te notice how many changes of costume are prepared for Miss hagin when his wife had finished. That that it may be relied upon to commit and Miss Farren; what colours they of modern natural philosophers sums up this
major when monograph are as follows: "It may doubted whether there are many other
published, but in the last unsuccessful.
than to decide how The idea of establishing a universal lan-
and Dick Wittington, of the world na lure wat vers 63 improvement has been part in the
made which I will you about, if you
even in burlesque. Art is out of the ques schemos cherished by philanthropists whetion, though artists are cortainly present. and the penetrating genius with which Chacha coffee, with uski milk, this time. The way love to benefit mankind by warring against Miss Kate Vaughan is an artist, hore i procinte the patience, the discernment,
UWD
to the outh-worm the fought to be trur fashion paper, and it her family Presently he returns without waterial. They only want the merest skej.4 lbs. Patterns for anch offices are limited to send small valuable trifles through the circo
Well, the article said," continued Mrsie glance at the pipe he left behind himni tudes of Miss Kate Vaurban in her dance dimensions: 8 inches by 4 inches by 2 Fancy ng refused, the senders having County of Bute Renters
BEFO
remove decaying leaves, facilitate the gor on her favourite reading, that Arctic) CX- an accepted and exultant bridegroom; if
rinat
them to an honourable rank in the vast family of creation.
The
his
be
is the way.
blade
Animals which have played so important alory was led the bear when that breach of confidence if its mission provechoose, and what tones will be blondad,
roles
N.B. means No Registration.
may
be taken to comprise
1.
1. 4 Prospector -
1
2
Queen of India: "1.
-1
Queen of the Bear-1
Work,
tinually
often
in
naburu
saxl similar presents are con- t'omsdalai-
Postage than would Dharwar spent more. have paid the freight by staamer. No Don Quixote refund can be trade on such parcels of the E. M. Young value of Stamps obliterated before the len
Edwin Esed of the contents was discovered.
Ellezi Batorias
12
Bathal
I
2 Ringleader
Boskhenst
2
*
8
Evelyn Exselser FlueHing
Luca Parcil Post.
1. Bruall Parcels may be sent by Post Prablich
at Book rates between any of the Post Gilanila. to Macau, Penang, Granous
is in Ching of Japan, as well Glamorganshire and Malacca. They must not exceed the Harrington, following dimensions, 2 feet long, 1 foot Helens bread, 1 foot deep, nor weigh more than Helta Merion
Highlander if they bear this special endorsement, "Parcal, containing no letter, but any parcel may be opened by direction of the Importer
Fries Walt Postmaster General.
theso lowly and creatures," Toer; will kindly give ine ja a drop more of ago is one of the oldest of those Utopian fors of Alice Warrealise the charac- countries not in the Union are the Ans- 5lbs. The parcels may be wholly closed Rendrobi
SHES!
the thing is
Countries of the Postal Union.. The Union Encope, most, försign posisions in Aria. Japan, W. Africa, Egypt, Mauritius, all America, Mexion, Salvador, Brazil, Republic, Jamaica, Trinidad, Cuiona Hondams, Bermuda, Labuan, with all Danish, French, Netherlands, Portuguese and Spanish Colonies.
Countries vor in the Union-The chief
tralasian Group, and 8. Africa.
Postage to Union Countries. in done now is as follows:When ite customs and conveniones. Few hoery limited sphere, though she might play
General Rates, by any route:-- Darwin has thus transformed a repulsive Capt. Berry of the
of the Rodgers wants a
polar
every haye taken p the question of
Esmeralda in the real play of Notre Dame Lettera, into an attractive toplo, his new work must
midshipman he gives
Mias Ferron GA AT
au artist, as she Post Carda, te reverently studied. Ever since 1837 iubear for dintor he has quietly applied searching and persistent copper bed-spring and a chunk of saft pork. veral language with such a consideratel
The midshipmun esppresses the spring es desire to meet the convenience of all nations lu
··do · experiments to the habits and tise to fectly fat, wrs the pork around it tights Fronchman named M. Sudre.: Reccg-as proved herself to be for years past, but | Registration, something very much better Newspapers, of earth-worNA." Ho has, so to speak, and
of most nations would be shocked" domesticated them, with the result that he holds it so until it freezes solid. Than nieing the fact that the patriote suscep than Whittington; Mr. Royce is an excellent Books, Patiernu and },
uctor, as all know who saw him in Tom can now tell as what they do, why they do the frozen pork, studel with the bed-spring, if the dialect of one country were chosen as Cobb hg Mr. Gilbert, Mug Gilchrist There is no charge in redirected correo
is thrown out to the nearest iceberg, where the basis of a universal tongue, 1 M. Sudra it, and how they do it. They are found
formet for one so young; Herr Meyer Luta is Their castings may it is promptly swallowed by a polar bear. ost everywhere.
Postage to Non-Union Countries. be seen on the shotilder of lofty Schiehalton, When the heat of the bear's stomach thaws fireposes that a new language shall be farm has already shown remarkable comedy pow-spondence within the Postal linion
mi, fa, sul, la, sí, which are pronounced i in Perthshire, and on the top of the font the pork It release the spring, whiched out of the seven notes of music, a charming composer reduced to the necess
the flies out, and
Hawaiian Kingdom - and the bear soon dies froin a pax the same way by all peoples. All the words of conducting music-hall jigs; Mr.
Burusul is certainly one of the most origi Nilgherri Mountains, Their numbers are
ar in his side."
in the universal vocabulary would be made
oua, and hearty humorists of Letters, spontan prodigions. Ал
of fifty-throo
said Mes Max, with much with compounds of these notes. This means THE Bu don't heliovu that story is true." in attached to the simple notes thoselves ter week in Punch but I may be permitted Newspapers,
None. who as all the day,
read I him week af Registration, housand seven hand
and sixty-seven a single acre.
warzuth, calculated to reside in
No, my dear, and you won't until, in a would be: do, no; rê, and; mi, or ; fa, in; to doubt if one or the other, or all combined, Books & Patterns, 5* The earth-worm is nocturnal in its feeding
nius colly think their talents are well readily Costa Rica, Nicaragua. sol, if; Wy thes, yes. The feminine really
West Indies (Non Union), Bolivia, tered. and activity, and each individual is bisorkal. few years, you see it in some fashion paper,
would be f formed by doubling final vowelred in Whittington and his Cat." a mouth and a most peculiar digestive and then you will swear by it.".
but has apparatus breathes by the
lurala b no eyes, and is quite deaf. Slightly senai.)
almost
are
hae
Labours
Then tibility of mos
TRANSACTIONS IN WORSTEDS.
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in
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she might
rank
misifa, husband raisifac wife?
confess that I do not; and I yield to no one Letters, ɓnal syllables, aging the consonants i
and
and plurala by
a girl, Afft girls. M. in my admiration of their individual
they tive to light,
rer by knowing it escapes danger and avoiding the day. Worms hide during
A man some six feet three inches in Sudre has decided that the adjective shall collective talent. It is not their fault; roat, and though insensible to atmo spheric sounds or waves, they feel the height, and of herculean built, wont into a always follow the substantive; and, accord-follow the taste of their patrons, which
Worcester shopkeeper's establishinout, and ing to the dictionary which he has taken deplorable.-C. S in ilustrated London vibrations of solids. They have no senso asked if they had got any whirlers"-by the trouble to compile, the sentence "We
have an incapable Government," would read-
#
of smell, and yet display strong preference which he meant stockings without feet, thus: 4 Doddo sisolfasol Lassitore for certain food such as cabbage and onion, supposing, of course, that they were to be Dr. Darwin pronounces than distinctly
obtained of any worsted" merchant. which intelligent by reason of the way in they make and line their burrows, and draw
to close then
Those in fallen leaves
mgs, no leaves they prepare for
digestion by a strange and unique alkaline secretion.
WAS
by
the foot-stalk, the
th
have
hand
Neus
THAMES-STREET INDUSTRIES, by Percy
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tip or the middle, and he has found that you cut the foot off of them ?" was oughter soon him," breath and the Cheung-than Hom.
the worm scanned ng would
With the specially-
rhododendron
leaf, which is of late as new a thing to them as Sanskrit Manuscripts have been to this they revers their general practica." seized by the base.
the next query.
needles, which could not be drawn in shears wereped, and instantly the stock contents of the teapot in Mr Lighted's lap,berdeen).
his new
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the drill
* A small extra charge is made on delivery.quantity sbut be so small as to make the Boston Herald. than the experiment by which Dr. Darwin looted the largest pair of mammoth size he looked so nice, Fred!" screained the sittin bong side of her
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IN OR NEAR HONGKANG, "What's the price of them 7"
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"Four shillings and ninepence, was the colour of a well-dose crab quickly placing
(Corrected Spelling.)
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out intrinsic value to the Continent, Oh, certainly," rejoined the shopkeeper embarrassed girl's hand was removed; he Chung Hom.
800.8 oz. "Then just out them off," was the laco had his arm Freddie "ahouted the Chung Wan.
in her frantic attempt to reach Fo-pang. mother, 88 nic direction
No sooner said than done. The long shop the boy's auricular appendage she upset the Hawan
-kong Tasi are always by the apex, tre
wera.footless.
making numerous Prussian war maps over The same method was adopted when the and has a the price of "em now ?" nais-
Lavender Pe
44 I was just | Hok-tsui, pantaloque. of the needles were gummed togeturu the customer, tips of
with all the composure pleaded, bewee
half-frightened boy Hok-tem Wan or fastened with fine thread. In the case, imaginable.
and an injured Hok-un of the petioles of
the sab-tree,
[Tai-] Price of them now!" oxdaimed the Phant he had his arm You boy however, of the
alang Ha pointed extremitice were drawn in first, worfod, merchant, surprised beyond mete dhundered the face away to the wood. Hurghounk Lo
Tai-lung Kung. contrary to habit, and this because that
And the boy made for the nearest Hang-hom
Tai-pang Mi. portion serves for food. It was proved by sum at the absurdity of the question | | ahed" 1:46 why...
four shillings and ninepence to be furmaling them with triangles of greased sure
Tai-ping exit, exclaiming as he walized, "I was only Kai-lung Wan.
Tai-shek Kok. we got to say Mr Lighted had his array
Tai, tax that the worra chose sixty-two in a Pred fimes the easiest point by which to Four shillingsand ninepotice !" exclaim clothes on, and I'll leave it to him if he Kau-lung
Tại tầm dew in the plug for its hole. Of course ed the customer: "I never gave bat one didn't!" And the boy was permitted to Kau-pui Shek.
Chang this might be mainly instinet, but when we shilling and sixpence for a pair of whirlom return, and the remainder of this meal was
Kok. regard to the number of times Freddie had "Well," replied the tradesman, chop fal to be "talked to" for using his fingers for L-6 Mun
My Ma-tau Chung. like pozitive intelligence. Small as are the len and fairly outwitted, throwing the m
Ma-tan Kol An American paper says it has just Matai of the
tilations at him, "take them and be off with Our brilliant
horall reminds us that you You've whirled me this time, but leaked out that while General Geant rea Ma-laa the tiny gry particle wilds makes the full take good care that neither you nor any travelling in Anta he expressed a desire to
This case is similar to that him to any
danger,
up in a jungle, and then Ngan Flag meena These humble creatures, then, of the cute have been proved, by their exquisitely disposing of a violin, after hard bidding, took the industrious traveller out for a gung-ahlin Chan. patient methods, to perform an extraordin to a close-fated bayer, went on-Now, hunt When the bout was nighted the Pak anal Wan, bry sount of world-work, although their gentlemen, how much m offered for the General was all excitement, and crawling Pok-fu Lam nctive period of kil is little more than half bowhow much how much-how up to a favourable position, began to blaze. Sai-Wan Tra
Sai Ying pan the year. On down in Kent Dr Darwin much offered for the oil and the bow, etc. After firing about twenty shuts e N.R-Doctmments should not be dated
"Expostu away at the animal with no perceptible found the worms had throws up digested lation was useless. The fiddle and all amounting to 18 tons per acre the he said, were to separate classes so that began to get mad, and, taking of his cost Year of Longs, which is the style of Bandy soil of
f Leith Hills similar investigation the former proved not so very cheap after he settled down for a regular alege. Four-H M. the Emperor of China and is of
ing his wreha when he discovered the sell course inapplicable in a British Colony, are 16 tons as the amarcal result. These all.
unknown plants, and objects so beculiar, we upon the counter,
the
Kung
100 14.3pplied to the leaves of foreign and in my life—and he laid down that amount spent in explanations from the family Tap-sap Wan;ā:
must
agree
ganglethor
Derebral
with Dr Darwin that it looks
FOOT
earth-worm,
a ladle.
brain of a worker-ant is, nevertheless, a of your roguish gang shift do it again, as get a shot at a lion. Not wishing to spor mass of inherited knowledge and adaptative longee auctioneer, who, after stuffed lion, set fin
the natives recurada
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