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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 45

Not So Dull as He Seemed

Not So Dull as He Seemed.

A Well-Known English master in a grammar school was censuring his pupil for the dullness of his comprehension, and consenting to instruct him in a sum of practice, he said "Is not the price of a penny loaf always a penny?" when the boy innocently replied: "No, sir, the bakers sell them two for three halfpence when they are stale."

Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer. Therefore see G. R. MOTT, Agent National Mutual Life Association.

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The Upas Tree.

The Upas Tree.

"To take my father's hand, and walk each night Along the dark and solitary streets.

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DAY OF M. DAY OF W. PHASES OF THE MOON. Full Moon .......................... 4d 1 lh 16m p.m Last Quarter ..................... I'M Mi 36m a.m New Moon ......................... 20d . 5h 59m a.m First Quarter .................... 27d 3h 36m p.m Perigee, 3d 3h p.m; Apogee, 15d 8h p.m AT MELBOURNE. SUN RISES. SUN SETS MOON RISES. MOON SETS. H. M. H. M. H. M. H M. 1 S Whit Sunday 7 7 4 48 1 57A 2 45M 2 M Whit Monday 7 8 4 47 2 35 4 1 3 TU First newspaper pubd. S.A. 1837 7 8 4 47 3 20 5 17 4 W Battle of Magenta 1859 7 9 4 47 4 14 6 32 5 TH Stuart, explorer, died 1866 7 9 4 46 5 19 7 43 6 F Gold discovered at Pyrenees 1857 7 10 4 46 6 26 8 46 7 S Melb. Mint opened 1872 7 11 4 46 7 37 9 36 8 S Trinity Sunday 7 11 4 46 8 45 10 16 9 M Charles Dickens died 1870 7 12 4 45 9 52 10 49 10 TU Welcome Nugget found 1858 7 13 4 45 10 54 11 17 11 W Syd. protest agnst. cnvct. setmnt. 1849 7 13 4 45 11 53 11 42 12 TH Fitzrov first Gov. Gen. N.S.W. 1851 7 14 4 45——12 7A 13 F Great floods N.S.W. 1837 7 14 4 45 12 52M 12 31 14 S First gold escort 1852 7 14 4 45 1 50 12 56 15 S First Sunday after Trinity 7 15 4 45 2 49 1 22 16 m (15) Princess Beatrice born 1857 7 15 4 45 3 48 1 52 17 TU Shah visited England 1873 7 15 4 45 4 48 2 29 18 W Battle of Waterloo 1815 7 16 4 45 5 47 3 11 19 TH Kngnt. bwn. Kearsage& Alabama 1864 7 16 4 46 6 43 4 0 20 F Queen's Accession 1837 7 16 4 46 7 34 4 55 21 S Shortest day in the year 7 17 4 46 8 20 5 57 22 S Second Sunday after Trinity 7 17 4 46 9 0 7 1 23 M (22) Gov. Hotham arrived 1854 7 17 4 46 9 35 8 7 24 TU Battle of Solferino 1859 7 17 4 47 10 5 9 13 25 W Geelong and Melb. railway opnd. 1857 7 17 4 47 10 33 10 19 2(5 Th Burke and Wills died 1861 7 IS- 4 47 11 0 U 26 27 F Chpn. boat race. Sadler & Trickett 1876 7 18 4 47 11 27—— 28 S Coronation of Her Majesty 1838 7 18 4 48 11 57 12 34M 29 S Third Sunday after Trinity 7 18 4 48 12 31A 1 44 30 M Geltwood wrecked. S.A. 1876 7 18 4 48 1 10 2 59

June.

A Good Resolution.—A New Orleans paper tells the story of a printer who, when his fellow-workmen went out to drink beer, during the working hours, put in the bank the exact amount which he would have spent if he had gone out to drink. He kept this resolution for five years. He then examined his account, and found that he had on deposit above £100. In the five years he had not lost a day from ill-health. Three out of five of his fellow-workmen had, in the meantime, become drunkards, were worthless as workmen, and were discharged. The water-drinker then bought out the printing-office, went on enlarging his business, and in twenty years from the time he began to put by his money was worth £20,000. The story, whether new or old, teaches a lesson which every young mechanic should try to follow.

A Curious Confession.—A builder, when returning thanks to those who had drunk his health, modestly observed that he was "more fitted for the scaffold than for public speaking."

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DAY OF M. DAY OF W. PHASES OF THE MOON. AT MELBOURNE. Full Moon ................... 4d 7h 18m a.m Last Quarter ............ 11d 6h 34m p.m. SUN RISES. SUN SETS. MOON RISES. MOON SETS. New Moon .................. 19d 6h 46m p.m First Quarter ............. 26d 8h 15m p.m. Perigee, 1d 4h p.m; Apogee, 13d 1h p.m; Perigee, '28d 2h p.m H. M. H. M. H. M. n. M. 1 TU Separation Day 1851 7 18 4 49 1 59A 4 12M 2 W Servia invaded Turkey 1876 7 18 4 49 2 58 5 23 3 TH Melb. Public Library opened 1854 7 17 4 50 4 4 6 28 4 F American independence declared 1776 7 17 4 50 5 16 7 24 5 S Princess Helena married 1866 7 17 4 51 6 25 8 12 6 S Fourth Sunday after Trinity 7 17 4 51 7 33 8 46 7 M (6) Adam Smith died 1790 7 17 4 52 8 38 9 18 8 TU Railway opened to Woodend 1861 7 17 4 52 9 40 9 45 9 W Edmund Burke died 1797 7 16 4 53 10 41 10 9 10 TH Melb. University founded 1854 7 16 4 54 11 40 10 33 11 F Crimea evacuated by the Allies 1856 7 16 4 54 10 58 12 S Dutch expdtn. N.W. Coast Aus. 1705 7 15 4 55 12 39M 11 23 13 S Fifth Sunday after Trinity 7 15 4 56 1 38 11 53 14 M War decd. btwn. France & Prussia 1870 7 15 4 56 2 37 12 27A 15 TU Melb. Hospital opened 1847 7 14 4 57 3 37 1 6 16 W (15) Chicago, U.S., burnt 1874 7 14 4 58 4 34 1 53 17 TH First Petty Sessions in Victoria 1838 7 13 4 58 5 27 2 46 18 F John Hampden killed 1643 7 13 4 59 6 16 3 46 19 S First telegram to Adelaide 1858 7 12 5 0 6 58 4 50 20 S Sixth Sunday after Trinity 7 11 5 0 7 36 5 56 21 M (20) M Ivor gold escort robbed 1853 7 11 5 1 8 8 7 3 22 TU Battle of Salamanca 1812 7 10 5 2 S 37 8 10 23 W First London newspaper pub. 1588 7 10 5 3 9 4 9 18 24 TH Insurance Co. first established 1700 7 9 5 3 9 32 10 25 25 F Council rjctd. Tariff Aprn. Bill 1865 7 8 5 4 10 0 11 35 26 S Leichardt starts on last expdtn. 1847 7 7 5 5 10 32— 27 S Seventh Sunday after Trinity 7 7 5 6 11 8 12 47M 28 M (27) Atlantic cable completed 1866 7 6 5 7 11 53 2 0 29 TU Wilberforce died 1833 7 5 5 7 12 46A 3 11 30 W (28) First stmr. arrived from Eng. 1852 7 4 5 8 l 48 4 16 31 TH First Quensld. railway opened 1865 7 3 5 9 2 55 5 15

July.

An Official Banquet Without Wine.—In connection with President Grant's visit to Wilmington, Deleware, was a very pleasant temperance incident. After the banquet given in his honour at the residence of Mr. Heald, attended also by the Governor and members of the Delaware Legislature—a banquet without wine or other intoxicating liquors—a beautiful bouquet of flowers was presented to the President. He was also at the same time addressed by Miss Emma Worrell, who said: "Mr. President, please accept on behalf of Mrs. Heald and the ladies present, this bouquet, with our thanks for your great act in excluding wine from your New Year's reception. Whatever act of your administration be remembered, this act of the man will never be forgotten by the women of our land." The President received the bouquet thus gracefully tendered, with thanks.

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DAY OF M. DAY OF W. PHASES OF THE MOON. AT MELBOURNE. Full Moon .................. 2d 4h 62m p.m Last Quarter ............. 10d 11h 49m a.m SUN RISES. SUN SETS. MOON RISES. MOON SETS New Moon ................. 18d 5h 50m a.m First Quarter ............ 23d 12h 52m a.m Aposree, 10d 8h a.m; Perigee, 22d 4h p.m H. M. H. M. H. M. H. M. 1 F Close season for game commences 7 2 5 10 4 4A 6 3M 2 S (3) Bank of England founded 1694 7 1 5 11 5 14 6 42 3 S Eighth Sunday after Trinity 7 0 5 12 6 22 7 13 4 M (3) Collision, Barb'. and Qnsld. 1876 6 59 5 13 7 25 7 44 5 TU Prince Alfred born 1844 6 58 5 13 8 27 8 9 6 W Wreck of the Admella 1859 6 57 5 14 9 25 8 35 7 TH Reform Bill passed House of Lds. 1867 6 56 5 15 10 26 9 1 8 F Melb. Town Hall opened 1870 6 55 5 16 11 26 9 25 9 S (10) Melbourne lit with gas 1857 6 54 5 17——9 53 10 S Ninth Sunday after Trinity 6 53 5 18 12 26M 10 24 11 M (10) E earthquake in Melb. 1857 6 52 5 18 1 25 11 1 12 TU First Bishop of Bailarat arrived 1875 6 51 5 19 2 23 11 45 13 W (12) Goodenough mrd., Santa Cruz 1875 6 49 5 20 3 17 12 35A 14 TH G >ld mines dcld. Crown property 1851 6 48 5 21 4 7 1 32 15 F Great tidal wave 1868 6 47 5 22 4 53 2 34 16 S (15) Gas first used in London 1807 6 46 5 23 5 33 3 40 17 S Tenth Sunday after Trinity 6 45 5 24 6 7 4 48 18 M Battle of Gravelotte 1870 6 43 5 24 6 37 5 56 19 TU (20) Massacre at N.Z. 1845 6 42 5 25 7 7 7 5 20 W Dunbar wrecked at Sydney 1857 6 41 5 26 7 35 8 14 21 TH Burke and Wills expdtn. started 1860 6 39 5 27 8 4 9 25 22 F (23) Blanche Barkly nugget found 1857 6 38 5 28 8 36 10 38 23 S First vessel sailed up Yarra 1835 6 37 5 29 9 11 11 50 24 S Eleventh Sunday after Trinity 6 35 5 29 9 52—— 25 M Michael Faraday died 1867 6 34 5 30 10 41 1 2M 26 TUC Prince Albert born 1819 6 33 5 31 11 40 2 8 27 W Essen don railway pur. by Gvmnt. 1867 6 31 5 32:12 44A 3 8 28 TH Riot at Parliament House, Melb. 1860 6 30 5 33 i 1 51 3 59 29 F Fawkner encamped site of Melb. 1835 6 28 5 34 2 59 4 41 30 S Torres Straits discovered 1606 6 27 5 35 4 6 5 15 31 S Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 6 25 5 35 5 10 5 45

August.

A Noble Stand.—"Belshazzar made a great feast for a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand." When kings and governors make feasts, and cover the table with cups of wine, it is difficult to refuse to drink. A young man once did so. Listen to his story. The governor of an English colony made a great feast, and, of course, wine was abundant. Not far from him, at the chief table, was a rising young lawyer who had signed the pledge. "Mr. A.," said the governor, "I shall be glad to drink with you." Here was a trial of faith. "I do not, Sir John, drink wine." was the answer; but I will fill the glass with water." "Do so, sir," said Sir John. During the feast, Sir John often addressed remarks to Mr. A., and, in short, treated him with marked respect. Now, young men, listen to this:—The young lawyer rose and rose in life, and is now the governor of the colony. So keep the pledge and go ahead—will you?