... “THE STAFF OF LIFE? ; (To the Editor of the Dumfries and Galloway Standard. > Str—If rumour speaks true, the master bakers of the town have, in meeting convened, a singular reso- lution. It is said they have determined to lessen the size of their loaves ...

... IT IS A REMARKABLE FACT (and one which speaks with greater force than any language am able employ), that since the UNIQUE SHIRT was invented in 1852, its name has been laid hold of in London, Dublin, and Newcastle—-three of the principal towns the ...

... [Advertisment.]-Morn Cures of Consumption by Locock's Pulmonic Wafers - Gentlemen, I can speak your Wafers myself with the greatest confidence, having recommended them many cases 0 f p U monary consumption, and they have always afforded relief when everything ...

... IT A REMARKABLE FACT (and one which speaks with greater force than any language 1 am able employ), that since the UNIQUE SHIRT was invented in 185), its name has been laid hold of in London, Dublin, nnd Newcastle—three of the principal towns the Kingdom—and ...

... DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY STANDARD AND ADVERTISER. FEBRUARY 2. speaking was luud.moiiotunous.at times resembling speech-crier. His action was monotonous, and resembling smith hammering. 1 could not follow Mr Mncinlyro in many parts of his discourse. There ...

... not speak —thou wilt not speak (Though spurned thy ocean, thou wilt not yield to prying eyes secrets the. dead. silence speaks booming waves That swept the straining deck; winds that bowed the haughty maat, And tossed the lonely wreck. st speaks of home ...

... spare to speak ; For I am strong, and thou art weak. A hawk, that saw the sparrow sit, LevelPd his beak the bird to hit, And swoop'd him off. great alarm shrieked, Oh sir, pray do me no harm Thou'rt mine, said the robber ; spare to speak ; For I strong ...

... it grieveth '.' The slender Poplar speaks, and seems lo stretch her green hands higher; yonder life's pure river flows. So ■warily murmurs, brightly glows ; To that still aspire !' The Willow looks to earth and speaks: arm to fold thee yearneth. let my ...

... these, and yet its rare Rich heritage had won. From the dark and narrow street Into a world of love A soul was borne : speak low, Speak reverent —for we know Not how they s[>eak above, When the night and morning meet. —-National Magazine. ...

... next week. The diver speaks confidently, from actual survey, of sending much that is valuable ashore, should the weather prove favourable. To us, the wonders perform by this individual are quite astonishing, and it impossible to speak of his exertions in ...

... (Laughter.) Crossexamined—Spoke according to his conscience ; his conscience should allow him to speak what was honest and fair, or he would not speak. Does your conscience stretch as occasion requires Stretch ■eh ! Did you ever hear of Dean Swift ? ...

... were a voice, persuasive voice That could travel the wide world through, I would fly on the beams of the morning light, And speak to men with a gentle might, And tell them to true. I'd fly, I'd fly, o'er land or sea, Wherever a human heart might be, Telling ...