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  2. Short Story

    There was absolutely no excuse for a man to forget Christmas. For more than a month the shop windows in every town and village in England had ...

    Article : 4,311 words
  3. INTERESTING WAR NOTES

    If ever the disarmament of the world occurs, there will be several countries that will not have much to do in that line, such as, for instance, Monaco, the ...

    Article : 155 words
  4. NICKNAMES OF HONOUR.

    In the splendid story of Neuve Chapelle, we are told, "the Lincolns and Borkshires were off the mark first." This is the tradition of the Lincolns. ...

    Article : 258 words
  5. POTASH AND CRASS.

    On some grass land sulphate of potash at the rate of ½ cwt. per acre has a marked effect in increasing the production of clover and of some of the ...

    Article : 189 words
  6. OTHER COUNTRIES' V.C'S.

    Most countries have rewards for valour similar to the British Victoria Cross, France confers her distinctive badges in the fairly familiar form of ...

    Article : 177 words
  7. SCIENCE NOTES.

    Of late there have been made attempts to construct aeroplanes of a transparent material, at least for all purposes where a canvas covering is ...

    Article : 110 words
  8. QUAINT SUPERSTITION.

    One of the oldest superstitions in the Navy is that to change the name of a ship is to court disaster, and it is a curious fact that the present war has ...

    Article : 177 words
  9. THE FIRST HAND-CRENADES.

    Hand-grenades, which are playing a prominent part in the present war, were revived in modern times by General Baden-Powell during the siege of ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. ELECTRIC FLATIRONS.

    A novel electric flatiron has appeared on the market which is provided with a headlight. The latter consists of a small lamp of four candle-power, ...

    Article : 123 words
  11. FARM & FIELD

    Exercise is a most important factor in promoting good health and should never be lost sight of. Fowls must exercise or they will become fat and ...

    Article : 188 words
  12. FIGHTING WITH HAND GRENADES.

    "We not only want shells, we want hand grenades," it was said in the House of Commons recently, "for we have no knowledge of the character of ...

    Article : 368 words
  13. PERILS OF MINE-SWEEPING.

    Imagine yourself trying to walk through a dense wood at midnight with no lantern, the penalty for touching a tree being death ! That will give you ...

    Article : 299 words
  14. TELEGRAPH WIRE BAROMETERS.

    A phenomenon with which most people are familiar is the curious noise made by telegraph wires. It is accepted as ordinary ; and yet there has been ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. WEIGHING THE EARTH.

    The late Professor Poynting's achievement of weighing the earth was one of the smallest things he did, but it got hold of the imagination. ...

    Article : 121 words
  16. MANURING FOR MILK.

    Last year the authorities of the Agricultural and Dairy College, Victoria, began an experiment on a field adjoining their farm to test the ...

    Article : 559 words
  17. WIRE IN WAR.

    Barbed wire was invented by a farmer, 50 years ago, for the simple purpose of preventing cattle from breaking their way through fences, but ...

    Article : 240 words
  18. DOES GUN-FIRE CAUSE RAIN?

    Not a few people believe that it does; but facts do not bear out the belief. Mr. Elgie, the author and publisher of "Star and Weather Gossip," relates ...

    Article : 308 words
  19. HORSES AT THE FRONT.

    One of the most efficient departments of our war service is the Royal Veterinary Corps. A constant supply of fresh horses is essential to efficiency ...

    Article : 160 words
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