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  2. ANY PORT IN A STORM.

    Miss Flora Ford was on her way from Boston to her home in Philadelphia. Some people whom she knew had come with her as far as New York, and had then gone on ...

    Article : 2,352 words
  3. LOST SECRETS.

    A writer in the "English Mechanic" enumerates several "secrets" in connection with the industrial arts which were no secrets to the ancients, but are still ...

    Article : 260 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 2,495 words
  5. Veterinary Notes.

    Small Shot.—Discharged from a fowling-piece or pistol produce different effects according to the distance at which they strike. If the distance is great they will ...

    Article : 815 words
  6. SAVED FROM POVERTY.

    How little things may change the whole course of a life is cited in the story told by the late Signor Crispi, who was twice Prime Minister of Italy, and was one of ...

    Article : 225 words
  7. ELECTRICITY FROM HEAT.

    A stop towards the direct conversion of heat into electricity enema to have been taken in recent German experiments. Accumulators were charged then heated ...

    Article : 75 words
  8. STRANGE AFFAIR.

    A terrible murder has been committed at Mentone, and the assassin, says the "Mail" correspondent, is at yet undiscovered. A young Swiss girl of twenty, ...

    Article : 140 words
  9. PLAGUE-CARRYING STORMS.

    While in South Africa. Major H. A. Cummings found that the air of the Pretoria valley becomes very hot and dry, and the severe storms generated include ...

    Article : 75 words
  10. CORONATION LILIES

    Lilies of the valley will be a highly popular flower at the time of the Coronation, and will be required in enormous quantities. The growers are making great ...

    Article : 148 words
  11. MAXIMUM EFFECT OF BRAKES.

    In an article in an American journal on railway train brakes and other power to stop trains at high speed. Mr. George Westinghouse, jun., says that with a ...

    Article : 150 words
  12. DIVORCED BY CANDLE.

    When a Burmese husband and wife decide to separate, the woman goes out and buys two little candles of equal length, which are made specially for ...

    Article : 204 words
  13. SOUTH AFRICAN TRADE.

    Mr. J. G. Gow, who was sent by New Zealand to South Africa as a trade commissioner, is now in London. He states that there is a practically unlimited ...

    Article : 183 words
  14. HARMONIC TELEGRAPHY.

    A new system of wireless telegraphy, which is said to possess several advantages over the Marconi system, will shortly be tested by the Government under the ...

    Article : 197 words
  15. ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

    J. S., Wyong.—There are several different species of worms that affect the horse, but the little red pests are always the most troublesome to get rid of and ...

    Article : 225 words
  16. THE "PRINCIPALITY" OF SCOTLAND.

    Some consternation has been created among pre[?]fervid Scotsmen by the announcement in a recent London Gazette that the Prince at Wales has been pleased ...

    Article : 211 words
  17. TROOP VESSELS.

    A Parliamentary paper has been issued which contains a return by the Admiralty showing the name, tonnage, and speed of each vessel employed to convey troops to ...

    Article : 208 words
  18. DISEASE GERMS ON DOGS.

    The demos has gone forth that pet dogs old the spread of smallpox in London by carrying the germs of the disease in their hairy coats; and they must go. Medical ...

    Article : 282 words
  19. INGENIOUS SMUGGLING.

    A spirit dealer named Graffan recently arrived at Avignon. France, with a lady in a motor-car. He often had occasion to travel by motor-car, but this time it ...

    Article : 276 words
  20. TO PREVENT SEA-SICKNESS.

    Professor Heinz, of the University of Erlingen, has given to the world a simple and, he believes, an infallible antidote against sea-sickness. "Draw a long and ...

    Article : 98 words
  21. THE PASSION FLOWER.

    An American doctor has discovered that the passion flower possesses great therapeutical value, and, according to the published results of a series of ...

    Article : 113 words
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