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  2. The Poultry Run.

    Housing is important; the roosting shed should be waterproof, and the floor should be raised a few inches above the level of the ...

    Article : 135 words
  3. The Farmer.

    Some experiments in electrocu[?]ing tree pests was recently conducted in the State of Washington by W. N. Frost and J. C. Lawrence. In a ...

    Article : 184 words
  4. Wise and Otherwise.

    "I'm weary of being a bachelor girl.' "Well?" "Do you know of any fellow who's tired of being a spinster man?" Young Bride: "I didn't accept Harry ...

    Article : 979 words
  5. Science Notes & News.

    A clock, constructed throughout of glass, is the result of six years' work on the part of a Bavarian glass polisher. The plates and pillars, ...

    Article : 123 words
  6. For Young Folks.

    "D'you know," said Toby. "I'm going to make other people nice." "Oh, you are, indeed?" said Tabby. "And what about your own ...

    Article : 97 words
  7. BANKING IN ANCIENT BABYLON.

    Recent discoveries of the wonders of Babylonian civilisation, reinforced by th fruits of earlier explorations, showed that "business is ...

    Article : 493 words
  8. COPYRIGHT.

    Copyright in books means the exclusive right of making copies. The author of a book has that right by law. If he chose he could pay a ...

    Article : 214 words
  9. New, Odd, Interesting.

    There are eleven "White Rivers" in North America. The hand of a normal-sized human being contains 25,000 pores. ...

    Article : 629 words
  10. OXYGEN COMPARTMENTS.

    A South American railway from Arica, Chile, to La Paz, Bolivia, is able to boas[?] of equipment unique in the history of railways. At its ...

    Article : 111 words
  11. SOME GOOD CROSSES.

    For purposes of utility purely there are a few crosses of especial worth, which can be recommended with every confidence ...

    Article : 184 words
  12. A LESSON FOR THE TEACHER.

    Johnnie was sent to study mathematics, and the teacher told him that it was a true science. "For instance," he said. "if it takes one ...

    Article : 129 words
  13. BACK BRACE FOR SHOVELERS.

    A curious back brace to be worn by men who work with a shovel. The curious idea embodies spring members attached to the seat pad in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 65 words
  14. LIMITED BAIT.

    A teacher was one afternoon examining a class of boys in geography. He said: "Now, boys, what do you think ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. RESTORING HARDENED RUBBER

    Everyone is familiar with the very undesirable change to which rubber is subject on prolonged standing, such articles as rubber tyres ...

    Article : 195 words
  16. ETHEL'S TWO WISHES.

    "There!" Ethel Mobbe threw down the sticks she had gathered in the wood and sat down on a stone by a big oak tree. "Oh! It's horrid ...

    Article : 564 words
  17. THE MYSTERY SOLVED.

    Marjory (interrupting conversation): "I say, Mr. Driveller, I know where babies come from now!" The Curate (most embarrassed): ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  18. FEEDING THE LAYERS.

    When the price of feed is high, there is a tendency on the part of some poultry-keepers to cut down the food, which is a bad mistake. ...

    Article : 244 words
  19. SEED-BED FOR LUCERNE.

    A bulletin of the University of Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station, entitled "Lucerne Management," recommends that in most ...

    Article : 186 words
  20. A CHEMICAL TREE.

    A chemical tree may be made in this way: Cover the bottom of a clear white drinking glass with fine sand previously washed and dried; ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. MODERNISING JERUSALEM.

    Few realise the rapidity at which Jerusalem is extending. Until a generation ago there were no buildings outside its walls, which have a ...

    Article : 277 words
  22. HORSE TALK.

    As a rule, it will pay any farmer to raise his own horses. It costs a good deal of money to buy a satisfactory team. In most ...

    Article : 226 words
  23. ABOUT PENS.

    Both the Greeks and Romans employed pen and ink for important literary work. The pen was fashioned from Egyptian reeds, after the ...

    Article : 427 words
  24. SEEING THROUGH THE TELEPHONE.

    That the future telephone user may be able to see the person to whom he is conversing is a prophecy that seems to be justified by the ...

    Article : 207 words
  25. ODDS AND ENDS.

    Don't forget that, although fowls can stand cold and heat, wind has a bad effect on them, whether hot or cold. A break right ...

    Article : 277 words
  26. WILL THE WATER SUPPLY LIMIT THE WORLD'S POPULATION?

    Doctor McGee, an American scientist, "who follows the form of investigation that uses weighing scales for testimony—scales that cannot ...

    Article : 199 words
  27. A PHILANTHROPIST

    A waggon loaded with lamps collided with a truck in a busy thoroughfare, and many of the globes were smashed. Considerable ...

    Article : 182 words
  28. THINGS WE NEVER SEE IN THE DAILY PAPERS.

    A rest that was not well earned. An age that was not a ripe old one. A busy shop which was not "a ...

    Article : 149 words
  29. WHERE BATCHELORS ARE MADE MISERABLE.

    Both the State and the Church in Turkey combine to make a bachelor's life miserable. As long as a man's parents are living he can live ...

    Article : 148 words
  30. AN ARMY AUTO-PLOUGH.

    Germany has introduced an autoplough for digging trenches during an actual engagement, and it promises to play an important part ...

    Article : 111 words
  31. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE POOR.

    A touring theatrical company announced a special performance "for the benefit of the poor—tickets greatly ...

    Article : 113 words
  32. RINGING THE CHANGES.

    It is curious to note the number of changes which may be rung on different peals of bells. The changes on seven bells are 5,040, on twelve ...

    Article : 82 words
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