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  2. White Light to be Abolished.

    The New York Central Railway has decided to abolish the white light signal, which has been the sign for a clear line since American railways were established, and it is said that ...

    Article : 118 words
  3. Burglar-proof Glass.

    Consul William Bardel, of Rhelms, reports that a new French plateglass has been brought out which is practically burglar-proof. While an ordinary plateglass, such as is usually put ...

    Article : 162 words
  4. Mutiny on a Flagship.

    A GRAPHIC and detailed description of the mutiny on the cruiser Leviathan was given when the ship arrived at Plymouth. The Leviathan, which is ...

    Article : 399 words
  5. A NOVEL RIVER PICNIC.

    The Pel-Ho Canal. Tientsin, is usually covered with ice for about three months. The frozen waterway is found very useful for business purposes, and for the conveyance of mails to various towns. It also provides many of the Europeans stationed at Tientsin, both military and civil (says the "Sketch") with opportunities to indulge in the various winter pastimes. Iceboats such, tis the ones shown are often pushed by friends, but on such an occasion as the one illustrated, which calls for a camparatively long journey. Chinamen are engaged ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 95 words
  6. Spray Helmet for Firemen.

    Firemen frequently find it necessary to play the hose on their fellow-firemen to protect them from the intense heat of the conflagration which they are ftehtinsr. Borrowing from this idea, an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 101 words
  7. Colonial Emigration.

    So far as can be judged from the Board of Trade monthly return of passenger traffic to countries outside Europe, emigration from Greta Britain to the principle colonies during ...

    Article : 160 words
  8. ANAESTHETISED FISH.

    Dr. Francis Ward, lecturing before the Royal Photographic Society of London, said that a few drops of chloroform were a most useful adjunct to fish photography. Fish were most ...

    Article : 63 words
  9. CERTAINLY NOT.

    Smith: "Do you think that seeing is believing?" Mrs. Smith: "No. I see some folk every day I could never believe." ...

    Article : 27 words
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