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  2. Poultry and Garden

    A writer asks "Who first bred the Orpington?” From the Now South Wales "Agricultural Gazette” I gican the following:— “Mr. Cook, the well-known poultry ...

    Article : 1,097 words
  3. A WAR BAZAAR.

    Fancy a bazaar resulting in £50,000! This was the Grand National Bazaar held in London on May 24. 25, and 26, in aid of the sufferers through the war. It is ...

    Article : 170 words
  4. HOT WATER FOR NOSE BLEED.

    Dr. Gregory was recently called to treat an obstinate case of "nose bleed" which hail defied the skill of several medical men, and tried that much-used remedy, hot ...

    Article : 155 words
  5. A CHAT WITH LORD HAWKE.

    Lord Hawke has captained Yorkshire for seventeen years; he has prayed cricket in South Africa, India, the West Indies, America, and Australia; he was one of the ...

    Article : 694 words
  6. A MILK DANGER.

    A very real grievance is brought forward by the "Lancet," and we hope our readers, if it lies in their power, will convey the information to the right quarter—the ...

    Article : 155 words
  7. RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTS IN ELECTRO-CULTURE.

    Some Russian scientists have been trying some interesting experiments in electro-culture. One of them ascertained that electrified seeds germinated more ...

    Article : 231 words
  8. WHERE ROYALTIES HAVE PROPOSED.

    There is an interesting article in the "Universal Magazine" on the subject of Royal proposals. The writer, George A. Wade, writing of the engagement of the ...

    Article : 412 words
  9. SUB-MARINE-BOAT BUILDING.

    William Bourne, an Englishman, has the credit of operating the first submarine boat, as such in contradistinction to a diving bell; but the records of his ...

    Article : 284 words
  10. SECRETS OF THE COAL TRADE.

    An indignant woman stopped a coal dealer in Edgbaston one day and loudly complained of the quality of the fuel supplied to her. ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. MILLIONAIRES' FADS.

    Here are some of the fads of the American millionaires, who vie with each other in lavishing money on their houses and grounds. A private harbour is the novel ...

    Article : 407 words
  12. HOW GEMS MAY BE MANUFACTURED.

    One of the articles in the "Windsor Magazine" deals with the wonderful developments that are being opened up in science by the electrical furnaces at Niagara Falls. ...

    Article : 336 words
  13. ARAB LIFE IN THE DESERT.

    Professor Haddon contributes an instructive paper to "Knowledge," on the "Evolution of Simple Societies.” “With the pastors of the deserts," he says, "we ...

    Article : 328 words
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    Advertising : 2,297 words
  15. THE "HOO-HOOS."

    All the trades and professions in the United States have their own secret societies, in which people of the same occupation are enrolled. The Freemasonry in ...

    Article : 452 words
  16. THE GARDEN.

    The weather in this district for the remainder of the present month is likely to be very cold, consequently gardening operations will be somewhat retarded by ...

    Article : 450 words
  17. A MODERN SAMSON.

    Thomas Topham, born in London about 1710, and brought up to the trade of a carpenter, though by no means remarkable in size or outward appearance, was ...

    Article : 448 words
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