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  2. The Farmer.

    There are two main reasons for fallowing in "dry" districts. "The first is to store in the soil the rainfall of two or more years; and the ...

    Article : 269 words
  3. WHEN THE CROWN WAS PAWNED

    It would be interesting to know what amount of money a pawnbroker would advance on the crown of England, with the Cullinan ...

    Article : 348 words
  4. The Poultry Run

    Gapes carries off large numbers of chickens every year. The affected birds may soon be "spotted" from the ruffled feathers, drooping wings ...

    Article : 267 words
  5. REALISM IN PICTURE SHOWS.

    There are other [?]ars, besides the lion's, of course. There is a frame-work across which hangs a frame-work which hangs a line of tin-cans—just plain tin cans. ...

    Article : 709 words
  6. Facts & Fancies.

    Of air the theories which have been advanced as to the unknown origin of chess, the most plausible appears to be that the ancient ...

    Article : 818 words
  7. A CLOCK PLANT:

    There is a plant, a native of Borneo, which is known as the "clock plant." The name is derived from the action of the sun's ...

    Article : 110 words
  8. Science Notes & News.

    A new innovation in the boxing world is being much discussed. It consists of a new type of boxing glove, which is pneumatic instead ...

    Article : 163 words
  9. CALLS IN CHINA.

    Making social calls in China is a serious business, as an English woman discovered. "We could have walked from our ...

    Article : 639 words
  10. EMPTYING A TUB OF WATER.

    It is sometimes awkward to empty a large tub of water, and many accidents have resulted from attempts to lift tubs to pour out the contents. ...

    Article : 131 words
  11. THE IMPORTANCE OF GRIT.

    There is no more important commodity used in the poultry yard than grit. It is the one thing necessary to enable the fowls to ...

    Article : 478 words
  12. MOUTH GAG FOR USE WHEN WORKING ON HORSES' TEETH.

    Horses like human beings, are not fond of the dentist, and, lacking he restraint and reasoning power of the latter, are very liable to make ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 70 words
  13. RAIN BY WIRELESS.

    The marvels of wireless telegraphy are apparently without end. It has now been discovered that the wireless operator of a ship can hear ...

    Article : 157 words
  14. Anecdotes from Ireland.

    "By the powers, it's bor'rn lucky Of am!" "Phwy do[?] think so?" "Oi was hit by a motor car just as ...

    Article : 108 words
  15. NEW DELIGHT FOR CHAFFEURS.

    America certainly seems the home of inventive genius. A clever device has been thought of by a citizen of this progressive nation. He ...

    Article : 81 words
  16. NO ESCAPE.

    Mick got tired working at the hay harvest; "the hate wus terrible," and so he resolved to take a day off. "He slipped away in the marnin' an' ...

    Article : 116 words
  17. DEHORNING DANGERS.

    There is a considerable amount of danger in dehorning both old and young stock. The dangers to the young are found in the careless or ...

    Article : 427 words
  18. AN IMPROVED INDICATOR.

    A new pocket speed indicator, recently put on the market, indicates my number of revolutions up to ten thousand by actual figures on ...

    Article : 99 words
  19. KEEPING UP THE CONNECTION.

    A stranger travelling through some portions of Armagh County was very much pleased with seeing the prosperity of fruit growing on all hands. ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. CROSS-COUNTRY TELEGRAPH LETTERS TO EUROPE.

    Telegrams sent by ocean steamship is the latest device to extend the time limit under which merchants at interior points may ...

    Article : 227 words
  21. AERIAL COMPASS.

    The ordinary compass is of no use to aviators, and a specially constructed one has been invented. It is supported on a wide aluminum ...

    Article : 200 words
  22. TRUE LOVE.

    The young man was boasting about a shaving outfit "prisinted throm a swateheart in Ameriky." Companion: "Musha man, Oi ...

    Article : 66 words
  23. THE VALUE OF NETTLES.

    Those who rear chickens in confined runs will find that "nettle tea" is both useful and inexpensive. Boil the common stinging nettle ...

    Article : 143 words
  24. THE TOBACCO CONSUMPTION OF THE WORLD.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 96 words
  25. POLITICAL ZEAL.

    At the preparations for a local fete, it was proposed by a member of a committee that a fancy dress ball would be a fitting, termination to the ...

    Article : 103 words
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