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  2. The Poultry Run.

    Persons who have managed fowls for any length of time soon find out the great value of paraffin in dealing with many troubles incident to ...

    Article : 284 words
  3. Facts and Fancies.

    The Chinese use large bells of their own make many of their temples and monasteries. All through Japan and China the tone of these bells is very ...

    Article : 937 words
  4. SOME VETERINANY NOTES

    While not so common as in the cow we often find cases of inflammation of the mammary glands (udders) in the sow, and when it occurs the loss ...

    Article : 729 words
  5. WARS CAUSED BY TRIFLES.

    Many times it has happened that a great and costly war has been brought about by an incident trivial and even ridiculous. Thus the War of the ...

    Article : 351 words
  6. Science Notes and News.

    A smart, simple device for opening and closing carriage windows has just been placed upon the market. Weighing, but 3 1/2lb. it can be fitted to ...

    Article : 86 words
  7. American Humour.

    Qualified.—Uncle Ed.: "Why Johnnie, you don't swear, do you?' Johnnie: "No; I don't swear, but I know all the words." ...

    Article : 884 words
  8. ANIMAL "ETIQUETTE.

    Every animal-lover can tell numerous stories illustrating the devotion of animals to their human protectors. Anecdotes of one animal risking its ...

    Article : 439 words
  9. USEFUL LIFE PRESERVER.

    Lives may be saved by the use of a chair. The inventor, an Englishman, designed it primarily for use on boats, thougn it is adaptable for other ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. FLYING FROGS.

    Since flying-fish and flying-squirrels exist, it is not so surprising to be told that there are alsp in the world flying-frogs. All these animals have ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. THE HANDY BANTAM.

    To those with very limited accomedation bantams should be a worthy consideration, for, provided reasonable precautions are exercised in ...

    Article : 243 words
  12. APER[?] WEARING APPAREL.

    The attempts now being made to establish cups made of paper at all public drinking fountains is a reminder that such articles have long been ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. GAS FROM MARSHES.

    In some parts of Holland the farmers have taken a hint from Nature, and as a result have their own gas plants. On the drained marshy land ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. DID IT FINE.

    One eveaing a lady, who had engaged a country girl as general servant, asked her if she could manage to poach half-a-dozen eggs for supper. ...

    Article : 198 words
  15. METHODS OF RECORDING FINGER-PRINTS.

    Hitherto it has been Customary, in following up criminal clues, to make a permanent record of finger-prints by photographic means. This method ...

    Article : 170 words
  16. A LIMEWASH FOR FOWLHOUSE INTERIOR.

    Take half a bush of fresh line and slake a with water in a rub, covering it over during the process to keep in the steam. Strain the liquid through ...

    Article : 168 words
  17. HOW MOSCOW WAS BURNED.

    The Duke of Wellington is reported to have said that he was quite convinced that the burning of Moscow was the result of accident and not of ...

    Article : 182 words
  18. AN ICE-FOUNTAIN.

    In the parks and public places in the colder parts of Germany a not uncommon object in winter is the so-called ice-fountain, a rugged pyramid of ...

    Article : 183 words
  19. FOWLS LOSING FEATHERS.

    When a fowl loses its feathers at any other time than during the moult it is generally artributed to feather plucking but such is not always the ...

    Article : 167 words
  20. WHAT IS CORK?

    As most people know, cork is the outer bark of an oak. This tree known to the botanists as "Quercui Suber," is an evergreen, native to the ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. THE OPTOPHONE.

    The optophone is the latest instrument invented to aid the blind. The mechanism of the optophone is based on the fact that light acting on ...

    Article : 187 words
  22. THAT OBLIGING CUARD!

    The train was about to depart, when a stout old lady ran on to the platform in haste. The obliging guard pounced upon her ...

    Article : 165 words
  23. THE ORIGIN OF PRECIOUS ORES.

    Men sometimes dream of enormous wealth stored deep in the earth, below the Teach of miaers, but experts aver that there is little or no ground to ...

    Article : 125 words
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