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  2. THE POULTRY RUN.

    A thing that the beginner must consider is me amount of land Which is available and how many fowls it is cable of safely carrying. A ...

    Article : 155 words
  3. AMBERGRIS.

    A substance of grey color secreted by the sperm whale, which has a fragrant musk-like odour when warmed, and used at one time as a ...

    Article : 371 words
  4. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    In an attempt to overcome the discomfort occasioned by holding opera or field glasses to the eyes for long periods, a device which supports the ...

    Article : 93 words
  5. THE EVOLUTION OF THE UMBRELLA.

    The inventor of the folding umbrella is unknown. A passage in the Greek play, "The Knights. Written by Aristophanes, in the fifth century ...

    Article : 559 words
  6. FACTS AND FANCIES

    The Hague was originally a mere hunting station of the counts of Holland. It's name,, freely translated, means "the count's hedge." The little ...

    Article : 907 words
  7. STAMPS THAT ARE RARE.

    The value of certain postage stamps has been greatly enhanced owing to circumstances connected with their issue, or events which occarred after their ...

    Article : 252 words
  8. AMERICAN HUMOUR.

    The Kind He Had.—Hewitt: "Jewitt has a suit of clothes for every day of the week." Crewitt: "I have only seen him in ...

    Article : 1,034 words
  9. TESTED BY A LONG DROP.

    At the newest and tallest skyscraper in New York a lift or elevator has dropped suddenly 600ft. without anyone being injured. As a matter ...

    Article : 121 words
  10. DEFORMED CHICKENS.

    A large number of chickens are hatched in a defonned condition, and many others are defonned during the rearing period. Chickens that come ...

    Article : 238 words
  11. MEXICAN EXCLUSIVENESS.

    Commenting on the seclusion of the aristocracy in Mexico, a writer says: "There are few homes so cut off from curious eyes as those of the rich in ...

    Article : 280 words
  12. HEAT-RETAINING DISHES FOR TABLE SERVICE.

    By the introduction of a chemical compound, strong in heat-retaining qualities, into the hollow walls of specially formed dishes, the manufacture ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. THE GATHERING OF CAMPHOR.

    The camphor-tree grows only in the most mountainous parts of Formosa, inhabited by bead-hunting savages', whom none of the successive invaders of the ...

    Article : 257 words
  14. EXPERIMENT WITH DIAMONDS UNDER INTENSE HEAT.

    From tests conducted by a mineralogist at Columbia University, it has been shown that diamonds are capable of withstanding heat equal to that of ...

    Article : 205 words
  15. ECONOMY IN THE POULTRY YARD.

    The point in which economy can be most easily secured is in the feeding: of the fowls. The waste that occurs ia this direction is very great, and I ...

    Article : 248 words
  16. IT MUST HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT.

    A man was brought before the court upon the complaint of his wife. "While the prisoner was testifying, the judge made it clear that he intended to be ...

    Article : 110 words
  17. STARTLED THE LADY.

    A party of four, just returning from the theatre, called in at a fashionable restaurant. The trim old maid who was the guest of the evening was charmed ...

    Article : 159 words
  18. THREE SIMPLE EXPERIMENTS.

    Most people are unaware that the apparent distance of an object depends upon the use of both eyes. This fact, however, can be strikingly shown. ...

    Article : 313 words
  19. TIME FOR CONSIDERATION.

    An old negro parson was denouncing theft to his congregation. "If there is any member of this congregation who has ever been guilty of ...

    Article : 147 words
  20. THE LAST ACT.

    There had been an explosion in a powder mill, and the proprietor, who was away on a pleasure trip, hurried home to make an investigation. "How ...

    Article : 114 words
  21. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    An old time and effective method of finding out which hens are lay[?]" is to catch each one in the morning and insert the little finger into the ...

    Article : 190 words
  22. MAGINARY CONVERSATIONS.

    "Do you object to living in the country?" "No, ma'am. I adore it." "Are you a good cook?" ...

    Article : 139 words
  23. NOT FLATTERING.

    Two red-faced indivduals, Attired in corduroys and gaiters, were strolling through a picture gallery, where they looked, and apparently felt, decidedly ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. A REMINDER.

    A clergyman was endeavouring to improve the acoustic qualities of his church by readjusting the sounding board over the pulpit. After ...

    Article : 117 words
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