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  2. THE POULTRY RUN.

    It is frequently found that hens are apt to lay eggs with thin shells or no shells at all—merely a skin to, hold the white and yolk together. ...

    Article : 121 words
  3. LUCKY AND UNLUCKY THINGS.

    "Lucky" and "unlucky" have come to be applied to gathering blossoms, to horseshoes, to the colour of hair, to your manner of "saying things" ...

    Article : 227 words
  4. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    During the past seventy years editions of books for the blind have been published by the Bible Society in thirty different languages. It ...

    Article : 844 words
  5. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    The novel star-finder of a Shanghai inventor has the form of a parasol. When the parosol is opened and its stick is pointed towards Polaris ...

    Article : 69 words
  6. A SPIRITUAL TOURNAMENT.

    There is a popular belief amongst Mohammedans that the good and bad angels of a man engage in deadly combat for the first three ...

    Article : 204 words
  7. WOOD-PULP, ITS MANY AND VARIED USES.

    The world cannot get along without wood, and it will be a serious matter for civilisation if the timber supply runs shot. The demand for ...

    Article : 551 words
  8. THE OLD PRESS GANG.

    On land the headquarters of the Press Gang was usually a tavern in one of the shadiest quarters of the town. They received a bonus of a ...

    Article : 237 words
  9. TO MAKE GAS MANTLES LAST.

    Before removing a new mantle from its box pass a thread through the loop at the top, and carefully remove from the box by holding it by ...

    Article : 91 words
  10. LEG WEAKNESS.

    One of the commonest sources of trouble in the poultry yard is leg weakness. The cause and treatment is thus given by a well known ...

    Article : 156 words
  11. NATURE'S MARVELS.

    Naturalists consider the elephant's trunk the most marvellous miracle of Nature. It contains over 4,000 muscles—a great many more than are ...

    Article : 105 words
  12. SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF

    Anxious to establish a family, a millionaire commissioned a genealogical expert to trace his ancestry back as far as possible. ...

    Article : 145 words
  13. LONG SLEEPS.

    A Swedish girl holds the record for long sleeping. She came home from her work soon after her fourteenth birthday, complaining of ...

    Article : 218 words
  14. A PICTURE PUZZLE.

    Engineers and architects have long puzzled over the famous Tower of Pisa, and it is not surprising that the humble serving-maid was confused by ...

    Article : 172 words
  15. BEETLES THAT EAT LEAD.

    At a meeting of telephone engineers in San Francisco, the remarkable discovery of a beetle which bored its way into lead was announced. ...

    Article : 123 words
  16. EXERCISE.

    Exercise is of vital importance to the health of the fowl, and to proper assimilation of the food. Breeding, laying, or growing stock must have ...

    Article : 311 words
  17. IT WAS A FAMILY ROW.

    In one of the hotels where non-residents are admitted to the table d'hote luncheon and dinner, a man and a woman sat at a little table in ...

    Article : 132 words
  18. RAPID WORK IN STEEL.

    It is stated that in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company's shops at Altoona an all-steel box car is turned out every sixty minutes. It takes ...

    Article : 149 words
  19. NOAH'S FISHING LIMIT.

    The teacher of a Sunday school class tells the following story:—The superintendent, who believed in developing the reasoning powers of the ...

    Article : 125 words
  20. COULDN'T DENY IT.

    It was the rush hour in one of those up-to-date quick-lunch places where you help yourself and use the arm of your chair as a table. A man ...

    Article : 124 words
  21. HE'D TRIED THEM.

    The premises were coming down, and for the last few weeks of their existence were being used as an auction room by certain keenlooking ...

    Article : 106 words
  22. TO MAKE CLOTH WATERP[?]

    To make cloth or o[?]er clothing of any description waterproof: Take a quarter of an ounce of yellow or Castile soap, one gallon of rain ...

    Article : 183 words
  23. BRIGHT BOY.

    Jones was a kind-hearted butcher. One day he was going home with a block of ice in his cart, but being called away to dinner, he left it in the ...

    Article : 131 words
  24. A PARTNERSHIP GIFT.

    Spokesman (at presentation party): "Mr. Goodpastor, the principal gift of the evenin' hasn't arrived, owing to some delay on the railway. It's a ...

    Article : 94 words
  25. SHE WANTED KINDNESS.

    They were on their honeymoon. He had bought a boat and had taken her out to show her how well he could handle it, putting her to tend the ...

    Article : 118 words
  26. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    Experience has proved that it is unwise to have more than 50 chicks together in a brooder. A good tonic is chopped raw onion ...

    Article : 321 words
  27. HE POLITELY EXPLAINED.

    The sweet young thing was being shown through the locomotive works. "What is that thing?" she asked, pointing with her dainty parasol. ...

    Article : 68 words
  28. THE STRAIGHT TIP.

    "Then, if I understand you," said a merchant to a customer, "you do not intend to pay the amount you owe me?" ...

    Article : 72 words
  29. BLACK AND WHITE.

    The man entered the cab and instructed the driver to take him to his residence near the cemetery. On dismounting, he gave the cabby ...

    Article : 109 words
  30. EASILY?

    You can tell a man's character quite easily by looking at his thumb. If it is firm-jointed, for instance, you can put him down as keen, cautious ...

    Article : 103 words
  31. PRESERVING MILK POWDER.

    A method has been invented fo[?] preserving various food or other products, and especially milk powder, the idea being based upon placing ...

    Article : 174 words
  32. AND KEEPS IT.

    "Of course," said the bachelor thoughtfully, "there can be no such thing as joint rule in a family. Someone must be the head." ...

    Article : 87 words
  33. THE SAME THING, ONLY MORE SO.

    Mrs. Byrde (to her solicitor): "I cannot imagine how the unfortunate, affair has leaked out. I have certainly never dropped a word about it in ...

    Article : 73 words
  34. A POWERFUL LONG WAY.

    A gentleman had an Irishman in his employ who was noted for having dirty boots. One day the gentleman asked him why he hadn't cleaned ...

    Article : 37 words
  35. VIRTUOUS BRIDGET.

    Mistness: "If anyone calls, Bridget, tell them I'm engaged." Bridget: "Thin, mum, O[?] must give ye[?] notice to lave. [?] always tough ...

    Article : 12 words
  36. OPINION RESERVED.

    A gentleman lost patience by some blunder on the part of his new groom. "Look here!" he cried in his anger, "I won't have things done in this ...

    Article : 36 words
  37. A CUT.

    Theatrical Wife: "I see, dear, that snoring is caused by a person always keeping his mouth open during the night." ...

    Article : 36 words
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