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  2. FAMOUS REGIMENTS.

    Amongst the cavalry regiments which were mentioned recently in official despatches was the 11th (Prince Albert’s Own) Hussars, ...

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  3. Interesting War Notes.

    One of the cleverest sketches of Lord Kitchener ever published was that of the well-known German officer, Von Tiedemann, who went through the ...

    Article : 219 words
  4. Short Story

    Maudie in trouble! Maudie in tears! Would not the very skies fall in Sympath? “Little girl—what in the world is the matter?” ...

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  5. TELEPHONES WITH MEMORIES.

    Devices for making a telephone “remember” what is said to it have been available for many years. The “telescribe,” an instrument of this type ...

    Article : 219 words
  6. THE DESIRABLE HOC.

    The hog is the most plastic of all farm animals. In his wild state he is of unflinching gameness, an intrepid fighter, fleet as a racehorse, and almost ...

    Article : 287 words
  7. HYPNOTISING ANIMALS.

    Hypnotising a hen is a trick known to most country boys. It is an old experiment, first described by the Jesuit Father Athanasius Kircher, who laid ...

    Article : 262 words
  8. WHEN THEY SPLIT POLAND.

    The first partition of Poland was actively commenced 142 years ago, under the terms of a compact between Frederick the Great of Prussia and ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. AMAZING SHOTS.

    Private Fulton, of the Queen’s West-minsters, the crack shot who tied for the King’s Prize last year at Bisley, recently shot from a range of 700 ...

    Article : 521 words
  10. FEEDING CHICKENS.

    Some of the earliest chickens are now being hatched, and as in a few weeks many more will be coming along, a few remarks on feeding them will be ...

    Article : 295 words
  11. WHAT BIG GUNS EAT.

    The lady who asked at the country store for “powder” was met with the polite query, “Face, gun, or flea?” The first and third varieties are still ...

    Article : 514 words
  12. For Boys and Girls,

    The words of Suliman went to the heart of Cheri. He now recognised how sincere the attachment and loyalty of this man had been, and he ...

    Article : 1,493 words
  13. A NEW TELEPHONE INVENTION.

    The number of epoch-making inventions of any kind is not now as great as it used to be. There must be a levelling down or up of the standard ...

    Article : 234 words
  14. WHAT THE VICTOR MAY DO.

    While the laws of war as relating to conquered countries have been placed on record and defined in The Hague Convention ...

    Article : 420 words
  15. FARM AND HELD

    The pastures, however, can be assisted a great deal by sowing a succession of forage crops, many of which can be sown from now right on until the ...

    Article : 206 words
  16. SCIENCE NOTES.

    Experiments at the Forest Service Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture have determined that the strength of a piece of wood may be ...

    Article : 330 words
  17. Items of Interest

    True liberty is to have absolute power over self.—Montaigne. A good inflow makes a good outflow; he who takes in much can and must ...

    Article : 232 words
  18. DARDANELLES FACTS.

    The distance from the entrance of the Dardanelles to the exit of the Bosphorus is nearly 200 miles. The average width of the Straits is two or ...

    Article : 175 words
  19. EFFECTS OF BONE MEAL.

    It is a well-known fact that the fertilising effect of bone meal is very slight on calcareous soils or on soils manured with lime, whereas on soils ...

    Article : 343 words
  20. FAMOUS REGIMENTS.

    In the past the gallantry of the Seaforth Highlanders has been praised by such great soldiers as Lord Roberts, the Duke of Wellington, and Lord ...

    Article : 492 words
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