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  2. New, Odd, Interesting.

    Indian ink is now made from burned camphor. Beggars are few in Switzerland, and four-fifths of the adults have bank ...

    Article : 1,712 words
  3. The Farmer.

    It is a common impression that the milk of high-yielding cows is usually poorer, and that of low-yielding cows richer, in quality. The ...

    Article : 366 words
  4. Wise and Otherwise.

    "Sir, you are the biggest scoundrel that I know." "Sir, you forget yourself." Brome: "A penny for your ...

    Article : 835 words
  5. QUEER DOLLS GIRLS CAN MAKE.

    Would you like an entirely new family of dolls--queer little dolls such as you have never had before? If you would, some day gather your ...

    Article : 500 words
  6. FOR USE AT THE DOCKS.

    The peculiar requirements of the docks at Danzig, Germany, have caused the construction of a floating crane provided with a water ballast ...

    Article : 65 words
  7. WHAT A SOUL WEIGHS.

    Experiments to determine the "live and dead" weights of human bodies, recorded by Dr. Duncan MacDougall, make interesting ...

    Article : 180 words
  8. PANSY FACES.

    The word pansy comes from the French word "pensee," meaning a thought. Who the person was who first gave this name to the flower I ...

    Article : 401 words
  9. SCALY LEGS.

    Scaly legs occur mostly among fowls which are fed largely with heating foods and are kept on a dry run. There are several remedies to be ...

    Article : 350 words
  10. The Poultry Run.

    Anything that is not perfectly wholesome, clean, and fresh, should never be given to fowls. Neither should they be allowed to soil their ...

    Article : 172 words
  11. SLEEPING SICKNESS TERMS.

    At the French Academy of Medicine a remarkably interesting cinematograph display has been given which actually enabled the medical ...

    Article : 191 words
  12. DUCKWING LEGHORNS.

    One of the most beautiful, as well as the most useful varieties of Leghorns are the duckwings. They possess exquisite soft shades of color of ...

    Article : 210 words
  13. TREATMENT OF SHOW BIRDS.

    One often finds show birds put on special diet, and though I should not condemn the practice absolutely, there is not the slightest need for ...

    Article : 183 words
  14. FLYING FIREWORKS.

    "A Cuban friend called on us one evening," says Alice May in "Harper's Monthly,'" holding in his hand a brown paper bag perforated with ...

    Article : 698 words
  15. WHEN A QUEEN PROPOSED MARRIAGE.

    During the lull of a golden noon Queen Victoria sent for the man she had loved unswervingly for a time that seemed so long to the swift ...

    Article : 325 words
  16. ELECTRIC LIGHT ON MOTORS.

    One of the greatest additions to the pleasure of night motoring is an improved electric lighting system recently perfected. By means ...

    Article : 254 words
  17. FATTENING TURKEYS.

    When the time comes for fattening up the turkeys for market you should get them all into a pen which does not leave them too much room. ...

    Article : 288 words
  18. Science Notes & News.

    The cracking sound of freshly-ignited wood or coal is caused by the air or liquid contained in the pores expanding by heat and bursting the ...

    Article : 40 words
  19. THE RHODE ISLAND RED.

    The breed, which is rapidly growing in popularity is, as its name implies, American, and is one of the latest products of the U.S.A. In ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 120 words
  20. FOR THE GARDENER.

    Scattered fruit on a tree is difficult to pick by climbing a ladder. If the fruit is shaken off the fall will cause bruises that make it unfit ...

    Article : 114 words
  21. DIRECTIVE WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY.

    The advantages of wireless telegraphy for vessels in distress have been fully demonstrated during the last few years; but, although ...

    Article : 177 words
  22. For Young Folks.

    A Sultan wanted to find an honest man to collect the taxes of his realm, but he did not know where to go for such a man, so he ...

    Article : 200 words
  23. SORE THROAT.

    Everyone has a cure for sore throat, but simple remedies appeal to be most effectual. Salt and water is used by many as a gargle, but ...

    Article : 119 words
  24. A PASSENGER-CARRYING MONOPLANE.

    A monoplane in which four people will be able to fly through the air is now being built. In its technical details the machine will be an ...

    Article : 191 words
  25. SELF-SACRIFICE.

    What is love worth that does not show itself in action? and more, which does not show itself in passion in the true sense of that word: ...

    Article : 67 words
  26. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PULLETS.

    A writer in "Feathered World" gives some useful hints on the feeding of the young pullets. Those who are raising pullets for laying ...

    Article : 301 words
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