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  2. THE POULTRY PUN.

    Why it should be that some breeds of fowls lay eggs the shells of which are deeply coloured, whilst others produce only pure white, and still more, eggs ...

    Article : 129 words
  3. AMERICAN HUMOUR.

    Explained.--"What time does the last car pin from here to town ?" inquired the stranger. "Well, it's like this, sir," explained the suburbanite: ...

    Article : 522 words
  4. REST FOR THE BRAIN.

    There is no organ of the human body which stands in greater need of rest than the brain, and this rest, the most efficacious of all, is afforded ...

    Article : 338 words
  5. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    The enormous production of sugarcane to the acre is one of the surprises of Peru. Where it is grown, the land is level and planting is an easy matter. ...

    Article : 121 words
  6. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    A wind motor claimed to be the largest of its kind in the world, is in use at Harlingen, Friesland, for draining a tract of lowland redeemed from the ...

    Article : 800 words
  7. THE CARE OF THE ACED.

    We are all of us eager to make the last years of those who are near and dear to us as happy and comfortable as possible. Old age, even when the ...

    Article : 409 words
  8. THE MARKET FOR SNAKES.

    Many persons may not know that there are ranches in the great southwestern part of the United States whose whole business is the fattening ...

    Article : 311 words
  9. SOME TELEPHONE FACTS.

    Telephony has made wonderful strides during the last few years, and the uses to which the telephone may be put arc so numerous that it would ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. THE WEEDING PROCESS.

    Successful poultry culture does not depend upon the quantity of birds kept but upon their quality. It matters not if the stock is of the exhibition or ...

    Article : 362 words
  11. TO HEAR YOURSELF AS OTHERS HEAR YOU.

    An English voice specialist has invented a machine which enables a singer to hear his own voice, just as it sounds to his audience. The demand ...

    Article : 117 words
  12. NOT OFTEN HEARD.

    Little Simkins was strolling home from the office one evening, and the driver of a dray, who had dropped his whip, asked him if he would mind ...

    Article : 174 words
  13. KEEPS THE PICTURE STRAIGHT.

    There is nothing more unsightly than a picture which is always lopsided, and yet, when a lot of traffic is continually passing the house, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 130 words
  14. THE BOY'S SACRIFICE.

    He was a good little boy, and very thoughtful. It was during a long spell of dry weather, and he had heard of the great scarcity of water throughout ...

    Article : 133 words
  15. EXPERIMENTS WITH LIQUID FUEL.

    A demonstration of the possibility of steam raising by the combustion of liquid fuel directly in contact with [?]ter has been made. An apparatus ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. SELECTING COCKERELS.

    When the weeding process is being carried on, any cockerels that are to be kept for future breeding purposes should be selected with care. The ...

    Article : 255 words
  17. AN ANCIENT UNDERGROUND CITY.

    On the right bank of the Amou Daria, in Turkestan, is a chain of rocky hills near the Bokharan town of Karki, and a number of large caves ...

    Article : 161 words
  18. AN ANCIENT BUILDER.

    Probably the greatest builder the world ever had was Nebuchadnezzer, King of Babylon from 604 to 561 B.C. There is scarcely a ruin in Babylonia ...

    Article : 94 words
  19. TAKING NO RISKS.

    "Ah," remarked the doctor, as he examined the patient's tongue and felt his pulse. "I'm glad to find you so much better this morning. That ...

    Article : 100 words
  20. THE EXCHANGE SUGGESTED.

    Bertie Slosh was a stockbroker, or something of that kind. Anyway, he wont up to the City every day, and, between strenuous games of dominoes, ...

    Article : 173 words
  21. COLORS OF THE RAINBOW.

    Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red are the colors of the rainbow; most are sure of that. It is true, however, of only a very few rainbows. ...

    Article : 134 words
  22. A SHARP ANSWER.

    A teacher had carefully explained to her class the meaning of the word "happens." "Now," she said, "if, there is anything you do not ...

    Article : 86 words
  23. THE LIGHT FROM THE SKY.

    The globular light from the sky is, it has been observed, superior to the sum of all the quantities of light sent to us separately by the stars. Even ...

    Article : 132 words
  24. PUTTING IT KINDLY.

    A libel action was in full blast, and a worried, but kindly-faced man being badgered in the witness-box. Counsel for the plaintiff jumped up ...

    Article : 152 words
  25. A NEW USE FOR SUGAR.

    A novel use for sugar has recently been found, and solutions of this substance have been shown to be most effective for preserving timber. The ...

    Article : 237 words
  26. LOGICAL PERHAPS.

    A lesson in elementary anatomy had been in progress. But the teacher did not flatter himself that he had made any lasting contribution to the ...

    Article : 116 words
  27. NOTES FOR THE NOTICE.

    When you are breeding fowls don't forget that you should start on the lines that the father transmits his characteristics to his daughters and the ...

    Article : 212 words
  28. INTERESTING TO WALTZERS.

    The word "ball," as applied to a dancing party, came to be used in the first instance from an ancient "ball play" give in church by the Dean and ...

    Article : 87 words
  29. SAVED BY A SHAMPOO.

    "Out! Out!" roared the villagers, as Wilkins, one of the village cricket team, was biffed with a "leg before." The village barber was officiating as ...

    Article : 123 words
  30. MOTHS.

    A teacher, noticing the boy's interest in the study of insects, and especially of moths, advised him to find a book in the library upon the subject of ...

    Article : 86 words
  31. ALL THAT CONCERNED HIM.

    Mr. Latehours, who belongs to several clubs walked into the police station.. "I hear," he said to the sergeant at ...

    Article : 78 words
  32. Advertising

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    Advertising : 71 words
  33. ACCORDING TO THE DICTIONARY.

    young wife: "John, what are you so cross about ?" Husband, studying account-book: "Well, frankly, this steady outflow of money is a little more than ...

    Article : 72 words
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