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  2. Facts & Fancies.

    Some interesting stones are told of wild geese. We think of them as flying, not realising that they have a reputation for marching. ...

    Article : 205 words
  3. The Farmer.

    "The most fatal error in modern farming," says Dr. Wm. Macdonald, Dry Land Agronomist of Natal, "is the careless preparation of the ...

    Article : 188 words
  4. Words of Wisdom.

    What makes many persons discontented with their own condition is the absurd idea they form of the happiness of others. ...

    Article : 472 words
  5. Science Notes & News.

    To solder pieces of glass together, melt 95 parts of tin and add five parts of copper, stir well with a wooden rod and the mixture will ...

    Article : 89 words
  6. CONCRETE RESISTS SHOT AND SHELL.

    Several targets, made completely of reinforced concrete, have been erected for the purpose of testing the projectile-resisting, power of ...

    Article : 261 words
  7. KING AND COMET.

    A comet which made its appearance in 1664 was supposed to have for its purpose the death of all Kings. Alphonso VI. of Portugal ...

    Article : 104 words
  8. VENTILATION.

    Fowls need abundant fresh air in order to thrive, and the ventilation of many, poultry houses leave much to be desired. When they are built ...

    Article : 210 words
  9. WHY DUELS ARE HARMLESS.

    A large proportion of the duels in France end without bloodshed. When the offence is not very serious it is agreed beforehand that the ...

    Article : 195 words
  10. A BIPLANE ON SKIS.

    An ingenious flying machine named the ski-biplane has, been constructed by Messrs. Maire and Perrin, of Morges, near Lausanne. The ...

    Article : 67 words
  11. A MECHANICAL SHERLOCK HOLMES.

    A new apparatus for recording the amount of force represented by marks left by burglars' tools on wood has been invented by the ...

    Article : 153 words
  12. POTATO AS A CLEANER.

    One hundred and fifty hotels in Kansas City use a style of cabinet, on their desks in which a receptacle is provided for a raw potato ...

    Article : 85 words
  13. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN JAPAN.

    In an interesting article on Agriculture in Japan in the "Detroit Free Press," Mr. Frank G. Carpenter reviews the situation of ...

    Article : 318 words
  14. THE SCRATCHING SHED.

    It is only recently that the importance of the scratching shed has been fully recognised. Domestic fowls have a rooted objection to ...

    Article : 130 words
  15. STEERSMEN OUT OF DATE.

    By the automatic electric mechanism of Mr. Bailie J. C. Bogle, of Falkirk (Scotland), the compass is placed in control of the steering ...

    Article : 158 words
  16. HOW FROST IS FOUGHT.

    In the French vineyard, as well as in many plantations in the United States, fires in the open air are largely used as a protection against ...

    Article : 141 words
  17. WONDERFUL RAILWAYS.

    For really exciting railway travel one must go to South Africa There, engineers have had to break, all sorts of world's records, to ...

    Article : 131 words
  18. TESTING TAXICABS.

    By placing bronze plates in the street curbing at measured distances the weights and measure department of-Boston has instituted a method of ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. TO PURIFY FOUL LAND.

    If the ground occupied by the flock has been carelessly .allowed to become foul, drastic measures are necessary. The state of affairs may ...

    Article : 140 words
  20. IN DANGER OF FALLING UPWARDS.

    The fish that live at enormous depths are, in consequence of great pressure, liable to a curious form of accidents. If in chasing their, prey ...

    Article : 201 words
  21. HOW TO USE A HAND CAMERA.

    In using a hand camera the beginner should never be satisfied with poor or mediocre work. Every failure should lead him to inquire the ...

    Article : 325 words
  22. TO TIE UP A HORSE.

    In fastening up a horse or any other animal, by a halter or headstall rope, the advantages of the knot we, illustrate are that it can be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 366 words
  23. GLASS SCREENS ON SHIPBOARD.

    The new trans-Atlantic liners, Olympia and [?] will be equipped with glass screens on the promenade decks, so that an ...

    Article : 126 words
  24. NEW PIGMIES.

    The greatest interest has been aroused in scientific circles by the discovery by the expedition of the British Ornithologists' Union of a ...

    Article : 372 words
  25. ON SPECIAL DIET.

    Many people will now be weeding unpromising chicks out of the flock, and as a matter of fact it is only waste of time and money to let ...

    Article : 185 words
  26. The Poultry Run.

    One could be for ever writing about the necessity for giving for fresh air, and yet there would be some poultry keepers who would not ...

    Article : 238 words
  27. SEEING BY WIRE.

    Two Frenchmen have invented an apparatus for transmitting by wire the reflected likenesses of persons standing at either end, enabling ...

    Article : 146 words
  28. CRAB AND MUSSLE PARTNERSHIP.

    Partnerships are not peculiar to the human race. Many lower creatures find them profitable. These partnerships are for mutual welfare, ...

    Article : 278 words
  29. FOOD IN SUMMER.

    With the warm weather care should be taken with the feeding of the stock. Maize and barley and all other very healing grains and ...

    Article : 182 words
  30. TRUTH AND FREEDOM.

    We must stoutly contend for the freedom of thought; but must remember that thought is only free when true. The ship is master of ...

    Article : 145 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 124 words
  32. THE POULTRY HOUSE.

    Whenever possible, movable poultry houses Should be used in preference to permanent structures. The initial expense' of the house is no ...

    Article : 125 words
  33. Advertising

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