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  2. INTERESTING WAR NOTES.

    The Uhlan--the cavalry arm of the German army--has had his full share of fighting at Liege and at other places on the long line of battle how raging. ...

    Article : 307 words
  3. Short Story

    The bout, well-stocked with provisions, and guarded by a heavily-bribed Arab, was moored in safety a mile farther down the river, but as the ...

    Article : 2,848 words
  4. SUBMARINE'S EYES.

    In both submersibles and submarines there is a difficulty of so discharging their torpedoes as to make striking an object a fair certainty, and much ...

    Article : 204 words
  5. WINTER EGGS.

    Hatch at the right time of the year, so as to secure development and full maturity under the best possible conditions. Inestimable benefits are thus ...

    Article : 298 words
  6. THE HERO OF MONS.

    When the complete history of the famous Battle of Mons is written the name of General Sir Douglas Haig will figure prominently in the undying ...

    Article : 415 words
  7. THE USE OF ALUMINIUM.

    Mr. H. N. Munro recently gave to the Junior Institution of Engineers some interesting notes on the important subject of aluminium. He said ...

    Article : 453 words
  8. THE KAISER'S FEAR OF DEATH.

    Whilst travelling in the rear of his troops the Kaiser has in constant attendance a number of Court physicians. He fears tho attack of disease ...

    Article : 308 words
  9. WORMS IN HORSES.

    As it is not always possible to tell what particular kind of worm a horse is suffering from, the treatment should be general, and the following is advised:-- ...

    Article : 276 words
  10. FARM AND FIELD

    There is one phase of pastures manuring worthy of special note, namely, the beneficial influence which fertilisers exercise on the composition and value ...

    Article : 361 words
  11. CLOTHING THE ARMY.

    Some idea of the needs of an army such as Britain now has at the front and at home may be gathered from the following statements and figures ...

    Article : 461 words
  12. SCIENCE NOTES.

    Dr. L. Sarasin has succeeded, according to "La Nature," in making artificial silk from the "slime" of the seaweed which is thrown up in immense ...

    Article : 61 words
  13. WEATHER PROPHETS IN WAR.

    A feature of the present war is the extent to which weather prophets are working in conjunction with armies. Skilled meteorologists are attached to ...

    Article : 332 words
  14. Items of Interest.

    The truest joy we have in life is making others glad. The blue of heaven is larger than the cloud.--E. B. Browning. ...

    Article : 376 words
  15. MARINE TURBINE CONSTRUCTION.

    Up to the present time, the total horse-power of marine turbines of the Parsons type completed and under construction in the works of the company ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. LIME IN THE SOIL.

    Details of some Canadian experiments which were conducted at a private experiment station at Ottawa have just come to hand. These prove ...

    Article : 205 words
  17. BUILDING A ZEPPELIN.

    The building of a Zeppelin is not the work of a day. The mere work on the vessels takes an entire year, and when that work is done another three months ...

    Article : 170 words
  18. BRITISH NAVY'S LUCKY DAY.

    If the British Navy has a "lucky day" it should be a Friday. It was on Friday, July 29th, 1588, that the Spanish Armada was destroyed. True, ...

    Article : 282 words
  19. SIGNALLING WITH SMOKE.

    A simple and most ingenious method of signalling from an aeroplane has just been invented by a young French engineer named Means. It is a system ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. IRON IN FERTILISERS.

    Iron is always found in the ash of plants, and, therefore, forms a part of heir composition, but in such an insignificant quantity that it not ...

    Article : 158 words
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