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  2. Ladies column

    IT is a frequent difficulty with amateurs to obtain the line gloss on linen collars and cuffs which is such a distinctive mark of a good Ironer. There is an article sold in the ...

    Article : 503 words
  3. The farmer.

    EXTRAVAGANT claims in behalf of any breed of animals or in behalf of improved stock in general, we believe do much harm. There are some statements which are often seen in ...

    Article : 476 words
  4. A Steam-Magnet

    A GERMAN chemist has recently constructed in electromagnet of a soft iron core surrounded by a helix of copper piping, through which steam was forced at a high pressure. ...

    Article : 60 words
  5. A Sunlight Battery.

    HERR SAUER, a German electrician has devised a voltaic battery which only operated under the influence of sunlight, the power being furnished by the chemical rays of the ...

    Article : 186 words
  6. The Man Under the Bed.

    VERT funny things have happened with children in plays, but the worst occurred to a star. I think it was Ada Gray, who was going to play " East Lynne " in Richmond. ...

    Article : 228 words
  7. Soll-Heating

    THE plan of forcing vegetation by heating the soil itself directly by means hot pipes, not indirectly by means of heated air, is likely to become general. French vine dressers are ...

    Article : 166 words
  8. Smoking Vineyards--Rearing Vines.

    AT the meeting of the Napa Grape Growers' Association, President Estee said: "I see in a French periodical that as much attention is paid to smoking vineyards in France as to ...

    Article : 282 words
  9. miscellaneous.

    WHEN Balzac was at the beginning of his career, and known only to the few who had chanced upon his brilliant sketches in the Paris newspapers, it so happened that one of ...

    Article : 292 words
  10. Hints for the sick Roem

    THE closing lecture of ens of the many courses of many lectures on "First Aid to the Injured" was given at the rooms of the society. Dr. Woodbridge said that ...

    Article : 282 words
  11. Universal Buoys.

    THE Corporation of Trinity House are bringing into use a new system of buoyage which, it is hoped, will be adopted universally. Formerly, color was the distinguishing mark of ...

    Article : 147 words
  12. She Know She was Right.

    "Is the gentleman of the house in?" he asked. "Yes, sir; he air." " Can I see him a moment?" ...

    Article : 319 words
  13. Neatness Around Stables and Barns.

    NEATNESS in the precincts as well as the surrounding, of the barns and stables is commendable at all seasons of the year, particularly, in the winter time. The stock of all ...

    Article : 269 words
  14. Dyeing Cut Flowers.

    MR. NESBIT, a well-known botanist, has discovered that by soaking the stems of out flowers in a weak dye, their color can be altered without altering their scent or ...

    Article : 99 words
  15. RECIPES.

    DROP CAKES.--Mix wheatmeal with pure water, and drop, with a large spoon, on tin pan, plate of sheet-iron of frying-pan, greasing enough to prevent sticking; then ...

    Article : 1,248 words
  16. Sunken Irish Cities.

    THERE are numerous legends of sunken cities scattered throughout Ireland, some of which are of a most romantic origin. Thus the space now covered by the lake of Inchiguis is ...

    Article : 322 words
  17. Recucing Metals by Gases.

    AN interesting series of experiments has been made by Dr. G. Gore, F.R.S., in order to test the effect of various gases and liquids in reducing metals from their solutions. The ...

    Article : 187 words
  18. Brother Gardner's Godlish Resolution.

    "I WOULD announce said Brother Gardner, at the meeting of the Lime Kiln Club, "dat I has a communicashun from Baltimore setting forth de fack dat Brudder Participation White ...

    Article : 242 words
  19. Potato Raising.

    "EXPERIMENTER," in the last number of the Gardener's Monthly, states that for a jew years past he has succeeded in raising potatoes in a shorter time by first inducing ...

    Article : 185 words
  20. Sketcher.

    THE MUSEUM AT SYDNEY--THE FORESTS AND THE ANIMALS IN THEM--A QUEER CATERPILLAR--THE LAUGHING JACKASS--THE DELL RIND'S SONG-- IMPRESSIONS MADE UPON THE ...

    Article : 3,330 words
  21. bumor

    THERE is a tailor on Montgomery-street named J. Wisluzil. At the risk of giving him a gratis advertisement we will tell him what an unintentional but effectual disturber of ...

    Article : 762 words
  22. Poppy Fields of India.

    As we got further southward we came upon the great poppy fields, cultivated for opium, which formed a remarkable feature in the landscape. They were scarlet in color, mingled ...

    Article : 226 words
  23. fun.

    DOCTOR, advising young lady to have her clothing suspended from her shoulders, instead of from her waist. Te illustrate he said: "See how men are supported--" "Yes," retoried ...

    Article : 178 words
  24. Science.

    MR. EVELYN LIARDET has devised a plan for enabling a ship's mast head light to indicate the position of the helm. These lights are electrical, and consist of a red, a green, and a ...

    Article : 172 words
  25. A Piano Recital

    "SO you've got a piano, Mrs. Binten?" said one lady to another. "Yes; we've had it for three months." "How did you get it?" ...

    Article : 57 words
  26. A Novel Bridge.

    A TEMPORARY bridge of a novel king has been erected across the river Spey, at its widest part, near Garmouth, to accommodate the workmen engaged on a new railway on the ...

    Article : 166 words
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