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    "But!" exclaimed Philip Rowland, when the sad state of the case was made only too plain. "I don't understand how the ...

    Article : 2,101 words
  3. INTERESTING WAR NOTES

    There is much of interest to be learned about the arm badges worn by the French soldiers. In our army there is only one, the thin gold stripe ...

    Article : 201 words
  4. TELEPHONIC TRANSMISSION.

    Some particulars of a new method of measuring telephonic transmission were described by Mr. B. S. Cohen before the Institution of Post Office Electrical ...

    Article : 203 words
  5. TRENCH SUPERSTITIONS.

    Of all the superstitions in the British Army—and they are many—the most popular has to do with the jar that contains the ration of rum. German ...

    Article : 285 words
  6. INCREASING THE MILK YIELD.

    There is a strong demand that farmers should do their utmost to increase the production of food. It is interesting, therefore, to see what can be done ...

    Article : 223 words
  7. REGIMENTAL PETS.

    When the pet goat of the 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment was killed in the Battle of the Aisne it became known that some of our soldiers had ...

    Article : 422 words
  8. LONGEST TUNNEL IN AMERICA.

    One of the most notable railway engineering feats of the moment is in active progress in Western Canada. This is the boring of a tunnel 26,400 ...

    Article : 358 words
  9. FARM AND FIELD

    Do not apply rank manure to soil in which tap-rooted vegetables such as beetroots or parsnips are to be grown. It was a far-seeing man who wrote ...

    Article : 135 words
  10. CLOVER ON ACID SOILS.

    It is well known that red clover will readily grow on some acid soils where other legumes, such as alfalfa, will not flourish. The reason for this is not ...

    Article : 286 words
  11. IMPROVING THE STEEL HELMET.

    Describing the new British steel helmet, Dr. C. W. Saleeby says that instead of the straight front of the French helmet it has a sloping front ...

    Article : 368 words
  12. GERMS AND MILK.

    Invariably the germs which have a harmful influence or resting-place among unclean surroundings is where-ever there are any accumulations of ...

    Article : 102 words
  13. Humour,

    "How do you like the new hat I bought for my aunt?" "It's rather loud, isn't it?" "Oh, well, what's the difference? She's deaf." ...

    Article : 401 words
  14. DISCOVERING THE TELEPHONE.

    A dinner of the American Geographic Society held in Washington recently was used as an occasion for celebrating the marvellous developments of the ...

    Article : 212 words
  15. SCIENCE NOTES.

    Andrew Gordon of Glasgow announces the discovery of a new metal belonging to the platinum group and called by him canadium. He has ...

    Article : 62 words
  16. PIGS AND MILK.

    Buttermilk, skim-milk, and all kinds of root crops are valuable for pig feed only when mixed with other solid feed, such as pollard, grain, meal, or oilcake. ...

    Article : 186 words
  17. A SPARK PLUG TROUBLE.

    Although the spark plug of to-day is a highly perfected and very efficient instrument it is subject to a number of annoying troubles, some of which ...

    Article : 112 words
  18. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is a candle-maker the most sinful and unfortunate of men?—Because till his works are wicked, and all his wicked works are brought to light. ...

    Article : 204 words
  19. A DEMOCRATIC PRINCE.

    Credit for the splendid successes of our gallant Serb allies in the Balkans is due to the brilliant generalship of their Regent, the Crown Prince ...

    Article : 139 words
  20. THE WORLD'S HARVESTS.

    All through the year wheat is being harvested. In January it is being cut in the great fields of the Argentine and in New Zealand. In February and ...

    Article : 148 words
  21. NEW USES FOR KAPOK.

    Kapok, or the silky fibre covering the seeds of a tropical tree of the silk cotton species found in both the West Indies and East Indies, has for many ...

    Article : 151 words
  22. TRICKING THE GERMANS.

    The people of Brussels have not allowed the German occupation to depress them to such an extent that they are unable to enjoy a practical joke at the ...

    Article : 245 words
  23. TO FATTEN PIGS.

    A good, cheap food to use with boiled potatoes for the fattening of bacon pigs is a mixture of one of wheat, one of barley, and one-half of white peas. ...

    Article : 319 words
  24. MAILS BY AEROPLANE.

    An regular aeroplane service between New York and Chicago is prosed. It is estimated that the flight of 720 miles could be made in from six to ten hours, ...

    Article : 113 words
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