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  2. A SUBMARINE CABLE.

    Suppose we are at sea laying a cable. From the great tanks of the ship's hold (says a writer in "Pearson's Magazine") the cable line ...

    Article : 1,014 words
  3. THE VICTORIA FALLS.

    The Victoria Falls—the native name for which is Mosi-oa-Tonnya, or the Thunder Sounding Smoke—have rightly been called the most ...

    Article : 186 words
  4. AFTER HARVEST CULTIVATION.

    Fields that are to be fall ploughed, should be turned over lightly as soon after harvest as possible. Where advanced methods of farming are ...

    Article : 221 words
  5. BUTTER PRESERVED FOR 200 YEARS

    Ghee is used in India as is butter in America and European countries, and, in fact, is butter, so prepared that it never grows stale, instances ...

    Article : 154 words
  6. A FAIR FIREBRAND.

    "Trespassers will be prosecuted." Doris read the indistinct legend on the dilapidated board with a contemptuous toss of her curly head, ...

    Article : 2,666 words
  7. CANNIBALS.

    The Bangwa cannibals, who live in the heart of the African Continent, on the Aruwimi, a tributary of the Congo, have a curious method of ...

    Article : 829 words
  8. HINDOO BREATHING EXERCISE.

    Some of the best breathing exercises have originated with the natives of India. One of the most original and effective is known as the ...

    Article : 181 words
  9. THE EVOLUTION OF A BREED OF CATTLE

    Prof. J. Wilson, says that nearly every breed of cattle was a combination of several breeds, a result of crossing again and again and of ...

    Article : 380 words
  10. RIFLE THAT LOADS ITSELF.

    It is strange that crudities still appear in the weapons which the geniuses of centuries have laboured to perfect; and that our eye should be ...

    Article : 216 words
  11. A BELATED "MILLIONAIRE."

    The master's office at Kimberley has recently been the scene of a dramatic discovery. It has reference to the affairs of Thomas Istad, who ...

    Article : 158 words
  12. CONDENSED MILK.

    Mr. F. J. Lloyd has prepared for the British Dairy Farmers' Association a set of analyses of twenty brands of condensed milk, ...

    Article : 313 words
  13. MEAT POISONING.

    Dr. Schneidenmuhl has been investigating the various infections and parasitie diseases transmitted through the flesh of cattle. He ...

    Article : 219 words
  14. SOME CLOSE SHAVES.

    Mr. Dennis attempted to establish an Australian record for shaving with one razor—unset—as many men as possible within one hour. When ...

    Article : 139 words
  15. A STICK OF MILK.

    Solid milk is sold in Siberia during the winter. It is allowed to freeze around a stick, which forms a handle to carry it by. The milkman leaves ...

    Article : 50 words
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