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  2. Short Story

    The setting sun, half-hidden behind the horizon, threw its last lurid rays over the desert. They lighted up, in a glow of colour, the flat-topped houses ...

    Article : 2,857 words
  3. Interesting War Notes.

    It may be laid down as a military axiom that a general's ability is not measured by the amount of baggage he takes to war. ...

    Article : 176 words
  4. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN.

    It is proverbial that "the darkest hour precedes the dawn." Mr. W. F. Denning, the English authority on meteors, has recently called attention ...

    Article : 145 words
  5. AVIATOR'S DEADLY WEAPONS.

    French airmen have now four terrible weapons of destruction for use in aeroplane fighting. They are:— (1) The steel arrows, les fleches, 6in. ...

    Article : 200 words
  6. EDIBLE FLOWERS.

    A Consular report from Calcutta describes the uses made in India of the mahua tree—otherwise known as the mahwa, malwa, mowha, mowa, mowra ...

    Article : 238 words
  7. £40 A WEEK FOR AVIATORS

    According to the latest reports, Germany is discarding the Taube type of flying machine, chiefly owing to the difficulty of making observations from ...

    Article : 435 words
  8. ALFALFA TRIED AS SILAGE.

    According to some recent experiments, alfalfa can successfully be made into silage when mixed with rye or corn. Owing to the large amount of ...

    Article : 174 words
  9. GREAT BATTLES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 451 words
  10. FARM AND FIELD.

    The bacteria which fix the atmospseric nitrogen require for their growth and development air, light, warmth, and moisture, and for their nourishment ...

    Article : 260 words
  11. SCIENCE NOTES.

    The Swedish railway authorities have been investigating pulverised peat as a fuel for locomotives for several years with a view to ascertaining its ...

    Article : 84 words
  12. CANADIAN'S SPADE ARMOUR.

    Like knights of old the Canadian troops for the front are to be equipped with armour. The armour, however, is to be business-like. It will be in the ...

    Article : 225 words
  13. A NOVEL PILE-DRIVER.

    The Russian engineer corps has employed an ingenious pile-driver which acts with great speed. On two sides of the pile 1in. gas pipes are placed ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. Items of Interest.

    Cowper, "On the loss of the Royal George." Wishing of all employments is the worst.—Shakespeare. ...

    Article : 279 words
  15. ORIGIN OF MILITARY TERMS.

    At a time when naval and military terms are in everyone's mouth, it may be interesting to recall their origins. "Captain is derived from the Latin ...

    Article : 285 words
  16. ELECTRIC POWER AS BY-PRODUCT.

    At a mine in South Africa, says Prometheus, the water supply has to be drawn from a considerable distance, and must, on its way, cross a ridge some ...

    Article : 141 words
  17. CARBOHYDRATES AND MILK.

    An English expert, writing on the effect of food on the milk supply of cows, says: "One often hears it said that such ...

    Article : 723 words
  18. FRENCH WIRELESS LIGHTHOUSES.

    The French Government is taking measures to set up wireless lighthouses along the coast, and as is customary for ordinary lighthouses each station ...

    Article : 136 words
  19. SNAPSHOTTING SHELLS.

    Through a wonderful invention which solves the problem of the highest of high speed photography, it has been found possible to photograph shells ...

    Article : 257 words
  20. HEAVIER RAILS FOR RAILWAYS.

    It is apparent that the rapidly increasing weights of both locomotives and loaded cars of all descriptions in America will soon make a heavier rail ...

    Article : 158 words
  21. Advertising

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    Advertising : 82 words
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