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  2. An Electric Sounder.

    A sounding apparatus, which indicates on board ship the depth in fathoms to which the lead has descended, was recently tried in the seas of the West Highlands of Scotland, and found to give ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 165 words
  3. Suicide of a Solicitor.

    Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., held a magisterial inquiry last week concerning the death of Mr. Henry Cox Colyer, who committed suicide on the previous day, at his residence, "Brightside," ...

    Article : 459 words
  4. News Nuggets.

    SALT MINES are said to have been discovered near Erivan, in the Caucasus. The quality and whiteness of the salt are reported to be exceptionally pure. From past experience, however, it appears very ...

    Article : 795 words
  5. MUNICIPAL.

    A step which promises good results has been taken by Vanderbilt "University, at Nashville, Tennessee, where the Engineering Department has offered to admit free of charge to its class in ...

    Article : 98 words
  6. The Poetry of Burns.

    Professor Minto, of Aberdeen (Scotland), lectured in Edinburgh lately on " The Poetry of Burns in its Historical Relationships." Burns, he remarked, owed little to school, and nothing to ...

    Article : 283 words
  7. Footway Paving Stones.

    Two kinds of paving stones for the public footpaths are in common use in large Scottish towns. The best is a fine grained compact flagstone; the Other is a common porous sandstone. This latter ...

    Article : 116 words
  8. The Robertson Dairy Company.

    The farmers of Robertson haye followed the example of their brethren on the coast, and have established a butter factory in their midst. The building is partly constructed of stone, and partly of wood ...

    Article : 546 words
  9. Gleanings.

    The Eedfern Council has voted a sum of £200 as a mayoral allowance for the current municipal year. A public meeting has been organised in Moama ...

    Article : 1,174 words
  10. Highlanders and Whisky.

    Some years ago (wrote a correspondent) I was crossing the Minch in the packet, an old yacht, from Lochmaddy to Dunvegan. My two fellow-travellers, knowing the use and wont of the ...

    Article : 286 words
  11. The Elmore Murderer.

    The man. Wm. Harrison, condemned to death for the murder of John Duggan at Elmore, last winter, still asserts his innocence, (said the Sandhurst correspondent of the ARGUS), and ...

    Article : 223 words
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