been doing now tor so mosey years. On Tuesday no lass than 160 parcels of provisions were distributed at Caxton Hall to poor persons from every pert of the hip .i-400 from the funds of the Society itself. and 450 from a special Isial whir& Ike Mayor (Hr. George the admirable sea

SLY PLILABANT. The Coroner: Is the fume:rather irritating Witness: No, sir. rather the revere.. It is somewhat like chloroform. In fact one might term it extremely pleasant for the time being. What does it do? -Its action is to cloee op the pores of the wood and so prevent mould

This leather is made, sari the Scienii fle American, by soaking dry hides in a river when the water i not too warm, or for a Langer period earher in the yew, until the hair will slip. hides are then washed saddened and tramped with salt, sifter which they are picked in a and lef

SCIENCE f4O - ES AND NEWS. THE SOLAR SYSTIFII IN MINTATI . R" The well-known Norwegian physicist. Birkeland, has devised an ingenious in• strument for teeting and demonstrating certain hypetbraes of his with 'respect the part played m our by electrical It is now known that the in

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existing between him and the defendants Jacobs by which Hart took slips 1 for them, and by which they were handed over to oimeengers from time

The Public Health Committee had received a letter from the Battersea Borough Council forwarding copy report relating to an action taken by them against a trader for selling fairy cakes containing over 20 grains per lb. of boric acid, which was dismissed • and stating that they h

"REASONABLE POVERTY" TIIE (1.111:61". Assonsion Vicar's hi The Ascension Church, Lavender Bill, magazine for this month the 7icar, the Rev. E. de G. Lucas, writes the subject of I..lerKvmeit's incomes : " I should like to emphasise the importance of our effort to increase the per

Now, think. You lost your temper, didn't youP—Just for the moment, sir. Might not you have said that if she did not behave properly you would do her in?—No, sir. Did she say anything then about drowning herself ?—No. Did you say you would do the children in?—No. Have you ever he

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