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A Curious Suspension Bridge

By H. G. Tyrrell

The Presidential Address of Joseph Wilson Swan, F.R.S., at the Glasgow Meeting of the British Association

The Crompton Ash Hoist

The Utilization of Blast Furnace Gases

American Locomotives in England.—IV

Locomotive Water Gage

American Locomotives in Europe

Exports of Boots and Shoes

The Use of Hydrocyanic Acid Gas for Exterminating Household Insects

About Shoe Polishes

The Observatory at Nice

The Functions of a University

The Comic Side of Yachting

The Future Coaling Stations of the United States

Oriental Rug-Weaving

The African Forest

By George L. Bates

Contemporary Electrical Science

Mechanism of the Santos-Dumont Balloon

Selected Formulæ

Trade Suggestions from United States Consuls

Trade Notes and Receipts

Patents!

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