. The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1909 . e palace within isfull of works of art, and the gardens are of sur-passing beauty. Adjoining it is Bushey Park,surely the prettiest of all the suburban parks. A LONG-LIVED CLOCK. Does anyone wish a clock to run as long as30,000 years without being wound up ? Thereis one which is the work of a distinguishedinventor in matters electrical. He calls it a radium clock, and asserts that itwill run for 300 centuries if it is not inter-fered with. It consists of a tube containing asmall quantity of radium, supported on aquartz rod in an exhausted glass vessel
. The Forfar Directory and Yearbook 1909 . e palace within isfull of works of art, and the gardens are of sur-passing beauty. Adjoining it is Bushey Park,surely the prettiest of all the suburban parks. A LONG-LIVED CLOCK. Does anyone wish a clock to run as long as30,000 years without being wound up ? Thereis one which is the work of a distinguishedinventor in matters electrical. He calls it a radium clock, and asserts that itwill run for 300 centuries if it is not inter-fered with. It consists of a tube containing asmall quantity of radium, supported on aquartz rod in an exhausted glass vessel. Tothe lower end of the tube is attached an electro-scope, consisting of two long strips of silver. The natural action of the radium sends anelectric charge into the strips, causing them toseparate until they touch the sides of the vessel,whereupon they are instantly discharged andfall together again. This operation is repeatedautomatically every two minutes, so that eachbeat of this singular timekeeper may be saidto be two minutes il^fi., GARDENINGFOR THE MONTH. Finish prttnijig andflailing itp ivaii fTHittrees. Graft cherries andpltims as soon as thebuds begin to sowings ofpeas and beans. Plantontfra7ne plants and fillthe fra}}ics -unth scarletrmijieis. Plant viaincrops of potatoes aboutthe last fortnigjit, aiidS07V onions ajid \lint, sage and the va-rious pot-herbs -may bepropagated by slipi. M\m\ laiiiaiii imi i, | r s M Tu W Th F S S M Tu W Th F S_ S M Tu W Th F S_ S M Tu W St. Davids Day. Horace Walpole died, 1797, Ember Day. Pimctiiality begets Day. 2nd Sunday in Lent. David Kizzio murdered, 1566. Measure twice before you cut West, , died, first daily paper started, Gregory the Great died, of London born, 1849. 3rd Sunday in Lent, Close time for wild birds till 1st Freshwaterfisli close seasonbegmsSt. Patricks Day. B. H. in bushel of Mar
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