While the driver of the "Plying Scotchman," from Eustou to Carlisle, was driving his train at <io milesggian hour near Leightou, Cheshire, recently, the look-out window on his engine was suddenly- smashed. Pieces of broken glass Hew in all directions, and a portion struck auii cut the driver under the eye. Lying at his feet the driver found an owl, dead. Cocus wood is the hardest known wood; oak is the strongest. The heaviest British wood is that of the box tree, which sinks in water.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 138, 17 July 1914, Page 10
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86Page 10 Advertisements Column 2 Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 138, 17 July 1914, Page 10
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