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The Life of the ScorpionIn April, when the Swallow returns to us and the Cuckoo sounds his first note, a revolution takes place among my hitherto peaceable Scorpions. Several whom I have established in the colony in the enclosure, leave their shelter at nightfall,...

The Sacred Beetle, and OthersIn the building of the nest, the family safeguard, we see the highest manifestation of the faculties of instinct. That clever architect, the bird, teaches us as much; and the insect, with its still more diverse talents, repeats the lesson,...

Uit ou Reisbeskrywinge: Dagverhale en ander letterkundige bronne oor die KaapDie doel van hierdie uitgawe is om dele van die Suid-Afrikaanse Geskiedenis in n meer direkte en aanskoulike vorm aan skole en die algemene lesende publiek te gee. Ons meen dat dit in n...

Vámbéry Ármin vázlatai Közép-Ázsiából - Ujabb adalékok az oxusmelléki országok népismereti, társadalmi és politikai viszonyaihozSemmi sem teszi btrabb az embert, mint a siker, de klnsen a vratlan s nem remlt siker. Midn Kzp-zsiai utazsom-at legelszr angol nyelven kzz tevm, korntsem hittem volna, hogy az...

The Stolen Brain; Or, A Wonderful CrimeNick Carter stands for an interesting detective story. The fact that the books in this line are so uniformly good is entirely due to the work of a specialist. The man who wrote these stories produced no other...

KeijukainenJerome Klapka Jerome, syntynyt papinpoikana Lnsi-Englannissa v. 1859, on anglosaksilaisen kirjallisuuden suosituimpia humoristeja, ja hnen jutelmansa ovat levinneet kaikkiin sivistysmaihin. Hn on saavuttanut tll alalla johtavan asemansa helposti, mutta oikean uransa lytminen vaati hnelt ankaraa ponnistelua, kun hn aivan nuorena siirtyi Lontooseen hankkimaan itsenist...

Nick Carter Stories No. 133, March 27, 1915: Won by Magic; or, Nick Carter's Mysterious Ear.How to Send MoneyBy post-office or express money order, registered letter, bank check or draft, at our risk. At your own risk if sent by currency, coin, or postage...

Priscilla of the Good Intent: A Romance of the Grey FellsTHE blacksmiths forge stood just this side of the village as you entered it from Shepston, and David Blake, the smith, was blowing lustily at his bellows, while the sweat dripped down his face....

The Butterflies and Moths of TeneriffeWhen the author left England, in the autumn of 1892, for a winters sunshine in Teneriffe, it was by no means her intention to write on the Lepidoptera of that Island. Soon after her arrival, however, she was struck...

Drinks of the WorldFrom the Cradle to the Grave we need Drink, and we have not far to look for the reason, when we consider that at least seventy per cent. of the human body is composed of water, to compensate the perpetual waste...

The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 10 (of 12)We are very much of Mr. Dunlops opinion,that life has few things better, than sitting at the chimney-corner in a winter evening, after a well-spent day, and reading an interesting romance or novel. In fact,...

The Obedient ServantThey quarreled at breakfast. This was not strange because they quarreled often. But it bothered him after he'd called for his car and was on the way to his office, he realized she was the only one left. The realization came suddenly...

Mystery at Mesa FlatThe murder was committed ten minutes before the Otarkian ship lifted for the long trip back to the mother-planet. It was discovered ten minutes after blast off. The killera great lout of an upper-hillman, signed on the last moment to fill...

Planet of Doom"Press releases!" The way Jane uttered those two words made the Colonel wince. "I didn't come fifty light years for press releases. I came...." She watched the Colonel's face and let her voice trail off. This approach was having absolutely no effect....

The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 374, February 26, 1887 A FAMILY LIKENESS. TINNED MEATS: THEIR VALUE TO HOUSEKEEPERS. THE BROOK AND ITS BANKS. HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MUSICAL FORMS. VARIETIES. DRESS: IN SEASON AND IN REASON. MERLES CRUSADE. NEW MUSIC. A DAUGHTER OF...

Pneumonia: Its Care and PreventionIf you suspect that someone in your family has pneumonia, it is vital that you call your doctor without a moments delay. If it is pneumonia, hours will count. Newly introduced drugs have proved of great value in curing pneumonia...

The KingmakersSELDEN, entering from the dining-room, saw that the lounge was crowded, and he paused for a moment to look about him. It was the half-hour between dinner and the Sporting Club, and he was pleasantly aware of the odours of good coffee and...

The Velocipede: Its History, Varieties, and PracticeWhen the rumor first came across the water, a few years ago, of that wonderful and fascinating little two-wheeled machine, upon which one could so gracefully annihilate time and space, the author of this little book was seized...

More Minor HorrorsMy publisher tells me that this volume will be regarded as a sequel to The Minor Horrors of War, and he assures me that sequels are not a success. I have no doubt my publisher is right, because if publishers were not...

SauvageonneLes cloches de la petite glise dAuberive sonnaient le dernier coup de vpres. Les deux chiens-loups de lpicier Sausseret, dont les nerfs taient sans doute dsagrablement branls par le timbre grle de la sonnerie, staient lancs hors de la boutique de leur matre, et,...