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Trees, Shown to the ChildrenDEAR CHILDREN,In this little book I have written about some of the trees which you are likely to find growing wild in this country, and Miss Kelman has painted for you pictures of these trees, with drawings of the leaves...

The Sea-Shore, Shown to the ChildrenTHIS book is intended to help little boys and girls to use their eyes. The world is full of beautiful sights and wonderful creatures; and some of the most beautiful and wonderful of all are to be seen on...

Butterflies and Moths, Shown to the ChildrenIN this little book I want to tell you something about the common butterflies and moths which you may find in almost all parts of the country. But, first of all, I think that perhaps I had better...

Penmanship: Teaching and SupervisionReading, writing, and arithmetic have for long been looked upon as the fundamentals in education. And in very truth they are. Altogether too little attention has been given the expression of thought involved in the study of any school subject whether...

Goena-Goena: Oorspronkelijke romanNu was alles in orde; nu was zijn fortuin gemaakt! Terwijl hij het zweet van zn voorhoofd veegdehet pleiten voor eigen zaak maakt zoo warm!drukte hij de zwart leeren portefeuille, die hij onder den arm droeg, met liefde tegen zijn borst. Het...

La Chauve-SourisEn un lieu joliment ou bellement dnomm Jolibeau, il y avait le jardin de la sur de ma grandmre, entre le jardin du vieil aumnier de lHospice et le jardin du vieux monsieur qui jouait de la flte devant la volire de ses...

Vie de GrillonIl nest au monde rien de plus mouvant que lclosion et le droulement dune petite vie, dune vie comme celle de linsecte dont jentreprends ici lhistoire. Petite vie Je viens demployer l une pithte qui ne me plat en aucune faon; mais...

Ancient history from the monuments: Greek cities & islands of Asia MinorCyzicusLampsacusAbydusAssusPal-ScepsisTroyDr. SchliemannIlium NovumAlexandriaTroasPergamum or Pergamusolis. Before we proceed to give a somewhat detailed account of the more important cities of Asia Minor, and of the islands adjacent to its west and southern shores,...

Fogságom történeteAz 1852-ik v rkre szomoru emlk lesz Erdly trtnelmben, mert az ldz rendszer ekkor egsz gyllettel dhngtt s teljes ervel zte korltlan uralmt. Szzanknt fogdostk be a haza polgrait s vdolvn ket hazarulssal s felsgsrtssel, csapatonknt itltk el 1020 vre, st ktlre is....

The Truth About an Author Sometime in the last century I was for several years one of the most regular contributors to "The Academy," under the editorship of Mr. Lewis Hind and the ownership of Mr. Morgan Richards. The work was constant; but the...

"Polio": Infantile ParalysisWhen polio strikes some child in a community, it is only natural for all parents in that community to become concerned about their own children. It is well to keep in mind, however, that even during an epidemic the number of persons...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 50, Vol. I, December 13, 1884The glacier garden lies far away on a steep hillside by the Lake of the Forest Cantons. Close to the picturesque town of Lucerne, a little path leads...

Australasia Triumphant!: With the Australians and New Zealanders in the Great War on Land and SeaIt is too soon to attempt the telling at large and in detail of all that has been done by Australia and New Zealand in the Great War. There...

Die Dynamitpatrone Eine Anzahl indianischer Arbeiter, die in den Bergwerken von Chihuahua gearbeitet hatten und sich jetzt in dem Vorort der Stadt herumtrieben, stritten sich eines Tages ber die Wirksamkeit der Dynamitpatronen, die beim Sprengen der Gesteinsmassen verwendet werden. Die Mehrzahl stimmte darin berein,...

Die Geschichte einer Bombe Eines Tages kam zu ihm der Indianer Guido Salvatore, der hier am Orte mehrere Wochen im Busch gearbeitet und fr etwa fnfzig Pesos Holzkohle gebrannt hatte. Nachdem er sich ein neues Hemd, eine neue Hose und einen neuen Hut gekauft,...

A New Story Book for ChildrenNobody could be more astonished than I, to find myself famous. I never dreamed of it, when I sat in a small room, at the top of the house where I lodged, scribbling over a sheet of coarse foolscap...

All-Time Favorite Cranberry RecipesCranberries are truly North American berries. Before Columbus came to the new world, the tangy wild cranberries had an important place in everyday life here. Indian squaws used cranberries to brighten up food. Pilgrim women learned of this wild berry from...

Harcz a nemzeti hadseregértVoltak llami kzletnk jeles frfiai kzt kivl sznokok. Kevs sznok beszdeit gyjtttk ssze az lk vagy a hivek vagy az rksk. Wesselnyi Mikls, fels-bkki Nagy Pl, ifjabb Balogh Jnos, Szemere Bertalan, Klauzl Gbor, Szilgyi Dezs beszdeihez pldul csak a trtnet s...

La petite femme de la merIl vint sur le mle une trange et sarcastique figure, un de ces visages quivoques aux yeux hardis, au rire muet, qui vous frlent du coude et ensuite vous proposent mystrieusement de vous mener vers les tavernes. Celui-l, on...

Meadowlark BasinOn the brow of the hill the horse Lark was riding stepped aside from the trail, walked to the very edge of the rim and stood there, gravely looking down into the valley. Where he stood the young grass was cut and crushed...