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The Bedbug [1916]The presence of the bedbug (fig. 1) in a house is not necessarily an indication of neglect or carelessness; for, little as the idea may be relished, this insect may gain access in spite of the adoption of all reasonable precautions. It...

With the Persian Expedition No one can be more alive than I am to the fact that of the making of war books there is no end, nor can anyone hear mentally more plainly than I do how, at each fresh appearance of a...

The Man InsideTHE long hot tropic day was drawing to its close. The shadows were gradually rising and filling the narrow street, and every now and then from the side of the open drain which ran through the middle of the street a large...

La MortOn l'a dit admirablement: La mort! c'est encore elle seule qu'il faut consulter sur la vie, et non je ne sais quel avenir et quelle survivance o nous ne serons pas. Elle est notre propre fin et tout se passe dans un intervalle...

Travels in Virginia in Revolutionary TimesThis is a book of Travels in Virginia during a period that may be called revolutionary, from the year 1769 to the year 1802, when the United States lay still to the east of France and Spain, and the...

Le Banian, roman maritime (1/2)La caste idoltre des Banians dont les pratiques et les scrupules religieux rappellent un peu la rigidit des premiers isralites, se livre, dans tout l'Hindoustan, cette sorte de commerce nomade et de modestes spculations mercantiles que les Juifs exercent encore...

The Missouri Archaeologist, Volume 34, No. 1 and 2, December 1972We wish to express appreciation to all of the following for their help and assistance in the preparation of this report. The contributions of some are discussed in detail in the text, but we...

Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and WitThere are days when we are under the spell of the past, when lovely times, lovely things, and delightful people that have lapsed into have beens are again with us, in a...

Discovery at AspenJudy Lurie sat cross-legged on the floor of her room surveying the results of her labor. The room was a mess, even by her easy standards. But the box containing her last summers meager wardrobe had been thoroughly gone over and everything...

The West Indies: Being a Description of the Islands, Progress of Christianity, Education, and Liberty Among the Colored Population GenerallyA denomination under which is comprehended a large chain of islands, extended in a curve from the Florida shore on the northern peninsula of America,...

Az erkölcsi világE knyvben az 1894. oktbertl 1895. oktberig rt dolgozataim nagyobb rszt van szerencsm kzztenni. Remlem, hogy a ki elolvassa, vilgos fogalmat alkothat magnak az erklcsi vilg trvnyrl; hogy elhigyje, hogy meggyzdjk felle, erre tbb is kell, mint lapos realis gondolkods, mely 1520...

Työmiehiä: Kertomus nykyajan oloistaPura oli syntynyt etelmmss osaa Suomea ja joutunut jo vallan nuorena "nokipojaksi" muutamaan Helsingin konepajaan. Istn lapsi hn oli ja itinskin jo nuorena menettnyt. Ihmisten puheista tiesi hn isstn sen verran, ett se oli ollut joku herra. Konepajassa oli hn taidossaan...

The Citadel of DeathVulcan held the weirdest secret of the ages, one of eternal life that Rick Norman had to find to save his friend from death. But it held another secret, tooone that was so vicious, even knowing it meant Rick Norman was...

The Living Museum, Vol. XV No. 6, October 1953Fifth Floor of the Centennial Building Springfield, Illinois, State Capitol Group ALWAYS FREE Hours: Daily, 8:30 to 5. Sundays, 2 to 5 p. m. Open every day except New Years Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, and...

A Year with a WhalerWhen the brig Alexander sailed out of San Francisco on a whaling voyage a few years ago, I was a member of her forecastle crew. Once outside the Golden Gate, I felt the swing of blue water under me for...

English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. - Extracted from his 'Peninsula War'.In this publication, the combats of Roria, Vimiero, and Corua, and the character of Sir John Moore, have been entirely recomposed. The other battles and sieges are, with more or less compression...

Decatur and SomersThe blue and beautiful Delaware Bay, bathed in a faint haze, looked its loveliest, one evening about sunset, in June, 1798. The sky above was clear, and, although there was no moon, the stars were coming out brilliantly in the sky, that...

The Bee-Master of WarrilowAmong the beautiful things of the countryside, which are slowly but surely passing away, must be reckoned the old Bee Gardensfragrant, sunny nooks of blossom, where the bees are housed only in the ancient straw skeps, and have their own way...

The Boy ElectricianOnce upon a time, and this is a true tale, a boy had a whole railroad system for a toy. The train ran automatically, propelled by tiny electric motors, the signals went up and down, the station was reached, a bell rang,...

L'enfant à la balustradeJ'offre ce livre, avec mes sentiments de gratitude, mes confrres et particulirement aux Critiques qui, au milieu de la production contemporaine si fconde, et si riche en lments de sduction, ont assur un sort honorable des ouvrages comme Mademoiselle Cloque et...