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The VillageI am a descendant of an ancient noble family which has given to Russia a considerable number of prominent names, both in the field of statesmanship and in the realm of art. In the latter, two poets are especially well-known, Anna Petrovna Bunina...

Comparison of Methods of Sewage PurificationTHIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY Theodore Clifford Phillips and Edward John Schneider ENTITLED Comparison of Methods of Sewage Purification IS APPROVED BY ME AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE...

Glen Canyon DamThe Glen Canyon Dam, Powerplant, and Reservoir, which will be known as Lake Powell in honor of the western explorer and geologist, John Wesley Powell, are the principal storage and power features of the Upper Colorado River Storage project. The dam will...

Clermont State Historic Park, Germantown, New YorkRobert Livingston (1654-1728), born in Scotland and raised in The Netherlands, arrived in Albany, New York, during the winter of 1674-1675. Active in shipping and fur trading, he also obtained responsible public and private positions and quickly gained...

Canning, Freezing, Storing Garden ProduceThis is a reprint of Part 4 from the 1977 Yearbook of Agriculture, Gardening for Food and Fun. The Yearbook may be purchased at government bookstores or ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402....

Harper's Round Table, November 24, 1896The Editor of the Round Table has asked me to relate some incident of my life which may be of interest to its readers. Will they permit me to tell them that episode in my life which gives me,...

The Impostor: A Tale of Old AnnapolisI have endeavored to tell an old story in a modern fashion. Wherein I have failed, I beg indulgence; wherein I have succeeded, even a little, I have to thank the Spirit of the Past, which still lingers...

Handicaps of ChildhoodIt is my hope that this book will be read as a companion-volume to "Psychology and Parenthood," it being designed to amplify and supplement that earlier work. Its general aim, accordingly, is to present additional evidence in support of the central doctrine...

Kertoelmia Hn oli itins kalleus ja isn riemu ja ihastus. Hn Herralle kasteessa kannettiin ja toivon maljoilla siunattiin. Mik murskasi kallihin toivon? Pihlajan talo oli varmaankin joskus saanut nimens pihlajapuista, jotka sen pihalla kasvoivat. Juhannuksen aikaan ne seisoivat valkokruunuisina kuin nuoret morsiamet, sitte kylvivt...

The Truth About Port ArthurThe siege of Port Arthur was the event of the late war in the Far East which most attracted the attention and interest of the rest of the world. There were other military operations, it is true, of equal if...

Historic Ornament, Vol. 2 (of 2) - Treatise on decorative art and architectural ornamentThis work is a continuation of the former volume on the subject of Historic Ornament, and treats of the historical development of ornament and decoration as illustrated in furniture, pottery, enamels,...

The Life of Joseph Smith, the ProphetJoseph and Hyrum are now dead; but like the first martyr they yet speak. Their united voice is one of testimony, admonition and warning to the world. They lived men of God. They died pure and holy, sealing...

A Selection of Books Published by Methuen and Co. Ltd. London, June 1919.Colonial Editions are published of all Messrs. Methuens Novels issued at a price above 4s. net, and similar editions are published of some works of General Literature. Colonial Editions are only for...

American Indian lifeThe old ethnology, like every science in its beginnings, was speculative. The new ethnology is inductive. Fifty or sixty years ago the attempt was first made to read the riddle of human origins and substantiate the answer by facts. One student after...

On Angels' WingsEvery one knew little Violet. She sat always in a small window which projected out over the street, and her purple frock and pale face were looked for and recognized by almost every passer-by. She had sat in that curious turret-shaped window...

The Old Printer and the Modern PressIn 1844 I wrote, and published in my series of 'The Weekly Volume,' William Caxton, a Biography. That little work sold as largely as any of the collection. It will not be reprinted, as I have cancelled the...

A Thousand Years Ago: A Romance of the OrientThe present play is an original comedy, of which certain elements in the plot have been suggested by the old Persian tale which is the theme of the eighteenth century Italian comedy Turandotte, by Carlo Gozzi,...

The Open Window: Tales of the MonthsWhen Christmas has passed it is useless to make believe that it is not winter, even if the snow has merely come in little flurries quickly disappearing in the leaves that now lie suppliant with brown palms curved...

Halfway House: A Comedy of DegreesIt was when Mr. John Germain, a gentleman of fifty, and of fine landed estate in Berkshead of his family, Deputy-Lieutenant, Chairman of Quarter Sessions, and I dont know what notwas paying one of his yearly visits to his...

Reminiscences of a Raconteur, Between the '40s and the '20sIt has been said by facetious friends that I have several birthplaces. However that may be, Trenton, Ontario, is the first place where I saw light, on August 23rd, 1847, and on the spot where...