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Hieroglyfic: or, a Grammatical Introduction to an Universal Hieroglyfic LanguageThe subject of this inquiry, tho of that importance as to demand the care and attention of the ablest writers, is perhaps the least understood of any branch of science. This being in a great...

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave. Second EditionThe friends of freedom may well congratulate each other on the appearance of the following Narrative. It adds another volume to the rapidly increasing anti-slavery literature of the age. It has been remarked by a...

The Gaspards of Pine Croft: A Romance of the WindermereOf all British Columbia valleys none has a finer sweep than the spacious Windermere. The valley rolls itself on both sides of the Columbia River in wide stretches of grass lands, varied with great reaches...

What Shall It Profit?Radek shrugged and gave the slot a two-credit piece. It slid the whisky out on a tray with his change. He stuck the coins in his pouch and took another careful sip of beer. There was an Asian whine to the...

The Blind MusicianIt affords me great pleasure to link my name with that of Vladimir Korolenko by writing a few words in the form of an introduction to the translation of that gifted young authors Blind Musician, which is now to appear for the...

Harper's Round Table, Index, 1896Africa:An African Stratagem, 492; Stories of Congo Discovery, 584, 585; Exploring New-found Rivers, 608, 609: The Long-vexed Question of the Mobangi-Makua River, 728, 729; A New Water Route to Central Africa, 800, 801; Adventures With Friend Paul, 1113. American-Nights' Entertainments:Martha...

Reject"Look at him," he stormed, turning to Martha. "Just look at him. Every damn time I try to reason with him, he starts to snivel like an animal, instead of acting like a normal human being." Mr. Ames flicked his cigar ashes toward a...

Night CourtThe old courthouse was in the unreconstructed part of town. No buses ran out here, and the only way that Stan and Julie could reach the court was on foot, threading their way through the debris of neglect and vandalism that littered the...

Die Naturwissenschaften in ihrer Entwicklung und in ihrem Zusammenhange, IV. Band - Das Emporblühen der modernen Naturwissenschaften seit der Entdeckung des EnergieprinzipsMit dem vorliegenden, vierten Bande kommt das Unternehmen, die Naturwissenschaften in ihrer Entwicklung und in ihrem Zusammenhange darzustellen, zum Abschlu. Der erste Band...

Don Álvaro, o, La fuerza del SinoEste drama pertenece la Galera Dramtica, que comprende los teatros moderno, antiguo espaol y extranjero, y es propiedad en el todo de su editor D. Manuel Pedro Delgado, quien perseguir ante la ley, para que se le apliquen...

Harper's Round Table, October 27, 1896"One misty, moisty morning" of April, '36, there was quite a commotion in the office of the Weekly Telegraph, enterprising pioneer of Texas journalism, printed in English and Spanish, and published in the little town of Harrisburg, east of...

Girl Scouts in Arizona and New MexicoOnly the telegram from Mr. Gilroy, which came yesterday, telling us that he had mailed a letter of particulars the day before. I did not expect to receive it from Denver in twenty-four hours time, you know, was...

Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne, 1812-1813Adrien Jean Baptiste Franois Bourgogne was the son of a cloth-merchant of Cond-sur-Escaut (Nord). He reached his twentieth year on November 12th, 1805, a time when military glory was the one dream of youth. To make this dream real, his...

Le livree dei nostri volatili domestici - in rapporto allo sport, alla produttività ed alla rusticità Se si osservano dei volatili d'una medesima razza, ma di differenti livree, la nostra attenzione si concentra sulle svariate gamme di colori che si offrono al nostro sguardo...

Elämäni muistoja 1. Johdanto. 2. Opetus alkaa. 3. Kotona ja ulkosalla. 4. Palvelijat kskijin. 5. Normaalikoulu. 6. Seseppona. 7. Erinisi opintoja. 8. Ensimminen matkani. 9. Runollisia harjoituksia. 10. Srikantha Babu. 11. Bengalin-opintomme pttyvt. 12. Professori. 13. Isni. 14. Ers matka isni seurassa. 15. Himalajan...

Ely's Automatic HousemaidIN order for a man to have faith in such an invention, he would have to know Harrison Ely. For Harrison Ely was a genius. I had known him in college, a man amazingly dull in Latin and Greek and even in...

Wintering Bees in CellarsRESULTS from wintering bees in a cellar are excellent when conditions in the cellar are such as to keep the bees from wearing themselves out by excessive activity. Cellar wintering is practicable where the average outdoor temperature during the winter months...

St. Augustine, Florida's Colonial CapitalIt all began at a little bay on the east coast of Florida during September of 1565. Two large galleons rode at anchor outside the harbor entrance, while three smaller craft with sails furled and pennants flying from each masthead...

Tumacacori National Monument, ArizonaTo hold the far-flung frontiers of the Spanish Empire of 250 years ago in South Central America and Mexico and to bring Christian civilization to hundreds of native tribes, Spain sent soldiers and missionary priests into the wilderness. Missions were founded...

Pere Marquette State ParkSprawling picturesque Pere Marquette State Park and Conservation Area, located on the bluffs overlooking the gentle flowing Illinois river, offers many diversified forms of recreation and abounds in scenic beauty. The 5180 acre area is in Jersey county five miles west...