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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 107, Vol. III, January 16, 1886The wonderful improvements which have been effected in modes of communication during the latter part of the present century have resulted in bridging over space, and bringing the...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 106, Vol. III, January 9, 1886The surprises that await the deputies and representatives of the North German League, when, after a hard days work and a late supper, they return, wearied in body...

New Century Speaker and Writer: Being a Standard Work on Composition and OratoryMillions of young people in America are being educated, and hence there is a very great demand for a Standard Work showing how to express written thought in the most elegant manner...

Law RustlersMe and Hashknife Hartley sets there on our broncs and spells out the old sign, just like it was the first time we ever seen it. The good Lord only knows why were back at the old sign. Willer Crick dont mean nothing...

L'Arc-en-Ciel Dans le profond dcor du jardin centenaire, La tranquille maison pleine de souvenirs Prend un aspect frileux, satisfait, sans dsirs, Daeule lesprit fin qui sait quon la vnre. Cest dun paisible pas quautour delle lon erre; Un banc, prs de la porte, invite...

Tristanap. 4Es propiedad de la hija del autor. Se considerarn furtivos todos los ejemplares que no lleven el sello de este. Queda hecho el depsito que marca la Ley. En el populoso barrio de Chamber, ms cerca del Depsito de Aguas que de Cuatro...

Lettres portugaises - Publiées sur l'édition originale avec une notice préliminaire par Alexandre PiedagnelVers 1663, il entra dans la politique de Louis XIV de secourir le Portugal contre lEspagne, mais il le secourut indirectement; on fournit sous main des subsides, on favorisa des leves,...

[Pausaniou Ellados periegesis] = Pausaniae Descriptio GræciæThe Tabula Contentorum at the end has been added to provide an overview of the work's content. See Transcriber's Notes at the end of the book for more information about this transcription, errors fixed, etc. In ea continentis...

Upside Down or BackwardsWell, she aint changed an awful lot since I left, remarks Magpie Simpkins, as he cuddles his long legs up under his chin and tilts his chair against the side of the cabin. Did the East look good to you or...

The Secret of ToniHe had a shock of black hair and a snub nose, and the tan and freckles on his face were an inch thick, but he had a pair of black eyes so soft and bright and appealing that they might have...

Virginia's Ranch NeighborsOh Virg, are we really to arrive at your desert home this morning? Betsy Clossen exclaimed the first moment that she opened her eyes on the fifth day after their departure from the Vine Haven Boarding School. I certainly hope so. I...

International ThoughtTo those who, until 1914, believed in civil behaviour between man and man, the war and its ensuing peace brought disenchantment. Preoccupied with the humaner pursuits, and generally unfamiliar with the real struggle for existence, they were caught napping. The rest of mankind...

Samantha in EuropeSez Josiah, as he see me writin this preface: Seems to me, Samantha, youve writ enough prefaces. (He wanted me to start the supper; but, good land! it wuznt only half past five, and I had a spring chicken all ready to...

William—The FourthRobert Brown, aged seventeen, in whose room the meeting took place, leaned forward eagerly. He was thoroughly enjoying the meeting. The only drawback was the presence of his younger brother, William, aged eleven. By some mistake someone had admitted William, and by some...

Bees, Shown to the ChildrenDEAR ANNIE AND KATIE,When I was a little boy I often wished that my soldiers would come to life. I used to think how grand it would be if only I could have a city of little people on the...

Greensea Island: A Mystery of the Essex Coast He shook his head. "I'm not the second officer of the Neptune; I've got work to do. We are expecting another bundle of Dagoes on board at three o'clock, and I must be around to examine...

The Cruise of the "Scandal", and other stories To offer a volume of short stories to the countrymen of Edgar Allan Poe and O. Henry is an operation which requires nerve. According to my publisher it also requires "a foreword" which I find, after...

Kadonnut mies 1. Viimeinen juna itnpin 2. Kenen muotokuva tm on? 3. Mahdollinen omaisuus 4. Timanttinen kaulaketju 5. Poliisilaitoksen luettelo 6. Mustenytteit 7. Musta samettinauha 8. Fligwood's Rents 9. Lkepullo 10. Salaperinen vieras 11. Lady Riversreade 12. Toisella nimell madame Listorelle 13. Kuka hn...

Legends for Lionel: in pen and pencilALL Lions have tails: somelike the one hereremarkably long ones. Some Lionels I know have Legends instead. The Lionel for which these were made is a great devourer of them, and he also has an appetite for pictures...

De NapoléonNapolon est le souverain spectacle de laction. Comme elle, odieux et admirable. Mais la grandeur emporte tout. Et ceux qui ont lme puissante, pardonnent tout la puissance. Toute sorte de contradictions en lui, mais toutes accordes. De l quon le hait et quon...