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My Lady Peggy Goes to TownMinor errors in punctuation and formatting have been silently corrected. Please see the transcribers note at the end of this text for details regarding the handling of any textual issues encountered during its preparation. The full-page illustrations are referred...

The TexicanTHE languid quiet of midday lay upon the little road-house that stood guard by Verde Crossing. Old Crit and his wild Texas cowboys had left the corral at dawn, riding out mysteriously with their running irons in their chaps; the dogs had crawled...

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 19 (of 20)And no distinction, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude, shall be made in the admission of pupils to any of the schools under the control of the Board of Education, or in...

Jack Straw: A Farce in Three ActsThe Performing Rights of this play are fully protected, and permission to perform it, whether by Amateurs or Professionals, must be obtained in advance from the authors Sole Agent, R. Golding Bright, 20 Green Street, Leicester Square, London,...

The Mentor: Egypt, the Land of Mystery, Serial No. 42It is no wonder that the Egyptians through all their history have worshiped the Nile; for that marvelous river is the spine, the marrow, and the life of Egypt. Indeed, it is Egypt; for living...

The National Geographic Magazine, Vol. I., No. 3, July, 1889PART SECOND. Outline of the geological history of the region. 5. Conditions of formation. 6. Former extension of strata to the southeast. 7. Cambro-Silurian and Permian deformations. 8. Perm-Triassic denudation. 9. Newark deposition. 10. Jurassic...

Mental Evolution in Man: Origin of Human FacultyIn now carrying my study of mental evolution into the province of human psychology, it is desirable that I should say a few words to indicate the scope and intention of this the major portion of my...

Colter's Hell and Jackson's Hole - The Fur Trappers' Exploration of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton Park RegionThe Yellowstone Library and Museum Association and the Grand Teton Natural History Association are non-profit distributing organizations whose purpose is the stimulation of interest in the educational...

Annals, Anecdotes and Legends: A Chronicle of Life AssuranceThe subject of Life Assurance is so important, that any endeavour to trace its history, however imperfect, may not be unacceptable. Men toil, work, slave, nay, almost sin for their families; they do everything but insure:...

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Oxford Poetry, 1919OXFORD POETRY, 1914 (Out of Print) OXFORD POETRY, 1915 OXFORD POETRY, 1916 OXFORD POETRY, 1917 OXFORD POETRY, 1918 The following authors wish to make acknowledgment for permission kindly given to reprint: Mr. E. Dickinson, to the editor of Coterie; Mr. P. H....

Memoirs of the Generals, Commodores and other Commanders, who distinguished themselves in the American army and navy during the wars of the Revolution and 1812, and who were presented with medals by Congress for their gallant servicesAmericans, proud of the achievements of their countrymen,...

Oxford Poetry, 1920The following authors wish to make acknowledgment to the editors of the publications mentioned for permission kindly given to reprint: Mr. E. Blunden, The Nation (Forefathers), Voices (Sheet Lightning); Miss V. M. Brittain, The Oxford Chronicle (Boars Hill, and The Lament of...

Kurimus y.m. kertomuksia ja kuvauksiaAnnasta alkoi rautatien matka jo tuntua tuskallisen pitklt. Noustuaan junaan Myllymen asemalta, oli hn edellisen pivn nhnyt Tampereen tehtaineen savuineen ja Hmeenlinnan vanhoine linnoineen jvn taaksensa, ja hiukan vsyneen alituisesta istumisesta oli hn iltasella saapunut Riihimelle, jossa hnen tuli olla...

The Life and Labors of Elias HicksNow and again a human life is lived in such obedience to the "heavenly vision" that it becomes an authority in other lives. The unswerving rectitude; whence is its divine directness? the world has to ask. Its clear-sightedness;...

CricketSurely it is sheer neglect of opportunity offered by an official position if, being an editor, one has no prefatory word to say of the work that one is editing. It is said that that which is good requires no praise, but it is...

The Tragedy of Ida NobleOn Monday, August 8th, 1838, the large bark Ocean Ranger, of which I was second mate, was in latitude 38 40' N., and longitude 11 W. The hour was four o'clock in the afternoon. I had come on deck to...

When Gretel Was FifteenMiss Mintons hand trembled slightly, as she laid down the evening paper, but otherwise she showed no sign of unusual emotion. There was a moment of dead silence, and every face grew suddenly grave. They all knew what it meant, those...

Charles Sumner: his complete works, volume 17 (of 20)Whereas the inland postage on a letter throughout the United States is three cents, while the ocean postage on a similar letter to Great Britain, under a recent convention, is twelve cents, and on a letter...

Men of MawmFor a short space Mr. Riley forsook the white for the red rose, and wrote The Lady of the Lawn as a result. He has now definitely returned to his own country, and in his new novel is told the story of...