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Learning to Spell: A Manual for Teachers Using the Aldine SpellerAre we spelling as well in our schools today as our forefathers did in the little red schoolhouse? This is the question that has been asked many times but no one has been able...

An Introduction to the Birds of PennsylvaniaAs you glance over the pages of this book you may say to yourself, I can never learn all of these birds. This is a natural attitude of mind upon the part of one to whom many bird-names...

Apples in Appealing Ways [1951]This leaflet is designed to supplement the better-known apple recipes given in many cook books. You will find here some new apple adventures and some variations on favorite ways of using the fruit. Recipes calling for applesauce and apple juice...

The Moon MakerWhen the world-war was at its height, wireless messages signed with the name "Pax" had been received at the Naval Observatory at Washington, in which the sender declared himself capable of controlling the forces of nature. These mysterious messages were followed by...

Beware, the Usurpers!I stopped the black Jaguar beside the crumbling stone balustrade and swung my legs out. The drive was deep in rotted leaves and long-uncleared trash. Above me the ancient castle looked out across the groves of oak and elm and chestnut to...

The Rebirth of TurkeyThis book contains my own observations and my own deductions from them. The responsibility for them is mine alone. I have never engaged in commercial, educational or missionary work. My interest in the Near and Middle East began with a newspaper...

Konkurssi: Näytelmä neljässä näytöksessä, viidessä muutoksessa Suuri huone Tjoelden luona avonaisine verantoineen; verannan ympri on kukkaisia kiertynyt. Perll luoto, jonka saarien vlitse puolisumuisessa ilmassa nkyy pursia risteilevn. Aivan verannan edess oikealla suuri pursi levitettyine purjeineen. Huone on uhkea, kukkasia ylt'ympri. Vasemmalla kaksi ikkunaa, jotka...

Les Rêveries du Promeneur Solitaire - Ouvrage faisant suite aux Confessions Les Rveries du promeneur solitaire, que nous rimprimons aujourd'hui dans notre collection des Petits Chefs-d'uvre, sont comme une dernire partie ajoute par Jean-Jacques Rousseau ses Confessions. Aussi avons-nous cru tre agrable aux bibliophiles...

Billy Whiskers at HomeONE morning in early spring Mr. Watson rolled up the shade at his bedroom window to see what kind of weather was promised for the day when, glancing over to the lane, whom should he see running down its long stretch...

White Magic: A NovelWhen Roger Wades Aunt Bella died she left him forty thousand dollars in five-per-cent railway bonds and six hundred and ninety acres of wilderness extending from the outskirts of Deer Spring village to the eastern shore of Lake Wauchong, in northern...

The Maid of OrleansThe life story of Joan of Arc, as told in this volume, closely follows the historical facts as well as the official records bearing upon her trial and burning for heresy, relapse, apostasy, and idolatry. It naturally divides into two parts....

Stain Removal from Fabrics: Home MethodsOff with stains! Keep clothes and home fabrics spotlessly clean. It is smart and thrifty to take best care of your clothing and household fabrics so they will look well and last as long as possible. Many stained and...

Sunset's Cabin Plan BookEvery Westerner wants a vacation home! Perhaps it is the nearness to pioneer days that makes us so alive to mountain forests and ocean sands. Sunsets Cabin Plan Book is primarily for those who are still in the talking stage. However,...

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 11SIR DAVID MAXWELL-FYFE (Deputy Chief Prosecutor for the United Kingdom): I want to ask you some questions about the shooting of officers who escaped from Sagan...

Jean Craig Grows UpThe three at the end of the room paid no attention. Tommy was so absorbed in trying to see over Doris shoulder that he didnt realize he was losing his balance. Perched on the back of the chair, he suddenly toppled...

Industrial Minerals and Metals of IllinoisThe mineral resources of Illinois include many rocks and minerals of varied character and uses. From them are made an array of everyday products whose sources may not even be recognized by the consumer. The user of a glass...

The Tale of the Great MutinyThe scene is Barrackpore, the date March 29, 1857. It is Sunday afternoon; but on the dusty floor of the parade-ground a drama is being enacted which is suggestive of anything but Sabbath peace. The quarter-guard of the 34th...

More About Teddy B. and Teddy G., the Roosevelt Bears - Being Volume Two Depicting Their Further Travels and AdventuresWhen in the autumn of 1905, I created the characters of TEDDY-B and TEDDY-G I builded better than I knew. I brought these bears out...

Hunting Indians in a Taxi-CabNature lovers long since found out that the camera was the best weapon to take into the woods, and mighty hunters are now depicted as using the auto to carry them to the wild and to bring back their trophies....

Ykskylän uneksija: KertoelmaElokuun kuutamo hopeoi vitkaan polveilevan, leven Vinjoen pintaa ja pani sen varsilla tuleentuneiden viljavainioiden avarat keltakentt salaperisesti hohtamaan. Kaukana vainioiden rajalla kohoitti suuri liiviliskorpi mustaa sahareunaansa ilmoille, ja keltahohteisen peltoalan vastakkaisella puolella piirsi tumma Ykskyln linna vankkoja riviivojaan himmevaloiselle ytaivaalle. Ja Friedolf...