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Grifters' AsteroidCharacteristically, Harvey Ellsworth tried to maintain his dignity, though his parched tongue was almost hanging out. But Joe Mallon, with no dignity to maintain, lurched across the rubbish-strewn patch of land that had been termed a spaceport. When Harvey staggered pontifically into the...

The Sword of Johnny DamoklesThe mad dreams of a crazed dictator had reached from the past and taken root in the dread Tsom Clan on Neptune, threatening the peaceful existence of a dozen worlds. There was little Timmy Gordon and Johnny Damokles could dofor...

Eye Service and Love ServiceWhen we serve those with whom we happen to be in a careless kind of {3}way, and only because we are looked after, it is called eye service: but when we do so willingly and from a motive to please,...

The Flame BreathersI write this narrative, not with the idea of contributing any additional scientific data to the discovery of Vulcan, but to put upon the record the real facts of our truly-amazing space voyage. The newscasters have hailed me as a modern Columbus....

The Life and Surprising Exploits of Jack SheppardJACK SHEPPARD was born in the parish of Stepney, near London, in the year 1702. His father was a Carpenter, and he died when Jack was so young, that Jack could not recollect ever seeing him. Hence...

Cosmic CastawayWithin a year Earth would be a vassal world, with the Sirian invaders triumphant. Only Standish, Earth's Defense Engineer, could halt that last victorious onslaughtand he was helpless, the lone survivor of a prison ship wrecked in uncharted space. Standish came back to...

Essai sur le commerceThe Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en Gnral was written between 1730 and 1734 by Richard Cantillon, a natural-born British subject, of the family of Cantillon of Ballyheigue, co. Kerry, Ireland. He was probably born between 1680 and 1690. In...

The Undesirable GovernessBY F. MARION CRAWFORD AUTHOR OF SARACINESCA, THE DIVAS RUBY, THE WHITE SISTER, ETC. ILLUSTRATED New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1910 All rights reserved {iv} Copyright, 1909, 1910, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and electrotyped. Published April, 1910. Norwood Press J....

Citadel of Lost ShipsIt was a Gypsy world, built of space flotsam, peopled with the few free races of the Solar System. Roy Campbell, outcast prey of the Coalition, entered its depths to seek haven for the Kraylens of Venusonly to find that it...

Domestic animals: a story book for childrenThe Horse is one of the noblest, and most useful of the domestic animals. If properly managed, he is gentle, and sometimes manifests a {3}strong attachment for his master. He is found in almost all climates. The Dog...

Stranger From SpaceShe prayed that a God would come from the skies and carry her away to bright adventures. But when he came in a metal globe, she knew only disappointmentfor his godliness was oddly strange! It was twilight on Venusthe rusty red that...

Oridin's FormulaThe hermit arose and went to the galley of the warm little house that seemed to grow from the solid rocks of the tiny planet. He pressed a button, waited a second and then opened a small compartment. In the box was a...

Concrete Construction for the Home and the FarmShould you find this book helpful in building with concrete, we would consider it a favor to have you so inform us. Likewise, we would appreciate a description (and a photograph if possible) of whatever you have...

»Meine Brüder im stillen Busch, in Luft und Wasser«Das Leben auf unserer Erde kennt keine Schranke, kein Grenzstein ist ihm gesetzt. Und es sind nicht nur die niedrigsten Lebewesen, einzellige Algen, Pilze, Infusorien, die sich sozusagen berall einstellen, nein, wenigstens von der Tierwelt gilt...

The two kinds of fearThere is a great difference, my dear children, between these two kinds of fearthe fear of punishment, and the fear of sin. The first will only keep a child from some sins, at some times; and if he often escapes...

The Old Man's StoryThere lived in the village of C. a kind-hearted old man, who was generally called Uncle John. The children loved to hear his stories, and, many a Wednesday afternoon, sat upon the grass at his feet, while he told about what...

The oak and the brionyA majestic oak reared his lofty head high above his brethren of the forest, which was his ancient home, or as most would say, his kingdom; for who could look at that tall and spreading form, and say it was...

Every-day heroismI want you to run and get me the book, said his mother, which I left on the seat at the farther end of the garden; then afterwards we will see if anything can be done to coax events into a better humour....

Novelties & Things: Made with Aunt Lydia's Heavy Rug YarnBACK: With Watermelon ch 74 (80, 86), 1 trc in 6th st from hook, * ch 1, skip next st of ch, 1 trc in next st, repeat from * across ch, cut Watermelon, attach...

Kuopus ja muita kertomuksiaAina oli Hermanni pitnyt veljin joinakin ihme-ihmisin, ne kun olivat hnt niin paljoa vanhemmat. Isot veikot kulkivat valkoisin lakein ja tiesivt niin paljon, ett'ei itikn, joka kaiken tiesi, heille vertoja vetnyt, vaan tunnusti usein, kun oli kysymys asioista, joita Hermanni ei...