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Mexico and Her People of To-day - An Account of the Customs, Characteristics, Amusements, History and Advancement of the Mexicans, and the Development and Resources of Their CountryMany books have been written about Mexico, but several of the best works were written a quarter...

Lumber Legal OpinionsIn presenting Lumber Legal Opinions to our members and to some of our friends whom we particularly desire to become members of our Association, not only for the good their co-operation will do us, but for their own benefit as well, we...

Young Visitor to MarsThe rocket ship Shooting Star powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet. Inside a room of their parents suite aboard the vessel, Ted Kenton and his sister Jill sat before a large window looking out at the...

Wild Animals of Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park was established on March 1, 1872 by an act passed by the Congress of the United States of America. It is a mountainous area mostly in the northwestern corner of Wyoming, with small sections extending into...

Estes Park, ColoradoAt the Eastern entrance to this National playground is the modern town of Estes Park, with an elevation of 7,549 feet. Estes Park has daily mail service, direct telegraph and long distance telephone connections, and most efficient electric and phone service. Its...

Kylän laulujaKevn alussa. Kuulutuksilta. Herrastuomari. Kyln lahdella. Tietjiss kvij. "Liian viisaan Luoja korjaa!" Piirilauluja, I, II, III. Armasta etsiess. Veijari-Heikki. Korven kohdussa. Maantien tlli. Metsien kulkijat. Salapolttaja. Helkavirsi: I. Nyt on helluntai. II. Rakkauden korkea laulu. Kili-Aatu. Voi, hento Henna. Talkoopolska. Mustalaispoika. Erotessa. Sulle...

A Visit to the Sarö and Shera YögursDuring an expedition made in Central Asia and Northern China in the years 1906-1908 I had the opportunity of spending some days among the Sar and Shera Ygurs, two small tribes which under the common name of...

Graham's Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 1, January 1852I was one time traveling in France. I was a young man without objectwithout occupation. Literature was the last thing in my thoughtsindeed I believe it never would have entered into them, but for a word or...

Monotonie Il vostro nome era una virt, la vostra vita un capriccio, la vostra morte fu un martirio. Questo libro che mi chiedeste un giorno col pi spensierato dei vostri sorrisi lo depongo oggi sulla vostra tomba; non lo leggerete; se foste viva non...

Pens and Types - or Hints and Helps for Those who Write, Print, Read, Teach, or LearnThe extensive circulation of the first edition of Pens and Types, attested by the worn condition of the stereotype plates, induces the author to present to his friends...

The Winding StairIt was six oclock on a Friday afternoon and a pleasant rustle of the plane trees in the square came through the open window of the office. Mr. Ferguson thought of his cool garden at Goring, with the river running past, and...

The Girl of the Golden GateThe general steamship agency on The Bund was a hive of bustling travelers, their faces alight with the eagerness with which they desired to be gone their many ways up and down the world. A stranger might have imagined...

The Wonderful YearHe was a shabby concierge sharing in the tarnish of the shabby hotel which (for the information of those fortunate ones who only know of the Ritz, and the Meurice and other such-like palaces) is situated in the unaristocratic neighbourhood of the...

The Tale of TrionaYoure both of you as kind as can be, and Im more than grateful for all youve done; but I do wish youd see that its no use arguing. It only hurts and makes us tired. Do help yourself, Mr. Trivett....

The Glory of Clementina WingUnless you knew that by taking a few turnings in any direction and walking for five minutes you would inevitably come into one of the great, clashing, shrieking thoroughfares of London, you might think that Romney Place, Chelsea, was situated...

The House of BaltazarTHE early story of Baltazar is not the easiest one to tell. It is episodic. It obeys not the Unities of Time, Place and Action. The only unity to be found in it is the oneness of character in that absurd...

Isis very much unveiled, being the story of the great Mahatma hoaxTourists at Pompeii are shown a temple of Isis. The impartial cinders have preserved for us there, not only the temple, but the secret passage which the priests used in the production of...

Casa Grande Ruins TrailYou are in a desert area. Sometimes the desert can be harsh. Cactus spines can hurt. Intense heat can cause varying degrees of discomfort. Poisonous animals, though rare, are here. Know your own limitations, and exercise caution. Casa Grande Ruins National...

Los Desastres de la guerra: - colección de ochenta láminas inventadas y grabadas al agua fuerteEl nombre de Goya es bien conocido de todos los amantes de las Artes, y ha volado por Espaa y fuera de ella acompaado de una fama merecida: pesar...

West Side Studies: Boyhood and Lawlessness; The Neglected GirlWhen the Bureau of Social Research began, early in 1909, an investigation of the Middle West Side, it was soon realized that of all the problems presented by the district, none was more urgent and baffling,...