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An Historical Sketch of the Conceptions of Memory among the AncientsMnemosyne, Hesiod tells us, was the mother of the Muses. Without speculating as some have done about the reasons for this myth it is interesting as showing an appreciation of the fundamental nature of...

The Bojabi TreeCOPYRIGHT, 1923, BY DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, INCLUDING THAT OF TRANSLATION INTO FOREIGN LANGUAGES, INCLUDING THE SCANDINAVIAN COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY D. C. HEATH & COMPANY PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE COUNTRY LIFE PRESS, GARDEN CITY, N. Y....

The Restoration of the GospelWas there any need during the early part of the nineteenth century of the Christian era for a restoration of the Gospel? Was there at that time any need for a re-establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ? These are...

La mandragoreQuand on sut que la reine avait accouch dune grenouille, ce fut une consternation la cour; les dames du palais en demeurrent muettes et lon ne saborda plus dans les hauts vestibules quavec des bouches cousues et des regards navrs qui en disaient...

Sermons by the Fathers of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle, Volume VI. The publication of another volume of Sermons by the Fathers of the Congregation of St. Paul the Apostle, is due to the encouragement already given by the extensive sale of...

Miss MeredithIt was about a week after Christmas, and wemy mother, my two sisters, and myselfwere sitting, as usual, in the parlour of the little house at Islington. Tea was over, and Jenny had possession of the table, where she was engaged in making...

Hans Lange: Näytelmä viidessä näytöksessäSOPHIA, Pommerin herttuatar. BUGSLAFF, hnen poikansa. EVALD von MASSOV, hnen hovimarsalkkinsa. JRGEN von KROKOV | HANS von PUTKAMMER | pommerilaisia aatelismiehi. JOST von DEVITZ | KLAUS BARNIM, Rgenvalden pormestari. ACHIM, Massov'in palvelia. HANS LANGE, talonpoika Lanzkessa. GERTRUD, hnen itins. DRTE,...

Poems of NatureThe fifty poems here brought together under the title Poems of Nature are perhaps two-thirds of those which Thoreau preserved. Many of them were printed by him, in whole or in part, among his early contributions to Emersons Dial, or in his...

Luck on the Wing: Thirteen Stories of a Sky SpyMajor Elmer Haslett has made a valuable addition to the literature of the Worlds War in writing the volume to which these lines must serve as introduction. Luck on the Wing has two distinct sources...

The Dreadnought Boys' World CruiseDont be any thicker than you have to, laughed Ned Strong. The Golden Gate is the poetical Western name for the narrow entrance to San Francisco harbor, through which we passed on the Manhattan two days ago. It was so...

Cuba and Her People of To-day - An account of the history and progress of the island previous to its independence; a description of its physical features; a study of its people; and, in particular, an examination of its present political conditions, its industries,...

A Letter to John Wilkes, Esq; Sheriff of London and Middlesex - In Which the Extortion and Oppression of Sheriffs Officers, With Many Other Alarming Abuses, Are Exemplified and Detected; and a Remedy ProposedA Dedication seems as necessary to a publication as legitimacy to...

The Conceited PigOne cold November evening several little pigs were lying very comfortably in their sty, and keeping themselves warm by burying their noses under the straw, when one who had been routing about very uneasily for some time gave a loud grunt all...

The Human ElementKevin nodded but didn't look at his questioner. He nervously brushed back the lock of gray hair from his lined forehead and pushed his rimless glasses into a more secure position on his nose. His worried expression made him look older than...

The VillageI am a descendant of an ancient noble family which has given to Russia a considerable number of prominent names, both in the field of statesmanship and in the realm of art. In the latter, two poets are especially well-known, Anna Petrovna Bunina...

Comparison of Methods of Sewage PurificationTHIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY Theodore Clifford Phillips and Edward John Schneider ENTITLED Comparison of Methods of Sewage Purification IS APPROVED BY ME AS FULFILLING THIS PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE...

Glen Canyon DamThe Glen Canyon Dam, Powerplant, and Reservoir, which will be known as Lake Powell in honor of the western explorer and geologist, John Wesley Powell, are the principal storage and power features of the Upper Colorado River Storage project. The dam will...

Clermont State Historic Park, Germantown, New YorkRobert Livingston (1654-1728), born in Scotland and raised in The Netherlands, arrived in Albany, New York, during the winter of 1674-1675. Active in shipping and fur trading, he also obtained responsible public and private positions and quickly gained...

Canning, Freezing, Storing Garden ProduceThis is a reprint of Part 4 from the 1977 Yearbook of Agriculture, Gardening for Food and Fun. The Yearbook may be purchased at government bookstores or ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402....

Harper's Round Table, November 24, 1896The Editor of the Round Table has asked me to relate some incident of my life which may be of interest to its readers. Will they permit me to tell them that episode in my life which gives me,...