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Kutnar, Son of PicTotan, hetman of the northern Spanish cave-folk, sat upon the threshold of Castillo, watching a party of men coming toward him up the mountainside. His people, to the number of eighty or more, were behind him gathered about a roaring fire....

The Aswân Obelisk - With some remarks on the Ancient Engineering(1) The unfinished obelisk of Aswn lies in a quarry on the south-east side of the medival Arab cemetery, being about twenty minutes walk from the Cataract Hotel. It is approached by a small...

Adventures of Martin Hewitt, Third SeriesIN none of the cases of investigation by Martin Hewitt which I have as yet recorded had I any direct and substantial personal interest. In the case I am about to set forth, however, I had some such interest,...

Rodent Control Aided by Emergency Conservation WorkThe Emergency Conservation Work Program has been of inestimable value in the control of prairie dogs, ground squirrels, pocket gophers, kangaroo rats, rabbits, and porcupines. The citizens of the West have been forced to carry on campaigns for...

Tactics and Duties for Trench FightingIt must be borne in mind that this book deals with principles and examples of methods of warfare, and not fixed rules. There are no fixed methods in warfare. Development in warfare means change of methods or the invention...

Computers on the Farm - Farm Uses for Computers, How to Select Software and Hardware, and Online Information Sources in AgricultureSoftware programs are also available in such areas as financial management, crop and field records, mailing lists for customers of certified seed and breeding...

The Periodical Cicada, "the 17-year Locust"After years of living in underground tunnels, millions of cicadas issue from the earth as if by a predetermined signal, undergo startling transformations, and spread through nearby trees and bushes. From morning till night they fill the air with...

SnowballIt did not come out of some government laboratory employing a thousand bright young technicians whose lives had been checked back to the crib; it was the work of one man and one woman. This is not the reversal of history you might think,...

Jack's Two SovereignsMadge, if youd asked me civilly to help you, Id have done so in a minute, but sneering wont make me, you may be quite sure of that. Why dont you ask Bessie to do some work? The little sitting-room at 15...

Cancer: Its Cause and Treatment, Volume 2 (of 2)Two years ago the present writer ventured to put forth a small book in which cancer was considered from quite a different standpoint from that commonly held by the profession and laity. The kindly reviews of...

Gas and Petroleum Engines The great and increasing importance of internal combustion motors is perhaps scarcely realized by the general public. For industrial purposes they have for many years been steadily gaining favour, and now hold an assured position. It is only in the...

History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the years 1793-1815 - Compiled from Records, Chiefly OfficialMy acknowledgments are due to Mrs. Ball, of Roscarrach, Falmouth, for permission to make use, in illustrating this work, of four pictures in her possession, namely, two of the...

Forced MoveSnow had fallen in the morning but now the sky was clear and Ruy, with a glance at the frosty stars and a sharp twist of his foot as he ground out a cigarette, stepped out quickly. It was axiomatic. What had to...

Books Relating to Applied Science, Published by E & F. N. Spon, 1887. 1887. BOOKS RELATING TO APPLIED SCIENCE, PUBLISHED BY E. & F. N. SPON, LONDON: 125, STRAND. NEW YORK: 35, MURRAY STREET. A Pocket-Book for Chemists, Chemical Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Dyers, Distillers, Brewers,...

The April Baby's Book of Tunes - with the story of how they came to be writtenClick on the [Listen] link to hear the music in MP3 format, or on the [MusicXML] link to download the notation. These links may not work if you...

Homer: The Iliad; The OdysseyIt is proposed to give, in these little volumes, some such introduction to the great writers of Greece and Rome as may open to those who have not received a classical educationor in whose case it has been incomplete and...

Erään rikoksen varjo Tervaista villaa, tervaista villaa, tervaista villaa on paha kehrt; senvuoksi karttaa hyvin, karttaa hyvin, karttaa hyvin, ennenkuin aloitat. Wythburnin kaupunki sijaitsi Lauvellenin juurella kapeassa laaksossa Bracken Waterin ylimmisess pss. Kyl oli pieni, mutta vkirikas. Siell asui pasiallisesti paimenia, joiden laumat kvivt...

Bright IslandsShe knew she was being weak, that she was still seeking hope where there was no hope, and she prayed to the ancient God of the Ghetto that the gelatin coating would dissolve quickly. The white walls of her Center room blurred in...

A Vagabond's Odyssey - being further reminiscences of a wandering sailor-troubadour in many landsLooking reflectively over this second instalment of my autobiography, I perceive that I am such a genuine vagabond that I have even travelled along in my reminiscences without caring for the...

PioneersDeception can be good or bad, depending on how you look at it and on the circumstances. Dorav and Tzal had the right way of looking at it, and the circumstances were undoubtedly prime. Gradually he became aware of resilient rubber and plastic supporting...