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Essay on the Theory of the EarthThe attention of naturalists was early directed to the investigation of the fossil organic remains so generally and abundantly distributed throughout the strata of which the crust of the Earth is composed. It is not, as some writers...

Tommy Remington's BattleLessons were ended for the day, and an unwonted noise and bustle filled the little school-house as the children caught up their books and hats, eager to breathe again the fresh air with the keen scent of the woods in it, to...

PoveștiUnii ziceau, c ar fi fr de margini, iar alii spuneau, c in minte de a fi auzit din btrni, c sar fi btut odinioar mpratul cu vecinii si, din care unii erau i mai mari, i mai puternici, ear alii mai mici i...

And the Gods LaughedYou know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids. You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk. Space on the little tugs...

The Wireless Operator—With the U. S. Coast GuardAmong all the various arms of government in our nation, no arm is at once less known or more worthy of renown than the Coast Guard. Like the knights of the Table Round, this company of gallant...

History of the Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin, Vol. 8 (of 8)With this volume we complete the publication of the work of M. Merle d'Aubign on the history of the Reformation. The ten volumes published by the author himself and the...

The Four SeasonsThe songs in this story have been translated into English verse by my friend Mr. Osman Edwards, who has successfully accomplished the difficult task of retaining not only the rhymes, but also the lilting rhythm of the originals. Lo, nowadays the earth...

CattleFour Alberta ranches are the scene of this story. Of these, three were quarter sections of land in Yankee Valley, and the fourth the vast Bar Q, whose two hundred thousand rich acres of grain, hay and grazing lands stretched from the prairie into...

The Spider, and Other TalesTheir branches were almost as long as those of the bushes. And they were as pretentious as though they really were bushes and as though they did not wither in the autumn and have[4] to start all over again with...

Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia - How to Know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and Foreign CountriesHow to know Rank, Corps and Service in the Military and Naval Forces of the United States and...

Submarine Warfare, Past, Present, and FutureThe natural attitude of the Naval mind towards submarines is the same now as that expressed by Lord St. Vincent when Fulton invented the notorious catamaran expedition. Fulton had been trying some experiments before Pitt, who favoured the project,...

The White Kami: A NovelPossessed of unusual strength and intensity. His characters are all sharply individualized and fit competently into the picture. They are interesting people and alive to the point of giddiness. Mr. Jewell has touched them with the fresh, electric buoyancy that...

Siltalan pehtoriPollehan oli aina ollut hiukan huikenteleva excentrinen, jos niin tahdomme sanoa. Mutta sehn oli, niin sanoaksemme, kuulunut asiaan. Minks luonnolleen tekee, ja luonnottomalta olisi tuntunutkin, jos Polle olisi ollut tavallisten, rauhallisten, vakavain tilallisten kaltainen, seikkailtuaan nuoruutensa pivt, oikeammin sanoen, siihen asti kun hn...

Muistelmia viimeisestä Wenäjän ja Turkin välisestä sodasta - Päiväkirja-muistelmien ja muiden hyväksyttyjen lähteitten mukaanI. Valmistukset ja matka Tonavalle. II. Tonavan ylimeno ja matkat Bulgariassa Jeni-Barkatsiin. III. Gorni-Dubniakin tappelu. IV. Gorni Dubniakin taistelun jlkeisi seikkoja ja sotaisuuksia sek Pravetsin tappelu. V. "Suomen vuorella." VI. Balkanien...

The Radio Boys with the Iceberg Patrol; Or, Making safe the ocean lanesAll of the wondrous possibilities of radio are covered in this thrilling tale which deals with the latest adventures of The Radio Boys. It is a story well told, particularly in connection...

Greycliff HeroinesA blue-eyed, sunburned, slight young man leaped from a boat to the floating dock at Bath, Maine, and reached back for baggage handed him by two red-faced boys who were evidently most uncomfortable at being once more dressed in the garb of civilization....

The 13th District: A Story of a CandidateJUST as the train with a salute of the engines whistle careened into full view of the smoke-blackened shed that is known in Grand Prairie as the depot, the sound of cheering came to Garwoods ears. He...

Orione Nel fondo, una balza pietrosa; oltre la balza, vette di cipressi e di quercie si disegnano sul cielo sereno. Nella sinistra met della scena, presso le prime viti della vigna, un gran trogolo scavato nel tronco d'un cipresso. Padrone! Ingannare da servi! Giurerei...

Opus 21 - Descriptive Music for the Lower Kinsey Epoch of the Atomic Age, a Concerto for a One-man Band, Six Arias for Soap Operas, Fugues, Anthems & Barrelhouse HEAVY LADEN BABES AND SUCKLINGS GLADIATOR FOOTPRINT OF CINDERELLA THE SAVAGE GENTLEMAN FINNLEY WREN: HIS...

The Lone AdventureIn a gorge of the moors, not far away as the crow flies from Pendle Hill, stood a grim, rambling house known to the heath-men as Windyhough. It had been fortified once; but afterwards, in times of ease, successive owners had thought...