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Cartoons and Caricatures of Seattle CitizensOur hard-headed and far-figuring men of business have been quick to see and seize the truth of this great law of supply and demand. Being themselves alert men of the market place, and appreciating fully the melancholy worlds urgent...

EurekaPendant prs d'un an, M. Poe ne se manifesta que rarement au public; mais il tait peut-tre plus actif qu'il n'avait t en aucun temps; et, au commencement de 1848, il fit annoncer son intention de donner quelques lectures, dans le but de gagner...

Oratory Sacred and Secular; Or, The Extemporaneous Speaker - With Sketches of the Most Eminent Speakers of All AgesWhen we first began to speak in public, we felt the need of a manual that would point out the hindrances likely to be met with,...

Golden Dicky, The Story of a Canary and His FriendsI dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful...

Evolution and creationMany imperfections, as I anticipated, have been discovered in my Popular Faith Unveiled, some of importance and others of little consequence; and many suggestions have been offered in all kindness by those who have done me the honour of reading my work,...

Der abenteuerliche SimplicissimusDer abenteuerliche Simplicissimus erschien 1669 in zweiter Auflage, die erste ging verloren. Der Volksverband der Bcherfreunde bringt durch seine Neuausgabe, die 1919 veranstaltet wurde, in Erinnerung, da sich das Erscheinen des fr die deutsche Literatur- und Sittengeschichte so bedeutungsvollen Kulturromans zum 250....

The Prophecy of Merlin, and Other PoemsBY JOHN READE. MONTREAL: Published by Dawson Brothers. 1870. Entered according to Act of Parliament, in the year 1870, by John Reade, in the Office of the Minister of Agriculture. MONTREAL: PRINTED BY THE MONTREAL PRINTING AND PUBLISHING...

Life and Lillian GishShe is an extraordinarily difficult person to know, and if I hadnt gone to live with her ... and been with her through some of the most trying times of her life, I doubt whether our casual contacts at the studio...

Fossils: A Story of the Rocks and Their Record of Prehistoric LifeIn the recent growth of knowledge there has been rapid progress in two directions. The commercial exploitation of natural resources, being fundamental to modern civilization, attracts a liberal share of the talents and...

Œuvres complètes de Guy de Maupassant - volume 10NOUS tions sept dans le break, quatre femmes et trois hommes, dont un sur le sige ct du cocher, et nous montions, au pas des chevaux, la grande cte o serpentait la route. Partis dtretat ds...

The Unjust Steward; or, The Minister's DebtElsie and Roderick Buchanan were the son and daughter, among a number of others, of the Rev. George Buchanan, a minister much esteemed in the city of St. Rule, and occupying a high place among the authorities and...

The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 3, November, 1909In this book is provided a collection of documents illustrative of European life and institutions from the German invasions to the Renaissance. Great discrimination has been exercised in the selection and arrangement of these sources,...

The PicaroonsPicaroona petty rascal; one who lives by his wits; an adventurer. The Picaresque Tales, in Spanish literature of the beginning of the Seventeenth Century, dealt with the fortunes of beggars, impostors, thieves, etc., and chronicled the Romance of Roguery. Such stories were the...

Kreuz und Quer, Dritter Band - Neue gesammelte ErzählungenDas kleine Stdtchen Perryville in Arkansas, das, whrend der Krieg in den stlichen Staaten der Union wthete, nun ber zwei Jahre fast wie todt und verlassen gelegen hatte, schien heute, am ersten October des Jahres 1862,...

EnchantmentSo much depended upon every one's utter lack of nervousness and embarrassment that Shaw, the stage manager, decided that my presence at the final rehearsal would only add to the tension, and was therefore unnecessary. The "star" complained that her efforts to interpret my...

The Madness of Philip, and Other Tales of ChildhoodHis mother, being a woman of perception, realized early that something was wrong. Even before breakfast she found Philip trying to put his sister into the bolster case, checking her vivid denunciations by a judicious application...

The War and the Gospel: Sermons and Addresses During the Present WarAs is usual in Cathedrals, it is the duty of the Dean of Canterbury to preach on the chief Festivals of the Christian year; and most of the following Addresses have been delivered...

NachbarsleuteWie es gekommen war, ob Herr Pfaffinger hflich oder in barschem Tone das Schlieen der Tre verlangt, ob Herr Tresser nach dieser Aufforderung erst recht die Tre aufgerissen, ob Herr Pfaffinger in rder Weise sie dann ins Schlo geworfen hatte und hierauf von Herrn...

The Chautauquan, Vol. 04, May 1884, No. 8It has not been the compilers purpose in these extracts to produce a continuous sketch of the history of Rome. That, in the space assigned, would be impossible. It has not been his purpose to present to...

Las FuriasNota del Transcriptor: Se ha respetado la ortografa y la acentuacin del original. Errores obvios de imprenta han sido corregidos. Pginas en blanco han sido eliminadas. La portada fue diseada por el transcriptor y se considera dominio pblico. A Pablo Schmitz, de Basilea,...