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Birds and Nature, Vol. 10 No. 4 [November 1901]The name grosbeak, or great beak, is a common name for a number of birds that possess large, thick and strong bills which are adapted to crushing fruits and seeds. Unfortunately this name has been indiscriminately...

Forest Days: A Romance of Old TimesIn offering you a book, which I fear is little worthy of your acceptance, and a compliment which has become valueless, I cannot help expressing my regret at having no other means of testifying my esteem and respect...

Kolme matkaa Afrikassa - Henry M. Stanleyn nuoruus ja ensimmäiset tutkimusmatkat Afrikan sisämaissa1. Stanleyn nuoruus. Englantilainen sotaretki Abyssiniaan. Kapina Espanjassa. 2. Stanley lhtee etsimn Livingstonea. Varustus matkalle. 3. Matkan alku rantamaalta Ugogoon. 4. Matka Ugogosta Unianjembehen. 5. Matka Unianjembest Ujijiin. 6. Stanleyn matkustukset yhdess...

Kulkurielämää: NuoruudenmuistelmiaSaavuin Niagara Fallsiin "sivuovipullmannissa" eli tavallista puhetapaa kyttkseni tavaravaunussa. Avovaunua nimitetn, sivumennen sanoen, "gondoolaksi" korko toisella tavulla. Saavuin siis iltapivll ja astelin suoraa pt putouksille. Ja kun silmni sattuivat tuohon ryppyvien vetten nytelmn, olin hukassa. En saanut itseni siit nyst irti temmatuksi edes...

Pittsburgh Main Thoroughfares and the Down Town District - Improvements Necessary to Meet the City's Present and Future NeedsThere are two main divisions of City Planning. One looks to the rearrangement and improvement of what has already been unwisely done through lack of proper...

Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico - The Story of its Early Explorations, as told by Jim WhiteBats!... millions of black little mammals drifting along the horizon and seeming to fuse into the hazy clouds of a New Mexico sunset! That was the spectacle...

Birds and Nature, Vol. 10 No. 1 [June 1901]Bullocks Oriole, a species as handsome and conspicuous as the Baltimore Oriole, replaces it in the western portions of the United States and is likewise widely distributed. Its breeding range within our borders corresponds to its...

Fort Jefferson National Monument, FloridaThe seven Dry Tortugas Islands and the surrounding shoals and waters in the Gulf of Mexico are included in Fort Jefferson National Monument. Though the area is off the beaten track, it has long been famous for bird and marine...

The Boy Scouts as Forest Fire FightersAUTHOR OF BOY SCOUTS OF THE SIGNAL CORPS, BOY SCOUTS OF PIONEER CAMP, BOY SCOUTS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BOY SCOUTS OF THE LIFE SAVING CREW, BOY SCOUTS ON PICKET DUTY, BOY SCOUTS OF THE FLYING SQUADRON, BOY...

Geology of Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming - A Contribution to General GeologyDevils Tower, a mass of bare rock that rises abruptly from the surrounding grasslands and pine forests, is one of the most conspicuous geologic features of the Black Hills region. Because of...

Dao De Jing: A Minimalist TranslationWelcome to yet another translation of the Dao De Jing (DDJ), or Tao Te Ching in the old-fashioned spelling. Why should you want to read this translation? This version attempts to include an exact translation of every Chinese symbol...

Prisons Over Seas - Deportation and Colonization; British and American Prisons of To-dayIt will hardly be denied after an impartial consideration of all the facts I shall herein set forth, that the British prison system can challenge comparison with any in the world. It...

I Paralipomeni del Lucifero di Mario Rapisardi Ricevendo ogni giorno una quantit straordinaria di manoscritti di versi, siamo ( facile capirlo) diventati un po' diffidenti in fatto di autori sconosciuti. Questa volta per la nostra diffidenza fu subito vinta dal vedere il caso alquanto...

Spain, v. 1 (of 2)IT was a rainy morning in February, and lacked an hour of sunrise. My mother accompanied me to the hall, anxiously repeating all the counsels she had been giving me for a month: then she threw her arms about my...

John Smith's Funny Adventures on a Crutch - Or The Remarkable Peregrinations of a One-legged Soldier after the WarIt is verily more difficult to write a good preface for a book than to write the book itself. We dont mind telling the reader, very...

Irish Historical Allusions, Curious Customs and Superstitions, County of Kerry, CorkaguinyThis little hand book deals with the curious customs and traditions, chiefly in West Kerry, in common with other parts of Ireland. It is the fourth book issued by the author on Corkaguiny, of...

Katsokaa peiliin!: Yksinäytöksinen huvinäytelmäHerra. Ei, ei! ette minua ymmrr. Min en ole mitn nhnyt. Min tunnen perin pohjin vaimoni; hn rakastaa minua, hn on minulle uskollinen, mutta, eno, hn on nuori ja siin koko asia! Tm ajatus hirmuisesti hiritsee minun rauhaani. Nuoruuden ik on...

The Dinner Year-BookI do not smile at the nave confession. I feel more like sighing as I recollect the years during the summers and winters of which the same query advanced with me into the dignity of a problem. There were several important ends...

Mary Jane in New EnglandPlans for the Journey A Day of Wetness First Glimpses of Boston An Unexpected Visit at Wellesley Class Day Funand Troubles Winning the Game The Adventure by the Lagoon Commencement in the Stadium Fun on the Beach A Day in...

The Cretan Insurrection of 1866-7-8In committing to print the subjoined record of the Cretan revolt of 1866-7-8, I am fulfilling a duty in regard to a series of events quque ipse vidi et quorum pars magna fui, and which, if not in themselves of...