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Insect ArchitectureThe proprietors of this interesting work having felt that much additional knowledge of the subject has been obtained since the book was written, have asked me to supply characteristic examples of Insect Architecture which were not to be found in its pages. I...

Lochinvar: A Novel"Aye," said Mistress Crombie, house-keeper to Roger McGhie, Laird of Balmaghie, a considerable house in the south-lying and better-cultivated part of the wild lands of Galloway"aye, indeed, ye may well say it, Alisoun Begbie. It is a wondrous and most ungentle thing...

Airplane Boys in the Black WoodsHoly Clover, that fellow would make his fortune in a dairy, all right, exclaimed Bob Caldwell glancing over the side of the plane the Flying Buddies had borrowed while the Lark, their own splendid machine was undergoing much needed...

On Yacht Sailing - A Simple Treatise for Beginners upon the Art of Handling Small Yachts and BoatsThere is no difficulty in the learned writing for the learned, but it is extremely difficult to compose a work for the instruction of the ignorant. The...

Bats in the Wall; or, The Mystery of Trinity Church-yard CHAPTER I. A REJECTED PROPOSAL. CHAPTER II. DYBALL'S CLUB. CHAPTER III. AN UNHEEDED WARNINGFRANK MANSFIELD FINDS HIMSELF IN A BAD FIX. CHAPTER IV. THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE BENEATH THE CHURCH-YARD WALL. CHAPTER V. BATS IN...

Daring WingsSome of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds. The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories. Do you want the job of getting...

Stand By: The Story of a Boy's Achievement in RadioThere it stooda great glass wheel, half submerged in the dusty clutter of an old outhouse filled with broken chairs, moth-eaten strips of carpet, and a tangle of ancient harness. Lee Renaud, spider webs draping...

Stories of Old Greece and RomeIn the days of long, long ago when men built altars, and burned sacrifices, and worshiped their gods in temples of pure white marble, Jupiter, the greatest of the gods, sat upon his throne on high Olympus and looked...

Memoiren einer Grossmutter, Band I - Bilder aus der Kulturgeschichte der Juden Russlands im 19. JahrhundertAus dem jdischen Leben in Russland kenne ich nur ein einzige, die Zapiski Jewreja von Gregor Isaakowitsch Bogrow. Diesem Werke, das uns einen tiefen und charakteristischen Einblick in das...

Erämaan kutsuBuck ei lukenut sanomalehti, sill siin tapauksessa olisi hn tiennyt vaaran uhkaavan sek hnt ett jokaista vahvalihaksista, paksuturkkista koiraa Puget Soundin ja San Diegon vlisell alueella. Sittenkun muutamat miehet hapuiltuaan napaseudun pimeydess olivat lytneet sielt jonkinlaista keltaista metallia ja hyrylaivat ja kuljetusyhtit toitottaneet...

Het UilennestIn hoeverre dit waarheid bevatte, zullen we in het midden laten, doch zeker is, dat boer Van Gulven graag had dat er op zijn rijkdom gezinspeeld werd, en niemand had daar beter slag van dan Gerrit Dubbe, een boerenzoon uit de buurt, met...

The Sky TrailTim Murphy, famous young flying reporter and aviation editor of the News, pecked away half-heartedly at his typewriter trying to write a story about a minor automobile accident that had happened a few minutes before in front of the News building. The...

The Raven - Illustrated You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of...

The Story of My Mind; Or, How I Became a Rationalist You have often requested me to tell you how, having been brought up by my parents as a Calvinist, I came to be a Rationalist. I propose now to answer that question in...

The New Book of Nonsense - Contribution to the Great Central Fair in Aid of the Sanitary Commission Endeavoring to cough one day-they went off, and of course, up he went like a rocket. Whose hair was too curled, and yet the gay world,...

What Is Christian Science? In this brochure the author makes an earnest endeavour to understand Christian Science and define its mission. He scrupulously verifies all his citations and references, and appeals to the judgment of those who are willing to hear both sides of...

The Liberty Bell You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of receipt of the...

The Story of Joan of Arc the Witch-Saint Is published by the Independent Religious Society semi-monthly. Each number is to consist of a lecture by M. M. Mangasarian. Price of subscription, per annum, $2.00. Orders should be sent to The Independent Religious Society, 922...

The Good Girl The Good Girl always minds what Her father and mother say to her; and takes pains to learn whatever they are so kind as to teach her. She is never noisy nor troublesome; so they like to have her with them,...

Curly Locks I am going to tell you the story of a dear, good little girl, called Curly Locks. Of course that was not her real name; her real name was Alice, but she was called Curly Locks because she had such beautiful hair,...