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The Nursery-Book: A Complete Guide to the Multiplication and Pollination of PlantsA Witness of Passing Events, and a Record of Progress. Being records of introductions during the year, of new methods and discoveries in horticulture, of yields and prices, horticultural literature and work of...

The Old World in the New - The Significance of Past and Present Immigration to the American People"Immigration," said to me a distinguished social worker and idealist, "is a wind that blows democratic ideas throughout the world. In a Siberian hut from which four...

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 37, 1669-1676 - Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those...

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 5, No. 5, May 1899 - Illustrated by Color PhotographyTHERE is no more beautiful bird in our northern states, if there be in the whole country, than our waxwing. Many birds are more gorgeously appareled, and with many there...

Birds and All Nature, Vol. 5, No. 4, April 1899 - Illustrated by Color PhotographyTHE nutmeg is the spice obtained from a medium-sized evergreen tree reaching a height of from twenty-five to forty feet. This tree is dicious, that is the male flowers and...

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 5. The Romantic School in France Dis-nous mil huit cent trente. poque fulgurante, Ses luttes, ses ardeurs.... TH. DE BANVILLE Nicht was lebendig, kraftvoll sich verkndigt Ist das gefhrlich Furchtbare. Das ganz Gemeine ist's, das ewig Gestrige,...

A True Account of the Battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916The following is an account of the essential facts of the Battle of Jutland, amplified from the review in the authors book, A Guide to the Military History of The World War, 19141918, published...

The Archæology and Prehistoric Annals of ScotlandHistory which is derived from written materials must necessarily begin only where civilisation has advanced to so ripe a state, that the songs of the bard, and the traditions of the priest, have ceased to satisfy the cravings...

Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction: Vital Facts of Life for All Ages A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to Parents for the Proper Instruction of Their Children, Concerning the Delicate Questions of Life; Timely Help for the Boy and Girl, at the Ages...

Myladyn poika: Historiallinen romaani Johdanto. 1. Richelieun haamu. 2. Yllinen kierros. 3. Vanhat kiistakumppanukset. 4. Itvallan Anna kuudenviidett vanhana. 5. Gascognelainen ja italialainen. 6. D'Artagnan neljnkymmenen ikisen. 7. D'Artagnan on ymmll, mutta muuan vanha tuttavamme tulee apuun. 8. Kuinka erilainen teho puolella pistolilla voi...

Beyträge zur Kenntniss der altdeutschen Sprache und Litteratur. Erster Band. Theil 1. Dieser Text enthlt zusammengesetzte diakritische Zeichen, wie z.B. e ber o oder o ber u. Knnen diese nicht korrekt angezeigt werden, sollte eine Schriftart installiert werden, die den Unicode-Block Combined Diacritical Marks...

The Admiral: A Romance of Nelson in the Year of the NileSOME years ago, Professor J.K. Laughtons admirable selection of Letters and Dispatches of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, inspired me with such an interest in Nelsons wonderfully human and graphic correspondence that I studied the...

The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 - Also an Account of the Trials and Sufferings of Dud Dudley, with His Mettallum Martis: Etc.In placing the following pages before the attention of the inhabitants of Dudley and its vicinity,...

Chats on Oriental ChinaIf there is one regret that accompanies the issue of these "Chats on Oriental China" it is that the illustrations could not be given in all the beauty of their magnificent colouring. In a photograph, however fine it may be, it...

Das Labyrinth: Ein Lebenslauf aus dem 18. Jahrhundert Hinterher dachte George freilich, es wre besser gewesen, den Mund zu halten und die neu erworbene Kunstfertigkeit entweder schnell zu vergessen oder sie nur auszuben, wenn Er ferne war, etwa wie das Schaukeln auf dem Wiesengatter,...

Als U-Boots-Kommandant gegen EnglandAlljhrlich, ungefhr zur Zeit der groen Herbstmanver, erfolgen in der Kaiserlichen Marine die Neukommandierungen der Offiziere fr das am 1.Oktober jeden Jahres beginnende neue Ausbildungsjahr. Dem Auenstehenden kann kaum verstndlich sein, was sie fr uns Marineoffiziere alles bedeuten! Wohl bringt auch...

Nicht der Mörder, der Ermordete ist schuldig: Eine NovelleWie habe ich immer die Knaben beneidet, deren Vter in den Portierlogen oder auf den Trbnken gelassen und freundlich an Sonntagnachmittagen ihre Pfeife rauchten, und wie erst die Buben in den Brgerzimmern, wo der Hausherr behaglich...

On Digestive Proteolysis - Being the Cartwright Lectures for 1894The present volume, as explained by the title, consists mainly of a reprint of the Cartwright Lectures for 1894. These lectures were originally printed in the current numbers of the Medical Record, but so many...

How to judge architecture: a popular guide to the appreciation of buildingsA POPULAR GUIDE TO THE APPRECIATION OF BUILDINGS By RUSSELL STURGIS, A.M., Ph.D. Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, Member of The Architectural League of New York, The National Sculpture Society, The...

Jersey City and Its Historic SitesAt a meeting of the Committee January 5th, 1898, one of the subjects for the day was "Jersey City's Old Landmarks." In the discussion that followed, Miss M. Louise Edge moved that Mrs. Eaton be requested to write a...