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Little Fishers: and Their Nets"You may as well know, first as last, that I've sent for Nan. I've stood this kind of thing just exactly as long as I'm going to. There ain't many men, I can tell you, who would have stood it...

Mesa Verde [Colorado] National ParkSecure automobile permit, fee $1 per car. Speed limit 35 miles per hour on entrance highway, 20 miles per hour in headquarters area and on ruin roads. Drive carefully; free wheeling is prohibited within the park. Burn all combustible rubbish...

Unter Palmen und Buchen. Zweiter Band. - Unter Palmen. Gesammelte Erzählungen.Da es in jenen Lndern, welche innerhalb der heien Zone liegen und die wir kurzweg die Tropen nennen, auch sehr hei sein mu, gilt als eine vllig feststehende Thatsache, und man hrt gar nicht...

L'Illustration, No. 2504, 21 février 1891avez-vous qu' ne lire que les journaux, on ne se croirait pas facilement en l'an de fin de sicle 1891?--Il n'est question dans toutes les feuilles que de noms d'un autre ge et de discussions d'une autre poque: Talleyrand,...

History of Julius Cæsar, Vol. 2 of 2IT is, perhaps, not without interest, in publishing the second volume of the History of Julius Csar, written by the Emperor Napoleon III., to call to memory the names of Sovereigns and Princes who have employed themselves...

Narrative of the Life and Travels of Serjeant B—— In justice to the unpretending Author of this volume, it is necessary to notice that the idea of publishing it in no respect originated with himself. The circumstances which led to its appearance may be...

The Secret of Steeple RocksElizabeth Secrest turned with a smile to the two girls who had come up behind her, their footfalls silent in the sand. The world is mine, she answered, with a comprehensive sweep of her arm and hand toward the foaming...

Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 108, March 23, 1895"Ah," said the former, arrogantly addressing the latter, "times are indeed a good deal altered since you were a cockerel, and all for the better, thank goodness! Time was, and not so very long ago...

The Best ManCARRINGTON folded the document and thoughtfully balanced it on his palm. What an ironical old world it was! There was a perpendicular wrinkle about his nose, and his lips had thinned into a mere line which drooped at the corners. The drone...

Omnia Opera Sancti Patricii - All the Works of Saint PatrickI. Ego Patricius peccator, rusticissimus et minimus omnium fidelium, et contemptibilissimus apud plurimos, patrem habui Calpornium diaconem, filium quondam Potiti presbyteri, qui fuit in vico Bonavem Taberni: villulam Enon prope habuit, ubi capturam dedi....

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (07 of 12) - Iohn the Yongest Sonne of Henrie the SecondIohn the yoongest son of Henrie the second was proclaimed king of England, beginning his reigne the sixt daie of Aprill, in the...

The Betrayal of John FordhamMy name is John Fordham, and I am thirty-four years of age. So far as I can judge I am at present of sound mind, though sadly distraught, and my memory is fairly clear, except as to the occurrences of...

The Open Boat and Other StoriesNone of them knew the colour of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming...

Famous Authors (Men)The aim of this book is to present to the reading public sketches of some of its American literary heroes. There are heroes young and old; but in literature, especially, age has little to do with favorites. At the same time, it...

The Gospel of Slavery: A Primer of Freedom "We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."Decl. of...

Home Again with Me 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...

Stories about Indians HE Indians were formerly lords of the soil we now occupy, and obtained a subsistance principally by hunting and fishing. They generally lived in villages, containing from fifty to five hundred families. Their houses, called wigwams, were usually constructed of poles,...

The Old Log Cabin 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 Four Corners in JapanThe Four Corners The Four Corners in California The Four Corners at School The Four Corners Abroad The Four Corners in Camp The Four Corners at College The Four Corners in Japan The Four Corners in Egypt (in preparation) "Why...

The Putnam Hall Cadets; or, Good Times in School and OutMy Dear Boys: In bringing out this story, The Putnam Hall Cadets, the initial volume in the Putnam Hall Series, I feel it necessary to make an explanation why it is that this tale...