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Erik Autio"Jumala tiesi, tuleeko hnest pappi milloinkaan. Ihan itkemn pakoittaa t seikka. Kuinka olimmekin jo ilomielin ja ylvstelimme hnest, kun hn lupa-aikoina aina saarnasi tll kotikirkossaan ja kaikki kehuivat hnen saarnojansa niin kauniiksi. Ja nyt viimeisiin aikoihin, sen sijaan ett hnen pitisi yh enemmn...

Dick Merriwell's Day; Or, Iron NerveA half million enthusiastic followers of the Merriwell brothers will attest the unfailing interest and wholesomeness of these adventures of two lads of high ideals, who play fair with themselves, as well as with the rest of the world....

MisruleThe brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk. He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone. A thin trickle of blood crept...

The Steel FleaI cannot tell precisely where the first germ of the Legend concerning the Steel Flea had its birththat is to say, whether it originated in Tula, the Izhma, or Sestroryetzk; but, evidently, it came from one of these places. In any case,...

The Expendables"I've heard of it," I said uneasily. "An old fraternal organization something like the Moose or Rosicrucians, founded in Sicily. It allegedly controls organized crime in the U.S. But that is a responsibility-eluding myth that honest Italian-Americans are stamping out. We don't even...

The Pastor: His Qualifications and DutiesThe nature and duties of the pastoral office form a subject of great practical moment. The thoughts suggested in this volume are largely results of the writers personal experience in the ministry and of his observation of pastoral work...

Essays on the Microscope - Containing a Practical Description of the Most Improved Microscopes, a General History of Insects, etc., etc.In the preface to my Essays on Electricity and Magnetism, I informed the public that it was my intention to publish, from time to...

The Man in the Brown SuitNadina, the Russian dancer who had taken Paris by storm, swayed to the sound of the applause, bowed and bowed again. Her narrow black eyes narrowed themselves still more, the long line of her scarlet mouth curved faintly upwards....

It's Fun to Sew with a Sewing MachineAttend all your meetings so that you will be able to complete your project as soon as possible. When your home agent gives you a 4-H record book and record sheets, she wants you to record the...

The Story of a Peninsular Veteran - Sergeant in the Forty-Third Light Infantry, during the Peninsular WarThe writer of the following pages, in the descriptions of Battles, Sieges, and Military Incidents, is indebted to the History of the War in the Peninsula and the...

The Roman Index of Forbidden Books - Briefly Explained for Catholic Booklovers and StudentsThis short treatise was written for the benefit of those who cannot devote much time to the study of the Index. It appeared first in the Catholic Union and Times, Buffalo,...

Permalaisten uskontoPohjois-Venjll asuvan sukumme maine levisi ensi kerran sivistyneen maailman kuuluviin retkien kautta, joita norjalaiset, Alfred Suuren aikalaisen Otherin esimerkki seuraten, Jmeren rantoja purjehtien tekivt Vienanmeren pohjukoihin. Tll sijaitsi tarinain ihannoima valtakunta, n.s. bjarmien maa, jossa asui varakas ja monilukuinen kansa. Sen kanssa olivat...

The Wallypug of WhyIT was a very warm afternoon, and Girlie was sitting by the play-room window watching the gold fish idly swimming about in her little aquarium. She was feeling very sigh as she called it, that is, not very happy, for her...

Vénus dans le cloître, ou la religieuse en chemise - Nouvelle édition enrichie de figures gravées en taille douceComme il me seroit difficile de ne pas executer ce que vous me tmoignez desirer, je n'ai aucunement deliber sur la priere que vous m'avez faite,...

The Saxons in England, Volume 1 (of 2) - A history of the English commonwealth till the period of the Norman conquestThe original edition of this monumental work having for a long time been out of print and of enhanced value, a great demand...

Par la faute de M. de BalzacLa soire s'tait passe fumer des cigarettes en portant sur les hommes et les uvres des jugements aussi dpourvus de bienveillance que de solidit quand, vers minuit, la conversation se ralluma tout d'un coup, comme ces feux que...

Life of Octavia Hill as Told in Her LettersIt was but a short time before the death of Miss Octavia Hill that one of her sisters succeeded, with much difficulty, in convincing her that some account of her life would be necessary to satisfy...

Death and Taxes"It's a crime, Your Honor," said the young man with the dreamy eyes and paint-smeared sport-shirt. "The Council not only proposes tearing down this picturesque landmark, but would thereby destroy the home of our only local ghost." "Really, Mr. Masterson!" The mayor...

The HopliteJord awoke to the purr of the ventilators billowing the heavy curtains at the doorway. Through them, from the corridor, seeped the cold, realistic, shadowless light that seemed to sap the color from man and matter and leave only drabness and emptiness. His...

A Report Concerning the Colored Women of the SouthFrom 1882 to 1891, the General Agent of the Trust was Rev. A. G. Haygood, D. D., of Georgia, who resigned the office when he became a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Since 1891,...