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The Letters of Gracchus on the East India QuestionThe following Letters appeared in the Morning Post, at the dates which are annexed to them. The impartial Reader will find in them a strong determination, to uphold the public rights of the Country, with respect...

Aina: Kertomus 1808-09 sodastaSaimaan lounasrannalla, syrjss valtatiest, aivan veden rajassa, niemen kainalossa ja saarten suojassa oli v. 1808 pieni soma tupa, joka jo kaukaa nytti toiselta kuin tavalliset Savon mkit tai torpat, sill ympristkin oli vhn kaunisteltu. Tss asui korpraali Svrdin leski kauniine Aina...

Directions for Cooking by Troops, in Camp and Hospital - Prepared for the Army of Virginia, and published by order of the Surgeon General, with essays on "taking food," and "what food."Put 12 gallons water into a suitable vessel (or divide if necessary), on...

English MonasteriesIn view of the growth of interest in medieval history and art, so conspicuous of late years, it is thought that this small volume may meet the needs of those who desire to know something about one of the most interesting sides of...

Two Pilgrims' Progress; from fair Florence, to the eternal city of RomeWe stayed in Florence three days before we started on our pilgrimage to Rome. We needed a short rest. The railway journey straight through from London had been unusually tiresome because of our...

Treasures in Heaven - Fifteenth Book of the Faith Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day SaintsNo lesson taught by the Savior during his ministry in mortality was more frequently and thoroughly impressed than that of unselfish service. Of those...

The Geological History of Fossil Butte National Monument and Fossil BasinFifty million years ago the southwestern corner of what is now Wyoming was part of a system of three freshwater lakes that covered that area plus adjacent parts of Colorado and Utah. These lakes...

De Abbé ConstantijnEen groot meester als Ludovic Halvy behoeft niet aan het publiek voorgesteld te worden. Ieder kent hem als novellist en librettist, een volbloed Parijzenaar, bekende figuur op de boulevards, die het in geestigheid nog wint van Anatole France, Aurlien Scholl, en Flicien...

Pygmalion and the Imageith the exception of "The Doom of King Acrisius," "Pygmalion and the Image" is the only poem of The Earthly Paradise for the illustration of which Burne-Jones actually executed a complete series of pictures; and though the finished paintings are but...

The Lights on Precipice PeakThe three young men sat quietly and watched the faint eerie glow. It was ruddy and small, a spot of dull red color. For perhaps five or six minutes it showed, moving slowly along what seemed to be the lip...

Niilo Bonpoika Sture 2: KuninkaankruunuI. Tuleva kronikankirjoittaja. II. Vanki. III. Hammarstadissa. IV. Satavuotias piispa. V. Kaarle kuningas ja kavaltajat. VI. Petettyn. VII. Valonsde. VIII. Sanansaattaja. IX. Arkkipiispa Tuve. X. Neitonen Borgebyn linnassa. XI. Kuolleen kuningattaren rukous. XII. Salainen sanansaattaja. XIII. Nuori marski. XIV. Axevallassa....

Kindheit: Autobiographische NovelleTolstois Gattin und Herausgeberin seiner Werke, die Grfin S. A. Tolstoi, schreibt in ihrem Vorwort zum ersten Bande der neuen Ausgabe von Tolstois Werken, die nach seinem Tode erschienen ist: Als ich die neue Gesamtausgabe zum Druck vorbereitete, fand ich unter den...

Batik and Other Pattern DyeingONE of the hopeful observations during the few years of applied art education in our schools has been the readiness with which educators have taken up and kept problems in which the mediums of expression were practical and efficient, suitable...

He Knew Lincoln, and Other Billy Brown StoriesMore than one clue must be unravelled to reach an understanding of Abraham Lincoln. Among them there surely must be reckoned his capacity for companionship. None more catholic in his selections ever lived. All men were his...

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 3 (of 3) - Nuclear Fission; Nuclear Fusion; Beyond FusionNothing in the history of mankind has opened our eyes to the possibilities of science as has the development of atomic power. In the last 200...

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 2 (of 3) - Mass and Energy; The Neutron; The Structure of the NucleusNothing in the history of mankind has opened our eyes to the possibilities of science as has the development of atomic power....

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy, Volume 1 (of 3) - Atomic Weights; Energy; ElectricityIn a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions...

Animal Life and Intelligence There are many books in our language which deal with Animal Intelligence in an anecdotal and conventionally popular manner. There are a few, notably those by Mr. Romanes and Mr. Mivart, which bring adequate knowledge and training to bear on...

A Tour Up the Straits, from Gibraltar to Constantinople - With the Leading Events in the Present War Between the Austrians, Russians, and the Turks, to the Commencement of the Year 1789The Commander in Chief of the garrison of Gibraltar having indulged the Author...

The Mentor: The Mediterranean, Vol. 1, Num. 39, Serial No. 39, November 10, 1913CONTRIBUTORSPROF. JOHN C. VAN DYKE, HAMILTON W. MABIE, PROF. ALBERT BUSHNELL HART, REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT E. PEARY, WILLIAM T. HORNADAY, DWIGHT L. ELMENDORF, HENRY T. FINCK, WILLIAM WINTER, ESTHER SINGLETON, PROF....