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Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 05 (of 10) - Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applicationsThe word "alternating" is used with a large number of electrical...

The Stolen CruiserSpithead lay enshrouded in the sea-fog, while from the deck of H.M. torpedo-boat destroyer Frome neither the low-lying land upon which Portsmouth is built nor the undulating downs of the Isle of Wight were visible. The Frome had been out for night-firing...

Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 714 - September 1, 1877In our youthful days in the early years of the present century, little consideration was given to a systematic kindness to animals. Horses were overwrought without mercy, when ill-fed and with...

"Father Clark," or The Pioneer PreacherThe incidents, manners and customs of frontier life in the country once called the Far West,now the valley of the Mississippi, are interesting to all classes. The religious events and labors of good men in works of faith and...

Honest Wullie; and Effie Patterson's StoryThis book has been written with a view of helping to perpetuate the memory of those zealous and courageous sons of Scotland who in the seventeenth century, through the long period of fifty years, struggled for their inalienable rights...

Tre racconti: Il cane del cieco - Un genio sconosciuto - Galatea Mi piacerebbe rispondervi citando i notissimi versi di Dante: Io mi son un che quando amore spira, noto ec. Ma siccome di questa citazione si gi troppo abusato, la lascio stare. Voglio...

Home Problems from a New StandpointGIVEN a number of human beings, with a certain development of physical and mental faculties and of social resources, how can they best utilize these powers for the attainment of the most complete satisfaction? Thus J. A. Hobson states...

Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley - Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, Vol. I.The fact of the existence, within the valley of the Mississippi river and its tributaries, of many ancient monuments of human labor and skill, seems to have escaped the notice of the...

Linotype Manual - Giving Detailed Instructions of the Proper Adjustment and Care of the LinotypeThe object in view in compiling this book is to show by means of cuts and detail drawings the different adjustments and how to make same. The automatics and how...

Pietar Patelin eli Sukkela asianajaja: Ilveilys kolmessa näytöksessäHerra Patelin (yksin). Se on ptetty; ihan tnn, vaikka minulla ei ole yht penni, minun tytyy saada uusi vaatteus. Todellaki, ihmiset sanovat oikein, ett se on yhdentekev olla saita tahi kyh. Ken hiis, joka nkee minun niss...

Drawing Rooms, Second Floor, and Attics: A Farce, in One ActLend me Five Shillings, Three Cuckoos, Catch a Weazel, Where theres a Will theres a Way, John Dobbs, A Most Unwarrantable Intrusion, Going to the Derby, Your Lifes in Danger, Midnight Watch, Box and...

Gideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race - a message to the colored people of the United StatesAnd Jehovah said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into...

Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion.The period included in the reigns of Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian, was remarkable for two memorable events in the annals of ecclesiastical history; the first persecution of the Christian Church by the sixth Roman sovereign, and...

The Cure of Rupture by Paraffin InjectionsComprising a description of a method of treatment destined to occupy an important place as a cure for rupture owing to the extreme simplicity of the technic and its advantages from an economic standpoint In taking up the...

Niilo Bonpoika Sture 1: Kultainen kaulaketju - Kolmijaksoinen historiallinen romaanirebrohon ratsasti joukko ratsumiehi. Se oli jaettu useampiin osastoihin. Ensinn tuli moniaita yksinkertaisia asemiehi, jotka voivat nhtvsti vaivoin hillit virmoja ratsujansa. Vhn matkaa nist ratsasti erinomaisen uhkealla ja svell hevosella vanhempi mies ylln pitk kaapu,...

La alhambra; leyendas árabesPor los tiempos en que acontecian los sucesos que vamos referir, esto es: por los aos de 1240 de la era cristiana, y 637 de la Hegira[1], el monte en que se levanta la Alhambra, tenia un aspecto enteramente distinto del...

"Born of the Spirit;" or, Gems from the Book of Life My reasons for writing and publishing this book are: 1Ibelieve that the Lord wanted me to. The burden has been on my heart for years to do this very thing. 2Ihave a great...

Writ in Barracks'Ginger James' appeared originally in the 'Daily Chronicle,' 'Make your own Arrangements' in the 'Pall Mall Gazette,' as also did 'T. A. in Love.' 'Legacies' is reproduced by the kind permission of the 'Daily News,' and 'Arthur' and 'Her Majesty has been...

Bosambo of the RiverI.ARACHI THE BORROWER II.THE TAX RESISTERS III.THE RISE OF THE EMPEROR IV.THE FALL OF THE EMPEROR V.THE KILLING OF OLANDI VI.THE PEDOMETER VII.THE BROTHER OF BOSAMBO VIII.THE CHAIR OF THE N'GOMBI IX.THE KI-CHU X.THE CHILD OF SACRIFICE XI."THEY" XII.THE AMBASSADORS XIII.GUNS...

Der Weltkrieg, Deutsche Träume: RomanIn meiner Erinnerung taucht der britische Oberst auf, der mir in Kalkutta sagte: Dreimal bin ich hierher nach Indien kommandiert worden. Vor fnfundzwanzig Jahren als Leutnant: damals standen die Russen fnfzehnhundert Meilen von der indischen Grenze entfernt. Dann als Kapitn...