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Out of Death's Shadow; Or, A Case Without a PrecedentThe woman to whose trial reference had been made had killed her husband, but the deed had not been witnessed, and it was due to Nick Carter's efforts that a complete case for the prosecution...

Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, (Vol. 12 / 20) - faisant suite à l'Histoire de la Révolution FrançaiseJe viens d'achever aprs quinze annes d'un travail assidu l'Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire, que j'avais commence en 1840. De ces quinze annes, je n'en...

The Happy HomicideAttendants pushing an ambulance cot wheeled what was left of murdered Fannie Bork into the center of the courtroom. The body was covered with a white sheet, except for the long, slim feet which were sticking out. Her toenails were painted red....

The Archives of Dentistry, Vol. VII, No. 12, December 1890There are many points in crown and bridge work requiring particular attention which many operators seem entirely to overlook in the construction of this special class of work. It might be of interest to you...

Charles Dwight; or, the missionary's sonCharles Dwight was the son of a Christian missionary, and was born in Constantinople, February 16th, 1837. When he[2] was only four months old, he lost his mother by the plague. She was a good mother, and desired above...

Ritual of the Order of the Eastern StarIn pursuance of a call, issued and endorsed by several Grand Chapters, a convention of representatives was held at Indianapolis, Indiana, November 16th, 1876, and the General Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, was organized. A...

Het BoschvolkjeAlle kraaien zijn eender, zei een wijs man, toen hij het over politici had. Dat is volkomen waarin het donker, maar bij daglicht is er tusschen twee kraaien die je aantreft evenveel verschil, in- en uitwendig, als tusschen twee van de eerste de...

Seven-Day Terror"I just built a disappearer. All you do is cut the other end out of a beer can. Then you take two pieces of red cardboard with peepholes in the middle and fit them in the ends. You look through the peepholes and...

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 4 (of 6) - Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItLondon, the metropolis of Great Britain, and one of the...

Japan and the Pacific, and a Japanese View of the Eastern QuestionI feel that some explanation is due when a Japanese ventures to address himself to English readers; my plea is that the matters on which I write are of vital importance to England...

Historical Record of the Nineteenth, or the First Yorkshire North Riding Regiment of Foot - Containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848 The natives of Britain have, at all periods, been celebrated for...

Psychoanalysis and LoveLife would be much simpler if love among human beings were similar to love among the animals. At mating time, any animal of any species feels automatically attracted to any animal of the opposite sex belonging to the same species. Age, appearance...

Shafting, Pulleys, Belting and Rope TransmissionThis handbook is intended to furnish the reader with practical help for the every-day handling of shafting, pulleys and belting. These are allied in the operation of plants and it is a pretty generally conceded fact that all three...

Letters from England, Volume 1 (of 3)A volume of Travels rarely or never, in our days, appears in Spain: in England, on the contrary, scarcely any works are so numerous. If an Englishman spends the summer in any of the mountainous provinces, or runs...

The Lay of the Sheriff Fiddlers, awake! Rouse up, ye fife and drum! Clarion and trumpet, lo! I bid thee come! Blow up, tin horn, twang, harp of unbelievers![1] Bring me your aid, ye marrow bones and cleavers! Strike up at once, to celebrate...

The Legend of Monte della Sibilla; or, Le paradis de la reine SibilleIf you will stop and take a drink Where I did, late one afternoon In April, you may see turn pink A patch of snow, which very soon Yellows to green: it...

Dangerous QuarryThey say automation makes jobs, especially if "they" are trying to keep their own job of selling automation machines. I know the Actuarvac made one purple passion of a job for me, the unpleasantly fatal results of which are still lingering with me....

Westy MartinA quick, sharp report rent the air. Followed several seconds of deathlike silence. Then the lesser sound of a twig falling in the still forest. Again silence. A silence, tense, portentous. Then the sound of foliage being disturbed and of some one running....

Mansikoita ja Mustikoita ISananen Anni orpanalle. Kosken-kuvia. Tuttuni, tui! jopa kevtt koittaa. Totta puhuen. Pohjan-piltti. Kirjoitt. Y. K. Kettu Repolainen. kk K. Sukeltaja (Srhiller'in mukaan). Kirjoitt. J. K. Runebergin Puutarhahoitajan kirjeet. An. Suomennoksia Runebergin Runoelmista. Kirjoin. O. B. En ole hetkiin unohtava tuota kaunista...

Pharos and PharillonBefore there was civilization in Egypt, or the delta of the Nile had been formed, the whole country as far south as modern Cairo lay under the sea. The shores of this sea were a limestone desert. The coast line was smooth...