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Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 33, Vol. I, August 16, 1884
by Chambers' JournalIn the biographies of the saints of the early Celtic Church it is frequently recorded that towards the close of their lives they left their monasteries and sought the seclusion of some lonely island or mountain solitude, in order to pass the evening of their days in undisturbed devotion and freedom from worldly cares. Joceline in his Life of St Ken..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1018, July 1, 1899
by Various AuthorsIt was very clear that the carpenter sweetheart had been discarded, and that this stranger had filled his place so promptly that Jane had not thought it worth her while to go through any ceremony of transferring his privileges. Of course she had known well enough that her mistress would be no party to such a rapidly moving panorama of courtship. Or..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 993, January 7, 1899
by Various AuthorsThere is, perhaps, no word in the present day which has been more frequently used and abused than “culture.” It has come so readily to the lips of modern prophets, that it has acquired a secondary and ironical significance. Some of our readers may have seen a clever University parody (on the Heathen Chinee) describing the encounter of two undergrad..
Afghan Book No. 289 - Afghans
by AnonymousDraw a loop of White through loop on hook and drop Scarlet. Working with White, insert hook under 3rd vertical bar and draw loop through, * yarn over twice, insert hook under next vertical bar on 3rd row down, yarn over and draw loop through, (yarn over and draw through 2 loops) twice (tr loop made); skip the vertical bar directly behind the tr jus..
Young Engineer's Guide
by J. V. RohanSome two years ago the author commenced collecting memoranda of mechanical and practical information pertaining to the care and operation of steam engines and boilers, with a view of forming a systematic digest.Being an employee of the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. for a number of years my attention was called to the constant inquiry for a book ..
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, Fifth Series, No. 34, Vol. I, August 23, 1884
by Chambers' JournalExact statistics cannot be obtained of the number of grouse annually killed upon the Moors; but estimates of a reliable kind have occasionally been published, from which we learn, that as many as five hundred thousand annually reach the markets, in addition to the numbers given away as presents or ‘consumed on the premises.’ That this figure, large..
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 1027, September 2, 1899
by Various AuthorsAda Nicoli was just eighteen when my story opens. She was the daughter of a wealthy New York stock-broker, who took little thought of the welfare of his wife and children. Indeed, he had little time to devote to anything outside the interests of Wall Street. He went to business early in the morning before his family were down, and returned in the e..
Travels in Nova Scotia in the Year 1913
by C. G. HineNova Scotia was a sudden inspiration, induced by the enthusiasm of a friend who had enjoyed a recent vacation here, and after some correspondence with Nova Scotians who knew their country, I selected the coast line between Yarmouth and Halifax.The afternoon of October 12, 1913, saw me venturing forth from Boston on the Governor Cobb. The day had be..