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The Ivory King

Charles Frederick Holder

In the present volume, I have endeavored to present as much of the history of the elephant as is compatible with popular interest, treating the animal in all its relations to man, and the economic que..

The Prince of the Captivity - The Epilogue to a Romance

Sydney C. Grier

After all, no harm was done—or at least Mr Steinherz did not appear to be astonished by this remarkable piece of information. Miss Steinherz it was who pounced upon the slip like a cat upon a mouse, a..

The Red Man's Rebuke

Simon Pokagon

Out of the bark of this wonderful tree were made hats, caps, and dishes for domestic use, while our maidens tied with it the knot that sealed their marriage vow; wigwams were made of it, as well as la..

The Terror Out of Space

Dwight V. Swain

The hatchmen were already gathering with their sealers. The hum of the converters rose in an all-pervasive drone. Up in the tech quarters once more, Boone wryly slipped the card bearing Eileen's name ..

The Traitors of the Tropics

Nicholas Carter

Immediately behind came Chick, with a pointed beard, dark spectacles, and carrying a black leather medical case in his gloved hand. In his dark clothing and high hat, he was the very picture of a well..

Tolstoy's interpretation of money and property

Milivoy Stoyan Stanoyevich

First, money is sometimes used to describe all media of exchange—gold, silver, paper, checks, bank drafts or the deposits which they represent, commercial bills of exchange, and even corporation stock..

Child Life and Sex Hygiene - A Remarkable Message

Otterbein O. Smith

This word hygiene has its root in the word Hygeia. Hygeia was the daughter of one of the gods of the Classic Mythology, and was the goddess of health. Sex hygiene is then, sex health, or sex normality..

The History of Philosophy in Islam

T. J. de Boer

The following is the first attempt which has been made, since the appearance of Munk’s excellent sketch, to present in connected form a History of Philosophy in Islam. Conforming to the conditions whi..