The prophet’s message to Eli, “Wherefore the Lord God of Israel said
* * * THEM THAT HONOUR ME, I WILL HONOUR,” (1 Sam. ii. 30,) declares a
fundamental law of the divine government, which the history alike of
individuals and of communities has illustrated in all by-past ages. The
works of many men of eminent talent and remarkable energy–admired in
their own day,–have speedily passed into oblivion, or have been
productive of few permanently salutary results. Despising God, “they
have been lightly esteemed.” Those, on the other hand, who honoured God,
and were devoted to His service–however humble their talents or
position in society,–however contemned and persecuted by the
world–have been honoured of God. Their labours have been accepted to
advance His glory in the earth–their memories have continued long
fragrant, and their principles and character have furnished the most
valuable instruction and the brightest examples to future generations.

Sku: thelifeofjamesrenwick

At the beginning of the twentieth century there is, strictly speaking,
no frontier to the United States. At the beginning of the nineteenth
century, the larger part of the country was frontier. In any portion of
the country to-day, in the remotest villages and hamlets, on the
enormous farms of the Dakotas or the vast ranches of California, one is
certain to find some, if not many, of the modern appliances of
civilization such as were not dreamed of one hundred years ago. Aladdin
himself could not have commanded the glowing terms to write the
prospectus of the closing years of the nineteenth century. So, too, it
requires an extraordinary effort of the imagination to conceive of the
condition of things in the opening years of that century.
The first quarter of the century closed with the year 1825. At that
date Lincoln was nearly seventeen years old. The deepest impressions of
life are apt to be received very early, and it is certain that the
influences which are felt previous to seventeen years of age have much
to do with the formation of the character.

Sku: thelifeofabrahamlincoln

In his books, his lectures and his personality he was always ready to
take the student by the hand, and in perfect simplicity and friendliness
to walk and talk with him about the deeper mysteries of life–the life
that includes death–and to shed the brilliant light of his wisdom upon
the obscure and difficult problems that torment sincere but rebellious
minds.
His artistic nature found expression in brush and canvas and his great
love for the sea is reflected in many beautiful marine sketches. But if
painting was his recreation, his work was the pursuit of Truth wherever
to be found, and in whatever disguise.
His life has enriched and enlarged the lives of many, and all those who
knew him will understand that in helping others he was accomplishing
exactly what he most desired. Knowledge, to him, was worth only what it
yielded in uplifting humanity to a higher spiritual appreciation, and to
a deeper understanding of God’s purpose and man’s destiny.

Sku: lawword

Until within the past ten years a study of Chinese court life
would have been an impossibility. The Emperor, the Empress
Dowager, and the court ladies were shut up within the Forbidden
City, away from a world they were anxious to see, and which was
equally anxious to see them. Then the Emperor instituted reform,
the Empress Dowager came out from behind the screen, and the
court entered into social relations with Europeans.

CONTENTS :-

I.      THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–HER EARLY LIFE
II.    THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–HER YEARS OF TRAINING
III.  THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–AS A RULER
IV.  THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–AS A REACTIONIST
V.   THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–AS A REFORMER
VI.  THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–AS AN ARTIST
VII. THE EMPRESS DOWAGER–AS A WOMAN
VIII. KUANG HSU–HIS SELF DEVELOPMENT
IX.   KUANG HSU–AS EMPEROR AND REFORMER
X.     KUANG HSU–AS A PRISONER
XI.   PRINCE CHUN–THE REGENT
XII.  THE HOME OF THE COURT–THE FORBIDDEN CITY
XIII.  THE LADIES OF THE COURT
XIV.  THE PRINCESSES–THEIR SCHOOLS
XV.    THE CHINESE LADIES OF RANK
XVI.  THE SOCIAL LIFE OF THE CHINESE WOMAN
XVII. THE CHINESE LADIES–THEIR ILLS
XVIII. THE FUNERAL CEREMONIES OF A DOWAGER PRINCESS
XIX.   CHINESE PRINCES AND OFFICIALS
XX.  PEKING–THE CITY OF THE COURT
XXI.  THE DEATH OF KUANG HSU AND THE EMPRESS DOWAGER
XXII.  THE COURT AND THE NEW EDUCATION

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The popularity of the dog as a companion, as a guardian of property, as an assistant in the pursuit of game, and as the object of a pleasurable hobby, has never been so great as it is at the present time. More dogs are kept in this country than ever there formerly were, and they are more skilfully bred, more tenderly treated…

Note: No illustrations, very good breed content
Contents
CHAPTER
1. General History of the Dog
2. The English Mastiff
3. The Bulldog
4. The St. Bernard
5. The Newfoundland
6. The Great Dane
7. The Dalmatian
8. The Collie
9. The Old English Sheepdog
10. The Chow Chow
11. The Poodle
12. The Schipperke
13. The Bloodhound
14. The Otterhound
15. The Irish Wolfhound
16. The Deerhound
17. The Borzoi, or Russian Wolfhound
18. The Greyhound
19. The Whippet
20. The Foxhound
21. The Harrier and the Beagle
22. The Pointer
23. The Setters
24. The Retrievers
25. The Sporting Spaniel
26. The Basset-Hound
27. The Dachshund
28. The Old Working Terrier
29. The White English Terrier
30. The Black and Tan Terrier
31. The Bull-Terrier
32. The Smooth Fox-Terrier
33. The Wire-Hair Fox-Terrier
34. The Airedale Terrier
35. The Bedlington Terrier
36. The Irish Terrier
37. The Welsh Terrier
38. The Scottish Terrier
39. The West Highland White Terrier
40. The Dandie Dinmont
41. The Skye and Clydesdale Terriers
42. The Yorkshire Terrier
43. The Pomeranian
44. The King Charles Spaniels
45. The Pekinese and Japanese
46. The Maltese Dog and the Pug
47. The Brussels Griffon
48. The Miniature Breeds
49. Practical Management
50. Breeding and Whelping
51. Some Common Ailments of the Dog and their Treatment
52. The Dog and the Law

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