The Project Gutenberg eBook, Commercial Geography, by Jacques W Redway doc

... Scandinavian commerce, because the feudal lord had many wants, and he was usually willing to protect the merchant who supplied them. The Crusades and Commerce. The Crusades, or wars by which the Christians sought ... of the food-stuffs they consume; therefore they are constantly exchanging their manufactured products for the food-stuffs that of necessity must be produced in oth...

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... soul, that there is in them the power to save other men from sin, and to help the work of God by the control of their own passions and the fulfilment of their own duty, will be stirred to the higher ... questioning now as they never have questioned before whether Christianity is indeed the true religion which is to be the salvation of the world. They are feeling how the wo...

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... ineptitude, however, is the waste and atrophy of his best powers through disuse. Thus the early settlers of the Coachela Valley fought hunger and thirst while rivers of water ran away a few feet below the ... and commercial empires laid strong their foundations by almost infallible wisdom in the selection of lieutenants. Even in the world of sports the names of Connie dissip...

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... ce qui lui restait de propriétés, ils avaient acheté le château du Thuit, aux environs de Bourgtheroulde. A la vérité, ce nom de «château» les avait un moment arrêtés et failli empêcher leur ... choses ne s'étaient plus comment la vendre quand, par suite d'une raison quelconque, crise commerciale ou changement de mode, les acheteurs pour lesquels on a travaillé ne se présentent pas?...

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... By D. C. Heath & Co. 2FI school life, words which always carry with them a suggestion of the school room? Bring in a list of twenty such words. Exercise 8 How many words can you name which are ... chapter only the barest beginning of such study can be made. The exercises show the value of the subject. The study of words is interesting because words themselves are interesting...

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... dictionary tells us that where was originally written hwar, the h coming before the w; and we still pronounce it so, although we write the w before the h. The word whether is of the above it. ā as in ... marked with the tilde or wave Exercise 11—Vowels Of the twenty-six letters in the alphabet, how many are vowels? Name them. What are the other letters called? Compare...

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... drew his cherished "Mice Will V. THE FIFTH WHEEL VI. THE POET AND THE PEASANT VII. THE ROBE OF PEACE VIII. THE GIRL AND THE GRAFT IX. THE CALL OF THE TAME X. THE UNKNOWN QUANTITY XI. THE ... than two- fifty per,' and out I walks." Westward and southward from the manager's orders. There was another girl in the sketch—a Fifth Avenue society swelless—w...

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... to understand why certain living beings are found in certain regions of the world and not in others. The Palm, as we know, will not grow in our climate, nor the Oak in Greenland. The white bear ... little while parallel with, though never passing through, the form of the meanest worm, then travels for a space beside the fish, then journeys along with the bird and the reptile...

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... talked with Carmona. They spoke only a few words. Then the Duke opened the door, and the two ladies went out, Monica not once looking up. No soonerhad theygone thanCarmona walkedto thewindow, and ... stolen; wondering if I had been altogether wrong, yet not able to see what other course had been open. Lingering near the window I saw Lady Vale-Avon go to Mon- ica, and hold the girl...

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