Fugitive Facts: A Dictionary of Rare and Curious InformationRobert Thorne A.L. Burt, 1889 - 506 páginas |
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... Company , who in 1870 secured , by Act of Congress , a monopoly of this business for twenty years . They are not al- lowed , however , to kill the animals except during certain months in the year , nor more than a specified number ...
... Company , who in 1870 secured , by Act of Congress , a monopoly of this business for twenty years . They are not al- lowed , however , to kill the animals except during certain months in the year , nor more than a specified number ...
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... Company only five years after the founding of Jamestown . The coin was minted at Somers Island , now known as the Bermudas . For a long while the standard currency of Virginia was tobacco , as in many of the early settlements of the ...
... Company only five years after the founding of Jamestown . The coin was minted at Somers Island , now known as the Bermudas . For a long while the standard currency of Virginia was tobacco , as in many of the early settlements of the ...
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... companies . Where the first colonists of Virginia got the ship - load of " fool's gold " which they sent back to England , to the great disgust of the London Company , is not certainly known ; but it is known that at the same time , in ...
... companies . Where the first colonists of Virginia got the ship - load of " fool's gold " which they sent back to England , to the great disgust of the London Company , is not certainly known ; but it is known that at the same time , in ...
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... company of the same name . The French Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed in 1868 , and it laid a line from Brest , France , to Roxbury , Mass . , the following year . In the summer of 1873 the fourth Atlantic tele- graph cable was ...
... company of the same name . The French Atlantic Telegraph Company was formed in 1868 , and it laid a line from Brest , France , to Roxbury , Mass . , the following year . In the summer of 1873 the fourth Atlantic tele- graph cable was ...
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... company for the manufacture of wax - candles was incorporated in London . Mold candles are said to be the invention of the Sieur Le Brez , of Paris . Cannel - Coal is a bituminous coal which burns with a bright flame , and is mined in ...
... company for the manufacture of wax - candles was incorporated in London . Mold candles are said to be the invention of the Sieur Le Brez , of Paris . Cannel - Coal is a bituminous coal which burns with a bright flame , and is mined in ...
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Página 464 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Página 104 - And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days: They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
Página 454 - Provided, That as an express and fundamental condition to, the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither Slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
Página 228 - Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Página 237 - I with a new one : it is so well worth taking a journey for, that if the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.
Página 370 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Página 104 - And the Lord said unto Moses, 'Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.
Página 45 - Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
Página 131 - Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Orleans, including the city of New Orleans, ) Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia, (except the forty-eight counties designated as West Virginia, and also the counties of Berkeley, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth City, York, Princess Ann, and Norfolk, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth...
Página 209 - We don't want to fight, but by jingo if we do We've got the ships, we've got the men, we've got the money, too; We've fought the Bear before, and while Britons shall be true The Russians shall not have Constantinople.