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... interesting points of difference arose between the representatives of Nicaragua and Costa Rica , which were decided by the arbitrator to the satisfaction of both parties . The first point , and a very impor- tant one , related to the ...
... interesting points of difference arose between the representatives of Nicaragua and Costa Rica , which were decided by the arbitrator to the satisfaction of both parties . The first point , and a very impor- tant one , related to the ...
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... interesting to note a few of the more common or ordinary differences in the two nations . The Chinaman , in a general way , is a fat and robust man ; he shows the influence of prosperity by an increase in girth ; his walk becomes ...
... interesting to note a few of the more common or ordinary differences in the two nations . The Chinaman , in a general way , is a fat and robust man ; he shows the influence of prosperity by an increase in girth ; his walk becomes ...
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... interesting when the histories of these two peoples are compared , for it would seem certain that the remote origins of the Japanese and the Chinese were far apart , the doctrine of modifications pro- duced by environment being ...
... interesting when the histories of these two peoples are compared , for it would seem certain that the remote origins of the Japanese and the Chinese were far apart , the doctrine of modifications pro- duced by environment being ...
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... interesting to compare the kinds of occupation most popular in the islands . In Porto Rico sixty - nine in every 100 working persons labor on farms , planta- tions , in mines , or are engaged in fishing . In Cuba 48 in every 100 , while ...
... interesting to compare the kinds of occupation most popular in the islands . In Porto Rico sixty - nine in every 100 working persons labor on farms , planta- tions , in mines , or are engaged in fishing . In Cuba 48 in every 100 , while ...
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... interesting tribe , unknown , I believe , until this journey was made . The great part which the Sudanese have played in the drama of modern Egyptian history is already known . The Somali is not likely to attract the world's attention ...
... interesting tribe , unknown , I believe , until this journey was made . The great part which the Sudanese have played in the drama of modern Egyptian history is already known . The Somali is not likely to attract the world's attention ...
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Page 430 - Greenwich is intersected by the parallel of thirty-six degrees and thirty minutes north latitude, and shall run from said point due west to the meridian of one hundred and three degrees west from Greenwich; thence her boundary shall run due south to the thirty-second degree of north latitude; thence on the said parallel...
Page 217 - Behold, these shall come from far : and, lo, these from the north and from the west ; and these from the land of Sinim.
Page 8 - It is understood that the stipulations of this Convention shall in no wise affect the liberty of action of belligerents.
Page 48 - Of all the possible ways in which an 8-mile interval could lie with reference to a submerged peak, that which would be most advantageous for a prompt discovery of its existence is the condition in which one end of the interval is at the bottom of the slope and the other near the apex, and that which would be least advantageous is the condition in which the interval is bisected by the position of the apex. In the latter case, there would be nearly equal soundings at both ends, but the soundings at...
Page 244 - Area surrounded by Back's river, Great Slave Lake, Athabasca Lake, Hatchet and Reindeer Lakes, Churchill river, and the west coast of Hudson Bay, 178,000 square miles; much larger than Great Britain and Ireland, and somewhat larger than Sweden.
Page 196 - Alaska coast is to become the show-place of the earth, and pilgrims, not only from the United States, but from far beyond the seas, will throng in endless procession to see it. Its grandeur is more valuable than the gold or the fish or the timber, for it will never be exhausted. This value, measured by direct returns in money received from tourists, will be enormous; measured by health and pleasure it will be incalculable.
Page 172 - The insurrectionary movement which disturbed Colombia in the latter part of 1899 has been practically suppressed, although guerrillas still operate in some departments. The executive power of that Republic changed hands in August last by the act of VicePresident Marroquin in assuming the reins of government during the absence of President San Clemente from the capital.
Page 297 - Through the black tents he pass'd, o'er that low strand, And to a hillock came, a little back From the stream's brink, the spot where first a boat, Crossing the stream in summer, scrapes the land.
Page 279 - ... is incidental, and perhaps of comparatively recent origin. The primary mating of the Seri is attended by observances so elaborate as to show that marriage is one of the profoundest sacraments of the tribe, penetrating the innermost recesses of tribal thought, and interwoven with the essential fibers of tribal existence. Few if any other peoples devote such anxious care to their mating as do the Seri ; * and among no other known tribe or folk is the moral aspect of conjugal union so rigorously...
Page 243 - Lake and the Arctic coast, being nearly all to the north of the Arctic Circle. Nearly as large as Portugal is another tract between Great Bear Lake, the Mackenzie River, and the western part of Great Slave Lake, in all 35,000 square miles. Lying between Stikine and Laird Rivers to the north and the Skeena and Peace Rivers to the south is an area of 81,000 square miles, which, except for a recent visit by a field party, is quite unexplored. Of the...