Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year ..., Volume 13; Volume 28D. Appleton & Company, 1889 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... nearly sur- rounded by the low - lying provinces of the Soudan . The tributary kingdom of Shoa has an area of 16,000 square miles , and is much more fertile and populous than Abyssinia prop- er , containing 1,500,000 inhabitants . The ...
... nearly sur- rounded by the low - lying provinces of the Soudan . The tributary kingdom of Shoa has an area of 16,000 square miles , and is much more fertile and populous than Abyssinia prop- er , containing 1,500,000 inhabitants . The ...
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... nearly 55 per cent . the net gain in church accommodation has been 70 per cent . , while the whole expendi- ture upon church extension has been more than £ 500,000 . A similar work has been go- ing on in the three towns of Plymouth ...
... nearly 55 per cent . the net gain in church accommodation has been 70 per cent . , while the whole expendi- ture upon church extension has been more than £ 500,000 . A similar work has been go- ing on in the three towns of Plymouth ...
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... nearly in contact with the companion head . The earth removed from the grave was thrown around on every side so as to leave the bodies in a hole nearly two feet deep . No trace appears of any protecting material having been laid over ...
... nearly in contact with the companion head . The earth removed from the grave was thrown around on every side so as to leave the bodies in a hole nearly two feet deep . No trace appears of any protecting material having been laid over ...
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... nearly perfect . Tombs at Siout . - The rock - cut tombs of Siout , ancient Lycopolis , have been re - examined by Mr. F. Llewellen Griffith , who made careful transcripts of all the extant inscriptions . Mr. Griffith determined the ...
... nearly perfect . Tombs at Siout . - The rock - cut tombs of Siout , ancient Lycopolis , have been re - examined by Mr. F. Llewellen Griffith , who made careful transcripts of all the extant inscriptions . Mr. Griffith determined the ...
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... nearly 1,200 square miles . Mount Adam , the highest ground in the colony , rises 2,315 feet above the sea . The Falkland Islands were discov- ered by Davis in 1592 , and visited by Hawkins in 1594. In 1763 they were taken possession of ...
... nearly 1,200 square miles . Mount Adam , the highest ground in the colony , rises 2,315 feet above the sea . The Falkland Islands were discov- ered by Davis in 1592 , and visited by Hawkins in 1594. In 1763 they were taken possession of ...
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Page 211 - ... enumerated article which it most resembles in any of the particulars before mentioned; and if any nonenumerated article equally resembles two or more enumerated articles on which different rates of duty are chargeable, there shall be levied...
Page 224 - States may from time to time prescribe; and under like rules, regulations, and conditions goods, wares, or merchandise may be conveyed in transit, without the payment of duties, from such possessions through the territorv of the United States for export from the said ports of the United States.
Page 221 - And the United States hereby renounce forever any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, or cure fish on or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbors of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America...
Page 211 - Treasury may prescribe ; but bonds shall be given for the payment to the United States of such duties as may be imposed by law upon any and all such articles as shall not be exported within six months after such importation : Provided, That the Secretary of the Treasury may in his discretion extend such period for a further term of six months in case application shall be made therefor.
Page 206 - ... advanced in value or condition by refining or grinding, or by other process of manufacture, and not specially provided for in this act, ten per centum ad valorem.
Page 221 - American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbours for the purpose of shelter and of repairing damages therein, of purchasing wood, and of obtaining water, and for no other purpose whatever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their taking, drying or curing fish therein, or in any other manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to them.
Page 209 - Woolen cloths, woolen shawls, and all manufactures of wool of every description, made wholly or in part of wool, not specially enumerated or provided for in this act, valued at not exceeding eighty cents per pound, thirty-five cents per pound and thirty-five per centum ad valorem...
Page 445 - ... that the lawful order or requirement of said Commission drawn in question has been violated or disobeyed, it shall be lawful for such court to issue a writ of injunction or other proper process, mandatory or otherwise, to restrain such common carrier from further continuing such violation or disobedience of such order or requirement of said Commission, and enjoining obedience to the same...
Page 225 - ... after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same...
Page 213 - ... the actual market value or wholesale price of such merchandise at the time of exportation to the United States, in the principal markets of the country from which the same has been imported...