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... wood used , and rather rougher in build . Potatoes are here about 6 inches high in the shaw ; rye about 2 feet high , shot in the ear , and green ; Indian- corn about 12 inches above the ground ; rasp- bushes and vines trimmed and being ...
... wood used , and rather rougher in build . Potatoes are here about 6 inches high in the shaw ; rye about 2 feet high , shot in the ear , and green ; Indian- corn about 12 inches above the ground ; rasp- bushes and vines trimmed and being ...
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... wood like teak or dark oak , and the design chaste and good . All lobbies and halls , dining - rooms and offices , are floored with marble in black and white blocks , and as spitting goes on for ever , it is the best possible ...
... wood like teak or dark oak , and the design chaste and good . All lobbies and halls , dining - rooms and offices , are floored with marble in black and white blocks , and as spitting goes on for ever , it is the best possible ...
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... wood erection on the hill for cutting wood does away with many associations , and magnifi- cent sites for policies and mansions appear at every mile . Well may Americans say our policies and parks are nothing ! Any part of this hill ...
... wood erection on the hill for cutting wood does away with many associations , and magnifi- cent sites for policies and mansions appear at every mile . Well may Americans say our policies and parks are nothing ! Any part of this hill ...
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... wood grows 150 feet high , it must be good sound fir , and will be the making of the place where it is raised . It ... wooden buildings , capable of stowing six millions of bushels of wheat , and transferring it to vessels in all sorts ...
... wood grows 150 feet high , it must be good sound fir , and will be the making of the place where it is raised . It ... wooden buildings , capable of stowing six millions of bushels of wheat , and transferring it to vessels in all sorts ...
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... wood has been cut down , giving the land a dreary look , in spite of the apple - trees along the line of railway . The Niagara river at Buffalo shines clear , blue , and sparkling in the sun , running at least ten miles per hour ; there ...
... wood has been cut down , giving the land a dreary look , in spite of the apple - trees along the line of railway . The Niagara river at Buffalo shines clear , blue , and sparkling in the sun , running at least ten miles per hour ; there ...
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