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... persons who may detect any are earnestly requested to communicate them to the Editor . It is particu- larly desirable that these communications should not be anonymous . It is frequently a source of regret to the Editor , that he cannot ...
... persons who may detect any are earnestly requested to communicate them to the Editor . It is particu- larly desirable that these communications should not be anonymous . It is frequently a source of regret to the Editor , that he cannot ...
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... person who wore it to the lightning itself . But this was not Franklin's opinion . He was unable to hurt a wet rat by making it the discharger to a Leyden battery , though he could easily kill a dry rat . The moist surface carried the ...
... person who wore it to the lightning itself . But this was not Franklin's opinion . He was unable to hurt a wet rat by making it the discharger to a Leyden battery , though he could easily kill a dry rat . The moist surface carried the ...
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... person or the house modifies , no doubt , the effect of the lightning , when it strikes . But it is too much to say that it ... persons do not conduct artificial elec- tricity equally well , and that a few , if made parts of the line of ...
... person or the house modifies , no doubt , the effect of the lightning , when it strikes . But it is too much to say that it ... persons do not conduct artificial elec- tricity equally well , and that a few , if made parts of the line of ...
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... persons , over a space of five hundred feet , felt the shock , though no one was injured . An armory of guns and pikes was in the neighborhood . † I do not think that Mr. Harris is successful in his attempt to make a dis- tinction ...
... persons , over a space of five hundred feet , felt the shock , though no one was injured . An armory of guns and pikes was in the neighborhood . † I do not think that Mr. Harris is successful in his attempt to make a dis- tinction ...
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... person , and every member , officer , or agent of such body politic or corporate concerned in , or assenting to , such making , " & c . shall forfeit $ 10 for each bank - note , & c . so made , & c . , one half to go to the person suing ...
... person , and every member , officer , or agent of such body politic or corporate concerned in , or assenting to , such making , " & c . shall forfeit $ 10 for each bank - note , & c . so made , & c . , one half to go to the person suing ...
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Seite 224 - Minesota east of the Mississippi River, all of which have been formed out of the Northwestern Territory, as conveyed with certain reservations to the United States by New York in 1781, by Virginia in 1784, by Massachusetts in 1785, and by Connecticut in 1786; also the lands within the boundaries of the States of Mississippi and Alabama north of 31° north latitude, as conveyed to the United States by Georgia in 1802. 2d. Within the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, as acquired from France by...
Seite 135 - State shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature thereof, for the purposes aforesaid and no other; and the said railroad and branches shall be and remain a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Seite 135 - States, within six miles on each side of said roads, shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold...
Seite 134 - ... every alternate section of land, designated by odd numbers, for six sections in width on each side of each of said roads.
Seite 325 - AD 1841 ; and all estates of deceased persons who may have died without leaving a will, or heir, and also such per cent, as may be granted by Congress on the sale of lands in this State, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, the interest of which, together with all the rents of the unsold lands, and such other means as the Legislature may provide, shall be inviolably appropriated to the support of Common Schools throughout the State.
Seite 66 - I have never entered into any controversy in defence of my philosophical opinions ; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If they are right, truth and experience will support them. If wrong, they ought to be refuted and rejected.
Seite 254 - Applicants for admission must be between 8 and 25 years of age, of good natural intellect, capable of forming and joining letters with a pen legibly and correctly, of good morals, and free from any contagious disease. Applications for the benefit of the legislative appropriations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts should...
Seite 254 - Island they should be made to the commissioners of the funds for the education of the deaf and dumb, and in Vermont and Connecticut, to the Governor. In all cases, a certificate from two or more of the selectmen, magistrates, or other respectable inhabitants of the township or place to which the applicant belongs, should accompany the application.
Seite 305 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Seite 255 - ... major part of them, and the judges of the court of appeals, or the major part of them.