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The South African Year-book, 1914. By W. H. Hosking. (g.

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A History Of The National Capital. Vol. L By W.

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New Editions. — The Statesman's Year Book, 1914. Edited...

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The Pocket Asquith. Compiled By E. E. Morton. (mills And

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the eight hundred degree-granting institu- tions of the United States—" in some sections universities are no rarer than colonels "—a justly high place is held by Columbia......

The Spirit Of Japanese Poetry. By Yone Nogucbi. (john...

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