Illinois as it is: Its History, Geography, Statistics, Constitution, Laws, Government, Finances ... EtcKeen and Lee, 1857 - 451 σελίδες |
Αναζήτηση στο βιβλίο
Αποτελέσματα 6 - 10 από τα 39.
Σελίδα 255
... inches . Another Scarabee , belonging to the family of the spring beetles , or Ela- terides ( Alaus oculatus ) , is 13 inches in length . We have yet to no- tice many beautiful Cicindelæ , and the shining lantern - flies , myriads of ...
... inches . Another Scarabee , belonging to the family of the spring beetles , or Ela- terides ( Alaus oculatus ) , is 13 inches in length . We have yet to no- tice many beautiful Cicindelæ , and the shining lantern - flies , myriads of ...
Σελίδα 256
... inches long , known as the Belostoma grandis , which lives in the water , subsisting on small fishes and frogs , deserves to be mentioned , as also a small but terrible insect , immense numbers of which are found in the beds , the ...
... inches long , known as the Belostoma grandis , which lives in the water , subsisting on small fishes and frogs , deserves to be mentioned , as also a small but terrible insect , immense numbers of which are found in the beds , the ...
Σελίδα 267
... inch high , and weighs 220 lbs . — is not overburdened with flesh , but is lithe , active , and strong . His oldest son is 15 years old , 5 feet 8 inches in height , weighs 140 lbs . , and is a man at most kinds of bu- siness . Neither ...
... inch high , and weighs 220 lbs . — is not overburdened with flesh , but is lithe , active , and strong . His oldest son is 15 years old , 5 feet 8 inches in height , weighs 140 lbs . , and is a man at most kinds of bu- siness . Neither ...
Σελίδα 275
... inches , until late in the season , when the seed - stalk shoots up . In the earliest stages of its growth , the grass is interspersed with little flowers , the violet , the strawberry - blossoin , and others of the most delicate ...
... inches , until late in the season , when the seed - stalk shoots up . In the earliest stages of its growth , the grass is interspersed with little flowers , the violet , the strawberry - blossoin , and others of the most delicate ...
Σελίδα 278
... inches ; these grew in closely crowded rows , affording a dense shade . In a few instances , where the same kind of trees had been planted in a more open manner , they grew in the same period to a thickness of six inches , and in from ...
... inches ; these grew in closely crowded rows , affording a dense shade . In a few instances , where the same kind of trees had been planted in a more open manner , they grew in the same period to a thickness of six inches , and in from ...
Άλλες εκδόσεις - Προβολή όλων
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
acres Alton amount anti-Mormon assembly banks Beardstown Belleville branch bushels canal Capital Stock paid Cashier cents Chicago Circuit Court Clair Clair county clerk coal commenced constitute cost crop cultivation debt dollars elected entitled farm farmer feet fence fertile forests four Galena Governor grain grass ground groves Illinois Central Railroad Illinois River Illinoisian inches Indian corn inhabitants interest Jerseyville judges justice Kaskaskia Lake Lake Michigan land latter Legislature Michigan miles Mississippi Mormons Nauvoo northern oats Ohio party Peoria Peoria County person plants ploughing Prairie purchased Quincy representative district residing rich Rock Island Rock River runs Salle Sangamon seed senator settlers Shawneetown soil sold southern species spring Springfield Stocks deposited taxes territory thereof timber trees United varieties vote Wabash Waukegan Weekly wheat whilst whole Winnebago winter wood