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Excerpt from The Nerve of Foley, and Other Railroad StoriesFelix Kennedy on the Flyer. The fast runs require young men. If you will no tice, you will rarely see an Old engineer on a fast passenger run, even a young man can stand only a few years of that kind of work. High speed on a locomotive is a question of nerve and endurance - to put it bluntly, a question of ¿esh and blood.You don't think much of this strike, do you, Mr. Reed? Said Andy ...

Excerpt from The British Burma Gazetteer, 1879, Vol. 2 of 2The gross municipal revenue derived from port dues, market rents and other municipal sources, the rent and sale of town lands, the dispensary fund, and a five per cent. Cess on certain imperial taxes was in 1871-72 Rs. And in 1872-73, Rs. In 1874 Akyab was constituted a Municipal town and a Municipal Committee, with the Town Magistrate as President, was appointed. The revenue administe...

Excerpt from The Nerve of Foley, and Other Railroad StoriesFelix Kennedy on the Flyer. The fast runs require young men. If you will no tice, you will rarely see an Old engineer on a fast passenger run, even a young man can stand only a few years of that kind of work. High speed on a locomotive is a question of nerve and endurance - to put it bluntly, a question of ¿esh and blood.You don't think much of this strike, do you, Mr. Reed? Said Andy ...

Excerpt from The Mountain Divide A tall young man, spare but almost gigantic in stature, standing back in one corner of the agent's office as the men about him were hus tled along, likewise regarded Bucks with surprise as he saw him start single-handed to expel the intruders. This was the mountain telegraph line man, Bill Dancing, as simple as he was strong, and ready at any time to be surprised, but not often disconcerted. In this instance, ...

Contents Include: THE RIVAL DOCTRINES: The problem Monarchic Doctrine, "Intelligence" Oligarchic Doctrine, Formal Faculties Oligarchic Doctrine, Types Anarchic Doctrine, "General level", "Average", or "Sample" Eclectic Doctrine, Two Factors Proposed Explanations of G Universal Mental Competition Hypothesis of Mental Energy THE FUNDAMENTAL FACTS: Proof that G and S Exist Universality of G Amount of G in Different Kinds of Eduction "Special Abil...

Contents Include: THE RIVAL DOCTRINES: The problem Monarchic Doctrine, "Intelligence" Oligarchic Doctrine, Formal Faculties Oligarchic Doctrine, Types Anarchic Doctrine, "General level", "Average", or "Sample" Eclectic Doctrine, Two Factors Proposed Explanations of G Universal Mental Competition Hypothesis of Mental Energy THE FUNDAMENTAL FACTS: Proof that G and S Exist Universality of G Amount of G in Different Kinds of Eduction "Special Abil...

Frank Hamilton Spearman (1859-1937) was an American author. He was known for his books in the Western fiction genre and especially for his fiction and non-fiction works on the topic of railroads. Although he wrote prolifically about railroads, his actual career was that of a bank president in McCook, Nebraska and did not work for a railroad. Spearman was also a devout Roman Catholic convert and held political views best described as protoliber...

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