Word: cards
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...drawers of the card catalogue in the library bears the attractive heading of WINE-WOMEN...
...Andromaque," Racine's "Berenice," Piron's "La Metromanie," Beaumarchais' "Le Mariage de Figaro" Beaumarchais' "Le Barbier de Seville," Sedaine's "Le Philosophie," Gressets' "Vee-Vert," Le Sage's "Turcaret," Diderot's "Paradoxe sur le Comedien." Attention is also called to the stock of bags, purses, pocket-books and card-cases...
Then glancing at the prostrate wielders of the mighty pen, he wiped a tear from his eye, and with drooping wings went out into the night. He left his card in the punch bowl, and beneath his name was scribbled: "Will call again, when you feel better, to see why you don't puff our last number...
...description of the apparatus used by Prof. Rogers, seems of interest. A cup of Mercury is placed either directly upon the earth or upon a stone shaft which rests on bed rock. Upon the surface of the Mercury is thrown the image of illuminated pin holes in a metal card; or, in some instruments, any other image is used such as the reflection of micrometer lines in a star. Any change in the surface of the mercury causes a blurring of this image, which is reflected from the mercury upon a screen. The reflection is observed by means...
...could find a catalogue. The mighty man, sitting behind the desk, tightly fitted into a military coat, raised his head, looked at me sharply, smiled haughtily, and informed me that the catalogue was reserved for the private use of the librarian! "But," said I, "you must have a card-catalogue for reference, have you not?" He took it as an insult, and I made the best of my way to the door. Utterly disgusted, I went home, copied down the exact title of the book I wished to have, and returned to the library. On trying the door, I found...