单词 | waste paper |
例句 | This last was for the disposal of waste paper. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Then he heard it again, rising from a pile of waste papers and soot that had blown against the concrete wall. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Tucker Mouse had volunteered to let them use the drain pipe, but Chester didn’t want to eat amid all the waste paper and rubbish his friend had collected. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z A man collected this waste paper and took it away for baling. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, without uncovering it again, he dropped the photograph into the memory hole, along with some other waste papers. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At night, she writes longhand, on the backs of old screenplay pages, so she doesn’t waste paper. ‘Clueless’ Was Amy Heckerling’s Masterpiece. Is She Done With It? As If. 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z It was reviewed in the Manchester Guardian on 31 October that same year, a review that ends with the words "so much waste paper". Poetry is not drowning, but swimming into new territory 2013-05-30T12:16:35Z But when he heard that a local library was going to be auctioning back issues of The New York Review of Books as waste paper, he knew exactly what to do. Pankaj Mishra’s New Book, ‘Ruins of Empire’ 2012-08-27T22:17:42Z One finds 6,000 tons of recycled waste paper used to create fantasy décors. The Gimlet Eye: Party Planners Need Friends With Benefits 2010-05-26T20:53:00Z Normally the company would send waste paper to its mill in Manchester, but a fire in June 2016 meant capacity was reduced and paper was being exported abroad. Recycling firm sent old nappies and dog poo to China 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z Campbell’s team pivoted from plastic to develop and utilize materials such as bamboo, waste paper, inks made from soot, and recyclable plastics made from ocean-bound waste pulled from waterways and coastal areas. Want way less plastic packaging in your deliveries? Order from these brands 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z In 2017 alone, China took in seven million tonnes of plastic rubbish from Europe, Japan and the US - and 27 million tonnes of waste paper. A rubbish story: China's mega-dump already full 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Last year, according to federal trade data, the U.S. exported 452,000 tons of unsorted waste paper to Indonesia, more than in the three previous years combined. This Indonesian village thrives on American trash. Its future is bleak 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z No longer do I waste paper when all I need is a quick napkin with lunch or a small sheet to wipe a small spill. Rant & Rave 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z In June, one of the UK’s largest waste companies, Biffa, was found guilty of attempting to ship used nappies, sanitary towels and clothing abroad in consignments marked as waste paper. 'Plastic recycling is a myth': what really happens to your rubbish? 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z Biffa has been convicted of breaking the law by sending household rubbish to China that was labelled as waste paper. Waste giant guilty of sending nappies to China 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Since China - once the world's major destination for paper recycling - introduced new restrictions on waste paper imports at the beginning of last year, a significant proportion is now being sent to India where it's reprocessed. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z U.S. waste paper exports to Indonesia plummeted from 53,000 tons in February to 1,200 tons in August, the lowest in 15 years. This Indonesian village thrives on American trash. Its future is bleak 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z It banned household waste plastics, unsorted waste paper and waste textiles at the beginning of last year, and this month added scrap metal, ship parts and auto parts to the list. Teaching China to recycle, village by village 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Connecticut recycling companies used to send thousands of tons of waste paper bales like these to China, but that nation is refusing to accept recycling materials like this from the U.S. Global changes cause problems for local recycling programs 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z But the Environment Agency said jurors did not accept Biffa's claim that the contaminated bundles were made up of waste paper. Waste giant guilty of sending nappies to China 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z At the NR Agarwal recycling plant in western Gujarat state, huge mountains of waste paper are piled up almost to the ceiling. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The import ban, announced in July, sent global prices for waste paper and plastic into a tailspin. Trash Talk: Price of Recyclables Sinks After China Bans U.S. Scrap 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z In Hong Kong, 2,500 tonnes of waste paper are piling up at its docks every day. A blockage in global waste disposal 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z A virtual ban on waste paper imports on environmental grounds, was also creating a shortage of generic cardboard packaging, driving paper prices up more than 60 percent in some cases, four exporters said. China factories grapple with soaring prices as pollution crackdown bites 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Traditional suppliers of waste paper to China include Europe, the U.S., China ban on waste imports leads to piles of paper abroad, surging prices in China 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Workers use bulldozers to break open massive bales of waste paper, and teams of women in brightly coloured saris sort the paper into different types. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z It is often cheaper to recycle scrap copper, iron and steel, as well as waste paper and plastic, than to make such materials from scratch, especially when commodity prices are high. China tries to keep foreign rubbish out 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z The pads — made from waste paper and with papyrus as the absorbent — sell for half the price of imported pads, yet there isn’t widespread demand for them, said inventor Moses Musaazi. For many African girls, menstruation means humiliation 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z A virtual ban on waste paper imports on environmental grounds, was also creating a shortage of generic cardboard packaging, driving paper prices up more than 60 percent in some cases, four exporters said. China factories grapple with soaring prices as pollution crackdown bites 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z While China indicates it will impose an outright ban on mixed waste paper, a final decision isn’t expected until November. China ban on waste imports leads to piles of paper abroad, surging prices in China 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z During the first half of last year, there was a 200% rise in waste paper exports from the European Union to India, according to the Confederation of European Paper Industries. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z It sucked in more than half the world’s exports of scrap copper and waste paper in 2016, and half of its used plastic. China tries to keep foreign rubbish out 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Hanging chad: A chad is the small piece of waste paper or card created when a hole is punched in a ballot. US election glossary: A-Z guide to political jargon - BBC News 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z China, however, has rejected the ruling as a “piece of waste paper” and won’t negotiate with Manila on that basis. Man in the Middle: Rodrigo Duterte Gets a Taste of China’s Heavy Hand 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Traditional suppliers of waste paper to China include Europe, the U.S., China ban on waste imports leads to piles of paper abroad, surging prices in China 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z "In past years more than one-quarter of paper mills were forced to shut down because of expensive waste paper prices," says entrepreneur Aman Sethi. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z The following year an American businessman was convicted of smuggling over 200 tonnes of unsorted rubbish labelled as waste paper. China tries to keep foreign rubbish out 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z China had previously dismissed the tribunal ruling as a "piece of waste paper". Philippines asked to 'disregard' tribunal ruling on South China Sea, foreign minister says - BBC News 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z State media reports in the days preceding the ruling had likened it to "a piece of waste paper." The Latest: China issues White Paper asserting soveriegnty 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z While China indicates it will impose an outright ban on mixed waste paper, a final decision isn’t expected until November. China ban on waste imports leads to piles of paper abroad, surging prices in China 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The Indian recycling industry needs nearly 14 million tonnes of waste paper to meet current demands. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Customs officials have ramped up inspections of scrap metal for circuit boards, plastic for syringes and other medical waste, and waste paper for plastic or wood. China tries to keep foreign rubbish out 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z “To Chinese people, the South China Sea ruling is just a piece of waste paper—they can take it and throw it directly in the trash,” wrote one. Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims to South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z The agency made the loan in 20111-2012 for a project to turn waste paper into synthetic fuel and paper products. Indicated businessman filed for bankruptcy protection 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z The patent describes how waste paper is first crushed using a "defibrating unit," with the ink then removed by spinning the crushed matter through an air cyclone. Epson's PaperLab turns useless trash into fresh sheets of paper 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z So the demand for waste paper from abroad is likely to remain strong. Why India is a world leader in waste paper 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z A statement from the Anxiang county government in Hunan province say the accident occurred Friday after an employee fell into a pool filled with poisonous waste paper pulp during a cleaning operation. Central China authorities say 7 killed, 2 injured after exposure to poison at paper mill. 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The “waste paper” language had previously been invoked by a veteran Chinese diplomat in a speech in Washington. Tribunal Rejects Beijing’s Claims to South China Sea 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z Mr Boulter, who estimated he lost about £300 in the incident, eventually caught the squirrel in a waste paper bin and released it out of the window. 'Drunk' squirrel causes hundreds of pounds of damage - BBC News 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z It’s easy in this environment to throw away or waste paper. ‘My Previous Bosses Are Now My Customers’ 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z The treasures were often pushed into corners among a mess of waste paper. One lonely man and his hoard of Nazi art 2014-03-26T19:07:32Z "The rest of them are effectively thrown into an electronic waste paper basket," he said. Pledge to review more NHS complaints 2013-07-19T08:47:03Z The Chinese use fiber recovered from U.S. waste paper to make paper products that are then sold in the United States. Paper Strikes Back: Defending Books, Mail and Dollar Bills 2012-06-04T01:15:04.193Z He carried a leather bag slung round his middle filled with waste paper, from which he occasionally took out a piece and wrote upon it a few words. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z When God’s promises produce no faith, but seem to us so much waste paper, we are necessarily in danger of missing their fulfilment. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z He had not yet learned to read, but he was perpetually poring over the leaves of old books, that were used as waste paper in his master's shop. Curiosities of Human Nature 2012-04-03T02:00:27.167Z Of the kinds on the market the bookbinder uses grey-board, which is made from waste paper and rags. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z His millions will become waste paper to him. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z Unfortunately also, the Catalogues are encumbered by a host of exploded German works, which, remaining on the hands of the Leipzig publishers, are mostly sold as waste paper. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 106, November 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-11T03:00:15.507Z Paste down the one-inch extension of cloth, laying waste paper between it and book; close book, rub joints well with bone folder and allow to dry thoroughly. Mending and Repair of Books 2012-03-09T03:00:18.867Z This gentleman contracts for the purchase of all the refuse, the waste paper, the gilt or tin foil and other unconsidered trifles included which accumulate in the rubbish heaps of other premises. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z Straw-boards made from straw and waste paper are cheaper, but less flexible, and are easily broken. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z And it was still less possible to sell shares, for shares, even sound shares, had on a sudden become waste paper. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Smith says he had six or seven charts or maps of the coast so unlike each other as to do him no more good than waste paper. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Do you think he would have done that if the will had not been signed, if it were worth only waste paper? The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal 2012-02-11T03:04:05.257Z His feeling about paper extended to waste paper, and he objected, half in fun, to the habit of throwing a spill into the fire after it had been used for lighting a candle. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z The narrow margin is pasted; to avoid pasting more than the proper margin of the top sheet, a piece of waste paper should be laid on top at the right distance from the edge. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The references she gave us, were, to all intents and purposes, so much waste paper. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z "My dear Owen," she said, putting the Proceedings promptly into the waste paper basket, "there's really nothing on earth possible now, except to make a clean breast of it." Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z Major Dale took it, and tearing it in small pieces, placed it in a waste paper basket. Dorothy Dale in the City 2012-01-13T03:00:12.213Z George could not help noticing what a quantity of waste paper appeared to be lying about. A Drake by George! 2012-01-09T03:00:22.163Z When this is accomplished, the edges are thinly coated with paste, which is well rubbed in along the sheets with a bundle of waste paper until the edges look as if burnished. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The terms end papers, fly leaves and waste papers are used in different binderies with much the same meaning. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Finding her proclamation mere waste paper, Elizabeth resorted to the only safe and possible expedient, a change in the issue rate of the coinage. The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 2011-12-24T03:07:52.717Z The others had been torn up and sold as waste paper. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z This much at least was accomplished by it;—the greater part of the first edition of Schopenhauer's masterpiece had to be turned into waste paper. Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) 2011-12-07T03:00:18.847Z A folded piece of waste paper is placed on the pasted part, a piece of zinc plate over it, and the book then pressed. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The process of removing the waste paper and paring away superfluous leather on the inside of the covers before pasting down end papers. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Bits of waste paper seemed to come from nowhere and settle everywhere, and these kept the Scouts busy, for this was to be a model camp and fit for inspection “always.” The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong Peg of Tamarack Hills 2011-11-17T03:00:34.720Z I have his bond for forty thousand dollars, which is waste paper just now. Brave Old Salt or, Life on the Quarter Deck 2011-11-04T02:00:18.377Z China: Stacks of waste paper outside a paper mill in Boxing. Lens Blog: Toby Smith's Photos of Energy in China 2011-10-24T18:00:08Z If necessary, the surface may be covered with waste paper before stretching. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Clay is also mixed with the waste paper pulp and the whole subjected to heavy pressure in the final stages of manufacture. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z Many people in perfect health and mental soundness do the same thing if a pen and a piece of waste paper be near. Chronicles of Martin Hewitt 2011-10-24T02:00:16.617Z The shopkeeper was, probably, an infidel, who thought the Bible merely waste paper; but God over-ruled the evil for good. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z “I’ve been of no greater account in this household than a piece of waste paper since the boy came.” The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z As the hand cannot pass over the whole surface evenly and easily, a large piece of waste paper rolled into a ball and held firmly in the hand is used for rubbing down. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z Mill or cloth boards, used for practically all library work, are generally made from waste papers of all kinds, though some may have an admixture of rags. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z The correspondence was not at an end, however, for a threatening letter in Snyder's eccentric orthography followed, and this, too, Wheaton dropped into his waste paper basket and dismissed from his mind. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z In the early 1980s, as a dogsbody in a paper mill, she noted that the waste paper her superiors so casually discarded was actually worth something. Schumpeter: The daughter also rises 2011-08-24T20:47:42Z Some were given away, very few sold, and I suppose the bulk became waste paper. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z If no layer of waste paper has previously been sewn in, it may now be placed in the joint, so that after drying the boards may open quite freely and nicely. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z The sharp Faber scribbled upon waste paper for some minutes; it scribbled dates and initials and names, and then “Such as I wish it to be.” Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life 2011-08-09T02:00:30.317Z He tore up the note with irritation and threw it into the waste paper basket. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z Ulster, however, was still unreduced, and while that was so, denunciatory and spoliatory decrees might well turn out to be mere waste paper. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z Chinese companies were buying up supplies of used newspapers and other waste paper in the US at a price the local mill could not match. Cracking China 2011-07-19T16:30:09Z It is done as follows:— Insert a piece of waste paper under the cloth joint, the joint itself getting a thin coat of rather weak glue. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z This manuscript was not considered "rubbish and waste paper merely." The Mystery of Francis Bacon 2011-07-09T02:00:14.663Z The card he tore into small fragments and cast into a waste paper basket under one of the hall tables. The Weight of the Crown 2011-06-26T02:00:09.240Z But the to vote on whether it most resembled a torch, cheese grater, cigarette holder or waste paper bin. Is the Olympic torch too 'bling'? 2011-06-09T11:01:58Z Mac Specials ¶ When you buy something online, don’t waste paper by printing the confirmation page. State of the Art: Technology Made Easier, Volume One 2011-05-18T22:31:53Z Boards to be fastened into a deep groove must be lined with waste paper; this is done with paste. Practical Bookbinding 2012-04-02T02:00:23.047Z He was wont to sit and amuse himself whilst the great, lion-headed man wrote or furnished an article on all manner of scraps of waste paper. Literary Byways 2011-05-12T02:00:09.493Z But all his decrees remained so much waste paper or were crossed by others. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z So thorough has been its annihilation that its books and papers were a few months since sold by auction, in Philadelphia, by the ton, as waste paper! Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States 2011-04-24T02:00:09.423Z He has told me, and I do not mind repeating it, that my verses are just worth the price of their waste paper. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Just think of all the extra waste paper generated when messages containing such waffle are printed. Legal disclaimers: Spare us the e-mail yada-yada 2011-04-07T10:58:14Z Exports of waste paper, the term given to the market for second-hand boxes and ... China Fuels Waste-Paper Boom 2011-03-29T22:30:58Z There was not a single fragment of waste paper in any one of the half-dozen open drawers on either side of the desk. The Doctor's Wife 2011-03-06T03:00:18.770Z Just so much waste paper, those are, I take it; I'd as lief have his word of honour myself. A Charming Fellow, Volume III (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:27.467Z “Make Wheal Carnac pay, then, and my hundred pounds something better than waste paper.” The Vicar's People 2011-02-25T03:01:16.160Z In the play Antiochus, after being robbed by his servants, finds “a waste paper” lying near him, and speaks as follows: There is something writ more. Philip Massinger 2011-02-25T03:01:15.270Z You would find a lot of plastic rubbish, waste paper, tissues and even broken bottles. Whale watching 2011-02-08T00:06:07Z There was a certificate of foreign ownership among her papers, but not being sworn to, it was treated as so much waste paper. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z The waste paper baskets should be emptied as often as is necessary, and the cuspidors should be cleaned at least four times a day. Guide to Hotel Housekeeping 2011-01-27T03:00:39.557Z It must have been accidentally left there by some previous traveler, who perhaps in drawing out his handkerchief, had ignorantly extracted his waste paper. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Government had seized their cotton; the negroes had possession of their lands; their slaves had become freemen; their houses were occupied by troops; Confederate bonds were waste paper; their railroads were destroyed; their banks insolvent. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z She was cramming waste paper into a box when Penny banged out the door, her eyes tragic. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z This certificate was no better than so much waste paper, for two reasons. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Many persons make a good living from the waste paper of large printing and binding plants by buying it at a nominal price and selling it again at a considerable advance. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z Crumpling the page, she tossed it into the waste paper basket. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z For instance, one of our biggest exports to China is waste paper and scrap metal. It Isn't Just China's Currency 2010-10-07T12:50:00Z Penny was peering into the waste paper basket beside the desk. Voice from the Cave 2011-01-04T03:01:09.533Z Picking up a scrap of waste paper which lay near me, I wrote at once, probably within half an hour, the hymn ’America’ as it is now known everywhere. The Story of Our Hymns Deep rounds should be filled in with waste paper to prevent the top sections and the back from breaking. Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z She had picked up the waste paper basket and was examining the contents. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z For all practical purposes this makes waste paper of a considerable proportion of educational literature. The Salvaging Of Civilisation On the steps of Number Three, two pale little girls in stammel petticoats used to sit for hours over a grocer's shop of grit and waste paper and refined mud. Sinister Street, vol. 2 The whole hymn stands today as it stood on the bit of waste paper, five or six inches long and two and a half wide.” The Story of Our Hymns How can waste be prevented, or waste paper utilized? Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) 2010-12-30T03:00:20.623Z Bale mentions the fact of a merchant buying the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings, to be used as waste paper, and ten years were occupied in thus consuming them. Rambles in an Old City comprising antiquarian, historical, biographical and political associations The books and other boyish possessions had been removed, and nothing remained but a mass of waste paper and other odds and ends, such as lay strewn about on the floor. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne Books that escaped the fire or the fury of the mob were put to various uses as waste paper. The Story of Books The Literary Digest says: "The novels of May Sinclair make waste paper of most of the fiction of a season." On the Heights A Novel I replied that it was true; I had nearly finished the piece, but finding it dull and prolix, I had laid it aside among my waste papers. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Great labour may be expended in writing, printing, and binding a book; but, if nobody wants the book, it is valueless, except as waste paper. Political economy I talked of manuscript, and she recalled doubtfully a quantity of waste paper, of the final destination of which she knew nothing. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. "That rope, as you call it, stands me in seventy dollars a thousand, and the way that boy helps himself, y'understand, you might think it was waste paper." The Competitive Nephew Its stock became waste paper; and in the financial hurricane of 1893, it was the first victim. The Romance of the Reaper Harrison was sketching a drawing on a piece of waste paper. The Sword In the course of time the manuscripts found their way to the garret, where they soon came to be regarded as little better than waste paper. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 The kids found it in the waste paper. Brknk's Bounty It never occurred to me that the will of a business man may be so much waste paper. Leonore Stubbs It is dangerous to leave waste paper like those letters lying around close to such highly inflammable material. Cupid's Middleman The papers are supposed to represent cash, and were scrambled for eagerly by the urchins, though they could be valuable only as waste paper. James Gilmour of Mongolia His diaries, letters, and reports But there they had all returned to him—there they lay, unknown, unheard of—they were only so much waste paper. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 The scribblings in prose and verse of this illiterate creature, instead of being committed to the waste paper basket, were solemnly preserved and received as prophecies. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. "It is to make waste paper of that confounded conveyance which he executed, and which Mr. Aubrey doubtless has, and with which he may, at a stroke, cut the ground from under our feet!" Ten Thousand a-Year. Volume 1. Some mature nests average the breadth of a good sized milk pail but Bertrand had heard tell of an occasional oddity exceeding the circumference of a waste paper container. The Land of Look Behind The letters, of which the following are copies, were sold as waste paper, and are in my possession. Notes and Queries, Number 234, April 22, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. As for their Transactions and their History, he thinks “they purpose to grow famous, as the Turks do to gain Paradise, by treasuring up all the waste paper they meet with.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors With the cutting laid upon the waste paper, the paste may be spread with brush, thin wood, or thick paper, well out over the edges. Primary Handwork The halls in the Temples of Mammon will stand vacant; national bonds of indebtedness, stocks, pawn-tickets, mortgages, deeds, etc., will have become so much waste paper. Woman under socialism "I suppose the man built a fire of old papers and the fragments of the waste paper baskets, and then used that note to set them on fire from the lamp." The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller An artist usually carries out his own ideas from the first sketch blocked out on the canvas, or scribbled on the bit of waste paper, to the last finishing touch. Needlework As Art "Only a bit of waste paper," I answered. The Romance of a Plain Man As soon as the pasted cutting is lifted the waste paper should be folded over to cover all wet paste and lessen the possibility of accidents. Primary Handwork One does not throw waste paper out of a carriage window, nor take trivial short cuts, nor walk on the grass, nor attempt to pass through ticket gates before the proper time. The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone The Great and General Court protested that the act was a violation of the rights of the Colonies, but no notice was taken of the protest—it was thrown into the basket for waste paper. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance I asked if the prisoners did not need to have the waste paper, at least, remain. The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences What is the very greatest experience of earthly happiness but so much waste paper? The Prodigal Returns After the cutting is placed upon the mount, a clean piece of waste paper should be laid over it and rubbed until the air is all pressed out and the cutting adheres firmly. Primary Handwork Petitions—waste paper—great Pharaoh cries, Nor care a rush for your remonstrances. The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant It had become, or rather, never was anything better than, waste paper. Pius IX. And His Time Because by making your moral code issue from the lips of your personal god, it has become so much waste paper now that your personal god is beginning to be felt as an absurdity. Too Old for Dolls A Novel One of these disabled men invented a process to make artificial limbs out of waste paper and it is said that these limbs are the best made. Birdseye Views of Far Lands The waste paper overlay may be rubbed vigorously without harm, whereas a light touch of sticky fingers directly upon the cutting will leave a soiled spot, if it does not tear the moist paper. Primary Handwork From the period of publication down to the last quarter of the eighteenth century they were to be bought at prices little beyond waste paper, so soon as the original interest in them had subsided. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time These pamphlets were lying as waste paper in the garret, and she threw them with others into the box. The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. There's no use in saying how sorry I am, for it would waste paper and time to state all my regrets. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II My eye fell upon Mr. Huntingdon’s order lying among some scraps of waste paper on the floor, and I picked it up, and put it carefully, with its official envelope, into my pocket. Mugby Junction He went over to the waste paper baskets standing on the floor in one corner and began to turn out their contents. The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life Doubtless, the reason for the evanescence of Breton's literary labours is to be sought in their estimation by many, besides the letter-writer above quoted, as barely more than waste paper. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time She also saw several Emancipators in the house, and one or two tracts sent by mail, which she used or destroyed as waste paper. The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. Carefully Reported, and Compiled from the Written Statements of the Court and the Counsel. If too many copies of the very best book be published, there is a certainty that a number of them will remain little better than waste paper.78.Schäffle, Principles Of Political Economy At that time, therefore, the bill of the house at three months, though not to be regarded as a bank-note, was not absolutely waste paper. The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson By One of the Firm The work has been variously appreciated in subsequent ages, some regarding it as a treasury of wisdom, and others, like Avenzoar, holding it useful only as waste paper. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Imagine her feelings when, upon opening the box to feast her eyes on her contraband treasures, she found it to contain nothing but waste paper! Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China The writing table, the ornaments, the huge waste paper basket, which “the master” had made for his own use, are all there, and, alas, the empty chair! My Father as I Recall Him Put that one straight into the waste paper basket. Woman on Her Own, False Gods and The Red Robe Three Plays By Brieux He threw the pieces in the waste paper basket. Crooked Trails and Straight Seizing a scrap of waste paper, I began to write, and in half an hour I think the words stood upon it substantially as they are sung to-day. Stories of Authors, British and American Fortunately, I had in my pocket a bit of waste paper, which I had used instead of wadding in loading my gun. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests If, after sewing, the book is filled up with waste paper laid between the leaves, it will make it manageable while being forwarded. Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians "And you brought them to college as waste paper," Ruth added. Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers Curly observed that the waste paper basket was full. Crooked Trails and Straight Louis handed them over and Paul tore them across again and again and flung the pieces into the waste paper basket. The High Calling His speech lay there on the table, it was waste paper now. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West She had found an old note of Mrs. Poppit’s among the waste paper for the firing of the kitchen oven fully signed. Miss Mapp I assure you, Lieutenant Somers, I should have thrown the Senator’s letter among the waste paper, if I had not known you before. The Young Lieutenant or, The Adventures of an Army Officer I chucked them into the waste paper basket. Crooked Trails and Straight I left that waste paper in the box to fool myself, and put the real stuff in another place. The Madness of May To her Protestant subjects, of course, this act of usurpation was mere waste paper—the private spleen of an Italian priest who had no jurisdiction in this realm of England. It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Captain," said the adjutant in distress, and perspiring freely, "my clerk has made a mistake, and placed a piece of waste paper that has been scribbled on, in the envelope, instead of the regular report. How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion or, The Funny Experiences of a Raw Recruit - 1887 But the arrangement was hardly concluded when the death of the Bavarian prince in February 1699 made the Treaty waste paper. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 A door led from the rear into a back yard littered with empty packing cases, garbage cans and waste paper. Crooked Trails and Straight You can imagine him searching his pocket for a piece of waste paper and taking the first that came to his hand. The Green Rust Do you mean to say you keep all that waste paper? The Blonde Lady Being a Record of the Duel of Wits between Arsène Lupin and the English Detective The will is feeble for good, the conscience sits like a discrowned king issuing empty mandates, while all his realm is up in rebellion and treats his proclamations as so much waste paper. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John Can you lend me a pencil, please, and some waste paper? A harum-scarum schoolgirl Pamphlets about the plague had been showered upon the public, the monotony of waste paper being broken, at rare intervals, by a more or less useful publication. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Them and their works in the same class you'll find: They are the mere waste paper of mankind. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume VIII (of X) A waste paper basket of pleasing design, and very easy to construct, is shown in the accompanying sketch. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 Then he placed the open letter on top of the one beneath the agate paper weight, tore up the envelope, and threw the two fragments into the waste paper basket behind him. The Man Who Lost Himself The pamphlets might have lain like bad verses untouched on the shop counter, till they were turned over for waste paper, and not a soul have ever known of their contents. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father My assertions, however, relate not to 'possibilities,' but to proofs, and the experiments just described do most 'distinctly prove the evidence on which the heterogenist relies to be written on waste paper. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 They teach me not to sacrifice the present to the future, but to fling away ideals like so much waste paper, and just take that which I can immediately get. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance The Commission insisted on a definite agreement for the purpose of securing British persons from oppressive legislation, but, as we know, Boer promises were as completely pie-crust as Boer contracts were mere waste paper. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899 So the head of the executive of this territory suffered its archives to be sold as waste paper, even sometimes used as kindling in the offices. Historical Introduction to Studies Among the Sedentary Indians of New Mexico; Report on the Ruins of the Pueblo of Pecos Papers Of The Archæological Institute Of America, American Series, Vol. I He left a number of manuscripts on mathematics, which his widow promptly disposed of for waste paper. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I It stopped with the second volume, and is now somewhat scarce, as the unsold copies were disposed of for waste paper. Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. It had been confined almost wholly to three boxes, loosely filled with excelsior, and two barrels containing straw and waste paper. The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island or, The Old Lumberman's Treasure Box In view of the impending paper-famine a widely-circulated journal announces its readiness to receive back from the public any parcels of old copies marked "waste paper." Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 150, February 2, 1916 Sir Thomas Roe made a treaty, which turned out to be waste paper. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs This was too early for such an improvement, and nearly the whole of his excellent work was sold as waste paper. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I All of them are to be had cheap, some at just a percentage above the price of waste paper. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author They were left carelessly in a corner, and during his absence his cook used them for culinary purposes as waste paper. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 In 1779, while the States were wrangling over their Western lands, a little band of valiant backwoodsmen won a victory which gave substance to their claims and made their cessions something more than waste paper. Beginnings of the American People Such is his influence, that many believe he could even subvert the authority of the Shah himself, and make his subjects look upon his firmans as worthless, as so much waste paper. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan As no publisher could be found who would take it as a gift, for any purpose of sale, it was consigned, all but a few copies, to a buyer of waste paper. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I “Nothing but waste paper,” he said, as he turned out a portion of the contents, which appeared to consist merely of pieces of newspaper and brown paper crumpled up. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best The constitution was reduced well nigh to waste paper. The Governments of Europe This will of course be denied them, and the whole English proceeding treated as waste paper. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 I never saw her again—but I caught myself scribbling her name on my desk, and I covered many sheets of waste paper with indifferent rhymes in her praise. The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I Having the people's money to waste, its own ambition to serve, and its hat to fill with political waste paper—what more would you ask of it? An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith All that he found was the unopened envelope and a quantity of waste paper. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best I would warn the generality of critics to throw it in the waste paper basket without more ado. Fantasia of the Unconscious The decision was waste paper: it could not be carried into effect. Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 Next time you nabs me writin' a form sheet on any unknown, you can hang out the waste paper sign and send me to the scows. Torchy "The grant is waste paper," said the Marquis contemptuously. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of Waterloo The majority of his compositions have been lost, many of them going to the waste paper baskets when the Jesuits were suppressed. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present Nobody will buy them from him again, they will be no better than waste paper. A Houseful of Girls Their learned books are waste paper, used to wrap up cheese or dates, and I was told that one high official had bought thirty volumes of French literature for 50 piastres. Martyred Armenia When, on the 16th of May, 1803, King George III. told his faithful subjects that the Treaty of Amiens was no better than waste paper, Troy neither felt nor affected to feel surprise. The Mayor of Troy A waste paper basket squats between Mr. Greeley’s legs, but one half the torn envelopes and boshy communications flutter to the floor instead of being tossed into the basket. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Schubert took up the volume, turned a few pages, became interested in one of the pieces, took up some waste paper, and scribbling the lines proceeded to write a melody. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present "Then I regard the document simply as waste paper." Can You Forgive Her? Even if, after a trial has been had, they are returned, they are worthless save as waste paper. A Book of Prefaces Then after they had been copied in the tapestries, they were thrown aside, as so much waste paper, and lay in a cellar, neglected, for a hundred years. Raphael A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The Painter With Introduction And Interpretation The windows glittered like diamonds, the door-knobs and plates shone with a yellow lustre, and there were no sticks, or straws, or waste paper lying about to mar the tidy look of the square. The Silent House It was not for him to tell the chief what Webb had confided ere he left the post—that most of the currency for which Field was accountable was so much waste paper. A Daughter of the Sioux A Tale of the Indian frontier Just across the passage was a long, blind-alley effect running under the stairs, which was used as a store for waste paper. The Loom of Youth Critics on verse, as squibs on triumphs wait, Proclaim the glory, and augment the state; Hot, envious, noisy, proud, the scribbling fry Burn, hiss, and bounce, waste paper, stink, and die. The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 Down in the street, where bits of waste paper and other small refuse spun around under the swaying electric lights, the huge cleaner, called "the devil waggon," was just beginning its nocturnal task. The Mayor of Warwick Because one always needs waste paper in a house, to light fires and cover things from dust. A Crooked Path A Novel I saw a collection of rotten leaves, waste paper, and miscellaneous rubbish—but the marmoset was not visible. The Hand Of Fu-Manchu Being a New Phase in the Activities of Fu-Manchu, the Devil Doctor "I say, you men," shouted Gordon, "the refuse heap is just opposite; let's transfer all the waste paper of the last ten years and bury the offender." The Loom of Youth Until the convoy has been dealt with, the pass is so much waste paper, and the unfortunate orderly's inamorata will look for him and behold him not. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital There should be plenty of fresh towels and water; a fresh cake of soap, a candlestick and matches, and a waste paper basket. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Now, apart from its negligible value as so many tons of waste paper, each pile of books represents economic wealth only in proportion to the quantity of it for which the vendors can find purchasers. A Critical Examination of Socialism Uncle Clem went to the waste paper basket and came back with some scraps of yellow and red paper. Raggedy Andy Stories Their labor system was wrecked and their money and bonds were as worthless as waste paper. History of the United States We had lots of it, and I think you would be surprised at the possibilities of a little waste paper. Letters of a Woman Homesteader Mere waste paper, only fit to be reduced to pulp, and restored to a whiteness and firmness on which more love lessons may be written. Lost Leaders She used to bring her small baby with her and dump him down anywhere in the corridor, sometimes in a waste paper basket, till she was done. Fanny Goes to War The Bookseller desired his lordship to speak in its favour, since he liked it, as the impression lay on his hands as waste paper. The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II The Confederate currency, inflated to the bursting point, had utterly collapsed and was as worthless as waste paper. History of the United States As for the registers of the company, they had probably been sold long before as waste paper. The Waif of the "Cynthia" Bernice's husband, the man who came after the waste paper, staggered into the room. Love Conquers All There was a delectable closet to the room, all painted white inside, with shelves and cupboards and little bins for shoes and waste paper and soiled clothes. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary "You look like bundles of waste paper," Bobby chuckled. Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun The silence and squeaking is perculiar, the silence has the heat of the waste paper. Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories The title is but waste paper, I do assure. A Daughter of the Dons A Story of New Mexico Today His sister Bernice, with projecting front teeth, who sat thinking of the man who came every day to take away the waste paper. Love Conquers All There, beside Pollard's chair, was his waste paper basket, filled to overflowing with crumpled papers. Six Feet Four In a few minutes she returned with a waste paper basket in her hands. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds "Two new and cheap suit cases, each containing a couple of bricks and some waste paper," he reported. The Cab of the Sleeping Horse The waste paper baskets look like trunks of trees, and the match boxes like old shoes. The Burglar and the Blizzard A Christmas Story These manuscript books would throw light upon the history of the borough; but in their wisdom the members of the Corporation decided that they should be sold for waste paper! Vanishing England We gather our waste paper and sell it or give it to the Red Cross for their funds, give our bottles and our rags, waste no food and save and lend our money. Women and War Work "What do you do with your waste paper, then?" Jaffery His shoji were made of waste paper and his guests received tea only. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People "Quite useless," I thought, throwing it aside like so much waste paper. The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill "I declare, those waste papers have blown right back again on the grass, and I had them picked up the last thing before I left," said Jane in a tone of annoyance. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage He carried a despatch case wadded with waste paper. The Story of The American Legion Therefore, urges the Zeitung, the Conventions are, for present purposes, waste paper. Letters to "The Times" upon War and Neutrality (1881-1920) It was mere waste paper for years and years. The Street Called Straight He receives reams of stamped creditor's notices, which I sell by the pound for waste paper without being noticed. Mercadet A Comedy in Three Acts In the waste paper basket a bouquet that must have been Poppy's too, it was so enormous. The Divine Fire Food could be purchased, but at exorbitant rates, and the medium of exchange, Confederate notes, all gone to water and waste paper. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 If there was any treaty binding Britain with Teutonism it is, to say the least of it, a lost scrap of paper—almost what one might call a scrap of waste paper. New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Flint implements and coins, though hardy, should be saved from grinding by wrapping in waste paper. How to Observe in Archaeology "Remember how you nearly scared him to death once by putting a big fire-cracker in the waste paper he was burning and then telling him a yarn about dynamite being around?" The Rover Boys In The Mountains Or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune Then it took others, some of which are owned and some hired, among them a great 'Elevator' on the London plan, where waste paper is sorted and sold. Regeneration He did not treat them very respectfully and stuffed them into the dirty sack without ceremony, as indifferently as though they had not been money but waste paper. The Bishop and Other Stories With this object he cut out sixteen leaves of the old book, which he regarded in the light of waste paper. The Parish Clerk Previous to the investigations of the Charity Commissioners, the fine school-room was locked up, and the books of the library torn for waste paper to light fires. Rides on Railways "A bit of waste paper probably," he said to himself. Ester Ried Thus I was informed that in Glasgow the Corporation collects and sells its own waste paper, which means that there is less of that material left for the Salvation Army to deal with. Regeneration Evidently by that time the roll had become waste paper, and the story itself may have been composed a century or even two centuries earlier. The Common People of Ancient Rome Studies of Roman Life and Literature Many years ago, during my absence from Simla, a servant broke into my museum and stole thence several cwts. of manuscript, which he sold as waste paper. The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 When the writer has sometimes drawn a check for a couple of thousand dollars, he has not even looked at it, but packed it away in his pockets, like so much waste paper. Famous Americans of Recent Times This declaration was so industriously circulated, that a guard of soldiers was sent to search the committee-room; but these were soon satisfied, when they found only two or three books and some waste paper. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave Trade by the British Parliament (1808) Volume II The next Institution that I inspected was that of a paper-sorting works at Spa Road, Bermondsey, where all sorts of waste paper are dealt with in enormous quantities. Regeneration We accuse Miss A.B. of having waste papers in the aisle opposite her desk, at 11 o'clock, on Friday, Oct. The Teacher It is this: That the little factious pamphlets written about the end of King Charles II's reign, "lie dead in shops, are looked on as waste paper, and turned to pasteboard." The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 Sixteen years later Brockhaus informed Schopenhauer that a large number of copies had been sold at waste paper price, and that he had even then a few in stock. Essays of Schopenhauer Of course, this will, when it was executed, was to all appearance so much waste paper, but within three years from that date Charles II. was King of England. Colonel Quaritch, V.C. A Tale of Country Life The kitchen said she saved her curl papers to sell as waste paper. Hodge and His Masters The prospectuses which he had shown his father were mere waste paper, the useless surplus stationery remaining from a scheme that had failed to enlist the sympathies of a Transatlantic public. Fenton's Quest If we have a Constitution, let us remember Jefferson's advice, and not make it "waste paper by construction." The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4 He turned it over in his hands with a keen distaste for opening it, had indeed almost a mind to chuck it in the waste paper basket unread. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth That the bond, due today at twelve, is now waste paper. Nicholas Nickleby Inquiries were made, and it was found that the maid-of-all-work, finding what she conceived to be a bundle of waste paper on the floor, had used it to light the kitchen and parlour fires with! Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance You will remember that, in consequence of the War economics practiced at Styles, no waste paper was thrown away. The Mysterious Affair at Styles Cleggett took off his worn office jacket, rolled it into a ball, and flung it into a waste paper basket. The Cruise of the Jasper B. I shall not trouble you with a description of Lisbon, for as I have much that is important to communicate I must not waste paper with uninteresting details. Letters of George Borrow to the British and Foreign Bible Society He wanted to be revenged upon Gibbon, whom he suspected of having deceived him by opening and appropriating the bonds, and then arranged to have him carry off the box filled with waste paper. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience Yes! its very fair out here of nights, seats rather hard, but a bit of waste paper makes it a lot softer. In Darkest England and the Way Out And I refuse to suppose that you seriously intend to sit there and pretend that you meant to give me nothing but an armful of waste paper. The Market-Place They had not learned the nobler dialects of Greece and Rome, but the very materials on which they were written were waste paper to them, and they prized instead a cheap contemporary literature. Walden Over the far shore there was a continual flick and flash of wings, like a whirlwind playing with a heap of waste paper. The Trail Book He felt that he must see Julius Gibbon, and satisfy himself as to the meaning of the mysterious substitution of waste paper for bonds. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience The will, by which he had reckoned to win, should all other means fail, was become a sheet of waste paper. Till the Clock Stops The very thought of such a treasure perishing barbarously in a bonfire of waste paper was enough to drive a bibliophile out of his wits. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 2 But we all hope that these latter may be waste paper. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb, 1796-1820 He made cautious enquiries as to how that could be done—and he began to think that the notes were so much waste paper to him. The Orange-Yellow Diamond "Do you mean to tell me you didn't know that wretched box was filled with waste paper?" Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience Many have been sold as waste paper, pages ruthlessly cut out, and village schoolbooks covered with the leaves of old registers. English Villages "If I fail, the document in question is so much waste paper, since you have no income at present, nor are likely to have any income between this and next June, unless by my agency." Run to Earth A Novel "In the beginning of January," Clare briefly puts it, "my poems were published after a long anxiety of nearly two years and all the Reviews, except Phillips' waste paper magazine, spoke in my favour." Poems Chiefly from Manuscript Miss McMurtry was writing: several times she had torn up what she had written, throwing the waste paper into the fire, but finally she handed a sheet to Esther in a hesitating way. The Camp Fire Girls at Sunrise Hill "Such a contract would be a little less valuable than that waste paper," Porter replied politely, indicating the crumpled sheets on the table. The Short Line War We haggled over the price for some time, as I had to carry the coal up two flights in an old waste paper basket and it was quite a task. Remarks Every age makes its own guidebooks, and the old ones are used for waste paper. Redburn. His First Voyage His flighty thoughts flew off in a moment from the young lady to his cigar-case; and he walked away to the hearth-rug, twisting up a piece of waste paper into a lighter as he went. Hide and Seek Every week, he briskly shoved his unread periodicals into a huge basket, and sent them downstairs as waste paper. Heart and Science A Story of the Present Time The cool lake wind was piping down the cross streets, driving before it waste paper and dust. The Web of Life At the Suspension Bridge they demanded a toll of sixty cents, and contemptuously refused two five-dollar notes offered them by Mr. Walrence, saying they were only waste paper. The Englishwoman in America To do him justice, he burnt them loyally every one along with his own waste paper. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family For, in whatever he might do on this burning question of Emancipation, he was determined to secure that adequate support from the People without which even Presidential Proclamations are waste paper. The Great Conspiracy, Volume 5 And, to make the shock more violent, some friend, malè salsus, sent me copies of the cosmopolitan Spectator and the courteous Mayfair, which at once became waste paper for Bedawi cartridges. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 It is scarcely necessary to add that the new edition of the "Miniature" speedily became waste paper. A Publisher and His Friends Memoir and Correspondence of John Murray; with an Account of the Origin and Progress of the House, 1768-1843 The 2'd parts of the Blackwood you may make waste paper of. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 This declaration was so industriously circulated, that a guard of soldiers was sent to search the committee-room; but these were soon satisfied when they found only two or three books and some waste paper. The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-Trade, by the British Parliament (1839) If I had departed, I think it probable enough that everything would have been thrown into confusion, and the grand result of proving that my Treaty was waste paper might have been attained. Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin Excuse me, sir," said Dawson patiently, as to a child, "but if a hundred thousand men go out on strike, your Acts of Parliament will be waste paper. The Lost Naval Papers They passed an old woman carrying on her back a great bag which seemed filled with rags and waste papers gathered up from the refuse of the street. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established My grate contained its summer accumulation of waste paper. The Boss of Little Arcady But we all hope that these letters may be waste paper. The Best Letters of Charles Lamb A useless log, as valuable as a piece of waste paper. A Beautiful Possibility Very few copies were sold, and the publishers, indifferent to Coleridge's advice to retain the unsold copies until the book should become fashionable, disposed of them as waste paper. English Men of Letters: Coleridge SIR,—In this very learned and enlightened age, in which authors are almost as numerous as booksellers, I doubt not but your correspondents furnish you with a sufficient quantity of waste paper. The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 But for that, your admirable father must have known that the will he dictated to me was waste paper. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale She had wrapped some unused slices of bread in some waste paper, and put the whole lot among the ashes of our palm-leaf fire in order to burn them. Young Knights of the Empire : Their Code, and Further Scout Yarns Other Articles.—Every kitchen needs a box containing balls of brown thread and twine, a large and small darning needle, rolls of waste paper and old linen and cotton, and a supply of common holders. American Woman's Home What irritated me more than anything else was the certain conviction that Poopendyke, who typed it as I progressed, also knew that it would go into the waste paper basket. A Fool and His Money Oh! how cruel to fool me so," Jack heard him mutter to himself; "only a scrap of waste paper, and I thought I'd found it. Jack Winters' Gridiron Chums Next he rooted through a bin of waste paper and found some stout cord with which he bound Carey at the knees. The Long Chance He would toss Junius and Montesquieu into the waste paper basket, and accept copy on the shocking murder in the Borough Road from one of his regular contributors instead. Philistia He had noticed Ricks gathering up some waste paper around the depot, and felt tolerably certain the old fellow was about to build a bonfire of it. The Rover Boys at School This friend left it lying about, and a servant thinking it waste paper destroyed it. English Literature for Boys and Girls If royal charters and Acts of Parliament are of no greater value than waste paper, there is of course nothing more to be said on the subject. The Corporation of London, Its Rights and Privileges Old table down stage R., with chair on either side and waste paper basket in front. Writing for Vaudeville The janitor who collected the waste paper found that it had a ready sale at a high price. Constance Dunlap "That's so—I don't want any of it," and the old man began to gather up more waste paper for his fire. The Rover Boys at School Therefore allow not your mind to be a receptacle for the dust of society, or the ashes of life, or rags and waste paper of the world. The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan They do not appear to be properly arranged, nor have the waste papers been weeded out. Thomas Hariot, the Mathematician, the Philosopher and the Scholar The school children of Des Moines, Iowa, are reported to have gathered and sold two thousand dollars' worth of waste paper in one week, and those of many other communities obtained similar results. Community Civics and Rural Life This time I shall not trust the waste paper basket. The Philanderer But when the boy had gone he read over what he had written, then tore it into very small pieces and dropped them in the waste paper basket. Two Boys and a Fortune, or, the Tyler Will You thank me much more than the gift deserved, Sir: my editions; of such pieces as I have left, are waste paper to me. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 If Rachael chose to forgive and ignore the writing of them, they were so much waste paper, and Magsie had no more hold over Warren than any other young woman of his acquaintance. The Heart of Rachael As for the idea of motion in abstract, I shall not waste paper about it, but leave it to my reader to make the best he can of it. A Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision He provided himself with an extra mochila which he stuffed with waste papers and placed over the saddle in the regular position. The Story of the Pony Express All depended on my mother's marriage settlements, and as the marriage was invalid they were so much waste paper. Lady Hester, or, Ursula's Narrative I reached my hand for a bit of waste paper, and, taking my quill pen, wrote the four verses in half an hour. Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life The first explosion was tremendous, yet hardly had its echoes died away when the rag-pickers were already at work among the ruins, in quest of cutlet-bones and waste paper. The New Book of Martyrs She destroyed valuable papers, 648 she carefully preserved and docketed as priceless treasures mere waste paper. The Life of Sir Richard Burton It was dreadful to watch them burning churches and monasteries and to see Jinks throw whole convents full of white robed nuns into the flames like so much waste paper. Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy The Pope's secretary would pitch his letter into the waste paper basket. The Untilled Field She was dead now; and the letters became mere waste paper in his hands. The Widow Lerouge "It was said so; but no one saw them; and it is whispered that the twenty-two millions were nothing but pieces of waste paper." Joseph II. and His Court Then the thing will move right along and your royalties will cease to be waste paper. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) Here are 108 pages of MS, new and clean, lying disgraced in the waste paper basket, and I am beginning the novel over again in an unstolen way. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) The archives of the company disappeared almost completely many years ago, the bulk of them having apparently been sold as waste paper not many years before Brodhead went to Holland upon his memorable search. Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664 He had fought the good fight of the year 1800 to oust Federalist administrators who by a liberal interpretation were making waste paper of the Constitution. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty "You waste paper strangely, Captain Percy," she said. To Have and to Hold I do not mean in the light of puffing my book, but I want not to send copies to those who from other studies, age, etc., would view it as waste paper. More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 "I have the under-servants of the king of France in my pay, and I obtain from them all the waste papers, which have been saved from being burnt." Ten Years Later But if they do, after this warning, they will take the most direct and certain road to the waste paper basket. How to Fail in Literature; a lecture See, in this basket you can throw the waste papers. Dona Perfecta He used," continued Mascarin, "to buy up waste paper, and search through the piles he had collected for any matters that might be concealed in the heterogeneous mass. Caught in the Net Two noble libraries were sold for forty shillings, for waste paper. Oxford It seems to me that the other thing, dated in June, is just waste paper.” Tommy and Co. By the time he saw them again, they were so much waste paper in his eyes. David Elginbrod He was walking to and fro; and, catching his foot in the waste paper basket, he kicked it savagely out of his way, so that the contents were scattered over the room. All Roads Lead to Calvary The mass of waste paper in which I found it had been purchased from a servant in a country house near Vendome. Caught in the Net It is notorious that the great men who founded and preserved our Indian empire, Clive and Warren Hastings, treated all particular orders which they received from home as mere waste paper. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Then on my return home I have to endure the outcries of my housekeeper, who accuses me of bursting all my pockets and filling the house with waste paper to attract the rats. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard His feeling about paper extended to waste paper, and he objected, half in fun, to the careless custom of throwing a spill into the fire after it had been used for lighting a candle. Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 So his Moliere and his La Fontaine are said to have been sold as waste paper, though if any copies escaped they would probably fetch a very comfortable price now. The Human Comedy: Introductions and Appendix His most treasured spoils were parted with at the price of waste paper. Books and Bookmen It would give a fair share in the making of laws to those without whose co-operation laws are mere waste paper. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 Of the few others, the servants knew nothing except that he had always thrown the envelopes carelessly in the waste paper basket and had never seemed to have any correspondence which he cared to conceal. The Case of the Registered Letter Your publishers told him your book was 'waste paper,' and that he could have every copy in stock for the cost of the plates. The Man Who Could Not Lose The strident, tearing gale in that garden carried away the stranger's card to join the wild waste paper of the universe; and that great western wind shook the whole house and passed. Manalive His sister executed an elaborate bit of cross-hatching on some waste paper. New Grub Street "A scrap of waste paper among your roses," she said, crumpling it up in her hand as if she meant to throw it away. I Say No The duplicates in the hands of Bulpit Brothers were literally waste paper. Miss or Mrs? If you persist in your present prevarication, I can, and will, make that sheet of note-paper you have stolen from me nothing but waste paper in your hands. Man and Wife If you ask why he did not throw Siegfried into the waste paper basket and rewrite The Ring from The Valkyries onwards, one must reply that the time had not come for such a feat. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring Another signpost begged us to keep to the broad path for Schlingen and deposit waste paper and fruit peelings in wire receptacles attached to the benches for the purpose. In a German Pension "Queen, forsooth! when I am at the mercy of every scribbler in the Palais Royal who covers waste paper with nonsense, or of every country squire in the kingdom." Twenty Years After I had been folding and fingering the brown envelope as if it had been a scrap of waste paper. The Pool in the Desert That, hearing the gentleman was gone to the West-Indies, and believing it to be good for nothing else, he had used it as waste paper. A journey from this world to the next — Volume 2 Mrs. Jellyby, sitting in quite a nest of waste paper, drank coffee all the evening and dictated at intervals to her eldest daughter. Bleak House |
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