| 单词 | kerosene lamp |
| 例句 | I saw shapes huddled around the room, their silhouettes thrown on the walls by the dim light of a pair of kerosene lamps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had hung a dozen or so kerosene lamps from the ceiling at various heights around the old slave quarters, and you had to watch your head. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z And she leached the walls of a brown shiny nastiness deposited by cooking fat and kerosene lamps. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z As Donna crept toward us I filled the kerosene lamps, activated the hand pump to the well, and tied down everything movable. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Stacked in the comer was everything you could want for a campout—sleeping bags, blankets, an ice chest, and a kerosene lamp. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The man’s wife came to the door and stood silhouetted against the pale light of a kerosene lamp. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The kerosene lamps burned low and made great shadows on the newspaper-covered wall. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Obiora was on the mat, seated between the two kerosene lamps. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I reached over and turned up the light from the kerosene lamp. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z We lit our kerosene lamps and carried them before us in the dark like our own tiny wavering suns. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Closed into the two rooms, with only the soft light of two kerosene lamps, the atmosphere changed. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate their dinner under the kerosene lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z That night, by the light of a kerosene lamp, we unpacked and cleaned our new home. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Ophie slept fitfully, and when her mother nudged her, early enough so that they had to light the kerosene lamp to find their way to the front door, she moved as if through a dream. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Once he’s upright he holds the kerosene lamp out and squints into my face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Obiora brought the kerosene lamps out to the verandah and we sat around them, swatting at the tiny insects that blindly followed the yellow light and bumped against the glass bulbs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Pastor Howard lit a kerosene lamp and set it on a long bar top. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a kerosene lamp on the nightstand but no matches. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z When she steps inside I lift the kerosene lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Inside, there were two beds and a kerosene lamp and not much else. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z Two kerosene lamps and a huge broad-bladed knife with a carved ivory handle. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She carried the food and I trailed after her, bringing the kerosene lamp. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z I see my parents, in through the window, sitting beside the kerosene lamp, and they are like a faraway picture with a frame of blackness. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She watched her turn up the kerosene lamp at sunset to sew far into the night. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z At night a kerosene lamp lights one large room. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z They were dragging goats, carrying yams and boxes on their heads, chickens and rolled-up mats under their arms, kerosene lamps in their hands. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z A kerosene lamp, turned to its lowest, was right next to him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z I remember it was spare, clean, dimly lit by a pair of kerosene lamps. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had to strain his eyes to see the words by the light of an old kerosene lamp, which that night—like all others—flickered as though it was burning its very last wick. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z All the while, Spoon Man quietly meandered through the crowd, selling a frying pan, a box of buttons, a kerosene lamp, and a fishing pole. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Men crowded into restaurants lit by flickering kerosene lamps and sat down to eat cheap steaks and drink stale beer at tables that were not more than pine planks resting on two sawhorses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z At a wonderful store in Stonington, half hardware store and half ship’s chandler, I bought a kerosene lamp with a tin reflector for Rocinante. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Jenny grasped the kerosene lamp with a firm hand. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “That there’s the big top,” he says, lifting the kerosene lamp and waving a crooked finger at the great rolls of canvas. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I awakened to see the kerosene lamp and beyond it my host’s troubled face. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Besides how she felt about Miss Love, there was how she felt about kerosene lamps, well water, and privies. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z That night they dined at a rustic table made of planks, their meal lit by a kerosene lamp. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Mariam lit the kerosene lamp on the table and hunkered down. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z My mother, white-faced in the light from the kerosene lamp, was at the stove getting coffee. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed incredible that instead of a kerosene lamp, we now had a single glass bulb overhead by which we could read at night. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z I turned the gas mantle high, lit the kerosene lamp, and lighted two burners of my stove to drive the loneliness away. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They knew not to open the door unless they heard her secret knock, and they never put the kerosene lamps near a curtain or blanket. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Thinking we were all asleep, Mama quietly slipped out of bed and lit the kerosene lamp. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It enthralled him with its mystifying machinery; the rest of the world was still using candles and kerosene lamps. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I shut off the kerosene lamp and crawl over to my horse blanket. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Someone donated a kerosene lamp; another gave her some old mosquito netting and a pair of socks without heels. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Gold-yellow lights of kerosene lamps flickered from behind windows and on verandahs of homes, like the eyes of hundreds of wild cats. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The kerosene lamps were gone, and the coffeepot was pushed to the back of the stove. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Some of them decided to take off their coats and stay awhile, so they flew in the kerosene lamp and got burned up. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I set it on the kitchen table—a reminder of wishes come true—lit the kerosene lamp and finished writing my Honyocker’s Homily. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z “She can study well there, at least there will be light every day. No need for her to study with kerosene lamps.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Yellow squares of light would glow in the distance as kerosene lamps were lit in our homes. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He leaps to his feet, knocking over the wooden crate and cursing as he keeps the kerosene lamp from hitting the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, ablaze with the light from a dozen kerosene lamps. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z At home she read and painted late into the night, by candlelight or kerosene lamp if the electricity was turned off. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Obiora moved through the darkness to the two kerosene lamps that stood at the comer of the room and lit them. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Papa set down a kerosene lamp he was inspecting on the counter and run to the door. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z At night, seated at a crude table, with a kerosene lamp spluttering at my elbow, I would fill out insurance applications, and a sharecropper family, fresh from laboring in the fields, would stand and gape. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Warning the children he did not want to hear another word from them, the father picked up the kerosene lamp and carried it into the bedroom. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was late when the man who wound his watch arrived with a kerosene lamp. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Now that I was thawed out a bit and the little shack lit up by my trusty kerosene lamp, I could see that every shelf and surface was covered with books, newspapers, and old magazines. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I heard a groping at the stove, and then he struck a match and the light flared about his face as he bent over the kerosene lamp, intent on lighting it. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she got some towels and washrags out of a cupboard in the hall and, carrying a lighted kerosene lamp, led us up the steep stairs. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I could not afford a kerosene lamp; candles allowed me to read late into the night. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It crashes against the wall behind it, revealing a makeshift room lit by kerosene lamp. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z After introductions all around, the old lady apologized again for the kerosene lamps and the privy. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If there wasn’t any moonlight to continue playing, my father gathered all the children inside our living room, lit a kerosene lamp, and told us folktales. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z In some manner a big moth got into the room and circled the hanging kerosene lamp. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z We both glanced automatically at the kerosene lamp, which was more smell than light. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The quiet was disturbed only by the slup of soup and gnash of chewing, and his father waved his hand to try to drive the moths away from the chimney of the kerosene lamp. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The insects did not buzz around us, perhaps because the kerosene lamp was not on or perhaps because they sensed the tension. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Papa called that evening, as we sat around the kerosene lamp on the verandah. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Having seen nothing but kerosene lamps for illumination, this was like getting a sudden vision of Heaven.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z One night, as I’m doing homework by the light of the kerosene lamp, he says, “You know, you live here and eat our food.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I had been told by the twins that Henry disliked electric lights, and here and there I saw kerosene lamps in the windowsills. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z It was of brown glass and the light of the kerosene lamp was reflected in it as if there was a little genie trapped inside. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The fumes also cause eye infections and cataracts, while 2.5 million people per year suffer severe burns from kerosene lamps in India alone. GravityLight: the low-cost lamp powered by sand and gravity 2012-12-14T15:55:08Z The clapboard house is outfitted with items that reflect the era: a chenille bedspread, kerosene lamp, one small dresser. From Nashville to Tupelo on the Natchez Trace Parkway 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z His mother would be coiled up on the floor, motionless with exhaustion, her birdlike profile illuminated by the dim light of the kerosene lamp perched beside her. 2010-02-05T19:37:00Z "Having seen nothing but kerosene lamps for illumination, this was like getting a sudden vision of Heaven," wrote a young girl visiting the World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893. 'Brilliant': how artificial light helped create the modern world 2010-07-16T22:42:00Z And guess who's getting a kerosene lamp thrown at her until she turns into a great big ball of fiery renounced maker? "True Blood" recap: What happens to wounded children 2010-06-21T13:10:00Z During winter, Eli’s wife uses a homemade incubator of wood pallets, a plastic tarp and a kerosene lamp to help speed up the germination process. How a small Amish farm co-op came to supply D.C.’s top restaurants 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z So J. W. Courter counts as a generalist among his peers in the world of American kerosene lamps. Antiques: Kerosene Lamps With a Long Afterglow 2010-03-25T22:03:00Z Known as Nakashi paintings, they use natural pigments from red stones, indigo plants, crushed seashells and soot from kerosene lamps. Endangered Crafts and the Destinations Keeping Them Alive 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z Her family used kerosene lamps and stored vegetables and fruits underground in winter. A Pacifist Sect From Russia Is Shaken by War, and Modernity 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z At the beginning of the century, candles and kerosene lamps lit homes and workplaces, and gas lighting was still new. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Left without electricity or heat from the shelling, residents get by with wood stoves and kerosene lamps. In Northern Ukraine, a Different Sort of War Game 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Inside, families sleep tucked into a series of alcoves lit by a kerosene lamp, keeping their belongings on shelves carved from the rock. Tunisian Cave Village Empties Out in Face of Drought and Modernity’s Draw 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Most South African households now have a ready supply of solar lights, kerosene lamps and candles to keep from being in total darkness. South Africa marks holidays despite nationwide power cuts 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z She was born to a rice farmer who was a member of Uparbeda’s village council; as a child, she walked a kilometer to school each day and studied at night by kerosene lamp. India’s Next President Will Make History When She’s Sworn In 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “When I installed solar power into my home, I ended up making considerable savings from the use of kerosene lamp for lighting and charcoal in my house,” Kariuki said. Africa looks to renewables to curb warming, boost economies 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z In the mountains, he felt relaxed — even though home was an uninsulated mining shack with a kerosene lamp and a sleeping bag. He spent almost 50 years alone at 10,000 feet. His hobby helped shape climate research in the Rockies. 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The origin of the fire was in a stable where a woman took a kerosene lamp at milking time. AP WAS THERE: Great Chicago fire, Oct. 8-10, 1871 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Some artisans told local media there is a rush on buying traditional kerosene lamps. Lebanon’s rising power cuts add to gloom of economic crisis 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z Over time we’ve moved from candles, to whale oil and kerosene lamps, to incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, and now to LEDs. Review | An exploration of ‘How Innovation Works’ 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z The candles themselves were made using either whale oil or tallow from livestock — cattle and hogs that “until the 1930s were mostly raised by farmers using kerosene lamps”. Edison and the shadow side of artificial light 2019-10-13T04:00:00Z Many rely on kerosene lamps, generators, solar panels, candles and flashlights. Navajo utility wants to build on project to electrify homes 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The dining tables and chandeliers were replaced by simple wooden benches and kerosene lamps. Moscow’s Metropol: elegance to revolution and back again 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z They lived off of low-powered generators and used flashlights and kerosene lamps when it got dark. Navajo families who've never had electricity are for the first time seeing the light 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z In the early days, families came from surrounding farms on horseback to waltz Saturday night away under kerosene lamps. Texas once had 1,000 dance halls. Now there’s a rush to save those that remain 2019-06-04T04:00:00Z Children use dome lights in cars or kerosene lamps to do their homework at night. No longer in the dark: Navajo Nation homes get electricity 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z Residents depend on candles or kerosene lamps during the frequent blackouts. The science of serendipity 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Born in 1976, a year after the end of the war, she remembers doing homework by the light of a kerosene lamp. World still depends on coal, cheap, plentiful — and dirty 2018-11-24T05:00:00Z The study authors included data involving dozens of lamp types, including kerosene lamps, LEDs, halides, fluorescent and sodium lights. These animals depend on darkness. But humans have ruined their nights. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The light and scent of the kerosene lamps were soothing. Letter of Recommendation: Candle Hour 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Her husband, Jimmie Long, Jr., fishes for the wick to light a kerosene lamp as the couple and their 13-year-old son prepare to spend a final night without electricity. No longer in the dark: Navajo Nation homes get electricity 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z They should not: the alternative to electricity is often filthy, dangerous charcoal stoves and kerosene lamps. More Africans have electricity, but they are using less of it 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z The Hamms raised their sons in a mobile home without electricity or running water and used kerosene lamps and flashlights to illuminate it. Navajo family in Utah gets electricity in time for holidays 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z That was harder to grasp — it’s the 1930s, after all, not the 1830s — but the rent was cheap and I rather like the warm glow from a kerosene lamp. Perspective | A Washington ghost story: The Haunting of Halcyon House 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z By the dim glow of a kerosene lamp, a family in Kenya settles in for the evening. Where There Is Gravity, Let There Be Light 2017-10-25T04:00:00Z They became set on getting electricity when a kerosene lamp tipped over while she was napping and she feared the house would burn down. No longer in the dark: Navajo Nation homes get electricity 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z He taught himself to read by a kerosene lamp and used an outhouse. Dr. Willie Parker on Christianity and abortion: ‘No God I believe in would judge this woman’ 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z More than a dozen women, girls and boys dressed in white enter the sanctuary carrying kerosene lamps. Church keeps alive Easter Rock, a tradition begun by slaves 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z While Dr. Trever and a colleague, Dr. William H. Brownlee, were waiting, they looked up, by kerosene lamps, everything they could find in the library that might throw light on the Nash Papyrus. The Scrolls from the Dead Sea 1955-05-06T04:00:00Z A few decades later, gas lamps and kerosene lamps helped to lower costs. Why the falling cost of light matters - BBC News 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Newer homes, looking buttoned up and tidy, sit alongside abandoned cabins with yawning front doors and snow-dusted floors, empty kerosene lamps in some places still hanging from hooks. On Alaska’s Coldest Days, a Village Draws Close for Warmth 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z “The oath was taken in what we always called the sitting room, by the light of the kerosene lamp,” Coolidge recalled in his memoirs. Donald Trump's Harsh American Vision 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Heat came from charcoal braziers, and light from kerosene lamps. ‘Dixie Mission’ Americans Scorned for Backing Mao Are Hailed in China 2017-01-01T05:00:00Z Many farmers preferred to do their pre-dawn chores in the dark rather than risk having a kerosene lamp in the barn. The Big Con: what is really at stake on election day 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Default rates are anyway low because many rural Africans already spend some $100-$140 a year on kerosene lamps and candles, and another 15-25c each time they charge their phones. Africa unplugged 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z They threw open windows, lit candles and kerosene lamps, and clutched flashlights. Fire at Power Plant Leaves Puerto Rico in the Dark 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z A closed door meant using costly kerosene lamps that posed a fire hazard, and it would emit soot and coat the room in a thin layer of grime. Sponsor Generated Content: How microfinance is making a big difference in the developing world 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z In the 1870s, a kerosene lamp could produce 5,050 candle hours worth of light a year at a cost of $20. What Was the Greatest Era for American Innovation? A Brief Guided Tour 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Most kerosene lamps provided 25 watts of light at best, barely sufficient for reading, and they were dirty, difficult to use, and dangerous. The Big Con: what is really at stake on election day 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Light sources progressed from whale-oil and kerosene lamps to full electrification. ‘Brilliant Beacons’: lighting the way on America’s coastlines 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z It was an appropriate addition to Lohmer’s other collectibles, which include player pianos and kerosene lamps that he says “look straight out of ‘Gone With the Wind.’ Waco to rehab old Montana fire truck 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The U.N. leader grew up in a home in South Korea with no electricity and reading by a kerosene lamp. For U.N.'s Ban, climate deal is personal victory after setbacks 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z On Opa’s Island, Cerezo would give us a taste of comfort: sleeping mats, kerosene lamps, a cooler full of candy bars and canned coffee. How to Feel Like a Castaway 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z I had a kerosene lamp to do my homework. A reservation town fighting alcoholism, obesity and ghosts from the past 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Families still light their homes with kerosene lamps and cook on clay stoves with cow-dung patties or kindling. India’s huge need for electricity is a problem for the planet 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z On Thursday, Bullock's desk — adorned with his straw hat, pipe and kerosene lamp — was unveiled at the secretary of state's office, where candidates sign paperwork and pay $1,000 to get on the ballot. Ballot boxes, desk, descendants part of history in primary centennial celebration 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z That is usually less than consumers would pay to use kerosene lamps or for a supply of candles. Renewable Energy Powers Up Rural India 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z At a hut run by the company D.Light, Obama saw solar alternatives to kerosene lamps. Obama: ‘Africa is on the move’ 2015-07-25T04:00:00Z It used kerosene lamps before the home was connected five years ago to the grid, which doesn’t provide continuous power. How One Woman Helped Light Rural India With Solar Lamps 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z She spoke sitting in the Annie’s cozy mahogany cabin where she and her crew would sip rum while at anchor after a long day of sailing, using candles and a kerosene lamp for light. Long Island Artist Who Built a Ship Named Annie Opts to Set It Free 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The men knocked over a kerosene lamp, setting fire to the building. Blues legend B.B. King dies at age 89 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z When Sam Goldman was a Peace Corps volunteer in Benin, Africa, 11 years ago, he saw his neighbor's son badly burned when the family's kerosene lamp overturned. Can Small Solar Deliver Cheap Light? 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Nelson grew up in a mobile home on the reservation, tending sheep and doing homework by kerosene lamp. Among the Navajos, a Renewed Debate About Gay Marriage 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z There is no need for expensive kerosene lamps all because of a single solar panel on his tin roof. Is the sun rising on an African solar revolution? 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z In many parts of rural Kenya, villages aren’t on the electrical grid — 35 million people depend on kerosene lamps for light and borrow power from car batteries to charge cell phones. Bill Gates on The Verge: Can mobile banking revolutionize the lives of the poor? 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z His daily catch pays for school supplies and keeps the kerosene lamp lit in his mud hut. Mosquito Nets for Malaria Spawn New Epidemic: Overfishing 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z "I can't run my shop without power and no one seems to care," said Mohammad Ripon, who had lit a kerosene lamp in his small Dhaka grocery store. UPDATE 2-Bangladesh power cut plunges millions into darkness 2014-11-01T04:00:00Z Whale oil became the preferred indoor lighting fuel for upper-income Americans until it was replaced by more efficient kerosene lamps. The Problem With Energy Efficiency 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z When a fire broke out in 1895 — perhaps set off by a kerosene lamp in an annex — students and professors living nearby rushed to save books from the library, furniture, the statue of Jefferson. Workers find historic remnants of U-Va. Rotunda as they restore Jeffersonian icon “The lights from the chemical plant burn bright in the night like an old kerosene lamp,” he croons, “from a car parked by the ocean, what a vision to behold.” Roots rocker Robert Ellis finds beauty in unexpected places Agencies report that the fire was caused by a kerosene lamp, and happened after midnight on Tuesday as the family was sleeping. Fire kills Typhoon Haiyan survivors 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z “He studied with a kerosene lamp and he said as a child it was traumatic for him,” Mukhopadhyay said. Hard-liner Narendra Modi sworn in as India’s leader It led directly into a great warm kitchen, glowing with an open fire on its hearth, and well lit, against the late-afternoon dimness of the forest, by three kerosene lamps set on table and shelves. Shirley Jackson: “The Man in the Woods.” 2014-04-21T04:00:00Z Localized disasters can disrupt normal services, making a reasonable reserve of clean water, canned food and backup technologies like kerosene lamps a prudent precaution. Opinion: Civilization’s Starter Kit 2014-03-29T19:44:29Z The ball could help improve the quality of life for millions around the world who live without electricity and rely on smoky, expensive kerosene lamps for light in the evenings. The Stars Of Forbes' 30 Under 30 In Energy And Industry 2014-01-06T12:37:00Z For households living off the grid, kerosene lamps are the primary lighting source—an expensive technology that is also unsafe, because kerosene is flammable as well as poisonous when inhaled or ingested. Pay-As-You-Go Solar Energy Finds Success in Africa 2013-11-22T12:45:00.397Z In medical clinics, it means patients in need of urgent care are treated by the light of kerosene lamps, and there is no refrigeration for lifesaving medicines and vaccines. Will Obama's Power Africa Initiative Reach The Rural Poor? 2013-08-20T11:20:00Z He took a kerosene lamp he found and poured it over 10 of his victims. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales admits to killing 16 Afghans 2013-06-06T01:17:35Z Despite being so close to the malls and colourful shopping complexes in Lucknow city, our lives revolved around kerosene lamps and candles. India village gets electricity after 65 years 2013-05-29T23:55:53Z Instead, people rely on kerosene lamps, which are pricier over time and potentially hazardous but affordable on a daily basis. Power to the People (for a Profit) 2013-04-18T16:30:00Z Many people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia still rely on kerosene lamps, torches or candles to see at night, solutions that are polluting, expensive, noxious and, crucially, rarely emit good quality light. IHT Rendezvous: Bringing Sunlight to Africa, and Western Investors 2012-12-31T11:00:38Z While Patrick Walsh has devised a solar-recharged LED light that he’s distributing to poor families in India to help replace smoky kerosene lamps. 30 Under 30 - The Future Of Energy Is Nuclear 2012-12-17T14:30:54Z We bought kerosene lamps for each room in the house and kerosene heaters to keep the larger rooms warm. How Technology Can Help Address The Next Energy Crunch 2012-07-05T23:10:32Z Daily chores were completed between sunrise and sunset, or else by the light of polluting kerosene lamps. India Looks to Solar Electricity to Power Remote Villages 2012-06-26T06:05:39Z I then took the tray of clay, and we passed into the dining-room in order to better examine the imprint, which I placed on a large table near a big kerosene lamp. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z An interval and Kipps was dazzled by a pink shaded kerosene lamp. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z A huge kerosene lamp overhead afforded fair light—enough at least to show that the crowd was unshaved, unwashed, and squalid. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z The lights of San Remo looked very alluring to him, who had for so long spent his nights at sea with no more companionable illuminant than a reeking kerosene lamp or the cold, aloof stars. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z One squarish bazar, much resorted to for glass and hardware and what the Americans call "assorted notions," is crammed with Austrian glass, kerosene lamps of all sizes in hundreds, chandeliers, etc. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z There is full light,—a big kerosene lamp with a wide burner and a light yellow shade, besides two lighted candles. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z Somehow he fell over the table, and the kerosene lamp went over with it too. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z Not all of the girls understood the handling of kerosene lamps, and Pearl told a funny story about her own little sister who had never seen any lights but gas or electric. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z To light the night, countries such as South Africa need to generate electricity for modern lights to replace kerosene lamps and paraffin. Can Cleaner Cooking and Solar Power Help Solve Energy Poverty in Africa? [Slide Show] 2012-01-31T21:45:00.447Z His glance travelling over my dull little room and makeshift furniture, the cheap kerosene lamp, the broken hinge of the stove. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Groping our way 154 through the copse, we passed the barriers, and, according to promise, the blinding light of a kerosene lamp standing on the ledge of an open window burst upon us. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z Hello!" exclaimed Roger's uncle, looking at the addresses on the envelopes by the light of the kerosene lamp, "Hello! The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z Forty fires were caused by the spontaneous combustion of oily rags and other materials, and 93 by exploding kerosene lamps. Scientific American, Vol. XLIII.?No. 1. [New Series.], July 3, 1880 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures 2012-01-05T03:00:30.823Z As I said before, an egg-tester is not required with duck eggs, as they are so transparent that the whole process can be plainly seen without in the flame of a common kerosene lamp. Natural and Artificial Duck Culture 2012-01-04T03:00:33.923Z The solution to the light problem — kerosene lamps — is actually no solution at all. Light for Haiti: Bringing Hope to a Still-Dark Place 2011-02-07T06:15:00Z We passed by him with some little difficulty, for he made no effort to move, and, ascending a rickety staircase, entered a small room, dimly lighted by a cheap kerosene lamp. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z The evening was spent in the "settin' room," as Mrs. Kimball called it, where they had kerosene lamps, which seemed strange to the city boy, used only to gas or electricity. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z They were lighted by smoking kerosene lamps, which but added to their unattractiveness. The Leaven in a Great City 2011-12-05T03:00:48.150Z Although the ports were open, it was very hot, and when the kerosene lamp flickered in the draughts an unpleasant smell filled the room. The Coast of Adventure 2011-10-03T02:00:25.810Z Even if unmolested by marauders, something might go wrong—Maudie have croup, a kerosene lamp burst. Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life 2011-09-21T02:00:34.517Z Why, I could light those stairs like a glory with kerosene lamps while a body was tryin' to get sight of 'em with a candle! The Postmaster 2011-09-21T02:00:28.863Z The kerosene lamps, hung against reflectors on the wall, cast a yellow glow on the scene so new to the travelers. The Motor Maids Across the Continent 2011-09-17T02:00:31.140Z The cabman retired, and the Jewish woman lit a kerosene lamp. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z Eventually, they found some kerosene lamps in the basement that worked far better than candles. Irene?s arrival prompts memories of 1938?s ?Great New England Hurricane? 2011-08-26T06:36:16Z The only light visible came from a smoky kerosene lamp boxed in at the far end of the stage and protected by a pane of glass labeled in red paint, "Fare, ten cents." The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Yet, because they do not lack the desire for light, these billions resort to dangerous and toxic alternatives of illumination such as candles and kerosene lamps. Social Enterprise Spotlight: Portable Solar Lighting 2011-08-15T12:23:54Z My mother, last thing before bed, would go out to the kitchen, lighting her way with a kerosene lamp; and I with her. The Comforts of Home 2011-08-11T02:00:13.980Z The other nine finalists are: -- The Bell Light: An affordable, multi-functional lamp to replace kerosene lamps around the world. 10 ventures chosen to give COMMON Pitch 2011-07-28T10:00:00Z A smoking kerosene lamp hung from, the dark worm-eaten wooden ceiling, diffusing more smoke than light. On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z A smoky kerosene lamp gave out an indifferent light, and a red glare beat out from the open door of the stove, streaming uncertainly upon the faces of the men. By Right of Purchase 2011-07-14T02:00:10.167Z A kerosene lamp with a red shade, occupying nearly all the remaining space on the table, spread a lurid mysterious light. Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto 2011-07-13T02:00:17.480Z The large plain room was pervaded, in the evening, by a dim religious light that proceeded from a few reeking kerosene lamps. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z No light at night but a kerosene lamp, no furniture except what he himself had made from boards, boxes and logs; no carpet on the rough, rotting floor. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z The schoolhouse was lit brightly with kerosene lamps, and there was a string of Chinese lanterns hung above the doorway. Ruth Fielding at Silver Ranch Schoolgirls Among Cowboys 2011-06-14T02:00:23.130Z Is a careful housekeeper 'reckless' because a kerosene lamp explodes? E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z Ceiling fans turned languidly in the midafternoon heat, and kerosene lamps flickered in the houses lining the narrow alleys at night. Magazine Preview: Obama?s Young Mother Abroad 2011-04-20T14:59:19Z Babbitts was coming that night and Mrs. Galway had given up the parlor again and was in bed with a novel and a kerosene lamp. The Girl at Central 2011-03-08T03:00:37.413Z Every night she practiced against her brothers, a kerosene lamp in their shack illuminating a board borrowed from Katende. Ugandan girl, Phiona Mutesi leads chess revolution from the slums 2011-02-18T16:57:47Z The andon gives but feeble light and is now entirely displaced by the kerosene lamp. A Japanese Boy 2011-02-14T03:00:37.363Z Wrapped clumsily like myself in a big blanket, she sat huddled there with the kerosene lamp close beside her, mending the Blue Serge Man's cap. The Sick-a-Bed Lady And Also Hickory Dock, The Very Tired Girl, The Happy-Day, Something That Happened in October, The Amateur Lover, Heart of The City, The Pink Sash, Woman's Only Business 2011-01-04T03:01:00.723Z Howard Huizing snapped this photograph of a food vendor working by the light of kerosene lamps at the harbour in Zanzibar’s Stone Town. Night tour 2010-12-29T11:30:43Z The toddlers no longer risk burns from the smoky kerosene lamp. Africa?s Rural Poor Begin Harnessing the Sun 2010-12-24T23:20:22Z If this curtain blows high you can, if you're nervy enough, get a peep at the inside, stewing with a horrible smell of fish, and bright with kerosene lamps and the busy little stove. One of My Sons 2010-12-21T22:55:57.893Z A kerosene lamp burned in front and another in back, and in between was all the amazing variety of goods that a store such as this must stock. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Entering the house, Penny blew out the kerosene lamp and stood by the window, watching. The Secret Pact 2010-12-20T17:12:03.907Z Mrs. Lear led the way to the house, advising the girls to wait at the door until she could light a kerosene lamp. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z As the twin volcanoes on the far shore disappear into the darkness the men spark kerosene lamps to attract the sambaza sardines into their nets. Rwanda harnesses volcanic gases from depths of Lake Kivu 2010-08-16T13:50:00Z I read under the dim light of a kerosene lamp. India launches right to education 2010-04-01T05:48:00Z It was still dark in her small kitchen and by the light of a kerosene lamp she was making breakfast for her two little granddaughters . Baghdad diary 2010-03-06T08:24:00Z In the Petionville market, despite the late hour and lack of electricity, goods and fried chicken were still being sold by the orange glow of kerosene lamps. 2010-01-23T01:23:00Z A kerosene lamp, guttering now to the inanition of spent fuel and wick, revealed a face of pasty pallor and eyes deep sunk in dark sockets. The Tempering "What of it?" he said, and turned to adjust a kerosene lamp. The Book of Gud It was the marble bottom of an old kerosene lamp. Mammy Tittleback and Her Family A True Story of Seventeen Cats Both the smaller kerosene lamp heated incubators and the large or mammoth hot water heated incubators are used for hatching duck eggs. Ducks and Geese The streets of Manila are wretchedly paved or not paved at all, and as late as 1893 were lighted by kerosene lamps or by wicks suspended in dishes of cocoanut oil. The Greater Republic A History of the United States The machine was heated by a huge kerosene lamp, and they were always turning it too high and having it fill the room with blacks and smoke, or letting it go out altogether. Confessions of an Opera Singer There is a huge thatch shed, ingeniously ornamented with insecure kerosene lamps, and crammed with drivers, cooks, small store-keepers and the like. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel The trouble with a kerosene lamp is that the confined air soon becomes heated, causing the oil to lose its density, and it oozes out, not only making an unpleasant smell, but greasing the lantern. Harper's Round Table, May 28, 1895 Of course we had a kerosene lamp to use when disconnected from the street current. Harper's Round Table, May 7, 1895 Mrs. Ducklow sat knitting by the light of a kerosene lamp, but paused ever and anon, neglecting her stocking, and knitting her brows instead, with an aspect of anxious listening. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 The street was absolutely dark after midnight, and even during the early evening the only outside light was that given by two kerosene lamps, one at each of the street intersections. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Until the introduction of kerosene lamps, the andon was the only light used in Japanese houses. Japanese Girls and Women Revised and Enlarged Edition Whitaker got up, found matches, and lighted a tin kerosene lamp in a bracket on the wall. The Destroying Angel Some of the houses showed the yellow flickering light of candles or kerosene lamps, but most were dark. The Pirates of Shan "It is mean cloth, as he says!" she exclaimed, examining it by the kerosene lamp. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 The kerosene lamp was found to be almost full. The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin Instead of these, every home is provided with a kerosene lamp of narrow wick, and seldom do you find a chimney for it. Our Southern Highlanders By the time the kerosene lamps were lighted in the saloons revelry reigned. The Coming of the Law Most villagers were in bed, but enough kerosene lamps and candles burned to show that the two of them probably would not attract special attention by being out so late. The Pirates of Shan A card game was in progress by the light of a kerosene lamp. The Wailing Octopus She woke at last in semi-darkness, lighted only by the dim rays of a sputtering kerosene lamp, whose vile odor made the close air almost insufferable. Dainty's Cruel Rivals The Fatal Birthday You know what a nice, warm glow an old-fashioned kerosene lamp gives a place—electricity's nothing to it, in my opinion. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon Inside a kerosene lamp flickered on a table that sat in the center of the room. The Coming of the Law Explosion of kerosene lamps is usually the device which they employ. Violence and the Labor Movement With Rick, they walked into the living room and lighted a kerosene lamp. The Wailing Octopus It was light here, for two candles were burning on a table with a white cloth, and at one side over a small bar hung a smoking kerosene lamp. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 Martin lurched forward past the man who opened the door into a room that was brightly lighted by gas and kerosene lamps. Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story The light came from a kerosene lamp in the hands of an immense woman whose mild blue eyes beamed on Elliott. The Camerons of Highboro The shadows were gathering thick, and the smoking kerosene lamps battled vainly with the heavy blackness. Carmen Ariza She thinks the furniture scanty and shabby, water scarce, towels rather coarse, and she can’t endure the sight of a kerosene lamp; but she will make herself quite comfortable, I dare say.” That Mother-in-Law of Mine If a mother takes her child away from the fire, which it finds beautiful, and believes to be a nice toy, is it necessary for her to give it a kerosene lamp in its place? Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures Curtains of red damask, faded and ragged, hung at the window, excluding the daylight, and on a small table a kerosene lamp had burned itself out. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West They were working by a kerosene lamp and breathing its odor and they were all making artificial forget-me-nots. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V That is why kerosene lamps do not smoke when the chimney is on. Common Science The public waiting-room was large, roughly framed, and lighted with hanging kerosene lamps. The Mountain Divide The key was in the cabin door so he unlocked it and went in, and after striking a match found a kerosene lamp which he lighted and then looked about him. The Vagrant Duke They followed him into the chamber, which was soon illumined fitfully by a smoky kerosene lamp. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 The poor little bat fluttered about, and almost fell into the kerosene lamp chimney. Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad Her eyes followed him as he turned out the kerosene lamp, which was sputtering, and flung fresh logs upon the hearty fire. The Innocent Adventuress When he attempted to approach me, I seized the burning kerosene lamp, as Leopold had advised. Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess On the night in question the hall was brilliantly illuminated with candles and kerosene lamps. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand The neighbor woman, noting the increasing darkness in the sitting-room, lighted a tall kerosene lamp and set it on the clock-shelf near a south window. The Biography of a Prairie Girl In the uncertain glimmer of light cast by the shaded kerosene lamp, sat the doctor, Bradford and Aunt Timmie, each with eyes on the little sufferer. Sunlight Patch Dangerous place to store it when there’s explosions, and kerosene lamps and hot stoves, and fires, and such truck around. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full I can remember several quilting bees, and I recall molding candles, and that our "company light" was a large kerosene lamp, in the glass globe of which a strip of red flannel was coiled. A Son of the Middle Border A little oblong light stand was drawn up between them, holding a small kerosene lamp. Miss Ashton's New Pupil A School Girl's Story The sewing-circle was going on in the church vestry where there was a faint odour from the kerosene lamps, which had just been lighted. A Bookful of Girls It was dark already, though only half-past seven o'clock, and the lights of two kerosene lamps gleamed through the kitchen windows. The Rival Campers Ashore The Mystery of the Mill A smoking kerosene lamp stood on a box, and around this they surged and fought and howled. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full One night as we were all seated around the kerosene lamp my father said, "Well, Belle, I suppose we'll have to take these young ones down to town and fit 'em out for school." A Son of the Middle Border By him, beside the kerosene lamp, her mother sat, mending her child’s stockings and underwear. The Dark Star Upper number one; right over the wheels: just beside a smoky kerosene lamp. Continuous Vaudeville I can see him now sitting by a small kerosene lamp after I had gone to bed clumsily trying to mend some rent in my clothes. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America How that vehicle did smell of garlic, stale tobacco, and accumulated filth, to which the odor of an ill-trimmed kerosene lamp added its pungent flavor. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months It was necessary to resort to the use of an ordinary kerosene lamp with a large glass font and an Argand burner. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Large kerosene lamps dilated by tin reflectors lit the front of the Steel Spud. Mountain Blood A Novel We had two kerosene lamps lit, one of them behind me on the high mantel-shelf above my head, and the other on another mantel-shelf above the water pail in the corner. Shenanigans at Sugar Creek "For my part," Scharley broke in, "they could serve it in kerosene lamps, Mr. Williams, because I never touch the stuff." Elkan Lubliner, American There was no light available, except a small kerosene lamp which was worse than nothing. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine She wished very much for a light-house, and she coaxed papa to let her keep a kerosene lamp burning in the window of her bedroom on all foggy and very dark nights. Eyebright A Story The row of swinging, kerosene lamps cast a thick yellow radiance over the long counters, the variously laden shelves. Mountain Blood A Novel When darkness succeeded dusk she lighted the kerosene lamp, placed a bar over the window, secured the door fastenings, and seated herself at the table, determined to take a short nap. The Trail to Yesterday After the kerosene lamp was lighted, she turned to see if her mother needed her help again. The Wind Before the Dawn The above liberal allowance of lights may be cut in two, or four—or even eight—and still throw a kerosene lamp in shadow. Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine The dust rose from stamping feet until the kerosene lamps were dimmed by it. The Brown Mouse His yell to his companions mingled with the roar of Trevison’s pistol as he shattered the kerosene lamp. 'Firebrand' Trevison Then, in the semi-darkness she saw him leave the door; watched him as he approached a shelf on which stood a kerosene lamp, lifted the chimney and applied a match to the wick. The Trail to Yesterday There was a real purpose in her efforts now, and the smoky kerosene lamp burned stubbornly till late hours. The Wind Before the Dawn The servant lighted a kerosene lamp that stood on a centre table, and then shuffled down to the office. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War When the music stopped, the glorious illumination seemed to go out and leave only a little straggling light from a few badly smelling kerosene lamps. An Anarchist Woman When the Judge came to, it was with an excruciatingly painful struggle that left him shrinking and nerveless, lying in a corner, blinking at the light of a kerosene lamp. 'Firebrand' Trevison But the kerosene lamp cast two shadows on that—tall shadows of human shapes that stirred at times. The Flaming Jewel But I didn't know what to say, an' so I found fault with the kerosene lamp in the hall, an' went on down. Friendship Village Sometimes a thin shred of smoke floated in from the kitchen chimney, and hung, as if drawn and held there by some magnetic attraction, around the kerosene lamp on a corner of the washstand. Virginia The kerosene lamp shed a dim light, through the smoke. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West As Farron sprang to the floor, Pete struck a light, and the next minute the kerosene lamp, flickering and sputtering at first, was shining in the eastward window. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier It took some ten seconds to get accustomed to the light, being fresh from the glare of the kerosene lamp; but afterwards we read aloud to each other with entire ease and fluency. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 Heads close together, the three stood about a smoking kerosene lamp. Frank of Freedom Hill There was a small kerosene lamp on a table, over which were spread a lot of cards with their faces up. A Beautiful Alien It was lighted with a kerosene lamp that threw dull-blue shadows among the dishes, and dazzled the eyes of the eaters with its horizontal rays of light. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West The boy stopped at the window of the little telegraph room where the light from the kerosene lamp would fall upon his watch-dial. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier By the light of the kerosene lamp she leaned over and examined the figures. The Opened Shutters So Miss Winthrop assisted Patty to undress, and finally, after minute directions about the turning down and blowing out of the kerosene lamp, she went away. Patty's Social Season She did not light the kerosene lamp that stood on a big center table in the room. 'Drag' Harlan They waited while he lighted the dim little kerosene lamp on the table. A Spoil of Office A Story of the Modern West He helped her inside, where the glare of the kerosene lamps fell upon him. The Range Boss It was Christmas Eve, and every kerosene lamp, lantern, and candle that the camp could boast, was blazing. The Watchers of the Trails A Book of Animal Life A kerosene lamp flickered over the Sunday-school chart, with the lesson-picture of the Wise Men, and the little barrel-stove threw out a deep glow over the three white heads that bent above the baby. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays The oily black kerosene lamp showed a sickly yellow flame through the grimy chimney. The Uncalled A Novel Well, all but five per cent of farm women still use kerosene lamps, so the government tells us. Working With the Working Woman That night she studied it long, by the light from the kerosene lamp in her room, and finally crumpled it up and threw it from her. The Range Boss They sat on either side of a table, a kerosene lamp placed exactly in the centre supplying light for their various occupations. The Green Rust The room was well illuminated; they could see the hanging kerosene lamps from where they stood. The Book of All-Power She got out her box of paper and sat down by the little table at the window with a small kerosene lamp at her elbow. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 The pots and pans and tin cooking-utensils shone so brightly from the walls that the flame of the tiny kerosene lamp, reflected from so many sides at once, suggested ten hundredfold the candle-power it possessed. Labrador Days Tales of the Sea Toilers While they sat the darkness came on, the kerosene lamp inside was lighted, delicious odors floated out to them through the screen door. The Range Boss Suffice it to say that a kerosene lamp with one or more one-and-a-half inch burners will be found suitable for very small work or weak negatives. Bromide Printing and Enlarging A Practical Guide to the Making of Bromide Prints by Contact and Bromide Enlarging by Daylight and Artificial Light, With the Toning of Bromide Prints and Enlargements Cursing the simple life, he crawled gingerly out of bed, suffered acutely while hunting for a match, lighted the kerosene lamp with stiffened fingers, and looked about him, shivering. Blue-Bird Weather But the kerosene lamp cast two shadows on that — tall shadows of human shapes that stirred at times. The Flaming Jewel The illustration shows an ordinary round wick kerosene lamp fitted out in mission style. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 And there were small lights, the color of kerosene lamps. Long Ago, Far Away A small kerosene lamp sat on a table lighting up a room scrupulously clean. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Gusts of wind shook the wagon and swayed the kerosene lamp in its bracket, while a pounding rain beat a tattoo on the canvas cover. The Fighting Shepherdess The kitchen was warm and shadowy, with the light of a kerosene lamp above the cook-stove. Mistress Anne An Afghan woman, wrapped in a red cotton quilt, squats on the floor trimming a small kerosene lamp. The Eyes of Asia A blinding flash showed around the green curtain's edge and dimmed the light of the kerosene lamp. Janet of the Dunes It was lighted by two very smoky kerosene lamps, and had in its middle a table with cards on it. I've Married Marjorie After dark the flame of his kerosene lamp was to them as the traditional light in the traditional casement is to returning wanderers. From Place to Place Where there is danger of freezing, a kerosene lamp or stove left burning in the room overnight will save them. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse There are gas lights and kerosene lamps and electric lights in the neighborhood: matches flaring, fires in stoves, bonfires, house afire somewhere; lights of automobiles, illuminated signs— The watchman and his one little system. The Book of the Damned On one occasion during a drunken quarrel in the coper's cabin one skipper threw the kerosene lamp over another lying intoxicated on the floor. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell "This isn't much like the last time and place where we danced," he said, smiling down at her and then glancing at the big, bare room with its kerosene lamps and bough-trimmed walls. I've Married Marjorie He got up, then, and shuffled to a shelf, where he felt for a kerosene lamp and lighted it. Mary Louise in the Country I had brought my little kerosene lamp with me. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History Upon the table a kerosene lamp was burning. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story "We don't care for a big salary or a stylish congregation," Lark added, "but we don't want to go back to washpans and kerosene lamps again." Prudence Says So A big kerosene lamp hung above their heads, and the storekeeper gazed with almost incredulous eyes at the litter of broken stones in front of him. The Gold Trail It was a mere shadow, at first, but it deliberately advanced to the table, struck a match and lighted a small kerosene lamp. Mary Louise in the Country In the evening we often gathered around the kerosene lamp, the kitchen stove and father with an inverted flat iron in his lap and a pan of Ohio hickory nuts near by. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 Her kerosene lamp was burning low, when again a slight sound against her door made her look that way apprehensively and wish that she had barricaded it as on the night before. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date It was evening, and the shabbiness of the apartment was all the gloomier for the light of a small kerosene lamp standing on the bare deal table. The Promised Land The tent was lighted dimly by kerosene lamps, hung in brackets against the poles, and by stable lanterns set here and there upon the benches. Other Main-Travelled Roads Two big kerosene lamps, through a couple of156 smoky chimneys, sent a dull red glare upon the company, which half filled the room. Prairie Folks The room was about 15 by 30 feet and was lighted by three candles, a kerosene lamp, and a blazing fire of pitch pine. A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 As he spoke the visitor opened the door in spite of the indignant resistance of Charlotte's whole body, and walked into the empty shop where kerosene lamps were already burning. In Apple-Blossom Time A Fairy-Tale to Date The sleepy proprietor brought a kerosene lamp, the chimney befouled with soot and grease. The Seventh Noon The kerosene lamps gave off gas and smoke, the huge stove roared itself into an angry51 red on its jack-oak grubs, and still people crowded in at the door. Other Main-Travelled Roads The kerosene lamps gave off gas and smoke, the huge stove roared itself into an angry red on its jack-oak grubs, and still people crowded in at the door. Prairie Folks Davy was either talking to himself or was trying to interest Welborn in the conversation as the two were undressing by the light of the kerosene lamp in Mrs. Gillis' spare room. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story A sufficient number of clean kerosene lamps will make a house cheerful from one end to the other. Girls and Women The electric light service in Christmas Tree Cove was uncertain in storms, and Mr. Brown always kept a supply of candles on hand, as well as some kerosene lamps. Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas Tree Cove An old lantern and a kerosene lamp but dimly lighted the groups which were shrouded in deep velvety shadows. With Those Who Wait This same Raft whom the fo’c’sle could subdue to the surroundings, making him as faithful a part of the picture as the kerosene lamp, on the beach stood immense both in size and significance. The Beach of Dreams It was furnished with crude unpainted benches and lighted by kerosene lamps in concave-mirrored brackets on the white walls. Dixie Hart At one end was a stove in which a fire burned feebly, and close by a small kerosene lamp on a table dimly lighted the room. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City Mountains are all—all right," he panted, "but kerosene lamps—for—for—mine. Tom Slade's Double Dare The little living-room, more than half kitchen, was bathed in the yellow light of a small tin kerosene lamp. The Forfeit White's approval of "Yim's cook stove," as Cabot called it, was well merited, for its five inches of blazing wick yielded as much light and twice the heat of a first-class kerosene lamp. Under the Great Bear Hardly a score had gathered in the low-ceiled schoolhouse, fetid with reeking kerosene lamps and wilting humanity; and of this beggarly handful two-thirds were women. The Henchman They're all right in the city where you got the butcher and the police and a kerosene lamp to read 'em by. The Emigrant Trail Its cheerful light supported the efforts of the kerosene lamp within. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon He seized the kerosene lamp on the table and walking backward, placed it on a shelf at the side of the wall near the stove. The Boss of the Lazy Y A small kerosene lamp stood in the center of the table, its rays glimmering weakly through the window. The Two-Gun Man At the far end of the room where the kerosene lamp light was none too good Rios was standing with a solitary slim-bodied companion. Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure And Babe whimpered a little in his cradle and brought us all suddenly back from the Wendigo Age to the time of the kerosene lamp. The Prairie Wife It took longer for her to master the art of lighting a kerosene lamp, and it was quite a while before she was expert enough to dodge the splinters in the rough pine floor. I Married a Ranger A babel of Chinese words came from the unventilated room which was lighted by an old kerosene lamp, and the crowd pushed to the gangway to get up on deck. The Shipwreck A Story for the Young The dusk had begun to fall while they were yet at the table, and the young woman arose, lighting a kerosene lamp and placing it on the table. The Two-Gun Man Care must be taken that the air is not vitiated by anything in the room, such as a kerosene lamp, wilted cut flowers, soiled clothing, etc. Public School Domestic Science Nearer to the fair charm of her presence in the uncertain flare of the kerosene lamp and the sound of the big drum, he grew blind, lost count, was carried away. Hilda A Story of Calcutta In the light of the kerosene lamp that hung suspended from the ceiling she was not able to make out his features at first. The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills The Missing Pilot of the White Mountains Within the circle of light from a kerosene lamp a great figure sank in a heap to a ranch house floor. Ben Blair The Story of a Plainsman The light of the kerosene lamp shone fairly in his face as he sat in the saddle, showing a pair of cold, steady eyes and thin, straight lips that were wreathed in a smile. The Two-Gun Man Instead of electricity, our evenings were lighted by candles or kerosene lamps and our meals were cooked on an oil stove. If You're Going to Live in the Country Only in his case, a figure of much angelic beauty stood at the top, holding a patent kerosene lamp high to illumine his way. Hilda A Story of Calcutta In the olden days, before we had electric lights, gas or even kerosene lamps, the people used to read and work by means of candles. Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's If the glass chimney of a modern kerosene lamp be lifted, it will be noted that the flame flickers and smokes and that it becomes steady and smokeless when the chimney is replaced. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization The light from the kerosene lamp shone in a dim stream from the kitchen door and within they saw dishes on the table with cold food. The Two-Gun Man She patrolled the house by night, moving about the low, uneven corridors with a flickering candle—for she was afraid to carry a kerosene lamp—like a wandering spirit. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel Maria's mother was, however, in the house, seated beside the sitting-room table, on which stood a kerosene lamp with a singularly ugly shade. By the Light of the Soul A Novel All night long, by the light of the kerosene lamp, they indulged in silent but unceasing hilarity. Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life Lamps were imported from Germany to all parts of the civilized world and the kerosene lamp became the prevailing light-source. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization Inside a kerosene lamp burned on a table around which were several men. The Trail Horde Paint, Smoked by Kerosene Lamps.—Paint that has been smoked by kerosene lamps may be cleaned with kerosene, which can afterward be rubbed off with a clean brush. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada There was a kerosene lamp in Sanderson's room, and when, after an hour of gloomy silence in the dark, he got up and lit the lamp, he felt decidedly better. Square Deal Sanderson The bare grimy walls and the dim kerosene lamp, even Sam's unmelodious snore in the back room, sent no gloom to his soul. The Deserter A disadvantage of the kerosene lamp over electric lighting, for example, is the relatively greater possibility of accidents through the carelessness of the user. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization Lawler got up, lighted the kerosene lamp, placed it on the table, seated himself on a bench and again meditatively watched the leaping flames in the fireplace. The Trail Horde For even as he spoke the powerful kerosene lamp of The Polka Saloon, flanked by a composition metal reflector, flashed out its light into the gloom enveloping the desolate, ominous-looking mountains. The Girl of the Golden West He knocked on the door, and a short, squat man appeared in the opening, holding a kerosene lamp in one hand and a six-shooter in the other. Square Deal Sanderson When supper was over and he had helped his father with the odd jobs of the farm, he would take the smoky kerosene lamp to his room and plunge into the pages of "The Federalist." The Voice of the People This point is brought out in statistics of fire-insurance companies, which show that the fires caused by kerosene lamps are much more numerous than those from other methods of lighting. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization And Uncle Ike, taking his kerosene lamp in one hand and his looking glass in the other, cried, "Come in," as one of the Cobb boys knocked on the door. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life The woman's face stood clear—cruelly clear in the light of the kerosene lamp above her head. The Girl of the Golden West A kerosene lamp on a table in the room blinded him for an instant, and he stood, blinking at it. Square Deal Sanderson By the light of the kerosene lamp she looked wonderfully fair and fresh, her auburn curls hanging heavily against her cheek as she bent over the cambric in her lap. The Voice of the People An ordinary kerosene lamp vitiates the atmosphere as much as a half-dozen persons. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization The kerosene lamps and matches were on a table in the front entry. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life The light of the kerosene lamp shone full on the decorated side of his visage, and touched it to a ferocious purpose. The Bread-winners A Social Study Accidentally colliding with the table in the kitchen, he searched its top and discovered thereon a kerosene lamp. Square Deal Sanderson But when he went up to his room an hour later and lighted his kerosene lamp, it was not of his stepmother that he was thinking—nor was it of Eugenia. The Voice of the People Of these, 42 were attributed to electric wires; 22 times as many to breakage and explosion of kerosene lamps; and ten times as many through carelessness with matches. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization In our school-room we were supplied with good kerosene lamps, an experience almost unique. In Indian Mexico (1908) Great was the advantage which seemed to come to mankind from the use of kerosene lamps. Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century Great Deeds of Men and Nations and the Progress of the World Through the archway connecting the office with the saloon came a broad beam of light from a number of kerosene lamps. Square Deal Sanderson In its place was nothing more romantic than a freshly filled and trimmed kerosene lamp, two candles, and a box of matches. A Woman Named Smith For many years the kerosene lamp has been used, but recently the electric filament lamp is being installed to some extent for this purpose. Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization A smoking kerosene lamp revealed a supper-table of almost institutional proportions. Judith of the Plains Clouds of dust and flour were eddying out of the door in a stream of light from the kerosene lamp. Captivity He struck the door open with his shoulder and Longstreet followed him into a big room sufficiently well lighted by a couple of hanging kerosene lamps. The Desert Valley On this was placed a large kerosene lamp, which, when burning, lighted up the cave very well. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds The roar and din of the elements only deepened the gloom inside, where the uncertain kerosene lamp darkened the shadows. Idle Hour Stories A doctor, young and alert, had been summoned from the village, and the dull light from a kerosene lamp, set hastily on the table, touched his curly red hair as he knelt by the mattress. A Village Ophelia and Other Stories Corliss got up, stretched, and moved the kerosene lamp from the shelf to the table, "Think it will hold out?" he asked, surveying the oil-level through the cheap glass. A Daughter of the Snows The first remarkable thing she did, was to set herself on fire with a kerosene lamp. Miss Elliot's Girls Stories of Beasts, Birds, and Butterflies A kerosene lamp on the table lighted the room. Campfire Girls in the Allegheny Mountains or, A Christmas Success against Odds A hand cupped the flame for an instant to steady it before the match moved toward the wick of a kerosene lamp. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Every common-place kerosene lamp whose rays struggled from distant, snow-clad farms, brought a picture of peace and hope to Esther. Esther An unshaded kerosene lamp burned on the big table in the middle of the room. Judith of the Godless Valley Electroliers in candlesticks were never good style, and kerosene lamps in candlesticks—horrible! Etiquette Any woman who knew the art of keeping a kerosene lamp in shape must of necessity find the oiling and cleaning of a typewriting machine mere child's play. Broken to the Plow When it grew dark he lighted his kerosene lamp and drew a chair beside his desk. The Lady of Big Shanty He had a good kerosene lamp, and at nights when he was not too tired, he read. Dorian The hall was dimly lighted by a single kerosene lamp. Judith of the Godless Valley Place the press on a support over a gas burner; or a kerosene lamp, and apply the heat. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do They knew him, too, a mild-eyed, brown-faced child reading out of a Book by the light of a kerosene lamp to groups of gray-headed, reverent listeners in lonely cabins. The Purple Heights Strewn over a square six feet of ground are curios, most attractive to the unwary, especially by the deceptive light of kerosene lamps. Kimono She carried a lighted kerosene lamp, for it was still dark. A Short History of the United States Quite recently there has been invented by Prof. Edward Atkinson a very unique apparatus for cooking by means of the heat of an ordinary kerosene lamp, called the "Aladdin Cooker." Science in the Kitchen. He had also brought a kerosene lamp, which, however, lacked a glass. A Tramp's Sketches She blew out the kerosene lamp, gave a last glance about her familiar kitchen and went out through the shed door, closing it softly behind her. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 Within the stuffy living-room, hazy now with tobacco smoke, by the uncertain light of a sputtering kerosene lamp Craig had accomplished a sprawling signature and received in return a check on a Chicago bank. Where the Trail Divides The annexed figure shows the form adopted by the inventor for oil and kerosene lamps. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 When they reached his room, Marie lighted the kerosene lamp and, smoothing down her black hair with both hands, said simply: "I stay with you." O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 She turned up the little kerosene lamp and looked at me. A Tramp's Sketches Presently Eliza returned, carrying a small tray, upon which she had crowded a lighted kerosene lamp, a china tea service, a rolled-up table cloth, a supply of bread and butter, and a copper kettle. The Irrational Knot Being the Second Novel of His Nonage The kerosene lamp was burning low now and sputtered dismally; but he did not notice, did not hear. Where the Trail Divides On kerosene lamps the new chimney, compared with the contracted Prussian one, gives an increase of 40 per cent. in illuminating power, and the oil is burned without odor or smoke. Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Imagine that room—foul air, sanded floor, kerosene lamps, an odour of bad wine, tobacco, and stale humanity. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 I watched these men moving under the yellow glare of the kerosene lamps about the station, stern, comparatively silent, all of them armed, some of them in boots and spurs; fierce, determined men. The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man The kerosene lamps stood in a row on the high, narrow mantelpiece, each chimney protected from the flies by a brown paper bag inverted over its head. The Village Watch-Tower If on earth there ever was a hell, that tiny frontier room with the smoke-blackened ceiling and the single kerosene lamp sputtering on the wall, was the place. Where the Trail Divides That Sunday night they were all gathered round the kerosene lamp,—Pop reading, Cully and Patsy on the floor, Jennie listening absent-mindedly, her thoughts far away,—when there came a knock at the kitchen door. Tom Grogan A man came out in the sapient and good-natured stage of intoxication, and, the door being opened, I was confronted by a rough bar and a smoking, blazing kerosene lamp without a chimney. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains The patient was a colored boy of sixteen, who was extensively burned by a kerosene lamp. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine Daylight leaned back in his chair and gazed up at the kerosene lamps while he computed aloud. Burning Daylight We lived three years in Hamlin before we gave up the old kerosene lamps and moved up to electric lights. The Life of Me; an autobiography She showed them to Pop under the kerosene lamp at night, explaining to him their advantages in handling small material like coal or broken stone. Tom Grogan He looked in at one of the windows and by the light of a smoking kerosene lamp beheld a woman in a rocking-chair, rocking a baby to sleep. Joe the Hotel Boy She was washing dishes by the light of a kerosene lamp. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life The kerosene lamps above flung high lights from the rash of sweat on his forehead. Burning Daylight The house where visiting was taking place that night had no electric lights but was lighted instead by kerosene lamps. The Life of Me; an autobiography Over the table, about which were placed chairs, a kerosene lamp swung on a brass chain. Tom Grogan The way was dark, but here and there in niches was a kerosene lamp that faintly relieved the otherwise intense blackness. Cast Upon the Breakers A kerosene lamp sat on the table and the room, although almost bare of furniture, was scrupulously clean. Winesburg, Ohio; a group of tales of Ohio small town life On the wooden chair at the bed-head, stood the kerosene lamp, by the light of which he had been reading the previous evening. The Octopus : A story of California At nightfall he ran into Teddy's nursery to watch how kerosene lamps were lighted, and when Teddy went to bed Rikki-tikki climbed up too. The Jungle Book The stuffy air here was almost suffocating with the evil smell of a kerosene lamp turned down too low. The Damnation of Theron Ware A yellow chest of drawers stands between the two windows; upon it is set an unlit kerosene lamp; a mirror hangs above it on the wall. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume II The cheap tin kerosene lamp jumped as though caught up by a hand; its flame leapt high and blue above the chimney—and was not. The Bronze Bell All up and down the long table, where the kerosene lamps reflected themselves deep in the oil-cloth cover, one heard the incessant sounds of mastication, and saw the uninterrupted movement of great jaws. The Octopus : A story of California Under two swinging kerosene lamps, six women with sleeves rolled up and necks bared, bent over whirring machines, while Mr. Lavinski knelt on the floor tying the finished garments into huge bundles. Calvary Alley There was a cot in one corner, and a pine table on which stood a cheap kerosene lamp, and one or two chairs. The Under Dog It is a thoroughly insulated oven which may be heated either by a kerosene lamp or a gas jet. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife A kerosene lamp, hanging from the ceiling and covered with a white shade, provided light for the tiny, low-roofed tavern. The Quest Overhead a half-dozen kerosene lamps flared and smoked. The Octopus : A story of California His eyes wandered about the dark, mouldy den, filled with the stench of a smoking little kerosene lamp. Men in War The first time the lights adjourned, an usher came in on the stage through a side entrance with a kerosene lamp. Remarks She took one of the kerosene lamps from the table, and went upstairs, leaving him to follow at his will. A Modern Instance By day the dining-room was dark; by night it was lighted by a flickering kerosene lamp that smudged the ceiling with smoke. The Quest The barn faced the west and through the open sliding doors was streaming a single bright bar from the after-glow, incongruous and out of all harmony with the dull flare of the kerosene lamps. The Octopus : A story of California But when the amateur actors undertook to rehearse they had to do so by the light of candles and kerosene lamps. The Girls of Central High Aiding the Red Cross Or Amateur Theatricals for a Worthy Cause However, there is an evident inclination among the poorer classes to substitute a microscopic kerosene lamp for the ancient form of utensil. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series There were four kerosene lamps in the room. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago Maxwell declined the anaesthetic prepared for him, and sitting in a common office chair put out his hand, while Carson and myself stood on opposite sides, each holding an ordinary kerosene lamp. The old Santa Fe trail The Story of a Great Highway All the legends of '49, the violent, wild life of the early days, were recalled to view, defiling before them there in an endless procession under the glare of paper lanterns and kerosene lamps. The Octopus : A story of California The light of a small kerosene lamp gave a gloomy illumination to the place. Blindfolded She opened the front door of the cabin to let him in, and even by the dim rays of the little kerosene lamp, there came to him an impression of cheerfulness. King Coal : a Novel It had to do with the four kerosene lamps and the extra large electric bulb and the portières. A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago He lifted the large ugly kerosene lamp that had been set on the table when it grew dark during tea, and carried it into the parlour with him. Annie Kilburn : a Novel The store was lighted by kerosene lamps resting on brackets. Further Adventures of Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason Corner Folks The light of a small kerosene lamp flickered fitfully over the faces of a score of villagers squatting silently in the shadows. Autobiography of a Yogi I can just remember that the tail lights were small kerosene lamps that you fill up and light for night driving. The Biography of a Rabbit I saw a little table standing beside my bed on which was a kerosene lamp. Personal Experiences of S. O. Susag The cooking is often done by coal or wood stoves or kerosene lamps. A Century of Negro Migration After supper Bennington and Old Mizzou played cribbage by the light of a kerosene lamp. The Claim Jumpers A certain kerosene lamp could not be found. Autobiography of a Yogi A table and a kerosene lamp are brought into requisition; also a book. Men, Women, and Ghosts The room was dim, with a single kerosene lamp, but I saw three women huddled by the stove, in which a new fire was blazing. Adventures in Friendship But those passing in the late evening saw the blur of his kerosene lamp behind that curtain and were smitten by a realistic illusion of personal loneliness. Miss Lulu Bett The officer was not easily discouraged; the hours I passed in that little room, with its smoky kerosene lamp, were terrible ones. With the Turks in Palestine Afterward they sat before the fire and by the dim lights of the kerosene lamps chatted together of the day's adventures. Aunt Jane's Nieces and Uncle John He held the little kerosene lamp over his head; his face was grave and pale. Men, Women, and Ghosts A kerosene lamp without a chimney smoked and flared on the table, filling the room with evil odours. The Power and the Glory Darkness fell upon the assemblage and there was an awed hush until Sam Cotting lighted the old reliable kerosene lamps. Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation The travellers pushed open a frosted door, and looked into a long, low, smoke-veiled room, hung with many kerosene lamps, and heated by a great red-hot iron stove. The Magnetic North The boys looked wildly about for some means of getting up to the trap door, but the light of the smoky kerosene lamp revealed nothing. Boy Scouts of the Air on Lost Island There were two tables, several chairs, a bureau with a swinging mirror upon it, a basin, crash towels, a carafe and a kerosene lamp. The Hawaiian Archipelago The middle of the piazza was filled with little tables, with shouting mountebanks, mostly disguised in battered bonnets and crinolines, offering chances in raffles for plucked fowls and kerosene lamps. Italian Hours Having cleared the table, Haldane lighted a candle—kerosene lamps were an abomination that Mr. Growther Would not abide—and began reading aloud the "Evening Spy." A Knight of the Nineteenth Century A big, greasy kerosene lamp hung from the ceiling almost directly above Ruby's head. The Rose in the Ring The highly gratified host had lighted the kerosene lamp on the table in the centre of the room, and pulled down the window shades. Quill's Window Taking up a lighted kerosene lamp and the heavy pack, Mr. Clarence Dillingford led the way up the stairs. Green Fancy Now those of us who have kerosene lamps may thank the oil-wells that were prepared for us so many years ago. The Stories Mother Nature Told Her Children This brand of oil does not contain naphtha, the existence of which in the partially refined oils is the cause of so many dangerous explosions of kerosene lamps. Four Months in a Sneak-Box A stone struck one of the kerosene lamps with a vicious crash. The Motormaniacs Some idiot had left a kerosene lamp burning in the dug-out, probably, and a rat upset it; or some other of the million possibilities took place. Guns of the Gods He and the shivering Mr. Dillingford conducted her to the dining-room, where a single kerosene lamp gave out a feeble, rather ghastly light. Green Fancy The tiny kerosene lamp burned in the window, but the frost flowers bloomed on the window-panes. Seven Icelandic Short Stories A kerosene lamp was burning dimly on the mantel-shelf, over which hung a coarsely-colored lithograph of the Virgin in a pine frame. The Stillwater Tragedy The dim light coming from a little kerosene lamp with a smoky chimney fell on a dismal, cluttered room, a bare, greasy wooden table, and two broken-backed chairs, with little 'Lias in one of them. Understood Betsy She had not the eyes to follow the intricacies of the meshes with no other light than that afforded by Martha's kerosene lamp. Felix O'Day Even the principal streets of Constantinople are but indifferently lighted at night, and, save for the feeble glimmer of kerosene lamps in front of stores and coffee-houses, the by-streets are in darkness. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran Only in his case a figure of much angelic beauty stood at the top, holding a patent kerosene lamp high, to illumine his way. The Path of a Star Richard turned up the wick of the kerosene lamp, which was sending forth a disagreeable odor, and pinned an old newspaper around the chimney to screen the flame. The Stillwater Tragedy |
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