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Chauncey Judd: Wooster's Well

David Wooster's Search for the Fugitives Wooster's Well Meanwhile, how passed the time with their prisoner in his place of confinement? Let our young readers imagine it, for it is…

Democracy and Education

by Booker T. Washington Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen: It is said that the strongest chain is no stronger than its weakest link. In the Southern part of our country there are…

Landmarks of Washington, D.C.

by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States and home to many of the country's most famous and recognizable…

Weather: Putting the Machines to Work

Putting the Machines to WorkWeatherPrediction by NumbersRichardson's ExperimentPutting the Machines to Work One of the great contributions to the second Renaissance in meteorology was mathematician…

22 Lakes in Texas (Biggest, Best, and Why!)

Top of Page Source: iStockDid you know that the Lone Star State is home to more than 7,000 lakes? That’s right! Here are 22 of Texas’s most famous lakes, including the biggest, the best, and the most…

turnpike

(Encyclopedia) turnpike, road paid for partly or wholly by fees collected from travelers at tollgates. It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through such a gate until the…

Carboniferous period

(Encyclopedia) Carboniferous periodCarboniferous periodkärbənĭfˈərəs [key], fifth period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), from 350 to…