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Brewer's: Taurus

[the Bull ] indicates to the Egyptians the time for ploughing the earth, which is done with oxen. Mount Taurus, in Asia. In Judges xv. 3-19 we have an account of Samson and the jawbone,…

Buck Leonard Biography

Buck LeonardAge: 90 hall-of-fame first baseman known as the "Black Lou Gehrig"; batted .340 and averaged 34 home runs during his 17-year career in the Negro Leagues; began his career with…

William Robinson SAPP, Congress, OH (1804-1875)

SAPP William Robinson , a Representative from Ohio; born at Cadiz, Ohio, March 4, 1804; moved to Knox County, where he attended the public schools; engaged in the mercantile business in Danville…

William Norton SHINN, Congress, NJ (1782-1871)

SHINN William Norton , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Burlington County, N.J., October 24, 1782; attended the public schools; engaged in agricultural pursuits; sheriff of Burlington…

Sylvester Clark SMITH, Congress, CA (1858-1913)

SMITH Sylvester Clark , a Representative from California; born near Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, August 26, 1858; attended the district schools and Howe's Academy at Mount Pleasant;…

William McCLELLAND, Congress, PA (1842-1892)

McCLELLAND William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Mount Jackson, Lawrence County, Pa., March 2, 1842; attended Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pa.; served in the Civil War…

Samuel Davis WOODS, Congress, CA (1845-1915)

WOODS Samuel Davis , a Representative from California; born in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tenn., September 19, 1845; moved with his parents to Stockton, Calif., in February 1850; attended the…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 22, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 21, 1806April 23, 1806April 22, 1806 Tuesday April 22cd 1806. Last night two of our horses broke loos from the picquits and straggled off…

Christina Rossetti: The Convent Threshold

The Convent ThresholdThere's blood between us, love, my love, There's father's blood, there's brother's blood; And blood's a bar I cannot pass: I choose the stairs that mount above, Stair…

Judges: 4

Judges Chapter 4 1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that…