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... miles distant ; is about 85 miles long , and from east to west in the southern part about 30 miles wide ; in the northern about 18. The Danube , as well as many other rivers , rises in these mountains . on the west side run into the ...
... miles distant ; is about 85 miles long , and from east to west in the southern part about 30 miles wide ; in the northern about 18. The Danube , as well as many other rivers , rises in these mountains . on the west side run into the ...
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... miles . The whole length of the river is 125 miles , and its breadth at Watertown ( six miles from its mouth ) is 60 yards . ( 2 ) A river of Mis- souri and Arkansas , also known as the Big Black River , the largest affluent of White ...
... miles . The whole length of the river is 125 miles , and its breadth at Watertown ( six miles from its mouth ) is 60 yards . ( 2 ) A river of Mis- souri and Arkansas , also known as the Big Black River , the largest affluent of White ...
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... miles north of Milwaukee . A fine water power is afforded by the falls of the Black River , and there are flour and lumber mills , wagon and other factories , foundaries , machine shops , and nurseries . There are iron mines in the ...
... miles north of Milwaukee . A fine water power is afforded by the falls of the Black River , and there are flour and lumber mills , wagon and other factories , foundaries , machine shops , and nurseries . There are iron mines in the ...
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... miles long , and from two to five miles wide . It belongs to the State of Rhode Island , from the shore of which it is about 10 miles distant . It has become a noted summer resort , and constitutes the town- ship of New Shoreham . Pop ...
... miles long , and from two to five miles wide . It belongs to the State of Rhode Island , from the shore of which it is about 10 miles distant . It has become a noted summer resort , and constitutes the town- ship of New Shoreham . Pop ...
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... miles northwest of New York . It was founded in 1685 , under the name of Watsessing , and received its present name from Gen. Joseph Bloomfield in 1796. The old- est church in the town dates from this year . Bloomfield once ranked as an ...
... miles northwest of New York . It was founded in 1685 , under the name of Watsessing , and received its present name from Gen. Joseph Bloomfield in 1796. The old- est church in the town dates from this year . Bloomfield once ranked as an ...
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Page 106 - The Family Shakspeare ; in which nothing is added to the Original Text ; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud.
Page 106 - Society ; the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by the University of Glasgow in 1806; and in 1808 he was elected a member of the French Institute.
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Page 13 - ... apple, plum, orange or nut to each tree. What would be the result? In five staples only, in the United States alone, the inexhaustible forces of Nature would .produce annually, without effort and without cost, 5,200,000 extra bushels of corn, 15,000,000 extra bushels of wheat, 20,000,000 extra bushels of oats, 1,500,000 extra bushels of barley, 21,000,000 extra bushels of potatoes.
Page 105 - B. resolved to make the attempt with such assistance as he could obtain from private individuals. He, however, previously went to Paris, to improve his acquaintance with physical and mathematical science. His reception from the French literati was extremely flattering. A public eulogium was pronounced on him at a meeting of the institute, and an advantageous appointment was offered him by the French government. To obtain funds for the prosecution of his favorite project, B. also published a translation...