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Excerpt from The World Book, Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture, Vol. 5 of 10 Goethals was an instructor in civil and mili tary engineering at West Point from 1885 to 1887, and he had charge of the construction of the Muscle Shoals locks and dams on the Tennessee River, which was completed in 1889. During the spanish-american War (1898) he was lieutenant-colonel and chief of engineers of United States Volunteers; later his ability and energy won him an appointment to the board of fortifications in connection with the coast and harbor defense service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The World Book, Vol. 3 of 8: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture; Crown Point-Gloucester City While Americans were occupying the island (1898-1902) the school system was reorganized, and by 1907 census returns showed that sixty nine per cent of the people could read. Pri mary education is free and compulsory. In 1914 over pupils were enrolled in nearly public schools, but the average attendance was but a little over half that number. There is a university at Havana, attended by over pupils, and the liberal arts and sciences, medicine, pharmacy and law are taught. Commerce and Principal Cities. The most important cities of Cuba are seaports. Havana, the capital, on the northwest coast, is the chief port and the tobacco center of the republic. Ships from all parts of the world enter its harbor. It has few wharves, but this condition is of financial advantage-to those who make a business of removing cargoes. Ships anchor 06 shore and cargoes are removed by lighters. It has been estimated that it costs as much to bring a ton of freight to shore at Havana as to ship it all the way from Liverpool. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The World Book, Vol. 2 of 10: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture Beer, a malt liquor used as a beverage. The liquor may be made from nearly all kinds of mealy grains that will ferment. However, barley is the'one most used. The process of making beer is fully described in these vol umes under the heading brewing. Kinds of Beer. As beer is a name applied to all malt liquors, it includes several differ ent kinds. The one most generally used in Germany and the United States is lager beer. This is a light beer which is stored for a time before being used, in order to allow it to ripen and mellow. Ale is a carefully-made kind of beer much used in England; it is stronger than lager and lighter in color. Porter is a dark, strong English beer, while stout is a strong porter. Beer is sometimes brewed from other substances, as the names ginger beer, root beer, etc., indicate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The World Book, Vol. 10 of 10: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The World Book, Vol. 4 of 10: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture A coil with an electric current flowing through it acts like a magnet. The coil has a north and a south magnetic pole, as has a bar magnet; it retains its magnetic force only so long as the current flows. If the direction of the current is reversed the polarity of the coil is reversed. If an iron core is placed in the coil the magnetic strength is increased (see electromagnet). About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The World Book, Vol. 8 of 10: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture Peter's pence, the name applied in the Roman Catholic Church to voluntary offerings for the support of the Pope. It is of medieval origin, said to have originated in England, from which it spread to the Continent. The Seventh Provincial Council (baltimore, 1849) approved the collection of Peter's pence in the United States. Peter the hermit (about 1050 a monk of Amiens, the, famous preacher of the first of the Crusades, primarily responsible for one of the most gigantic religious movements the world ever saw (see illustration, page He was born in the diocese of Arnicas, but lit tle is known of his life from that time until 1095, when he began in his preaching to declare the necessity of a crusade to wrest the Holy Land from the infidel. Convinced that it was his mission to inspire men to regain possession of Palestine, he rode about France on mule back, dressed in a monk's cloak of rough cloth and bearing in his hand a crucifix. In 1096 he set out toward Palestine with about undisciplined followers, mostly from the poorer classes. They straggled on through Europe, but after crossing the Bos porus into Asia Minor proved so unruly that Peter left them and joined the army of Godfrey de Bouillon. He had a part in the capture of Jerusalem, and in July, 1099, preached on the Mount of Olives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from The World Book, Vol. 7 of 10: Organized Knowledge in Story and Picture Consult Noyes' William Morris; Cary's Wil liam Morris, Poet, Craftsman and Socialist. Morris plan banks. A new type Of bank has recently appeared in the United States, and is rapidly achieving importance. Its purpose is to lend money to the small man, who, no matter how good his character, has previously been unable to borrow in times Of need except from loan-sharks, charitable organizations or friends. In Germany there are over banks Of similar purpose, in Italy nearly and the greatest banks in France will lend sums even smaller than ten dollars. But, until Mr. Arthur J. Morris of Norfolk, Va., founded the first bank in 1900, there was probably no such institution in America. At first the Morris Plan spread Slowly; at the end Of October, 1914, there were only fifteen banks. But at the close Of 1916 there were sixty banks in operation or being organized, and in August, 1916, loans passed the mark Of a year. The average borrower Of this type Of bank has an income Of $25 a week. Sometimes he wishes to repay other debts, and if he has been a victim Of a loan-shark the bank will prose cute the usurer for him. At other times the borrower needs money for emergency expenses, or Wishes to expand a small business. Usually he borrows about $100 this he pays back at the rate Of $2 a week, with bank interest. His note is indorsed by two men Of his own station in life, who are notified as soon as he fails to make a weekly payment. Less than one dollar is lost in every thousand loaned under the Morris Plan, and only about twenty dollars in every thousand are paid by indorsers. Among the Officers Of the first New York bank are a former state bank controller, a former assistant secre tary Of the navy, two railroad presidents, the president of a large trust company and the heads Of some of the best-known manufacturing companies in the country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.