(Encyclopedia) Butades of SicyonButades of Sicyonb&oomacr;ˈtədēz, sĕˈshēŏn [key], fl. c.600 b.c., semilegendary Greek sculptor. He worked at Corinth and was supposed to have been the first to…
RILEY, Robert, a Representative from Alabama; born in Ashland, Clay County, Ala., October 3, 1944; graduated, Clay County High School, Mo., 1962; B.A., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1965…
(Encyclopedia) Sulphur Springs, city (1990 pop. 14,062), seat of Hopkins co., NE Tex., in a farm area; inc. 1859. Vegetables, wheat, rice, and corn are grown, and livestock and dairying are important…
(Encyclopedia) Cheves, LangdonCheves, Langdonchĭˈvĭs [key], 1776–1857, American statesman, b. Abbeville District (now Abbeville co.), S.C. Admitted to the bar in 1797, he became one of the leading…
Animal Books The world beyond Charlotte's Web by Holly Hartman Since the days of Aesop's fables, animal stories have brought readers closer to the animal kingdom while…
MOSS, Ralph Wilbur, a Representative from Indiana; born in Center Point, Clay County, Ind., April 21, 1862; educated in the common schools of the township and attended Purdue University, West…
PETERS, Mason Summers, a Representative from Kansas; born near Kearney, Clay County, Mo., September 3, 1844; attended the William Jewell College, Liberty, Mo.; taught in the grammar schools of…
(Encyclopedia) china marks, potter's trademark or signature, incised in the plastic clay before firing or printed before glazing on the bottom of the piece to identify it as his product. The practice…
