Land
Land, In Political Economy. In Eco Nomic Theory As In Social Fact, Land Holds A Pe Culiar Position, By Which The Laws Normal To Other Industrial Objects- Are Deflected. Fore Most Is Die Fact That, It Being An Indispensable Locus For All Industry Or Even Social Existence, Its Price Or ...
Land Registration
Land Registration. See Recjs Tration Of Property Titles ; Torrens Land System. An Air-breathing Terrestrial Gasteropod Mollusk, Or Snail Of The Family Helicida• Or Some Nearly Related Pulmonate. These Mollusks Possess A Well-developed, Usu Ally Globose And More Or Less Spiral, Horny And Brightly Colored Shell (except In Slugs, Q.v.), ...
Land Tax
Land Tax, Formerly The Chief Source Of Levying An Income For Government Uses, But In Modern Times Constituting Generally An Incon Siderable Part Of National Incomes. Both The Greeks And Romans Taxed Upon The Estimated Yield ' Of Land In Their Earliest Taxation, But Later Developments Of Wealth Gave Broader ...
Land Tortoise
Land Tortoise, A Terrestrial Turtle Of The Family Testudinida', Order Cryptodira (see Chelonia), A Family Characterized Primarily By The Possession Of A Strong Box-like Shell, Com Pletely Ossified When Young And Covered With Horny Shields, Into Which The Whole Body May Be Withdrawn And In Some Forms Wholly En Closed. ...
Landlord And Tenant
'landlord And Tenant, The Rela Tion Of •refiter.•to •rentee; Not Necessarily Of Liiiiit Except 'tit 'all' Dwellings Or Industries Must Havejand For Bnt'bf Any Of Its Ma Teffil • Encititibrances. ' The Landlord Need Not Be 'theibnener; He May Himself Be A Lessee Or Tenant 'granting' Occupancy 'or Use To ...
Landmarks Club
Landmarks Club, The, An Associa Tion Incorporated In California, In 1895, And Having For Object The Preservation Of The Monu Ments And Historic Landmarks Of That State. Raises Funds Through Private Subscription And In The Course Of Its Existence Has Carried On A State-wide Campaign Of Education For The Preservation ...
Landscape
Landscape, In Painting: A Picture Pre Senting A View Of Natural Scenery As It Appears' Within The Range Of Vision From A Single Point Of Observation, With Or Without Figures Of Men , Or Animals. The Landscape Is Essentially Modern In Its Evolution, The Greeks Ignoring It In Their Absorption ...
Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture. «land Scape Architecture Is Primarily A Fine And As Such Its Most Important Function Is To Create And Preserve Beauty In The Surroundings Of Human Habitations And In The Broader Natu Ral Scenery Of The Country; But It Is Also Con Cerned With Promoting The Comfort, Conveni Ence ...
Landseer
Landseer, Sot Edwin Henry, English Animal Painter: B. London, 7 March 1802; D. 1 Oct. 1873. Hampstead Heath Was The Scene Of Some Of His Early Studies, And On One Of His Early Productions Now At Kensington His Father Has Written Eat The Age Of Five." Following The Advice Of ...
Lang
Lang, Andrew, English Author: B. Sel Kirk, 31 March 1844; D. 20 July 1912. He Was Educated At Saint Andrews And At Balliol Col Lege, Oxford; Was Elected Fellow Of Merton, Oxford, In 1868. He Was Probably The Most Versatile Writer Of His Time, And Was Recognized As An Authority ...
Langlande
Langlande, Langtand, La Nge Lande, Or Longland, William, Eng Lish Poet: B. Cleobury Mortimer, About 1332; D. About 1400. Little Is Known Of Him Except From Tradition, According To Which He Was Edu Cated At Oxford, And Became A Monk Of Mal Vern. The Familiarity Of The Author With The ...
Langley
Langley, Samuel Pierpont, Ameritan Astronomer, Physicist And Pioneer Designer Of Airplanes: B. Roxbury, Boston, 22 Aug. 1834; D. Aiken, S. C., 27 Feb. 1906. He Was Gradu Ated From A High School, Studied Architecture And Civil Engineering And After A Two Years' Trip Abroad Became An Assistant In The Harvard ...
Language
Language, Science Of. Language In Its Broadest Sense Is Any Means Of Expressing Thought. The Cries Of The Lower Animals Are Language In So Far As They Give Expression To Their State Of Mind, There Is A Language Of Flowers And So On. The Present Article Deals With Only One ...
Language Map Of Europe
Language Map Of Europe. (a) The Romance Languages.—portmgal Is About The Only Country In Europe That Has No Lan Guage Question, Because Only One Language, Portuguese, Is Spoken In It. In The 12th Cen Tury The Galician (gallego) Dialect Of Spanish, To Which It Is Closely Related, And Which Is ...
Lanier
Lanier, Sidney, American Poet : B. Macon, Ga., 3 Feb. 1842; D. Lynn, N. C., 7 Sept. 1881. His Father, Robert Lanier, A Law Yer Of Macon, Came From A Family Noted For A Love Of Music And Art. An Ancestor, Jerome Lanier, A Huguenot Refugee, Was Well Known At ...
Lannes
Lannes, Lan', Jean, Duke Of Mow-m=0, Marshal Of France: B. Lectoure, 11 April 1769; D. Vienna, 31 May 1809. He Had A Scanty Edu Cation But His Physical Prowess Caused Him To Be Made Sergeant In The Battalion Of Volun Teers Which He Joined In 1792 For Service In The ...
Lansing
Lansing, Robert, American Statesman: B. Watertown, N. Y., 1864. After Graduating From Amherst College He Was Admitted To The New York Bar And Began To Practise Law In His Native Town. On Various Important Occa Sions He Was Engaged By The United States Government On International Questions, Among Them The ...
Lansing_2
Lansing, Mich., City, Capital Of The State And County-seat Of Ingham County, At The Junc Tion Of The Grand And Cedar Rivers, And On The Chicago And Grand Trunk, The Lake Shore And Michigan Southern And Several Other Railroads, 85 Miles Northwest Of Detroit. It Occupies An Elevated Site On ...
Lantern Slides
Lantern Slides, Method Of Making. Lantern Slides Are So Universally Used In Edu Cational Work And Are So Easily• Made That Teachers Should Know The Process. Besides, Lanterns, Which Can Be Attached To Any Electric , Light Socket, Have Become So Cheap And So Efficient That Illustrated Descriptions Of Travels ...
Laoag
Laoag, Lii-wag', Philippines, Capital Of The Province Of Ilocos Norte, Luzon, On The Grand De Laoag River, Four Miles From Its Mouth. It Is Picturesquely Situated In A Fertile Plain And Is• Well Btult,• It Is Open To The Coastwise Trade And Is The Centre Of Shipment For The Agricultural ...
Laodamia
Laodamia. Wordsworth's 'laodamia,> Published In 1815, Is A Narrative Poem In Stanzas Dealing With The Classical Story Of Protesilans, A Greek Hero Who Sacrificed Him Self In Fulfilment Of The Oracle Which Declared That Victory Should He The Lot Of That Party From Which Should Fall The First Victim In ...
Laokoon
Laokoon. To The Scholarly World Out Side Of Germany
Laomedon
Laomedon, Greek Mythological Char Acter, Son Of Ilus, King Of Troy And Father Of Priam (podarces). By Command Of Zeus Laomedon Was Served By Apollo And Poseidon, Apollo Tending His Flocks And Poseidon Build Ing The Walls Of Troy Which Laomedon Founded. Laomedon Refusing The Compensation Agreed Upon The Country ...
Lapidary Work
Lapidary Work. The Lapidary Is The Skilled Cutter, Polisher And Engraver Of Precious And Semi-precious Stones. His Work Was Known To The Ancient Greeks And Romans, Who Excelled In It, As The Aglyptie Art, Which Term Is Used To This Day To Express The Work Done On Intaglios And Cameos. ...
Laplace
Laplace, Pierre Simon, Marours Or, French Mathematician And Astronomer: B. Beaumont-en-auge (calvados), 28 March 1749; D.. Paris, 5 March 1827. He Studied The Higher Mathematics At The Academy Of Beaumont; In 1767 Went To Paris And There By The Influence Of D'alembert Became Pro Fessor Of Mathematics In The Ecole ...
Lapland
Lapland, An Extensive Territory In The North Of Europe, Between Lat. 64° And 66° N., And From The Shores Of Norway East To Those Of The White Sea; Area, About 150,000 Square Miles, Of Which More Than A Half Belongs To Russia; And The Remainder Is Shared In Nearly Equal ...
Larch
Larch, A Genus (loris) Of Coniferous Trees Characterized By A Pyramidal Habit Of Growth; Small Linear Leaves Arranged In Dusters Upon The Older Branches, Singly And Spirally Upon The Young Twigs, Often Conspicuous Pis Tillate Flowers Which Develop Small, Erect, Glo Bose Or Oblong Cones, The Attenuate Scales Of Which ...
Laredo
Laredo, Li Ri'd5, Tex., City, Port Of Entry And County-seat Of Webb County, On The Rio Grande Opposite Nuevo Laredo, And On The Mexican National, The International And Great Northern, And The Rio Grande And Eagle Pass Railroads, About 150 Miles West Of San Antonio. It Is Situated In An ...
Lark
Lark, A Bird Of The Family Alaudidce. Larks Are Small, Ground-keeping Birds, With Small Awl-like Beaks, The Long Tarsi Scutellated Posteriorly, And The Claw Of The Hind Toe Usually Greatly Lengthened; The Wings Much In Length, But Are Usually Short, As Also Is The Tail. The Normal Coloration Is Light ...
Larked
Larked, Kan., City And County-seat Of Pawnee County, At The Junction Of The Arkan Sas And Pawnee Rivers, 240 Miles Southwest Of Topeka. It Is On The Missouri Pacific And The Atchison, Topeka And Santa Fe Railroads, And Is The Shipping Centre Of A Large Farming And Stock-raising Country. It ...
Larkspurs
Larkspurs, A Genus (delphinium) Of Annual And Perennial Herbs Of The Family Ranunculacece, Characterized By Palmately Lobed Or Divided Leaves And Showy Racemes Or Panicles Of Large Irregular Flowers. Many Of The Species, Of Which There Are About 60 In The North Tem Aerate Zone, Are Cultivated For Ornament, And ...
Larra
Larra, Luis Mariano De, Spanish Writer, Son Of Mariano Jose De Larra (q.v.) : B. Mad Rid, 17 Dec. 1830. On Graduating In Arts He Entered Journalism And Became Editor, Finally, Of The Gacetd De Madrid (1856-66). He Filled Many Public Offices And Was Decorated By Several Of The Governments ...
Larra_2
Larra, Mariano Jose De, Spanish Au Thor: B. Madrid, 24 March 1809; D. 13 Feb. 1837. Educated Partially In French And Par Tially In Spanish, He Early Displayed A Tendency To Compose In Both Languages And An Inordinate Love Of Study. At The Age Of 13 He Had Trans Lated ...
Lars
Lars, Larz, Roman Tutelary Deities. Lars Is An Anglicized Plural, Derived From The Latin, Lar, Singular Of Lares (pron. La-tar). Lares Occurs On Old Italian Monuments Beside Lares, An Older Form Of The Same Word. At Tempts Have Been Made To Identify Lares Or Its Singular Lar With An Etruscan ...
Larva
Larva, The An Animal, When It Differs From Its Parents In Form And Manner Of Life. In Most Invertebrates And In Some Of The Lower Vertebrates, The Animal Hatched From The Egg Is So Different From The Adult That In Many Cases The Relationship Was Long Unsuspected By Naturalists, And ...
Larynx
Larynx, The Collection Of Structures By Which The Voice Is Partially Produced, Situated At The Upper Part Of The Trachea Or Windpipe. It Is Formed Mainly By Two Pieces Of Cartilage, The Thyroid Above And The Cricoid, Which Is Situated Below. The Thyroid Is Formed Of Two Extended Wings Like ...
Las Cases
Las Cases, Emmanuel Augustin Dien Donne Mann Joseph, Marquis, Fm-min-oo-e1 O-giis-tan Cle-e-don-na Ma-ran Zho-zef Las Kis, French Historian, One Of The Companions Of Napoleon At Saint Helena: B. Chateau Las Cases, Near Revel, 1766; D. Passy-sur-seine, 15 May 1842. He Was Educated At The School Of The Oratorians In Vendome, ...
Lassalle
Lassalle, La-sal', Ferdinand, German Socialist: H. Breslau, 11 April 1825; D. Geneva, 28 Aug. He Studied At The Universities Of Breslau And Berlin, And While There Gained The Friendship Of Such Men As Bocich And Humboldt. Toward The End Of 1844 He Met At Berlin The Countess Hatzfeldt, Who Had ...
Last Days Of Pompeii
Last Days Of Pompeii, Th,.. )3111, Wer-lyttons 'the Last Days Of Lished In 1834, Has As Its Subject The Destryction Of Pompeii By Fire, Water, Ashes And M The Terrible Eruption Of Mount Vesuvius In The Year 79'b7 The Christian Era. The Novel Wan Mainly Written At Naples Near The ...
Last Letters Of Jacob
Last Letters Of Jacob Ortis, 'mime Lettere Di Jacopo Ortis' (1802), The Most Significant Prose Work Of The Italian Poet, Ugo Foscolo, Is An Autobiographical Novel In Epistolary Form. Begun In 1798 When The Au Thor Was A Mere Boy Of 20 The History Of This Book Is A Romance ...
Last Of The Mohicans
Last Of The Mohicans, The. The Last Of The Mohicans' Was The Second Of The Leather-stocking Series Which Fenimore Cooper Wrote, And It Stands Second In The Order In Which These Novels Present The Deeds And Emotions Of The Greatest Character American Fiction Has Furnished To The World Of The ...
Lateran Councils
Lateran Councils, Five Ecumenical Councils Of The Roman Catholic Church, Held In The Church Of Saint John Lateran, Rome, Under The Presidency Of The Pope. The First Lateran Council, Attended By 300 Bishops, Took Place In 1123, Under Calixtus Ii. The Con Cordat Of Worms (the Agreement Between The Emperor ...
Latex
Latex. The Name, Latex, Was First Ap Plied To Certain Plant Juices Which Have A White, Milky Appearance. The White Juice Of The Common Milkweeds (asclepias) Is A Familiar And Typical Example. The Applica Tion Of The Name Was Then Extended To Cover Similar Juices Which Lack The Whitish Appear ...
Morta La Citta
La Citta, Morta City Of The Dead)), A Modern Tragedy In Five Acts And In Prose, By Gabriele D'annunzio, Performed For The First Time In Paris At The Renaissance Theatre, 21 Jan. 1898. Although Every Effort Was Made To Expose To The Best Advantage The Artistic Of The Tragedy, Sara ...
N Y Kingston
Kingston, N. Y., City, County-seat Of Ulster County, On The Hudson River And On The West Shore, The Walkill Valley, The On Tario And Western And The Ulster And Dela Ware Railroads; And Is Connected By Ferry With Main Line Of The New York Central And Hud Son River Railroad, ...
Noet
Noet Aminfi , Wi!. H 1 %egli* Iii Ntifdif R Ifiik I B./ Wit ?rdr5s ' Ititikl,)httr %%blip, Patteg011 Rspitir..i'this O6ri Ctfl'a.ani Ilitvil Liiss Aifikfti&fe F I Ti'l Tlisi(rfit•st Vie Ttltritiisiedrisiltige Nii :e4gyawd Iijilluf9o0 Titrioa Whet' It Kittell Die: Etir • Prithey;iveri Li Tile' &wel T Ow; Ft 1 11,' ...
Party
Party, The, Re Sulted From Nativism In American Politics And From The Organization Of Secret Political Asso Ciations Such As The United American Me Chanics And The Order Of The Sons Of America In Pennsylvania; The Order Of United Ameri Cans And The Order Of The Star Spangled Ban Ner ...
Plural
Plural A Fixed Place, And The Displacements Of The Indo-european Movable Accent, Of Which Some Traces Are Found In Greek, Have Entirely Disap Peared In Latin. Moreover, The Indo-european Variation Of The Quality Or Quantity Of Stem Vowels, A Phenomenon Called Ablaut Or Vowel Gradation, Which Is Not Preserved Intact ...
Science And Literature 6
6. The Jew In Art, Science And Literature. It Is A Task Of Much Diffi Culty To Describe The Influence Which The Jews In All Ages Have Exercised On Art, Science And Literature; For A Period Of More Than 3,000 Years Will Have To Be Considered, While The Jews Have ...
Sir Jervois
Jervois, Sir William Francis Drummond, British General And Engineer: B. Cowes, Isle Of Wight, 10 Sept. 1821;d. Bitterne, Hampshire, 16 Aug. 1897. He Was Educated At The Royal Military. Academy At Woolwich And Was Commissioned Second Lieutenant In The Royal Engineers 19 March 1839. He Was Or Dered To The ...
Sir Johnson
Johnson, Sir William, British Super Intendent-general Of Indian Affairs In North America: B. Smithtown, County Meath, Ireland, 1715; D. Near Johnstown, N. Y., 11 July 1774. His Uncle, Sir Peter Warren, Offered His Nephew The Management Of His Entire Property In New York, If The Latter Would Undertake Its Improvement ...
Theorem
Theorem Iii.—the Acceleration Of Any Point P Of A Body In Motion With Respect To A Moving System Is The Resultant Of (1) The Acceleration Of P Regarded As Fixed To The Moving System, (2) The Acceleration Of P Relative To The Moving System, (3) The Coriolis Acceleration 2sva. Where ...
Or Asso Ciation Joint
Joint Stock Company, Or Asso Ciation. The Usual Definition In Law Of This Term Is That A Joint Stock Company Is An Association Of Individuals For The Purposes Of Profit, Possessing A Common Capital, Being Di Vided Into Shares, Of Which Each Member Pos Sesses One Or More, And Which ...
Or Caaba Kaaba
Kaaba, Or Caaba, Pro: Erly A Quadrangu Lar Structure, But A Name Particularly Applied To A Celebrated Temple At Mecca. According To Mussulman Tradition, The First Kaaba Was Built By The Angels On The Model Of The Pavilion Which Surrounds The Throne Of The Most High; The Second Was Built ...
Or Castri Kastri
Kastri, Or Castri, Grecian Village On The Southern Slope Of Mount Parnassus, And Built Upon The Site Of Delphi (q.v.). The Greater Part Of The Village Has Been Moved Re Cently Farther To The West To Permit Of The Ex Cavations Of Ruins Of The Ancient City Under Taken By ...
Or Chaus Jungle Cat
Jungle-cat, Or Chaus, The Common Wildcat Of India (fells Chaus). It Is 26 Inches Long In Head And Body, Has A Short Tail, Reach Ing Only To The Heel, And Is Yellowish Gray, More Or Less Dark And Unspotted, Tinged With Reddish On The Sides, Marked By A Dark Stripe ...
Or Congo River Kongo
Kongo, Or Congo River, Africa, A Large River In Southwest Africa. Flowink Into The Atlantic Ocean In Lat. 6° S.; Long. 12° 40' E. Its Estuary Was Discovered By The Portuguese, Diego Cam, In 1482; And The Lower Part Of Its Course Was First Explored By Captain Tuckey In 1816. ...
Or Djowf Jowf
Jowf, Or Djowf, Jouf, Oasis In North Ern Arabia Between The Syrian And Shammar Deserts. It Is Also The Name Of A District Of South Arabia. The Oasis, Which Is Really What Its Name Implies, A Fertile Spot In The Desert, Produces A Variety Of Products Peculiar To The Climatic ...
Or Juts Jutes
Jutes, Or Juts, One Of The Low German Tribes Who Share In The Occupation And Conquest Of England In The 5th Century A.d. They Came From The European Continent But From Just What Part Of Its Western Coast Is Not Certain. It Has Been Customary To Identify Their Original Habitat ...
Or Kelpy Kelpie
Kelpie, Or Kelpy, The Angry Spirt Of The Water, A Scottish Mythological Personage Who Figures Prominently In Folklore. He Is De Scribed As A Fearful Water Spirit Who Delights In Rushing Out Of The Lake, The River Or The Sea To Catch Some Poor Human Victim And To Devour Him ...
Or Khosru I
Khosru I, Or Khusrau, Known As Anu Shirvan (ahe Of The Noble Sou?), The Sassanian King Of Persia, Who Reigned From 531 To 579. In Byzantine History He Was Known As Chosroes I. His Reign Was The Most Eventful One In The Line Of His Dynasty. Though A Younger Son ...
Or Kia0 Chow Kiao Chau
Kiao-chau, Or Kia0 Chow, A Chinese Walled City And The Name Of A German Leased Territory Which Since 1915 Has Been Held By Japan. The Territory Lies Around The Shores Of Kiao-chau Bay On The East Coast Of The Province Of Shan-tung And The City Lies Outside The German Sphere ...
Or Kiel Kaiser Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm, Or Kiel, Canal. One Of The Important Ship Canals Of The World, Extending From The Mouth Of The Elbe, On The North Sea, To Kiel, On The Baltic, A Distance Of 61 Miles. The Military Policy Of Germany, However, Has Played A Larger Part In The Purpose Behind ...
Or Knolles Knollys
Knollys, Or Knolles, Sir Robert, English Military Commander: A Native Of Cheshire, Birth Date Unknown; D. 1407. His First Military Service Was In Brittany Under Sir Thomas Dagworth (1346) At The Siege Of La Roche D'orient. He Was A Knight When He Took Part In The "combat Of The Thirty" ...
Or Kus Khonds
Khonds, Or Kus, A People Of Dravidian Race Living In Parts Of Orissa And Bengal. They Are Of Low Stature, Well Built And Muscular And Of A Warlike Disposition Which Has Made Them Good Soldiers And Consequently High 1y Respected By Their Neighbors. They Are Less Cultured Than The Races ...
Or Laburnum
Laburnum, Or A Genus Of Trees And Shrubs Of The Order Leguminoso. The Few Species, Which Are Natives Of Southern Europe And Western Asia, Are Characterized By Trifoliate Leaves And Brilliant Yellow Blossoms In Pendulous Many Flowered Racemes Produced During Late Spring And Early Summer. The Larger Species Yield A ...
Or Lake To Sea Commission
Lake-to-sea Commission, Or In Ternational Waterways Commission. In June 1902 President Roosevelt Approved An Act Of Congress (rivers And Harbors Act) Providing For The Appointment Of An International Com Mission Of Six Members, Three Representing The Interests Of The United States And Three From Canada, To Investigate And Report Upon ...
Or Landing Party Landing
Landing Force, Or Landing Party, A Permanently Organized Force Com Posed Of Infantry And Artillery, Attached To Each Ship Of A Squadron. The Service Required Of A Landing Force Varies From That Of Police Duty In Cases Where Anarchy Or Revolution May Exist, And Where There Are No Other Forces ...
Or Oueres Keresan
Keresan, Or Oueres (the Aboriginal Stock Name), A Group Of Pueblo Indian Tribes, In Seven Permanent Villages On The Rio Grande And To The Westward Thereof, In New Mexico. They Form The Queres, Or Keresan, Linguistic Family, Speaking A Distinct Stock Language. The Indians Claim To Have Had Their Origin ...
Or Pomuk John Of
John Of Nepomuk, Or Pomuk, Patron Saint Of Bohemia: B. Nepomuk, About 1330; D. 20 March 1393. He Is Considered As The Protector Of Those Falsely Accused And Of Those In Danger Of Drowning. He Is Said To Have Been Made Master Of Arts At Prague After Being Consecrated To ...
Or Stego Cephali Labyrinthodonta
Labyrinthodonta, Or Stego Cephali, A Group Of Primitive Four-footed Animals, Forerunners Of Modern Amphibians And Reptiles, Whose Remains Are Found Fossil In Peruvian, Carboniferous And Triassic Strata, And Which Are The Oldest Known Lung-breathing Terrestrial Quadrupeds. They Were First Discov Ered Through Finding Their Footprints Imprinted In The Triassic Rocks ...
Or Yugoslavia Jugoslavia
Jugoslavia, Or Yugoslavia, A Term Signifying The Southern Slav State (jugo Comes From Jug Or Yug, Meaning South). The Word Derives From The Geographical Situation Of The Country, And Includes The Three Branches Of A Single People Known Under The Names Of Serbians, Croatians And Slovenians. The Area Of The ...