Bulawayo
Bulawayo, Rhodesia, The Principal Town And Chief Commercial Centre Of Matabeleland, South Africa, 490 Miles North East Of Mafeking, 1,360 Miles From Cape Town, With Which It Is Connected By Railroad. It Has Several Hotels, Good Business Blocks And Resi Dences, Banks And Telephone Service And Is Rapidly Growing In ...
Carbonate
Carbonate Of Principal Substance Which Causes The Incrustation Of Steam Boilers And Water-pipes. It Is Held In Solution In The Water As A Bicarbonate By The Excess Of Carbonic Acid. When The Boiler Is Heated The Excess Of Acid Is Driven Off, And The Carbonate Is Precipitated In The Form ...
Commission
Commission. Boundaries Of The Original Possessions. — The Date On Which The United States May Properly Be Said First To Have Had National Boundaries Is 4 July 1776, When The 13 Original Colonies Declared Their Independence Of Great Britain And Formed A Union. When This Act Was Consummated The Area ...
Corrugated Furnace
Corrugated Furnace Tubes.— Furnace Tubes Which Are Corrugated In Their Longitudinal Sections. They Are Exten Sively Used Both In Land And Marine Boilers. The Elastic Character Of The Corrugations Absorbs The Linear Expansion Of The Tubes Under The Influence Of Heat, And Thus Prevents The Strains Which Tend To Bulge ...
Duke Of
Duke Of, British Courtier: B. Brooksby, Leices Tershire, 28 Aug. 1592; D. Portsmouth, 23 Aug. 1628. He Was The Unworthy Favorite Of James I And Charles I. His Father Was George Vil Liers, Knight; His Mother Was Descended From The Ancient .family Of Beaumont. His Father Died When He Was ...
Edition Work
Edition Work. So Slow Was The Process Of Hand Folding, 2,500 Signatures Of Three Folds Being A Fair Day's Work, A Single 16-folding Machine Was Built With Steel Points Set About 15 Inches Apart, Over Which The Sheet Is Placed, Registered Exactly On The Points, Or Holes Punched Into The ...
Interior Boundaries
Interior Boundaries. The Internal Divisions Of The United States Are Founded On One Or Other Of The Following Bases: (1) Boundaries Between The Colonies Of The Different European Nations In Territory Now Possessed By The United States; (2) Co Lonial Subdivisions Made By Powers Other Than England; (3) Colonial Subdivisions ...
Irving E Rines
Irving E. Rines. Author Of The United Enemy's Vessel, But Such Bounties Were Abol Ished By The Act Of 1899, So That Both Army And Navy Are On An Equal Basis As Concerns Pay. But There Are Some Forms Of Bounty, Such As In Creased Pay For Re-enlistment, Accompanied For ...
J H Cornyn 3
J. H. Cornyn. 3. Brazil Was Discovered In 1500 By A Companion Of Columbus, Vicente Pinzon, Who Made No Settlement, And, Indeed, Would Not Have Been Justified In Doing So. The Bull Of Pope Alexander Vi (4 May 1493) Had Bestowed Upon Portugal The Lands Which Should Be Found East ...
Kentucky Blue Grass Blue
Blue Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, June Grass, Meadow Grass, Spear Grass, A Grass (poa Pratensis) Of The Family Poacee, Native Of The Cooler Parts Of The Northern Hemisphere. The Plant Is A Perennial With Very Numerous Root Stocks And Long, Soft Radical Leaves. The More Or Less Leafy Stems Which ...
Library Bodleian
Bodleian, Library, The Public Library Of The University Of Oxford, So Called From Sir Thomas Bodley (q.v.) Who Re Stored It Toward The Close Of The 16th Century, Many Of The Previous Collections Of Books And Manuscripts Having Been Destroyed During The Reign Of Edward Vi. Besides Restoring The Building ...
Lic Finance City Manager
Lic Finance; City Manager. Bibliography.— Adams, H. C., (science Of Finance' (new York 1912) ; Agger, E. E., (the Budget In The American Commonwealth' (in University Studies In History, Eco Nomics And Public Law,' Vol. Xxv, No. 2, New York 1907) ; Beard, C. A., (readings In American Government And ...
M Ii Id 1497
M Ii Id (1497: 1500-3)• Sometimes The Early Printer Used Odd Chronograms Or Titles In Which A Date Is Ex Pressed By The Numeral Value Of The Letters Contained In Or Marked In It; In Some Cases Repeating In This A Date Already Given On The Titlepage. For Instance, We ...
Malting
Malting. Malting Is The Process Of Preparing Cereals Through Germination Or Growth For Purposes Of Mashing And Fermentation. Barley Is The Grain Commonly Used For Making Malt For Lager Beer, Ale, Stout, Vinegar And Yeast-makers' Or Dis Tillers' Mash, Etc., While Wheat Malt Is Used To A Large Extent In ...
Marine
Marine A Horizontal Boiler Of The Return Tubular Type. They Are Of Many Different Types. And Vary In Their Arrangement To Suit Different Conditions. An Opening In The Lower Part Of A Boiler Through Which The Sediment Deposited By The Water Is Removed. When The Boiler Is Being Used, The ...
N D Bismarck
Bismarck, N. D., Capital City Of North Dakota, County-seat Of Burleigh County, On The Missouri River, On The Main Transconti Nental Line Of The Northern Pacific; Division Point On The Minneapolis, Saint Paul And S. Ste. Marie Railway; Terminal For The Chicago Mil Waukee & Saint Paul Railway, 194 Miles ...
N J Bloomfield
Bloomfield, N. J., A Township In Es Sex County, On The Delaware, L. & W., And The Erie Railroads, The Morris Canal And Trolley Lines Connecting With Newark, Which It Directly Adjoins, The Oranges, Jersey City And Other Cities, 10 Miles Northwest Of New York. It Was Founded In 1675, ...
N Y Brooklyn
Brooklyn, N. Y., The Second Largest Of The Five Boroughs Of New York City, Includes The Entire Area Of The County Of Kings And Was, Until 1898, When It Was Consolidated With New York, The Fourth Largest City In Point Of Popu Lation In The United States. It Covers The ...
N Y Buffalo
Buffalo, N. Y., County-seat Of Erie County, The 2d Largest City In The State And 10th In The United States; Situated At The Eastern End Of Lake Erie And On Its Outlet, The Niagara River. Its Centre Is 24 Miles South Of Niagara Falls, And Its Important Suburbs, The Tonawandas, ...
National Budgets
National Budgets. In This Sense The United States Has No Budget System Owing To The Division Between The Legis Lative And Executive Branches Of The Govern Ment. In England The Chancellor Of The Exchequer Reports To Parliament The Estimated Receipts And Expenditures And Makes Proposals Whereby They May Be Met; ...
Paralysis
Paralysis. Psychical Symptoms Of General Nature Are Not Infrequent. Occasionally Large Tumors Will Cause A Korsakow Syndrome. Catatonia May Also Appear. Sensory Phenomena Are Frequent In Postcentral Convolution Tumors. Central Convolution Tumors Are Among Those More Readily Localizable, And Usually More Accessible To Operative Relief. Parietal When The Tumors Press ...
Prince Of Wahls1adt Voa
Voa, (prince Of Wahls1adt, Varg.a1.), Prus Sian Soldier: B. Rostock, 16 Dec. 1742; D. Krie Blowitz, Silesia, 12 Sept. 1819. When 14 Years Of Age He Visited The Island Of Riigen, Where The Sight Of Some Swedish Hussars Aroused A Desire To Become A Soldier, And In Spite Of The ...
Products
Products. Coffee, Rubber, Herva Matte, Sugar And Mandioca Receive Special Attention On Account Of The Importance Of These Brazilian Products; But The Southern Plateau In The States Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Santa Catharina And Parana Produces All The Cereals And Fruits Of Temperate Zones And Many Of Those Of ...
Sea Controversy
Sea Controversy. Lake And River Boundaries.— Lakes Wholly Enclosed By The Territory Of The United States Come Entirely Within Its Jurisdiction, But Lakes And Rivers Constituting A Part Of The Boundary Line Between The United States And Foreign Countries Come Under The Joint Juris Diction Of Both Parties, And The ...
Sir Blackstone
Blackstone, Sir William, English Lawyer, And The Most Popular Writer On The Laws And Constitution Of His Country: B. London, 10 July 1723; D. 14 Feb. 1780. He Was Educated At The Charterhouse, Whence In 1738 He Was Removed To Pembroke College, Oxford. He Was Much Distinguished, Both At School ...
Sir Bodley
Bodley, Sir Thomas, English Scholar, And Founder Of The Bodleian Library (q.v.) At Oxford: B. Exeter 1545; D. London 1612. He Was Educated Partly At Geneva, Whither His Parents, Who Were Protestants, Had Retired In The Reign Of Queen Mary. On The Accession Of Elizabeth They Returned Home And He ...
Sir Brewster
Brewster, Sir David, Scottish Natural Philosopher: B. Jedburgh, 11 Dec 1781; D. Al Lerby, Near Melrose, 10 Feb. 1868. He Entered The University Of Edinburgh, Was Educated For The Ministry And Was Licensed By The Presby Tery Of Edinburgh; But Gave Up The Ministry To Engage In Scientific Pursuits. His ...
Sir Brodie
Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins, English J Surgeon : B. Winterslow, Wiltshire, 9 June 1873; Cl. Broome Park, Surrey, 21 Oct. 1862. His Father Superintended His Education Till Was 18, After Which He Went To The Huntertan School Of Anatomy. In 1803 He Became A Pupil Of Sir Everard Home At ...
Sir Brooke
Brooke, Sir James, English Rajah, Cele Brated As The Rajah Of Sarawak: B. Bengal 1803; D. Burrator, Devonshire, 11 June 1868. He Was Brought At An Early Age To England And, Having Completed His Education There, Ob Tained A Cadetship In The Indian Army. He Dis Tinguished Himself In The ...
Sir Brunel
Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard, English Engineer: B. Hacqueville, Near Rouen, 25 April 1769; D. 12 Dec. 1849. He Was The Son Of A Normandy Farmer, And Was Educated At The Seminary Of Saint Nicaise, Rouen. From Early Boyhood He Displayed A Decided Turn For Scien Tific And Mechanical Pursuits, Amusing ...
State And Local Budgets
State And Local Budgets. Provisions And Procedure In States.— As A Whole American States And Cities Have No Uniform Budget System And In Their Practice In This Particular Vary Considerably. Every State In The Union Has A Provision That The Governor °from Time To Time* Or Eat Every Session," Or ...
Syphilitic 7
Syphilitic. 7. Hereditary Syphilis.— This Is Of Tre Mendous Importance In Its Effects Upon The Nervous System. Statistical Studies Show That At Least 66 Per Cent Of The Children Of Syphilitic Parents — Without Counting The Immense Num Ber Of Abortions And Of Still-born Children— Show The Taint In Some ...
Tenement House
Tenement-house. The High Factory Building.—in Recent Years Legislation Has Been Concerned With The Growing Problem Of The Factory Located In Large Cities. One Reason For The Establishment Of Factories In Such Places Is That The Manu Facture Of °seasonal° Goods Demands The Proximity Of A Large Supply Of Surplus Labor ...
Tion San Juanquestion
Tion ; San Juan Question. The Southern And Southwestern Bound Aries.— The Preliminaries Of Peace To Ter Minate The French And Indian War (signed At Fontainebleau 3 Nov. 1762 And Ratified 10 Feb. 1763) Divided French Possessions In The United States Into Two Parts. The Dividing Line Was The Mississippi ...
Tions
Tions, Co-operative Organizations, Originally Designed To Aid Their Members In Procuring Homes, At The Lowest Cost, And On The Easiest Terms. Later Developments Gave Them Some Of The Functions Of A Bank For Savings. The Associations Are A Development, Dating From 1831, When The Oxford Provident Building Association Was Organized ...
Or Benediction Blessing
Blessing, Or Benediction. The Expression Of Wishing One Well Soon Gave Rise, In Early Ages, To A Solemn Act, Accom Panied By Symbolic Signs; This Was The Bless Ing Or Benediction Which Is Coeval With The Earliest Expression Of Religious Feeling. In Patriarchal Times, As Among Primitive Races, When The ...
Or Black Racer Blacksnake
Blacksnake, Or Black Racer, A Common Colubrine Serpent (zamenis Con Strictor) Found In Eastern North America From Southern Canada To Florida And West To The Prairie Regions Of The United States. The Typical Eastern Blacksnake Is Uniform Lustrous Black Above And Slate-color Beneath, The Lower Jaw, Chin And Sometimes Upper ...
Or Boiar Boyar
Boyar, Or Boiar, Among The Slavic Nations, A Free Landowner Independent Of Any Sovereign. It Is Synonymous With Ceck, Leek Or Bajarm, Used By Several Slavic Tribes, Such As The Bohemians And Poles. The Word Boyar Was At First Especially Used By The Bulgarians, Serbs And Russians And Then Was ...
Or Bolton
Bolton, Or England, Manufacturing Town Of Lancashire, 10 Miles Northwest From Manchester. It Con Sists Mainly Of Two Divisions, Great Bolton And Little Bolton, Separated From Each Other By The River Croal. The Older Portion Of The Two Con Tains Many Narrow And Irregular Streets, But By Far The Larger ...
Or Borde Boorde
Boorde, Or Borde, Bord, Andrew, English Traveler And Physician: B. Near Cuck Field, Sussex, About 1490; D. 1549. He Entered The Carthusian Order At The Charterhouse, Lon Don, And In 1521 Was Appointed Suffragan Bishop Of Chichester. The Rigor Of The Car Thusian Discipline Was Too Much For Him, And ...
Or Boric Acid Boracic
Boracic Acid, Or Boric Acid (from Uborax*), A Compound Of Boron With Oxygen And Hydrogen, Having The Formula H.b0,„ And Possessing Feebly Acid Properties. It Occurs Free In Nature In An Impure State In The Crater Of Vulcano, One Of The Lipari Islands, And In The Crater Of Stromboli. It ...
Or Bornu Bornou
Bornou, Or Bornu, Formerly A Su Danese Kingdom. The Native Independent State Had An Area Of About 50,000 Square Mild, One Portion Of Which Is Now Included In Northern Nigeria (british) And Other Portions To Ger Many And France; Lying Between Lat. 10° And 15° N., And Long. 12° And ...
Or Bosphorus Bosporus
Bosporus, Or Bosphorus (that Is, °oxford"), The Strait, Joining The Black Sea With The Sea Of Marmora, And Separating The Continents Of Europe And Asia, Called Also The Strait Of Constantinople. It Is 18 Miles Long, And Varies In Width From About 2,000 Feet In The Middle To About 2y, ...
Or Brachiopoda Brachiopods
Brachiopods, Or Brachiopoda, The Class Of Shelled Worms, Formerly Placed Among Mollusks. The Class Is Named Brachi Opoda From The Feet-like Arms, Fringed With Tentacles, Coiled Up Within The Shell, And Which Correspond To The Lophophore Of The Polyzoa And The Crown Of Tentacles Of The Sabella-like Worms. The Shell, ...
Or Braganza Braganca
Braganca, Or Braganza, Portugal, The Capital Of A District (of The Same Name) In The Province Of Traz-os-montes. It Was In Former Times The Capital Of The Province And Is A Place Of Considerable Importance. It Has The Ruins Of An Ancient Castle, One Of The Finest Feudal Remains In ...
Or Bretagne Brittany
Brittany, Or Bretagne, A Former Province Of France, A Peninsula Washed By The Atlantic On All Sides Except The East, Where It Joined Poitou, Anjou, Maine And Normandy. It Now Forms Five Departments, Finistere, Cotes Du-nord, Morbihan, Ille-et-vilaine, Loire-in Ferieure, Containing Nearly 3,327,000 Inhabit Ants On 13,130 Square Miles. It ...
Or Breughel Bruegel
Bruegel, Or Breughel, Breu Gels, Etc., Bre'hel, A Family Originating In Brabant And Of Which No Less Than 12 Individ Uals — During A Period Of Five Were Artists. Only One Of Them Is Of First-rate Importance, But He Is Sufficient To Immortalize The Name. This Is The Founder Of ...
Or Bridgwater Bridgewater
Bridgewater, Or Bridgwater, England, A Municipal Borough And Port, 33 Miles Southwest Of Bristol In The County Of Somerset, On The River Parret. Although The Town Is About 10 Miles From The Sea, Vessels Drawing 19 Feet Of Water Can Come Up To The Quay At Springtides; But Great Inconvenience ...
Or British Is Lands
British Isles, Or British Is Lands, A Popular Name Applied To The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland, Most Frequently, Though Incorrectly, Called (eng Land." The Name °great Britain," Strictly Speaking, Means Only England And Scotland, And Was First Used By Fames Vi Of Scotland When He Acceded To ...
Or Bucks Buckingham
Buckingham, Or Bucks, England, South-midland County, Bounded North And North West By Northampton; Northeast And East By Bedford And Hertford; Southeast By Middle Sex; Southwest By Berks And West By Oxford. Its Length, North To South, Is About 45 Miles; Greatest Breadth, East To West, 23 Miles; Area, 746 Square ...
Or Buonaparte Bonaparte
Bonaparte, Or Buonaparte, The Name Of A Corsican Family Now Famous In History. It Was Spelt Buonaparte By The Em Peror Napoleon's Father And The Emperor Him Self Till 1796, Though The More Usual, Modern Form Also Occurs In Old Italian Documents. Several Families Are Mentioned As Early As The ...
Or Contusion Bruise
Bruise, Or Contusion, An Injury Caused By A Blow Or Sudden Pressure, In Which The Skin Is Not Wounded And No Bone Broken Or Dislocated. Both Terms, But More Particularly The Latter, Arc Employed In Surgery To Include All Such Injuries From A Black Eye To A Thor Oughly Crushed ...
Or Labor Birth
Birth, Or Labor, In Physiology, Is The Act By Which A Female Of The Class Mammalia Brings One Of Her Own Species Into The World. When The Foetus Has Remained Its Due Time In The Womb, And Is In A Condition To Carry On A Separate Existence, It Is Extruded ...
Or Para Of Paradise
Of Paradise, Or Para Dis/eid2b, A Family Of Birds Of New Guinea, Northern Australia, And The Neighboring Islands, Which Contains A Large Number Of Species, Notable For Splendid Plumage, Although They Are Most Nearly Allied To The Plainly Dressed Crows. The Name "bird Of Paradise' Is A Transla Tion Of ...
Or Santa Bogota
Bogota, Or Santa Fg Dr Bogota, The Capital Of The Republic Of Co Lombia. Despite The Fact That It Is But 4° 41' North Of The Equator, The Elevation Of The Plateau On Which It Stands Is So Great (over 8,000 Feet) That The Breeze Is Cool And Invigorat Ing. ...