CHOI$EUL-PRASLIN, Engine Antoine Horace, COMTE DE, French states man: b. 23 Feb. 1837. He served in the navy from 1853 to 1865, held some minor offices, and in 1869 was elected to the Corps Legislatif. He was first elected to the National Assembly in 1871, and has been several a member of the chamber of deputies. He is considered one of the leaders of the Republi cans. In 1871 he was Minister Plenipotentiary to Italy; in 1880 he became Secretary of State in the ministry of • foreign affairs; and in 1887 was sent on a botanical expedition to Ceylon and the United States. He was regarded as very influential in the Republican majority.
shwa-ze-le-rwa, or France,.town in the department of Seine, seven miles south of Paris, on the left bank of the Seine. Its broad, straight streets, elegant houses, and fine avenues, with the proximity of the Seine, contribute to render it one of the most agreeable towns in the vicinity of Paris. It owes its importance to the pleasure chateau built hereby Mlle. de Montpeusier in 1682, which was acquired later by Louis XV as a residence. It was destroyed during the Revolution. The church and the town hall were built in the reign of Louis XV. Among its monuments is a 'bronze statue of Rouget de 'Isle, author of the (Marseillaise,) who died here in 1836. In its cemetery is his tomb. It
has manufactures of wax cloth, soap, hats, chemical stuffs, glass, morocco leather, earthen ware, porcelain, and vinegar, and some •trade in wine, vinegar, coal, etc. Pop. 15,908.
(Prunus virginiana), so called from the astringent nature of the fruit, a shrub from 2 to 10 feet high rarely a small tree, belonging to the family Amygda latex. For commercial uses the wild black cherry (Prunus serotina), which is closely allied to P. virginiana, is valuable. Its wood is one of the best American woods for cabinet making. The bark has medicinal properties as a pectoral tonic and febrifuge. The range of choke-cherry is wide, flourishing along river banks and in rocky situations, from Canada to Florida, and west to Colorado and Texas.
or the carbon dioxide gas found in mines as a result of the combustion of methane (q.v.), otherwise known as marsh-gas, or fire-damp (q.v.), after explosions. It extinguishes the flame of a Candle by depriving it of its oxygen, and asphyxiates any one who ventures into it with out special breathing apparatus. The formula in accordance with which it is formed is CH.
(fire damp) (oxygen from the air)