Judges Of Israel
Judges Of Israel (helm, Sh4ph7tin)). A Name Given To The Leaders Who At Various, Inter Vals Directed The Affairs Of The Israelites From The Death Of Joshua To The Reign Of Saul. Their Names Were Othniel And. Shanymr. Barak, Gideon, Iola, Jephthrth, E1011, Aialon, Samson. Eli. Samuel. The Aecount Of ...
Judgment
Judgment. An Intermediate Or Final De Termination Or Adjudication Of The Lights Of The Parties To An Action Or Proceeding By A Court Of Justice. Judgments Are Usually Termed Contracts Of Record, Although The Designation Is Inaccurate. (see Quasi-contract.) Where It Determines Some Of The Rights Of The Parties, But ...
Judgment Of
Judgment (of., Fr. Jugcmcnt, From Ml. Judicanientum, Judgment, From Lat. Judienrc, To Judge. From Jude.r. Judge. From Juts, Right, Law ± Dicere, To Say) (in Logic). The Act Of Distin Guishing An Element Within The Unity Of An Object Of Thought, And Of Recognizing The Function Of That Element As ...
Judic
Judic, Zlin'&k', Anna Damiens. Madame (1849—). A French Actress, Born July 17, 1849, At Semur. In Youth She Was A Shop Girl In Paris, But Entered The Conservatoire. And In 1867 Made Her &but At The Gymnase. The Following Year, At The Eldorado, She Quickly Won A Popu Larity Which ...
Judicial Notice
Judicial Notice. The Recognition By A Court Of The Existence, Nature, Or Truth Of Some Thing Involved In An Action, On The Theory That It Is Self-evident, Or That It Is A Matter Of Such Common Knowledge As Not To Require Any Proof To Establish It. The Doctrine Originated In ...
Judith
Ju'dith Heb. Fem. Of Whip/a, Judah). A -jewish Heroine. Who Has Given Her Mows To One Of The Hooks Of The Apocrypha. According To The Story In This Book, Nebuchad Nezzar, The Assyrian King. After The Conquest Of The Modes Sent Holofernes With A Large Army Against Palestine. The General ...
Jugurtha
Jugur'tha (lat.. From Gk. Lougourthas) (?-n.c. 104). King Of Numidia. He Was The Grandson Of Masinissa, King Of Nu Midia. And Was Brought Up Together With Adher Bal And Iliempsal. The Sons Of His Uncle Mieipsa, Who Su•eeeded Masinissa On The Throne. He Was Finely Gifted By Nature, And During ...
Julian
Ju'lian (clatint's Surnamed The Arosrate, On Account Of His Renunciation Of Christianity. Homan Emperor A.d. 361-363. Ile Was Born At Constantinople, November 17. 331, And Was The Sdi I Of Julius Constantin.. The Brother Of Constantine The Great. Lie And His Brother Gallus, Who Were Too Young To Be Dan ...
Julius
Julius, Jul'vils. The Name Of Three Popes. .111.ws I., Pope 337-352. Llis Pontificate Fell In The Most Ditlieult Times Of The Arian Contro Versy, When The Sons Of Constantine Were Perse Cuting The Bishops Who'remained Firm In Their Ad Herence To The Doctrine Defined At Nicaet. Julius Gave Them Unflinching ...
July Revolution
July Revolution. The Revolution Of July, 1830, In Paris Which Overthrew The Bourbon Dynasty And Brought The House Of Orleans In The Person Of Louis Philippe To The Throne Of France. The Policy Of Reaction Following The Restoration, Prominent During The Reign Of Louis Xviii. (1814-24). Had Become Triumphant Under ...
June Beetle
June Beetle. A Name In The Southern United States For A Green And Brown Cetonian Beetle (.tllorhina Nit Ida), Also Known As 'fig Eater' (q.v.). The Term Is Also Occasionally Ap Plied In The North To The Searab;rid Beetles Of The Genus Lachnosterna, Which, However, Are More Properly Called May ...
Jungmann
Jungmann, Yng'man. .lozef •akon (1773-1s-17). A Czech Philologist, Born At Bud Litz, Bohemia. He Studied Philosophy And Law In Prague, Taught At The Gymnasium At Left Merits From 1799 To 1815, And Thereafter At The Altst:idter Gymnasium In Prague. Of Which He Was Rector From 18:1:i Until 1845. When He ...
Juniper
Juniper ( Older Forms Aynypre. Jeneper, From Of. Geneirre, Genoivre, It. Ainepro, Giuoipera, From Lat. Juniperes, Jun(pires, Probably For Junonipirus, .juno's Pear. From Juno, .juno Pirus, Pear; Also Explained As Being From Jecenis, Young, And Pines, Pear: Hardly Connected With Parere, To Produce), Juniperus. A Genus Of Trees And Shrubs ...
Junot Andociie
Junot. Andociie, Duke Of Ahrantes (1771-1813). A Marshal Of France. Ile Was Born October 23. 1771. At Bussy-le-frand. In The Department Of Ctite-d'or. Entered The Army As A Volunteer Durirg The Early Days Of The Revolu Tion. And Distinguished Himself In The First Wars Of The Republic. Napoleon's Attention Was ...
Jupiter
Jupiter. The Largest Planet In Our Solar System. Having A Mass Nearly Three Times As Great As The Combined 11141sses Of All The Other Planets. Its Orbit Is About Five And Two-tenths Times As Far Front The Sun As That Of The Earth, Or At A Mean Distance Of 4s3.3 ...
Jura
Ju'ra, Pr. Pron. Zhv't.v. A Range Of Moun Tains On The Western Frontier Of Switzerland. Beginning In Southeastern France On The North Bank Of The Rhone At Saint-cienix, It Extends Northward, Forming The West Bank Of The River Till It Reaches The Swiss Frontier Near Geneva. From That Point It ...
Jurassic System
Juras'sic System. A Division Of The Column Following The Triassie And Im ?ediately Preced;lig The Cretaceous. 'file Name Is From The Jura Mountains Of Switzerland, Where There Is A Great Development Of The Rocks Of This System. A Fullness Of Detail Is Observable In Ether Parts Of Europe; But In ...
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (lat. Jurisdirtio, Juris Die Tio, Administration Of Law. From Furls, Gen. Sg. Ni Pia, Right, Law. And Dietio, Statement. From Dicer', To Say). The Authority Of A Court Or Judicial Officer To Hear And Determine A Cause Of Action, Or To Take Cognizance Of, And To Exer Cise Judicial ...
Jurisprudence
Jurisprudence (lat. Jurisprudent Ia, Prarlentia, Knowledge Of The Law, From Juris, Gen. Sg. Of Jus, Law, And Prudentia. Knowledge, From Proridcre, To Foresee, From Pun, Before 4 To See). (1) In Ancient Rome. The Word Jurisprudence Was Used In A Sense Very Close Its Etymological Meaning. Those Men Who Were ...
Jussieu
Jussieu, Zhn'sa-'et. The Name Of A Family Which For More Than A Century And A Half Has Numbered Among Its Members Some Of The First Botanists Of Their Age.—an•oine De Jussieu (1686-175s). Lie Was Horn In Lyons. He Suc Ceeded Tournefdrt In 1708 As Professor At The Jardin Du Iloi. ...
Justice
Justice. In Legal Language, Justice Is Some Times Identified With Law. As When We Speak Of The 'administration Of Justice' Or Of 'courts Of Justice.' Even In Legal Discussion, However, The Term Is Constantly Used In An Ethical Sense, As When It Is Said That A Decision Is Legally Correct, ...
Justice Of
Justice (of., Fr. Just Ice, From Lat. Justitia, Justice, From Justus, Just, From Jus, Right, Law). One Of The Cardinal Virtues Of The Ancients, And The Name For A Principal Aspect Of Social And Moral Duty In All Ages. If We Inquire Into The Nature Of Justice By Examining Moral ...
Justice Of The Peace
Justice Of The Peace. In Great Brit Ain And The United States, A Minor Official Having Both Administrative And Judicial Functions, The Latter Principally Of A Criminal Nature. In Eng Land. Justices Of The Peace Are Appointed By Com Mission Of The Crown Under The Great Seal, Or By Act ...
Justification
Justification ( Lat. Justificatio, From Justifieore, To Justify, From Justificas, Acting Just Ly, From Justus, Just Faccre, To Do). A Defense To A Civil Or Criminal Action, Admitting The Facts Alleged In The Complaint Or Declaration, But Set Ting Forth Other Facts Tending To Show That The Defendant Had A ...
Justification_2
Justification. A Doctrine Of Theology. The Council Of Trent Defines The Roman Catholic Doctrine Thus: "justification Is Not Remission Of Sins Merely, But Also The Sanctification And Re Newal Of The Inward Man, Through The Voluntary Reception Of The Grace And Of The Gifts, Whereby Man From Unjust Becomes Just." ...
Justin
Justin, Surnamed The Martyr ( 0.1 E.165). A Christian Apologist Of The Second Cen Tury, Commonly Called Justin Martyr. He Was Born About 100. In Flavia Neapolis, A Roman City Erected On The Site Of The Ancient Sheehem, In Samaria. His Father, Priseus, Was A Heathen, And Justin Was Educated ...
Juvenile Offenders
Juvenile Offenders. A Term Applied To Those Violators Of The Criminal Code Who Have Not Yet Reached The Age Of Full Responsibility. There Is No General Agreement As To The Upper Age Limit, But Recent Legislation In The United States Tends To Fix This At Sixteen. Until Very Recently No ...
Kaaba
Kaaba, Kiifbit (ar. Ka`bah, Square House Or Chamber). The Cube-shaped Stone Building In The Centre Of The Mosque Of Mecca, Dating From Pre Islamic Times And Taken Over By Mohammed Into The New Faith. It Seems Probable That The Name Originally Designated The Square Stele Represent Ing The God Hohal. ...
Kabyles
Kabyles, Ka-bilz' (ar. Qabilat, Pl.. Tribes). The Arabic Name For The Hamitic Ber Bers. Numbering About Half A Million And In Habiting The Table-lands Of Algeria. In A Narrow Sense Kabylia Is Restricted To A Tract In Algeria Divided By The Sahel River Into Great Kabylia On The West, With ...
Kafiristan
Kafiristan, (pers., Land Of The Infidels). A Political Dependency, But Prac Tically An Independent State In The Northeast Corner Of Afghanistan, Situated On The Southern Slope Of The Hindu Kits'', And Bounded On The South By The Kabul River (map: Afghanistan, 1\1 3). Estimated Area, 5000 Square Miles. Toward The ...
Kafirs
Kafirs, Klifqlrz. Tribes Of Negroes, Belong Ing To The Great Bantu Family Inhabiting The Southeastern Coast Of Africa. They Are Tall (1.715 M.), Slim, And Well Built; Skin Of Various Shades Of Dark Brown; Hair Thick, Harsh, And Woolly; Nose Broad And Flat; Lips Thick; Strong Skin Odor. Skull Capacity, ...
Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Ka-go'sht--ma (japanese 'bas Ket Island'). The Chief City Of The Province Of Satsuma, In The Island Of Kiushiu. Japan, And The Seat Of The Government Of The Ken Or Pre Fecture Of The Same Name, Which Includes The Provinces Of Satsuma. Osumi. And Hiuga (map: Japan, B 8). It ...
Kaianian
Kaianian, Ki-afni-an (from Pers. Kay, Av. Kari, King). Name Of An Ancient Iranian Or Persian Dynasty, Partly Legendary, But Merging Into An Historical Line. Which Ruled Over Persia After The Peshadian. Or Great Mythical Dynasty Of Iran. The Last Members Of The Kaianians Are Certainly Contemporaneous With The Later Monarchs, ...
Kairwan
Kairwan, Kir-wan' (ar. Kairutriin, From The Persian Karatrdn, Caravan. Or Resting-place). A Town In Tunis, 30 Miles Southwest Of Susa (with Which It Is Connected By Rail), And About So Miles South Of The City Of Tunis. It Is Situ Ated In A Treeless Plain. Covered In Part By Salt ...
Kaiser
Kaiser, Ki'zer (ofig. Keisur, As. Cnsere, Os. Kr.sur, Goth. Kaiser, Gk. Kaio-ap, Kaiser, Em Peror, From Lat. Orsar, Referring Especially To Gains Julius Caesar). The German Equivalent For Emperor. Under The Early Roman Empire The Acknowledged Heirs To The Throne Added The Name Ca•sar To Their Own In Honor Of ...
Kaiser Wilhelms Land
Kaiser Wilhelm's Land, Ki'zir Vil' Mims Hint. The German Portion Of New Guinea (q.v.). Kaka, (maori Name. Onomatopoetic In Origin). A Parrot Of The New Zealand Genus Nestor, By Some Regarded As A Family (nesto Rida). This Group Contains Large; Handsome Par Rots, Having The Beak Greatly Prolonged (eve Chilly ...
Kaivierun
Kaivierun, Kit'ine-ririn. A German Colony On The West Coast Of Central Africa, Bounded By Lake Chad On The North, French Congo On The East, French Congo And The Spanish Rio Mufti On The Sonth. And The Bight Of Biafra And Nigeria On The West (map: Congo Free State, 13 1). ...
Kalends
Kal'ends (lat. Palendie, Abbrev. Pal, Or P., From Ealure, Gk. Kaxei V Palein, To Summon; Con Nected With Ohg. Itoitin, Ger. Holrn, As. Gehalian, Eng. Hale ; Not Akin To Eng. Cull). The Romans Made A Threefold Division Of The Month Into Kalends, Nones, And Ides. The Kalends Always Fell ...
Kalidasa
Kalidasa, The Name Of The Greatest Dramatic And Lyric Poet Of India. And One Of The Foremost. Poets Of The World. He Is Best Known To Western Fame As Author Of The Beautiful Play Sakuntalii, But He Is Entitled To Lasting Renown Also Through His Other Poetieal Works. The Precise ...
Kamtchatka
Kamtchatka, Kilin-clint'kh. A Peninsula At The Eastern Each Of Siberia, Extending In A Southerly Direction Between Bering Sea And The Sea Of Okhotsk From Latitude 51° To About 60° N. It Is About 700 Miles Long, And Varies In Width From 70 To 250 Miles. Area, 104.000 Square Miles. The ...
Kan Su
Kan-su, Kfin's. The Most Westerly Of The Northern Tier Of Chinese Provinces. It Lies West Of Shensi (q.v.), Of Which It Originally Formed A Part, And Is Hounded On The North By The Terri Tory Ordos Mongols, And The Desert Of Gobi, On The South By Sze-ehuen, And On The ...
Kane
Kane, Eustin Kent (1820-57). An Ameri Can Arctic Explorer. He Was Born In Philadel Phia. Received An Aeademie Training In That City, And Entered The University Of Virginia With The Intention Of Fitting Himself To He A Civil Engi Neer. Ill Health, However, Caused Him To Change His Plans. And ...
Kang Wa
K'ang-wa, Kang'w:(1, K'ang-wha, Or K'ang-hoa (japanese. River-flower). An Island Lying At The Mouth Of The Han River In Korea, And Very Important As Guarding The Water Approach To The Capital, Seoul. For Ages It Was The Place Of Refuge For The Court During The Many Invasions Of The Country. Modern ...
Kangaroo Rat
Kangaroo Rat. A Rat (perodipus Ordi) Of The Arid Southwestern United States, With Very Long Hind Legs And Great Leaping Powers. It Is A Member Of The Large Family Ileteromyile, And Is Related To The Jerboas. The Present Species Is Yellowish Buff Above, Blackish On The Rump, Sides Of Nose, ...
Kankakee
Kankakee. A City And The Eounty-seat Of Kankakee County, Iii., 56 Miles South Of Chi Cago; On The Kankakee River, And On The Cleve Land. Cincinnati, Chicago, And Saint Louis, The Illinois Central, The Indiana, Illinois And Iowa, And Other Railroads (slap: Illinois, E 2). The River, Broad And Deep ...
Kansas
Kansas. (named After The Kansas Indians, Called By Themselves Bonze, A Word Said To Refer To The Wind; Popularly Known As The 'sunflower State'). Line Of The North Central States Of The States. It Lies Exactly In The Centre Of The Country, Between 94° 37' And 102' West Longitude: Its ...
Kansas City
Kansas City. The Largest And Most Im Portant. City Of Kansas. And The County-seat Of Wyandotte County, On Both Sides Of The Kansas River, At Its Confluence With The Missouri; Op Posite And Adjoining Kansas City, Mo. (map: Kansas, H 2). It Is Usually Called Kansas City, Kansas. It Is ...
Kansas City_2
Kansas City. The Second City Of Mis Souri, And An Important Railroad And Commercial Centre, In Jackson County, At The Junction Of The Kansas And Missouri Rivers; On The Kansas Missouri Boundary Line, Adjoining Kansas City. Kan., And 235 Miles West By North Of Saint Louis (map: Missouri. B 2). ...
Kansas Nebraska Bill
Kansas-nebraska Bill. In American History, A Hill Passed In 1854 By The United States Congress For The Organization Of The Ter Ritories Of Kansas And Nebraska. Upon The Admission Of Missouri Into The Union In Isa. The Vast Region Lying Between That State And The Rocky Mountains Was Left Unorganized. ...
Kant
Kant, Kiint, I Mmanuel (1724-1804). One Of The Greatest And Most Influential German Meta Physicians. He Was The Son Of A Saddler, Of Scotch Descent, And Was Born At Kiinigsberg, April 22, 1724. Ile Studied Philosophy, Mathe Matics, Physics, Theology, And Other Subjects, At The University Of His Native Town, ...
Karachi
Karachi, Kfi-rii'clut, Or Kurrachee. An Important Seaport.. The Capital Of Karachi District And Of The Sindh Division. Bombay Presidency. British India, In Latitude 24° 47' N., Longitude 66° 50' E. (slap: India, A 3). It Is Sit Uated In The Indus Delta, 12 Miles Northwest Of The River's Westernmost Outlet, ...
Karankawa
Karankawa, Kii'ritn-kli'wa. An Extinct Tribe Of Indians Formerly Occupying The Vicinity Of Matagorda Pay On The Coast Of Texas. From The Few Remains Of Their Language They Appear Either To Have Constituted A Distinct Stock Or To Have Had Affinity With The Carrizo And Other Tribes Of Coahniltecan Stock Adjoining ...
Karl Christian Friedrich 1781
Krause, Karl Christian Friedrich ( 1781 1832). A German Philosopher And Writer On Free Masonry. Ile Studied Philosophy At Jena, Became Privat-docent There In 1802, Then Taught In Dres Den, And Lectured Subsequently In Berlin And Gilttingen. Though His Courses In Philosophy Were Very Popular, He Was Unable To Secure ...
Karl Kustner
Kustner, Karl Tueonott Von (17s4-1804). A German Theatrical Manager, Born At Leipzig. Where, After Having Studied Law, Aid In Gat Ingen, He Undertook The Of The Staditheater From 1s17 To 182s. As Di Rector, Subsequently, Of The Court Theatre In Munich (1533-42), And As Intendant-general Of The Royal Theatres In ...
Karlsbad
Karlsbad, Kiirls'bilt. Or Carlsbad. One Of The Most Celebrated Watering-places Of Europe, Situated In The Northwestern Part Of Bohemia, On Both Banks Of The Tepl, At An Eleva Tion Of 1165 Feet, 116 Miles By Rail West-north West Of Prague (nap: Austria, C 1). It Lies In A Narrow And ...
Karlsrtjhe
Karlsrtjhe, Kiirls're. The Capital Of The Grand Duchy Of Baden, Germany, Situated A Few Miles East Of The Rhine, 30 Miles North Northwest Of Stuttgart (map: Germany, C' 4). It Is Laid Out In The Form Of An Open Fan, The Streets Radiating From The Palace As A Centre. The ...
Karnak
Karnak, Kiir'nhk. A Village Of Egypt, On The East Bank Of The Nile, In About Latitude 25° 50' N. It Is Situated On The Site Of Ancient Thebes, And Close To It Lie The Ruins Of A Group Of Temples Which, With Their Walled In Closures And The Avenues Of ...
Kaschau
Kaschau, Kii'shou (flung. Kassa). A Royal Free Town Of Hungary, And Capital Of The County Of Abauj-torna, Situated On The Hermid, 170 Miles By Rail Northeast Of Budapest (slap: Hungary, G 2). Its Picturesque Position Amid Vine-clad 'fountains, And Its Regular Streets, Fine Buildings, And Extended Suburbs, Make It One ...
Kashgar
Kashgar, Kiish'glie. The Former Capital Of Tho Chinese Dependency Of East Turkestan, Situated On The River Kashgar, In Latitude 39° 27' N. And Longitude 76° 2' E., About 100 Miles Northwest Of Ylirkand (slap: Asia, G 5). It Consists Of The Chi Town, Lying On An Elevation Overlooking The River. ...
Kashmir
Kashmir, Krish-ine, Or Cashmere. A Native State Of India Under British Control, Situ Ated In The Extreme Northwestern Part Of The Em Pire, And Bounded On The North By East Turkes Tan, On The East By Tibet, On The South By The Punjab. And On The West By The Punjab ...
Kassites
Kas'sites. An Elamitish People, Whose Princes For 477 Years Ruled Over Babylonia. In The Cuneiform Inscriptions They Are Called Kaslr She. Delitzseh Regards This Name As Referring To The Coss:tans (koacrakn), Mentioned By Poly Bius V. 44, 7; Strai) Xi. 13, 6; Xvi. 1, Is; Xv Ill; And Arrian, Anab., ...
Kastner
Kastner, Kiist'ner, Johann Georg (1810 E17). A German Composer And Musical Theorist. Ile Was Horn At Stras.sburg, And Studied Under Maurer And Bonier. He Composed Four Operas, Austar Masa (18:32) ; Dcr Tod Dscurs (1833) ; Der Sara;:cne (15:34) ; And Die Innroignm Dcr Matut (1835) ; And Then Went ...
Katsena
Katsena, A Town In The North Ern Part Of The Niger Territories, Central Africa, About 100 Miles Southeast Of Wurno (slap: Africa, E 3). It Was Formerly An Important Town And Capital Of The Province Of The Same Name. It Is Surrounded By A High Wall, Hut Its Buildings Are ...
Katydid
Katydid. A Popular Hanle For Several Species Of Long-horned Grasshoppers, Usually Of A Pale-green Color. Those To Which This Name Spe Eilically Applies Are Natives Of North America And Are Abundant In Some Parts Of The United States. Their Peculiar Note Is Always To Be Heard Dining The Summer. And ...
Kauffiviann
Kauffiviann, Kouf'man, Angelica ( 1741 Is07 ) . A German Historical And Portrait Paint Er, Born At Chur, Switzerland. October 30, 1741. She Was Taught By Her Father, Johann Josef Kautimann, A Painter Of Some Talent. At An Early Age Angelica Displayed Such Talent That Her Father Took To Italy. ...
Kaulbach
Kaulbach. Wiruelar Vox (1s05-74). A German Historical Painter. He Was Born At Arolsen, Westphalia, October 15. 1805. His First Lessons In Design Were From His Father, A Goldsmith And Line-engraver, And In 1821-25 He Studied At Dusseldorf Under Cornelius And He Followed Cornelius To Munich In 1826, And Decorated The ...
Kaunitz
Kaunitz, Kou'nits, Wenzel Anton Domi Nik. Prince ( 1711-94) . An Austrian Statesman. He Was Born At Vienna, February 2, 1711. Stud Ied At Vienna, Leipzig. And Leyden; Traveled In England, France, And Italy. And In 1735 Was Made An Imperial Councilor. He Was Employed On Diplomatic Missions To Home. ...
Kavery
Kavery, Kever-i, Or Cavery. A River Of Southern India, Rising In Coorg In The Ghats, Near The West Coast, At An Altitude Of 4000 Feet (slap: India. C 6). It Flows Southeast Through Mysore And Below Seringapa Tam Forms The Beau Tiful Falls And Rapids Of Sivasamudram. Near Collegal It ...
Kaye
Kaye, Ka, Sir Join William ( 1814-t6). An English Historian. He Was Born In Acton, Near London. And Was The Son Of A Lawyer. After Education At Eton And At The Royal _military College At Addiscombe, He Went To India, And From I$32 To 1841 Served In The Bengal Artillery, ...
Keefer
Keefer, Tuomas Coltrin (1s21—). A Canadian Civil Engineer. Lie Was Born At Thor Old, Ontano, And Was Educated At Upper Canada College, Toronto. Lie Was First Employed On The Erie Caiml, And Afterwards On The Welland Canal, Where He Remained Until 1845, When He Was Placed In Charge Of The ...
Keightley
Keightley, Ttrolus (1789-1872). An Irish Author, Born In County Kildare. He Was Educated At Trinity College, Dublin; Settled In London In 1s24, And Devoted Himself To Lit Erary Work. Among His Numerous Publications Are: Fairy Mythology (1s28; Bohn's Library, Is50) ; Tales And Popular Fictions (1834) ; My Thology Of ...
Keith
Keith, Keth. A Scottish Historical House Which First Appears On Record During The Latter Half Of The Twelfth Century. It Took Its Name From The Lands Of Keith In East Lothian, To Which The Office Of The King's Marisehal Was At Tached. About 1.158 Sir William Keith Was Created Earl ...
Kelly
Kelly, Wfmaxr ( — ) . An American Inventor. He Was Born In Pittsburg, Pa.; Was Educated At The Public Schools, And Before He Was Twenty-two Years Old Had Decisively Proved His Mechanical Ingenuity By Several Inventions, Chief Of Which Was A Revolving Steam-engine. In 1845 He Went To Lyon ...
Keloid
Keloid, Less Often, But More Correctly, Che Loid (gk. V1x05, Ch(a, A Claw). A Benign Neo Plasm Which Appears In The Skin In The Form Of A Scar-like Fibrous Tumor. It Is Probably Always Due To An Injury, At Whose Site It Appears, Though Formerly It Was Believed That 'true ...
Kemptville
Kempt'ville. A Railway Junction Of Gren Ville County, Ontario, Canada. 29 Miles South Of Ottawa By Rail (map: Ontario. H 2). It Is Situated On A Tributary Of The Rideau, Which Sup Plies Water-power To Several Mills. Population. In 1891, 1226; In 1901. 1523. Ken, Or Kenn, Thomas (1637-1711). A ...
Kenosis
Keno'sis (gk. Klywoas, Emptying). A Term Derived From The Word Itavcare, In Phil. Ii. 7, Used In Recent Theology To Designate A Sup Posed Self-limitation Of Himself By The Logos (q.v.) To The Capacities Of Humanity For The Pur Pose Of Incarnation. The Suggestion Of A Kenosis Was Made By ...
Keokuk
Ke'okuk. A City And One Of The County Seats Of Lee County, Iowa. 160 Miles Southeast Of The State Capital. Des Moines; At The Con Ilitenee Of The 'mississippi And Dos Moines Rivers; And On The Chicago. Burlington And Quincy. The Chicago. Rock Island And Pacific, The Toledo. Peoria And ...
Kestrel
Kestrel. One Of The Smallest Of The True Falcons Or 'noble' Birds Of Prey (falco Alau Darius), Scarcely More Than A Foot In Length, And The Commonest Of All The British Aceipitres. It Is Widely Distributed In The Old World. Occur Ring In Asia And North Africa As Well As ...
Ketones
Ketones (apocopated From Acetone, From Acct-ic, From Lat. Uretuni, Vinegar), Or Acrroxfs. A Large And Important Class Of Carbon Compounds That Arc In Many Respects Similar To The Alde Hydes. While The Aldehydes (q.v.) Are Character Ized By The Carbonyl Group Co To Which One Hydrogen Atom And Some Hydrocarbon ...
Ketts Rebellion
Kett's Rebellion. A Popular Outbreak Which Took Place In Norfolk, England, In 1549, Under The Leadership Of Robert And William Kett, Brothers. They Are Mentioned As A Tanner And A Mercer, Living In Wymondham, Norfolk; But Both Were Landholders Of Consequence, Robert Holding The Manor Of Wymondham, Besides Other Lands. ...
Key West
Key West. A City, Port Of Entry, And The County-seat Of Monroe County, Fla., 90 Miles North By East Of Havana, Cuba (map: Florida, C 5). It Is At The Southern Extremity Of The United States, On Key West Island, The Most Westerly Of The Group Of Florida Keys. The ...
Key As
Key (as Cmg, Carpe, Ofries. Kni, Kei: Prob Ably Connected With Ohg. Kil, Ger. Keil, Icel. Kciler, Wedge. Peg). A Common Heraldic Bearing In The Insignia Of Sees, Seats Of Learning, And Re Ligious Houses, Particularly Such As Are Under The Patronage Of Saint Peter. Two Keys In Saltire Are ...
Kha1viti
Kha1viti, One Of The Peoples Of Shan Stock. Dwelling On The Assam-burmese Fron Tier. See Shins. Khan (pers. Khan, Prince, Of Tatar Origin). (i) A Title Of Uncertain Origin, Often Borne By Oriental Rulers, Especially In Central Asia. Its Earliest Mention Is By Gregory Of Tours (5(i0) ,who Designates The ...
Kherson
Kherson. Capital Of The Government Of The Same Name In Russia, Situated On The Right Bank Of The Dnieper, About 20 Miles Above Its Mouth (map: Russia, D 5). The River Is Here About 10 Miles Wide And Cctitains Numerous Islets. The Town Is Poorly Built, Consisting Largely Of Mud ...
Khiva
Khiva, Se'vii. A Vassal State Of Russia, In Central Asia, Situated Approximately Between Latitudes 40° And 44° N., And Longitudes 58° And 92° E. (map: Asia, Central, H 1). It Is Bounded By The Aral Sea On The North, Russian Turkestan And Bokhara On The Cast, And The Russian Trans ...
Khmers
Khmers, The Primitive Inhabitants Of Cambodia. They Are Now To He Found Chiefly In The Marshy Regions Of The South And The Neighboring Parts Of Siam And Cochin-china, But Were Probably At Early Period Spread Over A Great Portion Of Southeastern Farther India. Their Physical Affinities Have Been The Subject ...
Khorasan
Khorasan, Kevra-slini. 'the Land Of Tho Sun:. A Northeastern Province Of Border Ing On The Russian Trans-caspian Territory On The Northeast And Afghanistnil On The East (alap: Persia, F 3). Area. Estimated At 121.000 Square Miles. A Large Portion Of It Consists Of The Deserts Of Litt In The South ...
Khorsabad
Khorsabad, Kri•'sa-biid'. A Mound And Small Village Situated In The Territory Of Ancient Assyria, About Five Hours Northeast Of The Modern Mosul (map: Turkey In Asia, K 4). The Town Whose Ruins Constituted The Mound Was In Reality A Suburb Of Nineveh. Excavations At Khorsabad Were Begun In 1843 By ...
Khosrii
Khosrii, Kos-riv (ay. Husrarnh, Having Good Renown). (1) The Name Of A Legendary King Of Persia. Known As Kai Khosru. See Kaianian. ( 2 ) The Name Of The Sassanian King Of Persia Commonly Called Kiiosrij I. Or, More Accurately, Khusrau. Surnamed Ann Shirvan (the Noble Soul), And Known To ...
Kiang Si
Kiang-si, Kyfing'se'.'. .vn Inland Province Of China. Bounded On The Cast By Chekiang And Fukien, On The South By Kwang-tung, On The West By Ilu-nan, On The North By Litt-yell. And On The Northeast By Ngandiwei (map: China. E 6). It Is Made Up Entirely Of Ranges Of Moderately High ...
Kiao Chau
Kiao-chau, Kyli'4-ehou'. Or Kiao-chow. A Walled City On The South Coast Of The Peninsula Of Shan-tuner, China. Near The Head Of A Large Bay Of The Same Name. And Since 1898 The Centre Of A German Protectorate Of About 200 Square Miles (map: China. F 4). It Was Formerly A ...
Kidnapping
Kidnapping ( From Kidnap, Originally Slang, From Kid, Slang For Child 4- Nap, Variant Of Nob). The Offense Of Wrongfully Taking And Con Veying Away A Person Against His Will, Either By Force, Fraud Or Intimidation, Or Detaining Him With Intent To Do So. As The Origin Of The Word ...
Kidney
Kidney. One Of A Pair Of Glands Found In The Body Of Every Vertebrate (and Represented By A Similar Organ In Many Invertebrates), Whose Function Is To Elaborate And Eliminate Urine, And Thereby Excrete Waste Organic Products Of Destroyed Tissue And Nutritive Changes. In The Human Being The Kidneys Are ...
Kido
Kido, K•des, Takayosiii (is:32-77). A Jap Anese Statesman. 'the Pen Of The Revolution Of 1s68; Born At Hagi. In The Province Of Choshiu, About Is:32. His Father Was A Physician. When Commodore Perry's Expedition Arrived In .tapan In Is54 He Disguised Himself As A Laborer And Served As Porter To ...
Kidron
Kid'ron (heb. Kidecl). A Valley East Of Jerusalem. The Modern Wady Sitti Maryam Or 'valley Of The Lady Mary,' Also Called Wady Sil Wan, The 'valley Of It Begins North Of The City At The Foot Of Mount Scopus, Continues In A Southerly Direction Toward The City, Then Takes A ...
Kief
Kief, Ki•e.f. A Government Of Russia. See Kiev. Kieft, 1:4ft. Willem ( ). A Dutch Colonial Administrator. Direetor-generai Of New Netherlands. Little Is Known Of His Life Before He Came To America Except That For A Time He Acted As The Minister Of The Dutch Government To Turkey. From The ...