Kraft
Kraft, K Riift, Adam (c.1440-1507). A Cele Brated German Sculptor, Born Probably At Nurem Berg. Very Little Is Known Of His Life Beyond The Fact That The Year 1490 Found Hint Aetively En Gaged In Nuremberg, A Contemporary And Friend Of The Famous Founder Peter Viseher. From His Works, In ...
Krapotkin
Krapotkin, Krit-potikin, Prince Peter Aleneyevitch ( 1842.—). A Russian Geographer And Anarchist, Born At Moscow. As A Boy He Be Came A Member Of The Corps Of Pages De Ehambre —a Privilege Much Sought After By The Russian Nobility Because Of The Intimate Relation Of The Pages With The Imperial ...
Kronecker
Kronecker, Kro'nek-r-r, Leopold (1823 91). A German Mathematician, Born At. Lieguitz. Ile Studied At The Universities Of Berlin. Bonn, And Breslau, And Received His Doctor's Degree At Berlin In 1845. In 1860 He Became A Member Of The Academy Of Sciences At Berlin. And The Next Year Lie Began Giving ...
Kronstadt
Kronstadt, Kr5n'stiit, Or Cronstadt (hungarian Brasso). A Royal Free Town Of Tran Sylvania. Hungary, Situated Picturesquely At The Foot Of The Transylvanian Alps, At An Altitude Of Nearly 1900 Feet. It Is A Short Distance From The Rumanian Frontier (map: Hungary. J 4). The Inner Town Is Surrounded By A ...
Kronstadt_2
Kronstadt. A Strong Sea Fortress And Port Of Russia, Situated On The Island Of Kotlin, In The Eastern Part Of The Gulf Of Finland. 31 Miles West Of Saint Petersburg (map: Russia, C 2). It Is Regularly Built And Very Strongly Fortified By Walls, Earthworks, Forts, And Batteries. It Has ...
Kruger
Kruger, Kr(tilger, Stepiianus Johannes Paulus ( 1823-1904). President Of The South African Republic (1883-1900). He Was Horn In Colesberg, Cape Colony, October 10, 1823. His An Cestor, Jacob Kruger, Went From Berlin In The Dutch East India Company's Service In 1713. At The Time When The Foundations Of Many Of ...
Krummacher
Krummacher, Krvitentitc-t7r, Friedrich Amax (1767-1845). A German Theologian And A Writer Of Devotional Poetry And Prose. Born At Te•klenburg, July 13. 1707. Ile Studied Theology At Linger And Halle• Taught In The High School At Hamm, Was Head Of The High School At Mors, And Became, In 1800. Professor Of ...
Kuchin
Kuchin, Ki7ifehen. A Numerous Group Of Athapascan Tribes, Extending Across Central Alaska And The Adjacent Portion Of British America From The Eskimo Border At The Mouth Of The Yukon Northeastward Almost To The Mouth Of The Mackenzie. The Various Hands Are Known As Tukuth-kuchin, 'rat People,' Han Kurhin, 'river People,' ...
Kueic Writing
Ku'eic Writing. An Ancient Form Of Arabi!: Characters Which Came Into Use Shortly Be Fore Mohammed, And Was Chiefly Current Among The Inhabitants Of Northern Arabia, While Those Of The Southwestern Parts Employed The Old Sabrean Alaracters, Called By The Arabs Maxim/. Akin To The Ethiopic. The Kufic Is Derived ...
Kummer
Kummer, Knin'f!r, Ernst Eduard ( 1810 93). A German Mathematician, Born At Sorau. In Silesia. He Studied Theology And Mathematics In Halle (1828-31), And Received The Doctor's Degree In 1s32. He Then For Ten Years Taught Mathe Matics In The Gymnasium At Liegnitz, Where Kroneeker (q.v.) Was One Of His ...
Kupetzky
Kupetzky, Kz1v-pi_lts'ke, Johann ( 1667 1740). An Eminent Austrian Portrait Painter, Born At Biising, Near Pressburg. The Son Of A Weaver, He Ran Away From Home At The Age Of Fif Teen, And Found Refuge At A Nobleman's Castle. A Swiss Painter Named Klaus, Who Was Then Em Ployed There, ...
Kurdistan
Kurdistan, (pers., Land Of The Kurds). The Name Of A Region South Of Ar Menia. In Western Asia, Extending In A Northwest And Southeast Direction Through The Northeastern Part Of The Turkish Dominions And The North Western Part Of Persia, From About Latitude 34° To 39° N. And From About ...
Kurnah
Kurnah, Kitena, Or Gurnah. An Egyp Tian Village On The West Bank Of The Nile, Oppo Site Karnak, In About Latitude 50' N. In The Vicinity Stands The Temple Built By Seti I. In Honor Of Ammon Of Thebes And Of Seti's Father, Mimeses I. Some Of The Reliefs And ...
Kuro Shiwo
Kuro Shiwo, K.75/r4 Sluv•t, (.tapanese, Black Current). A Great Current Of The Pacific Ocean. Washing The Southeastern Shores Of Asia. It Has Its Source In The North Equatorial Current, Which. Flowing Westward, Is Partially Deflected By The Philippine Islands And Formosa. And Takes A Northerly Course Into The Eastern Sea. ...
Kurz
Kurz, Ktliirts, Ifermucit (1803-73). A Ger Man Critic And Historian Of Literature, Born In Paris, And Educated At Leipzig And Paris. Ile Studied Chinese Under Abel Itilmusat. And Pub Lished Many Articles On Chinese Literature, Such As Buchdruckerei And Buehhandel In China (182s), Ucbcr Die Acacre Poesie Der Chincsen (1828), ...
Kuyper
Kuyper, Ki'per, Abraham ( 1837—). A Dutch Statesman And Theologian, Born In Maass This And Educated At Leyden. Ilis Father Was A Pastor Of The Reformed Church; The Son Received A Difficult Country Charge At Beest In 1863, And Five Years Afterwards Went To Utrecht, Where He Began His Struggle ...
Kwan Yin
Kwan-yin, Kwiin'yr(n' (chin., Sound-re Garding, I.e. Praye•-hearing. A Translation Of Skt. Down-gazing Lord, Pitying Lord. Misread (ira 1°1: Itas , Down-gazing Sound, Sound-regarding). A Mythical Bodhisattva, Or 'buddha-elect. Who Is Worshiped In Sikkim, Nepal, And Tibet Under The Name A Ra/okita, Or Ro/okitesh•ara; In China Under The Name Of K ...
Kwang Si
Kwang-si, Kwiing'se' (chin., Broad West). An Inland Province Of Southern China, Lying To The West Of Kwang-tung. It Is Bounded On The South By A Portion Of Kwang-tung And The North East Part Of Tongking; On The West By Yunnan, And On The North By Kwei-chow And Hunan (map: China, ...
Kwang Tung
Kwang-tung, Kwiing'tung' (chin., Broad East ). The Most Southerly Of The Six Maritime Provinces Of China Proper; Bounded On The South East And South By The China Sea, On The West Hty Kwang-si, And On The North By Hunan. Kiang-si, And Fukien (map: China. I) 7). About Two Thirds Of ...
Kwawkewltil
Kwawkewltil And Quauot.til I. A Group Or Confederacy Of Tribes Of Strongly Differentiated Wakashan Stock (q.v.), Living In Intimate Asso Ciation With The Closely Cognate Hailtzuk On Both Sides Of Queen Charlotte Lsland, At The Upper End Of Vancouver Island, And On The Opposite Shore Of British Columbia. Among More ...
Kwei Chow
Kwei-chow, Kwil'ehou'. Or Kiiei-chou (chin., Honorable Land). The 'slvitzerland Of China,' An Inland Province, Bounded On The South West 1,v Yun-nan. On The Northwest And North By Sze-chuen, On The East By Ilu-nan, And On The South By Area. 64.454 Square Miles (map: China, C 6). It Is An Exceedingly ...
La Bruyere
La Bruyere, Lit Brn'var'. ,tnan Rin (1645 9(i). A French Essayist. He Was Born In Paris, August 16, 1645. Ilis Father Was A City Officer, In Easy Circumstances. The On Was Educated Fur The Bar, And Bought A Fiscal Office At Caen In 16;3 From A Relative Of Bossuet. Who ...
La Calprenede
La Calprenede, La Kal'pre-nild', Ga1ttier De Costes De ( 1010-03). A Prominent Novelist Of The Seventeenth Century, Born At The Chateau He Tidgon, Near Callers, In Que•cy. In His Youth La Calp•ene(le Appears As A Frank, Free, O•e•-bold Gallant, All Officer Of The Guards, Then Royal Chamberlain. From This Function ...
La Crosse
La Crosse, La Kros'. A City And The County Seat Of La Crosse County, Wis.. 200 Miles West By North Of Milwaukee; At The Confluence Of The La Crosse And Black Rivers With The Mississippi, And On The Chicago, Milwaukee And ;•saint Paul, The Chicago And Northwestern. The Chicago, Bur ...
La Farge
La Farge, Brfiirzle, Jong (1835-1. An American Landscape, Figure, And Decorative Painter. Ile Nvas Born Iu New York, March 31, 1835. His Father Was A French Officer Who Came To America In 1806, And La Fargo Studied Draw Ing With His Grandfather Binsse, A Miniature Painter. After Receiving A Liberal ...
La Farina
La Farina, Lei Fa-re'na, Giuseppe (1815 G3). An Italian Statesman And Historical Writer, Born At Messina, July 20, 1815. He Displayed Great Precocity In His Youth And Received The Degree Of Doctor Of Laws From The University Of Catania At The Age Of Nineteen. Trained For The Law, He Gave ...
La Marmora
La Marmora, Alrosso Ferrero, Marquis Of (1804-78). An Italian General And States Man, Born In Turin. In 1816 He Entered The Mili Tary Academy In His Native City, Becoming A Lieu Tenant In The Artillery In 1823. In 1343 He He Came Major, And For His Distinguished Conduct In The ...
La Node
La Node, In N(71, Francois De, Called Bras De Fer ( 1331-91). A Ecleblted Huguenot Sol Dier, Born At Nantes. He Was Educated In Arms, And After Seeing Service In Italy, Was Placed At The Court Of Henry H. At The Age Of Eighteen, And There Became A Protestant Through ...
La Paz
La Paz. The Largest And Best Populated De Partment Of Bolivia. Occupying The Northwestern Portion Of The Republic (map: Bolivia, 1) 7). It Is Bounded By Brazil On The North The Bolivian Departments Of Cochabamba And Beni On The East, By (intro On The South, And Peru On The West. ...
La Plata
La Plata, Pin Plii'tn. Capital Of The State Of Buenos Ayres, Argentina, Situated 32 Miles Southeast Of The City Of Buenos Ayres, And 5 Miles From Ensenada, Its Port On The La Plata Estuary (nap: Argentina. F 11). The City Is Laid Out After The Plan Of Washington. The Capi ...
La Rochefoucauld Liancourt
La Rochefoucauld - Liancourt, Lyfix'koor', Franc•ois Alexandre Fat.otruc. Duke Of (1747-1827). An Eminent French Philanthro Pist. In The Period Preceding The Outbreak Of The French Revolution He Devoted Himself To The Study And Practice Of Benevolent Works, Founding On His Estate Near Clermont A Model School For The Education Of ...
Labor Colonies
Labor Colonies. Agricultural Communi Ties Maintained For The Purpose Of Giving Em Ployment And Training To Individuals Who, On Account Of Inefficiency Or Valsfortune, Find It Im Pcssible To Make An Independent Living. Such Colonies Are Carried On The State In France, Germany. 'koltun. And 'new Zealand, And By Private ...
Labor Congresses
Labor Congresses. Assemblages Of The Representatives Of Organized Labor. They Owe Their Origin To The Association Of Laborers In Trades Unions. The Congresses Have Been Both International And National. The First Interna Tional Labor Congress Was Called By The Interna Tional Association Of Laborers At Geneva, Swit Zerland. In 1866. ...
Labor Day
Labor Day. A Day Set Apart As A Legal Holiday In Nearly All Of The States And Terri Tories Of The United States. In 1882 The Knights Of Labor Held Their General Assembly In New York City During The Month Of September, Which On The 5th Reviewed A Great Parade ...
Labor Exchanges 1
Labor Exchanges. (1) A Class Of Insti Tutions Founded By The Followers Of Robert ()wen (1832-35), Which Were Designed To Bring About The Exchange Of The Products Of Labor Without The Intervention Of Money. Stores Were Founded Which Were To Buy And Sell Commodities For 'labor Notes,' The Amount Of ...
Labor Legislation
Labor Legislation. An Inclusive Term Used To Denote The Body Of Statutes Which In Any Way Affect The Labor Contract Or The Relation Of The Employer And The Employed. The First Step Was Taken In The So-called Factory Nets Of Great Britain, Designed To Improve The Sanitary Conditions Prevailing In ...
Labor Organizations
Labor Organizations. Under This Head Are Included Those More Or Less Prolonged Associations Of Productive Workers, Whose Prin Cipal Purpose Is The Improvement Of The Condi Tions Of Employment. The Labor Organization Is Thus Differentiated On The One Hand From The Strike—a Temporary Association—and On The Other Hand, From Friendly ...
Labor Problems
Labor Problems. The Rise Of Capitalis Tic Industry, Creating A Social Class Whose Only Iesource Is The Sale Of Their Labor, Has Brought To The Front A New Group Of Social Problems, Which Arc Commonly Known As Labor Problems, Or, More Simply, As The Labor Problem. The Determination Of The ...
Labor Representation Commit Tee
Labor Representation Commit Tee. An Organization Founded By The British Trade Union Congress In Accordance With The Resolutions Passed At Its Thirty-second Annual Meeting. In September. 1899. Inviting "the Co Operation Of All The Cooperative. Socialistic, Trade Union, And Other Working Organizations" In An Effort "to Devise Ways And Means ...
Labor Of
Labor (of. Labor, Labeur. Fr. Labeur, From Lat. Labor, Toil). Human Activity Put Forth As A Means To The Production Of Goods. Two Forums. Forced Or Slave Labor, Induced By The Fear Of Pun Ishment. And Contract Or Free Labor, Induced By The Desire For Goods As A Means To ...
Laboratory
Laboratory. A Laboratory Is Literally A Place Of Labor, A Workshop, And The Term Is Still Frequently Employed In This Meaning In Connee T Ion With The Manufacturing Cif Chemicals. Drugs, Explosives, Etc. The Word Is Ordinarily Used, However, To Designate A Room Or Building Equipped With Means For Conducting ...
Labrador
Lab'rador. A Name Applied To The Whole Cf The Northeastern Peninsula Of British North .;\ Meriea, Lying Between The Gulf Of Saint Law Tenet. And Hudson Bay (map: Canada. S 5). Politically, However, Labrador Is A Territory Be Longing To The British Colony Of Newfound Land. It Extends Along The ...
Laburnum
Laburnum (lat.. Broad-leaved Bean-tre Foil). Laburnum Anaag•oidrs. A Small Tree, A Native Of The Alps And Other Mountains Of The South Of Europe. Much Planted In Shrubberies And Pleasure-grounds On Account Of Its Glossy Foliage And Its Large, Pendulous Racemes Of Yellow Dowers, Which Are Produced In Great Abundance Iu ...
Labyrinth
Labyrinth. The Name Of Several Cele Brated Buildings Of Antiquity, Consisting Of Many Chambers Or Passages Difficult To Pass Through Without A Guide, Hence The Name Is Applied To A Complicated Mass Of Constructions. In Anti Quity. The Egyptian. Cretan. And Samian Laby Rinths Were Famous. The Name Might Be ...
Lac Insect
Lac-insect. Any One Of The Several Scale Insects Of The Coccid Genus Carteria, Which Secretes Lac (q.v.). Carteria Lacra, Of Asia. Secretes The Gum Lac Or Stick Lac Of Commerce And Is Found Upon Fig-trees (rhannus, Croton And Buten). Carteria Larrecr, Of The Southwestern United States And Mexico, Feeds On ...
Lace Of
Lace (of. Las, Laz. Lags. Fr. Bic.s• Its Laecio, Net, From Lat. 1(1qm-us, ',flare, From ?awry, To Allure). An Ornamental Fabric Of Linen, Or Silk Thread Made Either By The Hands, Some What After The Manner Of Embroidery, Or By Ma Chinery. It Differs From Embroidery In That It Is ...
Lacepede
Lacepede, Livsa'dkv, Bernard Gerslain Etienne De La Ville, Count De (1756-1825). A French Naturalist, Born At Agen. Lle Early Showed His Love For Natural History, And At The Same Time Cultivated Music And Composed Sev Eral Operas. Which. However, Were Never Produced. (flock Encouraged His Talents In This Direction, And ...
Laches
Laches, 15sh'ez (of. Jac/1(7,38e, Remissness, From (ache, Lasehc, Fr. Niche, Lax, Remiss, From Lat. Fusus, Slack). Such An Unreasonable Delay In Asserting, Or Omission To Assert A Right, Or Prosecute A Remedy, As Will Be Available As A Defense In A Court Of Equity, To A Person Preju Diced Thereby. ...
Lachish
Lachish, (heb. Lalash). A City Of Judah, Which On Several Occasions Played An Important Part In Hebrew History. The King Of Laehish And Four Allies Were Routed By Joshua (.toshua, X. 1-33) And Laehish Was Taken. The City Was Given To The Tribe Of Judah (ih. Xv. 39), And In ...
Lacordaire
Lacordaire, Lh 'kor'dar'. Jean Baptiste Henri ( 1802-61 ) . A Distinguished French Preacher And Publicist, The Restorer Of The Domin Ican Order In France. Ile Was Born At Reeey Sur-ource„ Near Dijon. In Which Town He Was Educated, Taking Up Ultimately The Study Of The Law. When He Went ...
Lacquer Work
Lacquer-work (fr., Sp., Port. Large, From Port. /ace, Sealing-wax, From Pers. Luk, Hind. Lukh, Lac. From Skt. Hiles(1, Lae-inseet. From Lahsa, Hundred Thousand; So Called From The Great Numbers Of The Inseet In A Single Nest). In The So-called Laequer-work Of Japan No Lac Is Used, But A Natural Varnish, ...
Lacrosse
Lacrosse. An American Outdoor Game Played With A Small Ball And A Hooked Stick Fitted With A Loose Net. It Undoubtedly Originat Ed Among The North American Indian:. And Was Widely Played By Then]. It Was Frequently Of A Ceremonial Nature. In The Preparation Of The Young Men Of A ...
Lactantius
Lactantius, Lilk-thiesh1-iis. In Several 3iss. Designated Lucius C.elii's, Or C.ecilius Firmianus Lactantics, An Eminent Christian Author, Who Flourished In The Third And Fourth Centuries. Lie •iis Perhaps Of Italian Descent, But Studied At Sicca, In Africa, Under The Rhetorician Arnobius, And In A.d. 301 Settled As A Teacher Of Rhetoric ...
Lactic
Lactic (f•om Lat. Lac, Milk) Acid. A Name Applied To Several Organic Acids Having The Composition Corresponding To The Formula (1) Ordinary Laclic Acid, Or Ethylidene Lactic Acid, Cilch (oh)cooh. Is A Characteristic Constituent Of Sour Milk. In Which It Was Discov Ered By Scheele In 1780. It Is Formed, ...
Ladislas
Ladislas, Lad'is-las. Or Ladislaus (bung. Lris.:/d, And For The Kings Of Thdand And 13(phemia Chiszhi). The Name Of Several Kings Of 'hungary. Of Whom One Ruled Also Over Po Land And Two Over Bohemia.—lainsi.as I., Tile Saint (died 1095), Was The Son Of 1;6ia 1., And, After Acquiring Fame By ...
Ladislas Or Vladislav
Ladislas. Or Vladislav. The Name Of Several Kings Of Poland.—lantsnas I.. Surnamed Lokietek, 'the Short' F 1260-1333). Was The Son Of Duke Casimir Of Cujavia. And In I2as Made Himself King Of Poland With The Assistance Of A Party Among The Nobility. Ile Was Compelled, However. To Wage War Against ...
Ladoga
Ladoga, The Largest Lake Of Eu Rope, Situated In The Northwestern Part Of Rus Sia, Its Southwestern Corner Being 40 Miles East Of Saint Petersburg (map: Russia. D 2). It Is Bounded By Finland And The Governments Of Saint Petersburg And Olonetz. It Is 129 Miles From North To South. ...
Ladoga Staraya
Ladoga Staraya, A Town Of Russia. See Stara Ya Ladoga. Ladrone (15-dr5n', ,cp. Pron. La-dro'nrt) Islands, Mariana Or Marianne Islanns. A Group Of Islands In The Pacific Ocean. Belong Ing. With The Exception Of Guam (q.v.), The Southernmost And Largest, To Germany (map: 'australasia. G I). They Are Situated Between ...
Ladybird
Ladybird (lady, With Reference To Our Lady, The Virgin Mary + Bird, Perhaps A Variant Of Bug). Or Ladybug. A Beetle Of The Family Coceinelliche. Ladybirds Are Pretty Little Beetles. Well Known To Every One, Often Of A Brilliant Red Or Yellow Color, With Black, Red, White, Or Yellow Spots, ...
Lafayette College
Lafayette College. An Institution Of Higher Learning At Easton, Pa., Chartered In 1826. Owing To The Failure Of The Legislature To Make Any Appropriation, The College Was Not Opened Till 1832. The Original Plan Contem Plated The Training Of Teachers. And Courses Were For A• Time Maintained In This Department, ...
Laffitte
Laffitte, Laf'fet', Jacques ( 1767-1844). A French Financier And Statesman. The Was Born At Bayonne, October 24. 1767. Son Of A Pour Car Penter. Coming To Paris. He Had The Good For Tune To Be Employed By The Banker Perregaux, Whose Confidential Clerk He Became. Soon Lie Was Taken Into ...
Lafitte Jean 1780 C182a
Lafitte. Jean ( 1780-c.182a). A Noted Pi Rate Of The Mexican 1;u11. He Was Born In France, And Held A Commission As A Privateer From The French Government, And Subsequently From Car Tagena. This Service Degenerated. However, Into Piracy, And Barataria Bay, In Louisiana. Became The Rendezvous Of A Horde ...
Lafontaine
Lafontaine, Fr. Pron. La'ft'ix' Mu', Sir Loris Hypolite (1807-64). A Cana Dian Lawyer And Politician, Born In Lower Can Ada. The Rebellion Of 1837, Which Disturbed Hoth Lower And Upper Canada, Brought Lafon Taine Into Political Notice. For Several Years There Had Been A Conflict Between The Executive And Legislative ...
Lagrange
Lagrange, 1:1'griinzw. .tosf.rn-lorts (1736-1s12). The Greatest French Tician Of The Eighteenth Century. Ile Was Born At Turin. His Father Being War Treasurer To The King Of Sardinia. Lagrange Was Educated At The College Of Turin. At First He Became Interested In Speculative Philosophy, But His Extraordinary Mathematical Ability Soon Made ...
Lahore
Lahore. The Capital Of The Punjab. Brit Ish India, And Of A District And Division Of The Same Name In Latitude 31° 36' N. And Lonei Hide 74° Is' E., On The Left Hank Of The Ravi River. And On The Northwestern Railway, 32 Miles West Of Amritsar (map: India. ...
Lai Khan 1216 94
Lai Khan (1216-94). Grand Khan Of The Mongols And Emperor Of China. He Was The Grandson Of Genghis Khan (q.v.). Through The Latter's Fourth Son, Tull Khan. When A Boy Of Ten He Participated In The Last Campaign Of His Grand Father. Ile Succeeded His Brother Mangu As Grand Khan ...
Lairesse
Lairesse, 'ceres', Gerard De (1641-17 1 ) . A Flemish Historical Painter And Etcher. He Was Born At Liege, And Under The Direction Of His Father Received A Liberal Education In Literature And Art. He Was Also A Pupil Of Bartholet Flemael At Liege. At The Age Of Fifteen Lie ...
Laissez Faire
Laissez-faire, La'sa' Far (fr., Let Du), Laissez-passer, Fr., Let Go On). As Originally Used, The First Of These Phrases Rep Resents A Demand For Freedom From Re Strictions In Production. The Second For Freedom Of Exchange. Under The Mercantile System In Dustry And Commerce Were Subject To A Mass Of ...
Lake Dwellings
Lake Dwellings. The Name Applied To Human Habitations Built Usually On Founda Tions Of Piles Or Posts, But Also Constructed Of Trunks Of Trees, Brush, Earth Or Stone. And Erected On The Shallow Borders Of Lakes, Rivers, And Other Inland Waters. In Switzerland They Are Tech Nically Called Palafittes, In ...
Lakes
Lakes (fr. Laque. From Pers. Ha-, Lac, From Skt. 16kxmi, Inc-insect, From Lakxa. Hundred Thousand. So Called In Reference To The Numbers Of The Insects). Insoluble Colored Compounds Of Metallic Bases With Dyestuffs. They May Be Obtained Either By Direct Eombination Of Metallic Hydroxide, With Coloring Matters, Or By The ...
Lakes Without Outlets
Lakes Without Outlets. In All Countries There Is Evaporation From The Surfaee Of Lakes, So That Less Water Flows Out Than Enters; There May Also Be Loss Through Seepage Into The Earth. On Account Of This, Even In Moist Climates, Lakes With A Small Drainage Area May Not Rise To ...
Lally
Lally, Ta'w, Thomas Alumni, Baron De Tollendal, Count De (1702-66). A French Gen Eral And Governor In The Indies. Born At Romans, In His Father, Sir Gerard Lally, Was An Irish Jacobite Refugee, And Commander Of An Kish Regiment. In His Youth Lally Distinguished Himself As A Soldier In Flooders. ...
Lam Oriciere
Lam Oriciere, La'nyo'syrir', Christophe ].eon Louts Atm A I'lt De (1806-65). A French General, Born At Nantes. Ile Studied At The Ecole Polytechnique, And Went To Algeria As A Lieutenant Of Engineers In 1830. In 1833 He Be Came Chief Of • A Battalion Of Zonaves, And In 1837 Colonel. ...
Lamaism
Lamaism, Ifi'ma-lz'm (from Tibetan Mania, Superior, Lama). The Name Given To That Form Of Buddhism Which Prevails In Tibet And Mongolia. It Is Buddhism (q.v.) Corrupted By Sivaism (see Sm'.t) And By Shamanism (q.v.). The Re Ligion Was Not Known In Tibet Until The Seventh Century A.d.. When King Sron ...
Lamarckism
Lamarckism. The Doctrine Of J. B. P. A. Lamarck (q.v.). Which Considers The Fundamental Or Primary Factors Of Evolution In The Trans Formation Of Species. Lamarck Claimed That All Living Beings Arose From Germs, Through Spon Taneous Generation, And That The Most Primitive Was Monad-like. In His Opinion The First ...
Lamennais
Lamennais, Inneniv, Litoues F•racrrf; Robert De ( 1782-185 T). A French Religious And Political Writer, Of Great Influence In The Second Quarter Of The Nineteenth Century. He Was Born At Saint-.malo, And Educated Largely By His Uncle, A Fervent Opponent Of The Encyclopedists. The Boy, However, Was A Passionate Admirer ...
Lamentations Of Jeremiah
Jeremiah, Lamentations Of. The Name Given In The English Bible To A Short Book Placed Immediately After The Book Of The Prophet Jere Miah. In The Hebrew It Is Called 'ekah ('how,' The First Word). Sometimes Also Kinoth(wirges'). And Is Placed Among The Hagiographa. The Sep Tuagint Title Is Epipol, ...
Lammergeier
Lammergeier, Liim'milr-gri•r (ger. Iam Inergeier. Lambs' Vulture, From 'ammer. Pl. Of Lamm, Ohg., As., Eng. Lamb + Geier, Ohg. Qir, Vulture; Connected With Ohg. Ger, Girl, Orig. Gen Girrig, Greedy, Goth. Gairns, De Sirous). The Largest Of European Birds Of Prey (gypai'tos Barbatus), Measuring 40 Inches Or More In Length ...
Lamoureux
Lamoureux, Lie:105'w, Charles (1834 °9). A French Violinist And Conductor, Born In Bordeaux. He Studied At The Paris Conserva Tory, And. Won The First Prize For Violin In 1854. Ile Afterwards Played First Violin At The Opctra, And Founded A Society For Chamber Music. In 1873 Lie Organized The Soci•f• ...
Lamprey Of
Lamprey (of_ Fr. Lamproir. It. Lampreda, From Ail. Lam Imola, Lamprtra, Lamprey, Front Ianthere, To Lick + Petra. Rock; In Allusion To The Fish's Habit Of Attaching Itself To Rocks By It-' Suctorial Mouth). Au Eel-like Animal Of The Family Petromyzontidw. Of The Class Branchii (q.v.) Or Round-mouth Eels. Lampreys. ...
Lancaster
Lancaster. A City And The County-seat Of Lancaster County, Pa.. 6s Miles West Of Phila Delphia; On The Conestoga River. And On The Reading And Columbia. The Philadelphia And Reading. And The Pennsylvania Railroads (map: Pennsylvania. E 31. It Is The Seat Of Franklin And Marshall College (q.v.). With The ...
Lancelot
Lancelot ( Lan'se-lot) Of The Lake. A Character In The Arthurian Romances. The Oldest Extant Form Of The Lancelot Story Is Con Tained In The German Poem Lanzelet (before 1200), By Ulrich Von Zatzikhoven. According To This Account, A Fairy Called The Lady Of The Lake Carries Him Away When ...
Lancer
Lancer. A Cavalry Soldier Armed With The Lance. Lancer Regiments Were First Brought Into The Regular Army Service By Napoleon. They Had Previously Been Confined Exclusively To The Cossack Arm Of The Russian Service. The Lance Is From Eight To Eleven Feet Long, With A Sharp, Spear-like Point Made Of ...
Land Crab
Land-crab. Any Species Of Crab (q.v.) Which In A Mature State Is Not Aquatic, Having Become Adapted To A Terrestrial Mode Of Life. Such Arc Now Grouped Into A Family, The Geear Einithr. And Divided Into Several Genera. The Species Are Numerous. And All Inhabitants Of Warm Countries. They Very ...
Land League
Land League. One Of The Leagues Found Ed At Different Times In Ireland To Improve The Condition Of The Tenant. In The Winter Of 1879-80 The Agrarian Distress Caused By Par Tial Failure Of The Crops During The Preceding Year Assumed The Proportions Of A Famine. The Peasants Were Unable ...
Land Tax
Land Tax. Property In Land Has Been Subject To Taxation From The Earliest Days, But A Specific Land Tax Implies A Peculiar Treatment Of Agricultural Land In Taxation. In The United States Land Bears A Large Share Of Local Taxation, Either Under The General Property Tax Or Under A Tax ...
Lander
Lander, Ricii-klid Lemon (1804-34). An English African Explorer. Born At Truro, Corn Wall, Where His Father Was A Publican. After Service Witb London Families, During Which Lie Visited The West Indies And The Continent. He Accompanied Major Colehrooke As Servant To Cape Colony In 1823, And Traveled With Him Across ...
Landlord And Tenant
Landlord And Tenant. Those Who Stand In The Relationship Which Subsists When One Person Holds Land Of Another, And In Sub Ordination To The Latter's Title. The Relationship Arises Whenever One Having An Estate In Land Grants To Another A Lesser Estate Therein. It Ex Ists Equally, Therefore, Between A ...
Landscape
Landscape. In Painting, A Picture Repre Senting Natural Scenery, With Or Without Acces Sories Of Men And Animals. Which Must Be Sub Sidiary. The Modern Feeling For Landscape Was Un Known To Greek Art, The Human Figure Absorbing All Attention. It Was Not Awakened Until Alex Andrine Times, And In ...
Landscape Gardening
Landscape Gardening. The Art Of Arranging Trees, Shrubs, Flowers, And Grass, Drives And Walks, And Buildings, In Such Relation To The Natural Surroundings Of A Place And To One An Other As To Produce Pleasing Effects. The An Cients Practiced It, But Very Little Is Known About The Styles In ...
Landseer
Land'seer. A Distinguished Family Of English Painters And Engravers. The Father Of The Family, Josh (1769-1852), Engraver And Au Thor, Was Horn In Lincoln. Lle Illustrated A Number Of Works, His Plates Being Chiefly Land Scapes. The Most Interesting Are A Few- Plates After Turner, The Best Being Probably The ...