Lands
Lands, Puntsc. That Part Of The National Domain In The Ownership Of The Government. Sub Ject To Sale Or Other Disposal Under General Laws. These Lands Lie Within Both The States And The Territories. They Have Been Acquired For The United States Chiefly By Cession From The Indi Vidual States, ...
Landseer_2
Landseer, Sir Eowtx Henry (1502-73). An Eminent English Animal Painter. He Was Born In London, March 7. 1802. Under His Father's Guidance He Sketched Animals In The Fields About London Before His Fifth Year, And Before He Was Twelve He Could Etch And Paint In Water-colors And Oil. Some Of ...
Landwehr
Landwehr, Itint'var (ger., Land-defense). A Military Term Originating In Prussia. And Since Applied To A Branch Of The National Reserve Forces Of Austria-hungary, Germany, Japan, And Switzerland. The Prussian Landwehr Was First Proposed• In 1806' By Major Knesebeck, Of Tho Prussian Army; But It Was Not Until The Com Mencement ...
Lane
Lane, Josevil (1801-81). An American Pioneer And Soldier, Born In Buncombe County, N. C. He Removed To Kentucky In 1814, And Two Years Later Crossed The Ohio Into Warrick County, Ind. Ito Was Elected To The Legislature In 1822 While Still Under Age, And Was Conse Quently Obliged To Wait ...
Lanfranc
Lanfranc, Libefrank (c.1005-89). The Most Eminent Of The Foreign Churchmen Who Rose To Distinction In The Mediaeval Church Of Eng Land. He Was Horn Of A Noble Family At Pavia, About 1005, And Educated, Partly In Pavia. Partly At Bologna. For The Profession Of The Law. In The Hope Of ...
Lanfranco
Lanfranco, Ifin'friiilki% Giovanni (158° 1(47). An Italian Historical Painter, Of The Eclectic School. He Was Born At Parma, And As A Lad Was Page To The Marquis Of Montalto. He Showed Such Talent For Design That His Lord Placed Him With Agostino Carra•ei, Who Was Then Painting At Parma. After ...
Lanfrey
Lanfrey, Lfix'fra', Pierre ( Is2s-77). A French Historian And Politician, Born At Chant Wry. Savoy. He Was Educated At The Jesuit Col Lege At Cham•ry. From Which, However. He Was Expelled, And At The Lyek. Bourbon. Paris, Where Be Completed His Studies In 1847. He Then Took Up Law At ...
Langdon
Lang'don, Joun (1741-1819). An Ameri Can Revolutionary Leader And Statesman, Born At Portsmouth, N. H. He Received A Grammar School Education, Spent Some Years In A Counting House, And At The Outbreak Of The Revolutionary War Had Become A Wealthy Merchant And Ship Owner. Ile Was An Ardent Champion Of ...
Language And Literature
Language And Literature. By The Hebrew Language Is Usually Meant The Language In Which The Books Of The Old Testament Are Written. For The Sake Of Distinction, The Speech Of Post-biblical Times May Be Called New Or Late Hebrew. The Expression Hebrew Language Is Not Found In The Old Testament. ...
Language Of
Language (of.. Fr. Langage. From Lat. Lingua, Tongue, Language. Olat. Din Qua, Tongue; Connected With Goth. Tungo. Ofig. Zunga. Ger. Zunqe. As. Lunge, Eng. Tongue). In Its Widest Use, All Means Of Expressing Or Of Communicating Feeling And Thought. In This Sense There Is A `language' Of Plastic Art Or ...
Lansing
Lan'sing. The Capital Of The State Of Michigan, In Ingham County, At The Confluence Of The Grand And Cedar Rivers. 90 Miles North West Of Detroit And 64 Miles East By South Of Grand Rapids; On The Chicago And Grand Trunk, The Lake Shore And Michigan Southern, The Michigan Central, ...
Lantern Fish
Lantern-fish. A Name Given To Soft Rayed, Pelagic Fishes, Of A Provisional Order, Ini Omi. In Reference To The Fact That Most Of Them Possess Phosphorescent, Luminous Organs, Required By Their Residence In The Dark Oceanic Abysses. Their General Structure Is That Of Iso Spondylous Fishes, Which Have Become Degraded ...
Laoag
Laoag, La-wag'. The Capital Of The Province Of Llocos Norte (q.v.), Philippines (map: Philip Pine Islands, E 1). It Is Situated In A Fertile Plain. In The Northwestern Part Of Luzon, On The Right Bank Of The Laoag Or Pagsfin River, Five And One-half Miles From The Sea. Its Houses ...
Laodicea
Laodicea, (lat., From Gk. Aao6bma, Loodikcia). The Name Of Several Greek Cities In The East, Built By The Seleueidfr, Who Ruled The Kingdom Of Syria After The Death Of Alexander The Great. Five Of These Were Named After Laodiee, Wife Of Seleueus Nieator, And One After The Wife Of Antiochus ...
Laon
Laon, Rix. A Fortress And The Capital Of The Department Of .aisne, France, Situated On An Iso Lated Bill, S7 Miles Northeast Of Paris By Rail (nap: France, K 2). It Has Numerous Ancient Buildings And Three Gates Belonging To Its Thir Tcentffieentu•y Fortifications. The Cathedral Of Notre Dame Is ...
Laos
Laos, Lipeez. Or Laotians. One Of The Chief Groups Of The Thal Stock, Which The Shams, Thos-nnong, Siamese, Burmese, Etc. They Inhabit The Northeni Parts Of Farther India. From Tongking To Assam, Hut The Laos Country Belongs Chiefly To Siam And French Ludo China, Only A Few Tribes Still Preserving ...
Lapidary Work
Lapidary Work (lat. Lapidaries, Relat Ing To A Stone, From Lapis, Stone). The Art Of Cutting, Grinding, And Polishing Precious Stone,. 'this Industry Has Been Practiced, In A Crude Way, From Very Ancient Times. At First Only The Natural Faces, Caused By The Crystallographic Structure Of The Gene, Were Polished, ...
Lapland
Lap'land. A Region Embracing An Area Of About 150,000 Square Miles In Northwest Europe. It Is Not A Political Entity. But Derives Its Name From The Fact That It Is The Home Of The Lapps, Or Laplanders. Its Southern Boun Dary Is Not Definitely Defined, But It May He Said ...
Lapse
Lapse (from Lat. Lapsus. A Falling. Slipping, From /abi, To Fall. To Slip). In The Law Of Wills, The Failure Of A Leoacy Or Devise To Take Effect, By Reason Of The Death Of The Beneficiary Before That Of The Testator. Or Because It Becomes Inoper Ative, Subsequent To The ...
Lapwing As
Lapwing (as. Hleapewince, Lapwing, From 01tg. Hlaufan, Ger. /a (ilea, To Run, Goth. Us-hlattpan, To Spring Up + As. Wincian. Ohg. Winehan, (;er. Winken. Eng. Wink So Called From The Jerky Motion Of The Wings. Hut Confused By Popular Etymology With Lop + Cuing), Or Peewit. An 01(1 World Plover ...
Larceny Of
Larceny (of. Lurrecin, Larein, Fr. Larcin, From Lat. Latrocinium. Robbery, From Latrocinari, To Commit Highway Robbery, From Wm, Highway Man). The Wrongful Appropriation And Carrying Away By One Person Of The Personal Property Of Another, With A Felonious Intent To Convert Such Property To His Own Use Against The Consent ...
Lareau
Lareau, 1a'r.y. Edmond ( 1848-90 1. A French Canadian Politician And Author, Born At I R Quebec. After Eompl Et Ing His Education ..t Saidte Marie De Mannoir, Victoria College. And Mcgill University, Mon Treal. Lie Was Admitted To The Bar (1870). And Six Years Afterwards Was Appointed Law Professor ...
Lares
La'res (latin Plural; Sing. Lars Early Plural Loses; No Satisfactory Derivation Of The Word Has Been Given). Local Divinities Of The Ancient. Romans. They Belong To The Original Clement In The Roman Religion, And Were In Early Times Worshiped Especially In The Country. At Cross-roads Or Where Several Pieces Of ...
Larochejacquelein
Larochejacquelein, La•roslezhak'lsn', Du Verger De. An Ancient And Noble Family Of Poitou In France, Distinguished For Its Devotion To The Cause Of The Bourbons After 1789. Henri Du Verger, Count De Larochejacquelein (1772 94), Was Born At The Chateau Of La Darbclliere. Near Chatillon, Became An Officer In The Guard ...
Larva
Larva (lat., Ghost, Mask, Given To The Caterpillar Because It Was Thought By The Ancients To Mask The Form Of The Perfect Insect Or Butter Fly). When Animals Become Free From The Parent Tissue Or From The Egg, They Either Have The Form, If Not The Size, Of The Adult, ...
Laryngitis
Lar'yngi'tis (neo-lat., From Gk. Forymr, Larynx), Or Inflammation Of The Larynx. The Usual Catarrhal Form May Be Either An Acute Or A Chronic Affection. Acute Laryngitis. In Its More Severe Form, Commences With A Which Is Followed By Fever, With A Strong Pulse. A Hot Skin, And A Flushed Face. ...
Laryngoscope
Laryngoscope (from Gk. Xdptry, Larynx, Larynx ± Tztoweip, Skopciu, To Look). An In Strument Composed Of Two Mirrors And Employed For The Examination Of The Throat. The Laryngo Scope Was Devised By Robert Liston, But Was Much Improved And First Practically Employed By Czer Mak. The Two Mirrors Are Called ...
Larynx
Larynx (neo-lat., From Gk. Xdpu-ye, Lar Ynx, Larynx). The Organ Of Voice. It Also Takes A Part In The Respiratory Process, As All Air Pass Ing Either To Or From The Lungs Must Pass Through It. It Is A Complex Piece Of Mechanism Resembling A Box Composed Of Pieces Of ...
Las Casas
Las Casas, Las Kli'sas. Bawrolomt Us ( 1474 1566). A Spanish Monk Of The Dominican Order. Known As The 'apostle Of The Indies.' He Was Born In Seville Of An Old Family Which Prob Ably Originated In France. He Studied Phi Losoillty• Theology. And Jurisprudence At The Old 1:11iver,ity Of ...
Las Palmas
Las Palmas, Ms Piil'mhs. The Capital Of The Island Of Oran Canaria And The Largest City Of The Canary Islands (\lap: Africa, C 2). It Is Beautifully Situated On The Northeastern Shore Of The Island In A Fertile Valley Dotted With Palms. It Has A Magnificent Harbor, Capacious And Deep ...
Lasker
Lasker, Las'k;:sr. Eduard ( 1829-84). A Prussian Statesman Of Jewish Descent. Born At Jarotsehin (posen). Lle Was Educated At The Uni Versities Of Breslau And Berlin, And In 1851 Ob Tained A Post In The Berlin Municipal Court. Sub Sequently He Spent Three Years In England In The Study Of ...
Lassalle
Lassalle. La's:11'. 'ferdinand (1s25-114). A Celebrated Socialistic Agitator, Born At Breslau In 1325. His Father, A Jewish Silk Merchant, Planned A Commercial Career For Him, And Sent Him At Sixteen To The Commercial High School At Leipzig. But Lassalle Conceived An Antipathy For Trade, Lett The College After Two Years. ...
Lateran Councils
Lateran Councils. The Councils Held In The Lateran Basilica At Rome. (see Lateran, Cd Urcii Of Saint Joux.) The First One Of Im Portance Was Called By 3lartin I. In 649 To Con Demn Those Who Denied That There Were Two Wills In Christ, The Divine And The Human. (see ...
Latex
Latex (lat., Juice). The Milky Or Colored Juice Which Is Found In Special Cells Or Tubes In Plants, Confined To Eertain Families Of The Angio Sperms, Namely The Papaveracea., Asclepiadace:e, Apoeynace:e, Eupho•biaeezp, Urtieace:c, Lobeli Acea., Campanulacea., Ciehoriaceze, Aroidea., And 3lusacea'. The First Eight Families Belong To The Dicotyledons, And The ...
Lathyrus
Lath'yrus (neo-lat., From Gk. Adoepos, Sort Of Pulse). A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Iegmninosie. The Leaves Of Many Species Are Furnished With Tendrils, And Are Pinnate, But Often With Only One Pair Of Leaflets. The Species Are Numerous, Annual And Perennial Herbs, Na Tives Of Temperate Countries ...
Latimer
Lat'imer, Hum (0.1485-1555). One Of The Most Distinguished Of The English Reformers. Ile Was Born At Thurcaston. In Leicestershire, About 1485. ]le Was Educated At Cambridge, And Be Came Attached To The New Learning And Divinity Which Had Beoun To Establish Themselves There. Be Soon Became A Zealous Preacher Of ...
Latin Kingdom Of Jerusalem
Latin Kingdom Of Jerusalem. The Kingdom Established By The Crusaders In 1099. Which Lasted Until 1187. When On July 15. 1099. .terusalem Was Taken, It Became Necessary For The Christian Conquerors To Establish Some Permanent Rule. Naturally The Only System Of Government Well Known To Them, The Feudal. Was Adopted. ...
Latin Language
Latin Language. 'the Language Of An Cient Rome. It Was Originally The Vernacular Of The Latini, A Small Tribe Of Central Italy, Occu Pying The Plain Of Latium (q.v.) South Of The Tiber Between The Apennines And The Sea, And Was Thus The Language Of The Founders Of Rona.. With ...
Latin Literature
Latin Literature. In This Article An Attempt Is Made Only To Trace Briefly The Origin, Development, And Decay Of Latin Literature, With Slight Notices Of The Principal Authors Who Aided In Its Growth And Left The Stamp Of Their Genius On Its Progress. For Further Information Regard Ing The Life ...
Latin Union
Latin Union. By The Monetary Convention Of December 23. 1805, Fran•e, 13elgiuni, Switzer Land, And Italy Entered Into A Treaty For The Uni Form Regulation Of Coinage In These States. This Association Of States In A Common Monetary Policy Was Known As The Latin Union. Tim Frenell Monetary Law Of ...
Latitude
Latitude (lat. Latitude, Breadth, From Lotus, °lat. Stlatus, Broad) And Longitude (lat. Longitude, Length, From Lengus, Long; Con Nected With Goth. Laggs, 011g., Ger. Lung, As., Eng. Long, Skt. Opers. Dranga, °church Slay. Dhigii, Lith. Ilgas, Long). Geographical Terms Used In Specifying The Position Of Places On The Earth's Surface. ...
Law Lakes
Lakes, Law Or. The Courts Of England Have Rarely Been Called Upon To Expound The Rules Of The Common Law Upon This Topic, And Syste Matic Writers Upon Law In That Country Have Not Essayed The Task Of Stating Them. In 1878, However, The House Of Lords Was Forced To ...
Leander Starr Jameson
Jameson, Leander Starr ( 1853—). A Scottish Physician And Soldier, Who Became Prom Inent As Leader Of The Raid Into The Transvaal In December, 1895. A Sodof R. W. Jameson, Writer To The Signet, He Was Born In Edinburgh. He Studied Medicine At London Graduated :m.d., B.s., M.r.c.s., In 1875, ...
Letters Junius
Ju'nius, Letters Of. A Fatuous Series Of Seventy Letters Signed 'junius.' Which Appeared In A, London Newspaper. The Pubhe Advertiser, Between January 21, 1769. And January 21. 1772.. The Signature 'junius' Had Appeared For The First Time On November 21, 1768, When Grafton And Camden Were Assailed For Their Behavior ...
Literature
Literature. Only A Scanty Portion Of Ancient 'hebrew Literature Has Come Down To The Present Day. The Tell El-amarna Tablets Show That Writ Ing On Clay Was Known In Palestine As Early As N.c. 1400. Writirw Among The Hebrews. However, Probably Did Not Begin Before We. 1000, Although The Written ...
Lixto
Lixto. Following The Withdrawal Of The Military Gov Ernments In The South Between 1868 And 1870 And The Restoration Of Civil Government, The Ku Klux `outrages' Increased To Such A Degree As To Threaten The General Security. Itepublican Legis Latures Passed Stringent Acts To Break Up The Klan And Bring ...
Lords Of The Isles
Isles, Lords Of The. A Line Of Scottish Chiefs, Celebrated In Poetry And Romance. Sir Walter Scott, In His Notes To The Lord Of The Isles, Speaks Of Somerled As Lord Of The Isles: But It Is Probably More Correct To Speak Of Him As King Of The Isles. The ...
Lucius Quintus Cincin Natls
Lamar, Lucius Quintus Cincin Natl.'s (1825-93). An American Lawyer And Legislator, Sou Of The Preceding. Ile Was Born In Putnam County, Ga.: Graduated At Emory College (ox Ford, Oa.) In 1845; Studied Law At Macon In The Office Of A. H. Chappell, And Was Admitted To The Bar In 1847. ...
Manufactures
:manufactures. Compared With Agriculture, Manufacturing Is Of Very Minor Importance. In 1900 Only 35.200 People Were Engaged In The Industries. Or 2.4 Per Cent. Of The Population. This Was An Increase. However, In The Number Of People Engaged Of 24.1 Per Cent. In The Decade From 1890 To 1900. The ...
Manufactures
Manufactures. China Is The Original Home Of The Highly Perfected Arts Of Lacquer-work, Fine Ceramics, Chasing And Inlaid Work, Ivory,'bone, Stone, And Wood Carving, In Most Of Which Japan Now Excels Its Ancient Tutor. The Most Authori Tative Writers On The Industries Of Japan Agree That The Japanese Have Regarded ...
Marie Madeleine P Ioc
La Fayette, Marie Madeleine P Ioc Lie De La Vergne, Countess De (1634-93). A French Novelist. She Was The Daughter Of Aymar De La Vergne, Governor Of Havre, And Was A Friend Of La Roehefoueauld (q.v.). Her Marriage With The Count De In Fayette Was One Of 'convenience' Soon Ended ...
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Jacobi, Mary Putnam ( 1812— ). An Ameri T An Physician, Born In London, England, The Daughter Of George P. Putnam, Of New York City. The First Woman Graduated From The New York College Of Pharmacy. In 18112, She Was Also The First Woman Graduated From The Women's College In ...
Mississippi Jetties
Mississippi Jetties. It Is We]] Known That The Mississippi River Makes Its Way To The Gulf Of Mexico Through Three Great Branches Or Passes. On The Extreme Left To The East Lies Pass It L'outre, About 14 Miles In Length To Land's End. In The Middle Lies South Pass, Which, ...
Modern Distort
;modern Distort, During The Fifteenth, Six Teenth, Seventeenth, And Eighteenth Centuries, As During The Middle Ages, There Is No History Of Daly As Such, Only The Culture History Of The Renaissance And The Individual Histories Of The Different Cities And States, Their Rivalries, And Their Combinations With Foreign Powers. Chief ...
Money
Money, Weigiits„1nd Measures. As A Mem Ber Of The Latin Union, Italy Has The Same Monetary System As France (so Far As The Stand Ard Of Money And Coinage Is Concerned. Not The Method Of Issuing Paper Money). The Amount Of Fractional Silver Coinage To Which Italy Is Entitled Under ...
Names Ii Of England
Names Ii. Of England And Vii. Of Scot Land (1633-1701). The Son Of Charles I. And Henrietta Maria, He Was Born October 14. 1633. While A Mere Infant He Was Created Duke Of York And Albany. In 1646 He Was Surrendered Along With His Father To The Parliamentary Authorities. Who ...
Norman Buel
Norman Buel An Ameri Can Lawyer And Born At Rome, N. V. He Was Educated At The High School In His Native City, Studied Law, And In 1s36 Was Admitted To The Bar. He Immediately Removed To Chicago. Ill., Where He Began Drew Up The First Charter Of The Incorporated ...
Old Catholics
Old Catholics ) , As Well As By Its Denial Of The Right Of The Church To Excommunicate Any Of Its Members Without Leave From The State. Another Cause Of Dispute Was The Refusal Of Pope Pius Ix. To Receive Cardinal Hohenlohe As German Ambas Sador. On The Ground That ...
Origin Of Lakes
Origin Of Lakes. The Causes Of Lakes Are As Various As Their Forms. In General They May Be Considered As Consequence Of Natural Inter Ference With Drainage. They May Exist On A New Land Surface, When They May Be Called Orig Inal Consequent Lakes, Since They Are Formed In Consequence ...
Or Associa Tion Joint Stock
Joint-stock Company, Or Associa Tion. An Association Of Individuals Who Unite To Carry On Businese For Gain, By Each Taking And Paying For Shares In The Common Stock. At Coin Nano Law It Is A Partnership (q.v.). And Is Subject To The Rules Of Partnership Law. It Differs Irian The ...
Or Cabul Kabul
Kabul, Or Cabul. The Capital Of Afghanistan And Of The Province Of The Same Name, In Latitude 34° 30' X., And Longitude 69° 16' E., Near The Point Where The Kabul River. Here Crossed By Three Bridges, Ceases To Be Fordable (map: Afghanistan, L 4). Elevated About 6400 Feet, And ...
Or Calmucks Kaliviucks
Kal'iviucks, Or Calmucks (tatar Kha Limak, Renegade). A Western Branch Of The Mon Gol Race, Inhabiting Chiefly The Eastern Part Of Tibet Around Koko-nor And East Turkestan. The Western Part Of The Russian Government Of Astra Khan, And The Province Of The Don Cossacks. Their Total Number Is Estimated At ...
Or Gerboa Jerboa
Jerbo'a, Or Gerboa (from Ar. Yarbfi', Flesh Of The Back And Loins, Oblique Descending Muscle Jerboa : So Called From The Great Muscular Development Of The Hind Legs). A Small Rodent Of The Genus Dipus And Family Dipodithe, Related To Rats And Mice, And Remarkable For Its Kanga Roo-like Characteristics. ...
Or Isothermal Lines
Isothermal Lines, Or Isoutertms. In Meteorology. Lines That Connect Places Having The Same Temperature For A Day, Month. Or For Any Given Interval Of Time. Systems Of Isothermal Lines For Daily Maps. As Well As For Monthly And Annual Means, Present In A Very Graphic Manner The Prevailing Temperature Conditions, ...
Or Janissaries Of Janizaries
Janizaries, Or Janissaries (of. Jan Vissaire, Fr. Janissairc, It. Giannizzero. From Turk. Ye•iclieri, New Troops, From New + Ar. Askar, Army, Soldier). A Turkish Military Force First Instituted By Orkhan (1326-59). The Son And Successor Of Othman, The Founder Of The Ottoman Turkish Empire, Who Levied From The Conquered Christian ...
Or Jeddah Jiddah
Jid'dah, Or Jeddah (ar. Juddah ). The Most Important Trading Port On The Red Sea, Situ Ated On The Coast Of The Hejaz, Arabia. About 60 Miles West Of Mecca (map: Asia, C (3). It Is A Well-built, Prosperous-looking Place, With Wide Streets And Fine Buildings, The Chief Of Which ...
Or Jehoash Joash
Jo'ash, Or Jeho'ash (heb. Yehiish). (1) King Of Judah. Son Of Ahaziah (c.836-796 Me.). On The Death Of Ahaziah. Athaliah, His Mother, Massacred All The Royal Children Except Joash, An Infant Of One Year, Who Was Saved By His Aunt. Jehosheba. And Kept In Hiding By Her For Six Years, ...
Or Jehuda Judah
Judah, Or Jehuda (ar., Abu Al-hoson), Ben Samuel, Surnamed Ha-levr (e.1086-?). A Jewish Physician. Poet, And Philosopher Of Spain. He Was Born In Castile, And First Studied Medicine, But Afterwards Devoted Himself To Phi Losophy And Poetry. And Became The Greatest Hebrew Poet Of The Middle Ages. His Songs Breathe ...
Or Kai Feng Fu Kai Fung
Kai-fung, Or K'ai-feng-fu, Krfung' Fi7115'. A Walled City Of China, Capital Of The Prov Ince Of Ho-nan (q.v.), 11 Miles South Of The Ho Ang-ho Or Yellow- River And About 450 Miles Southwest Of Peking (map: China, 1) 5). It Was The Capital Of The Country From 960 To 1129, ...
Or Kasan Kazan
Kazan, Or Kasan. Capital Of The Russian Government Of The Same Name (q.v.), Situated On The Kazanka. 195 Miles East Of Nizhni-novgorod (slap: Russia, G 3). At The Northern End Of The City Is Situated The Kremlin. It Con Tains The Sixteenth-century Cathedral With The Image Of The Virgin Mother ...
Or Killmee Kildeer
Kil'deer, Or Killmee. The Most Widely Known Of American Plovers (zegialitis Rocife Rus). It Is Nine Or Ten Inches Long, And Ahout Twenty Inches In Extent Of Wing. It Is Grayish Brow N Above, With An Olive Shade, And Occasion Ally A Bronzy Lustre, Orange-brown Or Chestnut On The Rump, ...
Or King At Arms
King-at-arms, Or King-or-anus. The Title Of The Principal Heraldic Officer Of Any Coun Try. There Are Four Kings-at-arms In England, Of Whom Three, Varter, Clareneieux, And Norroy, Form The College Of Heraldry. The Fourth Is Bath King-at-arms. Garter Principal King-at-arms Was Instituted By Henry V. (a.n. 141i) For The Service ...
Or Krakatita Krakatoa
Krakatoa, Or Krakatita, A Small Volcanic Island In The Sunda Strait. Be Tween Java And Sumatra (map: East Indies, C 6). It Has Au Area Of Six Square Miles. About One-half Of Its Former Size. The Volcano Had Been In A Dormant State Since 1680, When. In May, 1883, It ...
Or Kuklux Klan
Klan, Or Kuklux, Kfekliiks' (from Gk. Fainnos, Kyklos, Circle, So Called As Being A Secret Society, And Eng. Clan, With Altered Spelling To Give• The Mysterious Abbreviation K. K. K.). A Secret Organization Which Existed In Some Of The Southern States During The Period, Roughly Speaking, From 1866 To 1872. ...
Or Kwang Su
Kwang-su, Or Kuang-hstr. The Reign Title Of Tsai Then. The Present Em Peror Of China. Ile Is The Son Of Ch'un I-hwan (commonly Known As Prince Ch'nn') , The Sevrnth Son Of The Emperor Who Reigned As Taokwang And Who (lied In 1850. Kwang-sit Was Born In 1872, Ascended The ...
Or Ladislaus Ladislas
Ladislas, Or Ladislaus (e.1 375-1414) King Of Naples From 138(1 To 1414. Of The House Of Anjou. Ile Was The Son Of Charles 111. (of Durazzo), And On His Father's Death Succeeded To The Crown Under The Regency Of His Mother. From The Beginning He Was Forced To Contend Against ...
Or Lao Tsu Lao Tse
Lao -tse, Or Lao-tsu, ( Chin., `venerable Philosopher'). An Ancient Chinese Sage, The Reputed Founder Of The Philosophy Known As Taoism (q.v.). Little Is Known Re Garding Him That Is Absolutely Trustworthy. That He Existed Is Beyond Doubt, For Sze-ma Ts'ien, The Chinese Historian, Who Wrote About 100, Mentions Him ...
Or Laybach Laibach
Laibach, Or Laybach. The Cap Ital Of The Austrian Crownland Of Carniola, Situ Ated On The Laibach River, 45 Miles Northeast Of Tnest (map: Austria, D 3). It Contains A Number Of Fine Promenades And Squares, Adorned Nvali Monuments, Among Which The Most Notable Is The Bronze Bust Of Radetzky. ...
Or Xalisco Jalisco
Jalisco, Or Xalisco, Rfa-livsk& One Of The States Of Mexico. Bounded By The Ter Ritory Of Tepic And The States Of Zacatecas And Aguas Calientes On The North, Guanajuato And Michoacan On The East, Michoacan And Colima. On The South, And The Paeifie Ocean On The West (map: Mexico, G ...