University Leipzig
Leipzig, University Or. After Berlin And Munich. The Largest University Of Germany, And Next To Heidelberg The Oldest Within The Limits Of The Present German Empire. It Was Estab Lished By The Secession Of The German Stu Dents From Prague As One Of The Results Of The Hussite Agitation There. ...
Use Of Lights
Lights, Use Of, In Public Worship. A Practice Which Prevailed In The Jewish (see Ex. Xxv. 31-39) And Most Other Ancient Re Ligions. And Was Retained In The Christian Church—not Merely For The Obvious Purpose Of Illumination, But As A Token Of Joy And With A Symbolic Allusion To Christ ...
Uv Ida Niiia R
Uv Ida Niiia R. Seven Lobed Leaves, Is Found From Connecticut South To Florida And West To Texas And Mexico. In The South, Where The Tree Is Common, It At Tains A Height Of 100 Feet Or More. The Timber, Which Is Often Called Satin Walnut In The Markets, Is ...
Va Lot
Lot, Va. A Southwest Department Of France, Formerly Part Of The Province Of Guie»ne (slap: France. H 7). Area, 2012 Square Miles. It Is Watered By The Dordogne And The Lot, With Its Tributary, The Se116. A Range Of Hills, Broad, But Not High, And Containing Some Iron, Runs Through ...
Varieties
Varieties Ot' Limestone. A Number Of Names Have Been Given To Different Varieties Of Lime Stone. Of Which The More Important Are The Fol Lowing: Crinoidal Liniestonc, A Variety Contain Ing Fragments Of Crinoid Stems. Coquina Ly.v.1. A Variety Composed Of Loosely Eemented Shell Fragments. Chalk (q.v.), A White Variety ...
Vi Lille
Lille, Vi (nem. Ryss,/). The Capital Of The Department Of Nord, France, A First-class Fortress, And One Of The Principal Manufacturing Centres Of The Republic Frame. K Ll• It Is Situated In A Level District Nn The Navigable Penh. About 7 Miles Frt Ur The Itelhan Frontier, And 155 Miles ...
Warded Locks
Warded Locks. The Origin Of Warded Locks Is Unknown. But Is Undoubtedly Of Early Date, For They Seem To Have Been Used By The Etruscans. A. Century Ago They Were Considered Very Safe, And Were Made In Most Complicated And Inge Nious Forms. It Was The Only Lock Generally Em ...
Wild Elm Lindenschmit
Lindenschmit, Wild Elm Vox, The Young Cr ( 1829-95) . A German Historical Painter. Born At Munich, Son Of Wilhelm, The Elder. First In Structed In I\ Lainz By His Uncle, Ludwig Linden Splunit, He Studied Subsequently At The Academy Of Munich, At The Stlidel Institute In Frankfort, Then In ...
Will Hicock Low
Low, Will Hicock ( 1853— ) . An American Illustrator, Figure And Genre Painter. He Was Born May 31, 1853, At Albany, N. Y. His Early Education Was Interrupted By Ill Health, But In 1870 He Went To New York, And For Two Years Illustrated For Different Magazines. He Went ...
William 1573 1645 Laud
Laud, William (1573-1645). Archbishop Of Canterbury. The Upholder Of Church Authority In The Time Of Charles I. He Was The Son Of A Clothier In Good Circumstances, And Was Born At Reading, In Berkshire, October 7, 1573. He En Tered Saint John's College, Oxford, In 1589, Be Came A Fellow ...
William 1737 95 Lee
Lee, William (1737-95). One Of The Repre Sentatives Of The United States In Europe During The American Revolution; The Fifth Son Of Thomas Lee And The Brother Of Richard Henry Lee. Fran Cis Lightfoot Lee, And Arthur Lee, Lie Was Horn In Stratford. Va., But Some Time Before The Revo ...
William 1843 19011 Ludlow
Ludlow, William ( 1843-19011. An Ameri Can Soldier, Horn At Islip, Long 1-land, N. Y. Lie Graduated At West Point In 1864. Was Commis Sioned A First Lieutenant Of Engineers, And Served Under General Hooker In The Atlanta Campaign As Chief Engineer Of The Twentieth Army Corps, Army Of The ...
William James 1812 97linton
Linton, William James ( 1812-97). A Wood-engraver And Author, Born In London, De Cember 7, 1312. Lie Learned His Art From G. W. Bonner, To Whom He Was Apprenticed In 1323. In 1342 He Became The Partner Of John Orrin Smith, A Distinguished Wood-engraver, With Whom He Was Employed On ...
William Kennett Loftus
Loftus, William Kennett (c.1821-58). An English Arehceologist, Born At Rye In Sussex. He Was Educated At Cambridge, And From L849 To 1852 Made Extensive On The Sites Of The Ancient Cities On The Tigris And Euphrates. In 1853-55, Under The Auspices Of The Assyrian Excavation Fund, He Made Particular Examina ...
William Lawrence
Lawrence, William 13eien (1800-s1). An American Jurist And Political Leader, Horn In New York City And Educated At Columbia College. Ite Studied Law And After Two Years' Reshlenee In Europe Was Admitted To The New Bar In 1823. In I82g-27 He Was Secretsof The Ana-rival] Legation In London Under Gallatin, ...
William Lyon 1795 1561mackenzie
Mackenzie, William Lyon ( 1795-1561 ) . Leader Of The Rebellion Of 1837-38 In Upper Canada. He Was Born At Dundee, Scotland, But In 1820 Emigrated To Canada And Settled First At York (toronto) And Later At Queenstown. Where He Opened A Bookstore, And In 1824 Began The Publication Of ...
William Macready
Macready, William Ctrantlis (1793-1873). A Noted English Tragedian. He Was Born In London, March 3, 1793, The Son Of A Provincial Theatrical Manager, And Was Edu Cated At. Rugby. He First Played As Romeo At Birmingham In 1810. For Four Years He Took Leading Parts In His Father's Company, And ...
William Wing Loring
Loring, William Wing An American Soldier, Born In North Carolina. He Was Early Taken By His Parents To Florida, And At The Age Of Fourteen Enlisted In A Volunteer Company Which Took Part In The Seminole War, Attaining The Rank Of Lieutenant At The End Of Two Years Of Active ...
Wine Manufacture
Wine Manufacture. Wine. Being The Product Of Natural Forces And Not Requiring Machinery For Its Production, Is The Oldest Of The Beverages, And Was Made Before The Dawn Of History. With The Cultivation Of The Vine And The Growth Of Complex Tastes The Industry Became Highly De Veloped. The Wines ...
Wm Leyte
Leyte, Wm. An Island Of The Visaya Group In The Philippines, Constituting With A Number Of Small Dependent Islands The Province Of Leyte (map: Philippine Islands, .1 9). It Is Situated To The Southeast Of Luzon, And Is Separated From The Island Of Samar On The Northeast By The Strait. ...
Wm Locle
Locle, Wm', Le. A Town Of The Canton Of Neuchatel. Switzerland. Situated On The French Frontier, Five Miles Southwest Of Chaux-de-fonds (map: Switzerland. A 11. The Town Has Been Re Built Since A Fire In 1833, And Contains Among Its Educational Buildings An Imposing College, A Watchmaking Institute, A Mechanical ...
Woo Lopez De Ayala
Lopez De Ayala, Woo Db. Adelardo (182s-79). A Spanish Dramatist And Poet. Horn In The District Of Seville. May I, 1828. De Studied Law At The University Of Seville And Then Went To Madrid. There, Before He Was Twenty-one Years Of Age, Lie Produced His First Drama, El Hombre De ...