Manufactures
Manufactures. The Manufacturing Indus Tries Have Progressed Slowly. Though In Recent Years. With The Advent Of Lunch Foreign Capital And The Cessation Of Political Revolutions That Were Long The Curse Of The Country, There Has Been A Large Development Of Many Industries. There. Are Now Over 3000 Small Establishments For ...
Manufactures Ml
Manufactures (ml. Manufactura, From Let. Manufactus, Menu Foetus, Made By Hand, From Mane, Ab1. Sg. Of Manes, Hand, And Factus, P.p. Of Faeere, To Make). In A Broad Sense Of The Term, Manufactures Are Such Forms Of Industry As Elaborate For Economic Use Materials Which Are Themselves The Product Of ...
Manufactures In The United
Manufactures In The United States. At The End Of The Colonial Period Manufacturing In Dustry In America Was Of Slight Importance. The Principal Salable Articles Were Raw Materials, Such As The Products Of The Forests. Each House Hold Provided It-self With The Chief Commodities For Consmnption. In New England, However, ...
Manumission
Manumission ( La T. Maninnissio, From Manumittere, To Manumit, From Matins, Hand ± To Send). In Roman Law, The Enfran Chisement Of A Slave. In The Older Law (jus (4 Rile), This Could Be Accomplished: (1) Vindicta, I.e. By A Fictitious Action. In The Later Law, The Forms Of Suit ...
Manures And Manuring
Manures And Manuring (from Of. Manorrcr, Fr. Mamerrcr, To Manage, Work By Hand, From Of. Manourre, Manorre, From \l L. Munaopera, Manopera, A Working With The Hand, From Lat. Matins, Hand Opera, Work). In A Broad Sense, The Term Manure Is Applied To Any Substance Used To Increase The Productive ...
Manutius
Manutius, Ma-nfi'shi-fis. The Latin Name Of :i Famous Faniily Of Italian Printers. Manucci, Better Known As Attic) (aldus Was Born At Scononeta. Near Nome, In 1150. Ilaving Studied Latin At Nome Under Gasparino Da Verona And (;reek At Ferrara Under ;thirino Dla Verona, S1annzro Went In 1182 To Live A ...
Manzoni
Manzoni, Nuln-zo'ne, Alessandro (1785 1873). An Italian Poet And Novelist, Born At Milan, March 7, 1785. Having Completed His Early Training At Milan And Pavia, He Accom Panied His Mother To Paris In 1805, And With Her He Frequented Some Of The Most Fashionable Ions, Especially Those In Which The ...
Maoris
Maoris, Nnii',',-rr•z. The Aborigines Of New Zealand. In Ninny Respects The Most Remarkable Representatives Of The Polynesian Race. Above The Average In Stature, They Are More Or Less Robust, With Athletic Frames. The Head-form Is Dolichorephalie. The Women For The Most Part Are Strong And Vigorous. Muth Sexes Are Adepts ...
Maple Insects
Maple Insects. The Different Species Of Maple Are Greatly Subject, To The Attacks Of In Jurious Insects. Certain Species., Such As The Silver Leaved Maple, Being More Susceptible Than Others. Several Insects Bore In The Trunks Of These Trees. The Sugar-maple Borer (tt'(or•obin.s Speeiosus). A Black, Long-horned Beetle Which Has ...
Maple As
Maple (as, Mapol, Mapul, Iturpel, Ice). Mopurr, Olig. Mazzoltra, Ger. Holder. Maple). .1en•. A Genii•; Of Trees Of The Natural Order Aceracete, Containing Nearly 100 Species. Natives Of North Temperate Regions. Espe Cially Abundant In North America And Eastern Asia. They Have Opposite, Lobed Or Palmate Leaves Without Stipules: Flowers ...
Marat
Marat, Ma're, Jean Paul (1744-93). One Of The Radical Leaders Of The French Revolution, Burn May 24, 1744. At Boudry, Near Neufchatel, Switzerland. In Youth He Made Himself Master Of Several Languages; Subsequently He Studied Medicine At Bordeaux And At Paris, And, After Traveling Extensively In Europe, Removed To Lon ...
Marathi
Marathi, Ma-ra'te. A Language Spoken In Western India, And Closely Related To Sindhi, Gujarati, And Other Modern Vernaculars Of Lndo Iranian Origin. It Is The Tongue Of Between 15,000,000 And 20,000,000 People, And Is Divided Into Several Dialects, Which Are Comprised Under The Two Great Groups Dakhani And Konkani. The ...
Marble Of
Marble (of. Marble, Marbre, Fr. Inorbre, Prov. Marine, Marbre, From Lat. Marble, From Gk. Acippapos, Marmaros, Bright Stone, Marble, From Pappa(pecr, Maromirein, To Sparkle). In A Strict Sense A Crystalline Limestone Having A Granular Structure. The Term Has, However, Become Broadened As A Result Of Commercial Use And Now Includes ...
Marburg
Marburg. A Town In The Province Of Iles.e•nassau, Prussia, Situated On The Lahn, 60 Miles It Rail North Of Frankfort, (map: Pros. Sia. C' 3). It Is Commanded It A Castle. Originally The Residence Of The Landgraves Of Hesse. And Later A State Prison. It Is One Of The Most ...
Marbury
Marbury Vs. Madison. The Title Of A Famous Decision Rendered By The Supreme Court Of The United States In 1803 And Reported In The Fourth Volume Of Ora Neh's Reports. Its Impor Tanee In The Constitutional Development Of The United States Lies In The Fact That This Was The First ...
Marceli No
:marceli No ( 1856— ). A Spanish Man Of Letters, Horn In The District Of Santander, :`.:"ovember 3, 18511; He Studied There And At The Universities Of Barcelona And Madrid. Mien Lint Twenty-two Years Old He Was Appointed To A Chair Of Philosophy And Letters In The University Of Madrid, ...
Marcellus
Marcellus, Cm I S T't.at•fitus. (1) A Fhnohs Roman General. Ile Belonged To A Distin Guished Plels•ion Family. He Was Consul For The First Time In !tr. 222. And Obtained Tt Decisive Vie. Tory Over The Insultrians In Cisalpine Clan]. Slay Ing With His Own Hand Their Ling. Itritomarins Or ...
March Oe
March (oe_ Fr. Marche, From (loth.. 0)1(1. Markt/. (49% .11ftrk, As. La Ea Cc, Border: Connected With Lat. ;nary°, Dlr. Brit, Welsh, Corn. Bro, Av. Boundary). A Ternt Applied In Eng Land During The Early Middle Ages And Later To The Frontier Or Border Line Between England And Wales And ...
Marching
Marching. One Of The Essentials To Mo Bility And Effectiveness In The Field Is The Ability Of The Soldier To Carry Out Long Marches With A Minimum Of Fatigue. To This End His Physical Development Is Advanced By Various Systems Of Physical Exeroise, Both In The Gymnasium And On The ...
Marcion
Marcion, Miir'shon. A Second Century Christian. Classed Among Time Heretics. He Was Born In Tiinope. Pontes, And Died After 160. About The Year 140 He Came To Rome, Where He Fell Under The Influence Of The Syrian Cerdon, From Whom His Gnostic Ideas Were Perhaps Derived, And Here He Founded ...
Marcomanni
Mar'coman'ni (lat., From Ohg. *marka Wan. Border-man. From »larra, Border Matt, Man). An Ancient German People Who, In The Time Of Cesar, Lived Along The Banks Of The Rhine, But Afterwards, As Appears From Tam-jilts And Strabo. Settled In Bohemia, From Which They Expelled The Boil. Their King. Marobodnus, En ...
Marcy
Marcy, Wo.u.‘m Learned ( 1786-1857). An Anwriea 11 Statesman. Born December 12. 1786. At Southbridge, Mass. Ile Graduated At Brown University In 1808, And Soon Entered Upon The Praeliee Of Law At Troy. N. V. At The Ing Of The War Of 1812 He Entered The Volunteer 5ervicp As A ...
Mare Clausum
Mare Clausum, Ma/0 Kla'sfun Or Mii'ra Klou'sum (lat., Closed Sea). A Sea Or Portion Of A Sea Under The Jurisdiction Of One Nation As Dis Tinguished From The High Or Open Sea Libe 7 Not I. The Two Terms Were Used In Contra,dis Tinction By Grotins And Selden In Time ...
Marengo
Marengo, Ina-on'ga. A Locality Near Ales Sandria. Italy, The Scene Of One Of The Most Famous Of Napoleon's Battles, Fought On June 14, 1800, In Which The French Completely Defeated The Austrians Under General Melas. In 179s A Second Coalition Had Been Formed, By England, Austria, And Russia, Against Franee. ...
Margadant
Margadant, Sistox, The Real Name Of The German Humanist Simon Lem Nius (q.v.). (1353-1412). Queen Of Den Mark. Norway, And Sweden. She Was The Second Daughter Of Valdemar Iv., King Of Denmark, And The Wife Of Llaakon Vi., King Of Norway, Whom She Married In 1363. On The Death Of ...
Margin Deals Of
Margin Deals (of. Margine, From Lat. Niargo. Boundary). Transactions In Which One Person, In The Character Of Purchaser, Puts Up Collateral Security For The Performance Of His Agreement To Purchase. At Times, They Are Legal Transactions. For Example, A Person Employs A Broker To Purchase Stock Or Other Property For ...
Maria Christina
Maria Christina, Kris-te'il (1806-78). Queen Of Spain. She Was A (laughter Of Francis I.. King Of The Two Sieilies. And Was Born In Naples. April 27. 1806. In 1829 She Became The Fourth Wife Of Ferdinand Vii. Of Spain. Lt 1830 Ferdinand Restored The Law By Which, In Default Of ...
Maria De Medici
Maria De' Medici, Ma-re'a Da M3'd6-eln'• (1573-1642). The Second Wife Of Henry Iv. Of France. She Was The Daughter Of Francis 1., Grand Duke Of Tuscany, And Was Horn At Flor Ence, April 26. 1573. She Was Married To Henry Iv. In 1600. And In 1601 Gave Birth To A ...
Maria Theresa
Maria Theresa, Tc-re'stt 3i11. Queen Of Hungary And Bohemia And Arch Duchess Of Austria, And Wife Of The Gorman Em Peror. Francis I. She Was The Daughter Of The Emperor Charles Vi. (9.v.), And Was Born At Vienna, May 13, 1717. By The Sane Hon Lq.v.) Her Father Sought To ...
Marie De France
Marie De France, De Friins (twelfth Century?). The Earliest French Poet. She Was Born In France. She Dedicated Her Fables To A Ii-main William, Whom Sonic Have Identified With William Lcngsw•ord Of Salisbury; And She Alludes In Her Eithics To At King. Sometimes Iden Tilk41 With Henry Ill, Of England. ...
Marietta
Marietta. A City And The County-sent Of Wtodiington County, Ohio. 125 Miles Southeast Of Columbus; At The Junction Of The Ohio And The Muskingum Rivers, The Former Being Spanned By A Bridge Connecting With W. Va.; And On The Baltimore And Ohio Southwest Ern, The Cleveland And Marietta, The Toledo ...
Mariette
Mariette, Enorann (1521-51). A French Egyptologist. Horn At P,oulol,,me-sur-mer. Ile Became In Iso Assist Ant In The Egyptian Museum At The Louvre. Ile Was Sent To Egypt To Collect Coptie Manu Scripts, But There Became Interested In The Ruin: Of Memphis And In Excavations. Aided Finan Cially By The French ...
Marine Corps Of
Marine Corps (of., Fr. Marin, From Lat. Marinus, Pertaining To The Sea, From Mare. Sea; Connected With Goth. Ward, As. Mere, Marl, Ger. Meer, Ir. Inuir, ()church Slay. Morye, Uhl Wares, Sea; Possibly Connected With Gk. 3pv;, Bryx, Sea-depth). A Body Of Soldiers En Listed For Service In The Navy, ...
Marine Hospital Service
Marine Hospital Service. A Bu Reau In The Treasury Department Of The United States, Charged With The Management Of Marine Hospitals And Relief Stations For The Cure Ofe Sick And Disabled Seamen Of The American Merchant Marine. It Has Also Under Its Supervision The National Quarantine Stations. The Supervision Of ...
Marine Insurance
Marine Insurance. The Practice Of Marine Insurance, At Least On A Purely Commer Cial Basis. Antedates By Centuries The Application Of The Insurance Principle To Other Kinds Of Risks. Even In Ancient Times There Was Developed A System Of Quasi-insuranee In The Form Of Loans On Tiottomry By Which Risks ...
Marini
Marini, Nth-ref0, Gia Hattista ( 569 1625). An Italian Poet, Born At Naples, Octo Ber Is, 15(i9. Lie Entered Town The Study Of Juri-prodenee. Hut Lived So Wildly That His Father Eventually Banished Him From Biome. Lie Was Ieoeived Into The House Of The Chief Admiral Of Naples As A ...
Maritime Law
Maritime Law (lat. »tarlatans, Relating To The Sea, From Lat. Mart-, Sea)* Fn Its Broadest Sense, That System Of Law, Both Public And Pri Vate, Which Relates To Commerce And Navigation Upon The High Seas Or Other Navigable Waters. The Sources Of The Law Of The Sea As Now Applied ...
Maritime Province
Maritime Province (russ. Primor Skfly(1 Oblast). An Eastern Province Of Siberia. It Ext4.1141a From The Arctic Mcean, Where It Reaches As Far West As L'cliaun Itay, To The Northern Holm Dary Of Korea. Its Western Boundary Runs The Stanovoi Loiintains To About Longitude 130' E., Then Southeast And South To ...
Marius
Ma'rius, Gattrs (c.156-86 Me.). A Roman General, Born Of An Obscure Family, At The Village Of Cereatx, Near Arpinum, About B.c. 156. In The Numantine War (a.c. 134-133) He Served With Great Distinction Under The Younger Scipio Afri Canus. In B.c. He Was Elected Tribune Of The Plebs, And Vigorously ...
Marivaux
Marivaux, Mfm'mvyer', Pierre Carlet De Chaniblain Do (16sa-1763). A French Dram Atist Important In T He Development Of French Comedy, And A Novelist, Epoch-making In The Evolution Of French (lotion. Ile Was Born In Paris, February 4, I688; Bus Father A Norman, Director Of The :%lint At Ilium In Au ...
Mark As
Mark (as. Mare, Ger. Mark; Perhaps Iden Tical Originally With Mark, Token, Boundary). Originally The Term Appears To Have Been Used To Designate A Unit Of Weight, Most Commonly Of Gold Or Silver. It Was About Equal To Eight Ounces. But It Varied From Country To Country. In 1524 The ...
Market
Market Nod Marketing (as, In Ket, From Lat, Merratus, Traffic. Market, From Merrari, To Trade, From Men,. Merehandise, From Merere. To Earn, Deserve; Eonneeted With (1k. Uipos, Men's. Share). A Market May Be Defined As An Assemblage Of People For Buying And Selling Goods. The Term Is Applied At The ...
Marl Of
Marl (of. Erode, Merle, Fr. Marne, Ohg. Mergie Ger. Jlergel, From Ml. Diminu Tive Of Lat. Inurgu. Marl. From Gall. Tourga, Bret. Mum Marl, Gk. Drytxos, Argilos, White Clay). A Somewhat Indefinite Term Applied In Different Localities To Widely Different Materials. In A General Sense It Means Essentially A Natu ...
Marlowe
Marlowe, R'16, Stomier 93). A Great English Dramatist, The Must Im Portant Of Shakespeare's Predecessors. And In Some Sense His Master. Ile Was Horn At Canter Bury, Probably In February, 1564, And Educated At The King's School There And At Corpus Christi College. Cambridge, Where He Graduated In 1583. Here ...
Marmoset Of
Marmoset (of. Manowsd, Mar-mouse', Fr. Murmuuset, Puppet, From .\11,. Alarinorclum, Marble Figure. From Lat. Marl/tor. Ok. ,ucipplapos, Trsurmuros, Marble, From /2ap,unipfo, Inetrnoiirein, To Sparkle). One Of The Small And Pretty -\meri• Can Monkeys Of The Family Ilapalidte. These Lit Tle Creatures Are Distinguished From All Other American Monkeys By Several ...
Maronites
Mar'onites. A {'ln•istian Sect Of Syria, Of Very Ancient Origin. The Most Probable Ac (-mint Repre,ents Them As Descendants Of A Remnant Of The Slonothelite Sect (see Mono Rnemosm) Who, In The Early Part Of The Eighth Century, Settled On The Slopes Of The Lebanon. Their Chief Seats Being Around ...
Marot
Marot. Cament ( 1495.15441. A French Poet, Born At Cahors. In Youth He Studied Law At Paris, But Early Abandoned This For Litera Ture. He Soon Won The Passing Favor Of Francis I. And The Enduring Patronage Of Margaret Of Navarre. He Accompanied Francis In The Cam Paign: Of 1520 ...
Marquesas
Marquesas (iniir-kit'sas) Islands, Or Mendara (infin-dii'nya) Islands (fr. Less Marquises). A Group Of Islands In Polynesia, In About Latitude I00 S., And Longitude \v. Area. 494 Square Miles (map: World, Western Hemisphere, K 7 ). The Most Important Members Of The Group Are Nukahiva (183 Square Miles), And Hiva-oa (153 ...
Marquette
Marquette, Mitr-ket'. A City And The County-seat Of Marquette County, Mich., 170 Miles West Of Sault Sainte Marie; On Marquette Bay, An Inlet Of Lake Superior, And On The Du Luth, South Shore And Atlantic, And Other Rail Roads That Connect With The Mining Centres Of The Lake Superior Mineral ...
Marquez
Marquez, Niiir'kas, I.e0naltoo (c.1820-7). Alexiea Ii General. Ile Served Against The United States In The .11exican 'war, And Was A Prominent Supporter Of Santa Anna In The Revolutionary Movement Of 1849. After The Fall Of That Dictator Alarquez Espoused The Cause Of Aliramon And Zuloaga Against Juarez. In 1862 Lie ...
Marriage Of
Marriage (of., Fr. Mariagr, From Ml. Marital Marriage. From Maritrts, Husband, From Mas, Male. Husband). A Consorting Or Union Of Man And Woman Which Is Sanctioned By The Community. The Sanction May He Moral, Religions, Or Legal. This Definition Is Broader Than That Of Legal Usage, Which Makes Marriage Only ...
Married Woman
Married Woman. A Woman Who Con Tracts A Marriage Thereby Changes Her Legal Status As To Her Personal Rights, Her Contractual Rights, Her Property Rights, Her Rights Before The Eriminal Law, And In Some Cases Her Political Rights. So Complete Is This Change At The Com Mon Law That She ...
Marrow Controversy
Marrow Controversy. One Of The 11mm-watt1e Struggles In The Religious History Of Scotland. It Took Its Name From A Book Entitled The Marrow Of .11 Ncleret Rirtit Y. Imblished At Ford In Li.5s Tlx 4110 Horship Of The Book Has Been A Tt Riliuted, T Hough Probably Incorrect Ly,tii Edward ...
Marryat
Marryat, Fnrur.aet: ( 1792-1848). An Sailor And Novelist, Horn In London. July 10. 1792. (hi School He Entered The Navy As Midshipman. In 1812 He Attained His Lieu Tenancy. In 181.1 Ho Was Fighting On The Ameri Can Coast. Ili; Health G:ive Way And He Went Home. Lb. Was Made ...
Mars
Mars. The First Of The Superior Planets. Its Mean Distance From The Sun Is 141.5 Million Miles Or Nearly Times That Of The Earth; Its Periodic Time, C86.9 Days; Its Diameter, 4230 Miles; Vol Ume That Of The Earth; Density, 0.71, Earth's Being Unity. When It Is Nearest To The ...
Mars La Tour
Mars-la-tour, A Village Of France. 12 Miles From Metz. On The Route Be Tween That City And Verdun (\laf): France. M 2). It Is Noted For The Bloody Battle Which Took Place There Between The French And Germans, August 16, 1870, Better Known As The Battle Of Vionville ((l.v.)• (1575?-1634). ...
Marsden
Marsden, Milreden. (1764.183s). An Emdish Missionary. Lie Was Born At, Llors Forth, Near Leeds. July 24. 1761; Cducaled At The Free Grammar School Al 111111. And Began Life As A Tradesman At Leeds. Ile Joined The Methodists, But, Desiring, To Obtain A Collegiate Education, Entered The English Church; Studied At ...
Marseilles
Marseilles, Miir-salz' (fr. Mar Seille, Raiir'sft'y'). The Principal Seaport Of France, The Second City Of The Republic In Point Of Population; Capital Of The Department Of Bouches-du-illirme, And An Important Military And Naval Station. It Is On The Eastern Shore Of An Inlet Of The Gulf Of Lyons, 25 Miles ...
Marshal Or
Marshal Or. Nuircschai, Mareseal, Fr. .man'ehal, From :al L. Uiareschales.c, Earesealcus, From 0110. Marahscalh, Groom, Master Of The Horse, Marshal, From Ma Rah, As. In Each, Ir., Gael. Mare, (1k. Pzipicas, Inarkas, Horse Ger. Schalk, Goth. Skulks, An Seeale, Obsolete Eng. Shalk, Servant). A Term In English History, Originally Meaning, ...
Marsi
Mar'si. An Ancient Tribe Of Central Italy. Inhabiting The District Around Lake Fueinus (lago Di Celano, Now Drained). Their Like That Of Other Italian Tribes, Is Involved In Obscurity And Fiction. They Were Probably Of Sabine Origin, But Spoke A Dialect Akin To The Latin. They Are Worthy Of Notice ...
Marsupialia
Mar'supia'lia. The Marsupials Form One Of The Great Subdivisions Of The Class Mammalia, And Are Of Special Interest Because Of Their An Cestral History And Relationships, And Their Re Markable Geographical Distribution. Although Ranked As An Order, Marsupialia Is Coxten Sive With The Subclass Metatheria (q.v.). Its Principal Characters Are ...
Marsyas
Mar'syas (lat., From T:k. Maperks). One Of The Sileni Of Asia Minor, And Therefore At Once A Spirit Of The Water And Of Music, Especially Of The Flute, Which Was Associated With The Worship Of The Great Goddess Cybele. As Whose Devoted Servant Marsyas Appears In The Phrygian Legend. Thus ...
Marten
Marten (fr. Martrr, Nuirte. Front Mart Us, Marturis, Mordants, Mardalus, Mar Daring. From 01t(1. Mardar, ('7er. .harder, From 011g. Mart, As. Wear!). Marten; Itrohahly Eon Neoted With T.ith. Marlin, Bride). Either Of Iwo Species Of Fur-hearing Animals Of The Genus Alus Tele, Which Also Contains The Sables. The Body Is ...
Marthas Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard. .\n Island Off The Southern Coast Of :massachusetts, Of Which :state It Forms, With One Or Two Minor Islets, The County Of Dukes (map: 'massachusetts, F 51. Tt Is 20 Miles Long And 10 Miles In Greatest Width, And Is Separated From The Mainland By Vineyard 4 To ...
Martial
Martial, Iniir'shal (m.inct's Valerius Inianriaus). The First Of Roman Epigram Matists. Ile Was Born At Tihin7s. In Spain, March I, A.d. The Exact Year Is In Doubt. In Of He Came To Rome, Where Ito Resided Till 95. When He Returned To His Native Town. Ifere He Found Many Good ...
Martial Law
Martial Law ( Hat. Marlialis, Pertaining To War Or Stars, From Liars. The God Of A The Exercise Of Exceptional Governing Power By Mili Tary Authorities In Cases Where The Law Is Superseded By The Control Of Military Forces. It Is Not A Written Law, Hut Arises Out Of A ...
Martin
Martin (from Martin, Fr. Martin, From Sit,. Martin-us, Martin, From Lat. Mars, The God Of War). A Swallow: In The United States. One Of The Large Purple Swallows Of The Genus ['rogue. Several Of The South American Species Are Famil Iar Birds In Argentina, One Species (['rogue To Pera) Breeding ...
Martin_2
Martin. The Name Of Five Popes, The Second And Third Of Whom Are More Properly Known As ..larintis 1. And 11., Though Since The Thirteenth Century The Two Names Have Commonly Been Con Founded In The Lists. Maartx 1., Saint, Pope 649.655. Lie Was A Martyr To His Firm Stand ...
Martin_3
Martin, Fnaccots Xavier (c.1762-1846). An Atneriean Jurist And Historian. Lie Was Born In Marseilles, France, And When Abort Eighteen Years Of Age Engaged In Business At Martinique. He Failed And Went Tee New Berne, N. C., About 1783. He Learned The Printer's Trade, And Soon Had An Office Of His ...
Martineau
Martineau, Ill:wu-tin, Lt.rt Nutrr ( 181)2 70). An English Writer, Sister Of James Mar Tineau, Born At Norwich, England, June 12. 1802; Educated Mostly At Home. She Early Became A Convert To Unitarianism. Miss Martineau Began Writing When A Girl. Contributing Her First Article In 1821 To The Monthly Repository. ...
Martineau_2
Martineau, James (1805-1900). An Eng Lish Unitarian Divine, Brother Of The Preceding. Ile Was Born At Norwich, April 21. 1805. Ile Was Educated For The Ministry At Manchester College (l Nitarian). Which Was Then Located At York, And Was Graduated In 1827. Lie Spent One Year Teaching In Bristol And ...
Martinez Campos
Martinez Campos, Nth R-wniith Ausemo (1834-1900). A Spanish General And Statesman, Born At Segovia. December 14, 1834. Ile Served On General O'donnell's Staff In The Campaign Of Morocco, 1859, Was With Prim Dur Ing Spain's Brief Participation In Mexican Affairs In 1861, And Joined The Army In Cuba In 1869, ...
Martinez De La Rosa
Martinez De La Rosa, A 15 R5'sa, Francisco (1789-1862). A Spanish Statesman And Man Of Letters. He Was Born In Granada, March 10, 1789; Studied Law At The University Of Granada, And Was Appointed Lecturer On Ethics There When Less Than Twenty Years Old. The French Had Just Invaded Spain. ...
Martinique
Martinique. An Island And French Colony Of The Lesser Antilles. Situated Between Latitudes 23' And 14' 52' N"., And On The Meridian Of W.. Between Dominica On The North And Saint Lucia On The South Tilles, 11 71. Area, 381 Square Miles. Population. In 1894. 187.692, Reduced In 1902 By ...
Martyn
Martyn, Miietin. Henry (1781-1812). An English Missionary. He Was Born At Truro, Corn Wall, England, February 18. 1781. Of Humble Origin. In 1797 Lie Entered Saint -john's Col Lege, Cambridge, And In 1802 Was Chosen Fellow Of His College. After Receiving Ordination In 1803 He Served As Curate To The ...
Maryland
Maryland, Mi:ei-lund. One Of The Thir Teen Original States Of The American Union. It Occupies A Middle Position On The Atlantic Coast Between Pennsylvania And Virginia. Being In Cluded Between The Parallels Of 37° 53' And 39° 43' 26" North Latitude And 75° 4' And 79° 33' West Longitude. It ...
Masaccio
Masaccio, Mu-slit'elle), Properly Ton M A So Gum (1401-2s). A Florentine Painter Of The Early Renaissance. He Was Born At Castello San Giovanni, In The Val' D'arun, On December 21. 1401. Llis Slovenly And Disorderly Habits Gained For Him The Nickname Of Masaecio. From His Youth He Showed An Extraordinary ...
Masai
Masai, Mli'si. A Mixed Eilliopiam'n'egro People In British East. Africa. Cast Of Lake Vic Toria. Belonging To The Niam-xiam Or Zandeh Group. They Are Divided Into The Nomad Masai Or Ii Oikoh. And The Settled Masai Or Wa Kwafi, The Latter Having Been Forced To Become Agricul Turists, Both On ...
Masbate
Masbate, Nu One Of The Philip Pine Islands, Forming With Its Dependent Islands A Separate Province. It Is Situated Nearly In The Centre Of The Archipelago About 30 Miles South Of The Southeastern End Of Luzon (map: Philippine Islands, 11 7). It Is Of Elongated Shape, Measuring S2 Miles From ...
Mascagni
Mascagni, Mn-skivnye, Pietro ( 1863— ). An Italian Composer. He Was Born At Leghorn, Of Humble Parentage, And His Father (who Was A Baker) Planned For Him A Career As A Lawyer. Unknown To His Father, The Boy Began To Study Music With Soffredini, And Subsequently His Uncle Furnished Him ...
Mascouten
Mascouten (from .1/ashkodainsttg, Little Prairie People). An Algonquian People Of The Illinois River Concerning Whom There Has Heen 11111d1 E0111 Ioversy. F1'0111 A Of Their Algonquian Italia` They Were Known To The 'hurons, And Hence To The French, As The 'fire Nation' (.\ Ation Du Feu). Of The Confu Sion ...
Mashonaland
Mashonaland, A Prov Vince Of Southeastern Rhodesia (q.v.). South Africa, Between :matabeleland And The Zambezi River (map: Africa, 11 6). It Eonskts Mainly Of A Fertile And Savanna Covered Plateau. 3000 10 5000 Feet Above The Sea, Intersected By Several Rivers, Affluents Of The Zambezi And The Sabi. 1 The ...
Masinissa
Mas'inis'sa (c.239-1-48 N.c.). King Of The Massylians, In Numidia. Ile Was Educated At Carthage, And In B.c. 213 Induced His Father To Form A League With T He Carthaginians, With Whom He Fought Against Syphax, King Of The Massw Sylians, The Ally Of The Romans. He Then Passed Over Into ...
Masolino Da Panicale
Masolino Da Panicale, Mii-sti Le Nu Pfi'ne-kivia, Properly Tommaso Di Cristo Fando Di Fini (1383-1447). A Florentine Paint Er Of The Earl• Renaissance. Lie Was Born At I'anieale Di Valdese. As A Youth He Became An Assistant To Lorenzo Ghiberti, Who Was At That Time Engaged In Making The First ...
Mason Bee
Mason Bee. A Bee Of The Sub-family Osmihne Of The Family 1\legaehilidle; Especially In The United States One Of The Genus Osmia, And In Europe One Of The Genus Chalicodoma. The Name Is Derived From The Manner In Which These Bees Construct Small Earthen Cells. Sometimes Mixed With Sand, Pebbles. ...
Mason And Dixons Line
Mason And Dixon's Line. The Boun Dary Line Between The States Of :maryland And Pennsylvania, As Run By Two Distinguished Eng Lish Surveyors. Charles Alason And -jeremiah Dixon, :luring The Years 1763-07, And Popu Larly Accepted Prior To The Civil 'war As The Dividing Line Between The Free States And ...
Masonry
Masonry. The Art Of Construction In Stone. The Earliest Existing Examples Are Among The Most Magnificent Specimens Of The Art. No Nation Has Excelled The Ancient Egyptians In Stonework, Whether We Consider The Size Of The Materials, Or The Unequaled Exactness With Which They Are Fitted Together. The Egyptians Did ...
Maspero
Maspero, Ma'spc-r8'. Gaston Camille Charles ( 1846— ). A Distinguished French Egyptologist. He Was Born At Paris. Lune 23. 1846, And Received His Early Education At The Lyci.e Louis He Grand. At The Age Of Fourteen Years He Studied The Egyptian Language Privately. And In 1865. When Lie Entered The ...
Masque
Masque (fr., Mask). Or Mask. A Species Of Dramatic Entertainment Much In Vogue In England Ill The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Cen Turies, So Named From The Masks (q.v.) Which Were Originally Worn In It. It Was Introduced During The Reign Of Henry Viii. In Imitation Of Some Of The Italian ...
Massachusetts
Mas'sachu'setts. A North Atlantic State Of The Amerivan Colon. Belonging To The New England Group. Except The Eastern Part, Which Expands Along The Ocean Front. Setts Resembles Generally. A Parallelogram And Lies Approximately Between Latitudes 42' And 42' 43' N. It Is Hounded On The North By The States Of ...
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology. A School Of Industrial Science In Boston, Established In 1861 Through The Efforts Of Iv. B. Rogers And Others, "for The Pur Pose Of Instituting And Maintainmg A Society Of Arts, A Museum Of Arts, And A School Of Indus Trial Science, And Aiding Generally By ...
Massage
Massage (fr. Massage, From Mosscr, Gk. P.ciacrar, Masscin, To Knead). A Means Of Reme Dial Treatment Consisting In The Manipulation Of A Part Or The Whole Of The Body By Friction, Stole. Ing, Pressing, Kneading, Percussion, And Like Movements. When These Applications Are Com Bined With Active Or Passive Movements, ...
Massena
Massena, Mit'sivnit', Andre, Duke Of Rivoli, Prince Of Essling (175s-1817). A Marshal Of France, Born At Nice, May 6, 1758. In His Youth He Was A Ship-boy In A Small Vessel And After Wards For Fourteen Years Served In An Italian Regiment In The Pay Of France, But Left The ...
Massillon
Massillon, Nifi'set-ybx', Jean Baptiste ( 16031742). A Distinguished French Pulpit Ora Tor. Born At Ilyeres. June 24. 1663. He En Tered The Congregation Of The Oratory In 1681, And While Engaged In Teaching Theology In The Diocese Of Meaux, He Delivered An Eloquent Funeral Oration On The Arehbishop Of Vienne. ...
Massinger
Massinger, Putur (1553 1g40). An English Dramatist, Son Of Arthur Massinger, A Retainer Of Henry Herbert, Second Earl Of Pembroke. The Elder Massinger Was Edu Cated At Saint Alban Hall, Oxford; Was After Wards A Fellow Of Merton College, And Member Of Parliament. Philip Entered Saint Alban Hall In 1602, ...