Mexico
Mexico. An Inland State Of Mexico, Bounded By The State Of Hidalgo On The North, Tlaxcala And Puebla On The East, 31orelos And Guerrero On The South, And Michoacan And Queri. Taro On The West (map: Mexico. .1 8). A Part Of This Territory. Adjacent To The State Of Slorelos ...
Mexico
Mexico. The Largest And Finest City In Latin North America. It Is Situated In The Federal District (area, 4(33 Square Miles) On The Went Side Of The Valley Of Mexico On The Ana Huac Plateau, 7:350 Feet Above The Sea, In Latitude 19° 26' N. And Longitude 99° 8' W.(alap: ...
Mezzotint
Mezzotint (it. Mc.-_-;:otinto, Half-black). A Style Or Method Of Engraving On A Copper Or Steel Plate. Which Is At First Prepared By Making On It It Ground With An Instrument Called A Or A Mezzotint Grounder. This Instru Ment Is A Flat Plate Of Hardened Steel, Of Which One Side ...
Miami
Miami, Mi-ii'm(!. An Important Algonquian Tribe Residing, When First Known To The French' About 1660, In Southeastern Wisconsin. They Were Somewhat Superior To The Northern Tribes Gen Erally In Their Manner Of Living, And Occupied A Stockaded Town With Mat-covered Houses. About The Year 1690, In Consequence Of Difficulties With ...
Miava
Miava, A Town Of The County Of Nentra, Il(mrary, On The Aliava Giver. Go Miles Northeast Of Vienna (map: Hungary. E 2). The ?manufacture Of Woolen And Linen Goods And Bag Ging Is The Chief Industry. Population In 1900, 10.639. Mica (neo-lat., From Bat. Micarc. To Flash; Confused With And ...
Micah
Mi'cah (heb. Abbreviation Of Mika Grill, In Terpreted As, 'who Is Like Yahweh?'). One Of The Minor Prophets, A Contemporary Of Isaiah. His Book Is Sixth In The Ordinary Arrangement Of The Minor Prophecies. But Third According To The Jewish Canon, And This Order Is Followed In The Septuagint. All ...
Michael
Michael, Mi'kti-isl Or (heb., 'who Is Like (sod?'). Au Angel Called In Dan. X. 13 One Of The Chief Princes, Who Had Special Care Of The Jews (dan. X. I. 'michael Your Prince'), And Who Will Fight For Them And Finally Re Deem Them (dan. Xii. Ii. In Jude 9 ...
Michael_2
Michael, Mrkill Or Inrka41. The Name Of Nine Emperors Of Constantinople. 5111'11ael I. (died 9151 Succeeded To The Throne On The Death Of Slauraeills. In 511, Condueted A War Against The Bulgarians, But Was A Feeble Monarch, Who Abdicated Without Fighting Against Leo, The Armenian, A General In His Service. ...
Michaud
Michaud, Me-s1y, Joseph Francois ( 1767 1839), A French Historian. He Was Born At Albeus. Savoy. June 19, 1767. He Studied In The Ecclesiastical College Of Bourg. And In 1787 Published A Work. Voyage Au .mont Blanc, Fol Lowed By Other Essays. In 1791 He Went To Paris, Where He ...
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Michelangelo Buonarroti, Mt." N'je-b% Her Nun ( Nitet I El. Angelo) ( 1173.1561). A Florentine Sculptor. Painter. Architect. And Poet. The Most Prominent Artist Of The Renaissanee, And The Most Influential 1boire In Modern Art. Ile Was Horn At Caprese. March 6. 1475. The Son Of Lodovieo Purmarroti. Ilk Family. ...
Michelet
Michelet, Nuyshim, Jules ( 1798-1874 ) . The Greatest French Historian Of The Romantic School, Born In Paris. August 21, 1798, The Son Of A Printer. He Studied Literature Under Ville Main (q.v.). And At Twenty-three Became Profes Sor Of History In The College Rollin. Lie Delivered Lectures At The ...
Michelson
Michelson, Ifrkel-soil Albert Anratiair I 1852-1. An American Physicist, Born In Strelno, Germany, And Brought Up In San Fran Cisco. Ile Graduated From The Naval Academy In 1873, And After Several Years' Service In The Navy Went Abroad And Studied At Berlin, Heidel Berg. And Paris (1880-s2). On His Return ...
Michiewicz
Michiewicz, Nlits'kf-tth•ic•h, Adam (1798 1855). The Greatest Of Polish Poets. He Was Born Near Novogrodek, Lithuania; His Father Was A Lawyer Of The Lesser Nobility. Inclined To The Study Of Nature, Lie Took Up Mathematics And Physics At The University Of Vilna, Hut Later Passed To Biology And Literature 11515-19). ...
Michigan
Michigan, Mish'i-gon(algonquin In Kb 1, Great Puma, Water). One Of The Stales Of The American Union, Situated In The Region Of The Great Lakes. It Lies' Between 42' And 32' North Latitude And 24' And 31' West Longitude, And Consists Of Two Natural Divisions, The Upper Peninsula And The Lower ...
Miciielozzo 1391 1172 Michelozzi
Michelozzi, Miciielozzo (1391-1172). A Florentine Architect And Seulp Tor. Information About Michelozzi Is Meagre, But Is Sufficient To Indicate That He Was One Of The Principal Figures Of The Forumtive Period Of The Italian Berm Issance. Ile Was The Preferred Artistic Adviser Of Cosmo De' Medici. Michelozzi Was Born At ...
Micrometer
Mi'crom'eter (from Gk. Pit ,6{, Mikros, Small + Lle7por, Nu Iron, Measure). Any Device By 11.4 Of Which It Is Possible To Make A Linear Ineasorement More Accurately By Using Levers, Serews, Or Magnifying Glasses Than By Using A Simple Rule Or Settle. Fig. I Shows A Shnple Form Of ...
Micronesians
Mi'crone'sians. The Inhabitants Of Mieronesia (q.v.), They Undoubtedly To The Malayo-polynesian Rave. Although The Author Ities Differ Concerning Their Ethnic Purity. The Languages Of Microm.sia Are Probably Inklane Sian, But The Natives Are Extremely Mixed, Show Ing All Shades Of Color And Transitional Forms Be Tween The Papuan, Malay, And ...
Microscope
Microscope (from Gk. Tusp6s, M Ikros, Small + Skopein, To View). An Instru Ment By Which Objects Are Made To Appear Of Greater Magnitude. Undoubtedly The Oldest Mi Croscope On Record Is A Plano-eonvex Lens Of Quartz Found By A. H. Layard Amid The Ruins Of Nineveh, Surrounded By Articles ...
Microtasimeter
Mi'crotasim'eter (from Gk. Turcp6s, Mi Kros, Small + Tasis, Extension + Airport, Met Ron, Measure). An Instrument Invented By Thomas A. Edison In 1877 For The Purpose Of Measuring Very Minute Variations Of Teurpe•a Ture Or Moisture. The Action Of The Apparatus Depends On The Effect Which The Pressure Of ...
Middleton
Middleton, Tnoalks ( 1570 ?- 1627 ) . An English Dramatist, Born Probably In London. Hardly A Detail Of His Life Is Known. Ile Seems To Have Studied Law, And May Thus He One Of The Two Thomas Middletons Entered At Inn In 1593 And 1596. It Is Thought That ...
Middletown
Mid'dletown. A City And The County-seat Of Middlesex County, Conn., 14 Miles South Of Hartford; On The Connecticut River, And On The New York, New Haven And Hartford Izailroad (slap: Connecticut, E 3). It Is Connected With The Opposite Town Of Portland, Known For Its Brownstone Quarries, By An Unusually ...
Middletown_2
Middletown. A City In Orange County, N. Y., 67 Miles Northwest Of New York City, Near The Wallkill River, And On The Erie, The New York, Ontario And Western, And The New York, Susquehanna And Western Railroads (slap: New York, F 4). It Is The Scat Of A State Hospital ...
Midianites
Mid'ianites. A Name Applied Somewhat Indefinitely In The Old Testament To Groups Of Bedouins. According To Gen. Xxv. 2, Midian, The Eponymous Ancestor. Is A Son Of Abraham Through His 'arabic' Wife Keturah. That The Midianites Are To Be Reckoned With The Arabs Is Clear, But We Find Them Now ...
Mieris
Mieris, Me'ris. A Family Of Dutch Painters. Frans Van Mieris, The Elder (1635-81), A Genre Painter, Was Born In Leyden, April 12, 1635. He Was A Pupil Of Torenvliet, Of Gerard Doti. And Of Adrian Van Den Tempel. His Pictures Are Char Acterized By Elegance Of Drawing, And His Coloring ...
Migraine
Migraine, Mi-gran' Of.. Fr. From Lat. He/ale/it/ion, From Gk. R;atkparta, He Mi Hrania, Pain In One Side Of The Head, From Half Kpaviov, Kra,lia , Head), Lniegrim, Iiemicrania. Sick Headache. .a Paroxysmal Af Fection Eharacterized By Severe Headache. Usually One-sided And Often Ass.wiated With Disorders Of Vision. It Is Sometimes ...
Migration Of Animals
Migration Of Animals. The Word Mi Gration Is It-eil In Two Sen-es: Either To Refer To Thew Periodical Deluges Of Such As Are Made By Many Spades Of Bird.: And By Some Mammals. And By A Few Insects: Or To Those Irregular Dispersion, By Oven.rnwiling And Lark Of Food Or ...
Migration Of Plants
Migration Of Plants. The Natural Movement Of Plants From One Area To Another. This Term Is Thus Somewhat In Contrast To Natu Ralization (q.v.). Aligration Of Species Is Possi Ble By Reason Of Variations In The Structural Adaptations Which Are Found In Most Plants. Among These Perhaps The Most Important ...
Miguel De 1640 96 Molinos
Molinos, Miguel De (1640-96). A Spanish Mystic. And Leading Representative Of The Doctrines Of Quietism. Ile Was Born At Pataeina In Aragon Of Noble Parents, And Pursued A Course Of Theological Studies At Pamplona And Coimbra, From Which Tmive•sits' He Received The Degree Of Doctor Of Divinity. Having Been Or ...
Mikado
Mikado, Ma-kii'a (dap., Exalted Gate). Formerly The Popular And Official Title Of The Emperor Of .la Pun, Occurring In Poetry And His Tory Throughout The Whole Range Of Dapanese Lit Erature. Though Comparatively Obsolete In The Japan Of The Twentieth Century, The Word Has Found A Fixed And Honored Place ...
Milan
Milan, Mil'an Or Mi-1an' (it. Milano, Lat. Ilicdio/anani). The Second Largest City In Italy, The Chief City In Lombardy. And The Capital Of The Province Of Milan. It Is Situated In The Great Plain Of Lombardy. 360 Feet Above The Sea, On The Little River (ilona, An Allluent Of The ...
Mildew As
Mildew (as. Meledeaw, Honeydew. From *mete, Goth. Mail', Lat. Me!. Gk. Dxa, Meli, Honey + Way, Dew). A Somewhat Indefinite Term Used To Designate A Number Of Plant Diseases That Are Caused Lay Fungous Parasites, As Well As Spots Paused By Microscopic Fungi On Cloth. Paper. Leather, Glassware, Etc. Iii ...
Mile
Mile. A Measure Of Length In Common Use In (heat Britain And The 'united States And Their Colonies. The Name Is Also In Use On The Conti Nent Of Europe To Designate Generally A Much Larger Measure Of Length, Although The Official Measure Is Now Generally The Kilometer. It It ...
Miletus
Mile'tus (lat., From (1k. M(xnros, Afifetos). Aneiently The Greatest And Most Flourishing City Of Ionia, In Asia Slinor. It Was Situated On The Lattnic Gulf, At The Mouth Of The Maluider. And Was Famous For Its Woolen Malillfactures And For Its Extensive Trade With The North. The Site Is Said ...
Military Commissions
Military Commissions. Special Mili Tary Courts Created During The Occupation Of Con Quered Territory, For The Trial Of Offenses Which Cannot By The Rules Of War Be Tried Or Punished By Courts-martial, And Yet Which Are Not Within The Jurisdiction Of Any Existing Court. A Mili Tary- Commission, Unlike A ...
Military Insignia
Military Insignia. Devices Used To Distinguish The Various Corps, Branches, Ranks, And Grades Of The Military And Naval Services. In All The Armies Of The World It Has Been Found Necessary To Employ Badges And Devices To Mark The Necessary Distinctions Incident To Such Organi Zations. The Term Insignia Is ...
Military Law
Military Law. That Part Of The Law Of The Land Which Prescribes And Enforces The Public Obligations Of Persons In The Military Service. The Civil Law Not Being Adequate For The Govern Ment Of The Military Community, Peculiar Laws And Institutions Have Been Framed For Its Regu Lation, Which Invest ...
Military Mines And Mining
Mines And Mining, Military. The Term Military Mining Is Used In Two Senses. The First Refers To The Broad Subject Of The Placing And Ex Plosion Of Charges Of Explosive Underground With A View To Destroying Men And Material. This Includes The Ordinary Use Of Mines As An Obstacle To ...
Military Police
Military Police. A Distinct Corps Of Military Police, With Functions Similar To The Provost Guard In The United States Army (see Army Organization ) , Is A Part Of Many Eu Ropean Armies. In The British Army It Con Sists Of Mounted And Dismounted Branches, With Headquarters At Aldershot (q.v.). ...
Military Schools In Italy
Military Schools In Italy Are Divided Into Three Classes.: (1) The College Or Preparatory Schools. (2) The Military Academies At Turin For Engineers And Artillery, And At Alodena, For Infantry And Cavalry. (3) Semite Militari Complementari (schools Of Application). The Scuola Di Guerra, The School Of Application For Artillery And ...
Military Territories Of French
Military Territories Of French Sudan. The Official Name Of Three Territories Comprising The Eastern Part Of The African Re Gion Formerly Known As French Sudan (q.v.), And Extending From The Eastern Boundary Of French Senegal And French Guinea To Lake ('had. And From The Northern Borders Of Nigeria, Da Homey, ...
Militia
Militia. The Militia Is Composed Of All Able Bodied Male Citizens Between The Ages Of Eighteen And Forty-five. Except Such As Are Exempted By Law. In 1901 The Organized Militia Numbered 3106 Enlisted Men And Vommissioned Officers. The Population Of Michigan In Creased From 4762 In 1810 To 31639 In ...
Militia
Militia (lat. Military Service, Sol Dier, From Miles. 01ai T. Soldier). An Organized Military Force. Originally Organized For National Defense, It Has, Since The Advent Of Standing Armies, Become Practically The Second Line Of Defense In England And In The United States, Representing The Entire Able-bodied Part Of The Population. ...
Milk
Milk Fernientanoxs. Milk Is Subject To A Great Variety Of Fermentations. For It Is A Favor Able Medium For The Growth Of Many Kinds Of Bacteria, Yeasts, And Other Fungi Which Cause Numerous Changes In Its Constituents. Thus, While One Class Of Organisms Curdles Milk By The Production Of Lactic ...
Milk Adulteration And Control
Milk Adulteration And Control. The Milk Supply Of Towns And Cities Has For Many Years Been Regulated By Laws And Ordinances, And Sub Jected To Inspection. The Objeet Of This Was For Merly To Prevent Adulteration, But Of Recent Years The Inspection Has Often Extended To The Herds And Stables ...
Milk Cure
Milk Cure, The Treatment Of Disease In The Adult By The Use Of Milk As A Diet. In The Milk Cure All Other Food And Drink Is Suspended For A Time. Acting Upon The That Milk Requires About Three Hours For Complete Digestion, Four Ounces Of Milk Are Taken By ...
Milk Production
Milk Production. In A. Well-conducted Dairy Farm The Following Conditions Should He Enforced: The Stable Or Cow House Should Lie Roomy, Clean. Dry, Light, And Well Ventilated, For Only Under Such Conditions Eon Eows Be Kept In The Best Of Health. The Animals Them Selves Should Be Clean And Healthy, ...
Milk As
Milk ( As. Meole, Meolue, Loth. Mihrks, Onc. Ger. Muni; Connected With As. Nucleon, Ott(;. Mrlehan, (7er. Me/ken, Lat. Mulgerc. (1k. Dila-yaw, Onuggrin, °church Slay. Mirth, Lith. Mifsti, To Milk, Ski. Mar). ?flora:, To Rub Oil). The Liquid Svereted The Mammary Glands Of All Mammals. And Used Primarily To Nourish ...
Milkweed Butterfly
Milkweed Butterfly. A Cosmopol Itan Butterfly (.t Nosiu Plesippus) Which Is Found In Nearly All Parts Of The World Where Milkweeds (aselepias) Grow. It Is A Large Reddish Species, With Its Wing-veins Blackened, And Its Larva Is Striking In Color, Being Grayish-white And Yellow Ish, Transversely Banded With Black, Giving ...
Mill As
Mill (as. Am Ylen, Myln, From Lat. Molinu, Mill, From Mola, Millstone, From Molcre, To Grind ; Connected With Eng. Rural, Mold) . A Name Originally Given To Machinery For Grinding Grain For Food, Or To The Factory Where This Was Done. The Term Is Now Applied In A General ...
Millais
Millais, Sir .tcix Everett !1(i). An English Genre. Landscape, And Portrait Painter. He Was Born At Southampton, Dune 8, 1829, And Was Brought Up In The Isle Of Jersey. In 1837 He Received His Tirst Instruction In Art From Bessel, A At Southampton. In And 1839 He Studied At The ...
Millennium
Millennium ( Neo- Lat.. From Lat. Milli, Thousand 4- (mums, Year). A Period Of Mi0 Thousand Years Preceding The Final Judgment (q.v.)' During Which, According To A Widely Ac Cepted System Of Christ Ian Eschatology, T He Christ And Icis Saints Will Reign On The Earth. The Division Of The ...
Miller
Miller, Itugh (1802-56). A Scottish Geolo Gist And Man Of Letters, Born In Cromarty, Octo Ber 10. 1502. He Was Descended From A Family Of Sailors. And When He Was Only Five Years Of Age Lost His Father By A Storm At Sea. In Consequence Lie Was Brought Up Chiefly ...
Millet
Millet (fr. F, Diminutive Of »tit, Op. ?nil, Mei!, Lt. Nti File, From Lat. Milimn, Millet 1. A Name Applied To Certain Cereal And Forage Grave; Of Several Distinct Genera And Species. Fillets Are Extensively Used As Fot•age Crops In Countries And It Has Been Estimated That They Furnish Food ...
Millet_2
Mil'let, Fitaxcis Davis ( 1846— ). An Ameriean Genre Painter, Wa] Correspondent, And Author, Lie Was Born At Mattapoisett, Mass., November 3, 1846. He Was Educated At Ilarva•d College And Took Part In The Civil Wa• As A Drummer And Assistant Surgeon. Ile Was A Pupil At The Royal Aeademy ...
Millet_3
Millet, Inintt', Franc:01s (1814-73 ) . A French Genre And Landscape Painter Of The Bar Ldson Group. Ile Was Born At “ruchy, Near Gr. Ville (manche), October 4, 1814, And Was The Eldest Son And Second Child Of A Peasant. Ills Who Exercised A Great Influence Upon Slillet's Life And ...
Milligan
Mil'ligan, Ex Parte. The Title Of An Im Portant Decision Rendered By The Supreme Court ' Of The United States In 1866, Growing Out • Of The Events Of The Civil War. The Precise Question Raised Was Whether A Citizen Domiciled In A State Where Peace Prevails. But Which Is ...
Milnes
Milnes, Nall Arp Monce:ton, Baron Houghton (1809-85). An English Poet And Poli Tician. Son Of Llobert Pemberton Milnes, Of Frys Ton Hall. Near Wakefield, Yorkshire, Born In London, June 19, 1809. He Was Educated At Trin Ity College. Cambridge, Where He Was A Member Of The Famous Society Called The ...
Milton
Milton, .dons (1608-74). An English Poet. Ile Was Born In Bread Street, London, December 9, 11;08. His Father, Also Named John Milton, Be Longej To A Roman Catholic Family Of Yeomen Liv Ing In Oxfordshire. The Elder John Milton Was Converted To Protestantism While A Student At Ox Ford, And ...
Mimamsa
Mimamsa, (ski. Minuiinsa, In Vestigation, Discussion). The Collective Name Of Two Of The Six Orthodox Systems Of Hindu Phi Losophy. The Two Nlimanisa Divisions Are: First, The Porra•minirlinsri, 'prior Inquiry' Or Karina Ini/miiiisa. 'inquiry Eoncerning Works'; The Sec Ond Is Uttara-miineithsr, 'later Inquiry ' Or Brah Ina-mitumhsa, 'inquiry Concerning The ...
Minaret
Minaret. The Tower Of A Mosque (1.v.). Corresponding To The Hell-tower Or Campanile Of Christian Chnrehes, And So Called (light-tower') Because On Feast Days It Was Illuminated At Night. The Call To Prayer Is Not By But By The Voice Of The Official Termed Ntir(::in Who At Stated Times (five ...
Minas Geraes
Minas Geraes, Me'fnash Zlitt-risle. An Eastern State Of Brazil, Bounded By Bahia On The North, Espirito Santo On The East, Itio De Janeiro And Sao Paulo On The South. And Goyaz On The West (map: Brazil. H 7). Area, 221,890 Square Miles. The Slate Lies Wholly In The Brazilian Plateau. ...
Mind As
Mind (as, Ycmyad, Teel. Minni, Cloth. Gam Ands, Memory. From As. Munan, Icel. Mum', (,oth. Ya M Han, To Remember; Ultimately Connect Ed With Lat. Mens, Gk. Kayos, Means, Mind, Skt. To Think). The Collective Term For The Subject-matter Of Psychology (q.v.). The Com Mon-sense View Of Mind Makes It ...
Mindanao
Mindanao. Iitt•n'dl-neu','j. The Second In Importance And, According To The Latest Official Estimate. The First In Size Of The Philippine Islands. It Is The Southernmost Of The Large Islands Of The Archipelago, Between Latitude 5' 21' And 9° 50' N., And Between Longitude 121° 53' And 129° 28' E., About ...
Mindoro
Mindoro, Mt•n-do'ru. One Of The Philip Pine Islands, Among Which It Ranks Seventh In Size. It Is Situated South Of The Main Body Of Luzon, From Which It Is Separated By A Sea Channel, Miles Wide (slap: Philippine Ands, F 7). Its Extreme Length From Northwest To Southeast Is 110 ...
Mineral
Mineral Citemisray. C'omparalively Few Ele Ments Exist In 11:11.1111. 11110 P1111) 114. Great Majority Of Minerals Occur As Salts Of Relatively Few Mineral Acids. )1inerals Crystallizing Front A Mineralizing Fluid. Whether It A Solutiim A Fusion. Eombine The Elements Existing In That Fluid In Strict Accordance With The Laws Of ...
Mineral Acid
Mineral Acid (in :medicine). An Acid Not Of Animal Or Vegetable Origin. Th, (military Mineral Acids Are Sulphuric (oil Of Vitriol), Nitric (aqua Fortis), Hydrochloric (muriatie), Nitrohydrochloric. And Phosphoric. In Their Medicinal Action They Have Many Properties In Common. The Strong Acids Are Escharotie, Abstracting The Waters Of The Tissues, ...
Mineral Paints
Mineral Paints. A Terns Applied To Mineral Substances Which Are Mined, Ground. And Sometimes Purified For Use As Pigments. It In Clude- A Variety Of Natural Materials As Well As Some Artificial Produets. The Essential Character Istics Of Mineral Paints Are Permanence Of Color And Sufficient Adhesion When Applied To ...
Mineral Resources And Mining
Mineral Resources And Mining. Massachu Setts Has Been For Ninny Years The Largest Pro Ducer Of Granite In The United States. In 1901 The Output Was Valued At $2,610,255, Which Was About Half A Million More Than The Average For A Number Of Years And Over 14 Per Cent. Of ...
Mineral And Iining
Mineral And :\ Iining. The Cipal Mineral Deposits Of Missouri Are Zinc And Lead. These Minerals, Usually Occurring Together, Are Confined To The Area South 'of The Missouri River And The Zinc Is (ginlined To The Galena-jop Lin District, Covering About A Dozen Counties In The Southwestern Corner Of The ...
Mineralogy
Mineralogy (by Haplology For *mineral Ology, From Mineral, (ii. Mineral. Fr, Mineral, From Mineral!, Ore, From Minera. Mineria, Minaria, Mine, From Azincrarins, Pertaining To Mines, From Minarc, To Mine, Lead And There, Lat. To Drive. From Ntioari, To Threaten, From Mime, Threats, Front Minere, To Jut Out -xoy/a, -/ogia, Account, ...
Miners
Miners, Wrsrenx Federarton Or. A Cen Tralized Association Of Persons Working In And Around Mines, Mills. And Smelters. For The Pur Poses Of Abolishing The Truck System. Child Labor, The Rase Of Private Detectives In Labor Dispute., 'government By Injunction.' The Importation Of Laborers Under Eontraet, And Of Improving Gen ...
Mines And Mining
Mines And Mining (in Law). The Law Relating To Mines In The United Stales Has Been Almost Wholly Developed Within The Last Fifty Years. By The Laws Of England All Mines Of Gold Or Silver, Wherever Found. Belonged Not To The Owner Of The Land, Hill To The Sovereign. There ...
Minghetti
Minghetti, Min-gerte% Mauco (isis-sc). An Italian Writer And Statesman. He Was Horn At Bologna. November S. Isis, Of A Wealthy Fam Ily. And After A University Course In Political Science Made A Study Of The Institutions Of France. Germany, And Great Britain. On His Re Turn To Italy He Published ...
Miniature Painting
Miniature Painting. A Late Develop Ment Of The Art Of Manuscript Illumination Ap Plied To Portraiture. (see Manuscripts, Nation Or.) The Illuminators Of The Latter Part Of The Sixteenth Century. Headed By Giulio Clovio, Had Made The Art In Its Dying Days Far More Transparent In Coloring. More Fects In ...
Mining
Mining. The Art Of Obtaining From The Earth The Metallic Ores And Other Useful Minerals In An Economical And Profitable Manner. The Earliest Metals Employed By Man Were Those Found In The Native State. Gold Is The Most Wide Ly Distributed Of These, And Has Been Mined And Utilized From ...
Minister
Minister (lat., Servant ). A Public Func Tionary Who Has The Chief Direction Of Any De Partment In A State. (see 31 Inistry. ) Also The Delegate Or Representative Of A Sovereign At A Foreign Court To Treat Of Affairs Of State. Every Independent State Has A Right To Send ...
Ministerial Officer
Ministerial Officer. An Officer Whose Functions Consist In Executing The Com Mand Of A Superior, Or In Performing A Duty Definitely Prescribed By Law. Its Propriety Is Not Left To His Judgment Or Discretion. Ile Is Legally Bound To Perform It; And For A Failure To Do His Duty He ...
Ministry
Ministry. A Hotly Consisting Usually Of The Heads Of The Chief Executive Or Administra Tive Departments Of A Government, And Consti Tuting An Advisory Council Of The Sovereign. In Several European Countries There Is A Chief Minister Who Has A Certain Precedence In Rank And Authority Over His Colleagues, And ...
Minivans
Minivans. A Yemenite People Who Played An Important Part In The Early History Of Arabia. The Native Name Was Ila`in; Hence The Greek Aletvaiot Or Mtpaiot. It Is Possible That The Name Was Originally .11wriii. Which Has Been Identified By Some Scholars With Mayan, A Country South East Of Babylonia, ...
Minivet
Min'ivet. One Of A Group Of About Twenty Species Of Small Shrike-like Birds Of The Oriental Region. The Males Are. In General. Black And Rose, While The Females Are Gray And Saffron. Consult Blythe, .1foninto Is And Birds Of Burma (london. 1)-)75) ; And Other Authorities Mt Oriental Ornithology Cited ...
Minneapolis
Minneapolis. The Largest City Of Min Nesota, And The County-seat Of Hennepin County, Situated At The Falls Of Saint Anthony, On The Mississippi River, Above Saint Paul, The Suburbs Of Which Join Those Of :minneapolis, The Two Municipalities Being Termed 'twin Cities.' The River, Nrhich Divides The City Into Unequal ...