Mongol Dynasties
Mongol Dynasties (mongolian. Prob Ably From 111011y, Brave) . From The Earliest Times The Tribes That Became Known As 'mongols About The Twelfth Eentury Dwelt In Eastern Asia, In And About The Modern Mongolia. They Were Organized And Made A Great Eonquering Power By Genghis Khan (11(12-1227). The Great. Asi ...
Mongolian Race
Mongolian Race. That Division Of Man Kind Sthich Is Uharacteristieally Asiatic And Had Its Primitive Home On The Continent Of \sia, %thence It Has Sent Out Branehes Into Europe, Africa, The Islands Of The Pacific., And. In The Opinion Sooty Authorities, Even To The Con Tinent Of Atneriea. Brinton, Who ...
Monism
Monism (gk. Oyes, M On Os, Single). A Phil Osophical Term, In Its Broadest Sense Designating All Systems Of Philosophy Which Define The Sum Total Of Reality As Unitary, Either In Or In Substance. It Is Thus Opposed Dualism And Pluralism. In This Broad Sense, As Indicating Merely The Final ...
Monkey
Monkey (with Double Diminutive Ending K-cy, From Of. //tonne., From It. Monna, Olt. Menu, She-monkey, Old Woman, Contraction Of Madmi Na, Lady, From Mint Donna. My Lady. From -mia, From Lat. 1licus, Mine, And Donna, From Lat. Doming, Lady; Apparently So Called From The Re Semblance Of A Monkey's Face ...
Monocotyledons
Mon'ocot'yle'dons (from Gk. Povoc, Monos, Single -1-- Tcor0v6v, Koiy/(ve1n, Cup-shaped Cavity, From Ko(ybl, Socket). One Of The Two Great Divisions Of Angiosperms (q.v.). The Name Means 'one Cotyledon.' And Suggests One Of The Distinguishing Features Of The Group, Namely That The Embryo Developed Within The Seed Has Hut One Cotyledon ...
Monogram
Monogram (lat. Monogramma, From Gk. Ihowypcinuaros, Monoyrammatos, Consisting Of A Single Letter, From Gk. P.ovos,monos, Single + Way, Pa, Gramma, Letter, From Ypeloelv, Graphcin, To Write). A Character Composed Of Two Or More Let Ters Of The Alphabet, Often Interlaced With Other And Used As A Cipher Or Abbreviation Of ...
Monophysites
Monoph'ysites ( K. It , Ono Physitt's, One Who Affirms The Single Nature Of (fod. From P6vos, Mono; Single + Otfais, Physic, Maitre). The 11;1111e Applied To A Large Number Of Christians In The Fifth And Sixth Centuries Who Maintained That Christ Had Only One Nature. As Against The Orthodox ...
Monopoly
Monopoly( Lat. Noonopolium, From Gk. Novo Riatop, Right Of Exclusive Sale, Povorwm(a, Mono Piitia, Exclusive Sale. From P6vor, Mottos, Single +7r/axeie, Poicia, To Sell). In Its Strictest Sense, A Grant Of The Crown Or State To A Private In Dividual Or Corporation Of An Exclusive Right To Carry On A ...
Monothlism
Mon'othlism (from Gk. /ann, Mottos, Single Be6s, Oleos, God). The Belief That There Is Hut One God. In Distinction From Polytheism, Belief In Many Gods. It Has Been Held That Monotheism Was A Primitive Belief, And There Are Many References To The Pure Primitive Belief In One God. Not Only ...
Monroe
Monroe. A City And The County-seat Of Monroe County, Miele.. 35 Miles South-southwest Of Detroit: On The Raisin River. And On The Pere Marquette. Time Lake Shore And Michigan Southern. And The Michigan Central (map: Alieltigan. K 7). It Bas An Orphan Nsylmn And N Home For The Aged. A ...
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine. The Term Applied To The Policy Of The United States Regarding Foreign Interference In American Affairs. It Takes Its Name From President Monroe, Who In His Message To Congress In 1823 First Gave It Formal Announce Ment. It Is Sometimes Stated As The Corollary Of Washington's Policy Of ...
Monsoon
Monsoon' (from Fr. Monson, Moncon, Mous Son, It. Monsoe, Sp. Momidn, L'ort. ?not/cif°, From :\lalay R 1 8 Season, Year, Monsoon, From Hind. Mausitn, From Ar. Inausim, Monsoon, From Ma Sama, To Mark). In General. Any Wind Or Sys Tem Of Winds That Ehatnges Regularly With The Months Or Seasons. ...
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc, Inan Idlin (fr., White Moun Tain). The Highest Mountain In Europe Outside Of The Caucasus. It Forms With The Bordering Heights An Independent Elongated Ridge Of The Western Alps, On The Boundary Between France (savoy) And Italy (piedmont) (slap: France. N 01. It Is Situated A Short Distance ...
Mont Saint Michel
Mont-saint-michel, Thox R:fin Ocrsli L'. A Remarkable Granite Cone In The _bay Of Canenle Or Saint Michel, In The Department Of Manche, France, Near The Mouth Of The River Conesnon, Here Separating Brittany And \o•mandy, Six Miles Couthw Est Of Avranches (slap: France, E 3). It Was Fo•ste•1y Isolated, But ...
Montagu
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley (1689 1762). An English Poet And Letter-writer, Eld Est Daughter Of Evelyn Pierrepont (afterwards Duke Of Kingston). She Was Baptized In London, Nay 26, 1689. From Her Brother's Tutor Or By Herself She Learned Latin, And Read Widely In English Drama And Romance. When A Mere ...
Montaigne
Montaigne, Miln-t5tv, Jr. Peon. Niiin'te Ny', 311ciiel Eyqr1:31 Iie ( 1533-112). A Great French Essayist And Moralist. Montaigne Got Iris Name From The Chateau :montaigne, Near The Dordogne, In Wrigord, Where He Was Born Feb Ruary 28, 1533. The Family Fortune Was Begun By Michel's Great-grandfather, A Merchant And Citizen ...
Montanelli
Montanelli, Man'ta-ni•i'l.%, (1813-02). An Italian Author And Statesman, Horn At Fuceechio. January 21, 1513. Ile Studied Law At Pisa And Began To Practice There. Compos Ing Meanwhile The Verses Which Appeared In A Small Volume At. Florence In 1837. Ile Became Professor Of Commercial Law In The University Of Pisa, ...
Montanus
Monta'nus (lat., From Gk. Movrap..b., Eon Tunos). A Phrygian Convert To Christianity About 156. He Is Said To Have Been Formerly A Priest Of Cybele (q.v.). Lie Undertook To Restore The Faith And-practice Of The Primitive Church, But Was Finally Excluded From Fellowship As A Heretic. Montanus Taught That Direct ...
Montcalm De Sa
Montcalm De Sa I Blon-kalm' De Sax Vti'riis', Louts .joseph, Marquis De (1712 59). A Distinguished French General In America. He Was Born At Candiac. Near Nimes, Febru Ary 29, 1712, And Entered The Army At The Age Of Fourteen. At Eighteen He Was A Cap Tain. Ile Served In ...
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo, Kiirlo. A Town In The Principality Of Monaco (q.v.), Picturesquely Situ Ated On A Beautiful And Isolated Elevation Rising Above A Bay Of The Mediterranean, A Little Over One Mile Northeast Of Monaco. The Capital Of The Principality (map: France. 0 8). The Climate Is Celebrated For Its ...
Montenegro
Montenegro, Mon'ttemi'gro. An Indepen Dent Principalit.? Of Europe. Situated In The Urstern Part Of The Balkan Peninsula (q.v.), Between Latitudes 41' 55' And Ls' N., And Longitudes Is 30' And 20' E. The Name Monte Negro. Given To The Country By The Venetians, Is A Translation Of The Slavic Crnagora ...
Montesquieu
Montesquieu, M5n't's-kye', Charles De Secondat, Baron De In Brede Et De (1689-1755). One Of The Most Celebrated Politico-philosophical Writers Of France. Lie Was Born January 18.1689, At His Father's Cifiltean Of Brede, Near Bordeaux, Of A Distinguished Family Of Guienne And One Noted For The Number Of Eminent Lawyers It ...
Montevideo
Montevideo, Inim16-vid',t-t,. ;:p. Pron. The Capital Of Uruguay. Situated On The North Shore Of The Estuary Of The Rio De La Plata. Gs Miles East Of Buenos Ayres (map: Uruguay, F 11). It Is Built On A Peninsula Running Westward From The Mainland. And In Closing The Bay Forming The ...
Montezuma
Montezuma, Or, More Correctly, Mote Cuhzoma. The Name Of Two Celebrated War Chiefs Of Ancient Mexico. Montezuma I. (1390? 1464) Was The Son Of Iluizililmitl. Ruler Of Tenochtitlan (mexico). And During The Reigns Of His Father, His Uncle, And His Brother, Acquired Fame As A Warrior In Numerous Expeditions Against ...
Montgomery
Montgomery. The Capital Of Alabama, And The County-seat. Of Montgomery County, Iso Miles Northeast Of Mobile: On The Alabama River, At The Head Of Navigation, And On The Mobile And Ohio. The Central Of Georgia. The Seaboard Air Line, The Louisville And Nashville, The At Lantic Coast Line, And The ...
Montgomery Cunningham 81612
Meigs, Montgomery Cunningham ( 816 :12 ). An American Soldier And Military Engineer. He Was Born In Augusta, Ga., Studied For A Short Time At The University Of Pennsylvania, Graduated At West. Point In 1836, And Imme Diately Afterwards Became Second Lieutenant In An Artillery Company. In 1837 He Was ...
Montgomery_2
Montgomery, Rieuann (1736-75). An American Soldier, Prominent In The French And )car And The American 1:evolution. Ile Was Horn Near Fcltrim, Ireland, And Was Educated At Saint Andrew's College And Trinity College. Dublin. In 1754 Lie Obtained A Commission As Ensign In The British Army, Came To Ameriea With His ...
Month As
Month (as. Monalf (loth. Menops, 0i10. ?fulacid, Ger. Monat Connected With 01r. Lett. Wm's, Lat. Mensis, ?7)v, M(7n, Month, Skt. Inds, Moon, Month, Probably From Skt. To Measure, And Ultimately Connected With Eng. 7110011) Originally The Period Of The Moon's Revolution Round The Earth. If This Is Reckoned From The ...
Monti
Monti, Wel.% Vincenzo (1754-1525). Att Poet. Horn Near Fusignano, In The Province Of Ferrara, February 19. I731. Ile Studied Juris Prudence Very Much Against His Will. Being In Clined To Classical Studies. In 1778 He Went To 'rome And Stayed There Some Time As Secretary Lo Prince Tiraschi. In 1791 ...
Montmorency
Montmorency, An Old And Illustrious Freneh Family Named From A Lage Near Paris, Whose Members In 1327 Received The Title Of First Baron Of France. The Mythical Founder 14 The House Is Lesmrs (or Lishins), Who Is Said To Have Died With The Martyr Sifts: The First Authentic Lord Of ...
Montpelier
Montpelier, A City. The Capital Of Vermont, And Eounty-seat Of Wash Ington County, 40 Miles Southeast Of Burling Ton: On The Winooski River, And On The Central Vermont, The Montpelier And Wells River, And The Montpelier And Barre Railroads (map: Ver Mont, D 4). The Handsome Capitol Is Built Of ...
Montpellier
Montpellier, Mr?n'prl'itli'. The Capital Of The Department Of France. 011 The Lez, And An Important Railroad Junction, 480 Miles South Of Paris, 76 Miles Northwest Of Mar Seilles, And 7 Miles From The Mediterranean (\lap: France, K 8). Montpellier Has An Impos Ing Appearance, Seen From A Distanee; Its Suburbs ...
Montreal
Montreal. Mint Rd-01' ( Mount Royal). The City In The Dominion Of Canada, Situated In The Province Of Quebec, 150 Miles ?oullm Est Of Quebec. And 420 Miles North Of New York. Oil The Southeast Side Of Montreal Island. At The Confluence Of The Rivers Saint Lawrence And Ottawa, 620 ...
Monts De Piete
Monts De Piete, Nuin De Pyttliv (fr.. Funds Of Pity). A Name Applied Throughout Europe To Public Or Semi-public Institutions Or Ganized To Loan Money To The Poor At Low Rates Of Interest On Goods Deposited. The Establish Ment Of The Monts De Pimr• Dates From The Middle Of The ...
Montt
Montt, Wait. Jointe (184(1— ). A President Of Chile. Son Of :manuel Montt (q.v.). He Was A Captain In The Navy When, In January. 1891, The Relations Between President Balm:tee& And The Chilean Congress Reached The Point Of Ac Tive Hostilities, And The Fleet Under His Leader Ship Dmlared For ...
Monvel
Monvel, Louts M.a Nict.: De A French Genre And Portrait Painter And Illustrator. Born In Orleans. Lie Studied Under De Rudder, And Then With Cabanel At The Ecole Des And After The War Of In Which He Took Part, He Studied] In The .\telier Julien, And Still Later With Carolus ...
Moore
Moore, Hennv (175]-1844). A Wesleyan Minister And Biographer Of John Wesley. Ile Was Born In A Suburb Of Dublin, And Was Apprenticed To A Wood-carver. Impressed By The Preaching Of John Wesley. Lie Frequented The Methodist Meet Ings And Joined A Class In Dublin In 1777. He Began To Preach, ...
Moore_2
Moore, Sir John (1761-1809). A British General. The Eldest Son Of Dr. John Moore (tv.). He Was Born At Glasgow. He Entered The Army When Only Fifteen, And Served With Dis Tinction In Nova Seotia, Corsica, The West Indies, Ireland, And Holland. He Was In Egypt With The Army Under ...
Moors Ml
Moors (ml. Norms, Lat. Mourns, Gk. Mapos, Perhaps From Pa() Pos, Egeaup6s, A Muu Ros, Dark, Or Perhaps From Their Original Native Name). The Name Given To A Mixed People Constituting A Very Important Element In The Population Of Northern Africa. Their Appear Ance Indicates Their Origin, Which Is A ...
Moose
Moose (algonquian M Usu, Knirtencanx Mouswah, W? - Ea T E R ) The Popular Name For The Deer Of The Genus Alces, The Largest Quadru Peu Of North America. The Male, Called 'bull Moose,' Is Much Larger Than The Female ('cow'), And Stands Six Feet High Or More At ...
Morality Of
Morality (of. Mora/itc, Fr. Mumble', From Lat. Piora I Las, Morality, Character, From Months, Relating To Manners, From Mos, Custom). The Third Stage In The Development Of The Modern Drama, Following Upon The Mystery And The Miracle Play (qq.v.). Essentially The Morality Was An Ethical Treatise East In Dramatic Form. ...
Morat
Morat, Ineirn". A Town Of About 2400 In Habitants, In The Canton Of Fribourg, Switzer Land, On The Lake Of Morat, Miles North By West Of Fribourg. It Is Famous For The Victory Of The Swiss And Their Allies, 25,000 In Number, Over Charles The Bold (q.v.), Duke Of Burgundy. ...
Moravia
Mora'via (ger. ..1/lihren). A Margraviate :111(1 Crownland Of Austria-llungary, Hounded By Prussian Silesia, Austrian Silesia, Hungary, 1.ower Austria. And Bohemia (map: Austria, F. 2). Area, 8575 Square Miles. It Is Traversed Along The Northern Boundary By The Sneletie Mountains, Along The Eastern Boundary By The Carpathians And The White Mountains. ...
Moravians
Moravians. Called Also Tiie United Brethren ( Unitas Fratri'm ) And Ti1e Mo Ran Ian An Evangelical Church Which Arose In Bohemia And Moravia Among Follow Ers Of John Huss (q.v.) ; Originally Known As Bohemian Brethren (q.v.). They Secured The Episcopacy From The Austrian Waldenses In 1467. Fraternizing With ...
Moray
Moray, Nn?r1. Any Of A Large Group (sub Order Caloeephali. Of Order Amides) Of Eel-like Fishes, Especially One Of The Family Murmmid:e And Genus _lurana. They Are Degenerate, Aber Rant Eels. Distinguished By Their Small Round Gill Openings And The Absence Of Pectoral Fins. They Inhabit Warm And Especially Tropical ...
Morazan
Morazan, Mu'ra-thlin', Francisco (1792 A Soldier And Statesman Of Honduras. Lie Was A Member Of A French West Indian Family, And Entered Politics When His Country Became Independent Of Spain, In 1821. He Be Came Secretary-general, And Took Part In The Organization Of The New Government. He Also Played An ...
Mordvins
Mord'vins. A Mixed Plinio-turkish People Numbering About 1,000,000. Living In The Heart Of Russia Between The And Oka. Lu They 1.639 Meters, And Are Brachyeephalie (cephalic Index. 83.8). They Are Finely Built, And Have Dark Habt—darker In The South Than In The North—and Blue Eyes. Is Their Occupation. And They ...
Morelos Y Pavon
Morelos Y Pavon. Ma-rolos 6 Ph-von', Jost Maria (1765-1815). A Mexican Patriot. Ile Was Born Of Very Poor Parents At Valladolid, The Town Now Known As Morelia. And Was Thirty Years Old Before He Was Able To Secure A Chance To Get An Education By Entering The College Of San ...
Moretto Da Brescia
Moretto Da Brescia, Mecrot'til Da Bretsh'a (1498-1555). An Italian Painter, {those Real Name Was Alessandro Llonvicino. He Was Born At Brescia In 1498, And Obtained His Early Art Education In This City Under Fioravante Fer Ramola. Later Lie Is Thought To Have Received Stimulus From The Works Of Titian. In ...
Morgan
Morgan, Sir Henry (c.1035-s8). The Most Famous Of English Buccaneers, Born At Llan Rhynny, Glamorganshire. Wales. He Is Said To Have Been Kidnaped At Bristol When A Boy, And Sold As A Servant In Barbados, Whence After A Time He Worked His Way To Jamaica. There He Joined The Buccaneers, ...
Morgan_2
Morgan, Jonx 11ityr An Amer Ican Soldier. Prominent On The Confederate Side In The Civil War. He Was Born At Huntsville. Ala. About Five Years Later His Father Removed To A Farm Near Lexington, Ky. During The Mexican War "morgan Became First Lieutenant Of L'olonel Marshall's Kentucky Regiment Of Cavalry, ...
Morgan_3
Morgan, Lady (sydney Owensox) ?17s3 1559). A Novelist, Daughter Of Robert Owen Son, A Theatrical Manager. And Of His Wife, Jane Mill, She Was Born In Dublin. On Christ Mas Day, 1753. If We Are To Believe Her. Croker Mischievously Alleged That She Was Born On The Dublin Packet In ...
Morganatic Marriage
Morganatic Marriage ( Morgan Aticus, Relating To The Morning, From 01-1g. Mar Gen, Oer. Liorgen, As. Morgen, Morning; Perhaps Connected With ()church Slay. Narknati, To Be Come Dark, Mrakri, Darkness, Or With Lith. ;aerial, To Blink, Gk. Papnalpcm, Marmairein, To Shine). When A Member Of A Reigning House, Who By ...
Mstory Or Ioney In
Mstory Or Ioney In The States. The Situation In Which The Early Colonists In America Found Themselves Was Such That They Could Draw Little From The Monetary Experience Of The Mother Country. During The Colonial Peri Od They Took From The Mother Country The Desig Nations Pounds, Shillings, And Pence. ...
National Associa Tion Of
Manufacturers, National Associa Tion Of. Ao Association Of American Nmitufac Turers Organized In Cincinnati In 1895 For The Pur Poses Of Increasing Their Export Trade. Influeneing Legislation Affecting Their Interests. And Of Coping With The Demands Of Labor Organizations. The Association Maintains A Central Office In New York Which Supplies ...
Natural
Natural Maisuaes. These Include All Manu Rial Substances Derived From Natural Sources Without Undergoing Any Specific Treatment Or Process Of Manufacture, Such As Animal Excreta And All Animal And Vegetable Refuse Of The Farm, As Well As Various Factory Wastes. The Natural Manures Are, As A Rule, Bulky In Character ...
Nelson Appleton Miles
Miles, Nelson Appleton 1839—). An American Soldier, Born At Westminster. Mass. Ile Was Engaged In Mercantile Pnrsuits In Boston Between 1856 And 1861. In September, 1861, He Was Commissioned Captain Of The Twenty-second Massachusetts Infantry; In May, 1862, He Became Lieutenant-colonel Of The Sixty-first New York Volunteers, And Participated In ...
Nicholas More
More, Nicholas ?-11189). A Chief Justice Of Pennsylvania, Born In Wa, Man Of The First Provincial Assembly In 1682, Speaker Of The Assembly In 1681. And In The `in111e Year Was Appointed Chief Justiee. In 1683 He Was By The Assembly For His Pemers. But In' %%:1s Never Tried By ...
Nvagnews Law Of Migration
Migration, Nvagnews Law Of. In Evolu Tion. One Of The Main Agencies Leading To The Isolation Of Animals, And Consequently- To The For Mation Of Local 'caws. Varieties. And Species. This Was First Pointed Out By Moritz Wagner In 1s6s. Stated His Views In Three General Propositions: (1) The Greater ...
Oe Meat
Oe Meat. The Methods Of Cutting Car Casses Of Beef, Veal, Mutton, And Pork Into Parts, And The Terms Used For The Different 'cuts,' As These Parts Are Commonly Called. Vary Consider Ably In Localities. The Figures For Com Position Quoted Below Apply In General To Cults As Indicated By ...
Orbit
Orbit. The Moon Revolves Round The Earth In An Elliptic Orbit With The Earth In One Focus; The Eccentricity Of The Ellipse Hying 0.05491. Or Inane Than Times That Of The Earth's Orbit. The Plane Of Her Orbit Does Not Coincide With The Ecliptic, But Is Inclined To It At ...
Organic Substances
Organic Substances. (a) L?pitbciial Cells Mainly From The Bladder And Vagina Occur In Dc/mal Urine. In Inflammatory Conditions Of The Bladder And Vagina Their Number Is Greatly In Creased. Epithelium From The Kidney May Also Occur In The Mine. Ii Is Cuboidal Or (-ammar In Shape And Most Abundant In ...
Origin
Origin. The Origin Of Mineral Waters Is Often Looked Upon With Much Curiosity, And Yet There Is Nothing Unnatural About It. The Rain Water Falling On The Surface Soaks Down Through The 'soil Into The Rocks And May Slowly Filter Through Them To A Considerable Depth, Coining Out To The ...
Other
Other The Characteristics Of The Banks Are So Different That The Various Localities Offer Special Problems In Themselves, And Must Be Handled Without Reference To Conditions That Obtain Elsewhere. The Bluffs Are Threatened In One Place, While In Another The Opposite Low Bank Is Attacked, And The River Devotes Its ...
Other_2
Other Ontuats. Of All The Western Orders, Only One Returned In The Ages To The Anchoretic Idea And Expressed It In Beautiful Architectural Movements. This Was The Carthusian Order ((ihartreux) Of Saint Bruno• Founded In The Eleventh Century. The Individual Cell Life Of Each Member Determined The Form And Character ...
Otiiniel Charles 1831 99 Marsh
Marsh, Otiiniel Charles (1831-99). An American Zoiilogist And Paleontologist. He Was Born In Lockport, N. V., Graduated At Vale Col Lege, And Studied In Germany. Upon His Return To The United States Lie Was Appointed Professor Of Paleontology And Curator Of The Geological Mu Seum At Yale, And Held These ...
Overflows Of Mani Malian
Overflows Of Mani Malian Life. 11 Alnant1r, Including Man, Take Part In Certain Much More Rare But More Universal And Permanent Removals. The Most Conspicuous Instance Is Afforded By The Lemmings Of Central Norway And Sweden. Which At Uncertain Intervals Come Down In Vast Hordes Into The Lowlands, As Is ...
Parks
Park's. The Public Park System Comprises About 500 Acres. It Includes Lake Park (124 Acres) On The Lake, Laid Out With Fine Drives And Bicycle Paths: Washington Park (148 Acres) With An Island-studded Lake, A Dense Growth Of Timber, Picnic And Athletic Grounds, And A Deer Preserve; Iziverside, Sherman. Humboldt, ...
Parturient Apoplexy Milk Fever
Milk Fever, Parturient Apoplexy, Or Parturient Paresis. A Disease Of Cows, Espe Cially Good Milkers Of Improved Breeds And In Good Condition At Time Of Calving. As The Most Important Predisposing Causes Of The Disease Veterinarians Have Long, Recognized Confinement In Improperly Ventilated Stables, High Temperature, Electrical Disturbances, Constipation, Mature ...
Paul Of 1445 1534 Middelburg
Middelburg, Paul Of (1445-1534). A Dutch Mathematician, Born At Middelburg, Whence His Name. Lie Studied At The Uni Versity Of Louvain• Took Orders, Became Canon Of Saint Barthelemy At Jliddelburg, And Also Taught Mathematics, Medicine, Philosophy, And Theology There. For Having Expressed Himself Regarding The Faults Of His Fellow-citizens. He ...
Penal Charitarle
Charitarle, Penal, Ann Reformatory Nsti Tutions, The State Schools For The Deaf Are The American School At Dartford, The Clark School At Northampton. The New England Industrial 'school At Beverly, The Horace Mann School At Boston. The Boston School For The Deaf, And The Sarah Fuller Dome At The Blind ...
Peoples Of
Peoples Of The Population Of Ico At The Present Day Is Largely Indian. And In Many Parts Of The Country Ancient Customs, Superstitions, And Language- Hold ,way. It Is Im Possible To Estimate The Exact Proportion Of Mire Indian Blood, Mestizo, Or Mixed Blood. And H : Probably There Are ...
Phases Of The Noon
Phases Of The Noon. The First Peculiarity About The Moon Is The Constant And Regular Change Of Its Illuminated Surface From A Thin Crescent To A Circle. And Vice Versa, And A Cor Responding Change In The Time Of Her Appearance Above The Horizon. These Changes Depend Upon The Position ...
Philipp
Philipp The Associ Ate Of Luther In The Protestant Liefo•nmation, And The Foremost Teacher Of His Time, In The Words Of Hallam, "far Above All Others The Founder Of Gen Eral Learning Throughout Europe." He Sprang From The Middle Class, As Did Luther From The Lower. His Father Was An ...
Or Ecdysis In The
N Olting, Or Ecdysis In The Lower Classes. In Animals Like Crustacea, Myriapoda, Insect•a, And Spiders, With A More O• Less Solid Exoskele Ton, Too Dense To Permit Of Gradual Growth O• In Crease In Volume, There Must Be A Periodical East Ing Of The Skin, Or Ecdysis. The Same ...
Or Foren Sic Medicine
Medical Jurisprudence, Or Foren Sic Medicine. The Application Of Medical Science To The Elucidation Of Legal Questions Whielt Have A Medical Ash?ect. The Questions In Chided In Modern Medical Jurisprudence Are Divided By Into Five General Classes: (1) Those Arising Out (if Sex Relations, As Im Potence And Sterility. Pregnancy, ...
Or Marguerite Margaret
Margaret, Or Marguerite, (variously Called Up Lam E. Of Va - Lots. Or And Or Navatiar.) (1493 1519). A Daughter Of Charles Of Orleans. Duke Of Angoulique, Sister Of King Francis I. Of France. She Was Born In Angoulinne, April 11, 1492. She Married (1509) The Duke And Later (1527) ...
Or Melchisedec Melchizedek
Melchizedek, Or Melchisedec, Mel). King Of Righteous Ness). A Personage Introduced In Gen. Xiv. 18. As `king Of Salem' And 'priest Of The Most High God.' This Chapter, While Probably Resting On Some Obscure Reminiscences Iu Which Babylonian History Has Been Brought Into Artificial Connec Tion With Tribal Quarrels In ...
Or Melo Mello
Mello, Or Melo, Francisco Ma Noel De ( 161 1-66) . A Portuguese Poet And Historian, Born At. Lisbon Of A Noble Family, And There Trained By The .tesnits. Lie Became An Army Officer, First Serving With The Spanish Fleet, And Then In The Portuguese Service When His Na Tive ...
Or Melvill Melville
Mel'ville, Or Melvill, Andrew (1545 1622). A Scottish Reformer. He Was Horn August 1, 1545. At Tialdovie, Near Montrose, Forfar:shire. He Was Educated At The Grammar School Of Mont Rose, Whence He Removed In His Fourteenth Year To The University Of Saint Andrews. Here He Re Mained Four Years, And ...
Or Mentchikoff Menshikoff
Menshikoff, Or Mentchikoff, Nirmf Shi-ked. Alexander N I Lovitch Or 1730). A Russian Field-marshal And 1\ Linister Of State. He Was Born At Moscow. November 16, 1672, In Humble Eireumstam'e,:, And Was A Baker's Apprentice. His Intelligent Eountenance Attracted The Notice Of General T.efort. Through Whose Patronage He Was Taken ...
Or Mizpeh Mizpaii
Miz'paii, Or Miz'peh (heb., Watch, Out Look). The Name Of Several Places In Palestine. Of Which The Most Important Are: ( 1 I The Heap Of Stones And Pillar Set Up By Jacob And His Brethren As A Witness Of The Covenant Between Jacob And Laban. It Was Also Called ...
Or Monck Monk
Monk, Or Monck, Geomm. First Duke Of Albemarle (1608-70). An English General, To Whom The Stuart Restoration Was Due. Ile Was Born At Potheridge, Devonshire. December 6, 1608. Coining Under The Ban Of The Law For Thrashing A Civil Officer Who Illegally Attempted To Arrest His Father, Lie Volunteered For ...
Or Paraguay Tea Mate
Mate, Or Paraguay Tea (abbreviation Of Sp. )rrha Tic Surly, Calabash-herb). A Substitute For Tin, Extensively Used In Smith America. And Almost Universally Through Brazil. It Consists Of The Leaves And Green Shoots Of Certain Of Holly (9.1-.), More Especially Ilex Parag,nen Sis, Dried And Roughly Ground. The True Mat(' ...
Or Quicksilver Mercury
Mercury, Or Quicksilver. A Metallic Cle Ment That Has Been Known Since Ancient Times. As Early As B.c. 300 Theophrastus Mentions `liquid Silver,' Which He Says Is Obtained By Rub Bing Cinnabar With Vinegar In A Copper Vessel. Dioscorides Describes The Production Of Mercury By Subliming Cinnabar With Charcoal In ...
Or Spice Moluccas
Moluc'cas, Or Spice Isranns. An Archi Pelago Constituting Part Of The Dutch Posses Sions In The East Indies. And Comprising Most Of The Islands Situated Between Celebes And New Ifuinea, And Between The Philippines And The Timor Archipelago (map; Australasia. E 2). The Archipelago Lies On Both Sides Of The ...
Or Of France 1553 1015
Margaret Of Valois, Or Of France ( 1553-1015). A French Princess, Daugh Ter Of Henry Ii. Of France And Catharine De' Medici, And Wife Of Henry Iv. She Was Born At Saint-germain-en-laye, May 14, 1553, And Received All Excellent Education. Her Marriage To Henry Of Navarre At Paris On August ...