Spitzbergen
Spitz'bergen. A Group Of Islands In The Arctic Ocean. Situated About 430 Miles North Of The Northern Extremity Of Norway, Between 76' 30' And 80' 48' North Latitude, And Between 10° And 30' East Longitude (map: Arctic Regions, Ii 3). The Group Consists Of Three Large Islands, West Spitzbergen. North ...
Spleen
Spleen (lat. Splcn, From Gk. Awx4v, Spleen; Connected With Lat. Hen, Skt. Plihnn, Spleen). The Largest And Most Important Of The So-called Ductless Glands. It Is Generally Oval In Form, Somewhat Concavo-convex, Soft, Of Very Brittle Consistence, Highly Vascular, Of A Dark Bluish-red Color, And Situated In The Left Hypochondriac ...
Splint
Splint (saved. Splint, Spike, Forelock, Flat Iron Peg. Dan. Splint, Splinter; Connected With Eng. Split). In Surgery, A Certain Mechanical Contrivance For Keeping A Fractured Limb In Its Proper Position, And For Preventing Any Motion Of The Fractured Ends; It May Also Be Employed For Securing Perfect Immobility Of The ...
Spokane
Spokane; Sph-knn'. The County-seat Of Spokane County, Wash., 450 Miles East Of Puget Sound, On The Spokane River And On The North Ern Pacific Railway, The Great Northern Rail Way, The Oregon Railroad And Navigation Com Pany, And Several Local Branch Lines (map: Washington, Ii 2). The City Was Formerly ...
Sponge
Sponge (lat. Spongia, From (ik. Aroryla, Sponge; Connected With Lat. Fungus, Mushroom). A Group Of Animals Representing A Distinct Branch Or Phylum, Porifera. The Sponges Are Many-celled Animals, With Three Cell-layers, With Out A True Digestive Cavity, Supported Usually By Calcareous Or Siliceous Spieules, The Body-mass Permeated By Ciliated Passages ...
Spontaneous Combustion
Spontaneous Combustion (lat. Span Taneus, Willing, Of One's Own Accord, From Sponte, Abl. Sg. Of *spans, Will). The Ignition Of Sub Stances At A Given Moment Apparently Without The Intervention Of Any Causative Agency. The Spontaneous Combustion Of Organic Materials Is A Frequent Cause Of Fires. When Large Quantities Of ...
Spontaneous Generation
Spontaneous Generation And Pro Togenesis. The Doctrine That Different Forms Of Life, Especially The Lower, Have Arisen By Phy Sico-chemical Agencies From Inorganic Substances. This View Prevailed From Ancient Time* Until After The Middle Of The Seventeenth Century, And As Late As 1842 Weeks Maintained That Mites (aearus) Were Spontaneously ...
Spontaneous Generation Frotogenesisnecessary
Spontaneous Generation" ( Frotogenesis) Necessary To Account For The Beginnings Of Life. Some Of Those Who, Like Wyman, Made Obser Vations Disproving Its Occurrence At The Present Day, Yet Supposed That In The Beginning The First Living Organisms Probably Arose From Inorganic Matter, Through The Action Of Unknown Physico Chemical ...
Sporangium
Sporangium (neo-lat., From Gk. Eir6pos, Sporos, Seed + Ey-yezov, Angcion, Vessel). The Plant Organ Within Which Asexual Spores Are Pro Duced. Among Alga' And Fungi The Sporangium Is Usually A Single Cell (mother-cell), Which Pro Duces Few To Numerous Spores. Among Bryophytes There Are No Distinct Sporangia, The Spores Being ...
Sporozoa
Sporozoa (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Gk. -r6pos, Spores, Seed + Nov, Zoom, Animal). A Class Of Parasitic Protozoa Comprising The Ma Laria Germs, Texas Cattle-fever Germs, Etc. While The Sporozoa Differ Much In Structure, They Are Similar In Parasitic Habits And Development. As A Rule They Are More Or Less ...
Spottiswood Spottiswoode
Spot'tiswoode, Spot'tiswood, Spot'iswood, Or Spots'wood, John (1565-1639). Archbishop Of Saint Andrews. Lie Was Educated At The University Of Glasgow, And On His Father's Death In 1583 Succeeded Him As Parson Of Calder. He Was For Many Years An Uncompromising Presbyterian, But He Afterwards Adopted English Episcopal Ideas. Lie Became The ...
Sprain
Sprain (from Of. Esiweirdre, From Lat. Ex Primeee, To Press Out, From Lat. Cx, Out + Pee Mere, To Press), Or Strain. A Term Employed In Surgery To Designate A Violent Stretching Of Ten Dinous Or Ligamentous Parts With Or Without Rup Ture Of Some Of Their Fibres. Sprains Are ...
Spring As
Spring ( As. Spring, Spryng, Oil G. Spring, Sprung, Ger. Spring, Spring, From As. Springan, Sprinean, Oi1g. Springan, Ger. Springcn, To Spring, Leap; Probably Connected With Gk. V74yetlbac, Sperehcsthai, Lith. Sprugti, To Spring Away, Es Cape). A Subterranean Stream Which Discharges At The Earth's Surface. Most Springs Are Fed By ...
Springfield
Springfield. The County-seat Of Hamp Den County, Mass., 98 Miles West-southwest Of Boston : On The Connecticut River, And On The Boston And Albany, The Boston And Maine, And The New York, New Haven And Hartford Rail Roads (slap: Massachusetts, B 3). Several Bridges Here Span The River. There Arc ...
Spruce Me
Spruce (me. Spruce, Truce, From Of. Prove, From Ml. Prussia, Prussia), Liven. A Genus Of About Twenty Species Of Coniferous Trees, Indigenous To The Northern Hemisphere, Nearly Half Being Natives Of North America. The Genus Was Formerly Combined With All's (see Fin), From Which It Differs In Having Pendulous Cones, ...
Squash Insects
Squash Insects. The Insect Fauna Of The Squash And The Pumpkin Are Practically Identical, And Several Insects Which Feed Upon These Plants Also Attack Melons, Cucumbers, Etc. (see Melon Insects.) The Most Important In The United States Are The Squash-bug (a Hasa Tristis) And Its Closely Similar Relative, The Horned ...
Squid
Squid (of Uncertain Etymology). A Cephalo Pod Mollusk, Differing, From The Nautilus In Hav Ing No Outer Shell, The Body Being Supported By An Inner Pen-shaped Horny Structure. Or, In The Cattle Of The Mediterranean, By A Calcareous 'bone.' Flattened Oval In Shape. The Body Of The Squid Is Somewhat ...
Squirrel Of
Squirrel (of. Esqvirel, Eseoreuil, Fr. Ecureuil, Squirrel, From Ml. Sciuriolus, Scivrellus, Diminutive Of Lat. Sciorus, From Gk. Arcloupos, Skiouros, Squirrel, Shadow-tail, From Glad, Skin, Shadow + Apci, Ours, Tail). A Rodent Mammal Of The Family' Sciurithe, Subfamily Sciurince. The Sciurinte Are A Group Of Seven Genera With Compressed Incisors, Rather ...
Sraddha
Sraddha, Shriid'ha (skt. Griiddlifi, Faith, Connected With Lat. Credcrc, To Believe). The Funeral Ceremony Of The Hindus, In Which Balls Of Rice Arc Offered To The Deceased Ancestors Of The Sacrificer, Or To The Pitris (q.v.) Collectively. It Is Especially Performed For A Parent Recently Deceased, Or For Three Paternal ...
Stadia Ail
Stadia (ail. Stadia, Station, From Lat. Stadium, From Gk. Ard&ov, Standard Of Length, Furlong). An Attachment Fitted To The Telescope Of A Transit And Used In Surveying To Measure Dis Tances. Stadia Surveying Is A Modification Of Transit Surveying, And Is Effected By The Use Of The Stadia Or Gradienter ...
Stael Holstein
Stael-holstein, Stifel Hid'stin, Fr. Pron. Orstan', Anne Louise Germaine, Barone De, Commonly Called Aiadame De Statl (1766 1817) . A Famous French Authoress, Born In Paris, April 22, 1766. She Was The Daughter Of The Genovese Banker And Distinguished French Min Ister Of Finance. Jacques Necker (q.v.), And Of His ...
Staff Colleges And Schools
Staff Colleges And Schools. Mili Tary Training Schools For Officers Candidates For Staff Appointments. To Prepare Officers For Duty On The Staff Of An Army Special College, Or Schools Have Been Instituted By All The Leading Military Nations Of The World. (see Military Education.) In The United States There Is ...
Staff As
Staff (as. Staff, Staff, Goth. Stafs, Rudiment, Letter, Ohg. Slap, Ger. Stab, Staff; Connected With Ochurch Slay. Stabil, Staff, Lith. Scubas, Stobrask, Pillar, Skt. Stliiipay, To Make Stand, From Oka, To Stand, And Ultimately With Eng. Stand). In Military And Naval Usage, The Aides Or Assist Ants Of A Commanding ...
Stained Glass
Stained Glass The Process Of Coloring Glass Requires Particular Care. When It Is To Be Of Full Color (as Commonly For Windows Of Rich Decorative Effect) It Is Called 'pot Metal ;' Hut, While Colored Glass Of Many Hues And Tints Is Used In Which The Whole Mass Of The ...
Stained Glass Windows
Stained Glass Windows. By Far The Most Important Use Of Stained Glass Is Its Application To The Artistic Decoration Of Windows, Usually Termed Glass Painting, Though Properly Speaking It Is Not Painting At All. Originally, There Was But One Method Of Making Ornamental Glass Win Dows, And That Was To ...
Stammering
Stammering (from Stammer, 0i1g. Stain Malfon, Stamalon, Ger. Stammern, Stammeln, To Stammer ; Connected With Ohg. Stammal, Stoma!, Stammering, Stem, Ger. Stumm, Mute, Goth. Stamms, Stammering). An Imperfect Enunciation Of Words Due To Irregular Or Spasmodic Action Of The Muscles Of Articulation. The Trouble Is Sometimes A Form Of Chorea ...
Stamp
Stamp (from As. Stempan. Ohg. Stain Fan, Ger. Stampfen. To Stamp: Connected With Gk. Aria#eiv, Steinbein, To Stamp, Arelpetv, Stcibein, To Tread, Skt. Stambh, To Make Firm Or Steady). A Piece Of Paper Upon Which A Mark Or Device Has Been Printed Or Impressed By Authority Of Law, And Which ...
Stamp Act
Stamp Act. In American History, An Act Passed By The British Parliament And Signed For George Ill. (then Insane) March 22, 1765, "for Granting And Supplying Certain Stamp Duties, And Other Duties, In The Brit Ish Colonies And Plantations In America, Towards Further Defraying The Expenses Of Defending, Pro Tecting, ...
Standard
Standard. A Battle-flag; In A Broader Sense, The Emblem Of A Ruler Or A Nation. On The Egyptian Monuments Are Representa Tions Of Standards, Usually Consisting Of The Image Of Some Sacred Animal. A Fan Or Semi Circular Disk, An Ostrich Feather, The Symbol Of Victory, The Name Of The ...
Standard Of Living
Standard Of Living. In Economics, The Term Used To Designate The Degree Of Comfort Or Enjoyment Derived From The Use Of Material Goods Which Each Social Class Regards As Es Sential To Tolerable Existence. Those Have A 'high Standard Of Living' Who Demand Control Over A Large And Varied Quantity ...
Stanislas I Leszczynski
Stan'islas I. Leszczynski, Lye'sli Chinty'skt.) (1677-1766). King Of Poland From 1704 To 1709, And Again In 1733. He Was Born At Lemberg, Galicia, Of One Of The Greatest Among The Old Polish Noble Families. He Was Palatine Of Posen At The Time Of The War Between Augustus Ii (q.v.) Of ...
Stanley
Stanley, Sir Henry Morton (1841-1904). An Afric•:ua Explorer. Lie Was Born At Denbigh, Wales, The Son Of John Rowlands, Who Died When The Boy Was Two Years Old. When Sixteen Years Old He Worked His Way On A Sailing Vessel To New• Orleans, Where He Found Employment In The Office ...
Stappen
Stappen, Fr. Pron. Sth'piisl, Charles Pierre Vain Der (1843,– ). A Belgian Sculptor, Born At Saint Joaseten-noode, Near Bruswls. He Began His Artistic Training In 181;0, Under The Painter Portaels, But Afterwards Formed An Inde Pendent Style In Paris Under The Influence Of Rude, Alercie, And Carpeaux. 1-i Is First ...
Star Chamber
Star Chamber. A Celebrated English Tri Bunal, Which Met In The Council-chamber Of The Old Palace Of Westminster. The Origin Of The Name Is Unknown. According To Sir Thomas Smith It Was Derived From A Decoration Of Gilded Stars On The Ceiling. This Theory Is Unsupported By Evidence, But It ...
Star Route Frauds
Star Route Frauds. Certain Frauds Connected With The Management Of The Star Mete Postal Service During The Administration Of President Hayes. The Term 'star Routes' Was Applied To Those Routes Over Which. Owing To The Lack Of Railroads And Steamboats, The Mail Was Carried On Horseback Or In Wagons, Such ...
Star As
Star (as. Steorra,ohg.sterro, Sterna, Ger. Stern., Goth. Stairm5, Star, Connected With Lat. Steno, Gk. Do-rhp, Aster, ('orn., Bret. Stereo, Arm. Astx, Skt. Tura, Star. Av. Star.), Star, And Possibly With Skt. Star, To Strew). One Of Those Heavenly Bodies Which Remain Apparently Im Movable With Respect To One Another. Hence ...
Starch
Starch (assibilated Form Of Stark, Stiff, Strong, As. Sleare, Ohg. Stare, Ger. Stork, Strong, Stiff, Goth. Ga-sta Iirknan, To Dry Up; Con Nected With Lith. Stregti, To Become Rigid, Pers. Sat Erg, Strong). A Form Of Carbohydrate (see Cami0nynnates), Occurring As Stored Food In Many Plants. Its Composition Corresponds To ...
Stare Decisis
Stare Decisis, Stare Th-silsis (from The Latin Starr Decisis, Ct Non (pieta Morcre—"to Stand By Decisions And Not To Disturb Matters Once Settled"). A Phrase Employed To Describe A Doctrine Prevailing In Most Judicial Systems Of Modern Times, Which, Briefly Expressed, Is That The Courts Will Follow The Principles Of ...
Starfish
Starfish. Echinoderms With A Star-like Or Pentagonal Body, With Two Or Four Row's Of Ambulacral Feet Or Tentacles On The Oral Side. The Body Is Covered With Small, Short Spines, Often Arranged In Groups. The Nervous System Is Pentagonal, With Nerves Extending Into The Arms. Most Of The Species Are ...
State Of
State (of. Estut, Fr. Etut, From Lat. Status, State, Condition, From Stare, To Stand; Connected With Gk. Tordpat, Histanai, Skt. Stka, °church Slay. Stuti, Ohg. Star, Stuntan, Ger. Stehen, Goth., As. Stundan, Eng. Stand), 'fits;. The Theory Of The State In Its Broadest Sense May Be Taken To Cover The ...
States General
States-general (fr. Etats Generaux). The Name Given To The Convocation Of The Repre Sentative Body Of The Three Orders Of The French Kingdom, Representing The Nobility, Clergy, And Bourgeoisie Or Tiers Etat (third Estate). As Far Back As The Time Of Charlemagne, There Were As Semblies Of Clergy And Nobles ...
States Rights
States' Rights. A Political Term Having Reference To The Rights Of The Individual States As Compared With The Central Government In Coun Tries Having A Federal Form Of Government. In The History Of The United States, The Term Is Used To Denote The View Prevailing In The South Prior To ...
Statistics
Statistics. The Accompanying Table On The Silk Production Of The World Was Oodipiled By Consul Hughes, Of Coburg, From Statistics Issued By The Merchants' Union Silk Syndicate Of Lyons. According To The Twelfth United States Census There Were In The Country At The Close Of 1000 -483 Silk Factories, With ...
Statistics
Statistics. Etymologically. The Science Of States. The Word Seems To Have Been Introduced Into England About The Beginning Of The Nine Teenth Century. It Came Into Use In Germany About Half A Century Earlier, And Was There Ap Plied To Lectures Or Books Upon Descriptive Politi Cal Science, Of Which ...
Statute
Statute (lat. Statutem, Statute, Neu. Sg. Of Statutes, P.p. Of Statucre, To Set Up, Establish, From Stoma, Supine Of Store, To Stand). A Law Enacted Or Promulgated In Writing By The Su Preme Legislative Body Of A Government, Or By Its Authority. Statute Law Is Sometimes Spoken Of As Written ...
Stead
Stead, Wituist Tuomns (1849—). An English Journalist, Born At Embleton, Northmn Berland. After .a Brief Schooling He Went Into Business, But In 1871 Was Appointed Editor Of The Northern Echo (darlington). Ilere Lie Remained Until 1880, «•hen He Was Called To Be Assistant Editor, Under John \lo•ley, Of The Pall ...
Steam Navigation
Steam Navigation. The Spaniards Assert That As Early As 1543 Blasco De Daray Made Au Attempt To Propel A Vessel By Steam In The Harbor Of Barcelona. In The Absence Of Direct Proof Of The Fact This May Well Be Doubted. At The Time Mentioned The Most Advanced Scientists In ...
Steam Shovel
Steam Shovel. A Modified Form Of Dredge Adapted For Excavating Material On Dry Land. The Steam Shovel Was Invented In 1840 By An American Named Otis, But It Did Not Come Into General Use Until About 1865. The Large In Crease In Railway Construction In The United States Created An ...
Steam Turbine
Steam Turbine. A Form Of Prime Motor In Which The Kinetic Energy Of Expanding Steam Acts Upon A Wheel Provided With Vanes So As To Cause Rotation. The Ordinary Method Of Using Steam To Obtain Power Is To Admit It Into A Closed Cylinder, Where It Acts Upon A Movable ...
Steam As
Steam (as. Steam, Fris. Stoame, Dutch Stoma, Steam; Of Unknown Etymology). Water In A Gaseous Condition. It Is A Dry, Colorless Gas With A Specific Gravity Of 0.625 As Compared With Air At The Same Pressure. The White Cloud Of Vapor Which Rises From Boiling Water And Which Is Commonly ...
Stearic Acid
Stearic Acid (from Gk. Arlap, Steer, Tal Low), One Of The Solid Fatty Acids. It Exists As A Glyceride (stearin) In Most Fats, And Is Especially Abundant In The More Solid Kinds, Such As Mutton-suet. The Stearic Acid Of Com Merce Is In Reality A Mixture Of Stearie And Palmitic ...
Steele
Steele, Sir Richard (l672-1729). An Eng Lish Essayist, Pldywright, And Politician, Born In Dublin. In 1684 He Was Sent To The Charter House School. Where He Formed A Memorable Friendship With Addison. In 1690 He Was Enrolled At Christ Church, Oxford, But He Passed To Mer Ton College (1691). In ...
Steen
Steen, Stiin, Jan (e.i Wa-to ). A Celebrated Dutch Genre Painter, Foremost Among The De Lineators Of Low Life, Which He Illustrated With Rare Mastery. Born At Leyden, He Is Said To Have Been Instructed First At Utrecht Ln• Nicolas Knupfer (1603-60), Then At The Hague By Jan Van Goyen, ...
Stegocephalia
Steg'ocepha'lia (neo-lat. Nom. Pl., From Gk. O-7-1-yeo, Strgrin, To Cover + Kecpax7i, Kephale, Head). The Name Proposed By Cope To Designate A Well-defined Order Of Fossil Amphibia, Found In Strata From The Lower Carboniferous To The Upper Trias. They Are Distinguished From Other Amphibians By A Dermal Armor Of Overlap ...
Steinle
Steinle, Stin'lc, Eduard Von ( 1810-86). A German Historical Painter, Born In Vienna, The Son Of An Engraver. First Instructed At The Academy, He Then Became A Pupil Of Kupel Wieser. And From 1828 To 1834 Worked In Rome Under The Influence Of Veit And Overbeek. In 1843 He Settled ...
Stem As
Stem (as. Stcmn, 0i1g. Stain, Ger. Stamm, Stun; Connected With 01r, Tamon. Stem, And Ulti Mately With Eng. Stand). In General. Stems Of Plants Are Axes Distinguished From Roots By Bear Ing Leaves Or Leaf-like Organs. Although There Are Stem-like Structures Among The Thallophytes And Bryophytes, It Is Only Among ...
Stendhal
Stendhal, Stfix'dall. The Name Assumed By Marie Hen Ri Betle (1783-1842). A French Novelist Remarkable For The Keenness Of His Analysis Of Character. Though Never Popular, Stendhal Has Been Much Read And Admired By Later Psychologie Novelist Bourget. Stendhal Was Born At. Grenoble. At Seventeen He Entered The Service Of ...
Stephen
Stephen. The Name Of Nine Popes. Stephen I., Pope 254-257. The Chief Interest Of His Pon Tificate Lies In The Controversy Over The Validity Of Baptism By Heretics, In Which Stephen Declared Definitely That Baptism, No Matter By Whom Ad Ministered, Was Valid So Long As The Proper Mat Ter ...
Stephen_2
Stephen ( C.1097-11 54 ) . King Of England From 1135 To 1154. He Was The Third Son Of Stephen, Count Of Blois And Chartres, By Adele, Daughter Of William The Conqueror, And Was Thus The Nephew Of Henry 1. Of England. He Was Brought Over To England At An ...
Stephen_3
Stephen, Sir Leslie ( 1832-1904). An Eng Lish Biographer And Critic, Son Of Sir James Ste Phen. He Was Born In London And Was Educated At Eton And At King's College, London, And Trin Ity Ilall, Cambridge, Where He Graduated In 1854 (m. A. 1357) And Remained As Fellow And ...
Stephens
Stephens, Stc'venz, Alexander Hamilton ( . An American Statesman, And The Vice President Of The Confederate States: Born In Taliaferro County, Ga., February 11, 1812. His Boyhood Was One Of Poverty And Toil. With Occa Sional Attendance At 'old-field' Schools. A So Ciety For The Education Of Young Men For ...
Stephenson
Stephenson, Ste'ven-son, George ( 1781 1848). An English Engineer And Inventor And The 'founder Of Railways.' Ile Was Born At Wy Lam, Near Newcastle, Where His Father Was Fire Man At A Colliery. After A Boyhood Spent In Farm Work He Became Assistant To His Father And Was Steadily Advanced. ...
Stereoscope
Stereoscope (from Gk. Arein6s, Stereos, Solid + (7k07rezy, Siopcin, To View). An Optical Instrument That Enables One To See The Pictures Of Objects Not Merely As Plane Representations, But With An Appearance Of Solidity Or Relief. When A Person Looks At A Solid Body With Both Eyes The Pictures Formed ...
Sterility
Sterility (lat. Stcrilitas, Barrenness, From Stcrilis, Barren; Connected With Gk. Arepe6s, Stereos, Solid, Stiff, Barren, O-repapos, Steriphos, Hard, Barren). Barrenness, Infecundity. In A Woman, Sterility Consists Of An Incapacity For Conception; In A Man, Of The Inability To Procre Ate The Species. T. G. Thomas, Of New York, Has Analyzed ...
Sterilized Food
Sterilized Food. Food That Has Been Subjected To An Agent (usually Heat) Capable Of Destroying The Germs Of Fermentation Or Disease Which May Be Present. The Articles Of Diet Which Are Not Usually Prepared By Heat Before Ingestion, And Which Are Capable Of Conveying Disease, Are Fresh Fruits And Certain ...
Stesichorus
Stesichorus, Ste-sik'6-r0s (lat., From Gk. Zrnalxopos) (c.640-555 N.c.). A Famous Greek Lyric Poet, Born In The Locrian Mataurns, Hut Considered As A Ilimenean, Since Lie Spent The Greater Part Of His Life In The City Of Ilimera, Of Which His Father Seems To Have Been One Of The Early Settlers. ...
Stettin
Stettin, Stet-ten'. The Capital Of The Province Of Pomerania, Prussia. The City Is Situ Ated On Both Hanks Of The Oder, 17 Miles South Of The Stettiner Haff, An Inlet Of The Baltic, And 83 Miles By Rail Northeast Of Berlin (map: Prussia, F 2). The District On The Right ...
Steuben
Steuben. Stieben, Ger. Pron. Stoi'ben, Fried Rich Wilnellt Von. Baron (1730-94). A German American Soldier, Born At Magdeburg, Prus Sia. Lie Was Educated At The Jesuit Col Leges Of Neisse And Breslau. And At The Age Of Fourteen Served As A Volunteer Under His Father At The Siege Of Prague. ...
Steyn
Steyn, Still, Martinus Tiiellnis (1857—). A South African Statesman, The Last President Of The Orange Free State. He Was Horn At Win Bury, Orange Free State, And Was Educated At Grey College, Bloemfontein, And In Holland, Af Ter Which He Studied Law At The Inner Temple, London, And Was Called ...
Stickleback
Stickleback (so Called From The Sharp Spines On Its Back). A General Name For The Small Active Fresh-water Hemibranch Spiny-rayed Fishes Of The Family Gastrosteida., Interesting Because Of Their Nest-building. They Are Natives Of Northern America, Europe, And Asia. There Are A Dozen Or So Species, None Exceeding Six Inches ...
Stigmatization
Stigmatization (from Ml. Stiymatizare, From Gk. Arrytaart.retv, Stigmatizein, To Mark, Brand, Front Artytia, Stigma, Mark, Brand, Punc Ture, From Stizein, To Mark, Puncture). The Name Applied To The Impression On Certain Individuals Of The 'stigmata' Or Marks Similar To The Wounds Made In The Body Of Christ During His Torture. ...
Stilicho
Stilicho, Stipi-ko. Flavitts 408). A Roman General, One Of The Most Notable Figures In The History Of The Sinking Power Of Rome And The German Invaders. Lie Was The Son Of A Vandal Who Served As An Officer In The Roman Army Un Der Valens, Emperor Of The East (364-378), ...
Sting
Sting (from As. Stingan, Goth. Us-stiggan, To Push Out ; Connected With 011g. Stunga, Ger. Stange, Obsolete Eng. Stung, Sting). An Organ Possessed By Various Kinds Of Animals, By Means Of Which They Not Only Inflict A Mechanical Wound In Their Prey. But Also Insert Into It An Irritant Or ...
Stirling
Stirling, Steeling. A River-port And Capi Tal Of Stirlingshire, Scotland, On The Forth, 3.5 Miles Northwest Of Edinburgh (map: Scot Land, 1) 3). The Rich Agricultural, Mining, And Manufacturing Districts Around It Are The Main Basis Of Its Prosperity. Situated At The Head Of Navigation Of The Forth, Stirling, Strongly ...
Stoce Exchange Seat As
Stoce: Exchange Seat As Property. Owing To The Peculiar Personal Nature Of A Member's Rights And Privileges, The Exact Legal Status Of A Seat As A Property Right Is Not Settled In All Jurisdictions. By The General Weight Of Author Ity, However, A Seat May He Considered As A Species ...
Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange. An Institution Where Sales And Purchases May Be Made Of Securities Of Corporations And Municipalities, And In Some Eases Of Certificates Representing Commodities Of Trade, Such As Silver Bullion, Petroleum. Etc. In Their Origin Stock Exchanges Appear To Have Been Free To The Use Of Any One Who ...
Stock Exchange Clearing House
Stock Exchange Clearing House. I11 Recent Years The System Of 'clearing' Stock Exchange Transactions. On The Plan Of The Bank Clearing House, Has Been Generally Adopted By Stock Ex Changes. As Introduced On The New York Ex Change In 1892, The System Provides For The Offsetting Of Securities Which A ...
Stock Exchange Terms
Stock Exchange Terms. The Stock Exchange Has A Dialect Or Slang Of Its Own, Many Of The Terms In Which Had Their Origin At The Time Of The South Sea Speculation In 1720. A 'bull' Is A Buyer Of Stocks Which He Hopes To Sell At Higher Prices. He May ...
Stock As
Stock (as. Stocc, Ohg. Stoc. Ger. Stock, Post, Trunk; Probably Connected With Skt. Tuj, To Thrust). In Corporation Law, The Rights Or Interest Which The Organizers Of A Corporation, Or Persons Who Contribute To Its Capital, Have In Its Assets, Franchises, Management, And Profits. The Amount Fixed By The Charter ...
Stockholder
Stockholder. In The Strict Sense Of The Term, A Person Who Owns One Or More Shares Of Stock In A Corporation. And Who Has Been Recognized By The Latter As Having The Rights Commonly Incidental To Such Ownership. Entry Of A Person's Name On The Books Of A Cor Poration ...
Stockholm
Stockholm, Still:1161m. The Capital Of Sweden. Situated At The Outlet Of The :millar Lake Into The Baltic Sea, In Latitude 59° 20' N., Longi Tude Is° 3' E. (map: Sweden, H 7). The Situation Is Extremely Picturesque, The City Being Built Partly On A Number Of Islands. Partly On Peninsulas ...
Stoics
Stoics (lat. Stoieus, From Smikos, Aroik6s, Stoikos, Relating To A Colonnade, Stoic, From Croa, Stow, Colonnade). The Name Of The School Of Ancient Moralists Opposed To The Epi Cureans In Their Views Of Human Life. The Stoical System Dates From The End Of The Fourth Century B.c.; It Was Derived ...
Stokes
Stokes, Wnritley ( 1830—). A Distinguished Celtic Scholar And Authority On Anglo-indian Law, Horn In Dublin, Ireland. He Was Educated At Trinity College, And Became A Barrister Of The Inner Temple In 1855. In 1802 He Went To India, Where He Occupied Various Legal Positions Under The Government. He Drafted. ...
Stolen Goods
Stolen Goods. In Law. Chattels Which Have Been The Subject Of Larceny And Have Not Been Restored To The Possession Of Their Owner. Inasmuch As The Larceny Does Not Divest The Owner Of His Property In The Stolen Goods. A Buyer Cannot Acquire Title To Them Even If The Purchase ...
Stone Age
Stone Age. A Term Commonly Used To Denote The Earliest Recognized Stage In The De Velopment Of Human Culture As Defined By The Materials Used It Man For Weapons. Utensils, Etc. The Phrase Is Somewhat Misleading, However, Since It Is Quite Probable That Primitive Man Made Use Of Wood And ...
Stone Cutting And Dressing
Stone Cutting And Dressing. Processes Employed In Preparing Quarried Stone For Structural And Ornamental Purposes. These Processes Range In Character From The Rough Shaping Of The Stone Into Squared Blocks, Which Is Generally Performed At The Quarry, To The Cutting And Polishing Of Carefully Modeled And Orimmental Pieces Such As ...
Stonework
Stonework. Structural And Decorative Work In Stone, Whether For Buildings Of An Architectural Or Of All Engineering Character ; In Cluding. Therefore, All Kinds Of Masonry (q.v.) For Foundations, Piers, Walls, Vaults. Etc., And All Kinds Of Stone-cutting, Both Constructive And Decorative. As Other Varieties Are Treated Under The Appropriate ...
Stonyhurst College
Sto'nyhurst College. A Leading Catholic College, Situated At Stonyhurst Lane, England. It Had Its Inception In The English College At Saint Omer. In The Province Of Artois, France, Founded By Robert Person, S.j., In 1592, Under The Protection And Patronage Of Philip Ii. Of Spain, To Which Country That Province ...
Stoppage In Transitu
Stoppage In Transitu. The Stoppage By An Unpaid Seller Of Goods While On Their Way From Him To The Buyer, After Title Has Passed To The Latter. The Right ,;() To Stop Goods Is Not Founded On Any Contract Between The Parties, Nor Upon Any Principle Of Equity, But Upon ...