Czartoryski
Czartoryski, Adae Jerzy (george), Prince (1770-1s61). A Polish Patriot, Horn At Warsaw, January 14, 1770. He Was The Son Of Prince Adam Casimir Czartoryski, The Head Of An Ancient Polish House. After Studying In Edinburgh And London, He Returned To His Native Country And Took Part Against Russia In The ...
Czech
Czech (ch6k) Or Bohemian Lan Guage. The Czech Language, Like The Polish, Kashubian, And Sorbian, Belongs To The North Western Group Of The Slavic Languages (q.v.). The Number Of Persons Speaking Czech, Exclusive Of The Slovaks, Is About (3,000,000. Of These 3,650,000 Are Found In Bohemia, 1,550,000 In Moravia, 130,000 ...
Czech Or Bohemian Literature
Czech Or Bohemian Literature. Among The Slavic Literatures The Czech Is In Ferior To The Russian Or The Polish (qq.v.), Al Though Chronologically It Precedes Them Both. First Period (to 1110).—the Earliest Literature Of The Czech Language Came Into Existence With The Introduction Of Christianity In Bohemia, In 865, By ...
Czerny George
Czerny ( George ( I.e. Black George) (1766-1817). The Leader Of The Servians In Their Struggle For Independence, Generally Known As Kahn (turk, Kura, Black) George. He Was Born December 21, 1766, In The Neighborhood Of Belgrade. In 1787 He Was Involved In A Rising Against Turkish Rule, But Later ...
Czuczor
Czuczor, Isoo'isco", Gergely ( 1800-66) . An Hungarian Poet And Linguist. He Was Horn At Anddd (comitat Of Neutra ) Became A Member Of The Benedictine Order, And From 1825 To 1835 Was A Professor Successively In The Gymnasia At Raab And Komorn. In 1s35 He Was Appointed Second Sec ...
Dacca
Dacca, Diileka, Or Dhaka. The Capital Of The Division And The District Of The Same Name In Bengal, British India (map: India, F 4). It Is Situated On The Left Bank Of The Burhi Ganga, Which Connects The Brahmaputra With The Ganges, About 150 Miles Northeast Of Calcutta. The Surrounding ...
Dacia
Dacia, Daishi-e. The Land Of The Daci Or Getle. Its Geographical Limits Were Very Indefi Nite Until Its Conquest By The Romans. After That Period It Comprised Modern Transylvania, With Adjacent Parts Of Hungary, Rumania. And Bukowina. The Get:e Came Originally' From Thrace, And Were Divided Into Various Tribes. Their ...
Daghestan
Daghestan, Dii'gc-stiite (pers., Place Of Mountains, From Turk. Dagh-, Tagh,, Mountain --i Pers. Stun, Opers. Stana, Place, From Stn, Skt. Stha, To Stand). A Province Of Transcaucasia, Russia, Bounded By The Caucasian Province Of Terek On The North, The Caspian Sea On The East, Baku On Tho South, And The ...
Daguerreotype
Daguerreotype (dzi-g6e6-tip) Pro Cess (fr. Daguerreotype, From Dagucrre + Gk. Tiiiros, Typos, Impression). The Original Photo Graphic Process, As Introduced By Its Inventor, Daguerre, In 1s39. The Pictures Are Positive Or Direct, Though They Appear As Negative When Viewed At Certain Angles, And Are The Result Of The Successive Action ...
Dahlgren
Dahlgren, Drd'gren, John Adolf (1809 :0). An American Naval Officer, Prominent On The Federal Side During The Civil War. He Was Born In Philadelphia Of Swedish Parentage; En Tered The United States Navy As A Midshipman In 1826; Cruised For A Time On The Macedonian And The Ontario; And From ...
Dahlmann
Dahlmann, N, Friedrich Christopii (1785-1860). .a German Historian And States Man, Born A1ay 13, 1785, At Wismar. His Ear Lier Studies In Copenhagen And Halle Were Devoted To Archieology And Philology, But His Attention Was Subsequently Directed To Political Science And History. In 1812 He Was Made A Professor In ...
Dahn
Dahn, Win. Felix (1834—). An Historian, Jurist, And Novelist. He Was Born In Hamburg, February 9, 1834. His Parents Were Celebrated Actors, His Early Training Classic. He Studied History And Law In Munich And Berlin, Became Privat-docent In Munich In 1857 And Professor Of Law There In 1862. He Has ...
Dahomey
Dahomey, Da-hs'mi Or Da'ho'ino'. For Merly A Negro Kingdom Of West Africa, Now A French Colony, Comprising With Its Dependencies All The French Possessions In The Region Bounded By The Military Territories Of French Sudan On The North (near Latitude 14° N.), The British Colonies Of Nigeria And Lagos On ...
Dairying 01e
Dairying 01e. Dcycry, From Deyc, Dairy Maid• Leel. Deigja; Probably Connected With ( Swed. Dirgyja, To Suckle, Skt. Dull, To Milk). That Branch Of Agriculture Which Has To Do With The Production And Utilization Of Milk. It Em Braces The Feeding And Management Of Milch Cows, The Supplying Of Cream ...
Dale
Dale, Sir Thomas ( ? -1619). A Colonial Governor Of Virginia. He Served For Some Time As An English Officer In The Netherlands, And In 1606 Was Knighted By King James. In 1611 He Was Sent To Virginia, By The London Company, With Supplies, And, In The Absence Of Lord ...
Dalembert
D'alembert, Divliin'brir' (1717-83). The Assumed Mune Of Jean Le Rend, A French Mathe Matician. Philosopher, And Encyclopxdist. He Was The Natural Son Of Chevalier Dcstouehes And Ma Dame De Tencin, And Was Left As An Infant On The Steps Of The Chapel Of Saint .jean Le Bond. From Which He ...
Dallas
Dallas. A City And The County-seat Of Dallas County. Tex.. 33 Miles East Of Fort Worth, On Trinity River, And On The Gulf. Colorado And Santa F6, The :missouri. Kansas And Texas, The Texas And Pacific. The Houston And Texas Cen Tral, And The Texas And New Orleans Railroads (map: ...
Dalmatia
Dalmatia, Dillona'shi-a. The Most South Ern Crownland Of Austria, Occupying A Narrow' Strip Of Land Along The Adriatic, And Bounded By Croatia On The North And By Bosnia. Herzego Vina, And Montenegro On The East (map: Aus Tria. E 5). Its Area, Including The Adjacent Isl Ands. Is 4940 Square ...
Dalriada
Dal'ria'da. The Ancient Name For The Northern Half Of The County Of Antrim In Ireland, Now Known As 'the Route.' The Dalriads Are Supposed To Have Descended From Carbry Riada (riogh-fhada, I.e. Of The Long Wrist), A Son Of A Chief Of The Scots In Ireland, Who Ruled Not Only ...
Dalryiviple
Dalryiviple, Sir .jour, Second Earl Of Stair (1673-1747). A Scottish General And Diplo Mat. The Second Son Of The First Earl And Grandson Of Viscotint Stair, He Was Born In Edin Burgh, July 20, 1673. When Eight Years Old, He Killed His Elder Brother By The Accidental Dis Charge Of ...
Dalrymple
Dalrymple, Sir James, First Viscount Stair (1619-95). A Scotch Lawyer And States Man. The Son Of A Small Proprietor In Ayrshire. He Was Born At Drummurchie In May, 1619. Educated At Glasgow And Edinburgh Universi Ties, At An Early Age Lie Entered The Army Raised In Scotland To Repel The ...
Damages Of
Damages (of. Damage, Domage, Fr. Dont Mage, From Lat. Damnam, Loss). The Pecuniary Recompense Given By A Court Of Law To One Who Has Suffered An Invasion Of A Legal Right Through The Net Of Another. The Right Invaded May Be One Which The Plaintiff Enjoys In Common With Other ...
Damascus
Damas'cus (arab. Dintislok-esh-shdin). The Capital And Largest City Of Syria, Asiatic Turkey (slap: Turkey In Asia, G 6). It Is Situated In A Plain At The Eastern Base Of The Anti-libanus, 53 Miles Southeast Of Beirut. The City With Its Beautiful Surroundings And Its Abundant Supply Of Water Has Since ...
Damien De Veuster
Damien De Veuster, Da'inyiini De Ve Stige', Joseph (1840-s9). A Belgian Priest Of The Roman Catholic Church, Better Known As Father Damien, And Distinguished As A Mission Ary To The Leper Settlement On The Island Of Molokai, Hawaii. He Was Horn At Louvain, Studied Theology At The University There, Entered ...
Dams
Dams. Where Earth Cannot Be Used, The Choice Of Materials Until Quite Recently Has Been Between Timber, Timber And Loose Stone, And Masonry. Within Recent Years A Few Dams Of Steel Or Of Steel Reinforced By Masonry Have Been Erected. Of Course The Greatest Care Must Be Taken To Provide ...
Damsel Of Brittany
Damsel Of Brittany. A Title Given To Eleanor Of Brittany, Sister Of Arthur, Count Of Brittany, And Niece Of King John Of England, Who Confined Her In The Castle Of Bristol, Where She Died In 1241. Dan (hob.. Judge). A City On The Northern Boundary Of Israel, Called Originally Laish ...
Danao
Danao, Dit-nii/o: A Town Of Cebfi, Philip Pines, Situated Four Miles North Of Cebfi, On The Coast, Near The Mouth Of The Danao River. The Town Is Very Old, Having Existed From The Time Of The Conquest. Population, In 1898, 15.483. Danatts, Dan'ti-fis (lat., From Gk. _samos). A Mythical Personage, ...
Dances
Dances. The Revival Of Dancing As An Art Began In Italy In The Fifteenth Century. The Renaissance Awoke An Interest In Dancing As Well As In The Other Arts, And Ballets Were Given On An Elaborate Scale. Catherine De' Medici Introduced The Fashion Into France, And From That Time On ...
Dancing
Dancing (from Dance, From Of. Dancer, Dancer, Fr. Dunscr, To Dance, From Ohg. Danson, To Drag. From Dinsan, Os. Thinsaw To Drag: Con Nected With Lat. Tenvs, Cord, Gk. Relvelv, Teinein, Lith. Tensti, Skt. Tan, To Stretch). The Origin Of Dancing May Be Traced To A Universal Desire Of Expressing ...
Dancing Mania
Dancing Mania. A Form Of Epidemic Disorder Allied To Hysteria (q.v.), And Evidently The Result Of Imitative Emotions Acting Upon Sus Ceptible Subjects, Under The Influence Of A Craving For Sympathy Or Notoriety. There Is Little Doubt That Imposture Entered To A Considerable Extent Into All The Epidemic Forms Of ...
Dandbe
Dan'dbe (ger. Donuti, Hung. Duna, Lat. Da 11111:11( S, °church Slay. Dunarti, Dungy; Con Nected With 01ig. Foreign). The Second Of European Rivers, Interior Only To The Volga. It Has Its Origin In The Brege And Brigach. Two Mountain Streams Rising In The Eastern Part At The Black Forest, In ...
Danish Language And Litera
Da'nish Language And Litera Ture.—linguaue. The History Of The Dan Ish Language Begins Properly About The Year A.d. When The Different Scandinavian Dia-' Lets, Which Until That Time Had Formed One Speech, Developed Into Separate Languages.. (for An Account Of The Earliest Scandinavian Monu Ments, See Rms.es.) The Danish And ...
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri, Pron. Diin'at It'le-gya'r6 (12135-1321). (inc Of The Greatest Poets Of All Times, And Incomparably The Greatest Among The Italians. Ile Was Born In Florence In The Latter Part Of Slay, 1265, And His Name Was Originally Durante. The Outward Circumstances And Fortunes Of Dante's Life Are Largely Involved ...
Danton
Danton, Dioc'tsa', Ceorces Jacques ( 1759 94). One Of The Great Popular Leaders In The French Revolution. He Was Born (tetober 28, 1759, At Arcis-su•-aulie. Of A Bourgeois Family. Though His Parents Wished Him To Become A Priest, Danton Preferred The Law. And. After Being Educated In His Native Town ...
Danzig
Danzig, Diin'tsix, In English Commonly Written Dantz1c (po). Gdansk. Lat. Gedanum). Au Important Seaport, Manufacturing Centre, And Fortress, Chief Town Of The Pro•idee Of West Prussia, On The Left Hank Of The Western Branch Of The Vistula, About Three Miles From Its Mouth In The Baltic, And About 300 Miles ...
Daphne
Daphne. A Genii, Of Plants Of The Natural Order Thymelea (1•41% Containing 30 Or 40 Species Of European Or Asiatic Shrubs Ilc Small Trees, Some Of Which Have Deciduous And Some Ever Green Leaves: And All More Or Less Acid In All Their Parts. Which Makes Some Of Them Even ...
Darboy
Darboy, Ditebwii', Georges ( 1813-71 ) . An Ill-fated French Prelate, Archbishop Of Paris. He Was Educated At The Seminary Of Langres And Became Professor There In 1540, Having Been Ordained Priest In 1836. Preceded By His Repu Tation As Translator Of Dionysius The Areopagite, He Went To Paris In ...
Dardanelles
Dardanelles, (hie& -nidz' (named After The Greek City Da•danus, On The Eastern Side; The Ancient Hellespont). A Narrow Elm 11m4 Sepa Rating Southeast Europe From Southwest Asia, And Uniting The Sea Of Marmara With The .eguan Sea (map: Turkey In Europe. F 4). It Extends From Northeast To Southwest. Between ...
Darius
Dari'us. The Name Of Several Persian Kings, And, Like The Egyptian Pharaoh, Titular And Not Personal. According To Ilerodotus (6. 98). Aapeios: Signifies One Who Restrains; But The Old Persian Form, Shows That It Signifies Upholding What Is Good. The Most Fa Mous Of The Name Is Called Darius I., ...
Dark Day
Dark Day. Any Day In Which The Sun Light Appears To Be Remarkably Dim Or Altogether Absent. In New England The Term Is Specifically Applied To Slay 19, 17s0. Also Known As Black Friday: But Many Similar Dark Days Are Also On Record In Other Parts Of The World. Other ...
Darmesteter
Darmesteter, Diirm'ste-tar'.james(18-19 94). A French Orientalist. Whose Eminence Was Achieved Especially In The Field Of Iranian Schola• I=hip. He Was Born, Of .fe•ish Parentage, At Chateau-salins, In Lorraine. He Was Educated At The Bonaparte. Paris, From Which He Graduated With The Highest Honors In 1567, When He Began To Devote ...
Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Diirm'stat (ger., City Of The Dorm, The River Near Which The City Lies). The Capita] Of The Grand Duchy Of Hesse, Germany, And Residence Of The Grand Duke, About Midway Between The Rhine And The Alain, At The North Western Extremity Of The Fhlenaraid, And 17 Miles South Of ...
Dartmoor
Dartmoor (named From The River Dart. Which Rises In The Region). A Granitic Tableland In The Southwest Of Devonshire, England, Remark Able For Its Wild, Rugged Scenery And Cyclopean Relics Of Aboriginal Inhabitants (map: England, C 6). Dartmoor Proper (or The Ancient Forest Of That Name) And The Outlying Common ...
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College. A Leading American College Situated At Hanover, N. H. Dartmouth Originated In Moor's Indian Charity School, Organized About 1750 At Lebanon, Conn., By The Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, And Receiving Its Name And First Endowment From Joshua Moor Or More, In 1755. Support For The School Came From Gifts ...
Dartmouth College Case
Dartmouth College Case. One Of The Most Important Cases In Constitutional Law Ever Decided By The United States Supreme Court. The Charter Of Dartmouth College Was Granted By The British Crown In 1769. Incorpo Rating Twelve Persons By The Name Of The Trims Tees Of Dartmouth College, And Giving Them ...
Darwin
Darwin, Eaasmus (1731-1802). An Eng Lish Physician And Naturalist, The Grandfather Of Charles Darwin. He Was Born At Elton. Ile Was A Keen And Philosophic Observer Of Nature. And Embodied Much Of His Obaervations And Thoughts In Didactic Verse, Which Form Several Long Poems, Whose Style Is Stilted And Fancifully ...
Darwin
Darwin, Cfraftles Robert ( 1809-82). The Greatest English Naturalist Of The Nineteenth Cen Tury. He Was Born At Shrewsbury, February 12, 1809, The Son Of Dr. Robert Iv. Darwin, F.r.s., And Grandson Of Erasmus Darwin (q.v.). Ills Mother Was A Daughter Of Josiah 1vedgwood, The Famous Manufacturer Of Pottery. After ...
Dasyiire
Dasyiire, Dasq-iir (from Gk. Sack, Dasys, Shaggy • Otipd, Oura, Tail). A Marsupial Of The Family Dasyuridte, Which Includes Various Highly Generalized Carnivorous And Insectivorous Forms Of Australasia Allied To The Opossums, And Closely Representative Of Tertiary Forms Found Fossil In South America And Elsewhere. Their Hind And Fore Limbs ...
Date
Date, And Date-palm (of. Date, Data, Datille, Fr. Finite, From Lat. Dactylus, Gk. Sakroxos, Daktylos, Finger. Date; So Called From The Shape). The Common (late Of Commerce Is The Fruit Of The Date-palm (plarnix Daetylifera). Besides This There Arc Several Other Whieh Hear Fruits Of More Or Less Value, Lint ...
Daubigny
Daubigny, Do'bnryty, Ciiarles Frani:0is (1817-78). A Freud' Landscape Painter, Born In Paris On February 15, 1817. His Father Was A Teacher Of Drawing And A Painter Who Occasion Ally Exhibited At The Salon. Charles Francois Was Brought Up By An Old Nurse At Valmandois, Near Lle-adam, Where He Remained Until ...
Daulatabad
Daulatabad, Dou'la-ta-bihr (ar., City Of Prosperity; Hind. Deoyiri, Tkt. Dcrogiri, Moun Tain Of The Gods, From The Cliff Which Commands The Town). A Strongly Fortified Town Of India, Within The Nizam's Dominions, Near Their North Western Frontier, In Latitude I9° 57' N., And Longitude 75° 18' E. The Town Is ...
Daun
Daun, Dohd, Leopold Joseph Maria, Count Von (i705-(16). An Austrian Field-marshal And Commander-in-chief Of The Austrian Forces Dur Ing The Seven Years' War. He Was Born Septem Ber 24, 1705, In Vienna, And Entered Early Upon His Military Career As An Officer In The Regiment Of His Father. In The ...
Davenant
Davenant, Dav'e-nnnt, Sir Wifilikat (1606-1068). An English Poet And Playwright. He Was Born At Oxford, Where His Father Kept The Crown Inn. When Only Ten Years Old, The Precocious Boy Composed, On The Occasion Of Shakespeare's Death, An Ode To The Memory Of The Great Dramatist; Arid Afterwards Was Accus ...
Davenport
Davenport. A City And Comity-seat Of Scott County, Ia., On The West Bank Of The Mis Sissippi River, 330 Miles Above St. Louis, Mo., And Opposite Rock Island, 111_ With Which It Is Connected By Two Bridges: An Iron Railway And Carriage Bridge, Built At A Cost Of $1,200,000. And ...
Davenport_2
Davenport, Jonn (1597-1670). An Emi Nent Puritan Clergyman, One Of The Founders Of The New Haven Colony In Connecticut. He Was Born In Coventry, England; Studied At Oxford University From 1013 To 1015; Acted For About A Year As Chaplain At Hilton Castle, Near Durham; And From 1616 To 1633 ...
David
David, Dfi'vm', Cesan (1810-76). A Distinguished French Composer. He Was Born At Cadenet, Vaucluse. At First A Chorister And Later Chapel - Master In The Cathedral At Aix, Lie Entered At Twenty The Paris Conservatory, Where Lie Studied With Benoist (organ), Fetis (composition), And Reber (harmony). Ills Uncle Cut Off ...
David
David (heb., Beloved). A King Of Israel, The Youngest Son Of Jesse, A Judean, Dwelling In Bethlehem. His Family Was One Of The Principal Ones In The Town. The Number Of Jesse's Sons Is Given By Later Tradition As Seven (i. Chron. 13-15). Hut As Eight In Sam. Xvii. 12. ...
David 1783 1859 Cox
Cox, David (1783-1859) . An English Painter In Water-eolo•s And Oils, The Greatest English Water-colo•ist. He Was Born At Deritend, Near Birmingham, April 29, 1783, The Son Of A Black Smith. He Studied Drawing Under Joseph Bar Ber, Of Birmingham, And Water-eolor Under John Valley In London. He Was At ...
David I 1084 1153
David I. (1084-1153). King Of Scotland From 1124 To 1153. He Was The Youngest Son Of Malcolm Canthore By His Wife Saint Margaret (q.v.). During The Fierce Struggle For The Pos Session Of The Scottish Crown, Which Followed The Death Of His Father In 1093, The Youthful David Found Refuge ...
David_2
David, (iii'vkl'„tacques Loris (174s-1825). A French Historical Painter. He Was Born In Paris, August 31, 1748. When Boucher Was Pros Tituting His Art To Gratify The Depraved Tastes Of The French Populace, David Became His Pupil; But Boucher. Recognizing The Broad And Noble Tendency Of David's Mind. Wisely And Honorably ...
Davie
Da'vie, Wit.r.t.ym Richardson (1756-1820). An American Soldier. Born In Egremont, Eng Land. He Came To The United States In 1763, Graduated At Princeton In 1776, Studied Law At Salisbury, N. C., And In 1779 Received The Com Mission Of A Lieutenant Of Dragoons. His Troop Was Subsequently Assigned To Count ...
De Witt 1769 1828 Clinton
Clinton, De Witt (1769-1828). An Ameri Can Statesman. He Was Born At Little Britain, Orange County, N. Y., March 2, 1769, The Son Of James Clinton, And Was Educated At Columbia College. Graduating With High Honors In 1786. Choosing The Law For His Vocation. He Studied Under Samuel Jones, And ...
Defense Against Attack By
Defense Against Attack By Sea. In Attacking A Hostile Coast A Fleet May Either Direct Its Efforts Against A Fortified Harbor, Or At Tempt To Take Possession Of Unfortified Coast Re Gions. The Problem For The Defense, Therefore, Naturally Resolves Itself Into The Defense Of Fortified Places, And The Defense ...
Defense Against Blockade
Defense Against Blockade. The Object Of A Blockade Is The Isolation Of The Port Concerned In Order To Close All Commercial Communication By Way Of The Sea, And Presup Poses The Defeat Of The Enemy's Fleet, Which May Also Be Shut Up In The Port. The Observation Of The Movements ...
Defense Against Bombardment
Defense Against Bombardment. Bombardments Aim Chiefly At The Destruction Of The Naval Establishments Of A Fort, Such As The Arsenals, Docks, Magazines, And Ships Of The Fleet Lying In The Harbor, But Also Secondarily At The Destruction Of Cities And Establishments Other Than Those Purely Naval, In Order To Produce ...
Degrees Of Consanguinity
Degrees Of Consanguinity. For Legal Pur Poses Different Degrees Of Consanguinity Are Established. Thus, In The Direct Line, A Child Is In The First Degree From Its Parents, A Grandchild In The Second Degree, And So On. In The Collateral Line Degrees Are Established Beginning With Brothers And Sisters And ...
Diego Columbus
Columbus, Diego Eldest Son Of Christopher Columbus. Lie Was Born Prob Ably At Lisbon, And Came In 1434 To Spain With His Father, Who Left Him For Some Time With His Friends At The Convent Of La Rfibida, While He Himself Went To Seek Aid At The Court. In 1494 ...
Dieivionelix
Dieivion'elix (neo-lat., From Gk. &atticer, Daimon, Demon -f- 04, Helix, Spiral). A Prob Lematic Fossil Found In Great Numbers In The Sandstones Of The Loup Fork Tertiary Of North Western Nebraska And Adjacent Portions Of Wyo Ming. And Known To The Ranch Men Of The Vicinity By The Name Of ...
Disposal Of The Dead
Disposal Of The Dead Among The Ancients And Among Uncivilized Tribes. Of The Two Methods Employed By Civilized Nations. Crema Tion And Burial. The Former Is The One Originally Prevalent Among The Indo-european Races. The Graves Of North Europe, Throughout The Bronze Age, Contain, Not Skeletons, But Only Urns For ...
Distort Of Decipherment
Distort Of Decipherment. The History Of The Decipherment Of These Alphabets Is An Inter Esting One. Although Allusion Is Plainly Made To Cuneiform Texts By Herodotus, Diodo•us, Stra Bo, Plutarch, Arden, And The Epistles Ascribed To Themistocles, All Remembrance Of Them Seems Later To Have Been Lost. Early European Travel ...
Early And Medleval Dances
Early And Medleval Dances. After The Fall Of Rome, Dancing As An Art Practically Disap Peared. Christianity At First Encouraged It As An Inheritance From The Jews; Saint Basil Recom Mended The Practice Of The Dance On Earth Because It Was The Principal Occupation Of The Angels In Heaven, And ...
Earth Dams
Earth Dams Are Formed By Depositing The Natural Soil From The Vicinity Of The Site In Thin Layers To Form The Structure And Carefully Rolling Or Otherwise Rendering Conlpaet Each Layer Be Fore Another Is Added. Water Is Sometimes Ap Plied To The Earth To Help Compact It. Soil That ...
Eastern Vestments
Eastern Vestments. The Influence Which Between The Eighth And Twelfth Centuries In The \vest Bore So Strongly Upon The Development Of Ecclesiastical Costume, That Of The Numerous Liturgical Writers, Was Almost Wholly Lacking In The East. Where Between The Patriarch Germanus Of Constantinople In The Eighth Century, And Simeon, Archbishop ...
Economic Crisis
Crisis, Economic. A Term Employed By Economic Writers Somewhat Loosely To Designate Either The Acute Phase Or The Whole Course Of The Disturbances In Economic Life Which Have Charac Terized The Last Century, And Which Have Recurred With Such Frequency As To Make Them Appear In Evitable Results Of The ...
Education
Education. Connecticut Has Always Been One Of The Leading States In Educational Matters. From The Earliest Colonial Period Primary Educa Tion Was Provided For At The Public Expense, And The Establishment Of Yale University In 1701 Afforded Opportunities For Higher Instruction. For More Than A Decade Before 1901 The School ...
Edward Drinker 1840 97cope
Cope, Edward Drinker ( 1840-97). An American Naturalist, Born In Philadelphia. Lie Received His Earliest Training In Private Schools. And Then Studied Anatomy At The University Of Pennsylvania. From 1864 To 1807 He Was Profes Sor Of The Natural Sciences At Haverford College, Pennsylvania. On The Death Of Leidy, In ...
Edward Hyde Cornbury
Corn'bury, Edward Hyde, Lord, Third Earl Of Clarendon (1661-1723). An English Politician, Governor Of The Colonies Of New York And New Jersey From 1702 To 1708. He Was A Member Of Parliament For Wiltshire From 1685 To 1695, And For Christchurch From 1695 To 1701, And In September, 1701, Was ...
Electric Cloces
Electric Cloces. An Electric Clock Is One Whose Mechanism Is, In Some Way, Either Actu Ated Or Controlled By Electricity. There Are Two Types Of Electric Clocks—(1) Independent Clocks, Whose Mechanism Is Kept In Operation By Elec Tricity : (2) Systems Of Clocks Nthich Are Con Nected With A Central ...
English And American
English And American Courrrs. Originally Of Wider Signification, The Term Court Has Come To Represent A Permanent Organization Or Tribunal For The Publio Administration Of Justice, Com Posed Of One Or More Judges, Who, When Engaged In The Transaction Of Business, Are Attended Or Dinarily By Attorneys And Counselors, Who ...
Episcopal
Episcopal. The Vestments Officially Worn By A Bishop In The Exercise Of His Functions Are Numerous And Partly General, Partly Peculiar To His Office. A Bishop Fully Vested For Celebrating Solemn Mass Wears (over A Purple Cassock Or A Black One With Red Buttons) Amiee, Alb, Girdle, Stole, Maniple, Tuniele. ...
Epistles To Tiie Corinthians
Corinthians, Epistles To Tiie (trans Lation Of Gk. Rpos Kop4v0lot's, Se. Pros Korinthious, To The Corinthians, Sc. Cpisto/ui, Epistles). Two Writings In The New Testament Addressed By Paul To The Church At Corinth, Which He Had Founded In A.d. 50. The Former Of These Letters Was Written During Paul's Stay ...
Erned
Erned. Since Savigny, The Effort Of Writers And Of Courts Has Been To Determine By What Local Law Each Class Of Legal Relations Is Properly Gov Erned. A Substantial Consensus Exists On Many Of The Chief Points. (1) Domestic Relations Are Regularly Governed By The Law Of The Husband's And ...
Ethnology
Ethnology. The Natives Of The Congo Free State Are Negroid In Race, Largely Mixed With Hamites Of Caucasic Blood. The Negroid Ele Ment. Far From Homogeneous In Physical Charac Teristics, Presents A Great Variety Of Types, Due To Intermixture With The True Negroes As Well As The Pygmies North Of ...
Etry
Etry), The Product Is Rr'reos( C + 0') I In + 1. Hence, The Product Of The Moduli Of Two Complex Numbers Is The Modulus Of Their Product. And The Sum Of The Amplitudes Is The Amplitude Of The Product. Similarly For N Com Plex Numbers. For Brevity, Let R(cos0 ...
Ezra 1807 74 Cornell
Cornell, Ezra (1807-74). An American Capitalist And Philanthropist. The Founder Of Cornell University. He Was Born In Westchester County, N. Y., Of Quaker Parentage; Removed With His Father, A Potter By Trade, To De Ruyter, N. V., In 1819; Received A Scant Education, And For Some Time Taught A District ...
Failures Of Dams
Failures Of Dams. The Bradford Earth Dam, Sheffield, England, Failed In March, 1864. This Dam, Built To Supply Water And Furnish Power To The City Of Sheffield, Was About 90 Feet In Height, 13 Feet Wide, And 1250 Feet Long, With Slopes Of 21/4 To 1. The Dam, Except For ...