Ale
the current name in England for malt liquor in general before the introduction of "the wicked weed called hops" from the Netherlands, about the year 1524. The two names, ale and beer, are both Teutonic, and seem originally to have been synonymous. In the eastern counties of England, and over the greater portion of the country, ale means strong, and beer, small, malt liquor; while in the W. country, beer is the strong liquor and ale the small. The ales of Edinburgh, Wrexham, and Alloa have a high reputation. Burton ale is the strongest made, containing as much as 8 per cent. of alcohol; while the best brown stout has about 6 per cent., and table-beer only 1 or 2 per cent. India pale ale differs chiefly in having a larger quantity of hops.
Spanish novelist, born in Seville about 1550. For some time an official in the royal treasury, he resigned or was disroyal treasury, he resigned or was dis- His fame rests on the satirical romance, "The Life and Deeds of the Picaroon Gusman de Alfarache," one of the most famous representatives of the "picaresque" novel. Its first part, under the title of "Watch-Tower of Human Life," appeared in 1599. The work was translated into every European language, and, in 1623, even into Latin. He died in Mexico after 1609.
Mexico after 1609. federacy of several German tribes which at the commencement of the 3d cent federacy of several German tribes which tory, and came then and subsequently into conflict with the imperial troops.
ALEMBIC Caracalla first fought with them in 213, but did not conquer them; Severus was likewise unsuccessful. About 250 they began to cross the Rhine westward, and in 255 they overran Gaul along with the Franks. In 259 a body of them was defeated in Italy at Milan, and in the following year they were driven out of Gaul by Postumus. In the 4th century they crossed the Rhine and ravaged Gaul, but were severely defeated by the Emperor Julian and driven back. Subsequently they occupied a considerable territory on both sides of the Rhine; but at last Clovis broke their power in 496 and deprived them of a large portion of their possessions. Part of their territory was latterly formed into a duchy called Alemannia or Suabia. It is from the Alemanni that the French have derived their names for Germans and Germany.