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Assiniboin – Atlantic City

Assiniboin

a tribe of North American Indians, living principally in the N. W. part of the Dominion of Canada.

Astor

WILLIAM BACKHOUSE, an American capitalist, born in New York City, Sept. 19, 1792; eldest son of John Jacob Astor; was associated with his father in business; increased the family fortune to $45,000,000; and gave $550,- 000 to the Astor Library. He died in New York, Nov. 24, 1875.

Astor Place Riot

a fatal affray which took place in New York City, May 10, 1849, in which the participants were the partisans of the actors, Edwin Forrest and William C. Macready.

Twenty-two were killed and 36 wounded.

Astragal

in architecture, a small semi-circular molding, with a fillet beneath it, which surrounds a column in the form of a ring, separating the shaft from the capital.

Astragalus

the upper bone of the foot supporting the tibia; the huckle, ankle, or sling bone. It is a strong, irregularly-shaped bone, and is nected with the others by powerful ligaments. con-

Astrakhan

a name given to sheepskins with a curled woolly surface obtained from a variety of sheep found in Bokhara, Persia, and Syria; also a rough fabric with a pile in imitation of this.

Athel

or ETHEL, an Old English word meaning noble, eminent not only in blood or by descent but in mind; frequently a part of Anglo-Saxon proper names.

Athelney

formerly an island in the midst of fens and marshes, now drained and cultivated, in Somersetshire, England, about 7 miles S. E. of Bridgewater.

Alfred the Great took refuge in it during a Danish invasion, and afterward founded an abbey there.

Athor

HATHOR, or HETHER, an Egyptian goddess, identified with Aphrodite or Venus. Her symbol was the cow bearing on its head the solar disk and hawk feather plumes. Her chief temple was at Denderah. From her the third month of the Egyptian year derived its name.

Atkinson

ELEANOR, an American author, born at Rensselaer, Ind. She was educated at the Indianapolis Normal Training School, for several years taught at Indianapolis and Chicago, and was a special writer on the Chicago press. Her writings include "The Boyhood of Lincoln" (1908); Lincoln's Love Story" (1909); "The Story of Chicago" (1910); "Johnny Appleseed" (1915); "Hearts Undaunted" (1917); etc.

Atlantes

in architecture, colossal statues of men used instead of pillars to support an entablature. Roman archistatues of men used instead of pillars When statues of women support an entablature, they are generally called When statues of women support an en-

Atlantic City

a city and noted seaside resort in Atlantic co., N. J.; on