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PAULO. See VERONESE, PAUL. (JOSEPH) BALSAMO), an Italian charla- (JOSEPH) BALSAMO), an Italian charlawas the son of poor parents, and entered tan; born in Palermo, June 8, 1743. He was the son of poor parents, and entered the order of the Brothers of Mercy, tan; born in Palermo, June 8, 1743. He elements of chemistry and physic. He the order of the Brothers of Mercy, where he acquired a knowledge of the left, or had to leave, the order, and comrenza Feliciani, whose beauty, ability, mitted so many crimes in Palermo that able accomplice in his frauds. With quently formed a connection with Loand want of principle made her a valuassuming other names besides that of natural powers, and wringing consider- able sums from those who became his dupes. In 1789 he revisited Rome, where he busied himself about freemaher he traveled through many countries, In 1789 he revisited Rome, Count Cagliostro, pretending to superable sums from those who became his dupes. was condemned by a decree of the Pope sonry; but being discovered, and comsonry; but being discovered, and coman arch-heretic, and a very dangerous mitted to the Castle of St. Angelo, he to imprisonment for life as a freemason, foe to religion. He died in prison in San Leone, Aug. 25, 1795.

San Leone, Aug. 25, 1795. inventor, born in Iowa in 1867. He studied at Oberlin College, took a law course at George Washington University, and was admitted to the bar in 1894. His natural bent was toward mechanics, however, and he never engaged in law practice. He invented electric 1894. His natural bent was toward me- chanics, however, and he never engaged in law practice. He invented electric contrivance that produces music electrically by vibrations transmitted by dynamos from a central station to receiving ving telephones.

CAICOS (kī kōs), a group of islands mas, but annexed in 1874 to Jamaica.

The North, West, East, Grand, and other Caicos, have, together with Turk Islands, an area of 223 square miles.

Pop. about 6,000. Salt and sponges are their chief products. belonging geographically to the Baha-

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