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a department of Peru, emvided nearly in the center by a range of bracing about 23,347 square miles, divided nearly in the center by a range of the Andes mountains. While the province is rich in deposits of copper, coal, salt, and silver they are not yet developed. Agriculture is in the same backward state, small crops of cereals and sugar-cane being harvested. Most of the province is not traversed by railroads.

The capital is Cerro de Pasco. Pop., about 400,000. genus of JUNIPERUS (-nip'-), a plants, order Pinacea. The European species, J. communis, the common juniper, is a bushy shrub with evergreen species, J. communis, the common junisharp-pointed leaves. It grows in all the N. parts of Europe, in fertile or in bar- sharp-pointed leaves. It grows in all the ren soils, on hills or in valleys, on open sandy plains, or in moist and close woods. zerland. All parts of the plant, when bruised, exhale a more or less agree- zerland. All parts of the plant, when able terebinthinate odor. The fruits and stimulant and diuretic properties. The young tops are used in medicine, having volatile oil (oleum juniperi), obtained from the fruits and other parts by distillation with water, is officinal in our tillation with water, is officinal in our from the fruits and other parts by disare used to flavor gin and Hollands. Turpentine is frequently substituted for them in the preparation of gin. Juniper wood has a reddish color, and is used medicine. The timber of this species is Oxycedrus yields, by dry distillation, the The species J. medicine. The timber of this species is tarry oil known in France as huile de Virginian red cedar. The wood of these very durable. J. Bermudiana is the red Virginian red cedar. The wood of these former is considered the best. J. Sabina, the common savin, is a native of the midspecies is used for pencils; that of the land parts of Europe, and forms a small bushy shrub. The which are completely enveloped in the young branches, obtained from them, have acrid, stimusmall imbricated leaves, are officinal in lant, diuretic, emmenagogue properties. our pharmacopeias. They, and the oil Savin ointment is a useful acrid application to keep open blistered surfaces. appli- JUNIUS' (jö'-) LETTERS, letters were published in the London "Public Adver- JUNIUS' (jö'-) LETTERS, letters tiser" under the signature of "Junius," the first appearing Jan. 21, 1769, and the last, making the 69th, in January, 1772. The first authorized edition, the last, making the 69th, in January, printed under the author's inspection, and was issued with an index in March, was published in London, March 3, 1772, printed under the author's inspection, directed against the ministry and the public characters connected with it, and purity of their language, the force and perspicuity of their argument, their zling metaphors, and fierce personal attacks obtained for them a popularity which perhaps no other series of letters ever possessed, and arrested the attention of the government as well as the public. Every effort was made by the public government to discover the author of the subject. The strongest case appears these letters, but in vain. Since that time many volumes have been written on to be in favor of Sir Philip Francis.

The question is far from being a settled matter.

JUNK, a Chinese, Japanese, and Malays in navi The question is far from being a settled It is the largest kind gating their seas. of Chinese vessel. It has no prominent and the anchors are at each side of the stem or keel. The bow on deck is square, of Chinese vessel. It has no prominent stem or keel. The bow on deck is square, depth of the bottom of the vessel. The immense masts are in one piece; the lugsails are sometimes of matting. island at the S. E. extremity of the Bay of Bengal, on the W. coast of the Malay depth of the bottom of the vessel. The peninsula, from which it is separated by a narrow channel; 25 miles long, about eers. The species J. y dry distillation, the France as huile de ly used in veterinary ber of this species is Fermudiane is the red d J. Virginiana, the The wood of these pencils; that of the the st. J. Sabina, of the midforms a small young branches, enveloped in the ves, are oficinal in They, and the oil n, have acrid, stimuenagogue properties. a useful acrid appliblistered surfaces. ondon "Public Advergnature of "Junius," Jan. 21, 1769, and authorized edition, author's inspection, ndon, March 3, 1772, an index in March, of Junius were e ministry and the onected with it, and public interest. The uage, the force and argument, their atic sarcasm, dazfierce personal atthem a popularity ther series of letters arrested the attenment as well as the t was made by the! cover the author of In vain. Since that have been written on rongest case appears Sir Philip Francis. froni being a settled employed by the and Malays in navi.

It is the largest kind It has no prominent deck is square, ach side of the e rudder sused beneath the ne vessel. The piece; the lugof matting. or SALANGAN, an xtremity of the Bay coast of the Malay eb it is separated by 25 miles long, abou JUNKER JUNOT 10 broad. It is hilly and fertile, and the Junkers, associated with Pan-Gerwell adapted for producing coffee and in- mans and a military clique in digo, and has numerous herds of buffaloes, hogs, and deer. Extensive mines have been worked in recent years. Pop. about 5,000, consisting of a mixture of Malays, Chinese, Siamese, and Burmans. sympathy with their aims.