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King of the Herrings – Kirwanite

King of the Herrings

the popular name of the Chimæra monstrosa, or Arctic chimæra, a fish also known in certain localities by the name of "seacat."

King's Evil

an old name for scrofula, which was believed to be cured by the royal touch. The practice began with Edward the Confessor, in 1051. It reached its maximum in the ultra-loyal days of Charles II., when it is said that 92,107 persons were touched.

Kingsley

FLORENCE MORSE, an American author, born near Medina, O., in 1859. She studied at Wellesley College and married in 1882, Charles R.

Kingsley. She wrote many books, some of which attained a wide circulation.

Among these are "Titus-a Comrade of the Cross" (1894); "Resurrection of Miss Cynthia" (1905); "The Glass House" (1909); "Veronica" (1913); "The Heart of Philura" (1915).

Kingston

a borough of Pennsylvania, in Luzerne co. It is on the Susquehanna river and on the Lackawanna and the Lehigh Valley railroads. It is chiefly a residential place but has some important industries, including an adding machine factory, car and machine shops, and manufactories of hosiery.

There are important coal mines in the vicinity. Pop. (1910) 6,449; (1920) 8,952.

Kingstown

a watering place in Ireland, noted for its fine harbor. Pop. about 17,000.

King William's War

a war waged by Great Britain and its colonies in America against France and its Indian allies, in 1689-1697.

Kinsale

a municipal borough and seaport of County Cork, Ireland. In 1601, 3,000 Spaniards landed at Kinsale in order to fight for the O'Neill confederacy. Here James II. landed on March 12, 1689, and here he re-embarked in July, 1690. In the following October the fort was captured by Marlborough.

Pop. about 4,000.

Kiosk

a kind of open pavilion or summer-house, constructed of wood, KIPLING straw, etc., and supported on pillars, surrounded by a balustrade. They are used in gardens, parks, etc., and in Paris and other continental cities as depots for the sale of papers.

Kiowan

a linguistic stock of North the head waters of the Upper Platte and were very aggressive.

Kirkdale Cave

in the vale of Pickering, Yorkshire, England, is famous for the numerous remains of Tertiary mammals which have been found in it. It was discovered in 1821.

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Kirk-Killisseh

a town located in what was formerly European Turkey but now belonging to Bulgaria. About 35 miles northeast of Adrianople. The Bulgarians won a notable victory over the Turks here in October, 1912, but the city was later re-captured by Turkey in July, 1913. The Turks were finally ousted in 1919 by the victory of the En tente allies.

Kirwanite

a soft, fibrous, green mineral, found in the basalt of Antrim, Ireland. Composition: A hydrated silicate of alumina, protoxide of iron and lime.