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Lima – Lock Haven

Lima

the capital of Peru; at the

Limited Monarchy

a monarchy ary, compact, magnesian, etc.

Limon

a port of Costa Rica, founded in 1861, on the Caribbean Sea, in the province of the same name. Pop. about 25,000. The railway begins here, and the place has a landing pier. There are considerable exports from this place of coffee, caoutchouc, cocoanuts, sarsaparilla, vegetables, wood, and hats. Pop. coffee, caoutchouc, cocoanuts, sarsapaabout 8,000.

Lincoln

a city and county-seat of

Lincoln

a city of Rhode Island, in ing of cotton cloth. It has a beauti- ful park. Pop. (1910) 9,825; (1920) the manufacture of dyes, and the bleaching of cotton cloth. It has a beauti-

Lincoln

ABRAHAM, an American 9,543.

Lind

JENNY. See GOLDSCHMIDT.

Lithography

the process of enammonia, and on evaporating the liquid, ance and color. it is left behind, with its original appear-

Livadia

a town of Greece, on the little stream Hercyno. Here are the famous cave and oracle of Trophonius, and the fountains of Lethe and Mnemosyne.

Liverpool

UNIVERSITY OF, an institution for higher education, founded in Liverpool, in 1881. From 1884 to 1903 it was a part of Victoria University. It was then reorganized and made an independent university. It includes the departments of art, science, engineering, law, and medicine. Much attention is given to the university extension course. It has about 1,500 students.

Locke

WILLIAM JOHN, an Eng-

Lock Haven

a city and county-

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