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Macato

a town in the province of Cápiz on the island of Panay, Philippines.

Pop. about 5,500.

Macbeth

the hero of Shakespeare's tragedy of that name; a Scotch chief related to the reigning King Duncan, whom he assassinated in order to usurp his power, 1040. He fell in battle by the hand of Macduff, in 1057.

Macclesfield

a town in Cheshire, England, near Manchester. Important textile and silk mills, and the coal mines in the vicinity make it an important manufacturing city. The city owns the water and gas works, as well as many quarries and markets. A free library and technical schools are supported by the municipality. Pop., about 35,000.

Mcclure

SIR ROBERT JOHN LE

Mccormack

JOHN, a tenor singer; born in Athlone, Ireland. Almost all his early training he received from the choir- CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK ing machine invented by him won him many gold medals and distinctions. He established the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest in Chicago, 1859. He died in Chicago, Ill., May 13, 1884.

Macduff

a Scotch hero, thane, or Earl of Fife; commemorated in Shakespeare's play "Macbeth."

Mace

a spice, the dried aril or covering of the seed of the nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), this covering being a fleshy netlike envelope somewhat resembling the husk of a filbert. When fresh it is of a beautiful crimson hue. It is extremely fragrant and aromatic, and is chiefly used in cooking or in pickles.

Macedonian

pertaining to, or in any way connected with the teaching of Macedonius; as, the Macedonian heresy.

The Macedonians in Church history were a sect which came into existence toward the end of the Arian controversy, taking its name from Macedonius, who became Patriarch of Constantinople in 341.

Mcgill University

an educational institution in Montreal, Canada, founded with an endowment of land and money by James McGill in 1821. In the university year 1919-20 there were 1,300 students enrolled and 205 members of the faculty. The endowment amounted to $12,033,120; the income to $1,158,348,

Machala

capital of province of El Oro, Ecuador, 70 miles south of Guayaquil, on the Gulf of Guayaquil. The agricultural resources of the district are considerable, the principal product being cacao.

Mckellar

KENNETH DOUGLAS, United States Senator from Tennessee for the term 1917-1923; born in Richmond, Ala., elected to House of Representatives in 1911 to fill the unexpired term of General Gordon. Re-elected Congressman from the Tenth Tennessee district, serving from 1913 to 1917 when he was elected to the Senate.

Mckendree College

a coeducational institution in Lebanon, Ill.; founded in 1828 under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 15; students, 232. President, Dr. G. E. McCammon.