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Marietta College – Martin

Marietta College

a coeduca- them remained on paper, largely because tional non-sectarian institution in Marietta, O.; founded in 1835; reported at the close of 1919 : Professors and instructors, 17; students , 300; volumes in the library, 82,000; 82,000; productive funds, $591,183; buildings valued at $120,- 000; income, $76,540; endowments, $726,president, Dr. E. S. Parsons.

Marion

county-seat of Williamson co., Ill., on Illinois Central railroad, 18 miles E. of Carbondale. It is a shipping point for grain, tobacco, and live stock, and the products of its factories include shoe machinery, gloves, and bric-à-brac.

Coal mines in neighborhood. Pop. (1910) 7,093; (1920) 9,582.

Marion

a city and county-seat of Linn co., Iowa, on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, 6 miles N. E. of Cedar Rapids. Its industrial establishments include railway shops, and its factories turn out flour, cigars, and brooms. Pop. (1910) 4,400; (1920) 4,138.

Mariposa Grove

tract of land in Cal., famous for its sequoias.

Mark

a silver coin of Germany.

MARKETS. See FOOD.

Marlborough

a provincial district of New Zealand, in the N. E. corner of the South Island, 130 miles long by 30 broad; area, 3,000,000 acres, of which 200,000 are agricultural land and 1,300,- 000 suitable for pastoral occupation.

There are important dairying and lumbering industries. Among the minerals are gold, antimony, copper, and coal.

Pop. about 17,000.

Marne

a river of France, the most considerable tributary of the Seine, rising in the plateau of Longres, flowing N. W. past Châlons to Epernay, thence W. and SOMME PERONNE AMIENS ST QUENTIN GUISE OISE RIK MARNE

Marrow

a substance of low specific gravity filling the cells and cavities of the bones bones of mammals. There are two varieties, which are known as red or watery marrow and yellow or oily marrow. The oily matter of the marrow is composed of the same materials as common fat, with the oleine in greater abundance.

Marshall

a county-seat of Saline co., Mo., 85 miles E. of Kansas City, on Chicago and Alton and Missouri Pacific railroads. Its institutions include Missouri Valley College, Academy Notre Dame de Sion, opera house and a state institution for feeble-minded. Coal mines in the vicinity. Has lumber and brick mills. Pop. (1910) 4,869; (1920) 5,200.

Marshfield

a town of Wood co., Wis., 95 miles N. W. of Menasha, on the Wisconsin Central railroad. It is in the center of an agricultural district and its manufacturing plants turn out bee supplies, wood veneer, household furniture , beds, springs, etc. Pop. (1910) 5,783; (1920) 7,394.

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Martel

CHARLES. See CHARLES MARTEL.

Martin

a migratory bird, closely