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Mesozoic – Middleton

Mesozoic

a term introduced by Phillips to designate the group of geological systems, the fossil remains of which differ equally from those of the Palæozoic (" ("ancient-life") and Cainozoic ("newer-life") eras. It is synonymous with the term Secondary, and includes the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous systems.

Metamorphic Rocks

or META-

Metaphor

a figure of speech in which one object is likened to another by speaking of it as if it were that other; distinguished from a simile by not employing any word of comparison, such as "like" or "as."

Methuen

a town of Essex co., Mass., 30 miles N. of Boston, on the Spicket river, Boston and Maine railroad.

Has handsome buildings, including library and schools, and home of aged incurables. Cottons, woolens, knitted goods, chief manufactures. Town meeting form of city government. Pop. (1910) 11,448; (1920) 15,189.

Methylated Spirit

a mixture of 9 parts of alcohol, sp. gr. 0.920, with addition of wood-spirit renders it unfit for drinking, though it scarcely interferes with its power as a solvent.

Meuse-Argonne Battles

THE. ing the Aisne, made important gains in

Miami

a town of Arizona, in Gila co. It is on the Arizona Eastern railroad, and is the center of a rich copper mining district. Water power is derived from the Roosevelt Dam, 40 miles distant. Pop. (1920) 6,689.

Miami

a county-seat of Dade co., Fla., 366 miles S. of Jacksonville, at the mouth of the Miami river, on the Florida East Coast railroad. Popular winter resort, steamers running between it and Havana. Situated in great fruit-growing ing country, and has several canneries. Pop. (1910) 5,471; (1920) 29,571.

Micro-Organism

any microscopic dom. See BACTERIA.

MICROPHONE. See TELEPHONE.

Middlesboro

a city of Bell co., Ky., 64 miles N. E. of Knoxville, Tenn., near the Tennessee boundary line, on the Louisville and Nashville, and the Southern railroads. Is a favored resort of summer visitors, and has large hospital and city buildings. and attractive schools. Pop. (1910) city buildings. and city buildings. Coal, iron industries 7,305; (1920) 8,041.

Middle States

New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, in allusion to the fact that at the time of the adoption of the Constitution they were the central commonwealths of the federation.

Middleton

THOMAS, an English dramatist; born in London (?), about 1570. He collaborated with Rowley, Massinger, Fletcher, and Ben Jonson, He wrote: "A Mad World, My Masters" (1608); "The Game of Chess" (1623); "The Spanish Gipsy" (1653); "Women Beware Women" (1657). He died in Newington Butts, in 1627.