Montague
a town in Massachusetts is in Franklin co. on the Connecticut which includes several villages of which the most important is Turners Falls. It river and on the Boston and Maine, the New York, New Haven and Hartford, and the Central Vermont railroads. The town contains three public libraries, a hospital, and has important manufacsilks, etc. At Turners Falls is a power plant which distributes power to the surtures of cotton goods, paper, cutlery, rounding communities. Pop. (1910) 6,866; (1920) 7,675.
SEIGNEUR, a French essayist; born MONTAIGNE (mông-täny'), MICHEL. in Château of Montaigne, Dordogne, France, Feb. 28, 1533. He was taught Latin from his cradle, and till he was hear any other language. He was then six years of age was not permitted to sent to the college of Guienne, at Borhaving in that time gone through the sent to the college of Guienne, at Borappointed a judge in the Parliament of whole college course. In 1554 he was appointed a judge in the Parliament of the civil wars he lived in retirement on visited Rome, and was presented to the his own estate. In 1580-1581 he traveled in Germany , Switzerland, and Italy, visited Rome, and was presented to the Pope. He was elected mayor of Bordrove him from his château in 1586; and he did not return for two years. It was The pestilence and the war of the League during this period that his friendship attracted to him by his writings; Montaigne called her his adopted daughter. attracted to him by his writings; Monamong the few great books of the world. They have been translated into almost all languages. During the last few years of his life he suffered from most all languages. During the last few ing to do with doctors or drugs. He died Sept. 13, 1592. ing to do with doctors or drugs. He bār'), CHARLES FORBES RENE, COMTE DE, a French publicist; born in (mông-tä-long-.
London, England, May 29, 1810.
His father was a French émigré, his mother London, England, May 29, 1810. His tion was carried on in England; but it was concluded in Paris. At the age of tion was carried on in England; but it MONTANA 20 he enthusiastically supported Lamennais and Lacordaire in their movement to promote liberty within the Church until "L'Avenir" (The Future), the organ of the movement, was condemned by an encyclical letter from the Pope. In 1835 he took his seat in the chamber of peers, and his ability soon made him famous.
After the revolution of 1848 he was elected a member of the National Assembly. He was at first inclined to support Napoleon III., but was soon alienated by the policy of that emperor. Of his numerous writings the chief are: "Monks of the West" (1860-1868); "Life of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary" (1836); and "Political Future of England" (1855); "From St. Benedict to St. Bernard" (1895). He died in Paris, France, March 13, 1870.