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New Mecklenburg – Niles
New Mecklenburg
an island formerly known as NEW IRELAND (q. v.), in the Bismarck archipelago, 350 miles N. E. of New Guinea. It has an area of about 5,000 square miles, consisting chiefly of mountains. Little is known of the interior. It is very thinly populated.
New Netherlands
the collective name of the early Dutch settlements in what is now New York State.
New Sweden
the former name of the territory lying between the English colony of Virginia and the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. The Swedes founded a settlement here in 1638.
Newton
a city of Kansas, the county-seat of Harvey co., 27 miles N. of Wichita, on the Missouri Pacific and the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé railroads. It is the center of an important farming and stock-raising region and has manufactories of flour and machinery. There is a library, hospitals, parks, and Bethel College. Pop. (1910) 7,861; (1920) 9,781.
New World
THE, the Western Hemisphere. This name is of very early origin, for Ferdinand inscribed on the tomb of Columbus, "To Castile and to Leon Columbus gave a new world."
Nicene Creed
properly the CON- STANTINOPOLITAN
Nicholson
MEREDITH, American writer and novelist; born at Crawfordsville, Ind., 1866. Engaged in journalism, 1885-1897; a reporter and editor on Indianapolis "News," 1899-1901. Treasurer Denver Coal Mining Company. Returned
Nicopolis
a town of Bulgaria, on The Berlin Congress of 1878 provided for the demolition of the fortifications. The Berlin Congress of 1878 provided Here the Hungarians were defeated by for the demolition of the fortifications. the Sultan Bajazet in 1396; and the place has been more than once taken by the Russians (1810, 1827, 1877). Pop. about 6,000.
Nicotiana
in botany, a genus of Solanaceae, commonly known as tobacco.
Nikalgen
a local anæsthetic, discovered in 1916 by Gordon Edwards of San Francisco, Cal. It consists of a mixture of quinine, hydrochloric acid, and urea, and was largely used during the war by the Allies. It is applied by means of an atomizer in the form of a fine spray.
Nikko
a town of Japan in the prefecture of Tochigi. It is famous as containing the tombs of several of the ancient kings. It is regarded as a holy place and is visited annually by thousands of pilgrims.
Niles
a city of Michigan in Berrien co., 92 miles E. of Chicago on the St.
Joseph river and on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis and the Michigan Central railroads. It has extensive manufacturing interests, includ- ing paper, furniture, steel products, farm tractors, flour, etc. It has a public library. Pop. (1910) 5,456; (1920) 7,311.