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Pedro Miguel Locks – Paleography

Pedro Miguel Locks

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Pacaguaras

an Indian tribe living in the N. parts of Bolivia and Brazil.

They have numerous small villages and follow hunting and fishing for a livelihood. Some of them formerly embraced the Christian religion. There is but a remnant of the tribe remaining.

Pacay

a Peruvian tree (Prosopis dulcis), natural order Leguminosæ, suborder Mimosa . The pure white, flaky matter in which the seeds are embedded is used as food, and the pods, which are nearly two feet long, serve for feeding cattle. The mesquite belongs to the same genus.

Pachira

in botany, a genus of Bombaceæ, akin to Adansonia. P. (Carolinea) alba is a South American tree, the inner bark of which furnishes excellent cordage. P. macrantha is a large tree, 100 feet high, with greenish flowers and blood-red filaments. a Russian pianist; born in Odessa, Russia,

Pacific Railroads

a general name given to all the railroads connecting the Pacific coast of the United States

Paganini

NICOLO, an Italian vio- graduated from Harvard as A. M. and

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HERMAN, an American churches in Idaho. In the latter year year to 1900 was in charge of mission ordained priest in 1891 and from that year to 1900 was in charge of mission Episcopal Theological School. He was Boston in 1866. He graduated from Harvard in 1888 and studied in the ordained priest in 1891 and from that

Paguma

a group of mammals, genus Paradoxurus, family Viverridæ Asia. The peculiar masked paguma (P. (civets and genets), inhabiting eastern larvatus) has a white streak down the forehead and nose, and a white circle round the eyes, which give it the appearance of wearing an artificial mask.

Paine

RALPH DELAHAYE, an American writer, born at Lemont, Ill., in 1871. Graduated from Yale in 1894 and at once engaged in newspaper work, acting as correspondent during the Spanish-American War and in China during the Boxer uprising. He wrote many books, chiefly for boys, and was a contributor to periodicals and magazines.

Paine

ROBERT TREAT, an American jurist, signer of the Declaration of Independence; born in Boston, Mass., March 11, 1731; was a delegate to provincial and continental congresses, and held offices of attorney-general of Massachusetts and judge of Supreme Court; was an able judge. He died in Boston, May 11, 1814.

Palichthyes

or PALEICH- THYES, a sub-class of fishes. The heart has a contractile conus arteriosus, intestine with a spiral valve; optic nerves non-decussating or only partly decussating. It embraces two orders, Chondropterygii and Ganoidei.

Paleography

or PALEOGRA-