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Shoe-Billed Stork – Siang-Yang-Fu

Shoe-Billed Stork

in ornithology, Balæniceps rex, a large stork found on SHOEMAKER SHORE LARK the upper Nile. It figures in many Arab College in 1876. For several years he myths. Called also the boot bill.

Shooter's Island

an island between Newark Bay and Staten Island; chiefly noted for its large shipbuilding plant.

Shooting Star

a small celestial' body suddenly becoming luminous and darting across the sky, its course being marked by a streak of silvery radiance, which is an optical illusion caused by the rapidity of its passage. See METEOR.

Shonts

THEODORE PERRY, an American capitalist and railway official, born in Crawford co., Pa., in 1856. While he was still a boy his parents removed to Iowa. He graduated from Monmouth

Shortt

EDWARD, a British public official. He was educated at Durham School and University and became a barrister. He was Recorder of Sunderland eral member of parliament for Newcastle. during 1907-18, and in 1910 became Lib- In 1918-1919 he was Chief Secretary for Ireland and became Home Secretary since

Shoshone Falls

an attractive fall in the Lewis or Snake river, Idaho. They rank among the waterfalls of North America, next to those of Niagara in SHOSHONE INDIANS grandeur, being about 250 yards wide and 200 feet high.

Shrine

a case, box, or reliquary in which the bones or other remains of saints were deposited. They were often richly ornamented with gold, precious stones , and elaborate carvings, and were generally placed near the altar of the church.

Shumagin Islands

a group of islands lying S. W. of Kodiak, Alaska.

The largest is Unga, on which is a Federal judicial station. Fox farming is carried on in several of the islands. The headquarters of the Alaskan cod fishing is in Unga.

Shurtleff College

a coëducational institution in Upper Alton, Ill.; founded in 1835 under the auspices of the Baptist Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 15; students, 198; president, G. M. Potter, A.M.

Siagonium

in entomology, the typical genus of Siagoninæ. They have porgenus of Siagoninæ. They have porrected horns on the head and thorax. The males are in two sets, differing greatly in the size of their bodies and in the development of their horns. The females are the more numerous sex.

Siang-Tan

a prefectural city of China. It is in Hu-nan, on the Siang SIBERIA river, and though small, has large suburbs which extend for four miles along the bank of the river. It is the trade center of Hu-nan, and the river route between Peking and Canton is open to foreign vessels. Pop. about 300,000.

Siang-Yang-Fu

a Departmental a city of China. It is situated in the province of Hu-peh, at the junction of the Pai and Han rivers, and is opposite Fanching, which has silk and other industries. Both towns figured in the resistance to the campaign of Kublai Khan in 1268-73.

Pop. about 50,000.