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Smoky Hill River – Sodom
Smoky Hill River
or SMOKY HILL FORK, a river whose source is in eastern Colorado, and which flows into the State of Kansas. It traverses Gove, Trego, Ellis, Russell and Ellsworth counties, and 10 miles W. of Abilene unites with the Solomon river, the two streams forming the Kansas river. On both banks are extensive fertile prairies. It is 400 miles long.
Smoky Mountains
or GREAT
Smoky Mountains
a range on the boundary of North Carolina and Tennessee; is a part of the Appalachian system. Mount Guyot, 6,636 feet high, and Clingman's Peak, 6,660 feet high, are among its loftiest summits.
Snaith
JOHN COLLIS, an English writer of fiction. He brought out his first work, "Broke of Covenden," in 1904, and this was followed two years later by "Henry Northcote." Since then his published works have included: "William Jordan, Junior," "Araminta," "Fortune," "Mrs. Fitz," "The Principal Girl," "An Affair of State," "The Great Age," "The Sailor," "Mary Plantagenet."
Snizort
LOCH, a large inlet of the sea on the N. W. of Skye, between Vaternish and Trotternish, picturesquely studded with islands in its upper part. Length 16 miles; greatest breadth about 9.
Snowy River
a river of Australia, in New South Wales and Victoria; length, 240 miles, 160 of which are in New South Wales.
Soar
a river of England, which flows joins the Trent N. through Leicestershire, taking Leices- ter on its course, and joins the Trent ter on its course, and jo about 12 miles E. S. E. of Derby, whence to Leicester it is navigable by barges.
Sobranje
the national assembly of BULGARIA (q. v.).
Social
or PUBLIC, HYGIENE, the
Social Service
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Sodium
the alkaline metal of which soda is the oxide. It was discovered in 1807 by Sir Humphry Davy. It occurs in large quantities in nature, chiefly in combination with chlorine, as sea salt.
Sodom
one of the cities of the plain, and for some time the dwelling-place of SOFISM Lot. Its crimes and vices (the nature of which is recalled in the word sodomy) were so enormous that God destroyed it by fire from heaven, with three neighboring cities, Gomorrah, Zeboim, and Admah, which were as wicked as itself.