Starosts – Stela
Starosts
in Poland, those noblemen who were reckoned among the dignitaries 58 STAR-SPANGLED BANNER, THE of the land, and who received a castle or landed estate from the crown domains. Some of the starosts had civil and criminal jurisdiction over a certain district, others mere merely enjoyed the revenues of the starosty.
Stars and Bars
the flag of the Confederate States of America. It was merely an adaptation of the stars and stripes, having 3 "alternate stripes red and white," instead of 13 such stripes, and a circle of white stars on a blue field, corresponding to the number of States of the confederacy.
Star-Spangled Banner
THE, the national anthem of the United States. It was written by Francis Scott
Staten Island
an island off the S. E. coast of Tierra del Fuego, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Le Maire.
STATE MILITIA. See MILITARY OR- GANIZATION, UNITED STATES; MILITIA, STATE.
Stater
in numismatics, the name of certain coins current in ancient Greece and Macedonia. The gold stater of Athens was worth about $3.89; the silver stater about 86 cents, and the Macedonian gold stater $5.11.
Statesville
a city of North Carolina, the county seat of Iredell co. It is on the Southern railway. Its industries include furniture factor factories, cotton mills, flour mills, tanneries, foundries, tobacco factories, and ironworks. It is the seat of the Statesville Female College and Long's Sanitarium. Pop. (1910) 4,599; (1920) 7,895.
Staunton
a city of Illinois, in Macoupin co. It is on the Wabash, the Litchfield and Madison, and the Illinois Traction railroads. In the neighborhood are coal mines, and oil and gas wells.
Among its public buildings is the Labor Temple. Pop. (1910) 5,048; (1920) 6,- 027.
Steamer
or RACE-HORSE DUCK (Micropterus brachypterus), a species of marine duck from 35 to 40 inches in length, distinguished by its small, short wings, and the swiftness with which it paddles over the surface of the water.
It is found in Patagonia and the Falkland Islands.
Steam Winch
a form of hoisting is separated. When melted it resembles apparatus in which rotary motion is imparted to the winding axle from the piston rod of a steam engine, directly or intermediately, through bevel gearing.
The former is more rapid; the latter affords greater power. Specially used for loading and unloading ships.
Steel Engraving
the art of enof producing prints or impressions in of producing prints or impressions in ink on paper and other substances. The could be engraved was invented by Jacob Perkins, of Newburyport, Mass., in 1814.
Steinbok
or STEENBOK, in zoölogy, the Antilope tragulus, from the stony plains and mountains of South Africa; rather more than 3 feet long, and about 20 inches high at the shoulder; red brown above, white below; tail rudimentary, ears large; horns straight, about 4 inches long in the male, absent in female; no false hoofs. Also, the ibex.
Stela
or STELE, in architecture, a small column without base or capital, serving as a monument, milestone, or the like. In archæology, a sepulchral slab or column, which in ancient times answered the purpose of a gravestone.