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Things Not Generally Known: England

Sailor King. A title popularly conferred upon Willian IV., of England, who entered the navy in 1779, at fourteen years of age, and continued in the service till 1827, having passed from the rank of midshipman to that of captain by regular promotion, and thence by a merely formal ascent to that of admiral of the fleet in 1801, and that of lord high admiral in 1827.

Secessia. A popular collective name applied to the States which attempted to secede from the American Union in 1860-61. The inhabitants received the cant name of "The Secesh."