Each of these 12 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
a large district, principally forest land, set apart by the State of New York, in 1892, for the protection of the watershed of the Hudson and other rivers of the State, for public recreation, and for the practical study of forestry. It covers Hamilton county, and parts of Essex, Franklin, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence counties, and contains many mountains and lakes.
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A formula of exorcism by which the evil spirit is commanded, in the name of God, to do or say what the exorcist requires of him.
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The Harstrom Adjustable Case Spring shown in Fig. 49 is easily fitted and is said to be a very excellent spring. The holder should be fitted securely in a vice and with a three cornered file cut down near the rear end on the back of the spring enough to rest a punch against; then with a tap of a hammer you can move it backwards. To move it forward, rest your punch against the end of the spring. Thus you can easily make it correspond with the screw hole in the case. Then, near to where it protrudes from the holder, bend the spring upward enough to make the front end level with the upper edge of holder, or move, if greater strength is required.
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The Hopkins patent adjustable chuck, shown in Fig. 66 is designed to grip and hold firmly and accurately any size of work from the smallest staff to the largest pinion, watch wheels of all sizes, mainspring barrels and other large work, and can be adjusted to any make of lathe by simply placing it friction tight, on a plug chuck fitted properly to the lathe. In using this chuck for staffs, pinions, wire, etc., fasten a V piece 7, of proper size, in the hole in attachment 6, taking care that both the V and the seat in which it rests are free from chips, dirt, etc. Then lay your work in the V and fasten it there by means of the sliding jaw above it. This done, place the attachment on the face of the chuck body, with the disc slipped under the heads of the two spring bolts, and then spin the work to center, same as when using wax. After centering thus, fasten the disc to place by tightening the nuts on the back ends of the spring bolts.
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A device for testing the pull of the mainspring.
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The Simpson heater, shown in Fig. 2, will be found invaluable when adjusting movements to temperature. The variation of temperature in this heater is one and one-half degrees in twenty-four hours. It is designed to be heated by gas, the cost of heating being but about three cents in twenty-four hours. A small lamp can be used if the watchmaker has no gas at command.
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of the military staff who is one of the assistants of the commanding officer in the field. His chief work is concerned with the issuing and executing of orders and carrying on the paper details and routine. In the army of the United States there is also a department known as the Adjutant-General's Department, presided over by a general officer with the rank of brigadier-general and the title of adjutant-general. In time of war the adjutant-general is one of the important officers in the service. He has charge of recruiting, the collecting of military information, and the preparation and custody of records. The States also have at the head of their militia organizations an officer known as the adjutantgeneral. See MILITARY ORGANIZATION, UNITED STATES.
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in law, the management of the personal estate of anyone dying intestate, or without an executor. If the deceased leaves real estate, the estate devolves upon heirs related by blood; if personal property is left and no executors named, administrators are appointed by some court. In the United States a surrogate or judge of probate appoints the administrator, and grants letters of administration as authority. The word is also applied to the official terms of the President of the United States, and the Governors of States, and to their official advisers.
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that department of the British Government which, subject to the control of Parliament, has the supreme direction of naval affairs. The high court of admirality is that court which has jurisdiction over maritime causes. Its judge judge was originally the lord high admiral, or his deputy, but is now appointed by commission from the crown. The term is applied to the building where the lords of the admiralty transact their business. In the United States all admiralty and maritime jurisdiction is as signed by the Constitution to the Federal courts.
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a of water connecting Puget Sound with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Seattle, Tacoma, and Port Townsend are the chief cities on the Inlet.
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a mountainous island, 90 miles long, off the W. coast of Alaska, to the N. E. of Sitka; belongs to the United States.
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a group of 40 islands, to the N. E. of New Guinea; Basco, the largest of them, being 60 miles in length, and is mountainous, but fruitful. The total area of the islands is 600 square miles. They were discovered by Schouten, in 1616. Some are volcanic, others are coral islands. They abound in cocoa-nut trees, and are inhabited by a race of tawny, frizzle-headed savages of the Papuan stock, about 4,000 in number. Together with New Britain and some adjoining groups, aps, they were annexed by Germany, in 1885, and became part of the Bismarck Archipelago. During the World War they were occupied by Australian forces. The Paris Peace Conference, on May 7, 1919, decided that the mandate over them should be held by Australia. ADOLESCENCE. A well-defined period of life extending from puberty to 21 in females and 25 in males. It is marked by an unusual rapid physical growth, and the mental development during this time is also rapid. In recent years educators have come to lay special stress on the importance of developing the individual during this period.
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