Each of these 19 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.
hempworts, an order of plants of the Urtical alliance. They have a solitary suspended ovule, and a hooked exalbuminous embryo with a superior radicle. They inhabit the temperate parts of the Eastern hemisphere. Only two genera are known, Cannabis, or Hemp, and Humulus, or Hop.
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a town of southern Italy, province of Bari, near the mouth of the Ofanto, formerly the Aufidus, famous as the scene of the great battle in which the Romans were defeated by Hannibal (216 B. c.) with immense slaughter.
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a variety of bituminous coal, which differs from the purer kinds of ordinary coal, and jet, in containing extraneous earthy matters, which render it specifically heavier than water. It varies much in appearance, but is generally of a brown or black color, a with dull earthy to a brilliant waxy luster. It is very dense and compact, and not easily frangible, breaking with an uneven largely conchoidal fracture, and does not soil the fingers. When burning, it splits and crackles, without melting, and leaves 3 or 4 per cent. of ash.
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a seaport of France, on the shore of the Mediterranean, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes; famous as a winter residence, and as the place where Napoleon landed when he returned ned from Elba, March 1, 1815. Pop. about 30,000.
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a person who eats human flesh. The word is a corruption of the word caribal, from Carib, a native of the Caribbean region. Allusions to cannibals occur in the most ancient writings. Many savage people consider human sacrifices or feasts of human flesh the most acceptable offering to their gods. The ancient Aztecs and the people of Borneo and of the Fiji Islands indulged in frightful orgies of this kind. The North American Indian believed that devouring the heart of a brave enemy gave him courage in battle. Downright eating of human flesh for ordinary food is not believed to have been widespread at any time, yet the natives of Malaysia, New Guinea , the South Sea Islands, and parts of western and central Africa were certainly addicted to this habit. A traveler among the Indians of Tierra del Fuego states that in times of scarcity they ate their own people, even in preference to their dogs, the latter being useful in taking game. It is believed that cannibalism is not practiced at the present time, except in very limited, out-of-the-way regions.
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the act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind; anthropophagy.
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The pinion to which the minute hand is attached; so called on account of the pipe attachment resembling a cannon. To Tighten a Cannon Pinion. The cannon pinion is sometimes too loose upon the center arbor. Grasp the arbor lightly with a pair of cutting nippers, and by a single turn of the nippers around the arbor, cut or raise a small thread thereon. CAP. The part of the case that covers the movement. A thin metal cover used in some English, Swiss and German watches to cover the movement and attached by studs and a sliding bar or spring.
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a name given to a South American tree-Couropita guianensis-from the large size and globular shape of its fruit. It belongs to the order Lecythidacea. The fruit is vinous and pleasant when fresh, but emits an intolerably offensive odor when in a state of decay. It is known in Cayenne as the "Abricot Sauvage," i. e., Wild Apricot. The shells are used as drinking utensils; the seeds are eaten by monkeys.
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the body of ecclesiastical law as laid down by the canons.
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a lady holding a similar position to a canon. Canonesses still exist in Germany.
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the books of Scripture belonging to the canon.
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certain stated times of the day appropriated by ecclesiastical law to the offices of prayer and devotion in the Roman Catholic Church, viz., matins with lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, even-song or vespers, and compline.
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the dress or vestments of the clergy.
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a ceremony in the Roman Church, by which deceased persons are declared saints. The Pope institutes a formal investigation of the miraculous and other qualifications of the deceased person recommended for canonization; and an advocate of the devil, as he is called, is appointed to assail the memory of the candidate. If the examination is satisfactory, the Pope pronounces the beatification of the candidate, the actual canonization generally taking place some years afterward, when a day is dedicated to his honor, his name inserted in the canon or Litany of the Saints in the Mass, and his remains preserved as holy relics.
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a borough of Washington co., Pa., on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis railroad. It is in the center of an important coalmining region and has manufactures of pottery, tin plate, steel, stoves, iron, stove pipes, etc. It is the seat of the Pennsylvania Training School, Schoo the Washington and Jefferson College, and other institutions. Poμ. (1910) 3,891; (1920) 10,632.
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vessels found in Egypt, which were placed in tombs, and contained the embalmed intestines of the dead.
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or CANOBUS, a bright star of the first magnitude, belonging to the Southern constellation Argo, and invisible in the North or Middle parts of the United States, on account of its nearness to the South Pole.
an ancient Egyptian city, between Alexandria and the western mouth of the Nile, once the chief harbor of the Delta. It had a popular temple of Serapis.
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(ancient Canusium), a town of southern Italy, Bari, near the Ofanto, 15 miles S. W. of Barletta. The old city, said to have been founded by Diomed, or in a period antecedent to the records of Roman history, was in ancient times one of the most considerable cities in this part of Italy for extent, population, and magnificence. It reached the acme of its prosperity under Trajan. It was reduced to its present condition by a series of disasters inflicted on it by the Goths, Saracens, and Normans. Pop. about 25,000.
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AN- TONIO (kä'nō-väs del käs-tēlyō), a Spanish statesman and man of letters; born in Malaga, Feb. 8, 1826; was editor of the Conservative journal "Patria," and in 1854 entered the public service as member of the Cortes; thereafter he held various posts in the government. At his death he had been for some years prime minister. He was editor-in-chief of a "General History of Spain," consisting of monographs by sundry writers, of which the first volume appeared in 1890. He was assassinated at the baths of Santa Aqueda, Aug. 8, 1897.
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