Carillon
a species of chime, played by hand or clockwork on of bells, forming a complete of a number series or scale of tones or semi-tones, like those of the organ or harpsichord.
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Single-source entries: C (30)
These 12 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Carillon, Carinthia, Carisbrooke.
Carinthia
for merly a W. duchy or province of Austria- Hungary, on the borders of Italy, now one of the provinces of the REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA (q. v.). Area, 3,682 square miles including certain territories made subject to a plebiscite by the Treaty of St. Germain between the Allies and Austria. It is extremely mountainous, generally sterile, and one of the most thinly populated provinces of Austria. The principal river is the Drave. The iron, lead, and calamine mines are the main sources of its wealth, though there are several manufactories of woolens, cottons, silk stuffs, etc., most of which are art, the capital. Pop. about , in Klagenfurt 300,000.
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Carisbrooke
a village near the center of the Isle of Wight, and overlooked by the ruins of its ancient castle, where Charles I. was imprisoned 13 months previous to his trial and execution.
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Carleton
WILLIAM, novelist, born in Prillisk, County Tyrone, in 1794. His intimate acquaintance with the traits and tendencies of Irish peasful ant, character and unwearying, and his humor harmless, were, grace- conspicuous in his first success, " Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry. " Then came: "Willy Reilly"; "The Fair of Emyvale," "Fardorougha the Miser," and several other novels of great power, in which much that seems anomalous in the manners and methods of the author's countrymen is made clear through the medium of a happy style and a realistic humor. He died in Dublin, Jan. 30, 1869.
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Carleton College
a coeducational institution in Northfield, Minn.; under the und organized in 1866, auspices of aus the Congregational Church; reported at the end of 1919: professors and instructors, 41; students, 450; number of graduates, 1,281; president, D. J. Cowling, D. D.
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Carleton Hill
Man American poet, born in Hudson, Mich., Oct. 21, 1845. He was best known in literature by his ballads of home life, many of them having gained gre great popularity. His books include: "Poems" (1871); "Farm Legends" (1875); "City Ballads" (1888); " "City Legends" (1889); "Songs of Two Centuries" (1902); "Drifted In" (1908); etc. He died in 1912. an Irish
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Carleton, Will
Will (1845-), an American poet. He was born at Hudson, Michigan, and educated at Hillsdale College. He has for some years resided in Brooklyn, New York . He has written several volumes of verse. The best known are Farm Ballads, Farm Legends, Farm Festivals, City Ballads, City Legends, and City Festivals. Mr. Carleton has been successful as a lecturer and reader of his own ballads. Among his most popular poems are Betsy and I are Out, Over the Hill to the Poor House, The First Settler's Story, The Chicago Fire, and The Christmas Baby. Carleton is a poet of the home. He presents the humorous and tragic incidents of farm and country life in the form of dramatic monologue. His characters are honest, brave, and kindly. Their homely speech seems a fitting vehicle for the expression of deep but simple feeling. In The New Church Organ the good sister tells how she dislikes the "new machine," and disapproves of "praising the Lord by note": "I've been a sister, good an' true, For five-an'-thirty year; I've done what seemed my part to do, And prayed my duty clear; But Death will stop my voice, I know, For he is on my track; And some day I to church will go, And never more come back; And when the folks gets up to sing- Whene'er that time shall be- I do not want no patent thing A-squealin' over me!"
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Carlin
JAMES JOSEPH, an American educator, born at Peabody, Mass., in 1872. He graduated from Boston College in 1892. He took post-graduate courses in several Jesuit institutions and was professor of theology, sacred scripture, and canon law at Woodstock Seminary from 1904 to 1908. He was ordained priest in 1907, and from 1910 to 1912 was lecturer on scholastic philosophy at Holy Cross College. He was chosen president of this institution in 1918.
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Carlisle
the seat of Cumberland, England. It is situated at the junction of three streams. Carlisle was an important Roman outpost. The Solway end of Hadrian's wall is near here. The Danes sacked the town in 875. Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned here in 1568; the castle is still standing. The most noted building is a cathedral begun by William Rufus. The Norman nave has been destroyed. The choir, a beautiful building in itself, still stands. It is noted for a handsome stained glass window, fifty by thirty feet. There are important manufactures of gingham and other cotton goods. Population, about 45,000.
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Carlisle
EARLS OF, a title of the descendants of Charles Howard (1629- 1685), the second son of Sir William Howard, of Nawarth, Cumberland; who, by adherence to Cromwell and afterward to Charles II. rose to be first earl of Carlisle.
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Carlisle
JOHN GRIFFIN, an American statesman, born in Campbell Ky., Sept. 5, 1835; received a common-school education, studied law, and was admitted to the bar (1858). He served several terms in the lower house of the State Legislature. During the Civil War he actively opposed secession, and in 1866 and 1869 was a member of the State Senate. He was lieutenantgovernor of Kentucky (1871-1875), was elected to Congress (1876), and five times re-elected. His ability soon made him one of the Democratic leaders. In the 48th, 49th, and 50th Congresses he was chosen Speaker. In 1890 he was elected United States Senator, but resigned in March, 1893, to accept the portfolio of Secretary of the Treasury in President Cleveland's Cabinet. At the close of his term he settled in New York City to practice law. He died July 31, 1910.
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Carlisle (Ancient city of England)
an ancient city of England; the capital of Cumberlandshire; at the confluence of the Caldew and Eden rivers. It has steamboat and railroad communications with Liverpool, Belfast, etc. Ginghams, cotton checks, etc., are its chief manufactures. Its most noted building is a cathedral founded by William Rufus (1101), and containing perhaps the finest choir in England. There is also a castle, founded in 1092. Carlisle was the ancient capital of the kings of Cumbria, and was sacked by the Danes (900). During the English and Scotch border-wars it was frequently besieged. It was here that Buccleuch rescued Kinmont Willie. During the Civil War the town twice surrendered to the Parliamentarians (1645 and 1648). Pop. about 52,000.
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