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LEWIS, an American statesman, diplomatist, and soldier, born in Exeter, N. H., Oct. 9, 1782; served in the War of 1812; was governor of Michiof gan Territory (1813-1831); Secretary War (1831-1836); minister to France (1836-1842); United States Senator (1845-1848); Presidential candidate (1848); United States Senator (1849- 1857); Secretary of State (1857-1860). He wrote: "History, Traditions, and Languages of the Indians" (1823); "France, Its King, Court, and Government"; etc. He died in Detroit, Mich., June 17, 1866.
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Cass, Lewis
Lewis (1782-1866), an American statesman. He was born at Exeter, New Hampshire . He entered the practice of law in Zanesville, Ohio. He became a brigadier-general in the War of 1812, and was at the battle of the Thames. In 1831 he was appointed governor of Michigan territory, then extending to the headwaters of the Mississippi River. In this position he showed no little ability in handling the Indian questions of the Northwest. Subsequently he published a volume entitled Inquiries Concerning the Indians. A magnificent body of water in northern Minnesota is known as Cass Lake. General Cass was appointed secretary of war under Jackson, and in 1836 was sent as minister plenipotentiary to Paris. Later he became senator from Michigan and was secretary of state in Buchanan's cabinet. In 1848 he ran for the presidency, but was defeated by General Taylor. An echo of the campaign may still be heard in the Biglow Papers. General C. is a dreffle smart man; He's ben on all sides that give places or pelf; But consistency still wuz a part of his plan, He's ben true to one party,--an' thet is himself; So John P Robinson he Sez he shall vote for Gineral C. Gineral C. he goes in fer the war; He don't vally principle more'n an old cud; Wut did God make us raytional creeturs fer, But glory an' gunpowder, plunder an' blood? So John P. Robinson he Sez he shall vote fer Gineral C.
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Cassatt
ALEXANDER JOHN- STON, an American railway executive; born at Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 8, 1839. education at the Uni- He received his versity of Heidelberg and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N. Y. entered the service of the Pennsylvania railroad in 1861 in the capacity surveyor and worked his way up through the various branches of the service until in June, 1899, he became president of the system. He was a successful executive, and had many interests in banks, trust companies, and large corporations. It was chiefly due to his vision and enterprise that the Pennsylvania terminal in New York, with its tunnels under the Hudson and East rivers, was planned and built. He died at Philadelphia, Dec. 28, 1906.
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Cassatt (MARY an American figure)
MARY, an American figure and portrait painter, born in Pittsburgh, Pa.; studied art in Philadelphia and in Europe; and lived some time in Spain and France. One of the first to adopt impressionistic methods, she exhibited hibited some excellent work in the Paris Exposition of 1878; became a member of the Society of American Artists in 1880. As an etcher she ranks among the best. She painted almost exclusively women and children. Specimens of her art are in many American and European private and public collections. Her studio is at Paris.
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Cassava
kas'sa-va. See Tapioca
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Cassel
or 'KASSEL, formerly the residence of the Elector of Hesse-Cassel, is now the chief town in the province of Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, on the Fulda, 91 miles N. N. E. of Frankfort-on-the- Main. The Old and New Town are connected by a bridge over the Fulda. There are several fine squares, in the principal of which, the Friedrichsplatz, the largest in any town in Germany, stands the palace of the ex-elector, an indifferent structure. There is a museum and library (250,000 vols.), and a valuable picture-gallery. The city has manufactories of machinery, mathematical instruments, gold and silver wares, , porcechemicals, knives, gloves, leather chemi lain, etc. There are many fine walks and public gardens in the vicinity; among the latter are the gardens of Wilthe helmshöhe, in which is situated exresidence of elector's summer palace, the Napoleon III., while he was a prisoner , from Sept. 5, 1870, to March 19, of war 1871. Pop. about 170,000.
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Cassia
kash'a. See Senna
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Cassimere
kas'si-mer, a general term employed to designate a large class of woolen fabrics used for men's clothing. They are woven plain, twilled, and in a variety of fancy effects. The yarns are spun from wool prepared by the carding process. The patterns are produced in the loom and are usually plaids, checks, and stripes in quiet colors. The quality of cassimere differs greatly. It is made sometimes with a cotton warp and wool or shoddy weft. This is called union cassimere. It has been estimated that fully one-half of the men's ready-made clothing produced in the United States is of cassimere.
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Cassiquiari
kas-se-ke-a're, a unique river of Venezuela. It branches off from the upper Orinoco, taking nearly half of the water of that stream, and flows westerly over 100 miles into the Rio Negro, one of the main tributaries of the Amazon. The Cassiquiari is a deep, rapid, navigable stream. With the Rio Negro it forms a continuous waterway between the Amazon and the Orinoco. See Amazon ; Orinoco 2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about race that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: BR 2026-07-22)
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Cassius
full name CAIUS CASSIUS LONGINUS, one of the assassins of Julius Cæsar. In the civil war that broke out between Pompey and Cæsar he espoused the cause of the former, and, as commander of his naval forces, ren-ince of Naples; on the site of the ancient dered him important services. After the battle of Pharsalia he was apparently reconciled with Cæsar, but later was among the more active of the conspirators who assassinated him, 44 b. c. He then, together with Brutus, raised an army, but they were met by Octavianus and Antony at Philippi. The wing which Cassius commanded being defeated, he imagined that all was lost, and killed himself, 42 B. C.
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