Each of these 11 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 city of China, on the tung, 195 miles N. E. of Hong-Kong. Although not a treaty port, Chao-Chau has a harbor for ordinary vessels of com- The nearest telegraph station is merce. at Swatu, 20 miles away. Pop. about control and sends large quantities of 200,000. The city is wholly under native the treaty port of Swatu (or Swatow). sugar and tea down the the Han -Kiang to high plateau of Jalisco, surrounded by
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a rudely gotten up tract or pamphlet, such as was formerly sold by a chapman or peddler. The term chap, or cheap, originally meant a market, or fair. A chapman was one who sold articles at a public market, or cheap. Cheap wares were such inexpensive articles as were vended at the cheap. A chap book, therefore, is a market book, such as a market man might find suitable for rustic trade on a fair day. These chap books were at one time the only popular literature. They were printed in broad-faced, black type, adorned with a few rude woodcuts. They were printed on a single sheet of the coarsest paper and folded into twenty-four pages. They covered a vast range of subjects, including religious tracts, the lives of heroes and martyrs, dreams, fortune telling, almanacs of the weather, stories of giants, ghosts, hobgoblins, witches, notable events in history, ballads, and songs. They sold usually for a penny. They went out of fashion over a century ago. Being unbound they have become very scarce. They now command a large price as rarities. See Books; Printing
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a lake in Mexico, on the steep, bare mountains . It has an estimated area of 1300 square miles, contains many islands, and its outlet is the Rio Grande de Santiago . distinguished from a church by the pub-
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a place of worship, formerly licity of the worship to be performed; churches being for general use, and chapels (or little churches) for the speticular households. From these the use cial use of private individuals or parof the term in Europe has been extended so as to include all religious edifices not of the established faith. There are also, in the Protestant as in the Roman Catholic churches, chapels of ease to parish churches, built for the accommodation of worshipers in populous or extensive parishes. In Roman Catholic churches, to particular saints, in honor of whom portions of the main building, dedicated a service is there performed, are called chapels.
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literally a person who is appointed to a chapel, as a clergyman not having a parish or similar charge, but connected with a court, the household or the like. Chaplains in the United States army rank as majors, captains, etc.; in the navy they have the rank of lieutenant, lieutenant-commander, commander, captain, according to length of service.
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CHARLES SPENCER, a moving-picture comedian, born near London, in 1888. His theatrical career began at the age of 7 years, and he filled many engagements in vaudeville theaters in London. His first success was gained in "A Night in an English Music Hall," in which he toured the United States. His work with movingpictures began in 1914 and was immediately successful. He became the most popular comedian appearing in the moving-pictures, not only in the United States but throughout the world.
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a plant with yellow flowers, commonly called wild mustard. It is very common and troublesome in cornfields.
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sha-rad', a sort of punning enigma. A word is chosen. Usually each syllable or letter is described in verse or prose as enigmatically as possible, and finally the whole word is described. A few examples may serve to make this description clear: My first is company; my second shuns company; my third collects a company; my whole amuses company. Answer. Co-nun-drum. I am composed of four letters. My last is equal to my whole and my whole is nothing at all. Answer. Zero. My first is an article of furniture; my second is a grain; my third is what we all want. My whole is one of the United States . Answer. Mat-ri-mony. Some one threw my first and second at my third, but it did not hurt me for it was only a branch of my whole. Answer. Mistletoe. Of another sort is the acted charade. The players choose a word and act each syllable, or group of syllables, and finally act the entire word. The company endeavors to guess the word. Amost any device as dialogue, allusion, quotation, story telling, posing, and punning are permissible. Words like catalog, Massachusetts, mandolin, Friday, Cinderella, antimony, silicate, sentinel, century, sirup, etc., are adapted to the purpose. Accurate syllabication is not insisted on. No twisting of meaning is considered too far-fetched for parlor charades. Sirup, for instance may be represented by a man standing on a chair (sir up).
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ETIENNE AUGUSTE, a French explorer, born at Neuilly, France, in 1867. He was educated in Paris, where he later studied medicine and was attached to several important hospitals. In 1903 he began a series of Arctic explorations in the region of the South Pole, an and his researches proved of great scientific value. His published writings include "France at the South Pole"; "Around the South Pole" and many scientific articles relating to his explorations.
JEAN MARTIN (shärkō'), a French physician, born in Paris, Nov. 29, 1825. His specialty was in the treatment of nervous and mental diseases, and he performed many curious and successful experiments in hypnotism and mental suggestion, in the Salpetrière where he founded a clinic for the treatment of nervous diseases in 1880. He published several works treating of these subjects. He died Aug. 16, 1893.
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the leaves of artichoke covered with straw in order to blanch them and make them less bitter. Beet chards, the leaf stalks and midribs of a variety of white beet in which these parts are greatly developed, dressed for the table.
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an inland department France, formed of chiefly out of the ancient province of Angoumois and traversed by the river Charente; area, 2,305 square miles; capital, Angoulême (pop. about 39,000). Soil generally thin, dry, and arid; one-third devoted to tillage, a third to vineyards, and the remaining meadows, woods, and waste lands. The wines are of inferior quality, but they yield the best brandy in Europe, the celebrated cognac brandy being made in Cognac and other districts. Pop. about 350,000. CHARENTE-INFÉRIEURE (an-fari-eur), Lower Charente, a maritime province of France; area, 2,791 square miles. Surface in general flat; soil chalky and sandy, fertile, and well cultivated; a considerable portion planted with vines; salt marshes along the coast. The pastures are good, and well stocked with cattle, horses, and sheep. The wine is of common quality, and chiefly used for making brandy. Oysters and sardines abound on the coast. Salt and brandy are the only articles manufactured to any great extent. Capital, La Rochelle (pop. about 37,000). about 450,000.
a river in western France, rising in the department of Haute-Vienne, and falling into the sea about 8 miles below Rochefort, opposite to the isle of Oleron, after a course of about 200 miles.
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