Each of these 14 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.
In Devonshire it is said that a ring made from three nails or screws that have been used to fasten a coffin, and dug up in a churchyard, will act as a charm against convulsions and fits of every kind.
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CHARLES FRANCIS, an American actor; born in Paris, France, in 1841. He was educated for the bar in London, but went on the stage, making his American début in 1880 as Captain Absolute in "The Rivals." He took leading parts for many years at Wallack's and supporting eminent actors. He wrote "Jocelyn," "Lady Barter," and other plays. He died in Galveston, Texas, Nov. 27, 1899.
ROSE, an actress; sister to the above; born in Peterboro, England, in 1853. She rose from humble rôles in England to be leading lady, making her American début in 1872. From 1880 to 1889 she was Wallack's leading lady, and since 1893 has been identified with important productions.
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in Heraldry, a badge in the more restricted sense of that term. (kon-yos-chente), COGNOSCENTI persons professing a critical knowledge of works of art, and of a somewhat more pretentious character than amateurs.
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the hereditary family name such as Cicero, Cato, etc.) among the ancient Romans. The other two names generally borne by every well-born Roman, viz. the prænomen and nomen (as in Marcus Tullius Cicero), served to denote the individual (Marcus), and the gens (Tullius) or clan to which his family belonged.
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in the law of England, the defendant's written confession that the plaintiff's cause against him is just and true. By this confession before or after issue, the defendant suffers judgment to be entered against him without trial, in which case the judgment is called judgment by confession.
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GEORGE M(ICHAEL), an American actor and playwright, born in Providence, R. I., in 1878. His first appearance on the stage was made at the age of 9. He appeared in vaudeville with other members of his family for many years. In 1904 he appeared as a star in "Little Johnny Jones," and later in "George Washington, Jr." He was the author of many successful comedies, including "The Yankee Prince" (1909); "Seven Keys to Baldpate" (1913); "Hit-the-Trail Holliday" (1915). He was also a composer of many popular songs, including "Over There," for the writing of which he received a prize of $25,000. This song became extremely popular with the American soldiers and civilians during the ( World War.
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a city of Albany co., N. Y.; at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers, and the junction of the Erie and the Champlain canals; and on the New York Central and the Delaware and Hudson railroads: 9 miles N. of Albany. The Mohawk river has a fall of over 70 feet at this point, and supplies unlimited power, making Cohoes a very important manufacturing community. The Mohawk river is crossed by a dam above the falls, and the water is supplied to the mills and factories by means of canals. The principal manufactures are cotton, woolen and worsted knit goods, foundry and machine shop products, boots and shoes, tobacco, paper boxes, and bread and bakery products. The city is connected with Albany, Troy, and other neighboring cities by electric street railways. The most noteworthy buildings are the public library, St. Bernard's Academy, and several of the numerous churches; there were 12 public schools. Pop. (1910) 24,709; (1920) 22,987.
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a division of the Roman army, the 10th part of a legion, containing three maniples or six centuries. The number of men varied with that of the legion, the 10 cohorts always containing an equal number. When the legion numbered 4,000 men, the cohort consisted of 60 triarii, 120 principes, 120 hastati, and 100 velites, in all 400 men.
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a product of the kernel of Attalea funifěra, a palm-tree found in South America. It resembles cocoanut oil, but is more oleaginous, burning, it is said, twice as long.
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the Latin name of Kyle Kyle, Ayr co., Scotland, embalmed in the lyrics of 1 ANCIENT COINS 1. Coin of Dalmatius Burns. The word is also used as a fanciful designation for Scotland.
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capital of the Portuguese province of Beira, on a hill above the Mondego river, here crossed by a stone bridge, 135 miles N. N. E. of Lisbon. Its streets are steep and narrow, its manufactures confined chiefly to earthenware and combs. The place derives its name from the Roman Conimbrica, traces of which lie to the S.; it was held by the Goths, and from them passed to the Moors, from whom it was finally conquered in 1064, by Fernando the Great, aided by the gallant Cid. Coimbra was the capital of Portugal for about two centuries and a half from its erection into a kingdom, in 1139, and many of the early kings are buried in and around the old town. Of the public buildings, the most noteworthy are the older of the two cathedrals, the Church of San Salvador, and the ruined Convent of Santa Clara; across the river is the Quinta das Lagrimas ("House of Tears"), where Inez de Castro was murdered. The University of Coimbra, the only one in Portugal, was originally established at Lisbon in 1288, but was permanently transferred here in 1537.
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a material used for small cables, cordage, matting, etc., and consisting of the outer coating of the cocoanut. Cables made of this substance have the peculiarity of making a curve upward between the vessel and the anchor, while a hempen cable curves downward.
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a genus of grasses, tribe Phalereæ. C. lachryma has hard stony seeds, called Job's tears. They are said to be diuretic and strengthening. It is a native of the East Indies and Japan.
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Edward (1552-1634), a noted English jurist. In the reigns of Elizabeth, James I, and Charles I, he was a lawyer of the crown. He conducted the prosecution against Sir Walter Raleigh, and was engaged in ferreting out the Gunpowder Plot . He was a rough sort of man, not without integrity. He fell into disrepute with the court of Charles for resisting the arbitrary acts of the king. His fame, however, rests on a large treatise in four parts on the law of England. Portions are still used as text books in the law schools of this country.
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