These 14 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Dreams of Animals, Drebbel, Dred Scott Case.
It was believed by many that animals dreamed. Pliny says: "Evident it is, that horses, dogs, kine, oxen, sheepe and goats, doe dreame. Whereupon it is credibly also thought that all creatures that bring forth their young quicke and living, doe the same. for those that lay egges, it is not so certian that they dreame; but resolved it is that they doe sleepe." As
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CORNELIUS, a Dutch philosopher; born in Alkmaar, Netherlands, in 1572. He invented the thermometer which was named for him, and is sometimes erroneously said to be the discoverer of the telescope and microscope. He died in London in 1634.
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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: ET 2026-07-22) a notable case before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1856. A negro called Dred Scott, with his wife and two children, had been held as slaves by a Mr. Emerson in Missouri . After Dr. Emerson's death, Scott and his family claimed to be free, as having resided with their owner in a free territory. The decision was hostile to their claim, and they were held to be still slaves.
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THEODORE, an Ameriauthor can and journalist; born in Terre Haute, Ind., 1871. After a common school education he began newspaper work in Chicago, in 1892. After 1898 he did special work for magazines. In 1905 he became editor of "Smith's Magazine," then, subsequently edited the "Broadway Magazine " (1906-1907). From 1907 till 1910 he was editor-in-chief of the Butterick publications. Among his best known books are: "Sister Carrie" (1900); "The Genius" (1915); "A Hoosier Holiday" (1916), and "The Hand of the Palter," a tragedy (1919).
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drez'den, the capital of Saxony. It is situated on the Elbe 387 feet above sea level. It is not without commercial importance. Dresden claims first place among North German cities as an art center. The Dresden picture gallery, fostered by a long line of Saxon princes and prime ministers, ranks, both as to building and contents, with the first galleries in the world. Among other treasures is the priceless Sistine Madonna . Were it not that a large part of the people, as in every European city, are in poverty, the galleries, theaters, parks, palaces, and equipages would persuade the tourist that Dresden is a paradise of leisure-loving people. The present population is about 395,000. 2026 Editor's Note: By way of comparison, Dresden today has about 560,000 residents, up from the 395,000 here — though the city was largely destroyed by firebombing in February 1945 and rebuilt. (Ed: BR 2026-07-10)
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BATTLE OF Thirty Years' War, and also in 1813, when it was the headquarters of Napoleon's army. It was occupied by the Prussians in 1866, but was evacuated in the following spring. Pop. about 550,000.
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BATTLE OF, a battle fought in 1813 between the French under Napoleon and the allies under Schwarzenberg. Napoleon had come to the relief of the city, which was occupied by the French. The allies assaulted and bombarded the city, and soon after a great pitched battle was fought (Aug. 27), in which the allies were defeated.
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a delicate, semitransparent, highly-finished china made at Meissen, near Dresden. The manufacture resulted from an accidental discovery made by Böttger, a young chemist, in 1710.
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. See Clothing
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HORATIO WILLIS, an American writer, born at Yarmouth, Me., in 1866. He graduated from Harvard University in 1895. He served for several years as a telegraph operator and railroad agent. He was also engaged in publishing and as the editor of the "Journal of Practical Metaphysics." He served as instructor in philosophy and church history in the New Church Theological School of Cambridge, Mass., in 1913-1914, and from 1893 to 1912 was a lecturer on practical philosophy. He wrote many books on this subject, including "The Power of Silence" (1895); "Voices of Hope" (1898); "Handbook of the New Thought" (1917); "The Victorious Faith" (1917). He also edited several works on the New Thought Movement.
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The preparatory finishing and fashioning which a loam-mould receives before the final blackening takes place. The mould is moistened with water, dressed with chinsing-sticks, and finished with the requisite tools See FINISHING.
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DANIEL, an American capitalist; born in Carmel, N. Y., in 1788. He was the founder of the Drew Ladies' Seminary at Carmel, and the Drew Theological Seminary at Madison, N. J. He also gave large sums of money to various Methodist colleges and schools. He died in New York City, Sept. 19, 1879.
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JOHN, an American comedian; born in Dublin, Ireland, Sept. 3, 1825. He made his first appearance at the Bowery Theater, New York, in 1845, and later became manager, in connection with William Wheatley, of the Arch Street Theater in Philadelphia. He acted in the principal cities of the United States and also in England and Australia. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., May 21, 1862. His wife, LOUISA DREW, born in London, England, Jan. 10, 1820, for a whole generation stood at the head of comedy actresses. Her greatest success was as Mrs. Malaprop in "The Rivals," After her husband's death Mrs. Drew managed the Arch Street Theater for a number of years. She died in Larchmont, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1897. Their son, JOHN DREW, born in Philadelphia, Nov. 13, 1853, first appeared at his father's theater in that city, and for a short season played there with Edwin Booth. He visited Europe in 1892 with Daly's company. He began his starring tours in the autumn of 1892, playing in "The Masked Ball." In 1901, he reduplicated some of his earlier successes in "The Second in Command." He has since toured the country in comedies by French and English dramatists with continued success.
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a theological seminary, under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, founded at Madison, N. J., in 1866. It was named for Daniel Drew, who gave grounds and buildings valued at $275,000. The courses are for three years, and give not only professional training but training liberal culture. No tuition fees are charged. The seminary buildings include Mead Hall, Asbury Hall, Embury Hall, the Administration Building and chapel, the J. B. Cornell Library, the Bowne Gymnasium, and the Samuel W. Bowne Hall. The library contains about 130,000 volumes. The enrolment is about 200.
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