Floquet
CHARLES THOMAS (flō-tained by means of seven bridges. Florkā'), a French statesman; born in St. Jean de Luz in 1828; began life as a lawyer in Paris. His cry, "Vive la Pologne, Monsieur!" ("Hurrah for Poland, Sir!") addressed to the Czar Alexander in 1867, II., in the Palace of Justice. made him a political celebrity. On the fall of the empire he was appointed one of the deputy mayors of Paris, but was forced to resign on account of his complaisance toward the Red Republicans. munic- Later he was elected to the Paris ipal council, and in 1876 became one of the Deputies for Paris. He sat in the Chamber till 1882, when he was appointed entered the Prefect of the Seine; re- Chamber in 1882 and was elected its president in 1885, but resigned in April, 1888, to become prime minister. In 1889 he was again elected president of the candidate Chamber. He was the Radical in for the Presidency of the Republic by 1887; but his career was cut short died the Panama Canal scandal. He in Paris, Jan. 18, 1896.
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Florentine School
a school of painting remarkable for greatness; for attitudes seemingly in motion; for a certain dark severity; for an expression of strength by which grace is perhaps excluded; and for a character of design approaching to the gigantic. This school has an indisputable title to the veneration of all the lovers of the arts, as the first in Italy which cultivated them.
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Flores
a department of Uruguay, with an area of 1,744 square miles. The surface is level and well watered. The chief industry is the raising of cattle. wheat and corn are also produced. The capital is Trinidad. Pop. about 25,000.
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Florida Keys
or REEFS, in Florida, a chain of small islands, keys or reefs, and sandbanks, extending S. W. from Cape Florida, about 220 miles. They are very considerable in number, but only a few are of any importance. Among these may be mentioned Cayo Largo, Indian Key, Long island, Old and New Matacombs, Cayo de Boca, and Key West, on which the city of Key West is built. FLORIDA, UNIVERSITY OF, a State institution for higher education, established in 1905. It is organized into a Graduate School; College of Arts and Sciences; College of Agriculture; College of Engineering; College of Law; Teachers' College; University Extension Division; and an Agricultural Experiment Station. It has an income of over $100,- 000 a year for current expenses. In 1919 there were 43 instructors and 988 students. President, A. A. Murphree, LL.D.
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Flotsam
JETSAM, and LIGAN, in law: Flotsam, or floatsam, is derelict or shipwrecked goods floating on the sea; jetsam, goods thrown overboard which sink and remain under water; and ligan, goods sunk with a wreck or attached to a buoy, as a mark of ownership. When found such goods may be returned to the owner if he appear; if not, hot, they are the property of the crown.
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Flotsam and Jetsam
goods lost at sea. Flotsam applies to goods found floating; jetsam to articles that sink to the bottom. According to English law, goods cast on the shore belong to the finder, while flotsam and jetsam belong to the original owner. In case the owner can prove property the finder must deliver up goods recovered at sea. The finder is entitled to reasonable charges, known as salvage.
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Flounder
a flat fish that swims on one side. It is related to the halibut, sole, and turbot. It is a salt water fish. It frequents muddy shores in search of insects, worms, and small fishes. The body is oval. It is from ten to thirty inches long. A long dorsal and a ventral fin almost surround the body like a fringe. The body is so thin that "flat as a flounder" has became a proverbial comparison. The flounder is a fair table fish. It has the merit of keeping fresh a long time. Some say our verb to flounder is related to the name of the fish. There are several kinds, both British and American. The fish called the Flounder, perhaps you may know, Has one side for use and another for show; One side for the public, a delicate brown, And one that is white, which he always keeps down. A very young flounder, the flattest of flats, (And they're none of them thicker than opera hats,) etc. --Oliver Wendell Holmes.
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Flour Mill
a mill for grinding and sifting flour.
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Flower of the Poets
a name given to Chaucer by his contemporaries. See Chaucer ; Geoffrey
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Flowers
National and State. The following are among the chief national flowers: Egypt Lotus Persia Rose Greece Blue Violet Japan Chrysanthemum Italy Lily France Iris Germany Corn-flower Switzerland Edelweis England Rose Scotland Thistle Ireland Shamrock Spain Pomegranate Mexico Prickly Pear United States Golden Rod The following are the state flowers, as adopted in most instances by the vote of the public school scholars of the respective states: Alabama Golden Rod Arkansas Apple Blossom California California Poppy (Eschscholtzia) Colorado Columbine Connecticut Mountain Laurel Delaware Peach Blossom Idaho Syringa Illinois Violet Indiana Corn Iowa Wild Rose Kansas Sunflower Louisiana Magnolia Maine Pine Cone and Tassel Maryland Golden Rod Michigan Apple Blossom Minnesota Moccasin Mississippi Magnolia Missouri Golden Rod Montana Bitter Root Nebraska Golden Rod New York Rose North Dakota Wild Rose Ohio Carnation Oklahoma Crimson Rambler Oregon Golden Rod Rhode Island Violet South Dakota Anemone Texas Blue Bonnet Utah Sego Lily Vermont Red Clover Washington Rhododendron West Virginia Rhododendron Wisconsin Violet Wyoming Gentian
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Floyd
JOHN BUCHANAN, an American statesman; born in Blacksburg, Va., June 1, 1807; was admitted to the bar in 1828; served in the Virand ginia Legislature several terms; was governor of the State in 1850-1853. In 1857 President Buchanan appointed him Secretary of War. While in the cabinet he was detected in the act of stripping the Northern arsenals of arms and ammunition, and indicted by the grand jury of the District of Columbia as being privy to the abstracting of $870,000 in bonds from the Department of the Interior. He fled, however, to Virginia, where, at the close of 1860, he was commissioned a general in the Confederate army. In that capacity he was driven from West Virginia by General Rosecrans. The night before the surrender of Fort Donelson he stole away in the darkness, throwing the responsibility of surrendering on a subordinate officer, and, being censured by the Confederate government, never afterward He died near Ab served in the army. ingdon, Va., Aug. 26, 1863.
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