Jean
A magician, votary of Apollonius of Tyana . He went from town to town, wearing an iron collar, and making his living by the performance of deeds of charletanry. At Lyons he attained some measure of fame by his miraculous cures, and was admitted to the presence of the sovereign, to whom he presented a magnificent enchanted sword. In battle this weapon became surrounded by nine score drawn knives. Jean also gave this prince a shield containing a magic mirror which would divulge the greatest secrets The arms vanished, or were stolen.
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Jean, or Iwan Basilowitz
Grand Duke of Muscory in the fourteenth century. When at the point of death he fell into terrible swoons, during which his soul made toilsome journeys. In the first he was tormented for having kept innocent prisoners in his dungeons, in the second, he was tortured still more for having ground the people under heavy tasks; during the third voyage he died, but his body disappeared mysteriously before he could be buried, and it was thought that the devil had taken him.
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Jeanie Deans
. See Heart Of Midlothian Jean Paul. See Richter ; Jean Paul
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Jeannette
a borough in Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland co. It is on the Pennsylvania Railroad. It is an important industrial community having manufactures of window glass, tableware, rubber goods, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,077; (1920) 10,627. JEAN PAUL. See RICHTER.
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Jebb
RICHARD CLAVERHOUSE, a Scotch classical scholar; born in Dundee, Aug. 27, 1841. He was educated at St. Columba's College, Dublin, the Charterhouse, London, and Cambridge University, and was graduated as senior classic at Trinity College in 1862. In 1869 he became public orator of that university, and in 1875 he was called to fill the Greek chair in Glasgow University, which he resigned in 1889, on being appointed Greek Professor at Cambridge. His best known works are "The Attic Orators"; "Modern Greece"; a "Life of Richard Bentley"; "Homer: an Introduction to the Iliad and Odyssey"; and an edition of Sophocles. He died in 1905.
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Jebis
or JEBISU, the Neptune of Japanese mythology, specially revered by fishermen.
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Jebusites
one of the chief tribes of the land of Canaan; they dwelt in the mountains to the W. of the Dead Sea, and to the N. of the Hittites. Their capital was Jebus, afterward called Salem; and, according to some, was the site, at a later period, of the city of Jerusalem.
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Jeconiah
King of Judah, began his reign at the age of 18, about 599 b. c. He sat on the throne, however, only a short time, being carried prisoner to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar, when the latter took Jerusalem. He remained in captivity till the year 560 B. c., and was then placed by Evil-Merodach among the princes of his court. Zedekiah, his brother, succeeded him.
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Jedda
the port of Mecca, Arabia. On June 15, 1858, the fanatic Mohammedans massacred 26 of the Christian inhabitants, among them the English and French consuls and part of their families; but many fled to the shipping. On the delay of justice, Commodore Pullen, with the "Cyclops," bombarded the town. On Aug. 6, 11 of the assassins were executed; the ringleaders afterward. the assas JEDDO. See TOKYO.
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Jefferies
JOHN RICHARD, gen- TOKYO. erally known as RICHARD JEFFERIES, an English writer on rural subjects; born OHN RIC in Wiltshire, Nov. 6, 1848. He started RICHARD life as a journalist on the staff of the "North Wilts Herald" about 1866, and 6, 1848. won his first real success with "The st on the Gamekeeper at Home"; describing rural wald" abou life and the observations of a nature loval success Other books written in the same er. vein, or on similar subjects, are "Wild ations of Life in a Southern County" (1879); writtan "The Amateur Poacher" (1880); "Round subjects about a Great Estate" (1881); "Nature rn Cour near London" (1883); "Life of the Chor" Fields" (1884); "Red Deer" (1884); and "The Open Air" (1885). The book entitled "The Story of My Heart" (1883) is a strange autobiography of inner life. Jefferies possessed a wonderful insight into the habits and ways of animals and birds and creeping things, and a great love for nature. He died in Goring in Sussex, Aug. 14, 1887.
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Jefferies, Richard
jef'riz, Richard (1848-1887), an English essayist. He was a native of Wiltshire. He wrote several volumes of outdoor essays in which the reader may trace the delightful influence of Isaak Walton. He is to the British reader what John Burroughs is to the American. His writings are full of the keenest observations and make the reader feel as though he wanted to get away from town into unfrequented byways, field, and forest. The nature of his writing is indicated by the titles he chose: The Gamekeeper at Home, Wild Life in a Southern Country, Round About a Great Estate, The Life of the Fields, The Open Air, The Amateur Poacher, Wood Magic, Red Deer, and Field and Hedgerow. Several of his least successful volumes are novels.
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Jefferson
a river in Montana, about 200 miles long. It is formed by the union of the Beaver Head and Wisdom (or Big Hole) rivers in Madison It is It unites with the Madison and Galco. latin to form the Missouri. rivers in e Madison
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Jefferson
CHARLES EDWARD, ssouri. an American clergyman and writer, born in Cambridge, Ohio, in 1860. He was graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan Unian and wr versity in 1882 and after teaching school in 1860 for several years he entered the Congreshio Wesle gational ministry in 1887 and for ten ter teachin years following was pastor of the Cen- Entered the tral Church, Chelsea, Mass. In 1898 he 1887 and was chosen pastor of the Broadway pastor of Tabernacle in New York City. He wrote Mass. much on religious and social subjects. His writings include "Doctrine and Deed" (1902); "The Minister as Prophet" (1905); "The Old Year and the New" (1907); "The Cause of the War" (1914); "A Fire in the Snow" (1916); "Forefathers' Day Sermons" (1917). luse Snow
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Jefferson (JOSEPH an American comedian)
JOSEPH, an American 9 comedian; born in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 20, 1829. He came of a theatrical stock, his great-grandfather having been hiladelphia e of ther havin compan a member of Garrick's company at ather and g Drury Lane, while his father and grand- American father were well known American actappeared Jefferson first appeared on the ors. thres, as the ch stage at the age of three, as the child in "Pizarro," and a year later gave an imitation of "Jim Crow" Rice. he went through For many years he went through the strolling actor, hard training of a strolling actor, and where in then played in New York, where in 1857 tor Pangloss, he made a hit as Doctor Pangloss, and of Asa T in 1858 created the part of Asa Tren- Cousin," So chard in "Our American Cousin," Southundreary. In ern playing Lord Dundreary. In 1865 and at the Ade he visited London, and at the Adelphi for the first time Theater played for the first time his of Rip Van Win world-famous part of Rip Van Winkle, With this character Sept. 4, 1865. With this character his ed, though he show name is identified, though he showed artist as Bob Ac himself as a supreme artist as Bob Acres and in other fine in "The Rivals" and in other fine old He died April English comedies. He died April 23, 1905. THOMAS, an Americ
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