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Keep

in castles of the old type, a of the old type, kind of strong tower, to which the beer, to which the b sieged retreated and made their last nd made their la efforts of defense.

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Keeve

a large vessel or ssel or vat use (1) For mashing, fermenting, or storing vat used: . ating, or storin beer (2) For holding a bleaching liquor or alkaline bleaching liqu lye; same as keir. (3 keir. (3) F. elevating ores; same as corf. (4) An ) For ironcorf. (4) A bound tub of a truncate, conical runcate, conic form, set on the smaller end, and used for md, and use collecting the fine grains of copper. of coppe ine

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Kehl

a town of the former grand-duchy of Baden, immediately opposite Strasburg , and 10 miles N. W. of Offenburg. Kehl was formerly a for tress. It was ceded by France to Baden in 1697, taken by the French in 1703, 1733, 1793, and 1796; by the Austrians, also, in the latter, and again taken by the French in the year following . After the peace its fortifications were dismantled. Pop. about 5,000.

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Keighley

a market and manufacturing town in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on the Aire, 9 miles N. W. of Bradford and 17 W. N. W. of Leeds. Manufactures worsted and woolen goods, worsted spinning machinery, and sewing and washing machines. Pop. (1917) 40,575. KEI (kā) RIVER, GREAT, a river of South Africa, which in 1848 was made the boundary between Cape Town and Kaffraria.

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Keingala

The weatherwise mare of Asmund in the saga of Grettir the Strong. Her master believed in her weather prophecies, and, in setting his second son, Grettir, to look after the horses, told him to be guided by Keingala, who would always return to the stable before a storm. As she persisted in remaining on the cold hillside, grazing on the scanty grass till the lad was nearly frozen with cold, Grettir determined to make her return home regardless of the weather. One morning before turning out the horses he tore off a long strip of her skin from wither to flank. This had the effect of making the mare soon seek her stable ; and the same thing occurring the next day, no storm impending, Asmund himself let out the horses, when he discovered what had been done.

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Keiskama

a river in South Africa, formerly the boundary between Cape Colony and British Kaffraria.

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Keith

a Russian and Prussian military officer; born rear Peterhead, Scotland, June 11, 1696. He studied law at Aberdeen and Edinburgh; in 1715 engaged with his brother in the Jacobite rising, and in 1719 in Alberoni's expedition to the West Highlands, which ended in the "battle" of Glenshiel, Ross -shire. Both times the brothers escaped to the Continent; and James held for nine years a Spanish colonelcy and took part in the siege of Gibraltar (1726-1727). But his creed, the Episcopal, was against him; and in 1728 he entered the Russian service as a major-general. He distinguished himself in the wars with Turkey and Sweden, particularly at the siege of Otchakoff (1737) and the reduction of the Aland Islands (1743). In 1747, finding the Russian service disagreeable, he exchanged it for that of Prussia. Fred erick the Great made him a Field Marshal. He displayed his great ability when the Seven Years War (1756) broke out. He shared Frederick's doubtful fortunes before Prague, was present at the victories of Lobositz and Rossbach, and conducted the masterly retreat from O1mütz. He was killed at the battle of Hochkirch, Oct. 14, 1758.

JAMES, known as MARSHAL

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Kelantan

an eastern native state of Malay Peninsula, ruled by a native Sultan. The land is well cultivated and produces tapioca, rice, copra and resin . There is also considerable wealth of rubber. The mineral wealth of the state is largely in British hands. The manufactures include silk, bricks , and some shipbuilding. Capital, Kota Bharu. Pop. about 300,000. KELÁT, KHELAT, or KALAT (kelät), the capital of Baluchistan, at an elevation of more than 7,000 feet ; it is a place of great military importance . It was occupied by England (1839-1841 ); and in 1877 a treaty was concluded with the khan by which a British agent, with military escort, became resident at the court of Kelát. In 1888 Kelát was formally incorporated with the Indian empire as a British possession. Pop. about 25,000.

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Kelat-I-Ghilzai

a fortress of Afghanistan, 75 miles N. E. of Kandahar.

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Kellaways Rock

the name given to highly fossiliferous beds of sand and calcareous sandstones which occur near the base of the Oxford clay.

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Keller

HELEN ADAMS, an American writer and lecturer; born in 1880 in Tuscumbia, Ala. dumb and blind from her infancy. No serious attempt was made to educate her until she was eight years of age. Her training was then undertaken by Miss Anne M. Sullivan, who devoted many years to developing the power to read and to speak. Her success was remarkable. After a course of instruction at the Horace Mann School in New York, she was able to speak intelligently. She entered Radcliffe College in 1900 and graduated in 1904. She became widely known as a lecturer and writer, both on her own experiences and on social subjects. Her writings include "Optimism" (1903); "The World I Live In" (1908); "Out of the Dark" (1913). She also wrote an autobiography entitled "Story of my Life."

GOTTFRIED, a German poet and novelist; born in Zürich, July 19, 1819. Original in execution , he was a keen observer , genuinely artistic, and with a strong sense of humor . In his best vein he goes straight to the heart. His works include "Complete Poems" (3d ed. 1888). Of his novels, "Seldwyla best. Folk" (1856) is ("Works," died in Zürich, July 16, 1890. one of the s," 11 vols., 1889-1893.) He She was deaf,

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Kellermann

FRANÇOIS CHRIS- TOPHE, a marshal of France; born in ng star of annas chough his by a mare of Duke He was and gradn ervice in location br or work. constructio Pacific dix and Monta dway er; born 12, 1842 Strassburg in 1735. He gained great distained her musical education in New York education in P tinction in the Seven Years' War, during City, and London. Her first apndon. Her first which he rose to the rank of brigadier. On the pearance in opera was in 1861 at the Academy breaking out of the Revolution, he was in 1861 at of Music in New York City as Gilda in given the command of the army New York City "Rigoletto." From that time on she of the Moselle or the North, and in 1792 gained From that t held an enviable place in the iable place in the splendid victory of Valmy over affections of the American public_and the Prussians, and in 1795 had com- American public was also most cordially received in England. received in E Her voice was a pure and flexible pure and flexi soprano and her execution brilliant. She ion brilliant. had an extensive repertoire, including 45 pertoire, including operas. In 1887 she was married to Carl was married to C Strakosch and retired to private life. ired to private Li Published "Memoirs of an American of an Americ Prima Donna" (1913). Died in 1916. 13). Died in 1916

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