King Philip's War
a conflict between the New England colonists and the confederated Indian tr tribes, the Narragansetts, the Wampanoags, and the Nipmucks, carried on in 1675-1676. The Indians were led by Philip, a chief, who was killed at Mount Hope, R. I. Of the 90 towns of the colonists, 12 were utterly destroyed, while more than 40 others suffered from fire and pillage. More than 1,000 men were killed and many women and children. The Indians were annihilated.
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King Robert of Sicily
(English romance of the fourteenth century, author unknown). It has never been printed. It tells how King Robert of Sicily was beguiled by pride into sneering at a priest who read mass. To punish him, an angel was sent down by God, and he, assuming Robert's shape, transformed the King into the likeness of his own fool: he is sent out to lie with the dogs. He was at length allowed to resume his proper shape after a long and ignominious penance. See poem on the subject by Longfellow.
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King William's War
war a waged by Great Britain and its colonies in America against France and its Indian allies, in 1689-1697. 7.
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Kingcrab
the English name of the crabs belonging to the genus Limulus. They have their body commencing in front with a broad crescent-shaped carapace, with its convexity forward, the whole terminated posteriorly by a long spine-like tail. The kingcrabs are the only representatives of the order and subdivision of Crustacea called Xypho- They are found in the seas and sura. islands of both the Asiatic and American shores of the Pacific Ocean.
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Kingdom
the designation of the highest and most comprehensive of the divisions into which natural objects are arranged. They are three in number, the Animal, the Vegetable, and the Mineral kingdoms.
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Kingdom of Heaven
or KING- DOM OF GOD. See HEAVEN.
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Kingfish
a beautiful member of the mackerel family. The back and sides are of a rich green, with purple and gold reflections; the under parts yellowish-green, the fins vermilion. Called also the opah.
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Kinglake
ALEXANDER WIL- LIAM, an English historian; born in Taunton, Somerset, England, Aug. 5, 1809. Having accompanied the English army to the Crimea in 1854, he wrote his masterpiece, "The Invasion of the Crimea, its Origin and an Account of its Progress" (8 vols., 1863-1887). It is the standard work on the subject, though perhaps it is slightly diffuse, and partial to his friend, Lord Raglan. Before the Crimean War he also wrote "Eöthen." He died in London, Jan. 2, 1891.
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Kingpost
or KINGPIECE, the middle post of a roof, standing in the tie beam and reaching up to the ridge; it is often formed into an octagonal column with capital and base, and small struts or bases, which are slightly curved, spreading from it above the capital to some other timbers. Also known as crown post, or joggle post. a large part
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Kingsley, Charles
kingz'li, Charles (1819-1875), an English clergyman and writer. He was born near Dartmouth, Devonshire. He was educated at Cambridge for the church. In 1844 he became rector of Eversley, which living he held until his death. He occupied a chair of history at Cambridge for some years. In 1873 he was appointed Canon of Westminster. He took an active interest in social conditions, especially in bettering the material position of the working people. Alton Locke and Yeast, a Problem deal with the Chartist movement and labor problems. Hypatia is a tale of old Alexandria. Westward Ho is a stirring story of Sir Walter Raleigh's day. Hereward the Wake is the favorite of boys. The Water Babies is a scientific fairy tale. QUOTATIONS. Men must work and women must weep. Do noble things, not dream them. The sunshine follows the rain. SAID OF KINGSLEY. One of the good influences of the age.--Mill. Kingsley had a true interest in things as they are and ought to be.--Henley.
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Kingston
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Luzerne co. It is on the Susquehanna river and on the Lackawanna and the Lehigh Valley railroads. It is chiefly a residential place but has some important industries, including an adding machine factory, car and machine shops, and manufactories of hosiery. There are important coal mines in the vicinity. Pop. (1910) 6,449; (1920) 8,952.
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Kingston (Chief town of Frontenac co)
chief town of Frontenac co., Ontario, Canada; at the head of Lake Ontario, and at the mouth of Cataraqui creek, 161 miles by rail E. N. E. of Toronto. It has a number of handsome public buildings, and is the seat of the Royal Military College of Canada, of Queen's University, with museums and an observatory, and of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Women's Medical College affiliated to it. Here also are a business college and a collegiate and training institute for teachers. The city has, besides excellent railway facilities, good water communication by the lake, the St. Lawrence, and the Rideau canal, which last connects it with Ottawa. It possesses a large, sheltered harbor, with an active trade, and strongly fortified; and, besides busy ship- Vol. V-Cyc-W yards, has manufactories of locomotives and stationary engines, machinery, leather, boots and shoes, agricultural implements, wooden wares, etc. Kingston is the seat of an Anglican bishop and of a Roman Catholic archbishop. Its site was occupied by the old French fort of Frontenac. The town was the capital of Canada from 1841 to 1844. Pop. about 25,000.
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Kingston (City and county-seat of Ulster)
a city and county-seat of Ulster co., N. Y.; on the Hudson river at the E. terminus of the Hudson and Delaware canal, and on the West Shore and other railroads; 91 miles N. of New York City. It comprises the former illages of Kingston, Rondout, and Wilbur; has a large river commerce and trade in coal, brick, lime, lumber, cement, and bluestone; is a trade center for three counties; and contains, Children's Industrial Home, a city hospital, a gravity system of waterworks supplied by mountain streams, and National and savings banks. It received a charter in 1661, under the name of Wiltwick, was first settled in 1665, and was incorporated by patent in 1667. On Feb. 19, 1777, the first State convention adjourned from Fishkill to Kingston, and the first State the first State tution Kingston, and the court house, April 22, 1777. The Legislature met here in September of the same year, but was dispersed by the approach of a British force under Sir Henry Clinton, Oct. 7, when the town was burned. Being afterward rebuilt, it was incorporated as a viilage in 1805, and as a city in 1872. Pop. (1910) 25,- 908; (1920) 26,688.
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