Lapithae
lap'i-the, in Greek legend, a race of Thessaly, descendants of Lapithes. Lapithes was a son of Apollo and a brother of Centaurus. Pirithous was the ruler of the Lapithae. On the occasion of his marriage to Hippodamia the Centaurs were invited to be present. One of them, Eurytion, became intoxicated and attempted to carry off the bride. The other Centaurs came to his assistance, while Pirithous and the Lapithae defended Hippodamia. The Lapithae were victorious. This contest was a favorite subject with sculptors and poets. The scene is represented on the Parthenon, the Theseum at Athens, the temple of Apollo at Basso, and on many vases. Raphael used the subject for a painting. See Pirithous
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Lapithus
A son of Apollo and Stilbe. He married Orsinome, Phorbas and Periphas being their children, to whose numerous descendants was given the name Lapithae, a number of whom attended the nuptials of Pirithous with Hippodamia , the daughter of Adrastus , king of Argos. The Centaurs also attended the festivity, and quarreled with the Lapithae, which resulted in blows and slaughter. Many of the Centaurs were slain, and they were at last obliged to retire.
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Laplace
PIERRE SIrenowned , nowned MAN, MARQUIS DE a French mathematician and astronomer; -en-Auge, France nomer; born in Beaumont , He was Professor of March 28, 1749. Military School; min- Mathematics in the interior for six weeks under ister of the -president of the under Napoleon (1799); vice ; marquis (1817). of the senate (1803); peer work "Mechanism of the (1817). In his great . 1799-1825), he attacks of the Heavens" (5 vols arising out of the attacks nearly every problem the heavenly bodies, and in t of the movements of the solution. His "Ex- 3, and in great part offers of the Universe" position of the System less abstruse presen- (2 vols. 1796), is a arguments advanced in the tation of the His famous researches tihe "Mechanism." into the laws of probability are summed works "Analytic Theory uramed up in the two " (1812), and "Philo- The of Probabilities Essays "Philo abilities sophical (1814). He died in Paris, March 5, March 5, 1827.
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Laporte
a city and county-seat of the Lake Shore d county-seat of Laporte co., Ind., on , Pére Marquette the Lake Shore Pére Marquette and Michigan Southern railroads; 59 miles E. and several other . It is the farming ads; 59 miles E. S. E. of Chicago, Ill the county; and is also is the farming nty; and is also trade center for manufacture of woolen cture of woolen engaged in the implements, wheels, goods, agricultural an attractive summer lements, wheels, hubs, etc. It is beautiful lakes in tractive summer resort, having several contains a handsome court autiful lakes in its vicinity; library; and has handsome court public library; end has house, city hall, public -light plant, waterworks supan electric the lakes; several plant, waterworks supof the lakes; several plied from one of Coffee, es in nd rivera, tarough those - to the Lo to reco ans 17th churches, National and State banks, specific name refers to the occipital daily, weekly and monthly periodicals. Pop. (1910) 10,545; (1920) 15,158.
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Lara
a celebrated Spanish nand Gonzales, Count of Castile and Lara; died in 970. In 1130, the family from Manrique De Lara, which took the was divided into two branches, the first title of Viscount of Narbonne, for its stock; and the second deriving from Ordogno Perez, and preserving the title of Count of Lara, till it became extinct in the latter half of the 14th century. The members of this family played an important part in the civil wars of Castile, under Alphonso X., Sancho IV., Ferdinand IV., and Alphonso XI., with whom they often disputed the crown. Albany co., Wyo., on the Laramie river,
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Laramie Mountains
a range which extends through Wyoming and Colorado, and bounds the Laramie Plains on the E. and N. E.; the highest point is Laramie Peak, 10,000 feet high.
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Laramie Plains
a plateau in Southern Wyoming, N. W. of Cheyenne , about 7,500 feet above sea-level.
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Laramie River
a river rising in Northern Colorado and flowing into the North Platte at Fort Laramie in Eastern Wyoming; length about 200 miles.
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Larceny
in law, the unlawful taking and carrying or attempting to carry away the personal property of another, with intent to appropriate said goods , and thereby deprive the rightful owner of their use; theft. In the United States in the different States larceny is variously graded, some commonwealths distinguishing it into grand and petit larceny, while others add the further distinction of simple and compound. Of the two former classifications the differentiating circumstance is the value of the goods taken, the theft of less than $50 in value (generally) constituting petit larceny, and of more than that amount grand larceny.
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Larch
Abies larix, sometimes called Larix communis, the larches being elevated into a genus. It is called more fully the common white larch. It is a deciduous tree, growing rapidly, and furnishes a durable timber , which, however, tends to twist and warp. The bark is used in tanning, being second in value , in this respect only, to oak . The common larch yields Venetian turpentine , the branches saccharine substance, a called Manna of Briancon, and when larch forests take fire, a gum called Gummi orenbergense exudes from the branches. There is a variety of the common larch with white, and another with red flowers. Yet another , the Russian larch, has cinereous bark.
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Larcom
LUCY, an American poet; born in Beverly Farms, Mass., in 1826 . In her youth she was a factory girl in Lowell, Mass.; was a student for a time at Monticello Seminary, Godfrey, Ill.; afterward taught school; but the greater part of her life was devoted to literary work. In 1866-1874 she edited "Our Young Folks." She wrote " Ships in the Mist, etc.," stories (1859), and four or five volumes of poetry; also compiled and edited "Roadside Poems, etc. " (1876); "Hillside and Seaside in Poetry" (1877) ; etc. She died in Boston , Mass., April 17 , 1893.
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