Each of these 13 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud, on the S. slope of the Jura Mountains, close to the N. shore of the Lake of Geneva, on which the village of Ouchy (where Byron wrote "The Prisoner of Chillon") forms its harbor. Here Gibbon resided and wrote the greater part of the "Decline and Fall." John Kemble, the actor, died and was buried here. Pop. (1918) 74,000.
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STÉPHANE JOSEPH French journalist. He was born in 1874, and received his educa- VINCENT, a STÉPHANE LAUZANNE tion in the public schools of France. He early entered the newspaper field, distinguishing himself both as a writer and in the executive side of the profession. As editor of the Paris "Matin" he introduced the method of big headlines, supposed to be characteristic of American papers, and greatly increased its circulation. He is an officer of the Legion of Honour.
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hard and coarse basaltic millstone, obtained from quarries near Andernach on the Rhine.
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a kind of coarse ware cast into urns, tiles, table-tops, etc.
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capital of the demost picturesque towns of France , on the Mayenne river; 46 miles E. of Renfrom the 12th century, are the cruciform nes. Its chief buildings, both dating Trémouilles (a prison now), in whose cathedral and the old ducal castle of the courtyard young Philip de la Trémouille, Prince de Talmont, was guillotined by the Republicans in 1794. Since the 13th century , when Flemish weavers settled here, the town has been the center of a district noted for its linen manufactures-linen, ticking, sacking, etc. In the vicinity the Vendeans, under Larochejaquelein gained a victory over the Republicans . a
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French Catholic institution for higher education, founded in Quebec, Canada, in 1852. It includes faculties of theology, law, medicine, and arts. There are about 500 students . Rector, Monsigneur A. E. Gooseliu. a
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JOHANN KASPAR (lävä-ter), a Swiss theologian; born in Zurich, Switzerland, Nov. 13, 1741. He was pastor of a church in his native town, and his religious writings won him great fame throughout Germany. In his "Christian Songs" (1776) he seeks to counteract the principles of Illuminism and Rationalism; and he has the same aim in the drama "Abraham and Isaac (1776), in the epics "Jesus the Messiah "Joseph of Arimathea" (1794), etc. His or the Coming of the Lord" (1780 ) views of the inner life of the soul find expression in his "Private Diary of a Self- Observer" (1772-1773). But hi supposed to papers circulation. of Honour. nely of all a or flowing ts, but more laster, the for- The lower part ted slowly and to be of stony is scori composi a in the Peak saltic, as in ne; others andesitic, Chile. Some of Vesuvius consist of those of Etna abrador felspar. al'), capital of the de yer and one of the of France, oN of Renboth dating the cruciform cale of the Témouille ned by 18th fled of manufac ete. In der Lavictory over the IVERSITY, a French for higher education, Canada, in 1852. It theology, law, medi- There are about 500 Consigneur! A.E. hard and oltained from th on the Rhine. NN KASPAR legiant born in 1741. H most celebrated work is "Physiognomic Fragments" (1775-1778). He died in Zurich, Jan. 2, 1801.
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HENRI, a French novelist and critic, born in 1859. After some years as a journalist and story writer, he began the writing of plays at which he achieved great success. The subjects selected by him were social life of Paris society, problems of domestic life and historical episodes. Several of his plays were translated into English and presented in the United States. In 1898 he was elected to the French Academy.
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among the Romans and Latins, the patron goddess of thieves. A grove on the Via Salaria at Rome was sacred to her. The origin of the name is doubtful.
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ANTOINE LAURENT (lä-vwä-zyā), a French chemist, one of the founders of modern chemistry; born in Paris, France, Aug. 16, 1743. He demonstrated experimenta experimentally the acidifying action of "dephlogisticated air," or, as he renamed it, "oxygen gas." He was the first to analyze water, and to obtain by synthesis "fixed air," or as he called it, "carbonic acid." He first gave system to chemistry, and not least of his services to science was his part in devising-with Guyton de Morveau-a consistent scheme of chemical nomenclature. Besides papers contributed to the proceedings of learned societies, he wrote an "Elementary Treatise on Chemistry" (1789). He was a farmer-general of taxes, and was guillotined in Paris, May 8, 1794.
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or LAVELD, the scene, close to Maestricht, Belgium, of the defeat of the combined Austrian, Dutch, and English forces under the Duke of Cumberland by the French commanded by Marshal Saxe, July 2, 1747. LAWN TENNIS. See TENNIS.
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originally a name given to a fine, plain-woven, linen textile, of light weight suitable for kerchiefs, ruffs, etc. Cotton imitations have been substituted for the linen fabric to such an extent that at present the word lawn, unless preceded by some qualifying word, denotes a plain, light, cotton fabric, bleached pure white. Lawn is dyed in plain colors or printed, when it is called colored lawn or figured lawn. Barred lawn is lawn woven with cords or ribs. Lace lawn is woven with open-work effects. The name lawn is thought by some to have come into use from the fact that the light-weight fabric was spread to bleach upon smooth, grassy lawns instead of on the rough grass which was good enough for common muslins and heavy linens. Others claim that the name comes from Laon, France, as cambric comes from Cambrai.
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a game of ball played on a grassy plot by two or four persons. It is derived from the old game of tennis, known by way of distinction as court tennis. A space or court 78 feet long and 27 or 36 feet wide is first laid off. It is then divided by a line running lengthwise. A net three feet high is suspended across the middle. Service lines are drawn on each side twenty-one feet from the net, thus dividing the court into eight oblongs. Each player carries a bat, known as a racket. In playing, the ball is caught in the racket and tossed to and fro over the net. Each side aims to cause the ball to light in one of the oblong spaces defended by the opposite party. Questions of rebound, limits, and striking the net are settled by tennis rules. The game requires a quick eye, a light foot, and a stroke well under control. See Games
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