Leyden (JOHN a Scotch Oriental- Scotch)
JOHN, a Scotch Oriental- Scotch O ist; born in Denholm, Sept. 8, 1775. Sept. & metlica he his in Oriental languages led to an appointment as Proly Indo fessor College "An Historical Account of Discoveries in and Sayre Institute; contains a Protesand Western Africa" (1789), f Disco Northern of Infancy," a poem; and a num- Africa" " Scenes ballads, which were much em; and ber of Scotch by Sir Walter Scott and others. hich we admired cott anc He died at Batavia, Java, Aug. 28, 1811.
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Lhassa
the capital city of Tibet, free at naval port and residence of the Grand Lama. The city is circular, 2½ miles in circumfer- World ence, and occupies an open level plain age From the surrounded by mountains. It has nuarmies. merous towers, bazaars, and temples. BERAT, ST The city is remarkable for the number and size of its monasteries in gland which , which are servative greatly resorted to by the Chinese and cive party eral, applied to Mongols as schools of the Buddhist reland, is said to ligion and philosophy. It is the "Rome of Buddhism." Pop. the " Lord about 10,000. Priests, students, etc., Liberal," a 15,000. The an- Byron and litical parties an nual gathering of lamas number about erence to an ir 80,000. ward democracy LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. See Great Britain. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY. dreading ng the eff current
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Liam
an American lawyer and public 1853. He queen's regard by his courtly , his first Ftly addres official, born in Prussia in , Iowa, in and handsome person. In 1560 without sus- 560, his lisz graduated from Tabor College he was adwife, Amy Robsart, died, not Dudley bewithout sa 1873. After studying law practiced picion of violence. In 1564 University Dudley be mitted to the bar in 1873 and Moines, Iowa, and came chancellor of Oxford Universit in Nebraska City, Des and Earl of Leicester. In 1575 he entertained Elizabeth at his castle in Kenilworth with enil- the almost royal magnificence. In the year following Leicester secretly married the nan ence, retly Sev widow of the Earl of Essex, a step never forgiven by Elizabeth. In 88, on the threatened invasion of the 1588, the Spanish Armada, Leicester was appointed Lieutenant int- -General of the kingdom, and died Sept. 4, in the same year.
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Liao-Tung
a peninsula east of the t on the t river Liao, in Manchuria, China, on of the country, ject which the port of Newchwang is situso conserv party ated. The region projects into the Yel- low Sea between the Gulf on the cor of Liao-tung fearing the resul and that of Korea. The name is genmovement sont instead erally used to denote the peninsula alone. or party in English
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Lias
li'as, in geology, a rock formation. It consists chiefly of grayish limestone, shales, and marlstones. It is characterized by a wealth of fossil remains, especially ammonites and other shells. The lizard-like animals known as the ichthyosaurus (ik-thi-o-sau'-rus) and the pleiosaurus (pli-o-sau'rus) are found in this formation. The lias is particularly well developed in England. It is found on adjacent parts of the continent. It the United States a similar formation occurs in Oregon and California. Lias quarries have a peculiarly striped appearance, owing to the occurrence of layers of differently colored rocks.
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Libation
a sacrifice, by an actual great sections or drink offering, by pouring liquidsoperation on though usually oil or wine on the ground in onism These an honor of a divinity, or by the combina- Radicals the Is, the for tion of both methods. In classic times re obnoxiou bloody sacrifices were usually accomthe count tions panied by libations, which always formed suring their stabs of the religious ceremonies at a ceremonies at a treaty of peace; hence the Greek spondai e the Greek spondas a solemn treaty, from spendō = to offrom spando = to of a libation. ( See Verg., Æn. v: 77; Verg. Æn. v: 77; 174). Libations were usually of unwere usually of unwine ( enspondos = merum), but dos = merum), but sometimes of milk, honey, and other honey, and other , either pure or diluted with water diluted with water ., H. N. xiv: 19). The word " liba- The word "libadoes not occur in the Authorized in the Authorized Version, but clear traces of the practice be found. " Jacob set up a races of the practice cob set up... a pilof stone, and he poured a drink of- .. piled a drink ofxxxv thereon: 14 and). he poured oil thereon " poured oil thereon"
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Libau
a seaport t of Latvia, on the ; 146 miles W. by S. of Riga. It of Latvia, on the by S. of Riga. It possesses draw a fine harbor, admitting vessels or, admitting vessels 17 to 23 feet, and free from feet, and free from except for less than 14 days in the than 14 days in the . Its exports consist of grain, linconsist of grain, linand linseed oil - cake, petroleum, oil-cake, petroleum, eggs, spirits, flax, hemp, etc. hemp, etc. Since Since Libau has important railroad connt railroad conwith Moscow, Kharkov, and Kharkov, and cities. It possesses a naval cathea naval cathe- , shipbuilding yards, and a school of and a school of navigation. The industries include iron dustries include iron founding, brewing, oil oil -pressing oil-pressing, etc. is much frequented as a seaside , etc. Quented as a seaside . One of the churches contains rches contains e organ ( 1886), one of the largest in of the largest in world. Pop. about 90,400. An ice- 90,400. An icenaval port was constructed here constructed here enormous cost (1893-1904). In the 1904). In the War, Libau suffered great damgreat damfrom the attacks of the German f the German
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Libby Prison
a Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia, in which Union soldiers were confined. It was originally a tobacco warehouse situated on an island in the James River. The Union soldiers tell many a tale of cruelty and privation. The Confederate authorities maintain that their own men in the ranks were too poorly fed and clothed to justify more liberal provisions for prisoners. At the time of the World's Fair the old prison was torn down and carried to Chicago, where it was set up as a war museum. See Richmond
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