Millais, Sir John Everett
mil-la', Sir John Everett (1829-1896), an English painter. He was born at Southampton. He died in London. He was educated in France. His first successful picture was Pizarro Seizing the Inca of Peru. He rose rapidly to an influential position among the artists of France and England, and at the time of his death was president of the Royal Academy of London, the greatest honor within the gift of his associates. Other pictures of some note are Young Men of Benjamin Seizing their Brides, A Huguenot, and Chill October. Millais became in a way a court painter having executed portraits of Beaconsfield, Gladstone, Salisbury, Ruskin, Tennyson, and other notables.
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Millennium
in Scripture, a perioć of 1,000 years, during which Satan shall be confined to the bottomless pit. During the first three centuries, when Christians were at intervals in danger of martydom, and many actually suffered death, the millennium loomed largely before their minds; the second advent of Christ, interpreted literally, was considered to be pre-millennial, and the millennium to be a literal reign of Him and the martyrs. Two opinions are now held: one, that the advent of Christ will be premillennial, and that a literal reign of martyrs and saints shall take place with Him on earth; the other is, that the millennium will be brought on by the blessing of the Holy Spirit on the means employed for the conversion of the world, and that during the continuance of the promised years Jesus shall reign in the hearts of nearly all mankind, and shall not return visibly till He comes as Judge.
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Millepede
a popular name for the members of one of the orders of Myriapods, of which Julus is a good type.
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Millepora
in zoölogy, the typical genus of a calcareous Milleporida. It consists of a calcareous skeleton with foliaceous or laminar expansion, a studded with minute apertures of two sizes. The colony consists of two kinds of zoöds, the one with four to six knobbed tentacles inhabiting the larger, and the second with five to 25 tentacles the smaller ones.
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Millerand
ALEXANDRE, a French statesman; born in Paris 1859. Studied law and as a Socialist was elected to the Municipal Council in 1884. As a Radical-Socialist joined Chamber of Deputies, 1885. Proprietor of "La Voix," and later editor "Petit République,” 1881- 1896. 1889-1899, Minister of Commerce. Helped to pass laws favoring the working class, including a 10-hour day for women and children and one day's rest each week. Endeavored to pass a law enforcing arbitration in labor disputes. Expelled from Socialist Party for accepting office in a non-socialist government. In 1909 Minister of Commerce, Posts, and Telegraphs; Public Works, 1909-1910. War Minister, 1912, when he gained distinction for his work of re-organizing the army. War Minister in the coalition cabinet of Viviani, 1914-1915. Commissioned to re-organize Alsace-Lorraine after the World War. Prime Minister in 1920. He was elected President of France in the latter part of 1920, after President Deschanel had resigned on Sept. 16, 1920, on account of illness.
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Milliard
the French collective name for a thousand millions.
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Milligram
the thousandth part of a gramme; 0.154 English grains.
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Milliliter
a French measure of capacity, containing the thousandth part of a liter, equal .06103 of a cubic inch.
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Millimeters and Fractions
Compiled by L. A. Grosclaude, Geneva. No. of turns spring is capable of developing. Theoretical No. Real No. 5 5 1/2 6 6 1/2 7 7 1/2 8 9 10 4 1/2 5 5 1/2 6 6 1/2 7 7 1/2 8 1/2 9 1/2 No. of coils the Spring makes in Spring makes in the barrel when run down. 8.92 9.81 10.70 11.60 12.49 13.38 14.27 16.06 17.84 Diameter of Barrel. Diameter of Arbor. Space occupied by Spring when run down. Length of Spring. Thickness of
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Milling Cutters
It has been a difficult matter for mechanics to understand the proper angle for a cutter to mill, or burr the stock, so that it will bend into the proper angle and make it a right joint. Fig. 236 will convey a very good idea of the proper shapes or angles for such cutters. The angle of the cutter depends entirely on the number of sides the article is to have, and can always be determined by rule. The rule is a simple one, which is to divide 360 degree by the number of sides to the angle. i.e., 360<??>4=90.
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Milling Fixture
This attachment is fitted to the slide rest and holds the wire chuck vertically under the center of the lathe, so that articles held in the chucks can be fed under mills or saws held in the saw arbor.
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Mills
ALBERT LEOPOLD, American military officer; born in New York City, May 7, 1854; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1879 and commissioned 2d Lieutenant of the 1st United States Cavalry; promoted 1st Lieutenant in 1889; served at the United States Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leavenworth, Kan., in 1894- 1898; appointed Captain of of Volunteers May 12, 1898, and served in the war with Spain, being conspicuous ous for bravery at Las Guasimas and Santiago. He received the brevets of ma major and lieutenant-colonel for gallantry, Congress Medal of Honor 1898. Command Dept. of Visayas (1907-1908), of Luzon and the Dept. of the Gulf (1908-1910). He died in September, 1916.
ROGER QUARLES, an American politician; born in Todd co.. Ky., March 30, 1832. In 1849 he removed Texas and was a member of Congre from that State in 1873-1892. He serve in the Confederate army during the Civil War. While chairman of the Ways and Means Committee (1887-1889) he introduced the Mills Tariff Bill. He represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1899. Died 1911. educational
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Mills College
an non-sectarian institution for women in Seminary Park, Cal.; founded in 1871; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 53; students, 312; volumes in the library, 6,000; number of graduates, 535; president. Á. H. Reinhardt.
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Millsaps College
an educational institution in Jackson, Miss.; founded in 1892 under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 15; students, 320; president, A. F. Watkins, D. D.
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