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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Miller
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Miller
CINCINNATUS HEINE, better known as Joaquin Miller, an American poet; born in Wabash district, Ind. , Nov. 10, 1841. His "Collected Poems" appeared in 1882. After that he published "Songs of Mexican Seas"; and "Songs of the Sunlands." He wrote in prose "The Baroness of New York" (1877); ""49, or The Gold Seekers of the Sierras" (1884); "Life of Christ," in verse; "Chants for the Boer" (1900); etc. His novel "The Danites" was successfully staged. Died 1913.
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Miller
NATHAN L., renominated for Governor of New York in 1922, but defeated for re-election by former Governor Smith.
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Miller (HENRY actor and theatrical)
HENRY, actor and theatrical manager; born London, England, in 1860, came to United States in 1871. First appeared at Toronto in "Amy Robsart," joined Modjeska's company in 1878, and with Adelaide Neilson two seasons. Next played in Charles Frohman's company as leading man, and appeared as star in original production of "Heartsease," 1896. He created the leading rôle in "The Only Way" and opened the Princess Theater with "The Great Divide" in 1906. He appeared in "The Rainbow" and in "Daddy Long-Legs" (1915), acting as his own manager.
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Miller (WARNER an American legislator)
WARNER, an American legislator; born in Oswego co., N. Y., Aug. 12, 1838. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the 5th New York Cavalry, and was afterward promoted to 1st lieutenant. Member of New York Assembly in 1874-1875; and of Congress 1878-1880. On the resignation of Thomas C. Platt, in 1881, he was elected to fill that unexpired term in the United States Senate; in 1888 was the Republican nominee for governor of New York, but was defeated. Died in 1918.
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Miller (WILLIAM an American religious)
WILLIAM, an American religious leader; born in Pittsfield, Mass., Feb. 15, 1782. In 1815 he took up his residence at became deeply interested in the prophe- Low Hampton, N. Y. He cies of the Bible and in 1831 predicted the second coming of Christ and fixed the year 1843 as the time at which the world would be destroyed. The believers in the peculiar doctrines of this sect are now called Millerites or Second Adventists. Miller died in Low Hampton, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1849. See ADVENTISTS.
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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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Millet
a general name for several annual grasses of quick summer growth. All are related more or less closely to the foxtail and the barnyard grass. In the United States millet is sowed for hay usually when some other crop has failed to grow or has been destroyed by an early hailstorm. On strong land a crop of two or three tons to the acre, or even double that amount, can be raised in eight weeks' growth. Millet hay is not a favorite forage with live stock, but, when cut green and well cured, it makes a tolerable substitute for better hay, ranking fairly well with coarse corn fodder. It is a tolerable food for sheep and young stock. Millet seed is excellent for the poultry yard and is credited with increasing the supply of eggs. In Asia the millets are of much greater importance. From 35,000,000 to 40,000,000 acres a year are grown in India. Japan uses millet flour from 35,000,000 bushels of seed annually. Corea, China, Manchuria, and other Asiatic regions use enormous quantities of millet bread. The cultivation of millet is believed to have preceded that of all other cereals.
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