Nastrond
The Scandinavian and Icelandic Hell , said to be of an icy temperature. It lies in the lowest depths of Niflheim; it is a "dark abode far from the sun;" its gates face "the cutting north;" "its walls are formed of wreathed snakes, and their venom is ever falling like rain." It is surrounded by dark and poisonous streams, and Nidhog, the great dragon, who dwells beneath the central root of Ygdrassil, torments and gnaws the dead. Here it is that Loki is chained to a splintered rock, where the venom of the snake Skada falls on him unceasingly; and it is believed that his shuddering is the cause of earthquakes.
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Nasturtium
the botanical name of the watercress; also the popular designation of the Indian cress (Tropæolum majus). The genus Tropæolum is the type of the small natural order Tropæolaceæ, and comprises some beautiful garden climbers, such as the widely cul ivated canary creeper (T. aduncum), a native of Peru, and the more recently introduced T. speciosum, a native of Chile.
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Natalie
QUEEN OF SERBIA, born in 1859, daughter of Peter Ivanovitch Kischko, a Russian officer; married Prince Milan in 1875, who later became King of Serbia. In 1888 they were divorced. A year later Milan abdicated, and Natalie returned to Belgrade to live with her son, King Alexander. Her pro- Russian intrigues caused her to be expelled from the country in 1891, but was allowed to return to Belgrade two years later, when she became reconciled to Milan. After the assassination of King Alexander, in 1903, she was again compelled to leave Serbia, and then lived in France.
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Natchez
a tribe of Indians, which owed its celebrity chiefly to Chateauin the W. part of Mississippi, near the banks of the Mississippi river.
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Natchez
a city and county-seat of Adams co., Miss.; on the Mississippi river, and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley, the Mississippi Central, the Natchez and Southern, and the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern railroads: 100 miles S. W. of Jackson. It is the shipping port for a large cotton region, exporting annually many thousands of bales. Here are a State Hospital, Fisk Library, Carpenter Library, Natchez Institute, Memorial Park, street railroads, electric lights, and several banks. The city has cotton mills, cottonseed oil mills, cotton compress, artificial ice plant, saw and planing mills, etc. Natchez was settled by the French about 1713, and was a military and trade post till 1764. It then became a possession of Great Britain and later passed into that of Spain. In 1798, under a treaty between Spain and the United States, it was ceded to the latter. It was made the State capital and remained so till 1815. During the Civil War it was taken by Admiral Farragut. The name, Natchez, is derived from a noted tribe of Indians. Pop. (1900) 12,210; (1910) 11,791; (1920) 12,608.
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Nathan
GEORGE JEAN, American dramatic critic, born in Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 15, 1882. Graduated at Cornell in 1904. Member of "N. Y. Herald" staff 1904-1906. Dramatic critic and assistant editor of "The Bohemian," 1906- 1908. Contributed articles on the drama to "Harper's Weekly," 1908-1910, and to the "Associated Sunday Magazines," 1909-1914. Dramatic editor of "The Smart Set" since 1908, and has been editor since 1914. Author of "Another Book on the Theater" (1916); "Bottoms Up" (1917); "Mr. George Jean Nathan Presents" (1917); "A Book Without a Title" (1918); "Comedians All" (1919).
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National Cemeteries
the name given to establishments, instituted by Act of Congress, for the interment of United States soldiers who have fallen in battle, and whose graves become, accordingly, a sacred National charge. These graves are distributed in 84 special, or "National," cemeteries. The names of over 175,000 (more than one-half) of the dead have been preserved and attached to the graves. Of the whole number, less than one-fifth now repose in their original graves.
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National Cemetery
ARLINGTON NEW YORK-WEST STREET
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National Convention
in France, a legislative body constituted in the hall of the Tuileries, Sept. 17, and formally opened, Sept. 21, 1792, when M. Grégoire, at the head of the National Assembly, announced that that assembly had ceased its functions. It was then decreed, "That the citizens named by the French people to form the National Convention, being met to the number of 371, after having verified their powers, declare that the National Convention is constituted." This convention continued at the Little Luxembourg, Nov. 1, 1795. The Chartists in England formed a National Convention in 1839. NATIONAL DEBT. See DEBT, NA- TIONAL.
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National Debts
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National Portrait Gallery
founded in 1856, was established at South Kensington, in 1869, but removed on loan to the Bethnal Green Museum in 1885. In 1891, when the collection comprised nearly 900 portraits, a building for its special use was in progress at the rear of the National Gallery.
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National Security League
an organization founded in 1914 by citizens of the United States who believed that the World War showed the necessity for greater armament on the part of the United States. While not committing itself to any particular plan of National defense, the League favored a much larger army and navy and used its effective organization to bring pressure upon Congress to grant the necessary It enlisted members appropriations. from all parts of the United States, and engaged in a publicity campaign to make known to the voters the need of "Preparedness." During the war the league used its organization in aiding the draft and in other work of assistance to the Government. NATIONAL SOLDIERS' HOMES. See SOLDIERS' HOMES.
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National Union
American fraternal organization, incorporated in 1881, under the laws of Ohio, with headquarters in Toledo, O. In 1920 there were over 700 local councils organized, with a total membership of over 60,000. Insurance policies amounting to over $150,000,000 are carried by the members, and over the $45,000,000 has been paid out in death benefits since the order was established.
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National Watch Company
The first movement turned out from the factory, April 1, 1867, was named the B. W. Raymond, in his honor. This movement was a success from the start and has done much toward establishing the reputation of the Elgin Company Mr. Raymond died April 5, 1883.
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