Each of these 12 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.
a term originally applied to a rock having a purple colored base, with inclosed individual crystals of a feldspar. Any rock in which crystals of feldspar are individually developed, irrespective of the mineralogical composition of the whole, is said to be poryhyritic.
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a kind of dish made by boiling vegetables in water with or without meat; made by slowly stirring oatmeal or simibroth, pottage, soup; or a food lar substance in water or milk while boiling, till it forms a thickened mass.
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or PORSENA, a celebrated declared war against the Romans because leader and king of Etruria, who they refused to restore Tarquin to his have entered the gates of Rome had not throne. At first successful, he would Horatius Cocles stood at the head of a bridge Etrurian army, while his companions and resisted the fury of the whole work against the Christian religion- behind were cutting off the communication with the opposite shore. This act of bravery astonished Porsenna. He made a peace with the Romans, and never after supported the claims of Tarquin.
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RICHARD, English critic; born in East Ruston, England, an Dec. 25, 1759. In 1777 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, where he highly distinguished himself in classics, and in 1782 chosen to a fellowship. This he resigned took the degree of B. A. and was in 1792, since it could no longer be held by a holy orders. Soon after he was unanilayman, and Porson declined to take mously elected Greek professor. He edited and annotated several Greek works, especially four of the dramas of Euripides, and enjoyed the reputation of being one of the best Greek scholars and critics of the age. In 1806 he was appointed librarian to the London Institution. He was familiar with English literature, and wrote for some of the chief periodicals of the day. He died in London, Sept. 25, 1808.
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a species of red wine, produced chiefly in the mountainous districts of Portugal, and shipped from Oporto. After the juice has been pressed from the grape, and fermentation fairly started, a certain quantity of spirit is added to impede the process, so as to retain in the liquid some of the saccharine matter, as well as the flavor of the grape.
a harbor, natural or artificial; a haven; a sheltered recess, into which vessels can enter, and inlet, cove, bay, or in which they can lie in safety from storms. In law, a place appointed for the passage of travelers and merchandise into or out of the kingdom; a place frequented by vessels for the purpose of loading or discharging cargo.
a framed opening in a ship's side through which a gun is fired, a hawser passed out, or cargo passed in or out. They are known by various names, as cargo port, gun port, etc.
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a name given to the S. E. part of New Ireland, the scene in 1879 of a disastrous experiment in colonizing by a company of French Legitimists. The Marquis Du Rays, who floated the company, and his associates were condemned to various terms of imprisonment (1883) for fraud and raising money on false pretenses.
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a village in New York, in Westchester co. It is on Long Island Sound, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. It is a popular suburb of New York. It has a park, a memorial library, a hospital, and excellent school buildings. Its industries include foundries, boat works, gas stoves, boiler works, etc. Pop. (1910) 12,809; (1920) 16,573. defensive
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one of the finest harbors in Australia; situated on the N. coast of South Australia. Its entrance is 2 miles wide, and vessels of any tonnage can float in it with safety. Palmerston, the chief town on its shores, is the land terminus of the overland telegraph, 1,973 miles from Adelaide, and of the cable to Java, and the starting point of a railway (1891) to the gold fields of the interior, 150 miles distant.
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a seaport of the British colony of the Cape of Good Hope; on the W. shore of Algoa Bay, 85 miles S. W. of Graham's Town and 350 S. of Kimberley. It is the principal seaport of the E. part of Cape Colony, and also of the Orange River Colony. The town was founded in 1820. Two piers were constructed to protect the harbor in 1881; and an aqueduct, 28 miles long, has brought good water to the town since 1878. Pop. (1918) 23,341.
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a city and county-seat of St. Clair co., Mich.; on the St. Clair and Black rivers, at the foot of Lake Huron and on the Pere Marquette, and the Grand Trunk railroads; 60 miles N. E. of Detroit. Here are a United States Government Building, electric light and street railroad plants, waterworks, public library, Government buildings, parks, public hospital, National and State banks, and daily and weekly periodicals. The city has a large tra trade with Canada. Its industrial plants plants include the shops of the Grank Trunk railroad, fiber, corset, and smelting works, saw mills, flour mills, automobile engines, dry docks and boiler works. Pop. (1910) 18,863; (1920) 25,944.
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a town in Orange, co., N. Y.; at the confluence of the Neversink and Delaware rivers, at the intersection of the boundary lines of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, and on the Erie, and the New York, Ontario and Western railroads, 88 miles N. W. of New York. Here are St. Mary's Orphan Asylum, Elks' Home, Federal building, street railroad and electric light plants, waterworks, a Soldiers' Monument at the intersection of the State boundary lines, National banks, and several daily and weekly newspapers. The town has iron foundries, railroad repair shops, silk mills, boot and shoe factories, etc. Pop. (1910) 9,564; (1920) 10,171.
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the capital and principal port of the British colony of Mauritius; on an excellent harbor on the N. W. coast, and inclosed by a ring of lofty hills. It is defended by forts (1887-1891), is a coaling station of the British navy, and has barracks and military storehouses. The city contains the government house, a Protestant and a Roman Catholic cathedral, a royal college, etc. Pop. about 50,000.
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