Salinas
a river in California which enters Monterey Bay about 76 miles S. E. of San Francisco. It is 150 miles long.
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Single-source entries: S (10)
Each of these 11 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.
Saline
the name of several rivers in the United States. (1) A river in Arkansas, whose source is made up of several tributaries near the N. border of Saline co. Its course is S. E. and S. It crosses Grant Dorsey, and Bradley counties, and flows into the Ouachita river in Bradley co., on its E. limit; length about 200 miles. (2) A river in the S. part of Illinois which flows S. E. between Gallatin and Hardin counties, into the Ohio river, 9 miles S. of Shawneetown. Including its S. fork, it is 100 miles long. (3) river in Kansas, rising in the W. part of the State, and flowing with an E. course through the counties of Trego, Ellis, Russell, and Lincoln. In Saline co. it flows into the Smoky Hill river 7 miles to the E. of Salina; length, nearly 200 miles.
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Salisbury Plain
in South Wiltshire , England, an undulating tract of chalky down affording splendid pasture for sheep.
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Salix
the willow, a genus of plants, the United States are numerous, and coma. The species found in monly known as willows, osiers, and swallows. Their timber, though wanting in many useful purposes; and the wood of strength and durability, is applied to the flexible branches and twigs is largely sage willow, S. tristis, a small, downy employed for basket -work, hoops, etc. The shrub with a profusion of aments in most common species in the Northern spring appearing before the leaves, is the and Middle States. A peculiar crystalline alkaloid, resembling quinine in its properties, called salicine, has been obtained from the bark, leaves, or flowers of about 20 species of this genus. Morocco; on the Atlantic, at the mouth
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Sallee
SALI, or SLA , a seaport of of the Bu-Ragreb , on the N. side of the river, opposite Rabat. It was for centuries notorious as a haunt of pirates, who carried the terror of their name into and gave its name to the Sallee Rovers , the English Channel, and who are known to every reader of "Robinson Crusoe." Pop. about 20,500. CRISPUS, a Roman historian; born in SALLUST , GAIUS SALLUSTIUS Amiternum in 86 B. c. He became tribwith Cæsar. In 47 B. c. he was prætor une in 52 B. c., and in the civil war sided elect, and in the following year accompanied Cæsar to the African War, where returned with immense wealth, was ache was left as governor of Numidia. He cused of maladministration and oppression, and after Cæsar's death lived in luxurious retirement. Sallust wrote several historical works in a clear and concise style. His "Catilinarian War" is a history of the Catiline conspiracy. The "Jugurtha, or Jugurthine War," is a history of the war against Jugurtha, King of Numidia, from 111 B. c. to 106 B. C. He died in Rome in 34 b. c.
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Sallow
A tree or shrub of the willow kind. Rods of this particular wood were much in use amongst the Scythians and the Alani for purposes of augurial divination. Fine straight wands were chosen, on which certain characters were written, and they were then thrown on a white cloth. From the way in which they fell the magician gained the desired information.
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Sally
a leaping or springing forth. Specifically, a sudden issue or rushing out of troops from a beleaguered place to attack the besiegers; a sortie; as, the garrison made a successful sally. Excursion from the ordinary track; range; deviation; digression; as, to make sallies into a country district. A spring or darting of intellect, fancy, or imagination; flight of liveliness or humor; sprightly exertion of the faculties; as, sallies of wit. Act of levity or extravagance; unseemly display of vivacity; as, sallies of hot-blooded youth.
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Salmon Trout
the Salmo trutta, a north European fish, much more common in Scotland than in England. Its habits are those of the salmon. It attains a length of about three feet; upper parts blackish, usually with a purplish tinge on the silvery sides, under part silvery. Called also sea trout, and in Wales and Ireland white trout. The flesh is pink, richly flavored, and much esteemed. Also the namaycush, or large lake trout of North America.
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Salol
a white crystalline powder, obtained from phenol and salicylic acid. It is slightly greasy to the touch and tasteless. It is almost insoluble in water, but soluble in alcohol. It is a powerful antipyretic and antiseptic.
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Salon
in art, an annual exhibit at Paris of modern painting and sculpture. The name, salon, is derived from the gallery of the Louvre in which exhibitions were held formerly. The exhibit is now held in the handsome Palace of Industry, a rectangular building 810 feet long, 354 feet wide, and 114 feet high, erected on the south side of the Champs-Elysees for the first great Paris exposition of 1855. Paintings are shown on the ground floor; sculpture on the floor above. Exhibits must be accepted by proper committees before they are given place. Prizes are awarded. It is considered an honor to be granted the privilege of exhibiting, and a still greater honor to win a prize. The exhibit is held from May 1st to June 20th. The public is admitted daily for a forenoon fee of forty cents and an afternoon fee of twenty cents, with two afternoons a week free. The higher price of admission for the morning hours is designed to moderate the size of the crowd and give artists a chance to study to better advantage. See Stael ; Madame De
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Salona
an ancient and now ruined city of Dalmatia; at the head of a gulf of the Adriatic, about 3 miles N. E. of the spot on which Diocletian afterward built ato. It was his gigantic palace of Spalato. made a Roman colony in 78 B. c., and later became the capital of Dalmatia and one of the most important cities and seaports of provincial Rome. But it was frequently captured by the Goths and other barbarians, and in 639 was completely destroyed by the Avars. The inhabitants who escaped took refuge in Hadrian's palace. The ruins were excavated during the 19th century; there are now to be seen remains of the former walls, the shell of the ancient Christian cathedral, traces of an amphitheater, and other structures. The city was early made the seat of a bishop, who was soon advanced to the dignity of archbishop of all Dalmatia. After the destruction of the city the archbishop converted the temple of Jupiter at Spalato into his cathedral.
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