Each of these 14 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.
an order of crustaceans, having six to eight pairs of legs, mostly near the mouth (hence the name). They are found chiefly in intertropical climates, and are almost without exception marine. The order includes the locust shrimps (Squilla), the glass shrimps (Erichthys), and the opossum shrimps (Mysis).
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the Perla, a genus of insects typical of the order Plecoptera. The hind wir wings are broader than the STONE FLY fore wings, and folded at the inner edge. The body is elongated, narrow, and flattened; the wings fold close to the body, which generally bears two terminal bristles. The larvæ are aquatic and much resemble the perfect insect, except in the absence of wings. A number of species-e. g., P. bicaudata-are common in Great Britain, and are well known to anglers as an attractive lure for fishes.
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a town in Middlesex co., Mass.; on the Boston and Maine railroad; 12 miles N. by W. of Boston. It contains a high school, a National bank, State armory, sanitarium, parks, public library, and several weekly newspapers. It is celebrated for its shoe and leather industries. It also has a box factory, machine shop, etc. Pop. (1910) 7,090; (1920) 7,873.
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a name given to Gen. T. J. Jackson during the Civil War. See JACKSON, THOMAS J.
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a town in New London co., Conn.; on the Long Island Sound, and on the New York, New Haven, and Hartford railroad; 43 miles S. W. of Providence, R. I. It comprises the borough of Stonington and the villages of Pawcatuck, Mystic, and Old Mystic. There is an excellent harbor, and regular steamboat connection with New York and Boston. Here are a public library, an English and Classical Institute, high schools, a National bank, and a semi weekly newspaper. The town has important manufactories, including silk, cotton, and woolen goods, printing presses, spools, boilers, iron and brass goods, etc. In August, 1814, the inhabitants successfuly defended the town against a British attack. Pop. (1910) 9,154; (1920) 10,236.
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a small rocky promontory on the W. bank of the Hudson river, miles N. opposite Verplanck's Point, 42 of New York City, at the entrance to the Highlands. A fortification of some importance in the Revolutionary War, it was captured and strengthened by the British, but was recovered in a night attack by Wayne. It is connected by a marsh with the shore, and supports a lighthouse and fog-bell tower. In the village here is the house where Benedict Arnold held his treasonable interviews. battery
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The mechanism which prevents the overwinding of a timepiece.
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BELLAMY, an American lawyer and diplomatist, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1847. He graduated from Harvard in 1867, and began the practice of law in Cincinnati. He was elected to Congress in 1891, serving until 1895. From 1897 to 1899 he was Minister to Belgium, and from the latter year until 1902 filled the same office in Spain. He was appointed Ambassador to Austria- Hungary in 1902. His alleged activity on behalf of the proposed elevation of Archbishop Ireland to be Cardinal, led to his dismissal from his post, in 1906.
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MOORFIELD, an American lawyer and publicist, born at Roxbury, Mass., in 1845. He graduated from Harvard in 1866, and after studying at the Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1869. He had served as private secretary Sumner. He took an active politics and was prominent in wump " movement of 1884. candidate for Congress in defeated. He was president Imperialist League, and of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People. He was a member and official in many societies, and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Charles Sumner" (1900); "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar" (1911); "The Democratic Party and Philippine Independence" (1915). many articles to magazines.
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a signal for indicating to mariners, fishermen, etc., the probable approach of a storm.
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. See Cyclone ; Tornado ; Weather Bureau ; Anemometer ; Barometer
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in ornithology, the Procellaria pelagica, common in the Atlantic. In general North appearance it is not unlike a swift, of a sooty black color, with a little white on the wings, and some near the tail. It is popularly believed to be a harbinger of bad weather, and is called by sailors Mother Carey's Chicken, a name which is also applied to other species.
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RICHARD SALTER, an American clergyman; born in Braintree, Mass., Aug. 21, 1821; was graduated at Amherst College in 1839 and at the Andover Theological Seminary in 1845. His first pastorate was in Harvard Congregational Church, Brookline, Mass., was ordained Oct. 22, 1845. In 1846 he was called to the Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was pastor emeritus at the time of his death. He was one of the founders of the "Independent" in 1848 and remained on its editorial staff till 1861; served on the Brooklyn Park Commission in 1871- 1873; was president of the Long Island Historical Society, and of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions; and the author of numerous books, sermons, orations, discourses, etc. He died in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 5 5, 1900.
EMORY ALEXANDER, an American lawyer; born in Hinsdale, N. Y., August 12, 1835. He read law with his father and Marshall R. Chaplin; was admitted to the bar in Buffalo in 1855, and practiced there for a short time; removed to Chicago in 1859. He became prominent as a criminal lawyer, and for several years figured as counsel in almost every important criminal case in the Chicago courts. He became well known as a presidential campaign orator, and was a delegate-at-large to the National Republican Conventions of 1868, 1872, and 1880, where he was influential in shaping the platform of the party. He died in Ottawa, Ill., Sept. 12, 1885.
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WILLIAM WETMORE, an American sculptor, son of Judge Joseph; born in Salem, Mass., Feb. 19, 1819; was graduated at Harvard in 1838; was admitted to the bar and practiced five years; went to Rome to study art and made Italy his home. Among his sculptures are: a statue of Edward Everett (in the Boston Public Garden); and one of Prescott at Bunker Hill; "Cleopatra"; "Semiramis"; "Judith"; "Jerusalem"; "Medea"; "The Sybil"; etc.; and busts of Judge Story, Lowell, Bryant, etc. He published: "Nature and Art: A Poem" WILLIAM WETMORE STORY (1844); "Poems" (1847); "Life and Letters of Joseph Story" y" (1851); "Poems" (1856); "The American Question" (1862); "Roba di Roma" (1862); "Graffiti d'Italia" (1868); "A Roman Lawyer in Jerusalem" (1870); "Nero: An Historical Play" (1875); "Stephania: A Tragedy" (1875); "Vallombrosa" (1881); "He and She" (1883); "Poems" (1885-1886); "Fiametta" (1886); "Conversations in a Studio" (1890); "Excursions in Art and Letters" (1891); "A Poet's Portfolio" (1894). He died in Vallombrosa, near Florence, Italy, Oct. 7, 1895.
JOSEPH, an American jurist; born in Marblehead, Mass., Sept. 18, 1779. In 1811 he was appointed nted an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, and held the office till his death. His works include: "Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States" (1833); "Commentaries on the Conflict of Laws," considered his ablest effort (1834); and "Miscellaneous Writings" (1835). In 1851 his "Life and Letters" was edited by his son, W. W. Story. He died in Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 10, 1845.
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