Samosata
the capital till A. D. 17 of the Syrian kingdom of Commagene, on the Euphrates, 130 miles N. N. E. of Aleppo. It was the birthplace of Lucian and of Paul of Samosata.
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Single-source entries: S (17)
These 14 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Samosata, Samothrace, Samovar.
Samothrace
or SAMOTHRAKI, an island in the N. of the Ægean Sea, belonging to Turkey, about 14 miles long by 8 miles broad. It has a very mountainous surface, one of its summits exceeding 5,000 feet. Its chief products are corn and oil. The island is of interest as being in antiquity the principal seat of the worship of the CABURI, and celebrated for its religious mysteries. It is interesting also as being visited by St. Paul in the course of his second missionary journey (Acts xvi. 11). Recent archæological researches have produced valuable results.
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Samovar
a Russian tea apparatus, the water in which is boiled by means of hot coals contained in an iron tube, and then poured over the tea.
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Samoyedes
or SAMOIEDES, a people of Ural-Altaic stock, inhabiting the shores of the Arctic Ocean, both in Europe and Asia, from the Yenisei to the White Sea. They consist of two main ६ groups, a S. resembling the Tartars, and a N. and more degraded group. They are nomadic, and live chiefly by fishing, hunting, and keeping reindeer. They are of small stature, have a flat, round, and broad face, thick lips, wide nose, little beard, black hair in small quantity. Their religion is fetishism, though they have an idea of a great divinity; they are extremely superstitious, and generally peaceable. The reindeer supplies them with food, clothing, tents, utensils, etc. They number about 17,000.
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Samp
an article of food consisting of maize, broken or bruised, which is cooked by boiling, and often eaten with milk; a dish borrowed from the aborigines of the United States.
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Samphire
the Crithmum maritimum, an umbelliferous plant, very succulent, pale green, with bi-triternate leaves and lanceolate fleshy leaflets. It grows wild along the sea-coast of Europe, and where it abounds it is used by the inhabitants as a pickle, or an ingredient in salads, or as a potherb.
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Sampler
a pattern or model of work; a specimen; particularly, a piece of needle-work sewed by learners, containing specimens of various kinds of stitches. Also one who apportions things samples for inspection; as, a tea into san sampler.
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Samson
in Scripture, the son of Manoah, of the tribe of Dan. He was en dowed with extraordinary strengt obtained several advantages over the Philistines. At length his mistress betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, who put out his eyes, and made him work at a mill. On a public festival when the Philistine lords were assembled in the temple of Dagon, Samson was sent for to show them sport. Laying hold of two pillars of the temple as if to support himself, he pulled down the building and was buried in the ruins, with more than 3,000 Philistines.
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Samuel
RT. HON. HERBERT LOUIS, a British statesman; born in Liverpool in 1870. He was educated at University College School and at Balliol class honors in 1893. In 1895 he contested South Oxfordshire as a liberal for a seat in the House of Commons and also in 1900. He was elected to represent the Cleveland Division, N. Riding, Yorkshire, in 1902, and held the seat till 1918. In 1905-9 he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Home Department, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with a seat in the cabinet in 1909-10 and 1915-16. He was Postmaster- General, 1910-14 and 1915-16; President of the Local Government Board, 1914-15; Secretary of State for Home Affairs, 1916; Chairman of the Select Committee on National Expenditure, 1917-18; British RT. HON. HERBERT LOUIS SAMUEL Special Commissioner to Belgium in 1919. In 1920 he was appointed ated British High Commissioner under the mandate over Palestine given to Great Britain by the Supreme Council of the Allied Powers at San Remo on April 25, 1920, with the object of establishing a National Home for the Jewish people. His published works include: "Liberalism, Its Principles and Proposals"; "The War and Liberty"; and numerous political pamphlets and articles.
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San Angelo
a city of Texas in Tom Green co. It is on the Concho river, and on the Gulf, Colorado , and Sante Fé and the Kansas City, Mexico , and Orient railroads. The city is an important shipping center for cattle and is the center of an extensive farming region . The chief industries are connected with cattle raising and agriculture. Pop. ( 1910) 10,321; (1920) 10,050.
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San Antonio
a river in Texas, formed by the union of Leon creek and Medina river, in Bexar co. Its course is east and through Wilson, Karnes, and Goliad counties. It flows into the Espiritu Santo Bay, an indenture of the Gulf of Mexico, and is nearly 200 miles long.
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San Antonio (Name of several capes A cape)
the name of several capes: (1) A cape at the S. entrance to the Rio de la Plata, in the Argentine Republic. (2) a cape in Spain, on the E. coast, in the province of Alicante, and extending into the Mediterranean Sea. (3) A headland in Brazil, at the entrance to the Bay of Bahia, and on which is a lighthouse at the altitude of 140 feet above the sea. (4) The N. E. rocky peak, or pointed headland, in the island of Koonasheer, one of the Kooril group. (5) The W. point of Cuba.
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San Bernardino
a peak in California; the highest point of the Coast Range; elevation 11,600 feet.
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San Bernardino
a city and county-seat of San Bernardino co., Cal.; on the Southern Pacific, the Salt Lake Route, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fé and the Pacific Electric railroads; 60 miles E. of Los Angeles. It is the center of the great San Bernardino basin and is surrounded by a rich mining, agricultural, and fruit-growing region. Within view of the city is Mount San Bernardino, the highest peak of the Coast Range. Here are a court house, public library, Y. M. C. A. building, the Hall of Records, a high school, churches and hotels, several National and State banks, ks, and daily and weekly newspapers. Pop. (1910) 12,779; (1920) 18,721.
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