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in geology, that process in nature by which, when a mixed mineral mass has been deposited or accumulated, and left to the influence of the chemical forces always operating, certain minerals tend to separate themselves from the mass, and collect into natural cracks or blisters, either previously existing or formed during the operation. small village in
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a France which gave its name to the first serious engagement between the American troops and the Germans during the World War. Various minor engagements had already taken place, in which small forces of Americans had distinguished themselves, to the cost of the German military reputation, and it was, therefore, decided by the German higher military authorities that the Americans must be dealt a blow of considerable magnitude, to retrieve the bad impression already made among the German public. The American sector running eastward of the famous St. Mihiel salient was chosen as the location of the punishment. Here lay the village of Seicheprey, among the rolling hills. The assault came on the Americans at this point at sunrise, on April 20, 20, 1918. The Germans were at first successful, in that they drove the Americans out of the village, but on the following day the Americans counterattacked, supported by the French, and drove the Germans back, the net result being a decided defeat for the Germans.
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EMIL, an American socialist leader, born in Ashland, Pa., in 1864. From 1885 to 1893 he learned wood carving in Germany. Upon his return he settled in Milwaukee, Wis. He became one of the organizers of the wood carvers' union and one of the founders of the local socialist party organization. In 1902 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the governorship of Wisconsin; from 1904 to 1909 he served as alderman of Milwaukee. In 1910 he was elected Mayor of Milwaukee, being the first socialist holding this office in any city of importance in the United States. He was defeated for reelection in 1912. He was unsuccessful as the socialist candidate for the United States Vice-Presidency in 1916.
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ANTON, a Hungarian or chestra conductor; born in Budapest, Hungary, May_6, 1850; educated in Budapest and in Leipsic and Beyreuth, under Richter and Wagner. In 1876, on the production of the "Nibelungen" drama in Beyreuth, he was stage director. He obtained the position of conductor at the Leipsic Opera House in 1879 through Wagner's influence. In 1882 he made a tour of Europe as conductor of the Nibelungen Opera Troupe. In 1883 he was appointed conductor of the Bremen Opera House, where he remained till 1885; when he became conductor of German opera in New York City, succeeding Dr. Leopold Damrosch. He afterward directed the concerts of the Philharmonic Society in that city, succeeding Theodore Thomas. He died in New York City, March 28, 1898.
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a mild, cooling aperient, made up in two powders, one, usually in blue paper, consisting of a mixture of Rochelle salt and bicarbonate of soda, and the other, in white paper, of finely powdered tartaric acid. The powders are dissolved separately in water, then mixed, and the mixture taken while ther effervescing. It is intended to produce the same effect as Seidlitz water.
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an ancient royalty or prerogative of the crown, whereby it claimed a percentage upon the bullion brought to the mint to be coined or to be exchanged for coin. No seigniorage is now charged for coining gold in Great Britain, but a considerable seigniorage is levied on the silver and copper currencies. As used in the United States, the term seigniorage means the profit arising from the coinage of bullion.
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An evil spirit. (See Burma .)
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a department in E, a department the N. E. of France, comprising a part de-France, havof the old province of Ileing N. the departments Oise and Aisne, E. Aube and Marne, S. Yonne and Loiret, and W. Loiret and Seine-et-Oise; area, 2,275 square miles. The surface is undulating, and the soil fertile. Rivers, Seine, Marne, Yonne, and Ourcq. Products, wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes, etc. Numerous cattle and sheep are raised. Manufactures before the World War, cotton and linen fabrics, hardware and cutlery, earthenware, leather and paper. Chief towns, Melun, the capital, Coulommiers, Fontainebleau, Meaux, and Provins. The department suffered severely in the German invasion of France in 1914. Meaux was the point nearest to Paris reached by the German armies. Pop. about 363,500.
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a department of the N. of France, having N. the department of Oise, E. Seine-et-Marne, S. Loiret, and W. Eure and Eure-et-Loire; area, 2,184 square miles. The surface is undulating, and the soil generally fertile. Rivers, Seine, Marne, and Oise. Products, wheat, oats, fruit, vegetables, and cattle. Manufactures, woolens and printed fabrics, Sèvres porcelain, leather, chemicals, and Chemicals, hardware. Chief towns, Versailles, the capital, Mantes, Pontoise, Rambouillet, Etampes, and Corbeil. Pop. about 818,000. SEINE-INFÉRIEURE, maritime a department of the N. of France, formerprovince of ly comprising most of the Normandy, having N. and W. the British Channel, E. the departments of Somme and Oise, S. Eure and Calvados; area, 2,448 square miles. The surface is hilly and well wooded. The soil is generally fertile. Rivers, the Seine and its affluents. Products, wheats, oats, barley, rye, flax, hemp, hops, and fruits. Manufactures, woolens and cottons, shipbuilding. Chief towns, Rouen, the capital, Dieppe, Havre, Yvetot. Pop. about 877,000.
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or SEER FISH, the Cybium gutatum, one of the Scombridæ from East Indian seas. In form and size it resembles a salmon, and its flesh, though white, is firm, and very similar to salmon in flavor.
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or SEIZIN, a right to lands and tenements. In common law seisin signifies possession, as to seize is to take possession of a thing. Seisin is properly applied to estates of freehold only, so that a man is said to be seized of an estate of inheritance, but to be possessed a seisin of a chattel interest. There is in deed, or in fact, when an actual possession is taken, and a seisin in law where the lands have descended to a person but he has not yet actually taken possession of them. Seisin in deed is obtained by actually entering into the lands. In some of the States, as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Connecticut, seisin means merely ownership; and the distinction between seisin in deed or in law is not known in practice.
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