Each of these 13 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 co-educational institution in Georgetown, Tex.; founded in 1873 under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 27; students, 709; president, C. M. Bishop, A.M., D.D.
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Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte (1819-1899), an American novelist. She was born at Washington, D. C. In 1840 she was married to Frederick H. Southworth. Two years later she engaged in teaching and began shortly to contribute to various periodicals. Her sixty novels were all published serially. Among them are The Irish Refugee, The Hidden Hand, The Mother's Secret, The Deserted Wife, The Fatal Marriage, and The Bridal Eve. The titles are sufficiently suggestive of the character of these stories. Although their literary merit is slight, they show some dramatic power and have won popularity both at home abroad, having been translated into several languages.
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ÉMILE, a French author; born in Morlaix, France, April 15, 1806. He wrote: "The Last of the Bretons" (1835-1837); "The Breton Fireside" (1884); "A Philosopher under the Roofs" (1850) crowned by the Academy; "Historical and Literary Conversations" (1854); and various plays. He died in Paris, July 5, 1854.
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The heavy pig iron which has served as a leading channel from the spout of the blast-furnace, and which serves the purpose of a runner to the pigs when the tap is made. The pigs are forcibly separated from it immediately the iron has solidified. See CAST IRON; PIG IRON.
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the popular name given to a species of a genus of composite plants, Sonchus. There are about 50 species, mostly herbaceous, but some forming shrubs or small trees. Some of the first may be considered cosmopolitan, while the woody sorts are almost restricted to the Canaries and to the island of Madeira. The most common species in Great Britain is the common sow thistle, Sonchus oleraceus. It is very abundant as a weed, is greedily fed upon by many animals, and is sometimes used on the European continent as a pot-herb. It grows to a height of two or three feet, with a branching stem and small yellow flowers. The S. alpinus forms a tall and fine plant, with fresh and sharply defined foliage and large heads of beautiful blue flowers. The S. arvensis is found in Massachusetts and southern New York.
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ALBERT, an American violinist, born in Chicago, in 1888. He was educated in music in New York, Florence, and Paris, and made his first appearance in the latter city in 1905. Following this, he made a tour of the chief cities of Europe. He appeared with the Damrosch Orchestra in New York City in 1908 and followed this by a concert tour in the United States, and by tours in all of the principal cities of Europe, in Egypt, Cuba, and the West Indies. He was a composer of music for the violin. During the World War he served in the Signal Service as interpreter in Italy.
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a measure of length, being the distance between the tips of the thumb and little finger when the fingers are expanded to their fullest extent. This space about 9 inches, which accordaverages averages ingly is the fixed measure given to the span.
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a town and first-class fortress of Prussia; situated at the confluence of the Havel and the Spree; 8 miles W. by N. of Berlin. The principal defense of the capital on that side, it has very strong modern fortifications, including a citadel. In the "Julius tower" 6 SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR of this structure is preserved in gold the "Reichskriegsschatz" $30,000,000 that the government, according to a law of 1871, keeps in reserve for a great war. Spandau before the World War was the seat of large government cannon foundries, factories for making gunpowder and other munitions of war, and has an arsenal. The town, one of the oldest of Brandenburg, was a favorite residence of the electors. It surrendered to the Swedes in 1634, to the French in 1806, and in 1813 to the Prussians. Pop. about 90,000.
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the name given to several varieties or breeds of dogs. Their distinguishing characteristics are a rather broad muzzle, remarkably long and full the interior buildings and nearly all the ears, hair plentiful and beautifully waved, particularly that of the ears, tail, and hinder parts of the thighs and legs. The prevailing color is liver and white, sometimes red and white or black and white, and sometimes deep brown, or black on the face and breast, with a tan spot over each eye. The English spaniel is a superior and very pure breed. The King Charles' dog is a small variety of the spaniel used as a lapdog. The Maltese dog is also a small species of spaniel. The water spaniels, large and small, differ from the common spaniel only in the roughness of their coats, and in uniting the aquatic propensities of the Newfoundland dog with the fine hunting qualities of their own race. Spaniels possess a great share of intelligence, affection, and obedience, which qualities, combined with much beauty, make them highly prized as companions.
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. See Yam ; Yucca Spanish Literature. See Literature ; Spanish
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a name given to the N. coast of South America from the Orinoco to Darien, and to the shores of the former Central American provinces of Spain contiguous to the Caribbean Sea. The name, however, is often popularly applied to the Caribbean Sea itself, and in this sense occurs frequently in connection with the buccaneers. See BuUCCANEER.
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a hoary, gray air-plant hanging from the branches of trees, chiefly of the Gulf States. It is not a moss. Small yellow flowers with outcurved petals may be seen on examination. Although an airplant, it is related to the pineapple. Spanish moss gives a funereal appearance to Southern forests, draping the live oaks like a bridal veil, but with a weird effect far removed from bridal festivities. It is much used by cabinetmakers for cheap upholstering. It takes the place of sphagnum for packing purposes.
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If 8 ounces of iron or steel be melted with 16 ounces of antimony and 3 ounces of nitre, by adding the latter ingredients in small pieces after the steel is white hot a hardening is made, of which 1 ounce is sufficient to harden 8 ounces of tin. See TUTANIA. Spathic Iron Ore is the purest variety of clay iron-stone in which the metal occurs as a ferrous carbonate. A considerable proportion of the pig iron produced in England is smelted from these ores, the inferior grades of which constitute the clay ironstone and blackband ironstone of the coal-measures. See ORES.
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