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.
a money of account in China, considerably the value of which varies rate of exaccording to locality and the 0.724 to 0.806 change. It is worth from The tael is also to the American dollar. ounces a definite weight, equal to 1.208 troy.
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a thin lustrous silk of plain texture. The distinguishing feature of grosgrain silk is the rib; of surah, the twill; and of taffeta, the plain weave. The name taffeta is of uncertain origin. It is thought to be derived from a Persian word, which, however, has two meanings; to spin, and to shine, burn, or glow. The word, as applied to a silken fabric, has been in use since the fourteenth century, and has, during that time, designated a variety of quite different silken textiles. At the present time, the name has reference technically to the plain weave, and may be employed for any material. It is therefore common to use it with some qualifying word as taffeta silk, wool taffeta, etc. Taffeta silks are made in a variety of weights, degrees of fineness, and colorings; in plaids, stripes, and moire effects. They are largely used for waists, dresses, petticoats, linings, and trimmings.
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originally the upper flat called because part of a ship's stern, so with carving or frequently ornamented rail which pictures; now a transverse member of a constitutes the uppermost ship's stern.
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a small seaport town on the island of Java, ca capital of the province of same name. the The Dutch province is in northern Java, and has a population of 819,509.
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a seaport of Russia, in the province of the Don Cossacks, on the N. shore of the Sea of Azov; 15 miles W. of the mouth of the Don. Pop. 71,000.
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RABINDRANATH, a Hindu poet, born in 1860. He was long well known in India and gained a worldwide reputation in 1913, when he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature. At the age of 17 he went to Europe, where he completed his education. On returning to India, he became known as an educator and philosopher and was the founder of a university in Bengal. His poetry, which was contributed to magazines in India, possessed extraordinary merit and charm. Much of it was translated into English. He made many visits in the United States, where he lectured and read from his books. He was made a knight by King George, in 1915. His best known writings are: "The Crescent Moon" (1913); "The Gar- RABINDRANATH TAGORE dener" (1913); "Poems"; "The Realization of Life" (1913); "Essays"; "Chitra" (1913); "The King of the Dark ( Chamber" (1914); "Short Stories" (1915); "Fruit-gathering: Nationalism" (1917); "Lover's Gift" (1918).
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a British officer, born in 1873. He entered the army in 1893, and became a captain in 1900, going through the grade to major-general, to which he was promoted in 1916. He served with the Imperial Yeomanry, Bushmen Corps, South Africa, 1899-1902, and afterward with the Canadian Scouts, being dangerously wounded. He was with the West African Frontier Force in 1906. In the European war he became commandant of the Central Flying School, and finally in 1918 Chief of the Air Staff with the title of Air-Marshal.
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a town of China, capital of Shan-si; on the Fuen-Ho, an affluent of the Hoangho, 250 miles S. W. of Peking. For many years the residence of the emperors, it is noted for its magnificent mausoleums. The chief manufactures are sword blades and knives.
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The sliding block or support in a lathe that carries the tailscrew and back-center, as shown at A, Fig. 299.
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a peninsula of Northern Siberia, extending into the Arctic Ocean, between the mouth of the Yenisei and Khatang Gulf, and containing Cape Chelyuskin, the most N. land in Asia.
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ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Archbishop of Canterbury; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Dec. 21, 1811; was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and Glasgow University, whence he passed as a Snell exhibitioner to Balliol College, Oxford. In due time he became fellow and tutor, and was one of the four tutors who in 1841 protested against Newman's "Tract 90." In 1842 he was appointed successor to Dr. Arnold as head master of Rugby, in 1849 became Dean of Carlisle, and in 1856 Bishop of London, as successor to Blomfield. Here he did much to bring the teaching of the Church home to the people. A friend of compromise, though a foe to needless innovations, he promoted moderate measures; and though strongly hostile to Colenso's views, intervened to secure him fair play. The same love of the via media, he manifested when (having declined the archbishopric of York in 1862) he was in 1868 made primate of all England by Mr. Disraeli. He assisted in composing the strifes raised by the question of Irish disestablishment, but was less successful with the Public Worship Regulation Act and the Burials Bill. He took a keen interest in missions, and greatly helped to extend and improve the organization of the Church in the colonies. The Lambeth Conference of 1878 took place under his auspices. He died Dec. 3, 1882. Among his many publications were: "The Dangers and Safeguards of Modern Theology" (1861), and "The Word of God and the Ground of Faith" (1863).
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the native name for the island of FORMOSA (q. v.).
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KOGORO, a Japanese diplomat; born in Iwate, in 1854. After holding several minor positions in the diplomatic service, he became consulgeneral in New York, in 1891. He afterwards served as minister at The Hague, Rome, and Vienna. In 1899 he was assistant foreign minister of Japan. In the following year he was appointed minister at Washington, serving until 1905. In that year he was one of the Japanese representatives at the Peace Conference. He was made a member of the House of Peers, in 1906. In 1907 he was appointed ambassador to Italy, and was ambassador to the United States in 1908-1909.
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MARION, an American educator, born at Thun, Switzerland, of American parents, in 1858. He was educated at Boston University and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1890 to 1892 he was instructor of of domestic science at Wellesley College. In 1892 he went to the University of Chicago, serving there as assistant professor of sanitary science from 1892 to 1895 and an associate professor of household administration since 1905. After 1892 he was also dean of women. He was a member of various educational and scientific societies and one of the founders and for many years an officer of the Association of the Collegiate Alumnæ. He wrote "Home Sanitation" (with E. H. Richards, 1887); "Education of Women" 0); "A Modern Household" (with ); (1910 S. P. Breckinridge, 1912); and "House Sanitation" (1912).
ETHELBERT, an American Protestant Episcopal clergyman, born at Fayette, Mo., in 1848. He was educated at Dartmouth College and at the General Theological Seminary, and received honorary degrees from both these institutions and from the University of Missouri. He became a deacon and priest in 1873; was rector of St. James' Church and St. James Military Academy, Macon, Mo., from 1873 to 1887; was consecrated missionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho in 1887, and was transferred to the see of Central Pennsylvania (now Bethlehem) in 1898. He wrote, besides many magazine articles, pamphlets and sermons: "My People of the Plains"; "A Bishop Among His Flock"; "Tim-Autobiography hy of a Dog"; "A Bishop's Message."
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