These 8 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Vitebsk, Vitebsk, Vitellius.
capital of the province of Vitebsk, lies on both sides of the Duna, 79 miles N. W. of Smolensk. It has many churches, several synogogues, an old palace, a theater, a gymnasium, and a hospital, manufactures of mead and leather, and an active transit trade. Popabout 120,000. VITELLIN. See GLOBULIN.
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before the World War a province of western Russia, surrounded by Pskov, Smolensk, Mohilev, Minsk, Vilna, Courland, and Livonia; area, 16,- 983 square miles; pop. about 2,000,000. The surface is in general hilly; in the depressions are numerous marshes and more than 2,500 lakes, of which the largest are Lubahan, Rasno, Nevel, Sebesh and Osvea. The chief rivers are the Duna, Mesha, Kasplja, Ulla, Drissa and Evst. The soil is far from fertile, and the harvests, except under the most favorable conditions, are insufficient for the wants of the population. The principal occupations are agriculture, cattle rearing, hunting and fishing, besides tanning, weaving and the manufacture of brandy and tobacco. Flax, linseed, hides, building timber, and fancy wares are exported.
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AULUS, a Roman em peror; son of Lucius Vitellius, the consul (34); born A. D. 15. At that dark AULUS VITELLIUS period of Roman history vice and not virtue was the passport to royal favor, and the son like the father was a master of the arts of servile cringing and abject flattery. To these he owed his rapid rise and his favor with Tiberius, Caius Caligula, Claudius and Nero. On the death of Galba he was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers at Köln, Jan. 2, A. D. 69, and and having crushed his rival Otho he secured undisputed possession of Italy. Though undoubtedly a man of low character, he did not proceed to extreme measures against the adherents of his rival. His chief passion was sensual gluttony, and he spent enormous sums of money in eating and drinking. Vespasianus revolted, and was proclaimed emperor July 1 at Alexandria, and Antonius Primus declared for the new emperor and hastened into Italy at the head of a powerful force. He defeated the generals of Vitellius twice and entered Rome, Dec. 21 or 22, A. D. 69. The fallen emperor was seized, dragged with every mark of ignominy through the streets and murdered.
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or YOLK, the name given to a part of the eggs or ova of animals. It varies in form and size in different eggs, some being "large-yolked,' and others "small-yolked." The hen lays a large-yolked egg, the embryo being developed from a mere speck on the surface, named the cicatricula or tread. The name vitellin was formerly given to the essential substance of which the vitellus was believed to consist, but this substance has been shown to be merely a form of albumen and casein, and not a globular fruits with an acrid and arospecial product of organic chemistry. The vitellus consists of highly-concen- is a small tree or shrub, wild in India trated protoplasmic or albuminous matter, along with mineral substances, and it contains the nutritive matter from which the early tissues of the embryo are formed. In many respects the egg yolk resembles milk in its nature.
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a town of Italy, province of Rome; 42½ miles N. W. of the city of Rome. It lies to the N. of the Ciminian forest, and is surrounded by fortifications erected by the Lombards. Of its 17 churches, the chief are the cathedral of St. Lorenzo, founded in the 12th century, and the much-venerated church of St. Rosa, containing the mummy of a saint. In the former, an Englishman, Pope Hadrian IV., made the Emperor Friedrich I. hold his stirrup in token of homage. Other interesting buildings are the bishop's palace, the Palazzo Publico, with a museum, and the Palazzo Vescovile, where between 1261 and 1281 six papal elections took place. Viterbo used to be called "the city of beautiful fountains and beautiful maidens." Of the former the finest the Fontana are Grande (1206), and another in the court of the Palazzo Publico. There are some manufactures of leather, paper, playing cards, lucifer matches, soap, etc. In the neighborhood are the Bulicame sulphur springs, and 10 miles to the W. the great g Etruscan cemetery city of Castel d'Asso. Pop. about 25,000.
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LUDOVIC (vē-tā'), a French author; born in Paris, Oct. 18, 1802. While a journalist on "L'Univers," he wrote three dramatic poems, "The Day of the Barricades" (1826), "The 'The States of Blois" (1827), and the "Death of "Henri III." (1829), which gave him reputation. In 1845 he became a member of the Academy. Subsequently he held official posts osts till the the revolution of 1848. Of his later works the best known are: "Fragments and Medleys" (1846), artistic, literary and archæological criticisms; "Studies of the History of Art" (1864); 4); "Letters on the Siege of Paris" (1870-1871). He died in Paris, June 5, 1873.
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in botany, the typical genus of Viticeæ, calyx short, campanulate, five-toothed; corolla irregular, five-lobed, somewhat labiate; stamens four, didynamous; fruit a globular berry, covered at its base by the calyx, and containing four one-seeded cells. V. agnus-castus is the chaste tree, a native of southern Europe. It has digitate leaves, with five to seven leaflets, fragrant flowers, and matic taste. V. trifolia, the wild pepper, and Burma. The roots yield a sweet, greenish oil. It is believed that an oil can be extracted also from the seeds. The plant is anodyne, diuretic and emmenagogue. V. negundo is a shrub with pretty blue flowers, found in India, Ceylon and Cochin China. Its ashes are largely used as an alkali in dyeing. A pillow stuffed with the leaves is said to relieve headache, and a vapor bath prepared with them is employed in Mysore in fever, catarrh, and rheumatism. The bark and roots of V. leucoxylon, a large deciduous tree from India and Burma, are astringent; its fruit is eaten by the Burmese.
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a town of Spain; capital of the province of Alava; 76 miles N. E. of Burgos. The chief buildings are four parish churches, a palace of deputies, an academy of music, theater and prison. The manufactures comprise paper, cabinet work, carriages, earthenware, etc. Here, on June 21, 1813, Wellington defeated the French under King Joseph and Marshal Jourdain. Pop. about 35,000.
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