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.
the principal river of the North Island of New Zealand; flows first into Lake Taupo, and then out of it N. to Manakan harbor, with a total course of 170 miles. Between the Upper Waikato, Lake Taupo, Mount Ruapehu, and the W. coast lies the mountainous and picturesque "King Country," occиpied mainly by Maoris under their king, who till 1884 resolutely opposed the survey or settlement by Europeans of the lands within their aukati or frontier.
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one of a body of minstrels or musical watchmen attached to the households of kings and other great eat persons, who paraded an assigned district sounding the hours at night. Many cities and towns, both English and foreign, encouraged and licensed their waits, Exeter among other places having a regular company as early as the year 1400. As a plural, the word was sometimes used to describe those who acted as the town muscians, but did not do duty as watchmen, and any company of performers when employed as serenaders. The instruments used were a species of hautboys, called also shawms, and from their use "waits." aits." Also one of a band of persons who promenade the streets during the night and early morning about Christmas or New Year, performing music appropriate to the season.
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MORRISON REMICH, an American jurist; born in Lyme, Conn., Nov. 29, 1816; was graduated at Yale University in 1837; studied law and practiced in Ohio; member of the Ohio legislature 1849-1850; in 1871 was appointed one of the attorneys to represent the United States before the tribunal of arbitration at Geneva; nominated by President Grant to be chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874, and was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. He died in Washington, D. C., March 23, 1888. town of Hungary,
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a comitat of Pest, on the Danube; 23 miles N. of Pest. It is an episcopal see; has a cathedral built in 1761-1777 on the model of St. Peter's at Rome; four other Catholic churches and one Protestant.
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a picturesque lake in the South Island of New Zealand; area, Queenstown and Glenorchy, 112 acres. on the borders of the lake, are favorite tourist resorts, on account of the magnificent mountain scenery in the vicinity.
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an educational institution in Wake Forest, N. C.; founded in 1834 under the auspices of the Baptist Church; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 30; students, 465; president, W. L. Poteat, LL. D.
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a rocky islet in the Pacific midway from San Francisco to Manila. The area is one square mile. The island is a possession of the United States . It is uninhabited, and is of no importance, save that it serves as a resting spot for the Philippine cable. See United States
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or Trillium, a species of spring-flowering, tuberous herbs of the lily family. Erect stems, three-leaved near the flower. The flower has three green, spreading sepals and three white or colored petals, six stamens, and a three-celled pod illustrating well the plan of three in its make-up. The name is derived from the fact that they are in bloom to greet the robin shortly after his spring arrival. There are several species, all woodland flowers. Trilliums vary in size. A large form, with white to pink flowers and curved petals two to three inches long, is found from Canada to Florida, and westward to the plains. The largest of all, with purple to white petals four inches long, is found on the Pacific coast. The smallest is a dwarf three to five inches high, found from Minnesota to Pennsylvania and Kentucky. Purple trilliums are found from Idaho to Oregon and from Georgia to Alabama and Arkansas.
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an island of Holland; province of Zeeland, at the mouth of the Scheldt. It is level, below high-water mark, very fertile, populous, and prosperous. It contains the thriving towns of Flushing, Middelburg (capital), and Veere. On July 13, 1809, the British expedition under Lord Chatham (elder brother of Pitt) landed near Veere, and took it, Middelburg, and Flushing, but had to retire the December following, after losing 7,000 men by marsh fever.
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LILLIAN D., an American sociologist, born in Ohio, in 1867. She was educated in private schools, a; the New York Hospital Training School for Nurses, and at the Woman's Medical College. In 1893 she founded, and since then has been the president and head worker of the Henry Street (New York City) Settlement. She was also the originator, in 1902, of the work of the school nurses in New York City, this work representing the first municipalization of school nursing in the world. It was chiefly due to her efforts that, in 1908, the Federal Children's Bureau came into being. She was the delegate of the Federal Children's Bureau to the International Conference at Cannes, France, and the United States delegate to the Woman's International Conference at Zurich, in 1919. She was also a member and at times an officer of many charitable societies and institutions, most of which were connected with work on behalf of children. She wrote besides many magazine articles, pamphlets, and reports, "Th "The House on Henry Street" (1915).
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. See Thoreau
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A Swiss, originally a Lutheran minister, a well-known occultist and spiritualist, and friend of Eliphas Levi (q.v.). He is represented by the pseudohistorians of "Satanism" as a right-hand man of Albert Pike (q.v.) in his alleged diabolic practices at Charleston, U.S.A. (See Devil Worship .) In reality Walder was an earnest mason and mystic.
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ALFRED HEIN- RICH CARL LUDWIG, COUNT VON, a German military officer; born in Potsdam, Germany, April 8, 1832; entered the army in 1850; served with distinction in the campaign of 1860 and in the Franco-Prussian War; became Major- General in 1876, general in 1880, quartermaster-general in 1881, Lieutenant- General in 1882, general of cavalry in 1888; and succeeded Von Moltke as chief of the general staff of the German army in August, 1888. In 1895 he was promoted Field-Marshal, and in 1900 was chosen commander of the allied armies in China. His wife, MARY, born in New York City City, Oct. 3, 1837, was a daughter of David Lee; spent her early years in Paris with her sister Josephine, and there married Prince Frederic of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg - Augustenburg- Noër, in 1864. On the death of her husband in July, 1865, she returned to Paris, where she remained till 1870, when she removed to Württemberg, Germany. In 1871 she married Count von Waldersee. She was credited with much influence in the German court, and with_having brought about the marriage of Emperor William II. with the Princess Augusta Victoria. He died in Hanover, March 5, 1904.
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