These 11 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Whistle Fish, Whistling, Whitby.
Motella tricirrhata, the three-bearded rockling. Pennant says the name was applied to the fish because "the Cornish fishermen whistle when desirous of t taking this fish, as if by that they facilitate its capture."
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It is considered unlucky for sailors to whistle aboard ship. This is of the nature of sympathetic magic, as it might possibly raise a whistling wind.
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a seaport and markettown of England, in the North Riding of Yorkshire; on the Esk river, which forms the harbor, and is crossed by a swing bridge; 16 miles from Scarborough. It has dockyards for the building of ships, and commodious dry docks. Jet is collected here. Whitby was several times bombarded by German cruisers during the World War. Pop. about 12,000.
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GILBERT, an English naturalist; born in Selborne, England, July 18, 1720. He wrote: "The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne in the County of Southampton" (1789); and a posthumous work edited from his papers, "The Naturalist's Calendar, with Observations in Various Branches of Natural History" (1795). Many naturalists have published editions of his works with annotations. John Burroughs wrote an introduction to the edition of 1895. His "Letters" were published in 1876. He died in Selborne, June 20, 1793.
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HENRY, an American diplomat and public official, born in Baltimore, Md., in 1850. He was educated in private schools in the United States and France, and took post-graduate studies at Harvard and Johns Hopkins. He entered the diplomatic service and was secretary of the American Embassy at London, from 1884 to 1905. He acted many times as chargé. In 1887-1888 he represented the United States at the International Conference for the abolition of sugar bounties, and also took part in many other international conferences, including the Algeciras Conference respecting Moroccan affairs in 1906. In 1905 he was appointed American Ambassador to Italy, and in 1907 was appointed Ambassador to France, serving until 1909. In 1910 he was chairman of the American delegation to the Fourth Pan-American Conference. He was selected by President Wilson as the Republican representative on the United States delegation to the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919.
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HENRY KIRKE, an English poet, born in Nottingham, England, March 21, 1785; was the son of a butcher, and being of a delicate constitution he was put to the trade of stocking weaving. From his infancy he manifested great love of learning, and at the age of 14 produced some notable specimens of poetry. He published, in 1803, a poem called "Clifton Grove"; and after his death his "Remains, consisting of poems, letters, etc., were edited by Southey. He died in Cambridge, England, Oct. 19, 1806.
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HORACE, an American editor; born in Colebrook, N. H., Aug. 10, 1834. He settled in Chicago, was editor of the Chicago "Tribune" (1864- 1874); and subsequently became connected with the New York "Evening Post." He wrote many pamphlets and essays on political, social, and financial topics, the best known being: "The Silver Question"; "The Tariff Question"; "Coin's Financial Fool"; "Money and Banking Illustrated by American History"; "The Gold Standard"; "Life of Lyman Trumbull" (1913); and edited Bastiat's "Sophismes Économiques" (1876) and Cossa's "Scienza delle Finanze" (1889). He died in 1916.
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EDWARD DOUGLAS, an American jurist; born in the parish of Lafourche, La., Nov. 3, 1845; was educated at Mount St. Mary's College, Md., and at the Jesuit College in New Orleans. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate army. After the war he practiced law. He was State Senator of Louisiana in 1874; associate justice of the Supreme Court of Louisiana in 1878; and United States Senator in 1889-1894. While still in the Senate he was appointed an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court and became Chief Justice on the death of Melville W. Fuller in 1910.
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RICHARD GRANT, an American Shakespearean scholar; born Shakespearean in New York City, May 23, 1822. His journalistic work was in connection with the New York "Courier and Enquirer" (1851-1858), and "World" (1860-1861); and the London "Spectator" (1863-1867), for which he wrote "Yankee Letters." Among his published books are: "Biographical and Critical Handbook of Christian Art" (1853); "Shakespeare's Scholar" (1854); "National Hymns: A Lyrical and National Study for the Times" (1861); "Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, with an Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius," etc. (1865); "Poetry of the Civil War" (1866); "Words and Their Uses" (1870); "England Without and Within" (1881); "The Riverside Shakespeare," with Biography, introductions and notes (1883, 3 vols.); an annotated edition of Shakespeare, (1857-1865, 12 vols.). He published one novel, "The Fate of Mansfield Humphreys" (1884). He died in New York City, April 8, 1885.
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STEWART EDWARD, an American an author, born in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1873. He was educated at the University of Michigan and at the Law School of Columbia University. He was a member of the American Institute of Arts and Letters and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society of London. During the World War he served as a major with the 144th F. A. Besides contributing to many of the most prominent magazines. he wrote "Westerners" (1901); "Claim Jumpers" (1901); "The Blazed Trail" (1902); "Conjuror's House" (1903); "The Forest" (1903); "The Magic Forest" (1903); "The Silent Places" (1904); "The Mountains" (1904); The "Blazed Trail Stories" (1904); "The Pass" (1906); "The Mystery" (with Samuel Hopkins Adams, 1907); "Arizona Nights" (1907); "Camp and Trail" (1907); "The Riverman" (1908); "The Rules of the Game" (1909); "The Cabin" (1910); "The Adventures of Bobby Orde" (1911); "The Land of Footprints" (1912); "African Camp Fires" (1913); "Gold" (1913); "The Rediscovered Country" (1915); "The Gray Dawn" (1915); "The Leopard Woman" (1916); "Simba" (1918); "The Forty- دو Niners" (1918).
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WILLIAM ALLEN, an American journalist, born in Emporia, Kan., in 1868. He was educated at the University of Kansas. In 1895 he became proprietor and editor of the Emporia "Daily and Weekly Gazette." He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, vice-president of the American Short Ballot Association, and a trustee of the College of Emporia. A Republican in politics, he was one of the chief supporters of ex-president Roosevelt in the formation of the Progressive party, becoming a member of its National Committee and the chairman of its publicity committee. During the World War he went, in 1917, to France as an observer for the American Red Cross. In 1919 he was appointed an American delegate to the Russian Conference at Prinkipo. Besides contributing frequently to magazines and newspapers, he wrote "The Real Issue and Other Stories" (1896); "The Court of Boyville" (1899); "Stratagems and Spoils" (1901); "In Our Town" (1906); "A Certain Rich Man" (1909); "The Old Order Changeth" (1910); "God's Puppets" (1916); "In the Heart of a Fool" (1918); "The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me" (1918).
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