Wolfe (CHARLES an Irish poet born)
CHARLES, an Irish poet; born in Dublin, Ireland, Ireland, Dec. 14, 1791; was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and it was while there that the poem which has secured his fame, "Ode on the Burial of Sir John Moore," was published in the "Newry Telegraph" (1817). He was also the author of several other poems, and his "Remains" were published at Dublin (1825). He died at the Cove of Cork (now Queenstown), Ireland, Feb. 21, 1823.
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Wolfhound
or BORZOI, a breed of dog first imported in numbers into England from Russia, about the year 1885. In shape the borzoi is like a gigantic greyhound, though covered with a soft coat about the length of a deerhound's. In Great Britain the breed has become very popular owing to the peculiar grace and beauty of the borzoi. Though supposed to be able to attack and kill a wolf, in disposition and appearance the Russian wolfhound is so excessively gentle that doubts have been In recent trials cast on his powers. with wolves in America the borzoi failed signally to accomplish the purpose for which he is intended. The Irish wolfhound was identical in shape and appearance with the Scottish deerhound. Attempts have lately been made to revive the breed, but it is admitted that pure specimens are no longer obtainable.
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Wolfram
Tungstate of protoxide of iron; occurs in Cornwall, in the Bohemian tin-mines, and in Siberia. Its composition is tungstic acid 78.77, protoxide of iron 18.32, protoxide of manganese 6.22, silex 1.25. See TUNGSTEN.
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Wolframite
a mineral occurring mostly in tin-producing districts, some- , to detriment of the tires. Crystallization, orthorhomtimes in abundance the bic, but usually found lamellar, massive. Hardness, 5-5.5; sp. gr., 7.1-7.55; luster, submetallic; color and streak, reddishbrown to black, opaque. Composition: A tungstate of iron and manganese, the proportions of which are variable, and lead to differing formulæ, though most can be represented by 2FeOWO3 + 3MnOWO3, or 4FeWO3 + MnOWO3. (võlf'räm fon esh'en-bäh), next to Walther von der Vogelweide the greatest of Middle High German poets. He was poor and with a family, and could neither read nor write; but knew French and was of noble birth, which enabled him to frequent the court of Hermann of Thuringia. His chief works were three epic poems: "Parzival" (about 1210), the greatest of German court epics; "Titurel" (about 1210?), left unfinished; "Willehalm" (begun before 1216), left unfinished; both afterward completed by other hands. He wrote also lyrics, among which were four "Day Songs." He died about 1220.
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Wollaston Lake
a lake in the Northwest Territory, British America. It is about 50 miles long and finds its outlet in the Mackenzie river.
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Wollin
an island of Prussia at the mouth of the Oder; on the N. side of the Great Haff; length, 20 miles; breadth from 3 to 10 miles. Fishing and cattlerearing are the chief employments. Pop. about 15,000.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
a national organization of women designed to promote temperance and other work, known for short as the W. C. T. U. The organization was effected in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874. There are branches in every state and territory, embracing 10,000 local unions and possibly half a million members. Much has been done to guard minors by salutary laws and to promote temperance legislation. National headquarters are maintained at Evanston, Illinois. In 1883 a world organization was formed, largely through the influence of Frances E. Willard. There are auxiliaries in over fifty countries. A white ribbon is the W. C. T. U. badge the world over. See Willard ; Frances E 2026 Editor's Note: The temperance movement was about to win everything and then lose it: national Prohibition arrived in 1920 and died in 1933 — the great policy boomerang of the readers' lifetimes. See temperance . (Ed: BR 2026-07-09)
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Woman's Relief Corps
an organization created by the mothers, wives, daughters, and sisters of Union soldiers of the Civil War of 1861-1865, for the purpose of aiding and assisting the Grand Army of the Republic, and to "perpetuate the memory of their heroic dead," to "extend needful aid to the widows and orphans," to "cherish and emulate the deeds of our army nurses," and to "inculcate lessons of patriotism and love of country among our children and in the communities in which we live." The organization is composed of departments, which are subdivided into corps, as well as detached corps in several States where no departments exist.
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Wombat
a pouched animal of Australia. Wombats are hairy, crouching animals with feet somewhat like those of a bear. They have the teeth of a squirrel and live chiefly on grass and other herbs, holing in a bank like a woodchuck. They carry their young in a pouch. There are three species, all confined to the Australian region where they are hunted for their flesh.
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Women's Clubs
GENERAL FED- ERATION OF, in the United States, an organization incorporated in 1892, and composed of over 2,675 women's clubs having a membership of 155,000 women in the United States and f foreign countries. The purpose of the Federation is declared in its articles of incorporation to be " to bring into communication with one another the various women's clubs throughout the world, that they may compare methods of work and become mutually helpful. Constitutions of clubs applying for membership should show that no sectarianism or political test is required, and, while the distinctively humanitarian movements may be recognized, their chief purpose is not philanthropic or technical, but social, literary, artistic, or scientific culture." Meetings of the federation are held biennially. There are State federations auxiliary to the General Federation in all the States.
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Wood
ANTHONY, called ANTHONY A. WOOD, an English antiquary; born in Oxford, England, Dec. 17, 1632; spent most of his life in collecting data relating to the history of Oxford University. He wrote: "History and Antiquities of the University of Oxford"; "An Exact History of All the Writers and Bishops Who Have Had Their Education in the University of Oxford, from 1500 to 1690"; "Modus Salium: A Collection of Pieces of Humor" (1751); and "The Ancient and Present State of the City of Oxford" (1773). He died in Oxford, Nov. 28, 1695.
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