India, and the Malay Archipelago

East lake (est'lāk), Sir Charles Lock. Born at Plymouth, England, Nov. 17, 1793: died at Pisa, Italy, Dec. 23, 1865. An English painter. He lived at Rome 1816-30, and at London 1830-55; was keeper of the National Gallery 1843-47; was president of the Royal Academy from 1850 until his death; and was knighted in 1850. His best painting is "Pilgrims in Sight of Rome" (1828). East Liverpool. A town in Columbiana County, Ohio, situated on the Ohio River 35 miles northwest of Pittsburg. It has manufactures of pot tery. Population (1900), 16,485. East London. A seaport in Cape Colony, lat. 33° 2' S., long. 27° 55′ E. Population, 6,858. East Lothian. Same as Hadding tons hire . East Main. A portion of the Northwest Territories of Canada, lying east of Hudson Bay and west of Labrador proper. East Main. A river in Canada which flows into James Bay. Length, about 400 miles. Eastman (est'man), Charles Gamage. Born at Fryeburg, Maine, June 1, 1816: died at Burlington, Vt., 1861. An American poet and journalist. He was for many years proprietor and editor of the "Vermont Patriot," published at Montpelier, Vermont. In 1848 he published a volume of poetry. Eastman, Mrs. (Mary Henderson). Born at War rent on, Va., in 1817. An American novelist, wife of Seth Eastman. Among her works are nese Turkestan or Little Bokhara). A dependency of the Chinese empire in central Asia. The Thian-Shan Mountains separate it from Asiatic Ru ia: Sungar i a lies on the north; Kwen-Lun Mountains separate it from Tibet and Kashmir on the south; and the Pamirs and Asiatic Ru ia are on the west. The chief river is the Tarim; the chief city, Yar kand. It forms the Chinese Lu, or southern circuit of Ili. Length, about 1,250 miles. Area, 431,800 square miles. Population, estimated, 580,000. Eastward Ho! A comedy written chiefly by Chapman and Marston, with contributions by Jonson. It was written and acted during the winter of 1604-05, and was entered upon the Stationers' Register Sept. 4, 1605. The authors were imprisoned for satirizing the Scots in this play, and sentenced to have their ears and noses split. Jonson, though not responsible for the obnoxious pa ages, gave himself up with his friends. At a feast given by him after their delivery, his mother drank to his health and exhibited a package of "lusty, strong poison" which, had the sentence of mutilation been carried out, she was to "have mixt in the prison among his drink," and to have first drunk of it herself ( Fleay ). The play was revived in 1751 as "The Prentices," and in 1775 as "Old City Manners." Easy (ē'zi), Sir Charles. The "carele husband" in Cibber's comedy of that name. He is di olute and lazy, but not entirely vicious, and is finally brought back to the path of virtue by Lady Easy, his wife. She makes it a point never to ruffle him with jealousy. Easy, Midshipman. See Mr. Midshipman Easy . Eaton (e'ton), Daniel Cady. Born at Fort Gratiot, Mich., Sept. 12, 1834: died at New Haven, June 29, 1895. An American botanist, grandson of Amos Eaton. He graduated in 1857 at Yale College, in which institution he became profe or of botany in 1864. He published "Ferns of the Southwest" "United States Geological Survey," Vol. VI, 1878) and "Ferns of North America" (1878-79). Eaton, George W. Born at Henderson, Hunting don County, Pa., July 3, 1804: died at Hamilton, N. Y., Aug. 3, 1872. An American educator and Baptist clergyman. He was president of Madison University (Hamilton) 1856-68, and of Hamilton Theological Seminary 1861-71. Eaton, Nathaniel. Died in London after 1660. The first head-master of Harvard College. He was appointed in 1637. In 1639 he was fined 100 marks for gro brutality to one of his ushers, Nathaniel Briscoe, whereupon he fled to Virginia, leaving debts to the amount of £1,000. Eaton, Theophilus. Died at New Haven, Conn., Jan. 7, 1658. First governor of the colony of New Haven. He came in 1637 from London to New England with John Davenport, whom he as Eaton, Theophilus sisted in the purchase of Quinipiak from the Indians as a site for the colony of New Haven, which was planted in 1632. In 1639 he was elected governor of the colony, which post he retained until his death. Eaton, William. Born at Wood stock, Conn., Feb. 23, 1764: died at Brim field, Ma ., June 1, 1811. An American officer and adventurer, Feb. 2, 1838. An American physician and medical writer. Ebers (a'bers), Carl Fried rich. Born at Ca el, March 20, 1770: died at Berlin, Sept. 9, 1836. A German musical composer. consul at Tunis 1799-1803. He was subsequently appointed United States naval agent to the Barbary painter. and during the Tripoli tan war organized a movement among the natives to restore Hamet, the brother of the reigning pasha, Yu uf Car am all i. With the a istance of the American squadron he took Derne in 1805, and was about to march on Tripoli when peace was concluded between the United States and the reigning bey. Eaton, Wyatt. Born at Philips burg, Canada, May 6, 1849: died at Newport, R. I., June 7, 1896. An American figure and portrait painter. He studied at the National Academy of Design in New York, and with Gérôme in Paris. Eau Claire (ō klar). [F., 'clear water.'] A city in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, situated on the Chippewa River 83 miles east by south of St. Paul. It has an important lumber trade. Population (1900), 17,517. Eaux Bonnes (ōbon). [F., 'good waters.'] A watering-place in the department of Ba esPyrénées, France, about 28 miles south of Pau. It is noted for its springs (chlorid of sodium). Eauze (oz). A town in the department of Gers, France, 29 miles northwest of Auch. It is on the site of the Roman Elusa. Population (1891), commune, 4,110. Ebal (ē'bal). A mountain in Palestine, forming the northern side of the fertile valley in which lies Nablus, the ancient Shechem. Mount Ebal rises to the height of 2,986 feet (or, according to some, 3,077 feet). From Ebal the curse for disobedience to the law was pronounced, the ble ing for obedience being given from Mount Gerizim, which lies opposite on the south of the valley. Upon Ebal Joshua erected the first altar to Jehovah after conquering Canaan. Its modern Arabic name is Jebel Eslamiyah. Ebbs fleet (ebz'flēt). A hamlet in Thanet, Kent, England, 3+ miles west-south title "Papyrus E., ein hieratisches Handbuch der ägyptis. chen Medizin." "Durch Gosen zum Sinai" ("Through Goshen to Sinai") appeared in 1872; "Ägypten in Wort und Bild”(“Egypt in Word and Picture") in 1878. Among his romances are "Eine ägyptische Königstochter" ("An Egyptian Prince ," 1864), "Uarda" (1877), "Homo Sum" (1878), "Die Schwestern" ("The Sisters," 1880), "Der Kai- ser" ("The Emperor," 1881), "Serapis" (1885), "Die Nil- braut" (1887), "Joshua" (1889), etc. Eberswalde (ā'berz-väl-de). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, 28 miles northeast of Berlin. Population (1890), 15,977. Ebert (a'bert), Adolf. Born at Ca el, Pru ia, June 1, 1820: died July 1, 1890. A German Ro- man cep hi lolog ist, profe or at Leipsicfrom 1862. Ebert, Fried rich Adolf. Born at Taucha, near Leipsic, July 9, 1791: died at Dresden, Nov. 13, 1834. A German bibliographer. He was li- brarian at Wolfenbüttel (1823), and later (1825) at Dresden. His principal work is an "Allgemeines bibliographisches Lexikon" (1821-30). Ebert, Karl Egon von. Born at Prague, Bohe- mia, June 5, 1801: died there, Oct. 24, 1882. A German poet. IMG:content-0453.png:[blocks in formation] miscellaneous writer. Ebro (a'bro). [L. Iberus , F. Ebre .] A river in Spain which rises in the province of Santander and flows into the Mediterranean in lat. 40° 42′ N., long. 0° 51′ E. Length, about 440 miles. Sarago a is situated on it. Ecbatana (ek-bat'a-nä), or Agbatana (agbat'a-nä), or Achmetha (äk'me-thä). [Ancient Persian Hangmatána ; in Babylonian inscriptions Agamatanu or Agamtanu ; modern Hamadan .] The capital of Media, built, according to fable, by Semi ram is. It was captured and plundered by Cyrus in 550 B. C., and was used by the Per sian monarchs as a summer residence. Alexander the Great spent some months there in 324 B. C. It is mentioned in the Bible (Ezra vi. 2) as the place in which the decree of Cyrus permitting the Jews to rebuild the temple was found. Hamadân is one of the most important cities of modern Persia. Eccard (ek'kärd), Johannes. Born at Mühlhausen, Thu ring i a, in 1553: died at Berlin in 1611. A German musician, noted as a composer of church music. In 1589 he was made kapell meister to the margrave of Brandenburg at Königsberg; in 1608 he was given the same position under the Kurfürst at Berlin. He wrote both sacred music and songs. Ecce Homo (ek'sē hōmō). [L., 'behold, the man!'] The name given (from the words of Pilate) to representations of Christ with the crown of thorns. Among the best-known paintings of this subject is one by Titian (1543), in the Imperial Gallery at Vienna. Christ, bleeding and crowned with thorns, is led out from the palace above a flight of steps by soldiers. Below are a mocking company of soldiers and people, in which a portrait of the sultan Suliman is conspicuous.