Genius

in Roman mythology, a tutelary deity. According to the belief of the Romans, which was common to almost all nations, every person had his own genius; that is, a spiritual being, which introduced him into life, accompanied him during the course of it, and again conducted him out of the world at the close of his eareer. The genii of women were called Junones.; Genlis, Stephanie Felicite Ducrest de St. Aubin, Comte e de, a noted French writer; born in Champeeri, Burgundy, Jan. 25, 1746. At the age of 16 she was married to the Comte de Genlis, and in 1770 was made lady-in-waiting to the Duche e de Chart res. In 1782 the Duc de Chart res, afterward known as Egalite, appointed her “ governor ” of his children, including Louis-Philippe. She wrote a variety of works for her pupils. She died in Paris, Dec. 31, 1830. Genoa (ancient Genua), a city of | Italy, situated on the Gulf of Genoa, at the foot of the A pennines, the cap: | ital of the province and the most impet seaport; 801 miles S. E. of aris. While worthy of its title, “ Genoa the Superb,” as viewed from the sea, it is in reality built awkwardly on irregular rising ground, and consists of a labyrinth of narrow and intricate lanes, acce ible only to foot: | pa engers or pack-mules. The dark thoroughfares are lined with tall buildings, some of them of marble and handsome architecture, but now in many cases hotels or busine places. ¥E. 64. Genoa is the commercial outlet of a wide extent of country, of which the chief exports are rice, wine, olive oil, silk feeds, coral, paper, macaroni and marble. The annual exports of Genoa are valued at nearly $20,000,- 000, the imports are returned at more than $75,000,000. The principal industries are iron works, cotton and eloth mills, macaroni works, tanneries, sugar refineries, and vesta-match, filigree, and paper factories. Pop. (1901) 234,800. F After the downfall of the empire of Charlemagne, Genoa erected itself into a republic, and till the 11th century shared the fortunes of the cities of Lombardy. ‘The situation of the city was favorable to commerce, and it pursued the trade of the Levant even earlier than Venice. At the beginning of the 12th century Genoa carried on an extensive commerce with the different nations of the Levant and had extensive foreign po e ions.