Breeder

One that is prolific, and that produces or brings up anything; as, he is a breeder of cattle. "Time is the nurse and breeder of all good."-Shaks. "He'd recommend her as a special breeder ."-Pope. Breed'ing, n. Nurture; education; bringing up; training. "I am a gentleman of blood and breeding."-Shaks. -Manners; deportment; knowledge of ceremonious observ- ances; social bearing; as, he is a man of fine breeding. "You write with ease to show your breeding, But easy writing 's curst hard reading."-Sheridan. Breeding in and in. The system of close breeding, which has been applied with much succe in the rearing of cattle and race-horses, is sometimes thus designated. (Agric.) The method of multiplying and improving the quality of domestic animals rapidly. Great attention has been paid to the subject of B. since the commencement of the present century, one notable result being that within the last thirty years the weight of mutton produced has nearly been doubled in proportion to the number of sheep. If a proper supply of food is furnished, any breed of animals will perpetuate itself; the various breeds of wild animals are instances of this fact. But when a iduous attention is paid to the B. of domestic animals, varieties are produced which are more useful and profitable than the wild breeds, on account of par breeze. Breez'y, a. Fanned with gentle winds; subject to frequent breezes. Bregenz', a mountainous district of the Tyrol, comprising the Vorarlberg territory; area , 987 sq. m.; pop . 108,565. Its capital, Bregenz , is a small, but fine town on Lake Con stance, near the mouth of the Aach. Pop . 4,416. Breguet, ABRAHAM LOUIS, ( bra i'goo - ai ,) a celebrated French clock and watch mechanician, who, at an early age, went to Paris, and first perfected those continually going watches which are self-winding. Afterwards, he invented for watches, repeated movements and escapements of all kinds, of a delicacy and precision before unknown. He was a member of the Institute, and greatly enriched and extended the science of horology. B. in Switzerland, his parents being French Protestant refugees; he D. at Paris, 1823. Bre'har, or BRYHER, one of the Scilly Islands. Brehat', a small island of France, in the English Channel; 3 m. long and 2 broad, lying about a mile from the mainland. It has a light-house. Brehon Laws. ( Hist . ) The ancient laws of the Irish are so termed, from an Irish word signifying Judges . It is supposed that some of the written collections of these laws, which still exist, are of great antiquity; as old, perhaps, as the earlier ages of the Christian era. Prior to the Anglo-Norman invasion, Ireland was governed by these laws. Brein'igsville, in Pennsylvania , a P. O. of Lehigh co. Brei's ach, (anc. Mons Brisiacus ,) an old town of the grand-duchy of Baden, on the Rhine, 12 m. W. of Freiburg. Being regarded as the key to the W. of Germany, it was a prominent scene of action during the Thirty Years' War, and changed masters frequently during the next century. In 1806, the French handed it over to the House of Baden. Pop . 3,826. Breisgau, ( bris'gow ,) an old division of Germany, in the S.W. of Suabia; divided between Baden, Würtemberg, and Switzerland in 1806. Breislakite, n . ( Min . ) A variety of Augite occurring in wool-like flexible fibres, of a chestnut-brown color, in cavities of the older lavas of Vesuvius. Breit'enfeld, (BATTLES OF.) See LEIPZIG. Brem'en, one of the three German Hanse towns, or free cities, at the mouth of the Weser, 60 m. S.W. of Hamburg, and 70 S.E.of the N.Sea. Sea-going ve els being unable to come up to the city, B. purchased from Hanover, in 1827, a piece of ground on the right bank of the. mouth of the Weser, and founded the port of Bremer haven, which has since become a flourishing town of abt. 8,000 inhabitants. The largest portion of B. , called the Altstadt , or old town, lies on the right, and the Neustadt , or new town, on the left bank of the river. The principal edifices are, the Cathedral, built in 1160: the Church of St. A us gari us, with a spire 325 ft. in height; the new Town-hall; and the Exchange. B. has a museum, a theatre, a school of commerce and navigation, and numerous charitable institutions. Both sides the river are lined with handsome and convenient quays. The manufactures are considerable, the principal being those for the preparation of snuff and cigars, which employ a great many hands. A large trade is also carried on in the building and fitting out of ve els. The situation of B. at a navigable river, and connected by railroad with all the important towns of Germany, renders her the principal emporium of Hanover, Brunswick, He e, and other countries traversed by the Weser. In consequence, she has an extensive and increasing trade. Imports are tobacco, coffee, sugar, and other colonial products; petroleum, cotton and cotton-yarn, cheese, butter, wine, tea, rice, iron, spices, and dye-woods. Exports linens, snuff and cigars, hams and bacon, rags, bones, chicory, oil-cake, refined sugar, soap, . B. is one of the most important commercial cities of Germany, its trade having increased rapidly within the past decade. Its foreign trade is especially large with the United States. Its imports in 1890 reached a total of 749,938,507 marks; the exports, about 706,000,000 marks. Most of its steamers belong to the "North German Lloyds." The city is governed by a Senate of 18 members, acting under the legislative authority of the General A embly of citizens, sitting under the name of the BürgerConvent, or Convent of Burge es. Hist . B. is said to have been founded in 788. She was long one of the leading towns of the Hanseatic League. In 1806, it was taken by the French; and from 1810 to 1813, it was the capital of the dep. of the Mouths of the Weser. Pop . of the city, 1890, 124,887. The State of B. comprises an area of 991 sq. miles, with a total pop. in 1890, of 180,443. B. joined the North German Union in 1866and the German Empire in 1870. It ranks next to Hamburg in commercial importance and as an outlet of German emigration. The number of emigrants in 1890 reached 140,410, of whom almost the whole number went to the United States. In 1888, B. became a member of the German Zollverein. Bremerhaven, or BREMERHAFEN, (bra'mer-ha-fen,) the port of Bremen, 30 m. N.N.W. of that city. Its harbor is acce ible for the largest ships. The site of the city was acquired from Hanover in 1827. Pop. (1897) 21,350. Brem'en, in Illinois , a village and township of Cook co., 23 m. S.S.W. of Chicago co. -A post-office of Randolph co. Brem'en, in Indiana , a post-town of Marshall co., on B. & O. R.R., 18 m. S. by E. from South Bend. Pop . (1898) 1,290. Brem'en, in Kentucky , a village of McLean co. -A post-office of Muhlenberg co. Brem'en, in Maine , a post-township of Lincoln co., on Broad Bay Sound, 35 m. S.S.E. of August a. Brem'en, in Mi ouri, a village of St. Louis co., 4 m. from St. Louis on the Mi i ippi river. Brem'en, in Ohio, a post-village of Fairfield co., 10 m. E. of Lancaster, and 49 S.E. of Columbus. Bre/mer, FRED ERIK A, a Swedish novelist, born in 1802, known to American readers by her novels of The Neigh bours, The President's Daughters, Life in Dale carl i a, and several other works, which have been translated into almost all the languages of Europe, and have everywhere been deservedly popular. Died Dec. 31, 1866. Bre'mer, in Iowa , a N.E. county, intersected by the Cedar, English, and Wapsipincon rivers. Area , 430 sq. m. Surface , well timbered. Soil , good. Cap . Waverly. Pop . (1898) 16,200. This co. was named after Fred erik a Bremer, the popular Swedish novelist.