Let us take another piece of folklore

All North-country English folk know the Kern a baby. The custom of the "Kern a baby" is commonly observed England, or, at all events, in Scotland, where the writer has seen many a ker nababy. The last gleanings of the last field are bound up in a rude imitation of the human shape, and dre ed in some tag-rags of finery. The usage has fallen into the conservative hands of children, but of old "the Maiden" was a regular image of the harvest godde , which, with a sickle and sheaves in her arms, attended by a crowd of reapers, and accompanied with music, followed the last carts home to the farm. It is odd enough that the "Maiden" n" should exactly translate the old Sicilian name of the daughter of Demeter. "The Maiden" has dwindled, then, among us to the rudimentary kern a baby; but ancient Peru had her own Maiden, her Harvest Godde . Lang , Custom and Myth, p. 17. Kerner (ker'ner), Andreas Just in us. Born at Ludwigsburg, Würtemberg, Sept. 18, 1786: died at Weinsberg, Würtemberg, Feb. 21, 1862. A German lyric poet and medical writer. He was destined at the outset for a mercantile career, but ultimately studied natural history at Tübingen, where he was intimately a ociated with Uhland and Gustav Schwab, with whom he founded the so-called Swabian school of poetry. After 1819 he was district physician at Weinsberg, where he died. His poems are characterized by a true lyric quality: one at least of them, the "Wander lied" ("Wander Song"), has become a genuine folk-song. He was a believer in spiritualistic manifestations, and wrote several works in this field, among Seherin von Prevorst" ("The Prophete of Prevorst"). His principal prose work is "Reises chat ten von dem Schattenspieler Luchs" ("Magic Lantern Pictures of Travel by the Exhibitor Luchs," 1811). Kéroualle, or Querouaille (kā-rö-äl'), Louise Renée de, Duche of Portsmouth and Aubigny. Born 1649: died at Paris, Nov. 14, 1734. Elder daughter of Guillaume de Penancoët, sieur de Kéroualle. She first appears as maid of honor to Henrietta, duche of Orleans Bister of Charles and later to Queen Catharine. She became mistre of Charles II. in 1671, and on July 29, 1672, bore him a son, Charles Lennox, who was created duke of Richmond. She was naturalized and in 1673 created duche of Portsmouth, and made lady of the bedchamber to the queen. In 1674 she was granted by Louis XIV. the fief of Aubigny in Berry. After the death of Charles II. she retired to Aubigny for the rest of her life. Kerr (ker), Robert. Born at Bughtridge, Roxburghshire, 1755: died at Edinburgh, Oct. 11, 1813. A Scottish author. He is best known for his "General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels" (28 volumes: 1811-24). Kerry (ker'i). A maritime county in Munster, Ireland. It is separated by the Shannon from Clare on the north, and bounded by Limerick and Cork on the east, Cork on the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest and west. It contains Mac gill i cuddy's Reeks and the Lakes of Killarney. The chief town is Tralee. Area, 1,853 square miles. Population (1891), 179,136. Kertch (kerch). A seaport in the eastern part of the Crimea, Ru ia, situated on the Strait of Yenikale in lat. 45° 21′ N., long. 36° 28′ E.: the ancient Panticapæum. It is noted for its antiquities: was an ancient Milesian colony; was the capital of the empire, Genoese, Turks, etc.; pa ed to Ru ia in 1774; and was sacked by the English and French forces in 1855. Population, with Yenikale, 30,892. American Presbyterian mi ion has settled among them. Ketteler (ket'tel-er), Baron Wilhelm Emanuel von. Born at Münster, Pru ia, Dec. 25, 1811: died at Burg hausen, Upper Bavaria, July 13, 1877. A German ecclesiastic and Ultramontane leader, made bishop of Mainz in 1850. Kettering (ket'er-ing). A town in North amp tonshire, England, 13 miles northeast of North amp ton. Population (1891), 19,454. Kettle (ket'l), Tilly. Born at London about 1740: died at Aleppo, Syria, 1786. An English portrait-painter. His portraits, in the style of Sir Joshua Reynolds, have some merit. Keux. See Kay , Sir . Kew (kū). A village in the county of Surrey, England, situated on the Thames 9 miles west of London. It is celebrated for its botanical gardens. These originated in gardens laid out by Lord Capel about the middle of the 18th century. They were extended by George III., and since 1840 have been national property. The extent of the gardens is 75 acres, and that of the adjoining arboretum 178 acres. Kew Observatory. The central meteorological observatory of Great Britain. It is at Old Richmond Park, between Kew and Richmond, and was built by George III. for the observation of the transit of Venus in 1769, and called the "King's Observatory." About 70 years after this the government determined to cease maintaining it, and in 1842 it was handed over to the British A ociation under the name of "Kew Observatory." In 1871 it was transferred to the Royal Society, and is now the central station of the meteorological office. Keweenaw (kē'we-na) Bay. An arm of Lake Superior, north of Michigan, about lat. 47° N., long. 88o W. Keweenaw Point. A peninsula in northern Michigan, projecting into Lake Superior: noted for its copper-mines. Kew-Kiang (kū-ke-ang'). A city in the province of Kiangsi, China, situated on the Yangtse, lat. 29° 42′ N., long. 116° 8′ E. It exports tea. Population, about 50,000. Key (kē), Sir Astley Cooper. Born 1821: died at Maidenhead, England, March 3, 1888. A British admiral. He was the son of a surgeon, Charles Aston Key; entered the navy in 1833; and was commi ioned lieutenant Dec. 22, 1842. He was made commander at Obligado Nov. 20, 1845. He commanded the Amphion in the Baltic in the Ru ian war 1854-55; went to China in 1857; was made rear-admiral in 1866; organized the Royal Naval College at Green wich in 1872, and became its president in 1873; was made vice-admiral in 1873, and admiral in 1878; and became first naval lord of the admiralty in 1879. Key, Francis Scott. Born in Frederick County, Maryland, Aug. 9, 1780: died at Baltimore, Jan. 11, 1843. An American poet, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner." "His poems were published in 1857. Key, Thomas Hewitt. Born at London, March 20, 1799: died there, Nov. 29, 1875. An English Latin scholar. In 1825 he was made profe or of mathematics in the University of Virginia, but returned to England in 1827. In 1828 he was appointed profe or comparative grammar. He was also head-master of the school attached to University College from 1842 until bis death. He published a "Latin Grammar" (1846). His Latin dictionary appeared in 1888. kingdom of Bosporus; was occupied later by Byzantine London University, and profe or Keshab Chandra Sen (ke-shub' chan'dra sān). Born 1838: died 1884. The third great theistic reformer of British India, following Rammohun Roy and Debendranath Tagore. Under his leadership the Brahmasamaj or Theistic Church was led to break with almost all the traditional Hindu usages spared by his predece ors, even the distinction of caste. Kesho. See Hanoi . Késmárk. See Käsmark . Ke elsdorf (kes's els-dorf). A village 5 miles southwest of Dresden. Here, Dec. 15, 1745, the Prus sians under Leopold of De au defeated the Saxons. The peace of Dresden, putting an end to the second Silesian war, immediately followed. Kestenholz (kes'ten-holts). A small town in Alsace, 27 miles southwest of Strasburg. Keswhawhay. See Keresan . Keswick (kez'ik). Atown in Cumber land, England, situated on the Greta 22 miles south southwest of Car lisle. It was the residence of Southey and Shelley, and is noted for its picturesque scenery. Der went water, Skiddaw, Borrow dale, etc., are in the neigh borhood. Population (1891), 3,905. Keyes (kez), Erasmus Darwin. Born at Brim field, Ma ., May 29, 1810: died Oct. 14, 1895. An American general. He graduated at West Point in 1832; was military secretary to General Scott 1860-61; and became major-general volunteers in the Union army in 1862. He commanded a brigade at Bull Run, July 21, 1861, and a corps at the battle of Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862. He published "Fifty Years' Observation of Men and Events" (1884). Key Islands. See Kei Islands . Key of Christen dom. A name once given to Buda, Hungary, from its strategically imp or- tant position between Germany and Turkey. Key of India. Herat. Key of Ru ia. A name sometimes given to Smolensk. IMG:content-0573.png:[blocks in formation] Key of the Mediterranean. A name sometimes given to Gibraltar. Keystone State. A popular designation of Pennsylvania, the central State of the original Keszthely (kest'hely). A town in the county of Zala, Hungary, situated on Lake Balaton thirteen. in lat. 46° 47′ N., long. 17° 15′ E. Population Key West (ke west), Sp. Cayo Hueso (ki'ō (1890), 6,195. Ketch (kech), John, surnamed Jack Ketch. Died Nov. 1686. A famous English executioner.