Curse of Scotland, The

The name given to three brothers from Alba Longa, who fought against the three Horatii. See Horatii . are various explanations of the name: a probable one traces it to the groups of nine lozenges in the coat of arms of the Dalrymple family, one of the members of which, the Mas re-kän'chä). [Quichua, 'court of gold.'] The great temple called the Temple of the Sun, at Cuzco, Peru. According to tradition it was founded by Manco Capac. It was probably used as a palace by the earlier Incas, and was later turned into a temple. The great monarch Inca Yupanqui adorned the interior with gold. The temple opened on a large square: it was 290 feet long by 52 feet broad, and included the principal temple, various minor rooms, and the garden of golden flowers. The interior was partly lined with thin gold. An elliptical gold plate on the wall was an emblem of the deity, and it was flanked by gold and silver plates representing the sun and moon. The roof was an elaborate thatch. The temple was partly despoiled by order of Atahualpa to satisfy the Spanish demand for gold; the Spaniards completed its destruction, and the church and convent of Santo Domingo were built on the site. Por tions of the original walls are still visible, forming part of the convent structure. Curicó (kö-rē-kō'). 1. A province of Chile, south of Colchagua. Area, 2,913 square miles. Population (1891), 104,909.-2. The capital of the above province. Population (1891), about 13,000. Curio (kū'ri-ō), Caius Scribonius. 1. Died 53 в. с. A Roman general and politician. He was the first Roman general to reach the Danube in IMG:content-0339.png:[blocks in formation] the ma acre of Glencoe. Cursor, Papirius. See Papirius Cursor. Cursor Mundi (ker's or mun'di). [L., 'the runner or courier of the world'; translated in one ME. MS. 'the Cursur o the world,' in another 'the Cours of the werlde.' The last expre es the real intention of the title.] A poem written about 1320, and founded on Cædmon's paraphrase of Genesis. It ran through the course of the world from the creation to doomsday. The whole poem has been printed by the Early English Text Society (ed. by Dr. Richard Morris). Curtain (ker'tận), The. A London playhouse established in Shore ditch in 1576. It is thought that Shakspere acted here in his own plays. It remained open until the acce ion of Charles I., after which the drama gave way to exhibitions of athletic feats. It is said that it was called The Curtain because here the green curtain was first used; in 1678 Aubrey calls it "The Green Curtain." The name is still maintained in "Curtain Road." The Church of St. James stands near the site, and a stained-gla window was placed at its west end in 1886 to commemorate the a ociation with Shakspere. Curtain Lectures. See Caudle . Curtana (ker-ta'nä), Court a in (kör-tan'), or Curtein (ker-tān'). [L. curt us , broken, shortened.] The name originally given to the sword of Roland, of which, according to the tradition, the point was broken off in testing it. The name is also given to the pointle sword carried before the kings of England at their coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of mercy. It is also called the sword of Edward the Confe or. Curt at one Curt at one (kör-tä-tō'ne). A village in the province of Mantua, Italy, 4 miles west of Mantua. Here, May 29, 1848, about 19,000 Austrians under Radetzky defeated 5,000-6,000 Italians. Curtin (ker'tin), Andrew Gregg. Born at Bellefonte, Pa., April 22, 1817: died Oct. 7, 1894. An American politician, governor of Pennsylvania 1861-67, minister to Ru ia 1869-72, mem lat. 42° 56′ N., long. 17° 10' E. It contains a cathedral. Population (1890), commune, 6,097. Curzon (ker'zon), George Nathaniel. Born 1840. An English politician and publicist, member of Parliament: author of "Ru ia in Central Asia, and the Anglo-Ru ian Question," "Persia and the Persian Question." Cusa. See Alexander John , Prince of Rumania. Cuthah London in the autumn of 1844, and in 1845 was very succe ful as Bianca. In December, 1845, she appeared as Romeo at the Hay market, her sister Susan playing Juliet. She reappeared in America, Oct. 8, 1849, at the old Broadway Theater, New York, as Mrs. Haller. Her principal characters were Romeo, Wolsey, Hamlet, and Claude Melnotte. In 1852 she announced her of ing for the i on ada intention erist illne . Meg Merrilies and Nancy Sykes were her strongest melodramatic parts. comedy "The Taming of the Shrew." This part was originally described in the dram at is personæ as a serving-man, but it is now played as an old woman, the housekeeper of Petruchio. Curtis, Benjamin Robbins. Born at Water town, Ma ., Nov. 4, 1809: died at Newport, R. I., Sept. 15, 1874. An American jurist, a ociate justice of the United States Supreme Court 1851-57: brother of G. T. Curtis. He pub lished "Reports of Cases in the Circuit Courts of the U. S." (1854), "Decisions of the Supreme Court," "Digest of the Decisions of the Supreme Court" (to 1854), etc. Curtis, George Ticknor. Born at Water town, Ma ., Nov. 28, 1812: died at New York, March 28, 1894. An American lawyer and legal writer. His works include "The Law of Copyright" (1847), "The Law of Patents" (1849, 4th ed. 1873), "Life of Daniel Webster" (1855-58), "Last Years of Daniel Webster" (1878), "A History of the Origin, Formation, and Adoption of the Constitution of the United States" (1855-58), "Constitu. tional History of the United States," etc. (1892, Vol. I). Curtis, George William. Born at Providence, R. I., Feb. 24, 1824: died on Staten Island, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1892. A noted American journalist, orator, publicist, and author. He lived in the community at Brook Farm, remaining there 18 months; traveled abroad 1846-50; on his return in the latter year became connected with the New York "Tribune"; was connected with "Putnam's Monthly" 1852-57; and became editor of the "Easy Chair" ("Harper's Magazine") in 1854, and in 1863 of "Harper's Weekly" (founded 1857). He was an influential advocate of civil-service reform. In 1871 he was appointed by Grant one of the commi ioners to draw up rules for the regulation of the civil service, but resigned on account of differences with the President. He was president of the New York State Civil Service League in 1880, and of the National Civil Service Reform League from its foundation until his death. He wrote "Nile Notes of a Howadji" (1851), "Howadji in Syria" (1852), "Lotus-Eating" (1852), "Potiphar Papers" (1853), Prue and I" (1856), Trumps (1862)391 From the Easy Curtise (kör-tes'). The little hound in the tale Chair" (1891) "Washington Irving" of "Reinecke Fuchs." Curtius (kör'tse-ös), Ernst. Born at Lübeck, Germany, Sept. 2, 1814: died July 12, 1896. A noted German archæologist and historian, profe or in the University of Berlin from 1863. His works include "Peloponnesos" (1851-52), "Griechische Geschichte" (1857-67, English translation by Ward 18681873), "Die Ionier vor der i on is chen Wanderung" (1855), "Attische Studien" (1863-64), etc. Curtius, Georg. Born at Lübeck, Germany, April 16, 1820: died at Hermsdorf, Hermsdorf, Germany, Aug. 12, 1885. A German philologist, brother of Ernst Curtius, profe or of cla ical philology at Leipsic from 1862. He wrote "Griechische Schul gramma tik" (1852), "Grundzüge der griechischen Etymologie" (1858-62), etc. Curtius (ker's hi-us), Marcus. A Roman legendary hero. In 362 B. C., a chasm having been formed in the Forum by an earthquake, the soothsayers announced that it could be closed only by the sacrifice of Rome's greatest treasure. The people were at a lo to interpret the oracle when Marcus Curtius, a noble youth, stepped forward and, declaring that the state po e ed no greater treasure than a brave citizen in arms, leaped, mounted on his steed and in full armor, into the chasm, which closed after him. Curtius Rufus, Quintus. A Roman historian, of the time of Claudius, author of a history of Alexander the Great. Curupira (kö-rö-pe'rä). The name given by Brazilian Indians of the Tupi race to a mythical being, generally described as a dwarfish man having his feet turned backward. He is said to wander in the woods, where he kills and devours persons who are lost. The hunter who finds his tracks and tries to run away from him is deceived by the direction of the footprints, and hastens to his own destruction. The Curupira myth is found in all parts of Brazil, is very ancient, and is connected with many goblin tales, some of which have been published. Curvet to (ker-vet'ō). An old libertine, affecting youth, in Middle ton's play "Blurt, Master Constable." He is the butt of many practical jokes. Curwen (ker' wen), John. Born at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, aire, England, Nov. 14, 1816: died at Heaton Mersey, Mersey, near Manchester, England, May 26, 1880. An English lish teacher of singing Curzola (kör'dzō-lä). 1. An island of the Adriatic Sea, belonging to Dalmatia, situated near lat. 43° N. Length, about 30 miles.-2. The chief town of the above island, situated in by the tonic sol-fa system. laus (originally Nikolas Chrypffs or Krebs). 1580: died in England, 1625. An English Born at Kues, near Trier, Germany, 1401: died merchant, one of the founders of the Plymouth at Todi, Umbria, Italy, Aug. 11, 1464. A noted colony. ecclesiastic and philosophical writer, appointed Cusis (kū'sis). A fabulous country in Sir John cardinal in 1448. His chief philosophical work is "De docta ignorant i a." Cush (kush). [Gr. Χούς.] In the Old Testament: (a) The eldest son of Ham. (b) A geographical and ethnographical term usually rendered Ethiopia in the Vulgate and Septuagint. Cush corresponded probably to Upper Egypt and northern Nubia, including, perhaps, part of Aby in i a and southern Arabia. Also Kush .