Phenic i an wife Jezebel), and predicts a great drought

Elisabeth. See Elizabeth. Compelled to seek refuge in flight and concealment, he is miraculously fed by ravens in the torrent-bed of the stream Cherith, and by the widow of Zarephath, whose dead son he restores to life. In the extremity of the famine he reappears before Ahab, before whom he calls down fire from heaven to consume a sacrifice to Jehovah, with the result that the king orders the extermination of the prophets of Baal, who are unable to call down fire to consume the of ferings to Baal. He then puts an end to the drought by prayers to Jehovah. Later he denounces Ahab and Jezebel for having despoiled and murdered Naboth, and is eventually carried to heaven in a chariot of fire. Elijah. An oratorio by Mendel ohn, with words from the Old Testament. He was a isted by Shu. bring in selecting the words, and by Bartholomew with the English words. It was first performed at Birmingham, Aug. 26, 1846. Elim (ē'lim). A station in the wanderings of the Israeli tes, noted for its fountains: not identified. Elimelech (e-lim'a-lek). [Heb., 'Godis king.'] In the Old Testament, the husband of Naomi. Elío (a-lē'ō), Francisco Javier. Born in Pam- plona, March 4, 1767: died at Valencia, Sept. Elisabeth, ou Les Exilés en Sibérie. [F., 'Elizabeth, or the Exiles in Siberia.'] A romance by Madame Cottin, published in 1806. The subject is the same as Xavier de Maistre's "Jeune Sibérienne" a young girl going on foot from Siberia to St. Petersburg to beg for the pardon of her exiled father. Elisabetta, Regina d'Inghilterra. [It., 'Elizabeth, Queen of England.'] An opera by Ro ini, written in 1815 for the San Carlos at Naples, and produced March 10, 1822, in Paris. Elisavetgrad, or Elisabethgrad. See Yelisa vetgrad . Elisavetpol, or Elisabethpol. See Yelisavetpol . Élise (ā-lēz'). In Molière's “L'Avare" ('The Miser'), the daughter of Harpagon, in love with Valère. Elisena (el-i-se'nä). In the Spanish cycle of romances, a prince of Britt any, the mother Elisha (e-li'shä). [Heb., ‘God is salvation.'] Lived in the 9th century B. C. A Hebrew prophet, the attendant and succe or of Elijah. Elishah (e-li'shä). In Gen. x. 4, the eldest son of Javan: identified with the Æolians, with Sicily, and with the north coast of Africa. Plata, and given command of the forces operating against the English. In April, 1810, he was recalled to Spain, but returned at the end of the year as viceroy of Buenos Ayres, appointed by the Spanish junta of the regency. The junta of Buenos Ayres refused to recognize his commi ion, war followed, and Elio was besieged in Monte video, but eventually arranged a treaty with the revolutionists by which both parties recognized the authority of Ferdi nand VII. and the unity of the Spanish nation, and agreed to refer their differences to the Spanish Cortes (Oct. 20, 1811). Elio was recalled to Spain two months after, and of Amadis of Gaul. Cyprus, too, would seem to be meant in Genesis, since we are told that the "sons of Javan" were Elishah and Tarshish, Kittim and Dodanim. Elishah is doubtle Hellas, not Elis, as has been sometimes supposed; in Ezek. xxvii. 7 it is said that "blue and purple" were brought to Tyre from the isles of Elishah," that is to say, from the isles of Greece. Sayce , Races of the O. T., p. 47. IMG:content-0458.png:[blocks in formation] Eli a (e-li ä), or Elisa. Under the surname Dido, the heroine of the fourth book of Vergil's Æneid. According to the tradition she was the daugh- ter of King Matgen, grandson of Eth-Baal of Phenic i a. She was married to her uncle Sicharbaal or Sicharbas (the Greek Acerbas and the Sychæus of Vergil). After her husband was murdered by her brother Pygmalion, she set out at the head of Tyrian colonists to Africa, where Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain. Born Oct. 25, 1692: died 1766. A prince of Parma, wife of Philip V. of Spain. Elizabeth Petrovna. Born Dec. 29, 1709: died Jan. 5, 1762. Empre of Ru ia 1741-62, daughter of Peter the Great and Catharine I. She took part against Frederick the Great in the Seven Years' War, in the course of which her army entered Berlin (1760) and pre ed him so hard that he would probably have been overcome by the Allies except for her timely death. She founded the University of Moscow, and the Academy of Fine Arts at St. Petersburg. Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia. Born at Falkland, Scotland, Aug., 1596: died at Lon- don, Feb. 13, 1662. Daughter of James VI. of Scotland (James I. of England), and wife of Frederick, elector palatine (later king of Bo- hemia). She was grandmother of George I. Elizabeth Woodville. Born probably in 1437: died at Bermondsey, June 8, 1492. Queen of Edward IV. of England, and daughter of Sir Richard Woodville. After the death whom she became the mother of Edward V. and Eliza- beth, queen of Henry VII. Elizabeth. A city and the county-seat of Union County, New Jersey, situated on New- ark Bay and Staten Island Sound, 12 miles west-southwest of New York. Population (1900), 52,130. Elizabeth, Cape. A headland in Maine, pro- jecting into the Atlantic 8 miles south of Port- land. Elizabeth City. The county-seat of Pasquo- tank County, North Carolina, situated on Pas- naval victory was gained here by the Federals under 6,348. Elizabeth Islands. A group of 16 small isl- ands, forming the town of Gosnold, Dukes County, Ma achusetts, lying between Buz- zard's Bay and Vineyard Sound. Elizondo (ā-le-thonʼdō). A town in the prov ince of Navarre, Spain, situated on the Bidas- soa 22 miles northeast of Pamplona. El-Jezireh (el-je-zē're). See the extract. The plain of Me so pot am i a, now known as El-Jezireh, is about 250 miles in length, and is intersected by a single mountain-ridge, which rises abruptly out of the plain and, branching off from the Zagros range, runs southward and eastward under the modern names of Sarazúr, Hamrin, and Sinjar. El-Kab (el-käb'). A place on the Nile north of Edfu, on the opposite bank. El-Karidab (el-kar'i-dab). [Ar.] A very rarely used name for the third-magnitude star & Sa- gittarii, more commonly called Kaus media . Elkhart (elk härt). A city in Elkhart County, Indiana, situated at the junction of the Elk- hart and St. Joseph rivers, in lat. 41° 40′ N., long. 85° 55′ W. It has considerable manu- factures. Population (1900), 15,184. Elk Mountains, and West Elk Mountains. Ranges of mountains in western Colorado, west activity, was made illustrious by Shakspere, Sidney, Spen Elizabeth, or Isabella, of Valois, Queen of Spain. Born at Fontainebleau, France, April 13, 1545: died at Madrid, Oct. 3, 1568. Daughof the Saguache range. Height of Castle Peak, ter of Henry II. of France, and wife of Philip Ell Ellet, Mrs. (Elizabeth Fries Lummis). Born at Sodus Point, N. Y., Oct., Y., Oct., 1818: died at New York, June 3, 1877. An American author, wife of W. H. Ellet. She wrote "The Women of the American Revolution" (1848), etc. Ellet, William Henry. Born at New York, 1806: died at New York, Jan. 26, 1859. An American chemist. Ellice Islands (el'is i'landz). A group of small coral islands in the South Pacific, north of the Fiji Islands, and northwest of Samoa. They were discovered by Captain Peyster, an Ameri- can, in 1819. Elizabeth, Pauline Ottilie Luise, Queen of Rumania: pseudonym Carmen Sylva. Born at Neuwied, Dec. 29, 1843. Daughter of Prince Hermann of Wied, and wife of Charles of Ru- mania, whom she married Nov. 15, 1869. She has published "Sappho" (1880), "Hammer stein (1880), "Stürme" ("Storms," 1881), "Leidens Erdengang" ("Sorrow on Earth," 1882), etc. In 1882 she published in French "Les pensées d'une reine," revealing her name; "Pelesch Märchen," etc. (1883), "Le pic aux regrets (Paris, 1884), "Es Klopft" ("Some One Knocks," 1887: this was translated into French in 1889, with a preface by Pierre Loti). She has also written with Madame Chrem nitz, under the signatures "Ditto" and "Idem," "Aus Ellandun (el'lan-dön). [AS. Ellan dun , prob. Ella's well.] A place in Wilts hire, England, near Will on, where Egbert defeated the Mer- cians in 825 (or 823). Ell an gowan, Laird of. See Bertram, Godfrey. Ellasar (el-la'sär). A city or district in Meso- potamia, the king of which (Arioch) was allied with Chedorlaomer in his expedition against the cities in the valley of Siddim (Gen. xiv. 1,9). It is identified by most A yriologists with the Babylonian Larsa, situated about half-way between Ur (modern Mughier) and Erech (Warka), on the left bank of the Euphrates, now represented by the ruins of Senkereh. Ellaury (el-you'rē), José. Born in Monte video about 1831: died Dec., 1894. An Uruguay an statesman. He was a lawyer, took part in politics, and in March, 1874, was elected president. In Feb., 1875, he was deposed by a military revolution. Ellen Douglas. See Douglas , Ellen . Ellen's Isle. An island in Loch Katrine, Scot- Ellen borough, Baron and Earl of. See Law . Ellery (el'er-i), William. Born at Newport, R. I., Dec. 22, 1727: died at Newport, Feb. 15, 1820. An American politician, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Ellet (el'et), Charles. Born at Penn's Manor, Bucks County, Pa., Jan. 1, 1810: died at Cairo, Ill., June 21, 1862. An American engineer. Elliott, Je e Duncan. Born in Maryland, July 14, 1782: died at Philadelphia, Dec., 1845. An American naval officer. He was second in command under Commodore Perry at the battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813, and the following month succeeded Perry in the command on Lake Erie. He commanded the sloop of war Ontario in Decatur's squadron employed against Elliott, Stephen. Born at Beaufort, S. C., Nov. Elliott, Stephen. Born at Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 31,1806: died at Savannah, Ga., Dec. 21, 1866. An American bishop of the Protestant Episco- pal Church, son of Stephen Elliott. Elliott, William. Born at Beaufort, S. C., April 27, 1788: died at Beaufort, Feb., 1863, An American politician and writer. Ellis (el'lis), Alexander John (originally Sharpe). Born at Hoxton, near London, June 14, 1814: died at London, Oct. 28,1890. A noted English phonetician and mathematician. IMG:content-0459.png:[ocr errors] wrote "Alphabet of Nature" (1845), "The E entials of Phonetics" (1848), "On Early English Pronunciation," with especial reference to Shakspere and Chaucer (1869- 1871), etc. Ellis, George. Born at London, 1745: died April, 1815. An English author. He published T Ellis, George Specimens of the Early English Poets" (1790: the sixth edition in 1851), "Specimens of Early English Romances in Metre" (1805: edited by Hall i well in 1848), etc. Ellis, George Edward. Born Aug. 8, 1814: died Dec. 20, 1894. An American Unitarian clergyman. He was pastor of the Harvard Unitarian Church, Charles town, Ma achusetts, 1840-69, and was profe or of systematic theology in Harvard Divinity School 1857-63. He wrote " A Half-Century of the Unitarian Controversy" (1857), and contributed to the "Narrative and Critical History of America," edited by Justin Winsor. - Ellis, Sir Henry. Born at London, Nov. 29, 1777: died at London, Jan. 15, 1869. An Eng lish antiquarian, chief librarian of the British Museum 1827-56. He edited Brand's "Popular Antiquities" (1813) and, with others, Dugdale's "Monastic on" (1817-33), wrote the introduction to "Domesday Book" (1816), and published "Original Letters Illustrative of English History” (1824-46), mostly from material in the museum. Ellis, Rob