Attys

See Atys. Atuamih (ä-tö-ä'mē), or Hamefkuttelli (hä mef-kö-tel'ē). An almost extinct tribe of North American Indians. See Palaihnihan . Atum. See Atm . Atures (ä-tö'rez). A town in Venezuela, situated on the Orinoco at one of its principal cataracts, about lat. 5° 38′ Ν. At water (at' wa-ter), Lyman Hotch ki . Born at New Haven, Conn., Feb. 17, 1813: died at Princeton, N. J., Feb. 17, 1883. An American clergyman, educator, and editor of the "Princeton Review." He was appointed profe or of mental and moral philosophy at Princeton in 1854, and later (1869) of logic and moral and political science. Atwood (at' wud), George. Born 1746: died at London, July 11, 1807. A noted English mathematician. On leaving Cambridge (1784), after having been fellow and tutor of Trinity College, he was given a sinecure as patent-searcher of the customs by William Pitt as an indirect remuneration for executing the calculations connected with the revenue. He wrote "A Treatise on the Rectilinear Motion and Rotation of Bodies, etc." (1784), "A Di ertation on the Construction and Properties of Arches" (1801), etc. In the former of these works occurs the first description of the well-known "Atwood's machine" for exhibiting the action of gravity. Atys, or Attis (at'is). A mythical personage in the worship of the Phrygian godde Cybele (Rhea), son of the Lydian supreme god Manes, or of Nana, daughter of the river-god Sangar i us, and beloved of Cybele. He met his death in early youth at a pine-tree, which received his spirit, while from his blood sprang violets. A tomb was raised to him on Mount Dindymum, in the sanctuary of Cybele, the priests of which had to be eunuchs. A festival of orgiastic character, lasting three days, was celebrated in his honor in the spring. A pine-tree covered with violets was carried to the shrine of Cybele as a symbol of the departed Atys. Then, amidst tumultuous music and the wildest exhibition of grief, the mourners sought for Atys on the mountains. On the third day he was found, and the rejoicing which followed was as extravagant as the mourn ing which preceded. The myth may be considered as the counterpart of the Greek legend of Aphrodite and Adonis, which itself is borrowed from the Semitic legend of Tammuz and Ishtar. According to Rawlinson the name means 'under the influence of Ate,' i. e., 'judicially blind.' ttis. See Atys . Attius. See Accius . Au. See Aa . Aubagne (o-bäny'). A town in the depart on the Huveaune 10 miles east of Marseilles. Population (1891), 8,154. Aubanel (ō-ba-nel'), 1'), Joseph Marie Jean-Baptiste Théodore. Born at Avignon, France, March 26, 1829: died there, Oct. 31, 1886. A an-bap augur under Tarquinius Priscus. This augur forbade the king to carry out his intention of creating three new centuries of horsemen, which were to Aubrey, John produces wine, etc., and has manufactures of iron, wool, cotton, and linen. It comprises 5 arrondi ements. Area, 2,317 square miles. Population (1891), 255,548. Aube. A river in France which rises in the plateau of Langres, and joins the Seine 25 miles northwest of Troyes. Length, about 125 Aubé (ō-ba'), Jean Paul. Born at Longwy, Lorraine, July 4,1837. A noted French sculptor. In 1847 he came with his father to Paris; in 1849 he entered "La Petite École" at the age of twelve, where he was a ociated with Dalou, Barrias, Del a planche, and others. In, 1856 he entered the atelier of Duret, profe or at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, and later that of Danton, with whom he remained five years. He served in the National Guard during the Franco-Pru ian war. Aubenas (ob-nä'). A town in the department of Ardèche, southern France, situated on the Ardèche 14 miles southwest of Privas: noted for its silk trade and manufactures. Population (1891), commune, 7,824. Auber (ō-bar'), Daniel François Esprit. Born at Caen, Normandy, Jan. 29, 1782: died in Paris, May 13, 1871. A French operatic composer. Among his works are "Le Maçon" (1825), "La Muette de Portici" (1828), "Fra Diavolo" (1830), "Le Dieu et la Bayadere" (1830), "Lestocq" (1834), "Le Cheval de Bronze" (1835), "Le Domino Noir" (1837), "Les Diamants de la Couronne" (1841), "Haydée" (1847), "Manon Lescaut," "La Fiancée du Roi des Garbes," "Le Rêve d'Amour" (1869), etc. Auberge Rouge (ō"barzh-rözh'), L'. [F., 'The Red Inn.'] A tale by Balzac, written in 1831. Auberlen (ou' ber-len), Karl August. Born at Fellbach, Nov. 19, 1824: died at Basel, May 2, 1864. A German Protestant theologian, profe or of theology in the University of Basel 1851-1864. Aubert, Alexander. Born at London, May 11, 1730: died at Wygfair, St. Asaph, Oct. 19, 1805. An English astronomer. Aubertin (ō-ber-tan'), Charles. Born at St.