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191. Toluca (tō-lö'kä). The capital of the state of Mexico, Mexico, 32 miles west-southwest of the city of Mexico. It is one of the places said to have been settled by the Toltecs, and was an important Aztec (1895), 23,648. pueblo at the time of the Spanish conquest. Population Tom (tom). A river in the government of Tomsk, Siberia, which joins the Obi near Tomsk. Length, about 450 miles. Tom, Mount. A mountain in Hampshire County, Ma achusetts, on the Connecticut, opposite Mount Holyoke, near North amp ton. Height, 1,214 feet. To males Bay (tō-mä'les bā). An inlet of the Pacific, on the coast of California, 35 miles Tollens (tōl'lens), Hendrik. Born at Rotter- dam, Sept. 24, 1780: died at Ryswick, Oct. 21, 1856. A Dutch poet. His father was a merchant in Rotter dam, and his early education was in the direction of northwest of San Francisco. the mercantile career, which he followed until 1846, when Tom and Jerry, or Life in London. A novel comedies "De Bruiloft" ("The Wedding," 1799) and by Pierce Egan, published 1821-22, which con- 180ierigheid en baatzucht""Avarice and Covetousne ," thian Tom, and Bob Logic. It was illustrated en Minnezangen" ("Idyls and Love Songs"), "Gedichby Cruikshank, and was very popular. der Neem Tombigbee, ten" ("Poems," 1808-15), "Tafereel van de overwintering T IMG:content-1115.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1116.png:[blocks in formation] Tomini (tō-mēnē), Gulf of. An arm of the sea which separates the northern from the eastern peninsula of Celebes. Tom Jones. The title of a novel by Fielding, published in 1749, and the name of its hero. He is represented as a foundling who is brought up by Squire All worthy, and in the end is discovered to be the squire's (illegitimate) nephew, and is made his heir. Jones is a young man of a naturally attractive and generous character, but many of his adventures are unsavory. Tomki[n]s (tom'kinz or -kis), John. A scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge (B. A. 1598), author of "Albumazar" and, according to Furnival and Fleay, of “Lingua, or the Combat of the Tongue and the Five Senses for Superiority." The latter has also been attributed to Antony Brewer. [He is always spoken of as Tomkis , though his father's name was Tomkins.] Tommaseo (tom-mä-sā'ō), Niccolò. Born at Sebenico, Dalmatia, 1802: died at Florence, May 1, 1874. An Italian author. He was a member of the revolutionary government of Venice in 1848, and was exiled from Venice in 1849. His works include "Dizionario dei sinonimi dell a lingua italian a" (1832), a com. mentary on Dante (1837), "Lettere di Pasquale de' Paoli" (1846), "Canti popolari," etc. He was collaborator with Bellini on an Italian dictionary. Tommy Atkins (tom'i at'kinz). A generic name for a private in the British army; also, the rank and file collectively. The name is said to be derived from the usage of making out blanks for military accounts, etc., with the name "I, Tommy Atkins," etc. Tom o' Bedlam (tom ō bed'lam). An incurable lunatic: so called from Bethlehem Hospital, London. See Bedlam . Tompkins (tomp'kinz), Daniel D. Born at (what is now) Scars dale, West chester County, N.Y., June 21, 1774: died on Staten Island, June 11,1825. An American statesman. He was educated at Columbia College, and was admitted to the bar in 1797. He was a ociate justice of the New York Supreme Court 1804-07, and governor of New York 1807-17. In 1812 he prorogued the legislature for 10 months to prevent the establishment of the Bank of North America in New York city. He was elected Vice-President in 1816 and was reëlected in 1820, serving 1817-25. He recommended, in 1817, the abolition of slavery in New York. Tom Quad (kwod). The great quadrangle of Christ Church College, Oxford. Tom's (tomz). A famous coffee-house, named from its proprietor, Thomas West, formerly situated on Ru ell street, London: removed in 1865. In 1764 a club of nearly 700 members was formed here, consisting of the most noted men of the age, and called Tom's Club. Tomsk (tomsk). 1. A government of Western Siberia, bounded by Tobolsk, Yeniseisk, the Chinese empire, and Semipalatinsk. It is mountainous (Altai, etc.) in the southeast, and has great mineral wealth. Area, 331,159 square miles. Population (1889), 1,299,729. 2. The capital of the government of Tomsk, Siberia, situated on the Tom, near the Obi, about lat. 56° 40′ N. It is one of the chief Siberian cities, and is situated on the great Siberian road from Tyumen to Irkutsk. Population, 41,856. Tom's River (tomz riv'er). The capital of Ocean County, New Jersey, situated on Tom's River 34 miles southeast of Trenton. Tom Thumb. See Stratton, Charles S. Tom Thumb the Great. A burlesque by Fielding, produced in 1730 inayoonhoontho ogos" from it part. O'Hara turned an opera. Tonale Pa (tō-nä'le pås). An Alpine pa , 30 miles west-northwest of Trent, which connects the valley of the Noce in Tyrol with that IMG:content-1117.png:[blocks in formation] blond hair and beard. To naw and a (ton-a-won'dä). A town in Erie County, New York, at the junction of Tona wand a Creek with Niagara River. It is an important center of the lumber trade. Pop. (1900), village, 7,421. To naw and a Creek. A river in western New York which joins the Niagara 10 miles north of Buffalo. Length, about 75 miles. Ton bridge. See Tun bridge . Tone (ton), Theobald Wolfe. Born at Dublin, June 20, 1763: committed suicide in prison at Dublin, Nov. 19, 1798. An Irish revolutionist, one of the chief founders of the United Irish men. He promoted and served in the expedition of Hoche to Ireland in 1796; and was captured on a French squadron on its way to Ireland in 1798, and sentenced to death. His autobiography was edited by his son in 1826. Tone-gaw a. The longest river in Japan, on the main island, flowing into the Pacific east of Tokio. Length, about 170 miles. Tonga Bay (tong'ga bā). An inlet on the eastern coast of South Africa, near Cape Delgado. Tonga Islands, or Friendly Islands. A group of islands in the South Pacific, south of the Samoan Islands. They belong to Great Britain. Tonga land (tong'gä-land). A native state, under British rule, on the eastern coast of Africa north of Zululand. In 1897 it was incorporated with the colony of Natal. Area, about 1,200 square miles. Population, about 100,000. Also Am at on gal and . Tongas (tong'gaz). A tribe of North American Indians who live on an island at the mouth of Portland Canal, and on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska. Number, 273. See Koluschan . Tongatabu, or Tonga taboo (tong-ga-tä bö). The largest island of the Friendly Islands. It contains the capital of the group. Length, 21 miles. and (F.) Tongking (tong-king'), sometimes Tungking (töng-king'), also Tonkin (ton-ken') and (F.) Tonquin (tôn-kan'). A French colonial po e ion in Farther India, bounded by China, the Gulf of Tongking, Annam, and the Shan States. Capi tal, Hanoi. The surface is generally low, and is traversed by the river Song-koi. The chief exports are rice, silk, silk goods, and tin. It was long a kingdom, nominally tributary to China, and latterly under Annamese suzerainty. In 1873 an unsucce ful French expedition under Garnier was sent against Tongking; and a treaty between France and Annam was ratified in 1874. The contest for Tongking was renewed in 1882, and campaigns were undertaken by the French under Rivière, Négrier, Brière de l'Isle, and others against the Black Flags and the Chinese 1883-85. Tongking was ceded to France by treaty with China in 1885. Area, 34,740 square miles. Population, 9,000,000. Tongking, Gulf of. An arm of the China Sea, partly inclosed by China, Tongking, and the island of Hainan. Tongking River. A name sometimes given to the Red River in Tongking. Tongoland. See Tonga land . Tongue (tung) River. A river in northern Wyoming and southeastern Montana which unites with the Yellow stone near Miles City. Length, about 200 miles. Tonikan (ton'ō-kän), or Otonnica, or Tanico, [From a word in their language meaning 'man' or 'people.'] A linguistic stock of North American Indians which lived, when first met with (about 1700), in Mi i ippi on the lower Yazoo River. They were faithful allies of the French. In 1708 they were driven from their villages by the Chikasa and Alabama; afterward occupied the lands of the Huma; and in 1730 were driven thence down the Mi i ippi by the Nachi. In 1817 some of them were in Avoyelles parish, Louisiana, where a few still live. Tonkawan (tong'kä-wän). A linguistic family of North American Indians which, when first known (about 1719), lived in several parts of Texas, and later in the northwestern part of that State. But three tribes are known - the Tonkawe, Mayes, and Yakwal: the last two are extinct or are merged in the first. Thirteen subdivisions or bands are known by name. Tonka ways. See Tonkawe . Tonkawe (tong'kä-wā), or Tancahuas, or Tanks. [Pl., also Tonka ways ; from a Caddo term meaning 'they all stay together.'] A tribe of North American Indians which formerly roamed in the west and south of Texas. Those still living together are in the Indian Territory. See Tonkawan . Tonkin. See Tongking . Tonna (ton'ä), Mrs. (Charlotte Elizabeth IMG:content-1118.png:[blocks in formation] Tonnante (ton-nont'). The first ironclad, one of five floating batteries built by Napoleon III. Tordesilhas, Convention of ularly to be mentioned "Titians första kärlek" ("Titian's First Love"), "Efter 50 år" ("After Fifty Years"), and "Prinse an of Cypern" ("The Prince of Cyprus": with which the Helsingfors theater was opened in 1860). His most celebrated work is the series of novels in six vol umes, depicting life in Sweden and Finland in the 17th and 18th centuries, with the title “Fältskärns berättelser" ("The Surgeon's Stories," 1872-74). His "Läsning für Barn" ("Reading for Children") has been translated into English and German. He is the author, besides, of several historical and descriptive works on Finland. during the Crime an war. It was launched at Brest place to be spit on.'] A place situated at the in March, 1855. Its length was 172 feet; breadth, 44 feet; draught, 9 feet. The armored casemate carried 41-inch armor and 17-inch wooden backing, and mounted 16 guns. Tonnay-Charente (ton-nā'shä-ront'). A town in the department of Charente-Inférieure, France, situated on the Charente 4 miles east of Rochefort. Population (1891), commune, 4,249. Tonneins (ton-nan'). A town in the department of Lot-et-Garonne, France, situated on the Ga- ronne 20 miles northwest of Agen. It was de- stroyed by Louis XIII. in 1622. Population (1891), commune, 7,090. Tonnerre (ton-nar'). A town in the department of Yonne, France, situated on the Armançon 32 miles south by west of Troyes. It produces wines. Population (1891), commune, 4,734. Tönning (ten'ning). A seaport in the province of Schleswig-Holstein, Pru ia, situated at the mouth of the Eider, 30 miles west-southwest of Schleswig. It has several times been besieged. The Swedish general Stenbock surrendered here to the Rus- sians and Danes May 16, 1713. Population (1890), 3,228. Tonquin. See Tongking . Tonson (ton's on), (ton's on), Jacob. Born about 1656: died 1736. A noted English bookseller. He published some of Otway's and Tate's plays before 1670; Dryden's publisher in 1681; and published Rowe's Shakspere in 1709. See Kit - Cat Club . Tonstall, Cuthbert. See Tunstall . Tonti (ton'tē), Lorenzo. Lived about 1650. An Italian banker, inventor of the tontine system of life-insurance. Tonto Apache. See Pinal Coyotero . Tonty (ton'te), or Tonti, Henryde. Born about 1650: died at Mobile, 1704. An Italian explorer in the Mi i ippi valley, son of Lorenzo Tonti: a companion of La Salle. Tooke (tök), Horne: the a umed name of John Horne. Born at Westminster, England, June 25, 1736: died at Wimbled on, England, March 18, 1812. An English politician and philologist. He was educated at Eton and Cambridge; was vicar at New Brent ford until 1773; began his political career about 1765 as a Liberal; engaged in controversies with Wilkes and Junius; was the chief founder of the "Society for Supporting the Bill of Rights" in 1769; opposed the American war; and was imprisoned for libel 1767-68. He a umed the name of Tooke in 1782. In 1794 he was tried for high treason and acquitted. He was member of Par liament 1801-02, but was excluded later, as a clergyman. His chief work is the philological treatise "Epea Pteroenta, or Diversions of Purley" (1786, 1805). He also wrote various political pamphlets, including "Petition of an English man" (1765), "Two Pair of Portraits" (1788), etc. Toombs (tömz), Robert. Born in Wilkes County, Ga., July 2, 1810: died at Washington, Ga., Dec. 15, 1885. An American politician. He was Whig member of Congre from Georgia 1845-53; United States senator from Georgia 1853-61; a leading disunionist; member of the Confederate Congre 1861; and Confederate secretary of state 1861. He served as brigadier general at the second battle of Bull Run and at Antietam in 1862; and commanded the Georgia militia in 1864. He lived abroad 1865-67 when he returned, but refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United States government. To or kist an. See Turkestan . Tophet (to'fet). [From. Heb. topheth , lit. 'a southeastern extremity of Gehenna or the Valley of Hinnom, to the south of Jerusalem. It was there that the idolatrous Jews worshiped the fire-gods and sacrificed their children. In consequence of these abomi nations the whole valley became the common laystall of the city, and symbolical of the place of torment in a future life.' Toplady (top'la-di), August us Montague. Born at Farnham, Surrey, Nov 4, 1740: died at London, Aug. 11, 1778. An English clergyman, controversialist, and sacred poet. He was educated at Westminster and at Trinity College, Dublin. In 1768 he was appointed vicar of Broadh Hembury, Devons hire. He was an earnest Calvin ist. He published "The Doctrine of Absolute Predestination Stated and A erted" (1769), "Historic Proof of the Doctrinal Calvin ism of the Church of England" (1774), "The Church of England Vin dicated from the Charge of Arm in i an ism" (1774), "Poems on Sacred Subjects" (1775), and "Psalms and Hymns (1776). He wrote several other volumes of hymns and sacred poems. He is best known as the author of the noble hymn "Rock of Ages."