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Spree (sprā). A river in Germany which rises in eastern Saxony, flows through Berlin, and joins the Havel at Spandau, 8 miles west by north of Berlin. Length, 225 miles. Spreewald (sprā'vält). [G., 'Spree forest.'] A swampy region in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, traversed by the Spree: situated in the vicinity of Kottbusand Lübben. Its inhabitants are Wends. Length, 28 miles. Spremberg (sprām'berg). A town in the province of Brandenburg, Pru ia, situated on the Spree 78 miles southeast of Berlin. It has manufactures of cloth. Population (1890), 10,951. Sprengel (spreng'el), Kurt. Born at Boldekow, near Anklam, Pru ia, Aug. 3, 1766: died at Halle, March 15, 1833. A German botanist and physician, profe or of medicine at Halle from 1789. Among his works are "Versuch einer pragmatischen Geschichte der Arzneikunde," "Handbuch der Pathologie" (1795-97), "Institutiones medicæ" (1809-16), "Geschichte der Botanik" (1817-18), "Neue Entdeckungen" (1819-22). Springer (spring'er), William M. Born in Sullivan County, Ind., May 30, 1836: died at Washington, D. C., Dec. 4, 1903. An American Democratic politician. He removed to Illinois with his parents in 1848; graduated at the Indiana State University, Blooming ton, in 1858; was admitted to the bar in 1859; was a member of the State legislature of Illinois 1871-72; and a member of Congre from that State 1875-95. He was chairman of the Ways and Means Committee 1891-93. Springfield (spring'feld). The capital of Illinois and of Sangamon County. It contains the State capitol, the former home of Lincoln, and the National Lincoln Monument. It was laid out in 1822, and became the capital of Illinois in 1837. Pop. (1900), 34,159. Springfield. The capital of Hampden County, Ma achusetts, situated on the Connecticut in lat. 42° 6′ N., long. 72°35′ W. It is an important railway junction; has various manufactures; and contains a national armory founded in 1794. Springfield was settled in 1636 (or 1635), and was at first called Agawam. It was burned by the Indians in 1675. The arsenal was unsucce fully attacked by insurgents in Shays's Rebellion in 1787. It was incorporated as a city in 1852. Population (1900), 62,059. Springfield. The capital of Greene County, Mi ouri, situated on the Ozark Mountains 115 miles southwest of Jefferson City. It is a railroad center, and is the seat of Drury College. Pop. (1900), 23,267. Springfield. A town in New Jersey, west of Newark. It was the scene (June 23, 1780) of a defeat of the British and He ians by the Americans. Springfield. The capital of Clark County, Ohio, situated at the junction of Lagonda Creek and Mad River, 45 miles west of Columbus. It is a railroad center, and has extensive manufactures of agri. cultural machinery, etc. It is the seat of Wittenberg College (Luther an). Population (1900), 38,253. Spring Garden. A place of refreshment in St. James's Park, London, much frequented in the 17th century by persons of quality. Sprottau (sprot'tou). A manufacturing town in the province of Silesia, Pru ia, situated on the Bober 74 miles northwest of Breslau. Popu lati on (1890), 7,644. Spruner von Mertz (spröʻner fon merts), Karl. Born at Stuttgart, Würtemberg, Nov. 15, 1803: died at Munich, Aug. 24, 1892. A chartographer, geographer, historian, and Bavarian general. He produced many atlases, especially "Historischgeographischer Hand atlas" (1837-52), medieval and school atlases, "Atlas antiquus." etc. Spuller (spü-lar'), Eugène. Born at Seurre, Côte-d'Or, Dec. 8, 1835: died July 23, 1896. A French politician and journalist. He was secretary to Gambetta 1870-71; minister of education 1887-89; and vice-president of the chamber in 1890. Spumador (spö-mä-dor'). [Sp., 'the foamer.'] Prince Arthur's steed in Spenser's "Faerie Queene." Spurge on (spèr'jon), Charles Haddon. Born at Kelvedon, E ex, June 19, 1834: died at Men- Sraosha tone, France, Jan. 31, 1892. An English Baptist preacher. He was educated at Col chester and Maid. stone, and became usher in a private school at Cambridge. In 1851 he became pastor of the Baptist church at Water beach, five miles from Cambridge, while retaining his place as usher. He accepted a call to the pastorate of the New Park Street Baptist Church in South wark, London, in 1853, removing with his congregation in 1861 to a new edifice, the Tabernacle, in Newing ton, London. He was also the founder of a pastors' college, schools, alms-houses, and an orphanage; and edited a monthly magazine, "The Sword and the Trowel." Among his works are "The Treasury of David: Exposition of the Book of Psalms" (1870-85), "Feathers for Arrows, or Illustrations for Preachers and Teachers" (1870), "Lectures to my Students" (1875-77), "Commenting and Commentaries: together with a Catalogue of Biblical Commentaries and Expositions" (1876), "John Ploughman's Pictures: More of his Plain Talk" (1880), and many volumes of sermons. Spurn Head (spérn hed). A point in Yorkshire, England, at the mouth of the Humber, projecting into the North Sea. Spurs, Battle of the. 1. The victory of the Flemings Flemin over the French at Courtrai, 1302: so called on account of the number of gilt spurs captured.-2. The victory of the English over the French at Gui negate, 1513: so called from the precipitate flight of the French. Spurzheim (spörts him), Kaspar. Born at Long wich, near Treves, Dec. 31, 1776: died at Boston, Nov. 10, 1832. Á German phrenologist, a disciple of Gall. He wrote "The Physiognomical System of Drs. Gall and Spurzheim" (1815), "Outlines of the Physiognomical System" (1815), and philosophical and anatomical works. Spuyten Duyvil Creek (spī'tn di'vil krēk). A Island, New York, connecting the Harlem River creek on the northern boundary of Manhattan with the Hudson. Spy (spi), The. A novel by Cooper, published in 1821. The scene is laid in southeastern New York, about 1780. Squab (skwob) Poet, The. A nickname given to Dryden by his antagonist Rochester, and afterward adopted by lampooners of every degree. Squam Lake (skwom lāk). A lake in the central part of New Hampshire, northwest of Lake Winn i pise ogee. Its outlet is into the Merrimac. Length, about 8 miles. Squeamish (skwe'mish), Lady. 1. A character in Wycherley's "Country Wife."- 2. A character in Otway's "Friendship in Fashion." Squeers (skwērz), Mr. Wackford. The cruel and ignorant schoolmaster of Do the boys Hall (Yorkshire): a character in Dickens's "Nicholas Nickle by.” Squier (skwir), Ephraim George. Born at Bethlehem, N. Y., June 17, 1821: died at Brooklyn, N. Y., April 17, 1888. An American archæologist and traveler. In 1843-48, while conducting a newspaper in Ohio, he investigated the mounds and other ancient monuments of the Mi i ippi valley, and in 1848 examined similar works in New York. In 1849-50 he was special chargé d'affaires for the United States in Central America, and in 1853 again visited that region to examine the line of a proposed interoceanic railroad: on both occasions he made extensive archæological explorations. In 1863-64 he visited Peru as special commi ioner of the United States. In 1868 he was appointed consul-general of Honduras at New York, and in 1871 was elected first president of the American Anthropological Institute. After 1874 his health was seriously impaired. His numerous and valuable works include "Ancient Monuments of the Mi i ippi Valley" (with Dr. E. H. Davis, 1848), "Antiquities of the State of New York" (1851), "Travels in Central America" (1852), "Waikna, or Adventures on the Mosquito Shore" (1856: under the pseudonym Samuel A. Bard), "The States of Central America" (1858), and "Peru" (1877). Squill ace (skwel-lä'che). A town in the province of Catanzaro, southern Italy, 7 miles southwest of Catanzaro: the Roman Scylacium. The emperor Otto II. was defeated there by the Saracens in 982. Population, 2,673. Squill ace, Prince of. See Borja y Arragon . Squill ace, Gulf of. An arm of the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Calabria, Italy. Squint (skwint), Lawyer. A character in the play "A Citizen of the World," by Goldsmith, Squire of Alsatia. A comedy by Thomas Shad well, produced in 1688. Squire's Tale, The. One of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." It is told by the squire "who left half told the story of Cam bus can bold," which Miltor wished Musæus or Orpheus could finish. Spenser tried to finish it in the fourth book of "The Faerie Queene." Sraosha (sra-o's ha). [From srush, hear, obey, obedience.] In the Avesta, a Yazata, or sacred being, who first taught the law and is the especial foe of Aeshma, the demon of wrath. As heavenly guardian of the world he is awakened Srinagar by fire in the third night-watch, and then awakes the cock, who by his crowing drives away Bushyansta, the demon of sleep. To him is addre ed in the Yasna the Srosh Yasht. In Firdausi, as Sarush or Surush, he becomes the me enger of heaven, and in the later literature is often identified with Gabriel. ■ Srinagar (sri-na-gär'), or Serinagur (ser"i-nagör'), or Kashmir, or Cashmere (kash-mēr'). The capital of Kashmir, situated on the Jhelum in lat. 34° 4′ N., long. 74° 48′ E. It has manufactures of shawls, papier-mâché articles, silver and copper ware, etc. Population (1891), 118,460. i F Srirangam (sri-rang'gam), or Sering ham (sering'am). A town in the district of Tri chino pol i, Madras, India, situated on an island of the Kaveri near Tri chino pol i. It has a noted temple of Vishnu. The Dravidian temple is remarkable especially for its great size (the inclosure measures 2,475 by 2,880 feet), and for the lavish sculptured ornament of its many magnificent gopuras, or lofty pyramidal pylon gateways. The general plan presents a series of courts, in the central one of which is the sanctuary, and in the second on centra tone try, or hall of 1,000 columns, which is traversed by a beautiful central aisle of double the height and width of the others. The construction belongs to the 17th and 18th centuries. Population (1891), 21,632.