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See Alaska. Algorab (al-go-räb'), or Algores (al'gō-rēs). Aliata. See Comanche . [Ar. al - ghurab , the raven.] The third-magni- Ali Baba (ä'lē bä bä). A character in "The tude star & Corvi. See Alchiba . In this constellation the lettering of the stars does not at all correspond to their present brightne . Algrind (al'grind). An anagram of Grindal , in Spenser's "Shepherd's Calendar." Al-Hakim ibn Otta (äl-hä'kem ib'n ot'tä). Died about 780. An impostor who appeared as a prophet in Mero, the capital of Khorasan, in 774, surnamed Al-Mokenna (Mocanna, or Mukanna), "The Veiled One." He destroyed bimself about 780 avoid capture by an army which had been sent against him by the calif Mahdi. He has been Arabian Nights' Entertainments," in the story "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves": a poor wood-cutter who, concealed in a tree, sees a band of robbers enter a secret cavern, and overhears the magic words "open sesame" which open its door. After their departure he repeats the spell and the door opens, disclosing a room full of treasures with which he loads his a es and returns home. His brother Ca im, who discovers his secret, enters the cave alone, forgets the word "sesame," and is found and cut in pieces the robbers. The thieves, discovering that Ali Baba knows their secret, resolve to kill him, but made the subject of a poem Veiled Prophet of Khor as san." Al-Hakim (äl-hä'kēm) II. Born about the be- ginning of the 10th century: died Sept. 30, 976. Calif of Cordova 961-976, famous as a patron of literature and learning. He collected a large library (said to have contained 600,000 volumes), which formed the nucleus of the celebrated academy of Cordova, and founded colleges, mosques, and hospitals. Alhama de los Baños (ä-lämä dã lōs bän'yōs). A town and watering-place, containing hot are outwitted by Morgiana, a slave. oem by Moore, "Mokanna, or the Ali Baba. An opera by Cherubin i, founded on his "Koukourgi," produced at Paris 1833. Alibamah, or Alibami, or Alibamo. See Alibamu . Alibamu (ä-le-bä'mö). [In the form Alabama , as the name of one of the United States, commonly but incorrectly translated 'here werest': the name is first mentioned as that of a chief met by De Soto.] A tribe of the Creek Con of the Island of Trapoban, mentioned by Don Quixote. When he sees two flocks of sheep coming toward him he says: "Know, friend Sancho, that yonder army before us is commanded by the Emperor Ali fanfaron, sovereign of the Island of Trapoban, and the other... by Pent a pol in." See Pent a pol in . Aligarh (ä-li-gär'). A district in the Meerut division, Northwestern Provinces, British India, intersected by lat. 28° N., long. 78° E. Area, 1,952 square miles. Population (1891), 1,043,172. Aligarh, Fort. A fort in the district of Aligarh, defended by the Mahrattas and stormed by the British under Lake 1803. Alighieri. See Dante . Alijos (ä-lē'Hos). A group of small islands in the Pacific, west of Lower California. Alikhanoff (ä-le-cha'nof), originally Ali Khan (ä'lẽ chän). Born in the Caucasus, 1846. A Ru ian officer, governor of the Merv oasis, noted for his share in gaining Merv for the Ru ians in 1884. Alima (ä-lē'mä). A right affluent of the Kongo River, having its head waters near those of the Ogowe, in French Kongo. It was discovered by Brazza in 1878, and is navigable as far as Leketi. Alinda (a-lin'dä). 1. A character in Lodge's romance "Rosalynde," the story transformed by Shakspere into “As you Like it." Alinda is the Celia of Shakspere's play.-2. The daughter of Alphonso in Fletcher's "Pilgrim." — 3. The name a umed by young Archas when disguised as a woman, in Fletcher's "Loyal Subject." Alioth Alioth (al'i-oth). [Ar., but of disputed derivation.] The name in the Alphonsine tables, and still in ordinary use, of the bright second magnitude star & Ursæ Major is. The name is also sometimes (rarely) given to a Serpent is, and even to @ Serpent is. Aliris. See Feramorz . Aliscans (ä-les-kon'). [Also Aleschans ; from L. Elysii Campi , Elysian Fields, referring to an ancient cemetery near Arles.] A chanson of the 12th century, dealing with the contest between William of Orange, the great Christian hero of the south of France, and the Saracens. It forms, according to custom, the center of a whole group of chansons dealing with the earlier and later adventures of the hero, his ancestors and descendants. Such are "Le couronnement Loys," "La prise d'Orange," "Le charro i de Nîmes," "Le moniage Guillaume." The series formed by these and others is among the most interesting of these groups. Saints bury , Fr. Lit., p. 19. Alise (a-lēz'). A small town in the department of Côte-d'Or, France, 30 miles northwest of Dijon. It is usually identified with Alesia. Aliso (al'i-sō). A fortre near the river Lippe, built by the Romans under Drusus, 11 B. c., as a military center against the German tribes: variously identified with Elsen (near Paderborn), localities near Hamm, Dortmund, etc. Alison, Alisoun. Old forms of Alice . Alison (al'i-son), Archibald. Born at Edinburgh, Nov. 13, 1757: died at Colinton, near Edinburgh, May 17, 1839. A Scottish clergyman, author of "E ays," of which the most noted is that on "The Nature and Principles of Taste" (1790). Alison, Sir Archibald. Born at Kenley, Shropshire, Dec. 29, 1792: died at Glasgow, May 23, 1867. A British lawyer and historian, son of Archibald Alison (1757-1839). He settled near Glasgow as sheriff of Lan arks hire in 1835, and was made a baronet in 1842. His principal works are a "History of Europe" (10 vols. 1833-42), "Criminal Law of Scotland," a life of Castlereagh, etc. Alison, Sir Archibald. Born at Edinburgh, Jan. 21, 1826. A British general, son of Sir Archibald Alison (1792-1867). He served in the Crimea at the siege of Sebastopol, in India during the mutiny, on the Gold Coast in the A shanti expedition 1873-74, and in the military expedition to Egypt in 1882. He is the author of the treatise "On Army Organization" (1869). Alisos (ä-lē'sōs), Los. A dry torrent in northwestern Chihuahua, where, in 1881, in a bloody encounter between the Mexican forces commanded by Colonel Garcia, and the Apaches led by Geronimo, the latter were defeated. Ali the a (äl-i-the'ä). One of the principal characters in Wycherley's comedy "The Country Wife," a woman of the world, brilliant and cool. She also appears in Garrick's "Country Girl." Aliwal (äl-e-wäl'). A village in the Panjab, British India, near the Sutlej, in lat. 30° 55′ N., long. 75° 30′ E. Here, Jan. 28, 1846, the British under Smith defeated the Sikhs. Aljubarrota (äl-zhö-ba-rō'tä). A small place in Portugal, about 63 miles north of Lisbon. Here, Aug. 14, 1385, John I. of Castile was defeated by John I. of Portugal. The battle established the independence of Portugal. Alkaid (al-kād'). [Ar. al - qádí al - banát al - na'sh , the governor of the mourners: by the Arabians the four stars which form the bowl of the "dipper" were called “the bier."] The bright second-magnitude star η Ursæ Major is, at the extremity of the bear's tail, or "dipper-handle." It is more usually called Benetnasch . Alkalurops (al-ka-lū'rops). [Ar.al - kalurops , a transliteration of the Gr. καλαύροψ , a herdsman's staff.] A seldom used name of the fourth-magnitude star μ Boötis, situated in the staff which Boötes carries in his right hand. It is a chrome star. Alkes (al'kes). [Ar.al - kás , the cup.] The 4%magnitude star a Crater is. Alkmaar (älk-mär'). A town in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, situated on the North Holland Canal 18 miles north of Am sterdam: noted as a cheese-market. It was unsucce fully besieged by the Spaniards in 1573, and was the scene of several indecisive actions between the French under Brune and the Anglo-Ru ian army under the Duke of York in (1889), 15,803. Britain restored to the French 8,000 French and Dutch prisoners, and handed over in perfect repair all the military works which our own soldiers had erected at the Helder. Fyffe , Hist. Mod. Europe, I. 196. Alkmaar, Heinrik von. Lived in the second half of the 15th century. A German translator of the poem "Reineke de Vos," published in Low German at Bremen 1498. Alkoran. See Koran . Alkoremmi (äl-kō-rem'me). The palace of Vathek, in the story of that name by Beckford. He [Vathek) surpa ed in magnificence all his predece ors. The palace of Alkoremmi, which his father Mota em had erected on the hill of Pied Horses, and which commanded the whole city of Samarah, was in his idea far too scanty: he added, therefore, five wings, or rather other palaces, which he destined for the particular grat i. fication of each of his senses. Beckford , Vathek, p. 20. Alla (al'lä), or Ella (el'lä). The king in "The Man of Law's Tale," one of Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." He marries the unjustly accused Con stance. Allah (al'ä). [Ar. ' allah , for ' al - ' ilah , the God.] God. Allah a bad (äl-a-hä-bäd'). [Hind., 'city of God.'] The capital of the Northwestern Provinces of British India and of the district and division of Allah a bad, situated at the junction of the Jumna with the Ganges, in lat. 25° 26′ N., long. 81° 52′ E. It is the emporium for central Hindu stan, a celebrated place of Hindu pilgrimage, the seat of an annual fair, and an important railway center. Among the chief buildings are the citadel built by Akbar Masjid (mosque), and the serai of Khosru. Allah a bad was taken by the British in 1765 and by them granted to the Emperor of Delhi and later to the Nawab of Oudh; it was ceded to the British in 1801. Population, including cantonment (1891), 175,246. and one of the chief British strongholds in India, the Juma Allah a bad. A district of the Allah a bad division, intersected by lat. 25° N., long. 82° E. Area, 2,852 square miles. Pop. (1891), 1,548,737. Allah a bad. A division of the Northwestern Provinces, British India. Area, 13,746 square miles. Population (1881), 5,754,855. All a in-Targé (a-lan'tär-zhā'), François Henri René. Born at Angers, May 7, 1832: died at the Château de Targé (Maine-et-Loire), July 16, 1902. A French advocate, politician, and journalist, a friend of Gambetta and minister under him 1881-82. He was also minister of the interior in the Bri on ministry 1885. All am and (ä-lä-mon'), Jean Nicolas Sébastien. Born at Lausanne, Switzerland, 1713: died at Leyden, March 2,1787. A Swi scholar, profe or of philosophy (1749) and later of natural history in the University of Leyden. He was the first to explain the phenomena of the Leyden jar. Allan (al'an), David. Born at Alloa, Scotland, Feb. 13, 1744: died at Edinburgh, Aug. 6, 1796. A Scottish historical and portrait painter. Allan, Sir Hugh. Born at Salt coats, Ayrshire, Scotland, Sept. 29, 1810: died at Edinburgh, Dec. 9, 1882. A Scottish merchant, identified with Canadian mercantile interests, and founder of the Allan Line of steamships in 1856. Allan, Sir William. Born at Edinburgh, 1782: died there, Feb. 23, 1850. A Scottish painter, best known from his pictures of Ru ian life and Scottish history. He was elected president of the Royal Scottish Academy in 1838. Allancée (ä-län-sā'), Le Seigneur d'. A pseudonym of Alain Chartier. Allapaha (a-lap'a-hä). A river in southern Georgia and northern Florida, a tributary of the Suwannee. Allardice (al'ar-dis), Robert Barclay. Born 1779: died 1854. A British officer and pedestrian, known as “Captain Barclay.” His [Captain Barclay's] most noted feat was walking one mile in each of 1,000 succe ive hours. This feat was performed at Newmarket from 1 June to 12 July, 1809. His average time of walking the mile varied from 14 m. 54 sec. in the first week to 21 min. 4 sec. in the last, and his weight was reduced from 13 st. 4 lb. to 11 stone.