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Mimbres, Sierra. A mountain-range in southern New Mexico. Also called the Black Range. Mimir (mē'mir). [ON. Mimir.] In Old Norse mythology, a water-demon in the form of a giant. He dwelt under the root of the ash Yggdrasil at the so-called well of Mimir (ON. Mimisbrunnr ), the source of all wisdom, from which he drank with the Gjallarhorn. Odin, to obtain a drink from the well, was obliged to leave Mimnermus (mim-ner'mus). [Gr. Μίμνερμος.] one of his eyes in pawn. Minersville A Greek elegiac poet of Colophon, who flour. ished about 630-600 в. с. His poetry, fragments of which have been preserved, is of the erotic type. He was a contemporary of Solon. His elegiac poems form an epoch in the history of that form of verse. He was the first sys tematically to make it the vehicle for plaintive, mournful, and erotic strains. "His name has pa ed into a proverb for luxurious verse, saddened by reflexions on the fleeting joys of youth and on the sure and steady progre of old age and death." Symonds. Min (men). See Khem . Mina (mē'nä), Francisco Javier. Born at Otan, near Monreal, Navarre, Dec. 3, 1789: died in the province of Guanajuato, Mexico, Nov.11, 1817. A Spanish soldier. He was a noted guerrilla leader against the French (1808-10), and against Ferdinand VII. (1814); organized in England and the United States an expedition in aid of the patriots of Mexico; landed in Tamaulipas, April, 1817; marched into the interior and repeatedly defeated the Spanish forces; but was eventually captured by surprise and shot. Minas (mē'nas) Basin. The easternmost arm of the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia: noted for its high tides. Length, about 60 miles. Minas Channel. A branch of the Bay of Fundy, connecting it with Minas Basin. Minas Geraes (mē'näs zhe-ris'). An interior state of Brazil, between São Paulo and Bahia. Capital, Ouro Preto. It is cro ed by several mountain-chains, and is rich in metals and precious stones, but most of the mines are now abandoned and agriculture is the principal industry. Area, 222,160 square miles. Population (estimated, 1894), 3,604,622. Minch (minch). Asea pa age separating Lewis and Harris from the mainland of Scotland. Width, about 25 to 40 miles. Minch, Little. A sea pa age separating the Outer He brides from Skye. Mincing (min's ing). A character in Congreve's comedy "The Way of the World," Millamant's waiting-maid, a good specimen of her cla . Mincing Lane. A street in London connecting Fen church street with Great Tower street: the center of colonial (wholesale) trade. It received its name from the "minchens" (nuns) of St. Helen's, a part of whose domain it once was. Mincio (min'chō). A river in northern Italy: the ancient Mincius. It rises in Tyrol as the Sarca, traverses the Lake of Garda, and falls into the Po 11 miles southeast of Mantua. Near it, Dec. 25 and 26, 1800, the French under Brune defeated the Austrians under Bellegarde; and in 1814 Eugène de Beau harn a is defeated the Austrians. The battle of Solferino is sometimes called the battle of the Mincio. The river formed the boundary between the dominions of Victor Emmanuel and Austria from 1859 to 1866. Total length, about 120 miles. Mind (mind), Gottfried, called "The Bernese Friedli" and "The Raphael of Cats." Born at Bern, Switzerland, 1768: died at Bern, Nov. 7, 1814. A Swi painter, especially remarkable for his pictures of cats. Mindanao (men-da-nä'ō), or Maguindanao (mä-gen-da-nä'ō). One of the southern islands of the Philippines. Next to Luzon, it is the largest of the group. The surface is mountainous. The inhabitants are partly under Spanish rule and partly independent. Area, 37,256 square miles. Population, 600,000. Mindelheim (min'del-him). A town in Swabia and Neuburg, Bavaria, on the Mindel 29 miles southwest of Augsburg. Population (1890), 3,771. Minden (min'den). A city in the province of Westphalia, Pru ia, situated on the Weser 35 miles west by south of Hannover tillt has a cat he It was under the rule of bishops 1648; then as a secular principality it pa ed to Brandenburg. Near it, Aug. 1, 1759, the English and German forces under Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick defeated the French under Contades. Population (1890), 19,345. Mindoro (mēn-dōrō). An island in the Philippines, south of Luzon, from which it is separated by San Bernard i no Strait. Area, 3,934 square miles. Mineo (mē-nā'ō). A town in the province of Catania, Sicily, 25 miles southwest of Catania. Population (1881), 9,519. Mineptah (mi-nep'tä) II., or Menephthes (menef'thez). An Egyptian king of the 19th dynasty, the thirteenth (or fourteenth [Sayce]) son of Rameses II., and his succe or (about 1300 в.с.). It is supposed that the Exodus took place during his reign. Also Menephtah , Ammenephthes. Miner (mi'nėr), Alonzo Ames. Born at Lempster, N. H., Aug. 17, 1814: died June 14, 1895. An American Universalist clergyman and antislavery and total-abstinence lecturer: president of Tufts College, Ma achusetts, 1862-74. Mineral Point (min'e-ral point). A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, northeast of Dubuque. Population (1890), 3,055. Minersville (mi'nerz-vil). A borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, situated on the west branch of the Schuylkill, 81 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Population (1890), 3,504. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names IMG:content-0686.png:[blocks in formation] nerva was a virgin, the daughter of Jupiter, the supreme god, and hence was identified, as the Romans came more and more under the of Hellenic culture, with the Greek Athene (or Athena) or Pallas, the godde of wisdom, of war, and of the liberal arts. Like Athene, Minerva was represented in art with a grave and majestic countenance, armed with helmet, shield, and spear, and wearing long full drapery, and on her breast the ægis. Minerva. An antique statue in marble, in the Glyptothek at Munich. The godde wears the scaled ægis, with tunic and himation. The helmeted head, though antique, does not belong to this statue, and the right arm is incorrectly restored as raised to hold a spear: it was probably extended, supporting a Victory. See Farnese. Minerva Medica. [So called from the contorted serpent at the godde 's feet.] An impre ive antique statue in Parian marble, in the Vatican, Rome. It is a copy from a fine Greek original, and is believed to have been the cult-statue of the temple re placed by Santa Maria sopra Minerva. The godde stands erect as guardian, holding her spear. She is clad in a long diploïdion-tunic, with the ægis and himation, and wears a Corinthian helmet. Minerva Pacifera. [The peace-bringer.'] A fine statue found at Velletri, now in the Capitoline Museum, Rome. The godde holds her spear, and wears diploïdion and himation and Corinthian helmet, but no ægis, and is attended by no serpent. The type is closely similar to that of the Minerva Medica. Minerva Pre . A printing-house in Leaden hall street, London, which was noted in the eighteenth century for the publication of trashy sentimental novels. Minervino Murge (me-ner-vēnō mör'je). A town in the province of Bari, Apulia, Italy, 43 miles west of Bari. Population (1881), 15,163. Minetta (mi-net'ä). A flippant waiting-maid in Mrs. Cowley's comedy "A Bold Stroke for a Husband." Ming (mēng). The ruling dynasty in China from 1368 to the acce ion of the present Manchu dynasty in 1644. Minghetti (mēn-get'tē), Marco. Born at Bologna, Italy, Sept. 8, 1818: died at Rome, Dec. 10, 1886. An Italian statesman, political economist, and publicist. He became minister of the interior under Cavour in 1860, and retained the position, after Cavour's death, in the cabinet of Ricasoli; was minister of finance under Farini in 1862; and was premier 1863-64 and 1873-76. Among his works is "Dell' economia pub blica" (" On Public Economy," 1859). Mingo. See Iroquois . Mingrelia (min-gre'li-ä). A former principality, now a part of the government of Kutais, Transcaucasia, Ru ia. The inhabitants are allied to the Georgians. It became feudatory to Ru ia in 1804, and was incorporated with Ru ia in 1867. Minho (Pg., mēn'yo), Sp. Miño (mēn'yō). A river which rises in northwestern Spain, forms part of the northern boundary between Portugal and Spain, and falls into the Atlantic at the northwestern corner of Portugal: the Roman Minius. Length, about 170 miles. Minié (mē-nyā), Claude Étienne. Born about 1804: died 1879. A French infantry captain, and instructor in the military school at Vincennes: inventor of the Minié rifle (1849). Minieh (mē'nē-e). A town in Middle Egypt, situated on the Nile in lat. 28°7′ N. Population, about 18,000. Minims (min'imz). [From L. minimus , least.] An order of monks, founded in the middle of the 15th century by St. Francis of Paula, confirmed by Pope Sixtus IV., and again confirmed by Pope Alexander VI. under the name of "Ordo Minimorum Eremitarum S. Francisci de Paula" (Order of the Least Hermits of St. Francis of Paula). Members of this order, in addition to the usual Francis can vows, were pledged to the observance of a perpetual Lent. Minister's Wooing, The. A novel by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1859. The scene is laid chiefly in New England during the Revolutionary period. Minitari. See Hidatsa . Minna von Barnhelm (min'ä fon bärn'helm). A comedy by Le ing, published in 1767. It is the first German national drama which deals with contemporary events. Minneapolis (min-e-ap'ō-lis). [From Minne(haha) and Gr. πόλις, city.] A city, capital of Hennepin County, Minnesota, situated on the Mi i ippi, at the Falls of St. Anthony, northwest of and adjoining St. Paul, in lat. 44° 58′ N., long. 93° 18' W. It is the largest city in the State; is noted for its manufactures of flour and lumber, having the most extensive flouring-mills in the world; has also ironworks; and is the seat of the University of Minnesota and of Augsburg Theological Seminary (Luther an). St. Anthony was united with it in 1872. Population (1890), 164,738. Minneapolis and St. Paul are called "the twin cities." A cascade in the Minnehaha River, near Minne gave the name Minnehaha to the principal female char acter of "Hiawatha." Minnesingers (min'e-sing-érz). [G., 'love singers.'] A cla of German lyric poets and singers of the 12th and 13th centuries, so called because love was their chief theme. They were chiefly or exclusively men of noble descent - knights, nobles, princes, and even emperors. They sang their pieces to their own accompaniment on the viol, and often engaged in poetical contests for the gratification of princes and ladies of the court. Among the chief seats of the minnesingers were Swabia and Austria, and the leading dialect used was the Swabian. The minnesingers were succeeded by the mastersingers. Minnesota (min-e-sõ'tä). A river in Minnesota, rising in lakes on the South Dakota border, and joining the Mi i ippi about 7 miles south west of St. Paul. Length, about 450 miles. Minnesota. One of the North Central States of the United States, extending from lat. 43° 30' to 49° 25′ N., and from long. 89° 29′ to 970 5' W. Capital, St. Paul. It is bounded by British America on the north, Lake Superior and Wisconsin on the east, Iowa on the south, and the Dakotas on the west. The surface is generally an undulating plain. The "Height of Land" in the north forms the watershed between the Mi i ippi, St. Lawrence, and Hudson Bay systems. The chief rivers are the Mi i ippi and the Red River of the North. The leading industry is agriculture, this being one of the leading States in the production of wheat. The chief exports are wheat, flour, and lumber. It has 80 counties, sends 2 senators and 7 representatives to Congre , and has 9 electoral votes. The region was first explored by the French in the end of the 17th century. The Territory of Minnesota, formed from part of the North west (acquired 1783), and from of the Loui siana Purchase of 1803, was organized in 1849. The State was admitted to the Union in 1858. It was the scene of the Sioux ma acre and war in 1862-63. The name is from that of the river. Area, 83,365 square miles. Population (1890), 1,301,826. Minnesota, University of. An institution of learning for both sexes, situated at Minneapolis. It was chartered in 1868, was attended in 1896-97 by 2,640 students, and has a library of about 55,000 volumes. Minnetonka (min-e-tong'kä), Lake. A small lake about 12 miles west of Minneapolis. Minni (min'i). In Jer. li. 27, the name of a tribe inhabiting ancient Armenia, mentioned in the cuneiform inscriptions. Minor, The. A comedy by Foote, produced in Dublin in 1760, in which he played Shift. In the "Minor," the author pilloried Long ford, the plausible auctioneer; Mother Douglas, a woman of very evil life; and, in Shift, the Rev. George White field, who was nobly, and with much self-abnegation, endeavoring to amend life wherever he found it of an evil quality. Doran , English Stage, II. 122. Minorca (mi-nor'kä), or Menorca (Sp. pron. mā-nōr'kä). The largest of the Balearic Islands next to Majorca, situated 27 miles northeast of that island. Capital, Port Mahon. It was held by the British 1708-56, 1763-82, and 1798-1802. Area, 293 square miles. Minories (mi'nor-iz), The. A parish in London, on the left bank of the Thames, not far from the Tower. In old London, the house of the sisters of the Francis can order without the walls at Oldgate was called the Abbey of St. Clare. The nuns were called Poor Clares or Minor e es, whence the name Minories. This is now part of the Jewish quarter. Minors (mi'norz). The Francis can friars; the Minorites: so called from a name of the Francis can order, Fratres Minores , or Le er Breth ren. Minos (mi'nos). [Gr. Μίνως .] In Greek legend, a king of Crete, and lawgiver of that island: after his death a judge in the lower world. Minot (mi'not), George Richards. Born at Boston, Dec. 28, 1758: died at Boston, Jan. 2, 1802. An American jurist and historian. He wrote a "History of Shays's Rebellion" (1788), and continued Hutch in son's "History of Ma achusetts Bay" (1798-1803). Minotaur (min'ō-târ). [Gr. Μινώταυρος, Μινώταυρος, the bull of Minos.] 1. In Greek mythology, a monster represented as having a human body and the head of a bull, and as the offspring of Pasiphaë (wife of Minos) and a bull sent by Poseidon. He was confined in the Cretan labyrinth and fed with human flesh; devoured the seven youths and seven maid ens whom Minos compelled the A then i ans to send him periodically as a tribute; and was killed by the hero These us, a member of the last company so sent, who escaped from the labyrinth by the aid of Ariadne, daughter of Minos. 2. One of three five-masted iron-clad British ships built from the same designs (Minotaur, North umber land, and Agin court), et), launched in 1863. The dimensions are: length, 400 feet; breadth, 59; displacement, 10,690 tons. She has an all-round belt of armor, protecting water-line and guns, of 54-inch plate over 9-inch wooden backing. Minotaur,