Cook, Eliza

an English poete , B. 1817. At an early age she contributed to various periodicals, and published, in 1840, a volume of poems, which at once attracted the attention of the public, and stamped her as a writer of great merit and originality. Her poems, reprinted in a collective form, have pa ed through numerous editions, and a beautifully illustrated Christmas volume was i ued in 1860. She published another volume entitled New Echoes and Other Poems; Jottings from my Journal; Laconics; ., and in 1864 the government conferred on her a literary pension of £100 a year. Died in 1889. Cook, in Illinois , a N.E. co., adjoining Indiana, and bor- dered by Lake Michigan; area , about 1,027 sq. m. It is drained by the Des Plaines, Calumet, and Chicago rivers. Surface, varied; soil , fertile. Cap . Chicago. Pop . (1890) 1,192,000. Cook, in Pennsylvania , a township of West more land county. Cooke, JOHN ESTEN, an American novelist, born in Va., 1830. Of his many popular works, we mention Leather Stocking and Silk (1854); Old Times in Virginia (1856); and Life of Gen. Lee (1871). Died Sept. 27, 1886. Cooke, in Texas , a N. co. separated from the Indian Ter- ritory by Red river; area , about 950 sq. m. It is drained by Clear Creek. Cap . Gainesville. Pop . (1890) 24,696. Cook'ery, n. The art or practice of dre ing and pre- paring victuals for the table. See GASTRONOMY. Cook'ey, Cook'ie, Cook'y, n . cake. A sort of sweet Cookham, in S. Carolina , a village of Fairfield dist., about 18 m. N. of Columbia. Cook Inlet, in Alaska , a large inlet, between Lat. 58° and 60° N., Lon. 1510 and 154° W. Length, from S. to N., 130 m.; breadth, 70 m. Cook Islands, a group in the Pacific Ocean, S.W. of the Society Islands, between Tahiti on the E., and the archipelago of Tonga on the W.; pop . about 50,000. Cook'-maid, n. One who a ists in cookery. Cook'-room, n . ( Naut . ) A room for cookery on board ship; the galley, or caboose. Cooks'burg, in New York , a post-village of Albany co., about 28 m. S.W. of Albany. Cook's Corners, in New York , a P.O. of Franklin co. Cook's Ford, in Kansas , a P. O. of Jefferson co. Cook's hire, in Lower Canada, a village in the co. of Sherbrooke, about 13 m. N. of Lenoxville. Cook's Mills, in Canada. See CROWLANDSVILLE. Cook's Station, in Michigan , a P. O. of Newaygo co. Cook Strait, separates the two principal islands of New Zealand, and was discovered by Capt. Cook, in 1770. Cooks'town, a town of Ireland, co. Tyrone, on the Ball in derry, 5 m. from Stewart stown: pop . 3,257. Cooks town, in Upper Canada, a village of Simcoe co., about 15 m. S. of Barrie. Cooks town, in New Jersey, a post-village of Burlington co., about 18 m. E. by S. of Burlington. Cooks town, in Pennsylvania, a post-village of Fayette co., on the Monongahela River, about 30 m. S.S.E. of Pittsburg. Cook's Valley, in Minnesota, a post-office of Wabashaw co. Cooks'ville, in Upper Canada, a village of York co., 16 m. S.W. of Toronto. Cooks'ville, in Maryland, a post-village of Howard co., about 22 m. W. of Baltimore. Cooksville, in Mi i ippi, a village of Noxubee co., about 132 m. E.N.E. of Jackson. Cooksville, in Wisconsin, a post-village of Rock co., about 18 m. S.E. of Madison. Cook'ville, in Tenne ee , a post-office of Putnam co. Cool, a. [A.S. col ; Fris. D. koel ; O. Ger. kuol ; Ger. kühl .] Moderately cold; of a temperament between hot and cold; not ardent, warm, fond, or pa ionate; as, cool weather, a cool courtship. "The cool sequester'd vale of life." - Gray. -Calm: dispa ionate: self-po e ed; equable; frigid; indifferent; deliberate; as, a cool debater. "But with the morning cool reflection came." - Scott. -Exhibiting aversion, coldne , or hauteur; chilling; as, a cool reception. - Producing coolne ; causing absence of enthusiasm or sympathy; as, a cool retreat. - Calmly impudent; quietly ignoring ceremony or propriety; as, cool effrontery. Cool Arbor, or Cold Harbor, in Va ., near Chick a hominy river and To lop a to moy Creek. Here, June 3, 1864, a most sanguinary battle was fought between the National forces, under Gens. Grant and Meade, and the Confederate troops, commanded by Lee and Long street; in which, after a desperate struggle of 20 minutes, the Union army was repulsed at every point with great slaughter; losing 3 brigadier-generals killed, and upwards of 13,000 killed, wounded, and prisoners. The Confederate lo was abt. 1,000, including Gen. Doles. Cool'baugh, in Pennsylvania , a post-township of Monroe co., about 38 m. N. W of Easton; pop . 1,028. Cool blood, n. [Fr. sang froid.] Tranquillity or calmne . (Law.) The condition of one who has the calm and undisturbed use of his reason. In cases of homicide, it frequently becomes nece ary to ascertain whether the act of the person killing was done in cool blood or not, in order to ascertain the degree of his guilt.- Bouvier . Cool'-cup, n. A cooling drink; a beverage for hot weather, variously concocted, as champagne-cup, claret cup, .