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# The Nation in Arms

We are fighting Germany because she sought to terrorize us and then to fool us. We could not believe that Germany would do what she said she would do upon the seas. Yet, we still hear the piteous cries of children coming out, out of the sea where the Lusitania went down, and Germany has never asked forgiveness of the world. We saw the Sussex sunk crowded with the sons and daughters of neutral nations. We saw ship after ship sent to the bottom -- ships of mercy bound out of America for the Belgian's starving -- ships carrying the Red Cross, and laden with the wounded of all nations -- ships carrying food and clothing to friendly, harmless, terrorized people -- ships flying the stars and stripes sent to the bottom hundred of miles from shore, manned by American seamen, murdered against all law, without warning.
We believed Germany's promise that she would respect the neutral flag and the rights of neutrals, and we held our anger and outrage in check. But now we see that she was holding us off with fair promises until she could build her huge fleet of submarines. For when spring came, she blew her promise into the air, just as at the beginning of the war she had torn up that scrap of paper. Then we saw clearly that there was but one law for Germany -- her will to rule. We are fighting Germany because she violated our confidence. Paid German spies filled our cities. Officials of her government, received as the guests of this nation, lived with us to bribe and terrorize, defying our law and the law of nations. We are fighting Germany because while we were yet her friends, the only great power that still held hands off, she sent the Zimmermann note, calling to her aid Mexico, our southern neighbor, and hoping to lure Japan, our western neighbor, into war against this nation of peace.
The nation that would do these things proclaims the gospel that government has no conscience. And this doctrine cannot live or else democracy must die. For the nations of the world must keep faith. There can be no living for us in a world where the state has no conscience, no reverence for the things of the spirit, no respect for international law, no mercy for those who fall before its force.
# The Last Dying Speech, and Travels, of William Walker

THE
LAST DYING SPEECH,
AND TRAVELS,
OF
WILLIAM WALKER.
Who was executed at Tyburn, near the city of York, at the last Assizes held for that County, for the wilful Murder of his Sister, Miss Mary Walker, where he likewise gave a particular account of his Travels among the wild beasts in the inland parts of Africa.
Also, his pious Exhortation to the numerous spectators, and a copy of the Prayer used on that mournful occasion.
To which is added,
THE PLUMBER.
(Printed by J. Chalmers & Co. Castlestreet Aberdeen.)
* The Last Dying Speech, and Travels, of William Walker
* The Prayer
* The Plumber
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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# The Last Farewell

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# The Last Department

* Kipling, Rudyard (1899, 1919), "The Last Department" in Departmental Ditties and Ballads and Barrack-Room Ballads.
* Kipling, Rudyard (1919), "The Last Department" in Rudyard Kipling's Verse, Inclusive Edition, 1885-1918.
# The Last Dying Speech, and Travels, of William Walker/Chapter 2

THE PRAYER.
O Eternal and merciful Lord, look down we beseech thee, in the multitude of thy mercies, upon this thy servant, ​whose sins thou art justly displeased. O let him not cast away his hopes in thee, nor place them any where else, for let the wicked deliver of mankind any longer prevail against him; be with him in the hour of death, and be his exceeding comfort. O wash his sin ⟨dark⟩ soul from the guilt of blood, in the precious blood of our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; so that his sinful life may be ended, and as he departs from thence thou mayst receive him in the arms of thy mercy, through the merits and mediation of our Redeemer.
After this he seemed more composed, and said a small gleam of light seemed to enlighten his sin-darkened soul; and then began to pray with the Minister, with redoubled fervency, saying the Lord's prayer and creed, singing a penitential psalm, and the lamentation of a sinner, and then prayed by himself, commending his spirit to a merciful Creator, when he was launched into eternity; which caused the tears to flow from the greatest multitude of spectators that has been remembered these many years, on such a melancholy occasion.
After having hung, the usual time, his body was cut down and then he was hung in chains, as a dreadful monument to all such wicked wretches.
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# The Last Dying Speech, and Travels, of William Walker/Chapter 3

THE PLUMBER.
A Plumber I am, and I work for ⟨my bread,⟩ Nor asham'd of my craft tho' a dealer in lead, And men of my calling tho' that they'll ⟨not own⟩ May always be found from the cot to ⟨the⟩ throne.
The lawyer so grave, with a twang ⟨in⟩ his ⟨noise⟩
With his hums and his ha's and his ekes ⟨and⟩ also's,
With each knotty point he is searching ⟨his head,⟩ He'll find that like me he's a dealer in lead. The captain perhaps may desire a ⟨poor⟩ glazier, Because his bluff countenance comes from ⟨the brazier⟩ Though he struts in his lace, and swaggers ⟨in⟩ red, Yet his brains like his bullets are nothing ⟨but lead⟩
Let no loving damsel a plumber despise,
For his lead soon will melt at the beam ⟨of⟩ her eyes,
And be brisk as quicksilver when she finds him in bed Though all the day long he's a dealer in lead
And be, &c.
FINIS.
[Printed by J. Chalmers & Co, Castlestreet Aberdeen.]
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# The New International Encyclopædia/Cheney, Seth Wells

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CHENEY, Seth Wells (1810-50). An American artist. He was born in Connecticut, studied art in Paris, and became famous for his crayon portraits, those of Theodore Parker and William Cullen Bryant being especially well known. To him is attributed the beginning of crayon work in the United States. His widow, Ednah Dow Cheney (1824— ), became a well-known author. She took an active part in the Freedman's Aid movement, and was later a prominent advocate of woman suffrage.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Chervil

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​CHER′VIL (AS. cerfille, Ger. Kerbel, from Lat. cærefolium, from Gk. χαιρέφυλλον, chairephyllon, from χαίρειν, chairein, to rejoice + φύλλον, phyllon, leaf) (Scandix cerefolium or Anthriscus cerefolium). An umbelliferous plant which has long been cultivated as a pot-herb, used in soups and for a garnish, in the same manner as parsley. It is much more used in some parts of the Continent of Europe than in Great Britain or in the United States. It is a native of Europe naturalized in some parts of England and in a few localities in the United States. The leaves have a peculiar, somewhat sweetish, pleasantly aromatic smell and taste, by which the plant may be known from its congener Scandix anthriscus, a weed whose leaves have a disagreeable smell, and which is also distinguished by its hispid fruit. The umbelliferous plant called Venus's-comb or shepherd's-needle (Scandix pecten or Scandix pecten veneris), a native of Europe, often found in grain-fields, and remarkable for the appearance and large size of its fruit, and another species, Scandix australis, which grows in the south of Europe, have a taste and smell resembling chervil, and are used in the same way on the Continent. Sweet chervil, or sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata, the Scandix odorata of the older botanists), a native of the south of Europe and of some parts of Asia, common in the neighborhood of houses in Great Britain, although probably not a true native, is frequently cultivated in Germany under the name of Spanish chervil or anise chervil. In Scotland the plant is commonly called myrrh by the peasantry. Its smell is peculiarly attractive to bees, and the insides of empty hives are sometimes rubbed with its leaves, to induce swarms to enter. Chærophyllum tuberosum, sometimes called turnip-rooted chervil, is cultivated for the sake of its carrot-shaped roots, which are used in the same manner as carrots. The seed is said to lose its vitality quickly, and should be stratified or sown in the fall soon after ripening. The quality of the root is said to be improved by keeping.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Cherusci

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​CHERUSCI, kē̇-rŭs′sī̇. A German tribe first mentioned by Cæsar. They dwelt in the region of the Weser, their country lying to the northeast of that of the Chatti. They are chiefly memorable in connection with their great leader, Arminius, or Hermann, who, having formed an alliance with other German tribes, attacked and annihilated the Roman legions under Varus, in the Teutoburg Forest, A.D. 9. After the death of Arminius, internal strifes broke out among the Cherusci, and Tacitus says that they were subjugated by the Chatti, a neighboring tribe. Notwithstanding this, they again appear as the chief tribe in the military league of the Saxons about the end of the Third Century. In the beginning of the Fourth Century they are included among the peoples who had leagued against Constantine, and toward the close of the same century are still mentioned distinctively by Claudian.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Chesapeake Bay

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​CHES′APEAKE BAY (N. Amer. Indian, great salt water). The largest inlet on the Atlantic coast of the United States (Map: United States, L 3; Maryland, M 5). It penetrates Virginia and Maryland, and is 200 miles long, with a maximum width of nearly 40 miles, but an average width of less than 20 miles. Its entrance, 12 miles wide, has on the north Cape Charles (q.v.), and on the south Cape Henry (q.v.). This bay has numerous arms, many of which are the estuaries of navigable rivers, such as the Susquehanna, Gunpowder, Patapsco, Patuxent, Potomac, Rappahannock, York, and James rivers on the western shore, and the Elk, Chester, Choptank, Nanticoke, and Pocomoke rivers on the eastern shore. Unlike the shallow sounds in North and South Carolina, this network of gulfs and estuaries, with an average depth of from 30 to 60 feet (usually the latter in the main channel), affords navigation for the largest vessels. In consequence, Baltimore and Norfolk are extensive shipping ports. Chesapeake Bay is noted for its extensive oyster-beds, and the vast numbers of waterfowl which frequent its waters. The shore lands of the bay produce a great amount of garden stuff, which is sent to Baltimore and the Northern markets. Chesapeake Bay is connected with Delaware Bay by canal.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Cheselden, William

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​CHESELDEN, chĕs′el-den, William (1688-1752). An English surgeon and anatomist. He commenced his medical studies in 1703, established himself as a lecturer on anatomy in 1711, and in the following year was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. He was afterwards appointed surgeon to Saint Thomas's, Saint George's, and Westminster hospitals, where he acquired a great reputation as an operator. His principal works are: Anatomy of the Human Body (1713), long a text-book on the subject in England; a Treatise on the High Operation for the Stone (1723); and Osteology, or Anatomy of the Bones (1733).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Cheshire

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​CHESHIRE, chĕsh′ēr (for Chestershire, from Chester, the capital of the county + shire). A maritime county in the west of England, bounded north by the river Mersey and partly by the Irish Sea (Map: England, D 3). Its area is 1009 square miles. The surface forms an extensive, nearly level plain between the Derbyshire and Welsh mountains, chiefly occupied by grazing and dairy tracts, which are among the most important in England. Dairy farming and cheese-making are the principal agricultural industries. Cheshire is also an important manufacturing county. The chief mineral products are rock salt and coal. The chief towns are Chester (the county town), Macclesfield, Stockport, Congleton, Knutsford, and Birkenhead. Population, in 1891, 730,058; in 1901, 814,550.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Cherville, Gaspard Georges, Marquis de

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​CHERVILLE, shâr′vēl′, Gaspard Georges, Marquis de (1821-98). A French author. He was born in Chartres, and for some time collaborated with the elder Dumas. Subsequently he became known as a writer on the chase, angling, and animal life. From the list of his independent works may be cited: Les aventures d'un chien-de-chasse (1862; 2d ed. 1882); Histoire d'un trop bon chien (1867; an illustrated ed. 1884); and Les éléphants (1895).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Cherwell

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​CHER′WELL. A stream which falls into the Isis, or Thames, near Oxford, England. It rises in the southwest of Northamptonshire, and forms the western boundary of Oxfordshire for a considerable distance (Map: England, E 5).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Chesapeake, The

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​CHES′APEAKE, The. A thirty-eight-gun vessel famous in the history of the American Navy. Early in 1807, after undergoing partial repairs in the Washington Navy Yard, she proceeded to Hampton Roads, where Commodore James Barron (q.v.) assumed command. On June 22, poorly equipped, insufficiently manned by an untrained crew, and wholly unfit for immediate action, she started across the Atlantic on a training cruise; but when well out to sea was overtaken and stopped by the British frigate Leopard, 50 guns, whose commander demanded the restitution of British deserters alleged to form a part of the Chesapeake's crew. On Barron's refusal to return the sailors demanded, or to permit search for them, the British attacked with vigor, soon killing three and wounding eighteen of the Americans and seriously crippling their vessel. From the Chesapeake only one gun was fired, and that with great difficulty and without effect. Barron finally struck his colors, and the British reclaimed four deserters, three of whom, though they had been formerly impressed into the British service, were native-born Americans. The affair caused intense excitement throughout the country, anti-British feeling ran high, and the people everywhere demanded ‘reparation or war.’ President Jefferson immediately (July 2) issued a proclamation, which proved futile, ordering British cruisers to depart from American ports and forbidding all aid and intercourse with them; and, through Monroe, indignantly demanded redress, but without avail, from the British Government. The incident was one of the chief occurrences that led up to the War of 1812, and is famous in American history as ‘The Chesapeake Affair’ or the ‘Chesapeake Outrage.’ On June 1, 1813, the Chesapeake, then commanded by Captain Lawrence and carrying 50 guns, fought a battle in Massachusetts Bay with the British thirty-eight-gun vessel the Shannon, Captain Broke, then carrying 52 guns. The two vessels were almost evenly matched, except that the Chesapeake had an untrained crew and had only recently changed captains. After an engagement lasting fifteen minutes, the Chesapeake, rendered unmanageable by the terrible fire of the Shannon, was forced to surrender after Captain Lawrence had received a mortal wound. This gallant ​commander exhorted his men to the end with the words, “Don't give up the ship!” Out of a crew of 379, the Chesapeake lost 61 killed or mortally wounded, and 85 severely and slightly wounded; while out of a crew of 330, the Shannon lost 33 killed and 50 wounded. The Chesapeake was taken as a prize to Halifax, was afterwards used as a British war-vessel, and in 1820 was sold as old timber. Consult: Henry Adams, History of the United States, Vol. IV. (9 vols., New York, 1889-91); McMaster, History of the People of the United States, Vols. III. and IV. (New York, 1883—); Cooper, History of the Navy of the United States (2 vols., London, 1839); Roosevelt, The Naval War of 1812 (New York, 1882); and Barnes, Naval Actions of the War of 1812 (New York, 1896).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Chesapeake Bay Dog

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​CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG. See Field Dog.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Locke, David Ross

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​LOCKE, David Ross (1833-88). An American humorist, born in New York, known by his assumed name of 'Petroleum V. Nasby.' Locke first attracted attention by letters published in the Findlay Jeffersonian in 1800 with the signature 'Rev. Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby.' They purported to emanate from a poor and ignorant Democrat with a yearning for the postmastership and whisky, and an admiration for the institution of slavery. The character was dramatically developed in a series of amusing incidents. The letters were soon transferred to the Toledo Blade, of which Locke became editor and in part proprietor. They were of great assistance to the war administration of Lincoln by meeting the criticism of the Peace Democrats of the North. Later, their sting was directed against President Johnson and his swinging 'round the circle.' Locke became a popular lecturer, and in 1871 moved to New York and finally returned to Toledo. He published in book form Divers Mews, Opinions, and Prophecies of Yours Truly (1865); Swingin' 'Round the Kirkle (1866); Ekkoes from Kentucky (1867); and The Struggles—Social. Financial, and Political—of P. V. Nasby (1872), in which the best of his humorous work was gathered.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Linz

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LINZ, lĭnts. The capital of the Crownland of Upper Austria. It is situated in a pleasant district on the right bank of the Danube, which is crossed by an iron bridge, connecting Linz with Urfahr, 117 miles by rail west of Vienna (Map: Austria, D 2). It is a strongly fortified, quiet town with two suburbs, Lustenau and Waldegg. The principal buildings are the cathedral (1670), the municipal parish church (1286), the castle, now used as an armory, and a museum, with a library. Linz has a trade in machinery, wagons, leather, beer, and tobacco. It has also a shipyard, a State tobacco factory employing 1000 hands, and a Chamber of Commerce. The city is well supplied with educational institutions and hospitals, and has a deaf and dumb institute, and a library (38,000 volumes). Steamboats daily ply up the river to Ratisbon, and down to
Vienna. Population, in 1890, 47,685; in 1900, 58,778. Linz was the Roman camp Lentia.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Littleton, Thomas

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​ LITTLETON, Sir Thomas (1402-81). Judge of the Common Pleas and author of The Tenures. He was born at Frankley Manor House, in the northern part of Worcestershire, in the year 1402. He was educated at the Inner Temple. His earliest public services were as escheator of Worcestershire, under-sheriff of Worcestershire, and recorder of Coventry. As reader to the Inner Temple he lectured on the Statute of Westminster II., De Donis Conditionalibus. In 1453 he became a sergeant-at-law. In 1455, a few days before the opening battle of the Wars of the Roses, he was appointed one of the King's sergeants; and he was reappointed in 1401, when Henry VI. was deposed and Edward IV. assumed the crown. While King's sergeant he had much experience of a judicial nature, being frequently in commissions of the peace, of oyer and terminer, and of assize. In 1466 he was made a judge of the Common Pleas. In 1470, when Henry VI. was restored, Littleton, like the other judges, was reappointed, and he was also reappointed in 1471, when Edward IV. displaced Henry VI. permanently. While judge of the Common Pleas he was in many commissions of oyer and terminer and of the peace, particularly for Worcestershire and counties to the west and north. In 1475 he was made by Edward IV. a Knight of the Bath. He died in 1481, and was buried in Worcester Cathedral. His tomb, prepared by himself, is still in existence; but part of the decoration, including a brass plate that contained Littleton's portrait, has disappeared. The famous treatise by which Littleton is best known, The Tenures, was written toward the close of the author's life, and gives a picture of the law of land under the feudal system. It is noted for accuracy and clearness. The first edition appeared in 1481 or 1482, being one of the earliest books printed in London, and the earliest treatise on English law printed anywhere. The printers of this edition were Lettou and Machlinia. The second edition was printed about 1483, in London, by Machlinia. The third edition was printed about 1490, at Rouen, by William le Tailleur. These editions and many others were in the original Law French. There have also been many editions in English. In 1628 appeared the celebrated commentary of Coke. There have been about twenty-five editions of Coke upon Littleton, and about ninety editions of The Tenures without the commentary. With or without commentary, The Tenures formed an important part of legal education for almost three centuries and a half. For biographical and bibliographical details, consult the introduction to the 1903 edition of The Tenures (Washington).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Little Tibet

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​ LITTLE TIBET. A province of Kashmir. See Baltistan.