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# The New International Encyclopædia/Weser

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WESER, vā'zẽr. A river of Germany, formed by the junction of the Werra, which rises in the Thüringerwald, and the Fulda, rising in the Rhöngebirge, on the frontiers of Prussia and Bavaria. These streams, after a northern course, unite at Münden, near the southern extremity of the Prussian province of Hanover, whence the Weser flows north, mainly watering Prussian territory, till, passing Bremen, it forms for about 40 miles the boundary between Oldenburg and Hanover, and enters the North Sea by a wide estuary, much interrupted by sand flats (Map: Germany, C 2), Its length from the confluence of the headstreams is 280 miles, and from the source of the Werra, 447 miles. It is navigable at high water to Münden and small vessels proceed some distance up the Werra, while the Fulda has been canalized as far as Cassel. A canal connects the estuary with that of the Elbe, and extensive improvements of the river below Bremen were completed in 1894 at a cost of nearly $8,000,000. The principal affluent of the Weser is the Aller, which has a large tributary in the Leine.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Wesley, Charles

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WES'LEY, Charles (1707-88). An English clergyman, brother of John Wesley, with whom he was closely associated. He was born at Epworth, the eighteenth child of Samuel Wesley. At nine years of age he entered Westminster School, from which he went to Christ Church, Oxford, in 1726. Here, with some friends, he began the observance of a strict system of life, persuading them “to observe the method of study prescribed by the statutes of the university.” “This gained me,” he says, “the harmless nickname of methodist” — which seems at first not to have had a religious significance. After taking his degree, he had pupils for a while, whom he influenced in the spiritual life, though at this time he had not decided to take orders. He was, however, ordained in 1735, just before joining his brother John in the Georgia mission. His sojourn in America was even shorter than John's: it was marked by unpopularity due to the same cause of what was thought excessive strictness in life and doctrine. Returning to England, he became curate of Saint Mary's, Islington, and threw himself vigorously into evangelistic work. In 1739, after some unfriendliness and censure from the constituted authorities of the Church, he entered definitely on the itinerant ministry, which he pursued with great
earnestness for the next seventeen years. He was of a more cautious and conservative temperament than John, and looked with distrust upon the gradual development of a tendency in the Methodist societies to separate from the Church of England, and upon his brother's views of perfection, which he thought must be attained by a gradual process. He died in London, after a period of failing health, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. He is known chiefly for his hymns, of which he wrote over six thousand, many of them still in constant use. The poetical works of the brothers were published in thirteen volumes by the Rev. G. Osborne (1868-72). For the biography of Charles, apart from what appears in the Lives of his brother, consult Jackson (London, 1849) and Telford (ib., 1866).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Wesley, Samuel

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WESLEY, Samuel (1662-1735). An English clergyman, father of John Wesley. He was born at Winterborn-Whitchurch. Dorsetshire, and educated first at Dorchester Grammar School and then at Stepney and Newington, in London, with a view to the Independent ministry. Some severe invectives having appeared against the Dissenters, he was asked to reply to them; but while doing the necessary reading he changed his opinions, and decided to conform to the Established Church. He entered Exeter College, Oxford, and graduated in 1688. He was ordained deacon almost immediately, and priest in 1690. After two curacies and a year as chaplain on board a man-of-war, he obtained the living of South Ormsby in Lincolnshire in 1690, and in 1695 that of Epworth, which is closely associated with the later history of his family, and which he held until the year before his death. He was a prolific author, especially in verse, in which he published a Life of Christ (1693), a biblical history (1704), Marlborough, or the Fate of Europe (1705); and in prose several works of a theological nature. Consult his Life by Tyerman (London, 1866).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Wesley, Samuel (junior)

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WESLEY, Samuel (1691-1739). An English poet and clergyman, son of the preceding and elder brother of John and Charles Wesley. He was born in London, and educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1715. He was ordained not long after, and for the next twenty years was a
master in Westminster School. In 1732 he became head master of Blundell's School at Tiverton, where he remained until his death. At Westminster he became acquainted with Pope, Swift, Prior, Harley, and other Tory poets and statesmen, who thought highly of his abilities in satiric and humorous verse. The first edition of his poems appeared in 1736; a second, with additions, in 1743; and a third, with biography by Nichols, in 1862. Some of his hymns are still in common use.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Welser

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WELSER, vĕl'zẽr. The name of a famous burgher family of Augsburg, Germany. Its history can he traced back to the thirteenth century. Later its members became widely known as prominent merchants. Bartholomäus Welser lent the Emperor Charles V. a great sum of money for which in 1528 he received as security the Province of Venezuela, but in consequence of their rapacious acts the Welsers were deprived of their rule before the Emperor's reign was over. Bartholomäus's niece, Philippine (1527-80), daughter of Franz Welser, renowned for her learning and beauty, secretly married the Archduke Ferdinand, second son of the Emperor Ferdinand I. Her children were debarred from inheriting their father's rank, but one of them became a cardinal and the other distinguished himself as a soldier and was created Margrave of Burgau. Another member of the Welser family, Markus (1558-1614), became famous for his learning. In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries branches of the family settled at Nuremberg and in Austria, respectively.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Welsh, Herbert

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WELSH, Herbert (1851—). An American political reformer and worker for the betterment of the Indians. He was born in Philadelphia, the son of John Welsh (q.v.). He graduated at the University of Pennsylvania (1871), became known as an earnest advocate of the rights of Indians, visited the Sioux Reservation in 1882, and urged upon the public and Congress education for Indian children, holding of lands in severalty by the Indians, and the extension of the civil law to their reservations. As a result of his lectures and addresses, the Indian Rights Association was founded in Philadelphia in 1883. He was also prominent in State politics as a reformer, especially in the election of 1890; was president of the Civil Service Reform Association of Pennsylvania, member of the executive committee of the National Civil Service Reform League, and editor of City and State, a weekly devoted to the interests of good government. His more noteworthy books are: Four Weeks Among Some of the Sioux Tribes in 1882; Civilization Among the Sioux Indians; A Visit to the Navajo, Pueblo, and Hualapai Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1884; and The Other Man's Country (1900), a criticism of the Government's Philippine policy.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Welsh, John

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WELSH, John (1805-86). An American merchant, born in Philadelphia. He was educated in that city and became prominent in business there. For many years he had an active interest in public affairs. During the Civil War he promoted measures of relief and in 1864
became president of the Philadelphia Sanitary Fair, which raised $1,080,000 for army hospitals and ambulances. In 1873 Welsh was elected president of the board of finance of the Centennial Exposition and was chosen at each subsequent election. To his executive ability the success of the Exposition was largely due, and his services were recognized by the city in a subscription of $50,000. With this he endowed the John Welsh chair of English literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He was appointed Minister to Great Britain in 1878, but resigned in the following year.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Welwitsch, Friedrich

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WELWITSCH, vĕl'vĭch, Friedrich (1806-72). A German botanist, born at Klagenfurt, Carinthia. He studied at the University of Vienna, and in 1839 was sent on a journey of botanical exploration to the Cape Verde Islands and Azores by the Reiseverein of Württemberg. Having been detained in Lisbon, he took up his residence in Portugal, became director of the botanical gardens of Lisbon and Coimbra, and collected 56,000 specimens in Portugal for the Reiseverein. In 1853-61 he traveled in Africa, particularly Angola and Benguela, whence he brought important botanical and zoölogical
collections. From 1863 he was in London. He published: Synopse explicativa das amostras de madeiras e drogas medicinaes de colleyidas na provincia de Angola (1862), and other writings.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Wesel

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WESEL, vā'zel, A town of Prussia on the Rhine, 32 miles north-northwest of Düsseldorf (Map: Prussia, B 3). Of its churches, the Willibroed Kirche, consecrated in 1181, is one of the finest Gothic edifices on the Lower Rhine. Wesel has sugar refineries, brick kilns, wire and lead works, soap factories, flour and saw mills, and ship yards. Population, in 1900, 22,547.
# The Jenny

United States Supreme Court
72 U.S. 183
The Jenny
APPEALS from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Louisiana, decreeing restitution of the schooner Jenny and cargo, and decreeing costs and charges against their claimants; the questions involved being of fact chiefly.
Mr. Ashton, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States; Mr. Marvin, contra.
The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court; in which the case is stated.

## Notes

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# The Jay and the Peacock

Perry index 472
* "Of the Jaye and of the Pecok", translated by William Caxton, edited by Joseph Jacobs, in The fables of Aesop, as first printed by William Caxton in 1484 (1484)
* "A Daw and Borrow'd Feathers", in Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists (1692)
* "The Jay and the Peacock", translated by Joseph Jacobs, edited by Joseph Jacobs, illustrated by Richard Heighway, in The Fables of Æsop (1894)
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 Jelly-Fish

* "The Jelly-Fish" in Weird Tales, 13 (1) (January 1929), original publication, 1929
* The Jelly-Fish, has an extra final paragraph missing from the Weird Tales version
# The New International Encyclopædia/Holzschuh, Dietrich

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HOLZSCHUH, hō̇lts′sho͞o, Dietrich. A German pretender, also called Tile Kolup. He laid claim to the throne as Frederick II., who died in 1250. In Cologne (1284) his claim was ridiculed, he was ducked in a sewer, and driven from the city. At Neuss he fared better, and in 1285 went to Wetzlar and there held court; but on the approach of Rudolf he was turned over to the King and was burned as a heretic (1285). Consult: Meyer, Tile Kolup (Wetzlar, 1868), and Petri, “Der falsche Friedrich,” in vol. ii. of Zeitschrift des Bergeschen Geschichtsvereins (Bonn, 1864).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Honor

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​HONOR. In English feudal land law, an estate or lordship made up of several manors held under one baron or lord paramount. One court baron was often held for the whole estate, but regarded as the court of each manor. It was distinct from the great manor, although the name has been sometimes applied to the latter. See Manor.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Horsa

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​HORSA. See Hengest.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Horrocks, Jeremiah

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​HORROCKS, Jeremiah (c.1617–41). An English astronomer, born at Toxteth Park, near Liverpool. He entered Emmanuel College, Cambridge, in 1632, and remained there until 1635, devoting himself principally to the study of astronomy. In the latter year he returned to Toxteth and commenced, under extremely unfavorable circumstances, his original observations. In 1639 he was appointed to the curacy of Hoole, Lancashire, and in that village, on November 24, 1639 (O.S.), he made his famous observation of the transit of Venus—the first observation of this phenomenon ever made. Hearne, in his memoranda, tells us how Horrocks was called away, during his observation of the transit, “to his devotions and duty at church,” the day being Sunday. Newton, in the Principia, bears honorable testimony to the value of Horrocks's astronomical work, especially commending his lunar theory as the most ingenious yet brought forward; adding, “and if I mistake not, the most accurate of all.” Horrocks is frequently mentioned by the scientific men of the seventeenth century; the observation of the transit is by no means regarded as the most important of his astronomical achievements. He died suddenly at the age of about twenty-three, on January 3, 1641. Hevelius printed Horrocks's Latin treatise entitled Venus in Sole visa in 1662. In 1672 Horrocks's fragmentary works were published under the auspices of the Royal Society, being edited by Wallis, with the title Jeremiæ Horroccii Opera Posthuma, etc. Other works of Horrocks's perished in manuscript.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Honiton

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​HONITON, hŏn′ĭ-ton. A market-town and municipal borough in Devonshire, England, on the Otter, 16 miles northeast of Exeter (Map: England, C 6). It is famous as the original manufacturing seat of ‘Honiton lace.’ Its manufacture was introduced by the Lollards during the reign of Elizabeth. The Vale of Honiton is famous for its butter. The town maintains its own water-supply. Population, in 1891, 3216; in 1901, 3270.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Honolulu

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​HONOLULU, hŏn′ō̇-lo͞o′lo͞o. The capital and commercial centre of the Hawaiian Islands, situated on the southern coast of the island of Oahu, in 21° 18′ N. latitude and 157° 55′ W. longitude, 2089 miles southwest of San Francisco (Map: Hawaii, D 2). It is wholly a modern town, surrounded by luxuriant fruit and ornamental trees and foliage, and is famed for its beauty and the loveliness of the region. It has a very healthful and mild climate, especially favorable for pulmonary troubles. The streets are well laid out, and the houses, although unpretentious, are rendered picturesque by their gardens. Honolulu has twenty-five miles of macadam streets. The area of its public parks is 194 acres. Among the public buildings are the royal palace, completed in the Italian style in 1882, the Government buildings, several churches, a museum containing interesting remains relating to the early history of the archipelago, a theatre, and a bank. There are 19 public schools and one high school, with a total attendance of 3345 pupils. Honolulu has several hospitals and a public library. There are manufactures of machinery. The town is equipped with a good water-supply, electric lighting and railway and telephone service. Its water-works plant, costing $1,300,000, and its electric-light plant are owned and operated by the Territorial Government. The city's municipal property had an assessed value in 1900 of about $2,500,000. The budget for that year balanced at $1,131,905. Over one-half of the expenditure was for construction and other capital outlay. There was spent on schools, $128,047. The harbor is well protected by coral reefs. The light from its lighthouse is visible eight leagues. Honolulu has regular steam communication with San Francisco (with which it is also connected by cable), Seattle, Vancouver, New Zealand, Sydney, and Japan. It forms the chief outlet for the trade of the entire archipelago. It is the seat of an Anglican and of a Catholic bishop, and of a number of European consular agents, as well as of the Government officials of the islands. As late as 1815 the present capital was a mere village. In that year, at the suggestion of John Young, an Englishman, then Governor of Hawaii, it was fortified, and in 1820 it became the capital of the archipelago. Population, in 1890, 22,907; in 1900, 39,306.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Honor, Knights and Ladies of

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​HONOR, Knights and Ladies of. A fraternal benevolent society organized in Kentucky in 1877 for social and beneficial purposes. A distinguishing feature of this society is that men and women are admitted to membership on equal terms. The central authority is the supreme lodge, and the chief officer has the title of supreme protector. The Order has sixteen grand lodges and 1160 subordinate lodges, representing a total membership of 63,000. Since its organization it has dispensed benefits to the beneficiaries of deceased members to the amount of $19,000,000, and during the last fiscal year the disbursements for the same object amounted to $1,178,000.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Holzbauer, Ignaz

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HOLZBAUER, hṓlts'bou'ẽr, Ignaz (1711-83). An Austrian composer, born in Vienna. Despite the opposition of his parents, who intended him for the law, he studied music, and in 1745 became kapellmeister to Count Rottal and at the Court Theatre of Vienna. He was later kapellmeister at Stuttgart and at Mannheim. He spent much of his time in Italy, where most of his operas were produced. They were popular, and include: Il figlio delle selve (1735); Alessandro nell' Indie (1759); and La clemenza di Tito (1780). He composed, in addition, a great quantity of Church music, and excellent concertos, string quartets, and 196 symphonies. He died at Mannheim.
# The New International Encyclopædia/Honi soit qui mal y pense

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​HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE, ō̇′nē̇′ swä kē̇ mȧl ē̇ päNs (Fr., Evil to him who evil thinks). An exclamation traditionally ascribed to Edward III. It is said to have been uttered at a ball when the King tied about his leg a garter which the Countess of Salisbury dropped while dancing. The words form the motto of the Order of the Garter (q.v.).
# The New International Encyclopædia/Horschelt, Theodor

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​HORSCHELT, hôr′shĕlt, Theodor (1829-71). A German painter, born in Munich. He was a pupil of the Munich Academy and of Albrecht Adam. He began with studies of horses, and afterwards painted military pictures. Among these first is “The Poacher” (1850). He then went to Spain and Algiers, and afterwards took part in the Caucasian campaign of 1858-59, and made some of its episodes the subjects of his pictures, such as: “The Seizure of Shamyl,” “Taking of the Citadel on Mount Gunib,” and “Cossacks Returning from a Razzia.” His many water-colors of Spanish and Algerian scenes show the same vigor and spirit.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Sir Ralph Freeman

Sir Ralph Freeman.
This Gentleman after the Martyrdom of K. Charles I. writ one Play, call'd,
Imperiale; a Tragedy, 4to. 1655. and Dedicated to John Morris, Esq; For the Plot consult Pontanus, Rudæus's Treasury of Ancient and Modern Times, Beard's Theatre of God's Judgments part 2. Page 45. Wanley's History of Man, Book 4. Chap. 2. Goulart ​Hist. Admirables de Notre temps, Tom. 1. p. 362. and Bandello's Novels.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Sir Robert Howard

Sir Robert Howard.
This Honourable Person is Brother to the above mentioned Mr. Edward Howard, and to the Earl of Berks, who has long since quitted the barren Fields of Poetry, for the more advantagious Post of the State, in which he has, for many Years, made a considerable Figure, being Auditor of the Exchequer, &c. I have not the Honour to say much of my own Knowledge of him, but I am told, that it is no small Part of his Character, to be a Patron and Encourager of Learning; which is a peculiar Merit, in an Age when the selfish Vices of the trading Part of the Nation, are got into the first Ranks of Men, who will not be so expensive, to keep a Creature meerly for its Wit, as Mr. Prior says of one. He has writ these Six following Plays, viz.
The Blind Lady, a Comedy, 8vo. This is usually bound with divers other Poems of his, and are Re-printed, or at least, a new Title Printed, 1696.
The Committee, a Comedy, Fol. 1665. This is esteemed an excellent Play, and often times Acted in these Times.
The Great Favourite, or, The Duke of Lerma, a Tragi-Comedy, 4to. 1688. Acted at the Theatre Royal, by his Majesty's Servants. See Mariana, Turquet, De Mayern, &c.
The Indian Queen, a Tragedy, Fol. 1665. This Play is writ in Heroick Verse, and formerly Acted with general Applause, at the Theatre Royal, but now turn'd into an Opera, and many times of late represented at the same Theatre, with the like Success.
The Surprisal, a Tragi-Comedy, Fol. 1665. This was formerly Acted at the same Theatre, by his Majesty's Servants.
The Vestal Virgin, or, the Roman Ladies, a Tragedy, Fol. Acted also at the same Place, and by the same Actors, but not of late Years. This Play has a double Fifth Act, one ending Tragically, the other Succesfully. Four of his above Plays, are Printed together Fol.
# The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets/Sir Robert Stapleton

Sir Robert Stapleton.
A Learned Author who was Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber to King Charles the Second; and is, I suppose, still living. He writ Two Plays:
Hero and Leander, a Tragedy, 4 to. 1669. dedicated to her Grace, the Dutchess of Monmouth. Plot from Ovid’s Epistles, and Musæus’s Erotopagnion, Greek, and Latin.
The Slighted Maid, a Comedy, 4 to. 1663. dedicated to his Grace, the Duke of Monmouth. Plot from Mart. Epigr. 4. &c.