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# The New Student's Reference Work/Denver

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​Den′ver, the capital of Colorado, is situated north and east of the center of the state, 922 miles west of St. Louis. It is on a level plain, 5,196 feet above the sea, beyond which rise the snow-capped peaks and deep-blue shoulders of the Rocky Mountains. Denver was founded on a barren waste, dry and treeless, in 1858, and the close of the Civil War saw it a rising frontier-town. In 40 years the mining camp has been transformed into the Queen-City of the Plains, with stately buildings of brick and yellow stone and wide, shaded streets, provided with all the appointments of a modern American city; and it has become the meeting-point of a great network of railroad lines, with four direct lines to the east. The city now covers about 75 square miles on both sides of the South Platte River. It is the center of the great mining-interests of the state. It has a United States assaying mint, and three of the largest plants in the world for the smelting of ore are located here, giving employment to 2,000 persons and having an annual output in bullion of about $30,000,000. It also has a large trade in live stock, it being the central point between the breeders on the south and the breeders on the north. It has excellent public-schools, the value of its school-buildings being more than $5,000,000; it has 95 church buildings and 160 miles of street-railway. The main water-supply for the city is brought from the mountains; underneath the city, within a thousand feet, is abundant water for artesian wells. An uninterrupted area of 200 miles of a snow-capped mountain-range from north to south, a perfect climate and a beautiful city combine to make Denver one of the most attractive places of residence in the country, while the scenic attractions and climatic advantages of Colorado attract many tourists in search of health and pleasure. Population, 213,381.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Detroit River

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​Detroit River, the name given to the strait through which the waters of Lake St. Clair and of the upper lakes flow into Lake Erie. It is about 20 miles long, and deep enough to float the largest vessels.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Dichogamy

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Dichogamy (dī́-kŏg′ ȧ-my) (in plants). The condition in flowers in which the stamens and pistils do not mature at the same time. For example, the stamens may be ready to shed pollen when the stigma is not yet ready to receive it, or the stigma maybe ready to receive pollen before the stamens are ready to shed it. There thus are two forms of dichogamy, one in which the stamens mature first (protandry), the other in which the stigma is ready first (protogyny). See Pollination.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Detaille, Jean Baptiste Edouard

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​ Detaille, Jean Baptiste Edouard (zhŏṅ bäp-tēst ĕd-oo-ärd, dḗ-tä′y′), a French painter, was born in 1848, and is distinguished for his treatment of military subjects. The Passing Regiment is one of his best pictures. It is in Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D. C.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Deucalion

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​Deucalion (dū-kā′li-on), the hero of the Greek story of the flood. He was the son of Prometheus and the husband of Pyrrha. When Zeus had decided to destroy the race of men by a flood, Deucalion built an ark or ship, in which he and his wife floated during the nine days' flood which drowned all the other people of Greece. On the going down of the waters, the ark rested on Mount Parnassus. To repeople the world, Deucalion and Pyrrha were told by the goddess Themis to throw behind them the bones of their mother. This they did with the stones of mother-earth, and from those thrown by Deucalion, so the story goes, sprang up men, and from those thrown by Pyrrha sprang up women.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Diaz, Bartolomeu

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Diaz (dē′ äs), Bartolomeu, a Portuguese discoverer, who lived during the latter part of the 15th century. In August, 1486, the king of Portugal placed him in command of two vessels, with which to follow up the discoveries that had been made by Portuguese adventurers on the western coast of Africa. Driven by a storm, he sailed around the southern end of Africa without at first knowing it, and discovered Algoa Bay. His crew were mutinous, and he was obliged to return to Portugal, where he was received with great enthusiasm. He joined, three years later, the expedition of Cabral, a discoverer of Brazil, but was lost in a storm at sea, May 29, 1500.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Des Moines

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​ Des Moines (dā-mŏin′), the capital and largest city of Iowa, is on the site of Fort Des Moines, which was a United States garrison in 1832 and at that time the farthest west of the northwest forts. At present this fort has new and modern equipment, making it one of the finest posts in the United States. It is situated in a lovely valley of the corn and blue-grass belt, surrounded by sloping hills, and is rich in coal-mines and deposits of clay and shale. Among its products are wire-fencing, carriages, pork and cotton and woolen goods, brick, sewer-pipe, etc. The output of 25 or more brick and clay-product factories exceeds 1,500 carloads annually. It is one of the leading railroad-centers of the country, haying nine trunk-lines, which operate 19 distinct roads in and out of the city, besides electric-car service. Des Moines is the home of 44 insurance companies, has 94 churches, several colleges and technical schools, 47 public-school buildings, 19 banks, 4 daily papers, etc., and has a large jobbing trade. Population, 86,368.
# Constab Ballads/Second-Class Constable Alston

I watched him as his cheek grew pale, He that once was strong and hale; The red had faded all away, And left it ashen, dull and gray.
One Monday night he came to me, Rested his head upon my knee: “O Mac, me feel so sick,” he said, “I t’ink me poor boy soon wi’ dead.”
I did my best to calm his fears, He opened up his breast in tears; I’ll ne’er forget the sight I saw, His body strewn with bumps—all raw.
That night we listened to his moans, The hot fever was in his bones; He tossed and tossed about until, All his strength spent, he lay down still.
Many a weary weary day In the hospital he lay, Till one morn torture turned to peace, For death had brought him his release. ​The funeral, oh it was grand! We honoured him with arms and band; And not a man but turned away Wet-eyed from where his comrade lay.
# Constab Ballads/The Heart of a Constab

’Tis hatred without an’ ’tis hatred within, An’ I am so weary an’ sad; For all t’rough de tempest o’ terrible strife Dere’s not’in’ to make poor me glad.
Oh! where are de faces I loved in de past, De frien’s dat I used to hold dear? Oh say, have dey all turned away from me now Becausen de red seam I wear?
I foolishly wandered away from dem all To dis life of anguish an’ woe, Where I mus’ be hard on me own kith an’ kin, And even to frien’ mus’ prove foe.
Oh! what have I gained from my too too rash act O’ joinin’ a hard Constab Force, Save quenchin’ me thirst from a vinegar cup, De vinegar cup o’ remorse?
I t’ought of a livin’ o’ pure honest toil, To keep up dis slow-ebbin’ breath; But no, de life surely is bendin’ me do’n, Is bendin’ me do’n to de death. ​’Tis grievous to think dat, while toilin’ on here, My people won’t love me again, My people, my people, me owna black skin,— De wretched t’ought gives me such pain.
But I’ll leave it, my people, an’ come back to you, I’ll flee from de grief an’ turmoil; I’ll leave it, though flow’rs here should line my path yet, An’ come back to you an’ de soil.
For ’tis hatred without an’ ’tis hatred within, An’ how can I live ’douten heart? Then oh for de country, de love o’ me soul, From which I shall nevermore part!
# Constab Ballads/To W. G. G.

Come, come wid me, my tired soul, ’Way from de miserable wul’; Come from de noise, de wild alarm, To heights o’ mountain peace an’ calm.
Do you not hear de battle’s roar, De tumult ragin’ on de shore? Do you not see de poisonous bait Man sets for man t’rough deadly hate?
Come flee de envy an’ de strife, Before dey ruin our life: Come to de hills; dey may be drear, But we can shun de evil here.
De northers now are blowin’ chill, De fog hangs dismal on de hill, An’ sometimes fe long dreary days De sun is wrapt up in-a haze.
De season rain is on te-day, De flowers all are fadin’ ’way; But dere ’ll be sun upon de heights After de gloomy Christmas nights. ​Soon shall we feel de heartening charm Of country life, de sunshine warm; An’ see, wherever we may roam, Wild flowers burstin’ into bloom.
We’ll hear de murmur o’ de rills, We’ll clearly see de verdant hills Wid here an’ dere de peasant’s field So lovely in its fruitful yield.
De helpless playt’ing of a Will, We’ll spend our short days here; an’ still, Though prisoners, feel somehow free To live our lives o’ misery.
Dear comrade o’ de constab life, I’ve gone an’ left you in de strife; But whether skies are dark or blue, Dis true true heart remembers you.
# Constab Ballads/The Apple Woman's Complaint

While me deh walk ’long in de street, Policeman’s yawnin’ on his beat; An’ dis de wud him chiefta’n say— Me mus’n’ car’ me apple-tray.
Ef me no wuk, me boun’ fe tief; S’pose dat will please de pólice chief! De prison dem mus’ be wan’ full, Mek dem’s ’pon we like ravin’ bull.
Black nigger wukin’ laka cow An’ wipin’ sweat-drops from him brow, Dough him is dyin’ sake o’ need, P’lice an’ dem headman boun’ fe feed.
P’lice an’ dem headman gamble too, Dey shuffle card an’ bet fe true; Yet ef me Charlie gamble,—well, Dem try fe ’queeze him laka hell.
De headman fe de town police Mind neber know a little peace, ​’Cep’ when him an’ him heartless ban’ Hab sufferin’ nigger in dem han’.
Ah son-son! dough you ’re bastard, yah, An’ dere’s no one you can call pa, Jes’ try to ha’ you’ mudder’s min’ An’ Police Force you’ll neber jine.
But how judge bélieve pólicemen, Dem dutty mout’ wid lyin’ stain’? While we go batterin’ along Dem doin’ we all sort o’ wrong.
We hab fe barter-out we soul To lib t’rough dis ungodly wul’;— O massa Jesus! don’t you see How pólice is oppressin’ we?
Dem wan’ fe see we in de street Dah foller dem all ’pon dem beat; An’ after, ’dout a drop o’ shame, Say we be’n dah solicit dem.
Ah massa Jesus! in you’ love Jes’ look do’n from you’ t’rone above, An’ show me how a poo’ weak gal Can lib good life in dis ya wul’.
* ↑ The prisons must want occupants, and that is why they are down upon us like angry bulls.
* ↑ The mind of the chief of the town police is never happy, except, etc.
# Constab Ballads/Sukee River

I shall love you ever, Dearest Sukee River: Dash against my broken heart, Nevermore from you I’ll part, But I will stay forever, Crystal Sukee River.
Cool my fevered brow: Ah! ’tis better now, As I serpent-like lance t’rough Your broad pool o’ deepest blue! Dis once burnin’ brow Is more better now.
All about me dashin’, H’is’in’ up an’ splashin’, Bubbles like de turtle-berries, Jostlin’ wid de yerry-yerries, All about me dashin’ H’is’in’ up an’ splashin’.
Oh! dis blissful swim, Like a fairy dream! ​Jumpin’ off de time-worn plank, Pupperlicks from bank to bank, Dis delightful swim Is a fairy dream.
Kiss my naked breast In its black skin drest: Let your dainty silver bubbles Ease it of its lifelong troubles, Dis my naked breast In its black skin drest.
Floatin’, floatin’ down On my back alone, Kiss me on my upturned face, Clasp me in your fond embrace, As I’m floatin’ down Happy, yet alone.
Wavelets laughin’ hound me, Ripples glad surround me: Catchin’ at dem light an’ gay, See dem scamper all away, As dey playful hound me, Or in love surround me.
T’rough de twistin’ dance Onward do I lance: Onward under yonder cave Comes wid me a pantin’ wave, Speedin’ from de dance Wid me as I lance. ​’Neat’ dis shadin’ hedge Growin’ by your bridge, I am thinkin’ o’ you’ love, Love dat not’in’ can remove, ’Neat’ dis shadin’ hedge Growin’ by your bridge,
Love more pure, I ken, Dan de love o’ men, Knowin’ not de fickle mind Nor de hatred o’ my kind; Purer far, I ken, Dan de love o’ men.
E’en when welcome deat’ Claims dis painful breat’, Of you I will ever think Who first gave me crystal drink; E’en when welcome deat’ Claims dis painful breat’,
For a little while I must leave your smile: Raindrops fallin’ from de sky Force me now to say good-bye; Jes’ lee bit o’ while I must leave your smile.
Foamin’ Sukee River, Dearer now dan ever, I’ll ne’er roam from you again To a life o’ so-so pain, Crystal flowin’ river, Dearer now dan ever.
# Constab Ballads/The Malingerer

Me mus’ wukin overdue, An’ ’tis all because o’ you; Me mus’ wuk hard laka dis ’Counten o’ you’ wutlessness.
’Tis a dutty sort o’ trick, Ebery duty-time you sick; An’ ’tis always my bad luck Fe detail fe extra wuk.
Night off ágain me won’ get, Dese t’ings mek a poo’ man fret, An’ feel him could not do worse Dan fe go join Police Force.
Hospital a fe you bed; God knows wha mek you won’ dead! Doctor no know how fe do, Else dem wouldan p’ison you.
An’ me know man dyin’ out, Yet de doctor dem would doubt, Dough he’s weak in ebery limb, Dat a t’ing was wrong wid him. ​Yet you dih-ya ’douten use, Only formin’ like de juice; An’ dem caan’ see, se’p me king, Dat you ’pon malingering.
Ef a money you dah sabe, Better min’ de open grabe: T’enk God! new rule come te-day, Hospital bud gets no pay.
Me wi’ really beat de eight, But you mark me wud—an’ wait! Your time’s comin’ soon—don’t doubt— When you’ll also be kicked out.
# Constab Ballads/The Bobby to the Sneering Lady

You may sneer at us, madam, But our work is beastly hard; An’ while toilin thus we scarce Ever get a lee reward.
Our soul’s jes’ like fe you, If our work does make us rough; Me won’t ’res’ you servant-gal When you’ve beaten her enough.
You may say she is me frien’, We are used to all such prate; Naught we meet on life’s stern road But de usual scorn an’ hate.
Say dat you wi’ ’port me, ma’am? I was lookin’ fe dat,—well, Our Inspector’s flinty hard, ’Twill be few days’ pay or cell.
Pains an’ losses of such kind To we p’licemen’s not’in’ new; Still A’d really like fe hear Wha’ good it wi’ do to you. ​Last week, eatin’ a gill bread, Me t’row piece out on de lea; An’ A ketch a ’port fe dat Which meant five roun’ mac to me.
Constab-charge, civilian-charge, Life’s a burden every way; But reward fund mus’ kep’ up Out o’ poo’ policeman pay.
Ef our lot, then, is so hard, I mus’ ever bear in mind Dat to fe me own black ’kin I mus’ not be too unkind.
An’ p’r’aps you too will forgive Ef I’ve spoken rather free, An’ will let me somet’ing ask Which may soften you to me:
In de middle o’ de night, When de blackness lies do’n deep, Who protects your homes an’ stores While de Island is asleep?
When de dead stars cannot shine Sake o’ rain an’ cloud an’ storm, Who keeps watch out in de street So dat not’in’ comes to harm? ​Ah! you turn away your head! See! dere’s pity in your face! Don’t, dear madam, bring on me This unmerited disgrace.
# Constab Ballads/To Inspector W. E. Clark

(On His Return)
We welcome you, dear Sir, again; But oh! de comin’ brings us pain, For though we greet you glad to-day, Once more you’re bound to go away: We grieve now deeper than before To know you’ll be wid us no more.
We fought o’ meetin’ you in gladness; But no, our hearts are filled with sadness To learn why we must part from you, An officer so dear an’ true: Our prayer is dat de Fates will bless You an’ your kin wid health an’ peace.
Farewell, dear Sir, farewell again!— A farewell fraught wi’ deepest pain: De very ringin’ o’ de bell Sounds like a wailin’ of farewell; We feel it deeply, to de core, To know you’ll be wid us no more.
# Constable

CONSTABLE
BY C. J. HOLMES
LONDON MDCCCCI
AT THE SIGN OF THE UNICORN
EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY MORRISON AND GIBB LIMITED
# The New Student's Reference Work/Raccoon

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Raccoon (răk-koon′), a tree-climbing, nocturnal animal belonging to the bear family and restricted to North and South America. The common "coon" of the United States is widely distributed. It has a stout, clumsy body about two feet long without the tail, which is about a foot in length. The long, coarse hair of the body is grayish-brown, and the tail is ringed with black and white. The raccoon has a broad head and a pointed muzzle, and the face is crossed by a dark band which includes the eyes. The home of the animal is usually high up in the hollow of a large tree; here it rests by day and hibernates through the severe winter-weather. It is active at night, and, during the season of young corn, is often very destructive to the green ears. Besides corn, in season, its usual food is fish, crayfish and various mollusks, though it also eats mice, insects, fruits, small birds and eggs. It has the curious habit of washing or dousing its food repeatedly in the water, and by the Germans is therefore called the wash-bear. The common raccoon of South America is called the crab-eating raccoon. A coon-hunt on a moonlight night, with torches and dogs, is a common form of sport in the southern United States.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Racine, Jean Baptiste

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Racine (rȧ′sĕn′), Jean Baptiste, the greatest dramatic poet of France, was born at La-Ferté-Milon, in the modern department of Aisne, in December, 1639. His parents dying when he was very young, he was cared for by his maternal grandfather, being sent first to Beauvais College and afterwards to Port Royal, at which he studied diligently under such masters as Claude Lancelot, Nicole and La Maitre. At 19 he left Port Royal to pursue a course of philosophy at the College d'Harcourt, where he appears to have first felt the attractions of a life devoted to letters and to have become intimately acquainted with various actors and actresses. Racine's earliest play was acted by Molière's company at the Palais Royal theatre in June, 1664, and in the same year he received from the king a pension of 600 francs for a congratulatory ode. The next fifteen years Racine devoted to writing plays, and produced a number of works, all of which bore the stamp of very high, if not the highest, genius. His last production, Phèdre, which appeared in 1677, was the one in which Rachel's genius, in the 19th century, reached its highest manifestation. His chief writings are Esther, Athalie, Phèdre, Bajazet and Iphigénie. He died at Paris, April 21, 1699, and was buried according to his own request at Port Royal.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Rail

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​Rail, any one of a group of shore-birds found in marshes. They have the habit of skulking, instead of taking to wing, when pursued, and, therefore, are more frequently heard than seen. They are extremely shy. They have slender bills and long powerful legs; are small or of medium size; the body is wedge-shaped, allowing the creatures to make their way through close, marshy undergrowth. Although the wings are short and rounded, the birds in their migrations cover great distances. They are united with the coots into one family, but the toes of the rails are completely divided, those of the coots are lobed. The Carolina rail or sora is the most common one in the United States. It is found in the whole of temperate North America, but is more abundant east during migration, as it breeds chiefly in the northern part of its range. It is about eight and one half inches long, with the upper parts olive-brown, streaked with black; the breast is slaty and the belly white. The Virginia rail also is common. The king-rail or freshwater mud-hen is the largest and finest of the American true rails, being about 17 inches long. It is common in some sections of the United States. The yellow and the black rails are less common. The common water-rail of Europe is found in marshy districts of the British Isles and many parts of Europe. Like the American rails, it nests in the grass.
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# The New Student's Reference Work/Races of the World

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Ra′ces of the World. The most general division of the human family is into five great races: the Caucasian, the Mongolian, the Malay, the Ethiopian and the American. The Caucasian race is the most numerous and the most widely spread over the earth of all the races. It is distinguished by a fair complexion, a high forehead, straight hair and a beard varying in color. This race is dispersed over nearly the whole of Europe and North America, northern Africa and large areas in Asia, Australia and southern Africa. It leads the other races in literature, commerce and all the arts of civilization. The Mongolian race has a yellowish complexion, small eyes, prominent cheekbones and rather coarse, black hair. It comprises the Chinese, the Japanese, the Turks and many other nations in Asia, with the Magyars of Hungary and the Esquimaux of North America. The Malay race has a dark-brown complexion, with a skull like the Caucasian; a flat face like the Ethiopian; and straight, dark hair like the Mongolian. This race is found in Madagascar, Australia, the islands of the Pacific and the Malay Peninsula of Asia. The Ethiopian or African race has a black complexion, a rather low forehead, a broad, flat nose, thick lips, thin beard and woolly hair. It inhabits the greater part of Africa, although it has ten million representatives in North America. The American race (Indians) has a red or copper-colored skin, high cheek bones, coarse, black hair and scanty beard. It is found in certain portions of North America and South America. The population of the world may be estimated in round numbers at 1,500,000,000, of which more than 1,000,000,000 belong to the Caucasian and Mongolian races. Various divisions and subdivisions of thece races have been made by ethnologists durng the last twenty-five years.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Racine, Wis.

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Racine′, Wis., is a prosperous manufacturing city at the mouth of Root River, 23 miles south of Milwaukee. Racine's position on a bluff, fifty feet above Lake Michigan, gives an excellent drainage as well as a beautiful view of the lake. Racine is noted for the manufacture of wagons, thrashing-machines, boots, shoes, boilers, engines, boats, malleable iron and automobiles. There are three banks, a public library and an excellent system of public schools. Population 38,002.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Raikes, Robert

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​Raikes, Robert. See Sunday-Schools.
# The New Student's Reference Work/Rain-Gauge

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​Rain-Gauge, an instrument employed by meteorologists to measure the depths of water deposited by rain during any assigned period. In its ordinary form it consists of a funnel, with a mouth of known area, for collecting the rain-water in a graduated glass vessel where its mass can be easily determined. Knowing the mass of water precipitated and the area over which it was distributed, the depth may be easily calculated. Several forms of self-registering rain-gauges have been devised, for which see any good treatise on meteorology.