Erigena, John Scotus.-Monk and scholar of 9th cent., v, 202; his treatise on Predestination, 202; seeks to harmonize philosophy with religion, 202; censured by the Pope and takes refuge in England, 203; death, 203. Erskine, Thomas, Lord.
(1750- 1823.) Scottish jurist and ora- tor, xi, 182.
Erzeroum, Russian capture of, by General Paskievitch (1829), x, 157.
Esdraelon, Rich plain of, ii, 137. Esoteric doctrines of Egyptian
priests, ii, 73. Established Church of England, ix, 236; in America, xi, 280. Esther, Queen. (480-465 B. C.) Wife of Xerxes I, vii, 163. "Esther," Queen (Racine's play), vii, 173.
Ether as an anæsthetic, efficiency of, xiv, 476.
Ethical code, Moses's elevated, il, 112.
Ethics, Principles of, H. Spencer's,
xiv, 118, 143, 150-152. "Ethics of the Dust," Ruskin's, xiv, 98.
Ethiopians, Moses's conquering of, ii, 100.
Euclid.-Greek geometrician (circa 300 B. C.), his "Elements of Geometry," ili, 174. Euclid of Megara.
(5th cent. B. C.) Greek philosopher and disciple of Socrates, i, 215, 257. Euphrates, Regions beyond the, xiv, 364.
Euphrates Valley, xiv, 379, 380. Euripides. (485-406 B. C.) Ath- enian tragic poet, i, 250; pet of the Sophists, 327. Evans, Marian. See Eliot, George. Evans, Mrs. Cary, daughter of Lloyd George, xv, 57.
(1794-1865.) American diplomat and author, xii, 154, 173, 302. Evolutionary Philosophy, xiv, 115. See Spencer, Herbert.
Ewell, General Richard S.-(1817- 72.) Confederate general in Civil War, xii, 335-337. "Exchange," The, schooner, Inter- national case of, xii, 354, 355. Executions under the Romans, by
hanging, beheading, etc., iii, 71. Exploration fund, English Pales tine, work of, in excavating walls of Jerusalem, xiv, 384. Eylau, Battle of (1807), ix, 126.
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laboratory assistant at London Royal Institution, 397; influence of Sir Humphry Davy, 398; in- vestigations in chemistry, elec- tricity, and magnetism, 399; discovers means of developing electricity directly from mag- netism, 401; substitutes nets for active circuits, 403; some results of his experimental researches, 404; discovery of relations between light magnetism, 410; action of solid substances on beam of polarized light, 411; his papers on "Mag- netization of Light and the Illumination of Lines of Mag- netic Force," and on "The Mag- netic Condition of All Matter," 411-414; the "magne-crystallic force," 415; his labors in the electro-chemical field, 417; in- vention of first dynamo, 419; his alternating-current trans- former, 421; the electric motor, 426; dynamo-electric machine, 427; electric generator and motor, 431, 432; the telephone, 433; modern power generating and transmission plants, 436- 439; honors and death, 441,
"Faust," Goethe's, xiii, 412, 423- 425, 429-435.
Feast days, Roman, i, 136. Federal (U. S.) Government, xi,
161; Federal and State author-
ity, incipient contest between, xi, 184.
Federal Power, Limitations of, Haynes-Webster debate, xii, 73. "Federal Union, it must be pre- served," Jackson's toast at Jef- ferson's birthday banquet (1830), xii, 73.
Federalism, Hamilton the champion of, xi, 155.
"Federalist, The," xi, 180, 197, 198; Federalists, 248, 255; leaders of the party, 246, 247, 249, 298, 299, 309; Federalist party, Marshall a leader of, xii, 333.
Federalists and Republicans. Party lines dividing them, xi, 244; of what classes composed, 246-248, 249, 252-257, 290, 291, 298, 299.
Felix, the procurator at Cæsarea, Paul before, ii, 443.
"Felix Holt," George Eliot's novel, vii, 376-379
Fénelon, François. - - (1651-1715.) French prelate and author, vii, 60, 137, 141, 155, 157, 160-162, 171, 172, 303.
Fenn, Harry.-His drawings for Tennyson's "In Memorium," xiii, 461.
Ferdinand of Aragon.
King of Castile, attitude toward Colum- bus, vi, 103.
Ferdinand and Isabella, promise
aid to Columbus, vi, 105; a new Continent given to them, 108. Ferdinand II.-(1578-1637.) Holy Roman Emperor, extirpator of Protestantism in Bohemia, viii,
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Fessenden, Wm. Pitt.-(1806-69.)
U. S. senator and Secretary of the Treasury, xii, 308. Festivals, Roman, i, 136.
Festus, Porcius, successor to Felix, Paul defends himself before, il, 445.
Feudal System.-(?800-1300 A.D.)
An institution of Middle Ages, v, 289; motives, dependence and protection, 295; the mediæval peasant, 300-302; the petty Kings of the era, 303; lordly proprietors of great estates,
304, 305; their chief pleasures, 306; exclusiveness of the feudal aristocrats, 306, 307; bred a hardy agricultural class, 309; fruits of its grinding despotism, 310; redeeming fea- tures, 312; great patrimony of the Knight, his horse, armor, and his valor, 313; feudal de- votion to women, 314-316; noble qualities and domestic virtues engendered, 317; courtly ele- gance and dignity, 319; Christianity softened and puri- fied the feudal Knight, 321. Feuerbach, Ludwig A.-(1804-72.)
German philosopher. His "Es- sence of Christianity," vii, 352. Fichte, Johann Gotlieb. (1762- 1814.) German metaphysician, vii, 275.
Fiction. See Sir Walter Scott and the Modern Novel.
Fielding, Henry.—(1707-54.) Eng- lish novelist, vii, 309, 346, 366. Fillmore, Millard. (1800-74.) American president (1850-53),
Fine Arts, The (Architecture, Sculpture, Painting), iii, 83. Fines as a punishment under the Romans, iii, 70.
Fire-arms, Colonists need of, for defence against Indians, xi, 41. First Consul, Napoleon made, ix, 122, 124.
"First Principles," H. Spencer's, xiv, 118, 123, 124, 126, 135. Fiske, John.-(1842-1902.) Amer- ican historical writer, his "Be- ginnings of New England,” xi, 38. Flame-Engine, Ericsson's, xiv, 203. Flanders, xi, 35.
Flavii, The, supplant the edifices of Nero, iii, 106. Flavius, Amphitheatre of, iii, 103. Fleetwood, Charles.-(d. 1692.)
Cromwellian officer, xiii, 378. Flemish weavers in England, vi,
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"Florida," The, United States war. ship, xiv, 227, 228. "Flying Dutchman," The (1843), Wagner's, xiv, 29, 30, 36-41. Foch, Ferdinand.—(1851-.) Gen-
eralissimo of Allied Armies, XV, 101; development as military genius, 101-103; family history of, 103-106; influence of French history on life, 105, 106; early education of, 106; chooses army for profession, 107; enters Jesuit College at Metz, 108; part in Franco-Prussian War, 109; physical characteristics, 110; enters Ecole Polytech- nique, 111; commissioned sec- ond lieutenant, 111, 112; ad- mitted to Saumur Cavalry School, 112; is made Captain, 112; marriage, 112; religion, 113; technical expert in artil- lery, 114; assistant professor at Staff College, 115; tribute by Charles Dawbarn, 115; in com- mand of Artillery, 116; made Brigadier General, and at- tached to General Staff in Paris, 116; made Director of Staff College, 116; writes treatises on military arts, 117-120; in command of Twentieth Corps of de Castelnau's Second Army, 121; skill in Battle of Trouée de Charmes, 121, 122; given command of Ninth Army, 122, 123; position in Battle of the Marne, 123-125; given Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, 125; made assistant to Com- mander-in-Chief, 126; in com- mand of the Northern Front, 126; popularity with British commanders, 126; forced by ill- to resign command, 127; forms committee to draw plans
for future conduct of the war, 128, 129; successful plans for assistance to Italy, 129; ac- quaintance with Lloyd George, 129; Commander-in-Chief of Al- lied Armies, 131; receives com- mand of American forces, 131; works to create a body of re- serve, 132; tribute by Lloyd George, 134; tributes by Lord French and Lord Crewe, 135; makes counter-attack at Chateau- Thierry, 136, 137; decreed Mar- shal of France, 137; services to France after war, 137, 138;
Foch today, 138.
Foch, Julie Bienvenue, wife of Ferdinand Foch, xv, 112. Fontainebleau, Treaty of (1807), ix, 146.
Foote, Andrew Hull.-(1806-63.) American commodore, xii, 298, 299, 206.
Force Bill, The, xii, 202; Cal. houn's speech on, 207.
Ford, Henry.-(1863- .) American Industrial Genius, xvi, 237; birth, 237; early interest in mechanics, 238; marriage, 238; dislike of "society," 239, 240; Museum of Americanism, 240, 242; purchase of Wayside Inn, 240, 241; learns mechanic's trade, 242; organizes Ford Automobile Company, 242, 243; Highland Park plant, 243, 244; River Rouge plant, 244-247; leader in industrial justice, 247-250; cares nothing for money, 250; religion, 250, 251; taste in literature, 251, 252; love for home, 252; recreation, 252, 253; optimism, 253, 254; politics, 254-257; buys Ford Hospital, 257-259; past and
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"Foresters," The, Tennyson's pas- toral play, xiii, 472. Forgery under Roman law, iii, 69. "Fors Clavigera," Ruskin's, xiv,
Fort Bowyer, Mobile Point, de- fence of, by Major Lawrence and General Andrew Jackson, xii, 37. Fort Mims, Ala., Indian attack on, xii, 33.
Foster v. Neilson, Case of, xii, 356. Fountains Abbey, Cistercian mon- astery of, vi, 260. Fouquet,
Nicolas. (1 6 1 5-8 0.) French marquis and financier, vii, 158.
Fourth of July celebrations, XI, 275.
Fox, Charles James.-(1749-1806.) English statesman and orator, xi, 95; xiii, 259.
Fox, George.-(1624-91.) Founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers), i, 267; viii, 235;
Franklin, Benjamin. (1706-90.) American philosopher and diplo mat, xi, 52; a founder of Amer- ican Republic, 55; birth, par- entage, and trade, 55; bent of mind and early career, 56-58; printer and editor, 59; marriage, 60; popularity, 62; his homely philosophy and making of prev erbs, 62; postmaster and prominent citizen of Phila., 65; Poor Richard's Almanac, 62, 65; attains independence, 66; scien- tific investigator, 67; experi- ments in electricity, 68, 69; in- vents "Franklin Stove," 70; pub- lic-spirit, 70; diplomat, 73, 74; difficulties met with in his Eng- lish mission, 74, 75; returns to America, 76; member of the Assembly, 76; again sent to England, 80; hostility toward him, 81; seeks to repeal Stamp Act, 81; succeeds after exami- nation by House of Commons, 81, 82; storm over Governor Hutchinson's letters, 83, 84; member of Continental Congress and postmaster-general, 85, 86; envoy to France, 86; important services there, 92-95; relieved after nine years' labors and re- turns to America, 98, 99; mem- ber of Continental convention, 100; death, and eulogy in Con- gress, 101; lived to see begin- nings of French Revolution, 100; his theological belief, 101; Nes- tor of Assembly, 190; John Adams's jealousy of, 228. Franklin Library, Philadelphia, xi, 60; stove, 70. "Fraser's xiv, 105. Frederic II, "the Great.”—(1712- 86.) King of Prussia (1740-86), vii, 278; Carlyle's Life of, 354; For location of Volumes in Books,
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