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performing marriage ceremonies are required 

 to send records of the marriages. Marriage 

 licenses are also recorded when issued. The 

 objects sought by registration are twofold. It 

 provides a record frequently necessary in courts 

 of law, and acts as a. wholesome check upon 

 immorality. 



Registration (OF VOTERS). See ELECTION, 

 subhead Registration. 



REGULUS, reg'ulus, MARCUS ATILJUS, a fa- 

 mous Roman general of the third century B.C. 

 In 267 and again in 256 he was elected consul, 

 and during his second term commanded, with 

 his colleague, the fleet sent against the Cartha- 

 ginians in the First Punic War. Completely 

 victorious on the sea, he landed with his forces 

 and for a time was so successful that the 

 Carthaginians sued for peace. Regulus de- 

 manded unconditional surrender, however, and 

 they resumed the conflict, defeating the Ro- 

 mans in 255 B. c. with great slaughter and tak- 

 ing Regulus prisoner. 



Beyond this point the story of his life must 

 be looked upon as largely legendary. Accord- 

 ing to the popular account he remained in 

 captivity until 250, when he was sent to Rome 

 on parole to make negotiations for peace, prom- 

 ising to return if the terms offered were not 

 accepted by the Romans. Realizing his danger, 

 he yet urged the Roman Senate to continue the 

 war at all costs, and then returned to Carthage 

 to meet his fate, which proved to be death 

 by torture. In revenge for this, Carthaginian 

 prisoners were tortured at Rome; and later- 

 day scholars are somewhat inclined to believe 

 that Roman historians invented the tale about 

 Regulus as an excuse for the barbarities which 

 were perpetrated on these Carthaginian pris- 

 oners. 



REHAN, re'an, ADA (1860-1916), an Ameri- 

 can actress of highest rank for over twenty 

 years. She is said to have played 200 different 

 parts, some of the most famous being those 

 of Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal, 

 Rosalind in Ax You Like It, and Katharina in 

 The Taming of the Shrew. She was born in 

 Ireland, but came to America at the age of 

 six. Her first appearance on the stage was in 

 association with her sister and brothcr-in-1 i\v. 

 Mr and Mrs. Oliver Doud Byron, and under 

 her original name, ADA CREHAN. This became 

 modified, at first through the mistake of a 

 printer and tin n by her own choice, to Ada 

 Rehan. Miss Rehan excelled in comedy rdles. 

 and her personal magnetism, abounding vitality 

 and charm made her a great favor 



REICHSTADT, ryKe'shtaht, NAPOLEON FRAN- 

 COIS CHARLES JOSEPH BONAPARTE, Duke of 

 (1811-1832), called also Napoleon II, was the 

 only son of Napoleon. At his baptism he was 

 given the title of king of Rome, which had 

 been borne by the heirs to the Holy Roman 

 Empire. During the hundred days between 

 Napoleon's escape from Elba and the Battle of 

 Waterloo, Maria Louisa with her young son 

 was at the court of her father, Francis I of 

 Austria, and there the boy remained after the 

 final abdication of his father, while his mother 

 went to Parma. Napoleon had named his son 

 as his successor, but the boy was never recog- 

 nized by any of the European powers. He was 

 given an excellent education, and showed a de- 

 cided fondness for military affairs, but was 

 never strong, and died when he was twenty- 

 one years old. Edmond Rostand's drama, 

 L'Aiglon, is based on the life of the Duke of 

 Reichstadt; the title role was acted by Maud 

 Adams and by Sarah Berahardt. 



REICHSTAG, ryKes'tahK, literally the as- 

 sembly of the Empire, is the lower house of 

 the German Parliament. Its members are 

 elected by popular vote, and possess the sole 

 legislative initiative, as the members of the 

 upper house, the Bundesrat, must vote in ac- 

 cordance with the instructions received from 

 the states which they represent. For detailed 

 description of the German legislative depart- 

 ment, see GERMANY, subtitle Government; 

 BUNDESRAT. 



REID, reed, GEORGE AGNEW (1860- ), a 

 Canadian painter, equally distinguished for 

 landscape, figures and realistic subjects. He has 

 also painted large panels for mural decorations, 

 notably the series called The Pioneers, which 

 he presented to the city of Toronto for the deco- 

 ration of the city hall. His more important 

 paintings, including Mortgaging the Homestead, 

 Dreaming and Champlain's Arrival at Quebec 

 are preserved in the National Gallery at Ot- 

 tawa. Reid was bora at Wingham, Ont. He 

 studied painting at Toronto, Philadelphia, 

 Paris and Madrid. He was president of the 

 Ontario Society of Artiste from 1897 to 1901, 

 and president of the Royal Canadian Academy 

 from 1906 to 1909. 



REID, JOHN DOWSLEY (1859- ), a Cana- 

 dian physician and legislator, since 1911 Do- 

 minion Minister of Customs. Dr. Reid was 

 bora at Prescott, Ont., and was graduated at 

 Queen's University, Kingston. He practiced 

 medicine for a number of years, but in 1891 

 entered political life as a Conservative mem* 



