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THE CENTURY BOOK OF FACTS. 



WITTEKIND, . . . .-807, Saxon warrior ; con- 

 quered by Charlemagne. 



WOLFE, James, 1726-59, Eng. general ; fell 

 at Quebec. 



WOLSEY, Thomas, 1471-1530, Eng. cardi- 

 nal and statesman ; prime minister of Henry 

 VIII. ; deposed 1529. 



WOOD, Mrs. Henry, 1820-87, Eng. novelist. 



WOODWORTH, Samuel, 1785-1842, Am. 

 poet. 



WORCESTER, Edward Somerset, Marquis of, 

 1601 ?-67, Eng. nobleman ; one of the invent- 

 ors of the steam engine. 



WORCESTER, Joseph Emerson, 1734-1866, 

 Am. lexicographer. 



WORDSWORTH, William, 1770-1850, Eng. 

 poet. 



WRANGELL, Ferdinand Petrovitch von, 

 Baron, 1795?-1870, Russian explorer. 



Wren, Sir Christopher, 1632-1723, Eng ar- 

 chitect. (St. Paul's Cathedral, London.) 



WYCLIFFE (or Wickliffe) John de, 1324?- 

 84, Eng. reformer. 



XANTIPPE, the wife of Socrates, notorious 

 for bad temper, but credited by her husband 

 with many domestic virtues. 



XAVIER, Francis, Saint, 1506-52, Sp. Jes- 

 uit missionary to India and Japan. 



XENOPHON, 445?-355? B. C., Athenian his- 

 torian and general. 



XERES, Francisco de, 15047-70, Sp. histo- 

 rian with Pizarro. 



XERXES (the Great), . . . .-465 B. C., king 

 of Persia ; invaded Greece, but defeated at 

 Salamis. 



XIMENES DE CISNEROS, Francisco (Cardinal 

 Ximenes), 1436-1517, Sp. prelate and states- 

 man ; published Polyglot Bible. 



YALE, Elihu, 1648-1721, patron of Yale 

 College. 



YORK, Edmund Plantagenet, first Duke of, 

 1341-1402, founder of the house of York. 



ZALEucus,fl. seventh century B. C.,Gr. leg- 

 islator and reformer ; first to make a written 

 code of laws. 



ZAMOJSKI, John Sarius, 1541-1605, Polish 

 general, statesman, and scholar. 



ZECHARIAH, fl. sixth century B. C., Hebrew 

 prophet. 



ZENO (or Zenon), 355?-307? B. C., Gr. 

 philosopher ; founder of Stoic school. 



ZENOBIA, Septima, . . . .-275, queen of 

 Palmyra. 



ZEPHANIAH, Hebrew prophet ; nourished in 

 the reign of Josiah . 



ZIMMERMANN, Johann Georg von, 1728-95, 

 Swiss physician and philosopher. 



ZINZENDORF, Nikolaus Ludwig von, Count, 

 1700-60, Ger. theologian. 



ZISKA, John, of Trocznow, 1360-1424, Bo- 

 hemian general and leader of the Hussites. 



ZOEGA, Georg, 1755-1809, Danish archfeol- 

 ogist. 



ZOROASTER, fl. 500 B. C., Persian philoso- 

 pher and founder of the Magian religion. 



ZSCHOKKE, Johann Heinrich Daniel, 1771- 

 1848, Ger. author. 



ZWINGLI, Ulrich, 1484-1531, Swiss re- 

 former ; killed in battle. 



DERIVATIONS AND FICTITIOUS 



NAMES OF STATES AND 



TERRITORIES. 



ALABAMA (Ala.). The name is of Indian 

 origin, signifying " Here we rest." . 



ARIZONA (Ariz.). An Indian word, mean- 

 ing " sand hills." 



ARKANSAS (Ark.). French and Indian 

 words, signifying " Bow of Smoky Waters." 

 The fictitious name of the state is " Bear 

 State," from the number of these animals 

 formerly found there. 



CALIFORNIA (Cal.) From Spanish words, 

 meaning < ' hot furnace. " The fictitious name 

 is "The Golden State." 



COLORADO (Colo.). Spanish word, mean- 

 ing " colored." 



CONNECTICUT (Conn.) An Indian name, 

 signifying The long river." The nicknames 

 are, "Freestone State," "Nutmeg State," 

 and " Land of Steady Habits." 



DAKOTA (Dak.) Indian word, meaning 

 "allied." 



DELAWARE (Del.). Named in honor of 

 Lord De La War. It is called " The Diamond 

 State," from its small size and its intrinsic 

 worth; also "Blue Hen State." 



FLORIDA (Fla.). From the Spanish, mean- 

 ing " flowery " ; so called from the abundance of 

 flowers, and the day (Easter Sunday) upon 

 which it was discovered. From its shape it is 

 sometimes called " The Peninsular State." 



GEORGIA (Ga.). Named in honor of King 

 George II. of England. The nickname is the 

 "Empire State of the South." 



ILLINOIS (111.)- An Indian word, signify- 

 ing " Tribe of men. ' ' The sobriquet is ' Prai- 

 rie State " ; also, " Sucker State." 



INDIANA (Ind.). So called from the In- 

 dians. The original meaning of the word In- 

 dia is " river." The nickname is " The Hoo- 

 sier State." 



IOWA (la.). An Indian word, meaning 

 " The Sleepy Ones." The fictitious name is 

 " The Hawkeye State." 



