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ground, arranged in designs of almost geo- 

 metric precision. These stripes run all over 

 their bodies and up and down their faces, and 

 meet diagonally down the sides of their head; 

 stripes may appear even in their short manes 

 and down their tails to the tuft of hair. 



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THE ZEBRA 



See, also, other illustrations of the horse fam- 

 ily, page 2841. 



Not many years ago zebras roamed the 

 plains of Southern Africa in great herds, but 

 to-day they are much rarer, except in the 

 wilder regions of the interior. There are three 

 \v< 11 -recognized species, differing slightly from 

 each other in size and proportions, in color and 

 markings. It is possible to train zebras to work 

 in harness; but patience is required to accom- 

 plish this, for their wildness must first be sub- 

 dued. They will not soon become as gentle as 

 the horse, for they lack the thousands of years 

 of domestication the latter animal has had. 



ZE'BU, the general beast of burden of the 

 Orient. Zebus are gentle and strong, able to 

 tr.ivel thirty miles a day, and very useful for 

 plowing and dragging. They have convex fore- 

 heads, drooping ears, short, backward-pointing 

 horns and a huge, fatty lump on the shoulders. 

 They may be larger than the European ox or 

 as small as a mastiff. The usual colors arc gray 

 and cream, although red, brown, black and 

 white zebus are often seen. Some white bulls, 

 called brahmany, are held sacred by the Hindus 

 can roam at will, eating grain and vege- 

 tables from the fields or bazars. Zebus have 

 been imported into Jamaica and Central 

 rica for use on banana plantations. (See 

 illustration, page 419.) 



ZEBU, one of the smallest of the Philippine 

 Islands, forming part of the group between 

 Luzon and Mindanao. It covers an area of 

 1712 square miles, a little more than the area 



of Rhode Island. The surface is for the most 

 part level and the soil is extremely fertile, 

 sugar, cotton, hemp and rice being grown in 

 large quantities. The capital, Cebu, is the 

 oldest Spanish settlement and the second city 

 in importance in the Philippines. In 1899 the 

 island was occupied by the United States; in 

 1901 was given civil government as a province, 

 the first of the islands to show itself possessed 

 of the requisite degree of self-control. In the 

 cathedral of the capital is preserved a cross said 

 to have been erected by Magellan on his landing 

 on the island in 1521. Population of the island 

 province, in 1910, 592,247. 



ZEB'ULUN, the name of the sixth son of 

 Jacob and Leah, was given to one of the 

 twelve tribes of Israel, and to a territory in 

 Palestine. The territory of Zebulun lay in the 

 northern part of the country, and within this 

 district Jesus did most of His missionary work 

 in the early period of His ministry. 



ZEDEKIAH, zedeki'ah, the last king of 

 Judah, of the line of David. He broke his oath 

 of allegiance to Nebuchadnezzar and joined 

 the forces of Egypt against him. Jerusalem 

 was captured by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C., 

 and the leaders of the Jews were taken captive. 

 Zedekiah's eyes were put out, his sons were 

 killed in his presence, and he was carried in 

 fetters to Babylon, where he died. Two false 

 prophets also bore the name. 



ZEIS'LER, FANNIE BLOOMFIELD (1866- ), 

 one of the foremost pianists of the present day. 

 was born in Bielitz, Austria, but nearly all her 

 life has been an American. In her second year 

 her parents removed to Chicago, and she has 

 since then made her home in that city. Her 

 musical ability was so marked by the time 

 she was eight years of age that she was placed 

 under excellent instructors, and her musical 

 education was completed by five years of study 

 in Vienna. In 1885 she married Sigmund Zeis- 

 Ii-r. a prominent Chicago lawyer. Madam 

 Zeisler has played before public audiences in 

 tin- principal cities of Germany. France, Aua- 

 England and America, and has everywhere 

 won th.> praise of the severest critics for her 

 mastery of technique and her marvelous gifts 

 of interpretation. Her temperament and per- 

 sonal magnetism have also been factors in her 

 successful career. 



ZEMSTVO, zcm*t'to, in Russia, a provincial 

 or district legislative body which has limited 

 powers over economic affairs. In a remote way 

 it corresponds to the legislatures or assemblies 

 of the states of the United States and the pro- 



