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on tracts along the St Lawrence A considerable part of the present population of Ontario is descended from these pioneers In 1784 the total white population of the Province of Ontario did not exceed 20,000 A well known writer says "The event of the Pilgrim Fathers at Plymouth, so praised in prose and verse, was a holiday excursion compared with the arrival of the expatriated Loyalists "

Adonis (a-do'nts), a very beautiful youth celebrated in Greek mythology The goddess Venus loved him for his beauty, and hid him in a chest, which she intrusted to Proserpine, the goddess of the lower world A dispute arose between them for his possession, and Jupiter decided that each should enjoy his presence for half the year Adorns was fond of hunting, and was finally killed by a wild boar in the forests of Ida The bitter lament of Venus for his loss moved the gods to permit the youth to return to the upper world for six months in every year A yearly festival in honor of Adonis was given m the countries bordering on the Mediterranean, and consisted of two parts—a mourning for his departure to the underworld, and a rejoicing for his return to Venus Adonis is believed to be the sun, and his stay in the upper and lower worlds to represent the changes of winter and summer

Adrian (ã'drí-an), the name of six popes Adrian IV, the only English pope, was named Nicholas Breakspeare He left England a poor man, went to Pans, became an ardent student, and was soon known for his learning and zeal He was chosen abbot, then cardinal, and lastly pope in 1154 He was vigorous in maintaining his authority at Rome and throughout Europe He died in Italy in 1159

Adrian, a town, the county seat of Lenawee County, Mich , on the Raisin River, and on tne Wabash, Lake Shore, Detroit Southern and Toledo, Adrian & Jackson Railways, 32 miles from Toledo, Ohio, and 60 miles southwest of Detroit It is the seat of Adrian College (Meth Prot ), the State Industrial Home for Girls, and St Joseph's R C Hospital and Academy It has a considerable agricultural trade and many important manufactures, piano and organ factories, steel and electrical works, a state and savings banks and daily and weekly newspapers Population, 10,763

Adriano'pie (åd-n-an o'pl), meaning the city of Hadrian, is a city of European Turkey It is next to Constantinople in importance, though not m population The streets are narrow, crooked and filthy, its ancient citadel and the walls which formerly surrounded the town are now in rums It was called Uskadama till renamed by the Emperor Hadrian In 1360 it was captured by the Turks, who made it their îapital for almost a hundred years, or until

they came into possession of Constantinople It has also been twice taken by the Russians, in 1829 and in 1878 Population, 81,000

Adriatic ( a dn-at'ik ) Sea, is an arm of the Mediterranean, which separates Italy from Trieste, Croatia, Dalmatia and Al bama Its greatest length is 450 miles and its mean breadth 90 miles The Po is the most important river flowing into the Adriatic Sea, and the chief cities bordering it are Venice, Trieste, Ancona and Bnndisi In 1177 Venice gamed a victory on the Adriatic over Otho, the son of Frederick Barbarossa, whereupon the pope gave the doge a ring and instituted the famous ceremony of marrying the Adriatic

Adul'tera'tion of Foods, any changing of a food for the purpose of deceiving the purchaser The term includes, for example the mixing of cheaper substances with the food so as to increase the amount of profit from its sale, the mixing m of preservatives and materials calculated to improve the appearance of partly spoiled food, the extraction of cream from milk, etc

The practice is, no doubt, as old as trade, and has frequently been legislated against by all civilized countries At the present time the laws against it throughout the greater part of Europe are stringent and usually enforced The laws in the United States concerning adulteration are carefully drawn, but it has not always been possible to enforce them Recently a law of national scope has been passed, which requires that the wrapper of any food shall have upon it a statement of the exact contents, including preservatives

Ad'verb (Latin adverbtum, from ad, to, + verbum, word, verb) In grammar, an adverb is a word used to modify the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb It is essentially ' the word" of a sentence, and has a number of functions, in showing how, where and when a given action is performed, besides its general use as a modifier Adverbs are classed as follows (1) those of place, used in answer in g the questions Where' Whence' Whither' Of these the following are some examples here, there, when, forth, far, etc, (2) those of time, answering questions When' How often' How long' Ex once, ago, always, seldom, now, then, etc , (3) those of manner, answering the question How' Ex then, so, how, well, fast, chiefly, wholly, slowly etc Many of this class are derived from adjectives by adding ly, (4) those of degree, answering the question How much' Ex less, least, enough, more, most, scarcely, etc , (5) those of cause, answering the question Why' Ex hence, wherefore, therefore, consequently, accordingly, etc When used to ask questions, these adverbs of the various classes are termed mterrog ative adverbs The words soon, awaj ,