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TERAI, or TUBRYE 300 TERCENTENNIAl. EXPOSITION the Himalaya mountains in the N. of In- dia, continuously from Kumaon to As- sam. This is about 15 miles wide, and is kept perpetually moist by rivulets. It is overgrown with jungle and enormous grasses, the home of tigers and other wild beasts. Proceeding from the W., the first portion lies in the Rohilcund divi- sion of the northwest provinces, forming the district of Terai, with an area of 920 square miles; the chief town Kashipur. The next portion, bordering Oudh and Behar, lies chiefly within Nepal territory. The third piece was annexed from Bhu- tan after the War of 1864, and is known as the East and West Duars. TERAPHIM, in Jewish antiquities, household gods, like the Roman penates. The "images" which Rachel stole from her father Laban are called in Hebrew teraphim (Gen. xxxi: 19, 34, 35). Per- haps they were the "strange gods" given up by Jacob's household, and by him hid under the "oak" at Shechem (xxxv: 2, 4). Again, the "image" which Michael put in David's bed, and which was intended to be mistaken for him, is called in He- brew teraphim, a plural form, though ap- parently only with a singular meaning. It was probably of the human form and size (I Sam. xix: 13). Samuel denounced them (I Sam. xv: 23), and Josiah put them away, with wizards, idols, etc. (II Kings xxiii: 24). The English reader must have recourse to the Revised Ver- sion to find where the word teraphim occurs in the Old Testament, as in all but ose passage (Hosea iii: 4) the Author- ized Version translates it by other words. TERATOLOGY, the study of malfor- mations or abnormal growths, animal or vegetable. Deformities of the animal kingdom may involve the whole^ body, as shown by the dwarf; may involve shape, as clubfoot or hairlip ; may involve color, as in the albinos. Those of the vegetable world deal with abnormal forms, like the four-leaved clover; pro- duction of double-flowering plants; bulb- ous modification of the roots; the meta- morphosis of the organs, etc., as well as changes in the form of plants brought about by the skill of gardeners and agri- culturists. TERAITCHI, FIELD MARSHAL, COUNT SEIKI, a Japanese statesman; bom in Choshu, in 1852, and a member of the famous Choshu clan, of which Prince Ito and Prince Yamagata were also members. He died in Tokio, in 1919, his death being reported a month before its actual occurrence, on account of the state of unconsciousness which preceded it. He entered the army in 1871, and rose rapidly in rank, becoming a major in 1879. For a short period he went abroad and studied the military systems of France and Germany. In 1882 he became secretary to the Minister of War. In 1897 he was made Inspector- General of military education. During the war against Russia, in 1904-1905, he was Minister of War, and the remarkable eflficiency shown by the Japanese armies in the field and their systems of supply was largely due to the administrative skill of General Terauchi. After the war, he was sent to Korea to administer that country as a Japanese dependency. In 1916 he became Premier, which post he held until 1918, when he and his whole cabinet were compelled to resign on ac- count of their reactionary policies. TERBIUM, in chemistry, a metal, sup- posed by Mosander in 1843 to exist, to- gether with erbium and yttrium, in gadolinite. Subsequent investigations have throvsTi considerable doubt on its ex- istence, and it is now believed to be yttria contaminated with the oxides of the cerium metals. TERBURG, or TERBORCH, GER- ARD, a Dutch genre painter; born in Zwolle, Holland, about 1617. His father, a historical painter, gave him his first lessons in painting. He continued his studies at Haarlem, and afterward vis- ited Germany, Italy, Spain, England, and France. On the meeting of the Peace Congress at Munster in 1646, he painted the assembled plenipotentiaries, which is now in the National Gallery, London. He subsequently visited Madrid, London, and Paris, whence he returned to Overyssel, married, and became burgomaster of Deventer. His portraits and pictures of social life are remarkable for elegance. He excelled in painting textile fabrics, particularly satin and velvet. He died in Deventer Dec. 8, 1681. TERCENTENNIAL EXPOSITION AT JAMESTOWN, an historic, military, naval and marine exhibition, commemo- rating the first permanent settlement of immigrants from the British Isles in America, on Hampton Roads, near Nor- folk, Va., lasting from April 26 to Nov. 30, 1907. Buildings in colonial style were raised at Sewall's Point, covering an area of 400 acres, with three miles of water- front. Exhibits of food products, ma- chinery, manufactures of every kind, me- dicinal products, minerals and metalt, and pertaining to the army, navy, liberal and fine arts, were housed in the build- ings. There were scenic representations of life in early Virginia and an effort was made to reproduce conditions among