little town of Warwickshire, England, and its once magnificent castle. The time of the story is 1565, and its characters include Queen Elizabeth, the Earls of Leicester and lovely Amy Robsart, Leicester's hapless wife. Its pictures almost compare for brilliancy and vividness with Shakespeare's own studies in English history. The scene between Elizabeth on the one hand and Lieicester and Sussex on the other, whom she tries to reconcile, paints more impressive pictures on the mind than great historical painters put on canvas. Yet the scene in which Elizabeth discovers the Countess of Leicester and in Amazonian fury drags her off to confront the man whom both women love, is still more dramatic. The tale ends in tragedy, through Leicester causing his wife to be murdered, and seldom have pity and terror been so blended. The Elizabeth, Leicester and Sussex of Scott live in literature beside the Henry V, King John and Richard III of Shakespeare.
Ken′nan, George, American author and traveler, was born at Norwalk, O., Feb. 16, 1845; was educated in the public schools and learned telegraphy; and in 1864 he was sent by the Russo-American Telegraph Company to superintend the construction of lines in Siberia. He there spent some years, returning to the United States in 1868. In 1870 he published a journal of his travels under the title Tent-Life in Siberia. In 1885 he returned to Russia, visiting the mines and prisons in Siberia. He gave an account of his experiences and observations in a series of articles in The Century Magazine, which afterwards appeared in book form as Siberia and the Exile System. Mr. Kennan has also published Folk Tales of Napoleon, Campaigning in Cuba and The Tragedy of Pelee.
Ken′nebec′ a river of Maine, which rises in the western part of the state and flows southward into the Atlantic Ocean. Its length is 150 miles, and it falls about 1,000 feet, affording abundant water-power. It is navigable for large vessels for 10 or 12 miles from its mouth. Augusta, the capital of the state, is located on this river.
Keno′ra, a town of 5,200, formerly called Rat Portage, is situated 100 miles east of Winnipeg. There is a dam here across Winnipeg River which gives a head of 20 feet with a storage area (the Lake of the Woods) of about 2,000 square miles. In time not only Kenora and its mills but Winnipeg and other places with their industries will be supplied with power from these works, which have a capacity of about 30,000 horse-power. Kenora is a lumbering and milling center and an attractive summer-resort.
Keno′sha, Wis., the capital city of Kenosha County, on Lake Michigan, in the southeastern part of the state. It lies 33 miles south of Milwaukee and 50 north of Chicago, and, as it has an excellent harbor, is well situated for developing a substantial lake traffic. The Rambler automobile factory is situated in Kenosha, brass and iron beds are manufactured, and the largest sole-leather tannery in the world is operated. Population 21,371.
Ken′sington Gardens, a public park in London, England, a little over two miles in circumference. In the western part is Kensington Palace, purchased by William III in 1689, which continued to be a royal residence for more than a hundred years.
Kent, James, American jurist, was born in New York on July 31, 1763. He graduated at Yale in 1781, and was admitted to the bar in 1787. After serving two terms in the legislature, he became professor of law in Columbia College from 1794 to 1798, when he was appointed a justice of the supreme court of New York. In 1804 he became chief-justice, and in 1814 chancellor of the state. In 1823 he retired from the bench, but continued the practice of his profession for many years. Kent's principal publication was his famous Commentaries in American Law, a monumental work which has not yet been superseded. He died at New York on Dec. 12, 1847.
Ken′ton, Simon, an American pioneer, who greatly distinguished himself by courage and sagacity in the wars with the Indians. Kenton was born in Fauquier County, Va., April 3, 1755. At an early age he had a quarrel with another young man on account of a rivalry in love, and, thinking that he had killed his adversary, he fled to Kentucky and became a companion of Daniel Boone. He took part in nearly all the conflicts with the Indians until Wayne's expedition in 1793 restored peace and tranquility to the western frontier. He also took some part in the War of 1812. As Kentucky filled with new settlers, a great portion of his lands, to which he had failed to secure a perfect title, were taken from him, and for many years he lived in penury and obscurity. At length, however, a pension of $240 a year was secured for him from Congress, and his closing years were made more comfortable. He died in Logan County, Ohio, in 1836, not far from the spot where he had once narrowly escaped being put to death by the Indians.
Kentuck′y is one of the central states in the east of the United States. It is bounded on the north by Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, on the east by West Virginia and Virginia, on the south by Tennessee and on the west by Missouri. Its extreme length from east to west is about 350 miles, and its greatest width from north to south is 170 miles, the area being 40,400 square miles. Kentucky is divided into three distinct portions — the mountainous regions of the
