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CEDAR MOUNTAINS. 392 CEHEGIN. its tributary the Doom on the fa>t. The highest summit is fcjneeuwkop, about C300 feet altitude. CEDAR OF GO'A. See Cypkess. CEDAR RAPIDS. A city of l.inn County, Iowa, 79 miles southwest of Uubuque. on the Cedar River, and on the Burlington, Cedar Kapids and Northern, the Chioajio and Nortli- wesvcrn, the Chicago, ^Milwaukee and Saint Paul, and the Illinois Central railroads (Map: Iowa, F 3). The city, which lies in a rich agricul- tural country, has extensive wholesale houses and pork-packing establishment^*, and large railroad machine-shops. The manufacturing plants in- clude oatmeal, barley, and Hour mills, foiuulries and machine-shops, breweries, woolenniills. agri- cultural-implement works, carriage-factories, etc. The rapids furnish water-power for many fac- tories. Cedar Ra[)ids is the scat of the Coe Col- lege (Presbyterian), founded ISSl, and has juib- lie and Masonic libraries, a Masonic temple. Government building, auditorium, opera-house, park, and the Holly system of water-works. Sev- eral bridges, including four railroad bridges, cross the river at this point. Settled in lS4.i, Cedar Kapids was incorporated in 1S5G. It is governed under a charter of that year, revised in 1898, which provides for a mayor who holds office for two years, and a city council, nu>st of whose members are elected by wards. With the mayor rests the appointment of all police ollicers, and with the council, the election of city engineer, attorney, street commissioner, and president of the council ; the executive and council select the city auditor and board of review : other oilices are filled by popular election. Population, in IMSO, 10.104; in 18S)0, 18,020: in 11100, 2.5,050. CEDAR, or RED CEDAR, RIVER. A river rising in Freeborn and Mower counties, southern Miimesota (Map: Jlimiesota, F 7). It flows southeast across Iowa from the northern to the southeastern boundary, emptying into the Iowa Eiver at Columbus Junction, Louisa Coun- ty, about .SO miles above where the latter stream joins the Mississippi. It is about 27.5 miles long and drains a beautiful and fertile region. The chief cities along its course are Waterloo, Vin- ton, anil Cedar Kapids. CE'DARTOWN. A town and the county-seat of Polk County, Ga., 60 miles northwest of At- lanta, on the Central of Georgia Railroad, and the East and West Railroad of Al.abama (Map: Georgia, A 1 ) . Cedar and pine timber and valuable mineral deposits are found in the vicinity, and the town has lumberyards, cotton- mills, foundries, iron-mines, and other industries. Population, in 1800, 102:5; in 11100, 2823. CEDD, kCtl, or CEDDA, kf-d'da. Saint ( ?- (Uil). A brother of Saint Chad or Ceadda. with whom he is often confused. Ue was born in Northumbria; brought up by Bishop .Aidan; Cliristianized Essex and other parts of England; was made Bishop of the East Saxons (654) ; founded two monasteries, and was famed in Brit- ain and Ireland for learning and sanctity. He took the Roman side respe<ting the obser'ance of Easter. He died in the monastery at Lasting- ham, a village about 2.5 miles northeast of York, October 2fi, 604. His day is -lanuary 7. CEDIL'LA. See Diacriticai. 'Marks. CEDRIC OF ROTHERWOOD, kPd'rik, roTli'er-wud, or Ceuhic the Saxon. Rowena's guardian in Scott's Ivunlioe. In his desire to restore a Saxon dynasty to England, he seeks the nuirriage of his ward with Athelstane; but is prevented therefrom alike by the accession of Ca>ur-de-Lion, the softened chivalry of Athelstane, and the love of Rowena for Ivan- hoe. CEDROS, sri'THr6s, or CERROS, sfr'rfts. An island of Mexico, situated in llie Paeitie oil' the west coast of Lower California, where it forms ])art of the western boundiiry of San Sebastian Viscaino Bay (Map: Mexico, H 5). It lies be- tween latitudes 28° 5' and 28° 3.5' N. Its totjil area is estimated at 120 square miles. The sur- face is mountainous an<l partly barren. The climate is dry. Mineral deposits of importance are supposed to exist. C^DTJLA, tha'uoo-la (obsolete Engl, ccdule, Fr. cviliilc, It. ccdohi, cedilla, wheiue Ger. Zettel, slip of paper; variant of scltediile, OF. schedule, Kcedulc, ccdule, from Lat. schediila, small sheet of paper, from sclicdo, sheet of paper, from scindere, to split). In Spanish, a written or printed paper of any sort, including blank forms, in Spanish law, any kind of a legal document, public or private, the exact nature of the iloeu- ment being indicated by supplen« iilary words; e.g. ccdula real, a royal order promulgating a law or decree; ccdula hipotccaria, a mortgage loan certificate; ccdula ante diem, a summons to a meeting of a society. Ccdula personal is a certificate ofidentification. Under the Spanish regime every inhabitant or resident of the Philipi)ine Islands was re- quired to take out, annually, such a certificate, and (unless legally exempt) to pay for it at a rate varying, according to his resources, from two j)esos to 37. .50 pesos. The graduated poll tax thus established yielded an annual revenue of 7.000,000 pesos. The American military gov- ernment found it necessary, for iulministrative purposes, to retain the ccdula personal, but de- cided to issue it at the nominal and uniform rate of one [leseta. CEFALU, cha'fa-loo' (anc. Lat. Cephalce- diumj. An episcopal city and seaport in north Sicily, 42 miles east by south of Palermo (Map: Italy, J 2). it is grouped around the cathedral begun by Roger II. in the Twelfth Century. Its mosaics are the most ancient and perfect in Sicily, and resemble those at Mount Athos. The town lies at the base of the .steep limestone priunontory which towers to the height of over 1200 feet, and which bears the ruins of the an- cient town. Fislieries and commerce are engaged in bv the inhabitants. Pojnilation, in 1881 (eom- nnuic), 14,000; in 1001, 13,273. CEGLIE MESSAPICA, cha'lyA mgs'si-pe'kA. A city in south Italy, IS miles northeast of Ta- ranto (Map: Italy, 'SI 7). It markets large quantities of wine, fruit, and oil, and quarries stone. Population, in 1881 (commune), 1.5,000; in inoi, 16.867. CEHEGIN, lli:"i'a-iieN'. A town of Spain, in the Province of ]Murcia, 37 miles west-northwest of the city of that name (Map: Spain, E 3). It has some spacious streets, with handsome build- ings. The town is in a fertile region, has a trade in grain, oil, wine, fruits, etc., and ha.* manufactures of paper, doth, and pottery. Pop- ulation, in 1900, 11,523.