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WAT TYLEE. 372 WAVERLEY NOVELS. WAT TYLEK. An English rebel. See Ttleb, Wat. WAT7GH. wa. Arthub (1866—). An English autlior, born at Jlidsomer Norton, Somersetshire. He was educated at New College, Oxford, where he von the Newdigate prize for English verse in 1888, and graduated with classical honors in 1889. Settling in London in 1890, he became sub- . editor of the Acic licview (1894), and literary adviser to the publishing house of Kegan Paul & Co. His writings include: Gordon in Africa (1888) ; Schoolroom Theatricals (1890) ; Alfred, Lord Tennyson, a Study of His Life and Work (1892) ; Legends of the Wheel (1898) ; and, in the "Westminster Biographies," Robert Broion- ing (1000). He edited Johnson's Lives of the I'oeis (6 vols., 1896) and the Pamphlet Library (1897). WATJKEGAN, wa-ke'gan. The county-seat of Lake County, 111., 35 miles north of Chicago, on Lake Michigan, and on the Chicago and N'orth- western Eailroad (Map: Illinois, El). It is sit- uated at an elevation of more than 100 feet, on a bluff overlooking Lake Jlichigan. The streets are well paved and for the most part beau- tifully shaded. The city is a popular summer resort, with excellent bathing fa- cilities and mineral springs, and is the home of many Chicago business men. Several pic- turesque parks and numerous ravines, spanned by bridges, add to the general attractiveness. Sheridan Drive extends along the lake front, af- fording a magnificent view. The most prominent buildings are the county house. Public Library, and the Masonic Temple. Waukegan has a fine harbor, which has been improved by the t^nited States Government. The city is the commercial centre of a fertile section engaged in farming and dairying, and also has large industrial in- terests. It is especially known for its manufactures of wire. There are also brass and iron works, a sugar refinery, a brewery, a tannery, and manufac- tories of boats, electric scales, sashes, doors, and organ stops. The government, under a charter of 1899, is vested in a mayor, elected biennially, and a unicameral council. The water-works are owned and operated by the municipality. Wau- kegan was organized as a village in 1849, and was incorporated as a city ten years later. Popula- tion, in 1890, 4915; 'in 1900, 9426. WAUKESHA, w.a'ke-sha. The county-seat of aukesha County, Wis.. 17 miles west of Milwau- kee, on the Little Fox River, and on the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul, the Chicago and Northwestern, and the Wisconsin Central rail- roads (Map: Wisconsin, E 5). It is the seat of Carroll College, a Presbyterian institution, and of the State Industrial School for Boys. Other features include the court-house, the Waukesha Springs and the Rest Haven, the Public Lil)rary, sanitariums, and three jiarks — Bethesda, Silu- rian, and Cutler. Waukesha has gained con- siderable prominence as a health resort owing to its numerous mineral springs, the waters of which possess valuable medicinal properties. The preparation and shipment of mineral waters is one of the most important industries of the city. There are also iron works, steel bridge works, and a canning factory. The government, under the charter of 1896, is vested in a mayor, chosen annually, and a unicameral council. Waukesha was settled in 1836, and was incorporated as a village in 1848. Population, in 1890, 6321; in 1900, 7419. WAUSAU, wa'sa. The county-seat of Mar- athon County, Wis., 200 miles northwest of Milwaukee, on the Wisconsin River, and on the Chicago, ililwaukee and Saint Paul and the Chicago and Northwestern railroads (Map: Wis- consin, D 4). It is on elevated ground on both banks of the Wisconsin River. There are a fine natural park, the Marathon County Training School for Teachers, the County School of Agri- culture and Domestic Science, the County Asylum for the Chronic Insane, and a public library. The surrounding section is engaged in lumber- ing, agriculture, and dairying, and has extensive granite quarries. Wausau is the commercial centre of this region and is largely interested also in manufacturing. The leading products include sashes, doors, and blinds, furniture, toys, veneer, boxes, sandpaper, sawmill machinery, flour, leather, canned vegetables, etc. Good water power is furnished by the Big Bull Falls. Lender the revised charter of 1892 the government is vested in a maj^or, elected biennially, and a uni- cameral coimcil. The water-works are o'ned and operated by the municipality. Wausau was settled about 1850, and was incorporated in 1872. Population, in 1890, 9253; in 1900, 12,354. WAITTERS, vo'tflr', Emile (1846—). A Bel- gian historical painter, born in Brussels. He studied under Portaels in Brussels and under Gerome in Paris. He was first brought to public notice when but sixteen years of age, by a pic- ture called "Ulysses in the Isle of Calypso," which he exhibited in the salon at Brussels. Strength of portrayal and beauty and depth of color are the best points in his works, which in- clude: "Mary of Burgundy Before the Magis- trates of Ghent" (1872) ; the decoration of the Lion's Staircase at the Brussels Hotel de Ville; the panorama "Cairo and the Banks of the Nile;" and "A YifW of Cairo." WAVELLITE (named in honor of its dis- coverer. 'illiani Wavel. an English physician of the early nineteenth century). A mineral hy- drated aluminum phosphate crystallized in the orthorhombic system. It has a vitreous lustre, and is jellow or green, varying to brown and black, in color. It occurs on the sides and cracks of schistose rocks, frequently in little spherical mamelons which are made up of convergent crys- tals, and is fotmd in Ireland. France, Bohemia, Saxony, Brazil, and in the United States in New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Arkansas, where it occurs in fine stellate radia- tions of a green color. WA'VERLEY, OE 'Tis Sixty Yeabs Since. A novel by Scott, begun in 1805, but several times put aside, and finally publishtKl anonymously in 1814. It attained an immediate success and gave the name to the succeeding series of Scott's novels. The identity of the aiithor was success- full}' concealed for thirteen years. The title of the novel was suggested by that of an abbey, near Farnham, and close to the home of the au- thor's friend, Ellis. The scene is for the most, part laid in Scotland, during the Highland Re- bellion raised by the S'ouug Pretender in 1745. WAVERLEY NOVELS. See Scott, Sir '.m;h;h.