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<section begin="Canterbury Cathedral"/>including those to the memory of Henry IV and the Black Prince. Near by is Kings' School, founded by Henry VIII, where David Copperfield, of Dickens' creation, went to school.
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CANTON
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<section begin="Canton"/>'''Can′ton''', called also Yang-Ching, "the city of rams,'' a large city in the south of China and capital of the province of Kwang-Tung, lies on the bank of the Shu-Kiang or Pearl River. The city is surrounded by walls from twenty-five to forty feet high, twenty feet thick and six miles around. A wall running east and west divides it into the old and the new city. There are many gates shut and guarded by night, named Peace Gate, Eternal Rest Gate, etc. Across the river are the hongs or European quarter, separated from the river by a quay, 100 yards wide. There are more than 600 streets, generally less than eight feet wide and very crooked. Ancient barricades inclose each street, and in the principal streets night watchmen in watchtowers,
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including those to the memory of Henry IV and the Black Prince. Near by is Kings' School, founded by Henry VIII, where David Copperfield, of Dickens* creation, went to school.
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Can'ton, called also Yang-Ching, " the city of rams,'' a large city in the south of China and capital of the province of Kwang-Tung, lies on the bank of the Shu-Kiang or Pearl River. The city is surrounded by walls from twenty-five to forty feet high, twenty feet thick and six miles around. A wall running east and west divides it into the old and the new city. There are many gates shut and guarded by night, named Peace Gate, Eternal Rest Gate, etc. Across the river are the hongs or European quarter, separated from the river by a quay, 100 yards wide. There are more than 600 streets, generally less than eight feet wide and very crooked. Ancient barricades inclose each street, and in the principal streets night watchmen in watchtowers.
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proclaim the hours and sound fire-alarms, JProperty is so insecure that every shop which contains anything valuable must be barricaded at dusk, so that it can stand a siege, and all business must cease at sunset. There are two pagodas, one erected ten centuries ago, the other over thirteen centuries ago, and nearly 150 other temples or joss-houses. One of the largest temples covers with its grounds seven acres and has 175 priests attached, and the temple of "Filial Duty" has 200 priests. The priests and nuns together in Canton number over 2,000, most of them being Buddhists. The '* Temple^of Five Hundred Genii'' has 500 statues in honor of the Buddha and his disciples. Examination Hall covers sixteen acres, and has 8,653 cells. Nearly half the craft on the river are utilized as fixed residences, with a floating population estimated at 200,000. Tea, silk, sugar and cassia are the chief articles of export, and the chief imports are cotton, wool, metal goods, food stuffs, opium, kerosene, etc. Over 3,000 ships enter and clear the port yearly. Canton has long been a favorite port with foreign
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merchants
.
Its
earliest
annals
date
back
to
200
B.
C.
In
700
A.
D.
,
a
regular
market
was
opened
and
a
collector
of
customs
appointed
,
and
200
years
later
the
Arabs
made
regular
voyages
thither.
The
Portuguese
found
their
way
to
it
in
the
i6th
century
, and the
Dutch
100
years
later.
These
in
turn
were
overtaken
and
overthrown
by
the
English
before
the
close
of
the
17th
century,
and
an
immense
trade
was
carried
on
by
the
agents
of the
East
India
Company
.
The
city
was
captured
by French
and
English
forces
in
1857,
and
was
garrisoned
by
them
until
1861.
The
exports
of
Canton
(chiefly
of
tea
, silk and
sugar)
were
valued
in
1905
at
37
million
taels.
(The
tael
is
about
$1.40
.
)
Estimated
population
,
about
one
million
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proclaim the hours and sound fire-alarms
.
Property
is
so
insecure
that
every
shop
which
contains
anything
valuable
must
be barricaded at dusk
,
so
that
it
can
stand a siege,
and
all
business
must
cease
at sunset. There are two pagodas
,
one
erected
ten
centuries ago,
the
other
over
thirteen
centuries
ago,
and
nearly
150
other
temples
or
joss-houses.
One of
the
largest temples covers with its grounds seven acres and has 175 priests
attached
, and the
temple
of
"Filial
Duty"
has
200
priests.
The
priests
and
nuns
together
in
Canton
number
over
2,000, most
of
them
being
Buddhists.
The
'*
Temple^of
Five
Hundred
Genii''
has
500
statues
in honor
of the
Buddha and
his
disciples
.
Examination
Hall
covers
sixteen
acres,
and
has
8,653
cells.
Nearly
half
the
craft
on
the
river
are
utilized
as
fixed
residences,
with
a
floating population estimated at 200,000. Tea
, silk
, sugar
and
cassia
are
the
chief
articles
of
export,
and
the
chief
imports
are
cotton,
wool, metal goods, food stuffs, opium, kerosene, etc
.
Over
3
,
000
ships
enter
and clear the port yearly
.
Canton has long been a favorite port with foreign
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<section begin="Canton"/>merchants. Its earliest annals date back to 200 B. C. In 700 A. D., a regular market was opened and a collector of customs appointed, and 200 years later the Arabs made regular voyages thither. The Portuguese found their way to it in the i6th century, and the Dutch 100 years later. These in turn were overtaken and overthrown by the English before the close of the 17th century, and an immense trade was carried on by the agents of the East India Company. The city was captured by French and English forces in 1857, and was garrisoned by them until 1861. The exports of Canton (chiefly of tea, silk and sugar) were valued in 1905 at 37 million taels. (The tael is about $1.40.) Estimated population, about one million.
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Canton, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio, is 102 miles west-northwest of Pitts-burg, 54 south-southeast of Cleveland. It has three railroads, the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago; Wheeling & Lake Erie; and Cleveland Terminal & Valley. It is situated in the center of a rich farming country, and is surrounded by rich deposits of coal and limestone. It has a number of important manufacturing concerns, including Aultman & Co., manufacturers of farm implements,
Canton
Rolling Mill, Canton Steel Company, American Bridge Company, Harvard Dental Chair Company, Gould Dental Chair Company and Dueber-Hampden Watch and Case Company. It contains two parks and is connected by electric railway with a beautiful lake resort. It has three daily and four weekly newspapers; twenty-three churches; ten banks; a hospital; eighteen school buildings, with 7,200 school-children enrolled. President McKinley's home was at Canton. Its rapid growth in recent years is shown by its increase in population as follows: in 1870 —8,669; 1880—12,258; 1890—26,337; 1900 -—30,667; 1910—50,217.
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<section begin="Canton (Ohio)"/>'''Canton''', the county seat of Stark County, Ohio, is 102 miles west-northwest of Pitts-burg, 54 south-southeast of Cleveland. It has three railroads, the Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago; Wheeling & Lake Erie; and Cleveland Terminal & Valley. It is situated in the center of a rich farming country, and is surrounded by rich deposits of coal and limestone. It has a number of important manufacturing concerns, including Aultman & Co., manufacturers of farm implements, Canton Rolling Mill, Canton Steel Company, American Bridge Company, Harvard Dental Chair Company, Gould Dental Chair Company and Dueber-Hampden Watch and Case Company. It contains two parks and is connected by electric railway with a beautiful lake resort. It has three daily and four weekly newspapers; twenty-three churches; ten banks; a hospital; eighteen school buildings, with 7,200 school-children enrolled. President McKinley's home was at Canton. Its rapid growth in recent years is shown by its increase in population as follows: in 1870 —8,669; 1880—12,258; 1890—26,337; 1900 -—30,667; 1910—50,217.
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Canute
(
kd-nui'
)
or Cnut, called the Great, king of the English, Danes and Norwegians, was born about 994. His father, Sweyn, king of Denmark, died in the midst of his conquests in England, and Canute immediately began a struggle for the English throne. He landed with a powerful force and soon overran a large part of England. The struggle ended by the division of the country between Canute and the Saxon, Edmund Ironside, while the death of Edmund in 1917 gave the whole kingdom to the young Danish conqueror. He put to death some of the more powerful English nobles, but from this time onward, until his death in 1035, his character seems to have been completely changed. At once he laid aside his ruthless, revengeful temper to become a wise, temperate, devout ana law-abiding ruler. He made a pilgrimage to Rome, and wrote back a letter to his subjects which shows the noble simplicity of his character and the high idea he had formed of the duty of a king. The death of his elder brother brought him the
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Ohio
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<section begin="Canute"/>'''Canute''' (kd-nui') or Cnut, called the Great, king of the English, Danes and Norwegians, was born about 994. His father, Sweyn, king of Denmark, died in the midst of his conquests in England, and Canute immediately began a struggle for the English throne. He landed with a powerful force and soon overran a large part of England. The struggle ended by the division of the country between Canute and the Saxon, Edmund Ironside, while the death of Edmund in 1917 gave the whole kingdom to the young Danish conqueror. He put to death some of the more powerful English nobles, but from this time onward, until his death in 1035, his character seems to have been completely changed. At once he laid aside his ruthless, revengeful temper to become a wise, temperate, devout ana law-abiding ruler. He made a pilgrimage to Rome, and wrote back a letter to his subjects which shows the noble simplicity of his character and the high idea he had formed of the duty of a king. The death of his elder brother brought him the<section end="Canute"/>
