129, 1. Fontainebleau. A town of northern France, situated in the midst
of a beautiful forest which covers an area of nearly 66 miles. At
Fontainebleau is a famous chateau of the French kings. It is noted for
the beauty of its architecture and contains many wonderful paintings.
2. Pierrefonds. A small village in northern France where a very old and
famous chateau is located.
3. Vincennes. A town about five miles from Paris, noted for its chateau
which is now used as a great fortress.
4. Chantilly. A town in northern France noted for its lace-making, its
horse races, and two beautiful chateaux built by the Prince of Condé,
one of the French nobility. In the eighteenth century the most
brilliant writers and artists of France used to gather at Chantilly.
133, 1. Tophet. A valley, sometimes called Gehenna, near Jerusalem,
where human sacrifices were burned to the heathen god Moloch.
137, 1. Andy. Andrew Carnegie, a Scotch-American steel manufacturer and
philanthropist, who established libraries in many cities of the United
States.
138, 1. La Salle. A French explorer of the seventeenth century. He
discovered the Ohio River and was the first to explore the greater part
of the Mississippi River.
* * * * *