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KIRBY , appeared during 1893. In 1894 "The Jungle Book" was published, followed by "The Second Jungle Book." His first book of verse, "Barrack Room Ballads," appeared in 1892, and in 1896 another volume, "The Seven Seas."

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In 1897 he published "Captains Courageous," in 1898, "The Day's Work," in 1900 "From Sea to Sea"; and in 1901 "Kim." Among his most popular poems are: "The Vampire," "Recessional," "The Truce of the Bear," and "The White Man's Burden." Of his more recent works may be mentioned, "Five Nations" verse: "Traffics and Discoveries" (1904); "Rewards and Fairies" (1910); "The Harbor Watch" (1914); "France at War" (1915); "Tales of the Trade" (1916).  KIRBY, WILLIAM FOSGATE, United States Senator from Arkansas, born in Miller co., Ark. in 1867. He was educated in the public schools and studied law at Cumberland University. He began the practice in 1885. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1893 and again in 1897. From 1899 to 1901 he was a member of the State Senate. In 1904 he compiled the laws of the State. He was Attorney-General of Arkansas in 1907-1908 and was defeated for the nomination for Governor in the latter year. From 1910 to 1918 he was Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas. After having been defeated in the primary election for Senator in 1914, he was elected in 1916 to fill out the unexpired term of James P. Clarke. He was a Democrat in politics. He was defeated for renomination in 1920.  KIRGHIZ (ker'gez), a nomadic Mongol-Tartar race, numbering in its various branches about 3,000,000, and inhabiting the steppes that extend from the lower Volga and the Caspian Sea in the W. to the Altai and Thian-Shan Mountains in the E., and from the Sea of Aral and the Syr Daria in the S. to the Tobol and Irtish on the N. The Kirghiz are a slow, sullen people, small in stature, bad walkers, but born riders. Their food is chiefly mutton and horseflesh, and their drink the nourishing fermented mare's milk called koumiss. They dwell in a yurt or semi-circular tent, the wooden framework of which is covered with cloth or felt. Agriculture is almost unknown; their possessions are in sheep, horses, and camels, and their manufactures consist of cloth, felt, carpets, leather, etc. They profess Mohammedanism. Most of the varied Kirghiz tribes are, at least nominally, under Russian government.  KIRIN, the central province of Manchuria, in area about 115,000 square miles. The western part is mountainous, some of the peaks reaching from 8,000 to 10,000 feet above sea-level. The eastern portion is a very level plain stretching to the sea coast. The mountains abound in tigers, wild-boars and panthers, while the eastern part is a very fertile plain producing millet, maize and barley. Pop. about 2,500,000.  KIRK, JOHN FOSTER, an American author; born in Frederickton, N. B., March 22, 1824; educated at Halifax, and settled in Boston, U.S.A., 1842. He wrote for "The North American Review"; "The Atlantic Monthly," and other periodicals; removed to Philadelphia, Pa., in 1870, where he was editor of "Lippincott's Magazine" till 1886; and was lecturer on history in the University of Pennsylvania in 1885-1888. He is the author of "History of Charles the Bold"; and editor of the complete works of William H. Prescott, and "Supplement" to "Allibone's Dictionary of Authors." He died in 1904.  KIRKDALE CAVE, in the vale of Pickering, Yorkshire, England, is famous for the numerous remains of Tertiary mammals which have been found in it. It was discovered in 1821.

