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LEFT MOUNET-SULLY 333 MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE cultural and mining region. Its manu- factures include glass, lumber, bricks, clothing, foundry products, leather, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,918; (1920) 10,669. MOUNET-SULLY, JEAN, a French tragic actor, born at Bergerac, Feb. 27, 1841. He studied under Bressant in the Conservatoire in 1862, and in 1868 made his debut as King Lear at the Odeon, supported by Madame Bernhardt. In 1872 he made a striking success in "Andro- maque" at the Theatre Francais, became societaire of this theater in i874, and at the time of his death, in 1916, was the dean of the company. He toured the United States and Europe, and wrote several plays, notably "La vieillesse de Don Juan," in verse, produced at the Odeon in 1906. MOUNT STEPHEN, BARON GEORGE STEPHEN, born in Dufftown, Scotland, in 1829, son of William Stephen. He went to Canada in 1850 and succeeded in the dry-goods business, and became successively director, vice-president, and president of the Bank of Montreal. He also turned his attention to railroad de- velopment, and co-operated in complet- ing the Canadian Pacific railway, of which he was the head from 1881 till 1888. He was made a baronet in 1886 and a baron in 1891. In 1887 he gave $500,000 toward the Royal Victoria Hos- pital, Montreal. MOUNTAIN, a large or very high hill ; a large mass of earth rising to a great height above the level of the adjacent land; a high elevation or prominence upon the earth's surface; a high mount. In geography, mountains usually exist in chains, the highest being the Hima- layas. Parallel to a leading mountain chain there are in some cases two others of inferior elevation, one on each side. Sir Charles Lyell proved that every great mountain is the result, not of one upheaval, but of many. The composi- tion of the different parts of a mountain regulates its form; trappean rocks, for instance, tending to make one or more table lands with precipitous sides, and granite a rounded top. MOUNTAIN ASH, Pyrus aucupaiia, a European tree, 10 to 30 feet high, with pinnate leaves, corymbose compound cymes with cream-white flowers, and scarlet berries with yellow flesh. Wild in woods, on hillsides, chiefly in moun- tainous districts, and cultivated in gar- dens. Called also the Rowan tree. Also, Pyrus (morbus) amerioana, an American tree, bearing beautiful red berries. MOUNTAIN LION. See PuMA. MOUNT CARMEL, a city of Illinois, the county-seat of Wabash co. Situ- ated on the Wabash river and on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, and the Southern railroads. It is about 35 miles N. W. of Evansville. The city has a court house, excellent public library, and a high school There are railroad shops and manufactories of ice, lumber, flour, etc. The city is the center of an important agricultural region. Pop. (1910) 6,934; (1920) 7,456. MOUNT CARMEL. a borough in Northumberland co.. Pa.; on the Phila- delphia and Reading, the Lehigh Valley, and the Northern Central railroads. It contains a National bank, and daily and weekly newspapers. In the vicinity are several extensive anthracite coal mines. Pop. (1910) 17,532; (1920) 17,469. MOUNT CLEMENS, a city of Michi- gan, the county-seat of Macomb co., 20 miles N. E. of Detroit. It is on the Clinton river and on the Grand Trunk railroad. It has important mineral springs, and for this reason, and on account of its beautiful situation, has become in recent years an important summer resort. The city has a library and several large hotels. Its chief in- dustries are beet sugar, carriages, wag- ons, automobiles, typewriters, and agri- cultural implements. Pop. (1910) 7,707; (1920) 9,488. MOUNT DESERT, a mountainous is- land in the Atlantic, belonging to Han- cock CO., Me., off the coast; was settled by the French in 1608. It is 14 miles long and 7 miles wide. Soames's Sound divides it nearly in two. Bar Har- bor, Northeast and Southwest Harbors, Soamesville, Seal Cove, and East Eden are the villages. The island abounds in beautiful little lakes, and is a favorite summer resort. Pop. about 2,000. MOUNT HOLLY, a town in New Jer- sey, the county-seat of Burlington co., about 20 miles E. of Philadelphia. It is situated on Rancocas creek and on the Pennsylvania railroad. It contains a Children's Home, the Burlington County Hospital, and the Burlington County Lyceum. Its chief industrial products are shoes, machine-shop products, foun- dry products, leather goods, etc. Pop. (1910) 5,652; (1920) 5,945. MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE, an educational, non-sectarian institution for women in South Hadley, Mass.; founded in 1837; reported at the close of 1919: Professors and instructors, 133; stu- dents, 815; volumes in the library, 72,- 352; productive funds, $1,425,640; iiv Vol. VI— Cyc— V