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Later, charges were brought against Scipio himself, which he did not deign to notice, but on the first day of his trial told the story of his victories, and on the second day reminded the people that it was the anniversary of the battle of Zarna and a time to give thanks to the immortal gods. In the popular excitement that followed the prosecution was ended. His daughter was Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi. He died at his country seat in Campania about 183 B. C.

Scipio, Publius Cornelius, called Africanus Minor, was born 185 B. C. He was the son of Lucius Aemilius Paulus, the conqueror of Macedon, but was adopted by Publius Scipio, a son of the great Scipio. He fought with his father at Macedon, went to Spain as military tribune, and in 149 B. C. laid siege to Carthage. He was elected consul in 147. In 146 he took Carthage by storm, and obeyed with sorrow the harsh order of the senate to raze it to the ground and plow its site. As he gazed on the ruin, the thought of the possible destruction of Rome flashing over him, he quoted the words of the Iliad: "The day shall come when sacred Troy shall perish, and Priam and his people shall be slain." In 142 he was censor, in 139 an ambassador to Egypt and Asia, and in 134 he was re-elected consul. The contests in Spain tried the best skill of the Roman generals, until in 134 Scipio was sent to Spain, and, after an eight months' siege of Numantia, destroyed the city. In the political troubles at Rome Scipio angered the reform party by interfering for the Latins whose lands were being seized in the haste to carry out a new measure, and he was found dead in bed in 129 B. C., doubtless murdered by some member of the party.

Sclerenchyma (skle-ren'k^-ma) (in plants), a tissue whose cells have walls uniformly thickened. These cells usually are more or less elongated, and a common form is fibrous. Sclerenchyma is a mechanical supporting tissue and is generally developed wherever strength is needed. It is very commonly associated with the vessels, forming the so-called fibers of the fibrovascular bundles. It is also frequently developed in the cortex, either in strands or in bands.

Scol'lard, Rt. Rev. D. J., Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie, was born in Ennismore, Ontario, Nov. 4th, 1862. He entered St. Michael's College, Toronto, in November of 1882; was class-leader during his whole classical course, taking Elmsley Scholarship in 1885 and Campbell Classical Medal in 1886; and graduated with honors in 1887. He entered Sulpician Grand Seminary at Montreal in September, 1887, became bachelor of divinity in 1889 and obtained the degree of licentiate in sacred theology in 1890, and graduated in December, 1890. He was ordained on December 2ist, 1890, appointed

assistant-priest at St. Peter's Cathedral, Peterboro, Ontario, in 1891, and made bishop's secretary and chancellor of the diocese of Peterboro in April, 1893. He was appointed pastor of St. Mary's Church, North Bay, Feb. i6th, 1896, and was in charge of this parish until appointment as bishop of the new diocese of Sault Ste. Marie on Sept. 2ist, 1904. He was consecrated bishop on Feb. 24th, 1905.

Scone (skoon), a town in Scotland, two miles north of Perth, on Tay River, celebrated as the place where the Scottish kings were crowned from 1153 to 1458. The Stone of Destiny, on which the kings were seated, was carried off in 1296 by Edward I. See Urquhart's Hi-story of Scone.

Scor'pion, the common name for any member of the natural order of jointed

SCORPION

animals called Scorpionida. These animals are united into a class with the spiders. They have long, slender bodies and resemble in a general way the small lobster. The head and thorax are joined into a single division, but the long abdomen is plainly jointed. It is divided into two portions: a broad part of seven joints and a more slender, tail-like part with five joints. The latter is terminated by a sting, and is carried arched over the back of the animal. The thorax bears four pairs of walking-legs. The most prominent appendages are the pedipalps, which extend forward and end in broad claws. Scorpions are restricted to warm countries. They range in length from two to eight inches. Small kinds are common in the southern portion of the United States. During the day they lie concealed under stones and in holes, but they are active at night. Their food is insects, spiders and other small animals. They are able to inflict a severe wound with their sting, but it is rarely if ever fatal.

Scotland is one of the political divisions forming the British Empire, and is the northern part of Great Britain, surrounded by the ocean on all sides except the south, where it touches England. It is 274 miles long and from 24 to 146 miles wide, including 29,796 square miles, which makes it about as large as Indiana. The coast of 3,000 miles is deeply indented, so that very few places are more than 40 miles from the sea, and there are 186 islands, mostly in the