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 208 CEPHALUS CERAUNIAN MOUNTAINS which indicate periods of rest. All the ce- phalopods below the middle of the mesozoic strata belong to the group with chambered shells ; those with internal shells do not date back much beyond the oolite age, like the be- lemnites; the group with chambered shells may, therefore, be regarded as the lower type. Those which have eight arms have never any shell or hard part ; those which have ten have always hard parts, varying from cartilage to the horny pen of the squids, and the calcareous plates of the cuttle fishes. ( KPII AI.I'S, in Greek mythology, son of Deion and Diomede, and husband of Procris, whom he tenderly loved. Aurora was enamored of him, and prompted him to tempt the fidelity of his wife. Disguised he came with presents to his house, and Procris fell. She subsequent- ly seduced him, and the discovery of their mu- tual weakness led to a reconciliation between them. Cephalus afterward. slew his wife with his spear, mistaking her for a wild animal, as she was jealously watching him in the wood. According to Ovid, Cephalus finally gave his name to Cephalonia. (T. I'll I ssi s, the name of two rivers in Greece, one rising in the western part of Phocis, flowing S. E., and emptying into Lake Topolias (Copais) ; the other the principal river of the Athenian plain, having its main source at Trinemii, be- tween Mts. Pentelicus and Parnes, and running 8. on the W. side of Athens. Formerly its outlet was in the bay of Phalerum ; but so much of the water as is not exhausted in irri- gation now empties through the long walls, or tunnels, at Port Piraeus. In ancient Greece two other rivers were called Cephissus. < Kit l III. Glueppe, an Italian sculptor, born in Corsica about 1760, executed in Paris, Jan. 80, 1801. He took an active part in the es- tablishment of the ephemeral republic of Cor- sica in 1798, and in 1799 sought refuge in Paris, where he joined a band of republican artists, who cherished a violent hatred against Napoleon, and at length made an attempt upon his life. The murder was to be committed Oct. 10, 1800, at the opera; but the con- spirators were betrayed by one of their num- ber, their weapons seized, and Ceracchi with his associates Diana, Arena, Topino-Lebrun, and Demerville arrested, tried, condemned, and all but Diana executed. CERAM, Oiram, Slrang, or Zeram, one of the Molucca islands, in the Malay archipelago, lying N. of Amboyna, between Booroo on the west and Papua on the east ; lat. 2 47' to 3 50' S. ; Ion. 127 51' to 130 56' E. ; area estima- ted at 6,500 sq. m. ; pop. at 67,000. Its topog- raphy is imperfectly known, but the general character of the surface is hilly, several moun- tain ranges, from 5,000 to 6,000 ft. high, traver- sing the island, and giving rise to a number of streams which empty principally off the S. coast. The loftiest peak is that of Noosaheli, 7,000 ft. above the sea. The climate is salu- brious, vegetation is luxuriant, and the nutmeg and clove were produced spontaneously until extirpated by the Dutch about 1657. The sago palm here reaches the height of 100 ft., and a single tree sometimes yields 1,200 Ibs. of starch. Many varieties of forest trees are found, fur- nishing fine woods for cabinet work, known in commerce as Amboyna wood, but none suita- ble for ship building. The coasts are peopled by a hardy, enterprising Malay race, who sub- sist chiefly by fishing, and find a market for the produce of their toil at Singapore and the Sun- da islands ; they also have an extensive trade with China in tripang. Their vessels, called praus or kora-lcora, are manned by from 30 to 60 rowers each. Most of. these people are Mo- hammedans, but Christian missionaries have made many converts among them. The Alfu- ros are the dominant tribe of the interior. They are described as an honest and in most respects peaceable race of idolaters, among whom Christianity has made some progress. A little maize, for domestic consumption or exchange for dress, firearms, and fermented liquors, is cultivated, chiefly by women ; while the men are engaged in hunting. The Alfuros have prominent features, large eyes, and long frizzled hair ; they are brave, faithful, obedient, and make good soldiers. In the mountains in the central part there is now but one populous village ; in the east and extreme west there are a few others ; but with these exceptions the in- habitants are generally on the coast. On the S. W. coast the Dutch have improved the con- dition of the natives by establishing schools in every village, introducing vaccination, and en- couraging settlement by Europeans. New ca- cao and coffee plantations, affording work at fair wages, have elevated the condition of the natives. The Dutch have the sovereignty of the island, and have established several forts on it. On the N. E. coast are the bay and village of Waroo, where good anchorage, water, and provisions may be had. Off the coast of Ceram lies a small group of islands called Ceram Laut. < KRAI MA MOUNTAINS (Gr. TO. Kepadwa bpr), the thunder-riven mountains), a name given by the ancient Greeks to two different ranges. I. One belonging to the eastern extremity of the great range of Caucasus, the precise posi- tion of which is not certainly known. Strabo makes it the name of that portion of the Cau- casus which overhangs the Caspian sea, and in which he places the land of the Amazons. Mela seems to apply the name to the whole chain of the Caucasus, and Pliny gives a simi- larly extensive signification to it. The name in fact appears to have been used at first in con- junction with Caucasus for the highest summit of the range, and afterward applied confusedly to the eastern portion of the mountains, which were very imperfectly known to the ancients. II. Lofty and rugged mountains in the N. part of Epirus, said to have derived their name from the thunder storms which were very frequent among them. They are often called Acroce-