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 STETHOSCOPE STEUBEN 379 many on themes more purely lyrical. He was the first of the Greeks who composed erotic poems. The fragments of his writings have been collected by Kleine (Stesichori Himeren- sis Fragment^ Berlin, 1828) ; by Schneidewin in his Delectus Poesis Grcecorum (Gottingen, 1839) ; and by Bergk in Poetce Lyrici Greed (3d ed., Leipsic, 1867). STETHOSCOPE, See AUSCULTATION". STETTIN, a town of Prussia, capital of the province of Pomerania, on the left bank of the Oder, 76 m. N. E. of Berlin; pop. in 1871, 76,149. The river is crossed by two bridges, and the town and suburbs are defended by walls, a citadel, and several forts and outworks. Stettin has several fine squares, with monu- ments of Frederick the Great and Frederick William III., is generally well built, and pos- sesses a school of navigation, with an obser- vatory. The ancient castle of Stettin, which was the residence of the dukes of Pomerania, contains a collection of northern antiquities. Chemical products, woollen, linen, cotton, su- gar, anchors, &c., are manufactured. The im- ports amounted in 1873 to 87,631,985 thalers, and the exports to 30,394,333 thalers. The re- gistered shipping included 30 sea-going steam- ers and 178 other vessels. Vessels drawing over 15 ft. cannot ascend the Oder, and dis- charge at Swinemunde on the Baltic, 35 m. distant. The town was a considerable place as early as the 9th century, and was a mem- ber of the Hanseatic league. It belonged ,to Sweden from 1648 to 1720. STEUART, Sir James Denliam, a Scottish politi- cal economist, born in Edinburgh in October, 1713, died Nov. 26, 1780. He was educated at the university of Edinburgh, and in 1734 was admitted to the Scottish bar. Although of a whig family, he became imbued with Jacobite doctrines. Having declared for the young pretender in 1745, he was sent by him on a mission to the court of France, and the conse- quence was a compulsory absence from Great Britain for 17 years. In 1763 he was permit- ted to return to Scotland, and in 1771 he ob- tained a free pardon. While abroad he pub- lished works in French and German on chro- nology and money, and in 1767 produced his u Inquiry into the Principles of Political Econ- omy" (2 vols. 4to, London). He also wrote " The Principles of Money applied to the Pres- ent State of the Coin of Bengal" (1772), "A Plan for introducing an Uniformity of Weights and Measures" (1790), &c. A complete edi- tion of his works was edited by his son, Gen. Sir James Denham Steuart (6 vols., 1805). (See POLITICAL ECONOMY, vol. xiii., p. 668.) STE1IBEN. I. A S. W. county of New York, bordering on Pennsylvania, drained by Che- mung, Canisteo, Tioga, and Conhocton rivers ; area, 1,425 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 67,717; in 1875, 73,923. The surface is broken and the soil generally fertile. Iron ore and good build- ing stone are found. There are two or three small lakes, and Keuka (formerly Crooked) lake is partly within the county. It is traversed by the Erie railway and branches, and by the Corning, Cowanesque, and Antrim railroad. Considerable lumber is exported. The chief productions in 1870 were 540,557 bushels of wheat, 72,792 of rye, 344,299 of Indian corn, 1,538,117 of oats, 207,024 of barley, 286,102 of buckwheat, 543,687 of potatoes, 169,294 tons of hay, 150,540 Ibs. of tobacco, 700,704 of wool, 62,118 of hops, 112,228 of maple sugar, 87,013 of honey, 2,834,636 of butter, and 233,438 of cheese (not including factory cheese). There were 15,642 horses, 30,329 milch cows, 2,993 working oxen, 22,717 other cattle, 145,645 sheep, and 15,430 swine; 5 manufactories of agricultural implements, 48 of carriages and wagons, 7 of cheese, 16 of cooperage, 15 of furniture, 1 of glass ware, 8 of iron castings, 19 of tanned and 9 of curried leather, 4 of machinery, 22 of saddlery and harness, 2 of wine, 2 woollen mills, 3 distil- leries, 5 breweries, 89 saw mills, and 18 flour mills. Capitals, Bath and Corning. II. A N. E. county of Indiana, bordering on Ohio and Michigan, and intersected by the St. Joseph's and Pigeon rivers ; area, 340 sq. m. ; .pop. in 1870, 12,854. The surface is prairie and wood- land, and the soil is fertile. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 232,816 bushels of wheat, 352,200 of Indian corn, 97,719 of oats, 90,020 of potatoes, 16,861 tons of hay, 117,337 Ibs. of wool, 289,472 of butter, and 3,313 of sor- ghum molasses. There were 4,122 horses, 3,823 milch cows, 5,838 other cattle, 32,387 sheep, and 11,332 swine. The Fort Wayne, Jackson, and Saginaw railroad passes through the capital, Angola. STEUBEN, Frederick William Augustus, baron, an American soldier, born in Magdeburg, Prussia, Nov. 15, 1730, died near TJtica, N. Y., Nov. 28, 1794. He was educated at the Jesuit col- leges of Neisse and Breslau, and became a cadet in an infantry regiment in 1747, an en- sign in 1749, and a lieutenant in 1753. In 1757 he distinguished himself at the battles of Prague and Kossbach, in 1758 was appoint- ed an adjutant general, and was in the battles of Kay and Kunersdorf in 1759, in the latter of which he was wounded. In 1762 he. was made adjutant general in the king's staff. He was a member of Frederick's select academy of young officers who were under his special instruc- tion ; and after the siege of Schweidnitz, in which he participated, the king presented him with a valuable lay benefice. At the close of the seven years' war he accompanied to sev- eral courts of Europe the prince of Hohenzol- lern-Hechingen, who in 1764 made him grand marshal and general of his guard. In 1777, while on a visit to France, he was induced by the count St. Germain to go to America. He arrived at Portsmouth, N. H., Dec. 1, and immediately wrote to congress and to Gen. Washington, tendering his service as a volun- teer. Shortly afterward he went to York, Pa., where congress was in session, was di--