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* LA HIKE. 69G LAHK. Eoyalc dc Peiiiture et de Sculpture. He was also an cnj^raver. His best works are his re- ligious ])aintings: "Saint Peter Curing the Sick l)_v His Shadow ;" "The Conversion of Saint Paul;" "Jesus Ai)[)earing to the Marys;" and "Lalian Looking for His Idols." LA HIRE, Philippe. See De la Hire. LAHME, lii'me, Deb. See Herm. . vo. Reiciik.nai'. LAHN, liiu. An affluent of the Rhine, joining it a few miles above Coblenz (ilaj): Germany, C 3). It rises in Westphalia, and llows tinough Hesse-Xassau and Hesse. Its length is 135 miles, and it is navigable by means of numerous locks up to Giessen. about 'M miles from its mouth. LA HONTAN, la ox'tax', Arma.nd I.ori.s, Baron ilc ( lOtitilTl.T) . A French-.4merican sol- dier and traveler. He was born at Jlont-de- AJarsan. in Gascony, and went to Canada as a tonimon soldier in 1683. He was stationed at various military posts, made several expeditions against the Indians, visited Michilimackinac and Sault Sainte JIarie in 1688 and Green Hay in 1689. and claimed to have been on the Upper .Mis- sissippi. While on his way to France in 16!)2, as bearer of dispatches from Count Frontenac. he stopped at Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, and defended the place bravely against an English force. He was made King's lieutenant in New- foundland and Acadia, but quarreled with the Ciovernor. and was dismissed from the service. He traveled through Portugal, Spain, Holland, Denmark, and England, settled in Hanover, and died there. In 1703 La Hcmtan jiublished at The Hague an account of his adventures in America, under the title Xoui-caii voyage dons I'Am&r'itiue septcntrionale, and followed it up the next year with a Suite des voyages de I'Ame- rif/ue. treating chiefly of the lake region of North America and the upper waters of the Mississippi. There is no doubt that the author visited the places he describes; hut his geography is al)surd. his clhnology fanciful, and his facts are thickly interlarded with fiction. LAHONTAN, Lake. A former extensive lake of the Great Basin region in western Nevada. See L.VKE L.illONTAN. LAHORE, lahrir'. A division of the Punjab (q.v.), British India, compri extension comprising Naulakha on the east and Anarkalli and Donald Town on the south, to- gether with ileean Meer, the extensive military cantonment, three miles southeast. The streets of the native city are narrow and gloomy, and the houses in general are insignificant; but the bazaars are well furnished, wells are al)undant, and there are numerous fine gardens, mosques, palaces, tombs, and ruins of bygone splendor and prosperity. The great citadel stands in the northwest corner. From 1849 to 1863 the city underwent considerable improvement; the waifs were reduced in height, and the surrounding moat was filled and formed into a pleasant promenade and speedway, with gardens which girdle the city. Wide streets and good roads conununicate with the European quarter and the surrounding country. In. arkalli are found tlic Government olliees, town hall, court-house, post-oflice, 'ictoria Jubilee Hall, Government training college, Roberts Institute, library mu- seum, school of arts, Mayo Hospital, banks, and bazaars. The Government House, the cathedral, Lawrence and Montgomery halls, the Punjab Chieftains" University, Punjab Club, the .gri- Horticultural Gardens, Lawrence Gardens, jail, penitentiary, and race-course are situated" in Donald Town. Lahore is an important junction for the Northwestern Railway line to Peshawar, and the southwestern line to Karachi. The sta- tion and railway worksho])s are situated at Naulakha, which has comnmnieation with the native city by a street railway. The railway workshops cover 126 acres, and employ over 2000 men. who are comfortably houseil, and liave a church, recreation groimd, theatre, and swim- ming bath provided for them. Lahore is noted for its carpets, has manufac- tures of silk and woolen goods. ])otterv, arms, and jewelry, and carries on an exlensivi' import trade. It is a progressive municipality, and owns the water-works. The cantonment is sup- plied with water from the Bari Doab Canal, which separates it from the city. A huge em- bankment four miles long protects the city from the inundations of the Ravi. The great an- tiquity of the native city is demonstrated by the varying levels of its buildings, the most an- cient ranging from 7 to 12 feet below those of Lahore, .mritsar, ^Montgomery. Multan. llian. Gurdaspur. and Lyallpur. Area, 24.872 sqiare miles. Population', in 1891, .5,369,794: in 1901, 5,466.644. It extends from the Himalaya to JIul- tan. along the right bank of the Sutlej. The sur- face generally is an alluvial plain, requiring irri- gation for agricultural purposes. This is pro- vided by the Bari Doab Canal and the Sutlej with ramifying channels. Wheat is the principal crop, and barley, maize, rice, and other cereals are grown; cotton, sugar, tobacco, oil seeds, and the opium poppy are also cultivated. Capital, Lalinr... LAHORE. The capital of the Pimjab. Brit- ish India, and of a distriit and division of the same name in latitude 31° 36' N. and longi- tude 74° 18' E., on the left bank of the Ravi River, and on the Northwestern Railway, 32 miles west of .mritsar (^fap: India, B 2). It is the residence of the Lieutenant-Governor and the seat of a bishopric. Lahore consists of a native town surrounded by a wall 1.5 feet high, pierced by thirteen gates, and of a European the districts of successive eras built and raised upon the sites of former structures. The reputed founder of Lahore is Lava, or Lob. one of the sons of Rama. In the twelfth century it was the capital of the dynasty of the (ihaznavids. It was destroyed (luring the Mongol invasion in 1241, and rebuilt in 1269. It sutTercd from Timur's invasion at the end of the fourteenth century, and in 1.522 came into the possession of Baber. one of his descendants. The chief era of Lahore's prosper- ity was the reign of .kbar (1556-1605). under whom Christianity flourished for a period at Lahore. In 17.58 the Sikhs obtained possession nf the city, and later, under the redoubtable Ran- jit Singh, became masters of the Punjab. Anar- chy followed his death in 1839. and an invasion of British territory resulted in war and the Brit- ish occupation of Lahore in 1846, Population, in 1891. 176.854; in 1901, 120,058. LAHR, liir. A manufacturing town of the Gran<l Duchy of Baden. Germany, situated in the valley of Schutter, 53 miles south-southwest of Karlsruhe (Map: Germany, B 4). The mu- nicipal park, with the museum of antiquities.