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MAYO. MAYO, ni.'i'd. A maritiini; iduiity of the Province of Connaught, Ireland, bounded north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, east by Sligo and Roscommon, and south by Galway (Map: Ire- land, B. J). Area, 212U square miles. The coast- line of Mayo is about 250 miles long. The sur- face is very irregular, the interior being a )ilain bordered by two ranges of mountains. The chief branch of industry is cattle-raising. Fisheries and linen manufactures are also carried on. The capital is Castlebar. Population, in 1841, 389,- 2U0; in 1901, 202,030.

MAYO, mii'yo. A tribe of Piman stock (q.v. ) upon the river of the same name in Southern Honora, Mexico. They and the Vaqui (q.v.), their northern neighbors and allies, speak dia- lects of the same language, and in physical char- acteristics and habit are identical. They are agricultural and very industrious, cultivating corn, cotton, squashes, beans, tobacco, and maguey, from which last they manufacture mes- cal. They also work as miners, teamsters, and the like. ' Their liouscs are light structures of cane and boughs, covered with palm leaves. They are now very much Mexicanized and number per- haps 7000.

MAYO, niiVo. Amory DwTniiT (1823—). An American clcrgj'man and educator. He was born in Warwick, Franklin County, Mass.: educated at Amherst College; studied theologv- with the Rev. Ho.sea Ballou. He was pastor of a Univer- salist church in Gloucester, Mass., in Cleveland, Ohio, in ,ll)any. X. Y., and later of Unitarian churches in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in Springfield, Mass.; afterwards he engaged in educational work in the South, For .several years he was pro- fessor of ecclesiastical polity in the Meadville (Pa.) Theological School. He edited the Massa- chusetis Journnl of Education and engaged besides in general labors throughout the country to stim- ulate popular interest in the school system, .mong his works are: The Balance: or Moral Arguments for Universalism (184fi); Orarcn and Pnirers of the Christian Life (18:52); Si/niholx of the Capitol: or Cirilization in New York (18.19): fioiilhern Women in the Recent Kdueational Morcmcnt in the South (1892); and Talks nith Teachers (188.5).

MAYO, Fk. k (1839-90). An .merican ac- tor, doubtless best known for his long-continued ])opularity in the backwoods character of Davy Crockett, which somewhat obscured his more legitimate laurels. He was born in Boston. Early in life he went to San Francisco, where at seven- teen he began his career, and within a few years was appearing with the young Fdwin Booth. In 1803 he became a le:uling man in San Francisco and in IsO,") in Boston. He won:ipplausc;i> Othello, llanilet, Ferdinand in The Tempest, and in other classic roles, but greater success with the public as Badger in The ftfrrets of AVir York, till in 1872 he lirought nut Darii Crockett. .»mong his Inter productions were his own drainatiz.ntions of Xorrteck and of Mark Twain's PuihVnhrad ll'i/.toii. the latter a character well suited to display his peculiar gifts as a comedian.

MAYO, KirTiAnn SoniiwKM, BoriiKK, sixth Earl of (1822 72). An Enelish statesman, lie was born in niiblin, Irel.Tnd. was educati'd at Trinity rollcso there, afterwards traveled in Russia, and published an account of his trip, entitled In Snint Petcrxhurij and Moscotc (2 vols,, 1840), From 1S47 to 1869 he was a member of Parliament, and in 1852, 1858, and 1800 was ap- pointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, In January, 1809, by Disraeli's appointment, he became Gov- ernor-General of India, in which capacity he in- troduced extensive and careful reforms in the conduct of the public service, and was an ellicieiit and successful administrator. While insju'ctiMg the penal settlement at Port Blair, .-Vnilcnian Islands, he was killed by one of the convicts. Consult Hunter, Life of the Earl of Mayo (Lon- don, 1875).

MAYO, ViLLi.M Stakbitk (1812-95). An American novelist and traveler. He graduated from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons (1833), traveled widely in little ex- ])lored regions, and lirst won notice in ticticm by Kaloolah (1849), a romance of Central .frica. This was followed by The Berber, a story of the mountaineers of the Atlas ( 1850); Romance Dust from an Historic Placer, a collection of short stories (1851); and yeccr Again (18731. Mayo'3 novels are strong in narration, good in plot, weak in iharacter.

MA YON, m;i-yon', or Aliuy, active volcano and the highest peak in Luzon, Philippine ^ Islands, It is situated in the Province of Albay, near the southeastern extremity of the island (ilap: Philippine Islands. 11 0), It is a ma- jestic cone, rising from the seashore to a height of 8274 feet, and capped by a white cloud of smoke which in the night assumes a fiery glow. Its sides are covered with grass and mo.ss, and though apparently smooth and unobstructed, the mountain is very dirticull of ascent. There have been a number of erupt icms during the past century, in which the niouMt:iin emitted great quantities of lav:i, cinders, anil incandescent rocks, on more than one occasion destroying an entire town.

MAYOR (from Lat. major, greater, comparative of inaf/nus, great). The chief executive officer of a municipal corporation. In England the mayor was originally a steward, bailitV, or overseer. Later he became the chief magistrate of a corporate town. During the reign of .lohn the right of formally choosing their mayor was conceded to the barons of London, the election being subject to the ajiproval of the King. During the same reign the other large towns were al lowed to have mayors. The mayors of the cities of York, Dublin, aiid London bear the title of 'lord mayor,' The lord mayor of London, whose juris diction extends only to the ancient inner city, is chosen annually from amnngthe aldermen. ])iac- tically by the liverymen of the guilds, llis chief duty'is to sustain ihe hospit;ility of the city, for which purpose he receives an:illowance of £8000 a year, together with the use of the mansion house. The ordinary English mayor is elected by the municipal council, usually from among the aldermen, for a tenn of one ye:ir. He is an ex- officio justice of the peace and usually serves as a returning ofTieer. In France there is a mayor (mairr) at the head of each commune, elected by the municipal council from among its own members. He serves during the term of the council. In the Oerninnic countries the mayor or burironinster is usually a highly trained pro- fi'ssional officer with more or less experience in the municipal service, and is frequentiv called to the headship of a larger muncipality after having