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* SAINT MARK'S CHURCH. 460 SAINT MICHAEL. cnte low ri'licf of Uyzaiitine >ie which fronts the parapet of the balconies nnil sometimes is incrusted in the walls: the very beautiful pul- pits and font: and above all, the splendid har- mony of color upon a ground of broken and varied gilding, the surface being uuide up of small tessera-, which are in dillVrent planes and rcllcct the light at dilTercnt angles — all go to produce a result the most consummate tli:it we can point to. of architectural cIVcct produced by colored light and shade, with but little reference to the traditional proportions of any recognized style. Besides the church pro|)er. there are several minor chapels other than those mentioned, and on the south there is a very remarkable sacristy, to which is attached the famous treasury of Saint Mark's, which contains a precious col- lection of church plate, jeweled book-bindings, and other artistic treasures of the early Middle Ages. Consult: Kuskin. The t^aint Mark's Jtest (Orpington, 1877-79) ; Hare, Venice (London, 1884); Boito, The Basiliea of Saint Mark in ]'cnicc, trans, by Scott (Venice, 1888) ; and Krcutz and Ongania, La Basilica di San Marco (Venice, 1881-88), one of the most siunptuous publications, consisting of numerous photographs and chromo-lithographs on a large scale. SAINT MARTIN, saN uiiir'taN'. An island of the Lesser Antilles, situated 180 miles east of Porto Rico (Map: West Indies, Q 5). Area, 37 square miles. It is mountainous and destitute of forests and scantily watered, though it pro- duces and exports some sugar, cotton, and to- bacco. It belongs partly to France and partly to the Xcthcrlands. Population, 1900. SAINT-MARTIN, Alexis. See Beaumont, WlLI.I.lI. SAINT-MARTIN, Louis Claude de (1743- 1803). A I-'rencli mystic, who wrote under the pseudonjm " Ph. Inc." or " Philosophe inconnu." He was born at Amboi.se; studied law and practiced at Tours; then entered the array, and for a time was stationed at Bordeau.x. There Martinez Pasqualis began to influence him with his mystic laws of numbers, and, having come under Swedenborg's sway soon after, Saint-Mar- tin left the army. His Erreurs et verity. (1782) presents Pasqualis's doctrine for the most part, while the Nouvcl homme (1792) is tinged with the mysticism of Bohme, several of whose works Saint-Martin turned into French. The modern Martinists bear his name. Consult: ^Matter, Saint-Martin, le philosophe inconnu (Paris, 1864); Claassen. Saint-Martin (Stutt- gart, 1891). SAINT MARY AND ALL SAINTS, LIN- COLN. Sec Lincoln College. SAINT MARY LE BOW, or Bow Church. A church on Cheapside, London, dating from the second half of the seventeenth century. It was built from Wren's designs on the site of an earlier church, supported by stone arches, whence its name. The lofty spire, 23.5 feet in height, contains the famous Bow Bells, which called Dick Whittington to return. SAINT MARYS. A city in Auglaize County, Ohio. 22 miles southwest of Lima; on the Miami and Erie Canal, and on the Lake Erie and West- ern and the Toledo and Ohio Central railroads (Map: Ohio. B 4). Near the city is a reser- voir containing 17,600 acres, which supplies water for the Miami and Erie Canal. Saint Marys is primarily an industrial centre, its chief establislimcnts including macliine shojis, woolen mills, and uuiuufaetories of vehicle wlieels, lum- ber products, chains, strawboard, paper boxes, plate glass, pumps and air compressors, and flour. The government is administered by a mayor and a unicameral council. The water- works and the electric light plant are owned and operated by the nnmicipality. Population, in 1890, 3000:" in 1900, .3359. SAINT MARY'S RIVER. The channel con- necting Lake Superior with Lake Huron. It flows 40 miles southeastward on the boundary between the upper peninsula of Michigan and the Canadian Province of Ontario (ilap: ilichi- gan, J 2 ) . It is divided by several large islands into two main channels, each of which has lake-like expansions from 2 to 10 miles wide. It falls 20 feet. Most of this descent oc- curs at the Saint Mary's Rapids, about one mile long, near the upper end. Transportation around the rapids was at first accomplished by a tram- way along the Michigan shore, but this method was replaced in 1855 by a .ship canal with locks built at a cost of $1,000,000. (For illustration, see Canal.) This was enlarged and improved by the United States Government in 1870-81 at a cost of .$2,150,000, and again further enlarged in 1889-96 at a cost of $5^000,000. On the other side of the rapids a similar canal has been built by the Canadian Government. The volume of traffic passing through these canals is enormous, greatly exceeding in gross tonnage that of the Suez Canal. See Great Lakes. SAINT MARY'S SEMINARY. A Roman Catholic institution in Baltimore, Md., estab- lished in 1791 by the Society of Saint Sulpice. It is a branch of the seminary established by the society in Paris in accordance with the decree of the Council of Trent. There are two depart- ments, philosophy and theology — the former leading to the degrees of B.A. and M.A., the lat- ter to the degree of Bachelor of Theology. The courses cover two and three years. The library contains about 31,000 volumes. The attendance in 1902 was 235, and the faculty numbered 15. SAINT MAUR, Congregation of. See Bene- dictines. SAINT MAURICE (mo'res') RIVER. A northern triliutary of the Saint Lawrence River, Canada, 300 miles long. It rises in Lake Os- kelanaio and enters the Saint Lawrence River at the city of Three Rivers, 9 miles above Lake Saint Peter (Map; Quebec. D 4). It is navigable near its mouth, and again for 75 miles between Grand Piles and the Hudson Bay station of La Tuque. It affords transportation for an e.xtensive lumber region. SAINT MICHAEL, mi'kcl. A village and port of entry in the Northern District of Alaska, 125 miles southeast of Nome: on the island of Saint Michael, in Norton Sound (Map: Alaska, C 3). It has steamship connection with Seattle, Wash. The village is the military headquarters of the Department of Alaska, and has consid- erable commercial importance as a shipping point for the Yukon mining district. Saint Michael