[Appleby], the county town of Westmorland, on the Eden; is a health resort.
[Applegath, Augustus], inventor of the vertical printing-press (1788-1871).
[Appleton] (11), a city of Wisconsin, U.S., on the Fox River.
[Appleton, Ch. Edward], founder and editor of the Academy (1841-1879).
[Appomattox Courthouse], a village in Virginia, U.S., where Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant in 1865.
[Apraxen, Count], a celebrated naval commander under Peter the Great and his right-hand man in many enterprises (1671-1728).
[April], the fourth month of the year, the month of "opening of the light in the days, and of the life of the leaves, and of the voices of the birds, and of the hearts of men."
[Ap`teryx], a curious New Zealand bird with rudimentary wings, plumage like hair, and no tail.
[Apule`ius], a student of Plato, of N. African birth, lived in the 2nd century; having captivated a rich widow, was charged at one time with sorcery; his most celebrated work was the "Golden Ass," which contains, among other stories, the exquisite apologue or romance of [Psyche] and [Cupid] (q. v.).
[Apu`lia] (1,797), an ancient province in SE. of Italy, which extends as far N. as Monte Gargano, and the scene of the last stages in the second Punic war.