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companies of the ;th Cavalry, on the little
^ig Horn river, Montana, June 25, 1876.
Rains, Claude (1889- ), English ac-
tor. In 1915 he left the stage to join Eng-
'ancTs armed forces. After his discharge in
1919 he appeared in numerous plays. In 1926
he visited America again. After wavering
between the N. Y. and London stage he
finally went to Hollywood where his first
film, The Invisible Man, won world-wide
renown. Perhaps his most outstanding pic-
ture is Anthony Advrrse (1936).
Rainsford, William Stephen (1850-
1933), clergyman, was born in Ireland. From
1878 to 1883 he was assistant rector at St.

army, was kidnapped on July 2,1907. Raisuli
was largely responsible for the uprising of the
tribesmen which forced French interference in
Morocco in Aug., 1907.
Rajah, or more correctly Raja, a Hindu
ruler, or a Hindu title. In patriarchal time*
the rajah was the head of clans banded to-
gether for mutual protection. The head of a
confederacy of rajahs came to be distin-
guished by the title of maharajahs or great
rajah. The British have recognized these
maharajahs as autocratic rulers.
Rajput ana, or 'the land of the Rajputs,^1
is the Indian territory between the Bombay
Presidency and the United Provinces, with

 

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James's Cathedral in Toronto. In the latter
year he was called to the rectorship of St.
George's P. E. Church, New York city. He
resigned in 1906.
Raisins are dried grapes. They are pro-
duced chiefly in warm countries and contain
28 to 30 per cent, of sugar. California is the
chief state of production in the United States,
the annual pack being from 75,000,000 to
120,000,000 pounds. Muscatels are dried in
Europe, while still attached to the vine. In
California the fruit is cut off the vines and
for the most part sun-cured.
Raisuli, Mulai ben Mohammed (c.
1867-1914), Moroccan bandit. He captured
Ion Perdicaris, and kept him a prisoner from
March, 1904, until June, when he released
him upon the payment of a heavy ransom by
the Sultan. Kaid Gen. Sir Harry A. Maclean,
a British officer, commander of the Moroccan

the Punjab on the n. The British province of
Ajmer-Merwara, having an area of 2,711 sq.
m,, is enclosed by 18 native states and two
chiefships, of which the aggregate area is
about 130,000 sq. m. Over half of the popu-
lation is engaged in agriculture, and cattle
raising is of great importance. The Rajputs
form the aristocracy of the country and hold
most of the land; they are a nation of war-
riorsj p. 9,844,384.
Rakoczy March, the national air of the
Hungarians, said to have been composed in
the 17th century, and to have been the favor-
ite of Francis 11.
Raleigh, city, capital of North Carolina,
and co. seat of Wake co. It is the seat of
St. Mary's College (Episcopal), Meredith
College for Women (Baptist), Peace Insti-
tute for Young Women (Presbyterian), a
business college, and the North Carolina