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Rh m the Revolution, and led 400 men in Shays's re- bellion. Her father was a prosperous farmer. In determining to obtain a collegiate education. -In was largely influenced by her de-ire ID li-arn ID read the Bible in the original, and satisfy herself that the tests that were quoted against the equal rights of women were correctly translated. She was graduated at (tberlin in IS 17, and in the same year gave her first lecture on woman's rights in her brother's church at Gardner, Mass. She be- caine lecturer for the Massachusetts anti-slavery society in 1848, travelling extensively in New Eng- land, the west, and Canada, and speaking also on woman's rights. In 1855 she married Henry 1!. Blackwell (brother of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell), a merchant of Cincinnati and an Abolitionist, re- taining by his consent her own name. A few years later, while she lived in New Jersey, her property was seized for taxes, and she published a protest against "taxation without representation.'' In 1869 Mrs. Stone was instrumental in form- ing the American woman's suffrage association. In the following year she became co-editor of the Woman's Journal" in Boston, and from 1872 to the time of her death she was editor-in-chief, with her husband and daughter as associates. Mrs. Stone again lectured in the west, in behalf of the woman suffrage amendments, in 1867-'82. She hail held various offices in the national, state, and local woman suffrage associations. " Lucy Stone." says Mrs. Stanton, " first really stirred the nation's heart on the subject of woman's wrongs."

STONE, Melville Elijah, journalist, b. in Hud- son, 111., 15 Aug., 1848. When he was twelve years of age his parents removed to Chicago, where he was graduated from the high-school in 1867. Two years later he purchased an interest in a foundry and machine-shop, and was doing a good business when his earnings were swept away in the great fire of 1871. He then resorted to journalism, and a successful experience of four years as correspond- ent and editor prompted him to establish an even- ing paper. On Christmas-day, 1875, he published the first number of " The Daily News." since which time he has been its controlling spirit. He soon became associated with Victor P. Laws in the management of the journal, which has an average circulation of a million copies a week.

STONE, Ormand, astronomer, b. in Pekin, 111., 11 Jan., 1847. Jle was educated at Chicago public schools and at the University of Chicago, where he devoted much attention to astronomy. In 1867 he became a tutor in Racine college, and in 1868 he was made professor of mathematics at North- western female college, Evanston, 111. He was appointed as-istant at the U. S. naval observatory in Washington, D. C., in 1870, and in 187o was given charge of the Cincinnati observatory. In 1882 he was called to the chair of practical astrono- my in the University of Virginia, with care of the Leander McCormick observatory, both of which places he now (1898) holds. Prof. Stone is a mem- ber of scientific societies, and is the author of vari- ous papers on astronomy. He edited the " Pub- lications of the Cincinnati Observatory " (No. 1 to 6, Cincinnati, 1877-'82), containing observations of nearly all the known double stars between the equator and 30" south declination, and since 1883 has edited "The Annals of Mathematics" at the University of Virginia.

STONE, Samuel, clergyman, b. in Hertford. England. 30 July, 1602; d. in Hartford, Conn.. 20 July, 1663. His father. John, was a freeholder of Hertford. Cotton Mather's statement in hi>"Mag- nalia " that Samuel was the son of a non-conformist clergyman of the same name has been recently proved, by the registerof the Church of All Saints, Hertford, to be without foundation. The SOB was astudenl ai Kmamiel college, Cambridge, in 1623-'?. Fleeing to the American colonies to escape religious persecution, lie landed at Boston. Mass.. 3 Sept.. 1633, having as companions in his flight Rev. John ( 'otton and Rev. Thomas Hooker, with i IK latter he was an associate in a church at Cambridge until 1636, when they both removed to the present site of Hartford, Conn., which was named after his old home, the spelling being conformed to the English pronunciation. He was distinguished as a con- troversialist and celebrated for his wit and humor. Being a man of strong convictions, he engaged during the latter part of his life in theological dis- pnte- which caused part of his congregation to secede and found another church. On his decease, his old companion. Hooker, succeeded him in the ministry. Mr. Stone published -A Congregational Church is a Catholic Visible Church ; Examination of Mr. Hudson's View" (London, 1652), and lie- left two works in manuscript, a " Body of Divinity " and a confutation of the Antinomians. Of the former, Cotton Mather says : " This rich treasure ha- otten been transcribed'by the vast pains of our candidates for the ministry; and it has made some of our most considerable divines."

STONE, Thomas Treadwell, clergyman, b. in Waterford, Me., 9 Fel>., isni : d. in Bolton. Mass., 13 Nov., 1895. He was graduated at Bowdoin, and was pastor of the Congregational church at An- dover. Me., in 1824-'30, of that at East Machias in 1832-'46, of the 1st church (Unitarian) at Salem, Mass., in 1846-'52, of the 1st Congregational church at Bolton. Mass., in 1852-'60. and of the 1st eccle- siastical society, Brooklyn, Conn., from 1863 till ls71. when he retired from the active duties of the ministry. He afterward removed to Bolton, Mass., where he had since resided. He received the degree of D. D. from Bowdoin in 1868, was principal of Briclgeton academy. 1830-'32, one of the early members of the Transcendental school, contributed to various religious periodicals, and published "Sermons on War" (Boston, 1829); "Sketches of Oxford County. Me." (Portland, 1830); "Sermons" (Boston. 1834); "The Rod and the Staff " (1856) ; and separate sermons and addresses.

STONE, Warren, physician, b. in St. Albans, Vt.. in February, ixos; d. in Baton Rouge, La., 6 Dec., 1872. He studied medicine in Massachusetts, settled in New Orleans, and soon became one of the chief physicians there. He began teaching anatomy in 1836, in 1837 was appointed professor of that branch in the University of Louisiana, and afterward accepted the chair of surgery, which he held till his death. Dr. Stone was at the head of his profession in the south, and when Gen. Grant was thrown from his horse near New Orleans in September, 1863. he was called to attend him. lie contributed numerous articles to medical journals. His son, Warren, physician, b. in New Orlcanin 1*43: d. there. 3 Jan., 1883, was educated at the Jesuits' college. New Orleans, and served in the Confederate army during the civil war. On returning to New-Orleans, he began the study of medicine, was graduated at the University of Louisiana in 1 si;;, and at the opening of the Charity hospital medical college of New Orleans, in 1874, was appointed to the chair of surgical anatomy. In 1873 he made what is thought to be the first recorded cure of traumatic aneurism of the subclaviaii artery by digital pressure. He gave his services to the' people of Brunswick. Ga., during the prevalence of yellow fever in 1874, and in 1878. when that disease was raging