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LEFT BURNEY 250 BTJRNLET BTrRNEY, SIR CECIL, British naval commander; born May 15, 1858. He was educated at the Royal Naval Acad- emy, Gosport. He served during the Egyptian War, and was active in the eastern Soudan campaign of 1884. From 1909 to 1910, he was Admiral of the Plymouth sub-division of the Home Fleet. In 1911-1912, he commanded suc- cessively the Atlantic Fleet and the Third Squadron as Vice-Admiral. He was second in command of the Grand Fleet 1914-1916, and took a distinguished part in the battle of Jutland, May 31, 1916. He was created a K. C. B. in 1913. BURNEY, CHARLES, an English au- thor, born in Shrewsbury, April 7, 1726. He became a famous and influential mu- sician in London; was given the degree of Doctor of Music by Oxford in 1769; and sacrificed time, money, and personal comfort to travel and collect material for his "History of Music" (4 vols., 1776-1789). He also wrote "Memoirs and Letters of Metastasio" (3 vols., 1796). Madame D'Arblay was his daughter. He died in Chelsea, April 12, 1814. BURNEY, FRANCES (MADAME D'ARBLAY), an English novelist, daughter of Charles Burney, born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, June 13, 1752. After she had published "Evelina, or a Young Lady's Entrance Into the World" (1778), she became the favorite of the literary men of the day, especially Dr. Johnson. Her second novel, "Cecilia" (1782), was no less admired. In 1786 she was made Second Keeper of Robes to Queen Charlotte, and in 1793 she was married to M. D'Arblay, a French army ofiicer. Her other books are "Camilla" (1795), and "The Wanderer, or Female Difficulties" (1814). Her "Diary and Letters," edited by her niece (7 vols., 1842-1846), are affected, but entertain- ing. She also wrote memoirs of her father (1832). She died in Bath, Jan. 6, 1840. BURNHAM, CLARA LOUISE, an American story writer, born in Newton, Mass., May 25, 1854. She wrote numer- ous novels, including "Dearly Bought" (1884); "Next Door" (1886); "Young Maids and Old" (1888) ; "Miss Bagg's Secretary" (1892); "Sweet Clover, a Romance of the White City" (1894) ; "The Right Princess" (1902); "The In- ner Flame" (1912) ; "In Apple Blossom Time" (1919) ; etc. BURNHAM, DANIEL HUDSON, an American architect, born in Henderson, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1846. He studied archi- tecture in Chicago and designed notable structures there, including the Rookery, Calumet Club, the Temple, Masonic Temple, and the Great Northern Hotel, as well as large buildings in other cities. He was Director of Works at the Chi- cago World's Fair. He died June 1, 1912. BURNHAM, WILLIAM POWER, an American soldier, born at Scranton, Pa., in 1860. He studied at West Point from 1877 to 1880. In 1881 he enlisted as a private in the 14th Infantry, and in 1883 he was promoted from the ranks. Dur- ing the Spanish-American War he served as lieutenant-colonel of the 4th -^ Missouri Volunteers. He served also in the Philippine insurrection in 1900 and 1902. He was appointed a major in the United States Army in 1906. In the following year he was appointed a member of the general staff, serving until 1911. He held commissions in Porto Rico and in the Canal Zone, and was appointed brigadier-general in 1917, when he was assigned to the 164th In- fantry Brigade of the 82d Division of the National Army. He was appointed to be major-general in April 12, 1918. From December, 1917, to October 5, 1918, he commanded the 82d Division. He was American delegate to the Inter- Allied Military Commission in Greece in 1918-1919. In the latter year he was honorably discharged as major-general, becoming colonel of infantry. He re- ceived several decorations and medals from foreign countries for his service during the World War. He wrote "Three Roads to a Commission in the United States Army" and several mono- graphs on military subjects. BURNING BUSH, in botany: (1) The artillery plant, pMea serpyllifolia, an urticaceous species; (2) euonymus atro- piirpureus, and E. americanus; (3) dictammis fraxinella, a garden plant, which is said to give off so much essen- tial oil that if a light be brought near it, it will ignite. BURNISHER, a tool for smoothing or pressing down surfaces to close the pores or obliterate lines or marks. The engraver's burnisher is made of _ steel, elliptical in cross section, and coming to a dull point like a probe. Some bur- nishers are made of the canine teeth of dogs. Burnishers of bloodstone are used for putting gold leaf on china ware. Agate burnishers are used by bookbind- ers. The gilder's burnisher is of agate or porphyry. BURNLEY, a parliamentary and mu- nicipal borough of England, in Lanca- shire, about 22 miles N. of Manchester. It presents a modern appearance, and is,