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Loring Woart, educator, author, 28, 1839, in West Point, N. Y. He is a professor of natural history in the university of New Brunswick. He is the author of Mines and Minerals of New Brunswick; Geology of Southern New Brunswick; and Elementary Natural History. Bailey, Marie Louise, musician, composer, was born Oct. 34, 1876, in Nashville, Tenn. She first appeared in Carnegie hall of New York City, with the Damrosch orchestra; and then made a long and successful tour of the United States and Canada. Bailey, Mark, educator, author, was born Aug. 19, 1867, in Petaluma, Cal. Since 1899 he has been professor of ancient languages Bailey,

was born Sept.

Whitworth college of Tacoma, Wash. He the author of The.Latin Verb and Its Uses and Latin Prepositions, the Principles of Their Use. Bailey, Pearce, physician, author, was born July 13, 1865, in New York. He is a specialist on diseases of the mind and the nervous system. He is the author of Accident and Injury, their Relation to Disease. Bailey, Rufus William, educator, college president, author, was born April 13, 1793, in North Yarmouth, Maine. In 1824-28 he was pastor in Pittsfield, Mass.; and taught for more than twenty years in the south. In 1858 he became president of Austin college at Huntsville, Texas. He was the author of

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Issue, a series of newspaper letters on also The Family Preacher, a volume of sermons; of letters to daughters entitled The Mother's Request; of a Primary Grammar; and of a Manual of English Grammar used extensively in southern schools. He died April 25, 1863, in Huntsville, Texas. Bailey, Mrs. Sara Lord, elocutionist, author, was born Sept. 9, 1856, in England. In

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slavery

1888 she graduated from the Boston school of oratory; and has since attained success as a teacher of elocution and voice culture

numerous large institutions. She author of a book on elocution entitled in

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and Art. Bailey, Silas, clergyman, educator, college president, was born in 1812 in Massachusetts. For ten years he was president of Granville college; and afterward was president of Dennison university. He then became president of the newly established college at Franklin, Ind. He bequeathed his library to Franklin college. He published sermons, addresses and reviews. He died June 11, 1874, in Paris, France. Bailey, Silas Milton, soldier, was born in 1836 in Pennsylvania. During the civil war he attained the rank of brigadier-general. He died May 5, 1900, in Pennsylvania.

Bailey, Theodorus, congressman. United States senator, was born Oct. 12, 1758, in Dutchess county, N.Y. In 1793-97 and 179903 he was a representative from New York, to the third, fourth, sixth and seventh congresses. In 1803-05 he was United States senator, when he resigned and was appointed

New York New York

postmaster of Sept.

6,

1828, in

City. City.

He

died

Bailey, Theodorus, naval oiiicer, was born April 12, 1805, in Chateaugay, N.Y. In 183336 he sailed on a cruise round the world on board the Vincennes. In 1846 he was placed in command of the storeship Lexington; in which, on the breaking out of the Mexican war, he conveyed to California, by way of Cape Horn, an artillery company and several ofl&cers

who afterward became famous. At

the beginning of the civil war he was placed He in command of the frigate Colorado. was promoted commodore in 1862; commissioned as rear-admiral in 1866; and was placed on the retired list. He died Feb. 10, 1877, in Washington, D.C. Bailey,

Thomas

Jefferson, editor, clergy26, 1853, in Hol-

man, author, was born Nov.

mes county. Miss. He was educated at Mis-

He has been the clerk and the moderator of the Yazoo sissippi college.

association; secretary of the Mississippi baptist

convention



and

secretary and treasurer of the convention board. In 1894-97 he was editor of the Baptist Layman of Winona; and pastor of the baptist church of that city. He is now editor and general manager of the Baptist Record of Jackson, the organ of Mississippi baptists. He was president of the Mississippi baptist state convention. He is the author of The Modern Dance; and History of Mississippi Baptists, in two volumes. Bailey,

Thomas

was born. Aug.

Pearce, educator, author,

18, 1867, in

Georgetown, S.C.

Since 1887 he has been engaged in educational work. In 1903-05 he was professor of psychology at the university of Mississippi; and since 1905 professor of psychology and education, and dean of the department of education. He is the author of Love and Law. Bailey, Mrs. Urania Locke, author, poet, in 1820 in Massachusetts. She was the author of The School at Elm Oak and the School of Life; The Crooked Tree; and Star Flowers. She died in 1883 in Providence, R.l.

was born

Bailey, Vernon, naturalist, author, was born June 21, 1863, in Manchester, Mich. He is chief field naturalist in the United States biological survey. He is the author of Spermophiles of Mississippi Valley; Pocket Gophers of Mississippi Valley; Revision of Voles of the Genus Evotomys; and Mammals of the District of Columbia. Bailey, Wjlliam Henry, lawyer, legislator, author, was born Jan. 22, 1831, in Pasquotank eounty, N.C. In 1883 he was a member of the North Carolina state legislature; and has lived in Texas since 1891. He is the au-