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fairs of that city. He is president of tiie commercial banli of Cliurch Point, La.; has been vice-president of the Svmset cotton oil mills of Sunset, La.; president of the Church Point gin company; and is also an extensive land owner in Acadia and St. Landry parishes. La. In 190-1-08 he was a member of the Louisiana state senate. Barr, Albert J., journalist, government official, was bom Jan. 13, 18.51, in Pittsburg, Pa. He is president of the Post publishing company; and editor-in-chief of the paper. In 1893 he was appointed a commissioner to the World's Fair, and in 1894 was appointed surveyor of customs of the port of Pittsburg. Barr, Mrs. Amelia Edith, author, was born March 39, 1831, in Silverston, Lancashire, England. She received a good education. She came to the United States in 1854; and after a residence of several years in Texas moved to New York in 1869. Among the best of her works may be named Jan Vedder's Wife; Paul and Christina; A Daughter of Fife; Border Shepherdess; The Bow of Orange Ribb-

Barr, Charles Elisha, educator, college prewas born April 8, 1860, in Watertown, N.Y. In 1888-96 he was professor of astronomy at Albion college of ilichigan; and since 1894 has been professor of biology at that institution. Since 1900 he has been president of the Bay View summer university; and in 1901 as president of Michigan academy. He has made valuable researches in zoology on the origin and nature of sex. sident, scientist,

Barr,

Edward,

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Barr, Granville Walter, physician, lecturauthor, was born Oct. 25, 1860, in Medway, Ohio. In 1880 he graduated from the Indiana Asbury university; and in 1884 from the Jefferson medical college of Phier,

ladelphia.



science.

Berzelius Laennec, soldier, lawyer,

college president, author, was born Sept. 39, 1846, in Tremont City, Ohio. In 1868 he gradiiaterl in law from the university of Michigan; and graduated as civil engineer in 1870 from the National normal imiversity of Ohio. For twelve years he was president and now of the Western normal university practices law in his native city. He served fis a union soldier during the civil war in company F, second regiment Illinois light artillery and was in the sieges of Atlanta and Jonesboro, and in Nashville, Tenn. He is the author of Outlines of Oral Grammar Teaching; Complete Inductive Grammar; and Higher Structures.



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1890-96

was professof

of

materia medica, theraeutics and hygene in the college of physicians and surgeons of

York; Between

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Barr,

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tale of colonial

Two Loves; Friend Olivia; Bernicia, a story in which Whitefield, the famous preacher, is a prominent figure. Other works by Mrs. Barr include: Scottish Sketches; Flower of Gala Water; Romance and Reality; Young People of Shakespeare's Time; Cluny McPherson; The Hallam Succession; The Lost Silver of Briffault; The Last of the McAlisters; Scottish Sketches; The Squire of Sandal Side; Master of His Fate; Christopher; Remember the Alamo, a story of Texas She Loved a Sailor; Rose of a Hundred Leaves; Michael and Theodora; A Sister to Esau; Feet of Clay; The Household of McNeil; The Preacher's Daughter; Love for an Hour is Love Forever; A Singer from the Sea; The Lone House; and Prisoners of Conin

merchant, was born

in the first Pennsylvania reserves. Prior to 1898 he was treasurer of Brooklyn bridge; then for sixteen years was a member of the board of directors of the Manhattan fire insurance company; and became vice-president of that company.

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life

soldier,

39, 1845, in Lancaster county. Pa. He served in the civil war as a private soldier

June

Keokuk, Iowa. He has been a public lecturer on popular science was lecturer on hygiene in the Training school for nurses in the in the Training school for nurses in the Blessing hospital of Quincy, 111.; is past-surgeon Illinois division sons of veterans, U.S. A.; and is a prominent member of many leading medical and pharmaceutical associations. Since 1897 has been engaged in literary work; has held several editorial positions; and is secretary of the board of education of Keokuk. Since 1903 he has been editor and proprietor of the Keokuk Standard. He is the author of Shacklett, a novel, Idiosyncrasy and Drugs; and other scientific works. Barr,

James

born Oct.

M., railroad president,

11, 1856, in Ohio.

was

In 1904 he beof the

came president and general manager Seaboard

air line railroad.

Barr, John Henry, educator, mechanical engineer, author, was born Juno 19, 1861, Terre Haute, Ind. In 1885 he graduated from the university of Minnesota; received the degree of M.S. from that institution; and the degree of JI.M.E. from Cornell university. In 1885-91 he was instructor and professor of mechanical engineering at the university of Minnesota; and in 1898-1903 was professor of machine design in Sibley college of Cornell university. He is factory manager of