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of the United States court for the territory of Washington. He died in Iowa. Darwin, Charles Carlyle, educator, librarian, was born Jan. 37, 1848, in Paris, Tenn. In 1873-82 he was librarian in the library of congress and was in charge of the Smithsonian library. In 1883-1903 he was librarian of the United States geological survey; and was also librarian of the bureau of ethnology in the Smithsonian institute.

an associate justice



Darwin, Mrs, Gertrude Bascom, litterawas born May 19, 1855, in Middlebury, Vt. In 1899-1903 she was treasurergeneral of the national society of the daughters of the American revolution. She is the author of Reports of the Daughters of the

writer and of improvements in typewriters and adding and sewing machines.

Daugherty, Aquilla J., journalist, educator. diplomat, was born Dec. 6, 1842, in Hamilton, Ohio. He received his education in the public schools of Hamilton; and at the Miami university at Oxford, Ohio. In 1862-65 represented the he Louisville Journal and the Cincinnati Gazette as war porrespondent

teur, author,

during the

civil

war.

He taught

school for five years in Illinois; and held prominent for fifteen positions years in the railroad freight service. He was United States consul under President Harrison to the republic of Peru; represented the Peoria district in the thirty-ninth and fortieth general assemblies of Illinois; and was appointed collector of internal revenue of the fifth district of IlliI

American Revolution. Dashiell, George, clergyman, founder, was born in 1780 in Stepney, Md. He could not get episcopal orders, as he undertook to ordain ministers for what he called the Evangelical episcopal church. In this he was the forerunner of the movement, half a century later, known as the Reformed episcopal church, originated by Dr. Cummins, assistant bishop of Kentucky. He died in April, 1853, in New York City. Daskam, Josephine Dodge, author, poet, was bom Feb. 17, 1876, in Stamford, Conn. She is the author of Smith College Stories; and Sister's Vocation and Other Girls' Stor-

nois

by President McKinley.

Daugherty, James A., farmer, jurist, state legislator, was born Aug. 30, 1847, in McMinn county, Tenn. He received his educapublic the tion in schools of East Tennessee; and in 1867 moved to Missouri. In 1891-95 he served two terms as judge of the county court of Jas-

ies.

Dassler, Charles F. W., lawyer, was bom April 3, 1853, in St. Louis, Mo. Since 1873 he has practiced law in Leavenworth, Kan.; has been city attorney for two terms served in the city council for two terms, and was president of the council during a part of each term. He was also president of the board of education for two terms. He is the author of Dassler's Kansas Digest; Dassler's Kansas Statutes; Kansas Form Book; and also editor and compiler of a number of other legal works. In 1879 he compiled the Statutes of Kansas, under an act of the leg;

islature.

^ Daston, Sarah, one of the later victims of the witchcraft delusion in Salem, was bom about 1613. In 1693, when the jails were full, one hundred and fifty prisoners awaited trial, and one hundred more were under accusation, the grand jury went into session and dismissed more than half the complaints. Public feeling was changing, but the party of superstition desired one conviction. The victim selected was Sarah Daston, a woman eighty years old. In February she was tried in Charlestown, but the common mind was disenthralled, and she was acquitted; while her persecutor, Minister Parria, was soon afterward driven from Salem. Daugherty, James Denny, lawyer, inventor, was born Oct. 17, 1855, in Kittanning, Pa. In 1886 he was admitted to the bar; now practices his profession; and also holds the office of referee in bankruptcy at Kittanning, Pa. He is the inventor of a type-

per county; and in 1896 he was elected a member of the Missouri state legislature.

He has taken an

active part in public affairs; and he is also a and stock raiser of Webb

successful farmer City, Mo.; and has filled several positions of trust and honor.

Daugherty, Jerome, clergyman, educator,

bom

March 25, 1849, college president, was in Baltimore, Md. He was ordained to the catholic priesthood; and for twenty years was engaged in educational work. Since 1901 he has been president of Georgetown college, B.C.

Dauvray, Helen, actress, was born Feb. 14, San Francisco, Cal. She made her first appearance on the stage in San Francisco as Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin. She subsequently took part in such plays as Fidela, No Name, and Katy Did. 1859, in

Davee, Thomas, merchant, congressman, was born Dec. 9, 1797, in Plymouth, Mass. He served six years in the Maine legislature and during his second term was speaker. In 1837-41 he was a representative from Maine to the twenty-fifth and twenty-sixth congresses. At the time of his death he was