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the public sohools of UutTalo. N.Y.; andMhe gniduatfd from the normal clahses of the Aurora aniilcmy. Shihart invcntfil a vacuum pn'Hcrvin^ proc«'Hs of canning within

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out cooking; canning in vacuo with cooking: dcrticcating in vacu«); and a device to burn liquid fuel for nianufatturing purposes and sl«'ain genera.She is the founder and preHideiit of tion. the I'nited States woman's pure food vacuum preserving company. In IHUIJ-TO sinwas literary editor of The Western Hural; in IS7<)-71 was literary editor of The Bright Side; and is a contributor to various maga/.ines. She is the author of I'lah, and Other Poems; Atlantis, an<l Other INwnjs; A Prairie idyl; Kubaiyat of Solomon, and

Other Poems: and a Psychic Autobiography. Jones,

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Augustine, educator, legislator, Jones, author, was born Oct. ItJ, 1835, in South Cliiiia, .Maine. In 1878 he was a member In of tile Massachusetts state legislature. 187!) he entered upon his present position as principal of the Friends school at Providence, K.I. He is the author of Peace and Life and Work of Thomas .Arbitration; Dudley. Jones, Benjamin Franklin, manufacturer, was born Aug. 8. 1824, in Washington In I8.V2 he established the cininty, Pa.

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American iron works of Pittsburg, subseijuently p u rMononehased the

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college

He then again Iwcame president of Memphis conference female institute of .Jackson, Tenn. Jones, Asahel W., lawyer, lieutenant governor, was lM)rn Sept. IS, 1838, in .lohnstonville. Ohio. lie received his education in the common and academic schools, and was admitted to the

Since 1S»14 he has practiced h 8 profession in Youngstown. and of late years has conlined himself almost entirely to corporation practice. In 1874 he was one of the organizers of the Seoond national bank of Youngstown. of wliit^wn, Ohio, iiiiil has since b«*en interested in its management. lie has also been interested in various iron industries, i

colh-gc Archibald A., educator, was born Sept. 22. 1860, in Ala. In 1881)-5»7 he was presi<lent of the Central college for women of Lexington, Mo,; and since 1897 has been president of Asheville college of North Car-

Jones,

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Scott-sville,

Kast Ala-

of Auburn. Ala., and at the Military institute. In 1S78 he was president of Memphis conference female institute of .Jackson. Tenn., but resigned in ISHO to assume charge of the lluntsville femah- college, which position lie filled until IStm.

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is a successful farmer and stock raiser. For two years he was a delegate to the natiomil republican convention; and has often been a delegate to state and other (onventions. During (Governor Foraker's two terms he was judge adviwate-general. In 1884 he was president of the Oliio state bar ass«K-iation. In ISiX) was eli-cted lieutenant governor of Ohio.

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works.

He is now the senior member of Jones and which has an aggregate capital dolof Ave million lars. He took an acI^ughlin,

tive part in the busi-

ness and public affairs of his city and of the American iron anri steel assm-iation; and served with distinction as chairman of the republican national commit t»'e. He died May 19, 1903, in Pittsburg. Pa.

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was born 18.33-.37 he was a repreOhio to the twenty-third

Jones, Benjamin, ctmgressman, in Virginia. In s«'ntative from

and twent v-fourth Ohio. Jones,

i-ongresses.

Breckenridge,

was born Oct. 2, In 1878 he began Lawrenc<«ville. Ky.

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He

died in

lawyer, legislator, near Danville, Ky.

the practice of law in In 1878 he removed to Louis; and in 1883-88 was a member of the Missouri state legislature. Jones, Burr W., lawyer, congressman, autlior, was born March 9, 184fi, in l^nion. Wis, He r«'ceive(| an academic and collegiate education. In 1870 graduati'd from the Wisconsin state university; and in 1871 from the law school of the same university. St.

He practice«l law in Mailison, Wis. He was ele«ted district att«»rney of Wisconsin in lS72-7<k In 1883-8,") he was a representaWisconsin to the forty-eighth tive from congress as a democrat. Since 1885 he has

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