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ANDERSON Fiddler, A Poet's Bazar, Fairy Tales, Wonder Stories and Picture Books Without Pictures. His books have been translated into all the languages of Europe, and also into Chinese and Japanese. Hans Andersen was tall and thin and wore old-fashioned clothes, but as he walked the streets of Copenhagen the children flocked around him and the boys and girls saluted him. When he died, flowers were sent from many countries, and, later on, all were glad by their subscriptions to help to erect a monument to his memory. An'derson, a city and county seat of Madison County, Indiana, on White River, 36 miles from Indianapolis. It lies in the center of an agricultural region, and besides has extensive manufacturing interests. It manufactures glass, wire fence, steel springs, shovels, files, automobiles, carriages, nails, shovel handles, carriage and buggy materials, tools and tool-workers supplies, encaustic tiles, tin plates, etc. The city has an admirable system of public schools, substantial buildings, a fine library and churches. It has the service of four railroads, and is the center of the traction lines for northern and central Indiana, and located here is the largest power-house in the state. Anderson has all the adjuncts of a modern city, and while the natural-gas flow is somewhat diminished since its discovery in 1887, the supply is sufficient for heating and some manufacturing. Anderson town was settled in 1822, became a county seat in 1828, and the city incorporated in 1865. Population, 22,476. An'derson, Mary, an American actress, was born at Sacramento, California, July 28, 1859. When only 13 years old she decided to become an actress. Soon after she met the great Charlotte Cushman, and at once went to New York to study. Here, when but 16 years old, she made her first appearance on the stage as "Juliet," with complete success. She was soon acknowledged to be the leading actress of the United States and became very popular, being known everywhere as "Our Mary." A beautiful, frank, pure-hearted girl, she did much toward convincing Americans that stage life may be pure. She has not appeared on the stage since her marriage, in 1889, to Mr. Navarro, a wealthy New Yorker. In 1896 she issued a volume of reminiscences under the title of A Few Memories.

Anderson, Robert, General (born 1805, died 1871), was a West Point graduate, serving in the Black Hawk and Mexican Wars, and was wounded at the battle of Molino del Rey. As major of artillery he had charge of the defenses in Charleston harbor in 1860. On the night of December 26, expecting an attack from the South Carolinians, ne moved his small garrison from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter, as being more easily defended. On April 14, he evacuated the fort after a bombardment of thirty-six hours, marching out with the honors of war. This was the first engagement of the Civil War. He was appointed brigadier-general, but his health prevented his engaging in much active service. An'dersonville, a village in Sumter County, Georgia, noted as the site of a Confederate military prison during the Civil War. Here 12,296 Federal prisoners died in fourteen months, largely the result of exposure and lack of food and sanitation. The superintendent, Henry Wirz, was tried by a military court, found guilty of cruelty to prisoners, and hanged November 10, 1865. An'dover, a town of Massachusetts, on the Merrimac River. It is chiefly known by its educational institutions. It is the seat of Phillips Academy, founded in 1780 as a school for preparing boys for college. This school has a large endowment and is well fitted in every way for carrying on its work. Here, also in 1808, under the same trustees, was founded Andover Theological Seminary, (recently removed to Harvard University), which has sent forth 3,000 Congregational ministers. It has a library of 50,000 volumes. Among its buildings stands the house in which Elizabeth Stuart Phelps wrote Gates Ajar. Andover is also the seat of the Abbot Female Seminary. Population, 7,301. Andrassy (on'drā-shē '), Julius, Count, a Hungarian statesman, of an ancient and noble family, was born in 1823. He took a preminent part in the Revolution of 1848, leading the militia against the Austrians and going as ambassador to Constantinople. He was an exile for several years in France and England. He was several times a member of the national assembly, and in 1861 its vice-president. He was Hungarian prime minister of the consolidated Austro-Hungarian empire in 1867-68, minister of national defense, foreign minister and advocate of many reforms. He died February *8, 1890. Andre (ān'drā), John, Major, a British officer in the Revolutionary War, hanged as a spy at Tappan, N. Y., October 2, 1780. He was born m London in 1751 and came to America at the age of 23. He became