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 524 JANAUSCHEK JANIN "Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Lan- guage " (2 vols. 4to), of which ho published in 1818 an 8vo abridgment, followed in 1825 by a supplement to the large edition in 2 vols. 4to. Among his remaining works are: "Hermes Scythicns, or Radical Affinities of the Greek and Latin Languages to the Gothic" (8vo, 1814); "Historical Account of the Ancient Onldeesof lona" (4to, 1811); "Grammar of Rhetoric and Polite Literature" (12mo, 1818); editions of Barbour's " Bruce " and Harry the Minstrel's " Sir William Wallace ;" and a num- ber of occasional sermons and poems. He re- ceived the degree of D. D. from Princeton col- lege, N. J., and during the last five years of his life enjoyed a literary pension of 100. .1 N VI S( II KK, Fanny, a Bohemian tragic ac- tress, born in Prague, July 20, 1830. Her tal- ent was developed under the direction of Ben- edix at Cologne, and from 1848 to 1860 she was a favorite at the Frankfort theatre. Sub- sequently she appeared in Dresden and in other German cities. From 1867 to 1871 she per- formed in the United States in German, and after a visit to Germany reappeared here in 1873, performing successfully in English, and winning great applause by her tragic genius. In 1874 she went again to Germany, intending soon to return for a farewell tour. JANES, Edmnnd Stoner, an American clergy- man, born in Sheffield, Mass., April 27, 1807. His early life was mostly spent in Salisbury, Conn. From 1824 to 1830 he was employed in teaching, and occupied his leisure in the study of the law, intending to follow that profession ; but he entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in 1830 joined the Philadelphia conference. From this time he devoted himself to the study of theol- ogy, and during the intervals of immediate pas- toral labor he also read extensively in medi- cine. In May, 1840, he was appointed financial secretary of the American Bible society, and remained in this office till 1844, when he was elected bishop. During the 30 years of his episcopal labors Bishop Janes has been in- trusted with some of the most grave and deli- cate duties connected with the affairs of the Methodist church, among which may be men- tioned his appointment as delegate to the British Wesleyan conference in 1864, and the supervision and inspection of the Scandinavian, German, and Swiss missions in Europe from 1864 to 1868. In 1865 he visited England as delegate of the American Bible society to the British and foreign Bible society ; and he also attended the French Wesleyan conference at Paris and the Irish conference at Cork. At Bremen he delivered before a large meeting an address on the death of President Lincoln, which was widely circulated in northern Eu- rope, and had an important effect on public sentiment there at a critical period. His resi- dence has long been in New York city. JANESVILLE, a city and the county seat of Kock co., Wisconsin, in the S. part of the state, situated on both sides of Rock river, and at the intersection of the Wisconsin division of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad with the Prairie du Chien division of the Chicago, Mil- waukee, and St. Paul line, 35 m. 8. E. o/f Madison and 71 m. W. S. W. of Milwaukee ; pop. in 1860, 7,703; in 1870, 8,789. The ground on which the city is built rises gradu- ally on either side to an elevation of nearly 100 ft. at the summit. The court house occu- pies a commanding position on the E. side of the river. An active trade is carried on by the railroads, and a large amount of capital is invested in manufactures, Rock river affording valuable water power. The principal estab- lishments are flour mills, saw mills, machine shops, founderies, woollen factories, carriage factories, breweries, &c. There are two na- tional banks, with a capital of $225,000, and a savings bank. The city is the seat of the state institution for the education of the blind, sup- ported by legislative appropriations, and open to pupils from Wisconsin free of charge except for clothing. This institution was founded in 1850, and in 1873 had 77 pupils. There are 14 public schools, including a high school, which in 1872 had 28 teachers and 1,150 pupils; a daily, a semi-weekly, and three weekly news- papers, and 11 churches. Janesville was found- ed about 1836, made the county seat in 1839, and incorporated as a city in 1853. JANET, Panl, a French author, born in Paris in April, 1823. He is a follower of Cousin, and has been professor at Bourges and Strasburg, and at the lyceum of Louis-le-Grand, Paris. In 1864 he became professor of the history of philosophy at the Sorbonne, and a member of the academy of moral and political sciences, which institution awarded prizes to his La famille (Paris, 1855) and Histoire de la phi- losophie dang Tantiquite et dans les temps mo- dernes (2 vols., 1858). Among his more re- cent works are Eistoire de la science politique (1871), and Prollemes du XIX' siecle (1872). JANET-LANCE, Antoine Louis, a French painter, born in Paris about 1818, died there in 1872. He studied under Collin, Ingres, and Horace Ver- net, adopted the style of the latter, and became distinguished for historical and military pieces. Conjointly with Vernet he executed in 1843 designs illustrating the history of Napoleon I. One of his finest works represents " Nero con- testing the Prize at the Chariot Race" (1855), and his subsequent productions include illustra- tions of Solferino (1861-'3) and "An Episode of the Siege of Puebla" (1868). JANIN, Jules Gabriel, a French author, born of Jewish parents at St. Etienne, Dec. 11, 1804, died at Passy, June 20, 1874. He completed his classical studies at the college of Louis-le- Grand in Paris, studied law, and made a liv- ing as a private tutor ; but he soon became one of the contributors to the Figaro, a sprightly opposition paper, and was also a regular writer for the royalist journal, the Quotidienne, until the accession of the Po-