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 GREEN 225 through the place. Here for the last 20 years of his life he spent his Saturdays, working about the farm, his especial delight being in the wood- land. His farming was not profitable, and was the subject of innumerable jests, all of which he took in good part, replying that he was only a fanner by proxy, and therefore did not ex- pect to make money by it. Mr. Greeley's pub- lished volumes are as follows: " Hints toward Reforms," consisting mainly of lectures and addresses (New York, 1850); "Glances at Europe " (1851) ; " History of the Struggle for Slavery Extension" (1856); "Overland Jour- ney to San Francisco " (1860) ; " The American Conflict" (2 vols., Hartford, 1864-'6); "Rec- ollections of a Busy Life " (New York, 1868) ; "Essays designed to elucidate the Science of Political Economy " (Boston, 1870) ; and "What I Know of Farming" (New York, 1871). His life has been written by James Parton (New York, 1855; new ed., 1868), and by L. U. Reavis (1872). See also " A Memorial of Horace Greeley" (New York, 1873). GREEN. See LIGHT, and PAINTS. GREEN. I. A central county of Kentucky, intersected by Green river, which is navigable by steamboats, and drained by several small streams; area, 525 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 9,379, of whom 1,937 were colored. It contains much excellent limestone and a number of salt springs. The surface is undulating and hilly. The chief productions in 1870 were 34,098 bushels of wheat, 281,827 of Indian corn, 47,- 231 of oats, 87,222 Ibs. of butter, and 1,375,091 of tobacco. There were 2,540 horses, 1,869 milch cows, 2,245 other cattle, 8,925 sheep, and 15,190 swine. Capital, Green sburg. II. A S. county of Wisconsin, bordering on Illinois, intersected by Pekatonica and Sugar rivers, the latter of which is a valuable mill stream ; area, 576 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 23,611. The surface is much diversified, the S. part consisting of prairies and the remainder being thinly wooded. The soil is very fertile. Limestone is abun- dant, and lead is mined. A branch of the Mil- waukee and St. Paul railroad extends from Tanesville to Monroe. The chief productions in 1870 were 54*1,859 bushels of wheat, 25,469 3frye, 947,105 of Indian corn, 743,019 of oats, 184,195 of potatoes, 909,485 Ibs. of butter, 358,830 of cheese, 139,110 of wool, and 43,229 tons of hay. There were 9,744 horses, 11,474 milch cows, 15,506 other cattle, 39,477 sheep, ind 35,879 swine; 2 manufactories of boots md shoes, 20 of carriages and wagons, 11 of Nothing, 4 of barrels and casks, 4 of furniture, 12 of saddlery and harness, 3 of sashes, 11 of
 * in, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 6 of cigars,

I of woollen goods, 2 flour mills, 10 saw mills, md 3 breweries. Capital, Monroe. GREEN, Ashbel, an American clergyman, born it Hanover, N. J., July 6, 1762, died in Phila- lelphia, May 19, 1848. He graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1783, and was tutor md professor of mathematics and natural phi- osophy there till licensed to preach in 1786; was ordained as colleague pastor of the second Presbyterian church in Philadelphia in May, 1787, and became pastor on the death of Dr. Sproat in 1793. He was chaplain of congress from 1792 to 1800. In 1809 he had a primary agency in forming the Philadelphia Bible soci- ety. He was one of the originators and most efficient friends of the theological seminary at Princeton. In 1812 he became president of Princeton college, but resigned in 1822 and re- turned to Philadelphia, where during the next 12 years he edited the monthly " Christian Advocate." He also preached to an African congregation for two years and a half, and ren- dered many important services in aid of the general interests of the church. Dr. Green was a clear, bold, and effective preacher, and an able college president. He was for nearly half a century one of the leading men of the Presbyterian church. He published a "Dis- course delivered in the College of New Jersey, with a History of the College " (Boston, 1822) ; a "History of Presbyterian Missions;" "Lec- tures on the Shorter Catechism" (2 vols.); 11 discourses, and various addresses, reports, &c. GREEN, Horace, an American physician, born at Chittenden, Vt., Dec. 24, 1802, died at Sing Sing, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1866. He graduated in medicine at Middlebury, Vt., in 1824, and prac- tised in Rutland till 1835, when he removed to New York. From 1840 to 1843 he was professor of the theory and practice of medi- cine in the medical college at Castleton, Vt., and in 1850 he accepted the same chair in the New York medical college, which he had that year assisted in founding. He resigned his professorship in 1860. In 1854 he and his colleagues established the "American Medical Monthly," of which he became one of the edi- tors. Dr. Green was noted for his treatment of diseases of the throat and air passages by topical medication with nitrate of silver in so- lution. He published " Diseases of the Air Passages " (New York, 1846) ; " Pathology and Treatment of the Croup" (1849); "Surgical Treatment of the Polypi of the Larynx and the (Edema of the Glottis" (1852); "Report of 106 Cases of Pulmonary Diseases treated by Injections into the Bronchial Tubes with a Solution of Nitrate of Silver " (1856) ; " Selec- tions from the Favorite Prescriptions of Living American Physicians" (1858); and "Pulmo- nary Tuberculosis" (1864). GREEN, Jacob, an American author, born in Philadelphia, July 26, 1790, died there, Feb. 1, 1841. He graduated at the university of Pennsylvania at the age of 1 6, and immediately afterward published in connection with a young friend a treatise on electricity and galvanism. He was admitted to the bar, but never prac- tised, and in 1818 was appointed professor of chemistry, experimental philosophy, and natu- ral history in the college of New Jersey. This position he exchanged four years later for the chair of chemistry in the Jefferson medical college, Philadelphia, which he filled until his