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ing editors, and was sole proprietor and chief editor at the time of liis death. He was mod- erator of the Presbyterian S3'nod of Pennsylvania, 1891, and moderator of the general assembly at Saratoga, N.Y., 1894. He was married, July 27, 1882, to Mary (Burtis) Reynolds of "VVilkesbarre, Pa. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from Lafayette college in 1871 and that of LL. D. from Centre college, Ky., in 1894. He is the author of: Mites against Millions (1883;) The Moghul, The Mongol, TJie Mikado and The Mis- sionary (1887); Spiritual Volapuk (1890). He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 30, 1898.

MUZZEY, Artemas Bowers, clergyman and author, was born in Lexington, Mass., Sept. 21, 1803; son of Amos and Lydia (Boutelle) Muzzey; grandson of Amos and Abegail (Bowers) Muzzey, and of Timothy Boutelle, and a descendant of Benjamin and Alice (Dexter) Muzzy. He was graduated at Harvard A.B., 1824, A.M., 1827, B.D., 1828. He was ordained to the Uni- tarian ministry, June 10, 1830; was pastor at Framingham, Mass., 1830-33; at Cambridgeport, 1834-54; at Concord, N.H., 1854-57, and at New- buryport, Mass., 1857-65. He retired in the latter year to Cambridge, Mass., and devoted himself to literary work, and also filled the pulpit at Chestnut Hill, Brookline, Mass., for several years. He was an overseer at Harvard, 1860-66; a member of the state board of education, and received the degree D.D. from Tuftsin 1890. He was married, June 26, 1831, to Hepsabeth, daughter of Enoch Patterson of Boston, Mass., and secondly to Lucy J. Moseley of Newburyport, Mass. He is the author of: The Young Man's Friend (1836); Sundajj-School Guide (1837); Moral Teacher (1839); The Young Maiden (1840); Man, a Soul (1842); The Fireside (1849); The Sab- both School Hymn and Time-Book (1855); Christ in the Will, the Heart, and the Life, sermons (1861); The Blade and the Ear. Thoughts for a Young Man (1864); Value of Study of Intellectual Philosophy to the Minister (1869); The Higher Education (1871); Personal Recollections of the Rev. Dr. Channing (1874-75); Immortality in the Sight of Scripture and Science (1876); Personal Recollections of Men in the Battle of Lexington (1877); Truths Consequent on Belief in a God (1879); Reminiscences of Men of the Revolution and their Families (1882); Education of Old Age (1884), and Prime Movers of the Revolution known to the Writer (1890). He died in Cam- bridge, Mass., April 21, 1893.

MYER, Albert James, scientist, was born in Newburgh, N.Y.. Sept. 20, 1827; son of Henry Beekman and Elinor Pope (McClanahan) Myer; grandson of Simon Johnson and Cornelia (Thorn) Myer and of Robert and Elinor (Baird) McClana- han, and a descendant of Jan Dircksen and vm.— 3

Tryntje Andriesse (Grevenraet) Myer, who emi- grated from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam previous to 1652. He was graduated at Hobart college, A.B., 1847, A.M., 1850, and at Buffalo Medical college in 1851, He entered the U.S. army as an assistant surgeon, Sept. 18, 1854, and served in Texas, 1854-57. He was married, Aug. 24, 1857, to Catherine, daughter of Judge Ebenezer and Susan (Marvin) Walden. He was on special signal service duty, 1858-60, when he devised a system for signalling messages with accuracy and rapidity for many miles, by the use of flags during the day and torches at night. He was promoted major and signal officer of the U.S. army, June 27, 1860; served on the department staff, June to October, 1860, and in the depart- ment of New Mexico until May, 1861, when he engaged in expeditions against the Navajo In- dians. He was signal officer on the staff of Gen- eral Butler; organized and commanded the signal camp at Fort Monroe, Va.; served as aide-de- camp to General McDowell, and was engaged in the first battle of Bull Run. He was chief signal officer on the staff of General McClellan, estab- lished camps of instruction, organized signal parties and introduced the system of signalling at the U.S. Naval academy. He commanded the signal corps of the Army of the Potomac, parti- cipated in the advance on Manassas, the siege of Yorktown and the battles of Williamsburg, West Point, Hanover Court House, Seven Pines, Fair Oaks, Mechanicsville, Gaines's Mill, Savage Sta- tion, White Oak Swamp, Malvern Hill, South Mountain and Antietam. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel. May 27, 1863, and colonel, July 2, 1863, for gallant and meritorious services at Hanover Court House and Malvern Hill, Va. He had charge of the signal office at Washington, D.C. from March to November, 1863; was pro- moted colonel, March 3, 1863; introduced the study of military signals into the U.S. Military academy in that year, and was a member of the central board of examination for admittance to the U.S. signal corps. He served on reconnois- sance of the Mississippi river between Cairo, 111., and Memphis, Tenn., December, 1863, to May, 1864; was chief signal officer of the military division of West Mississippi from May, 1864, to the close of the war; served on the staff of General Canby, and participated in the capture of Fort Gaines. He was brevetted brigadier-general of the U.S. army, March 13, 1865. for distin- guished services in organizing, instructing and commanding the signal corps of the army and for its special service, Oct. 5. 1864, when the post and provision at Allatoona, Ga., were saved from capture through the aid of the signals. He was promoted chief signal oflicer with the rank of colonel, July 28, 1866, and on Nov. 1, 1870, having