The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-15
American Authors
John Bartlett.

John Bartlett, American author, was
born in 1920 at Plymouth, Mass.
: In 1854 he compiled and published a
book entitled, Familiar Quotations, by
which he is best known. This is an
admirable compilation Of selections
from standard prose and poetry and it
IS widely used as a reference book to-
day. In 1857 he wrote, New Method of
Chess Notation.
In 1862 he entered the United States
rendered active service for one year Of
the. rebellion. In 1855 he became the
senior member of a we'll known Boston
publishing house.
shakespeare Phrase Book" The same
year he published his Catalogue of
Books on Angling, Including Ichthyo-
1ogy and P~isciculture. The Shakespeare
index, appeared In 1884.
In 1889 he retired from active BUSH
ness, severing his connection altogeth-
er with the publishing house which he
mad so successfully managed. In 1894
70 Shakespeare's Dramatic Works. He
died in 1905.
John Russell Bartlett.
John Russell Bartlett, American au-
thor, statesman and photographer, vas
born at Providence in 1905.
Untll 1887, he was engaged in the
banking business In Providence when
he removed to New York and became a
successful to New York and became a
In 1850 he was appointed by Presi-
cent Tayior, a member of the com
mission of the delimitation Of the Mex
lean frontier and was continued in that
capacity by President Fillmore until
the close of 1858. Immediately after
ne wrote a most interesting history of
he transaction in three volumes which
was published in 1854.
me following year he was elected
secretary of Rhode Island and served
until 1872. While holding that office
Island Colony from 1885 to ,17sO. He
negan his labors on this work in 1855
and concluded in 1865.
In 1853 he published, Printed Acts
from 1853 to 1853" His Progress Of
Ethnology appeared soon after. Next
came his A~mericanisms, which Is per-
maps his best known work outside of
ms valuable technical series. In 1871
ne wrote Bibliotheca America.
Upon his retirement from the secre-
taryship of Rhode Island in 1879 he be-
came superintendent of the John Car
Ter Brown library which post he held
for this institution 1t ~four-voiume ca
dialogue. He died in 1885.
Clara Barton.
Clara Barton, noted American philan-
throp1st and author, was born at OK
ford, Mass, in 1880.
The daughter Of q military officer,
Ss~ AcO IL ~ EcdIC u III
sick and wounded during the Civil
war, and to the search of missing men
at its close, gaining a national reputa-
ton.
She worked with the international
Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian war
in 1870 and 1871. For the next ten
years she ATTEMPTED the organization
of the American Red Cross society but
met with failure a%ost with every at
tempt.
In 1880 she finally enlisted the SYM
pathies of Judge William Lawrence OF
Ohio, then first comptroller Of the
United States t~reasuary. Who exhibited
much interest In her project. Judge
| Lawrence assisted greatly In launch
Ing the movement in this country and
early in 1881 secured an audience for
| Miss Barton with President Garfield.
| She was anxious to have the president
take the presidency Of the society in
order to give 1t prestige at once. but he
would not consent owing to SO NAM
| pressing matters. Therefore 1t was
organized with Miss Barton as presi-
] dent while Judge Lawrence consented