The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . splaying the typeand ornaments made by the firmcost nearly $40,000, and bookfanciers are beginning to lookfor it. In its peculiar line itstands alone in the world. to 188
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . splaying the typeand ornaments made by the firmcost nearly $40,000, and bookfanciers are beginning to lookfor it. In its peculiar line itstands alone in the world. to 1885 he edited the Ty-pographic Advertiser, a peri-odical founded by him, andwell known by printers in mostparts of the world. It is nowunder the direction of his son,William B. MacKellar. Hiswork, entitled the AmericanPrinter, has reached its sev-enteenth edition, and is used by publishers and au-thors, as well as proof readers and MacKellar gave early signs of poetic proclivi-ties. He has given to the world: Droppings fromthe Heart, Lines for the Gentle and Loving,Rhymes Atween-Times, and Hymns and Met-rical Psalms. While many of these poems displaya good deal of descriptive power and considerablehumor, those that are likely to live are invariablysuch as have homely themes, and appeal to the sensi-bilities of the human heart. These are marked bysimplicity of form and tenderness of feeling, and. ^^^^i*^-. their truest notes are like the heart-music of Whit-tier. Many of his hymns are in the standard hymn-books, and some of doubtless continue inpermanent use. Mr. MacKellar has lived a life ofgreat usefulness. Although since early manhoodactively engaged in the conduct of a great business,to which he still gives some attention as president ofthe company, yet he has also accomplished a greatamount of religious work. Few men have reacheda higher place in the reverence and esteem of theirassociates. He is a member of the Historical societyof Pennsylvania, Ph
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