. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. ntly anational bank examiner. He settled on a farmin New York State and has since devoted him-self to fruit-culture, nature-study, and of his papers were written in his bark-covered study (to which he has given the nameRiverby) on the banks of the Hudson. Thepersonal element is very marked in his writ-ings, and the charm of his easy familiar stylehas done much to popularize the study of na-ture. His books on rural themes incl
. The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world. ntly anational bank examiner. He settled on a farmin New York State and has since devoted him-self to fruit-culture, nature-study, and of his papers were written in his bark-covered study (to which he has given the nameRiverby) on the banks of the Hudson. Thepersonal element is very marked in his writ-ings, and the charm of his easy familiar stylehas done much to popularize the study of na-ture. His books on rural themes include:Wake Robin (1871) ; Winter Sunshine(1875V. Birds and Poets (1877); ^Locustsand Wild Honev (1879) ; Pepacton; Notes ofa Walker (1881) ; Fresh Fields (1884);Signs and Seasons (1886) ; and Sharp Eyes(1888) ; Indoor Papers. He has also writtenNotes on Walt Whitman (1867) ; Whitman:a Study (1897); The Light of Day; andSquirrels and Other Fur-tjcarers. In 1903he accompanied President Roosevelt on a tripthrough the West, including a lengthy sojournin the Yellowstone National Park in close com-munion with the wild life of that magnificentgame JOHN BURROUGHS. AUTHOR AND NATURALIST. BURROUGHS - BURT Burroughs, Marie (Lillie Arrington),American actress : b. San Francisco, 1866. Atthe age of 18 she went to New York and madeher debut as Gladys in assumingthe stage name of Marie Burroughs. She ap-peared as Mary Blcakcrn in The Middleman,Vashti in etc. In 1S94 she was thestar in The Profligate. In 1899 she acted withStuart Robson in The Meddler and in 1900filled the role of Guida Landresse in The Battleof the Strong. Burroughs, Stephen, American adventurer:b. Hanover, N. H., 1765; d. Three Rivers,Canada, 2S Jan. 1840. The son of a Congrega-tional clergyman, his vicious jokes and pro-pensity to trick people into misadventures madehim early reputed the worst boy in town. Attiie age of 14 he ran away from home to jointhe army, which he later deserted. After study-ing under a clerg
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