Barth

He in rich, a German traveler, born in Hamburg in 1821. His explorations, which extended over an area of about 2,000,000 square miles, determined the course of the Niger and the true nature of the Sahara. He died in 1865. Barthélemy ~ Saint - Hilaire, Jules, a French statesman; born in Paris, Aug. 19, 1805. He was on the side of the Moderate party in the revolution of 1848, and during the troublous times of 1870-1871 he was closely a ociated with M. Thiers. In 1875 he became a life senator, and in the cabinet of M. Jules Ferry, constituted 1880, he was appointed minister of foreign affairs. The chief event of his tenure of this office was the occupation of Tunis. He died in Paris, Nov. 25, 1895.