HALSEY, FRANCIS WHITING

(1851-1919), Author and editor. B. in Unadilla, N. Y., Oct. 15, 1851: d. in New York, Noy. 20, 1919. Graduating from Cornell in 1873 he engaged in journalism, first with N. Y. Tribune, 1875-1880, then the N. Y. Times, 18801902, editing the Times Saturday Review from its first number in 1896 to 1902. He was literary adviser for D. Applet on, 1902-1905, and for Funk and Wagnalls, 1905-1919. Author of ‘The Old Northern Frontier’, 1901; ‘Our Literary Deluge’, 1902. Editor ‘American Authors and Their Homes’, ‘Authors of Our Day in Their Homes’, 1902; ‘Women Authors of Our Day in Their Homes’; ‘The World’s Famous Orae tions’ (with W. J. Bryan), 1906; ‘Great Epochs in American History’, 1912; ‘Seeing Hurope with Famous American Authors’, 1914, etc. American journalist. 3B. in Ro , Butler co., Ohio, Sept. 29, 1829; d. in Oincinnati, July 2, 1908. He studied at Farmers College near Cincinnati and began to write for newspapers at 18. In 1854 he bought an interest in the Commercial, of Cincinnati, which was afterwards combined with its rival The Gazette as The Commercial-Gazette and became the organ of the Republican Party in Ohio. In 1890 Mr. Halstead moved to Brooklyn, New York and edited The Standard-Union. During the Spanish War he was special correspondent in the Philippines. Author of ‘The Story of Cuba’, ‘Life of William a McKinley’, ‘Story of the Philippines’, ‘The History of American Expansion’, between Ru ia and Japan’, etc » one of the sons of Noah (Genesis)} founder of the Hamitic race; including the Ethiopians, Egyptians; and others.