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=Cawein, Madison Julius.= _Ky._, 1865- ----. A poet of Louisville,
Kentucky, whose verse is very musical, and shows much individuality.
Days and Dreams; Moods and Memories; Intimations of the Beautiful;
Blooms of the Berry; The Triumph of Music; Accolon of Gaul; Lyrics and
Idyls; Poems of Nature and Love; Red Leaves and Roses; The Garden of
Dreams; Undertones. _Cop. Mor. Put._
=Cesnola= [ches-no´la], =Luigi Palma di.= _It._, 1832-1904. An
archæologist who served in the Union army during the War and became a
colonel, but for a number of years filled the position of director of
the Metropolitan Museum of New York city. Cyprus, its Ancient Cities,
Tombs, and Temples; The Metropolitan Museum of Art. _Ap. Har._
=Chadbourne, Paul Ansel.= _Me._, 1823-1883. A Congregational clergyman
who was president of Williams College, 1872-81. Relations of Natural
History to Intellect, Taste, Wealth, and Religion; Natural Theology;
Instinct in Animals and Men; Strength of Men and Stability of Nations;
The Hope of the Righteous; The Public Services of the State of New York
[with W. B. Moore]. _Bar. Put._
=Chadwick, Henry.= _N. H._, 1824- ----. An authority on games and
sports. Base Ball Players’ Book of Reference; Base Ball, How to Learn,
Play, and Teach It; Base Ball Manual; Sports and Pastimes of American
Boys.
=Chadwick, John White.= _Ms._, 1840- ----. A Unitarian clergyman
of Brooklyn, prominent among the more radical thinkers of his
denomination. The Man Jesus; The Faith of Reason; The Bible of To-Day;
Old and New Unitarian Belief; The Power of an Endless Life; The
Revelation of God, and Other Sermons; Thomas Paine: the Method and
Value of his Religious Teachings; George William Curtis: an Address; A
Book of Poems; In Nazareth Town, and Other Poems. _Har. Put. Rob._
=Chaffin, William Ladd.= _Me._, 1837- ----. A Unitarian clergyman of
Easton, Massachusetts, whose History of Easton is of notable excellence.
=Chaillé, Stanford Emerson.= _Mi._, 1830- ----. A prominent physician
of New Orleans. Yellow Fever in Havana and Cuba; Laws of Population and
Voters; Living, Dying, Registering, and Voting Population of Louisiana;
Intimidation of Voters in Louisiana; Origin and Progress of Medical
Jurisprudence, 1776-1876.
=Chalkley, Thomas.= _E._, 1675-1741. A Quaker itinerant preacher born
in London, who spent his life preaching throughout New England and the
Southern colonies. His writings, consisting of religious tracts and a
Journal of his experiences, published as Life, Labours, and Travels,
are noted for their quaint simplicity. His Journal has been very
popular among the Friends, and has been several times reprinted. _See
Dictionary of National Biography, vol. 9._
=Chalmers, Lionel.= _S._, _c._ 1715-1777. A once noted physician of
Charleston. Treatise on the Weather and Diseases of South Carolina;
Essay on Fevers.
=Chamberlain, Jacob.= _Ct._, 1835- ----. A Reformed Dutch missionary to
India. The Bible Tested is his most important work.
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