Burdette
ROBERT JONES, an American journalist and humorist, born in Greensboro, Pa., July 30, 1844. He served in the Union army during the Civil War. He is famous for humorous newspaper skits, of rare variety, charm, and unrepetitious freshness; begun in the Burlington (Ia.) "Hawkeye," of which he became associate editor in 1874. Among his works are "The Rise and Fall of the Mustache," a lecture (1877); "Hawkeyes," collected articles (1880); "Life of William Penn" (1882); "Sons of Asaph," "Chimes from Jester's Bells," etc. He was licensed as a Baptist clergyman in 1887. a