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WALTER, an American artist; born in Hingham, Mass., Jan. 22, 1856; was educated in Boston; studied art under Bonnat in Paris, where he was in frequent exhibitions. His paintings, 1 which won many medals, include "Benewhich won many medals, include "Benedicite" (Bless ye), now in the Museum bourg, Paris; and canvases in the Metro- (The Cigarette Sellers), in the Luxempolitan Museum of Fine Arts, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and several noted collections in Europe. The the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and several noted collections in Europe. pe. The French Government made him a Chevaan officer of the order in 1906. an officer of the order in 1906.

GAYA (gi'ä), the chief town of Gaya district, in Bengal, India, on the Phalgu, 57 miles S. of Patna. It is a place of the greatest sanctity, from its associations with the founder of BUDDHISM (q. v.), and is annually visited by about 100,000 Hindu pilgrims, who, under the guidance of the Brahman priests, pray for the souls of their ancestors at the 45 sacred shrines within and without the walls.

Pop. about 50,000.