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JULES, an American artist, born in St. Louis, in 1866. He studied GUERNSEY art in Paris and was awarded the silver medal at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. He was director of color and the Panama-Pacific Exposition. He painted decorations for the Lincoln Memorial at Washington, and for the Pennsylvania Station in New York City. He was an associate of the National Academy, and was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.
GUERNSEY (gern'zi), the secondlargest and most W. of the Channel The soil is fertile. The breeding cattle Islands, lying off the N. coast of France, 46 miles from Cherbourg, and about 68 miles from Start Point in Devonshire.
It is of a triangular form, area 19 square miles. The N. part is level, the S. more elevated, coast lofty and abrupt, the island being almost entirely of granite formation. The climate is extremely healthy. and the dairy are the principal objects of attention; and the butter made is highly esteemed. highly esteemed. Horticulture and florialso receive much attention, and fruit, especially figs and grapes, is very abundant. The grapehouses are further utilized for the raising of early vegetables and tomatoes, which are sent to the London market. The principal exports are cattle , fruits, vegetables in the early spring; granite for paving, etc.
The dialect of the island is the pure Norman of some centuries man of some centuries ago; but a knowl- English is general. The principal educational institution is Eliza- College, at St. Peter's Port, the capital, and only town in the island. regularly between Guernsey and London, Southampton, Plymouth and Weymouth. The island is under a lieutenant-governor, who represovereign in the assembly of the states, a kind of local parliament.
It is strongly fortified, and has a wellorganized militia. Pop. (1919) 45,000 organized militia. Pop. (1919) 45,000.
GUERRERO (ger-rā'rō), a State of Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean; area, 24,- 996 square miles; capital Chilpancingo.
It is a broken mountainous country, rich in minerals, fertile in the upland valleys, and enjoying a favorable climate except on the coast. Pop. (1917) 620,416.