James (VI)
MONTAGUE RHODES, a British educator. He was born in Suffolk and educated at Eton and Cambridge. He became Sandars Reader in Bibliography at Cambridge in 1903, and vice-chancellor in 1913. He was for a time director of Fitzwilliam Museum, and has been provost of King's College, Cambridge, since 1905. He is now provost of Eton. His works include: "Ancient Libraries of Canterbury and Dover"; "Ghost Stories of an Antiquary"; several editions of books of the Bible, and other works.
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James (VII)
OLLIE M., United States Senator from Kentucky, born in 1871. He received an academic education and after studying law was admitted to the bar in 1891. He became active in politics and was elected chairman of the Kentucky State Legislature Convention. He was elected to Congress in 1903 and was re-elected to successive Congresses to 1913 when he took his place in the Senate to which he had been elected in the previous year. He was chairman of the Democratic National Convention in 1912. He died in 1918. American
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James (WILLIAM an educator born)
WILLIAM, an educator; born in New York city, Jan. 11, 1842; received a private education; accepted the chair of philosophy at Haras Gifford vard College in 1872; was Gifford lecon at the turer on Natural Religion at the Uni- 1899-1901 les of versity of Edinburgh in 1899-1901. He is the author of "Principles of Psycholleve; and ogy" (2 vols.); "Psychology: Briefer Course"; "The Will to Believe; and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy"; and "Talks on Psychology and Life's Ideals." He died Aug. 27, 1910.
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JAMES II
son of the former, ruled Scotland from 1449 to 1460. Amid warring factions, he allied himself with the Douglas as a choice of evils, but, feeling himself overridden, he induced the Earl of Douglas to come to Stirling Castle and stabbed him to death with his own hand. He was a warlike king, even to his death. He was killed in his twenty-ninth year, by the bursting of a newfangled cannon at the siege of Roxburgh.
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JAMES III
the son of the former, ruled from 1460 to 1488. He was defeated in battle by rebellious nobles and like his grandfather, James I, was murdered by them.
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James Island
one of the islands in the harbor of Charleston, S. C., at the 16, 1862) mouth of the Ashley river. The battle of Secessionville (June 16, 1862) and several other engagements of the Civil War were fought here. education
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James Millikin University
an institution for higher education at Ill, found Lincoln, Ill., and Decatur, Ill., founded in 1865. It was formed by a combina- 78 merabers tion of Lincoln College and Decatur Coltudents. Th lege. In 1919 there were 73 members of the faculty and 1,538 students. The library contains about 10,000 volumes. The annual income is about $600,000. President, E. A. R. Taylor. Irish autho
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James River
a river in Virginia; was the formed by the union of the Jackson and the KPOSITION Cowpasture rivers, passes through the ., in 1907 Blue Ridge, and pursues a devious course redth anni as far as Scottsville. At Richmond it falls 100 feet in six miles, thereby affordne first pe merica. T ing a grand water power. Above this Va., in rouped abo point the James river and Kanawha dredth canal extends, following the course of the on, a squa f the orig the river, and embracing extensive America eloped int reaches of slack water navigation, to grouped tion, a Buchanan, 196 miles. The tide comes represented up to the Rocketts, just below Richmond. of the co represen cure in th This is the head of navigation for steamveloped building w boats and schooners of 130 tons. Shiprepresented Hall, that ping of the first class comes up to City to State Hou Point, 40 miles below, at the mouth of ture in ail about 2 the Appomattox. Below City Point the building of the pri river is a broad, deep, tidal estuary, 66 Hall, Numerous miles long. The James river flows into State Chesapeake Bay through Hampton Roads. all about were awAL The entire length from Covington, Va., a million of the to Old Point Comfort is some 450 miles. the expo Numerous poor, & de were
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James's Bay
the S. arm of Hudson to be rais a million Bay, about 250 miles long from N. to S., the and 175 miles wide. It is greatly beset poor, a called On with islands, and its navigation is danto be raised. Sweden gerous. It is very
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James, Henry
Henry (1843-), an American novelist and critic, a leader in what is known as the realistic school of fiction. He is the son of Henry James, the theologian and philosopher. The younger man received the greater part of his education in Europe, although he studied law at Harvard. Since 1869 he has lived for the most part in England and Italy. Partly on this account, and partly because he is given to showing up the faults of his countrymen, he has been accused of lack of patriotism. He is sometimes called our "international novelist." His characters are often Americans in Europe. He began his work as a writer with contributions to the American magazines. Daisy Miller, published in 1878, brought him into prominent notice. Other novels are Watch and Ward, The Bostonians, The Americans, The Portrait of a Lady, The Tragic Muse, What Maisie Knew, and The Europeans. He has written many short stories which have been collected and published in book form. James is a keen analyst of character and motive. His work is finished and complete to the minutest detail. Although he has produced more than fifty books, he is never careless; his style gives no hint of haste. James' French Poets and Novelists and a Life of Hawthorne show that he is possessed of skill as a critic. James' thrusts are keen. He is a writer for the few.
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Jameson
SIR LEANDER STARR, a British administrator; born in Edinucated at burgh in 1853. He was educated at London University. Having become associated with Rhodes in the development of South Africa, he was appointed Administrator of Rhodesia in 1891, and held the position with distinction till the raid on the Transvaal in 1895, when he was defeated at Krugersdorp. He was afterward given up to the imperial authorities, tried and sentenced to 10 months' seven months, imprisonment. After however, he was released, owing to ill health. In 1897 he returned to Rhodesia and assisted in the development of the country. Was Prime Minister of Cape Colony 1904-1908, when he resigned and returned to London. Was chairman of mestown ened by Gellion of 1 the Central Prisoners of War Committee s the scene Jamestown during the World War. He died in 1917. e forces of burned rawallis in rebellion
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