Portrait and biographical album of Ingham and Livingston counties, Michigan, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties ... the governors of the state and of all the presidents of the United States.

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tory on which it appears, being well known to all.
There Lieut. Calhoun, three of the brothers of Mrs.
Calhoutn and a nephew were killed. The ladies
remained il the West until August, when they
returned to the heart-broken parents in Michigan.
The following winter Mrs. (uster went to New
York, and Mrs. (alhoun staid at her home, givilng
hier undivided time and thought to caring for her
invalid motlhe whose sad life was prolonged until.January, 1882. HIer father is still (1891) living,
aged eigltyt-four.
The fanily being so redluced iln numlbers only tlle
father bIeing left besides herself, arrangements were
made by which he should make his home with a
brother wllo lives on a farm not a great distance
from Monroe. MArs. Calhoun, feeling that she
must have some absorbing occupation, went to
l)etroit to study dramatic elocution under Mrs.
Edna Chaffe-Noble, who is the head of the celebrated training school of elocution bearing her
name. Her naturally fine talent being here cultivated and polished, she llas since devoted her
attention to this branch of art and has given readings throughout different parts of the country. She
was thus engaged when her appointment of State
Librarian was made known to her, and altlhough
she has always been received most cordially and
graciously by the public, she has gladly taken thle
position to which she is appointed as a token of
respect that the citizens of her adopted State give
to the dear ones who are gone.
Mrs. Margaret (uster (Calhoun lhas made a great
success as an elocutionist. She has much of the
dash and enthusiasm of her distinguished brother,
and personally is gifted with great ease, grace,
power and magnetism. The press notices that have
leen given her throughout the country show her
to be an elocutionist of the highest order, and,ne
who does not ape the style or mannerisms of some
one else, but whose impersonations show a oenius
in their originality of conception. She is possessed
of a very sweet and clear voice and her ieadings
are given with such power of expression that one
loses his identity in listening to her. lShe has not
worked for herself alone but has given various
benevolent institutions thle advantage of her splendid talent. So gracious lhas been her submission to

to the great trouble to which she las bIeen subjected
andl so unselfisl her work, that we are reminded of
the summing up of te cllharacter of Iucile.
"The mission of genius on earth! To uplift,
Purify and confirm by its own gracious gift,
The world, in despite of the world's dull endeavor
To degrade and drag down and oppose it forever.
Thle mission of genius: To watch and to wait,
To renew, to redeem andl to regenerate.
The mission of woman on earthl! * * *
* * * Born to lnurse,
And to soothe, and to solace, to help and to heal
The sick world that leans on her."
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\ lENRY D. BAR'rITHOLOMEW, A.M. I. t is
said that the three most popular professions at the present day are medicine, law
a) nd civil engineering, and the weight of
favor amonog the young graduates that are yearly
turned out from our colleges seems to Ibe in the
last-named direction. It was not so wheni our subject took up) this study, although perhaps the supply was fully equal to tile demand, for there were
not then so many railroads or mammnotl p)ublic
buildings that required tle aid of the scientific engineer as at the present time.. IM. Bartholomew
was born in W\addington, then in Madrid Township, St. Lawrence County, N. Y.. February 1i5,
183 1, and during his lifetime lie has seen great advancement made in the progress of his chllosen
calling.
The gentleman of whlom we write is the son of
C'harles 1). Bartholomew, a native of the same
p)lace with his son 1and born January 19. 1806.
Our subject's grandfathler was Isaac Barthlollomew
a t native of Iarmintont, (Conn., and tlhere born in
1761. Ile was in tile Revolutionary War from
1780 until tile close, and inl 1786 removed to Tinmoulth. Vt., where lie was eng-aged in farming until
1801, and then removed to Waddington Township, N.. lI e was the first militia captain commissioned in St. Lawrence County, N.. Ie. e was
a thorough-going Whig and greatly interested in
politics., Our subject's great-grandfather was