Smith, Xanthus
soldier, artist, was born Feb. 26, 1839, in Philadelphia, Pa.
He is known as a marine and landscape painter. He served during the civil war under Admiral Samuel F. DuPont, and has painted many of the naval engagements of the war.
SMITH, ZACHARIAH FREDERICK, educator, author, was born Jan. 7, 1827, in Henry county, Ky. He was superintendent of public instruction in Kentucky for four years; and is the author of a History of Kentucky.
SMITHDEAL, GEORGE MICHAEL, educator, author, was born Sept. 23, 1855, near Salisbury, N. C. He taught school and attended college alternately for several years, and subsequently became a successful Spencerian penman. In 1883 he opened the Smithdeal Business college in Greensboro, N. C., which institution he subsequently moved to Richmond, Va. He has gradually built one of the finest institutions of the kind in the country, buying and uniting several other schools of similar character with the Smithdeal college, of which he is president. He is the author of Smithdeal's Bookkeeping, and other works.