Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Kaler, James Otis

KALER, James Otis, journalist, b. in Winterport, Me., 19 March, 1848. He was educated in the common schools, and adopting journalism as a profession has at different times been associate editor with Frank Leslie and Norman Munro, and under the pen-name of “James Otis” has published tales for the young, including “Toby Tyler” (New York, 1880); “Tim and Tip” (1880); “Left Behind” (1882); “Raising the Pearl” (1883); “Mr. Stubb's Brother” (1883); and “Silent Pete” (1885).