, 1880-03-12
JAMES g. BLAINE.
The Life and Character OF the
Maine Statesman.
His Goodness and Self Possession at
tho Most Exciting Periods.
ThA Cliarm of His Manner, and The Brill.
iancy VI Ills Fnsclnntiony.
His Home and Family, and His Personal
Appearance.

MT: Rnm'd<'t ~ Philadelphia rlmn.
In wrIing even two-col,,mn sketch of
great man 1 suppose It IL essential tint une
r" sn"nl' oes' ,, ~ ,e h'ft Of tle Individual
celeoratc''. although III ltfe 80 active rs
Aff. Dlaines lias bcc'', 10 Ito This Is to record
commonplace information. while important
,t.uS hnn,', IT, no u, % wnsn,ns.'m m t" "nv ~" 1,, "u.
thppen u oo ~ "msnnssoh to"ntS' ieHa-
WIS born, aud II was not my fortune 10 he n
Int frnm, "reinl,l" so,,rces !, os t],c uc,vs,n.
nor.,,,on en-, nm "nn,,lo51 ~ stnso @ ,hnt su Mr
pa,s sas. a s'"u,S.' 10 10 s.a,e LINZ s,rs
s su tho 9"y"o sna tsoe. was e ha ks s oter 9s
tho samc successes, tile same youthful s0r-
,J,o,,on,o,,aI ,o. s"vu ,,,,,. 1n,.a "a a,,,,on
with tno stone.hrulses, the cl,anpe,l hands,
and tho bloody HOSES Of tho country
boy, believe Mr., DIutno (olttou1h
II ,nokcs mt TIM slightest ditrrrc,,cc
Mlth the man, comes from the t!ne "l.i Revolt.
Colonel in the Pennsylvania Line in tho
Revolutionary 1vnr: Tint he lived III Tho
grand Cumberland Valley whose golden fields fields
ol grain and brlght-grecn meadows cliarln
nll behOltle!s to tho present day; TINT the
l}lnlHc tnlly Is stll well remembered ~ tho
NNElS N1lWkG u lllNk SNjs J1llklllt
was tie Intimate friend Of Gen, Washington
Tor ut least ny intimate us that old aristoerat
ever allowed n friend to be) that lle VIVA
Comnllssary-GeMera1 Of tic Northern De-
vnnced from hts owl ineaMs, afNl from co,,-
trlbutlons obtained by Him fru,n lis friends,
largo sums OF ll,oncy tnwaral purchasing. sup
plies for tho army during that terrible winter
tho preservation Uf Ills troops from absolute
starvation to the heroic and self-sncrIitclnE
efforts ut Col. l3Iniie-thesD are fncts, be-
lievc, susceptible Of proof. But Col. Dlaine
Ills grandson Is. Mr.. Blaine gets his middle
nnine tililesplol from ''is ,, innternal
Erninliatiler, pioneer Of distinction III
western l.nllhsSlvAMla. fortunately, or
J" Ssiabf ye banc o1sept slS tnt coapca S ffff @ the
lMnttly Hihle, before llo arrived Mt tho aEe q
IL: n'tt have ~ tlol1lt ti'at lia was ny bright
ns Ills scllonlfellows, anl fully a. Hise'iicy- "
tIe polo,.eIs q Washington, a1ni was rrs. 2
tllUnt'tnry OF tho county, At the aKo OF Ii,
Washington GnlleEe, from which llg vas
Eulshesi glass III lS47, when lle was only II
years old.
nLA1SE's YOUTHFUL DAYs.
From nj, Old col]egc-ll,ate Of Mr.. D,atne's.
mrtnv. | ilay" nhin,neti mint, interesting
mints rcrartiinr tlie vo,,t,!fmi ,,nvs nf tIIs
itIistfnaliishe,] linn. Al fhn rultrge. viii, oNl
nr asl stm,jnnts fri,, nil snctinns ~ thp r.,.l,.
trv" Einime ,Sas fr,'1n liz iIrst cntrn,,cm n
ir;,t1er. Endowed With II sl,Iu,ijid nlv-
sI,i,,e. ]le way foremost In nil mth!etic
snn,fs ito /. mt rnn,mmhnra,f NJ n ,,"r,t sir.
t]n,,t ,y,a 6,ir,,n1I III in miTn;rht iii, II ,vns
not I nrc"ssnrv far III lin, a tn Il" tIis, NJ ho
i"nr,,",i evnrythIn, n,,tcEiv and rnsf)V. ontl
iii stnn,,int, Il, Is 1lnsscs tyos nisynvs n,nm"
tho ysry t}rst. IN lie nm,,l,al I" ca,i,mel,ca7
,a"ptu az, tha fra",,anf cn,,tn.sa ~ tl,a rI,nI
Iitnrnrw ' sociniis @ az t,a t,rr y. 's hs WIN ,vna
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Int ia WIZ sn"wm nm'i n i nejMn,v,rlretl NJ ths
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tm.sis II, I,o siiimess liz "ni hnis his ca rncs ms
tnr i" thm stnr,ns ,u ~ fhn NV ,vnrit 'o e'a'"
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wa W;'nIy t9'; a M ovei Lfeay q asst ma a ~
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