The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-03-25

/ PieSo 'uc newspaper fraternity Is well 1ep
resented in this connection.
A. X. Mcclure, of the Philadelphia
Times, writes: "Guessing on the next
! presidency would be like locating the next
earthquake. IL j. snybOdy's race as yet"
Joseph Pulitzer gives as his motto {:
Independence" taking half sheet for
| the single word.
George w. Pick writes "YOurs, with
boil on the right hand. Damn a boil"
Henry WaIIersOn wrote:
The fear o. hell's the hangman's whip,
To keep the wretch in order,
Whene' eT yO feel your honor grip
Let that aye he your border
Its slightest touches slant pause,
Debar all side preten,es,
And resOlulutely keep its laws,
UnheCdIng consequences"
Charles A. Dana quotes two verses from
LongfeIlow'S "Pslam of Life"
George Washington Childs sends his
autograph, an account of his own collie
,inn and a history OF his paper, the Pub
lie L-dger
Wong Chin Foo, editor of the Chinese
American, writes: Il send YOU my heather
signature. Will send you some poetry
,hen i feel religiously inclined. Don't
feel that way now"
The Chinese characters in which the
etter Is written, are . curiosity
Carl Schurz gives as his motto: Seek
'he truth without prejudice; speak the
ruth without fear"
John A. COckerill wrote:
Those friends thou hast AMI their adoption tried
GiaPple them To thy soul with hoops Of steel"
Among other newspaper men represented
are Mnrat HalsIesd, Joseph Medill, White
law Reid, Thomas Mast, the caricaturist
aud OF the Missouri press, Major John ~
Edwards, + w Stephens. w. F Switzler,
J West Goodwin, r NJ. Yost, z. B. STRAIT
on and others.
Gov. Crittenden's letter to Speed Steph
MS, declining the gift of watch from the
bankers, is In the collection. Crittenden
also writes "You ask me to send YOU
s.me favorile biz OF poetry or some senti-
ment / am getting too old for poetry or
: nIimeutality. Old age and a vigIlant
wife suppress sentimentality. Married
men with good wives should avoid both,
onlv in their own families.
Rather; suggestive, in view of the Patti |
ritIenden episode, isn't 1t?
The signature of John Tyler, president |
OF the United States In lS4l, appears on a |
parchment yellow with age.
A peculiarly Of the collection is a num- |
b If aut, graph verses by the authors |
Besides thUse previously given, 5. +. Smith /
sends a selection from any Country, IT'S
of Thee" J. w. Riley, Twilight in
dainty little bit of v,rse. A.
;. Hardy, author OF But Yet a Wemsn,"
from an unpublished poem and John q.
Whittier, "Our Country"
Samuel l. Clemens, MARX Twain" de-
clines 20 lecture and his autograph is
added to the collection.
Among western pulpit celebrities are r.
p. Farris, of st. Louis; E. Il Hendrix, of
Fsyette; ). ii. SOnneschein and 7. j
Ryan, of st. Louis. BY the side OF these
may be placed Robert G.. Ingersoll.
Sincerely, K. b. Hayes" is written on a
torn half sheet OF paper. Robert Tod
Lincoln on plain card board
One autograph highly valued by the
po>sessor is that of Alexander III. Stephens,
he distinguished southern statesman now
lead.
In a package to themselves, unclqssifed
yet, are autographs of Thomas A. Edison.
] ohm G. Carlisle, Mrs. Janet C.. flaming,
)nly sister of Thomas Carlyle, Max Stra
zosch, Henry Hughes, son of the author
IF Tom Brown at Rugby" DIR. s. s. Laws
VI. h McGrsth, w. ID. Howells, Charles
Francis Adams, Elizabeth Stuart Phelps,
Thomas j. j iryis, governor of North Car
'lina; Grover Cleveland, governor of New
\ ork; and George StOnemep, governor OF
California.
Governor George w. Click, of Kansas,
ent copy Of his message with letter on
He also had his secretary
Onward statistics on that much vexed
question.
Governor Buren, r. Sherman, of Iowa.
Ilso writes on prohibition stand point.
Solomon Attuquin, last surviving de-
cendant of the NarragaEsett Indians, oc-
upies prominent place in the coll, ctiou.
A letter from Helena Modieska, the
,reat actress, has been kindly given Mr.. c
Williams by George w. Frund, TO whom il q
vas written. 1t contains this sentence
i feel really happy being able to send you
few words of answer and thanks"
Mrs. Darlington" regrets that a longer
etter cannot be written on account of
anne hand and the sote is signed Yours.
B. p Shillaber."
How do you get them," was asked. 4
"Oh, write for them, ask for them and {
eg them"
"And are you never refusedY
Certainly; very often at first, but ex-
ect that. / remember writing to Benja- g
Mn +. Butler, governor of Massachusetts.
received no reply and wrote again, after
rafting until he was no longer governor,
nd doubtless had more time. And so with
Tiers" ~
"You must use some novel expedients in .
ertain cases " 3
"Oh, yes study mans life and find !
ONE point on which can draw him out =,
y an inquiry. / wrote to Gen. Pope Z
bout the FitI John Porter case, but
allied to stir him up. Randall, Carlisle
nd Randolph Tucker drew out on the
arIff. Csssius M. Clay answered inquiries
q regard to true Jeffersoniau democracy.
have already, in the few months my at. :
.ntiOn has been directed towards collecting
names Of authors, artists, poets, p
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