The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1885-10-22
Horace Greeley.

"Well, well. here is a volume that is
becoming quito rare these days." ex-
claimed book-worm in a secondhand
book store the other day as his eye fell
on worn and musty tome. what
Know About Farming" "WeIl every-
body knows this is tho book written by
Horace Greeley way back in the COS.
Perhaps the rising generation may be
excepted. as the book is now out of
print and will be curiosity in a half
score years hence. At one time it was
pretty extensively read 1t is dif1icult
to say. however. that much or any
benefit was derived from its perusaL."
YES" retorted the party addressed.
"Horace was great man in his time.
1t is not so very long since hc has en-
tered eternity, yet his name is now
hardly ever mentioned. 1t was ever
thus Mans deeds, be they good or
bad. they do not romain long fresh aft
or the author is gone. Occasionally
flash of his wit is repeated, a line from
his sayings Is borrowed, but it does
not induce posterity in the least in re-
Wondering. much less in reverencing
his memory. During the forty odd
years that Horace edited the Tribune
every editorial, every farm article.
every news item, every commercial
paragraph, and every advertisement
which appeared in the paper was cred.
tied to him BY many of his readers and
admirsra People forgot, or did not
take the time to think, that It was q
physical hnpossibflity for the prolific
and vesatsie Horace to write even
haE Of the editorials that appeared
while his disQuisitions on How to
Plant SauashSs,' 'How to Raise Gu
cumbors, or 4asw to Destroy the
Festive Beetle wcfe not so very num-
erous. Greeley. when writing about
agriculture. always gave the How
part much prominence"
''You seem to be well posted on
Horace" remarked the book-worm BY
way Of comment to the second gentle
man. ''Why, yes; must confess that
/ know great deal about the philoso-
oher. Before and during the best part
of the war labored at the case at the
Tribune office, and on several occa-
sions set UP his copy. If you have
the time can relate an incident about
cid Horace that has never been print
ed 1t was just previous to the war
and when Horace was an amateur
farmer that the event I am about to re-
late occurred. One day a letter came
to the office bearing the following cab
alistic letters: II. G. N. 7. This is all
that was on the envelope except the
postmark, which showed that the letter
come from Lawrence, Kan. l call it q
letter. but it was not a letter, for on
opening the envelope not scrap of
paper was found inside, only q crum-
pied 81 note from some Ohio bank. In
those days letters were sometimes not
prepaid. and this was not; consequent
ly du--bill was attached to the mis-
sive showing that the sum Of 8 cents
was to be collected. Air. Greeley
promptly paid the corts. Who could
be the sender. 1t puzzled the philoso-
pher just d little ouly. Such doings
can only TO placed to tho credit of Bill
Reynolds mused Mr.. Greeley. Bill
always had idiosyncracics. and when
lac had a truck farm out in Orange
county would call. and not finding me
in the sanctum would place dollar
bill Tor his subscription under o paper
weight on my desk and leave. Bill
told mo he was going out west to try
his luck.
1.-The paper was mailed to William
Reynolds, Lawrence. Kan, according
to Mr.. G.'s direction. and upon investi-
CATION it was found that Greeley's sur
mise was correct Bill Reynolds was
the right party. In those good o!d
times wo did not have 80 many rail-
roads nor fast-mail trains and the like,
but man could mail letter without
a stamp and put only four letters on
the e:yelopo and it would reach its
destination. Try this experiment now
ami your letter will go direct to the
dead-lctter Office. Too much red tape"
sighed tho typo Us he reached for a
volume on tine high shelf bearing the
title: us Life Worth Living For?'-
st. Louis Republican.