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Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29
RAILROADED TO DEATH
& Terrible and Fatal Disaster
il Wisconsin.
FIFTEEN VICTIMS CRUSHED AID BURNED
The Grand f1eroism OF . Mother fses
Two Children the Only Ones
Sssed-Some OF the Dead
The Cause.

MlIWAVgEr Wis. Oci - The limited
train on the Milwaukee & ~ Paul IoA1
going west. Va wfr,k ks.d a. klo al , q clock
iLis morning bg running into a. open
switch. All the ears were Thrown from tAs
track bui two slsspsfs. siA passengers ale
known O. have been Killed a4d large
number seriously injured Ila IA, scene
If the disaster Ii on tie main ale .J ni-es
west II this city.
Al Rio there are tWo tracks aud ai ihe
time ihe train was due they were buiL 81
CuIleG by freight trains one by wl-l tam
and The other Dy train $50. ls. which hat
lust pulled ln from TIE west a. allow tht
limited tO pass Train No. IA was ttn
long ana The conductor Was al tAe head
~ tAe train relying upon the rear brake
man 10 attend % Tie switch. Report SAYS
that the rear brakeman " hose business d.
was 10 close the switch after tie train for
somc Iea,ou neglected altogether t0 Qu 50.
The other end more probable story ls that Dee
started back 30 close the switch bat before
Le could reach H. the limited. which ses
not stop al any except large places, came
living down tie grade al tie rale of riiy
miles az hour and leit the track al the open
suiiCh. Tie siding ls in cut where The
road curves, - that the switch light cannot
be sen from the east until within a few
rods. 20 the engineer OF tbe limited could
not set the switch hight turned WrOnr ln
= TOO late 20 stop. The engine ana carr
that went Of were badly smashed an 5000
took fire from tie si0yes Thirteen person
were killed aud burned ia tie wreck
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29
Later I.ariI,nlnr.

MuwArKrE Of. q, ,-Ite latest psricu-
lars of this mornings terrible railway ca-
iastrophe are TIA, tfe CAY coach contained
upward Of twenty passengers. When the
open switch was struck and the shock cane
the momentum Of The sleelyrs lU le rear
of the day coach was great . that TIE iattef
broke in two directly Ia tie orutre rearlne
up and forming an inverted ' The lar
car then bs1ed up with ire and the cries
and struggles Of the dying inside were
simply indescribabie. Among fhe lasscu-
gers were Mre ROsins Johns. Mrs rthtreF
her daughier-in-law, and the latter two
little children. OF WinODa. The fNu
brave women especially the brave motht-
- succeeded by most superhluau effort .a
pushing the uifl- ones through "a window 80
re outside afa then persisted ~ ile la4t..
The mother sacrificed Der .fe
.or her children Tie n.
car wss in charge ~ John heab~. of tol.u.
bus. Wis and i've men. All ihese escaped
with injuries - a more or less serious ra-
iure They succeeded in saving most II
the valuable matter. Sixty Bags oi news
papers We're cts' s'rOyec. hlt most ~ the let
ter bags We're saved. The fwo Sclcrer chil-
dren. of Ninoua. are fhe only
ones IN ihe day car known % have been
saved. The rest uot only all perlshcl. bat
most oi them VII perhaps never
he identified. II IS regarded one
of the most terrible railroad lisAs.fTs
that ever occurred in TIE N1rf' ac-f Among
the known victims are Mrs. ko.lra Johns
Il mona. Mls ccherfr. Wlrora lulls Bun.
ter Columbus. Em. ". Maliegsd0Ti, lol4m
bus
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

lord iers 90 sn - iy ~rrpan on fff
sieaue trrsrrit fester
Ns lr esre-s Wh.fs sncease f.tfsrs
f.aerfs a ,au sna v .f is-i ist forces In
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Tfeaer Tr-tor daf .fe
gone t- oaa sr-ft-- Lfa n@
ssses ffen
John = Suhvsn. ir the fy9.raa- t|f
ST. - the puFIiisi died resfs-asf o. frts
.3e-os e 1ysqers.s
TIE Frsroesg1 faars ~ fsh fs~e
sssf-f-i tbsr a.f ns to possees or ~ thf ri
r1ssr' q Atsf Iaszt
frere-s FsrIfs~s rs ts'er~srtes tr ere
regency - B. Fs~s s1r s-f ttt RI srf s
the ezf Cf sofa sr1 Farns
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Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

faf reciom Tie reel - are 80 iIlle<s
Lr4t-g sre4t llat rs c-lu PEARSON rae ees, IS
ins. sl--oalI. lle development ~ Llsl-g
vas lwposs lie eLile se a-s
~ afA'ed No tLe Slave. tae
divine .hlGtlt which entrusted 90 fht
cor ue-e1 f-r flll measure of home r-.t
ana accorded to lbrm 81 r4 lai s1sre of tae
Imperial power wss .Le inspiration .l God
tae rays irem This torch lllAilils q oe-llEl
OF lubroken friendship tetNeel ff4uee al.t
tle nliet .afes. Peace Aill "a, sFporf antilles
ior materna. progress zld thr expansion ~
popular liberties. sends iIou here noble
and iElltfui lesson t1 al tie world it ~.
teach tle people 10. a. countries lLal pa
clF0ing tie ambitions. ald iNraslic pnr-
princes aud puyii eised classes anI ln Dll-
usailng the brotherhood oi mau lies Tie
ne road ~ tier eulra.r.- cement.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

tfF F7er>e1 fsz Atzlle q century as0 orue-
t-s ~ tle lssl 4t saur .l1ep-l lence t4e
esfetet 4.1 -. -49 cat.elal sympathy 4ud
-reali--z fIe1- desires rgr f0l -tleir
tf1als laVs been slrpasseta century
later o-F - faipatllss re aimed unchanged
TIE represe. lrslisls ot 4ralee to.tae behold
Aulsflea pos elill and free sud they present
81 Der ili- emblem t9 proc'alr thst she las
xrOel TO- l4Sr-y Au Eusfi,r historian.
h-ps~or.l Dlaaa has REGARDED vour cons
si-ltl4u a. au excite. bora not ~ yolr SOIL
1ut in tile 4lm9sll here of France Wlaf-
Fer May q Sir ilkol opinion your .aH
Is thoroughly American. and / am pT0ui t1
testify also tha. one may Lnl iu lL q trace
" French origin. IL IS a 'sasure flr u.e %
speak thus sil open bear aud to feel that
~ words alo treasured ss those
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29
sREAklN0 UP IN GLORY.



NEW IoEK OF. - The Doxo.osy va.
sung by all standing AileF winch Bishop
Potter pronounced the Benedicuon The
asseiubiage which had patiently sat ia the
ram during all the exercises iLtn made
speed 10 the boats, With the excep-
tlon of the Pres,den; and his party and the
French delegates No order ~ cnhsr, alton
was observed and high and low rich and
poor. one with another. made lhelr best
individual efforts 10 reach the city which
both the falling darkness 49, the mist Ten-
derei invisible 10 The thrOngs OF INloNs
meseekers The national salute was
lrtd. The steamers, as usual joining ll
aud swelling the general uproar. Ae
Island was quickly depOpulatci OF
al except the few iefl on
guard. TIE display Of FIRE works
and lightning Of the statue being postponed
on account of the rain. aud sweet faced
liberty was .eft alone with her torch high
upliitei IN air and her eyes bent toward The
OF dedication were concluded the President
took the evening train back 10 Washington
escorted 10 the Pennsylvania depot ty
some OF the American committee.
II Bartholdi aud the French guests were
enteriaincd tonight by the Chamber of
Commerce at DelmOnicOs The dinner
party Was large one, members Of The press
being invited also. DelmOnicOs banquet
hall was gai.y decorated with the ri color
and the stars and stripes and presented a
brilliant spectacle. \ large model OF the
Statute of Libeily occupied conspic0as posi-
ton ia the center OF the room. AID spprOpri-
a,e notices Of welcome graced The wal JAS.
f. Brown, President of the Chamber Of
Commerce, presided Besides, DeLesseps,
NJ BarlhOldi. NJ Ney. General Pellisser,
Admiral Jarves and the eminent French
men whose names have become SO familiar
during the past fen days. there were pres
ent as guests Of the chamber Governor
Hill, Mayor Grace. exMayors Edison and
Cooper, Hon. Abram ). Hewitt. Cyrus
". Field Geo. VIM. Curtis. Hon. ;. :. cox
David NJ. Stone. of the journal cf Con,-
nlcrce, Hon. Levi T. Morton, X. I. Flower.
+ Z. Condert, and many other prominent
Americans. Leanders orchestra provided
appropriate music, in which the French
national airs figured largely. After The
cloth had been removed, tOasts were Oii-r, q
aud responded for a. follows. The Iresl-
dent OF the French Republic NJ. Lefevre,
the French Minister. "Our Guests from Be
yOnd the Sea I. r. Conderl Washington
and Lafayette Geo. VIM. Curtis. VI Bar
thOldi responded gracefully 20 the toast of
his own name. and Mr. Dav.d ". Stone re
sponded for TIE Press"
In the course of the evening NJ Zeever
Page presented to NJ Rartholdi two white
satin badges Worn ~ the Lafayette dinner
sixty years ogo. one Of the BADGE was
adorned wiih an EAGLE surmOuning por-
tra.t of Lafayette inscribed The Nation S
cues ihe other badge contained a his
,ors Of Lafayette, concluding with his visit
r. tbs country in 1924 Il Bariholli It
sponaed IN oriei speech in English.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

% mer Gedney. in command Of Capt
..s.l'. oi ufealy relief iaule lay boDbing
lls t.l- al Tie foot Of West 21th-st.
s-Iny il- arrival Of the Presidential
af-y atfhe dock whore the little launch OF
Despatch vas moored. The Gedney
,fst9 .raa the nAFai parade Lieut.. A ".
.ll Vas iu command % the
eek At fge minutes 10 Z
"a asdaey steamed out into the river and
as well. Atl-.45, 3 gun from the Ged-
eY auuounee ~ the official time d s'art.
.-e larlrldse ~as a poor one and the ( <
tas so dense that none 81 the Other boats OF
lse- could distinguish the smoke from
lt lre Ten minutes aiterWard another
uu vas nred from the Gedney and
20 speculation that everything was all
sh.. Capt Crosby ordered the boat down
le river "on one bell. As they passed
.oNn The bull OF the De spatch h-the Presl-
fclts b1at-lOomed up through the mist,
lai ne leader OF be fleet gave a salute of
three loud whistles The big tug, Cheney,
Jumped out Of her division as laid down in
- naval programme and followed
tls Gedney On the way
iov the course through tne rough fox, as
.ldic4.ei oy the compass OF the Gedney,
Fas south OF west, half vest. with the
exception Of 50 much diversion from it as
Was leeessarg 20 dodge fieet Of timber
-cL0onefs nch0red. As the head OF the
ieet approached Bedloe's Island, the
war vessels Iantic, Tennessee.
Minnesota. Jamestown, Saratoga and
For.sm0lth were discernel. On the quar-
f-r dccs OF the tennessee sat Mrs. Secretary
Whitney in company With Mrs Capt. Ro5t.
Boyd AMI her daughter Minnie, General
Paine. Miss ACkirnOn. the niece Of old
'oumod0re Vanderbilt. Mrs Amy. Mrs
Emery. wife Of Lieutenant Emery OF the
Despatch. and the Swedish minister at
Washington. ON the steam yacht
Hinda. George ". Childs tried 10
r,ep AZ the dee- through pair Of bin0cu-
lars bgt to judge from the cclerity with
Saica be ceased mis- Investigations 1t Wa
apparent thar th- fe- had the best Of him.
-ne asef ont Of the fog At / O'Clock the
ie!uey leading the ,upposir9gs neet
dropped alchsr just south by east Of the
statue wl,Ca doomed up through the
mist Ike issolving view anu lost rs up
yer half % tue tog. By aud by the sog iiled
f.nm the ground snl disr'oset q
dense mass 1f "A lan Ey Chamber. * the
bridge f0 the pedestal Of the statue. sob IS
Snew what had become OF the p-o ,essi1n
ant small beats. tugs ramps. river aud
aaroor boats. Shortly nef,r sd the dis
f1frh oouei up with the President on
n0trt The m7u-of- var crews manned 1hetr
yards anl rhe ~. aeu. movei nis ha. Stills
ro fae officers On the .arfer decks while
sounds oi DuzIe calls aud .smau pipes
blew 'um al the sligs fa- ms the Ten
nassee Mr Clese.anl put ts Aat an his
head. alI drawing bis handkerchief fr0m
lis pocket waived t t0 Mrs Whitney
Then the Desafch driaed away ln
.ae bay anu shortly ate wards
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Immea aitiy afsr ils Charleston a.ssrffr
fhe A8.uiant General ~ fbe q q b n
Mich- issued circulars sssirg the posts
n Mich gar ~ contribute money 20 fhe 30
Ief fund Nosf ol them dI1 - giving
Sums varying from onf dollar ~ .frr r.s
tunrrei dollars ffe $40 po u tH rn
however are nrf ar taf iisf retfrIaf fIr
cH'ars were iseaed asking that fhf erffr
buttons te d.scpnt aeef en1 rnnEref 81.
uE fhe rlu rf Ies an fhe.f rrlpfusfr
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29
UNWILLING THE STATUE.
senator Evarts Presents IL to President
CIsyeland-A Thrilling Moment.

Clsyeland-A Thrilling Moment.
New YORK, Oct 2s.-When NJ. De Lesseps
lad finished his address there were loud
cries for Bartholdi who came forward and
bowed and waved his hat to the audience.
bat when the people insisted upon q speech
rom the sculptor. Gen Stofield abruptly
cried out. Mr. Bartholdi has nothing 90
Say. SO there s no use OF talking about il. p"
aud then announced Senator Evarts,
who presented the statue in
the name Of the American committee
to the President of the United States
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29
THE NAyAr fARADE As sEg Joe THg srArUE.

u true friend Soon, gentle
men, We Will find ourselves
assembled aesiu 20 celebrate another peace
fIl conquest Alden until we meet again
ai Panama. where the North American fiag
IF thirty eight stars Will wave by The side
OF the banners of the independent South
American states. forming in the new world
for the advancement Of humanity"
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

When Mr. Evarts had delivered about two
thirds of his address lie mentioned the
name Of BarthOldi. which WAS the occasion
Of the audience breaking forth into loud
cries. This was mistaken on the part Of
those who had charge of the conclusion of
the address when the unveiiiag was 20 take
place Accordingly the fag WAS Withdrawn
from the face of tae statue. Tlis was the
signal 10 the steamers and batteries and
they Immediately began mighty cannonad-
ing and whisthug. amid which Mr.. Evarts
neplesslv took his seat. The sa,vo was
continued without cessation for fglly TWEEN
~ r,iuuras
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

81 LoUis. oct - About Jas, midnight
a collision occurred between an east bound
and a west bound train on the Wabash
-Ll near Eiwsrisville Junction Ilt
The two trains coliided on curve and
resulted ~ greai damage 20 the rolling
stock. William Bal0l baggage and -
pre--man. was crushed 20 death lf Tie con
tents OF tbe car iAliu- upon hIm.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

The Tribute Of 3 Free
and Happy Race.

AZ AyAty II - ! ~
and Happy Race.
TO the Friendship Of Nations
and Peace og The World.
A Ped Letter Day IN the Har
Dor of New York.
Pho Pure, Sweet Blossom OF
lie kleQr de Lis.
res Never 10 DO Forgotten
le Home OF the Brave.
Tho Roar Of Cannon and
La Mars8iLlaise
rhs Great Bartholdi Statue
Is Unveiled.
Speech Of Frances Great So~.
n. De Lesseps.
A Brilliant and Eloquent Ts-l-
ute 10 America.
Our Constitution An Fxoul
Born OF French AR.
Adieu, Citizens, Until We Nee
Again at Panama.
President ClsvelaAd' s Mastery
and Eloquent Address.
CEaunceysM. Depew's Com
memorative Grafton.
The Great Naval Parade Seen
Through the Fog.
Great Men of Two Natio rs at
the Banquet.
The Largest Human Figure
Ever Seen by Man,
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Wssnfseros Ncf. "a Fer Eastern M.cf.
iga- .oca rains variable winds genera r
sorfherlv warmer Western Michigan
Fair vffter variable Wind genersIlv
so1ihcrv. slightly WARMER
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29
stveN Men DROWNED.
\ British steamer sunk a. London o.,
a Cnlll.lnn.

I0NnoN. Oct o. The British steamer
Beraerer from Boston October l'. ior Lon
don. came into collision w'th tle British
steamer Minerva ia The Thames today
The Minerva sank almost Immediately
carrying down With hcr seven of hey Cfev
whose bodies have net set been recovered
Tie N0rderer sustained coot'1sral.e dame
age bat was ahlc to reach her dock
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

The head ~ fhe statue viii hold comforra-
biz forty persons The coronet m the laif
forms window from which the ocean can he
plainly seen on Il clear day New York
haraor vi'h is myriad craft OF all kinds and
from a'l Datlon- las i.s IN q map underneath
The statu. faces aoatheast. thereby turning
her back on the state of New Jersey and rs
"a strange fate the nearest town M Nv jersey
Immediately benin her is named lafaEcfi,
I.e pedestal Was oes lnel h} Mr Richard
VI huni. and WAS buAt uider The direction
of Gen ChaIlos D. Stone. the eminent enei-
NJ, 2. L. whom Il viii remain a monument as
substantial a. are the pyramids of Egypt
Tho TOP Of the pedestal is l39 feet 10 inches
nhoyc tle level - the water. The founia-
ton FOR the pedestal measures 90 feet square
nj the bottom and IS % feet l0inches high. and
Is the largest solid block OF concrete II the
world Tho pedestal proper Is constructed Of
granite. with a concrete backing In the
center of the pedestal is shnft . feet
square, around which a substantial iron stair
way leads 20 tie statue.
To reach the torch from the head ono Is
Obliged 60 return by The spiral stairs 10 "a
plat Jru underneath The arm. from winch an
lTou ial4.r penetrate through the iron rfis--
WORT. az 20 the torch and balcony around 4.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Speech Of Frances Great Sc~.
n. De Lessep5.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Adieu, Citizens, Until We Nee
Again al Panama.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Tho Roar Of Cannon and
La Mars5illalse.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Ile Great Bartholdi Sta tue
Is Unveiled.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

A Brilliant and Eloquent Tr-l-
ute 20 America.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

mes Never 10 DO Forgotten
he Home OF the Brave.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

Our Constitution An ExGul
Born Of French AR.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

The accompanying cI-rlv-
ing shows better than any
number n wor,ls can convey
the internal construction IF
TINS most diAicIlt portion of
the engineering work ~ the
statue. II VIII bc readily
sctn by the most unscionfiiic
observer that tho problem of
holding the mass Of iron ami
copper composing this arm
and torch was Gn unusually
difficult one.
Telegram-herald., 1886-10-29

President Clsvelatd S Mastery
and Eloquent Address.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
"AnthrOpOmetry.n

The plan of accurately measuring hu.
man faculty indicates the physical and
mental adaptation of each individual and
offers knowledge Of the PERSONS capac.
ity, which, if early in life, should direct
intelligent parents or advisers to more
iudicious selection of vocation than that
often made. It also provides a means
for marking the stages of individual
growth, for the detection of abnormal.
ties of development in time to check
them, and for laying the foundation foI
a rational education of the senses and the
muscles. These are among the practical
advantages which ale expected to give
anthropometry great value. Mr.. Francis
Galton, whose work in this new fed at
tracted much attention at the London
Health Exhibition a couple of years ago,
is now experimenting upon instruments
for determining the exact size of the
brain and the delicacy OF the senses;
When these are completed, the demand
may be supplied, which has already
arisen in many large cities, for labora-
tories for furnishing individuals, from
time to time, with accurate charts OF
their condition and powers. 1t is be-
lieved that in oil stages of life the lndl.
cations of such charts must be Of real
service. .-Arkansaw Traceler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
Choosing Tender Fowls,

If turkey, for instance, isyoung, the
legs will be black and smooth, the eyes
lively and the feet flexible. If old, the
eyes will be sunken and the feet dry. In
choosing hens, see that their legs and
combs are timber, which means that
they are young. If the legs and combs
are rough and stiff, they are old, but
may be good enough for pie or soup. A
young goose will have yellow bill and
timber feet. An cd goose will have both
bill and feet red and dry. Ducks, if
Young, will be limb2r footed; if fat,
hard and thick on the lower part of the
body. The same rule applies to wild
ducks, whose feet, though, are red, be-
sides being smaller than those of tame
ducks. Game can be just as ea>ily Sc
lected, if you know how, which most
people don't. Partridges, for instance,
if Young, will have black bills and yellow
legs; if old, white bills and blue legs.
All old fowls, indecd, both domesticated
and wild, may likewise be told by their
hard, rough or dry feet.-Pdlladelph'a
News. ----...~-..-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
The Era OF Milli0naires.

Millionaires are as thick as hops.
There are hundreds Of them in New
York of whom the general public never
heard. There are half q hundred, worth
from two to five millions each, of whom
the general public know nothing, and at
least score whose individual wealth
may be reasonably estimated anywhere
from $25, 900, 900 to $4,000, 600, con-
cerning whom the ordinary citizen is abb
solute:y ignorant. Yet they are men Of
affairs, men whose transactions affect
commercial relations that belt the globe;
whose business conduct has something
to do with every industry in which me-
chanics, oil, light, and fuel are factors.
1t used to be said throughout New Eng
land, "the young men go to New York
to seek fortune" Now it is said ''the
men of the country, from the golden
shores of California and the snow-clad
hills of the Sierra Nevada range, from
the cattle kings of the great middle
lands to the coal barons and the petro-
leum princes of the Middle States, 60 to
New York to spend their fortunes"
And they do extraordinary things. On
the one hand we find man presenting
near relative with residence and fxtutes
that cost in cash $3.50, 1000. We hear Of
mans laying upon the pillow of his
sisters newborn baby 100000 in
United States bonds as birthday gift,
and again coal-oil Johnny rolling, like
scroll together, tangible evidence OF
81, ,0OO, 900, in heavy interest-bearing
bonds, and tossing them into the lap OF
female friend. We are told of mod
est millionaire calling on his pastor on
bright New Years morning and handing
him a check drawn to bearer for the
princely sum of 100000 to be dis
tributed according to the clergyman's
idea among the poor and needy. In this
great city where one family's wealth ag-
gregates $500, 900, 900; where man,
struck with quick fash from eternity,
dies, is buried, and leaves to be dis.
tributed among his sorrowing heirs the
extraordinary. accumulation of $3.50, ,000,-
600; in this city, where men, who have
lived here less than five years, are known
by their associates and by them alone,
for the general public hasn't b htherto
been taken into their confidence, to be
worth, man after man, $25, 900, ,O0Q,
$40, 600, 900, $50, ,0O0,O 900, is it strange
that public interest is awakened and
general curiosity excited to know, first,
how these men got these almost fabulous
amounts of money, and second, what
thew do with it2-Me0 York Worli.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-12-01
Thanking God for Thorns.

My God, 1 have never thanked thee for
my thorn. have thanked thee thou
sand times for my roses, but not once
for my thorn. Ihave been looking for
ward to a world where / shall get COM
pcnsation for my cross, but 1 have never
thought of my cross as itself present
glory. Thou divine Love, whose human
path has been perfected through suffer-
ings, teach me the glory of my cross,
teach me the value of my thorn. Show
me that have climbed to thee the path
of pain. Show me that my tears have
made my rainbow. Reveal to me that
my strength was the product of that hour
when I wrestled until the breaking Of
the day. Then shall know that my
thorn was blessed by thee, then shall l
know that my cross was gift from thee,
and shall raise monument to the hour
of my sorrow, and the words which I
shall write upon it will be these: '1t
was good. for me to have been afflicted" "
REQ. Geo. Matheson.