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Quick as thought he answered the questions
put to him by his friend as follows:
'FThe stupendous intellectual activity and
the capacity of the men of to-day to handle
with comparative ease problems and sub
jects that generation ago could no more
have entered the comprehension of men
than the idea of railway travelling or elec-
trio communication could have been ap-
preciated or even vaguely understood by
the men of affairs at the beginning Of the
century,"
And with this as text, Mr. Depew went
on setting forth some of the intellectual
activities of the time, so that when he had
finished he had delivered as charming an
Grafton as was ever heard from him at such
sf9stivity.
Why We Have No Great Literature.
Somebody asked Mr.. Depew why there
was no longer any great literature. He
said because it was not written.
''But why is it not written? Are there no
longer men of genius?"
"Ah, men of prodigious genius" he re-
piled, 'but genius nowadays is building
great bridges, constructing superb artificial
water ways, conquering prairies and noun
tains and bisecting them with railway
tracks, mastering the ocean and sending
steamships to Europe in five days time.
They are engaged in conquering the desert
lands of the West and making grain grow
where only the sage brush used to flourish.
They are doing as young Tesla did, dis
covering new forms of electrical develop
meDt, but they are not writing books. Per-
haps the time will come when the great
herald will tell the stories of these modern
exploits of genius, but the herald of to-day
is the pioneer of the surveying party, the
frontiersman, the genius who conceives the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01

brought up on an island where whaling was
] the principal industry since its settlement,
and well knew the kind of outfit and the
outrageous prices should be obliged to pay
| finally, so said politely:
ST don't want anything I shall buy my
stuff at home tor cash."
For moment he was speechless with sur
prise and bafled greed, and then his better
feelings evidently got the ascendancy, and,
tucking one thumb in his vest, and laying
his disengaged hand on my shoulder, he de-
ivered himself as follows:
young man, I'm shark. It's my bus
iness to skin sailors, but if you have the
, cash to buy elsewhere. dash me if don't
advise you to do itP'
will not weary you with an account of
my fiual preparations or the parting with
my mother and sisters. Suffice it to say
that on August 20, 1876 we said goodby to
Yankee land and shaped our course for the
Azores Islands, where we were to ship sew
eral native Portuguese to complete our
crew.
1t is only fair that I should give the
reader general outline of the crew with
whom my lot was cast for what was, al
though unknown to me then, destined to be
cruise around the world lasting over four
years.
The Captain was long, lean Mattapoisett
man who had served with distinction in the
navy and at the close of the war returned to
whaling. He possessed the courage Of .
lion and good share of his strength, and in
addition was frst-class navigator and
thorough seaman, and, although rough, was
q kind man at heart. The first officer was
from Fairhaven, q stout, red-faced man,
who, while full of courage, had no judg-
ment whatever and was universally disliked.
The second mate was from Vineyard Haven,
handsome young fellow, a splendid sailor
aud keen whaleman, but love for strong
drink promised to ruin what other wise
would have been successful career. The
third officer was a Gay Head Indian in the
last stages of consumption, who was shipped
only because he owed the firm money
and would in this way cancel as much of the
debt as possible before he died Poor fel-
low! We buried him at sea in few months.
The fourth officer was Portuguese. The
four "harpooners, or "boat steerers" as
they are now called, were Portuguese, and
the cook and large portion of the crew
were also "gees, as sailors say. Then there
were two Germans, two Kanakas, French
man, two Irishmen, native Of st. Helena,
and halfa-dozen Yankees and Canadians
In all, we had 81 persons on board, includ-
ing a carpenter. cooper, and blacksmith,
When We were clear of the land we
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01

threatened with reverses, the results of
which must have been appalling. and
especially in the South. In 1878 the col
lapse ofa single railway brought on q
mighty panic. and, while such revulsion in
this case as causes panic was not sntici-
pated, yet it was feared that the disaster, if
1t was allowed to come, would PROSTATE
business and stagnate commerce.
An Intellectual Athlete Called In.
In this emergency some of the ablest
fnanciers who ever had the handling Of
colossal problems were appealed to, and
chief among these was Mr.. Fred p. Olcott.
This gentleman had first gained financial
repute by his administration of the fnan-
cial department of New York State. He
was its Controller for three years. When
Mr.. Olcott's term expired he was chosen
head of great banking institution and
there began to reveal extraordinary capac-
ity as an organizer, or more properly reor-
ganizer, Of great financial properties which
were threatened with ruin. This requires
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our duties should whales be seen, the look
out at the masthead discovered a school of
sperm whales about two miles away, and
for the first time heard that thrilling, in
describable cry so dear to whalemen,
"A-h-h-h-h bl-o-o-o-o-w-s p
In an instant all was confusion. Half
dressed men came tumbling up from below,
and every one seemed suddenly gone mad,
while the cold man" as the Captain is al
ways called-to his back-seized his glass
and ran for the main rigging, shouting as
he went
"Where away ?"
'Two points forward the weather beam,
sir, was the reply. "A-h-h-h blows %
The old man went up the ratlines like a
cat, and as he swung himself into the look
out hoops he took one look in the direction
indicated. In an instant he hailed the
deck:
''On deck thereP'
say, ay, sir p
"Get the lines in the boats Haul aback
the main yard See the boats falls all
clear Steward, bring up the bomb guns
from the cabin-lively there, now p
We backed the main yard and cleared the
boats falls, while the boat steerers put in
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capacity for reading the meanings con-
cealed behind figures and almost intuitive
perception Of the e1rning powers of cor
porations an instant perception OF sources
of weakness and opportunities for strength,
but above all it entails the power to COM
mand the confidence of great capitalists,
one of the most difficult things for fnan-
cier to achieve. Jay Gould has most OF
these qualities, but sadly lacks one Mr.. j.
Pierpont Morgan possesses them all to the
highest degree, 50 that he is probably es-
teemed both in this country and in Great
Britain the ablest constructive hnancier OF
his generation. Mr.. Olcott has solved sue
cessfully several delicate and difficult prob
lens involving many millions, and conspIc-
uously that prolonged vexation, the Virginia
State debt question.
When they appealed to Mr.. Olcott, there
fore, to undertake to bring these great
Southern railway properties out of the con-
dition of chaos and despair, the greater
financiers felt that if it could be done it
would be.
A Mammoth Project Now Under Way.
The problem was one of extraordinary
difficulty. 1t involved an understanding of
the State laws of five States, q knowledge OF
various issues of securities, which seemed
when tabulated as perplexing as labyrinth;
it required a knowledge of the earning
capacity of many individual lines of railway,
and it entailed thorough understanding of
the methods of railway management.
So Mr. Olcott found himself confronted
with all these things and with the task Of
bringing order, security and confidence for
properties representing $500, ,ooo, 900 and near
ly 10, 900 miles of railway. He called to his
assistance several of the financial geniuses
of New York, and day after day and night
after night these busy and brilliant brains
pondered over the problem, while other
fnanciers, great and small, looked on with
the most intense interest At last Mr.. Oh
colt and his associates announced only q few
days ago that they had solved the problem,
OF, at least, were now able to show the way
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told to stand up and see if I could SEQ
the whales cn account of my great height,
and was perched on the thwart with one
arm around the mast, when the boat gave a
fearful lurch and 'sibed" over, and found
myself in the water with the sail holding
me under. was dressed in thick clothing
and heavy boots, and had L not been accus-
toned to the water from boyhood must in
evitabiy have been smothered, but I swan
under water till clear of the sail, and then
tried to reach the boat, which was floating
off to leeward bottom up, and the rest cling
ing to her as best they could. 1 succeeded
finally in reaching her, but we were re-
peatedly washed off by the hugh seas. To
add to our discomfort heavy squal hap
pened along just then, the cold rain falling
in torrents and the wind roaring as il
anxious to destroy US. We could not see
ten yards in any direction, and it was not
until an hour or more that the squall lifted
sufficiently for the other boats to find us and
release US from what would soon have been,
certain death.
All this time the mate sat astride one end
of the boat venting his feelings in stream
of profanity, which included everyone, even
to the builders of the ship, and was only
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
NO PROBLEM TOO BIG
Brainy Men of To-Day Are
Busy With Schemes of
Colossal Dimensions.
MILLIONS INSIGNIFICANT.
Business Combinations Run Up Into
Eight and Nine Figures:
AHALF-BILLION RAILROAD DEAL.
The Mental Strain Involved In the Electric
Consolidation.
WHY WEHAVE NO GREAT LITERATURE
A HALF-BILLION RAILROAD DEAL.
WHY wEHAyE NO GREAT LITERATURE
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At dinner party in New York City q
few evenings ago there were gathered
around table only u men, and yet-the ag-
gregate personal wealth added to the value
Of the properties which they represented
would amount to considerably more than
$500, ,oO0, ,0o0 Among the guests was ohaun-
cey M. Depew, and he was asked by one Of
his fellow railroad presidents what, in his
opinion, was the most striking development
or indication of the day.
1t had been agreed when the party sat
down to the table that no formal speech
making should interrupt the more cheerful
and informal chat which was expected to
fellow the dinner courses. But somehow
Mr.. Depew was stimulated by this ques-
tion, and almost unconsciously he delivered
an oration, informal enough, but intensely
interesting and full of pregnant suggestions.
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HIGHER EDUCATION FOB WOMEN.

The Ohio State University Disputes Claim
of an Eastern College.
1t was recently announced that one Of the
New England colleges will hereafter admit
ladies to postgraduate study, and the state
ment was made that this institution was
thus entitled to the honor of being the first
to take this important step.
The author Of the statement is not we'll
informed. Miss Annie w. Sabine began q
postgraduate course at the Ohio State Uni
versity in 1884, and received the degree Of
Master of Arts after CO urse of two years
in history and English iteratur Several
other ladies have pursued studies in this
department of the University.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
ANIMALS THAT DO NOT DRINK,
Quite q Number Get Enough Water With
the Food They Select

Quite a Number Get Enough Water With
the Food They Select
Mr.. Blanford, in his book on Abyssinia,
says that neither the doreas, nor Benefits
gazelle (two allied species), ever drink.
Darwin states in his 'sVoyage of Natural
ist," that, unless the huanacoes, or wild
llamas OF Patagonia, drink salt water, in
many localities they must drink none at ALL
The large and interesting group of sloths
are alike in never drinking A parrot is
said to have lived in the Geological Gardens,
Regents Park, for 80 years without drop
of water.
It is often said that rabbits in wild state
never drink. The late Rev. j. G. Wood
doubted whether this idea was correct, and
recorded the fact that they feed on the her.
bage when it is heavy with dew, and, there
fore, practically drink when eating. In the
autumn and winter, when sheep are feeding
on turnips, they require little or no water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
Suicides for Sensation.

There is in Paris class of suicides, who
make every arrangement for studied effect
They are known to the police as suicides .
sensation To spite some persons, and
make themselves shudderingly remembered,
all the detail is thought out Numberless
letters of farewell are written, an elaborate
will Is prepared, the rooms are put in order,
and the best clothes donned. Poison or the
fumes of charcoal are preferred by this
class; the revolver and drowning disfgures
the features too much, and spoils the effect
And this form of suicide seems to be largely
on the increase.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
A VERY HIGH.PRICED SEED.
One of the Followers Of SILVA Offers Nearl,
$50, 900 for 1t.

A wonderful seed, called Ekumkhi Rud-
rakshi, regarded with veneration by the fol-
lowers of SILVA, and of such uncommon
rarity as to be practically unobtainable, has
been cstalogued for sale in Calcutta. Most
marvellous stories In regard to the origin of
this seed are current II is said to be pro-
duced in Nepaul, and according to the laws
there, if anyone except priest is found in
possession Of the seed he will be beheaded.
The tree on which this seed is said to grow
is the only one in the territory of Nepaul,
and is guarded by soldiery, whose heads pay
the penalty of the slightest indiscretion.
It is said that many years elspse before
any seed Of the kind is produced BY this
tree, and out of million Of the seeds pro-
duced it is very rarely that three of tho
genuine ones, recognized as sacred, are
found. The one on sale is said to be genu-
inc one, and it is added that Hindoo gen.
tleman has made an offer of $40, 900 ii the
vendors would certify it to be genuine. Ali
the vendors say is that the seed has been
sent to them as genuine.
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RoAoHEs, bedbugs, etc., are instantly and
eternally eradicated by Bugine. 26 cents.
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CHAPTER II.
THERE SHE BLOWS
One morning, when we were about two
weeks out and had been partly instructed in
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The Straightforward Tale of Plain Sailor Mans Actual Adventures
During Long Cruise in the Somiest Seas of the World
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-10
Sheriff Sale.

SOMERSET IS:
Taken this thirty first day of October 4. D.
1892, on an execution dated October fourteenth
A. d. 1892, issued on a Judgment rendered by
the supreme Judicial court for the county 81
Somerset, at a term thereof begun and holden
on the third Tuesday of September, a. D, Nv
to wit: on the sixth day of October 4 D. l's-
in favor of Melvin Bigelow of st Alhans 10
said county of Somerset, assignee under tnt
Insolvent Laws of the State of Maine, OF AZ
bicn X. Chase, Insolvent debtor of Canaan "a
said county, and against Eben Goodrl'tt OIL
Canaan in said county of Somerset, for nitY'
eight dollars and four cents debt or damage
and ten dollars and forty-two cents costs OF
suit, and will he sold at public auction 10 tht
highest bidder at the law Office OF r. Il. Barrett
in Canaan, county of Somerset, on the 'fs
day of December A. %. 1892, at ten oictpcN Nv
the forenoon, all the right, title and lniefe'
which Ebeu Goodridge has in and to he SAINT
or had on the eighteenth day of Nav = -
1892. at four O'Clock and forty five minute lN
the afternoon, the time when the SAM N''
attached on the writ in this suit, the foii"Wln-
described real estate, to wit: a certain Got ~
land situated in the town of Canaan lll ~
county of Somerset and bounded norlh Ht t'
Beriah Dclano farm, So-Called, now prt pre-
by George II Hubbard. on the east and sow
by Siblev Pond and one-fourth an acre ~ 90.
on the shore of said Pond belonging re 'r "
Chase, and on the west by land of EphrHm 81
Humphrey, formerly Elisha O Flag1 'a ''
and the road leading southerly to SAID ''-'
farm, and containing twentyfour acre-.
or less.
Dated at Skowhegan, the thirty-tirst tt '
October 4. d, 1892.
j. II. MITCHELL. DEPUTY Sa5-i
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-10
Notice Of Foreclosure.

Notice is hereby given that Warren Cook,on,
of Harmony, Somerset county, and ALFRED
Cookson of Abbot, county of Piscataquis and
State of Maine, by their mortgage deed dated
the 18th dav March, A. d. 1891, and recorded IN
Piscataquis Registry of Deeds, Vol. lUi, Page
1S2, and also recorded in somerset Registry o'
Deeds Vol. 200, Page 4S0, conveyed to Phiena
WYman of Brighton, county of Somerset and
State of Maine, certain lots or parcels OF land
situated in the town of Brighton, and being
the west seventy-tive acres of lot No eleven
az, Range five 90; also the whole of lot No.
eleven (l1) Range four a. containing two nun.
drrd acres more or less; Also the west htli ~
lot No twelve (l2), Range hve(5) containing
one hundred acres more or less, according To
plan of said town. Also piece of land with
buildings thereon situated in the town OF
Abbot. Pscataquis county and state OF Name
and for description reference is had to flsca',
aquis Registry of Deeds Vol. SO, Page -, deed
of Daniel Lumbard to Alfred Cookson, dated
October eth 1888, and acknowledged and wit
messed by d. X. Mclntire, Justice of the Peace
Description in said deed to which reference !
had beingas follows; "A certain lot or parce. Of
land situated in the town of Abbot in Plscaia'
quis County State of Maine sitnated on il'
North side of Road running East from WORKS
Mills to Abbot Village, Commencing at south
West Corner of said lot at point OF Ledge
marked II and thence North by land OF etfdl
How and j. Works to point of Ledge with
cut on Ledge, Birch and fir tree, thence t.a''
to spruce Tree marked " on one side y l. ol
the other side thence Suutherly to Pop.l
Tree ~ side of road Marked l. on one SIDE ana
W on the other thence by road Westerly 10
point of start hg said lot containing one acre W
land more or less. reference to be had to IN.
deed, dated Sept ~. 1883 ana signeh by
lothian Works and recorded in Plscal tSul'
County Registry Vol. as, Page All. INC aIv"
is subject to a mortgage held by Corydeu t".
ker of Solon. Maine, dated October seventh
1884 -
The condition in said Mortgage is br9ken
by reason whereof the undersigned fhieh.
Wy man claim a foreclosure of said mnrtgag'
and give this notice for that purpose. 3"t
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-10
TnesdaN. Nov. 8.

A COW caused bad wreck at Mazic l..
T.
a woman was murdered for a witch in
Russia
Five negroes were snot at ball near
Augusta, Ca.
Egyptis cotton crop exceeds that Of any
previous year.
British paupers are to be allowed to
smoke and take snuff
Assistant secretary OF the Treasury
Nettleton has resigned.
The Talbert family, notorious in Miss
s,ippi hay cen wiped ont
Missouri anticipates a clash between
state and federal authorities.
Lord Dunraven has accepted the terms
OF the New York Yacht club
The steamer Arizona experienced a
rough passage to Queenstown.
A family near Bad Axe, Mich, was
poisoned by paris green in well water.
A tramp committed suicide by jumping
in front of a train mt Cambridge, Mass.
The sexton of Catholic church in Mil
waukee hanged himself in the church
spire.
The two corps of Massachusetts cadets
are planning to 90 to the Worlds fair in II
body
The London Times would have all for
eign live cattle excluded from Great
Britain.
The Saco (Me) Baptist church has
extended call to Rev S II. Emery Of
Warren, Me.
The attorney and solicitor generals Of
Great Britain must hereafter not accept
private pra, tice.
More than $1,000 operatives have been
rendered idle by the lockout of Eng sh
cotton manufacturers
Dodge Il Alcott's wholesale drug
warehouse in William street, New York,
was damaged 5000 by fire.
Anarchist Meunier says that he, and
not Francois, caused the explosion at VI.
Very's restaurant in Paris.
Charles Starbid, aged 10, was run over
at Lewiston. Me. by cart loaded with
gravel, and lived but two hours.
An entire Salvation Army corps was
arrested in Pittsburg for disorderly CON
duet and obstructng the streets.
Boston bankers object to the lease of the
Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut
railroad to the New York and New Eng
land
j. p. Jones, Haverhill (Mass,) lawy r,
was stricken with apopleXy in Bostou.and
died within Il few minutes. He was %
years old
Frank Gallagher was struck by train
near Riverside, II. | , while walking on
the track and had his skull crushed. lie
may recover
The supreme court at Pittsburg affirmed
the action of the lower court in the case
of Murderer Dennis Cloonan. The latter
must now hang.
Hon. Charles Rogers of Wiudham,
Me, prominent citizen, is dead. He has
held every town Office and was in the
legislature for years.
Furious storms have been raging dur
ing the past week over the Black sea
Eight vessels have been lost and the
crews of three steamers drowned.
OBITUARY.
Professor Charles a. Seeley of Mount
Vernon, n. Y. is dead
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-10
Attempts to Burn Hotels In wakcne.o,
Mass oarders Narrowly Escape.

Attempts to Burn Hotels In Wakcne,u,
Mass Boardcrs Narrowly Escape.
WAKEFIELD, Mass, Nov 9-Early yes
terlay morning fire was discovered in the
new house owned by Mrs. Christina An
derson, on Water street, near the Centre
station. The fire was set in the second
story by unknown persons and it burned
through several places in the roof, caus-
ing IA damage of more than 5000, which is
covered by insurance This house was
just erected by Mrs. Anderson to be used
as hotel
At about O'Clock another fire was dis
covered in Mrs Auderson's hotel, opposite
the Central station. The fire was set in
the cupola and burned through the upper
stories and the roof The loss in this
building was about $1,000, but was covered
by insurance This hotel is owned by the
Wakefield estate. 1t is thought that both
fires were set 10y the same person and the
police are investigating Several Of the
boarders escaped in their night clothes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-10

A Prominent New Hampshire Polite Il
and Agricultural Drops Dead.

A Prominent New Hampshire Polite N
and AGriculturist Drops Dead.
GILMANrON, n, H., Nov o - Colonel
James G Coeswell one of the most
prominent citizens of this. town, died in
stautly while on his way to the polls
He was son of the late Hon. Thomas
Cogswell. who WAS one of the most prola
inent men of the town, and WAS born on
Feb. II, ls3S He was educated at Gilman
ton academy, and was extensively engaged
in agriculture
As II Democrat he had been many years
actively identified with his party, having
been member of the state committee
In 1860 he WAS appointed a deputy mar
shall, in lS13 a deputy sheriff, reappointed
in 1874, and was filling that Office at the
time of his death. In ISIS, under the new
constitution. he was elected sheriff of
Belknap cnunty.and was reelected in $50.
Colonel Cogswell has been officially as
ISOLATED with many agricultural societies,
and had served as chief marshal NJ the
state grange exhibition. He WAS an in
fiucntial member of the Patrons of llns-
baudry The deceased was "A brother Of
Colonel Thomas Cogswell If the state
board of railroad commissioners, and left
a family.