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STEAMER STINK

Evansville, Sept 23-The Evansville,
& Paducah packet, I. T. cRea, was run
into by the steamer Grace Morris, at Cot
tonwood bar, near Paducah,s Ky. The
Rea sunk in ten feet of water, and is,
badly damaged Passengers were all
landed safely. Narrowness of the chan
nel caused the collision. 1t is thought the
Rea will break in two. .s o.s..a,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

The russian solder is more heavily
burdened than any other A foot sol
dier in the army Of the car carries
over 6S pounds. The weights borne by
cot soldiers of the other principal
European nations are as follows:
French, 81 pounds; British, G. pounds;
German, 81 pounds; Swiss, SO pounds;
italian, So pounds; Austrian, AZ pounds
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Saturday. Sept. %.

Important gold discoveries are re-
ported from the Rainy river district IN
Itasca county.
Lightning struck the creamery at
Fairhaven twice. The second bolt tore
the roof oil to pieces. The building and
five tons Of butter were burned. The
loss is $1,000 Insurance unknown. s@
The Farmers cooperative elevator at
Lewiston has opened. for business. For
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

A writer in a Boston paper declares
that Broad street, Philadelphia, is the
most extraordinary and unlovely street
he Tor shc) ever saw And this writer
is apparently very familiar with Boston
streets, too.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

Bostock, the psychologist, saw figures
and faces, and there was one human
face constantly before him for twenty
four hours, the features and headgear
as distinct as those Of a living person.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

1t is only for the last 500 years or
SC that the English language has been
used for letter writing. Earlier than
that French was the language Of cor
respondence; and before the reign of
Edward the First all letters were witt
ten in Latin.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

Mrs. Frank Leslie will be panied to
iearn that Willie Wilde has been drop
ped from the Lotus club for non-pay-
ment of dues. But there will be some
satisfaction in the thought that for
once she did not have to pay them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

Special books are a fad this season,
especially those for youthful brides.
The richest cover for brides prayer
books, which contain only the marriage
service, are of MORE or silk, suede kid,
or of white satin, MORE or silk cordu
fOy,
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28

Here are the very latest estimates
of the five great oceans: Pacific, H.
100000 square miles; Atlantic, 35,OOO,-
900 square miles; Indian, 2S,0OO,0OO
square miles; Antarctic, 100000
square miles; Arctic, 100000 square
miles.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28
BLUNDER OF a BRAKEMAN
1T CAUSES A TERRIBLE Loss OF
| LIFE In INDIANA.
A switch Turned ut the Wrong Time
Causes n Wreck, In Which Twelve
People Are Killed and a Nnmb er
Badly Injured. gs55r.$5 81 .-.

Kingsbury, Ind. Sept. 1.-THE second
section Of wcst-bornds Wabash Passcn-
ger Train No. So. from Detroit TO CHI
cago, ran into the east-bound trelsht
Train No. 50, standing on the sldln:',
wrecking boil, engines, coaches anu sleep
t.r Of the passenger train. Twelve people
were killed and Il score injnrd The ac-
cident was caused by the brakemal OF
tho freight train turning the switch to
let the freight Train out Of the siding
AFTER the first section of the pasSense
train had passed, and just before the ar
rival of the second section. The engines
werc damned into each other clear up to-
the cylinders, the smoker aud one day
coach were tclescopd, crushing the sleep
ing passengers in the latter in heart
Sickening manner. The second day
coach was thrown across the tracks on
top OF the debris of the forward coaches.
There were two :;icepcrs. The head on:
crashed into the forward coach and for
the length of three bc.ahs was torn to
atoms: the passengers. six in number.
being badly injured but none killed ont
right. The killed WI: a
J. III. M'KGNNA, Hyd Park, Mass.
HENRY FRENCH, bog, London, Eng
CHARLES BIItLIE, San Francisco,
MISS ALICE Il. REED, Last Boston,
Mass.
MISS NELLIE r. :.TtCKEIi, New
ton, Mass
J. l., COULTAS, conductor Of pas
senger train, Ashley. Ind
JOHN GREEN, engineer of Passenger
train, Ashley, Ind. ~~".. l.,
w. G. RIDER Phoenix. Ariz, bag
>.agemsn of Wabash road
II. c. ZEIL, Germany.
w. y. LYON, gagen,astcr.
j. p. l:H5NDl, La Morile, Iowa.
MRS. G. w. BURBANK. New Or
| leans.
| The injured. arc: f. 7. Dow, Brook
| lyn, n. Y, face and head cut; Miss NJ
| A. Kelly, Brookline, Mass, head aid
| wrist cut: Otto II. Euck Hamburg, Ger
many, back sprained: J. II. Valknney.
| Ashley, Ind. fireman of passenger tr,,in.
injured internally; II. w. Rider I'hoe-
nix. Ariz., face cut: Mrs. II. W. Rider.
Phoenix, -AriZ.. leg broken: Miss Il. ".
Burbank, New Orleans, leg and :rm
broken: Simon Garfield, Ircnwood, Mich,
leg cut; Frank Damrin. Chicago, forearm
broken: Hattie Hutchins, Phoenix, Ariz.
seriously injured internally; William
Hopkins, London, Eng, both legs broken:
injuries will prove fatal: Frank P. Dow.
Brooklyn, n. Y, face cut and scalp
wounds: James B. Woolsey, london.
Eng, internal injuries and scalp wound.
Numerous others sustained slight in
juries. The only damage tn" freight s,,s-
tanned, in addition to those mentioned.
| 4 car of meat was DESTROYED.
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CARS IN THE DITCH.

Ashland, Wis, Sept 23.-A wreck oc-
Cured on the Bayfield, short line Of the
Omaha, between Ashland and Ashland
Junction. Twelve freight cars Of spe-
cial train were .ditched. H..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28
PUBLIC BUILDING,

Washington, Sept. Ex-senator Petit
grew has introduced bill for the pnr-
chase of q site and the erection Of a pub
lie building at Yankton, s. D. An ap-
preparation Of $4,000 is asked for the.
pUrL csc. "a IN
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Il. G. DUNN, Publisher,

Mexico sends the United States every
year $1O,OOO,OO0 worth of 'heniquen"
rope. the cor,lage out of which ham,
mOcks are made.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-09-28
HARVEST HANDS OIJARRET,

Mason City, Iowa. Sept 23-F'rank
Pleumer stabbed J. NJ. Miller at Rock
we'll yesterday morning with probably
fatal results. Pleumer and Miller were
threshing at the farm of Theo Morens
and got into a quarrel. Pleumer is under
arrest $ze gg
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING

Mason City, Iowa, Sept. 23-August
Rocks, a farmer, was struck by lightning
during heavy storm and killed. He was
within few feet of a forty-ton stack Of
hay and this was burned. lie
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-10

ve,., touching. / wanted TO take picture
~ N,bittier's writing desk, but there
was no, light enough in the corner where
II stood. 1T,
a., pte,,.rd without a moments hesita-
ton .s-,a,os
which had been presented TO WhltueI ~
the Emperor OF Brazil; also Tor Iarse
vase. that was interesting by reason VI '''
associations ..to
smiling. ,,,,r,od
Nr Plckard protected the table by a.,
overcoat. and. taking one end' VIM.
took the other. together we caffleu ~
roitc through this room and that-ont 10
hrood hack veranda whore the snip slo'
v,as quickly secured. | mention tins III
cident to illustrate the characleilslioS Va
these good people. who, In their slinpie'
circumscribcd lives In quaint oiu -"
England town. practice virtues "hose
worth show life's finer side
1rndor tho glow OF the evening lamp
Tho CONSERVATION Of he literary remains
NJ John Greenleaf Whittier, with his kind
lv face and his snowy beard. was himself
somewhat suggestive Of a poet Mrs
Pickard the niece Of Whittier, woman
OF middle life. plump, brown-eyed and
cheerful. sat near by. from time 10 time
interpOsing a word or suggestion about
her uncle whom she never mentioned
without quaver in her sympathetic
voice
TEL me how you came 10 De appointed
bv Mr. Whittier I asked tho host, as h'
opened his black box and shufiled papers
| 20 and fro in his lap.
There is little to tell" he explained
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-10

he pleascs. He refers TO himself.
though absent, as really present, and en-
Joys IN fancy. the confusion OF the ladies.
who crowd close TO the platform on
which TIE exercises are being held, re-
gardng him with wondering eyes. thus:
"'What. that man the poet Whittier
The an who writes the verses
The chief speaker he alludes TO as the
one with the Timber jaw. "
II WISH" I said, you would tell me the
last literary work done by Whittier
The very last thing written by Whit
tier must always remain a riddle, for the
reason that Il would take the voice OF the
dead to set us right, and our beloved
friends lips are sealed I'm eternal silence.
He wrote. a few weeks before he died,
three letters on the same day: but which
one he wrote first have no way Of know
ing. All l can say is that / found them
among his papers after the funeral, when
we laid him away in the Friends. little
half-acre beside his family"
But his last poemr'
A look of sadness came into the hosts
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But others wanted it, too" put in the
wife
That is true; Whittier had evidently
thought OF appointing one Of a number
Of persons before ne finally decided on
me- For one, there is Mr.. HOwells, the
novelist 1t was about the time that
Longfellow died. Then Writers atten-
ton was finally turned toward the future.
He began to consider what ought 20 be
done with his literary effects. A book had
been compiled from Longfellows miscel-
lany. and the matter was thus brought
home 10 our poet. who anticipated that
something Of the same sort would unques-
tonably be repeated in his own case
"Then he wished a bOok?" said /.
ooh. no." put in Mrs. Pickard, quick
~.
"Oh. no. rejoined the host.
Far from that" he went on. after
a moment but, on the other hand. Whit
tier personally wished that nothing might
be said or written Of his life. lie told
me so many times. az various meet
ings. But when he had been fully per
sIaded la HIS own mind that in some
fashion book would be written OF him,
he wisely determined to guard as far as
possible against misunderstanding by
specially appointing someone TO do the
work, from his letters and papers-and,
ultimately, he chose me-"
what were his instructions about
the bOOk?"
"He wished that. as far as possible.
the volume should be compiled from his
papers and letters. He particularly
cautioned me against any chapters pre-
senting any estimate of his LIES work;
that, he concluded, should be left to
others on. better still, should be some
thing each reader should settle for HIM
self"
when did you enter on the labor?'
Whittier wished me TO begin while
ne was yel alive. II is a characteristic
which shows his cautions, conservative
nature. He wanted go be sure that |
was on the right track"
And did you do SOP"
Il did; that is. ] tred: but I met
with not much success. mean by
that that my first decision, endorsed
by Whittier was TO hunt UP an of his
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-10
ITO Wasn't Drirkfn~.

That usually interesting and original
figure In this city. the new member Il
Congress. has again said something amus-
ing. lie was enjoying the hospitality OF
one OF the most amiable and attractive
women and was doing admirably as
conversatlonalist untii she led him into
trouble with this remark:
II am afraid you ind Washington
rather dull AT present. There Is very
little excitement. except what you nnd
In the way OF duty az the Capitol.
1T is rather monotonous.' he assert
ed.
mo doubt you have an occasional
MANUALS quart d'heuref
me" he replied. and then leaning
over confidentialiy. II haven't tasted
ANYTHING stronger than tea In year.
Kate FIELDS Washington.
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old letters which he had written during
a period of fifty years or more II was
not an easy task you may imagine /
failed-for the reason that many people
appealed TO would not give the letters
up"
Mr.. Pickard now referred directly TO
the contents Of his box, saying:
Il have selected a few unique relics
for your perusal. / would like 10 show
You everything pertaining to Whittier,
but. necessarily, that is impossible. l
have thousands of letters. trunks filled
with miscellany, whole Libraries OF books
and fragn,entary papers of all kinds,
sufficient TO occupy your time and az
tention for a year.
Il have here" continued the speaker,
unfolding a musty sheet OF common
note paper, the original manuscript Of
In School Days in the form in which
II was submitted TO Miss Lucy Larcom,
the pOetess and editor of our Young
Folks In my judgment II is the best
known OF Whituers shorter pieces. and
so I Will let you take fac-simile.
There are some interesting details con-
nected with this bit Of paper" said the
host, holding 1t before him and looking
at IL affectiOnately At the time il was
written Miss Larcom had asked Whit
lltI ioI IL ltcm suitable l'i tIINIrn,
and had sent him some pictures, around
which ne was TO weave his verses. In
this however, Whittier was not success
ful. Instead Of doing as she requested.
he paid no attention 10 her pictures.
I'm due tine sending in School Days
as YOU have it here. ON the last page
is the letter 20 Miss LaTcom. / will read
il TO you, as it throws strong light
On one of the poets characteristics. It
is as follows:
81 cannot make verses for the pic
lures. but / send thee herewith a bit.
which. / am sure, is childish, if not
child like BE honest with il. and If
II seems too spoony for grave Quaker
like myself, don't compromise me by
printing When l get proof, l may see
something 20 mend or mar
Now" continued the speaker, this
note is written In a strain oft-tmes re.
peatei. IN one form or another, In
hundreds OF Winters letters. lie shows
his quaint humor. He is always critic
ising himself. He urderscored the ish.
at the end OF child. also the like, in
chiid-iike. He enjoyed cutting himself
UP In this fashion. Seldom did he send
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r.csraur OF TEE oaa1xA1 pnArr OF ~ scn0oL DArs"


face. and was reflected In the quick
glances Of his wife. | felt sure that some
thing Of extraordinary interest was about
TO be revealed. With elaboration. worthy
OF the theme. the conseryator OF the lit
erary relies Of the venerable bard said:
THE last poem written by Whittier
was penned in August, 1892, about -FOUR
weeks before he died. II Is TO oliver
Wendell Holmes, a birthday Offering, and
begins thus
among the thousands who, with hail and
cheer
Will welcome thy new year.
How few Of all hath passed, as you and !,
So many mile-stones by"
This poem the original OF which ! VIII
now show you, is almost illegible, because
Whittier's hand trembled so when ne
pelned it; and, additiCrally from the Iact
that he composed erased and inserted.
again and again. line on line, so that II
is very badly cut up. However, version
Of it has been studied out. and Is now
10 be found in his latest editions.
But TO my mind, the very best poetl-
cal work Of Whittier must always remain
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BELIEVES INSELF-MADE MEN.
ingalls, Has No Faith in the Virtue Of the
Proyerbiai Silver spoon

Proyerbial silver spoon.
Ex-senator ingalls, firmly believes that
the seif-made men are the kind that
move the world. He once said in pri-
vate conversation: Among all my
acuuaintances at school and college, 1
DO not recall boy born with silver
spoon in his mouth, indulgently reared,
with all the money he wanted 10 spend
and sure OF inheriting wealth without
the necessity OF an effort, who has since
done anything Of note. or achieved sig
nal distinction I'm the world Those who
have climbed the highest are those who
have Travelled the toughest road. The
last quarter OF century has been the
most important epoch in our history.
and perhaps the most momentous In the
annals OF the human race. or the ac-
knowledged leaders in arms, letters,
politics and business during this period.
not one was born in purple, or lay In his
youth among roses and lilies or HE. All
travelled the rugged road 10 reno"n-
'Ad astra per aspera.' The boys or TO-
day are 10 inherit al the possessions OF
This generation The rewards are the prizs
of life. The honors and dlsnltes' eS-
tates and emoluments will all descend TO
them In due season. But IL rs safer 10
predict that the gilded youths OF to-day
who wear fine clothes. drive fast horses.
carouse with boon companions and
neither toll nor spin. will not be the
leaders and rulers OF the republic In the
FIRST half OF the next century. These VIII
he found among those who are now striv.
ing 10 enter at the straight gate OF
,serning; who have sometimes thought
49, way was closed. but who have stren-
uously persevered against poverty. pri-
,,stion. with self-deniai and under many
announcements. till they have attained
the goal."-Chicago Herald.
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THE TIMES-RICHMOND VA. SUNDAY DECEMBER 10 1892

ters are finally and fully known. as they
Will be. through the compilation of Mr..
Pickard. there is no doubt that the poet
Whittier will be widely esteemed for his
sagacity in foretelling events in politics.
AS an Illustration. in several OF his let
ters he speaks with great interest OF
the then probable outcome OF the last
campaign he was ever TO witness. the
presidential contest between Harrison
and Cleveland, In 1872. Mr.. Whittier
predicted the victory OF Cleveland
long before the election was held, though
the poet finally died before his judgment
could be verified.
A pleasing feature Of the Whittier
memoranda Is the humorous poems
Of which there are many specimens.
1t was the poets custom to gather his
friends about him on picnic occasions,
and compose extemporaneous verses
hitting of the oddities, eonceits and
foibles OF thcse present. in the best ma
tUred way.
Here is the humorous verse On one
OF the Sigrers.'" said Mr. Pickard. TAX
irg a mustY looking sheet out Of his
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FAC-SIMILE VI AEt RNt'sf' ~
black box. at was written on the dedl-
cation Of the Joshua Bartlett statue.
at Arnesbury Whittier was invited To
be present. but was prevented by sick
ness. SO he wrote a long story about 1t,
In which he burlesqued his friends. l
will read you a verse or two 10 sho"
you how he opens fire:
"Around the Hampshire Democrats
stand,
Stand looking elum and grim:
That thing the Kingston doctor?
DO they call that critter him.
"'The pesky, black Republicans
Have gone and changed his figure;
We buried him white man.
They dug him up-a Niger?
in explanation of this, / would say
that the statue was Of very dark bronze.
so that it presented the subject IN a
decidedly coffee-colored tinge. This IS
what Whittier means by the last lines
| lust read. Well there are dozen or
more stanzas in much the same strain.
In them the poet INDUCES in all sorts OF
fun, and characterizes the speakers as
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But something more ana better:
The secret charm. eluding art,
It's spirit not its letter"
Mr.. Blaine changed not only the form
hut the sense, which was accepted by
Whittier, as follows:
''Not fair alone in curve and line,
But something more and better;
The secret charm. eluding art,
Its spirit, not its letter"
The one grand discovery Of the literary
fragments of Whittier. according to
Mr.. Pickard. the conservator. is the ex-
traordinary interest manifested by the
poet in politics. IL was known. during
his life, that he took part in elections
and in politics in general, for il was his
custom 10 east his vote at Amesbury
With unfailing regularity; but it was
never suspected that Whittier's influence
extended as widely as ii did, and that he
was, in his sphere, Il power at the polls.
He kept up an unfailing correspondence
with many party leaders, and even with
those in private life, noticeably with
Charles Sumner, Bayard Taylor. Mrs.
.idla III. Sigouerney, and Robert Ran
tone, Of Salem. First. he was Wing,
then Of the Liberty party and, finally,
q Republican. The letters show that
Whittic. elected Sumner 10 the Senate.
This was accomplished by meaps OF an
ingenious coalition" with the Democrats.
move worthy of the shrewdest politi-
clan Of the hour Whittier likewise
used his Influence to elect Morton Cover
nor OF Massachusetts, This again. was
accom- lished by his favorite coalition"
which. II is not at all unlikely, he had
learned from that great compromisar
Henry Clay. for whom Whittiers praises
were the highest, up 10 the time that
Clay Joined the Liberty party. Blaine.
Whittier always thought greater even
than Clay. Cleveland he esteemed the
best OF the Democrats" The poet be-
lieyed fully In protection. When his let
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.,.,,l1 poor. old walt Whitman in his
,,-re, AZ Camden. where found me ven
Inc poet living IN neglect ana N''ll
..ox.ne soup DOB ytllo" bowl ON q sn'g,-
.,.. rear by. Whenever his
l'....r rsrmirc8. he rose from his arn'-
sim The rough bears robe thrown
.-. ,te hack. fumtling vainly here ana
-, a. dark corners. among masses OF
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Az UNPUBLISHED POEM on LAFAYETTE, WRIT
TEN IN 1926.


TEN IN 1925.
on II is a quotation from Mr. Holmes
poem, entitled Whittier 1t is "A single
line, and reads thus:
Here Whittier lies
Rellc-hunters have despoiled his grave.
from the day he was buried. There Is a
fine cedar tree on the lot. and its lower
branches have been fairly carried away,
twig by twig. The hedge around the
plat especially where It passes the grave
of my uncle has almost vanished. / do
not know what 10 do about IT,"
Outside, the wind swept the dead
leaves against the rafting panes. The
rain had turned to snow.
at is showing" said the woman,
simply going to the window and peering
out i'm the darkness. Ut IS the first snow
OF the year, and the second one that has
fallen on my uncle's grave"
From her tender words. / knew, too,
that then Il was showing in her heart.
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A.
ne1 sun another home in Newburyport,
"'.' he spent so much time with Or.
' -"nd' lhat 30 has been written, you
.',i would know who owned the house.
"' doctor or the poet for both were
'toaiy an home there" Mr.. Pickard has
,Sa,el another Whittier home and has
.'.,l 10 with Whittier relies, each OF
winch h. more Interesting that the last
I'm OH paintings of the poet. 20 his
.@inous che1y writing desk. which stands
81 coy corner his homely gold watch,
AIS books letters and papers.
"''ef "e had chatteG a while on the
,'-e ana purposes OF The poet. Mr.. Pickard
fused himself for a moment and went
.',.elIs 70 his study. soon returning with
: small black box. studded with brass
atns In a rear room. Mrs. Pfckaro
-. snIeo lamp, for evening was coming
tho brought ink, pen. and paper.
N"' S'honsss OF these people was 70 me
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RELICS OF WHITTIER.
.ovr UNPUBLISHED POEMS <SD
CoRRKSPoNDENCE.
-, notes Of HIS Broken Iyre-Iis Dying
,,.,5 W rote words MAT None Can Read
and His Last Lines rndeciphersble.
lconyrlsht Tor The Times. l@sl

INSIDE a drcary
rain was failing
from a grey
November SIX y.
The wind sw opt
tho dead leaves
AGAINST the rat
ting pancs. ana
went moan IN z
ovcryW here. IL
Was jtst such a
day. two NO
MEMBERS before.
that I n a q