The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-29

of boy. His complexion is rosy. be has
but few wrinkles. and his only sign OF old
age is in the silver strands of his beard
and hair More than this. his soul is as
young as his body. He still likes a good
Joke and can tell a good story. he can
feel the beauties of n lyric poem as deeply
as a young man in love. and can, at the
same time. appreciate the subiimity OF the
spics which he publishes every Sunday in
his column OF Poems Worth Reading"
Mr.. Dana,s Habits and Home.
Mr.. Dana dresses like a youug man.
He is. I Judge. fond of good clothes. The
creases In his pantaloons are well marked
and his silk hat IS of the latest style.
The necktie he wore when I met him to-
dav was as red as the comb of ore of his
Plymouth Rcck roosters. and the cane
which he picked I'D as we left the office
I could see was carried rather as habit
than as a means az support. Mr.. Dana
has a Young appetite, He eats well and
drinks we'll His chief meal is his dinner
and his cook, ] am told. Is a famous
French chef He enjoys his vacations
ike a young man He works only while
at the Office. spending his leisure at his
country home on Long Island He has
there one Of the finest private collections
Of trees and shrubs in the world. He
has greenhouses IN which tropical plants
ard mushroom cellars in tunnels where
mushrooms can he gathered from October
to May II IS on his farm that he spends
his mornings and evenings. and here
every Sunday he takes q day off and
amuses himself with his trees and his
grandchildren. He spends only about six
hours Of each day at the office. coming
there ar II a. m and leaving NJ (. HIS
work on the sun IS largely made up OF
editing and suggesting. He keeps his
eyes on every department Of the paper
and reads most Of the proof
A chat With Mr.. Dana.
II was AZ the close Of his work that.
called by appointment AZ the Office % the
Sun. and moment later I was in the
ssnctum Of the editor in-chief This WAS
n little room not bigger than an ordinary
hau bed room, with window looking ont
or CITY Hall square. Mr.. Dana sat tn
front 81 the window az a fat-topped wal
nut desk, with q pile az proofs before
him He laid down his blue pencil as I
entered and gave me a scat My first
question was as 70 the secret Of his vital
ity. J asked him how he managed 10 keen
So young
''I don't manage &c." was thc reriv. Il
have. you know. q good constitution. and
my ancestors have generally lived 10 a
good old axe I suppose ny youth IS
snr1ew bat ace 90 Inheritance. though IL
may BE- THAI hard work has something 10
do Wltt &c. for I pUt in about SAX hours
eVery day. I sleep at least eight hours
every n.gtt aHd I am careful not 20 eat
toa m4ch.'
"Eut AR. Dana looking young and
fse51E ycau~ ara different things I won
dor u you egjoy Nte AS much ron as
vasn you were young
4 know Go ln some reerecfs' replied
Nr- bara- 81 can appreciate some things
more BOW thaa ] used GO. Ellt tbetent
yoe wanted an Interview. Are you inter
viewing ms noW
YES" sat3 l. There ere many Young
wsn who woald Hse 20 be able 20 ao "a
Us Wrat you are doing uaw Thev yVf,.t8
well I am e.. ard 7 can teu yor ttsf
] would ElFe Epod dead to lssru hav
could Hvs rftr-y-1te years LONGER and
90 Gee. as Wel sa you so WAaa I got 10
taat pciut"
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ttlaA ! Eet 4s rraeh ram e4r 70 lie as I
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taAs 4aa more ito11 tae isara-lE or gew
tHaaEs- Ms tr3a} merit from children has
steadily sar-eazs- Taev are th- Yrrsr
sl.ae th-aEs & the weri1. and ma
pleasure ~ association wth them sx "A
F-1t+ pleasure i Rave aNw thirteen gran.l-
er1ayen-~
Sarpr=a yea had 70 start over aeasn
Ar hanl- No0.d yoG select the news
Iaf<- tar yoar 3fe werke'
cen't SneV vas TIE rer,y. ~2gv
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GAS wren Va4d haFe aEIpit ana .-.s.s.5
preach Z 'htEk 7 should have made a
tz3Fiy good college professor V-hv al.
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PARK g ny life"