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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22

agreeable and genial man OF the world.
the generous and useful landed pro-
prietor. the frank. unaffected, delightfnl
companion, into the hero and the patriot
has always impressed me deeply
The expansion OF character" 10 which
Motley referred, was accomplished largely
by the part he played in politics, which
included very large share In the up
building OF the Republican party in New
York.
Though the elder Wadsworth was
sound Wing" says the biographer. the
son. in what manner is not known-pos-
sibly through the visits to Geneseo Of
Prince John-became a Democrat. an
adherent OF Martin Van Buren,. and a
member OF the group known as Radicals.
in opposition to the Conservatives. or
Hunkers."
And again the chronicler refers 10 this
friendship as follows:
~ letter which is the fruit Of this
acquaintance between Wadsworth and
Van Buren, shows Wadsworth's political
attitude In the early 40's IL was written
at a white heat OF wrath on the arrival
OF the news that the Democratic coaven-
ton OF 1874, controlled by the pro-slavery
element OF the party had rejected Van
Buren, on account OF his opposition TO the
annexation OF Texas and had nominated
as it's Presidential candidate the insight
fcant Polk"
The impotence shown in this letter OF
what Wadsworth regarded as the AFRO
gance OF the Southern Democrats is the
first sign OF the working in him Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22

the same trail when he said that New
Workers talked very interestingly. and
during the course OF his stay here he had
found himself involved in the beginnings
OF many valuable conversations. The
curious thing. however. about all these
discussions was that they never ended;
they were always interrupted by new
one equally interesting
Another visitor TO these shores, fresh
from Florence, remarked not long ago
that she found herself unable TO indulge
In any emotion in New York longer than
a minute or two before being hurled into
another.
Poor foreigners! In spite OF the obstruc-
ton they form In ones daily life one can
not help occasionally feeling momentary
sympathy with them. Think or their
struggles to learn English from the blue
ribbon hurriers who never more than half
finish any or their sentences. OF course.
this Is a divine thing among fluent speak
ers. Given the cue OF sentence In the
conversation OF the sensible. understand
able New Yorker and you can fill out all
its phrases to the far distant period In a
fash. why, then, strain through II all
verbally? A sentence intelllgently begun.
followed by mutual glance OF recogni-
ton. and the whole idea has been safely
transmitted Brief. chaste and witty! But
the foreigner,
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ON SEMINARY RIDGE.

On the succeeding day Wadsworth's
command was in a strong position on
Seminary Ridge, and his men were not
called upon for such fierce hghting as on'
July /. An anecdote of this days lighting,
however, told by one Of his officers SHOWS
the bravery with which he was accus-
toned to encourage his men.
Lieutenant Colonel Krass' narra''
Mr.. Pearson. having returned from car
rying an order and not finding his corr
mander. was told that he was out IN
front OF the line, dismounted. The
ground was covered with trees and was
steep and rocky so the aid tells the
story now. 1 also had 20 dismount' ana
climbed the embankment and found the
general a short distance down the hDL
only one orderly with him. lie was un-
der a lively fire of rifles from both front
and rear, from enemies ana fHenaS'
Fortunately. IL was not difficult TO con-
vince him that he ought not to remain
there long; he said he wanted TO en-
courage the men"
So bitter was Wadsworths disappoin''
ment at the decision Of the corps COM
mander not to follow up and attack Less
army on it's withdrawal from Gettysburg
that. in the words Of Noah Brooks ne
newspaper correspondent he almost
shed tears" when discussing the escaps
of the rebel army"
Wadsworth now devoted several mon'hs
to aiding the government in its Efforts 70
care for the freedmen. especially IN 'ns
Mississippi Valley. a task FOR which inc
management of his own estates and his
experience at Upton's Hill had peculiarly
atsaI
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anti-s.avery spirit. which thereafter grew
with each succeeding year.
The split IN the New York Democracy
following the election Of Polk. tn ls'h
found Wadsworth an earnest leader IN
the radical wing called the "Barnburn-
ers" Mr. Pearson thus traces their ac-
tivities.
THE climax OF this remarkable move
ment I'm New York politics came In Au-
gust at Buffalo. when 1t coalesced with
similar independent movements In other
states. an having as their guiding princi-
rle opposition to the extension Of slavery,
and the party was formed which took for
IT'S motto the words. Free soil, free
speech. free labor and free men Here
was a gathering ~ men who. besides re-
ceiying and imparting that elevation Of
spirit and enthusiasm which are possible
when political issue has become blend
cd with moral issue. possessed leaders
with skill sufficient TO fuse together such
diverse elements as Freesoilers. CON
science Wings. Barnburners and Liberty
men. and TO bring them all TO agreement
on both platform and candidates. The
achievement OF this composite party In
New York on Election Day was doubly
gratifying: not only was the Democratic
vote divided, with the result that Cass
was defeated roth in the state and in the
Electoral College, but the number of
Democrats who voted for Van Buren, con
stituted more than half the party.
Though the Free Democracy as this
new organization called Itself, proved
but halfway house TO the party that
was To be permanently founded on the
principle Of opposition to the extension OF
slavery. there was nothing half way abou,
the experience It afforded to those who
participated In It's councils
Wadsworth continued TO lead the anti
slavery faction Of the Barnburners and
when the door OF their party's councils
was practically slammed I'm their faces
they nominated Fremont. the candidate
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Then there is the opera. The opera
sounds like a leisurely amusement. but,
on the contrary. II IL one OF the hurry
centres OF the city-one OF the places,
that Is, where one hurries so as to achieve
leisure.
Strangers at the opera are often star
tied by the sudden fare in the darkness
OF little electric lamps on the knees Of
those who are sitting beside them or I'm
front OF them. To one who is perchcd
I'm a high balcony at the side looking
down over the house there is somewhat
the same effect that one gets looking
down into a valley on a warm June even
ing when the frefies are about.
The opera people, however, are not
flashing their lamps for the decorative
effect, nor for the altruistic purpose OF
giving their neighbors something to en-
terrain them In addition TO the stage.
They are, I'm fact, reading their librettos,
and It is hard to estimate the number OF
minutes saved by doing this. II really
reduces by half the time ordinary people
devote to a single opera.
Instead OF porting over the libretto In
advance and then sitting through the
whole thing over again just for the sake
OF the music. one takes both at a gulp.
reading the story while the singing is 60
ing on.
OF course. one misses the acting. but
as a rule that is no great loss.
Some one who makes practice OF
reading the llbretto during the opera says
that, although she is likely to become so
much interested in the story that she for
gets to listen to the music, this is no
drawback, since it makes IL possible for
her to go to the same opera again and
find it practically new experience espe-
cially. as she says, she usually discovers
that she has forgotten the libretto, too
reading 1t in the atmosphere Of distrac-
ton that seems inevitable at the opera.
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TIME-SAVING DEVICES.

There are. for instance. the quick lunch
places for Office workers. Instead OF
poking over your meal for half or three
quarters of an hour. sitting lazlly at table
and watching waiter crawl about COL
lecting your food. you can dash into a
place where there IL no such thing as a
chair or table to trip over. toss off a
sandwich and a glass OF milk standing
and be out again IN FIVE minutes, with
nearly an hour to the good before the
whistle blows for work.
In that valued time there is a quantity
OF entertainment TO be got out OF stand
ing on the corner somewhere to watch
the girls go by. pausing before shop win
dows where pipes. patent Tazors, new
collar buttons or exercisers are being
demonstrated and then there is an oc-
casional safe-hoisting operation that may
be watched.
Who would have time to watch safe
hoisted IL he did not hurry over his lunch
and race through with his work? And
who again Will deny the humanizing eff
feet Of taking part in these chance incl
dents Of the streets7
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w couparison with New Workers no
one In the world knows how 70 hurry
- No one can. therefore, speak OF the
advantages 10 be gained through a con-
slant and systematic practice OF this
.,oda NJ living with so much authority as
.na New Yorker Who, therefore. can SO
veil give directions as TO how TO conouet
ore's self at the highest speed?
No one seems to know how all this hur-
wing started. 1t is hardly likely that II
was inherited from the Dutch settlers
soroe people explain IL merely by saying
that hurrying us in the air" But that Is
a rather abstract thought TO catch popu-
lar credence. Cynics have suggested tnat
II has been produced by the always Keen
or race for the enviOus greenback. But
why be cynical about the bonniest ana
most well meaning Of peopies7
1t seems more likely that the present
rate of speed In living is simply case
OF momentum which is the result OF rapid
transit. Who, for instance, can sit for
fifteen minutes in subway express, be-
ing hurled through chaos at the speed OF
a comet, without trying to keep up the
good work when he gets out and Is walk
ing from the station 10 his house? And
who. after straining like race horse
over the walk home. can sit down TO din
ner and keep his teeth from flying over
the meat and potatoes? After all, we are
not like kittens, who can gallop full TIT
over 10 the corner and fall down and go
to sleep, although the New Yorker does
often hurry TO bed in the early dawn
which. Il must be admitted, is the last
word In hUrrying.
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Emancipation by Lincoln, on an unequivo-
cal anti-slavery platform. He made
fiery and direct abolition speech" in
Cooper Union, over which "the radical
newspapers broke into a chorus OF ap-
plause." But there was a wave of re-
action sweeping across the voters Of the
state. owing 10 the inaction in which the
army had been kept and, where one or
two Union victories in battle might have
carried Wadsworth 10 an easy election,
the contrary policy enabled his opponent,
Seymour. to administer a crushing defeat
at the polls Wadsworths earnest desire
TO take the field was now complied with,
and he was assigned to the Army OF the
Potomac, under Burnside.
From this time on the remaining year
and a half Of General Wadsworth's life
was spent chiefly with the army in the
field. He was on the lines at Chancelors-
Vile, and on June u Of 1863 VAS on the
march with his division toward Gettys'
burg
The story OF Wadsworth's part in that
three-day slaughter IS knit with the his
tory of the war. That he led them in the
thickest of the fight is shown by the sim
ple statement that Of the $500 men whom
he had taken into battle in the morning
there remained to him at nightfall less
than 1900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22

-HE year 1918 celebrates the fiftieth
anniversary Of no historical event
Il so memorable as the battle OF Get
tvsburg I'm this semi centennial year OF
that great conflict there comes with pc
culiar appropriateness the first published
life OF James 5. WadSworth, Of Geneseo-
for some Of those gray waves Of men that
rolled across the Pennsylvania valley 10
register the high water mark OF the Con-
sedoracy. broke against Wadsworth and
his command.
The fame and achievements Of this
brevet major general Of volunteers-Who
was perhaps the greatest war hero that
the Empire state produced--are fresh and
green in the memories OF the grandfath-
ers now living in New York State For
the inspiration Of their grandsons it is
well that his admirable career has been
recorded IN a form that can be read by
every one. The life Of General Wads-
worth contains the picturesque story OF
landed country gentleman, man Of cult
Ure and, for his day. the unusual expert
ence Of years spent in European travel.
II shows him as philanthropist' anti
slavery partisan, volunteer general, mill
tary governor Of the District Of Columbia
candidate for Governor Of New York state
against Horatio Seymour In war time and
pre-eminently as the general VINO, COM
manding the 1st Division OF the LIST Army
Corps. distinguished himself 1T Gettys-
burg and later commanded the 9Th Divis-
ion of the 9Th Army Corps till his SOL
dier's death in the wilderness.
This volume. which has just been pub
ished by the Scribners. was compiled by
Henry Greenleaf Pearson, 10 whom the
wadsworth family offered every facility
at their disposal. so that the work sum-
rnarizes with authority the career Of their
eminent relative. General Wadsworth
was a man of solid, balanced character
such as is seldom found in these days OF
rapid change and fluid society. He was
the logical expression Of splendid family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
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New York's War Hero, Who Won Fame in
Many Fields Of Life, Had Career OF
Remarkable Interest, Leading
Incidents of Which Are
Here Recorded.

Of American land owners, public men and
soldiers.
With this endowment OF ancestry and
environment James Samuel the second
OF the five children OF James and Naomi
Wadsworth and the eldest son, was born
on October 80. 1907. He went TO Harvard,
read law in the Office OF Daniel Webster
and studied at the Yale Law School At
twenty-eight he was married to Mary
Craig Wharton. daughter OF a prominent
family Of Philadelphia Quakers and de-
scribed by John Lothrop Motley as the
most beautiful woman in the country
and as agreeable and accomplished as
beautiful"
The elder James Wadsworth died In
1874. and in the next fifteen years, says
Mr.. Pearson. acts affecting the general
welfare. together with his participation
in politics and, most OF all. the
geniality and simplicity Of his bearing
made James s. Wadsworth cit
izen whom all Western New York re-
garded with pride and untainted atec-
ton" He was fond of foreign travel, and
al one time took his entire family abroad
for an extended sojourn. During this trip
the family passed many pleasant days
at Vevey with John Lothrop Motley and
his family. The two men found each
other particularly sympathetic. for ooth
were men of enthusiasms, with no fono-
ness for cautious and tempered speech
and their views Of the approaching crisis
in the United States conceded. Ten years
later, when Motley heard OF Wadsworths
death. he wrote Of him as follows:
at always seemed TO me that he was
the truest and the most thoroughly loyal
American ! ever knew, and this TO my
mind is his highest eulogy. oiten
thought Of him and spoke OF him as the
true original type of the American gen
tleman-not the pale, washed-out copy OF
the European aristocrat.
1.-THE manner in which his character
expanded in those trying times. from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
STREET RAILWAY COMEDY.

Conductors on streetcars. for instance.
DELIGHTFULLY."- and entertainingly laconic as
they are by habit. when asked for dlrec-
tons and the like are usually too alb
sorbed to see the comedy OF their con-
versations with people who can speak
only six words OF English. and who In
spite Of that have the effrontery to want
to get or at some special place-not just
any place In general-and who ask for
directions. often the foreigner Is likewise
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streets, in conversation and the like.
The way they block conversation is no.
torious They seem to have so many
wandering interests and side lights that
they can seldom be either hushed up or
brought TO the point In less than half an
hour Indeed, newly arrived foreigners
are as exasperating a feature In the daily
run az a steam roller is on the Speedway.
There are many neat and interesting
devices and customs to be found In New
York. all of them based on the idea or
time saving, and they are made use OF
with the greatest eagerness. especially by
initiated hurriers At a glance one can
see how ultimate leisure is earned by
making a systematic use of them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
UNDER GENERAL GRANT.

But when on March %. 1855 Grant was
placed in command Of all the armies OF
the United States. the thought oil hs"r
ing under that leader not sparihs "a
conflict brought all Wadsworths os,u'
ardor back in full flood; in this hnal fol'
ward movement he longed TO bear par
TO lead once more into battle his IoVs'
brigades Of the old First Division ~
this end the splendid record when ne
and they had made at Gettysburg now
did him good advocates service %
the War Department ManlfestlN on
fighter such as he, as Grant said oil MN
later. was worth whole brigade Snu
IN the coming campaign there was 10 w
C.nIin.,sd nn seNenih nace.
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too absorbed to see the comedy ana 'nu'
the enjoyment is left entirely TO the o'"''
passengers on the car.
As far as speed goes. Europeans no.
every opportunity Of becoming cohFei sou.
with American ideas on this suoJec' 'O"s
before they come over here. 80 'he'e
very little excuse for their lack OF i'."'s
and physical agility when they mrs. ,'"s
Has not all Europe been refreshed iro'"
time to time by the deeds OF Ah'e''NN
hurriers there? The case OF the A"e..
can who saw" Paris I'm two hou's ""
dsliked II is now historic. Also o.
hears from time TO time OF the Two WV
stopped twenty minutes In Milan 70 nS,
luncheon and see the cathedral ahu ~,
after they had finished eatns' hSu ~.
time left TO race each other arou"u -
outside OF the famous house OF uou
light out for the train.
THE PAcE.sETTlNG AMERICAN
Then there are the Americans ~
Switzerland. who. not coh'en' ,o
merely climbing the peaks struse" 70.
them for speed records AND 80 o"'
stances crowd to mind. Once upOI p,y
time. long years ago, Mistress Meme 80
leaned around the world astride III" -
paper Pegasus. Perhaps II was sue 80,
started the globe trotters on tneH rs
for travel-speed records-and VINO
where II all will end? a.U,
stin. as the true New Yorker 49, and
life as he lives II in his own Guy .ss.
compares 1t with the life of other i ps' 10
nothing could persuade him to give ar
the delightful melee of Manhattan .,,oa.
longer than an enforced annual vao .s,od,
Those who do go away for long per'V ~
And that. whereas New York tsAe o,her
ones whole time automaticany' ,srow.
places have a distressing way Oh '"
ing one on ones own resources .,h
Every one knows what slra'n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
ART OF PERSONAL SPEED.

To strangers the art OF personal speed
as practised here seems unnatural and
hard to maintain. It's disadvantages APP
peal 10 them; to its advantages they are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-22
THE SLOGAN OF NEW YORK.

mo time! No timer You hear 1t
everywhere. 81 haven't time" 10 the
slogan OF New York.
II might fittngly be inscribed on the
banners that rs from the tall towers. 1t
really should be shouted by giant phono-
graphs set up in Battery Park to greet
incoming ships loaded with leisurely for
eigners AS II is now. 1t takes strangers
TO the city an lnconceivable time to gather
a proper momentum to fall In decently
with the life here.
II often takes them week or ten days.
and with the sluggish even longer. In the
mean time they are blocking traffic at
subway and elevated ticket Offices, In the
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curiously blind Few outsiders seem to
realize that to the one who knows how TO
get away with IT" hurrying is the latest.
up-to-date method Of being leisurely.
Would the uninitiated like 10 know how
to tell the experienced speeder from the
poor goat who merely initiates him by
dashing headlong at everything? One OF
the surest tests is to time a man when
he is telling you how busy he 10. The
amateur hurrier will simply yelp at you
that he is busy and will rudely turn
around TO his work again. The finished
craftsman, however usually devotes from
half TO three-quarters OF an hour to the
task OF describing TO you how he has time
neither for food nor frolic. His exposi-
ton will in all probability be a brilliant
one and will leave you with such colos-
sal idea of the affairs pressing upon this
hunted man that you will barely be able
to stagger out into the air afterward.
You are likely TO be so overcome that
you will have completely forgotten the
ten-minute business matter which you
went to discuss with this busy expert,
and which he did not have time to listen
TO.
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on seventh page.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-10-11
SOUTH sHAFTSBURY

Mrs. Horace Harris who has been
i'll, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Moon are
spending some time in New York
city.
Mrs. Lillian Foster of North Ben.
nlngton visited friends in town
Thursday.
Mrs. A. A. Collins was called TO
Hoosick Falls Thursday by the i'll.
ness OF Mrs. p. II. Lahany.
Mrs. Fred Dunn is spending a few
days in Green Mountain Valley with
her cousin, Mrs. Rose Stratton.
Don't forget that the Lend-A.Hand
VIII meet at the church next Mon.
day evening. BE sure to come and
help with the work.
Born, Thursday. Oct. 9, a slb. SON
Allan Seymour. to Mr.. and Mrs
Charles S. Everest. Mrs. Everest
was formerly Miss Clara Hawkins.
Have you heard about the Sock
Social that is to be held at the NJ
=. parsonage Wednesday night, Oct
10? Done forget to bring your
sock.
There vii lbe Garden Exhibit at
tle school next week of vegetables
The children have raised. Edward
toward is TO award the prizes. A
blue ribbon will denote first prize. a
yellow ribbon, second, and a blue
RIBBON, third. The public are invit-
ed to come to see the exhibit Tues.
day afternoon from until 5. The
children are DESTROYS of selling their
vegetables at this time.