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The Chandler News.
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CHANDLER,OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY. SEPT. 18.18%.
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THE LATE W.H.SMITH.
HIS BUSY LIFE WAS BENEFICIAL
TO THE NATION.
}'.ntereil ( lion III* Work Wlirn >< Mr re
Hot — Dm rmled From I> 111«-It Itevolu-
tlonary Stork Ilia Couuet't Ion Wltli
the Auoi'luleil I'reaa.
HE death of Will-
iam Henry Smith
ended a long career
of usefulness and
honor. He was de-
scended from two
old New England
families. His fath-
er, William DeFor-
est Smith, who
born in Litchfield
county, Connecti-
cut, in 1805, was a grandson of Bethel
Smith, of Kent, who was a grandson of
the Rev. Henry Smith, a clergyman
well known in the Connecticut valley.
His mother was a daughter of Deacon
Story Gott, of Spencertown, Columbia
county, who was a lieutenant in the
army during the Revolutionary war.
and was descended from Daniel Gott,
who settled in the Connecticut valley
prior to 1690. The family was of Dutch
origin and came to America on account
of religious freedom. The parents of
Mr. Smith emigrated to Ohio and set-
tled on the Darby claim, in Union
county, in 1835, when he was about
two years old. he having been born in
Columbia county. N. Y., December 1,
1833.
Being of a studious turn of mind, Mr.
Smith had the best educational advan-
tages the state afforded. He was a
I h • accepted the office of collector of
i custom* at Chicago. During his term
.if office he was instrumental in bring
ing about many reforms in the cus-
toms department. In 1883 lie again be-
tarne actively engaged ill Associated
Press work. and. in January of that
year he effected a consolidation of the
New York and the Western Associated
Crew, taking the general managership
of the united systems, and became thus
charged with the responsibility of the
ik wn service of the entile Western con-
tinent. and the guiding power in a news
organization which, with Its working
i allies, encircled the globe. Mr. Smith
retired from the management of the
Associated Press in March, 1893.
In May. 1H92. Mr. Smith and his son-
in-law. Mr. Charles R. Williams, with
W. .1. Richards, purchased the interests
i of John H. Holilday and his two broth -
' • i> in The Indianapolis News, and Mr.
Williams became editor-ln-chief of the
paper, which position he still holds.
Mr. Smith, since his retirement from
i the management of the Associated
; Press, devoted much of his time to lit-
1 erary work, particularly political his-
I tor}. During bis earlier and busier life
I be had found time to do much work of
i this character.
He had been a close student of early
life in the Northwest, and as a histlo-
' grapher of the Northwest Territories
was probably without a compeer. His
crowning literary achievement of this
kind was bis edition of the "St. Clair
Papers." embodying the career of Qen-
1 era I and Governor Arthur of St. Clair, a
: work In two royal octavo volumes,
, which Is recognized by the best critical
authorities as one of the most import-
I ant contributions of the present gen-
eration to the early history of the Re-
I public. For Mr Smith's patriotic
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slowly nearirg completion. The dome day, in April. Ground was broken for
has received its topmost cap, which is the foundation in 1891, but it is safe to
165 feet from the ground. predict that another year will not see
It was thought that the monument the tomb completed. The above picture
would be ready to receive Gen. Grant's is from a recent photograph.
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bccame the assistant editor of a weekly
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tion of editor. At that time he was also
doing work for the Literary Review.
At the beginning of the civil war he
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much to strengthen the Government. \
Largely Instrumental in making John j
Brough Governor of Ohio, he afterward f
became the Governor's secretary, ami
later was elected Secretary of State,
being re-elected in 1866. When Mr
Smith retired from office, he becam-
the managing editor of the Evening ,
Chronicle. He was obliged, however,
to desist from such active work, on ac-
count of ill health.
In 1870 he became manager of th' j
Western Associated Press, with head-
quarters in Chicago. Several years
later, upon the personal request of
President Hayes, who had been hi.- j
close personal friend for many year*, |
labor in the preparation of this work
j the legislature of Ohio unanimously
voted him a resolution of thanks. He
\ at- also the author of the biography of
Charles Hammond, wrote several pam-
phlets and had contributed frequently
to American periodicals. While Secre-
tary of Slate of Ohio, he founded a
department of archives, a matter which
had been wholly overlooked since the
admission of the state, and he suc-
ceeded in recovering many valuable
papers, which are now on file in the
State House at Columbus. By his in-
vestigation In the British Museum, he
brought to light many unpublished let-
ters of Washington to Col. Henry
Bouqet, and showed that those which
were published by Jared Sparks were
not given correctly.
Mr. Smith also wrote a "Political
History of the United States," and re-
cently had been engaged on a life of
Rutherford B. Hayes, as the literary
executor of the dead president. His
association with Mr. Hayes, and the
confidential relations between them,
combined with his literary ability and
political knowledge, enabled him to do
this work probably better than any
other man could have done it. The
work, which, unfortunately, is prob-
ably not as complete as Mr. Smith
would have made it. had he lived, was
not only a carefully prepared and in-
teresting account of events In Mr.
Hayes' life and career, but was inci-
dentally a review of the political his-
tory of the country, particularly that
part of it connected with the recon-
struction period in the south. Advance
sheets of Mr. Smith's book were recent-
ly sent to Senator John Sherman of
Ohio, who said that the book promised
to be the most valuable digest of recent
political history ever written.
Mr. Smith lived at Lake Forest, near
Chicago, Where be bad an Ideal subur-
ban home The Rock#," a bouse of the
ccdonlal style. In beautiful grounds.
Hi* library was one of the largest and
most valuable In the country, and was
probably more complete In works on
the political history of this country
and England than any other private li-
brary. In all he had about 7,500 vol-
umes. besides innumerable pamphlets
and public documents.
THE YOUNGER DICKENS.
I ominonplace Nona mil Hit ii gin em of I ti®
Oreat Novellat.
It is only natural that the death of
Charles Dickens, Jr., has revived a
temporary Interest in his father alone
says an exchange. "Sad In the heri-
tage of a great name!" wrote George
W. Curtis in the "Potlphar Papers."
"We should dread to be born a Percy
or a Colontia or a Bonaparte. We
should not like to be the second duke
of Wellington nor Charles Dickens, Jr.
It is a terrible thing, one would say,
to a mind of honorable feeling to be
pointed out as somebody's son or uncle
or granddaughter, as if the excellence
were all derived." Curtis wrote this in
1855, when Charles Dickens, Jr., was
actually in existence indeed, he was
then a stalwart boy of 18 but had not
yet begun a career that was at once
handicapped and promoted by the fact
that he was his father's son. His abili-
ties were of the moderate order which
would at least have escaped opprobrium
If he hail represented only himself but
v. ould hardly have won for him the
editorship of "All the Year Round" had
ho not been the literary legatee of
CharleH Dickens. The younger Charles
leaves eight daughters, so the line of
descent is likely to continue and the
blood of the great novelist will keep
its hold upon eternity. But so far it
seems to have exhausted itself in the
great protagonist and after that bril-
liant flowering has run to seed. The
only writing done by the grandchildren
is typewriting, two of the girls having
an office in London. Of the sons of the
novelist two, despite the fact that they
were baptized Alfred Tennyson and
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens, are
plain, prodding real estate agents in
Australia. Henry Fielding Dickens is
a barrister of no special renown. Three
other sons died without giving a sign.
Of the daughters, Mary, the eldest, has
given absolute evidence of all lack of
literary ability by publishing some
novels of which the least said the bet-
ter. Kate, the second, was the only
brilliant offspring, but her talent took
the form of art rather than literature.
She married successively two artiste,
the last being Perugini. Sir John Mil-
la if was so great an admirer of Kate's
beauty that he painted her in his
famous "Black Brunswicker." He ad-
mired her talent sufficiently to give her
instructions in art. She has had nc
children.
I L'oloniea mill No Colon Uta.
What the French colonies covet above
all things are colonists. The need la
for more men. But in colonizing, as In
all other things, the factor of competi-
tion appears. Only a definite number of
I colonists leave Europe every year and
for them the colonies of the world in-
formally compete, offering this or that
advantage to the intending settler. Bill
one of the first things the colonist wants
lo know is whether living will be fairly
cheap In the place of which he Is think-
ing. "Can I get the things I want to
build my house and work my farm rea-
sonably cheap, and will the comforts I
shall want for myself and my family be
procurable at moderate prices?"
These are the sort of questions that
occur to the "balancing" colonist. But
as regards the French colonies a close
Investigation can prove only one thing
namely, that settlers in them are
handicapped by high tariffs and the
dear prices that follow high tariffs.
Hence the French colonies find It ex-
tremely difficult to attract colonists.
Italians, Germans and Englishmen who
are going to leave Europe find the
French colonies too dear, and even the
few Frenchmen who voluntarily "exile
themselves" prefer places where they
will not be pursued by the general tar-
iff. The result is that the French col-
onies are without colonists.—Spectator
all
j Although Arthur Sewall, the demo-
| oratic vice-presidential nominee, has
long been a national committeeman,his
a me outside of Maine has heretofore
: i «'n quite overshadowed by that of
hi- melodramatic son, Harold Marsh
Sewall, who was Cleveland's and Har-
lison's consul general to Samoa, and
who distinguished himself by transfer-
ring his party allegiance to the repub-
licans. The younger Sewall is more
: of an orator than his father. Father
j and son resemble each other physically,
j being men of medium height and sturdy
I physique, and each is a warm admirer
of the other.
Henry Ward neecher'a Hon*.
Henry Ward Beecher's sons are ln-
; teresting men, most of all the lawyer-
soil who recently secured his brother's
j acquittal in a celebrated case before
| a New York court. He is tall and
straight, with a stalwart form that con-
| trasts with his mother's diminutive
figure. Mr. Beecher is between 45 and
j 50, though his hair is white. He was
; an assistant district attorney under
Delancey Nicoll, and is a successful
lawyer. He is an enthusiastic wheel
; man, and is fond of microscopy.
'I lio \ aatneaa of Siberia.
| A graphic Idea of the immense size
i of Siberia may be gleaned from the
i following comparison: All of the states,
1 kingdom- principalities, empires, etc.,
<>f Europe (except Russia), and all of
; the United States. Including Alaska,
' ould be pla< >-d side by side in Siberia,
and y but little uiore than cover that
immense -ountiy.
IT IS A MODEL ASYM .M
WISCONSIN STATE INSTITUTION
FOR THE INSANE.
I- fforta Made I o (ure Fv*rjt ( M<«i llroniflit
1 liar*—It la Therefore Conducted on
a Widely Different I'Uu from Other
Ketreata
(Oshkosh Letter.)
HAT is known as
the Wisconsin H}s
tern of caring for
the insane Is at-
tracting the atten-
tion of physicians,
l j | l. i- | philanthropists and
Jm - — 1 people engaged in
I \ts\ the care of depen-
v dent classes
throng h out the
country. The ordi-
nary method of caring for the insane
consists in buildiug large establish-
ments which contain from 500 to 2,500
inmates. It is very common In many
states to have asylums that hold 1,200
and 1,500 patients. In these great asy-
lums the at ute and chronic are mingled
to a greater or less extent. It often
happens that there are patients In these
asylums who have been Inmates for
twenty years. It was formerly sup-
posed that the mingling of the acute
• nd chronic insane was beneficial from
n psychological point of view. It Is
method of locking a patient in nis room
I for the night no longer obtains. In the
old days the at endants shaved the pa-
tients in the wards. A barbershop ha-
been opened up In the basement, where
skillful tonsorlal artists attend to the
wants of the household.
a most recent departure Is the intro-
j duct ion of a hospital school, where
arithmetic, geography, writing, spelling
nd I'nlted States history are taught.
Think of insane patients going to
m liool, and apparently not only ac-
quiring benefit from the commingling
and the arousing of thought, but ac-
tually enjoying It. A professional
teacher is employed, n regular program .
gone lu"«y«eh wi'Jy e reeultt thus
far olita. Ai c« that Ma
may form thi- ..*«!•< of a revolution in
insane hospital management. Each
day, too. in the main dining-room,
which also constitutes the auditorium
of the institution, literary and musical
cxerclnes are had. being participated in
generally, or at least listened to by the
patients. Dr. Gordon, who for years
has made mental phenomena a study,
believes that if he can divert the minds
of his patients from the iporbld, vision-
ary and unreal Images and subjects
that now fill them the battle is won.
Therefore, his whole struggle is along
that line. It Is only fair to him to say
that he has accomplished wonders in
his short Incumbency. In all his ef-
forts he is ably seconded by his wife,
an estimable and handsome woman,
whose natural kindliness prompts her
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NORTHERN HOSPIT.
now not generally believed that the
mingling of the acute and chronic In-
sane benefits either class. It Is not
generally believed that locking up a
man who has been insane for .1 short
time only with one who has been In-
sane a long time has any remedial in-
fluence upon either one. The Wiscon-
sin idea is to abandon these mammoth
institutions and to keep the chronic
insane, the majority of whom are In-
curable, away from the more recent
cases.
There are in Wisconsin twenty-two
county asylums for the chronic insane,
which are scattered throughout the
state, and two state institutions for the
treatment of the recent ca«es of In-
sanity. One of these Institutions, the
Northern Hospital for the Insane, is
located near this city. At this Institu-
tion a number of modifications of for-
mer methods of treatment have recent-
ly been introduced, and a vigorous ef-
fort is being made to make this institu-
tion a genuine hospital, leaving out all
asylum features, a true hospital being
a curative institution and an asylum
merely a house of refuge.
The writer recently visited this insti-
tution and was shown over the estab-
lishment bv Dr. W. A. Gordon, the new
superintendent. Among many other
Improvements made during the last
year has been the introduction of a
congregate dining-room, where patients
take their meals In one large room,
instead of in the wards, as in former
days. Two Turkish bathrooms, one for
th« men, and one for the women, have
also been put Into the institution. Pa-
tients are no longer washed in the old-
fashioned tub baths, but are given
scrub and shower baths and are ren-
dered fresh and cleanly by being placed
upon a table and scrubbed after the
manner adopted by all Turkish baths.
The diet of the patients has been
materially changed from former times.
Strong tea and coffee are no longer
given, but in their place large quanti-
ties of milk are used. Patients are ac-
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SUPT. W. A. GORDON.
corded a greater variety of vegetable
diet and not so much meat as formerly.
Every week there is a picnic, where
good music is furnished, and dancing is
indulged in. Refreshments are served
after. The popular magazines of the
day are much more liberally supplied
than heretofore. Bus rides are used to
•a large extent, and are supposed to
have a helpful influence. The disposal
of the sewage has been materially al-
tered. Considerable attention has been
given to promoting the comfort of the
employes. A separate dining-room has
been fitted for them, also a reception-
room for their especial benefit. Inunc-
ions of oil and massage treatment
aave been Introduced and form a prom-
inent feature in the treatment of the
insane. A very humane feature is the
leaving of the doors '>• the patients tin
locked at night nd !.- night forte has
been increatieil i tha' the ancient
W. FOR THE INSANE.
io many noble and alleviating acts
aniong the fortunate unfortunates that
the Wisconsin Northern Hospital shel-
ters.
FOR THE MINISTRY.
Tlie Stuff That <>oo«l Men Are Said IS
lie niMde or.
Lobly had a troubled look when he
i ulled on the minister that day and
.isked for a few minutes' conversation,
ays the Detroit Free Press.
"What can i do for you, Brother
Lobly?" asked the parson, in sympa«
t het ic- tone.
"It's about that boy Robbie of mine.
I'm afiaid he's Incorrigible, though
he'i kind-hearted and seems over*
whelmed with remorse when he ha.1
done anything wrong."
"There is always hope for a boy ol
that disposition, Brother I/)bly."
"I hope so, but I'm pretty well dls*
(.maged. Last week 1 went up to th*
inland with Mrs. Lobly and left him at
home with Ills little brother. They
put In part of the time playing blind
man's buff and Willie ran iuto a stand,
hurting one of his teeth. Robbie at
once made an examination and told
Willie that If the tooth was not pulled
lockjaw would set in. Robbie got an
old pair of pinchers and after a great
struggle extracted the tooth, a fine
front one. His only excuse was that
he proposes to be a dentist some day?"
"Did you punish him, Mr. Lobly?"
" Severely. One evening he came
home from school ami had his report.
Everything was good but his deport-
ment, and I asked him 'vhat was the
j matter with that? He replied that ho
| had a habit of putting his foot on the
iailing when in (lass and that the
teacher always gave him a mark for
that. I saw her and found It was true,
but the young rascal had told her that
; it was hereditary and that it was the
j way his father always stood in front
of a bar. Think of that and I never
I go near a saloon. Again "
No use of further details, Brother
Lobly. I know your son better already
than you do. I was just such a boy.
You must get his energies turned in
the right direction and then bring him
tip for the ministry. He will make a
mighty worker In the vineyard."
"Well, parson. If that is the kind of
material they make preachers of it's a
puzsle to me why there are not more
men in the pulpit than in the body of
j the church."
Fl'li Kiting Ilia Mnadoa (>raa«.
A rancher, whose place is on the bot-
tom along the Willamette slough, be-
low Holbrook station, was in the city
yesterday to find out whether he had
any recourse against the United States
fish commission for introducing carp
into the rivers in this section. He says
iliese fish are destroying his meadows
by eating his grass and grubbing up
the roots. As the water overflows his
meadow the carp follow it up in thou-
, sands, the small ones, weighing about
three pounds pushing their way up
where the water Is only three inches or
so in depth and clearing off all vege-
tation. so that when the water recede®
he will have mud flats In the place of
meadows. He says that while looking
i at the fish eating his grass on Sunday
he got so mad that he took off his shoes
and stockings and went out into the
shalllow water and attacked them with
a hoe. He tlashed a lot of them in
two, but when the drove became
alarmed and made for deep water they
bumped against his shins and cam**
near knocking him off his feet, and
his ankles are all black and blue from
the thumping he got As for driving
the carp away, he says ho might as
well have tried to sweep back the rise
of the Columbia with a broom — Moru
lug Oregon!aii
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