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From every remote corner of theglobe the cables of condolence swept in; every printed sheet inChristendom was filled with lavish tribute; pulpits forgot his heresiesand paid him honor. But he had hard luck, too, foranother carbuncle developed at Melbourne and kept him laid up for nearlya week. He said that nobody could call the president of the ErieRailroad a fool, yet Ward had beguiled him of eight hundred thousanddollars, robbed him of every cent of it. I know a man that I would load up with it pretty early.

And if he is a swell invalid who isn't obliged to depend uponparks for his country air he can drive inside--if he owns his vehicle. When I hear the music I shallknow that they are starting. Those who read it were likely to go back and read theRecollections, and a new appreciation grew for that masterpiece. We are a World Power; we cannot get out of it now, and we must make the best of it.