Henry Clay At Sixty-five

In an article on "When Henry Clny Said Farewell to the Senate," on March 31, 1842, af ter thirty-six years iu nulilic Hfe, John l- Ooyle, in the September Ladies' Home Journal, presente this graphic pen-picture of the "Great Commoner,1' whose . idship he enjoyed foi many yeará: "Mr. ('l.-iy (In 1842) was 65 years old, at the vt'ry zenith of hls great popinarity. the notable, ceatnal figure in the arena of p wj staten shlp. More than sis C all, slei . graceful and comniiandlng, he was the personlfication of dlgnltj iring. lic was a p raster of th language, tne and ure, and possessed of a voie ■ ts volume and ra and il 3 to expresa vi-yy of feeling of passion of tb soul. Deep, full-toned and Modi it was indeed lV nt of eontrolllng tlie feelings of I vrho listenede ro its vaxying cadenees and exquislte modulations. Au admirhig biographer adds to an analysis of Mr. Olay as an orator: 'Iiis nio.irh large and prominent, upper lip working quietly, or in agony, as occasions require; hls eyes resting In calraue33, or beaming with lively emotion, or sparkling witli stronir feeling, or üashing with high passion like the thunderbolts of heaven in the darkness of stornv.s; liis long anus hanglng easj i,' hls side, or outstretdied, or uplifted, or wavlng wlüi grace, or strikUlg with the veliemcnec of passion, iiis fingere poinüng where his thoughts direct.' As in orator he dréw npon his every resource to chama allke the ear and eye] and was nnquestlonably the most fáeclnatlng public speaker of his day and generation." City Treasurer Seyler reeenüy sent out postal cards advising the recipients that they had been assessed eertuin amounts for sewei purposes u District Xo. G. The cards stated tiini the aniount would draw interest at 'j per cent. after September 6th. Some people :hve been kicking because they (lid not reeeive the cards until the Oth inst., tut the fact of the matter is that the city treasurer is under no obligation to send out notices at all, he having done so simply for an accommoilation.