And what wonderful
work it has been!
As Mr. Gladstone was born in Liverpool on the 29th of December, 1809, he
is now in his eighty-ninth year.
Since 1894, when his failing eyesight forced him to leave public life,
he has lived very quietly at his home in Hawarden.
But he has continued to take an active interest in public affairs, and
he has devoted himself to the studies in which he has had a life-long
interest. On several occasions, too, he has spoken out on subjects of
grave importance, showing his old-time vigor and courage.
His death would be a loss not only to England, but to the world at
large.
He has always taken a deep interest in the American Government and in
the American people.
In this country, "the Grand Old Man," as Mr. Gladstone has long been
called, is regarded with great admiration and affection.
An account of Mr. Gladstone's career will be published in a later number
of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD.
It will show why he is so highly honored as a statesman, a writer, and
as a friend of his fellow-men.
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Many readers of THE GREAT ROUND WORLD doubtless remarked the great
strike that took place in Chicago more than three years ago, and the
share in it of Debs, the political agitator, which led to his
imprisonment.
Within the past few months Debs has been busily engaged in making plans
to found a colony for unemployed men and women, where they will be
given opportunities of earning a living.
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