Years afterward, in company with Col. Zeb. Ward, I was going through the Arkansas penitentiary. Near the wall I observed an oldish man washing a buggy. He had a familiar look, in spite of his stripes, and I spoke to Colonel Ward concerning him. “He is known as Commodore Sassafrac,” said the Colonel. “He got up a great land scheme down in the bottoms—told the negroes that he had the management of the great Mexican war land claim. Seventy million acres were set aside for the colored citizens, and all they had to do was to show an order from the Commodore, which he gave for five dollars apiece.” I went up to him and spoke. He looked at me. I reminded him of the _Nashville Evening Mail_. “Ah,” said he, “I am pleased to meet anyone from the glowing past. Back upon that time I look with fondness. Your great journal made life worth living.” [Illustration: DAVID BISPHAM, One of the great stars of Grand Opera, who devotes a few weeks of his time each season to lyceum work. The fact that an artist of Bispham’s standing can be brought to the platform, is one of the strong evidences of its phenomenal development. ] [Illustration: DR. THOMAS E. GREEN. Dr. Thomas E. Green, whose lecture, “The Key to the Twentieth Century,” has been so widely and favorably commented upon by the Press of the Country within the last year, will add a few Southern cities to his platform itinerary, the coming season. ] [Illustration: MISS CLYDA B. REEVES, of Whitewright, Texas, one of the brightest and most promising aspirants for platform honors, among Southern young women. ] TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES 1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings retained as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.