CONTENTSI. [CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH]II. [IN PUBLIC LIFE]III. [ABRAHAM LINCOLN]IV. [GENERAL GRANT]V. [ROSCOE CONKLING]VI. [HORACE GREELEY]VII. [RUTHERFORD B. HAYES AND WILLIAM M. EVARTS]VIII. [GENERAL GARFIELD]IX. [CHESTER A. ARTHUR]X. [GROVER CLEVELAND]XI. [BENJAMIN HARRISON]XII. [JAMES G. BLAINE]XIII. [WILLIAM McKINLEY]XIV. [THEODORE ROOSEVELT]XV. [UNITED STATES SENATE]XVI. [AMBASSADORS AND MINISTERS]XVII. [GOVERNORS OF NEW YORK STATE]XVIII. [FIFTY-SIX YEARS WITH THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY]XIX. [RECOLLECTIONS FROM ABROAD]XX. [ORATORS AND CAMPAIGN SPEAKERS]XXI. [NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS]XXII. [JOURNALISTS AND FINANCIERS]XXIII. [ACTORS AND MEN OF LETTERS]XXIV. [SOCIETIES AND PUBLIC BANQUETS] INDEX [not included]