Show Twilight of a Sage It was as with keen regret that the I host of friends and admirers of oC Ed Howe of oC Atchison Kan famed 1 Safe SaCe of Potao II Hill ill read a few days ago aso that he would law down his trenchant pen because of or his almost complete loss los of sight I At the same pame time these friends and admirers will receive the an- an announcement announcement an announcement of his retirement with witha a certain amount of as asit asit asit it seems inconceivable that the products of or Ed Howes Howe's brilliant mind will ever eyer be kept entirely out of print so long as he lives or is isable isable bable able to dictate his thoughts Edgar Edg-ar Watson howe is 82 years old and h had v been associated with printers printer's ink for 70 years having begun hi his apprenticeship as a printer al ai the the age of 12 At 19 he was pu of oC a n newspaper and front Crom 1877 to HIll 1911 he be was editor and publisher of tho the Atchison Globe He Ho is also the author of oC more than thap a score of books Sinco Since 1911 he ho has been e editor and publisher oC of W V Hows How's Monthly a periodical which he whimsically whimsically cally chai as being de- de devoted devoted de devoted voted t information and cud indig- indig Ur writings have shown griat gr at versatility and a deep dc-cp under under- under of human nature Kindly advice advice- advice humor bitin biting sarcasm and homely philosophy flow low from his gifted peD with equal facility In the twilight of ot his hi life he ha is ise esteemed and beloved by count count- countless countless Ices count less thousands who have been in- in instructed in instructed entertained and chastised by the written products of or hIs genius |