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much of the foresight in purchase and genius in matings that 

 brought Meadow Lawn to the fore. 



The panic of 1893 robbed Mr. Clarke of most of the fruits of 

 his labor, only a few cutover lands and his herds being saved. 

 Out of these, however, he once more builded himself a property. 

 Mr. Clarke was a man of great reticence and few knew his inner- 

 most soul and secrets. He shrank from publicity and the thou- 

 sand-and-one acts of charity he performed were seldom credited 

 to him. His death on June 29, 1912, robbed his state of a public 

 benefactor and an indefatigable citizen. 



