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MURDER OF CARFIEL1) )
Ex-Senator Ingalls Bccalls the Deadly 1'oud
and Tragedy of Eighty-One ,
IT FILLED THE COUNTRY WITH SORROW
Last Word ) ! of the Dying President Were
Those of Forgiveness ,
MARTYR'S LIFE AND LESSONS IT TAUGHT
Sorry for Oonkling and Willing to Make
Peace with Him.
FORECAST OF STATESMEN OF THE FUTURE
Whom Hi" Orcnt Mfin of tlio Twentieth
Century Arc to Coino I'roin V luo
of n rodlnrco Some Vivid
L'cn ricturci.
[ CofyrtaMfil , / , ] \
The world lias had few leaders who wort
born In the purple. Its real kings Imro no )
boon the : wns ot kings. Its Napoleons have
not descended from monarchs. The founder ;
era of tta philosophies huvo not been the
children ot philosophers , nor of Its dynasties
the heirs of cinporora. The framcrs of the
creeds , the Inventors of the faiths and re
ligions of the rncQ Imro uomo from the mail'
gcr , the forgo and the carpenter's bench ,
and not from the church. The great cap *
tains have not sprung from warriors , and
those who hare composed the dramas , writ
ten the lyrics and pronounced the orations
thai arc Immortal , have Inherited nvlthci
their passion nor their eloquence. A pedl
Rrco may bo gratifying to pride , but It Is nol
consoling to ambition.
Those who greatly succeed arc not always
these of whom success could bo predicted
7t is sometimes said in explanation ol
the caprices of destiny that circumstance !
inalio heroes and that chance favors tho'vle
tor. But the rovcrso is true. Men tnaki
circumstances. Ono seizes the opportunity
that Is offered to all. In the domain of lav
' there can bo no accidents. Every man goc :
to his own piaco. Village Hampdcns-
mute Inglorious Chiltons arc myths. Then
nro no great men lying In ambush or lurkliu
privily.
The epitaph and eulogy abound In lamia
tlon of sclf-mado mon. There nro no others
JVH men who arc made at all are self-made
Books mul schools cannot inako mon. Col
leges , universities and professors afford met
the opportunity to make themselves. Learn
plng can make a pedagogue , knowledge cai
make a pedant , buta man makes himself
INO ouo docs the utmost of which he Is capa
bio except under the spur and thongof neces
lty. Poverty may be inconvenient and in
tolerable , but ho who is born poor is for
'unalo. The leaders of thought , busincs
and society In the coming generation wil
not bo the gilded youth of 18K1 faring sumptu
ously every day. The Bankers , railroa <
presidents , statesmen and plutocrats ot tin
twentieth century will be the sons of thi
farmers and laborers , who are strivlni
against formidable obstacles and privation
to enter in at the straight gates.
Men of Humble Origin.
To discriminate among tho-living would b
ungracious , but If wo Inquire who amen ;
the Illustrious sons of the republic have mos
jimffacably stamped their mark upon our In
. .Ultutions and shaped the destinies of th
i nation thn answer would include few wh
' -were favored by birth or fortune. Washing
ton seems Ilka an exception , but his nn.tlvit ;
-was humhlo.his youth was spent In toll ani
his great wealth , which made him the rich
cst man in the country , eamo largely by In
horltanco.
Lincoln and Jackson , among the presl
dents , Clay , Webster and Douglass , amoni
the statesmen of our llrst century , Grant
Groeley , Wilson , Governor Morton , Shcrl
datr , Governor Andrew , Lloyd Garrison
Slovens , and the men who directed thocnei
glos of the country in that momentou
period from 1860 to 1830 , were all of humbl
origin with no hcritago but an hono.it name
Garflold emerged from au ohscunty as pr (
found , and reached an elevation ns loftj
and it Is perhaps not too much to claim thn
ho succeeded less in splto of his dlsadvani
ages than on account of them.
They were the wings whnrowith ho soarci
The defects of his early tralnlngand scholai
ship , the laborious and stringent poverty c
his youth , the arduous avocations of hi
early manhood , thauuostcntatiussimplicit
of his later life were all favorable to his fo ;
tunes. They kept him on a level wltli th
great masses of people who rule ami enable
him to interpret their purposes with pn
phnU" accuracy.
Garllcld entered the junior class <
Williams college September , 18T > 4 , at the aj
of t l , Ho came with three companions fro
illratn academy , Oliio , attracted by the fan
of Mark Hopkins , then at the scroi
morldian of his great powers as a philosoph
teacher. His reverence for the characti
and genius of this great and good man wi
notable , and ono ot the llrst public acts afti
his Inauguration in the gathering gloom <
ntwlllght on that melancholy March day wi
" < U ) receive In the past room of the uxecuti\
Inanslon at Washington Urn venerable e :
.president and a delegation of Willlan
alumni , to whoso address of congratulatic
' ho made a feeling response which scenic
touched with prophetic sadness , as if ho n
ready perceived the shadow of the rapid !
approaching disaster that was so soon to et
nls career. "Kor a quarter of a century
said ho , "Or. Hopkins has scorned to mo
man apart from other men , standing on r
intellectual and moral mountain peak , 01
" bodying in himself much of the majesty <
earth , and rollectlng In his noble life som
thing of ttio sunlight and glory of heaven
OurDitlil lit
In college Garlleld immediately took hif
rank , though not the highest as a suhola
Ho identlllod himself actively with the i
llglous forces which wore so active at th
time In the history of the college , but the
was nothing of gloomy bigotry or formal n
ceticism about his religion. He nuvcr he
himself aloof from the 'society of intolllgc
and vivacious sinners while enjoying tl
fellowship and communion of the saint
Like most bright youths he wrote allcgi
txiotry , Bomu of which was resuscitated ill
ing tlio campaign of 1880 by injuillelo
friends or covert foe.s. He was ono of tl
editors of the William1) Quarter !
and participated In the exercises
the literary society , the leetu
room , the campus and the chain
with zeal ami affability. In debate and dc
tarnation ho was particularly active ai
pave promise of strong and effective but n
brilliant oratory. He was fervid , luiagin
tlvo , Impasiitonahh ! , sincere , with acute se
slbllitlos and clean impulses , jocular ai
sanguine , excessively human , lacking en
emphasis , tenseness of llhur and the cap ;
Uyta&ayuo. In his youth's bright Icxlc
this word was oxpuupcd. His rccoptlvll
love of approbation and dciire to please we
S so active that his attitude was habitual
affirmative. Forecasting destiny Is a favi
Uo recreation with undergraduates , and t
predictions of his companions assigned Gi
Held to the sucrcd desk or the professo
chair. There was no prophecy of | > ollti <
distinction or martial renown.
A I'm I'lcturc * .
At the close of his junior year , in tint su
mcr of ISKi , he delivered an oration on t
chapel stage before the "Adclphle nnloi
Dy ono of those nubile and Inexplicable p
cesses of instantaneous brain photograp
the 111m of memory retains a momentary ,
dellblo glhnpao of the orator of ! M , the broi
bony fnimo hanlenixl by toll on tl o low pa
and at the carpenter's bench , the rustle i
pare ! , Saxon hair and hues , with uiirthi
gleam beneath a dome t > omowhat Shai
spcarcaum its expanse ; gestures mechanic
without tluxiblllty , but suggestive of ru
strength and power ; lower profile scnsuc
and protrusive , \vhoihur In speech or rcpo
Eighteen years later , after service in li
congresses , uv had changed almost boyo
reeoRnlllon ! sloutor nnd dnrkor , with n
weary to < ip a * if bent With vrflftht of
thought nnd earn. Hut thu old , cordial , effu
sive manner remained , a familiar , exuberant
freedom' , with none of the elaborate restraint
supposed to bo Inseparabln from urban life
and tochnmctcrlro the politician , the cour
tier and the man of the world. Indeed , to
thu last , It was apparent that Uarflcld was
country born. In his voice , Im walk , his
manners there was an Indefinable something
that was redolent of woods and Holds rather
than salons , diplomacy , statecraft and boule
vards ; a splendid rusticity which disclosed
unmistakably the blood ot the generations of
tellers and farmers from whom ho sprung.
Montiil unit Logical , Not lluiniirnu * .
Ho was too magnanimous for a great par
liamentary lender ; too generous nnd relent-
ln& to disarm antagonists. In running de
bate ho was less successful than In the for
mal discussion of great questions alter de
liberate study and preparation. Hero ho
was not surpassed among American orators.
His strong , penetrating voice pitched In the
middle key , resonant , nasal and mcUlllc , at
tracted attention , nnd hUalrof dlgnltlcd sln
ccrlty nnd cnndor commanded respect. His
early speeches were llorld , abounding in met
aphor and historic and classical allusions ,
but finding audiences intolerant of this em
bellishment ho cultivated a style ot una
dorned simplicity and became a master of
the art of clear , condensed and precise state
ment of points nnd conclusions. Ho was not
destitute of wit and humor , but resisted thu
damrerous temptation to make audiences
laugh. Nothing ! s so fatal to eminence ns
the jester's cap and bells. Men prclertobo
amused and entertained rather than In
structed , and If an orator wears the medley
they become Impatient if ho wears anything
else. Samuel S. Cox is an Illustration of thu
perils and hazards to reputation that attend
badinage , fiicotlousncss and Jeu d'esprlt.
This eminent man possessed superior schol
arship , industry , application and the highest
social qualities. Many of his speeches ex
hibit extraordinary learning and eloquence.
Ills public service was long and honorable ,
but his really great powers were obscured
hyhlsfnmaas a wag ami pantaloon. Had
he never set the table in a roar lie would
have occupied that higher niche which ho
deserves in the estimation of mankind.
Itollovoil lln Would lie 1'rosldptit.
Garlleld for many years thought that some
tlmo he would be president. He was a fatal
ist and believed In destiny , but it seems
probable that ho did not at llrst anticipate
nor expect the nomination in ISSOat Chicago.
Ho was a delegate to the convention pledged
to the fortunes of another candidate. A citi
zen of Ohio was then in the presidential
chair and the selection of his successor from
the same state was unlikely. In conversa
tion with two friends who jocularly tendered
him the standard In May previous ho cast
the horoscope , nnd said that his accession was
possible thereafter , but not for many years to
come. To those who remember that inter
view it seems Incredible that within less than
eighteen months he was nominated , elected ,
Inaugurated and slntn ! History will acquit
him of pcrlldy and the betrayal of trust , as
It has exonerated John Aldeu of baa faith to
Miles Htandish , hut the complication was un
fortunate and cast ominous shadows upon the
campaign that followed.
On his return to Washington a reception
was tendered him. He stood in the balcony
of the Hlggs house beneath a blaze of elec
tric light. He seemed to have reached the
apex of human ambition. Ho was then a
member of the house of representatives ,
United States senator-elect from his native
state and the candidate of his party for thu
presidency. Such an accumulation of hon
ors had never before fallen on an American
citizen. A vast multitude , curious , cold and
apathetic , thronged the intersecting streets ,
composed of the friends of Blainc , who were
Indifferent , and the friends of Grant , who
were sullen. They listened in silence to his
brief response to the address of congratula
tion. The shadow of the coming eclipse
darkcd the sky and chilled tlio souls of men.
There wore giants in those days and for a
, imo they were in doubt whether they would
tot leave Gartleld to bo seethed like a kid in
ts mother's milk. He was timid , appro-
lensivo and depressed. Negotiations were
pencil , conferences held , treaties made by
.ho . high contracting parties , alliances of-
'ensivo and defensive entered Into by which
if tcr a hostile campaign unusually squalid
tnd stercoraceous , ho was elected. Ho owed
: nuch to the efforts of Grant and Conkling ,
ivho were at the head of ono of thu two
great factions into which the party was
.lien divided , between which ho was com-
lolled to choose , for their differences were
rrceoneilnblo. In making Blaine the chief
> 'f his cabinet he alienated allics'to whom ho
ivas under equal if not greater obligations
nd precipitated a crisis that a more saga-
ious politician would have averted.
I'liino'.ix Kcimto Deadlock.
Tlio extraordinary4 session of the senate
mmodlately followed his inauguration , with
ts "deadlock" over the the organization , the
'Hrginia ombroglio , and the stalwart and
alf-broodibattlo between the partisans of
Ulalno and Conkling in Now York concern
ing the distribution of the patronage in that
state. A committee of seven republican
senators , derisively known as "tho com
mittee on public safety , " was designated to
arrange some basis of compromise and ad
justment between the belligerents , but ttie
estrangement was chronic and complete. Its
secret sessions were held in the room of the
committee on Indian affairs , where for four
hours ono lovely spring afternoon Colliding
with no other auditors rehearsed the his
tory of- Now York polities , the terms of the
treaty at Mentor and ttio intrigues and
machinations that followed the election , in a
dramatic soliloquy of' absorbing interest and
instinislty.
As the tragedy deepened Garflold appeared
feverish and Irresolute. Hu seemed not so
much a rock against which the billows vainly
dashed with hafllcd roar as a disabled ship
drifting to and fro in the tempestuous tu
mult ot winds and waters , Ho felt the
strain of the Inconsiderate , importunate
mob of place hunters which , ho said , surged
through the reception room "like the volume
of thu Mississippi river ! " Hxccutivo duties
were irkaomo.to him. Durlt.g his publlu life
lie had little to do with patronage and now
ho could attend to little else. His love of
justice compelled him to hear all sides of
every uucstion. His mind was so receptive
that lie perceived the force of arguments
from all directions. Ho hesitated to decide
between selfish contestants and halted be
tween two opinions until his attitude resem
bled vacillation. His nature was so gener
ous tlint tie instinctively rushed to thu sup
port of thu vanquished , whether enemy or
friend. This trait in his character was
strikingly manifested while ho lay on his
deathbed at Hlbernon after thu termination
of the senatorial struggle at Albany. Ho
heard ot the election of Lapham and though
the chief victim of that memorable episode
ho said with great earnestness , "I am sorry
for Conkling. J will grant him any favor he
may ask or give him any appointment he may
desire ! "
Power llrokim.
For an instant during the preliminary con
test Garlicld appeared to triumph. The
senate became restive under the long delay
and gave indications of revolt against the
traditional ' 'courtesy "of that body , by which
the will of two senators from a state could
defeat a presidential nomination. The Im
pregnable phalanx ot Conkling was about to
break. Having canvassed tlio legislature
which was then In session , and huing
assured of his return , ho resigned to avoid
the ignominy and humiliation of defeat ,
with the expectation of being promptly reelected -
elected to continue his war faro on the ad-
ministration. Ills ambition was frustrated ,
the obnoxious nominations were continued ,
and ttio senate adjourned.
It is a singular illustration of the influence
which uneonsUlered triilcs so often exert in
the affairs ot men that at one time during
thu extra session a compromise between
Coupling and thu administration was ncarl.v
arranged , Certain concessions wore nude
by which thu pieces on the board were to
bo shuffled into a new combination ,
Conkling said , "he would go into the
cloak room and holn his nose" while the
details were carried out. That evening IK
executive session the nomination of u post
master at Albany , a partisan of Conkllng's ,
was called up and conllrmud without objec
tion , When Garllcld was informed of till :
action , suspecting duplicity , and that ho waite
to be tricked by the piecemeal coutlrmatlut
of Conkllng's friends , leaving the half
breeds unacted upon by adjournment , hi
withdraw all except thu obnoxious namei
and precipitated thu crisis which culininatei
hi the bullet of Gultoau.
That t'atul July Murnluc ,
The morning of July 'J , 1S31. Garllcld drovi
from thu white house after breakfast dowi
Pennsylvania avenue , to take the train fo
WlUlamstown , to observe with nis class
mates the liTith nnnlrersary of their gradua
tiou. lllaino accompanied him. No ruler o
subject ou earth seemed safer than he. H
wa * furtUlud uud eulrcuchcd iu the uffuc
36-inch lodale Muslin
You know the regular price ,
10 yards to a customer.
About 75 Boys' ' Suits
Odd sizes , all wool , sizes 4
to 14 years , former price $3 to $10
Wo publish the first lending
ono hundred iminca only , this
morning1 ,
Rov. T. J. Mackoy.
Loads.
Miss R.OSO Brady.
Teacher , Dodge Street
School , Second.
1. R.OV. T. J. Mnckey , in
2. Rose Brady , t
3. , T. W. Tlllotson , o
4. U. C. Davis , c
5. Alfred Clark , c
0. May Hoftmi , t
7. Uuv , P. Crane , ra
8. Kov. M. Franklin , m
0. Rov. J. P. D. Lovd , m
10. Miss E. A. Alcxnndor , t
11. Edw Il'iinpahlro ' , f
12. Mini Lohmor. t
13. Julia Nowcomb , t
M. Anna Fees , t
16. Mr. Anderson , o
10. Adn Uoptiur , t
17. Rov. Turkic , m
18. P : J. Corcoran , c'
10. Kov. W. P. Helling , m
UO. Rov. S. W. Kutlor , m
21. Rov. .1. Williams , in
22. Mike ColToy. o
23. Claru Elder , t
24. Rov. T. E. Cramblott , m
23. .Tmnos Cook , c
20. Father McCarthy , m
27. John Woodruff , c
28. Rev. Murray , m
29. Rov. Duryon , ra
30. Mary At tor , t
31. H. E. Gun nor , c
32. Donn Gardner , m
33. Rov. Pasko. m
34. Thomas Croft , c
35. Miss L. M. Brunnor , t
30. Anna Witmnn , t
37. Rov. W. E. ICiiubnU , in
38. J. Stoiio , o
3 ! ) . William Owens , o
10. C. Roso. c
41. F. Jortjoiison , c
42. Mr. Tracy , c
Ladies' ' Madras Shirt Waists
Regular value $1.25
100 dozen ladles' pure Hnon handker
chiefs , hemstitched and embroidered ,
worth 40c nnd 50c ,
tions of 50,000,000 of freemen. Compassing
him round about were the apparently impas
sable barriers , the impregnable bulwarks of
a Krcat nation's solicitude.
Like all men in whom the imagination is
predominant and who have the artistic tem
perament , Garllcld was not n disbeliever hi
omens , portents ana prodigies. Coincidences
moved him and ho had the instinct again.it
Friday , though inaugurated on that unpropitious -
pitious day. If coming events cvor cast their
shadows boforo.or premonitions of approaching -
ing doom disquiet the soul , some intimation
of the tragedy so long impending should have
fallen upon his sensitive spirit But no
menanclng whisper , no phantom gesture
came from the cloudy abyss. Blame said
that in the twenty years of their acquaint
ance ho had not seen the president exhibit
such uncontrollable exuberance of boyish delight -
light ns iu that baleful hour. Thu siorms
that had lowered above his political horizon
had dispersed. His enemies were under his
feet. Ho was to visit his Alma Matet
and recall the splendid associations
of youth with his classmates and
college friends. This was to bo fol
lowed by a tour through Now England for
which great preparations had been mado.
Then ho intended to Journey to Ohio and
pass his summer vacation in the country
homo for which ho had labored thirty years.
His own health , which had boon somewhat
broken by the stress and confinement of the
urovious month , was fully established. His
mind was illlcd with great plans for future
work. He intended to visit Yorktown and
deliver an historical speech that should bo a
titling commemoration of the centennial of
the American revolution. Ho expected to
meet his army comrades at the reunion on
the anniversary of Chicamauga. Hu had
been Invited to attoml the great cotton expo
sition at Atlanta , whcro it was his purpose
to make au oration that would bo notable as
a disclosure of his intentions and sentiments
toward the south. He spokn of these things
to IJlainc , dwelt on the Ideas he intended to
advance , and was repeating some paragraphs
which he had already written for his socech
at Atlanta , when the carriage stopped at the
fatal threshold above whose portals was in
scribed for him the invisible legend written
over the gates of the Inferno ;
vol ch'ontrato. "
"Laaeiato agni spoanza
A silver star in the lloor of the waiting
room at the station marks the spot where
ho foil. A memorial tablet of marble in the
opposite wall boars his name iu loiters of
gold. Hero was the goal to which through
devious wanderings His footsteps tended.
Tlili was the inevitable hour.
Huluniii HoenuR III tlio Senate.
Amid the hoarse salutations of reverberat
ing guns , and the acclaim of innumerable
multitudes , lie turned to kiss his wife nnd
his mother after taking the .oath of olUco
upon the platform at the eastern entrance of
the capitol. A little more than six months
later ho was borne past the same spot into
the rotunda , followed by Arthur and his
cablnutand the attending committees. The
doors were closed , Martial strains Moated
among thu nurhln colonnades and faded m
the autumnal sky. The level rays of the
setting sun streamed through the ruddy haze
along thu low horizon above the Virginia
hills , The frescoes and friezes of tirnmidl
glowed in the dying radiance while the
somber shadows ot twilight shnmded the
ailcnt group below. They intensified the
pallor of IMalno who stood by the catafalque
as if , like Maru Antony , ho might have said :
Hoar with mo !
My heart U In the cutlln tburu with Canar ,
And I must punsu till It cumu buck to mo I
Thu spectacle at the llnal ceremonies was
impressive beyond precedent. For the tlrsl
time in the hlslory of national bereavement !
formal solemnities were celebrated In tin
presence of a seated audience in tlio vuulloi :
chamber beneath the dome of the capitol
For the moment dissensions were altuyec
and the chiefs of the contending faction :
held truce in the presence of this unexampled
amplod grief. At ttio post of honor sat the
new president representing the complete
restoration and supremacy of that elumcni
In his party which Boomou to have been hope
lessly defeated by the nomination of Oarlleld
Itangud around were the cabinet ministers
their dreams of power and schemes o
future aggrandizement about to bi
entombed witli their murdered chief
tain. Across the space was Grant
his Brim , impassive , resolute fac
bcut forward , intently pensive , as thpugl
inwardly musing upon the utrango mulatioi
by which the man who snatched from III
grasp the coveted prize so nearly won , uov
lay Iu cold obstruction an inhabitant of tha
dark monarchy , whcro the strongest has u
dominion and the weakest needs no dofcust
Ily his side was Hayes , the only chle
magistrate ttie validity of whose till
was established by the decree of a compotuu
tribunal ; Sherman tlio soldier , and Stierma
the senator , whose candidacy for the pres
deuey ( jurlield had beeu elected as thu deli
pry Goods ,
Carpels aijci
Praperlcs.
DIFFICULT TASK
* To break our own brilliant record of bargain giving , but wo be
lieve we've accomplished it in the following offerings for
Monday :
50 dozen1 of all linen
huck towels , 17 :5c :
wide nnd 34 inches loni ;
Actually worth lOc ,
36 inches wide
Wntnsutla Cloth , 8ic
Real value ,
12o n , yard.
64 inches wide , an
oxtrn weight 39c
Irish Cream
Damask ,
_ _ , A rush for Gingo r'
luims. Wo htivb too many 60o nnil Gtlo \ ( *
silk striped und philil Ginghams. ) J \ ,
To cloBo thom out our price Monday , "
Special sale for
Monutiy. A duo quality silk mitt for. . . 39c
Also BDCclal good values at lOc , *
50c and 70o a pair.
50c and 25c Novels ,
by good for authors , 5c
Monday ,
AZBO ? x- In our Art departO > 7
tnont wo have arranged a lot of hand > / /
palntoil bolting cloth , scarfs , stamped J / I .
Mnnnii nKcv1 ; not ono worth less than .4flf ' "
Ladies' Night Robes
that are nicely trimmed - 59c
mod and have boon
soiling for Too and SI.
Ladies' fancy and O r *
plain colored lisloS /
thread hose , every
pair wortli 7oe and $1.
Prom 8:30 : tea
a m wo will give you your choice
of any $1.2-5 corset in our stock
for
gate to present and support ; Sheridan , the
victor of Winchester ; porter , the admiral ,
and a mighty host of 'heroes and statesmen
such as had seldom bdf6ro assembled 'round
the unconscious dust of an American citizen.
The path of glory led to the grave along
the familiar highway his accustomed steps
had so often trod. The darkness was illum
inated by beacons upon distant hills whoso
glare disclosed Hies of reverent mourners
kneeling with uncovered heads asthe train
passed by , and the silence was disturbed by
knells and dirges as his companions in arms
stood like sleepless sentinels at the outposts
of death.
1'urgued by Kato to tlte Uravo.
But as if the malevolent fate that had pur
sued him with such unieloniing cruelty from
the hour of his elevation had not yet ex
hausted Its fury ; so that oven at last he waste
to bo denied the peace which comes to thu
humblest and lowliest that die , long before
tbo tlnal resting place by the lake side was
reached , a violent tempest burst suddenly
from the sky before whoso rage the procession -
cession dispersed and the multitudes van
ished. So that the closing rites wore hastily
solemnized in the presence of a few klnurcu
and ofllcial witnesses in darkness , desolation
and gloom.
And so closed the drama whoso final in
cidents 300,000,000 of the human race
watched with sleepless solicitude ; a tragedy
which taught with unwonted emphasis the
vanity of fame , the emptiness of Honor , the
mutability of pride ana ambition. "I re
turned and saw under the sun that the race
is not to the swift , nor the battle to the
strong , neither yet bread to the wise , nor
yet riches to men of understanding , nor yet
favor to men of skill , but time and chance
happonoth to them all. "
It Is presumptuous to question thojlecrecs
of providence , but it is not unlikely that
Garlleld dlod at a good time for his fame.
The combination of intellectual and admin
istrative power is so rare iis to bo almost
phenomenal. There are few instances iu
modern or ancient time of men Illustrious iu
debate , renowned in oratory and learning
who have boon equally distinguished for
executive capacity. Casar made speeches ,
wroio books , fought battles and run the
politics of liomo with equal success.
Napoleon , greater in some func
tions , was not so uniformly great
in all , as the Uoman emperor.
One cause may bo that opportunity lordis-
tluctlon in both directions Is seldom pre
sented , but the principal mason undoubtedly
Is Uiat the habits of mind required for dis
cussion and study , and for prompt , decisive
action in emergencies on the Held of battle erin
in ttiu cabinet are so essentially different as
to bo almost incompatible. It is as difltcult to
concolv6 of Webster conducting the Vlcka-
burg campaign as of Grant delivering the
arirutr.ont In the Dartmouth college ease.
Addlson hailed and hesitated so long over
thu phraseology of his dispatches , and tha
polish and balance of their sentences , that
tils famnasan essayistS | equaled only by
his failure as secretary of state. When
Horace Greeloy loft the province of theoret
ical lor practical polities ho lost not only hia
cause but his reason aud his life. And so it
may bo that in abandoning the senate , to
which ho had Just U6m ( elected , Garlleld
committed , in more senses than ono , a fatal
error. Upon that coifxenial Hold to which
ho had so long aspired , no would have re.
maincd with increasing honor and fame , one
of thu great oxponuntu of modern political
thought , the chief chiuupion of Uiose puten <
tial ideas which are. revolutionizing the
world. tjl'
Arthur' * Cnurie'llil'Trying Times.
When Garflold dietf civil service roforrr
was born. Ho was thtiivictlm of savauo pas
slons engendered by a.pernicious political
system , Gultoau was ; no more Insane thai
Havaillac , the murdiuer of Henry IV , 01
Uullliigham , the assatuin of Percival ; and nt
more rational than thu rattlesnake or tin
tiger , The bcnotlciariqs of his bullet wen
never suspected of complicity In his crime
but such was tbo inflammation of the publh
mind that had Arthur attempted to cxerclsi
executive functions , as he was plainly war
runted In doing by the constitution , during
the Interval of inability while Ga/llcld la ;
for weeks unable to sign his name , then
might have been a revolution. Thu countr ;
owes an unpaid debt to the incompara
bio grace , tact and propriety whicl
allayed thu resentments of a crisi
that thrcalenod social order will
vengeance and reprisal. Conscious of tin
hosUlo scrutiny to which he wa
exposed , Arthur walked with constant cit
cumspoctiou. Had he boon au actor upoi
the stage , each stop , word and gesture couli
not have been more appropriate. Com pel lei
to choose between loyalty to friendship am
lldullty to ofllcial trust , having discharge *
his obligations to one ho remained uuiliuch
Ingly faithful to the other. Ho dlsarme
censure by the irresistible claim of his dc
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mcanor and conquered respect by the exhi
bition of intellectual powers that were equal
to every exigency. lie was fortunate in the
possession of patience that was imperturb
able aud temper that was always severe.
There have been presidents who granted
favors grudgingly , resented civility as an in
trusion , repelled companiouship by formality
that froze the genial currents of the soul.
Arthur could deny with a smile that soothed
the pang of disappointment , and no visitor
ever loft him after the most casual Inter
view without sentiments of cordial admira
tion and personal regard.
Jims'J. ISOAI.I.S.
SOFIA SCALCHI , OANTATBICE.
Something of tlni fir eat Conlrilt < > > Ciirocr
and ( h iriiiinrx Sim lias niirnotl.
Soil a Scalchi , the famous contralto , was
born in Turin , Italy. Her parents were
both musicians , and young Sofia In her
earliest years may bo said to have been
brought up in an atmosphere of music.
Even as a child she gave evidence of the
possession of a rich voice and rare talents
which , In more mature years , became con
spicuous.Vhon she was old enough she
was placed in the hands of Mine. Doccaba-
datl. Her ricli gift of voice and tno progress
she had made under her celebrated teacher
were such , that when she was only 10
years of ago she appeared asUlrica , " in
Verdi's opera < % Un Hallo in Maschcra. " Her
success In the role was remarkable , and the
fame of the young artist was berne
away beyond her native land and.
reached the British metropolis , and two years
later , in 180'J , and when only 1H years of ago ,
she made her debut at Covent Garden , Lon
don , as Azuccna in "II Trovatore. " This was
a most venturesome undertaking for an
artist in the very morning of her artistic
career. The success she won was of tlio
uost flattering description. From Ixmdon
she went on a tour , visiting the principal
cities of England , Ireland and Scotland , after
which she proceeded to St. Petersburg ,
where her success was so pronounced that
for nine consecutive seasons she continued la
the Muscovite capital. Here , as at Covent
Garden , her greatest successes were made
in "II Trovatoro , " "Linda di Chamouni , "
"Semiramlde , " and "Lo I'ropheto. " Since
then she has been heard in Warsaw , Vienna ,
aud Madrid , and each of these cities em
phasized the verdict of pralso so readily ac
corded her in London and St. Petersburg.
While in tlio Kussian capital she was thu
recipient of marked favor from the Kussian
court and nobility. Thu courtesies extended
to her were of the most Haltering character ,
and rich presents attested tlio estimation in
which she was held , both as a woman and
au artist , in the very best Kussian society.
Mme. Scalchi then crossed the Atlantic
and made her appcaracoe in Kio Janeiro.
Here again 'she ' added new laurels to her
fame. In Brazil the proas and the publlu
sounded her praises loudly , warmly and de
servedly , and on the eve of her departure
from South America her numerous friends
and admirers tcstitled to the estimation in
which sbo was held by rich presents and ex
pressions ot good will.
Mine. Scalchl's voice h rich , full and vo
luptuous , powerful yet sym pathetic and flex
ible to an extraordinary degree. Her
method is perfect and her phrasing Is of thu
purest Italian. She sings with charming
case and fluency , and her execution of florid
passages is au marvelous that it is doubtful
if any contralto has ever excelled It.
As an actress Mmo. Scalchi Is equally ac
complished. Wtiatovcr she docs she docs
well and leaves thu impression Uiat bhe is in
perfect sympathy with the character she
! > ortrays , and with the intention of the
author. The laurels she has thus far se
cured she wears gracefully , yet with a con <
sclous and honest pride that she has fairly
won them.
Ouo of Anicrlin'/t Owntl'roilucU ,
Miss Lillian Blanvelt , the talented youn [
soprano solo singer of the New York Sym
phony orchestra , is the youngest of Ainerl
can priuia donnas who has achieved triumph :
abroad. She comes from an old Kniuker
becker family and is a native of Brooklyn
She began the study of thu violin when sin
was 7 years old , aud during the years fol
lowing played iu many concerts.Vheu i
became evident that she had a tine voice she
gave up the violin , and with some voca
study she became thu solo soprano a
Plymouth church , New York. After sing
Ing ono year she gave up her posltlou am
wont to study in Paris. Alter working fo
two years wlih M. Jacques Houhy of th
Grand Open * she sang for two years in con
cert and opera in the principal capitals o
Europe. Singing ono summer in Spa , sh
was heard by a Russian woman , a meinbu
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suit was a winter in St. Pcterstim-R and
Moscow , where the young American mot
with great success , gifts and souvenirs behiR
showered upon her hy the enthusiastic Hus-
siaus.
While in Paris Miss Blauvolt sanff for the
Rrcat French composers , Ainbroiso Thomas ,
Gounod , Massenet and Dolihcs. all of whom
predicted great things for her futuro. Duli-
hcs selected her for his now opera "Kassia , "
but his sudden death caused indulinito post
ponement of its production.
Returning to America unheralded , Miss
Bluuvelt has made a plaiTo for herself in the
front rank by her singing in various concerts ,
and this season.shc has appeared with the
greatest success at the Damroscn operatic
concerts in Now York.
Miss Blauvelt Is gifted with remarkable
beauty , and in style and voice probably ro-
semblus Patti inoru than any other soprano
of the present day. Her voice Is rich , sym
pathetic and dramatic , of great purity and
range , and is finely cultivated. Her person
ality is extremely sympathetic , frank and
winning. When she llrst appears on the
concert platform all the ineii say , "What a
pretty girl ; " all the ladles exclaim , "What
delightful style , " and men and women to
gether cry , "What gifted artiat this girl
is. "
WALTER DAMROSCH.
rikolok of the Cnrocr of fh ° aioU Xotulilo
YUIIIIR Conductor nf Amurlcu.
Walter Damroseh , the conductor of the
Now York Symphony orchestra and ono of
the youngest orchestral conductors in the
world , is a signal instance of the transmis
sion of talent through heredity. Ho is , as
every one Knows.'ttio son of the famous and
now deceased Ur. Leopold Damrosch , who
was a force in matters musical up to the end
of his much regretted death some years ago.
Dr. Damrosch was the originator of the
Oratorio and Symphony societies of Now
York city and the founder of German opera
in tliis country ac the Metropolitan opera
houso.
Of such a distinguished sire nnd a mother
whoso womanly virtues , as well as musical
gifts , are of a very exalting order , did
Walter Damrosch spring. Hu was horn January -
uary ! W , 1802 , aud seemed destined from the
outset for a musical career. Uo studied the
piano with Max Pinner , u Liszt pupil ;
studied counterpoint und harmony with
.Hischhiutcr and Urspruch , and with thu
great Hans von Dulow ho learned many of
the mysteries of phrasing and conducting.
Ho became a conductor at an early ago , for
In 18HI ho was directing the Newark , N. J , .
Harmonic society , which produced choral
works of the magnitude of Rubinstein's
"Tower of Habol" and liuothovon's Choral
Fantasia , the piano part of which ho played
himself. Ho was thu assistant conductor at
the first general musical festival , held in the
Seventh regiment armory in Now York dur
ing the same year.
In 1884 Dr. Damrosch died , and at the close
of the first season of Curman opura at the
Metropolitan opera house , Walter Damrosuh ,
then but -J years old , took thu ( jcrman
Opera company on a tour to Chicago , Cincin
nati , Philadelphia and lioston , producing
" " " " "Wallcure "
"Tannhausor. "Lohengrin , ,
"Prophuto , " "Fidello" and other great
works. Not only did ho accomplish this for-
nudublo task , but ho likewise succeeded his
father as conductor of thu Symphony and
Oratorio societies of New York , ami by his
oiiorgy , talent and unceasing Industry has
occupied these jiositlons over since ,
Mr. Dumrosch has produced many im
portant novelties as a conductor , such as
"Saniion and Delilah" of Saint Sauns ,
Schuetz's iirchalu compositions , "Itomen et
Juliette" and "Harold" symphonies or Her-
lloz , Kugen d'Albert's First Symphony , me
liurlloz Kuqulom and "Damnation do Faust , "
and also all of the Hcothuvcn and suvur.il ol
the Tschalkowsky symphonies. It was at
his personal request und under his ausplcea
that the distinguished Russian composer ,
Tschaikuwsky , visited Now York , conduct
ing while there several of his own compos !
tions.
Mr. Damrosch also gave for the llrst turn
In this country Hrahm's Fourth Symphonj
in K minor , the "Chrlstus" of Liszt and
Groll's Mass ( sixteen voiced ; , a Capella , foi
the llrst time. TscnalUowsky praised Mr
Damiosch's work and so did Hugcn il'Al
bert , tbo famous pianist and composer. Thai
moat captious of critics , Dr. Hans voi
Bulow. was so dellghtud with the conduct
ing of his former pupil in Grcll'a oxalthi ;
"Messa Solennls , " that ho wrote him ai
eulogistic letter , a letter highly prized b ;
the young conductor , which concluded thus
"If the spirit of my old and ruvcrcd com
radn , Leopold Damrosch , could only have Us
tenod to tuo endeavors of the sou , the wor
thy successor aud contlnuor of the worl
begun by him the artUtiUcutlou of the laai
tit. Kov. S. M. Ware , m
M , Charles- Nelson , u
M. K. I , . Honir , o
1(5. ( II. II. Heed , o
47. P. R llrtiison , c
18. H. Howies , c
II ) . Chnrlos IJlooin , i )
M , T , II Stein , o
51. Miss N. Powers , t
52 , Uov. C. N. Diuvson , m
Ml. C } . IClolTnor , c
54. Ida Street , t
55. I'M Fisher , o
5R Kov. R Foster , m
57. Kato llmitferford , t
OR Fnthor Jnnott , in
fill. Miss R M. Ilnrtmnn , t
110. .1. Uallov , f
1. H. 0. Cook , n
( Vi Kov. J. W. Wlieon , m
(13. Htshon Worthlncton , m
111. Kov. Uobort Whcolorm
(15. Kov. II. Sharply , m
GO. II. Clemens , f
07.V. . .1. Muhor , o
( IK Hattlo Crane , t
Ol > . , l mi8 Clark , c
70. P. F. Hurvoy , p
71. Acnes McDonald , t
72. Charles Ulrd , f
711. Ella Thorn ate , t
74. Kov. Savage , m
75. R W. SuliolliiiRton , o
7G. Nora Lemon , t
77. J. Michaolson , o
7R Chnc. Keniillnrd.o
7 ! ) . .1. M. StiilTuril , o
80. Rev. T. Mnthowfl , ra
81. Misa V. liultorlloia , t
8i > . Alice Knweott , t
83. MIBB S P. Pitman , t
84. Kuv. D. 1C. Tindal , in
85. Kintua Whitnioru , t
. Kov. Dotwoilor. in
87. Kov. T. .1. Illllmiiu , m
88. Miss G. Garrett , t
8l. ! Kov. J. Gordon , m
W ) . I-Mw Kelly , o
01. Miss O. Tool , t
92. Chief Oalllgan , f
! ) . ' ! . Kuv. Trctlon , m
01. L. Godoln. p
05. Mr. Martin , c
n. Anna Wlthroiv , t
07. G. Armstronjr , c
08. Mlsss K. Camay , t
00. Kov. Conwav m
100. Thomas Oo\llu { , ' . f
Decorated Chamber Set
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Ladies' ' Richelieu Ribbed Vests -
of freedom ! But he does contlnuo to live hi
you. 'Made virtuto tua , Vnlter. Vale ot
. ' "
me ama.
Walter Damrosch's friendship with the
wealthy philanthropist , Andrew Carnegie ,
was another important milestone m his ca
reer , for ho was the right hand , so to speak ,
of Mr. Carnegie's plans for building
Carnegie Music hall , which is now thu focal
spot of thu musical lifu of thu metropolis ,
Mr. Dainrosch , who linds lime somehow or
other to study , is a cultivated speaker aud
has lectured on the Waitnorian music drama
in all the largo cities of the country , illus
trating tha purely musical partof the lecture
at thu pianoforte , of which instrument ho is
a master.
He married in May , 1890 , Margaret niaino ,
daughter of Jnnius G. Hlaltio. Despite , his
distinguished social connections , Walter
Damrosoh's head has never boon turned by
his position , oy flattery or by the knowledge
of his many ntlaiumunts. lie kept the ar
tistic goal well in view and he has achieved
it through his own individual effort , for no
man is a harder worker than this young con
ductor.
Ho rehearses unremittingly with his men.
He studies himself all the now scores of the
day. Hu is nothing 1C not versatile. His
piano playing is a delight , particularly his
accompaniments , which are sympathetic ,
graceful and musical. Mr. Damrosch's
musical memory is enormous. Ho Is never
at a loss to locate u Ihumo and ho can play
without notes symphonies , piano concertos
and songs galore.
His individuality is an impressive ono ; ho
is forceful , unyielding , yet gentle with his
men , and to his audiences ho is magnetic.
His face is markedly musical und its Urcelc
iorm tempts the sculptor's gn/.o. His heat
is decisive , never eccentric , and his orches
tra is unswerving in devotion. Ills musical
equipment , his sunny temper and strong
will , have pushed him into the van ot the
orchestral conductors of his age , and well ho
merits his position.
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