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20 THE OMAHA 'DATLY 111313MTNDAY : , OCTOHKR 18 , 1800. TEMPER TESTED BY DEFEAT How Unsuccessful Oftiidldntcs for the Pres idency Have Bomo Their Fate. POLITICAL REPUTATIONS A PASSING BUBBLE ofNilriin < N for ( lie Clilff MiwlHlrnpy from Hurto llnrrlNiiii lluw KIMV Arc Hfini'iiilieri'il. ( fVpJTlKllt , USO WASHINGTON , Oct. 15. In a llttlo over a fortnight cither the n.imo of McKlnlcy or of IJrjan will be added to the list of de feated presidential cniulUl.itca , n list which proven In ft striking manner how short lived la political repute. Many of the names thereon have already faded from popular memory , and those that still hold ti place In people'8 minds could bo counted on the flnRwra of one's hand. To this class boloni ; Aaron Ilurr. who In l&OO was defeated for the prosldcrcy by a hair's breadth. Indeed , Ilurr came nearer to the presidency with out re.ichlnK It than any other man save Tlldcn , but ho Is best remembered BB the politician who slow Hamilton , and later plotted unsuccessfully to create a Krcat em pire In the southwest , of which ho should bo monarch. Thereafter ho was for several years an exile In Europe , and during his last days practiced law In Now York , dying at such an extreme old ago that men arc now living who knew and conversed with htm. htm.For For more than a generation Ilurr was an IshmarlKc among his fellows , and ho car ried hla Intrcds with him beyond the grave. Ills doubtful triumphs with women arc well known. Among the papers which he placed at the disposal of his literary ex ecutor , Matthew L. Davis , were a great num bcr of letters , almost every one of them from women whose standing In society was good , nnd some of them members of families of great social prominence. Many of these women were dead. Some of them had lofl happy families. A few were still living. Most of the letters , while beginning the iicrlcs In terms of endearment and affection , ended them with pitiful charges of betrayal nnd desertion , Whin It became known that Davis possessed these letters publishers In Now York and other cities offered him largo Bums of money for them , but he was more merciful to llurr's victims than was Ilurr ALRXANDRU HAMILTON himself. He returned as many of the letters " as possible , and the rest he burned. Years "before , Utirr , on the cvo of his duel will Hamilton , had committed these letters to his own daughter , Thcodosla. bidding her In case ho fell , to do with them what she chose , Thurlow Weed used to say tha thcro were descendants of Ilurr living It Now York City who had no Idea that Ilurr was their ancestor , for ho had t\vo , daugh ters by a woman with whom he boarded for whom In his old ago ho seems to have liad some pity , for ho undertook a lawsuit for her by which she secured propertj enough to live at least In comfort , llun died In 1S3C. and war , burled by the side of his father In Trenton , N. J. DBI'RAT DID NOT SOUR HIM. Gcorgo Clinton did not permit his defea for the presidency to end his public career Ho continued for many years a power It Btato and national politics , and was gov ernor of New York after ho had served as vtco president. Do Witt Clinton also took his defeat b > Madison with the calmness of a sage. In after years hu carried to u successful Issue the construction of tno Erie canal and be- canio governor , dying suddenly , an so many men who have been governors of Now York have done. The public career of Kufus King may bo said to have ended with his defeat by Monroe In 181(5 ( , and the same was true of William II. Crawford , who lost the presidency by a Iluko In 1824. Crawford who had been national llguro for nearly a quarter of a century , resigned his cat In the bcnato boon after the election , went back to his homo In Georgia , and In order to sup port himself , secured an election as Judge , of probate , dying In thai ofllco a few years later. On the other hand , the after career o Henry Clay , who was also an uiisucccssfu candidate for the presidency In 1824 , la stll n household word. Ho served for many > cars In the cabinet and ecnuto end rcmalnei until his death the Idol of his party. Ic ) feated by Jackson In 1828 , ho was chcatei out of the Whig nomination In IS 10 , and I was his own fault that ho was not clcctci when ho was unanimously mada the stand nrd bearer of his party four years later Clay's last appearance In public llfo was In 1S50 , when at the ago of 74 , ho cancelcc his vow of retirement and returned to the senate to carry through the famous com piomlso measure , which ho vainly hopci would settle the slavery question once am for all. When his bill was under discussion In the senate , although old am feeble , ho persisted In speaking for two day In advocacy of his plan of scttlemen. Crowd of people came to Washington from a dls tanco to hear the wlnsomo and fasclnatln orator innko this last and greatest effort o hs life. When his speech was done admirer nmhed upon htm to thank him , and a null tltudo of women Kissed him with offuslv team. Clay died during the following year CAUIOUN'S nLIGIITKD HOPES. Calhoun , who , during the debate just ro ferrcd to also addressed the benate for th last time , although never like Clay a forma candidate for tbo presidency , was still fo many years an eager aspirant for the ofllce ami-It was the understanding when Jackso was elected In 182S that ho tmould servo on term , and then \'lce President Calhou should be promoted as his successor. Hu \VIIIlarii II. Crawford , who held Calhou chiefly .responsible for his defeat In 182 from his retirement on tliu Georgia bend wrote-a letter In which ho utated that 1 Monroe's cabinet Calhoun had proposed tha General Jackson's conduct la the -8611111101 war be made the subject of Inquiry and I the charges against him were found true h ehould bo punished with severity. This let ter was used BO adroitly by Van Huron tha the friendship of the president for Calhou was changed to vindictive and Impllcabl enmity. From that day Calhoun was doomt as the successor of Jackson and Van Hurc became- Ute favorite. Save for Crawford' letter , It Is safe to say that Calhoun and'no Van Duron would have been chosen prcsl dent In 1S3G. The brilliant lawor and oralor , Wllllan Wlrt , who was Jackson's opponent In 182S died within a year , and Hugh U White am Willie 1' . Miignnm did not long survive their defeat by Van llurcu In 1S30. Van llurcn , after his crushing overthrow by Harrison risen In 1840 , retired to his homo on the Huilton and devoted the ensuing four years to nctlvo maneuvering for the democratic nomination In 1814. There ( a little doubt that again he would have been the candidate of his party In the year Just named had 1 not been for the fact that Calhoun , seeing that an opportunity had come to gratify the resentment caused by Van Huron's defeat o his own candidacy , entered Tyler's cabinet and handled the Texas Question with sucl skill that Van llurcn was forced to BO com mit himself that to lost southern support ana with U llio nomination lot the prcsl- Icncy. However It was the often expressed opinion of William U. Scward that Van linen never committed but our fatal error n politics , and that was when , nursing re- Mjmment at hid failure ( o secure the nninl- imtlon In IS 11 , he permitted n wing of his inrty to nominate him as a hopeless candi date In 1848 , thereby entailing juil what was Intended lo bo entailed , the defeat of the tomocratlu candidate. Van Huron's public career ended with the campaign of 1818 , but ic lived for many years In honored and do- iRhlful rctlicmi-nt , dying In 1SG2 at the ripe igo of 79. 79.KRAI. KRAI. GREATNESS OP CASS. That fine old democrat , General Cass , was ncvtr greater than In the hour of his defeat by General Taylor In 1818. lie looked upon himself merely as the representative of his party , and took his defeat with perfect com- liOT'iro and without resentment. It WAS the party which was defeated , and not Cass , the man. In hla opinion , and the simple dignity with which , after having served for a tlmo In ( he cabinet of Iluchanan , he retired from public life to hla homo In Michigan , was a beautiful Indication of the man's real great- nan. Nor was General Scott a less engaging figure after his defeat by Pierce In 1852. His disappointment was no doubt keen , but ho gave no oiitwan ! trace of It. "Frank I'lercc , " said he , when he heard the ncwfl , "was a good soldier with me In Mexico , nnd ho ought to make a good president. " And then he went quietly about the discharge of his duties as commander of the army , which post he continued to hold until a short time before hla death In 1SC2. John I' . Hale , the Free Soil candidate for president In 1852 , Is now almost forgotten , but In his time he pi ay ( Ml a large part In public affalrft. The venerable Galusha A. Grow told me not long ago that he consid ered Hale one of the most brilliant and useful men who ever served In the fed eral senate. "Hale had been four years In the senate \\Ucn I first took my scat In the house , " said Mr. Grow , "and there was nn ono more feared b" the tcuthern Mcnators than he. A big , rotund , good-natured man , In the art of totally demolishing the long and labored argument of an opponent with a timely anecdote or Jest , ho had few equals. A few years before the repeal of the Missouri compromise Senator Slldell Introduced a bill In congress appropriating some $20,000,000 for the purchase of Cuba. General Cass made an elaborate speech sup porting the bill , on the grounds that It was dangerous to have n dependency of a for eign power so near our shores as Cuba. Halo followed. 'Consistency,1 said he , 'has always been a crowning jewel In the diadem of the senator from Mlcnlgan. Ho favors the annexation of Cuba because Its prox imity Is a constant menace to our welfare , when every night of his life , when ho Is at homo' General Cass lived In Detroit from the window of the room In which he sleeps you can throw a stone into the pos sessions of her Britannic majesty. ' Thus In two minutes ho destroyed the effect of Gen eral Cass' three-hour argument. " Halo knew there was no chance of his election when he ran for president as the candidate of the free Boilers In 1852 , and hence cherished neither resentment nor dis appointment at his defeat. Ho Ecrvcd In the senate for some years , ant ) then was sent as a minister to Spain. Ho went Into retirement In Now Hampshire after his re turn from Spain , and his death , when It came , BO completely had he been forgotten , was dlsmlsncd by tlu newspapers with a paragraph. FREMONT'S CHECKERED CAREER. No defeated aspirant for the presidency ever had a more checkered after-career than that of John C. Fremont , Buchanan's rival In 1850. Ills military career ended In misfortune and personal chagrin , and the Ill-will which he bore Lincoln led him In 1SC4 to accept a nomination for president tendered by a so-called party which met In convention In Cleveland. However , Fre mont's good sense was sufllclciit to teach him that his candidacy could only Imperil the union cause , and In September , 1804 , he announced his withdrawal from the field , "not to aid n the trlumnh of Mr. Lincoln but to do my part toward defeating the election of the democratic candidate.- After Iho war Fremont plunged Into business en terprises , but ho was not n good financier and few of the argosies which he put afloat over came back to him. He died In poverty _ ln New York City eight years ago. Sou-aril's presidential ambitions vanished when the nomination which bet coveted went to Lincoln , and Ilrccklnrldgo and Douglas were the other wrecks left on the shore , by the political storm of I860. During the war , the former commanded a confeder ate army In tbo field and served for a time In Davis' cabinet , but his heart was never In the secession movement , and when jt was overthrown he felt that his career was ended. Ho went back to Kentucky , expect ing to take up the practice of law , but did not live long after ho retired to pri vate life. Douglas when the war opened was prompt and outspoken In support o ! the union , and had ho lived hoVouhl prob ably have been one of Lincoln's most valued advisors. Hut ho had been ailing for more than n year , and the mighty strain of the canvass of 1SGO , coupled with grief at the hopeless rupture of his party , undermined tils eonlsltutlon. Ho sank rapidly and when It was evident that his day was ending he KUFUS KINO. sent for his sister to come and nurse him during his last hours. After his death the manifestations of respect revealed tbo mighty hold which ho had upon his party "and the admiration his great opponents hai como to feel for him because of his splemllt stand for the union. No part of Douglas llfo so well became- him as Its close. LITTLE MAC AND TILDEN. After the campaign of 1SC4 General Mc- Clellan emerged but once from his nolf- sought retirement. In 1877 ho was nomi nated for governor by the New Jersey dem ocrats nnd elected. This was the only polit ical olHco ho ever held , nnd when hla form was over ho returned to his pleasant homo In Orange , where the balance of his llfo was ? pent. Ho died suddenly , without the warn ing of Illness , some ten jours ago. Horatio Seymour survived for n dozen years or more his crushing defeat by Grant In 1SGS , but thereafter took small , If any , part In public affairs. Horace Grccloy died less than a month after the election In 1872. Ills death , however , wan not due to disappointment al his failure to reach the presidency lie hail known for weeks that the tide had set strongly against him but to the exhaustion of the campaign , followed , as It was , by the tender nursing of his wife , who fell 111 am ! died a few weeks before election day. The strain was too great. Ir.bomnla soiled him with all Its horrors , and It scorned to those who know him as It he , realizing that he hud dangerously strained his physical mid mcmlul powers , gave up at once without makIng - Ing n struggle for life , Tllden In 187C accepted the loss of the presidency with perfect composure. If he had personal disappointments or nourished resentment net one knew U. Within a month after the seating of Hayca he carried through an Impoitant business enterprise , which added millions to his already largo fortune , A llttlo later ho bought a beautiful place or the Hudson , and , dividing his tlmo between that and hla city homo on Gramercy Park , spent his last years In peace and serenity , surrounded by books and by men of the highest cultivation. General Hancock was never heard to rePine - Pine at hla defeat by Garflcld In 1SSO. and Ulalne. within a week of hla defeat four years later was hard at work on his "Twenty Years In Congress , " giving no token of dis appointment at the outcome of the canvass , which had brought him within 1,000 votes or the presidency. Cleveland an noon as his first term In the white house was ended net tled down to the practice of his profession In New York City , and , although ho permit- cd his labors to bo broken In upon by pollt- rnl Inclination nnd the desire for n rcnom- nation , probably made more money during the ensuing four years than at any other period of his life. While In 1893 Harrison , oilnwIiiR Cleveland's example , at once went hack to his law books and to his old place as leader of the bar In Indiana. ( JOS.SII * A Ml HIT NOTit ) PP.Ol'I.K. Osman Pasha , the hero of Plevna , during all this turmoil and disorder In the Turkish empire , Is holding the essentially oriental position of "sealer" In the kitchen of the sultan. His duty Is to eal all the dishes Intended for his master's table Immediately after they arc prepared. As the cooks are likewise very trusty servants , having their RM paid with a punctuality which must raise the envy of the troopa , the dishes are effectually rccurod against the Insertion of poison by any unauthorized persons , and when carried Into the royal dining room the seals arc broken In Abdul Hamld's presence. James Gordon Dennett of the New York Herald has a strange and erratic memory. One day , having bought a number of new shirts , ho ordered them sent Immediately to the olllce. The parcel duly arrived and re mained there for over n year , Mr. Ucnnctt , meantime , never putting In an appearance. Suddenly , without any notice , ho rushed In one morning evidently In a state of great perturbation. The staff concluded they were all to bo discharged on the spot. Mr. Ilcn- nett excitedly asked : "Havo thcao con founded fellows sent my shirts along ? " He never even alluded to the lapse of time which had occurred since his last visit , The autographs of prominent men vary according to circumstances. A presidential year brings put many new values. Some times It brings entirely now men Into the market , but generally It lifts 25-ccnt nnd 50-cent specimens lo a higher plane. A re publican nomination will carry a 60-ccnt man to $1-50 , while his election will make It $3. If nn entirely dark horse should be chosen his letters might easily bo quoted at from $5 to $10 , as there would bo a great rush for his , and probably an Insufficient sup ply. For a long time Arthur was at $10 and $12 , but Is now at $5 and $ C. Collectors who have complete sets of presidents desire the new man at once , nnd their competition drives up the price. As ex-President Harri son generally dictates his letters , the price of his autograph letters continues very high. McKlnlcy's letters have never been very plentiful , and have generally sold at Jl. He Is already worth $2. Bryan's autographs are not quoted. Dr. Eugene fichmltt of Uudapcst , who. some yours since , took the prize of the Hcrlln academy for his work on the "Secrets of the Hegelian Dialectic , " has Just resigned his post In the Hungarian department of Justice under peculiar circumstances. His philosophical Investigations have brought him to the conclusion that government by force Is Inconsistent with Christian love , and he has for some tlmo edited n magazine setting forth these views. The minister of Justice , not unreasonably , as It would seem to an unprejudiced observer , requested him , as an officeholder , to refrain from the publi cation of such views. To this Dr. Schmltt has replied by nn open letter , under date of September 10 , 1S9G , In which he throws up his ofllce , declaring that ho finds It "Incon sistent with his honor to serve under an Institution which represents the legal op pression and exploitation of mankind , and whoso system of violence and slavery founded on blood nnd Iron Is In radical con tradiction with the noble principle of Chris tian love and with the demands of man's higher conscience. " "H. H. , " or Helen Hunt Jackson , who years ago used to contribute many of her best poems and essays to the New York Independent , has been dead eleven years. It will be remembered that , according to her expressed wish , she was burled on Cheyenne mountain , on the eastern edge of the Rocky mountains , overlooking Colorado Springs , and Itself overlooked by Pike's peak. A more beautiful or romantic spot .could not well bo found for such a poet nnd Writer ; and It was llttlo wonder , therefore , that the canyon and grave have become a favorite report for literary pilgrims and tourists. Mr. Jackson did not own the mountain , so when those who did , making a business out of an opportunity , began to ask a toll of each person visiting the spot by the only possible trail , ho peremptorily ordered the remains removed to the ceme tery of Colorado Springs to avoid the scan dal. Now "H. II. " rests on a plain knoll southeast of the springs , a polished granite slab telling where she lies. Meantime pil grimages are made to the mountain as fre quently as of yore , and each visitor adds a stone to the already considerable mound known as "H. H.'s" grave. Monalgnoro Nugent , the philanthropist temperance advocate of Liverpool , England has Just celebrated his sacrcdotal golden Jubilee. The carl of Derby Is head Inn a movement among the citizens of Liver pool to present him with Eomo substantla mark of their appreciation of his lifelong services In behalf of the poor and uuffcrlng In the city. For many years he was Car dinal Manning's right hand man In the temperance crueadc. "It Is a curious satlro upon life , " says a writer In the London Speaker , "that the czar , that dreaded , awful personage , it-p- resentatlvo of powers that nro well-nlgl superhuman , Inheritor of traditions at once the darkest and the most anguiit In history and absolute master of the resources o : two great nations ( for Franco Is at this moment the handmaiden of Russia ) , sliouh bo a delicate , amiable- young nun , aflllctcd with a nervous shyness In the presence of strangers , nnd clinging with nn almost pas sionate tenderness to the womenfolk of his own family. " A remarkable and versatile Journalist has Just passed away at Melbourne- tha pcrton of Julian Thomas , popularly known as "Tho Vagabond , " n pen name ho had berne for the last twenty yeira. A native of Vir ginia , ho fought on the confederate sldu during the civil war. He nubsoqucntly went through the Franco-Gciman wrr as the cor respondent of a New York Journal. Ho was an cyo-wltfcss of the horrors of the com mune , nnd narrowly escaped being shot 03 n communist when Marshal MacMahon's troops fought their way Into the flaming city of Paris. J. Wllklo Moore , who has Just died In De troit , \\iis one of the oldest and best-known citizens of that city , and was the president of the Wayne County Pioneer nnd Historical society. In 1859 ho was appointed United States consul to Windsor , Ont. , and was the ( list ofllccr to raise the consular fJiR of the United States on the western borders of what Is now known as Ontario. This was at the beginning of the civil war. The town of Windsor was at that tlmo ull of refugees from the couth , who were determined to tear down the American flag. Mr. Moore kept Ills flag waving , and the Canadian authorities saw the wisdom of protecting It from Insult. President Fauro adopted as a coat of arms for Franco on the occasion of the c/nr'n visit a device In which the Interlaced lottei-j R and F were surrounded by the cordon of the Legion of Honor , with the cross of the order dangling below , the nx and fasces peeping out above the trl-color flag pro jecting on either side , sprays of oak and laurel Inclosing the whole , and "Honncur- Patrlo" on a scroll across tbo top. This seemed quite safe , as It did not contain the Bourbon llllca. the Imperial eagles , the Gal lic cock that symbolized tbo government of 1830 , or oven the commune's Phrygian cap. The president's captious countrymen , how ever , are not pleased. Some of them object that the device Is utterly unworthy to take place beside tbo double-headed eagle of Rus sia , while others point out that "II. F. " might Just as well signify "Royaurao Fran- eals" or oven "Rol Felix" as "Rcpubllquo Fiuncalso" or "Russle et Franco. " Hlshop John Hazen White ( Episcopal ) of Indianapolis denies a recent report that ho will take the stump for McKlnlcy. He fays that It would not bo In good taste fur him to do so. Hut he Is ardently In favor of McKlnley'B election , and personally will use all his Influence to help him , Tetter , eczema ana all similar skin troubles are cured by the use of Dt-WIU'i Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes at once , and restores the tissues to their natural con dition , and never falls to cure piles. IS IT A CRIME TO BE RICH ? Bishop John P , Nrfwman Talks of Wealth and Its Acquisition , RICHES WHICH MINISTER TO THE POOR I'olntM Onl ( lint Mnny of I lie CirrnlcMt ctor * < > r .MnnUlml lU'lMI I'lmxCNMCll ( if Illl- nicnHO fl-'orttiiii'N. "Is It a crime to be rich ? " asks Bishop John P. Now man In the Northwestern Christian Advocate. Against whom Is the offense committed ? Against God ? Against man ? Against coclcty ? Underlying the amplest fortunes are Inflexible truth , Incor ruptible honesty , Incomparable honor. In dustry , frugality , economy are the change less laws of wealth , and In keeping thereof many have risen from Indigence to affluence. Lazarus was not more virtuous than Abra ham ; the former a pauper , the latter a millionaire. "Poverty , competence and affluence are the thrco financial conditions of men In each of which there may be sainthood. Poverty may be as vicious upon the morals of character and life as wealth. The rich are not the criminal classes of society ; they represent the average virtue of Christian lands. The reign of terror against wealth Is Itself a crime. It Is without reason , with out Justification , without excuse , nnd those who aid and abet It are chief offender. "Is It misanthropic to be rich ? Do large possessions In land nnd money eour the milk of human kindness that flows through the veins of humanity ? To whom nro wo Indebted for those houren of charity whose states of mercy stand open night nnd day ? Who are the founders of those libraries which spread their ample feast before man kind ? Who opened to the Indigent student of our land those scientific nnd professional schools whereby the humblest may rise to the highest ? The universities and colleges of our country arc the monumeiitB of the rich. The most popular Institute In New- York , where any woman may learn to be nn artist , and any man an nrtlsan , whose very name has filled Christendom with de light , Is the honorable work of a man who left two millions to his two children. All hall to Peter Cooper ! Is he despised ? The National Temperance Publishing society , whose llfo giving literature Is today bless ing our nation , Is largely the work of an other citizen of America's great metropolis , who bequeathed to his widow and seven sons more than $1,600,000. All hall to William B. Dodge ! Is he damned ? Every state In the eouth Is today the beneficiary of the wealth of a merchant prlneo who died worth millions , and the memorials of his princely giving arc In London , in Baltimore , nnd In his native Massachusetts. All hall to George Pcabody ! U ho reprobated ? RICH MAY HE PATRIOTS. Is It unpatriotic lo bo rich ? Then Mount \ crnon nnd Montlcollo would not be shrines of American patriotism , to which we hasten with delight to revere the memory of death less names. In the three great wars for the union the rich poured forth their wealth as the rnln descends upon the Just and upon the unjust. Who does not recall with na tional pride and gratitude the munificent sums given by the wealthy for the sup pression of the late rebellion ? Love of country rose supreme above the love of money. Not a decade has passed since thcro died a citizen of New York at whcse funeral were Iho president of the United States , the greatest of living "soldiers nnd statesmen , and man of all ranks of dis tinction. The Illustrious dead w'lll be known as 'the "War Governor of New York,1 whosa ardent patriotism was only excelled by his bciievoloiiccv nnd 'who died leaving three and a half millions to his widow and a grandson. Wealth Is not disloyalty. The capitalists of this country supported the government In the darkest hour of the rebellion when the national treasury was In sore dlstreta. And who shall tell of the regiments raised nnd equipped , the sanitary and Christian commissions supported , and the provision made for the families of the soldiers who had gone to the front ? And who today nro at the head of those vast financial enterprises which make the United States the richest nation on the face of the- globe ? They are men who control vast sums of money. ENEMIES OF OPPRESSION. "Is It tryanny to bo rich ? Do wealth nnd oppression go hand In hand ? Are slavery and opulence born of the same parentage ? Wllbcrforco was rich , yet foremost In the abolition of slavery In the Hrltlsh colonies. Gcrrlt Smith died worth his millions , yet he was the most eloquent , most ardent , most benevolent of nbolltlcnlats. Who today an the public enemies of those oppressions In the social world which grind the face of the poor ? Are they not the Christian capitalists of our land ? Who are the foremost patrons of those philanthropic organizations whose merciful mission is to give dignity to labor , education to the ' ' 'working classes , time for mental and moral Improvement to. the. aons of manual toll ? Are they not those whose Industry and enterprise nave raised them to affluence ? "Is It impiety to be rich ? Is poverty essential to godliness ? Are beggars the only saints ? Is heaven n poorhouse ? What then shall wo do with Abraham , who was very rich In cattle. In silver , and In gold ? What then shall wo do with Job , who had 7,000 sheep , n.OOO camels , 4,000 oxen , COO asses , who had 30,000 acres and 3,000 household servants ? At this distance of time , after the lapse of 3,000 years , It Is dlfllcult tc estimate Job's wealth according to our standard , but the Items given In sacred history would place his possessions at that distant period at not less than $375,000 , and at the close of the won derful story of his life his wealth was du plicated , making In nil $750,000. Compare tills with the relative present value of money and that of Job's .time. What then shall wo do with Solomon , who 'mado silver to bo In Jerusalem as stones , and cedars made ho to bo as the sycamore trees that are In the vale for abundance , ' and 'whoso ships came once In thrco years bringing gold and silver , and Ivory , and apes , and peacocks , HO that King Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and wisdom. ' The good Jehoshaphat 'had riches and honors and 'abundance , ' and the pious Hczckiah 'had exceeding largo riches and honor , ' for whose sake the Lord caused the shadow to return backward ten degrees on the sundial of Ahaz. There Is but ono saintly beggar mentioned In the bible , while the saintly rich are like the stars of heaven. Christ would -not Jiavo had a decent tomb had It not been for the rich Joseph of Arlmethea. Thrf first Gentile convert was known In heaven for the wealth of his chari ties , who U proof that 'godliness Is profit able unto all things , having the promUo of the life that now Is and that which is to come. ' Kind heaven has promised wealth to the Industrious , the frugal , and the en terprising : * 'The Lord ranketh poor nnd he innkcth rich. " 'Ho diligent in business , nervine the Lord. ' > FINANCIERS ARE HORN. "Tho acquisition of wealth Is a divine gift. Industry and frugality are the laws of thrift. Toamass great fortunes Is a special endowment. As poets , philosopher * and orators are born such , so the financier has a genius for wealth. Uy Intuition ho is familiar with the laws of supply and de mand. Ho seems gifted with the vUlon of a seer of the coming changes In the mgrkct ; he knows when to buy am ! when to sell and when to hold fast. Ho anticipates the flow of population and Ita effect upon real estate. As the poet must sing because the muse Is In him , so the financier must make money. lib cannot help It. The endowment of this gift is announced In scripture : 'The Lord thy God glvoth thce the power to get wealth. ' ( Deut. vlll. 18. ) And all these promises are Illustrated In the present finan cial condition of Christian nations , who con trol the finances of the world. "Against these natural and lawful rights to the potscsUion of property Is the clamor for the distribution , iof property among those who have not acquired It , cither by inheritance or skill or Industry. It Is a communism that has no foundation wither lo the constitution of nature or In the social order of mankind. It Is the wild , Irrational cry of lalxir against capital , be tween which , In the economy of niUtiro and In political economy , there should bo no common antagonism. There Is n wealth of muwle nnd n wealth of brain and a wealth of character. Ho U n laborer who does Productive work ; he Is n capitalist who has $ ! > or $503,000. Capital may be a tyiant nnd labor may become n despot. The em ployer and the- employed have Inviolable rights ; the former to employ whom he can for what he can and the latter to respond when he can. The envy of the poor and the Jealousy of the laboring classes arc not excited against those who possess vast for tunes , but against the supreme ease and Uic euprcino Indifference of the rich. WEALTH HAS A MISSION. "Wealth has the noblest of missions. It Is not given to hoard , nor to gratify , nor for the show of pomp and power. The rich arc the almoners of the Almighty. They are his disbursing agents. They are the Rimrdlani of the poor. They are to Inaugiirjle those great enterprises which will bring thrift tn the masses ; not the largest divi dends , but the largest prosperity. Capital makes It possible for the laborer to enjoy a happiness that waits upon honest Industry. It Is for the rich to Improve the homes of the poor ; but many a rich man's stable Ir n palace compared to the abode of the honest and Intelligent mechanic. When the wealthy arc the patrons of those social reforms that elevate society , then they will receive tnc benedictions of the poor. It Is for them U glvo direction to the legislation essential fm the protection of all the rights and Interests of a community. When they build llbrarlei of learning , museums of art , and temples of piety they will be esteemed the bene factors of their kind. When the wealth of capital Joins hands with the wealth of Intellect , the wealth of muscle and tin wealth of goodness for the common peed , then labor and capital -will bo esteemed the equal factors In giving every man life liberty nnd the pursuit of happiness. "Tho right to property Is found In na ture , sustained by organized society , nnd protected by the sanctions of the divine law. This right has Its origin In a prior fact , that each human being Is a distinct Individuality , adapted to nil the purposes of self-government nnd responsible to God and to society for the manner In which his powers are employed. "Upon the recognition of this right de pend the existence and progress of society. Ignore this right , and no one would labor more than Is sufficient for hla Individual subsistence , as he would have no more right than any other person to the surplus ; and thcro would therefore be no accumulation , no provision for the future , no means by which Improvements could be made ; there would be no noble cities , no elegant homes , no Invented menus of travel , no advanced civilization. This question Involves the dis tinction between the savagery of the bar barian and the refinements and comforts of civilized life. A nation of thieves would be a nation of barbarians. "Tho highest motives Impel to keep the law of property. Nature Insists upon the recognition of her rights. Providence la upon the side of the honest. Law throws Its munlircnts of protection around the honorable possessions of man. Honesty leads In the path of personal safety. Peace of mind Is the certain reward. The happi ness of others Is the benediction attained. The future opens Its golden gato.i to those who have obeyed the Inspired behest of heaven. " TIII : oii-Ti.Miit.s. Richard McGrlff of Deerfleld , Ind. , and John McGrlff of Geneva , Ind. , are twins who celebrated their ninety-third birthday last week. The first voter to register In New York was Emnnuel Schwab of No. 321 East Fifty- sixth street. Schwab celebrated his 100th birthday last month. Ho was up with the lurk Friday morning and surprised the clerks In the registry booth near his home when ho gave his age. The old man is hale nnd hearty , and docs not wear glasses. Commander Henry James of the royal navy , who Is now 97 years of ago , Is about to publish his reminiscences. When he en tered the navy the senior ofllcerwas Ad mlral of the Fleet Sir Peter Parker , who had served under officers that had fought at Capo La Hoguo In 1C92 , three lives thus covering the period between the accession of William III and the sixtieth year of Queen Victoria's reign. When Henri Rochcfort planned the crec tlon of a worklngman's glass works at Car- maux to help the glass workers he received an anonymous gift of 100,000 francs. The donor was Mme. Dlmbourg , who has recently dled at Uoulogne , aged 72. She was a cu-i rlous old lady , wildly generous , yet careful to miserliness ; sending her gift to the glass works anonymously and then complaining when her name was omitted from the stone bearing a list of subscribers. Two of the oldest men In Baltimore are now undergoing the suffering of cutting teeth. One Is Thomas R. Rich , aged 7C years , on accountant. Six years ago he was knocked down by n trolley car. HU eye teeth were loosened nnd fell out. For six years ho mourned their loss , and now he cheds tears at the arrival of their successors. Two well-dcflncd teeth have appeared In the place of the others , and the old man's Jawa are so Bwollcn that he can hardly cat. The other aged tooth cutter Is William H. Hill. Ho Is S3 years old , and Is suffering with n now wisdom tooth. Mr. Hill is ono of the oldest residents of South Baltimore , and a pensioned veteran of the Mexican war. Dur ing the civil war ho belonged to the Union League of Baltimore , nnd was n member of the party that helped dig a trench at Druid Hill park for the reception of Harry Gllmoro's band of confederates , who were ex pected to try and raid this city. . Chicago Tribune : The New Parson ( In Arizona ) Mr. Roundup , may I nsk If my discourseycstccday created a favorable Ini prosslon ? Coyote Jake Parson , I've hccrd more'n four dozen of the boys swear this morntn' It was the dangdcst best sermon that wuz ever pulled oft h'yar ! Texas Sifter : Gabo Snodgraes recently ap plied to the Rev. Whangdoodle Baxter of the Dluo Light tabernacle for some pecuni ary assistance. "I Joss kaln't do hit , " rc- pllpd Parson Daxtcr ; "I has ter s'port my pore ole mudder. " "Hut yer pore ole mud- der says yer don' do nuflln' for her. " "Well den. cf I don' do nuffln' fer my pore ole mudder , whut's do use ob an outsider like you tryln * ter make mo shell out ? " Chicago Tribune : "On what ground , " &skcd the court , "does the petitioner base Ms dcirnnd for changing his name ? " "On the ground , " replied the petitioner's attorney , "tint ho was not consulted when Ms parents , who were Methodists , gave him the name cf John Wesley. Ho now wishes to have It legally changed .to Roger Williams , so lie can Join the Haptlsti quietly and with out attracting undue attention. " Mr. David Macrae of Dundee has brought together Home amusing "blunders" In a llttlo book Just Issued , says a London paper. Pas tor John Host of Laforce. in traveling through Scotland , had heard the word "bar ren" appllcJ to hilltops where there was no vegetation. Accordingly , on rising to ad dress the Free Church assembly , In which there happened to bo an unusual number of venerable and bald-headed divines , ho told them how nervous he was when ho looked round and saw so many barren heads ! The Scotsman remarked next day that for once the Free Assembly had got the truth told about It. I.nillxr Louise Michel , the ana.cl.ist , will visit this country again In November. A circular was received by Heir Most recently saying that the famous "Red Virgin" would make n tour through North America. She will bo accompanied by her Inseparable friend. Charlotte Vuuvllle , who nets as nurno and companion. LouUo Michel was bom In 1839 In a remote region of Lorraine. Her youth was spent In seclusion , At an early ago she showed anarchistic propensities , In vain she tried to assassinate Napoleon III. When the Fritnco.Rusnlan war broke out. Mile. Michel Joined an ambulance corps. Later she organized the Union do Fcramea and the Club di la Revolution. In the second alcge of Paris she attempted to as sassinate Thlers. and foil Into the hands of the tioops. Condemned to transportation for llfo by a court-msrtlal In 1871 , she was taken to New Caledonia. Ily an amnesty In 1880 she returned to Paris , There she wrote a play , a Polish melo-drama , "Na- dlno , " which was unusually popular. For the list tun yearn aho has lived chiefly lu London. , < inon MOIIMVU. Phllmlcllihla . The * un hns mvcpl nuny tint And nil the rnstorn * kynitlow With goldoit clouds niul.iofv light - Snys to the wnKlnporld Iwlow , ( .load morning. Above thn tunnelling minllt trres rno , . lljr"nK | "mnko wrrniii no ts nfnr llefon. illMiolvliiK In the lin-ciU' . And slgnnls to the hist dim mnr , Uood s m taMvlt fnlr rimt nod and whimper lu nu. iin > ezt Repent the snlutntlon HH-IP And murmur to their irlcmK the bee. , Good morning , The song bird MliiKliiK In n1 ( . Rrovi' Hns turned hl voice lib nmto tp erect. And.Miklnif her with thnuKMM of love , PlngH tenderly , In wood nonsoot Good mottling. The modest wild rose of tint vnle , Its fnoe turned up tounnl IMCnKv , Sends perfume on Uie xummer gulp , And bronlhcH to nil with fragrant nigh Good morning. Acrois the mend from How'r to llow'r , The butterlly In i-olor rnre , FlltH on , unmindful of the hour. And says , with moat coquettish nlr. Good morning. And wo from meadows nnd from hill. iTem pi.ifllni : ; bn > vr.c * nnd glancing ray , I- rom mossy Kiade and rippling rill. Cornea borne to me .a blight nnd gay Good morning. Toi.n ot'T OK COIUT. ; "One of the most honest men who ever lived was Jut'go Arthur Shields , " said C. U. Mnrkham of Cheyenne , to the Washington Star man. "He was on the bench In thu early days of Kansas , nnd I was ono of the lawyer * who practiced In hU court. Upon one occasion I was conducting a case In which I had perfect eonlldcnco when the trial began , but before It had progresrcd far the evidence against my client's side of the controversy was so strong and so un expected that I saw the case was hopeless. I fully believed the witness lied , but could not shako them by cross-examination , and It looked as though my client would lose his property. Judge Shields had decided every question with perfect fairness , and It could not bo seen that he wj > s In any way Interested until suddenly ho called to an attorney : 'Mr. Hlack. take the bench for the rest of this case. " then turning to me he said : 'Have mo sworn as a witness. I will not see a man robbed in this court in mat ters of which I am personally cognizant. ' Ho took the stand , and his testimony caved the case for me. The other side appealed , but Jho Judge was sustained , the only case of the kind In the books. " The value of expert testimony as to the value of professional services la expressed by the court In the hcadnotc of a Louisi ana ease as follows : "Where experts arc sworn ns to the value of services , and differ materially In their estimates. It Is safe to accept the lowest estimate. " The court seems to Ignore the fact that modest experts might be called. In refusing to Imprison a man for non payment of alimony a recent opinion of the court 'says : "To the < vlfc In Europe the Imprisonment of her Impecunious hus band In Jail In Chicago might be gratifying , but In no other way can sucn Incarceration bo useful to her. " A lawyer defending n man accused of stealing a pig did not combat the fact , as the evidence of the theft was conclusive , but wasted much time proving the pris oner's good character. "Gentlemen of the Jury , " said the Judge In summing up , "I think that the only conclusion you can ar rive tit Is that the pig was ntolcn by the prisoner , and that ho Is the most amiable man In the country. " With an evident fancy for Jokes that arc reversible , n Judge In n recent case says : "Jokes arc sometimes taken seriously by the young and Inexperienced In the deceptive ways of the business world , and If such la the case , and thereby the person deceived Is led to give valuable services In the full belief and expectation that the Joker Is In earnest , the laxv will also take the Joker at his word , and give him good reason to smile. The law discountenances deceit , even practiced under ( lie form of n Jest , If the weak , Immature , or confiding are thereby imposed on to their Injury. " 1MIATTI.I-3 OF TIII-J VOU.hTiitS. . Mother of the Family ( trading from his tory ) And they brought the remains of the rcnouned general home to Ills sorrow- 'ng people Four-Ycar-Old ( deeply Inter ested ) What for , muvver ? Did dcy want lo stuff 'cm ? Sunday School Teacher How did the giant Goliath puss Into unconsciousness ? Johnnie David rocked him to sleep. Teacher Now , we have Daniel In the fiery 'urnccc. What then ? Hey Well , It wasn't hot enough for him. Papa Willie , you wear out too many shoes. Willie That's because I have to walk so much. I ! you buy me a bicycle you will save money. Aunt Emellnc Tommy , hold your tongue ! Tommy ( after n faithful trial ) I can't , Aunt Emellne. It'a too fclippcry. "Hobble. 1 should think you were too old lo allow your mother to put you to bed at night. " "Pooh ! That's nothing. Father Is a good deal older than I and she puts him to bed every morning. " "Did you divide your bonbons with your little brother , Molllo ? " "Yes , ma ; I ate the candy and gave him the mottoes. You know he Is awfully fond of reading. " MIB. Noycs Children ! children ! Can't you get along without making such a ter- rlblo racket ? Nellie No , mamma , wo can't. Willie's plnylng he's papa coming homo lute at night. "We're Kolng in have an rnllrely new klnil of writing in our gehooli ( Ms year , " n/vlil / Tom to Ms mother. "It's all lo bo per pendicular after thli Instead of slantlndlcti- ar. I aucss It's because tlio slantlndlcular looked so laty. " MolhcrWhat did your father say when ho tmw his broken plpo ? InnormtShall I leave out the swem1 words ? Mother Cor- Inlnly. Innocent Then I guess there Un't anything tn ( ell you , mamma. OUT OP TIIH OIIIMXAIIV. > There nro two places oil the earth's nur- face when- there is but one day nnd "ono night throughout the year. Testlni ? Krupp guns hns cracked nil of Iho houses lu l.Vfen. the Gorman city In which thu gun factory IH located. A letter ntldrcMnd to "K. Pan" was re cently forwarded tn Its destination , Capo Ann , from Dunston , .Mam. A loading geographical authority claims that there are 300 mountains In the United Slates which exceed 10,000 feet In height. A troi > near Jackson. Miss. . Is said to liHVo died within less than a week after being uni-'l ' ns a gallows by a lynching party. Hon. Klrlinrd T. Browning recently discov ered In the bottom of Deep Crcelt. Garrett county. Md. . a canoe that belonged to his grandfather sixty years ago. Coffee has be-n rained successfully In 01- rard county , Kentucky , because Eldcf Jacob Newland. an old-school Hapilnt minister , de clined to bo moved by ridicule and was de termined to make It grow. Prof. Fhcltshuc eajs that If we reckon the depth of all oceans at an nvcrngo of thrco miles , there would be n layer of salt 200 feet thick In their basins , should the waters ot all suddenly evaporate. In ono consignment recently n feather dealer In London rocchod G.OOO blrdh of para , diso , .100.000 lilnld of various kinds from the East Indies and 400.000 humming birds. In three months another dealer Imported 356,393 birds from the East Indies. During the polar exploring crulsn of the Polaris , under the command of Captain Hull , the wife of nn Eskimo named Hendrlk gave- birth to a son when Iho ship was lying In Thank God harbor , on the eighty-second parallel of north latitude. There Is no record of a. human birth taking place far ther north than this. U la stated by experts that llroad river , at Anthony Shoals , Ga. . has n volume ot 1- ! ) 000.000 cubic foe' of water per minute , at n velocity of 175 feet per minute. Us fall In a mile and n quarter being ninety-two feet. H Is calculated to have 37.2SG horse power. Mrs. George Walsdorfcr of Lee , a small town west of Toledo , 0. , loft both her eyes while playing with her baby. The chllJ struck Its mother In the cyea with Its flngcr. nails , rendering her hopelessly blind. Mrs. Walsdorfor was left a widow three months ago with five children to support. Two weeks later a son was drowned In a well and last week her house was destroyed by flro , The Klnir of Slum 'I'llUrn n Tour. The king ot Slam has Just left for a trip to Java , taking with him the two flrsl queens and nc-irly all the leading princes. Advantage has been taken of the occasion to effect a complete revolution In court eostuir.e-s. The- planting , the nether garment worn by both sexes alike , very rarely de scends as far ns the knot- , and when etlllly starched , falls very short Indeed behind and would not be considered exactly deli cate out of Slam. The queens nnd the women of the palace have now n complete wardrobe of European clothes for the trip r.nd will always appear In them In future on slate occasions. Some of the queen's dresses , although made locally by an Eng lish firm nro handsome and of the latest style. In inrny Instances the linings equal In richness the skirt Itself. 'arrofs ' -.r * & * iH * Mexican i Parrots $6. 3 1'iie ' Island " $6 Every parrott sold with n written guaran tee tn talk. Don't delay In ordering If you Intend to get n young parrot this year yet as our last assignment uf this season has arrived. Birds sent by express with safety on re ceipt of price or C. 0. D. SeiGler's Bird Slos-e , nlTr ! " Established 1SSS. Omaha. CMrhritcrV F.ncllitli Plaraoml IlrnnJ. Original ninl nljr < * riiulnc * * * rc. ! * ! r < little. IAOICS tik Drurriu for CMfkntrrti t/i ; ' , f * irnte-l wlih t lua fttttou , TuUo nooltirr * Kffint ttnngtnmt t ttl imitation * Al l runi ipi f.ir ii rileul n , tn "Ifplltr for I u ll , "tntttttr ly rrturrT" Mull. ir.tMto ir-ilmrnuu XUM * J\irr. I'M | pIic tfr'urinlrr'CV.5ludU n K nui SMI ] : 1 L > ru < Uti. ; " " ' \Vo ecnil llio 1'rrnrli CALTIJOSIrrr. < u O.II | . . | .n-l.f lecal gunrnnu-o Hint CALTIIOS will t CUKKhprrmulorrbcu. I urlcoccleH nnJ III > TI > lli : 1,0.1 Vlnor. | Use it andfaytfiatitfcJ , VON MOIILCO. , 332 B , & > ! Ararrlriu icrnts C1 > cla ll , Ohio. I A N W SERIAL STORY. I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. ftfIA Lively Tale of Adventure. 1 | By CLINTON ROSS. < j * V Author of "Tho Countess Bottinn , " Iho Colons of the Lawrence , " J * * V f "Tho Confession of Colonel Sylvester , " Etc. * Ijl pTO BEGIN OCTOBER 25 AND CONTINUE FOUR WEEKS. Jj $ uHpHE PUPPET" is a tale of the Zenda order. It is a fairy story for grown folks of Dumas's and Mr. Hope's kind ; but it is not in any sense an imitation. Robert Gerald , the son and heir of an Irish adven turer and a successful New York financier , meets on his door step a stranger , young and charming , who asks his protection. In granting this lady his roof , Gerald finds himself entangled in the most surprising chain of circumstances. He is abducted on Wall street , drugged , and carried near Biarritz. Going to Paris , he } { f chances to see his abductor , and he finds that the refugee ijf he has entertained is a great lady of Dalmatia. There * " follows a plot which Gerald embraces for the establish- * * f ment of Beatrice Ramaga as Princess of Dalmatia. In $ success and failure is the theme of the story. I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. i A STORY WORTH READING ,