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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1899)
Funeral of the Late Senator Hayward at Nebraska City STARTING FROM THE HOUSE MILITARY GUARD IN FRONT PALLBEARERS LOWERING THE COFFIN. About Noted People Clmrlcs T. Ycrkcs , tUo Chicago trollov magnnto , who him just disposed of his In terests in tlio bimlncHa , don I en Unit ho Is going Into Wall direct to speculate and says : "I defy nny broker to show inu nny man who has ilenlt with him for two years or inoro who has coino out wltli money. I huvo not looked at a stock llHt for thirteen years. At thnt time , nftor ninny n year's experience on tlio Stock exchange , I loft It , BO thoroughly disgusted thnt I never want to enter It again. I repent , a man who goes Into Wall street to ninko n fortune Is an idiot , and ho ought to have n gunrdlnn " The parliamentary career of Mlclmel Dnv- Itt , who has resigned Ma Boat , has been unusually checkered. While In Portland prison In 1882 ho was returned from Mouth , but was declared Ineligible to sit because the term ( fifteen years ) to which ho had boon sentenced us n Fenian In 1870 hud not expired. In 1802 he was elected for the northern division of Mon'U ' , but watt neon upscatcd owing to a violent pastoral letter Issued In his supposed Interest by the late Roman Catholic bishop of Menth , Dr. Nulty. Another neat was then found for him In northeast Cork , but tram this ho was forced by bankruptcy proceedings consciiucnt on his refusal to pay the ctn of the Menth petition cane. When the general election of 1805 was precipitated Mr. Davltt was on a lecturing tour In Australia and was returned In his absence for two constituencies Cast Kerry and South Mayo. The Inttor , being part of his niitlvo county , \sas naturally Ms choice. Manslgnor Donatlus Sbarottl , who has boon designated ns the now bishop of Havana , was born lu Montofranco , near Homo , In 1SGG. Ho studied both law and theology , his law studies embracing canon and Ho- iiian law. Ho received the doctorate In Inw and theology , Later ho gave a public dispu tation lit , the Vatican before the pope , his subject bolus philosophy. For this ho re ceived n hnndsomo gold medal , Uoforo en tering the diplomatic service of the church ho was 'professor of moral philosophy In the College of the Propaganda. Except for about two years , when ho was employed In handling matters concerning the missions of the propaganda lu China and Japan , he has had much to do with the affairs of the American church. Ills experience during UIQ period ho spent ID the employ of the piopngandn in handling American matters led to his selection ns auditor of the papal delegation when Itns determined to es tablish It , and In 1893 ho accompanied Car dinal Sntolll to this country. Congressman A. C. Hnrnicr of Phlladel- phln , who Is now the "Fnthor of the House , " began his service In congiess In 1871 with the Forty-second congress and ho has been continuously n member since then , with the exception of two years , 1871-77 , the period of the Forty-fourth congress , for which he was defented by John Rabbins. Mr. Hur- mcr resumed membership In the Forty-fifth congress on March 1 , 1877 , and has been a member continuously since that date , a poi ted of twenty-four years. Thus It will be seen that Philadelphia has had the distinc tion of having had the "Father of the House" for the last twenty-five years and In the event of the death of Mr. Harmer that distinction will continue In the perton of General Ulngbam. In and Out of Court Robert G. Ingorsoll was not always the tnctful lawyer ho became In his maturity , relates the San Francisco Wave. Early In his career ho found himself of counsel for the defense In a murder case , with a fussy old doctor as principal witness against him Thinking of a chance to bo brilliant , ho sarcastically proccodcd to bully the witness by commenting upon doctor's mistakes. "Doctors make as few mistakes as lawyers , " assorted the old man. "A doctor's mistakes ore burled elx feet under ground , " said In- gorsoll , "Yea , but n lawyer's mistakes arc hung as many feet above the ground , " was the reply , "and thnt Is just the difference. " The jury saw the point and Ingorsoll lost the case. Assize prUoncra have occasionally but lit tle faith In the ability of counsel assigned for their defense , relates London Tld-Ults. Not long ago a prisoner was Informed by the judge that his defense would bo under taken by X , "and , " added his lordship , "that will cost you nothing. " Prisoner , however , held a different view and was heard to re mark that his lordship "hadn't done the straight thing , nohow. " "What do you mean , sir ? " asked the judge , sternly "Well , " eald the prisoner , "you said as the court would provide counsel and it was a-goln' to cost mo nothing. If that's my * sTH i THE CORTEGE ON ITS WAY TO THE CEMETERY. A FEW OF THE FLORAL TRIBUTES. counsel , " he continued , Indicating the rather diminutive gentleman who had been set apart for the defense , "It's a-going' to cost mo ten years nn no less. " Representative Clayton of Alabama used to bo district attorney in his state. Ho was one of Cleveland's appointees. It became Clayton's duty , at ono time , relates the Washington Post , to prosecute an old man for making Illicit whisky. It was not a very eerlous Infraction of the law , but the old backwoodsman had been reck less In his open violation and It was neces sary to make an example of him. He was brought Into court and , after the govern ment had stated his case , the old man , who had no lawyer , asked to bo allowed to go upon the stand. Ho was told that this would render him liable to answer any ques tions , but ho Insisted. "Well , Uncle John , " ald Clayton , "did you really make any whisky In your still ? " "Henry , " replied the old man , with pa thetic tone , "I know'd your pa ; I voted for your pa every time ho ran for jedga. And , Henry , your pa would never bavo axed mo no question like thnt ! " The Jurors laughed , the court smiled and Clayton relented. The old man drove homo that night , Charity that Curses It may seem ungracious to quarrel with a virtue , or with what passes as a virtue , says Leslie's Weekly , but It cannot bo doubted that some of the heaviest curses that rest upon civilized society today have come upon It through the exercise of unthinking and Indiscriminate charity. It Is this kind of charity the scattered dole , the alms thrown out with free and opeiv hand to all who will receive that has filled many parts of the old world with a pestilent multitude of professional beggars , a lazy , filthy , lying horde of parasites , a heavy burden upon the honest and Industrious , n menace to society and a terror to all , the native and the stranger alike. The saino kind of charity , Idndly meant but grossly misdirected , has bred within the borders of our owu < busy and prosperous land that creuturo who Is always seeking but never finding work , and who lives upon the community meanwhile , tbo creature known as the tramp. There are 30,000 of these professional beggars and semi-crim inals In the United States today , an army whoso ranks are constantly recruited by men and women who find , unhappily for themselves and the community , that 'the ' dis play of a few rags and a whining He about want and suffering are all that Is neces sary to open to them the purses or the kitchen doors of a soft-hearted and easy going people. All these and a vast number of other persons , who derive their support partly If not wholly from beggary , have come to bo what they are chiefly because their self-respect and Independent spirit have been broken down by a false and vic ious philanthropy. Considerations of this character are urged with force and apposlteness in an article contributed by Bishop Potter to ono of the periodicals for the current mrnth. He makes a plea far sjstcmatlc anil organized charity , a charity based on sound and true philanthropy. Of the evil results of the falsa kind ho gives many illuminative ex amples drawn from his own observations and experiences. Ono of these relates to a woman who had been for years the bene ficiary of a clergyman In a city parish , but who on her death was found to bo In pos session of several thousands of dollars which she bequeathed to relatives in a dis tant land. Another example cited Is that of a woman who had connected herself with no less than seven parishes , frcm every ono of which , ns a poor widow , she was receiv ing a monthly allowance. A more striking Illustration of the Infinite mischief thnt may come from n well-mean ing but inconsiderate act of kindness Is afforded In a story which the bishop tells of a man who came to him for help and made his plea on the strength of a letter written for him by the bishop's own father , who had been dead for twenty yenrs. The letter was a general letter , addressed to no one , and therein lay the mischief. When rnnd It had In each Instance been returned to Its bearer and ho soon discovered thnt ho had in It a talisman that would open al most nny pocket. The man had been orig inally nn Industrious mechanic temporarily disabled by Illness and worthy , at the time , of judicious help. But tbo letter proved his undoing. By means of It ho had Ihed for years without work and be come a chronic loafer and a fraud. Bishop Potter says that ho offered the man $10 for the letter , but the fellow was "not so In nocent as to surrender his whole capital in trade. " This la but ono Instance out of many that might bo cited to show what ruin and degradation may result from easy-going ! and thoughtless alms-giving. The best and wisest charity , as pointed out by Bishop Potter , is that which embodies the giving S . of one's self , the help that helps up and L not down. This ie the kind of charity that * > / found expression in the ooblo service of Edward Dennison in England and is findIng - Ing expression In our own land today In ) the work of our college settlements , free kindergartens , manual training schools , women's exchanges and other agencies and ) Institutions where the poor and the needy are taught how to help themselves and encourage - courage by personal Influence and exam- pie to better and moro thrifty ways of Hv- ing. This Is not the easiest kind of phl- lanthiopy , but it is the only true kind. Hu man nature Is nowwhero so weak as on the sldo which charity touches. There is a sad truth In the saying that lazlncsa is ono of man's besetting sins. It is his constant temptation to raako his way in the world somehow or other without work. Woo bo to him who yields to this temptation and equal woo to him who makes himself , though unwittingly , the tempter. 4 , Very Like a Big Whale The big whale that lies high and dry at Pleasure Beach drew thousands of sight seers to that point yesterday and Sunday , reports the Norfolk Virginian. The whale was carefully measured yesterday by a Virginian-Pilot representative ns It lies on the bench. It Is sixty-five feet long , about Ilftecn feet through and has a mouth with w a spread of about twenty feet. It Is black 1 above and whlto below. The skin of the * whale is beautifully ribbed underneath. It Is a common roqual or razorback. This speclce grows to a size of sixty to seventy feet long , so this Is one of the largest of Its kind. The roquals are widely distributed and commit great havoc In fisheries. They rarely congregate In schools , but are found Isolated. Tholr capture is not generally pursued , as they do not generally yield much blubber. The whalebone is stout , coarse and or comparatively little value. The name roqual is derived from the Norse "roq-vnl , " signifying a whale with plaits or folds In the skin. It is said that the Washington steamer struck the whale Saturday week and re ported the striking of something , supposed to bo a submerged log. It Is now believed that this "log" was this whale and that the col lision broke Ita jaw. The shock probably killed the whole. r