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
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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.
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