TOE OMAHA' DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1903.
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JllCQ LIFE nAS ITS TUMBLES
Pointed Lesson in th Downfall of th
Eltin of St. Lonit.
SOCIAL IDOLS SHATTERED IN A MOMENT
IVaiiWrit Folly of Preach In that
tVhlrli Oae falls to Practice
rathrtle 1'ritirn of a
Domestic Tragedy.
The most amazing domestic tragedy In
high life that haa furnished successive
chapters for newspapers for weeks pant la
the swift, unbroken downfall of the Blair
family In St. Louis. A month ago Jamrs
Li. Ulalr and his wife were acknowledged
leadera of St. Lou I a aoclety. Today the
husband occupies a hospital ward, danger
ously 111, and the faithful wife Is by his
side. Their famous country home. "Alr
drle," Is stripped of Its luxurious furnish
ings, tenantlcss and for sale to satisfy a
mortgage. The post of general rounscl for
the fair association, paying $1R,000 a year,
has gone to another lawyer, and Mrs.
Blair haa retired from the presidency of
the ladies' board cf managers of the fair.
Ona Insurance company Is seeking through
the courts to cancel a policy of $200,000 on
Blair's life, and the local grand jury Is
searching for evidence of alleged crooked
transaction, the publication of which prao
tlcally wrecked the family, daily and
financially.
According to the charges being Investi
gated by the grand Jury Blair la accused
of leading a double life for ten years, on
the one hand delivering lectures on moral
ity In business and" at the same time beat
ing friends and clients out of money ag
gregating from $40,000 to $250,'000.
Apparently Exemplary.
The career of Blair In St. Louis has been
that of an exemplary man, and to such
an extent lias he been honored that when
reports of hla trouble first became nolsei
about some of the most prominent bankers
and capitalists went to him and offered
aid. .He told them the reports were false
and he would be able to disprove them In
proper time. He has been stricken III since
the excitement became Intense in his case
and has not appeared at his offices for
several weeks.
When he wanted money he found no
ouble In getting It. It Is said he borrowed
$5,000 from Dick Bros. & Co. after the St.
Louis cyclone on his personal word, stat
ing he had received severe losses from the
storm. He sustained no losses, but paid
back the money In due course.
In February, 1902, Blair went to several
business friends and told them that he was
placed In an embarrassing position by the
peculations of a brother. These men raised
$135,000 to make good these losses. James
Campbell, the broker. Is one of the heaviest
backers of Mr. Blair. In 1902, when the
first rumors were floated In business circles
about Ulalr, he was requested to withdraw
his account from a local bank and did so.
After that he began to lose the hold of
confidence possessed by business men, al
though a vast majority remained with him
to the last, and are yet willing to aid Mm
In this matter.
Too Much Society.
James L. Blair's downfall Is attribute
to hla love fer society and to his beautiful
wife. Mrs. Blair, as president of the
board of lady managers of the World's
fair, Is known nationally. He. aa general
counsel for the exposition, was equally
well known and honored. Husband and
wife held two of the moat honored posi
tions In one of the greatest exposition en
terprises the world has ever known. Their
entertainments given at their, beautiful
borne, "Stancote," In Klrkwood, a St. Louis
uburb, was far-famed and many a amall
t fortune has been squandered by them on
these social functions. The home Itself
cost a fortune, but was recently placed
under mortgage for the purpose of meeting
certain obligations which Blair could not
Otherwise fulfill. One of the social func
tion at the Blair home this summer was
a children' party, where men and women
, prominent la St - Louis social . circles
dressed aa boy and girls. This party was
afterward aped In Newport and the east.
Blair spent a much a $3,000 per annum
tor photographs of hla wife and himself to
distribute to the newspaper and friends.
He porters who called at the Blair home
daring the heyday of Mrs. Blair's career,
seeking Information about her social suc
cesses, were treated In royal fashion and
grven picture of her that cost as much
as $5 each. Soma of the more favored
Vera driven back to the city In the Blair
carriages. They courted newspaper noto
riety. -, '( A Power la Polities.
JtPBt only In society did they lead, but
elsewhere. Blair waa the first man who
came to -the aid of a popular move for
Joseph W. Folk for governor. It was he
Who began the move to raise $15,000 to buy
home tor Folk, but the latter refused the
grift. He 1j a member of the public wel
fare commission of the state, and he
framed several charter amendments to the
city that would tend to improve conditions
politically. He was the man who secured
the Juvenile court law and courts for Mis
souri, thus following In direct lead of Illi
nois and New Tork and giving separate
Courts for children accused of crime. He
Was a member of the police board and al
ways worked hard In the Interest of re
form movements. This Is why his downfall
has created such consternation In St, Louis,
where he was born and reared to a high
state In the city's organisation.
.Blair's love for his wife is well known.
Mrs, Ulalr, having organised several sing
ing societies in the rlty and always popu
lar In musical circles, often appeared be
fore the footlights to sing. The most
expensive flowers were always handed to
tier at the conclusion of every effort, and
these came from but one source her hus
band. He seldom went home without some
token for his wife; he never stayed at the
clubs, but preferred to spend his time at
her side; he shadowed her at siclnl func
tions; in f ict, he was madly infatuated with
( her grace and beauty.
Lead lag Estravacaat Lives.
Mrs. Blair was equally devoted to her
hunband and aided him In building up hla
reputation. Some accuse her of having
been his downfall, but It Is said by inti
mate acquaintances that Mrs. Blair always
rhlded her husband for spending so lav
ishly tor her. She kept blm from so doing
s much as possible. The extravagance
of the couple, who are both In middle life,
waa commented, upon by the entire city,
and even multl-mllllonalrea did not enter
tain half so lavishly. But every one be
lieved that Instead of a $25,000 Income he
Was sharing a $100,000 income.
When it came to the entertainment of
gucata from abroad by ths city's swell set
the, Blair were considered Indispensable.
All of the prominent peopln who have
Vtalted the city from abroad in the Interest
of the World's fair have been entertained
at the Blair home instead of elsewhere,
because of the elogance of the place and
the social standing of the family.
Bialr is a grandson of Francis Preston
Ulalr, the one editor In whom General
U ok son bad complete confidence, and Jack
son' literary executor; son of ttiat Francis
Preston Blair ktiuvu tu tin. nuttitn'
1 Frank P. Blair. Lincoln a strong friend and
I confidant, to whom la credited the saving
I kUaaourl in the early day of the con
federacy. A shining example of the poor,
studious youth who rose to be nearly St
Louis' most prominent cltisen; who lived
cleanly and bravely through days of pov
erty; who became a generous host and
patron of all that is good and lovely In
days of prosperity; who outraged no con
ventions, but was a model son, hunband,
father, cltisen, making his home the haven
of all his endeavor and the center of his
Influence. He waa a lecturer on civic right
eousness and a hundred other allied sub
jects; a politician who constantly preached
and worked for reforming hla party and
In the affairs of the city, state and nation;
a bitter. Irritant fighter; waspish, shrewd
and persistent in his enmities and political
policies; the driving power of many a cam
paign undertaken by right-seeking but
Impractical advocates of good government;
strong In his dislikes, cold to those he
neither hated nor loved, and warm enough
for comfort to his friends. ,
All St. Louis knew this man thus.
He wss a member of the rich and ex
clusive St. Louis club, of the University
club by reason of his connection with
Princeton, a member of the Noonday club,
where the wealthiest and most prominent
business end professional men of the city
gather each day at luncheon; a member of
the Country club, the first and most ex
clusive of these luxurious suburban resorts
where wealthy St Loulsana play golf and
polo; also a member of the Mercantile club
and other organisations In which public
spirited men of Influence and riches are
gathered.
- Family Promlaoaco.
Blair Is 49 year old. His father left no
great estate, and there were many among
whom It was divided. James was educated
In the public, schools of St. Louts and waa
barely able to take a short course at
Princeton. . Then he was compelled to un
dertake bread-winning. It Is said of him
that though his family gave him a social
position he was unable to avail himself
of many invitation on account of his pov
erty. He studied law while serving a a court
clerk and began practice with only the ad
vantage of a somewhat larger acquaintance
among Influential persons than Is usually
the fortune of a poor beginner In the law.
It was through hla family connections that
he was enabled to secure practice which
became lucrative.
The Alexanders and Pynea of New Tork
were Influential In securing for him a posi
tion as the legal representative in St. Louis
of an Insurance company and other legal
business which brought large fees.
Throughout his csreer aa a lawyer he has
been seen in court but few times, hi prac
tice being principally advisory.
Mrs. Blair has long been recognised aa a
leader. Handsome and of a stately bear
ing, well trained and ot unusual artistic
culture and aspiration, she has, In fact
made for herself a place so distinct as to
cauae her personality to assume an excep
tional and peculiar prominence as that of
a high-class representative of the best ele
ment. It is quite generally conceded that no
other St. Louis woman has done so much
for the advancement of musical Interest
and the development of muslo in St. Louis
aa ha Mr. Blair. Her effort and achieve
ments In this line have been characterized
by a deep earnestness which amply proved
her sincerity a a lover and patron of
music. It Is certain that, prominentia she
la In society, she value more highly her
tatlon In the world of local lovers of music
and I more ardent In work on behalf of
thla art than In that pertaining to her po
sition aa a social leader.
President of the board of lady manager
of the World' fair and of the Woman'
club of St. Louis, both position testifying
to her occupancy of the foremost place a
St Louis' representative woman It Is cer
tain, nevertheless, that Mrs. Blair found
an even greater satisfaction In her position
as president of the Morning Choral society
and a the founder and director of the
girls' classes In music, to which she gave
so much of her 'time, thought and money.
Revival ot the Rod.
A united appeal for the restoration ,of
the rod In the public schools has been
made by the French principals. At present
the Board of Education prohibits the use
of corporal punishment In the schools, al
though, previous to centralisation the prin
cipals In Brooklyn were allowed to use
their discretion. In the Manhattan schools
corporal punishment has been abolished
for many years. The principals In boys'
schools, those who come In dally contact
with the children and know what condi
tions they have to meet, declare that the
present system has been a failure, and
that the rule of the rod must be restored.
On the other hand, the officials of the
board, or at leaat some of them, claim that
the schools should be governed by moral
suasion. For nearly a year the principals,
through their associations, have been con
ducting Investigation Into the discipline
In the public schools, and as a result a
complete report has been submlted to the
Board of Education, asking for the aboli
tion of the rule prohibiting corporal pun
ishment. OIT OF TIIR ORDINARY.
The
per capita consumption of potatoes
In the
i i nuea tsiaies is 3 ousneis per an.
num. while in Germany ft Is 2S'i bushel.
An ucre in potatoes in Germany vields $00
bushels and In the I'nited States 96. ,
As Mrs. Jacob Bander of Ijancanter, Pa., I
ft
ave a yawn, after returning home, her
ws cracked and her lower law became
dislocated, l'hyslclnns worked three hours
trying to replace the Jaw, but they were
compelled to give her an anaesthetic before
It could be replaced.
Isuhc T. Pratt In the champion bear
catcher of New York. "Old Ike" is . 79
years old and has killed a bear for each
year of his life. Thin year, Juttt as he was
getting ready to pot his annual victim, he
was tuRen down wun wiiooping cough and
he has regretfully given up hunting for a
time.
Joseph Bramwell and his wife celebrated
the sixtieth anniversary of their marriage
in Flushing, N. V.. on Sunday, lie was
present at the coronation ceremonies of
four ilrluah sovereign, being but a child
In arms when his parents carried him out
to mm the coronation procession of
George IV.
William 8. Tuttie Is making arrange
ments to raise Benedict Arnold's flag ship
Royal Savaxe from like CliuinplHtn, where
it was K'umeu in wie war ot iHli In the
battle of plattsburg. Among the relics
supposed to be aboard the craft are Bene
dict Arnold's uniform and valuable gov
ernment papers.
J nut to prove that her huxbnnd. Edwin
IX MiHiers. U fully able to pay ;.uml a veur
alimony Mrs. Mooera had introduced In a
New York City court the testimony that
his liquor bill alone amounts to 4 a
month. The defendant 1m the son of a
Texas millionaire and is suld to own mining
sum a vaiueo. ac iw,w.w
Three times has the stork vlxlted the
home of Municipal Court Judge George K.
Kuesch of New York llty. and each time
on election day. The latest addition to his
honors family arrived lue.-tday mornlne
November JL The Judge and hla wife have
always taken a deep Interest in political
affairs, Mrs. Hoesch having given valuable
aia 10 ner riuaoanu in wvcr.i camraigns.
The must abject slave to the morphine
habit who ever entered the Cincinnati hos
pital, ao far aa the records of that institu
tion show, is James (Jutes, axed 67. who
admitted that for twenty-two years he has
averaged ten grains a day. in tbil time
he haa taken grains. Three grama
will kill a IMinuwr. dates has swallowed
enough morphine to kill 26.7i7 persons. It
la thought he cannot survive many days.
According to the latent statistics, th
r ovulation of the administrative county of
4ndon is t.&Jb.Hl and of 'Greater Lon
don," which Includes the areas of the city
and metropolitan police and "every Darish
of which the whole Is Within fifteen miles
of Charing Crow, or of which pari is
wi'nin twelve nines or I harlng Ciow
5M.4c3. The rale of increase of the i,,.i'i
In lion in Ixjndiii appears to bn slowing;
down, having been only )(, 8 -r ce;it m
me len itftn, iai-i?'t a smaller per
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Sir Horacd Plnnkett an Effective Force in
the Irish Bemal.
PRACTICAL REMEDIES FOR ANCIENT ILLS
t ntlrlng, Boaadless Sympathy for
the People la Their Straggles
Against Poverty-. A Ora
tor Not Bora bat Mage."
The Fortnightly Review contains a very
interesting article by Katharine Tynan on
Sir Horace Flunkett and Hla work." Sir
Horace, "the most unselfish man we have
evtsr known," as hi friends characterize
him, might be classed a a semi-occasional
resident of Omaha, possessing large prop
erty Interests here, which he ha handled
with the Intelligent progresstvenesa of a
regular resident. At home he Is putting In
operation practical measures for the benefit
of the people of Ireland, and 1 undoubtedly
the most remarkable and most effective
figure which the Irish rlvlval haa produced.
What sort ot a man be Is Is told by Mis
Tynan:
Patriotism Tempered With Patleaee.
The tklng that made so huge an enter
prise possible to him waa a much a matter
of the heart a of the head; It was his
untiring, his boundless sympathy. He
loves the country and he loves the people;
that fact Is at the root of it. It explain
how intolerance, impatience with the thing
and.1 th people who are th atone In th
path of hla great work, are impossible to
him. He Is a good fighter; and yet so
gentle are hla method that they are easily
mistaken. In the matter of that Qalway
election which now la ancient history, the
crowds were unused to the chivalry of a
man who refused to take an advantage of
the enemy, as when Sir Horace declared
that he would not take the seat If "Colonel'
Lynch' election were declared void. Sir
Horace Plunkett Is, of course, a Protestant;
but he ha probably don mora to close
th sectarian gulf between Protestant and
Catholic in Ireland than any other man.
His humor plays about this grave subject,
aa when he said at a meeting In Belfast
where he tried to coas the Orangemen out
of their sectarian cave: 'We all know that
those who differ from us in matter of
religion will be adequately punished here
after. 'Bo why harbor bad feeling now.' "
And, in fact, so effective has been his
unifying influence that "a aoclety in the
north, " composed of equal number of
Catholics, Episcopalians and Presbyterian.
nominated a priest aa Its president and 1
one of the most flourishing of th many
hundred societies."
Aa Orator, Hot Bora Bat Maae.
Sir Horace, like Mr. Pamell, is an orator,
not born but made.
"In each case the man became an orator
because he had something of vital Impor
tance to aay, and said it directly to th
hearts of his listeners with passion, be
cause he felt It with self-forgetfulnesa,
with ease, because the message was In
sistent and would be delivered. Sir Horace'
speeches read easily and delightfully when
he ix in a light vein; they carry convic
tion even to a hostile audience when his
vein is a serious one, and Instance of sud
den conversion are by no mean uncom
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"His sympathy for the people place him
on the level of the simplest peasant. In a
long vacation, when other men are on th
moor or the sea, or taking the latest fash
ionable cure, he may be found visiting th
congested districts, tramping day after day
from one wretched collection of cabin to
another, stooping to enter at their low
door into the dense reek of turf smoke,
sitting there among the hens and ths chil
dren, while the pig. If the family be rich
enough to possess one, wander In and out
of hi own sweet will, encouraging, advis
ing, striving to glv hope wher there was
only apathy and despair."
The poverty of these district may be
gathered from the fact that the average
poor law valuation of the Inhabitant Is
only 10 shillings C pence ($2.62) a year.
Libraries and Baaka.
The starting of village llbrarie Is one
ot Sllr Horace' schemes. II ha a paper,
the Irish Homestead, which carries on a
propaganda for making the Irish country
side lighter and less desolate. The Irish
co-operative societies now number 60,000
member. The co-operative bank hove
proved a great success, and, aa is usual
with such experiments. It has been found
that the loan are Invariably repaid.- Th
banks have killed the "gombeen man;"
they are managed by the people themselves,
and this brings great opportunities for busi
ness training and responsibility.
"They are very proud of their partic
ipation in the management of the bank
and kindred societies. The resident magis
trate at Belmullet had a car-driver who
was a director of the Belmullet bank. 'I'd
be obliged to you, sir," the car-driver
would say on Mondays, If you'd hurry up
the business of the court today, for there'
bank meeting tonight an' a power of
Important work to be got through.'
'Sometime the bank have odd ap
plication for loan. It 1 understood, of
course, that loana are only given for
reproductive purp"'. such a for buying
a pig or seeds or manure or farm Im
plements. One evening, a young man
came before the committee of a bank In
the County Mayo, and requested a loan of
1 He wa aaked for what purpose he
required It, and answered that It was to
buy a suit of clothe. The committee
demurred at first that they had no money
to lend for this purpose. 'Well,' said th
applicant 'the case is this. I'm fond of
Nora Carty, and she ha a nice little farm
aa well. I'm going to ask her tomorrow,
and if she says no to me I'll be off to
America. Now. I'd have twice as good
a chance with her If I had a decent suit
of clothe to my back Instead of these
rags.' The committee reconsidered the
matter, advanced the money, and the boy
won Nora Carty and her farm."
Aay Other Mam.
Ths young book agent entered the obscure
saloon at the corner. The proprietor's wife,
a big German frau, came out, with arms
akimbo, to meet him.
"Oood morning, madame," be began. "I
would like to call your attention to this
Shakespeare "
"Jake beer? Vot kind of beer Is dat?
I never heard of dat brewery before."
"Madame, this Is Shakespeare."
"I haf heard of Schllts beer, und Selpp's
und Engel's beer, und Keeley' beer, und
oders, but I haf never heard yet of dat
Jake s beer. Vot la dat?"
"You are laboring under a mistake, my
dear woman, this ia a book"
"Yah, dat Is all right, but I Uaf bock
beer, too." Chicago Chrunlde.
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lieroooo'i Potentate Takes the Baker j and
8eqneitert the Dough.
MORGAN AND SCHWAB OVERSHADOWED
Salaries of Other People Pat om a
Comparative Scale Taleat, Skill
ad Headship Command
Liberal Cheek.
Th blggeat "official salary" paid any
on on earth so far aa record show, is
that collected by the grand vlxler of Mo
rocco. In a country with a high standard
of ethics and a lofty plane of morals this
salary might find a plainer name of
"graft," but in eastern eyes it Is the lawful
stipend of the office.
In comparison with this official's revenue
the president of th United State and the
president of France are paid like messen
ger boys. Even J. Plerpont Morgan doe
not rate much higher than a ribbon counter
clerk when his Income Is placed alongside
that of the grand vizier.
This official handles all the revenue of
the country. In the handling he diverts
such portion as he thinks will repay him
for his expenditure of time and energy.
He Is without doubt the best paid states
man in existence.
The salary is so big that no one know
the exact amount which the grand vizier
places to his account every year. It may
be Indicated by the fact that in a few
years the savings of the late Grand Vizier
Ben Hamed amounted to $5,000,000 not
made In speculation or business ventures,
but saved out of his salary. And yet they
say that a man on salary can't get rich.
Ben Hamed kept his savings In gold bul
lion stacked awsy In th cellar of his
palac at Marakesh.
Two other high salaries paid for dally
services seem, on paper, to be ridiculously
eut of proportion to ths work, but a correct
understanding show that they are well
earned. Talk to the mall carrier on your
route and ask him what he would think
of receiving $35,000 a year for his work. II
probably would laugh at you. Tet this 1
the actual figure paid to the man who
carries th mall between Eagle and Valdery
In Alaska. Th distance 1 414 mile and
the postman makes two journeys a month,
carrying SCO pounds of mail at a time. He
uses an Immense number of dogs, and good
sledge dogs are costly, to say nothing of
their food.
Steel Roller Get s)21,0OO.
Almost equally absurd does it sound to
say that the remuneration of a laborer is
.1,000 a year. That Is the sum paid to A.
J. Day, employed a a roller at the Pitta
burg mills of th United State Steel cor.
poratlon. He waa formerly one of Mr. Car
negie's men. He Is aald to be th best man
at hla work of rolling steel rails and Is paid
accordingly.
Patti'a salary for her approaching Ameri
can tour la worthy to be classed among th
high salaries of the world. She will receive
$1,000 a concert for sixty concert. In addi
tion to her expenses'. Her record was $5,000
for a single concert paid one In New Or
leans. But neither shs nor any other prima
donna ever kept up that sort of thing aa a
steady income.
Possibly the best paid woman in th
world la Mine, lleglon of the Paris opera.
8b 1 paid IjO.ooo a year, and the ftecuud
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tar, Mme. Brevel, get $18,000. The amounts
made by lecturers frequently rival those
made by great singers. Ian Maclaren once
made $50,000 In six weeks. Henry M. Stan
ley did even better and waa paid at th rate
of $12,000 a night
Archbishop Receives 08,000.
As apeaker of the House of Lords the lord
chancellor of England gets $20,000 a year.
As a judge he get another $30,000, making
his combined earnings a great as those of
the president of th United State. A simi
lar amount Is paid yearly to the bishop of
London and to the archbishop of York,
while the archbishop of Canterbury re
ceives the largest yearly payment that
England makes to any one outside of the
royal family. He get $55,000 a year.
To reach th really high official salaries
one has to go back to the so-called bank
rupt countries of the east The money
given th highest official In the richest
western countries compare poorly with the
salaried of these eastern statesmen. The
Turkish minister ot finance get $40,000 a
year, the minister of foreign affair $50,000
and th grand vizier $60,000. Even he is not
the best paid, a th official who Is in
charge of .the admiralty and who manages
a few old broken down battieuhip gets tns
alary of $80,000 a year. His perquisites
well this amount to auch an extent that
the present Incumbent of the office has
amassed a neat fortune of about $13,000,000.
Compare with these salaries the $50,000
which ia paid to th president of this
country and th $120,000 which the president
of France receive. The email official of
Turkey get mora than Mr. Roosevelt and
nearly aa much aa th president of France.
Refuses f2O0,O0O m Tear.
There Is a man who recerved an offer of
the large salary of $200,000 a year and,. In
credible a it may seem, refused It This
is Herr Ballln, th gifted German, who is
managing director of th Hamburg-Ameri
can line of steamers. The offer waa made
to him by beada of the Anglo-American
Shipping trust If he would become director
of that corporation.
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heard of Mr. Clinton Dawklns. Then he
became Mr. Ooschen'a private secretary
and In 1895 secretary of finance In Egypt.
There, and later on in India, he made a
great name aa a financial expert His fame
attracted the notice of the heada of one of
the biggest private banks In the world that
of J. 8. Morgan A Co. He now draws
$260,000 a year In their service. HI 1 sold
to ba the biggest salary paid by any bank.
There are not more than three bank man
ager in England who get one-fifth of Mr.
Dawklns' salary.
The great life Insurance companies pny
high figure to the men who control their
Investment. The two largest In the world
each allow their president $150,'000 a year
and th third flxea It president' remunera
tion at $100,000. There I one actuary work
ing for an assurance company with head
quarter In London who get $35,000 a year.
Railway Salaries Are Large.
Railway companies are not stingy. J.
Plerpont Morgan paid Mr. Samuel Spencer
$50,000 a year to give expert opinion on the
railway properties he wo buyjng up, and
M. Ingall work also for Messrs. Morgan
and Vanderbllt for the comfortable re
muneration of $75,000 a year.
.As managing director of th Consolidated
Goldflelds of South Africa, limited, Mr.
Rhode used to get about $350,000 a .year,
and Mr. Rudd'a salary, also a director of
the same company, wa $250,000.
The Sugar trust pay it officials well. A
notable Instance 1 the $50,000 a year which
their chemist, J. O. Dormer, get. But
Mr. Donner haa to work hard fdr hi
money. Sugar from every part of the
world, cane and beet, eomea before him,
and he ha to exercise expert opinion on It.
The great expert in all of th principal
commercial Unea are well paid. Fifteen
thousand dollars a year Is th salary of
the chief tea taster and blender of one
great British tea firm. This gentleman
ha also the expenses of a throe months'
holiday paid yearly. II need It badly, for
tea tasting is moat trying to th nerve
and health. Chicago Tribune.