The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-11-28

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Yosdsr = Vanderbilt with an in
come Of 4l2 900 Per day, = one Of his
hnily adnitaed to mA He refnsss
ail tslegraph dispatches; will zee none
Of his subordinatss on business; plays
Ays-handsd suchre twice day. for
two hours and : half at sach stretch,
takes one carriags-ride with his vile
and Nn. Crawford. his mothsr-in-lsw:
vho y about young enough 70 Be his
granddaughter; and talks with his
croniss. He y - years old; and II he
should endeaver TO realize cash for his
personal railway atocks. bonds and
mortgagss. tomorrow. there would be
. dnapnial panic. There ia nothing
suggestive about Vanderbilt, except
his wealth, which, to any high-think-
ing man. IL the snperfiuous and, vulgar
burden Of . long-extsn ded life Of mon
ey.sseking-uselesa 70 him, usaless to
his fsllow-msn. and pssless to bis chill
drsn-exespt that he demonstrates In
HE Life how faith can grow richer than
fear. He was born . bull, In the
stock sense; that 10, one who bet that
whatever he bought would win.
Every railway security he ever touch
cd seemed to grow buoyant from con-
tact with his grim Mohammsdan win,
and prsdestinating confidence. All
that he ever did with the property
rspressnted by such atocks was to give
orders 70 manage u = msanly = pos
sibls, % that It should cost the least
for tho most return; but, to the stocks
themselves, hs was the uplifting bull,
tossing them aloft, and repressuttng
broader religious, faith than he ever
knew, In the surety Of his country's
judicious enterprises. No bear. 10 the
history Of the world, ever touched his
mark Of prosperity; and t.would seem
that the materialist who bets systsm-
atically that oil things must lose. had
no better luck than the skeptic who
sometimes grows rich. In wisdom BY
pursuing his doubts. but at last, with
all his wisdom doubts himself. st
Vanderbilt's life ct 78, though al
ways and essentially gambling life,
selfish and single to his own Interests.
10 still what one might expect ofsuch
bull. He il never above spirits; he
IL Cornelius Vanderbilt. the bull.
"All 10 clear gain above. 70.J' he says
to visitors. "My life is eight years
ahead" And he says 1t In the cool
tone Of the man who would take his
own age even now, though prolonged
eight yean beyond the dispensation Of
God to other men, and over-issue
stock upon 1t, and bull it up to b .
security. r. IL . security. The stocks
Of his railways will show II, when
death, the great bear, gets Vanderbilt
down. Those motley and dissimiiar
people whom, by freaks and spslls, he
takes under his capricious protection,
are guarded while his contract lasts;
but what mau Of such riches ever
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them are successful lnaterjalists IIH0
himself al kinder and more ponder
able than himself. and recommend to
him by their masculine qualities,
heavy health and gross sincerity.
They oil admire him; he knows 1t, and
enjoys the consciousness Of Il without
thankfulnsss or sgotism. John Nor
risssy, who keeps the club- house
around the corner. can get money
from him, with the understanding
that 1t is to be gambling capital. GER
tain to win by the percentage In favor
Of the player.capitalist, and to be re-
paid at the rate Of profit. ~ If Wander.
bilt himself we're proprietor Of the
house. He has no scruples about laws
or appearances; litigation, over-issue,
injunction, seizure, are human pro.
cesses to be availed of. He does pay
his stock holders, and make his 70 ads
pay their interest His son, William
Vanderbilt, assisted by one Of the
ablest corps Of actual railroad leaders
In the country, makes these dividends
BY handling the railways, while Van.
dsrbilt watches people whe bother his
stock and now and then descending
upon the street. like the dog upon tho
weasel, he bites the backs In twain Of
hundreds Of little people who would
get his securities from the roost.
Probably no living man has sent de-
served beggary to more gamesters than
this old chap.
He wears light breeches, and .
black coat. and . standing collar. He
10 tall and straight and white whisksr-
I'd. The firmness Of his mouth 10 CIV
ing way, and he sleeps > great deal.
His wife u less than half his age, and
she u agreeable, and as Individual q
himself
MAY ask which Mrs. Vanderbilt
am addressing?' said gentleman
soon after being introduced.
"Old Mrs. Vanderbilt" she said,
naivsly.
One or the Commodors's sons IL .
nighty fellow, though perhaps this
| means that he has no mind for laying
up treasure where moth corrupts and
thieves break through and steal. At
any rate the old man and himself see
little OF each othsr. The Commodore
has several daughters and grand-child-
rem. and one living brother. He was
born In Washington's administration,
can remember Jsf5srson's, and was .
voter In 1adison's. Greater than
himself or his treasures are the patri-
otto wonder surrounding such = life;
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