The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1876-05-19
NEW YORK, May Is, 1876


THE STEWART ESTATE.
There is, ;is mi ght have been expected,
IL great deal of dissatisfaction over the
disposition of Stewards money. The
employees, it will be remembered, who
had been with him ten years we're to
receive $500 each, and those who had
been twenty years were to get 81, 600.
Now trouble sets in. Statesmen who
have served faithfully nine years and
half get nothing, and those WHO have
been grinding OCT money for the dead
merchant for nineteen years and half
get only $500. Naturally they srowl,
particularly as he always worked his
men harder, and paid them less, than
any merchant in New York. Whenever
"A good man wanted to leave the house,
that he might better his condition, lie
was always induced TO remain by the
statement that while the pay was small.
and the service oRerons. all the faithful
men who should stand by the House
wonld be- remembered in such way as
To leave them better off than as though
they went f. higher pay at the time.
The absurdly smail sum left these men
irritates them. They receive about $50
each per year, provided they have been
in the service the exact time to entitle
them to anything. And his bequests TO
the heads of his departments were alb
surdiy small. Think of giving q man
capable uf handling millions, and as
good IA merchant as Stewart himself, a
bonus of $4,000 for twenty years of
hard, grinding labor No man ever died
In New York less regretted, and no man
ever lived vho did less with his oppor-
tunities.
HOW MOODY LIVES.
There has been a great deal of non
sence talked about Moody and Sankey
making a big thing out of their religious
work. They do nothing of the sort.
These men never took a cent, directly
or Indirectly. for their labors, except in
one way. almost every day some par
ant, brother, Sister or wife of some one
converted under their ministrations send
theu gifts, as sort of thank Offering
During their two months stay in New
York, they received in this way about 8,
600, the most of it coming to them
anonymously. VT this they use what is
necessary for their expenses, and the re-
mainder they give to weak churches,
missionary enterprises and other relig
ious objects, Moody has house worth
perhaps IS, 500 in Chicago-Sankey has
nothing They are cared for while they
ere at work by tue people who prize
their labcrs. and these gifts fill out the
balance of 'heir support. Whatever
may be said of the effect Of their labors,
no one can say thar they are making
any money out OF it, or that their work
is not entirely disinterested. They are
as honest and as Jealous lnen rs the
world ever saw.
SPECIE FOR AND AGAINST.
Those old fogies who feared that their
children would never know a silver
quarter by sight. have their forbodings
made vain by the little furry of it from
the treasury. 1t is no unusual thing
down town to get dimes and quarters,
and it is the correct thing for ladies'
store up town to pay out at least one
piece OF new silver with the change TO
each cEstOdrpr t+;t tie ssreets are not
, exactly hooded With it Just yet, and
there is not so much in circulation as
was anticipated. for the reason that
when the banks paid out silver every
body began to hoard it up: those who
premium again, and thpsa vino nad lit
tie, kept tie .irst quarter paid them fol-
/ pocket pieces Tile business men and
| banks find it difficult to get enough spe.
| cie for their wants after all
FEMININE DEAD HEATS
There is misery enough in the city,
but there is a pitifuljY ludiaroas side to
| not few ci the appeals made for aid
FOR instance, there is the lady-usualls
! of Southern extraction-who has sud
denly lost large property, and is
thrown on her own resources, and must
| make a living by her talents. Mind, il
is the talents, pure and simple; for she
cannot wait for such tribes as training
| and business management. She either
elects to go on the lecture Liatfofm OF
gives readings, for which somebody la,
to provide Ire- with |. Costume, more ol
J less gorgeous, and hair dresser. There
| used to be q middleman for this sort o.
thing. in the shape Of an unfortunate
lyceum agent, but a not very long con
tinued course of lyceum bureaus having
sufficed 10 bring eY9Fy one connected
with them TO bankruptcy, the fair aspi
rants have to do business themselves
| A well dressed woman comes into one,
Office. suave and smiling. She hal
heard of you as a man of liberaljty ant
taste; she has had occasion to admir-,
you often for youE success ia anythine
you happen TO pride yourself on a little
she tells her piteous story of destitution
names her address at four- dollar a da,