Daily globe., 1883-07-08

liability or gilt, 1t Will be found out in
time, and being discovered, the now closed
doors to journalism, will fly open wide,
and they will be called in. Young men
who have not the true gift of journalism,
and the element of work to back it, had
better seek some other employment. 1t
is said that poets are born, not made poeta
naScitur, non ft,-and it is good deal so
with the journalist natural adaptabiIity
to the calling, is the only sure element of
the brightest success in that direction
COLOSSAL fortunes accumulated by in
dividuals, withdraws and sequesters from
general utility so much capital benefting
community but little in comparison with
its bulk in necessary disburseme nts in its
accumulation; and beneftting the indiyidu
al possessor but little, per Sc. minister as
it may to his weak vanity and pride. Of
ten in his purse-proud idea of his own i'm
portance he becomes the oppressor of the
poor and lowly, whose accomplishments
in all things but material accumulatiors
are vastly superior to his own. But an
hour comes to all pompous millionaires,
when their clutch upon wealth must be re-
laxed. They cannot carry their accumula-
tions with them, or contrive successfully for
their long continued use, by any seemingly
curious contrlvance, or ingenious devise.
The wit of man is not adequate to contrive
a plan for the use of his fortune for gen
Grafton after his death. The inexorable
laws of human change and Vicissitude, will
bring to nought all anxiously planned iron
clad schemes, for perpetuating undivided
vast fortunes. It is not in the compass of
human prescience TO forsee the change of
circumstances that passing years
will inevitably produce; and If need be,
the courts will at last decide the lnjunc-
tions of te8tators impractible, and set them
aside as against public policy. Some rich
men seem to act as if they never expected to
die, and clutch with relentless grasp. their
wealth, till the inevitable doom comes to
them as to others; and we have some
times thought could they see the uses and
disposition OF their treasures, they could
hardly lie still III their collins. As an Illus
tration, let Us ask how much good to him
good to the world has the immense estate
of A. T. Stewart done stree his death?
Harpies have clutched at it, and even his
poor dust was forbidden peaceful sepGl-
ture, by robbers who wanted his money.
The great bulk of his estate still remains
in the hands of few; but not many pass
ing years will be required to unloose their
clutch, and his vast millions will mix and
mingle with the other active millions in
The worlds active use. Stewards
childless widow lives alone in a desolate
marble palace, monument of the pride
and folly of its protector. Mrs. Stewart
is said to have $30,0O0,000 in government
bonds, the largest possessor with perhaps
one or two exceptions, of such securities
in the United States. But these bonds will
find their exit from the Stewart Golfers not
many moons hence. The vaunted ''mer-
chant prince" found to his dismay, per-
haps, that he could not take his wealth
with him, and now it is left to the disposi-
ton of others. It is reported, to the cred
it of Mrs. Stewart, if true, that she has,
at last, unloosed the purse strings of the
great estate, to an extent, by giving $4,000
coo for the erection and support in New
York city of the largest college building
in the United States. It is to furnish free
tuition, and viii be non-sectarion. It is
said the building viii be begun at once
and will be the finest educational edifice
On this side oe the Atlantic. The long
cIutched millions thus begin to move, and
in the right direction. But what of the
millions of the Yandebilt's, the GouIds
and others? They will eventually
follow the inevitable laws Of
human dispensation and distribution. Van
derbilt has been building his georgous
palaces in the city OF New York for him
self and children, and had great carnival
on the opening of his individual palace,
costing some 100000 in vain pomp and
show, evidently unfolding the real littllness,
the silly ostentation of one who is made
prominent only by money, and who is great
only in riches. How poor, how abiect
are such, measured by life's true standard.