The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-29
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SophroHia writes: I an making poem about
the late lamcnted Jumbo. but cannot find a
rhyme for the name. Can you give me
rhyme for Jumbo? Certainly, dear:
girl IN Connecticut cJInIia. and cute
Last year was engaged to a wealthy deaf mute
And often she's Lecn with her kiad deaf and dumb
At Earnun,s and seen the great elephant Jumbo,
Life:
4 matter of dufy: Her laxycr-aIs is
bad Investment since they have watered tn
stock"
She" Yes, hut it seems 50 crEeI not to-"
Her lawyer" Er-not to--what?"
She" Not TO water the roor things, and in
such weather as This, Particularly
Lucky" Baldwin so named on account Of
his supposed luck in the San Francisco mining
stock market, which made him a millionaire
several times 0ver-was in Louisville the other
day and told reporter that the "luck" that
had been attributed to him was all a mistake:
that his wealth was the result of patient labor
and hard knocks. He got his start by making
brick. Then when he had ready cash he began
to trade in stocks. Il have made some big
deals" said Mr. Baldwin. "In 1876 cleared
four and half millions at one time out of the
Ophir mine, at Virginia City, New. had all
the dealers on the coast and the California Bank
against me, but l Outwitted them and broke
the bank, or rather that was what led to the
break. By the way, the history of that bank
has been rather remarkable IL broke in 1876
for $l4000000 but it paid off everything, and
its stock is worth double the par value.
When had the bank and its friends outwitted
could have made $IS,0OO,OOO Somebody might
have shotm but still could have doneit." Mr..
BALDWIN Is, of course, well acquainted with all
the Pacific Coast millionares He saws the rail-
road men are the richest of the crowd Maekay
made his fortune out OF mines, and he and
Baldwin have crawled through many miles of
tunnel together. Mr.. Baldwin puts Mackay's
wealth at S20,O0O,000, and that of Flood and
.OBrien at $4,000, 600 each Fairs be estimates
at Sl0O00000. The railroad people 90 above
that The estate of Mrs. Mark Hopkins, he
says is worth over s3O,OOO,O0O. and that of
Croker about SiO,00O.0OO. Leland Stanford ia
also worth $i0o00,G00. San Francisco Mr..
Baldwin estimates to be the richest city in the
world in proportion to its population. There
are plenty of millionaires there whom one has
never heard of
The large and celebrated collection of orchids.
gathered by the late Mrs. Mary J. Morgan, of
New York, was sold at auction last week by the
administrator of the estate. 1t was by far the
most extensive collection of this class of plants
ever seen in this country, embracing seven
tribes, 344 families, and more than 5000 speci-
mems of the orchid race The cost to Mrs
Morgan reached the enormous sum of 100000.
The sale at auction brought about $4,000. One
mt cnIH xsok, NJ
$1,000 The auetioneer threw his chin out of
joint many times in trying to pronounce the
names of the plants as they were put up for
sale and no wonder, when he had to struggle
with OdOntOglossum tripudiona aurea Oncidium
phymatoehilum, and Schonburgkia undulata.
Messrs. c. L. Webster & Co., the publishers
of Gen. Grants Memoirs, do not seem to be
making the Roadway that would appear tO-be
desirable in placing the work on the market.
Their business methods smack of parsimony,
for they probably imagined that they would
receive sufficient free advertising to avoid
spending any money in that direction Their
terms to canvaSsers are also far from liberal
As consequence, the orders are not coming in
! as rapidly as could be desired. 1t is now an
nounced that the first volume will not be ready
for issue until Dec. 1. In the meantime there
are numerous cheap lives of the distinguished
General being published and placed before the
people while the interest in the first soldier of
the Republic is alive and fresh These are
eagerly sought, and by the time the Generals
own book is out the craving for information
in regard to his phenomenal career will
| have been satisfied to a very large extent
So far the publishers are concerned the
friends of Gen. Grant have no interest, but
when it is remembered that this book was the
only legacy he could leave to his impoverished
family and that he hoped Mrs. Grant would
realize at least half d million of dollars as her
share of the proceeds of the SALE then the
delay of the publishers seems reprehensible
f is greatly to be feared that the return to
Mrs. Grant from this source will be far less
than was anticipated.
Uncle" Morris Cobb, of Portland, Me-, is
probably the last survivor of the little band of
religious enthusiasts known as the Miller
ties" They followed Elder William Miller
into poverty and bitter trials selling or giving
away their property in anticipation of the sec
ond coming of Christ. Said Uncle Norris who
is past so, the other day: - was ready in 1913.
Then was the midnight cry sounded. We made
mistake, not in regard to the event, but in
regard to the personal coming of the Lord. We
expected that Christ was coming personally.
The fact was that he came bridegroom. We
did sell our property. What did we want OF
property when the Lord was about to come? |
sold my farm. l got $50 for it. / paid few
| little debts and then gave aims. Then moved
| over to Portland and hired house, that might
be like st. Paul and be in my own hired honse
when the Lord came And he didn't come after
| ALL l wouldn't turn myself out of doors again"