Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1888-06-23

Tho E0SllDI IN trouDic thau kuno ~ VI"
fox. The young man turned from inc
financial precipico on which Le STOOD, ana
iii his fierce indignation said;
"Why you old scoundrel, I've GOOD
mind to kick you as would dog. Iou
ID old rascal, l ought to shoot YOU In
your tracks," and there was more OF
somewhat sulphurous odor that cannot
DO repeated, and which made the clerks
stare with amazement and horror
Uncle Daniel listened to II with the
old benign expression OF presiding
cider listening 10 the delectablc discourse
OF Younger brother. After the young
man had left, Uncle Daniel turned to his
confidential clerk, Groesbeck, and said
placidly.
..Grozy, the young man seems excited" !"
b. that time Daniel Drew had "plas-
tered the street" with his short sales OF
Erie. based on the revelation that the
young man had foolishly made TO him OF
the big load he was carrying and OF his
financial difficulties. Uncle Daniel liter
ally stole the yonng mans stock by sell
ing It short and driving down the price to
q point where his victim was forced to
throw Il over. 1t was case OF highway
rODDSry III W all GtIScS. 4Ho h"iiiS u
Henry Willard and his very similar ex-
periepcc with Baron Woerishoffer recalled
it. The lesson will apply to all kinds OF
business. Beware how you expose your
financial wounds.
The other day noticed slightly built
man somewhat under the medinm height.
about Is years of age and of rather dark
complexion, entering the palatiai Mills
Building in Broad street. He might hayc
been taken for prosperous banker or
broker. 1t was the Duke OF Maribor.
ough. He led q gay" life for years and
ia divorced from his wife, but it is as.
serted that he is now settling down to
exemplary living He is quiet. unassum.
ing and courteous in manner and is far
more intelligent than tho average Eng.
lishlpan who Wits this country. He has
given not q little study to finance. llo
saws with reason that American rascal
flies ia railroad finance have disguised
British inyesto ors and he thinks that there
should he an independent authorship Of
RAILROAD reports 10 Keep n checK on raii'
road companies that MS every WeIi'ih,
formed American knows Issue oihciai
faisehooGs and haD!tuaiiy 9ecei'e ine
public.
Tho Dnko OF Marinoroush - unusr u
sccial cloud IN Ehgiand. p''' new horS 10
more lcnient anu nc Is pelhg hahosomeiy
entertained ~ some OF the wan
street bankers. lic mas iar greater hDii'
ities than h'3 vrother' Lord I'ala9ipn
Churchill
me ofiginai Dnko or Mar'DorouFn' ny
INC way uieu ono hun.'re't anu siA's se"iS
ago AMI his remains lac IN thas majestic
nnausoieuni 10 ~hiGh <auuisoh "'1u i,'inH
have given en- aaaea granueur "ha III
rressl'ehess-West estnins'er Aopey- Ohc
CT tho iorernoso military ngureS oh ms
tory, inc hemira'ioh Oh 1ureniiei he
head OF the nritish army inc nero o.
Bienheim nna many another hiooay
ficih' enc OF the handsornest Ehgiishmen
OF his lime. q mnrSei OF asar,cc, Machi
aVeili III poii'tcs,a III "ccohip',sheu court
Ier, once sir.ual1 REGENT y. Lns,aIu, ~
WAY iops ieih.n,oeie" 's d 'U.aoio isu''
on tno staso o' Muropean poh.,cS. Alte'
tho paleso CT Dienne'h ,ac fnrllaucn'
bestowed upon him the estate OF Wood
stock and the Queen caused the palace oil
Bleuheim to be built for him, and there
the present Duke resides, though the
Building has naturally been greatly inn
prored In accordance with modern ideas
of comfort. Tho first Duke accumulated
nn immense fortune and the present
holder of the title is also wealthy. His
palace, known as "Blenheim Castle"
covers with all its buildings three acres
of ground, and he has just introduced
nine hundred electric lights to illuminate
the castle and the park.
His name recalls the fact that not
few OF the British nobility have lutterly
visited Wall street. They go there as
they would to mcnagerie--to see tho
bulls and bears and occasionally to con-
suit their bankers. They visit the Stock
Exchange, tho Produce Exchange a3d
may be seer in the private Offices OF we'll
known bankers and brokers. Ono OF
these was tho Earl of Arran, u widower
nbout so years of age, accompanied by his
daughter. Lady Esther Gore, young
lady about seventeen years Of age. The
British Government bestowed upon his
family the Arran Isles many years ago in
return for financial aid. They consist OF
n number of small islands off the coast of
Galway in ireland, the area Of the group
being ll.cs7 acres with n population OF
about five Thousand chiefly engaged in
fishing and agriculture. The isles abound
in antiquities and religious remains. In
ancient forts built Of uncemented stones
on cliffs overhanging the sea, in holy
wells. affairs and groves long visited by
devotees-a fit scene for q novel Of tho re-
mantle school.
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