Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-03-01
ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN.

The past rises before me like dream
Such was the opening sentence Of Col
Robert e. IngersOll'S speech a IndianGp
oils in 1876. Prior to that time he haG
placed in nomination James G. Blaine at
/ Cincinnati. He was then only a lawyer
at Peoria and did not possess a national
/ reputation. That speech made IngersOll
/ famous. Perhaps. without exception. the
| tribute paid to the soldiers ON that occa-
sion is the most brilliant piece of word
painting in the English language. Some
| have claimed that the words of Webster
| in reply TO Hayne have never been equal
ed in terseneSs ana eloquence, but actu-
ally there is hardly a comparison. The
speech of Webster was carefully prepared.
That of IngerS0ll was on the occasion of
a soldiers reunion. 1t was delivered to
soldiers from little platform hastily con
structed on the East side of the "ciTcie "
i'll that city. Just as he fairly opened his
mouth and before his audience could hear
a word 4 band from somewhere struck up
directly in the rear of the orator. Laugh
ingly he waited for the clangOr to subSide
and then remarked: The music of a poor
band always reminds me of the Demo
cratic party-eyery bit sound and no
sense" He then began his famous speech.
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dissatisfed with thp work that he went 10
Col Ingers0ll and asked his aid in making
perfect report. Ihe Colonel said he dld
loe "se ',ie t oa q PTiCri l ioi n bn5 'aJ
snol,en was - eytemnorp and whiIa he conid
recall the greater portion, he could not
furnish it cOnnectedly, As a dernier re-
sort the newspaper man then returned to
his desk and attempted the task Of writing
out that wonderful tribute to the men
who had done and dared that this might
be a nation. In short time young man
shambled up beside him and asked if he
would like report of IngerSOll'S speech.
In his hand he held roll of paper, par
italy brown, partially white, and dirty
He said his name was Platt Lewis: that
he was firSt-class 8tenOgrapher: that he
was in hard luck and was on his way to
Chicago from Cincinnati: that he had
crawled under the platform and taken the
speech with the hope of selling his work
Lewis was paid liberally, went to Chicago
afterWard, where he became city editor OF
Se ngeg ~ msns oIr5tid Ailf - ts I of tyS n1
cnmstances that the greatest effort of the
silver-tongued orators life has been pre-
served.
GEORGE GOULD IS understood TO De CIV
ing $500 a year to Catholic prieSt-an
acnuaintance whose salary is small A
,e tl,o' 5,,,,oo,.o,,, of
PieSli'IlU - ~ ''i0 VI
the Catholic 7thtrehf5 found IN conlpar-
isOn of the income of priests with that of
many Protestant clergymen. Salaries of
$1,000 and $4,000 are not uncommon
among those of the latter who occupy
fashionable pulpits. and many are quite
wealthy. On the other hand the rector of
the great Cathedral on Fifth avenue re-
ceives $500 a wear and his assistant 5000
while those priests who labor in the veri-
est slums of tine town receive Ike sala-
ries. There is no aristOcracy Of the pull
pit here-and whether man preacheS TO
Clle Ililll9iIe ma VI ti1e pPGt olto tT9oo,T
remains the some The fact is worthy of
certainly, even by those
who condemn the Roman ChuTch.-N.
Y. Mail and EGpreSs
NI,1op TR Po,yD savs that he has fire.
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qieii'iy III 'ii0 oi'' '''' ., pau " l9oI'
lOgg and Carey as much as Sl.OUO Tor
single nights performance. Among the
lecturers of the dav DIR Talmage
&c nrohabIv the most nonuiar amono cler-
gymen. lie receives from $500 to $500 a
lecture. the price depending on the size
of the city where the lecture is given, and
its distance from New ! Ork; Damei
DaugneTJy ge9S rom SIoQ 70 GS 5SSCo lec-
Gn STle. @ SIno. IT, 1T9 ~ Cd ~ tif HtIaG
ton. $50; George W. Gable. $500. Charles
Dickens is doing well financially Mat /
thew Arnold and Rev. DIR. Parker both
GI4 wen Ml1eii tHey M5LG Iele, ea7o o"llITs H
reads ,ii his own noems and fbe nn6Iic wants
readers to-day who are the authors of
what they recite.
Roscoe CONKLING tells his friends, III
spite Of all rumOrS to the contrary, that
he is forever out of politics. He is devo-
fed to business and his personal comfort. /
and can not be persuaded to even indulge |.
in the after-dinner speeches in which Mr.. /
Hewitt and Mr.. Depew delight. His hair
is growing thinner. but his dress is as
natfy as ever and his pointed beard is /
white hut carefully trimmed. The un-
lighted cigar between his lips is the one
Weakness of his business hours.
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