The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-10


10 use with Tabor when he has lost his
pile and comes back to her. She looks
upon Tabor's present marriage, am told,
as an infafuation which is bound 10 pass
away and does not seem to think the
present marriage gives Mrs. Tabor No. .
any right TO him The first Mrs. Tabor Is
respected by Denver society, and She has
a good standing. She is Christian
woman and is very charitable.
HAS Tabor any political ambitiont'
II think he woJld like 10 70 to the sem
ate but don't believe he can make il.
lie is chairman Of the Republican state
central committee keeps in the service
and gives literally TO the party
How about OK Senator Hillf'
Senator Hill is out Of politics as far as
Office seeking is concerned. He has made
great deal OF money since he left the
senate and he is worth a number Ct mil
lions He is one Of the keenest and
shrcwdest business men Of the west, and
man of much ability and culture. lie
was professor in Brown university be
fore he came to Colorado. and was sent
out here. | am told, with n fund Of 81,
600. 600 by some New England capitalists
with instructions TO put the money where
il would do the most good He lost it all
in very short time, and think then
went back TO Brown university TO teach.
He taught long enough to get money
20 take him TO Swansea in Wales,
where the big smelling works are,
and there studied smelling. He came
back TO New England and induced
the same capitalists whose 81, OO0, WO
he had sunk 10 stake him TO the ex-
tent of $50, 900 more and with this he
came hero and made fortune. The
smelling works have proved n mine to
the owners, and he has made the men who
trusted in him miiionaires. He ifis added
million to his pile within the past year
by his Colorado oil fields and the oil
wells, which altogether turn out about one
thousand barrels a day. These oil fields
he bought about three years ago. They
are in tract Of about 80 GOO acres. which
he bought at about government prices for
grazing or farming lands. Then oil was
discovered upon them. and they are now
worth q million dollars
At Omaha | called upon Congressman
John McShanc, and found his Office as
full Of callers as the anteroom Of Presi-
dent Cleveland during n session of con
gress. He was only home for q day or
two. and his constituency seemed present
On massc 20 receive him. He is one of the
most popular and most successful of the
Young mon Of the west. and am told he
can bc reelected if he will take n rcnOmi-
nation. He came west poor and he has
made million dollars in stock, land and
Investment lie has an abiding faith in
Omaha and the west, and ne thinks Ne
braska is destined 10 he the great state Of
the Union. He is a blue eyed, red mus
tachci Irishman. if Judge, about 80 or
20, is full of life and good nature, and he
has made on excellent standing at Wash
ngton as Il good business congressman
and good fellow
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Omaha is also the home Of Senator
Charles +. Mander5on. and here il is that
he has made his political and legal repu
tation In n chat with him one day |
asked him what &c considered TO have
been the clements Of his success, and he
replied in the following story
When was practicing law III Omaha,
wears ago, when Omaha was moro of a
frontier town than il is today, there
lived there a noted character, an expert
gambler Canada Bill by name. He was
o man of very odd appearance, with n
hand so largo that it would almost cover
n pack of cards when half dealt, and he
was wonderfully successful in the game
Of three card monte. The income of this
man f.0m those with whom hc played
f,saf WOO
expressed TO him. one day when he was
in my Office, my surprise that with such
rich earnings lie seemed TO Gccumulatc
nothing. He told me that while he had
won much money ct monte, he was
fool enough TO constantly bet and lose
il at faro. and he wound up an in
terestinr recital of lis exceptional life by
saying in q peculiarly squcaky voice: If
/ was starring young man out in life l
would rive him n d motto: Never bet on
another fellow game And think that
this strange specimen Of humanity gave
more wisdom in that reply than he ap-
pretended at the time. | believe that as
good . motto Us ever eXisted-Nevcr bet
on anot her mans game. In other words,
play your own game If You have in you
any clements of success, develop them to
the utmost, and do not depend upon
others, but upon yourself. | know moth
ing Of the rules of the men that gather
much gear for | have never been much
gifted in that direction. If ] have ac-
quired aught Of success in my profes-
sional life, it is, believe, because tried
to rely upon myself in acquiring and prac.
ticing that profession. by self reliance !
dont mean self esteem or cgotism, but !
mean self respect and self appreciation.
DO you think the chances for young
man are rs good today as ever asked
Yes. replied Senator Henderson, i
think the chances Of success are very
much better now than they were when J
was a boy. There are so many new chan
ncls open Look at the wonderful in
crease in journalism. running rs it does
in every groove The capacities for sue
cess in that direction are certainly beyond
ANYTHING we have had in the past. Then
there are new arts, new sciences, opening
up daily that afford to the man disposed
towards hard work abundant opportuni
ties The constantly increasing railroad