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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
PURSUED BY WHALES.
The Exciting Experience of Party of
Knchfsmau Near Rattan

The Exciting Experience of a Party of
Ynchfsmen Near Boston.
BOSTON, August N.-A party Of gentlemen
who went sailing in the yacht Tantrum on Sum-
day report a narrow escape from couple of
finbacks, which they fell in with or Nahant.
They were about two miles of shore when they
sighted the whales, and bore down for them.
One of the yachrsmsn discharged revolver at
one of the whales. The shot went wide, but the
fnback seemed to be enraged, and, instantly
turning, came straight for the yacht.
The skipper luffed sharply, and the whale
passed within very few feet Its mate dived
and came ur some yards astern. The yacht
was put before the wind and sped away at q
lively rate. Those who were on board say 1t
was the narrowest escape they ever had.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22

IF the Illinois miners can make the oper-
ators of that section come into the inter-
State agreement for a uniform scale, the
sufferings and loss of that strike will not be
wholly thrown away.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22

THE waste Of water affords another argu-
ment for the introduction of meters with
cheap rates for all legitimate uses of that
great luxury and prime necessity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22

The oil refinery fire follows upon the
boiler explosion with such rapidity as to in
dicate that the casualty cycle is determined
to beat the record in 1889.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Their End Drawing Near.

The five condemned men who are to be
hanged on Friday were mp early this morning,
and after their breakfast. began their usual
game of dominoes. Last night Sheriff Flack
and Under-Sheriff Saxton spent four hours
with the condemned The men took their ex-
ercise in the yard of the Tombs at o'clock
this afternoon. and at s. when they were again
in their cage, work was begun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Lnurn GooiwIn Kerr.

Laura Goodwin Kerr, 6-year-old daughter OF
Samuel +. Kerr, assistant city editor of the
Leader, died Of diphtheriA wednesday. Laura
was an interesting child, and only those who have
been similarly bereayed can fully appreciate the
parents loss
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
A Back Number s,n,e,m.p.

From The st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
Roger @ Mills has entirely ceased to attract
any notice as q figure in current political
affairs. That is to say, he is universally re-
garded as the last years birds nest of this years
situation,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
The Troubles Of an Editor.

There is no place in modern life, am con-
vinced, where peculiar and sterling ability IS
more required than in managing metropoli-
tan newspaper, nor is there q place more ex-
posed to annoyance. The newspaper writer is
hardly yet created. curious as the remark may
seem. There are thousands who write for the
papers, but the skilled use of the pen to aid in
constructing the columns of a complete news
paper is not known by one m a hundred of
those whose work is necessarily accepted The
miseries of a man compelled to pass judgment
upon a vast mass of manuscript filled with
bright points, but utterly unsuited for his
use, can be imagined. Criticism, whether done
by editors or professors or professional review
ers, is eminently detestable work. There is a
spice of amusement in slashing through and
cutting up single paper or two. But the
flavor Is quite out of the work when 1t is pro-
tracted into a weekly necessity. A man of
ability is soon heartily sick of seeing and feel
ing the liabilities of other people It wears on
him and not on them. 1t frets him that these
fellows have not the instinct to comprehend
such points as are reiterated to them. Chances
are that they viii not only not see, but will not
accept the correction, and will thrust back in
an ugly way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22

THE idea is advanced in the Chicago
Mail that as a pay day in the anthracite
mining regions resulted in three murders,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Men Who Are overworlsed.

My friend was a trihe sarcastic, but full OF
good sense; one of the kind that likes notice,
feels praise and is ambitious. but is too level
headed to let ambition get the bits and run
away. Essent tally he is right. A man of abil-
ity has to guard himself from being known for
all he is worth, or is capable of doing. Prob9
bly, the very best possible position for man II
considerable power of intellect and balance Of
character says writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, is one of our fair-sized towns, or
cities, where he is surrounded with popula-
ton of from 10000 to 10000 In such a town he
is known by all and can reach all directly by
his personal influence. Probably he cares, if
parson, for the love of the people, and that
he can secure by living manfully and dis
creetly. man of ability has anotter misery
that is, think, the worst that mortal can suf-
fer; he can never have private life, hardly
the least relief from publicity. By virtue of
his brains he belongs to the public Everyone
has favor to ask of him, simply because he is
able to grant it. The rich mans story is ex.
actly parallel He is assailed by beggars and
begging letters. Everyone wishes to be
barnacle on his generosity. 1t is the penalty
paid for being able to accumulate. The brainy
man is also beset in every mail by appeals for
help. These are mostly in the way OF drafts
on his time. He is wanted to write petition, or
an address, or a discourse, or to review man
uscript.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
PENALTIES OF ABILITY.
Some Slightly Pessimlstic Views of Genius
The Able HIan Always Overworked-
Honors That Are Emmy.

Aue ADfe hfnn Always OverW0rked-
Honors That Are Empty.
know a minister of unusual talent who has
persistently refused to accept call to any city
parish for the simple reason that he would be
compelled to use all his ability. "The mo-
ment" he says, 81 am known as the Rev. Jones,
OF New York, or st. Louis, or Chicago, 1 shall
be on my honor to do my very best and do it all
the time. shall have standing to retain.
Shall be compared with the ablest men in the
pulpit, and must either compare well or be dis
graced. And, let me tell you, the people de-
spise man who cannot hold his own. If
horse or minister is once distanced he Is
neglected and Of no influence. Think of
trotting every mile you make in Maud s. time.
But that is Just what it comes to. The only es-
cape is in genius. A man of genius can work
up field of his own and congregation OF his
own, and he is compared with no one. He can
do what he will and say what he likes: but a
man of talent alone can do nothing OF this
Sort He holds his place by simple force OF
hard and persistent doing of his best Ineed
not tell you the end of this will be after awhile
exhaustion and a breakdown. Do you know,
four-fifths of those called to city pulplts soon
drop out of them and are swallowed up In the
mass of bankrupts. Now, 1 can hold my own
with comparative ease in a town like this.
am respected and honored without seriously
overtaxing my powers"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Keeping Their Own Counsel.

j. Conjecture was rife in Wall street to-day
respecting the nature of the suit brought by
Henry Willard against Noah Davis for sl25, 900.
All the gossip about it was confined to conject-
ure. for neither Mr.. Willard nor his counsel
would say anything on the subject and Noah
Davis, beyond admitting that the suit was
brought just in time to prevent the cause of
action from being outlawed, had nothing to add
to his statement in to-day's DIsE9EH 1t is
known. however. that Judge D4If 5As ofter
seen in Wall street in 1888. anu u 15 perhaps
equally well known that he speculated heavily.
and not always successfully. He and Willard
were very thick at that time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Rejected Manuscripts.

You have probably had a manuscript re-
jected. Most people have in their days; for
nearly all readers of papers or magazines, at
least once in their lives, undertake an article.
Of course the most Of these are never printed.
Among the repelled are many persons of true
ability. You are one of them. 1t is the most
cutting, excoriating experience conceivable by
a modern man of ability, never to hear from
his manuscript. Isuppose an ancient. say of
the time of Cicero and Horace, would not have
understood you. Horace never knew what it
was to have one of his odes sent back with COM
plimentary thanks printed. If he had, Satire 8,
of Book l., would be tame beside that other
supposable satire that he would have launched
at the editor. The finest of fine art is the typi-
cal letter of declaration. To a mediocre man
it is soothing, but to man of ability it is
exasperating. 1t reads somehow after this
manner: THE editor of the Souddn Monthly
begs to tender his thanks for the pleasure he
has received in the perusal of the inclosed
manuscript, and he assures Mr.. - that he
returns it with the deepest regret. The return
of a manuscript does not imply its inferiority
to those published, but it is impossible to pub
lish all the articles of a super-eminent ability
that are received at our Office" The man of
ability tears this delicate mlssive with abbrevi-
ated attention
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Genius and Common Sense.

A man of ability and man of genius differ
in this. the genius is not always constructive,
the other is always abls to construct. A
genius is quite liable to be a terrible destruc-
zionist. 1t is a bad day for the Government
when we have too many statesmen of genus.
We never came so near being ruined as by
Calhoun and Webster and by Douglass; and
Clay was not genius, but he did great deal
of good saving work from his standpoint
Lincoln was not a genius. but man of extra
ordinary ability. He had the heaviest
natural gift of common sense Of any man
America has ever produced. Stanton was
another man of ability to do an appalling
amount of:work and achieve at the right mo-
ment just the right thing. Our civil war
brought to the front no men of astounding
genus, but a group of very able men. The
Revolution gave us Burr and Franklin and
Paine and Henry and Jefferson as men of
genius, and not one or all of them, if left to
themselves, would have created a republic.
The men. of ability were Sam Adams WASH
ington, Hamilton and group of officers and
legislators not worth my while to enumerate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
A DAY IN GOTHAM.
Fell Dead Beside n Conn.

NEW YORK, August N.-Mrs Sarah Gallon,
of Brooklyn, went to-day to the funeral of her
old friend and neighbor, William Savage. Dur
ing the sermon she cried aloud and groaned.
When all present were invited to take a last
look at the dead mans face she staggered to
her feet, screamed and fell dead beside the
coffin Heart disease. rendered acute by strong
emotion, caused her death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Honors That Are Meaningless.

The present state of college honors is
ludicrous farce. The least possible glory at
tacned to the reception of a degree has van
ished. Men of ability either quietly decline such
honors or more quietly accept them and put
them in pigeon-holes. In England academic
titles stand for something; in Germany for
more, but in this country they are nuisance
The college picks out now by preference men
of no ability inferior fellows who need COM
pliment and then exacts pay of them. Not
one doctorate in 500 is given without a quid
pro quo. AS a rule a stipulation is made or
Implied beforehand, that the honor will be paid
for in influence or money, or both. As rule
the programmes of this world are made up by
those who do not care for ability-they are
looking out for cash or fashion. They are
biased. rather, away from ability. II makes
them too much trouble, is not easily controlled
and is occasionally quite useless.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
A Daring Young scoundreI.

Arthur 8. Clarke, 10 years old, is about as
daring young rascal as New York has seen
for many months. Three years ago he began
to rob and swindle his father and mother. All
efforts to reform him failed. His parents re-
Gently had him sent to the island. When he
was set free, his grandmother, who is the
matrou at police headquarters, took hand at
reforming him. She gave him an allowance,
got him position in store. and paid for his
room adjoining her own. Last Friday night he
stole 500 from her trunk, locking her in her
rooms so that she couldn't pursue him, and
then spent the money on big spree with three
young blacklegs of his acquaintance. Monday
he turned up penniless at his grandmother's
lodgings, and made her promise not to prose-
cute him. He left her at noon, valise in hand,
for the West. To-day he returned drunk, and
fourishing a razor, demanded 500. Mrs.
Webb snatched the razor from him and sum-
moned policeman. Young Clarke fed over
the housetops with an officer after him, jumped
two big gaps between buildings, and eventually
vanished down a scuttle. He has not been
caught yet
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Shot In His own House.

Richard Hamblin, prominent in local politics
and at the races was fatally shot in his house
at o'clock this morning by John McCue.
drummer out of employment. McCue boarded
at Hamblin's house in West Forty-second
street. Same days ago the two men quarreled,
and Hamblin ordered McCue to leave the
house. McCue refused to 90 before his week
was up. Hamblin came home from the races
early this morning. to find McCue and friend
just entering the house. Hamblin demanded
McCue's house key. McCue refused to give it
up. During the ensuing quarrel McCue drew
revolver from his friends pocket, and as
Hamblin's daughter hurried down the corridor
to pacify her father. shot him through the left
side. Hamblin fell to the floor at his daughters
feet. He is now dying in hospital. and Nc
Cue is in Jail. McCue claims he did the shoot
ing in self defense,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22
Another Ocean Race Begun.

Mr.. and Mrs. Coils P. Huntington, Archer
Huntington, Peter jackson, champion colored
boxer of the world, "Parson" Davies, of Chi
cago, and c. B. Ismay, who made himself
famous by speaking disrespectfully of Congress
for the benefit of Sir Lyon Playfair. recently.
sailed for Europe to-day, on the steamship
Teutonic. of the White Star line. The Teu-
tonic got under way at 200 half an hour after
the City of New York of the Innan line The
two big steamships will race to Queenstown.
Both have been most carefully inspected this
week. in preparation for the voyage. and the
smallest bits Of machinery have been over
hauled. The steamship company of each is
Dragging of what its boat will do. At the
Maritime Exchange and the docks were crowds
gathered to See the big liners leave their berths.
The betting was slightly in favor Of the Teu-
tonic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-22

A STEUBENvILLE, o., man suggests that a
day like Arbor Day be set apart annually for
the destruction of the English sparrow.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-02-16

The news that Mr.. Ruskin IL again
seriously iii will cause widespread
sorrow and regret among. his numer.
Gus friends, who had hoped that his
continental trip would have set him
up In improved health.
At the beginning of last year Mr..
Ruskin left Brentwood, and stayed for
several weeks on the southeast coast,
at SYNDICATE and Folkestone. He came
occasionally TO London during this
time, and often seemed In excellent
health and spirits, although he paid
for the excitement caused by seeing so
many friends by subsequent prostra-
ton. In the early summer Mr.. Rus
kin went abroad, In the company of
Mr.. Arthur Severn, whose place was
afterward taken by another friend.
Mr.. Ruskin stayed for some time in
Paris, and went also to many of the
northern cathedral towns of France,
where he was busy sketching. He
afterwards went TO Switzerland and
Italy. During much of the spring
and summer he found himself able to
continue his usual literary work. In
April he wrote q Characteristic pref
ace to guide to the National Gallery.
Subsequently he prepared for the
press fresh chapter OF his autobiog-
raphy, which dealt with some of his
Oxford experiences, and was one OF
the most entertaining of the series,
while, as late as September last, be
wrote an important epilogue for the
forthcoming edition of "MoAern
Painters" 1t will be seen when this
is published that Mr.. Ruskin's pen
had not in any degree lost its cunning
Only the other day Mr.. Ruskin
returned from abroad, under the care
of his cousin, Mrs. Severn, who found
him suffering from the nervous pros
tration and great depression of spirits
which have been the forerunners OF
his previous illnesses. Mr.. Ruskin,
we may add, will be seventy next
birthday, which falls in February.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-02-16
HIS SECRET OF SUCCESS.

Andrew Carnegie, having been re-
quested by the editer of the Youths
Companion to tell part of the secret
of his success in life, sent the following
answer:
You are shout to start in life, and
ii is we'll young men should begin at
the beginning, and occupy the most
subordinate positions. Many of the
leading business men of Pittsburg had
serious responsibility thrust upon
them at the very threshold of their
career. They were introduced to the
broom, and spent the first hours of
their business lives sweeping out the
office.
was a sweeper myself, and who do
you suppose were my fellow-sweepers2
David McCargo, now superintendent
of the Allegheny Valley Railroad
Robert Pitcairn, superintendent OF the
Pennsylvania Railroad, and Mr.. More
land, city attorney of Pittsburg.
Begin at the beginning, but aim
high. would not give fig for the
young man who does not already see
himself the partner, or the head of an
important firm.
There are three dangers in your
path: the first is the drinking of
liquor, the second is speculation, and
the third Is endorsing"
When / was a telegraph operator In
Pittsburg, | knew all the men who
speculated. They were not our citi-
liens of first repute they were regarded
with suspicion. l have lived to see
them ruined, bankrupt in money and
bankrupt in character. There is
scarcely an instance of a man who has
made fortune by speculation, and
kept it. The man who grasps the
morning papers TO see how his specu-
lative ventures are likely to result
units himself for the calm consider
alton and proper solutions of business
problems, with which he has to deal
later in the day, and saps the sources
of that persistent and concentrated
energy upon which depends the
permanent success, and often the very
safety of his main business. The
thorough man of business knows that
only by years of patient, unremitting
attention to affairs can he earn his
reward, which is the result not of
chance, but of we'll devised means for
the attainment of ends.
Nothing Is more essential to young
business men than untarnished credit,
and nothing kills credit sooner than
the knowledge in any bank board that
a man engages in speculation. How
can q man be credited whose resources
may be swept away in one hour by q
panic among gamesters2 Resolve to
be business men, but spectators
never.
The third danger Ii the perilous
habit Of endorsing notes. 1t appeals
81 &-~A4-~k~
The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-02-16

say, "How can | refuse TO lend my
name only, to assist q friend7" IL n
because there Is 30 much that IL true
and commendable In that view that
the practice is 90 dangerous. II you
owe anything, ell your capital and ell
your effects are a solemn trust In your
hands to be held inviolate for the
security of those who have trusted
you. When a man in debt endorses
for another, IL Is not his own credit or
his own capital that he risks, il IL the
money of his creditors. Therefore, l
say that If you are called upon to
endorse, never do II unless you have
cash means not required for your own
debts, and never endorse beyond those
means.
Assuming that you are safe In regard
to these your greatest dangers
drinking, specializing and endorsing
the question Is, how to riser The
rising men must do something ex-
ceptional, and beyond the range of his
special department. He must attract
attention. A shipping clerk may do
so by discovering in an invoice an
error with which he has nothing to
do, and which has escaped the atten-
ton OF the proper person. II weigh
ing clerk, he may save for the firm by
doubling the al justment of the scales,
and having them corrected. Your
employer must find out that he has
not got mere hireling in his service,
but man not one who is content to
give so many hours of work for so
many dollars in return, but one who
devOtes his spare hours and constant
thoughts to the business.
Our young partners in Carnegie
Brothers have won their spurs by
showing that we did not know half
as well what was wanted as they did.
There Is one sure mark of the COM
ing millionaire; his revenues always
exceed his expenditures. He begins
to save as soon az he begins TO earn.
Capitalists trust the saving young
man. For every hundred dollars you
can produce as the result of hard won
savings, Midas, in search of a partner,
will lend on credit a thousand for
every thousand, fifty thousand.
1t is not capital your seniors require,
1t is the man who has proved he has
the business habits which make capt.
tai. Begin at once to lay up some
thing. 1t is the first hundred dollars
saved which tells.
And here is the prime condition of
success, the great secret concentrate
your energy, thought and capital
exclusively upon the business in
which you are engaged. Having be-
gun in one line, resolve TO fight 1t out
on that line to lead in it adopt every
Improvement, have the best machinery
and know the most about it.
Finally, do not be impatient, for, as
Emerson says, mo one can cheat you
out of ultimate success but your