Telegram-herald., 1890-10-26
HE WON'T TAKE A DARE.
Some Anecdotes OF James Gordon
Bennstt's Pscullarlties.
Aa tsssas vis~ % ths -asraid- Kaitos.
his fFthats - ths Ola st.s-soms 81
she Jsarnsai.tls Ashis.s-.at.
Csdse ats ss.aaxsmsat.

t-dss ais Management.
fuorrHIasr ls9o 81 sAcaEILxs Sco1
4 do sot taink the time is far dis
tsnts said James Gordon Bsaasts not
long ago 10 fFisnd ia Paris, 'swhen
shall sadezvor 70 call Aroaad Nc again
those who sarviVs OF ths old stan OF
The New York Herald Comparing
The werk dons By them darinx the
life tine and siacs the death OF my
father With that which has followed.
they are certainly 20 os credited With
more iagsaaity ani origlaality shAa
has been shown By many OF the
younger generation. As body they
we're comPact .ad devoid OF jealousy,
for thsy had Ia view bat one snd-ths
supremacy OF t6s Herald. sad 10 at
tain this no personal sAoriaes Was too
great. tAks acme ot my reporters
dnring ths war who went ID the front
aud were wounts4 Ia the dis
charge OF their daty TO the
paper; take the nan who. many
years ago. went into the No-
lest his life By the trsschsry OF the
Indians. and vh0 By desperate riding
reached ths coast and seat ths nevs TO
ths Herald before it was priRtsd in
ths San Francisco papers Take stan
Icy. who went in search Of Livipgston,
aud paved the way to prsssnt African
progress, N.ogahan, oar Asiatio aad
Turkish correspondent, who brsvsly
died In harness: 0'ksllsy. now . mem
Der OF Parliament. who was sent to
Cuba 20 watch . revolution then in
progress, snd vas ssntsnesd 20 be shot;
Collins. - no froxs 10 death at the mouth
Of the Lana river In the polar sxpsdi-
ton; MoGill. who when the steamship
Atlantic foandsrsd OF the coast Of New
Fouadland, did not hesitate even At the
peril OF his life TO descend in = diving
bell hnaarsds OF feat below the surface
OF the ocsza snd iatsrvisw the dead:
take all the men OF my old staff who.
when an emergency called for enter
prise, had the Judgment TO charter
stsambosts and locomotives aud pre-
smpt telegraph lines in order 10 secure
. beat for the Herald, Aad tell me
where you will and another body OF
men Ike thsm la the raaks ot journal
ism =
II the foregoing remarks accredited
40 Mr.. Bennett are true. he has done
bat tardy justice to both the living and
abe dead. he mizht ell a voiams with
stories OF the iournsiistic achievements
thss have made his paper what IL is
md given to it that touch OF iadivida- =
atty which IL It's chArsctsristio the
world over. In many Instances, the
worth OF these old employees has been
substantially rscognizsd- In the tims
If the elder Bsanstt. pension fund
sxisted and some of thoss Who survive
hin stilI enjoy its benefits. drawing
.xsry week from the treasurer sum
.uacisnt for moderate sapport. During
the career OF The younger Bennett. how
.x.r hi. policy In ths rsco xnition Of an
.xtr.orfinary servics. has been 20 be-
.t,~ rawsrds. Now. it would Be sasam Of
roonev. IN several instances it has
bs.n !. vsiuahls watch duly inscribed
wfth q record Of The circumstances
th.s called forth the gift in one case
n pr..@.ted to fsvorits oficial tbs
40. % secure hsndsoms city rest
dance. in another. he doubled his
saisrT - tet ktr7f J
49,. .ars 70 follow ths exemplary
parformsnos Of even ronsins duty.
wh~n shs idea of illustrating ths
ssu.-afs9 vas broaohsd TO Nr. Bennett.
\. ~o,s.-n.S is AZ once. bus shs I'D
,.,..x.. r.ra 80 persistentiv pressed
orf~instsr thst he ausliy yielded
a.. -o,s.ns that the experiment should
r. tri.a. The fnaovstion proved 70 %
.ucce.- and not long ago. the employs
no va. bold enough 20 urge Is. rs-
saiv.s /. thou.and dollar check snd =
o.hi.g~.n fron his chief. telling bin
=, t.s.th. choice sf = trip across The
consinent ~ith bis family or %
Farcrs. sna 70 charge ths expenses 20
tha sH.rsiIs This vas bis reward.
NJ p.ao..t 4. therefore generous
81 .,,~.riative man. although whinl-
sl.sf in ais msthcds md irregnisr IN
n. .,.t.n. Nevertheless. he Il valful
.,d eS.,inafe. pervsrse when Yon at
ra~t hin - b. pissssnt. aud sSgressive
wh-n vsu hsve no deposition % oe
.,,s-,ti..s wal. t-nacioas 70 his
,-i,i,.. a.s ssrsnr IN bis prsiHdiees,
Ne warns - an honest hg afeF snd vi
taks the s.vsrsss back eeik from
suhorainsss wAe ls honest - nis con
vfctieas wfth .kina - subduea sa'nir-
afion Few nsa. however. dars -
enccanisr hira In his aElT meoas' teF
as IL tAsa "a sonbinstion 81 soeesea-
nan snd devil A nan - May
si.leS nast p-rforcs sake may enc
miea sn4. safsrtuastsly. 800 menJ
-. 49,. .-...a r..s.u ts he e.. hut
ths purps.s ef the pressot srtieis = y
sscarsts tAs sn-s fron tae
ebrss that "a tarsaxa tsis "tfsAss