The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19

d~isappolntmcnJ ana raspIng, prosperity,
the dishonesty of others, panic and
ank suspension, are but different les
sons in the school. The more business,
tho moro means of grace. Many have
rome through the widest panic unhurt.
The store and the counting house have
developed some of the most stalwart
characters. Perhaps originally they
had but little sprightliness and force,
but two or three business thumps woke
them up from their Icthargy and there
came "A thorough development in their
hearts OF all that was good and holy and
energetic and tremendous, and they
have become the front men in Christ's
great army, as well as lighthouses in the
great world of traffic. But business has
been perpetual depletion to many a man.
1t first pulled out of him all benevO-
lenco, next all amiability, next all re-
ligious aspiration, next all conscience,
and, though he entered his vocation
with large heart and noble character,
he goes out of IL a skeleton, enough to
scare a ghost.
Men appreciate the Importance of
having a good business stand, a store on
| inc rlRnJh lut u Vic SJTttb, Ut Lnc TlRhL
block. Now every place OF business is
a good stand for spiritual culture. Gods
angels hover over the world of traffic to
sustain and build up those who are try
ing to do their duty. Tomorrow, If in
your place of worldly engagement you
will listen for II, you may hear a sound
louder than the rattle OF drays and the
shuttle of feet and tho chink OF dollars
stealing into your soul, saying: seek
We first tho kingdom of God and His
| righteousness, and all other things shall
be added unto you"
Perhaps some of you saw the fire in
| New York In 1899. Aged men tell us
that 1t beggared all description. Some
stood on the house tops OF Brooklyn and
| looked at the red ruin that swept down
tho streets and threatened to obliterate
| the metropolis. But the commercial
world will yet be startled by a greater
~conflagration, even the last. Bills OF
exchange, policies of Insurance., mort
cages and bonds and government Sc
c~urities will be consumed In one lick
of the flames. The bourse and the
United States mint will turn to
ashes. Gold will IL molten into the
dust OF the street. Exchanges and
granite blocks of merchandise will fall
with a crash that will make the earth
tremble. The flashing up of the great
light will show the righteous the way to
their t~hrones-their best treasures in
Heaven. They will go up and take pos
session of them. The tolls of business
life, which racked their brain and
rasped their nerves for so many years,
will have forever ceased. There he
wicked CEASE from troubling and the
weary are at rest"
NEWSPAPER COURAGE.
A Now York Editor Who Loved Honor
More Than Wealth.
Moral courage is a quality as admir-
able / n newspapers as in men, and In
these days of alleged constituencies
journalism it is refreshing to read of an
exhibition of newspaper moral courage
such as is graphically described by
Harper's Weekly in q recent article on
Mr.. George Jones, tho proprietor Of the
New York Times. Tho Times obtained
the facts, figures and proofs Of The cor
ruption of the notorious Tweed ring"
after they had been rejected by another
New York daily, and MIR. Jones deter
mined to publish %acomplete exposure of
the ring:
by some means unknown to Mr..
Jones, Tweed learned that tho proofsoof
his guilt were In the hands of tho
Times. He sent n man to Mr.. Jones, and
offered to buy the paper at any valua-
ton that might be put on it. This offer
was made in cash, to be paid at once.
Mr.. Jones replied that he did not pro-
pose to sell his paper at any price. Then
Tweed's emissary Informed him that no
could accept or do worse. This CONVEX
sation occurred in Mr.. Jones' office In
tho Times building. Shortly thereafter
a lawyer who was u Il In tho same
building sent for MIR. Jones to como to
his office, as he wished to SEQ him on an
important matter. Thinking that tho
business pertained to tho building. Mr..
Jones went TO the lawyers office, and,
being ushered into a private room, was
confronted by Richard II. Connolly, the
controller, and Tweed's partner in crime.
"'I don't var to SEQ this man. said
Mr.. Jones, and he turned to go out Of
the place.
"'For Gods sake exclaimed Con-
molly, let me say one word to you
At this appeal Mr.. Jones stopped. Con-
molly then made him a proposition to
forego the publication OF the documents
he had in his possession. and offered him
an enormous sum Of money to do this.
The amour Of this offer was So, DOC, O00i
AS Connolly waited for the answer. Mr..
Jones said:
81 don't think the devil will ever
make q higher bid for me than that
Connolly then began to plead, and
drew agraphic picture OF what ono could
do with IS, oo0, 900. lie concluded by
saying:
Why, with that sum you can go to
Europe and live like n prince
YES said Mr.. Jones, but I should
know that ! was a rascal. I can not con-
slider your offer or any offer not to pub
lish the facts in my possession
"a few days thereafter tho proofs OF
the frauds came out in the Times, and
were flashed to tho four quarters of tho
globe"