Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-08

While they are held to a strict accounta- 6ihty with an iron hand, they know that Jay Gould, more than any other railroad owner in the United States, appreciates faithful work in his interest, but woe be- tide the man who betrays him, for he has long memory. Gould discoura1es stock speculations by his employees, and it is re- lated that once upon finding that his con. fidential Morisini was taking secret advan- tage of knowledge picked up in his office Gould put up job which cost Morisini every cent he had in the world. Then Gould told him that he would let him in occasionally, and did it so well that Mori- sini has made millions. What Gould dis liked in that case was MoIisini using pri- vate information without permission. Most of the railroad officials in the west who had any money up in Wall street last month now regret that they played with the cyclone market. There is, however one railroad president who has made for tune which runs into millions. James J. Hill. president of the Great Northern rail way, is already worth fifteen to twenty millions. He has risen by bold strokes which throw the widest dreams of TO- nance in the shade, and would amaze the late and much-esteemed Jim Fisk. MT. Hill, who is known to several millions of people as plain "Jim, !" is believer in the doctrine of keeping on hand large amounts of ready cash, something which is also practiced by Russell Sage Recently ''Jim" Hill negotiated loan of thirty million dollars in cash for his company to be used to complete its line from Montana to Puget Sound. Most of this money had been paid over when the storm struck Wall street and was in deposit in the east ern banks. Mir. Hill promptly released thio SrrrN1rrc o. l.. the ruling rate of interest was, and made nice pile of shining dollars. He also picked up few shares of dividend paying stocks which were selling for the price that is asked for nice shaving paper with fluted edges. Altogether Mir. Hill is cred ited with having scooped in about three to five million dollars and to have won the friendship of Jay Gould by materially aid ing that gentleman in his manipulation of the market. "Jim" Hill is just now en- gagged in another speculation which is proving profitable to the Great Northern railway as well as himself. The recent stringency of the money market compelled the banks of the northwest to refuse to carry the great grain buyers. As stated before, "Jim" Hill is the gentleman who carries plenty of ready cash in his vaults. In this emergency he stepped to the front and told the grain buyers that he would advance all the money necessary to move tho wheat crop at a reasonable interest, provided all their shipments should be consigned by the Great Northern to the head of Lake Superior or Minneapolis and then put in his elevators. This offer was eagerly accepted, and as a result grain is being teamed in some instances from points six miles from competing roads distances of from twelve 10 twenty miles to reach Hi11fa Graof Nnrfhary, rai1roo1
 One of the greatest chances to make money in stock speculation has been in Illinois Central. A few days before the annual meeting this stock was at heavy premium. The day of the annual meeting it fell below par. Since then its value has fluctuated between ninety-five and par. Saturday it closed at ninety y-seven and one half. When Illinois Central started to slump it fell off in chunks of two to four cents. Yet no one in Chicago was paying any attention to it, and one of the largest brokerage officers in the city has handled less than three thousand shares since Oc- tober 1. When w. K. Alderman was president of the Illinois Central a raid was started on the company's stock by a lot of Wall street spectators. There was no earthly cause for the rail except specu- lation, and President Alderman coolly said: 'fI'l teach 'em." He poured in buying orders and made the spectators that were raiding his company so weary that this class of people steered clear of Illinois Central for many year after.
 Among the railroad lambs of Chicago there are both bulls and bears. Since Jay Gould made his latest coup he has gained wonderfully in importance even for SO in fiuential an old gentleman. Among the bulls he is referred to as the coming lead fha MnSaS who ia h oathar the r. tered and warning railroad corporations and lead them out of the desert into the land of plenty. When this theory was preached by a well-known general freight agent an equally well-known official con nected with the passenger department of & western road remarked with a sarcastic in- lection of his tenor voice: That is the trouble. Mir. Gould is a Moses, and, like Moses, he will strike a rock which will bring forth tons of water"
 An Interesting Game for Children To
 He Played With vooIen Hall.
 From Table Talk
 One of the prettiest little games for children is called the ''wool ball" The children are seated around a perfectly smooth topped table. A little raw wool is formed into light ball and placed in the center of the table. The children then | commence to blow toward it, each one try ing to drive it from him and off the table pass his right side and fall on the floor is | excused from the table, and stands in a | line by the wall. Each one who allows the | ball to pass by and fall on the floor retires | in line The longer the ball is is kept on | the table, every one blowing AS hard as | possible, the more a-Iusing the game be- | comes.
 The "giantess" also furnishes considera- ble amusement at children's party. 4 | tall young man should be dressed in a long | skirt, then an umbrella should have 8 cloak buttoned around it, first having ar ranged on top ball the size of an ordina- | " head, with hat or bonnet and a black | veil over what should be the face. As the cloak is buttoned around the head it gives | very good appearance. The head must | be well fastened to the point of the um
 brella, so that when the giantess bows there will not be the slightest danger oi her losing her head. The umbrella is par
 tially opened, SO that the ribs will spread out the cloak. The young man, of course
 gets under it, holding the handle as higf
 as possible, thus appearing like a perfect | ly enormous woman. The children art
 now all in the parlor; a knock is heard a
 the door, some one opens it, announces
 and introduces to the children "Miss Lit
 tlefeld." The giantess then walks intt
 the room and bows to the children; and i
 the giantess then opens and closes tn,
 umbrella slowly it gives the most comica
 appearance. He may then begin, in aI
 unnatural voice, to converse with the chil
 dren, telling them interesting stories ant
 describing to them his beautiful home
 Let these stories be beautiful in thei
 character, mild, interesting and soothing
 to the children.