The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-17

linatsd that might soon follow up my
notes about former Wheeling peoplo,
now resident In 81. Louis and viciuisy,
with something additional in regard 10
others whom l had not then met. Con.
,picuous among our old ,ino residents,
siucc seen and talked with are tho
members Of tho well known S.iiel
family iAsin Wheeling, SO In St. Louis,
this family Is both prosperous aud in.
ausn.ial. Thelr first rendezvous In
America was at Wheeling. J. l. Stiiel,
the senior member OF the family, the
ia.her OF Louis and William StIlel, who
carry on thoir fathers life long BUSH
ueu at the old stand In North Wheel.
Ing, wis the pioneer from Germany to
America. He came early in the thirties
and was followed soon after bv his
brother Elias, and then BY those resi-.
dent hero. Altogether they were eight
10 number, not counting the father who
came over late in life to lay his bones
among them. Thore were five brothers
aud two sisters. One brother aud one
lister died long ago in Wheeling and, at
later day, tho much respocted senior
OF the family whom have named.
In Angus! las, the two brothers and
the sister residing here were in Wheel.
ing TO participate in celebrating the
eightieth birthday OF their brother,
Elias. He Is now the oldest surviving
member OF the family. aud nexst to him
comes Charles, the millionaire brewer
here. and next, widowed sister, Mrs,
WinEelmver; and after her, the young.
est member OF the family. Mr.. Chris.
,Opher stifel, a retired tobacco man.
All these representatives oil the family
here live In attractive homes, surround.
ed rs Shakespeare said old age should
be surrounded by comfort and troops
Of iriends." have been In all their
homes and can speak from personal OBJ.
serva;ion.
PROSPERITY A-FANiLr. INHERITANCE
The faculty OF eating on in life seems
to be family inheritance among tho
ssitels. At all events they have all
done well in both Wheeling and St.
Louis. Those here have done especially
well as regards tho accumulation of
money. They are amos she rich peo.
pie Of st. Louis. Our u. .ther Louis"
said Mr.. Charles to me the other dav.
might have made great deal more
money than he did but for his extreme
conservation. He was absolutely ayerse
to branching out in his business, and
yan11y
chinery OF labor saving and pro-
ductive character. He was content
with slow and steady gain in his prop.
erty, and always preferred to keep his
boat near shore"
This is true, as l happen to know.
and reminds me OF conversation had
years ago with the Rev. Mr.. Barnitz.
who visited Mr.. Stifcl more or less in
his last illness, and who said tina. the
old gentleman on one occasion remarked
10 him that while he had always been
careful and economical OF his means
yet he telt thankful that he had never
become mere money lover. or. as he
put it, mere money grub" Think
he had sent for Mr.. Barnitz in regard
10 bequest to his church. You will
recall tina: Mr. .Stife! remembered soy.
eral charities in his will. Major Lorinc
used to speak OF him in the board OF
the Benwood iron works as "Gortcha.
koh," because OF his supposed resem .
bance 10 the long healed cabinet min.
later OF Russia. No member OF the
Benwood cabine: was more influential
than Mr.. Stifel. His memory OF trans.
action, was almost phenomenal, and
his judgment. while extremely con-
servativc, always reliable.
THE 6ScgsrRAL HOMESTEAD.
spent two pleasant weeks in Ger.
many in the province OF Wur.emberg,
Ia little kingdom), from which tho
stilels came. and remember it as a
hilly country not unlike the Pau.Han.
die OF West Virginia. Two OF tho great
German dynastes originated there
viz, the famous Hohenstaufens, OF tho
Crusade eras, and tho present reign!ng
family. tho HohenzolIerns. There IL a
!l:.le tongue oil land, about the size OF
the Pan-llaudIe, enclosed in the midst
OF the little kingdom and still called Ho-
Lenzo!lern. There the family originated.
Tho "Hohen" In their name. aud that
Of their predecessors, the Hohnnstau.
lens. simply means mount" You
see all the "robber bnrons" OF the
Rhine and Danube regions In Germany
originally built their castles OH mount.
Mr. Charles Stiiel tells mo that one
Of tho,c castles on q mount overlooked
their family home at Neuilen, near the
Eauhe Alps, in Wurtemberg.
There IS quite family rGqcmhance
between the aister here (Mrs. Winke!.
mger) and her brother Louis, and some.
'h'ny about tho prosperou, brewer ,ha,
reminds mo OF tho la,o lamented DR..
Albert Stiiei. speak OF tho prosperous
brewer, but should say ex.brnwer, ior
hesnIl his business out for million sew.
eraI ye1rs ago to tho English syndica,c
mat ablorbed 40 many concerns In this
country n, fancy prices. The great
ArIieu4er. Busch concern covering fifty
acfail wanted ton millions for their
properties aud could hayo had eight.
PAR!sIAHs ASD CREMATION.
Tho other day l tool: a carriage ride
with the two S,iJol brothers 10 500 their
creInNloiy in til. south western part OF
The city. ] say Meh crematory because
one Is prcslcnt and tho other treasurer
Of thi' association for tho incincration
o. The dead. and because thcy tako a
special and leading interest in it4 sue.
'e's. bnring our ride told them OF
my visit to tho famous cromatory that
sands in tho midst OF tho historic GEM.
c'eriy in Paris knownas Pnrn Ia Chaise.
ana Of the fact that notwithstanding
mo Pari-ians wero supposed to be sad
.'t o. IniiIlerentiats, as respects nil mnt.