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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-12
lnsularity.
Captain Dryfus.

Sso~A ~ yAOos
SuffOcatiOn, silence, and isolation
from his kind we're some of the tor.
lures to which the prisoner was sub
jected for five years in the hope OF de.
stroying his life. Having observed
that a wan smile sometimes lighted
the captains face as he watched the
sea from his little window, his jailors
built a high board fence across the
view and rooted it In leaving only a
narrow strip between the roof and the
sidewalks for the ingress Of air and
light. Its not surprising that the
captain Is cowed and hopeless. Five
years Of modern torture OF this kind.
since the rack IL forbidden by the law
OF nations, would have killed any man
that was not brave and had not the
endurance derived from innocence and
the inextinguishable hope of Justice
before death made a retrial imp0ssi BILE.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-08-12

know that true art Is recognized In
America, no matter whence 1t comes"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

It Is difficult to say who will be the
richest man of the next generation, but 1t
Is interesting to note where the vast for
tunes of this generation will go when their
possessors have paid their last debt to the
world. In some cases this is very easy,
for several of the big millionaires have al
ready disposed of their property and their
wills lie safely in steel vaults waiting for
the day when they shall be taken out and
placed on file in the office of the clerk of
probate. In other instances 1t Is not as
simple matter to decide who is to be
fortunate recipients of the millions that
cannot be carried across the Styx, but
taking 1t all in all it is not very difficult to
determine what names will be synonymous
for wealth a quarter of century from
now.
The young man who is heir to more mill
lions than any other person in this country
is John D. Rockefeller, Jr. He is still less
than 25 years of age and yet his entire life,
almost from the day of his birth, has been
a preparation for the great responsibilities
that will devolve upon him at the death of
his father. Mr.. Rockefeller himself is n
unique figure in the financial world for
there are few who find their pleasures so
soberly He is a member of none of the
fashionable clubs and never goes to the
theater but, on the other hand, he is con-
slant in his attendance at church and
spends his evenings quietly with his fami-
ly.
Like his father, the young man would
have made an ideal Puritan. He takes no
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03
MILLIoNAlRES Of THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY

American millionaires of the next genera
ton. He Is still very young man, being
only 10 years of age, but the mind reels at
the thought of the vast amount of money
to which he will be heir when his father
dies. That the bulk of this property will
como to him there can be little doubt when
one remembers his fathers affection for
the life and customs of the old world. At
the present time 1t is estimated that Mr..
Aston Is worth not less than $4,000 900. but
what 1t will be when he lays it down it Is
impossible to estimate.
The Astor millions are not entirely CEN
tered around this newly acquired subject of
the queen, however. While John Jacob
Astor is not as rich as his English relative,
he has something over $4,000 900 in his own
right and by the time that ii comes to his
heir, little William Vincent Astor, it will
be materially increased. At the present
time the heir to the Astor millions is a
freekle faced boy of about years whose
nurse has all she can do to keep him from
spending his entire time playing in the
dirt. He is a bright boy, however, and
will be educated with view to fitting him
to take as good care of his millions his
father had done
The Gould fortune may be pretty well
cut up during the next quarter of a CEN
tury for there will be many heirs who will
be considered The richest of all, how
ever will be Kingdom Gould, who will un-
doubtedly receive the bulk of his fathers
fortune. AT present George Gould is rated
as being worth $40, 000,000 but in his careful
hands this fortune will be greatly increased
by the time 1t Gomez TO his SON. Although
still quite small boy, Kingdom has what
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

the best. He enjoys life as thoroughly as
his father has always done; and is such a
delightful companion and generally good
fellow that his popularity is well deserV-
ed.
The heir to the Havemeyer millions Is
Theadore A. Havemeyer Jr., who will yer
be worth close upon $50,000,O00. In spite OF
this he works every day at his office IN
Wall street and for recreation plays golf
and polo. He is married and is a member
of several of the smart clubs.
There are several millionaires who might
be mentioned, but the wealth that they
possess or that they will inherit is by no
means as great as that of those already
referred to. In Europe, however, there
are many young men whom fate has
destined to be the rich men of the next
century First among these is Lord Bel
grave, grandson and heir of the wealthy
Duke of Westminster whose income is not
much less than 81, 600 900 a year At present
this young man is but 10 years of age but
it will not be many years before he Will
become one of the richest men in the
world. At the same time he will succeed
to every rank in the British peerage from
baron to duke, as we'll as to three of the
finest estates in the United Kingdom, and
racing stable that cannot be surpassed.
Another child millionaire is the infant
Marquis of Titchfield, who is but six years
of age. The young marquis Is the eldest
son of the Duke of Portland, and while 1t
is impossible to estimate the value of the
property that he will inherit. it probably
will not be less than $40 100000. This In
cludes a large amount of the most valua-
BILE land in London, as well as several valu-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

would be called quite a liberal education
He speaks German and French as well as
he does English; and he knows more about
yachting than many of the members of the
New York Yacht club.
One of, the young men who will be
among the richest of the rich men of the
first decade of the twentieth century Is
Harry Payne Whitney. He is at present
the heir of three great fortunes His
father, William c. Whitney, is worth
probably not less than $75,0000OO, his uncle,
Colonel Oliver Payne, has nearly as much,
and 1t will go to him. His wife, who was
Gertrude Vanderbilt, will receive something
like SIS, 900 900 from her father; so, taxing
it all in ALL Harry Payne Whitney is hapie
to be one of the richest men in the united
States quarter of century hence. he IS
a fresh-faced young man. Is lover OF all
athletic sports and is not averse to the
club and social pleasures which he can so
we'll afford.
Another member of the Rockefeller FAM
ily whose wealth will be conspicuous
generation from now is William u. hoeke-
Teller. Jr., a young man of whom little Is
known He sometimes Is seen at MS
clubs, but usually spends his DAYS at MS
desk at the office of the Standard Oil COM
pany, and his evenings with his wife, VINO
was Miss Elsie Stillman. He Is quiet,
diffident young man, dresses careiessiy anu
cares little for what are termed the pleas
,,res of life. He was a graduate OF Yale
In the class of '92.
Another prospective millionaire whose
name is almost unknown to the genera
public is ]. Pierpont Morgan Jr. Like ms
father. he objects to any notoriedy, anu ms
name seldom appears in the papers. While
he is still less than 80 years of age ne Is
the manager of his fathers London once
and will eventually come into fortune
that will scarcely be less than slSoV' oos eoo
that will scarcely be less than sioo'VVv,uov
several years ago he was married to MISS
lane N. Grew, of Boston, and the position
that he holds in London society Is one OF
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

man who lived i'm Missouri when Will
liam Stone was governor was in New York
when the former was here last and called
to see him, says the New York Times.
He knows what sort of a democrat
am" said the caller to a friend. "He asked
me who l thought woald be the democratic
nominee for president and / told him a
story.
"A good many years ago there lived in
Chicago a man known as Long john Went
worth. He was a democrat once in his
time. He had a nephew, a young man,
Moses ]. Wentworth. Long john was am
bilious to see Moses get in on the ground
floor in politics. One day when conven-
ton met in Chicago Nose was chosen
temporary chairman. Permanent organiza-
ton was quickly effected and Nose wasn't
warm in his chair before he had TO get
out of 1t. This sort of thing was repeated
for about ten years. Even out of politics
people called him Temporary Chairman
Nose. A Short time before mis- death Long
Nose, if I was you I would hunt up
another party and join it, and be private.
You'll never be anything but a brevet
where you are. You had better move
II don't know whether Nose took the
advice or not. And l don't know whether
Stone made the application, but he knows
how closely his place in the party resem-
bes that of Nose Wentworth"
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He Sized Them Up

From the Detroit Fres Press.
Now, my dear, 1 want you to be very
kind to your Cousin George when he
comes" said the girls mother.
"Oh, mammal! 1 simply can't tote him
all ever Detroit, and 1 don't think you
ought to expect me to-"
But you must entertain him nicely while
he's here. He probably will not stay long.
How do you know? We've never seen
him-we don't know anything about him.
Dear mel 1 think it's horrible! / don't
see what he's coming for Just suppose
he's dreadfully awkward and doesn't know
how to act. Why 1t would be too embar-
RAISING for anything. And the girls have
been studying genealogy at the library for
the last two weeks and they're awfully
critical about ones relations"
The next afternoon couple drove to the
door, and young man alighted 1t was
George. He was an athletic young fellow,
who. though he had hailed from small
western town, had been educated abroad
and was as fine a specimen of manhood as
could be found. Marguerite was delighted
The relief was great. She gushed profuse-
" over her found cousin, and offered
him all sorts of social inducements to spend
a week But he left the next afternoon.
what was the maternity didn't you
stay longer with your Uncle Henrys fam
ily?" said his father after he had reached
home. Didn't you like them"'
mo. They were the shoddiest lot of peo-
pie | ever ran across"
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dent an account of the events connected
with the affair, Captain Mcdaniel said:
'In the spring of 1862. when General
Banks was preparing to invest the Confed-
crate stronghold of Port Hudson, on the
Mississippi river, prior to placing his army
in position, it became necessary to send
war vessels to that point, and, If possible,
run the blockade, and thus cut off the sup
plies of the Confederate forces which were
contributed from Shreveport on transports
down Red river. Farraguts fleet was dis
patched to do the work, and on arrival
began bombarding and throwing shells
from the mortar vessels into the lines &C.
cupied by the Confederate forces COM
manded by General Gardner.
'"rhe position of the Confederate was
considered very strong on account Of the
Notifications, consisting of nine batteries
with from to 10-inch guns, each on bluff.
and two mortar batteries down by the
river.
George Dewey was a young lieutenant
Just from the Naval academy on one OF the
finest vessels of this f1eet-the Mississippi
commanded by Captain Smith. This
vessel had fifty-four large gums, 600 small
arms, $50 marines and officers, with ca
pacity of turning loose q broadsids OF
twenty-seven guns at one time. On the
night of the 21st of March an effort was
made to run the blockade, In which they
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

succeeded, after one of the most terrible
artillery engagements of the world, and
the loss by fire of one of the finest yes
sells in the United States navy-the Mis-
sissippi-on which was Lieutenant George
Dewey, who then and there got his first
lessons In the destruction Of war vessels.
"Farragut's fleet was arranged in single
file up and down the river, with the Hart
ford. portfolios closed, in the lead. The
Switzerland, a smaller vessel, was fastened
to the Hartford on the opposite side from
the Confederate batteries. Both vessels
were painted black, and the sight was as
dark as Egypt. The Mississippi was the
next In line and THE first to open fire on
our batteries. Battery No. 9, hot-shot
battery, on the extreme end of the line
next to the enemy, was the first the emmy
cam in contact with. This battery was
commanded by Captain Ramsey, of the
First Alabama, and was the only one to
use redhot shot exclusively. The process
of firing was necessarily slow on account
of handling the balls and the heat pro-
duced In the guns. There were only four
shots fired, three of which took effect, set
the vessel on fire and burned It.
'Lieutenant Dewey, with the $50 men,
lowered boats, escaped to the opposite side
of the river and took refuge In a sugar
mill. During the night, with 300 men,
crossed the river in nfeboats, and pro-
ceeded to the mill, where We captured
Lieutenant Dewey and the $50 marines and
carried them to Port Hudson. Being sur
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03

interest in club life, but deyotes his time
to the cares of business, to which he was
introduced last winter, keeping hours that
are as regular as those of any young clerk.
On Sunday he accompanies his father to
the Fifth Avenue Baptist church, and in
the afternoon teaches class in the Sun
day school. A glance at the clear cut
features, unacquainted with dissipation,
and at the quick eye behind the gold-rim-
med glasses is sufficient to assure the OBJ
server that the Rockefeller millions will not
be wasted by the Rockefeller heir.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., would be the
logical heir of the millions of this branch
of the Vanderbilt family, but he Is to be
cut off with a meagre million or SO be-
cause he married against his fathers
wishes; and today he is studying the mys-
teries of locomotive construction and Is
perfectly happy in his love for his little
wife In spite of the fact that he has lost
more millions than a thousand men could
earn In a life time.
Today the younger son, Alfred, is the
heir to the fortune of his father, but his
preparation for the cares of the vast
amount of money that will come to him
has been different from that of young
Rockefeller. He has seen the eayettes OF
social life. He has known the pleasures to
be found al clubs, and now in company
with three more prospective millionaires
Re is enjoying trip around the world. 1t
is their intention to see everything and go
everywhere and when he returns he will
be married to Miss Elsie French. who has
a few millions in her own right. Young
Vanderbilt Is % years old and was very
popular at Yale. graduating In the class OF
49, At present he has no communication
with his brother. through no fault of his
own but because the elder son preferred
to have nothing to do with him.
Another favorite of fortune who has no
reason to fear the future is William X.
Vanderbilt Jr., who is the prospective heir
to his fathers 100000 900. Unlike Alfred
Vanderbilt willie X" as he is known. is
a born business man rather than student.
He went to college, but left 1t before grad
uation to marry Miss Virginia Fair, who
was also a millionairess. During his stay
at college he did not distinguish himself
particularly in his studies, but he took the
college paper, which was on the point or
bankruptcy, and by good management,
made 1t q paying plant. That he has the
head for business no one can deny, ana
there Is no doubt that his fortune will be
wisely managed.
Although William Waldorf Astor has
ceased to be an American, the assertion or
his son that he has not followed his father
In giving up the country of his birth en-
titles him to be regarded as one OF the
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able country estates, upon one of which,
Welbeck Abbey, the late duke spent nearly
s10OO0,OOO A.
The infant Marquis of Blanford, who is
still teething and knows nothing of the
golden future awaiting him, will be an
other of the great millionaires of the next
century. AS is we'll known he is the son
of the Duke of Marlborough, and will not
only succeed to his fathers estate of e, 400
acres, the glories of Blenheim Palace, six
titles of the peerage and two titles Of
prince, but will also come in for the very
comfortable fortune of his mother this
alone being estimated at more than $5,000,-
000 with the prospect of an additional be-
quest at the death of his American grand
father.
The 17-year-old Earl of Dumfries has GER
tainly a bright future before him. He is the
heir of vast wealth and distinction, for his
father, the Marquis of Butte, is one of the
wealthiest of the English peers. At present
he is the lord of 117,000 acres, sixteen titles.
and his income is estimated at not less
than $1,000 per day.
Another heir to millions is the 10-year-old
son of Sir Saville Crossley. The vast for
tune that he will inherit was made by his
great-grandfather, Thomas Crossley, who
took advantage of the introduction of the
steam loom in the manufacturing of car
pets. While others were content with the
hand loom he solved the problem of how
to use steam in his business and he died a
millionaire.
Still another millionaire whose fortune
was due to modern trade is the Baron Dun
leath, whose millions were made in linen.
At present the family is out of trade and
the heir to the title and vast estate is
Master Andrew Mulholland, of Belfast.
1t Is probable that the greatest land
owner of the next generation will be the
heir to the Duke of Sutherland, the 10
year-old Marquis of Stafford. In spite Of
this however, he is what might be termed
land poor, much of his estate being COM
paratively unproductive Still his income
will compare favorably with that of many
who are regarded as very rich men, and he
may be said to deserve place among the
millionaires of the future.
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HELD DEWEY
A PRISONER

Captain J. ]. Mcdaniel, prominent cot
ton merchant and well known ex-Confed-
crate soldier of Mineola. has the distipc-
ton of being the only man who ever held
Admiral Dewey prisoner of war, says a
Mount Pleasant (Tex) special in the st.
Louis Republic. In giving your correspon-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-09-03
The American Family

From the indianapolis Journal. if'71f.
''Who is that man, mamma?"
"Why, that is your father, Willie; don't
you know him?"
mo; it's over two years since you took
me to his Office"
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rounded and having no place to keep pris-
oners where they could bs protected rom
the fire of their own men, and not wishing
to hold them up between - and the enemy.
they were sent to Bat0s Rouge the next
day and exchanged" -.
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From the Chicago News.
DO something great, old chap, and you
might have a street in Chicago named af-
ter you."
Don't want any named after me-"
"Why?"
because all the great men that have
streets named after them in Chicago are
dead"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-30

The science of osteopathy was discovered
by DR.. A. 7. Still of Kirksville, Mo. DR..
still reasoned that a natural flow of blood
is health; and disease is the effect of local or
general disturbance of the blood; that to
excite nerves causes muscles to contract and
compress venous flow of blood to the heart,
and the bones could be used az levers to
relieve pressure on nerves, veins and ar
teTies.
A slight strain or a sudden jolting may
easily cause a displacement of bone, muscle,
tendon or organ, and a consequent pressure
on the nerves, thus breaking the nerve wave
between the brain and the part injured,
and we then may have as a result any Of
the numerous ailments caused from lack
OF nerve supply to parts. Seldom is there
a permanent cure until the machinery 10
righted. Hence we treat headache (all
kinds), weak eyes, catarrh, hay fever, en-
larged tonsils, goiter, asthma, bronchitis,
deafness, irregularities Of the heart, neu-
Talgia or rheumatism (of any part), spinal
curvature tall kinds), dislocation Of Joints.
all kind of tomach, liver, kidney, bowel
and spleen troubles, bladder and urethral
troubles, uterine, female Irregularities, as
painful. suppressed or excessive menstrual
ton, leucorrhoea, milk leg. etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-01-30
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