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are coming more and more to appreciate
tnat. But 1t can accomplish more by
sticking to its legitimate field than if can
by going out of its, way to promote Tito
pan schemes or by spelling young men
by overeducating them
1t Is the duty of great wealth 70 carry,
out great industrial and commercial en-
terprlses which result in cheapened pro-
oucuon or more opportunities for labor.
II Sf5UOO,OOO can SO develop our trade
with the East that we get one of our
necessary commodities a cent a pound
cheaper. 1t will do more good In the end
than IL it Is distributed among the DeonIe
OF the country, giving them 81 apiece in
olrect charity. If man sets a great in
dustr1al enterprise in motion he can not
help dong good and the question Of
what to do with his money does NOT
bother him, because it is fully occupied -
j.. Pierpont Morgan has given money to
build hospitals. to buy works of art for
public museums and to help build a great
cathedral. Apparently he thinks the mil
lions given to the first of these objects
the best employed, for he says:
When one looks about and sees tho
misery and suffering caused by sickness
among those who have not themselves
the means to relieve 1t, he cannot helD
feeling that to alleviate a little of # 10
nc "u'J VI muse VINO nave been fortu-
nate or successful. The care of the sick
poor Is, in my opinion. our most practi-
cal charity"
Russell Sage agrees with Mr.. Morea n
that to relieve the sick is a charity that
should appeal to all wealthy men. Mr.
sage recently gave several thousands to-
wards woman's hospital However he
does not agree with Mr. Carneeie's die
tum. He says:
90 not see how it is a disgrace for a
man to die rich. If it is. am afra,5
that Mr.. Carnegie will die disgraced Nv
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was the theatrical event of the season
before last in London. The Prince of
Wales went to see her, accompanied by
all his set, and paid her the most fiat
-terfng attentions.
Later she met the Prince at the
Duchess of Devonshires reception, where
the autocrat of English society again
showed his warm personal regard for
her He made her the leading Society
actress" of England and raised her to a
position higher than that occupied by
MRS. Langtry in her heyday He has
declared her to be the most beautiful
woman of the day, and he has spent all
his life in the quest Of beauty ~ sa- :
Only the other day Mrs. Potter was a
ieadlng figure at the charity bazaar
where Lady Randolph Churchill, Miss
May Goelet' Mrs. Arthur Paget and All
the leading lights of Anglo-American
society did their best to be conspicuous.
She is not only famous and successful
IN her profession. but she has prospered
financially. Today she is rich and ma
pendent. ii'ue-
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| assurance that the coming man o,a
zens OH" worthy clt1-
| Another broad line of work which T
tnlilk deserving of greater attention from
| tnose who want to do good with +hoi.
| money is the relief of tbe novert1,
stricken over 60, who have failed in the
| battle of life. III the
10 you know that 80 per cent of those
y, VINO dle IN this city are buried in ouicIS
liane IN the potter's field? That is a ter
iIole indictment against our social svs.
eehn; terrible testimonial to the neglect
| OF the deserving poor of advanced age 7
! DO not believe that there Is any pauperiz-
ing tendency in helping the deserving
poor OF advanced age. For myself. 7 be.
/ leVe IN Old age pensions. I believe that
lile tiine VIII come when we shall have
then. Meanwhile here is a large and
prohtaoie held for the employment OF pri-
vate charity.
The trouble with our miIiionaires and
great glVers Is that they are so accus-
toned to authority. so masterful, that
tney want to dictate exactly how thar
gifts shall be applied and used.
mat is a great trouble with us to-
DAY We have men on our art commits
s1ons. not because they know anything
| ABOUT art but because they will give
money. We have trustees on our
| ing of scientific education, but
VINO are able to force their
] hobbies upon practical educators because
| OF the money they give Similarly, our
! charities are largely in the hands of men
! who never gave the subject any particu-
Tar thought, but who dictate because they
| give.
I do not believe that charity can be
employed advantageously at the present
| time in providing emDloyment IA soon
as one attempts that he runs up against
vested interests and encounters a variety
or dlficulties which will embarrass and to
great extent nullify his work"
Darius O. Mills, the San Francisco and
| New York multi-millionaire, has given
hundreds of thousands to charity, and has
unique and practical views on the sub
| ject He says:
Probably there never has been a time
when so many men were ready to give
largely to worthy objects 1t is a good
| sign, in an age that is often denounced
! as grossly material, that so many men
are ready to devote at least oopcidara
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very remarkable statement for the Sun
day Journal, in which she undertook to
justify herself for all the sacrifices she
had made and for all the abuse she had
suffered.
1t was an interesting document. After
describing her useless society life, she
wrote:
"Of the two pictures which is the more
enviable and creditable- Potter OF
ten years ago. patronized by a set and
dawdling through a useless existence, or
Mrs Potter of today. the workwoman,
known and loved and greeted wherever
the English language is spoken?
Work puts a woman beyond the neces-
sity of asking favors-makes her indie
pendent-and independence is a great de-
stroyer of temptation. Laborare est
orare.'
She referred to her father-in-Iaw as
one OF those society dawdIers who have
reviled me from beyond the grave.'
Since that time Mrs. Potter's career
has been one of uninterrupted social and
professional triumph. Her performance
of Miladi. in ''The Three Musketeers. %
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nave large sums OF money at their com
manu- should devote 1t to the great work
OF bringing the country and its neonIa 70
hlgher possible state of develonnoent.as
opeeuHy as may be. For those men of
wealth who devote their time and tboIr
means mainly to the promotion of the1r
personal comfort, who live chiefly for the
purpose. OF going through certain social
programmes from years end to year'z
end' ne has not the slightest syrnnathv
nor does he consider them of s,If1ciant
Importance to warrant discussion. He
IoohS upon the world, especially this part
OF IL, as vast and splendid field of labor
and has little regard for all those. Uhetb'
er rich or poor. who refuse TO obev the
call TO work therein. His views UDon the
correct use OF money were indicated I'm
outline In a recent private conversation.
the parties to which were discussing the
education of rich young men:
In these days the greatest dangers to
lhe sons OF rich men, said Mr. Hill. sub
stantially. ''are Incidence and the ten
dcncy to disregard the obligations every
human being owes to his fellows II
seems necessary to send such young men
TO the great universities, that they NAV
ne Htled properly 70 play their parts I'm
modern life, which is far broader tban
any which has gone before. There arc
many influences at these universities
winch are not good for young men, but
which must be met fairly and not in anv
sense avoided. If not cornpated. these
influences would tend to foster seIfshness
triviality, love of ease and Discrimination
to meet the real problems of life. Every
rlch young man who manfully oyercomes
these influences is a distinct addition to
the valuable forces Of the entire nation.
besides being far better fitted than he
who weakly yields, to live life In which
ne may take proper personal pride.
Young men who pass through the period
of education without loss of moral fiber
VIII use the money they inherit to their
own credit and the moral material and
intellectual uplifting OF the race. The
others will come to naught: they will he
the victims Of natures memorable law az
to the survival Of the fit, and in this
country, which has no law of entail. they
VIII be speedy victims, too It Is well forl
the republic that there is no law of en-
tail here; 1t is a safeguard to the institII.
tons of the country that those who
through incompetence or Discrimination
rightly to employ their wealth, misspend
It, are certain. soon or late. to find that
it has flown"
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her by every means in, his power to re-
main. The best reason he could advance
was the future of their daughter Fiji.
who is now, BY the way. young woma n
more beautiful even than her mother
was. But that reason like all others,
was useless with Mrs Potter
Nothing on earth will restrain a woman
who has set her mind on leaving the
beaten track. AS she is only kept
straight by instinct and convention, so
she is undeterred by reason from the op-
oosite course
When Mrs. Potter made her professional
debut before a brilliant audience in Lon
don and achieved a failure her, husband
still ho2ed She would .sreturnzA to him.
When she formed "a zpartn ership with
Kyrle Bellew, and sought success by SEN
sational methods, he still did nothing to
free himself, from his bonds.
While his wife paraded his name in the
four corners of the world he4 remained
silent and lonely. devoting himself to the
education Of his daughter and to his bust
neSS .-.s a. .--
His family displayed the greatest bitter
ness toward Mrs. Potter His father,
Howard Potter, the banker who died in
London two years ago, declared in his
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OWu opinion Is tnat a man may better
employ his money in productive enter
prlses that give employment and benefit
the community than to give ii away.
Suppose l gave away all that 1 own to
thousands of, poor people in this city to-
day. Next week 1t would be all gone.
and they would be back here for more.
But by using 1t in the business enter
prises which I represent, it gives steady
work to hundreds of honest workingmen,
who don't want any charity beyond what
they can earn"
Nathan Strauss, the wealthy merchant.
VINO has given away large sums to Yarf-
Gus practical charities, such as providing
pure milk at a nominal price in the tene-
ment districts of New York, believes that
the question of the unemployed is the
greatest problem that philathropists have
to face. He says:
Undoubtedly our wealthy men are
coming more and more to regard their
possessions as a trust held in keeping by
them, and to be devoted in part at least
to the bettermet of their less fortunate
fellows
L believe that if any man has a mil
lion or several millions to give away the
best use he can put 1t to is to furnish
work to the unemployed 1t canont be
denied that there are thousands of men
III the Country a4lNthe time who are will
Ing and ANXIOUS TO work, but who, for
one reasenzer another, cannot find work
to do. Your man of millions can accom-
plish world of good if he will provide
employment for these men and women,
giving each the work that he or she can
do and helping them to permanent posi-
tons 1t would require a good deal of
money to set such an enterprise going
on any extensive scale, but once under
way, it would be- largely self-support-
ing"
Dr. William E. Rainsford, pastor of St.
Georges Episcopal church, in New York,
which gives a great deal of money every
year for charitable work, holds very diff
ferent opinions. DR.. Sainsford said:
IF manseanIe to me today and asked
How can | best employ 81 100000 in
charitable work. in New York city, 1
should reply: go buy some blocks of
tenements; tear them down and turn
the space into a playground for poor
children. Anything that adds to the en-
joyment. healthfulness and right train
ing of children improves the moral and
physical tone Of the community and gives
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act she made a startling display of real
ism, which was by her friends attributed
10 nervousness and by her enemies to an
overwhelming desire to gain notoriety.
She tore the light drapery which covered
her BOSOM and exposed to surprising
extent the bare flesh, on which she placed
the deadly asp.
1t was during the Cleopatra period that
Mrs. Potter made the famous remark
that she was going ''to elevate the
stage" This incensed equally her old
and her new associates
She then formed theatrical partner
ship with Kyrle Bellew, the well known
actor who had been an Idol Of the mat
inee girl. Below, whose character had
been the subject of much criticism, was
an actor of talent and man of cultiva-
t1on. His association with Mrs. Potter
mas done harm to his career. Now that
she has gained success she has separated
from him, and he, at middle age. is about
where he begans.
New York society having given them
the cold shoulder, Mrs. Potter and Bel
lew started on a long tour around the
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world. They went wherever an audience
understanding. the English language
could be gathered together. In Australia
they had remarkable success and, to-
getheF, their enterprise was quite fortu-
nate. so
When Mrs. Potter reappeared in Lon
don a second time she had a much warm
er reception than on the first occasion,
and showed marked improvement as an
actress. In time she came to New York
again. Among other plays, she gave
Zoia's ''Tlerese Raquin,'% which sent a
shudder threughth her relatives and former
acquaintance. s5e...~
3 Mrs. Potter had established her appear
ance in the theatrical world when her
father-in-law died9in London, in 1897 In
his will he 7nota-onIy excluded her from
any benefit in his estate, but also ''any
children of my son James Brown Potter
that may be born to him by the said Cora
Urquhart Potter after July 1, 1885," Here
was Observation-Disclosures to. the possibility
of her miscondueting herself. which en-
bodied In a will, must have been very
painful to her.
In the same yearzMrs. Potter wrote a
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HEART BREAK MENDED
JAMES BROWN POTTER SAID TO
HAVE BEEN ASSAULTED BY
CUPID
PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS

InQuiring Whether or Not He VIII
Divorce Mrs. Potter, Who Was
a Twenty Years Ago, to Marry Miss
May Handy, the Prettiest Girl of
the South Today.
(. Has love healed the broken heart of
James Brown Potter? Society hears that
= the nephew of Bishop Potter is going to
marry Miss May Handy of Richmond,
Va, one of the most beautiful girls of the
South, and one Of the most distinguished
society bellies of America This event
will be the climax of a drama which has
: excited more than two continents. which
REACHES from the foundations Of the So
clal fabric to the. superficial area thereof
known as fashionable society" Mr..
Potter has been regarded as a lifelong
martyr to love and TO his views of duty
as a husband and christian. says the
New York Journal \
Now. If the latest report be true, love
has undone what love did Love the
conquerer has rescued his victim from
misery and translated him into happt-
ness Mr.. Potter first met Miss Handy
at Tuxedo, where he lived, two years
ago. A sentiment of warm friendship
between !. the two grew up. It was
strengthened when they met again at
. Narragansett Pier Last season and enjoy
ed together the refined unconventionalfty
of that resort. The friendship came to
an end The wedding. it is said, will oc-
rtN1NYrs
circumstances permit .-
The change of attitude on Mr. Potter 8
2 part toward his wife was indicated last
year, when it was announced that he was
seeking a divorce from her in London.
So great a contradiction. was this to the
course he has maintained for twelve
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what Shall We Do With Our Mj||lOnS?I
J. Perpont Morgan D
of the GlHonaire

There are indications that new inter
est has been awakened among the very
wealthy men of the country in the sub
5ect of great philanthropies. Men and
women are giving or preparing to give
away millions to one great charity or
another. 1t looks as though Andrew Car
negie's dictum that to die rich is to die
disgraced was making a good many con-
verts among the millionaires
If it is a disgrace to die rich, what are
our wealthy men to do with their mil
HonsF What are the objects, and who
are the subjects likely to profit by we'll
directed charities? Are our millionaires
ready to give away their wealth, or a
part Of it? These and other question
connected with this new movement now
on foot among the wealthy are answered
by some of the most prominent million
aires and philanthropists in the country
In today's G e.
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bic portion Of their wealth to altruistic

bic portion of their wealth to altruistic
purposes.
'"I;'do not believe that one can say off
hand that any particular charity is the
most useful or the most practical. Any
man who is deeply interested in such
matters is more familiar with certain
lines of charitable endeavor than he is
with others. He Is apt to exaggerate the
Importance that he knows most about
For myself. I do not know of any form
OF charity that would condemn. Neither
do l know of any that is doing more
practical good than the Mills hotels When
the plan of providing cheap, clean and
comfortable lodgings for poor working
men was discussed. 1t was freely predict
ed that 1t would result in failure. It was
SAID that scheme, which was part bust
ness and part philanthropy, would never
work. But the test of actual operation
mas proved that the Mills hotels are all
business as well as some philanthropy
1hey are proving successful far beyond
my expectations.
In my opinion, the success of the Mills
hotels. as Of any philanthropic undertake
ing that IS to be readily beneficial lies
IN helping men to help themselves. NV
fdea or charitable work is not the re-
Iormatory idea. but the building-up idea.
II a man is determined to go down hill,
you can't hold him back But it Ia the
AAH VIM 10 unfortunate, the honest man
who has had bad luck. the hard working
man out of job, who deserves help. and
who will profit by it.
IF you give such a man a chance to
put food in his stomach and a roof over
his head, you give him a new outlook.
fresh encouragement. He will feel that
he has chance. and will set to work to
make the most of it. By making him pay
Tor what he receives, you keep him from
becoming a pauper By making him nav
as little as possible you do not make
his attempt to rise to better condition
a hopeless one.
This is my idea Of the most useful
chadity today = to help the honest, the
unfortunate, the deserving poor man to
help himself. And there are enough such
men and such ways of employing money
to use all the spare millions in the coTIn.
try today"
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years that his friends refused to believe
1t true. yet it was
When Mrs. Potter first proclaimed her
intention of deserving her home for the
stage all her husband did was to urge
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man may accumulate beyond his own
needs and those of his family, there are
a variety Of useful ways in which 1t may
be employed. i have always been inter-
ested in church work and conceive it to
be my first duty to give to religious en-
terpr1ses. Next to that the cause of edu-
cation appeals to me. If a rich man has
any duties beyond those of his fellows.
In country like this, whose stability
depends upon the intelligence and moral
character of its citizens, it Is to help to-
ward the moral and intellectual betteh-
ment of those who lack advantages or
opportunities. I do not believe there is
a any man in the country today with
Sl,0O0,OO0 beyond his own personal and
business needs who would not give If to
an object which he felt perfectly sure
would help the citizenship Of the coun-
try in these two respects"
Philip D. Armour, who has given avay
$4,000, 600, and has not yet stopped. saws:
While do not intend to be an author
lty on scientific charity, have tried to
embody my own ideas on the subject in
the Armour institute"
AS the Armour institute is conducted
for the purpose Of giving the poor bows of
chicago technical and trade education
Mr. Armour evidently agrees with Mr.
rockefeller in holding the educational
idea.
There are others who believe that there
are better ways of employing wealth
imam by giving 1t away. c. P Hunting
ton Is one of these. He says:
suppose a man who has made $40 O0o :
600 or $1oo,000,ooO in business withdraws
that sum and gives it away in any form
he may select. The chances are nine ont
OF ten that his money will do less real
good than it would If he had left it where
IL was Great wealth is desirable ONLY
Tor what 1t can accomplish I think we
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John d. Rockefeller is reported to be
worth $S0O,0OO,O0O or more He has given
away at least $2O.OOO.O 600 He holds decided
views on the subject of charitably giving
and employs almoners to see that his
own beneffcences bring good results. Mr..
Rockefeller says:
I hold that it is every mans duty to
make as much as he can, and to give
away. as much as he can to good PURPOSES
True, philnthropy, like charity, begins at
home If the millionaire invests his
money in business that provides employ
ment for large numbers of men, if he
pays his employees WELL so that they can
work out their own advancement. he is
fulfilling his duty to the community and
DONG the greatest amount of good to the
Worhngmen.
"As for the surplus wealth which q
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James j. Hill, who has developed a vast
section Of this country's territory in the
last two score years, at the same time
creating one of the most noteworthy for
tunes of the age, believes that men who
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-20
WHARTON LOCALS.
Committee 10 Solicit subscriptions
VIII he Appointed

Wharton. Texas. June 19.-Mr r. t.
Huston. chairman of the mass meeting
which met in Wharton saturday, 10 CON
slider the proposition of Captain DunoVan'
in regard to the Cane Belt railroad, mas
been authorized to appoint canyassng
committee of twenty-five citizens, each
of whom will receive the card published
below:
sir: Feeling that you are in sympathy
with the movement to secure the Cane
Belt railway, and acting under authority
vested in me by resolutions OF mass meet
ing held for purpose of securing same, /
have taken the liberty of placing your
name upon the committee authorized by
resolution. Matters of importance de-
mand an early meeting ] have named
Monday, June 26 instant, at p. m, at
the court house in Wharton, and expect
full meeting. r T. Huston
Chairman of Mass Meeting.
Mr.. j. 7. TAYLOR has donated a street
| from his land, which adioined the tract
of land given by Mr.. u. II. D. Sorrell TO
/ the new school thus securing free access
/ to the building on all sides Of the build
/ ing.
! MIR. Ross Mccain left on Sundays train
/ for Goliad. where he will attend the birth
day dining of his father, Rev. j. Mccain,
who toGay celebrates his eighty tourtn
birthday. Surrounded by children and
grandchildren, the old gentleman is hale
and vigorous and full OF rare anecdotes,
CLEANED during his long and useful life.
The Southern Pacific will give It's first
Moonlight picnic OF the season Thursday
night These enioyments are always well
patronized by Whartonites who regard
them as the creme dc la creme of sum
mer amusements.
Little Miss Grace Deyine Roseberry
celebrated her fifth birthday with neigh
borhood tea Saturday. The wee maiden
made model hostess and all had merry
time.
Captain A. j. Wynne has returned from
fortnight's hunting and fishing in Mata-
gorda county.