The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-06

ganism in perfect condition. Try them. 25 cents.
Prepared only by c. l. Hood & Co, Lowell, Mass
smart youngsters would have seen in it
"a prospective saddle horse. David was
another sort. He sold the colt for $52,
and put the money in calves, TO grow while
he worked for more. Pretty soon he had
the chance to buy an eighty-acre farm. 1t
took grit to go i'm debt for 10, with wheat
at 3 cents a bushel. and firewood 81 the
cord Those We're the prices Davlds ia
Their had got for what he had to sell. Still
David bought the farm.
Inside of four years he had paid for IL,
with money earned mostly by breaking
prairie The virgin sod Us too tough for
horses or mules. 1t must be turned with
the slow. steady draught Of oxen. David
Rankin managed to buy a pair. His
breaking plough, a special implement, he
made himself by help OF a local black
smith. He had no money TO buy the nee
essary iron, but a friend stood security,
so ne got it, and thus was enabled liter
ally to set his hand to the plough.
IL is no wonder he loves land, and pre-
fers it 10 all other investments. From
the first it has prospered him amazingly,
though from the first he has seldom sold
crude products. That first eighty-acre
farm had a herd of cattle on It. even be-
fore il was paid for. So driving and
thriving the master of it came to own 5000
acres by the time the civil war began.
That era of imitation sent prices too high
for his judgment. He kept on buying I'M
Ill he had 5000 acres, then went West.
Atchison county has much more than JUS
lifted his choice of new residence. 1t is
no longer a region OF one railway. A new
one, the Tarkio Valley, runs right through
the middle of It, and Tarkio town, a beau
tful and thriving village has grown up
magcally in its eighteen years of life.
Naturally Rankin interests predomnates
David Rankin is president and principal
share holder in the towns First National
Bank, as well as president of the Elec-
trio Light and Power Company, the water
company the Rankin Auditorium Compa-
ny, and the Tarkio Brick and Tile Com
pany. These various enterprises repre-
sent the investments of over 100000 of
Rankin money. In addition to them Mr..
Rankin has trade relations with most of
the trade centers and is in close touch
with monied men all over the country.
Pounds a College.
Surprisingly rich, he has not forgotten
what it means to be poor. AS becomes
his blood, he is a Presbyterian, and strives
10 live his religion as well as to believe 1t.
Liberal in support Of his church and her
works. he can be depended on to be as
liberal to any good cause, especially the
cause of education. Tarkio College alone
has received from him nearly 100000 He
had given to the institution above $4,000
when fire destroyed the main building. He
at once offered $4,000 toward rebuilding
If as much could be raised elsewhere.
Since then he has had a standing offer to
give to the college dollar for every dol
lar contributed outside By his help the
college has put up its present magnificent
buildings. and holds its place among high
class Western institutions of learning.
Needless to add, Mr.. Rankin's picture ap-
pears upon the college button, or that his
unique and original objurgaton Set Fire"
makes an important part of the college
yell
He has been liberal to other schools than
his home college. to other churches than
his own United Presbyterian.
Perhaps that is how certain man and
brother of African descent came to rely
so confidently upon Mr. Rankin as the
Lords almoner The brother lived in a
Tennessee town, and combined in his own
person the offices of pastor of a church.
and principal of a school. Church and
school were in desperate need of money.
The pastor told his brethren if only they
would raise money to send him to Tarkio
the Lord and MIR. Rankin would do the
rest. So to Tarkio he came, saw and at
first did not conquer. Mr.. Rankin heard
him with patient kindness-he even sent
courteous answers to the most bare-faced
begging letters-but answered with empha-
sis, which no doubt seemed to the trust
full listener harsh, that help was out of
the question; he had all he could do to
furnish aid to his home college, his church
and his church's school society The black
man looked as him aghast. Pale he could
not grow, but no words came-he tried
to move to go away but tottered, and fell
fainting. utterly stricken by the shatter-
ing of his trust. In the end his trusting
conquered. When he went home a little
later, he had in his pocket the necessary
$500 David Rankin had given $500 of 1t.
The rest came from his son and the en-
p.oyes of his Office.
Keeps the Sabbath.
Remember the Sabbath day to keep Il
holy" is living law upon every foot Of
Rankin land. BY way of helping his men
to keep it, Mr.. Rankin stipulates in the
beginning, that Monday shall be pay day.
As they are paid off weekly, he thinks 1t
wise to minimize Sunday temptations. He
does not relish the thought that a man
may waste his earnings in an hour, and
leave his family in want before next
weeks money comes in.
Though he no longer sits in legislative
halls, Mr.. Rankin is keenly interested in
politics. and in his day, has been the
Every way he is a man of force, impetu-
Gus, but sagacious. keen, discerning. kind
ly-shrewd making up by the culture of
contact all he lacks of the culture of
schools unique in character and in judg-
ment altogether and remarkably, an
American of the very finest type.
CIV ". Van Pelt