The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-25

monument. | know of one that wa
erected to very rich bad man-an on
bachelor-and his executor, man
unllinching integrity, had chlscled II
the marble these words: "Ilc bcgal
the world poor boy and died Il citlzcl
of large estate. This is his best Gu
logy."
lie might as well have never live,
and doubtless would be better of now
How many Of the rich deserve a slmi
lar eulogy on their tombstones. Olt
Agur's prayer was Il safe one-"Giv,
me neither poverty nor riches" These
great accumulations impovcrish some.
body. They generally come from the
sweat and toll Of tho poor. Carnegie
the New York Herald says, was wortl,
not less than $500. .O0O, 900, and NO
doubt is the richest man living or that
ever lived. According to human law
and human morals his wealth was hon
estly earned, more honestly than that
OF most millionaires, but in The sl-ht
"f heaven he wrOnged his fellow men.
N" good Christian man can ever be-
come millionaire except by Inherit
ancc. He can't earn ii and comply
with the Scripture which says "Do
justly, love mercy and obey the Lord
thy Cod"
But the poets and preachers aud
philosophers have from time immcmo-
rlnl written and spoken enough on this
subject to encourage the liberal and
alarm The greedy, aud yet most all of
our rich men arc struggling for more.
The Pcabodys and Peter Coopcrs are
rave exceptions in philanthropy.
Yesterday received from a friend
Il late copy OF the New York Sun, in
which whole page was devoted to Il
review OF "Maclay's History of the
United States Navy" which has iusl
lccr published IN three volumes by The
Applctons. | read with deep intcrcs,
all about the destruction of ,hc Maine
aud the fight at Santiago, when sad
ccnly | came upon a mcrciless, scath
ING criticism of Commodore Schicy.
which mauc me hot and fatiyucu my
Indignation. | had thought that whole
controversy was sctllcd and partially
harmonizcd, but this will cause il to
break out aircsh, for The Sun lavishly
endorses all that Maclay writes. lie
tells what Admiral Philip told him
about Schley's disyraccful corduc,
OPhllip is dead NJ Wy, and that he a1tu-
ally turned tail and ran away from the
fight, and that his contribution 10 ia
val strategy throughout the campaign
was "Avoid your cncDly as long IA
possible, and il he makes for YOU,
run !" llobson is net mentioned in
this review. Who is this Maclay, any
how? Blu! to-day | an comfortcd, for
| have been eagerly pcruslng DR.. Cur
rvs lash and best book, "The Civil
History of the Confederate Statns,n
published by B. +. johnson & Co..
richmond. 1t is Il small book ; a calm,
review Of the past and full |
Of his personal reminsccnces--hisc con
tact and communion with our noble |
mcn-DaVis, Toombs, Stephens, Ben
Hill, Howell Cobb, Lvngstrcet, Judah
Ben jamin and others. 1t is almost an
Ii does not seem to
be Il school book, but wish that every
young man in the land would read it.
1t would take but a few hours and
would establish him in the faith--thc
true faith--the faith Of our fathers.
Dr. Curry is now almost alone. All
his contemporaries who figured ia the
scenes he has narrated are dead. All
but onc-Judge Cabcll still lives. How
fortunate we are that the good doctor
lived to write this book, for what he
writes is respected at home and abroad.
lie has long moved in an atmosphere
far above envy or malice or distraction.
Long may he yet live. BILL ARP.