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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
Only Human. After An

THUS the instances and vlC"-- -g,ti-li- a. +,,,bk
could be heaped up indefinitely. Iu1 ,.-,ss'bs
Is that such citations never could, 't ANY
chance, prove anything. t,~ ma,
Tins mllllonaTe SAYS, WITH Iy'- -. now bow %
content himself without It, tha- one "'- a ,fvsr
with visible wistfunesS % The TIME 100, he
sites of his climbing days. The other one IN i
vanished youth. and would give @ Oh * -, sst
its renewal What is To be dSouctd lllC,Isss,1,
divcrging expressions. except t1-- ,iV nv ba
of wealth does not alter men IltI.i.'V - nus
leaves them, on their human SIDE "lth ,i,,r,s s
the same moods aspirations and e.e'i ,--aticn
men that have no riches at all and u" eNFss'5r KS
Again and always. however those M 5 Riches
De- Not Bring TIapPncss. VIII remain unE e.fssj
so far as the world OF men and women IS SO demand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13

nothing OF the sort, a revised
reckoning OF his assets show
ing them TO be at least two
millions in excess of his la
bilities. That, however,
was not the point. Lucky
supposed himself to be
worth nothing more than
the clothes on his back
and it IS To be kept in mind
that ne had been a million
aire for more than forty
years and was well past
seventy years of age.
He was whistling cheer
fully, was this unconquer-
able Mark Tapley of the
slope, when | came upon
him, and the gay old boy
was full of enthusiasm over
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
Carnegie Wants Ten Years

ONLY a few months ago. at the Hotel "li.'--
~ Washington / heard Andrew tarnessii -.
rounded by group of Washington correSIoiI-II' ~,
most of them young men, say tins VT Sid
two hundred millions of dollars RICH, nov" II w.
be absolutely assured of ten more years OF NC tn
That seemed like an ASTONISHING s,tje,IeH' n.
hundred millions for ten years Of r-e- Wen - nor
group who perhaps did not happen 20 H1.e f,~
than two dollars IN their pockets came away b
the presence of the doughty little scotsman w" -g
entirely new flock of IDEAS as o. what n is IN,
living meant To some men who Tee. ina, -N-
expended most Of life. cherished --lor-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
Got Only Board and Lodging

one snowy bustery Christmas Eve, few years
~ later, was assigned to interview John Mackay,
-Mackay, of the Comstock Lode's Big Four, -
then a northumberland engaged in hundred wealth
heaping Wall Street activities and the big figure in
the ocean cable business Something had broken
loose in the world of finance on that day before
Christmas and John Mackay of the men to
be interviewed about it.
| found the rugged man at eleven O'Clock that
Christmas Eve sitting absolutely alonc-and bit
moody over it toO-betore CRATE fire IN his mag
nifcent Fifth-ave. apartments. Absolutely alone,
and on a Christmas Evei His wife and all of his
married children in France, and had been for
long time His daughter the Princess Colonna.
in Rome SO there sat the tired old man. surrounded
by spendor, brooding alone before his CRATE fire.
He was glad to see anybody, even an interviewer.
He summoned a valet TO shake the snow out of my
overcoat, and, as he always had a liking for young
men, he had me sit down alongside the cigars and
things and gave me a fine sort of interview on the
serious subject had been sent to see him about-a
thing by the way, which he rarely did.
The interview at an end, came to the generali-
ties Of the season Even then ! was making notes OF
the wit and wisdom of millionaires whom | met in
my work And so. thus getting off into the bypaths
| said to Mr. Mackay that IL must be gorgeous thing
to swim in the sublimated ether of wealth and not
have to wake up and discover 1t to have been
dream; or trif1ing words to that general effect
That, said Mr.. Mackay bluntly, IS what every
body thinks. don know 50 much about 1t myself
| a pretty happy man-perhaps happier than l
am noW-when, in a red shirt. | was working IN the
mines of Nevada with pick and shovel What, for
instance do get out Of life that the who works
for day wages doesn't get. | get my board and
lodging. That's all: shelter and something to eat
Pretty good shelter, you will be saving, and rather
good food But these things all one to me, So
long as they're tolerable. NV board and lodging
that's all get, really out of life, and every who
works gets that much. Why, blame it ALT even my
family won't live with mel and there was 4
twinkle-and vet the twinkle partly obscured
by a sort of mist-in his eyes Here | am the
night before Christmas alone and twiddling my
thumbs, and my wife and young ones thousands of
miles away from me They like Europe and don't,
and my business wouldn't permit of my living there
if | did like it.
We'll, there You are. This is how fare with my
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
Whitney's Idea of 1t

nNE brilliant afternoon a few years ago | hap
~ pened to be the club house lawn OF the
Morris Park race track with the late William Collins
Whitney, lawyer, scholar, statesman, bon v1vant,
and multimionaire One of his great race horses,
the noble Hamburg, had Just swept SuperbIy down
the stretch to a splendid triumph over the finest
thoroughbreds in training.
1t must be fine thing, | commented, to own
such incompatible animal, and TO see INN VIC
toriously flashing ones silks in the sunlight.
Mr. Whitney smiled bit grirlly. Did YOU ber
Hamburg ne asked me.
| had, of course, not being sufficiently insane e.
bet against him.
.. How much did YOU bet =" Mr. Whitney asked me
/ told him. Twenty dollars.
Twenty dollars. at even money. SAID he; " SCI
that YOU win twenty. How old are YOU now.
him-something past thirty. Then out 1t came
Well said he, pOkIng at the grass with the fer
ule of his cane, let me tell YOU something: l
would give everything | own-and | am middlng
and could experience the delight of wagering twenty
dollars of hard money on horse racer a jumping
match, or good game OF quo1ts, for that matter.
And be poor again? j suggested.
POOR" he exclaimed. How can a man of
thirty, with his health, and with twenty dollars in
his pocket to risk, be poor
Then" | began, the pumping instinct rising.
wealth after all is merely
He interrupted me with laugh. Don't say 1t.
whatever it's going to bel' he said. Wealth Is
wealth. And youth Is youth l mean only that.
Which is the greater prize wealth youth depends
wholly upon the way the matter IS viewed by the
young and the old My choice. now would be
youth, which always carries with it the chance to
gain wealth.
l wanted to ask Mr. Whitney how ne would feel
about il if, in addition 20 being elderly he poor
But the shining too brightly for griSy ques-
tons such as that would have been. l am bound to
say that | came away from that talk with rather 4
cheerful impression Of the JOY of being only thirty
odd years OF age.
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from. every notable that swings along here, and to
present the notable's views intelligenUly?
| nodded, bit swollen, which was not 50 unnatu-
raj in boy
wouldn't do it"
Wouldn't. sand |.
L should have said Couldn't, said the prlncely
personals he then seemed to me, and no doubt was.
Il should hate to be put to the test of earning
dollar doing anything. | suppose could do 1t II |
had to- being not such an entire fool but 1t would
worry me devilishly if compelled to work tor d
living 1t really would. Devilishlyi Id resent It.
l believe. l think perhaps that l should Jump OFT
the dock"
Yes. he said that! Not much il that about the
benign dignity of labor the compensat1ons OF
poverty was there? But this Vanderbilt was, and
IS too candid man talk twaddlefuly.
| told him that only d week before George Pull
man. the sleeping millionaire, had SAID IN my
hearing that he often wished he a mechanic III
his shops working for day wages,
George Pullman" replied the Vanderbilt, IS
welcome his dungaree-clad ideas. l have heard
him and other persons of extreme wealth speak in
much the same strain. They the dreamy rheto-
ricians. or else they indulge in perstage If they
were suddenly reduced to actual contact with these
toploftcal ideals of theirs,-f they had 20 put on
the Overas, that is,-you'd hear their walls.
Then" said /, knowing well what his answer
would be, wealth really Is not q curse:
Never, before or since, have | heard more merry
laugh That was his answer.
But there and other millonalres with
ideas to riches and the reader entitled to his pick
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enved millions: Boxing up Christmas gifts To be
sent overseas in the hold of steamer when ID like
to see a stocking two hanging up on this night
| would indeed; I've been thinking of that all the
evening Don't tell me about wealth! 1t has its
rses-chiefly in the way of power; any man who
has worked hard must like that feature of 1t, but
as for all of its other imaginary advantages-no1-
sense and tomfooleryl"
John Mackay was not a man to be accused of III
sincerity. 1t must be remembered though, that he
was of the rough diamond class with positive dis
like for society He cared only for his family. With
his family so far away from him, and on such night
it is unlikely that his views as to wealth were
tinctured with a bitterness natural enough IN such
particular circumstances, but not usual with him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13

a mere boy, and | suppose II
struck him with a sort of Won
der that such a boy should be
assigned to the task Of inter
viewing personages on finance
politics, sociology, economics
and similar items. 1t was this
wonder, perhaps, that melted
him to feed me most sumptu-
ously and at the same time to
pick talk out of me Among
many other things, over that
lavish dinner, he asked me-not
pryingly, but with a delicacy--
what | earned from my work. l
told him. 1t was no figure to
boast of.
And for that money, said
he, they expect you to draw
talk on all conceivable subjects
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13

r. lie shown W. .sssr
..,.s~ p, willing and s. ~
~ .it atop Of the 'l Ss1..
ofvealthIn sJalid ma
ever besiegemenl B
come IN the Sll@tE ,se
worrv or misery OF ~. -, h
recruitment. those NJ,
siegrrs of the ntn, ard
to forget that eve ..,raia
.rvlvs we shall Iet Rat
sfsretlv convinlG,,e.dl. ,a;res
+ we were milllolti' .ttsf
We should surely be d o1.
and " saner and i otbsf
, 1nenders than an, mil mil
.lre ,I'. established I'VE, sysf
ionaircs that We
h@ard or read about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-13
Couldn't FACE Lucky Baldwin

AM reminded by these considerations of youth and
age, in connection with riches, that once, san
Francisco came upon Lucky Baldwin at time
when he supposed himself to be broke and quite
down and out financially. 1t happened that he was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-15
PROMISED IMMUNITY.
Abraham Ruef Makes Public Terms
Under WhicI, He Testified.

San Francisco. Feb. ia lengthy
affidavit by Abraham Ruef. disclosing
considerable history Of the immunity
contract entered into by the state and
Ruef in connection with bribery eases
and the alleged pressure brought upon
Ruef to induce him To tell all lie
knew was read by Henry Ach, chief
counsel for the former political boss,
in dthe superior court today before
Judge Lawlcr. The affidavit was sup
Elementary to one made by Ruef last
week.
1t relates how pressure was brought
upon him by the prosecution. by his
father mother and sister and the Rev.
job Nieto and Rev. Bernard kapl N.
both of whom. besides District Attor-
neg Langdon. Francis j. Hoiney and
Special W. J. Burns urged him to te;-
tify before tho grand jury FOR the
good of the community.
The affidavit relates how Rurf fin
ally upon the most positive assurances
and guarantee Of immunity ard 'he
permission to withdraw his plea of
guilty. went before the grand jury ana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-15
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Henry S. Thompson, commissioner Uf
public works of New York City has ten
dered his resignation from office and 1t
has been accepted. News of the resis-
milton was made known Friday. Mr.
Thompson gives no reason for retiring
from office - ~ sly
Gov. Hughes. in a letter sent Friday
night to Attorney General jackson. an
nounce6 in substance that, there IL .no
necessity for granting the application
made to him by the attorney general for
tie appointment of an extraordinary trial
term Of the supreme court and the desig-
nation of 4 justice for the trial OF the
action brought to test the title OF George
r. Mcclellan to the Office of mayor OF
New York City.
John W. McEvery and Joseph Jennings.
former members of the police board OF
the city OF Lowell. lost their appeal to
the superior court from the order OF
Mavor Frederick w. Farnham removing
them from office. decision to that effect
being handed down late Friday by Judge
Fox. in which he upheld the action OF
the mayor. In rendering decision Judge
Fox said: There was abundant evidence
TO Justify the mayors finding that there
had been mucl, laxity in the enforcement
of tac license laws for which these pc
,titicncrs were responsible" III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-15
NOT UNEXPECTED.
Impeding Cut In Wages Is In Accord
ance With Mutual Agreement.

Fan River. Mass, Feb. 1.-THE
seini-oficial announcement made in
Boston today that a general reduction
of wages in the cotton mills of New
England win probably be made in the
near future. was received with no sur
prise in this city. Here the sliding
wage scale system has been in effect
for more than year and has been an
Important factor in harmonizirig the
relations between manufacturers and
operatives. The agreement between
tie Manufacturers Association and the
Textile Council is based upon the av-
eIage margin between the cost Of raw
cotton iii the New York market and
The selling. price Of standard a0-inch
64x6l print. cloths, the agreement be-
ing renewed at the end Of six months.
The last agreement became effective
Nov IS, 1907. Since that time the
margin mas steadily fallen off. indi-
eating that the $4,000 operatives in the
association mills here will receive less
wage in the spring. Under the present
arrangements the average margins be-
tween the price of cotton and standard
print cloths govern the wage rate in
the six months following the period
In which the averages are computed.
The Fall River system affects di-
rectly only the mills in this city, East
taunton and one or two other places.
so that manufacturers of goods other
than print. cloths now mako j, their
changes in wage schedules without
regarding conditions here. --.t.
None of the manufacturers in this
city will discuss the situation at this
time, except to say that the print
cloth market is in semi -demoralized
condition. The curtailment which has
taken place thus far has had no per-
ceptible effect on buyers. W.. .,..
The general reduction in wages will
probably range from 10 tn .12k. per
cent. and will affect about 10000 oper-
ativcs in New England. -r.st Il.
Many of the wooden mills of New
England. it is said, will make a SIM
liar reduction. The wooden trade en-
ploys upwards of $1,000 persons when
all the machinery is in motion. At the
present time practically every WOODEN
mill is running on short time or shut
down entirely.
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VALUE OF RIGHT BREATHING.
Health Comes From knowinu How
and What to Breathe,

Hardly a day passes without con-
firmation of the old adage, Mans life
is but a breath of air."
Dust laden with the germs of con-
sumption or other disease is inhaled bv
all who use the streets, but disease is
not developed unless the germs find
conditions suitable for their Judgment
and growth.
With people having catarrh there is
an ideal culture medium for these
germs, as the irritated membrane and
weakened tissues is a hot-bed where
germs must thrive and multiply until
they are numerous and active.
If you have catarrh. you should use
the easiest. simplest and quickest cure.
the direct method of Hyomei, whose
wonderful medicated air is taken in
with the air you breathe. directly
following and destroying all germs that
have been inhaled, repairing any
damage they may have worked and so
healing and vitalizing the tissues as to
render catarrh and germ infection no
longer possible.
The unusual way in which Hyomei is
sold should dispel all doubt as to its
curative properties, for Bowditch,
Webster & Co offer to refund the price
to anyone whom it fails to benefit.
You do not risk a cent in testing the
healing virtues of this breath of life,
for with every $1.00 outfit Bowditch,
Webster & Co. give a guarantee to We
lieve catarrh or money refunded.
Sold and guaranteed in Watervi,le
by Geo w. Dorr and in Gardiner by C.
H. Beane
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THREE TOWNS WRECKED.
Mossvile, Service and $3.50, Miss
From Six to Ten Dead.

Meridian. Miss. Feb. 1i.-Three Mis-
sisoipDi ham1ets were demolished by a
tornado today. Reports of the number
killed ranged from six to 10.
Mossville, Service and $3.50 are the
to"rs destroyed. They are all in Jones
county and each consist of a few
dwellings,. The tornado is reported 70
nave carried the buildings off the lots
Oh which they stood. Nearby fields
We're covered with Wreckage and trees
were Uttered with household articles.
l.. s. Morrison, a resident of Moss
Vile. who came here after the storm.
said that he WAS out of doors during
the blow. and was compelled to CRASH
MirS ionCe to keep from being blown
away. He said the dead at Mossville
are Alec Windham and wife, negroes.
Near the town, he said. man and
Wif" and tw" children were killed.
Near Service one child of Isaac Hol-
Ll"'y IL reported dead and also a ne
Gro.
Il" tornado was accompanied by a
torrent of rain. which caused a sudden
rise III the creeks and washed away
several bridges. ROADS have become
impossible in the storm region. Tele-
graph and telephone wires are not
working tonight
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LATEST SPORTING NEWS.
wEsTeRook "a; BRUNSWICK H.
First Bad Defeat of Latter Team for
Many Weeks.

Brunswick. Me-, Feb. 1i.-(SpeciaD.--
The Brunswick High school basket
ban team this evening received it's
first serious defeat for many weeks,
the strong Wcstbrook Seminary team
proving too much for them and WIN
ming Al to IL. The game was the clean
est game of basketball ever PLAYED in
Brunswick, only one foul being called
during the Crtire 30 minutes of play
Nutti.g and Holmes eXcelled for West
brook. while Sheffield and Weatherill
dill tic best work for the home team
The score:
WESTEEoOk SEN BRUNSWICK II.
Euttins. # ............... IL. Woatherill
iloHieS. "a Observation-Disclosures. 10. hubbard
Ibuilis. L ...--...-.... .....-........ 4. snow
1hGrst0n. IN ................ Ii. Skolfeld
MlliaE, I'D Observation-Disclosures. RI, StetSCn
Scnre-Westbrook' A, Brunswick High
II. Goals from fouls, Nutting s. Holmes
s. Thrston ;. Milay :. Weaiherill g.,
Snow =. Goal from foul. Stetson Referee.
Richards. Rnwdoin II umpire. Morton
Of Wesibrook; scorer, Humphreys OF
Brunswick. Timer, Davis of Westbrook.
Time 2n-min halves. Attendance 30.
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CARS FOR SHIPPERS.
Hearing on the CuIberson- Smith Car
And Transportation Service Bill.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
committee on Interstate Commerce to-
day gave hearing on the Culberson-
smith car and transportation service
bill, under which railroads engaged
in interstate commerce would be re-
CURED promptly to furnish cars to
shippers. Those who spoke in behalf
of the bill included Judge S. P Cowan
of Texas. who was one of President
Roosevelt's advisers in relation to re-
cent railroad rate legislation.
Judge CoWan took up the arguments
that have been made against such
legislation on the ground that the car
shortage has been due TO the inability
of manufacturers of rolling stock to
keep pace with the demands.
He had n mass of figures showing
the increase of business compared with
the increase of equipment which he in
terpreted to refute the objections made
by the railroads to defeat the passage
OF the bill.
Judge COWan insisted that the fin
ancial heads of the railroads have
injured the corporations by ''increas-
ing the Indebtedness of the roads and
directly or indirectly pocket;ng the
money"
Judge Cowan said that the bill was
the only one that has been formulated
to present in concrete form Just what
the shippers think ought to bo done.
The bill gives the Interstate Com
merce Commission wide latitude to
provide rules and regulations which
shall govern the details Of compliance
with the act
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TORNADO WRECKS
TOWNS ON THE GULF.
Tyler, Texas, Has Path 100 Feet Wide
Cut Through --Mossvj||e, MISS
Is Destroyed Many Killed.

Tyler Tex. Feb. 14.-Tyler was
SWEPT by the most disastrous tornado
in its history before daylight today.
Coming from the southwest, the storm
swept over the main residence quarter
of the city, leaving a trail of death and
devastation.
The known dead in Tyler are c. \.
Francis, agent of the Dallas News,
and his wife and baby. and a negro.
Nose Lee, so years old. Francis body
was found 100 yards from his wrecked
home. The body of his child was found
in the street. Mrs. Francis was in the
wreckage of the building.
Six seriously injured persons are
reported. They are Irwin Franklin and
his wife and four children. One of the
children may die. The Franklns were
caught in the wreckage of their home
1t is feared that the death list in
Tyler may reach q dozen and the
number of injured will probably aggre-
gate two score when reports of the
casualties are received.
Twelve buildings were wrecked. In
the confusion il is difficult to compile
an accurate list of the casualties
Wires are down in all directions from
TYLER, but reports from farmers are
that farm houses all around Tyler were
blown down.
1t is impossible to ascertain the loss
of life in the rural regions. but it is
known that the tornado swept every
thing clean for Il distance Of five
miles Three miles from town the
wind demolished the home of Irwin
Franklin. severely iniuring Franklin
AID his wife and their four children.
The tornado tore q nath tnrOugh w.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

James Fc"hlcy. a grocer'S Clel k. Of
Toronto, Ont. Friday shot his wife. from
whom lie had been separated for :; fort
night. Then he sent a bullet into his
brair, killing himself instantly. The wife
will likely recover.
rhe proposed constitutional amendment
to prevent the manufacture and sale of
liquor in West Virginia except for sCien-
tiiic ara medical purposes. which passed
the House by g. to T., was Friday defeat
"A against. a two-thids vote being naces-
Sary to carry the measure.
Edward &. Mansfield, postmaster of the
city of Boston, Friday successfully pass
ell through an operation for appended
tIs 1T a Back Bay private hospital. He
is reported to have recovered from the
effects # the ether all right and to be
resting comfortably. He will probably be
absent from his duties at the Federal
building for several weeks.
Lieuten"nt Governor Dickerson Of Ne
vadl Thursday teleSraphed to Chicago
firm to ship by express 20 "0-J0 calibre
cai,hincs and other equipment for the
new pcl:cc force to be organized under
the recent act of the Legislature. All
possible speed will be used to get the po-
lice into the field to relieve the federal
troops at Goldfeld. according to the re-
quest of President Roosevelt.