The New York herald., 1922-08-15

]
Five years later, at the age of %,
he struck out for himself as a pub
Usher and brought out a publication
called Outing. In the same year he
launched another periodical, The Pri-
pate Schoolmdster In June, 1888,
he issued the first number of An
siocrs. This weekly paper became
the foundation of his fortune. It's
success was meteoric: it's success
! was the Inspiration of the genius
} that afterward came to be the great
est power in the publishing world.
NoRTHcLTFE's abilities radiated in
many directions. He had the vision
of the pioneer and was always the
pioneer in the fields of his activities.
He considered himself a conserva-
tive and had this strain deeply i'm
bedded in his nature, but his meth
DDS in all his undertakings were orig
inal, dramatic, daring. NoRTucLIFFE
had rare business instinct and rare
genius in sensing public taste, in in
terpreting public opinion. He made
mistakes. as all men do, but on the
whole, considering the big part he
played, he made very few
NoRrHcLIFFE had none of the quail
tiles of the gambler, yet he never
hesitated to take chances in his field
of endeavor. never hesitated to put
money into the ventures of his Gre
fative mind to try them out.
In affairs of government, in domes
tic and foreign affairs, NoRTHcLIFEE
had decided opinions and reached
quick decisions. This had been his
habit in his publishing business and
it went with him into journalism and
into craftsmanship.
NoRTIIcLrFFE had striking per-
sonalty-magnetic. buoyant, charm
ing. With rugged figure and we'll
modelled features, strong and de-
cisive and illumined with the smile
of boy and the sparkle Of joyous
soul. NoRTHCLIFFE's presence was dis
tinguished--a big human man, sim
pie. genuine. delightful While an
autocrat in his work with his great
newspapers and his many other in
terests he was, nevertheless, benev-
olent autocrat, always interesting
always springing urprises-strides
of genius, many of them.
Making money with NoRTHcLIFFF
as boy was necessity. The fam
lily of nine young children and the
very wonderful mother came to him
as a legacy from his dying father.
Mere boy that he was, he accepted
the stewardship with love and conf
dence and zeal. and it was a wonder
full account he gave of this sacred
trust.
Money. 1t seemed to him more
money than there was in all the
world, came rolling in from his pub
fishing business, and this gave him
independence and gave his mother
and the children both independence
and luxuries.
But NoRTHcLIFFE cared nothing for
money for moneys sake. He cared
for 1t for what he could do with it,
the use he could make Of it. His
passion was for constructive achieve
ment-the creation and development
of things. This dominating charac.
, teristic called for money, and always
more money, to keep up with his ex.
panding vision and fast broadening
interests.
NoRrHCLIFFE's keen interest In
constructive achievement was not
, confined to the printing press II
, embraced the development of him.
self into worthwhile citizen. Fol.
lowing this purpose brought him rec.
ognition as very exceptional man
even as he emerged from boyhood
And as the years accumulated he
, kept pace always, in personal growth
with the growth Of his great inter.
ests-interests that in the main came
out of his own creative brain.
1t is not possible for a man to do
the things NoRTHcLrFFE did. to dc
the pioneering he did. to outstrip SO
far all competitors in the publishing
] and journalistic fields and to forge
so completely to the front as ma
tional and international figure. with
out uncovering some opposition
some criticism. A man Of force ard
, action cannot escape this. Excep,
for situation that he made an issue
his bearing was kindly and consid-
crate.
NonTHcLTrEs physical and mental
forces were we'll matched. both in
tense. both powerful. Alike with
both he worked at high pressure all
the while. whether with his newspa-
pers or other properties or in the
problems of state or other problems
or in banquet hail. or public assem-
blage. He always gave the best there
was in him without reserve
Lord NoRrHcLrFFE's span of life
finished at 81, many years before the
ord chn,,1I bava ht,rpoJ c,ri