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H. W. SMITH,
ATTOBNE T-AT-LAff,
J.lt llearlield. Pa. l,
WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
JesT-Legal builem of all kiodi promptly aod
aeaeretely attoadad to. maylt-y
DAVE L. KREBS.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Cleat-Held, Peon's.
rxr-Cea ba eon.olted la Entllih and Oar
a. JeJ,' ly
A. W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
VsvOfflee ia tba Court llouaa. deeo-ly
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cleat-Held. Pa.
asT-Otace la aha Court Uoaee. Jyll.'c?
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
0R with J. B. Mch'nnlly, E,q , oT.r Flrat Na
tional Bank.
asr-Frooipt ettentioa ei.en to tba securing
If Bounty. Cliiini. Ac, and to all Ileal buiiniu.
llareb la, I867.ll.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Oiri oa second Hi., Claartald, Pa. noell,00
THOS. J. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OSa adjoining tba Rauk, formerly occupied by
I. B. MeKoelly, 8a
nd au. Cllarnild.
ear-Will atuad proa
I landa, Aa.
iptly la oolloetlona, tola
deel'.M
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
And Real Folate Ageut, Clearfield. Pa.
Offlce oa Market street, oppoilto the Jail.
atT-Reipeelfully oflera bia aarvioii In lelline
aid buying ludi 1. Claartald and adjoining
enaattie t and with aa osnertenee of orar twenty
y..r. aa a rnrroyor, tetters bitnaelr that ha een
naiir aatiifaelloa. l.bJS.'lUlf
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, .
Clearfield. Pa.
Cfflol oa Market atroel one door eaataf tba Clear.
. laid County Bank. mey4,Ae
Mt U. Orrla. , C. T. Aleiandar.
ORVIS & ALEXANDER,
ATTORNEYS AT LA If,
Belieloule, Pa. iepU, 'tl-y
JEFFERSON LITZ,
riIYSlCIAN-A SURGEON,
KAVIN9 loeatad at Oiaaola, Pa., off. bia
profeiiioaal parvleea te the people of that
plere and aurroundinn eoualry.
khVAIl eelli proaptly attended to. Ofllpe
aed roeidenee aa Veriia at., forarerly oenupied
kybr. Klioe. mylt-ly
DR. T.JEFFERSON BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND StJRQEO.V,
" Saeond Street, Cletrleld. Pa.
aOvRatine penaanently located, be now ofrre
hit prvfoiHotiel eerrieea to ;he eitiaen. of t'leartlrltl
aed vioialty, and tba publie ganorally. All colli
priiaptly aileaded la. ootSM.,-
F. B. REED, M. D,
rUYSICIAN AND SUROEoN,
pfHTif nmoTed te ff UMarjuijroTi, P.,
Vrt kit pnltnaioDftl rrtotl to lb pnplt of
th trrinilint tfaotr. Jyllt'A7
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
UlRnrnOB of ths 83d Kg rannl, PsnntWsnt
Vclnntetrt, haritif itHurnod from fh Army,
ITm bii prof ion fcl irrii In tbt eltiscni
ofClMrneltl MMntjr.
VfrttftHioD! vtllf prnmplly ttnlrd to.
fle en Uccoa4 lUMtf formerly oecapitid by
Dr. Woo4t. - ' wtA, l
DR. J. F. WOODS,
pnYsicrAif A 8UnOEOKo
llitiopj rfmrrl t Anannvllle, r.,nrTi'rfl III
prifrti ionf.1 irrriCft to the pvplt of thai p'lc
MtM urrouDiDf -.. au ritii prampiir
(Dre. 3 Out pil
pi.
DR. S.J
HAYES,
8CB0E0X
DENTIST.
... CflieaoB Main SL, Carwenivilli, Pa.,
W rtnB1'1 Pr(1'pi,lcoe' ililta, far theena
Arll. Uf'V" of th pnblle, oommeneidg la
Uibanb.;,!'!!.0 -! : .
Aaioailli-Fir.T,,r"1'' '.
UathnClty-FlritlhiM.' alb
P-d..C toe dee. I. either Mil "l
"wrk ahoald b. er.ee.ted .. tbe i'V??m
arrhal at eera plaea. ' '
. "k aatrieted by tbe application al
,, I 1 eoai,aratiTily without paia.
All kind, of Ii.ol.l .orb (uaraataed.
. B.-The pahhe will rl,. .,,. ib.t Dr.
" aol enraied ia lb. ,,,
Koad ia II. olB,., a rrweuillle. Pa.
varwaanllla, r.a 4, m. .(t
DENTAL PARTNERSHIP.
D. A. M. HILLS,
llaalrai k l.r vi. ... ..a .1.
L .l a'"iiy.'ial He hMaieoeiaUd with bia
- e praettee of Uialiatry,
P. SHAW
I). T. 8.,
hi la a ..jn... -f .v. tL,,- j . , ,
r M " uio riiinaii,Dio vinw
llire. at, th.refora baa the highlit etuite
Jjeai ef prrdnlonal ihill. All w.rk doaa la
.m.. 1 ,lM atyif p,rwr,,ny reiponil
a far buna doaa ia tbe moil eeluf.el.iry maa
air ind hiahiit order af the profauloa.
eetablliked preetiee of twenty.lwe yeere la
' ,,' mahlea me te ipeak to my petianu
"'I ront4nee.
r.fr.!ii, from . dl,u ,hmli ki mode
' 'e dayt before the petliet deileai
"' Jane 4, IIH ly.
"t In. liRMtlCSATIC ALMANAC. Oal7
nar,. F.iry tr.r il,',q;d bae aae. If
JHARPIELD Ife REPUBLICAN.
0E0. B. GOODLANDEB, Proprietor.
VOL.42-AVIIOLENO.2110.
Cards.
DR. M. L. KLINE,
SURGEON DENTIST.
IIA.IKU MM io W.ll.,,,. ri .,..
AA eoooty. Fa., ofera bia prorouiooal aet.ioo.
to tba pooplo of that niece, and th. . ji
eountrr. All aarb , .a
a,MBUI"c(i uu enarg. nititt.
loci.ia, tin if.
DR. Al THORN,
HIYSICIAN & SURGEON.
TTAVINfl local H Krlertown. Crte M
X L r Qllvri hit pn.fHfiunl trtrvicea to tbe
ytf.piw oi ton lurroundiOK oomitry. K-pt. 20, 'fltf-y
E. I. KIRK, M. D.,
P H Y 8 I C I A N AND 8UROEON,
l.atberabur(;. Pa.
rWill attend promptly to all profrulonal
eugl:ly.pd
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
HAVING located al Panntrld. Pa., ofrn bia
proteuional orrioei to tbe people of that
iilatM and mrreuudiue oouutra. All eall. nromi.tu
- oot. la ir.
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAGER BEER BREWER,
ClurflcU pa. .
TTAvINO rentrd Mr. Katraa' DrrwAry he
11 liupit by trtot altflDtion to boiin-M and
tb uanuraotura of tapcrior ftrtielt of BKKK
to rtoflive llic patroDBgo of all the old and nanj
new euitnmtrt. Aujr. 25, tf.
THOS. S. WASHBURN,
SCALKIl OF LOGS,
Glen Hope, Clearfield County, Pcun'a.
fPHB fabtrriber faaf dTM4 much llmi and
1 atualton to the SCALING Of LOUS, and
lakei ibU aialhvd of oBerini hii err toe to lbo
wbovav attd thvia. Adt furtbor .Bfornatloa
bb b bad by addrmtng aa aboro. JeiO-tX
SURVEYOR.
T1IR nndcrirnrd olTrra bin trrii at a fiiir
iryor, .ad may bo found at bia ntiitenci, In
Lawrenoo townahip. LetUra will reach bin. dl-
mind to (.'.rarflald, Pa.
oiay 7-tr. jamks mitciiki.l.
THOS. W. MOORE,
Land Surveyor and Conveyancer,
IJ"AV1NG rocanlly located in tha borouicb of
J LimibfT t'iiy, and munifd tlit practice of
LhoJ Fttrvvvinf . routpetrully ten Hera hi protVi-
atonal lerrieea to tbe ownrri of ud R peculators in
landR in i iranivJu and adjjuiniui; oouuiiei.
Dtvila of runrajkriM noally iccuUm).
Oltlet and rrsidfuca oua door east of Kirk k
Bpanarr'a atora. aprU:ptl4in.
DANIEL M. DOUGHERTY.
BABBEE & HAIE DRESSES,
BKCOND STREET,
rial
C L E A H V I E 1. 1), PA.
N. M. HOOVER,
Wholeiale A Keteil Dieler la
Tobacco, Cigars and Snuff,
Two doora aaai of tba Fort Offiea,
MARKET 6TRBKT, CI.EARFIKLD, PA.
fcuA larra atorttacDt of Pip", Cigar C a, fto.
alwaya on band. inyiV ly
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PHOTOUHAPU GALLERY,
Market fltrw-t, Clearfif'ld, Pa.
NKflATIVKfl mad in cloudy, aa w11 ai (n
elrar wraihi-r. CunnlnntK on bund a good
ii-aortmfiil of FKAMKS, STKItKUSCOI'KS and
STfcRKdKCni'IC VIKW8. Framea, from any
atylt of mould. n if, nuda to order. ajr28 tr
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Cleardeld, Penna.
tA,WiIl twatr loba in bia line promptly and
1b a workmanlik manner. arr4,7
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
SCHIVENER AND CONVEYANCER.
Aa eat for tbe Patehee and Sale of Landa.
( le.rllf Id. I'a.
eyPromnt eUeetioa given te all beilne.i
eonmcted with lb. county omoea. umce wim
Ilea, n m. A. Wallace. ljeai,nu-u
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
ta.t.aa in
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
.KAHITOS, Pa.
Alto, cit.niive manufarturer and dealer In Rqaare
Timber aad Hawed Lutnuerof all kiudi.
ceyOrden eollelted and all billi promptly
Hint. IJyit 'J
aao. ALBBae aaaav ataaaT. w. at.aaai
W. ALBERT &. BROS.,
Manufacturer! A eatemire llealrraia
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o,,
nlillUlAMI, -K..A.
DtfOrdere aolicited. Billi Ailed en ihort notice
and reaaunaoie icrma.
Ad.lren Woodland P. O., CleerlWil Co.
. Pa.
Jcl.s.ly
AI.IIKKT A IlllliU.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
I'renchvllle, t learlield t'ounly. Pa,
Kerpl conitintly on hand a full aiortraenl of
Drv Honda Hardware. Ilroc.rlpl, aod everjlliine
U.U.IIT ke,.t In a retail itore, which will lie eolil,
for c.h. a. cheap a. pliewhi-re in tbe county.
Frenchvtlle, June 7, lo,.iy.
"cT'kRA T 2 E R i SONS,
ME B C II ANTS,
DIALKBI IV
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hardware,
CoUorj, QaaaDBware, Oroeariea. rorlaloaia and
bbinglea(
Cletrfletl, Pcun'a.
frWki tbeir -tra ro(i,oa Pwod attMt,
naar narrtii wifier iruwi avi.
U"' i
MOSHANNON LAND & LUMBER CO.,
OSl'IOI.A BTKA1I UILU,
mare ArTt'nra t
LUMBEH, LAT1I, AND TICKETS
n. U. RIIILMNlirORP, PrraWwt,
OaSoa FTMt Pla. No '2 4tk ,L phiI'fc
JrtllN I.AWFHK, t-tipfrinti-ad'-ol.
i6 i)orv Uilla. Clear lit Id county, Pa.
IRENCII KIDS e-a tACS roMaHS, at
' Mrs. Weuoni.
DIMfHl,TTlO;.-The partncrihi, bierlo
fore lii.tins between the unrier.iir.cd i- the
ai.rcanlil. bawoe.. ia the bopoeeh of I. amber
rilT, aider the a.iec ef Kirk A ppiwiecr, we., oa
the IMh ln.t., di.oKed by aietual cooefnt.
The book, and atn are in the hand, of M W.
Fernerr, tot eoll-tioa. All pcrm. knowlef
Ihrm.rbe. led. bled to aaid firm will pi. a call
and artlle without delay. ISAAC h'lltK.
II. W. KI'KM KR.
Lambcr City. em 11, '. SepA M-tt
A BREKZI8, al
Mn. W.teee'i.
Vlal!lTltTtlrI'l tttlTIt f Hot'ea
I. hereby eleen thil letter, of adalolrtralioa
oa the cute of y.in.eun T Ft ao l. deccerd.
i... -J uM.i. .M.htn. rt.art.ld county, I'a ,
h.le beea duly fronted to tbe eder.lra.d,
I amy rraeuw ' '
i.kr'ban.idiite ear-eat, aad the keetn, j
claim ee d.amade will preeeel them properly
aethcaliealed foe IfUleej-nt witaoe. o.ir
tittt !!, teadenlrwHr.
jgg-EPUBLjCAN.
CL EAK KI KLb7l,ATr
WKDKKSDA Y MoriNlNd.QCTOriER it. law.
I Crura the . V. Herald.)
WILLIAMB. AST0B.
The
Rlehrat
Mall In A inxrip l7a. .1 ..
farter lit ilia a.. ir....i ... . 9
Mrlim.1 and Utilvjnll,, fMutatl.ni and
lultliiu In Ilia Patlirr-a lluaiticllow
He l earned to Make Money and Made
alnl""".'1' """"" H,,l"'d "P I" lty
Mlllli.ii. Ill iH-tMity tcara-llla(;lll.tu
trie Ator Library and other Charillea
Ilia lluilueae and Prraoual Lite.
Amonir tho retironentnlivo mn nf
tuts motrupoiu iiiora ia no one tuoro
coinpieuou. than William 1). Astor.
liilieritniir a furtuno of ririnnoli.
nificencobo has tliown liimseif, in tho
power to acquire wealth. nosKcanml nf
all llto extraordinary ability ol bis illus
trious 1'ut her. With tho noblo end
unoxamplod inhoriUnca of hia fkiW
buildiiiL'H and bonds, and lumla ami
Ioosob, nnd stocks and securities, he
inherited aIno his genius for moncy-
uinaiuK ins DromiiinQsa. nruiiennA.
sbrewdnosa and honesty those allied
gifts and the rightful employment of
nnicii, iroin tne nuniDle trader in Inn,
mado John Jocob Astor the richest
man in Amorica. Had William U.
Astor been born poor he would have
bocome a rich man. Itcould not have
wen o'Jicrwtse. His mind was con
stituted fur tho acquisition of wealth.
All the powers and enorcy of his
strong nature centred on this point.
The intinive force of his will alone
would have compansod this result.
Under his skiltul miimu'enient his nos
sessions have rapidly incroased. It is
nia marvellous executive ability n
controlling this vast wealth and adding
so greatly to its inagitudo that makes
bitn a representative man. Ho has
not squandered his tnlundid estate bv
dissipation, by eztravaganco or by
speculation, us many dilterontly eon-
stiiuicu wouiu nnvo done. Jlu has
made secure investments. lie has
kept out of tho vertex of aoduclive
speculation. Though all his life in
flexible honesty ol dealing has boou
bis guiding niuxim. It is this lust
strongly mnrkod oleinont of his char
actor, combined with the largo but
unobtrusivo bcnovoletice of his iiitttire,
that has given high moral grandeur
to his name and fumo ; that hus evoked
for him universttl respect, aud that
will cause his memory to bo held in
perpotitul graleful remembrance Ol
uch a hie thoro is littlo to be written.
His grand lite mission has been per
formed in quiot, in eilcnuo, in tho al
most cloistered seclusion ofhirlittlo
one story office on l'l ince street. The
iha leswn ol bis hie ara Hie teach
ings of nn nnremilting attention to
business, of integrity and benevolcnco.
llieso dominant traits in Ins charac
ter are revealed in striking boldness of
bis career given below a record
compuleorily hriof, and which the
exceeding simplicity of hie habits and
tho monotonous routine ul his daily
life necessarily mnko it so.
ClllLllllOtm and rocm.
At N'o. 14(1 liroadwuy, in March,
1)4, William B. Astor was born.
Appended to tbe name of John Jacob
Astor in tho City Directory wore
theso words,"Kurrier, 14!) Hroadwoy."
The houao was a plain two story and
attic brick structure. His father car
ried on his business in the first story
nnd, with bis family, occupied tho rest
nf the house. It was not, indeed, an-
til nix years Inter, when be bad been
in business fifteen yonrsand was worth
somo 1200,0011, that he indulged in tho
luxury of living in a house separate
from his business. His first separate
rosideuco was No. 21'i Hroadwoy, on
the present sito of tho Astor llouso
a vory respectable houso in those early
days of the city's embryo growth,
but in size and exterior finish and
interior appointments bearing yery
slight reseniblunco to the palatial
abodes of our present lending men ol
woalth. William I. Astor's earliest
romcmbrancos aro connected wilh his
fulher's store. Ho early learned to
assort tho fnrs, and helped to bent
them and tree them from moths. Ho
littlo dreamed tho wealth of future
Id to bo evolved from thnso small,
dincy, dusty furs in that small, dingy
dirty store. l!ut while his father was
smoking his pipo nnd drinking beei
nnd playing checkers and occasionally
going to the theatre, bis fortune
was rupidly accumulating. No specinl
pains were taken with young Will
iam's earliest education. With other
boys of his ago ho went to the public
schools. Ilia fntl.er at length, ecetii
tho growing cxpunsion of his business
and wealth, and particularly after he
had twgun eu'nding bit furs to China,
nnd bringing back cargoes of teas, on
singlo cargoes of which ho often real
ised a hantlsnmo fortune, determined
to give him a thorough education,
stu b as would fit !:::r, f r hit fVur
position and to carry on the gigiutic
business so rapidly swelling into
colossal proportions.
ami to iiKiiiKi.nt Bfi enivkrsitv.
A lew years preliminary training in
tho most select schools in this cily
was tho starting point for a university
education abroad.
"The education hero aint good
enough," bis father said to bitn one
day. "The German universities giro
the only education worth having. 1
sm going to tend you to one. How
do you like the idea t"
"I liko it," answered William.
"Will you study bard if I send yon
there ?"
"Yes. sir."
"Will you promise to nay till I send
for you and mil got homesick V
"Yes, air."
"Well, then, get ready for Iteidel
barg." And for Tloidelburg be prepared
himself, and to Hetdelbtirg be went.
He remained thero several years,
acquitting himself in his studies with
marked honor and becoming au adept
in heer drinkiritr. sonir silurilic and the
small sword exorcise. His university
.i,li... fi.i.l,,l I,. .irl a visit home
au thon took the tourto Europe. He!
visited all the places of historical and
classical interest in tht Old World.
PRINCIPLES
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAYOCTOBER 27,
" Yor have shown tho good effects
of your university cdocation," aaid the
old gentleman to him on his return
from bis Kumjienn tour.
"In what particular regard!" asked
young William, knowing well that
more was soma joke st the bottom of
tho remark, for no one was fonder of
indulging in pleasantry tbun his
luther.
"I expected you would spend U50,.
000, and you havo only drawn on mo
tor o iu,uuu.
"I am glad yon aro ploasod," said
WilliBin, but to this day he confesses
himself in doubt as to whether tbe
old gentleman meant the remark in
commendation or in reproof of his
travolmg expenses.
TUITION IN BUfltnKAS.
William 11. Astor's tuition in busi
noss was a long and thorough, one,
He went into his father's office. Ho
lonrned his fulher's business. He ad
vanced with him by the stenninif
stones to fortune. IIo saw how he
had made his money and how he oon
tinued to make it. Ho knew every
dotoil of his vast operations. It was
not fur and tens that mado him the
possessor of twenty millions. Every
body knows that it was his oporations
in rent cstato Hint made nun tho im
mensely wealthy man lie became. It
was hero that William B. Astor took
hia tuition in the great art of money
making in this city. It is unnecessary
to go over these long years of tuition.
As the infirmities of age crept on his
father his responsibilities wero in
creased. In llio last few years of his
father's lilo ho had supremo control.
raiVATx rourtjNE.
Meantime ho hud quite an indepen
dent proporty of his own. His uncle,
Honry Astor, had died, leaving him
half a million of money. This ho had
wisely invested, and it was rapidly in
the way of doubling itself. Tho Astor
Houso was built in 1K!!5. Bhorlly
after it was completed he was looking
at it with his futliur.
"How do you like the building?"
bis futliur usked bitn.
"I am very much pleased with it."
"So you like ilf"
"Yes."
"Give mo a dollar and the building
is yours."
Kvoryhody has heard this story,
and the most, probably, doubted its
truthfulness. It is true, nnd it is fur
tbor ti uo that tho son was not long in
paying the dollar and thus consum.
muting tho bargain. Tho increase
from this had likewiso largely in
creased hisprivato furtuno. His liber
also gave him, sovrral years before his
death, his present residenco in Lafay
etto place, adjoining tho Library.
aatniiHT nf uis IMlr.MiTANca. .
So fleeting is time it hardly seems
twenty-one years ago since John
Jacob Astor died. Msny romembcr
the chilly March day and tho sombre,
leaden clouds that ovorhung the city
tho day of his funeral. The pall bear
ers wero chosen from among tho most
illustrious ol ourcilizetis. bix clergy
men officiated at the ceremony. In
tho vault of St. Thomas' church ho
was buried. Hiseslato wuestimated
at $20,000,000. Two days after the
funernl tho Herald, with thntspiiitof
ontorpriso characterising its conduct,
then as now, published his entire will,
covering five closely limited columns.
This will indicato tho disposition of
his vast wealth indicated William B
Astor as his principal legatee. Will
iam B. Astor was now tho richest man
on Ibis Continent. There is power in
millionsof money n power surpassing
tho sway of sceptred sovereignty, a
power exceeding fame, a power
excelling everything in the world
besitlo. It Is truo, as alrendy statetl,
that for many years previous to tho
decease of his father he had almost
exclusive control of tho estate. Hut
ho was not the possessor then as now.
As bis futher's agent ho was treated
with tho deferont'o money command.
Transformed from the agent into tho
positive p-npriotorship of accumulated
millions his power bcoamo greater,
and the humble deference shown the
agent expanded itself into profound
sulaama. Such is the power of
money
phlnfnr. fliilt nnr trom the boweti
Of the eirlh, whirh men fall down before
And wonliip and call tlol.
This sudden possession of extraordi
nary wealth turned the eyes of every
body upon William H. Astor. It made
htm noil her giddy, arrogant not prom
gate. Ho continued his coitrso of
regularity, industry and moderation.
AS Sl'CrRSSOR TO HIS t ATIIXit's KORTt N.
Tho first thing Mr. Astor did upon
succeeding to his colossal inheritance
was to carry out tbe bequests of his
own sons to Waldorf, in Germany
his fathers htrlh-nlacc to attend
funds assigned for bestowal there. A
large discriminating power was left
with Mr. Astor as to th; best modo ot"
ir.Vosting this money. His wisdom
as a financial manager in turning to
Iho best nnd most permanent account
this fund, nnd also the lurga and
healthful growth of charity in his own
heart, aro shown in his judicious dis
posal of the $50,000 thus entrusted to
him. After pulling up tho proper
buildings for sn institution whoso
eleemosynary character should em
brace the poor tif uldorl ol alt ages,
.o.... o.,,l .I,.,,, holl.,1. I.o m,.,,..,o,l
to invest $4lt,IKK for its permanent
maintenance. It is now
iw in a moil
flourishing condition. The nged and
inllrmcd poor, iiTcspetttve ol color,
through diseaso or other causes, are
here given a pleasant home ; orphitn
children from the ages of six to fifteen,
left without support, aro bow given
instruction and trained to active and
industrious habits, and there are also
apartments for tho blind and deaf and
dumb and nursery for infants. Tho
namo of tho iiisliluliuu is the Aslor
House.
"I take great pride in tho Astor
Houso of Mew York," Mr. Astor has
been heard to say, whon referring to
this institution, "but a greater prido
, in the Astor Itousct of W aldorf. The
niassiro granite blocks and pillars of
the tnem..e mn eriimblr) nn.l lull In
tho ground or its columns and cor
ridora become choked with weeds,
bat the latter will continue i8 txis-j
personally to the disposition of the!'1"'."''; ,,M lwi'n fr-larry identified.
(,.. l,.,,..l n.., .'and for promoting tho interest of
NOT MEN.
tciice while the town of Waldoil
r . , mure aro many poor people
Not satisfied with carrying out the
OKiier. ailit..it',,..,in..a ..I u ...:il ll'lll
. Tv.,uv.ulla w. vl,o mn, III-
latti B. Astor took on himself to roe
tily some of its pulpable orrofS and
omissions.
"My father has done you great in
justice," ho said to Kits Greene Hal
lock, tho former friend and secretary
of his fnthor.
"In what respoct," asked the poet.
''Lt-aving you only t 'UO annuity."
"Ho paid mo for all tho services 1
rendered him nnd I had no additional
claim on hitn.
"I think you have cluims on the
estate," pursued Mr. Astor, "and as a
mark of appreciation of your past
uttciiiy a nave luiscu your annuity to
11,500.
I'Thank you, thank you," spoko up
this noblo and gitlod son of song, and
ho could say no more. Theclosine
years of his bountiful, but sad life
wero by this act of timely liboralitv
liflcd.above caro and his pathway to
tuo grave strown with pleasant flow
ers.
"You saved a lara-o amount of nron-
orty in China for my father," ho said
to a sea captain who had been in his
futher's employ, for whom he sent
soon after the hitter's death.
"ies, your father's ncent died."
answered tho sea captain, "tho prop
erty was imperilled on this account
and I saved it and turned over to your
falhor t70U,000."
"And ho novcr paid you anything,
"kot a dollar."
"I'll liny vou." and ho filled out a
check fig- ?25,UU0 and gave it to tho
seo captain."
J lie minor booucata of John Jacob
Astor nnd additional sums given away
ny uiiiiam u. Astor adsorbed about
,000,000 of the oslato. Tho rest
full to William B. Astor.
THE ASTOH LIURvny.
The ori.'inul fund tor fundintr the
Astor Library, as is well known, was
4U0,0OO, of which f 100,000 was to be
expended in tho sito and building,
(120,000 in tho purchase ol books, nnd
(1HI,000, tho remaining sum, perma
nently invented as a fund to luuintnin
and iicreas6,tho library. These stipu
lations of the will of John Jacob Astor
wero fully complotcd with. On Lafay
ette place a massive building of 05
feel front and 120 feet depth, of chasto
but beautiful design, whoso huge
arched doorways and windows were
in tasteful keeping with tho grand
purpose to which it was to bo dedica
ted, was speedily erected. It is un
necessary to dwell on tho ceremonies
of its opening to call to mind tho
plrnsina; preuenco and ptrtiiii amiloa
of tlmt happy man and genial scholar
and writer, Washington Irving to
call up from the shadowy past the
forms of others revered for tho beauty
ol tlici r personal cliurncter and lives,
wlio were present oil this memorable
mOTn.in,, I. urntio nnlil. Iinna.l an, it
occasion. It was a noble bcqost, and
ths public appreciated it as such. It
might thus havo stood an enduring
monument of tho wise and liberal
beneficence of its foiindor.
Mr. William 11. Astor was not sat
isfied with ils rusting hero. Ho snw
thovasl good it was accomplishing. He
foresaw its groatly beneficent results
in tho future Discerning tho rapid
growth of our city and tho splendid
destiny in sloro for our great commer
cial metropolis. Ho had the means
to perfect tho unfinished work, and
was amply endowed wilh tho requi
site public spirit and benevolence to
do it. Tho public know the result.
He put up an adjoining building of tho
same magnitude and on the satno plan
at a cost of nearly 1100,000. lleexpen
tied about (170,000 morofor hooka. Ho
added (.10,000 to the fund for mainte
nance and the gradual iucrenso of tho
library. Hoexponded nearly P10,O00
in s steam heating apparatus for tho
buildings. U'he grand total of expendi
ture and money invcslud has now
reached the magnificent sum of $750,
!W4 45, making Iho moneyed contri
butions thus fur of William 13. Astor
nearly equal to thoso of his father.
Tho probability is thtMr. Astor will
not stop hero. The library now num
bers l'ti,(HMJ volumos, and tho alcoves
will not admit nf many moro addi
tions. It is said that Mr. Astor has
expressod a purpuso of adding still
another building of tho lame sir.o as
those already built, and thus providing
still further for the increasing wants
of our rapidly iucrousing population
for the millionsof people that at the
commencement of tho next century
will inhabit Manhattan Island. Wo
mnal bo pardoned the above lumilliar
details in regard to this library, but it
is the nnegrent work of public bt-ncfi-
cenco in which tho sulnect ol our
promoting
i has fovea'
hifiorisliublo philanthropy. It is a I
ready the most valuiiblo library of
reference in Ibis country. It is his
wish and aim to make it as valuable
us sny in tho world.
HIS OFFICII, nt'SINFSS I1ADIT9 AMP
WRAl.TII.
A ono story building in Prince streot,
iusl out of tiroadway, and first floor of
the house ailioiningconeti i ute the ollice
of Mr. Astor. llero.aided by only two
or threo clerks, ho transacts all bisjlibed, and tho increase of members
immrnso business. Mr. Astor is here
regularly at Ion a. m., and remains till
t'0 P- "' no waiKS irom aim to ins
houso. Ho occupies tho renr room
It is plainly furnished. Business is
attended to promptly. Ho knows
every inch of real estate that stands
in l.ia nnntn prrrv l.ril.il. contract and !
lease. Uy attention to his business I
and judicious investmer ho hits I
largely increased his fotune. Home
eslimato it at (H0.0O0.000. Tho sub
ject is one upon which he is said to ho
very reticent, even to his most inti
mate friends.
ntuOARS, llkNRVOI.INca AND BLACK
WAN. I. NO.
Like all rich men Mr. Astor is be
sieged wilh beggars. It is indispen
sably necessary that he should I -dge
himself against thecrowd ol applicants
' or else all bis time won hi Imj nui.limed
, and estate squandered in eaiUfying
1 tboir demsnds. As Tor benevolence,
there it no man io the city who wouid
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1809.
sooner givo in a cause of meritorious
charity or who gives mora. Ho gives
away a fortune ovary year, but ho
gives with discrimination and unos
tentatiously. With all his accumula
tion of woalth life has a higher aim to
him.
Toihow the elrloci In their faired light,
To nialio humanity the minuter
01 Iwinnteoui 1'rovidruoc
Wo have given above some instances
revoaling the bouovolcnco of his char
acter. Wo might menliou hisannuity
.il'S tlOO to 1 1.. t ' r.
m iugq,uii, luriu tiiuny
years tho librarian of the Aslor Libra
ry. Jits rotuntion of old clerks and
employees as long as they can work,
and thon retiring them on nensiona.
shows strikingly I ho kindness of the
uoart. w e might multiply indefinitely
instances of bis benevolence.
Attempts to blackmail Mr. Astor
have boon of frequent occurrence
Tho most remarkable was that made
by one signinE himself E. K. Husaford
w lio.it will bo remembered, attempted,
somo twenty years ago, to extort
150,000 from him.
l'EUHO.VAL I.irE.
ifr. Astor married a duutrhtor of
uonerai Armstrong, Secretary of W Bl
under I'resident Madison, hlio is a
highly accomplished lady and a well
known liberal contributor to public
and private charities. They have had
six children threo sons and three
daughters all of whom, excoptine
one dauglitorj aro still living. Since
tet t iney novo uvea in Ijoxington
avenuo. Their summers they spend
nt their country seat at Barrytown.
Jir. Astflr Siiows very little the marks
ol his age. He stands erect as ever,
walks firmly nnd enioys excellent
health. Ho inherits the massive
mould of his father, his prominent
noso and compact, heavy undor juw.
tits looe is lull unit ruddy, with Hmht
side wh inkers Ho is a plain inun,
dresses plainly and puts on no uirs.
I to attends St. Bartholomew s church.
Ho keeps five horses, but rarely rides.
One of his sons will bo remembered as
having served with distinction on Gon.
McClellan's stall' Jurinjr iho war. The
brothers have an ollice in Wall street
and live on Eiflh avenuo in princely
stylo.
UNREN0WNED HEROISM.
Distinguished men, so-cnlled. men
listinguished nbovo their fellows, by
having mysteriously climbed into pub
lic observation, and played a brief;
hour upon a conspicuous stage, before
an admiring world, die quietly and
calmly surrounded by woeptng tnends,
who leave them at tho threshold of
eternity theso mon die, and hnlf-
mastcd flags, and the solemn tones of
the, unthrttmi bells, nnn erapo on tho
arms of tho national officials, publicly
mark the evont. Out of the depths of
puuno respect r.) these things come.
Among the dead of Avondalo sleep
Thomas W. Williams and David Jones.
two of the bravest spirits, two of tho
( : - '.. -
must, neroiu men History will nave
ever made a modest and unobtrusivo
record of, in this or ary other ago.
Theso men faced death calmly, coolly,
heroically, and yot voluntaiily; in
spired by tho noblest inceitivo flint
could (111 the breast of man, an effort
to savo tho livos of their fellow work
ingmen, pent up in a coal mino filled
with tho deulhly vapors of fire damp;
knowing tho risk they took, with a
full conception of tho fatal character
of tho air they wore to brentho, reali
sing that when overcome, it would be
instantaneous, and though certain thut
they would be drawn to the surface,
knowing it to bo far from certain that
resuscitation would follow, calmly,
coolly, quietly, went these men tlown
into the poisonous nlmosphore of the
mine, to attempt tho rescue of their
fellow men, and wore instuntly sacri
ficed in tho cifort to perform this high
duty.
Wo hear no cathedral bells, wo soc
no flags nt half-mast, wo discover ho
special badges of mourning on Hie part
of the nation, for Thomas W. Williams
and Duvid Jones, yet in nil that con
stitutes fnii" gm;.tnesa, in all that
makes frur herucl, the country has lost
nothing which equals them in the
shapo of humanity in years. It is
quite possible that this estimate of
true greatness will not be accepted
ns oot-rect by tho grent world ; it is
quite probable that Thomas W. Wil
liams and David Jones will not go
down into history as vastly the supe
riors ot scores of men, this nation aro
now honoring the memories ol; never
theless, if weighed In the proper bnl
nneo, their names would head the roll;
nay if there is anything on record
moro Chrtslinnliko 'lying through
efforts to avit'r: tho lives of others, in
stead of through eirnrts to ticstrnii
them we Irrnk in vain to find it.
Thomas W. Williams and David Jones
will lite forever in tho minds of those
who worship true heroism hovk.
Tnt, Onn Kfi.i.ows. Tho Grand
Lodge oftho I'niled Statu, 1. O. O. K.,
which was in session at San Krancisco,
adjourned on tho !ld, after transacting
a large amount ofbitsincss. It npnara
fro-n Iho reports presented that tho
order fn the United Slates embraces
8,440 lodges, with n membership in
good slandingof'2IW,:i!l5. During tho
past year 251 new lodgei weru est it b-
was .f, .i.iii. I ho annual receipts
aggregated 2,5ii,817, of which
amount (!l7.l).r2 was expended for
the benevolent objects of tho order,
including Iho relief of members o.u
their f'utnilios, the burial nf the dead
and the support and education of or-
pbans.
these statistics prove the
order to be an immense engine) for
good, and tho excellence of its man
..foment ia .hour. In- that fc.l,c -.,
, , -. i , ' i riI ...
that it has a vakb surplus of (l.7ol,-
ui i r... ... . . . - j
d04, from one re.rsoprrstiohs, whi e
. ' . '
its total ateesi reach tho enormous
aggregats of $20,000,000.
A New York pupcr says there is a
bureau in that cily, "from which men
may be obtained who will for a reas
onable price commit perjiti-y on any
subject or In any intoi-osi."
An inir-nicus atiicido In Wisconsin
bent down a sailing, bitched himself
toil by a rope around his nccli aud
let it tr-riPf.
n'! JJyj'?p7-ea3aaTir,weo xi - r as.sn
TEEMS $2 per annum, in Advance. .
NEWSERIESyOL.10,NO. 15.
PALACE OF A RUINED BANKER.
The Moat M.K-iiillernl Couutry Heat In
Amrriralluu.ee, cortere lodge. and
suablea ol uream-culorcd SltoUft-eat.Vou,
wru iur a ni-.iticiire.
I Front til. New Tork Knn.1
Passengers over the .Now Haven
railroad huveall noticed a magnificent
structure ol cream-colored stone
the the outskirts of Xorwulk. It com
msnds a charming view of JWwalk
river and bay, and is a ntcturo in t-
seu which eclipses its surroundings.
it might bo two country seats ot Eng.-
iisit noblemen rolled into one, or it
might bo a palaco of Ismail Pacha. It
is tho country scat ol Legrand Lock-
wood, chid partner ol the firm of
Lock wood li Co., bankers and bro
kers, who wont under during tho Wall
street hurricane.
A wido avenue, emlmwcrcd with
treos and skirted with sumptuous
dwellings strolchcsfor two miles from
the railroad ami ion to the heart ot the
town. It is culled Main street. Hall
way between each tormiuus ar the
gates of iron rails, which opens into
tne grounds ot the odihue alluded to.
A villa of which any ono might be
proud sorves ns a porter's lodge. It
is of tho suo. Ttluriul as the muin
odifico. MA uchripus perfume greets
tlit visitor. It is tho breath a thous
and flowers that bond in bright web
como with oach caprice of tho air.
Beautiful lawns traversed by gravelly
walks, and studded with snowy urns
and mythological ideals.
A stable is aeon si i U of the tamo
creamy stone, and ooloBsal in siso, and
slillaiiothor in tho distunco, again of
tne saino bright tnatonal. A nearer
glance at the first shows a coach
house, floored with striped walnut and
ouk, of which sevon luxurious vehicles
occupy but one tide. A shining ma
plo door opens upon graceful steeds
with glistoning coats, and a buy loft.
with jKilished rafters, rivals the dining
hall of a mcdircval castle. The second
stable, of similar build, harbors fat
cattlo and sturdy wagon horses. Two
conservatories prompt dreams of the
tropics, and a wealth of rare foliage,
on every side, realm of grace aud en
during beauty.
lint the house 1 it is a wonder ol
architecture in itt way. Its bright
wulls sparkle in the sun, towers and
spires blond gracefully wilh Its slated
roof, and fairy railt of gilt kindle its
cresl wilh glory. Il has been five
years in building, and the interior is
yot incomplete.
1 ho grand entrance is yet uncrea
ted. The doors are still unborn, and
are foreshadowed simply by boards.
Tho great hall, lessolatcd with varied
woods, would hold an ordinary houso
within its eompaae, and is a luodot of
ncn simplicity.
The wall and coiling are of a light
drab and luvonder, mingled wilh gold
and delicate roao, and the same mity
bo said of tho spacious billiard room,
which contains two tables, and ia
richly carpeted and upholstered. The
doors, shutters and wainscoting are
all of polished, Inlaid woods, aud tho
samo feature is observable in every
apartment of the houso. Tho great
range of the drawing rooms is not yet
furnished, but an exquisite parlor
styled the Moorish room gladdens vis
iting oyes. lis carpet is of skyeblue,
bordered with drub, white and rose;
tho furniture, walls and ceiling are
traced with Moorish fancies, and a
colossal desk of msny woods is a mir
acle of workmanship.
Theownor's chamber is in keeping
with the rooms alluded to. The bed
stead is of rosewood, and a work of
art. Like tho other furniture, it is all
French. Kancy exhausts itself in its
inlaid variegations. It is canopied at
tho upper end with satin of tho richest
green, pending from a framework of
gold and el.
Adjoining this apsrtmont is Mr.
Lockwood's dressing room. Again in
laid woods and frescoed wails; again
rich easy chairs, and again a carpot
in which tho foot sinks at ils tread.
Tho washingaparatus is of a dark red
marble, lightly variegated with white
and yellow. The basins are of tho
whitest china, traced wilh delicate
flowors, nnd tho faucets are gilded
with burnished gold. Largo mirrors
are inserted in tho many woodud doors
of Iho closets, ono of which opens on a
bath room.
Eurthor on is an oratory. The walls
ara frescoed in imitation of fluted
white satin, tho windows aro bung
with Persian fabrics, the ceiling is of
blenticd roso, drub and gold, and the
littlo dome is sky hluo, sluilded with
stars. Tho pric tfi'ru, or little praying
desk, is a beauty In its way, but has
an unt-iishinnod, though carpeted stool
attached. In front of it is a cross
Tho uwnor is an orthodox Protestant,
but a complete cl.stuber suite must
havo sn oratory ot well as a dressing
room, nnd an oratory must havo u
nroHs. The view from the windows
would disturb a saint.
Tho dressing room of the mansion's
mistress is largo as an ordinary par
lor. It it carputod wilh blue, white
and rose, wilh frescoes and furniture
to match.
The great guests' room is spacious,
and caricled wilh sober red. It is
rich, but more subdued in tone than
olheii. Thero aro many other rooms
of smaller size.
Tho children' chsmbcrsnreln keep
ing wilh tho rest. Through tbe whole
suite, ns elsewhere, run inlaid wood
.U WOUO
and frescoes, but nowhere con be found
guudinesa. All ia costly, all is rich,
but the tints aro delicate, and none
ubirude upon the eye.
The servants' rooms are more mod
est than the rest, and yet they equal
the chambers of s first class hotel.
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the humane, bedsteads and chairs are
r , ' . . , .. . n
lofblack walnut. Iho latter aro well
i . , . , ., . , .........
i cilsh nneil ami t ho rm.lo servants can
dream of Iheir swains upon crisp
French niattra.srs. Tho wnlnnt wash
stands sro lopped with white marble.
s nrj likewise the bureaus. The hit
ter aro furnished with plate glasses.
The servsnls are thus tcmpM to
wash up slairs, in. toad of taking a
dry iv.li-.la in Iho kitchen. There are
isix of them, and also a fat waiter uf:
middle age.
The rooms have been draped snd
Uuruiahcd in accordance with Mrs.
Lockwood's lastcs and wishes. Tfc
conlliness ovcrywhure eveident may
be equaled io other dwellings, but
similar duaigns are rare. No picture
are yot bung, though maay bavs beea
purchased.
Tho grounds around the house oo.
or forty acres. Qnd In tbe tocalitjr
is valued at $4,000 an sore. The tract
was bought six years ago by Mr.
Lotkwood; and then was a combina
tion or rugged hill and marsh. A large
portion haa boon subdued into beauty
by a cstwvtant force of eighty men,
who will, now b thrown out cf em.
ployment.
Mr. Lockwood is a native of Nor
walk, and, as fortune favored him, be
sought to embellish his native town.
Tho homestead of bie parents still
stands, and in tenanted by Mr. Edwin
Lockwood, bis undo, who is president
of both the horse railroad and the
Danburry and eN'orwalk railroad. Mr.
Legrand Lockwood is the chief stock
holder of both those enterprises
Through his able oversight, the latter
has become enabled to pay ten per
cent, dividends, and the former was
initiated by him through tho violent
opposition of the usual mass) of idiots.
Mr. Lockwood also owns a large
amount of surrounding Iota and hous
es. Ho has not been there for sever
al days Himself and lady and two
grown sons are in New l ork. Tbo
oldest son of Mr. Lockwood, bearing
the same- namo, is married, and is
now traveling in Europo. The'houso
is in charge of a steward, and Mr. E.
P. Clark, Mr. Lockwood's Attornoy.
temporarily passing bis night
there.
But one feeling exists in tbe neigh-
borhood regarding Mr. Lockwood's
failure. That of deep regret. His
charilios were wido spread, and ba
pensioned a mass of helpless rotations.
He has added more to the prosperities
of. Xorwalk than any otbor citiion,
and a general hope is full that he may
continue thero. Numerous stories are
told of offers ho has received of finan
cial aid. His friends are said to have
poured in upon him from long die
tnnces, with expressions of sympathy.
One man, as he entered his oflico, was
observed to slap him on the back, say
ing, wilh tears in his eyes :
jLcgrand, my boy, 1 ve come zOU
mites to scoyou. I am worth aoonplo
of hundred thousand dollars. Half
of it is at your disposal."
wim the Host ol Iricmls that JUr.
Lockwood possesses, and tbe high
oharactcr hoausluins, littlo doubt exists
thut ho will soon again be on tho road
to fortune. Ho is said to rate his house
and ground in their uncomplete state,
ut (300,000. Had he remained pros.
nerntia. rtrohahty a million and a nine.
i i j -l
ter would have been spent upon them.
Moneyed men ol vt all streot yoster-
torday wailed on Mr. Lockwood, and
oflured him $1,000,000 to pull bim
through.
MARK TWAIN ONMR.BEECHER.
The Hoy. Henry Ward BeoHior't
privato habits are the subject of Mark
Twain's latest contribution to the
Bi'falo Express. The whole article
is extremely funny, but that portion
Whlclj relates to Mr. Boechcr's form
ing oxporinco is the humorist's most
oxlrnvagant vein, and quite equal to
his best ctlorts. Jt is as follows:
"Mr. Beecher's farm consists of
thirty six acres, and ia carried on
strict scicntifio principles. He never
put In any part of a crop w ithout
consulting his book. He ploughs and
reaps anddigs and sows according to
the best authorities and the authori
ties cost mote than tho other farming
implements do. As soon as the libra
ry is complete tbe farm will begin to
be a profitable investment. But book
farming has its drawbacks. Upon
one occssion, when it seemed morally
certain that tho hay ought to be cut,
the hay book could not be found and
before It, was found it was too lato and
tho hay was all spoiled.
".Mr. Beccher raises some of the fin.
est crops of wheat in the country, but
me unfavorable diucrence between
the cost of producing il and its mar
kot value after it is produced has in
terfered considerably with its success
as a commercial enterprise. His spe
cial weakness is hogs however. He
considers hogs the best gumo the farm
firoduces. IIo buys the original pig
or a dollar and a half, and feeds hitn
foly dollars' worth of corn, and then
sells him fur about nine dollars. This
is the only crop he ever makes any
money on. He loosos on the corn, but
ho makes seven dollars and a half on
tho hog. Ho does not mind this, be
cause he nevor expects to make any
thing on corn, anyway. And anyway
it turns out, lie baa the oxoitemcnt of
raising tbe hog anyhow, whether he
gets the worth of him or not. Hia
strawberries would be a comfortable
success if tho robins would cat tur
nips, hut they wont, and hence tho
difficulty.
"Ono of Mr. Boucher's most harras
sing difficulties in his furming opo ra
tio!. s comes of tho close resemblance
of HiiTcront sorts of seeds and plant
to each other. Two years ago hit far
sightedncss warned him that there
was going to be a groat scarcity of
water melons, and therefore bo put in
a crop of twenty -seven acres of that
flu it. But when they came up they
turnod out to be pumpkins, and a
dead loss watho consequence. Some
times a portion of his crop goes into
the ground the most promising tweett
potoloes, snd comes up the infcrnalest
carrots Though I never heard hint
express il in just that way. When
he bought his farm he found ono egg
in every hen't nost on the place. He
said that here was just the reason
why so many farmers failed they
scattered their forces too much con
centration was the idea. Sohegath.
ored those eggs togolhorand put thorn
all under una experienced old hen.
That hen roostod over that contract
night and day for eleven w eeks under
the anxious supervision of Mr. Beech,
er himself, but she could not "phase"
those eggs. Why? Because they were
thoso internal porcelain things which
are used by ingenious and fraudulent
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was the time he tried to rai.o an im
mense crop of dried apples, lie plant
ed fifteen hundred dollars' worth, but
never a one of them sprouted. He baa
never been able to understand to this
day, what was the matter with those
apples."
Little msttcrs of daily occurronc
sre of greater importance in social
life than great matters of rare occur
rence; and personal behaviour in
trifles is, ci'hnpa, more than sny-
I thing cist-, productive of the greatest
! amount of social ar.d domestic pleas-
j uio and pain.
'
An inl-mt in Westport, Ct., died rs
cenily from pnion taken into ils
stomach by siiokitirf a green veil which
the nurse hsd Ihrown otol itt 100 to
keep the flies off.