People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1895 — He Was Intensely Practical. [ARTICLE]

He Was Intensely Practical.

The late Richard Vaux of Philadelphia was a believer in progress and had little reverence for antiques as such —his hat to the contrary notwithstanding. A relative told recently how Mr. Vaux received a well preserved section of one of the pillars of the Pantheon at Rome. It was sent to him by a friend who had some trouble in securing it, and considered it an interesting relic. He expected, on his return to America, to find the broken column standing upon the lawn of the • Vaux residence, perhaps covered with ivy, and looking down the ages rather scornfully at the degenerated civilization of the 19th century. He was horrified to hear, however, that Mr. Vaux, not being In need of a broken pillar just then, had turned it into a lawn roller. It did duty In that capacity for a long time, and is still in possession of the family.

In 1892 we had Democratic success, Cleveland, a Democratic Congress and a general rejoicing and jollification all over the Jand. Now, we have the gold standard, bond issues, tramps, low prices, hard times and wailing' and gnashing of teeth. Whoop it up for the grand old party, boys! The abolitionists wanted to abolish chattel slavery. They were ridiculed and socially ostracised. , The Populists now want to abolish Sebt slavery? and they ara meeting with similar treatment.