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Business Dishonesty
By Senator Eurkett, of Nebraska.
EN'S measure of morals is too often their own morals and
religion. Men's measure of business is the way they do it.
The trouble with Wall Street, or at least a certain part of
it is, that it wants to force its measure of business morals
on all the rest of us. Wall Street has been doing a catch-as-catch-can
sort of business and it knows no other rule of the
game. The present agitated condition is not the result of
radicalism but the proof of business dishonesty. The best
K.,cnnoc men in tho rnuntrr. th most, conservative conser
vatives, commercial clubs, and board o! trade are aroused by conditions in
commerce and trade.
There is no prejudice against any body of men because they are rich, but
because they are wrong. It is not the building of great fortunes that appalls
people, but the manipulating of them. We have got by the period of contest
over facts. The evidence has been produced and the verdict rendered.
There has been rottenness in Wall Street. No man on earth dares deny It.
There has been rottenness in stock gambling and frenzied finance, and legiti
mate business must be purged of the incumbrance.
There has been kiting of bank deposits, misuse of public trusts and over
cpeculation. Railroads have been guilty of discriminations and rebates and
breach of law. They have watered their stock and overcharged the public to
pay fraudulent dividends. It is no longer conjecture. They have been in
dicted fifty-six times for giving rebates; convicted thirteen times, and forty
cases are still pending against them. If they had never broken the code of
morals in business there would have been no need of the code of laws that
Congress has enacted. The Interstate Commerce Act is no more menacing
to the railroad doing a legitimate business than the law defining robbery is
to the honest banker. If commercial decency had not been outraged, if the
ethics of trade had not first been traduced by its own promoters, President
Roosevelt would never have had occasion to write his last message.
In this period of wonderful business development it has required unusual
effort to suppress the assassin in business. It has required a man of courage
and energy of the nerve and honesty.
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y Train Your Eyes to See
T' Helen teruce Wallace.
HE business girl, to whom a trained observation is an in
valuable asset, should note the things in the shop windows
as she passes and see how many she can recall. It may
not be many at first, but it is surprising how soon the list
will lengthen.
As a woman or man is met on the street train yourself
to take in at a glance what is worn.
When you look at a picture don't stop at general effects,
but note minute details.
Do you know the color of the eyes of your nearest and dearest? If you
cannot picture thera easily, then must you go in training at once for the seeing
eye.
This seeing, by the way, does not mean the eye critical. Too many
women use their eyes for no other purpose but to find flaws in their neigh
bors. One woman prided herself on never missing anything. "Would that
she did!" say her friends. She can spot your most hidden deformity, her
eyes are always glued to the crease that you did not have time to iron out,
or the rent you forgot to sew. You are morally certain she is seeing the hole
In your stocking.
Don't have the eyes that see not. It doesn't pay, whatever your sphere
in life.
It does pay, and a good round dividend of personal interest, added use
fulness and increased knowledge, to be observant. Train yourself to it if
vou are lacking in this valuable faculty.
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Man and His Cousin,
The Plant
By Ernest Haeckel,
(Author of "The Evolution of Man.'
IAj the different kinds of animals and plants which we see
to-day, or that have ever lived, have descended in a natural
way from earlier and different species, all come from one
common stock, or from a few common ancestors.
These remote ancestors must have been quite simple
organisms of the lowest type, arising by spontaneous gene
ration from inorganic matter. The succeeding species
have been constantly modified by adaptation to their vary
ing environment, especially by use and habit, and have
transmitted their modifications to their successors by heredity.
Goethe in ISO" said: "When we compare plants and animals In theit
most rudimentary forms it is almost impossible to distinguish between them.
But we may say that the plants and animals, beginning with an almost ln
eeparable closeness, gradually advance along two divergent lines, until the
plant at last grows in the solid, enduring tree, and the animal attains in man
to the highest degree of mobility and freedom."
That Goethe was not merely speaking in a poetical but in a literal gene
alogical sense of this close affinity of organic forms is clear from other re-ma?-ble
passages in which he treats of their variety in outward form and
unity in internal structure.
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What to Bo With Our
Boys
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By James P. Munroe,
Prominent Eoston Manufacturer.
HE business man asks that the school send boys to him in
good health, mentally, morally, and physically; that the
boy have vim, energy, and hustle by whatever name you
care to call that greatest blessing in life, the joy in work.
Does our present academic training do this? During the
school years the boy's muscles need every development. He
needs to use the larsrp mtiRrlpq of his trunk- hl 1efra nnri
".tahfflBO his arms, and you chain him down to a desk. He rebels,
for he knows the kind of work in which he belongs. The
boy who, more than any other human being, likes to work, you give a train
ing which makes him hate work, and you send him to us hating work. In
dustrial education will change these things. It can be done in open work
shops or out of doors. It will give the boy the variety he craves; It will give
felm work for his muscles. Best of all, the boy will be doing things. That is
what the boy wants; to do something. And we 6et him down at a desk to
learn what somebody else did five thousand years ago
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Cartoon by W. A. Rogers, in the New York Herald.
SOMETHING NEW IN SWINDLES.
Amazing Progress in the Higher Branches of the Criminal Art is Shown
by the Elaborate Cleverness of the Ruse Used to Separate
Pennsylvania Hotelkeeper From His Hard-earned Wealth.
New York City. The simple shirt
waist made In tailored style is abso
lutely necessary to comfort, and this
one is tucked after an exceptionally
attractive and becoming manner. In
the illustration it is made of natural
colored pongee stitched with belding
Bilk, and pongee is much in vogue for
Reign of Tassel.
Vassels, tassels everywhere, be It
dangling from the latest neckwear or;
hanging from the big drapery seei
on so many of the new costumes.
They hang behind the dainty ear of
the girl who wears her most fetching
tulle hat or they bedeck the skirt of
the society matron as she stands in
line at reception or tea.
Three or Four Piece Skirt.
The skirt which is smooth over the
hips and which flares 'at the lower
portion continues a favorite one for
walking, while it is always the most
becoming and most graceful. Her
is a model that can be made either in
three or four pieces as the front gore?
Is seamed at the centre or cut in one.
In the illustration it is made from
striped material and the front gore ia
seamed at the centre to produce tire
chevron effect. The circular bands
are pretty and novel and are exceed
ingly effective in the striped fabric.
The skirt Is made with a front gore
and side and back portions, which are
circular. The front edges of the side
portions are turned under to form
tucks, which are laid, over onto the
front gore, so concealing the seams
and allowing effective use of buttons
as trimming. The fulness at the back
can be laid in inverted pleats or it
can be cut off and the skirt finished
in habit style as liked.
The quantity" of material required
Some progress in tlie higher branches of criminal art is argued
by the following uurrative of how a Pennsylvania hotel keeper was led
to part with J5Io,000 of his hard earned wealth under the delusion that
he was betting it on a prize light gotten up for the amusement of a
party of Chicago and Philadelphia millionaires. Of course the fight
was arranged solely for the benefit of the hotel keeper. The "million
aires" are represented in the Rogues' Gallery.
The elaborate cleverness of this swindle also argues that the coun
try is getting educated. A novelist and thousands of newspaper re
porters have' explained again and again the trick of the "wiretappers,"
which has trapped many a man that would not have bet a dollar on a
straight horse rate. Cold bricks are seldom sold nowadays, and the
green goods game appears to be so generally known by this time that
a confidence man is driven to his wits' end for devicesto part the come
on from his hoard. One cannot help thinking that the same amount of
ingenuity expended on nominally legitimate schemes for getting some
thing for nothing or directed into absolutely honest effort would have
paid the inventors of the fake prize fight much more handsomely than
their originality in crime did reward them.
New York City. Swindling opera
tions which have netted more than
51,000,000 a year for the last three
years will be revealed, the police be
lieve, through the capture of Freder
ick Gondorff.
Gondorff was arrested on the
charge of having swindled Frederick
Holznagel, a Scranton hotel proprie
tor, out of $15,000 on a fake prize
fight, and it is said the evidence will
implicate him in the robbing of Will
iam F. Walker, who looted the New
Britain Savings Bank of more than
$500,000.
At the examination in the Tombs
Court every effort will be made to
have Gondorff held on the complaint
of Holznagel, in order to give the de
tectives an opportunity to locate the
band of swindlers. Although using
Holznagel's charge to hold Gondorff,
the detectives of the Central Office
are after much bigger game, in the
shape of bonds, valued at $120,000,
which were part of the loot stolen by
Walker from the New Britain bank.
These bonds, consisting of $49,000
of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Rail
road securities, $35,000 of Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul bonds, $15,
00 0 Rochester and Pittsburg bonds
and a number of other smaller par
cels, have never been disposed of,
and it is declared that they are still
in the possession of the members of
the swindling band to which Gondorff
is suspected of belonging.
Band Had Immense Resources.
The immense resources of this band
is illustrated by the story of Holzna
gel, who declares that, while they
were duping him, they made a flash
of $230,0 00. He says that this was
in genuine currency and not stage
money, as he personally handled the
cash, and declares that it would have
been impossible to deceive him.
According to Holznagel the swind
lers pursued the same tactics with
him as they did with Walker, with
the exception that they used the prize
fight game, instead of the wire tap
ping scheme. One of the band, who
went by the name of Webber, stopped
at Holznagel's hotel in Scranton and
gained the boniface's confidence by a
legitimate business proposition.
Webber represented himself as a
bond salesman. Holznagel is Inter
ested In some coal lands in Tennes
see which he is anxious to sell. On
learning this, Webber told Holznagel
tht he knew some millionaires who
were also interested in coal lands,
and that he might be able to dispose
of Holznagel's holdings.
The specific millionaires mentioned
were the Cudahys, of Chicago. Web
ber, after some correspondence, ar
ranged a meeting with "Mr. Cuda
hy's secretary," by the name of
'Blair." It was while the business
of disposing of the coal property was
being discussed that the swindling
game was broached. Blair said that
his employers were "sporty." and
There Are 3000 More Women
Than Men in Evanston.
Chicago. Is Evanston the uni
versity suburb, destined to become
an Adamless Eden? The question
was presented with great force to the
authorities of the suburb when the
census takers completed the annual
school census of the city.
The new census shows a surplus of
almost 3000 women in a population
of less than 25.000. There are 13,
837 women and 10,896 men in the
city, a total of 24,673. and a major
ity of 2971 for the women.
that they had a prize fighter by tht
name of Sullivan whom they wer
willing to back for any amount. Blaii
said they were in Bridgeport, Conn
and that Sullivan was with them. II(
then unfolded a scheme by whlct
he and Holznagel were to win $20,
000 from the "Cudahys." H(
said that he knew a prize fighter ir
Boston, Collins by name, who coulc
defeat Sullivan. Holznagel agreec
that it was an easy way to get mone3
and the prize fight was arranged
Holznagel put up $5000 as his- por
tion of the bet. Blair furnished the
other $15,000. The "Cudahys'
backed Sullivan for $20,000. The
fight was pulled off in the Bridgeport
Fair Grounds. Of course Collins
lost, but Blair declared it was on a
fluke, and begged Holznagel to baci
him for another fight.
Got $10,000 More.
The "Cudahys" offered to bet three
to one on the second fight, and Holz
nagel hurried to Scranton to secure
more money. He returned with $10,
000, which he put up on Collins, and
again he lost. It was at this fight
that $230,000 was bet, Blair ostensi
bly making wagers amounting to
$75,000.
After the fight the "Cudahys"
turned the money over to Blair, their
secretary, telling him to deposit it
and send checks to the winner. Blair
then made a proposition to Holznagel
that they run away with the money
He told Holznagel to go to Albany,
to the Ten Eyck, where he would
meet him and divide. Holznagel
went, but Blair failed to meet him,
and Holznagel came to New York
and consulted Lawyer John M. Cole
man, of No. 115 Broadway, who laid
the matter before District Attorney
Jerome. Holznagel was taken to the
Rogue s Gallery, where he identified
the pictures of Frederick Gondorff
and James Morgan, alias Deafy Mor
ris, as the two men who posed as the
Cudahys. The arrest of Gondorff
followed, and he was identified by
Holznagel a3 one of the band, v
The arrest of Gondorff immediate
ly led the police to connect the men
or tne Dana witn the walker swind
lers. His brother, Charles Gondorff,
was arrested shortly after Walker s
flight, and was charged with having
oeen a party to the swindle, which
looted the New Britain Bank. Charles
Gondorff was held for trial and after
ward was released on $25,000 ball,
furnished by "Bob" Nelson. He is
now running a gambling house in At
lantic City.
Walker, however, refused to inipli
cate any one in his stealing. He said
that he did not remember the names
of the men who swindled him. His
taciturnity destroyed the last hope
the Pinkertons had of recovering the
money. Frederick Gondorff's arrest,
however, has changed the prospect,
and it Is-now believed that the $120,
000 In bonds may be recovered.
Mont Blanc Climbers
Were 130 Last Year.
Geneva. Statistics have Just been
published showing that during last
year 130 Alpinists climbed to the
summit of Mont Blanc. Twenty of
the climbers were English and eight
were Americans. Fourteen of the
climbers were women, the majority
being English.
The ages of the Alpinists varied
from fifteen to fifty-five years, and
among them were a prince, a genera,
two barons, a priest, several doctors,
lawyers and a Swiss chimney sweep.
waists of the sort, while it has a
great many practical advantages, but
the model is appropriate for all the
seasonable waistings.
The waist is made with the fronts
and the back. There is a regulation
box pleat at the centre front and a
neck-band finishes the neck. The col
lar is of the turn-over sort and can
be made from striped material as il
lustrated or to match the waist as
liked. There are regulation sleeves
with straight cuffs.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-one or
twenty-four, three and three-eighth
yards thirty-two or two yards forty
four inches wide with one-eighth yard
any width for the over portion and
collar. .
for the medium size is eight and one--;
half yards twenty-four, seven and
one-half yards twenty-seven or five
yards forty-four or fifty-two inches
wide.
Collar of Ruches.
A novel collar is made of many
ruches of tulle mixed with velvet
baby ribbon in black and white, the
black velvet forming flowers. '
Color Blcudings.
The blending of many colors in de
licious harmonies is responsible for a
large part of the attractiveness of the
present styles, but it also furnishes
ine of the most difficult problems for
Inexperienced milliners and dress
makers.
Tunics Fashionable.
The rage for tunics threatens to
make a fashionable drawing room
look like the old Roman Forum.
Hungarian Waists.
One of the smart novelties In uhlrt
waists for any suit but a white ono is
of ecru hopsaclcing or batiste or linen.
it is trimmed with bands of Hunga-V
rian embroidery, which comes by the -yard.
It is in brilliant colors, with
dashes of black.
Colors in Hosiery.
Novel hosiery of the season shows
a contrasting color beneath the oien
work upon the instep.
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