The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-02-10
SWlNDLE IS ABROAD.
DR.. Talmage breaches on the Prev
alence of Crime.
EverS where Are Men who Have
Abused the Trust Reposed In
Tbem-'rhe Evils of Spec
ulation.

this world. as well as preparation for
the Heavenly world. Text, Job. 8, "a:
Whose trust shall be a spiders web"
The two most skillful architects in
the world are the bee and the spider.
The one puts up a sugar mandatory
and the other builds II slaughter house
for flies. On a bright summer morn
ing. when the sun comes out and shines
upon the spiders web. bpdecked with
dew, the gossamer structure seems
bright enough for a suspension bridge
Tor aerial beings TO cross on. But alas
Tor the poor fly which in the latter
part OF that day ventures on it and
j. caught and duugcOncd and DESTROYED!
The fly WAS informed that il was Il
free bridge, and would cost nothing.
hut at the other end of the bridge the
toll paid was it's own life. The next
day there comes down a strong wind.
aud away goes the web and the ma
fnudiug spider and the ,ictimizcd hy.
So delicate are the silkcn threads Of
the spiders web that many thousands
of them are put together before they
become visible to the human eye, and
il takes i.OJu.n00 of them to make a
thread ~ large as The human hair. Most
cfueI rs wen as most ingenious is the
SPIDER prisoner in the liastile.
France. mad one 50 trained that AT the
sound OF the violin it every day came
Tor us meal OF hles. The author of
my TEXT who was learned scientist of
MS day had no doubt watched the vo-
raclOus process Of this one insect with
another anu saw spider and fly swept
uOWn oN the same broom or scattered
ny the same Wlnd. Mas that the world
mas so many designing spiders and vic
'lml>ed HES! There has not been d
Time Nhen the utter and black ire
tponsibtntN OF many men having the
financial interests Of others in charge
mas been more evident than in these last
lew years. The bankruptcy of banks
ana disappearance OF administrators
with the fund, OF large estates. and the
dINordercd accounts of United States
Officials have sometimes made pes
iienc" OF crime that solcmnizes every
lh"uShuul man and woman and leads
every phi.anihropist and Christian TO
ask; WHAT shall he done to stay the
plague?
There is ever and anon a monsoon of
sWiudie abroad, a typhoon. a sirocco.
! sometime, ask myself if IL would not
hc better for men making wills TO be-
pucath the property directly to the eN-
ccutor> and officers of the court and APP
point thc widows and orphans a com
mitice to see that the former got all
that did not belong % them. The simple
fact is that there are u large number
Of men sailing yachts aud driving fast
horses and members Of expensive club
houses and controlling country seat,
who are not worth a dollar if they re-
turn TO others their iustrghts Under
some sudden reverse they fail and
with afflicted air seem to retire from
the world, and seem almost ready for
| muuastic life. when in two or three
Years they blossom out again. having
compromised with thrircredtors-th
is, paid them nothing but rcgret-and
the only difference between the SeconG
chapter Of pros perjtS and the first is
that their pictures are Murillos instead
OF kcuSctt>, and their horses go mile
in 20 seconds less than their predeccs-
Sors. and instead of one country seat
they have three. have watched and
have noticed that nine oul of ten OF
those who fail in what is called high
| life have more means after than be
fore the failure, and in many of the
cases failure Is only a stratagem to co-
cape the payment Of honest debts and
put the world OIL the track while they
PRACTICE large swinde. There is
something woefulN wrong in the fact
that these things are possible
First of all, | charge the blame ON
careless, Indifferent bank directors and
boards having in charge great financial
institutions. II ought not TO he posi-
bic for president or cashier or prom
inent officer Of banking institution to
swindle it year after year without de
lection. will undertake to say that
| il these frauds are carried ON for TWO