Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-07-27
In recent article in the Philadel-
phia SATURDAY. Eyapipr pocf Pol,ar%


phia Saturday Evening Post Robert
Er,,o,.,.oo c. Ogden, writing
about dishonesty of
~ '' young men, says;
Great pressing necessity has not
often driven men to dishonesty. Ex-
travagance is the most common mo-
tive behind the story Of every alb
sconding bank official; the feverish
desire to live at the rate Of $4,000
year on an income one-ffth that
amount makes nearly every defalca-
ton the twin brother Of overwhelm-
ing debt. One of the noblest men
ever knew was an embezzler. He fell
from grace not because he desired an
extravagant and luxurious life which
his Income would not permit, but be-
cause he appropriated money in his
keeping to aid and support those who
were dependent upon him for the
necessities of life. Most Of the stolen
money went to the education Of
younger relatives and the mainte-
nance of those whom he could not
have supported with his comparative
ly meager salary. It was my privi-
lege to assist this man when the in
evitable crash came. He is q man
whom shall always respect, though
the motive behind his act in no way
nullified the enormity Of his sin. But
such cases as this are rare exceptions.
Let a young man model his career
upon basis of absolute, undertaking
honesty and he will not have to seek
long for place Of trust. Let him al
ways be in a position to shake hands
with himself, for self-respect is as
good as the respect Of others. The
men who to-day control great busi-
ness enterprises are looking for
youths in whom they may place lin.
itless confidence. The world stands
ready to wait hand and foot upon
those who have proved themselves be-
yond the seduction Of any tempter
Diogenes looking for an honest man
has not yet ceased his searching, fol
though there are many men who are
honest in matters of money, there are
many more who lack honesty in mat
tiers affecting the perfect performance
| Of duty. There is q dishonesty which
does not stoop to steal, but which pre-
tends to faithful service while &C
tually Sinking work waiting to be
! done. That is the commoner trans
erosion Of commercial ethics, anc
one to be avoided by the man whe
seeks to mold himself for higher
things us he would avoid the touch O.
q leper."
Rural free delivery by means of boat
is the latest proposed extension of the
mail service. The
| plan was suggested
~ noa'. by Post m astel
Jones, of Oconomowoc, and is now be
fore the post soffice department al
Washington. In the vicinity of Ocono
mowoc there is chain of lakes Gov
ering 50 miles of territory along which
are the cottages occupied by summer
| residents. The postmaster's sugges
! ton is that a fast steamer make the
| trip around these lakes and leave mai
at the cottages. This plan seems feast
BILE. The Oconomowoc Waterways as
sociation is now dredging q channe
from Oconomowoc lake to Fowler lake
and marine railway is to be built tt
| connect Lac La Belle with Lake Fowler
When these improvements are made
and they are planned for the end o;
August, boats may make circuit of al
the lakes, and rural free delivery, moi
now possible by wagons or the ordi
nary means, will be practicable by
means Of a steamboat. The successful
use OF the plan In the Oconomowoc re
| gion Is likely to lead to Its extension tt
other parts Of the country where com
munication is more easy by water thar
by land.
A woman who wears stuffed Dir,
on her hat is liable to fine of from
ss5 to $50 by law recently passed b.
the legislature Of Arkansas