The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-11
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WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER II, ,oo..

LAWSON. .he millionaire broker
OF Boston who gave out in an in.
tcrview that he was losing money
in chunks, especially in the big
drop OF amalganatcd copper, has
DOT lost heart, aud intends to give
the men who we're bearing the cop.
per stocks u sample Of what he can
do when he gets ready TO put his
shoulder under amalgamatef cop.
per and give it another boost up.
Not so many months ago, 1t sold in
the neighborhood OF $3.50 a share.
Since then it has been down to less
than half that sum Several hun
dred shares were bought in this
city under 500 share, and it is
reported that consider able money
had been made ont OF the last big
rise in stock. There have been IN.
Vulnerable fortunes made and lost
10 this stock IN the last year 1t is
reported that 81. 000. 600 were drop
ped iu the slump by Phlladelphians
alone. Several rich men have been
heavily nit. How does this gamble
compare with policy playing. For
gambling it IS. pure and simple.
Not 100 shares wereowncd outright
where thousands we're bought and
sold in the brokers offices through.
)ut the country. When the big
slump came and stocks dropped 50
points in less than 30 days. margins
we're wiped out and hundreds hnan-
:ially rnined.
ANDREW CARNEG,E appreciates the
protection which has enabled him to
De able to give ten million dollars for
National University. The l'niver.
Iity vii! be established in Washing
;un, ID. G., for higher education.
Mr.. Carnegie proposes that the
university which he is to end0w Shall
De the greatest institution in the
world for the Development of higher
education. The iron king is deter
mined to give his money away while
le lives and witness the good it will
10 to his fellow men. lie evidently,
las so much money lie does not know
what to do with lie is not one Of
those persons "hO have been growing
poorer year after year, but on the
contrary his millions have accum-
ulated until he is the richest, besides
the most charitable man on earth.
lie is determined that his name
shall be banded down to po,terity,
and with this object in view he has
made most munitcent heqnesG that
will set the people to talking and
thinking. One thing is certain, all
men can not be iron kings,
Andrew can now die happy and
feel as II lie were pI'artropsL and
= benefit to his adopted country,
America, where he has been enabled
to makehis millions.
MILK Inspector McEviily has been
bringing the milk dealers up with
a sharp turn lie has had quite a
number of milk men arrested aud
fined in the municipal court for put
ting formaldehyde IN their milk.
This drug is considered in furious
and unfit ior the people to put in
iheir stomachs. The drug is put
in the milk TO keep it IRON getting
sour, thus preventng loss on the
part of the milk dealers. Ii milk
dealers are so dishonest as to use
this drug. they should not only be
prosecuted, but driven out Of bust
ness. The milk men complain OF
the high standard the law compcls
their mi X to come Up to- The mix
inspector says our milk laws are no
more stringent than similar laws
10 other cities.