The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-21
MilestoneS III
 Two Mems Lives
toviginal.l


 Russell Duboia and Howard Hurley
 were college chGms. They were con tlnuallyhOs plitthg hairs" in argument,
 and one of thcst bones of contention was this: Dubuls claimed that the
 most valuable capital one could strive
 for was money pr what could be sold
 for money. Hurley's view was that an especial skill in some one line was a better equipment for a young mar than money. When they were grad
 uated each determined to act on his
 favorite principle, and 1t was arranged
 between them that they should meet dine together arI compare notes every ten years. Dubois started in businesf with $2OOOO. Hurley lost three years in the race In studying the profession of medicine. Dubois was remembered by his fellow students as a man who was rather niggardly in his eXpendi lures, Hurley I.3 conspicuous only foI a singular fanCJ for dissecting cats.
 At the end uf the first decade the friends met as they had agreed and compared noteB Dubois reported that he could not tell what gain he had made, since whatever 1t was had gone ipto his buslnCfs. Hurley was a coun try doctor, managing to scrape out Of h;S practice $SSO or 5000 year. Du- bois offered to pay for the dinner, but Hurley would not permit He had lald up nothing, Hut he had some loose change in his pocket, and even this bit of cash ks didn't seem to value He was interested only, as Dubois ex' pressed 1t, h his "bOne saws and pills"
 At the Spcond meeting, ten years later, the condition of both men had much lmprCyel, though the advantage was largely iu favor of Dubois. There had been E financial panic which he had weathSssd successfully, and. hay ing the menGs to buy things that were cheap, he hsd been able to reap t5e benefit of be Tlse-in short he was getting rich Howard" he said, you professional men can get rich as easily as we busluCss men if you like, All you have tS rlo Is to get a little nest egg watch your chance, buy things when they Are cheap and sell them when they are high"
 But Hurley Was not interested. He had removed from the country to the city and had need for more cash than he could SC ape together to live. True to his youthful idea that skill in one given line sas his most valuable capi, tai. he lad adopted medical speciality. He hac bscOme fascinated with the study of hacteriology. His speciality was rather scientific than a practical one. for sreat deal of study of germs must be made before attaining prucu- cal results. At this second meeting both men were forty years of age. Du- bois was rIch and, though tied down to his business, could retire at any time and live at his ease. Hurley wes "in love with bis bugs" as Dubois put It. but an asy In getting on."
 The third decade rolled around, and when they met both were in far better tlun ever before. Dubois had made a great deal of money from the continued prosperity following the pan ic. in which he had bought cheap He told bis friend that the Increased demand for American productions had rAe business complexion Of the country, and he believed there would be n longer period of c0nsump- ton than ever before. So great was his faith tbat he had continued to buy such goods as were a part of his busi ness so lcrg as he could raise money to do so. He offered to invest some money fo, Hurley, but Hurley hadn't any to inrpst. What little he had he had invested in what Dubois called a bug hatCbery"-that is, he had built him a house In which to coloniZr | germs.
 The friends had one more meeting | md only one. Hurley paid for the din ler Dubois had followed the upward | urn of values till suddenly the balloon | This was five years before his fourth decennial meeting. Ills for | une was gone and so much more that | here was no hope of his ever getting | ,n his feet again. He had lost his grip | md was In great poverty.
 Meanwhile during the past decade | Iurley's "Study of bugs" had turned ntO what he called. using his friends for his laboratory. a ! of funds" He had bccufnc ID authority on the cause of diseases md had produced an antitoXin for ne prevalent malady. He gave his discovery to the profession. but wealthy people came to think that if )r. Hurley knew so much about the erms that caused disease he must now all about the cure of disease. 1t any rate, they all wanted his scrv- ,es and were willing to pay any price or them. Money making was not in ne doctors line, but. with people send lg him checks for enormous amounts I addition to his bills. how could he elp growing rich? He was very kind l, Dubois, sending him a check for his ecessities every month and would ave done more had Dubois accepted. 'ubOis lost his health at the time of is failure and never recovered 1t. He jed at the very time that his friend as doing his best work and cOining loney he could not well turn aside. During the last decennial dinner the 'iends had together Dr. Hurley sum- led up the result of their experience. Two swallows don't make a sum