The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-04

had the disadvantages OF wealth toward
becoming practical business woman.
What saved her was her grandfathers $
poor health and poor eyesight, which were
succeeded by similar weaknesses on the
part of her father. She read the papers to
her grandfather. and especially the Imam
cial news and the stock reports.
She sometimes acted as his confidential
clerk. writing his letters for him and at
tending to some of his business. He was
a man Of many Investments. and he told
Hetty what was good and why.
She learned the fluctuations OF the mar
kets and at j. knew all about bulis and
bears, and much better then. she thinks.
than many man who is operating In
work for her father, both in this country
and Europe. so that when her father died
she was ready to manage for herself the
property she Inherited.
Her father left all together seven or
more millions. and of this Miss Eetty re-
cetved one million. There vas 4 lawsuit
begun shortly after as 10 the settlement
OF the estate Hettv Green thought then,
and thinks still that the lawyers and 9TH
ers have been trying 10 6ctraud the heirs
and she has been lighting that suit from
that day until now.
TRAINING OF GIRLS.
During our talk l asked her whether she
thought that t;iris shou,d have business
educations. she replied:
II do. Every girl should be taush. the
ordinary lines OF business investment. This
Is especially so Il she is likely TO inherit
money. 1t is also the case if her parents
are poor. for no ore can tell what may be
her future through marriage or the
changes OF fortune.
She should be rrads 70 understand what
hank account is. what interest means
mortgages and bonds and how &c know
whether they are good or not think
fathers should always talk such things
over with their daughters as well as with
their sons.
IF they Old so FOR short time each day
the girls would learn to think along bust
ness lines and .hey would no; be at the
mercy OF the money shaips VINO prey upon
the weaker sex.
But suppose woman has no such
training" said l. Suppose her father or
husband dies leaving her something more
or less. how can she 80 about TO make the
most OF II? suppose Il is only $500 or
5000. or perhaps a million. what en-: she
'For large sum-" said Mrs. Green
there Is nothing better for such woman
than Government bonds. ard after that
good mortgares
II invested the greater part OF my in
heritance In Government bonds and Rock
Island Railroad stock. Government bonds
at the present market value bring hut e
low rate OF interest. but they are abso-
lutely safe. and for the woman who has
enough money to bring her living in
como from them they are best"
The woman with five or ten thousand
had better nut her money into such bonds
at first or into good savings bank. She
can then know It is secure and go about
learning how to make moro out OF Il. In
order to do this she r1ust not rely merely
upon the suggestions of her masculine
friends.
There are many wolves in Sleeps cloth
ing; and q good proportion OF them are
male. Besides. IL the woman Is to do any
thing she must learn to do II for her
self. II she lives in city she can study
real estate and play at investment. Let
her take what she considers a desirable
locality and pick out several pieces OF
renting property such as her money could