The Cairo bulletin., 1904-09-21

vented Wdttl'SdH anu wv ." F''"'N''
on the invention; and the Phllade'
phia branch of the Standard Oil, repre-
scented by Widcner, Elkins. aud poldn
'trustified the gas companies OF tht
city of Chicago. which enabled Al
dicks to hold up the classification
until Dolan and his associates palJ
him the sum Of 100000 for 'hc instru
ment with which he had done the
holding up, $4,000 worth of stock e
one OF the necessary Chicago com
panies.
"Addicks' first made dollars came
with such magical ease that there
awoke in his slumbcring substitute for
soul disgust for hose prosaic pur-
suits at which one could never, try
how one might, make more than four
by the adaition of two and two. lie
probably argued to himself. why
shouldl work in the -four business
when | know way OF getting over
night more Than | can make out OF
the flour business In q lifetimeg II
people are SO simple in guarding their
savings that / can by trick take
away from them enormous wealth
without the slightest danger to my
own safety or my profit even II dc
tceted, why should | not devote my
life to such healthful and profitable
occupation? The logic of the prop.
osition was convincing, Accepting its
conclusions, j Edward O'Snllivan All
dicks of Philadelphia embarked en- his
career. Soon afterward he discovered
gas in Boston
To illustrate he charity in Ad-
dicks nature Lawson relates this in
cident:
Once upon q time Addicks. enter
ng Delmonico's for dinner. stumbled
IN couple of newsboys q. the ell
trance. One. broken-hcartcd, was be
ng consoled by the other Addicks,
observing the deep snbs. asked:
What's tho matter with YOU, bulb?
The CONSIDER explained that bis chum
had lost 81, his days earnings and
capital, and His mu, er-his fad
icr's dead an de baby'll git trun
outer de tenement Addicks. with
out more ado. slipped the suffering
Young news merchant a bill which his
friends supposed was s. 20 replace
he lost funds until as hey were
aking off their coats in the hall, tho
little fellow pushed his way in with.
Say. boss, did yer mean .er guy me
lie twenty Addicks nodded good
latured assent. and his friends regis
cred silently white mark to his
score, and felt that, after all, some
where beneath the surface he was
more OF the right sort han they had
given him credit for being After
Inner, as they left, the newsboy
again approached 'Scuse me, boss,
but me chum'd like to tank you, too
I'm agoin ter give him V Gutter
t. Addicks looked at the boy in his
mildly cold way and said: Lee me
nave the bill | will change it for.
YOU. The boy save it up, and Addicks
ifter Mechanically placing it in his
purse. handed him back 81 bill
With: That's what you lost. wasn't it?
And you Ito the second little fellow
you didn't lose anything, did you?
Well, both OF you run along. now.'
Summing up" Mr. Lawson finds
that there is nothing about Addicks
that remarkably suggests co-workers
If the types of Mr.. Rogers aud VIM.
Rockefeller.
"A description that left him in any
part duplicate Of either would do
i'm and them grieyous wrong. Hen
y H. Rogers and William Rockefeller
1ave two sides, their social side ana
heir business side. Socially they are
good men; in business they work
evil. j Edward O'Sullivan Addicks
IS a bad man, socially. in business, in
very way He is a counterfeit
have yet to meet the man or woman
u child who would say aught of Adj
ticks. after a months acquaintance.
cher than. Don't mention him! He
is the limit And 1t is said with the
calm Of dispassionate conviction. as
me might speak of stuffed tiger in
} dime museum jungle"