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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
SYRIAN Name Customs.

In Syria the names of children are
very odd. They suggest those of our
Indians, inasmuch as the child's name
is apt to be something which occurred
at the time of its birth-sOmethine
which interested the parents. For in
stance, if you We're child Of this
country your name In. all probability
would be Stuffed Cabbage" or 'Ho-
tel" or Civil War" or something akin
to these. If child falls sick ais name
is Immediately changed. Instead OF
his parents thinking that a piece OF
pie or too much pudding disagreed
with him they attribute his sickness TO
the fact that his name did not agree
with him When one understands
what these names are one does not
wonder that the child may have fallen
sick because OF them.-Philadelp
Press
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
GOOD NIGHT KISS SIGNAL.
TrOlIey's Bell Rung For Mile So
Young Men Can Catch Last Car.

Apparently uncalled for changing OF
the gong for whole mile through
Main street by the motorman on the
electric car which leaves WinSted.
Conn, at 1870 p. III. for Torrington has
ted to the discovery that it is a signal
for the many Torrington young men
who court Winsted young women TO
stop lovemaking if they wish to catch
the last car for home, says a special
dispatch from Winsted, Conn, to the
New York World
a carload of Torrington woOers come
to Winsted nightly to call on sweet
hearts. The clangings of the motor
bell are more reliable than most clocks
The lovers signal is a nuisance TO the
citizens, however, and unless it is stop
ped some threaten TO petition the board
of wardens and burgesses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Women In IuSi;:I.

1t Will be many years U'iOre the
caste prcjuuiccS OF India are EIlIicicnt-
~ broken down 10 give any sort OF
freedom 10 the Indian woman. from
Il bride she is numerically o,srwork-
ed. but from the day she gives up her
childhood to The day of her tk.lth-it
may be for sixty yeIrs-shc IL scclud-
ed and secs nOiong OF the world out.
side the walls of her family inc iosure.
Her happiness or misery. indeed. en-
tirely depends Oh the manner ia which
the affairs Of the family are conduct
ed. The Indian woman. isolated from
the outer world by custom, Is again by
custom isolated as far AS practicable
from all the male members OF that lit
tie inner world to which she is con
fined. Free Intercourse, even with her
own husband. Is not permitted her
while yet her youthful capabilities for
joyousness exist. No wonder. then,
that absence of jollity IS Characters
tic Of the Indians generally, for the
happy laughter OF home * denied
them by custom in the most persistent
manner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

tional Bank OF Commerce. came to
America.
Mr.. Perkins says of himself. 1T is
true am an instance of what 4 young
man can do in this country And.
again, Hard work and strict atten-
ton to business have been my rule
through life"
Returning to that testimony-one of
the most startling things Mr. Perkins
said, perhaps the most startling to the
student of economic and social quees-
tons, was this:
THE old idea that competition is the
life of trade is an exploded idea. Com
petition is no longer the life of trade;
1t is cooperation
That coming from the lips of man
In the position OF George w. Perkins
is at least significant.
.'sss," ]. A. EDGERTON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

you of, for treated in this way we IosC
in one hospital only 81 out o. $50 men
who were admitted. You must know
that this is very low.
Il have told you that our method
was not to probe for bullets and shells
Immediately, for we have learned that
bullets and shells are aseptic. \ cap
tain, for example, on one of the war
ships where l was stationed was shot
in the calf of the leg. The fragment
OF the shell had entered SO deep into
the wound that ii was not easy to get
at. We washed 1t with ascptlc cotton
and bandaged it with aseptic cloth
and it healed readily. Later, when he
had more time, he went to hospital
to have the fragment of a shell cut
out, which was done. and the wound
healed quickly.
1T was only when fragment OF
cloth was forced into the wound that
1t suppurated. So when we found
that the wound was not healing as it
should we opened it again and got the
fragment of cloth out. Then it gen
orally healed.
Il would like you to bear in mind
that it was not 1 who achieved these
splendid results, but the men under me.
l merely did the directing they in a
great measure did the work"
The japanese surgeon general was
heartily cheered by the surgeons. both
when he entered the hall and at the
conclusion of his speech.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
W off Fishing I'm Indian Territory.

Wolf hunting is "A new sport in tho
Arbuckle mountains. Indian Territory,
and seems to be growing in popular IA
vor. says the Kansas City Journal.
This scheme was introduced by Kea-
ton Bryan and j. Il. Dickson. the
mayor elect" OF Turner Falls. These
gentlemen conceived the idea of bait
ing a large fishhook with fresh meat
suspended about three feet from the
ground, secured by u strong wire. They
placed eight hooks on swinging limbs
one night and next morning went OUT
and found one large gray wolf and 4
monster lobo. These wolves were shot
with rifles and their pelts carried to tho
falls. Orders for large fishhoOks are
going into Davis from many campers,
and the art of wolf fishing will be stud
led at Turner Falls during the camping
season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Could Talk Better Standing Up.

There are other noteworthy items in
that testimony. Most of them were
introduced vOluntarily-in fact, one pa
per accused Mr.. Perkins of making
stump speeches from the witness box.
This idea was perhaps borne out by
the fact that the witness disdained a
chair; said he could talk better stand
ing up. Then, he did not wait for ques-
tions-simply went on telling his life
history regardless. And it was so
Interesting that no one bothered him
for some time. He began at the be-
ginning. He told how he had started
as an Office boy for the New York Life
at fifteen years of age. His father was
some sort of an official in the company,
and his name was also George W. Per-
kins. Here is the way young George
got in, according to his own story. The
following letter may be termed Ex-
hibit A:
Pfttsburg. March q. 1879.
Dear George-I have obtained the situ-
alton for you IN the New York Life to
act for the present as my clerk for the
salary of SIS per month. commenting
April !, 1879. Its continuance will depend
upon your Improvement in spelling and
writing. which will need to be very rapid:
also upon your care TO attend TO every
thing given you to do promptly. without
making any blunders mistakes. And IL
IN every respect you are honest. truthful
and faithful to your duties II will lead
eventually to some better position. Mr..
Beers hopes that you will prove to be the
coming man for the company.
1 viii instruct you about your duties IN
detail when i reach Chicago.
Trusting that you Will succeed in filling
the place in a manner that will enable me
always to make a favorable report in
reference to your work, believe me, ever
your affectionate father,
GEORGE w. PERKINS.
Exhibit B tells how the boy improved
his opportunity, following the sugges-
tons In the letter and going them sew
eral points better. Here it is in figures:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Personal Side Of Man Wbo is an Infer
eSfing O<ITSrose,fb Of Modern Busf-
ness Connexions.

renity. suavity and frank ana easy pO-
likeness. This was new element at
Morgan's. where there had been some
thing Of an atmosphere of gruffneSS.
In later years. the busy life he has
led has told on the former Chicago in
surance solicitor. and an increasing
nervousness has been the result. He
hardly ever sits. but speinis most of
his time walking about the Office.
transacting most of his business on his
feet. He is under six feet in height
and we'll proportional. His eyes and
hair are brown. He looks not unlike
George J. Gould. He IS Il quick and
impetuous talker. and while giving his
testimony often stopped and asked the
reporters-court and newspaper-if he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Autumn LeaKas

Flower and leaf Of vine and tree,
Grass of meadow, weed Of mire-
Summer gathered them to be
Fagots for the autumn's fire.
Smoke like haze on vale and hill.
Flames of gold and crimson bright
Into life now leap and fiji
Field and forest with their light.
All the glory OF the year
Kindled into beauty so.
Soon the winter Will be here:
Soon the curfew-then the snow.
So these lovely leaves / lay
In my book, all gold and red;
Embers for a winters day.
When the autumn's fire Is dead.
Prank Dempster Sherman in American
Illustrated Magazine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

was going too fast for them. He does
not dress extensively, and is demo
cratic in manner.
He has frequently said that he will
never sever his connection with the
New York Life, as his soul is wrapped
up in that. His life work lies there
Mr.. Perkins has handled many for
eign loans, one of them being for S10,-
100000 TO NJ. Witte while that states
man was finance minister of Russia
1t was in Il negotiation with Perkins
that NJ. Rothstein. the great Russian
tirancier aud president of the Interua-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

the company who are now there"
That might sound conceited in an
other mouth. but the fact that every
one familiar with the history of the
New York Life must recognize the
truth of the claim eliminates that ele-
ment. Mr.. Perkins truly has been the
one most influential factor in writing
the immense amount of insurance Sc
cured by the company. He knows it
and frankly says so. No hiding of
that light under bushel. Investigat-
ing committees please take notice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Mailing Collars and Guns Now.

Winsted Conn people are sending
Numbered collars and cuffs through the
mails instead of souvenir postal cards.
says a Winsted special to the New
York World. The address is written
on one side and generally few lines
on the other. Postmaster James p.
Glynn is expecting next 10 get white
shirt with the bosom stamped and adj
dressed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Adepf ar Organizing and q WONDERFUL
Factor in Writing InSurdnce---CaHed
''|marfeSf Man in Ncse YORK;

charged with the investigation Of the
various insurance companies. Mr.
Perkins. besides being n partner OF J.
Pierpont Morgan. also chairman of
the finance committee of the steel trust
and holding various other important
positions in the world of money. is
vice president and chairman of the
finance committee of the New York
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Not So Polite After All

In London recently the motor car
drivers were surprised to note the po-
likeness of the London hobbies" who
gracefully raised their caps every
time a machine passed 1t was Al
trick, however. and the raising Of the
cap was a signal from one bobby to
another. so that the time Of the cars
could be taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

" GORGE W. PERKINS has been
n called the smartest man in
" New York" He is aware that
he has been SO called, and. fur
thermOre he is aware that the desig
nation is correct Now. there are many
smart men who do not know it, and
there are many who know it who are
nQSsmart men. Where the quality and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
4 BusheI of Children.

Willie-Iye been married five years
and got a bushel OF children. James
How's that? Willie-My name is Peck.
I've got forN children. Don't four
pecks make a bushelE-New York
Times
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

Life Insurance company. Here is his
deliberate statement:
Now l want To say. and | want this
on the record, that / believe | have
been the one most influential factor
in the New York Life in bringing the
hundreds of thousands of people into
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

the consciousness or the quality are
found wrapped up In one personality
they make happy combination.
Mr. Perkins estimate of his own
worth is found in his recent rather
remarkable testimony before the New
York legislative committee which Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06

Another point worthy of note-Per-
kins had an idea. His scheme was for
organizing the agency business. Be
fore he was thirty he was given charge
of the agencies in several states. where
he could develop his plan. He himself
testified that he then was given Sl5.-
900 per year. the highest sum ever
paid an agency director. SO well did
he succeed that shortly afterward the
office of third vice president was created
for him and he was put in charge OF
all the agents. where he could work
out his idea TO the full.
There is a startling similarity be-
tween the careers of Perkins and Gage
E. Tarbell, the real power in the Equi
table. Both started in Chicago, both
made their mark as agency directors.
both were elected third vice presidents
of their respective companies and both
are given credit for working up the
immense business brought i'll by their
agents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
ADoubtfuI Commitment.

Maud-What was it he said about
me? Maybe merely remarked that 4
woman is as old as she looks. Maud
am?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Ru.,,an Far,Iwbtedne...

The Russian is farsighted. Probably
Hobson would have got along all right,
says Harper's Weekly, If he had re-
stricted his kissing to train conductors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Swiss Guord.s RIr,bdoy

The famous Swiss guard ut the vati-
can will celebrate its four hundredth
birthday next month. 1t was estab-
Iished by Pope Julius ii. in October.
1905.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
REMARKABLE CAREER OF PERKINS, or NEW YORK LIFE

1S0I-vlce president. when re re-
manned with the company des-
pite an offer from Mr. Morgan. - OO1
1902-Divided his time with J. p
Morgan & Co. and remained
vice president at .............o5O 900
How much he received as a partner
Of Morgan no one knows. but il was
probably not less than 100000 or
100000 per year. From $500 year
up to that figure, and all that in less
than a quarter Of a century, is some
thing of a lump.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Taken Up by Morgan.

The story of how Perkins was taken
up by Morgan is thus told: In addition
to his many other duties the young in
surance man had been intruSted by
his fellow citizens with gathering 4
fund to preserve the famous Palisades
along the Hudson river. One day he
called on Morgan for subscription.
After signing his name for Il liberal
amount, Mr.. Morgan pointed to Il chair
on the other side of his desk, and said:
I'll give You 100000 Il year. Per
kins, If you'll move over here and oc-
cupy that seat
Are you joking?" inquired Mr.. Per
kins.
Certainly not" said Mr. Morgan. Il
feel the need of an energetic young
man in this office and have had my
eye on you for some time"
After further conversation Mr.. Per
kins agreed to take the offer under
consideration, but finally declined it
at the request of the directors of the
New York Life Insurance company.
A few weeks later Mr. Morgan re-
newed the proposition and offered him
a partnership in the bapking house Of
]. z. Morgan & Co.
Transacts Business on His Feet.
George Walbridge Perkins was born
in Evanston, Ill. He is only forty
three years old and hence is good for
at least a quarter of Il centNY more
as financial leader. He lives ut Riv
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is found of the
alter and golf; rises at $50 each morn
ing: SDenlS his fOrenOOnS AT the New
York Life and his afternoons ut j. l..
Morgan q Co.'S office; for many years
he has made a speciality of interna-
tional finance. At the beginning of
his career he was noted for his Sc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-10-06
Startling Testimony.

Starting testimony.
Exhibit c in Mr.. Perkins testimony
| is probably the most sensational of all.
J In that many things We're said. but the
, one thing that has excited most inter
| est throughout the country was the adj
| mission by the witness that the New
York Life had paid into the national
| campaign fund of the Republican com
mittee in the last three campaigns n
sum aggregating nearly $4,000 This
money, he said, had been paid on the
order of President John \. Mccall
without the knowledge of the finance
committee. No one can measure the
effect of this statement. 1t is liable TO
lead to unexpected legislation. But this
article is not study of politics. but of
man. The man is an interesting out
growth of modern business conditions
He testified to many other startling
things. One was that as vice presi-
dent Of the New York Life he sold to
himself as partner of J. L. Morgan
$4,000 worth of bonds. This happen
ed one Saturday evening. The next
Monday morning he as a member of
the firm of ]. p. Morgan sold back TO
himself as vice president of the New
York Life the same $4,000 worth of
bonds. AS an interesting aside it may
be remarked that it was at about this
time that the state insurance examiner
dropped In. This episode is merely
mentioned to show that there are some
things in high finance the layman can
scarcely understand.
Dreamed of Photographic Career.
There are many little side lights OH
Mr.. Perkins career that reveal much.
For example, 10 was his life ambition
to be photographer He accepted the
place as office boy to earn enough mon
ey to buy a camera. He still dreamed
of Photographic career when he be-
came boOkkeeper. The aspiration
was yet with him when he was made
insurance solicitor. Nor had he forgot
ten 1t when he became a director of
agents. 1t was only when called to
New York to take charge of all the
agents of the company i'll the world
that the young man finally relinquished
his cherished hope of becoming Il pho
taGraDher-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
s, TURDAN. MARCH IL, 1905.

rrico Rorja "SaraDia. a Filipino
ST -, of Chicago University, scores
TIE III lana legislator who introduced
y =: ) f.; days ago in the state SEN
ale !: wing for its object the prevent
Jag o.: the marriage Of white girls ard
persons having more than one-eiyhth
F:irino blood. There are seven Fill
PHO students in Indiana and Senator
Davis is afraid they will marry off all
the white girls. He says: I'VE have
;S:o: lated with more white women OF
The highest character in every part
of Europe than they have ever been
associated with" The brown wards
of the nation are as likely to become
a problem" as the black ones have
been and are.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

Governor Hoch of Kansas has sign
ed the bill providing for separate
high schools for Afro-Americans and
white at Kansas City. thus taking a
backward step. Everyone knows that
no two things are equal or alike and
separate schools are no exception to
the rule. AS all distinctions are obi
Gus. when he says: II am in hearty
sympathy with the Afro Americans in
their great struggle for higher and
better things and in perfect accord
with the Roosevelt idea that every
man should have a square deal re-
gardless of race or color. But the To-
cal conditions are peculiar" He jug
giles with the truth in very reckless
manner.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
YOUR WATCH A COMPASS.
No Excuse for Losing Your Bearings
If You Have One.

no EXCUSE TOT IV8tVS 1VN' SS~''SS
If You Have One.
Most men who own. a good watch,
said jeweler, "think they know all
about it, They have the number fixed
in their memory in case it is stolen.
They could probably pick it out from
fifty other watches with their eyes
shut But how many. men know their
watch is compass and will tell north
from south as accurately as it will
tell the time of day? Stanley, the ex-
plorer, did not know it until he had
CROPPED his way through the dark
continent and met Belgian sailor on
the coast. Every watch is compass.
If you point the hour hand to the sun
the south is exactly halfway between
the hour and the figure XII on the dial.
Suppose, for instance, it is 4 o'clock.
Point the hand indicating to the sun
and II on the watch is exactly south.
if it is o'clock, point the hand in
dicating to the sun and the figure
x on the dial is due south. NO man
need get lost if he carries watch.'
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

The 'blushing mayor of Richmond,
Va. is making a great war on the
nude in art and business too; he has
decreed that no picture shall be ex-
hibited within the boundaries of the
city if there happens to be in it the
figure of a woman not fully and con-
ventionally clothed. He ordered the
theatrical posters torn down where
they curtained women in tights. Then
he went for the corset and hosiery
dealers who had corset forms and fe-
male climbs" in their windows to dis
play their goods. In the meanwhile
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
a lot Of other things of some import
ance and much more detrimental to
human beings are not noticed at ALL
Marion Longfellow O'Donough o

Marion Longfellow O'Donough Of
Washington, D. c., refutes the allega-
ton of Anna H. Southworthy that Paul
Laurence Dunbar is a plagiarist be-
cause forsOOth he in his Rain Song
embodies the same idea that Alexan-
der Smith had in some of his writ.
ings Miss O'Donough says:
Il have never seen Paul Laurence
Dunbar, and have no special interest
in him, save to defend any one from
unjust attack. I think he has written
some very beautiful things in his l1yr'
les Of Lowly Life and has borne his
honors modestly."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

DR.. William Osler has raised a
great storm by the PRONUNCIATION OF
his idea that all men are no good,
and the old fellows are jumping on
him Numerically and theoretically
VIKING I'D the earth with him. Guess
he is sorry he spoke.
Dr.. Lyman B. Sperry OF Oberlin, o.,
says. Man may live happily and use
fully for $50 years" and he tells how
it can be done so DR.. Osler would
better 80 hack to the woods
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

When President Roosevelt appoint
ed Dr. Crum collector of the Port OF
Charleston, S. c., the Southern fire.
eaters said that he would not dare
make a similar appointment in the
North The nomination this week Of
Charles w. Anderson to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for New York is
the Presidents answer.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11
Do You Remember?


Do you remember. little wife. :
How years ago we two together
Saw naught but love illumine life
In sunny days or winter weather!
Do YOU remember how we two
Would stare into each others eyes,
Till all the earth grew heavenly blue.
And speech was lost in happy signs!
Do you another thing recall,
That used to happen often then;
How, simply passing in the hall.
wed stop to smile and kiss again?
Do you remember how I sat
And, reading. held your hand IN mlne'
Caressing it with gentle pat
One pat for every blessed line? =
Do YOU recall while at the play ..~
Through hours of agony we tarr1ed?
The lovers griefs brought us dlsmay;
Oh, we. rejoiced when they We're mar
ried. ~ .-s .-.- ~
All. me. twas years and years ago
When all this happened that l sing,
And many a time the winter snow :,
Has Slipped from olive slopes Of spring.
And 'now-oh nonsense: let us tell:
A fig for laugh of maids or men;
You'll hide your bushes? I'll not. Well
We're ten times worse than we We're
i, then. s-5 -=
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-03-11

an important figure in the Republican
organization of the state and has
national reputation as an orator. He
is 6. member of the State Republican
Committee.
THO position pays $4,000 per year
ard there are probably $50 officers
nd other employees in the district.
Mc. Anderson is very highly esteem
%. for his actual worth and his nom'-
nation will doubtless be promptly con-
irrcd