The evening world., 1909-01-23
Each Little One in Family Has
to Write Weekly Letter to
Father in Four or Five Lam
guageS.
SERVANTS TREATED AS
MEMBERS OF FAMILY,
Taught to Live With Idea That
None of His sl5,o0O,00O
Will Be Theirs to Squander.

TOl d man whose WeaItN 10 COHseENa
lively estimated at 3l5,oOo,oOo and who
lives Ike a grand seigneur Of olden days
In feudal castle on the top OF a
plateau in northern Italy, Louis Lom-
bard. the Franco.American musician,
composer. author and hnancier who
won fortune from Wall street and
then sailed away. Is carrying out the
most unique and at the same time
democratic system OF education for his
eight children that Is being practised
IN the world to-day.
Mr.. Lombard Is staying for a few
weeks at the Waldorf. Astoria, having
brought his eldest son and two daugh.
ters over to complete their education in
this. their fathers, adopted land, and
he is one Of the most remarkable per.
sona!.t!es this country has over had a
hand In producing
Although French by birth-he came
to the United States penniless at the
age OF fourteea-ae and his success are
products Of American conditions and
ne Is proud to say so.
Married an American.
II Is due to his struggles as a boy
viollnist. as leader Of orchestras, In
the law and last In finance, that he be.
came the man he Is to-day-a phllan.
thropIst. philosopher. worker for
the common good OF humanity, as we'll
as one OF the richest men on the Con.
! t!nent
Mr., Lombard married an American
woman, the daughter Of Thomas Allen,
who built the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
and they have eight children; and not.
wlthstand!ng his luxurious mode OF lie
he Is bringing the octet OF young Lom-
bards up to expect nothing from him
or from the world that they do. not
earn. Living In a pr!ncely little do.
main Of their own, with scores OF SER
wants. horses. automobiles and all the
Accomplishments OF wealth. they are
made to understand from the beginning
their responsibility to humanity as a
whole.
As his children show their ability to
earn and preserve money. so, In tina,
proportion, will he give or leave them
money This principle he has grounded
into them from infancy. From the time
they are able to talk he gives them
money for services they render to their
mother and to him. to the little ones
pennies and increasing the amounts as
they grow older and their services be-
come more valuable.
| To teach them the value OF money.
he fines them when they are naughty,
regular scale Of fines, and this he
says is a thousand times more bene-
fetal than any other form Of punish
ment. for It hurts their pride. 1t brings
them to a sense OF their responsibility
more efrectually than many spankings
His discipline. Mr.. Lombard says. Is
nothing but the eye and firm word
He looks, says one word. and they un-
derstand that his mind Is made up and
that they have done wrong. The birch.
the ruler. the dark closet? Never! Ali
barberous and certain to coarsen a
child, to destroy its fine sensit!veness
His Ability to Judge Men.
Al first glance one might not take
Mr.. Lombard for man OF such opn-
ions. He Is considerably under the
average height. he gives great attcn-
ton to his dress, his long residence and
struggles In America have not destroyed
one bit OF his French vivacity OF man.
ner, but you do not talk long with
MIN before you realize the force OF
his mind. his sincerity and his fine
ability to Judge men.
Not one Of his children will be brought
up with the certainty that he or she
will need to make no effort in this
world. He will not be one OF the rich
crate. spenl;hritt son. blot on the
country: or a daughter who will bring
a worthless son-ln-law 10 squander
papas money.
No! The man who neglects this OBJ
l!gatlon-the obligation to make his
children useful cItlzens--commits a
crime, he thinks, and he will not have
1t laid TO his door.
Mr.. Lombard impressesy his children.
as soon as they can understand the
meaning OF the words. that honesty Is
the best policy. even though It be only
for policy's sake. He has been heard to
say to one Of his boys: You are a
good boy. | know that, but suppose,
tor arguments sake you are bad
boy and that you have desire to do
wrong. 1t Is foolish OF you, because in
the end It will bring you less advan-
tage than could result from doing
right"
That makes the child think, and from
a realization Of the best policy as well
as from his innate sense OF honesty ne
will be good.
Mr.. Lombard SCOTS at the higher
education OF most women In 80 far as
II pretends to make them mans equal
intellectually. He has dealt with this
subject In an emphatic manner In ona
Of his early books. THE Observations
Of Bachelor"
His girls are brought up with tAe
principal object Of making OF them
good wives and mothers They are
taught the languages. the classics. bu,
they are also taught how to conduct
| n h0tia AhOId ~ dat Ill
Girls More Precoelous.
Mr.. Lombard does not believe In piac-
Ing book In the hands OF child
before the age Of six or ssvsn-the girls
at elk and the boys At seven. OF