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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24
kRDMORE DEFEATS DENIS0N |
LOCALS PUT UP FAST GAME
SCHOECK PITCHED FAST BALL
FOR ARDMORE.

good sized crowd at Lorcua
park yesterday afternoon saw Ard.
moro defeat D.ulsou iu 'he best
game of 'uo season Score q to o..
Sobo,ck OF 'he local team pItcnad
grat BAH throughout tho game and
had tue visitors completely at his
mercy Hu. for errors by Whiting
tom at second aud Frousloy behind
fine bat in the first inning yostcr
day. the visitors would have been
shut out II. secured 81 stukcouts
D,uisoua lone hi. was of the
scratch variety md with tbr m.
field errors enabled Tine visitors
20 sror, two runs iu their half
of tuo first uuins Ardmor.. how
ulur. clpucd mp matters iu tine last
half uJ in the third inning start
od batting rally which scored
three men, Ardmorcs other score
was made iu the seventh
TlshomInpo will Dee Ardmorc's op.
poucut next Sunday The Tishomuso
team defeated Ardmorr n the game
at Tishomugo ON the 18Th and the
locals viii try to even mp matters
next sunday
The lineup Of The two teams was.
naptrp,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24
POLAND FOR CHEAP FUEL
DIFFERENT LINES OF BUSINESS
REPRESENTED BY sTockHoLO.
ERs OF POLAND COMPANY.

Mr. Editor.
Il might De- interesting to your
readers TO know the different kinds
Of business iu which the subscribers
20 the Poland Gas a. oil Go. are ou-
gagged in. Below / give you list
am glad 20 say considerable inter-
est is being manifested in cheap fuel
for Ardmorc and the subscribers are
coming nap promptly There are sey-
rtd get behind but promise 20 fix
90 mp by the first of the month
There has been eight to drop out
from one cause and another leaving
this many shares 20 Dee sold We
hope that these may be wiped ont
at once by those whose business IS
not as well represented as others
i'm the following list:
Hardware merchant
Dry Goods merchant
S Real Estate firms.
Congressman.
9 Out of town people.
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Lawyers.
kindergarten teacher.
Shoe merchant.
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24

ArchdeacCn II. b, Smith of st.
Phillips church left today for Nc
Alester TO attend the annual convo-
cation of the diocese of Oklahoma.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24
announcement

The Ardmore Realty Co will pos.
itiyely advance the price, $25 per lot
on all Highland Park lots unsold
on June LIST. Until that time they
will continue to sell at sl25, s.
down, So a month. 2l-6
Ardmoreite Want Ads will get II
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24

Anson, Texas, is putting on the
greatest lot ana farm deal ever
shown, The agent is in Ardmore
now and YOU should not fail 10
start your fortune for $1,000. 23.3
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24

WELL KEPT
OKLAHOMA STATE PRISON a
MODEL INSTITUTION COMPhR-
20 TO MANY OTHERS.
MANAGEMENT is EXPERIMENT

Every Liberty Possible rs Allowed ln.
mates. and Much Good ls Expected
From Rules Now in Force-Wcll
Fed-Humanc Treatment.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24
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T. You need an Ardmoreite ::
. map TO assist you in deter. 3;
4: mining the location OF your ::
" oil, asphalt, gas and oil sand ::
4. deposits. Send si.oo for the :;
4. Weekly Ardmoreite one year ::
4" or the Daily Ardmoreite two :;
{" months, and we give you a :;
: copy Of the very latest may Of :,
:! the new state. :,
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL.

Proposed Measure Finally Passes the
Lower House OF Congress.
Washington, ID. C., May 2i.-The
Philippines tarin bill was finally pass.
ed by the house today.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-05-24

Read Ardmcreite Want Ads
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
DEsERET EVENING NEWS SATURDAY APRIL 1909

narcnuy are An a position O. know. do
clare that the ailmcnt undnr which hs
has lah1rcd for Tho past two years s
more serious. 10 d. dc.larcd ht tHoso
latter gentlemen that The w0Ild-iam1us
pianist has suffered great loss Of
strength Boo his arm muscles Ono io-
cent afternoon. On The eve of busy
concert week scheduled for mI IDLE
western ciuos ho hurried OBJ NcN N1rE
Dob consult his physician. h.s mIl.dy
having become greatly intensified boo
the past Tow days. ON Monday DO WAS
given Out boo New YORK. chat he WAS
much improved. and nis secretary lH.
ciarcd he believed that a rest Uf few
DAYS alone would Doe sufficient o. r..
store tho pianist tn health
20 is said that radatuNsN'a Im u.
hl. sl lassoucd the pnWu. off h.- arms
that "a special action HuI tH Doe boz.
stalled Boo the pianos which Do. hIa r.-
Gently used The pianist hIm..I. has
f1roe.ou possible disaster ami has u-
surpd himself against Joss boo manner
which ls well known Oh 900 who have
followed his fortunes. Dr. IudarUWe IN F..
mal1dy results boo doprNug h|m off his
place as tho greatest plants. In thc
world. not only tho art of music. but
the piano trade ITSELF win have deep
cause for regret f1r lu artist of tho
almost suporhumau excellence that the
famous Pole has displayed when at his
best cunoblcs the medium employed
as well as the art.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
M. CONSTANTINE.
The Observation-Disclosures
Of the Vaudeville Stage

while his mamma went through her
difficult coutortious again as if nothing
had occurred. With such primitive
health among their women, us 10 any
wonder that acrobatic families per-
sist9
The Craiss have possibly the LONGEST
authentic lineage of amy auobatic
family now u activity. The great
great-grandiather of the present head
of the family was an acrobat. ana
every one has followed ion his foo--
steps They We're the frs, 10 do che
four high stunt and We're also the
hIst 90 discard tights and work IN
evening clothes
Most good acrobats come from
abroad. Germany produces the strong
est and buruest. and England the most
graceful ana agile. OF Che heavy And
powerful Germans the four Frauklms.
mere with the Orpheum road show. and
Work and over. with the same aEers-
cation. are good examples. Tho Frant--
Inns, FOR pure strength, are almost uu-
equ1ied italian acrobats are usually
OF the lighter order though the Yos-
cary~. who visited the Orpheum re-
comfy. did faats of strength worthy the
Germans.
PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED
All these eoutinentals are profession
ally trained. their work is laid olif r,-
them alrIy bon life, and they arc -I,iIl.l
ih 400 .i- branches. They must under
-'tlI ms iI.N now lu point toe as
now I' mas" On" giant swing, and thsv
must smile when doing Jhe double
-omors1ut ls though 10 were Tine casf-
est matter of their Inos
The name of Floruz heads an others
Zoo On" DIM" of Italian asrUh4ffs. 1tf.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

one of the first Co enter American vau-
dcvillo and 10 Dr. still notable.
The REM family originated u Grr-
many and. according to tradition
wore wandering gypsles-w which seems
likely since their best acts have al-
ways been with horses. The great
white horse of Mime REM Is known tn
audiences ln every large American city.
Ihc old man of the REM family today
ia "Circus" Rcnz. as De- is called u
Germany Hc used to furnish iNH
black horses upon which Che kaiser
rode. and gave up performing tO found
permanent circus tn Berlin. roo OBJ
cost off s2OOOo1O. This has since been
converted into great market Nine.
REM who De- mot by amy means
y0uug-tor. 10 Che dHughtcr-iu-llw %
"CIr.us' REM
ANCIENT FAMILY.
Tha uauIoua. who are really more
uHutluImists than acruhats. also conn.
FROM Germany. The family Is uo on.
knows how DID, and It would Doe hard
t0 guess how many of them there Ir..
for they are always known as "Tua
H1n'ou- boo matter how many Ulu.
Ion shows are out Tho fact is chat tIp
original family has trained many other
people tn do the HanIou acts. nud has
given Them professionally. the family
name.
But there is mo- limo OF modorn-day
eude8v0r 600 which Tie Irish, Iu ONE
way or another. hay, NOT % hand. sn
among the historic a.rubat.c tribes
there Is of course one from The Elmer
8ld Isle-tho M8eCafthy family d.
seconded from old Henry M1oCarthy
who established the first circus Bon Tree
land
Real 1rist0c1ey in London haas to
depend upon acrob8to aIi.tl.rHpy for
Ste most historic function. the lord
mayors show. For 20 ls Lord SANE
ror au ancient circus man whom even
th' story books describe who Cur.
uishcs the elephants and other stuIusa
'urItters" for the oity's great splur-r
over it- ruling official "Inrd" sanger
is 90 direct descendant of 90 gypsy Up
is 900. of famous family who's. line
age goes back iu am uubroku gypsy
lime for many geucrIt1us.-Ju
johnson. Los Angeles Times
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
SHARPS AND FLATS

There is such am Uproar in the must
Cal profession at the appointment of
Marc A. Hl.mguberg. editor of fba
Musical Courier as T.. $. representative
az the International Musical congress to
be held in Vienna late next month. that
the appointment is likely 10 De held up
Mr.. Blumenbcrg is not "A fayorite
among his professional brethren and
sisters
Nerdis opera Of "Falstanr has been
revived in New York after "a sleep OF
IA years. MusIcalIyt "Falstan" reveals
q mastery over AN phases OF lyric ana
uecl amaiory expression, as well as OF
orchestral coiorIng and melodic Iuvcu-
uon. Humor ls prominent Throughout.
and the audience is put in am upro4r
IN the scene whore Falstam Is carried
OF in the basket
Mmc. schumaun-Heuk. who gave her
second concert OF the season iu Berlin
the other night has been Decorated
with the merit cross of the priuciu4lIt,.
Of Srhaumhurg Lippo by the rciauiue
prince, Count Leopold IN. at r. concert
az tho Bucko1urg court n is the Ger-
American divl'9 fourteenth deco
ration. She is engaged 900 present m "a
concert tour embracing am the larger
cities of Germany everywhere receive
''7 ''"'''"''
p A.
- w. '.Nl i0fD'Il OF ST. Paul
gu 'l.'. one on '", h'rl composers oi iAe
"-,.u MARION nis Just completed q
,,.. ,i.ll' ln lly Eisilsn Ihretto of PROT.
.. I,l.I'lI "a i'Ni'd''' lnr subject being
'll'ily lhe scenes "ud- doing bon
."" tluu"u 'hc hulnnIr nome of lazar-
,s, MtI' ahu marina. Ihe critics say
l'1l inc oh'fu9's ana solos of Che cam
tl'la '.'19' composed a7 }et hy "a Welsh
'"u''''''
-r,.
N''I contract "i tIfderlok
~. ,''N o7 director OF lHe Theodore
1l' H'. ,.' OFT chicago would
'.N WIN lnn current se1s"ui
,''i'i."N. h'N'N.'. DO N.iH renewed last
,,.t '' i.'''t pop" ellh- ni IN' exec
'',li-''',r oi lh' board off oI-
~ 'Ni' .l'.' was .iH.d l' a'-
..,....-, ,'''s .,'''u "I Iid-.D NOT DOB
',,'iN 'I 'i,iI' JUNG iuIr DOB ihe ah1Ir7
I .I"' 'nl pas succeeded s'n-
-".l,i wen ll 'a''rlllnF NOT only tho
H., 'O'5 l''y anna lha su1"ntoit
""' '"' f"''I' t7 N'ih
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

We carry "a complete stock of flower.
garden and field seed. Nogeler's Seed
store.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

And the Elite second. We positively
don't conflict Excellent program aI
both ThoatUre
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

ALL TOURISTS EAT
II KuiefeTs Cafeteria. III So. Main.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
SPENCER CLAWsoN, JR.,


Pupil OF Marie prentnor and Theodore
LcsUhetzkv of Vienna. Studio CO.'S
rempleton Bldg BELL phone $751;
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03


~ is most interesting To study
doubtless because more CONF
pick and cver-changing- of yauia-
williams the most singular. and least
known publicly is the acrobat.
The acrobat is the true aristocrat
stage person who manages TO perpetu-
ate his art. Other performers attain
fame aud then subsIde like spent
meteor But the acrobat comes of long
lineage. begins his profession almost
al birth, attains greatn.s only art ar
wtIri-1me training and practise, and
then passes his glory along TO the next
generation.
That is the reason most acrobauc
u0uues are billed ass the family SOC
anl-so. The designation is frequently
true Iu the old Biblical sense, in NhIuN
aI who join that particular act bee
come m the working sense Immediate
members of the family. Perhlps
"tribe" would be a better word, Z
undoubtedly was the original one, ian
that most aDrohatic families of the
present day came from the syp-y
camps and caravans Of the past
Aorohlts ar. artistocrats Boo another
way. they are the exclusives of the
amusement business. a t1gDd.a u or
comedian may m.ug'y with the come
mon tHruu- about "a common ta''.
after The show hut m acrobat les
necessarily 20 vigorously ruled and ah-
sttmIlus creature. Doe must te.hDu fHe
cup that cheers and cheats. and ne
passes by the lobster when It is lad.
And for another reason the acrobat is
SGT apart. when players began To- Ore
received iu .uuTtIE society. Che "a HrH-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

Mistakes are easily made, but YOU
make no mistake when you plant vo-
gelcr's Seed
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
MUSICIANS DIRECTORY
JOHN ]. MCCLELLAN.

OrrauIet of tho Tabernacle Diro.t,,-
u symphony Orchestra.
PIANO, ORGAN AND THEORY.
Roth Phones. Of0ee hours. 1912 "a. M.
1ud u. m Si.l'n en-u Temploton
Building
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
PRIMITIVE HEALTH

This family has just added "a young
ster tO ItH Ist Nine sandWlua. .n
Sioux rip about month ago. PLAYED
matinee performance. then went Inn
mciIHteIy 100 H hospital and that nlsht
lltte sludWna entered Tho wurI's
arena. Thine. weeks later be- was
shown 20 "a greatly pleased audience,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03

There is such am uproar in the must
cal profession at the aupointmept of
Marc A. mguberg. editor OF the
Musical Courier as L.. $. representative
az the International Musical congress to
be held In Vienna late next month. that
the appointment is likely to DE held up
Mr. Blumenhcrg IS not "A fayorite
among his professional brethren and
sisters.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
H. A. MONTGOMERY.

Teacher of Slide Trombone. Cornet.
Baritone and 100 Brand Instruments.
studio at Heasloys Music Co.. go South
Main street
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-23
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TIE give st. Petersburg a supply OF
pure water. experts are considering
tapping Lake Ladoga. nine miles from
the city.
4 simple test for purity of sugar Is
to burn 1t. Pure sugar will be COM
pletely burned, while an adulterant
will leave ar ash.
4 150-foot steel tower with a 10
foot well under it will be constructed
at the Carnegie observatory on Mount
Wilson. Cal, with which to use a spec
tToscope.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad Is
equipping it's bridges with automatic
devices which Will set danger signals
in case the bridges are burned or
washed away.
The highest concrete stack in the
world, at Great Falls, Mont, towers
sos feet into the air and weighs 1900
tons. It rests on a concrete base 20
feet deep by 1903 feet in diameter.
Most readers know the late Prof.
John Tyndal only as a: brilliant and
fascinating writer and lecturer On
physical science and adventure IN the
| Alps: but he had many other sides TO
his character, one Of the most inter
! csting of which is illustrated by the
recent action of his widow IN found
ing, in accordance with his wish, a
gold medal, to be annually awarded
TO the inventors of devices tending to
diminish danger and preserve life
among those engaged in mining opcr'
ationa
James Johnstone concludes, in his
study Of the conditions of life In The
sea, that fishing operations, as at pres,
ent conducted, appreciably diminish
! the stock OF fsh on the sea-bottom.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-23
COMMERCE. AND INDUSTRY.
Excerpts Made from Trade Reports
of Various Countries.

= " kFAuc NSpOTI
of Various Countries.
Belgian works are getting large or
ders for steel rails from Brazil, Swe-
den, the Kongo and other coun-
tries, also for bolts and metal ties,
says the New York Sun.
The rubber industry In Mexico Is
noC as profitable as was expected. In
side or a few years the far east Will
have 100000 600 para trees producing
from one to three pounds a year Of
rubber superior to the best Mexican
grades. Fewer trees produce more
rubber In the far east.
The study Of English has been made
compulsory IN the primary schools of
Gautamala.
IN 1908 there were organized in
Austria thirty-lve joint stock com
pantes, with SIS, 500, 900, about half the
1907 record In number and amount.
Italian imports Of American goods
IN the nine months ended March,
1909, reached a value of s47,27S,791,
or S6,2l6,00O more than In the nine
months ended March, 1908. Argen.
t1na's imports we're $25,4S4, BIT, an in
crease of S1,149,O 900.
h Swedish government has ap-
pointed a tariff commission in prepa-
ration for a thorough revision of the
tariff In 1910.
ment Or the new pure-food law in
Switzerland. The American meat
trade Is largely Interested, as soma
rf Fha rnrtrtti~~, o,a z~,
and the inspection fees may be pu;
far too high.
The Mexican railroad finds its "a
clltties overtaxed to move the impor-
cations entering the country 1T the
port OF Vera Cruz. Notably anocas
importattons the automobile demand
in Mexico Is shown to be steadily In
creasing. Taxicabs are D success In
Mexico city. All told Mexico bough.
S~36,&97,7l5 worth Of American goods
in the nine months er1sl March. 1909.
against "a .539,%31 purchases BY Amer,
leans CT Mexican goods.
Portugal imports yearly from SEQ,
600, 900 to So, 900. 900 worth Of mer-
~chandise, of which 6 per cent is
American. Six articles-cotton, corn,
petroleum., tobacco. wheat and slaves
account for all but 100000 worth
Of the American goods imported. That
100000 is made up OF nearly 800 ar
ttcles, many Of which are materials
for manufacturing. In manufactures
imported the American share Is In
significant. Transportation is our
Io,I{,or ho-IIo, r,o-t - l,o1l-e
Of the Portuguese market. American
letters are not ~infrequently addressed
Lisbon, Spain Tariff rates are high.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-23

Perhaps tho greatest burdens
which the land owner is subject to
are on account of the poOrhouses,
which are maintained at great eX-
pensc, and on account OF the new pol
icy Of old age pensions; that IS. pen
sloniug any one over a certain aSe
who hasn't an income Of $3.50 a week.
The great question hal is being con.
sidered IN England apparently is not
what to do with the unemployed, but
with the unemployable. The people
who have saved money and have made
the most of their opportunities appar-
entity will DO obliged to take care Of
those who have not taken care OF
themselves and who lever could take
care OF themselves"
The amount Of the graduated death
duties, or inheritance taxes, collected
in the United Kingdom, which has a
population of 44,G00, 900 and upward.
ranges from 500. 900, 600 to 5000.
900 annually out Of G total Internal
revenue OF $40, 900, 1000 to S4SO, OQ0,-
600, Il Is drawn from more than ST.
900 estates, The revenue from the
death duea Is q little more than half
that from excise impoSts, and consid-
erably more than half the amount real
lied from the income tax.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-23

He also regards It as proved that there
is a greater productivity OF ocean life
in high than in low ATTITUDES. To ex-
plain this. he presents the suggestion
of Puetter that animals inhabiting
warm waters live faster than those
inhabiting cold waters. and 30 con-.
sumo more food" and since the food
supply IS everywhere limited, a less
numerous population a be maintain
cd IN the warmer than in the colder
seas.
Much progress has been made IN the
application OF powerful temporary
magnets to heavy hoisting-machinery.
The magnets are suspended from a
hook at the end of the crane, and a
flexible cable conveys ar electric cur
rent to the coils, which can be switch
ed on and off at the will OF the opera
tor. Such magnets are used to lift
pig iron, bars, plates. rails, shafts,
castings. forgings, slabs, billets, and
small articles like nails. A consider
able number Of small tubes or nails
can be grasped and lifted at once,
since the current magnetizes q quaint
ty of them simultaneously. For long
girders and bars two magnets are m
ployed, one at each end. The grasp
ing power of the magnet over a large
number Of small articles is a great
source Of time-saving,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-23
He pays a tax for the privilege of

He pays a tax for the privilege of
shooting game.
lie pays a tax on every servant.
He pay a tax when he Gies-or his
estate doo5-and leaves property.
Americans have little idea of the
various taxes that are imposed in
England says a writer on the sub
Jet. "If you are a renter and pay,
Jay $500 a year rent, you would be
Obliged to pay not less than $50 addi-
tlonal. which would cover the light
ing, paving and police protection. But
richer people are caught III all sorts
of ways, For Instance, in England I
would pay IS a year for the privilege
OF wearing this ring. II carries a
crest and if | had a carriage with
a~rynorial bearings upon it | would DO
Obliged to pay $40 a year for that
privilege. Vixen 4 man dies his estate
must pay a tax of l per cent On every.
thing, II his estate is below $500
in value; = per cent on $1,000, 3 per
cent IN $4,000, ! per CT On $I25,-
900, ~ per cent On 5000, 0G0, : per
cent On 1925. 600, ga per cent on $500.
600, 6 per cent on $4,000, 7 per cent
on $1.250,000, s per cent on $4,000, 900,
9 per cent on $780, 600. and 10 per
cent on $1,000, 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-07-23
EASY MONEY"
The Price for Il Must BE Paid in
Loss Of SeIf-Respcct,

LosS o. SpCCts
There IS no more pernicious sophis-
try than this widely prevalent theory
about easy money" for 1t strikes
human nature at its weakest point,
says a writer on the Kansas City
Journal. People who could not be
tempted to commit e crime will Jump
at the chance to get something for
nothing, and many who might not be
too scrupulous but would shrink from
q heinous offense are no proof against
the seductions Of easy money" The
psychology OF this weakness may or
may not go back to the garden of
Eden and the primal curse Of toll.
Certain 1t Is that there is an inherent
revolt in human nature against the
drudgery Of earning bread In the
sweat Of ones brow. Normally on
structed people combat this rebellious
spirit through the human affections
which ennoble toll and consecrate the
hardest tasks to the comfort Of loved
ones. But there are few people who
work very hard for the sheer love of
working hard.
Easy money is me uedIeSl anu
hardest in the world; 1t is gained at
a fearful price, whether it is the booty
Of the highway or the unearned
and ill-gotten gains of the dishonest
mar Of business. Tho human law may
not reach the sinner. rich or poor; the
~penitentiary doors may not swing shut
on either. But the price must bS paid
all the same-paid in the coin Of the
soul, in peace Of mind and loss Of self.
respect. and in a thousand ways In
which our human nature. eve while
1t Yields to evil, yearns for the eternal
good and stretches its hands upward
no matter how low it may have fallen.