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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 218, 24 September 1901, Page 2

Mrs Nancy Irving, a wealthy Chicago woman, bas imitated Diogenes by instituting a search for an honest man. Instead of carrying a lantern, she offers a prize of £2OO. Mrs Irving is a pessimist. She says : " Every man is obliged to play the part of a respectable liar and thief in order to succeed in business." To prove her assertion she has deposited £2OO with a Chicago bank, which is to be paid to the first business or professional man who can conclusively prove that he has carried on his work for a month honestly and without lying. Five judges will be appointod to decide on the merits of the applicants—two selected by Mrs. Irving, two by the applicant, and the fifth selected by the four. Each applicant's business record will be thoroughly investigated. Mrs. Irving says that there is no danger of her losing her money; but she is certain, if she does, that the honesty of the man who gets the prize will have reduced bim to such poverty that he will need it badly. Slavery has been abolished in the United States says the Daily Express, but it would seem that a very convenient and workable substitute has been found in a 'system of " contract labor." The practice is beautiful in its simplicity, as shown by the reports of a recent trial in South Carolina. Planters spcure the release on bail of negroes charged with petty offences, the condition being that the prisoner signs a contract to work in the plantations under guard, to " submit" to whipping, and to be locked up at night. In effect, the men sign themselves into slavery instead of being sold to it. The result is the same; the only difference is the procedure. A dozen men recently charged with the practice of slavery, pleaded guilty, and were fined 50 dollars each—a penalty that cannot be considered deterrent.

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