INTRODUCTORY. PAGE My Part in Marketing the United States Civil War Loans xxxi CHAPTER I. MY DEBUT IN WALL STREET. Results of the Panic of 1857.—Creating a Revolution in 5 the Methods of Doing Business in Wall Street.—The Old “Fogies” of the Street, and How They were Surprised.—Their Prejudices and How they Originated.—The Struggle of the Young Bloods for Membership.—The Youthful Element in Finance Peculiar to this Country.—The Palmy Days of Little, Drew and Morse.—The Origin of “Corners,” and the “Option” Limit of Sixty Days CHAPTER II. WALL STREET AS A CIVILIZER. Clerical Obliquity of Judgment About Wall Street 13 Affairs.—The Slanderous Eloquence of Talmage.—Wall Street a Great Distributor, as Exhibited in the Clearing House Transactions.—Popular Delusions in Regard to Speculation.—What Our Revolutionary Sires Advised About Improving the Industrial Arts, Showing the Striking Contrast Between Their Views and the Way Lord Salisbury Wanted to Fix Things for This Country CHAPTER III. HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN WALL STREET. How to Take Advantage of Periodical Panics in Order to 19 Make Money.—Wholesome Advice to Young Speculators.—Alleged “Points” from Big Speculators End in Loss or Disaster.—Professional Advice the Surest and Cheapest, and How and Where to Obtain It CHAPTER IV. IMPORTANCE OF BUSINESS TRAINING. Sons of Independent Gentlemen make very bad 25 Clerks.—They become Unpopular with the Other Boys, and must Eventually Go.—Night Dancing and Late Suppers don’t Contribute to Business Success.—Give Merit its True Reward.—Keeping Worthless Pretense in its True Position.—Running Public Offices on Business Principles.—A Piece of Gratuitous Advice for the Administration.—A College Course not in General Calculated to make a Good Business Man.—The Question of Adaptability Important.—Children should be Encouraged in the Occupation for which they show a Preference.—Thoughts on the Army and Navy CHAPTER V. PERSONAL HONOR OF WALL STREET MEN.