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tired Of it, Mrs. Creen2 l don't see how
any person can use more than the in
come from million dollars Why don't
you stop and erjnv YOURSELF"
81 don't know" rep led the woman of
millions. 81 look upon my property
largely as trust take care Of 1t on
much the same principle that YOU would
take care OF valuable animal were it
left in your charge. You see, my father
had the idea that the money which one
inherited should be given over undi-
minished to the next generation. He
thought that the person who inherited ii
had the full right to the use OF the in
come, but tina, he ought not to spend
the principal. This is the way | have
felt"
YES, Mrs, Green" said l. "But you
have greatly increased the principal.
You are said TO be the richest woman in
America, How did you make so much
money! What are the secrets Of your
successP
81 do not think am the richest wo-
man in America" replied Mrs. Green.
at is true | am rich | have been
blessed in my investments and that is
all. don't know that my fortune is due
to any fixed principles. | only use COM
mon sense buy when things are low
aud nobody wants them. | keep them
until they so up and people are crazy to
get them. That is, believe, the secret
oil all successful business"
THE BEST INVESTMENT.
eyes, suppose it is" said /. "But
the thing OF it is to know when things
are cheap. Where would you advise
,Na,ypn N i,,yact i,,ef rnu a 81 the rtpcf
out Of his investment"
~ would advise him to invest in the
other world" was the quick reply. "All
the other things that are offered lust
now are mighty uncertain"
"But | don't mean heavenly invest
ments," said !, 81 mean earthly ones.
You are said to speculate great deal IN
Wall street and to make money there"
"That is mistake" replied Mrs.
Green Il never speculate some
times buy stocks, but l buy them as in
vestmsnts and net as speculations.
neve buy on a margin
"WEen you buy | suppose you use
your own ju lgment. do you not2"
"Not altogether" was the reply. al
advise with my friends very often. If
they are al against me hesitate good
deal before go in. | do the same as to
my law suits. If my friends and law ers
tel me there is no chance for me would
rather compromise than take the chance
Of succeeding by fighting"
HOW ONE RICH WOMAN LIVES,
The conversation here turned to Mrs.
Green's capacity for hard work, and
asked her something as to her habits,
She replied:
81 don't believe there is any one works
harder than | do. 1t takes all OF my
time to attend to my business. get up
at O'Clock in the morning and am at
wo,k until late in the evening. am
very careful in my eating. | use the best
of plain food, but AVOID knick-knacks.
/ avoid sugar and butter, for believe
they do not agree with me. 1t is not on
the grounds OF economy, but OF health
Why, | have jus, come from Chicago.
! While there stopped at the best hotel
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country town, woman who has brought
up family and done it well, and who
now in her sixties, although her life has
been hard one, is su ! in sympathy
with humanity aud is ready to battle on
to the close. don't believe a woman
can have face like Heity Green's aud
not have heart prone to sympathy and
love. Her eyes are blue and lrie ndly.
Her mouth, though determined, has
motherly lines about it, and a strong
character shines out OF her every feature.
She is still fine looking, aud she must
have been a most beauli ul girl. During
my chat she showed me some dapuer-
reotypes taken OF herself when she was
the daughter of the millionaire Robin
son, In IN unostentat Gus way she tod
me something OF her simple life before
her father died, and how she was forced
into business by having TO fight the big
gest lawyers of the country for her e;-
tate. Mrs. Green dresses very plainly.
The costume she wore yesterday would
not have been out OF place upon the
motherly old lady whom referred to
above. Her dress waist was OF some
black goods, trimmed with velvet, which
was rather rusty than new. The skirt
was sateen of black spotted with white
and upon her head she wore veil,
which was twisted abou, SO as to looG
like cap. Although she speaks Jour
languages the words she used were plain
An Slo-Sax N, and she never hestatcd to
call spade spade She has slight
Yankee accent, which comes, supp Sc,
from her having been raised in Vermont.
There was not the slightest affectation
about her. / did not see an atom Of the
thickness, hardness or Of the Suspicious
character usually associated with the de-
scriplions OF her. | found her, in fact,
rather modest than anything else.
WHERE HETlY GREEN GOT HER BusI-
NESS TRAINING.
One Of my first questions was as to
when she first discovered that she had
bns ness ability, She replied:
81 don't know that have much bust
ness ability, but such bus mes; ability as
possess has been developed by the ne
cessily OF taking care Of my fortune.
You see, was not born poor. We have
been rich for three generations. The
house in which was born in Vermont
had twenty two rooms and two bath
rooms, an my father, grandfather and
great grandfather were rich The first
idea that ever got OF business was from
my grandfather. used to help him in
his correspondence, and | absorbed
some Of his business methods. Still ]
had nothing really to do with business
until my father died"
at was then hat you began your
fight with the lawyers, was II nor"
Yes" replied Mrs. Green SIT was
that fight that has made me bust
ness woman. You see. the lawyers tried
to swallow up the estate. let them go
along for a time, but | soon saw that
could trust only myself was force ]
into the studying up of financial mat
tiers, and had to take everything into
my own hands had 10 learn step by
step, and at the same time to figh, my
way in the courts. have been hghting
Tor the last thirty years, and have not
fin shed yet"
INHERITED MONEY is ONLY TRUST.
"But ! should think you would get
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very bad" ii Mrs. Green. II have
ju come from Chicago, the city of an
archists The trouble with the nnarch-
lists is tina, they are misled Nest Of
them will do the right thing when they
know what /. is Yon may remember
that had fuss with some of the an-
afChistS few years ago. 1t was when
my boy Ned was Just graduating. |
am trying to teach him business, you
know. ana wanted him to learn what
it cost to make a building md what
went into IT, In that Cisc re would
know SOM thing Of what a m7r.gags on
such building was worti | was put
ting up a block III Chicago. and told
Mel tnere was chance TO learn all
about painting and other work. So |
bought a pair OF overalls for him, gave
him a brush ard keg OF white lead,
and hired man to teach him to paint.
He was laying on the stuff when one o.
the anarchists came to him and threat
ened to throw him inlo the lake for TAX
ing the bread out OF the working mans
mouth. / reasoned with the man and
showed him that Ned was not getting
any money for his work; that the job
had already been let out by contract, and
, that the painters would get all tnat there
was in il The result was that he went
away satisfied
HETTY GREENS AMBITIONS FOR HER
SON.
"What is your ambition ior your son,
Mrs. Green asked.
81 have none" rep led the woman OF
millions. "All that | eau ask or hope
| is that he will make an honorable and
upright man. would like HIM TO he
able to manage his property and to make
the most of himself and it,"
HErrY GREEN AS A NURSE
Mrs. Green spoke OF her daughter,
who is an invalid, and whom she sp, nds
| much time nur ing. Mrs Green is very
| proud OF her abilities as nurse. SAID
sue:
81 can take a patient and nurse him
| quite as well as these trained nurses OF
| toe hospital. took care of my father
during ms last illness. He died before
we had trained nurses. | remember
that ! kept record OF his temperate
ures, the times he received nourishment,
and the times | gave him medicine, Just
! as the nurses do nov. | have often
nursel people in the hotels where |
have been stopping, and don't believe
| that | have ever had a greater pleasure
than seeing them get well under my
care. The secret OF good nursing is
common sense, just as common sense is
the secret of money making"
HOW HKrTY KILLED THE WORM.
Common sense is worth more than
| doctors sense" Mrs. Green went on.
81 remember a ca, had which illus
tTales this. 1t was my laundress. She
had been working Tor me Tor many
years, and all at once she became sick.
She tried the doctors, but could not
get better. She thought she had
worm in her stom lch which crawled up
at night and ate at her throat, almost
cnoking her.
"At last said that won d come
and nurse her | first took her out on
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United States. Hetty Green's corner is
lighted from the roof. AT one side she is
fenced off by long walnut desk. such
as bankers use for sorting bank notes or
papers, and on the opposite side is the
wall. The space between forms the Of
fee. 1t is not as wide as the ordinary
alley and all the furniture in it would
not bring fifteen dollars at auction
There are two lutte wa nut desks in the
office. One OF these has fiat top. 1t
Is here that Mrs. Green's stenogrspher
and typewriter, pretty young woman OF
about eighteen years of age, sits. The
other desk is Hetty Green's. 1t is
small roller top affair with set OF draw
ers running on one side from the table to
the floor The desk is, judge, about
three ieet wide, and the pigeon holes
within 1t are stuffed with papers. Upon
the top lies Mrs. Green bonnet and
cape just as she has thrown them there,
on Ct ming INTO the office, and upon the
deik is the sttel pen with which if she
wlshts she can sign checks for millions.
There is little syn of comfort or luxury
about this little office. Were Mrs.
Green and her secretary not present you
would not imagine that It belonged to a
woman. There is not sofa nor cushion
nor rocking chair in sight. The f ur
chairs which form the only furniture, in
addition to the desks and tab c, ate
straightforward canes lated ores, such
as are used IN other parts OF the bank.
There is no titling or crochet work 10 b.
seen and the only feminine signs visible
are Mrs. Green's bonnet and cape and
SIX ms each at least two inches long,
which are probably to he used for fasten
ing papers together. Upon the table is
a box about eighteen inches square and
foot deep OF just about the size OF
those in which grocer keeps soap.
This box is Of tin. painted blacE, and as
you look you think Of the leadeu casket
OF Portia in the "Merchant OF Venice"
1t is Mrs. Green's box for valuable
papers, and though its outside is but
homely tin, doubt not that there are
millions in it.
a CHAT WITH HETrY GREEN.
! wish could show you Mrs. Green
as she chaited with me after her bust
ness callers had gone. She Is far diff
ierent woman than the one you know in
the newspapers. She makes me think
of one OF the good iold mothers whom
you will find by the dozen in almost any
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HER QUAKER rRArNrNG

HkR QUAKER TRAINING
You keep v=rv young ihrou III it al.
Mrs. Gresn, said |. as | looked at her
bright eyes and noted the energy and
vivacity with which she talked"
yes, perhaps | do" was the reply.
You see, never worry about things.
am always ready to fight for NV tights,
and do The best can every day as / 90
along After have done tong | let
the matter droD. My business seldom
keeps me awake at night. | eep well
and. as have told you, eat care u ".
| attribute my reedom rom worry large
ly TO tie TACT that am a Quaker, and
that my father brought me up
teaching me to keep my.eli well
in hand. He used to tell me that If /
would learn how TO manage my brain, |
would know how TO manage my iortuuc,
| can rem NIB when was a very small
child and father noticed that ! was out
OF sorts about something he would say:
'Hetty, daughter, art thee angfyP II
replied yes, he would answer: We'll,
Heity, thee must not speak ior fifteen
minutes At the end e that time he
would ask If | was st II angry, and # |
replied yes, he would tell M not to
speak for an hour AT the end of the
hour ! m ght be told to keep lent for
three hou,s, and il proved still coutu.
mac,ous, | was forbidden to speak until
the II Xt morning. This taught me self
discipline. learned to hold myself in
check, and the result IS. that ! can now
use my brains to the best advantage. |
| have had much experience in courts and
with lawyers. They can't make me lose
my head, and their cross.questioning
does not annoy me-"
HETTY GREEN AND LAWYER CHoATE.
al think the lawyers know that they
can't worry me" Mrs. Green continued.
"You remember how Choate catechised
Russell Sage about the cost OF his
clothes in court not long ago. lie tried
to make Sage ridiculous. would ike
to have seen him attempt that with me.
| If he had asked me about my clothes
should have said: Now Mr.. Choate,
| if there is anything have on that Mrs.
| Choate wants or needs, will 60 into one
of the ante.rooms here and take it of
and let you have il. All that ask is
that You leave me enough SO that | can
| get back home without Anthony Com
stock or the police getting after me-
| don't be ieve he would have asked the
/ question twice. | can't see what bust.
ness it is OF Choste what | wear or what
Mr.. Sage wears; and it seems to me that
such questions are rather impairment, to
say the least
INpIA's WIDOWS VS.. AMERICAS HEIR
EssES.
"Your fight with the lawyers has beer
a long one, Mrs Green" said |.
yes, i, has," was the reply. 81 hav,
| had an awful time, and no one can real
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! CHAT WITH HE7TY GREEN.
,..d,s Richest Business Woman Talks ABOUT Herseh
Ihe WORM ard Mon ey Matters.

(5e,rieak Bank--ToW She Looks dS dnd7dGfs--
tS 6e on p>ooe Business Ho,ganGOeS Some Of The Secrets
SIC . ami rays Heaven Tie Only SAFE Place for A7Ve'hHnt
M G,rers Habits liter Quake, Aa"fd'Io" and Hs9 she
KEEP, The 7,a and z'o" an A" r am
1' H II. H,y sog-Yey Experience as Nurse Efe'
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ov.r $1,000 a day, or more than 70 a
s,-n,e day and night, year in and year
nj Her property is ofmany kinds ana
In investments stand CUT IKE sfea'
leeklss on the face Of the United States
,F,b the grip of an octopus her mort
..,.s embrace some oil the most valu-
M. n,operties OF our biggest cities be-
cen Boston and San Francisco, ana
4. dollars roll into her from every part
4 the country between Maine and Texas.
h railroads and steamboats,, in mines oil
hid coal and iron, in the telegraph and
el,pbone, her stocks cover all kinds oil
property and almost every variety OF
hiustry. The greater part OF this vast
,eahb Is due ioher own talents and she
r,rages II all herself. She had been at
~ Tor more than an hour when met
Al the bank at IL o'clock yesterday
thorpiug, and it was an hour more be-
tre she could get rid of the men who
Sefe present with business matters by
reyicus appointments before she could
kerie.
MERE HETTY GREEN DOES BUSINESS.
During part Of this time | waited for
N in her private Office in the bank. II
! not easy to &c, access to this Office,
brit IS part Of the bank itself. 1t Is
buely one corner OF the big room in
fch the cashier, tellers and clerks,
knned up in gilded cages carry on one
the biggest banking businesses OF the
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in the city. could have eaten ton at
each meal ard ii would no, have cost
me cent more. but coniine myself to
about three things. You see. my u ter.
ests are such that have to travel a great
deal. have my property to look after
and every now and then have
law suit to attend to. find that things
always. go better when | am on tse
ground.n
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I Continued on page fen.)
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month To make
among many
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

have felt that the deceased was innocent
of the crime for which he was convicted
and Hon. Josiah Crosby, who was counsel
for the defense in the case has always
been most outspoken in his; declarations
in the matter.
j. L. Floyd, aged So. who lives alone
in a small cottage outside of Ellsworth
fell recently and broke leg. The
fracture will probably prove very seri-
ous Mr. Floyd is vigorous old gen.
tleman, we'll known throughout this
section of the State. He has Travelled
much. and acted as guide in the Holy
Land for several years. His little home
is stocked with remarkable collection
OF curiosities which he brought from
the East. He takes delight in showing
them, and during the summer visitors
from all around are entertained by
him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

The Sargent mission band held its
annual meeting. Tuesday evening, at
the parsonage on Weston street. A
good sized number was present to lis
ten to the excellent programme. At
the conclusion Of the routine business.
seven short papers. carefully prepared.
and all suggestive. were presented by
Misses Ethel Bascomb. Edith Bicknell,
Alice Rackiffe, Mabel LoYejoy, Annie
Clark. Anna Fowler and Neil Newman.
At the close Of the exercises an hour
was spent In which the members used
every effort to entertain their friends
and kindle the desire to come again"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04
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ALL ADvD1T1s11lo AlQ3eoUNcn.
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charged st the rate q Aftsss ssots .
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except such ~ refer 70 aAvsFt16eSo sssss
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Subscribers whe fen 70 sseseve ~
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BY notifying the once immsdiatsiy.
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for Sale Ut to &et.

Small advertisements not exceeding
tS the head Is Of WAkrEp. 'f FOR oz SALE. ITO To
LET. LOST. &C.. will be inserted two
times for Is cents. three times for IS cents
and one week for 50 cents, ADVANCE
P..YMENT. In sending by mail remit
tance Of postage stsmps or postal note
should be made With order. a. the
charges are too small to open accounts
for.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04
As All The Ladies Know

kind addition this We have
all Champagne
md
Gloves for ZOO fitted if desired.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Mrs. Diplock. who with Mr.. Hayes
and family. were burned out of house
and home, Sunday. is living in Arcade
block on Chapel street. Mr.. Hayes
and family are living in the next house
to the one burned. with William R0uth.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Miss Charlotte L. Partridge. who is
attending Mt. Holyoke college at South
Hadley, Mass, is very Ill with the
grip. which has taken the form of an
epidemic among the students there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Bath has always been good polo
team to draw out the crowd and is ex-
pected to at the game this evening in
City hall. With its recent strengthen
ing at half back. the home team is put
ting up great game.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

The China Decorators club will give
its annual exhibition of painting in the
common council rooms at the City
building, March 16 and II.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Miss Edith Taylor. one of the young
ladies employed by the Vickery & Hill
Publishing Company is confined to her
home in Gardiner with illness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie c. Cornish left
fer Camden. S. c., Wednesday morn
ing. where they will pass the month
with Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin. Miss
Clara Goodwin was to have gone.
Wednesday, but being sick. was sun-
able to do so. but will go later. and,
join her parents. eSfT
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

The Woman's Missionary Circle kof
the Baptist church. will meet with
Mrs. M. H. Wyman on Thursday, at
P. NJ. The hour will be devoted to In
teresting items concerning the begin
nings of missionary work and the ad-
vance already made. Ladies' interest
ec are cordially invited to be present.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Col. l.. L. Cooper of Henry G. Staples
Camp, S. Of ", returned from Water
vile. Wednesday morning, where he
visited on the previous evening, Gar
field Camp No. !.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

c. F. Dunlap of Portland, agent for
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company, was In the city. Wednesday.
He has been i'll with the grip the past
ten days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Ralph w. Leighton of this city. who
graduated from Bowdoin last June.
has entered the office of NJ. S. Holway
to pursue the study of law.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

~The Kelley Institute 6f the East
for the cure Of the liquor - 9t1f
phine habits is located It North Con-
way. N. H. We have no lrapch Iaati-
tute. mar, ,dSnao
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Mrs. Charles p. Hanaford in Win
throp. is seriously III with pleuro-pneu-
monia. Mr. Hanaford has recovered
from his recent illness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

p. NJ. Cram. the assistant instructor
at the Shaw Business College, has been
very i'll. the past few days. narrowly
escaping appendicitis.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Whiting and Cummings have bought
the stables at Winthrop and will build
in place of the old buildings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Miss Dorr returned to Waterville.
BurIeigh- k F
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

George W. Whitney has recovered
from two weeks illness at his home
on Gage street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Ex-Governor cleaves was in the city.
yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Mrs. H. p. MIlliken is visiting friends
ir Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Mrs. Frank E. Smith is confined to
her home with illness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04
Warren Line f::srs.s.r :ss:,sss,
S. S. "Canada." Kew I

5000 Tons. is intended to sail from Ros-
tom as follows for QueenatOwn and
LiverpOOl:
Friday, March 10Th, at 1890 A. M.
Friday. April 23ral. At 2.3O Il. M,
Friday. Nay 2Sth, at $40 A. M.
Friday, July 2nd, at HOO A. NJ.
This new twin screw steamer has mag
nlf1cent accommodations for cabin pas
Ssengers equal to the best New York
nners), and is the largest and fastest pas
Live Stock carried.)
Saloon passage $50 and upwards: ac-
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Second cabin very superior accommo-
dations) $40; round passage SIG. Steer
age passage T25.JO =,
For passage. plans etc. apply to Local
Pass. Agts.. 103 State st. Boston,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

Polo, this evening at $50. Bath VS..
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

a. NJ. Goddard was in Fairfield, yes
tcrday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

This is the PUREST DRINKING WAT
ER IN the CITY for the ANALYSIS
SHOWS that there is ABSOLUTELY NO
ORGANIC MATTER IN IT. 1t boils up
through clean white sand from beneath
a solid layer of clay which strictly pro-
tects 1t from surface drainage and an
poisonous matter. Those desiring PURE
DRINKING WATER should order PURE.
DIAMOND SPRING WATER todav
One. gallon daily per i5cts
Each extra gallon daily per month. 25cts.
one half gallon daily per month. ... .5ccts.
All orders promptly attended to BY
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Local Matters.

Bad weather for catching colds or
worse.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-03-04

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let street. South Gardiner, for particulars.
feb6d1mos
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hundred.
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