Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-14

fine, he walks downtown with his
dog. 1t is only short respite from
toll at best, and it passes all too
quickly.
study room with his tutor, ready for
business. This is the longest and
hardest grind of the day. He begins
with geometry and studies all about
rhomboids, parallelograms and angles
as if he liked them. But be doesn't.
Geography comes next, and proves
to be somewhat of relief from the
dry bones of geometry.
Other standard studies follow, and
late in the afternoon the young heir
of the Field millions is ready for his
grind in Latin.
Just what Latin has to do with the
handling of the Field estate is not
apparent. Nevertheless it is one of
those things which Master Field is re.
quired to get acquainted with.
After Latin it is only a step to
French, but in that step Master Field
at times almost dislocates his Jaw 1t
is pretty hard for a boy of IL to prop
erly pronounce "ceuil," for instance,
but it has to be done.
He is also studying English litera-
ture, and two or three minor courses,
which follow in their proper order.
Night comes, but it brings no cessa.
ton in the wearisome grind. The
lights are turned on, and for an hour
or more the youth continues his work.
At six o'clock he is through for the
day. He is then a very tired boy, and
is willing to cry quits with his tutor.
Its pretty hard work. said he in
response to question; ''but I know
it's got to be done, and the sooner
get through with it the better"
Doesn't Care for Wealth.
when you inherit your granjfa-
theirs fortune, what will you do
with it?''
''Oh, I don't want it. I would rath
er not have it," was the quick reply
mamma might have it. But OF
course if grandfather wanted me tt
take it would have to do it,
Thus at II we find Marshall Field
III. shrinking from the thought Of
the possession of great wealth, bu1
rather has thirst for knowledge, fol
having delivered himself of the above
sentiment, he continued:
II am going to keep up my studio:
until I enter some college,"
And is it not we'll that such SHOULD
be the case during the formative year:
of his life? Soon enough the business
instinct may possess him and lead hin
into the footsteps of his worthy fore
bear.
The Man Who Made the Fortune.
No dollar, of his fortune will evel
look reproachfully into his face ant
speak of dishonesty and double deal
ing on the part of the man who accum
ulated it. No dollar but will be able
to bear testimony to the wisdom ant
value of business integrity. And reall,
the greatest legacy which Marshal
Field has left his grandson is not thu
substance of the estate, but the RECORD
which he made in accommodating thai
estate.
1t is an interesting story, this Field
fortune, in view of the current anl
worldwide agitation of the morals in
volved in the accumulation of enor
nous fortunes; and it is especially in
teresting in comparison with, othe1
colossal fortunes. There is a dazzlinf
attraction in all fortunes of many mil
lions. Their owners, as a rule, by thu
mere possession of vast riches, invite
the envy of the less fortunate or gift
ed, the jealousies of other multimil
lionaires> and the none too friendly crit.
icism of the masses. In this respect
the late Marshall Field was more for.
tunate than his fellow millionaires. Il
is probable that there was less class