Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-08-16
IRREGULARITIES OF ONE OF THE
coNTRYs RICHEST MEN.
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Vicious Crank Whom He Refused
Million Dollars Threw Satchel of
Dynamite at Him-fiis Advice
Was to Spend Less Than You
Make.

capped instant death as il by a miracle.
A mailman, Henry L. Norcross, a note
broker in Boston, gained admittance.
pretending that he came from one OF.
the Rockefellers. Once inside he
proffered to Mr.. Sage a typewfttten
letter which declared thzt If Mr. Sage
did not Immediately hand out s1.a5N.
600 he would fling bag of dynamite
at Mr.. Sage's feet. Norcross as Mr..
Sage read the ,typewritten note gently
swung a satchel'. When Mr., Sage re-
$reatedksapa ;NaEoross saw that. his
n1issionswasTo *aH he, dropped the.bag
of dynssnitea ana was.blown to pieces
himself.
Mr.. Sage escaped, but, not unhurt
The Offices were wrecked and ali that
was left of Norcross was his head.
Mr.. Sage CROPPED his way out of the
building, across Broadway, into
drug store, where his wounds were
bandaged. Then he was driven home.
On that evening Superintendent, then
Inspector, Byrnes took the head of
Norcross into Mr.. Sage's bedroom
and asked him if he felt we'll enough
to undergo an ordeal. Mr.. Sages ply
stefan, DR.. Mum, had prepared the
head in the meantime, and Inspector
Byrnes asked Mr.. Sage for descrip-
ton of the mans face and he de-
scribed the head accurately. The
basket was uncovered and DR.. Mum
held up the head MrsSage half rose
in be- looked at the> Re intently feJ
a few. seconds and then said:
That is the person whom I-saarw
with the satchel and note"
Some Epierams Of Sage.
Here are some of the recorded say
ings of Russell Sage which give an in
sight into his character:
When you have made your fortune
it is time enough to think about spend.
ing it. Two suits of clothes are
enough for any young man. The only
thought that young man need spend
gains at the lowest price | much
fear that goodly part of our young
men spend much of their time in
thinking how expensive they can make
their wardrobes.
Every young man should watch the
clothing market as closely as Wall
street broker watches the stock mar
ket. The boy who knows bargains
in socks makes the man who knows
bargains in stocks.
Fifty cents is enough for straw
hat; it will last two seasons You can
get for SO cents an unlaundered white
shirt which is excellent You can get
good undershirt for 25 cents. Silk
is not for salaried men. Fine clothes
bring sham pleasure. Don't try to
rival the flowers of the field.
Clubs are only place for idle men
and wasteful young men.
An active man builds success upon
a foundation of failure; passive man
does not
There is no such thing as money
curse. A good man cannot have too
much money.
Estimate by j. Gould.
When Jay Gould was alive it was
frequently said he was the only per-
son in the city who was thoroughly ac-
quainted with the career and methods
of this unique money gatherer.
People say Mr.. Sage is not gener-
ous," Mr.. Gould once said. 81 know
different. know that he is most
lovable man. He is also just man.
know OF many deeds of kindness and
charity performed by him. The world
does not know them, do" Mr.. Sage
not so many years afterward gave
100000 to the willard seminary at
Troy, and in 1897 he contributed $751;
900 to the building fund of the
woman's hospital. These we're the
greatest of ais recorded gifts.
Gallant Of the Old School.
In the presence of ladies' Mr.. Sage
ranked as gallant of the old school,
There was a certain LONELINESS in his
courtesy which was attractive. In
business life he impressed one with
the belief that he learned at Y TShas
the average citizen of 80 does not seem
to fully grasp-that is. that there is
but little If any sentiment in rua1's
business relations, and that II man
has an aspiration for wealth he must
insist upon value received every
time. and also give 1t every time.
stiekler for Business Rules.
Many stories have been printed de-
failing how brother of Mr.. Sage had
borrowed $50 from him and that Mr..
Sage had exacted mortgage on his
tbrother's property at 6 per cent in.
terest as collateral for the loan. An
other story was to the effect that one