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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29
THORNS IN THE
ROSE OF PLENTY
Men of Millions Condemned Isolation Life, Pursued
by Selfish Creed While After Death There Are Spu-
rious Widows, viii Contests and E-af a Hun
dred Other Kindred Ills.

ona might call up the president by
telephone, or at least the White
House, II Is impossible to do the same
with many New York millionaircs.
Tho names of the possessors of great
fortunes do not appear In the te,e-
phone directories. These men are not
without telephone communication with
the outside world. but they choose to
have private wires laid to their
houses, in order to avoid the annoy
ance of being continually rung up. In
other words, these houses are far
more isolated than the average pri-
vate residence. and the Inconvenience
they must endure Is of course obvious.
While they can ring up anyone. they
themselves cannot be called on the
telephone except by the chosen few
who have their private numbers. so
that the seclusion works both ways.
In the matter of personal mall.
again. the possession of wealth and
the notoriety 1t inevitably brings is
source of great inconvenience. TIE
mail of a multi millionaire Is likely to
be SO heavy that a secretary. perhaps
a considerable stan of them. must be
employed to care for 1t. This mail
is Of course. for the most part unso-
lictted. Mr.. Andrew Carnegie. for IN
stance. receives on an average from
40e to 800 letters day making direct
appeals for charity. His own personal
m;;il, which Is naturally large, is not
Included In this number.
Gu arding Private Estates.
-he country establishments Of the
ve.y wealthy must again be even
more carefully guarded. A few years
ago 1t was common for the grounds of
great estates to be opened at certain
haurs at least to the public. but To-Day
seth privileges are rarely granted In
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

I OF course. unusual. but. on the other
hand, the fear of kidnapping hangs
very heavily over the families of the
rich. AS a result the children Of fam
lilies of great fortune have. as a mat
ter OF fact, less liberty than children
OF families in much poorer circum
stances.
The fear of blackmail. again. Is
much more general than is generally
supposed. The mail of practically all
men of great wealth constantly brings
them threats Of every possible kind
The person who attempts blackmai
may have no discriminating knowledge
whatever. In most cases he probably
has not. but the menace is none the
less disconcerting. A considerable
part of the public is always ready tc
believe the worst of men in high
places. and a clever blackmailer may
do incalculable harm.
Our great modern fortunes. again
are often amassed with amazing rap
idity. 1t has never before in history
been possible to accumulate Such
wealth in so short a period. 1t is for
gotten that there is another side tc
this situation, and that the danger OF
losing such fortunes Is corresponding
ly great. The financiers, while they
make enormous gains. must also face
frightful losses Scores of men might
be mentioned who have risen to great
wealth in few years. only to fall
again and be forgotten. The expert
ence of James r. Keene, for instance,
who has several times been worth mil
lions and at other times been millions
in debt. has many counterparts on
smaller scale. The struggle for wealth
is SO frantic and the element of chance
SO great in the manipulation of great
sums of money that It is perhaps more
difficult to retain money than to &C
quire 1t.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

New York-The embarrassment of
riches is. of course. proverbial. To-
day the burden of wealth is probably
greater for the possessors of great for
tunes than ever before. A multimil-
Iionaire Is a marked man. He is de-
MED privacy even In the most intimate
family relations. and he is constantly
beset by armies of beggars and must
be guarded like any king. At his
death hordes OF claimants fight over
his property, his memory Is bitterly
attacked and his character perhaps
blasted by INSCRIPTIONS heirs through
long years of litigation.
A short time ago Mr.. James Henry
Smith. universally known as silent
Smith," q man Of great wealth and the
dispenser of wide private benefactions.
suddenly died. He had lived life OF
singular seclusion. man OF very sim
pie tastes and habits. he had always
Stunned notoriety in every form.
Amy ordinary man Of his character
might have enjoyed secluded life,
but for Mr.. Smith 1t was constant ef-
fort to live his own life In his own
way. On his death 1t was announced
that he had left a fortune of more
than $50.000.O00. The embarrassment
of riches has literally followed him
Into his grave, Instantly crowd OF
relatives and claimants. many OF whom
he had never known. appeared on the
scene.
His widow is obliged to retain the
best counsel and Instantly prepare for
a long and presumably bitter conflict
in order that his dying wishes as ex-
pressed in his will may be carried out.
in this undignified scramble for his
millions every detail of his life will be
gone into. and this by expert lawyers
and in no friendly spirit. Mr.. Smiths
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

ana what did tDNy ask Tor II
Only $4,000. They wouldn't have
asked that much only they were both
butchers. and they wanted to go back
east and start big retail shop with
Persian rugs on the floor and mirrors
all along the walls. l couldn't help
bui sympathize with their scheme"
And what did you do?"
We'll, | am a tender-hearted. SYM
payhizing man, and after a few talks
with them. l bought the mine for $780,
900. and saw them depart
And then you found that they had
swindled you?"
20, no. l found that had got the
best of theru. They had lied to me
most outrageously, and there wasn't a
pound of silver ore in the mine. but l
had beaten them"
But we fail to see how" said three
or four men in chorus.
why, they, only got $4,000 of me
to open retail butcher shop with
rugs and mirrors. Suppose they had
wanted to open wholesale shop. with
rare old paintings on the walls and
landscapes on the ceiling. and l had
paid them 800. OOO."-CinciDnat En-
quirer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

injured, says New England Home
stead. In the same paper Prof. Gull
ley writes OF the best time to trim
grape vines. as follows:
THE best time to trim grapes is
early winter. Days can then be select
ed that are mild and the ground dry.
1t can be done at any time before the
vines start in the spring. II trimmed
after the sap starts they may run or
bleed badly. Do not, however. omit
the trimming If the work has been left
SO late. as the surplus wood left on
the vine would do far more damage
than the bleeding from one years
trimming. When done in early winter
the vine should be cut free from the
trellis, letting it fall to the ground
or as near it as it will. This is to
prevent the breaking of the vine or
trellis by snow when it settles. If it
should happen to be deep or drift it
also protects the vine from extreme
cold.
In places where there is danger
from cold, few brush laid over the
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

rected attention to the very general
use which is made of private detec-
tives by people of great wealth. Inc
fact comes as n surprise to many. SO
quiet a figure and so much beloved
character as Miss Helen Gould. for In
stance, frequently employs private de-
tectives as a safeguard against rob-
berry. Many wellknown millionaires
go about accompanied by gentleman
Unlocking detective who acts as a
bodyguard. In many cases these men
are not employed so much to guard
against robbery as to protect them In
case they should be threatened with
actual bodily harm. Should the mail
of some wealthy man contain some
threatening letter 1t is not uncommon
for a detective to be called in and en-
gagged for a few days. perhaps for a
long period, either to run down the
writer of the letter or to personally
accompany the wealthy man to and
from his ONCE.
Detectives Always on Hand.
Even in their most private social
functions 1t is common for people Of
great wealth to employ detectives,
sometimes several of them being on
hand. Some years ago Mrs. A. T..
Stewart appeared on the piazzas Of
summer hotels with detective hover
ing within few feet Of her to safe
guard the fortune in diamonds she
wore. To-day things are differently
managed. but the necessity for pro-
lection is none the less real. Fash
ionable weddings. where fortune in
wedding gifts are known to be col
lected. are almost always policed. 1t
is common for a private detective
agency to be called upon and the en-
tire arrangement looking toward its
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

Lay the places for seeds on in rows.
mark with stakes and a string, or
wire. so they will be straight.
Barnyard manure with some form of
potash makes the best peach orchard
fertilizer.
Any how, however cold it is, It is
advisable to break the ground as early
as 1t IL in the right condition; such
soil will warm up and dry out earlier.
Lettuce and radishes are not allowed
to seed. as the space they require is
worth more than the seed will cost
new and fresh; any varieties desired.
For small garden, the garden
pillow. with the attachments. is the best
way of all to cultivate with. Handy.
efficient, not difficult where soil is in
good condition. and speedy, 1t is the
tool, or tools, as there are several of
them to use.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

inches of subsoil. This will help keep
down the weeds and force roots down
ward. Hoe around the vine lightly I'M
til vine gets well started. l have set
many vines during my life. and never
known one to die. am firm believ-
err that growing grapevines have some
faculty or way of seeing. To test this
have set vines at both sides of fence
and, in fact, on all sides at least q.
feet away, yet all the vines would
grow forward and try to reach the
tree or fence, and would If let alone.
I do not call this instinct You can
not grow fine punches of grapes in
shade. The picture shows how train
the vines. The vines are put ten feet
apart. We use three wires to start
with. but when the vine grows large
enough. remove the lower wire.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29
PLANTING A RARE GRAPEVINE.
Care Will Be Rewarded by visors us,
Fruitful Vines.

When I have grapevine I think
more of than any other variety l al
ways give 1t the best. sunniest spot
have in garden or field. as far as pos
sible from all trees II you want fine.
large buno hes Of fruit, says writer
In Rural New Yorker. First l dig OF
all the surface soil for a space from
two to three feet each way, according
to size Of vine roots; then I dig out
the subsoil at least two feet deep. fill
up the hole with good, rich surface
soil mixed with little fine. we'll
rotted manure within eight or ten
inches OF the surface. setting the vine
not more than ten or IL inches deep.
If dry. wet the roots well; put on top
of roots at least six inches Of good
soil. then finish with three or four
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

almost every case such places are
completely walled In and the various
entrances are closely guarded. No
cnatter how far from the mansion may
De the lodge, no one is permitted to
enter until he has been announced by
telephone and permission has been
granted. Mr.. John D. Rockefeller, for
instance. is as closely guarded in his
estate at Tarrytown or in Cleveland
as is royalty. Even person stopping
before one of these entrances is close
ly watched. The estate of Mr.. George
Gould. at Lakewood, is guarded in the
same way. while others might be
cited.
A famous murder recently has d.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29
WEALTH AWAITS BOY
WILL FORFEIT $4,000 IF HE DOES
NOT RETURN SOON.
Thirty Years Ago, When a Nero
Youth, John Wilson Left Homo
After Quarrel with Parents-No
Word from Him Since.

Omaha. Neb.-John Wilson will re
ceiye a fortune of approximately $780,
900 IL he shall return to his old home
at Tecumseh within the next three
years to reclaim it. II he fails to re.
turn within that time the money will
20 to relatives of his.
A starnge. sad story is the story
NJ this man to whom a fortune has
been left, but who will probably never
know it. Thirty years ago when
mere boy Wilson had a quarrel with
his father, John Wilson, Sr., proud.
unyielding old Scotchman. and in the
heat of anger he ran away from his
home at Tecumseh.
His father, believing that he would
soon grow tired of taking the buffet
ings of the world and return to his
nome, made no effort to find the boy.
and would permit no one else to do
SO.
The days heightened into weeks.
The weeks into months and the
months into years and young John
Wilson did not return to his home.
His father loved him and longed for
his return, and his mother was well
nigh heartbroken over his absence.
but the fathers longing and the mo-
TIERS grief were futile.
Twenty-Five years went by and no
word had come to the parents concern
Ing their absent son, now grown to
manhood II he were living. They
were grown old and before they went
to their. final rest they felt that they
must once more look into his face.
A man whom they suspected might
be their son was In Dawson City.
Alaska. Despite the fact that they
were so years Of age the parents set
out for there hoping against hope that
they might find the son whom they SO
longed to see. They made the journey
to Alaska safely. but found no trace
of their son there and returned to
their home with broken hearts. With
in a few months the father died and
soon afterward the mother followed
him to the grave.
Seven years ago the aged couple
made a will in which large part OF
their estate was bequeathed to their
absent son on condition that he re-
turned to Tecumseh within ten years
to claim it. In the seven years that
have elapsed since the will was drawn
the sons part of the estate has in
creased until 1t is now estimated at
$4,000. 1t will be held for him three
years longer. II he shall not return
to his old home meantime the VIII
provides that the bequest shall be d.
vided among the other heirs OF the
nd
The other heirs have sought to have.
the will set aside and to secure d.
vision OF that part of the estate lett
to the son, but the supreme court has
held that the will must stand and that
the $500 must be held for the son
three years longer.
Where young Wilson has been in
the 80 years of his absence from his
old home nobody in Tecumseh knows.
He may be dead; he may be in Alaska
or the Philippines. :;
His long absence and their disap.
pointment at their failure to find him
In Alaska shortened the lives OF his
parents, who were old residents OF
Tecumseh and very highly respected
by their neighbors.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29
Device Really Burns Smoke.

Washington.-A device which will
burn smoke is in operation in this
city. 1t has not passed the expert
mental stage, but its success Is report
ed as certain. At one of the large
artificial ice concerns the device has
been installed. The principle Of the
new method for doing away with
smoke is to secure complete combus-
ton by means of introducing currena
of air into the furnace above the fire
in such way that the oxygen thus ad-
mitted Immediately combines with the
smoke and cinders that would other
wise be elected from the stack 1t is
claimed that the device can be used
in any furnace.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29
stops Work TIL Eggs Hatch.

Detroit, Mich.-Rather than disturb
a pair of robins who are setting on
couple of eggs Contractor E. E. Hart
ford has suspended operations on a
house he is building on Goowin ave-
nue.. The nest was discovered in the
skeleton of window in the second
story.
81 am very fond of BIRDS" said Mr..
Hartford, land my men and will see
to 1t that the construction of the hoSse
does not interfere with the nest"
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

private benefactions were many and
varied and his character will stand the
test, but 1t is a situation which would
have given him great pain in anticipa-
ton. The situation is peculiarly a
burden of the rich
Safeguards Of the Rich.
1t is no exaggeration to say that
scores of milllonaires In New York. in
'order to gain privacy in their homes.
are guarded quite as closely as any
king. 1t Is literally true that the
president of the United States is much
more easy to approach by any ordi-
nary citizen than many owners of
great fortunes. 1t is not generally
known for instance. that whereas any
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

Here Is where the man with an al
falfa pasture comes out ahead. His
hogs do just as well as though he had
a big mill feed bill and he is getting
Just as much growth. too. And there
is another man whom the mill feed
question does not bother. 1t is the
man who is milking lots Of cows.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

Have good seed. sow or drop the
seed as directions give. but perhaps 1t
is well to plant little thicker than
directions give; this for small gar.
den, for they may easily be thinned,
while If too thin there will be vacant
spots to produce weeds.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

Breeds stand for distinct meaning.
They are the result of carefully laid
plans and high ideals which have
been nodded into reality In the TO ir,s
of animals adapted for serving taei.
purpose most nobly.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29

vines when trimming add much to
their safety. Do not use for this pur-
pose anything like straw or manure
that may attract mice. Very early In
the spring before work is hurrying the
vines can be taken up and again tied
to the trellis. AS to general care, Gull
tivation and fertilizing. what will
grow corn will grow grapes.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1907-05-29
GRAPE GROWING.
GirdiIng the Vines EnIarges Fruit but
Injuries the Flavor.

In reference to the grapes here
shown, which were grown in Itch
field county. Conn. the grower was
very careful to make plain that he
does not ordinarily believe in girdling
grapes. 1t causes the fruit to grow
much beyond its natural size, but the
quality is never improved and is usu-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-12
LAS OSTRAS
NOCIvAS.
Una notable sxpOsiCi6n del professor
Meter SObre eli titus.
Ostras que prOcstlan De un canal en- sI cual de
SGmbOGaba una CIOaCa. ~ -

La mayor parte de Ia session celebrada
el LINES por la academia de Medicina de
Paris fue dedicada 4 Ia question de las os-
tras nocivas
El doctor Meter hizo una notable ex-
posici6n de la epidemic reciente de fiebre
tifoidea academies intestinaleS, consecu-
tivos de la ingestion de ostrag del mismo
oTfgen. f..
Ell pIeito sobre la nocividad de las Of
tras conservadsB en- condolences defectuoBaS
no empieza ahora. Hace mas de veinte
afioB, Inglaterra orden6 una mny geria in.
vestigaci6n Bobre la oBtricultura en- sug
relaciones con la salud p6blica. Los So
bios franceHes no Sc quedaron atrSg, y en-
la session de 80 de Junio de 1896 la Aca-
demia de Medicina adpt6 de intereBar
la autoridad competente para que vigilase
Ia conservation de las ostraB en- los criR-
deros las importaciones extranieras.
La ostra, que es IN alimento excelente.
muy Bano y agradable, no es nunca peli
grosa; es el aqua que contiene Ia que es
mas menos contaminada por 81 sitio de.
fectuoso donde ha sido conservada la oHtra.
La nueva investigation. hecha por el
doctor Meter, ep collaboration con los doc.
torres Brian, Latouche y Ribadeau-Dumas,
corresponds III casos de infecciones con-
secutivas por haber condo ostraB que sc
pfodujeron en- 13 poblaciones en- el egpa.
clio de cuatro meses (Septiembre & Diciem-
bre de 1906). Todas las ostras consumi-
das procedfan del puerto de Cette. Los
GstabIGGimI0RtOs OstTIGOIaS de dIGha GIudad sstan
COOCadOS en- un canal, on eI CuaI deSembOCa una
CIOaCa. i.
La composition del aqua del mar no es
desfavorable la vitalidad del bRcilo de
Eberth de Otros bacilos pat6genoB, tales
como el coli, que ae encuentra en- el mar
geis millas de distancia del punto de encer-
gencia de Ia cloaca. Experiencias han
demostrado que SO encuentra ell bacilo de
Eberth en- ostras conservadaB len aqua de
mar conteniendo dicbo microTganismo.
Parece que ahora el Gobierno frances
dictarS las medidas oportunas para la con-
servaci6n de la Balud pdblica al mismI
tempo para la Balvaci6n de Ia industria
ostrfcola en- Francia.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-12
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Public notice is hereby given that The
Faiardo Sugar Company, a corporation
owning aud operating sugar centrale or
manufactery at the town of Fajardo, Porto
Rico has applied to the Executive Coun-
Gil for the granting of q concession or fran
chise authorizing the said Company to
take from the Fajardo River at point
about one thousand yards below the point
where said river is crossed by the public
road leading from Faiardo to Ceiba, not
to exceed two hundred and twenty-five
gallons of water per second, to be used by
said Company for industrial purposes in
connection with the operation Of said sugar
mill or centrale; the balance or surplus Of
such water, after using the same as afore
said, to be returned to the said Fajardo
River in pure condition.
A public hearing of the said petition
before the Executive Council of Porto Ri
co will be had on Thursday, the 28th day
of March, 1907, at two o'clock p. m. at
which hearing all persons desiring to be
heard for or against the granting Of said
petition will be given an opportunity to
be heard.
". r. Benmem, Chief Clerk of the Exc
cutive Council of Porto Rico. 5v. g.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-12

Nos participant los sres P. Menoyo, de
Aguadilla, haber constituido una Bociedad
mercaptil regular que girara en- dicha pla'
"a bajo Ia raz6n de I'D. Menoyo y Co." Ia
cual SO de1icard q la importation y vsnta
de tejidoS, calzado, sombreroS y otros artf'
culoS, q cuyo efecto han adquirido el eDta
blecfmisnto que en- aquella plaza tenfan
los sefiores LezcAno & Co., de Arecibo.
Son socios gsstoreB de la misma, don
Prudencio Menoyo y Corral, don Ignacio
Olavarrieta y ElizOndO y don Luis Oviedo
Gomez.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-12

ADMINISTRATION DE FINCAs
URBANAs.-sin quebrantOB para ell en-
cistR. DiFigirue, Fortale8a 66, San Fran.
CiEcO, p r. d .Jos6 NJ naFYaPo
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1907-03-12
"LA VILLA DE MADRID" avi

"LA VILLA DE MADRID" avisa &
suS favorecedores, que acaba de recibir las
legftimas alfombras terciopelo de Oriente,
marca "Escudo" para sala, asf como los
driles de hilo, legftimo ndmero 100 y Ji'
pijapa y las mejOres alpacas negras y cast
mires ingleSeS.
En- materiales para la confecci6n de
Bombreros, ENGAGES, bordados, aplicaciOneS
= CorS6S; eS la casa que tiene siempre el
mejor gurtido en- Puerto Rico. Hacemos
envfos por correoB todos los puebloB de
IL isla. IeItfomO S7S. p. 0. B. 764.
San Francisco 5, San Juan P. r.