Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-07-19

How shall widow choose-love or
money! Already there have been all
sorts of discussions regarding the
wills of some of the Titanic million
aires who died that their wives might
live Colonel John Jacob Astor left
the vast bulk of bis $100,000,0OO to his
son Vincent and $5,O00,000 to his beau
tttul young widow, Madeline Force
that was But 1t is not to be hers in
case she marries again. William Au-
gustus Spencer, another millionaire
who died with Colonel Astor, left the
bulk of his fortune to his widow, Ma
RE Eugenia Spencer. unless she re-
marries Then her income is cut TO
$4,000 a year.
What will they do? Nobody knows.
Only the other day Mrs. James A. Gar
land, Jr, heiress to the income OF $lO,-
O0O,0O0 left by her husband, answered
the question in her way. She married,
despite the proviso Of the will that she
loses the income OF every penny OF 1t
should she find another husband. And
only last autumn Mrs. Mary Corling
lop, Sr.. gave up the income of So
100000 to marry Archibald M. McCrea,
cutting down her portion to the trifiing
income OF $4,000.
But let Mrs. Garland OF New York
and Boston tell how she solved her
problem-she gave up her S1O,OOO,0OO.
Money Not Everything"
Today she is off honeymooning with
her new love, Francis Cushing Green,
for whom she gave up her princely for
tune. And let 1t be said here that
though Mr.. Green is a prosperous law
yer he has nothing like the wealth
which James A. Garland willed to his
widow less than six years ago-wilied
with the proviso that should she ever
marry again the income Of the $lO,-
OOO. 900 should go to his three elder
sons and at their deaths to Harvard
university.
mo. money isn't everything" re-
heated Mrs. Garland-it was on her
wedding eve. Certainly, I'm marry
ing for love. And love-oh, It's every
thing-or nearly so. Besides" she add
ed as an afterthought, ''he has enough
for us both. Do you know, We are
going to be farmers and live down on
Cane Cod. We're going TO lead the
simple life.
And what's to become of the S10,-
600 900? Oh, that will remain in the
family. guess. My three boys-James,
Hamilton and Charles-will have the
income of It, all right. My fourth boy,
Tudor. has already been provided for
nv his grandfather, and so has my lit
tie daughter, Hope. No, Harvard won't
get the money yet awhile"
And pretty Mrs. Garland, so soon to
ha Mrs Green and million-less.
laughed long and merrily. To look into
bsr dancing eyes and to see the proud
smile of love mantle her well-molded
features whenever Mr.. Green's name
WAS mentioned, no one would nave
Thought that she was giving up with
,ut a murmur an income or some
ching like $500, 900 a year for love
alone In such a way did her million
aire husband hedge his great fortune
roundabout. Not even Mrs. John ia
cob Aston will have to forfeit so much
shn,d she marry again. In Colonel As
TORS will she receives the income OF
s5. 600 900 so long as she shan remain
unmarried. Mrs. Green gives up twice
NJ much. on+,,s,.
asm TOO He took the coming sacrl-
S,ce OF his wife-to-be as the most mat,
+sr.of.faet thing in the world. But
al, ~ the more material side OK the
wedding to come. ,, .,
why" he explained, smilingiy' !