The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-09-14

~ over which he reigns he cuts
- of. one by one. lives which
fall In the way of his swinging blade.
sparing for a time a chosen rev.
These few continue their existence In
a new life which in the natural course
OF events grows about them A young
er and fresher generation is taking hold
of the worlds affairs.
Few men or women today attain
very great age. The Bible tells us
that Methuselah lived nearly a thou
sand years. but the person who pass
es the hundred mark now Is a rare
person indeed. The nineties. eighties
and especially the seventies are the
ages at which the switch is turned off
and the current Of life ceases In the
played out bodies of those who are
called "old" in present day life.
The steady stroke of Father Time
r, ,ches the high and the lowly alike
as surely as it sometimes indiscriml-
nately passes by individuals OF all
classes. Men eminent In finance. lit
erature. government, science who have
become famous through their respec-
live callings in the nineteenth century
have been spared for the life of the
twentieth century. Some have settled
down TO enjoy the results OF the early
endeavors, while many still have their
fingers on the pulse Of the world.
There are hundreds of famous men
who have reached their seventies and
are still active in the worlds affairs
A shining exal-ple is j. Pierpont Nor
gan, Americas greatest financier. In
his seventy-fifth year he is at the
height of his fame. His control OF
billions has given him the title OF the
king of %1nancers,' and Ii was mainly
through his influence that the serious
panic Of 1907 was Strengthened out.
Gazing down the row of fnanciers
. who have passed into old age the name
Of Andrew Carnegie looms up large.
Although his business activities have
been greatly reduced In recent years.
he Is by no means idle. He is now
seventy-six years old. He entered a
philanthropic career shortly after his
retirement from the active control OF
the Carnegie Steel company, now part
Of the United States Steel corporation.
Up to date he has succeeded in con-
trfbuting to the welfare of mankind
over SITE. 10000. This is more money
than any other man has ever given
from his personal purse for the pub
lie good. Even after spending all this
Carnegie Is by no means destitute. He
is still the possessor of a fortune OF
over $500, 900, 900. He was once report
ed as saying that he wanted to die
poor!
Old Standard Oil Men.
Standard Oil millionaires have be-
come old in harness. Henry NJ. Flag
Ter was the first business partner Of
John ID. Rockefeller. Florida owes a
great deal TO Flagler. who is eighty
three years old. With his great wealth
he was responsible for the building up
of a big section of the Peninsular State.
Two Rockefellers. John ID. and VIII
are In the seventies. John ID. is
seyenty-three and is reported 10 be In
the best Of health. 1t will be remem-
bered he gave up the active handling
of the Standard Oil company several
years & and took up golf.
Unless he Is on his golf links on his
vast estate at Tarrytown-on-the-Hud-
son you will usually find him ut his
Euclid avenue home in Cleveland.
His philanthropies have amounted to
over $50. 100000.
William Rockefeller. who Is seventy
Dne. has been closely connected with
his brother in business. He was pres
OF the Standard oil company at
the time the supreme court OF the
United States ordered the dissolution
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