Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-05-21

be. one of the family burden.
 So he started from home with a few dollars in his pocket, and gradual ly worked his way westward to Ohio where he located in a small village called Republic, and went to work in country store at the salary oi five dollars per month and board.
 It was in this, his first job, that young Flagler was initiated into the ways of the business world. He was instructed by his employer that the price on certain articles of goods vari ed, according to the class or appear ance of the customer.
 The young man soon gaine! the re- putation of being one of the best salesmen in the country, and was in- duced to change his place of employ ment at frequent intervals.
 Strict economy soon enabled young Flarler to open grain business in Bellevue, Ohio. And here began a little business intercourse which ulti- mately resulted in the formation Of the greatest corporation in the world.
 MT. Flagler used to ship his car loads of grain to Cleveland where it was sold for him by a young com mission merchant named John D. Rockefeller.
 As young Flagler prospered he felt a desire for a partner to share his good fortune. A short courtship re- suited in his marrying the daughter of a well-todo merchant, named liar .kness.
 After amassing fortune of $5O,000 in Bellevue, he went to Saginaw, Mich., and made an unsuccessful ven- ture in the salt business, losing every dollar of his hard earned money. With the aid of money furnished by his Wife's relatives he moved to Cleveland and re-entered the grain business MT. Flagler renewed his acquaint- ance with John D. and William Rockefeller, who were at that time confining their effort to the oil re- lining business. He became interest ed in the brothers new venture and ill 1867, with the aid of more mo- ney from his wife's relatives he en- tered into a $100,00O partnership with the Rockefellers and Samuel Andrews. The new partnership bought up every oil refinery, large or small, that ap- peared in the field of competition. Business grew so rapidly, that in 1870, the partners organized the Standard Oil Company with capitalization of $1,O00,000 and not little credit for the marvellous growth of the great combine from that time up to the present day has been given to the shrewd business ability and keen fore sight of MT. Flagler.
 His first wife, who had been his most valuable supporter at the begin ming of his career, did not live to share in Mr. Flagler's success. She died soon after his advent in the oil business.
 He diu not remain long unmarried, however, but soon after the headquar- ters of the Standard were moved to New York, he married Ida Shrouds, the daughter of Philadelphia min ister, the woman who was due to act the principal role in the only real tragedy of his life.
 Mr Flagler's second marriage oc- cured in 1893, and in the next ten and bounds. His wife became the mis- tress of a fine mansion on Fifth ave- nue, New York, as we'll as a palatial country home on Long Island and in Florida, and to all outward appear ances Henry NJ. Flagler was the hap piest man in the world possessed of beautiful wife, an immense fortune and everything else man could de- sire. Then terrible misfortune came into his life.
 His wife's mind became unbalanced The grief-stricken man kept the aw- full truth hidden as long as possible He paid thousands and thousands of dollars to alienists in the hope of re- storing her mentality, but her condi- tion gradually grew worse. The case was hopeless. When in 1899 the un- fortunate woman finally became ua- manageable, the Standard Oil magnate was forced to allow the general public to hear of the tragic secret he had guarded so carefully by having his wife declared legally insane.
 The millionaire set aside an enor- nous sum for the care of his wife, and installed her in the home of a we'll