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Jollet, (111.)
HOI 'NO the rall
roml station of
Jollet hobbles a
miin who Is prob
ably the olilest
"newsboy" In Uic
win Id.
When the
duw 11 tinhorn In
the 11th ilay of
next Febiuary
Orsiinlus Page
will eulebrate his eightieth blrtluhiy.
Ami ho Ih laying his plans, ton, for a
lelebratlon that will net a high old
mark for all newsboys who may reach
the ago of fourscore In the twentieth
century.
.Morning, noon and night, month In
nml month out, Juliet's champion old
newsboy stands on the dopot platform
with his bundle of paper tueked ne.it
ly under his arm. Lll.e the anelcut
mariner of old, weathers have no ter
rors for him and when the mercury
dizzied In the shade at the 11." notch
recently he stood at his post as stead
fastly as when the thermometers froze
hard In tln blizzard of Inst winter.
Jollet commuters and the regular
passengers and trainmen who rldo
thiough this city have como to look
upon the weather-beaten newsboy ns
an Immovable landmark. A bare
glimpse of his tall, slim figure tens
Kiires Jollet passengers that they have
reached their right station more con
vincingly than the brakemau'n bar
barous yell of "Jolly-ett." Met ween
trains the aged "newsboy" stumps the
block or so to his cozy little cottage on
Jefferson street. Once at home he
places his papers on a stand close by
the open door, drops Into a high-backed
nrm-chalr that looks older than he
does, and unbuckles the wooden leg
which has given him his nickname of
"Peg-log." Then he goe.s to sleep. His
nap lasts until train time. Orsunlus
I'age Is proud of bolng the oldest
newsboy in the world. But he wants
everybody to realize tbaat bo hasn't
always been a newsboy. He hua lived
a life full of Interest, and be has In
his time bandied thousands of dollait
where he now counts over cents.
He was born in Cattaraugus county
In the western enner of New York
state, February 11, 1818. When be
was 10 years old his father mowl the
family a distance of about 100 miles,
across the state linn into Ohio. It
was there he grew up and spent Hit'
best years of his life.
"I began to wotjk about as soon us
I could stand alone," said the old gen
tleman, giving an account of his ex
periences. "In the tlrst quarter of this
lentury boys, and girls, too, for that
mutator, were brought up to begin
work as soon as they wero strong
enough to sit on a horse's back or
t-cour a tin pan. I w.isn't more than fi
ears old when my father lifted me
on the back of an ox. My bands weiv
hardly big enough to go around the
vhlp bundle, and that's the way I
learnod to drive oxen to plow. When
I had grown up to be a man and was
I!0 years old. I was given charge of a
drove of hogs, and told to drive them
to New York city and sell them theie.
It was about 500 miles, and part of
the Journey was pictty lough. I got
across the ridge of the Alleghenles and
van pushing the drove down the slopes
on the Pennsylvania side, when a
snow storm came on. I had a couple of
drovers with me, and by bard woik
wo Anally succeeded In getting the
whole 785 hogs Into pens In a little ll-
ORSANIUS PAUB.
luge nearby. The snowstorm turned
out to be a blizzard, and for three
weeks we were corrnled there. It took
r henp of corn to feed almost 800 hogs,
nnd corn there wus worth $1.25 a bush
el. I had Just about run out of money
when the snow begun to molt. I rode
i'O mlleH to a town where thero was a
bank. In I walked, and, going up to
the president, I said: 'I want $:i,000 on
u drove of hogs that are snowbound
up In the mountains. They belong to
Wolf brothers, of Eastern Ohio.' He
forked over the bills, nnd I rode back
up the mountains and got my hogs and
pushed on toward Now York, I kept
them going most of the time, and when
my drove reached Now York city they
were the first hogs or fresh meat of
any kind to get Into Now York nfter
tho blUard. Butchers by the cloven
followed mo and the hogs ns wo push
sil along toward the pens. I found the
crowd of butchers all on band at the
j.ra" ! j" J-i -
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nale next morning and I sold my port
ers for 1C cents a pound, ns they stood
squealing In the pens. That was the
most successful trip across the moun
tains 1 ever made, though I had charge
of many bigger droves. Once 1 rodo
west oer the Alleghenles with $ 175,000
In my pocket. It was nil In bills, a good,
sized lump of money even now, and a
princely fortune in the early '30s."
When eastern Ohio became mort
thickly Bcttled, Mr. Page moved Into
Illinois. He lived n score of years In
llraldwood, and has been In Jollet for
more than a dozen years. Ho has
lived half n century with only one leg.
It Is some four years ago that be be
gan to carry papers. He became popu
lar at once, nnd Is now one of tho
most trusted nnd most efficient news
boys In the employ of George J1. Mc
Clelland, tho local agent of tho Chi
cago papers. He refuses to sell any
thing but Chicago papers. He claims
that bin- high-water mnrk was i cached
one exciting evening during the big
strike in '01, when he sold .".15 copies
and then stopped only because his sup.
ply gave out.
THE WAZIRIS.
A Wllil itiul Warlike Trllin on the
llrltlitli tnilliin front lrr.
A few weeks ago a stiong body ut
Wuzlris beat back u column of British
troops and nntlve auxiliaries, on tho
Afghan frontier of India. The Wazlris
aic a tilbo on the borders of that
frontier, and arc one of the wildest
nnd most warlike tribes on the fron
tier. Their character has long been
eUabllshed for murder and robbery.
'I hoy have in foimer years lecclved
more than one exemplary lesson for tho
improvement of their manners. In
JMiO Sir Neville Chamberlain was sent
to puntsh them, and passed almost
right through Wazlristau. It was In
1879 that they again becamo trouble
some, and this led to General Kennedy
being sent among them with a rlt'b.
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'FUTTKH ICHAN, TYPICAL WA7.1RI
utive force. Sir William l.ockhart had
to be sent to Wnzlrlstnn only three
years ago with an expedition, and at
the end he made arrangements that
were expected to preserve law and or
der In the locality, From the previous
experiences it seems likely that theso
iintives will probably receive a severe
punishment for their most recent out
break. A RATIONAL SPARROW.
Itrinculfil Timely Aid Hint llemrinhar
the Helper.
Tho truth of the following inctdeni
Is vouched for by a correspondent ol
the Ioulsvllle (Ky.) Courier-Journal
It Is a rare occurrence for animals ic
a wild state to seloct man for a com
panion and friend, yet well authenti
cated Instances when this has been
done arc a matter of record. Tho fol
lowing instance is vouched for by my
correspondent, a young woman who Is
a close and accurate observer: Last
week my brother (a lad of IS) killed
a snake which was Just In the act ol
lobbing a song-sparrow's nest. Ever
since then the male sparrow has shown
his gratitude to George in a truly won
derful manner. When ho goes Into
the garden tho sparrow will fly to him,
sometimes nllghtlng on his head, at
other times on his shouldors, all tho
whllo pouring out a tumultuous song
of pralso nnd gratitude. It will ac
oompany him about the garden, never
leaving htm until he reaches the cur.
den gate. George, as you know, Is n
quiet boy, who loves animals, and this
may account In a degree for tho spar
row's extraordinary actions. I am per
fectly convinced that tho nesting birds
on my place know mo, and that they
remember me from one nesting time
to another. I have repeatedly ap
proached my faco to within a foot of
sitting birds without alarming them.
On one occasion I even placed my hand
on a sitting cardinal, which merely
fluttered from beneath It without
evincing furthor alarm; yet no
wild bird has ever evinced to
ward myself any special de
gree of friendship. When I was a lad
I remember that n corlaln decrepit old
drake would follow me like a dog, and
which appeared to enjoy himself In my
society. I could not appreciate his
friendship then, and greatly fear that
I was, ut times, rather cruel to tin
old fellow.
I'alil For.
"Mrs. Cumrox' children seem to bo
very fond of their school," remarked
ono womnn. "Whnt makes you think
so?" "They nre always speaking of
their 'dear teacher. Oh, Mr. Cum
rox insists on that. He suys that
considering how much ho pays for ex.
tra tuition It's only proper." -Wash
lngton Star.
Down In Florida the veracious chro't
Iclers report a mnro that has developed
nn appetite for genuine spring chick
ens. Now York Sun.
THE TJKI CLOUD CHIEF,
GOV. "HOB" TAYLOR.
ONE OF THE GREAT CHARAC
TERS OF TENNESSEE-
lie Want to lo lo Hip spimte
Two Uan Itrnrn - SkvH li of Ilia
Cnrrrr III tlrolhrr Air nml Tlivlr
I'lllllll'llt lllUttl-N.
- OYERNOR Hubert
Taylor, locontl.v
mentioned as a
probable sui ccssor
to the late Isham G.
Harris In the senate
of the I'nltod States
Is one of the most
popular of Tonnes
scans. He Is south
ern to the core.
There Is m u e h
bombast about the man, but he Is as
honest as politicians get to be these
days. Dm lug all of bis life he has
stood up straight as a tilvet for Oem
"jeracy. He lias never been a back
slider. l-2 en when his party's candi
date did not conform to bis Ideas In
IS84, 18SS and I MIS. he swallowed it tut
complaining! . He is an Inimitable
story teller. He loves fried chicken
better than a bound dog loves pot li
quor. He di Inks bis v.hh.kv straight
nnd he pulls off his hat to every lady
that be meets. He can play the llddlo,
ho can ride a horse halfback, and be
inn follow the hounds until the horn
blows for breakfast the next moinlng.
He knows the difference between a
thoroughbicil and fetlock stock, and he
worships a blue eyed baby with a de
votion characteristic of the mountain
man. He can talk, he can sing, he
can fiddle, and he can cut the pigeon's
wing. He Is breezy and be is bright.
By n peculiar accident Tavlor was
elected to the forty-sixth congress. He
was then to fame and fortune unknown.
Ho beat Pettlbone, n carpet bagger from
Michigan, not by his own stiength or
the strength of his party, but because
bis brother Alt took the stump for him.
In congress Taylor was a general fa
vorite. When he spoke the galleries
listened. Ho got more notoriety be
cause of a speech made by General
Bragg of Wisconsin one night when
some pension bill that bad I n fath
ered by Taylor was up for discussion
WU TING
than anything else that he over did
whllo in the house. Bragg gave Bob
a cruel blow, and It took tho Tennes
scean a long time to recover from it.
In the course of his remarks General
Bragg said: "I regret much thnt my
duty us n congressman requires that I
oppose the passago of this act granting
a pension to this poor soldier who was
shot to death with chronic diarrhea In
18C1 and never found It out until 1881."
, As a dcclalmer his friend Brynn is
not a marker to him. While In con
gress Bob got tho floor us often as the
speaker would ullow him. When he
couldn't make a speech to his fellow
members ho would go to tho commit
tee rooms nnd orate to tho clerks. It
was a passion for him In those days
to repeat the celebrated speech deliv
ered a half century ago by bis famous
GOV. TAYLOR,
uncle, Hon. Uni;'on C. Hayncs, which
wnK perhaps the lluest piece of oratory
that ever fell from a southerner's lips.
It wns about tho mountains and the
valleys, tho streams and tho sklos, tho
sunshine nnd the sturllght, tho grass
that grow beneath tho trees ami tim
birds that nestled among the branches.
Bob always ilelivorca it beautifully and
for a long time claimed It as his own.
Ho finally confessed that he hud been a
pirate.
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FRIDAY. AlJUlW 20 ISO?.
Bob wnp defeated two years later by
Pettlbone Then lie loturncd home
and was nominated by the Democrats
for governor. His opponent on the Re
publican ticket was no other than hl
distinguished brother Alf. It was
called tho war of the roses, and had tho
contest occurred a half century ago It
would have been the most plctinesquo
event In American politics. Alf nuido
a great lace, but was defeated. Then
he went to congicss and made a bettor
reputation theie than his In other who
hud preceded lilin had made. It Is his
ambition now to be a prospeious farm
er in Cist Tennessee.
I'm- llfKcn joins it has been Bob's
desire to go to tho senate. Once he wag
elected sonntor. That was In 1K81.
But befoie the icsult could be an
nounced a vote that he could not sp.uc
was changed and Bob retired to one of
the clonktooms and spent the babuicn
of tho day In tears. Tho successful
man was Jackson, lie has had tho
senatorial fever ever since that day.
It was for this that bo ran for governor
the IPhi time. It was for this that he
took the nomination for the same odlco
lust ear when be really did not want
it. Ax a vvoiil painter he has no equal
in Tennessee. Hud he been inntcmpo
raucous with William B Haskell ha
would have rivaled that prodigy of tra
ditional oral in y.
VV ii 'ling 1'itiii-.
u Ting Fang, the Chinese minis
ter, v.im Is mioii to be trunsfeiied fioin
the Aiuerliiiu capital lo Tnkjo as
Chinese leprchontutlvc in Japan, Is a
gentleman of education, culture and
modern Ideas. He Is pcihaps the ablest
man that bns ever represented the
Chinese government In the United
Suites. He speaks English freely, nnd
Is well Informed on cut rent affairs and
the politics of the world. Tho minister
Ih un English barrister. He is a grad
uate of Lincoln's Inn, Ixindnu, where
he lived for several years. When he
went to Hong Kong lie practiced law
in tho English com Is thcic for five
years. His early education was ac
quired In China, whore he held several
high positions In the Chinese govern
ment. This Is his first mission abroad,
although ho was In this country about
twenty years ago on a private errand,
. He Is n courtly, affable Chinaman,
and represents the very best class of
his countrymen. lo bns a wife and 'i
FANG.
family of charming daughters. Wu
Ting Fang will bo succeeded here by
Lee King Ye.
The Mihui' .Itliiniinlii'rr.
As to the question of a lunar at
mosphere the eminent astronomers In
charge of the Paris observatory, M.
Loewy and M. Ptisteux, appear to hold
a somewhat different opinion from
that commonly entertained by scien
tists. Admitting that tho determina
tion as to whether there Is a very lit
tle or none at all is not really neces
sary, '.here are evidences, they con
dude, that It must bo very rare not
moro than ono nine-hundredth of the
density of our own, tho reasons why
ll.ls must be so being us follows, name
ly: That when the moon detached Itself
fiom tho equatorial regions of tho
enrth, It must have taken with It as a
portion of Its muterluls some of tho
material clieinlcal elements of tho
earth, or at least thoso lighter ones
that lay near tho surface at the time.
It being probable, however, that our
planet retained the greater proportion
of the gaseous envelope. Such being
the case, the weaker provision of free
gases fell to the moon, and this quan
tity would naturally dimlimh nn hn
moon matoilal began to solidify tho
water would enter into stable combl
ratlons with the elements of tho soil,
and without doubt such minerals as
gypsum and lime would bo formed,
which Imprison the water within solid
suits that are little affected by the play
of natural forces. Reasoning similar
ly, Mr. Loewy and M. PusJeux declare
that what Is true of water Is true also
of the air. New York Sun.
Ill liln of ruiiuniy,
She- Father says wo shall have to
economise at our wedding. He Well,
we'll be married In the day time uimJ
save the gns. YonkeiB Statesman,
You can nlvvnys pick tho winners at
tho races when your pocketboolt is
empty.
FAVORS OUR IDEAS.
WHY
GUATEMALA HAS
DICTATOR.
npn. Hitrrlo l.lkrl I lie Amrrlt itn Wr nf
llnlnc Hiulii untl Wiinl to Triln
mill Thl omntry llrltlili Intliionee
It Aslni Htm.
r.t . . t ... -..!.... I..
II w mw ,:c-nl,iing in
i iJy U ' a t e m a 1 a tho
P r o s 1 ir e n c y, or,
nthcr. the dicta
torship, since late
events have com
pelled him to as
sume the uncon
trolled dliectlon of
the country's af
fairs.
He is a nephew of Gen. Ilullno Bar
rios, who was killed In 1885 at the but
tle of Chalcuapa by the Sulvudorcuns
and other Central Americans opposed
to his Hellenic of restoilng tho ancient
confederacy under Guatemalan Inllu
enco and moral direction. Gen. Josn
Marin Relna Rtnlos was only in years
old when be nmrehcil In lHfil'i. Willi till!
small troop of patriotic volunteers led
hy his uncle, Ilullno Barrios, in Ills
Hi st but unsuccessful assault upon tho
got eminent of Piestdeiit Cnmu. The
young volunteer participated In the
several attempts to free his country
I nun tyrannical government and won
his military grades on many battle
fields. Ho was married In New Yoik ten
years ago to Miss Algerle Benton of
Now Orleans. He was elected president
of the republic on Mnrcb 15, 1S!L', and
bis term will expire next March. On
May III lunt he met with the most seri
ous, If not the flrst, opposition of the
liFN. JOSK MARIA RKINA BARRIOS.
national assembly. This happened
about a government hill proposing to
make In the United States a loan of
115,000,000. destined to finish the north
ern railroad of Guatemala and to pro
mote other enterprises. It was Im
possible to get a quorum for several
sittings anil finally the president was
compelled to dissolve the assembly
and assume himself all the powers
hlch the constitution gave him.
President Relna Barrios Is popular
among his countrymen, notwithstand
ing the fact that the favors tho Intro
duction of American Ideas, Inventions
and products In his country. All the
British Influences nre at work against
him.
What HiM'oinr of Them?
Of the 119,000,000 old cupper cents
Aiilch were sent out from the mint
only the 1)00,000 have ever been ac
counted for and only now and then Is
a stray one of the remaining 11!),()00,
000 seen In circulation. Of the 1,500,000
bronze 2-cent pieces sent out only
1,500,000 ever found their way buck,
leaving .'1,000,000 to be accounted for,
and there are an equal number 'jf
nickel It-cent pieces somewhere In the
country, though It Is very rarely that
one Is seen. Of he 800,000 half-cents
not one has ever been returned to tho
mint. A few of this denomination may
be found In the hands of coin collect
ors, but the whereabouts of tho rest
Is a mystery. It Is estimated that the
dally supply of needles for the entire
world amountH to tf.OOO.OOO of varying
shapes and sizes, while the United
States alone calls for n yearly supply
of 300,000,000. Of plus, It Is said that
eomo of tho large department stores
often order 100 cases at a time. Each
casn contains 108 dozen papers, and
each paper holds 360 pins, so n little
iiso of the multiplication table will
show what an Immense thing even tho
one order moans. The yearly output
of pins from the lurgest factory In the
United States, It Is claimed, would If
placed end to end reach three times
irouiid tho world.
Wliut m Model llukrrjr Hloulil lip.
What should be the essential condi
tions of a model bakery? First, the
building should be 'above ground, per
fectly drained und ventilated, well or
ganized, absolutely dean, and the ex
pense of labor should he of no consid
eration. The men should be sys
tematically Inspected with regard to
their personul cleanliness, having, In
tho first place, been selectetd for em
ployment on the ground of their good
general health and temperance. The
hours of labor should be limited and
convenience for washing purposes
should be provided. Tho buildings
should he dust-proof In order to make
dust contamination Impossible; tho
ovoiib should be fired at the back of,
and not In, the bake-house Itsolf.
Water used should bo of the very best
nnd guaranteed quullty, and, In order
that only a proper sroprtlon should
be used for Its corresponding equival
ent of flour, It should bo measured by
meter. These uro roughly ths essen
tials to a typical bake-house.
Hoys of Flint, Mich., got $400 from
the county treasurer during June on
bounties ou sp?vrovv heuds,
D
MAt,A Vfe
BREAKING MONTE CARLO.
I Idiirr Minuting tlir. Kiinnrlal Itiil,ilow
lo lie IHniculf nf 'iiptiir.
Those who hA n passion for gamb
ling and have found it unpretltublo, a,
class marly as numerous as those who
uanible at nil, might well consider tho
n out announcement that a dividend
of 4,U(l0.tXO for Inst jour has been de
clared by the stock company "miming
the gaming tables at Monto Carlo.
That ninount, sajs the St. Louis Giobo
Dcmocint, Is tho inleiost on $100,000,
000, and represents an extraordinary
profit There are about 400,000 vlnitors
a year at Monto Carlo, and as, In addi
tion to the dividend named, they pay
the expenses of the gambling resort,
with Its thousand attaches, they will
not be disposed to deny that gambling
Is n highly expensive umusamout.
Though there Is a tradition that Hotin-,
body occasionally breaks the bank n
Monto Carlo, Its dividends are nevoi
seriously affected. As the games In
Monte Carlo uppenr to bo what U
called square, even those familiar wltfe.
them nte at a loss to account for thi
cuoimoiiH prollts. Tho chances In tbw
play seem to bo almost evenly b il
uitcoil.yi t the millons gravitate rapidly
to the side of the bank.
If the mere betting on led and lil.'u k
which is prevalent at Monto Carlo
so protltable to tho bunk many other
forms of gambling are far worse. It
is needless to nnme them, The Vlsltois
to Monte Carlo could make .it least
(."i.ooo.otio a year by not going there.
N
WRITER OF ADJECTIVES
I'loliMiijr vVw tho (Irmteit l'r of III
)imlirjlitg Wonlt.
The greatest writer of adjectives
that the world has ever known was
Claudius Ptolemy, the renowned ICgyu
tlun ustronomer ami astrologer, who
nourished In the second century. The
I'lesent icvlvnl of the latter science
has recalled the use of adjectives by
famous wizards of the Nile. Here Is a
passage from one of the hooka whlih
has come down to us through tho cen
turies having lately been reprinted:
"When Jupiter alone has domonion of
the mind, and Is gloriously situated,
ho renders It generous, gracious, pi
ous, reverent, Joyous', lofty, liberal,
Just, magnanimous, -noble, self-uctlng,
compassionate, fond of learning, ben
eflcent, benevolent, nnd calculated for
government; and If posited Inglorious
ly, he will endow the mind with qual
ities apparently similar to those, hut
not of such virtue and luster: as, In
stead of generosity, he will then cause
profusion; Instead of ploty, bigotry;
for modesty, .timidity; for noblonrss
nrrogunce; for coiirteoustiesrt, folly; foi
elegance, vulptuoiisness; for magnan
imity, carelessness, and for liberality
Indifference. Conciliated with Mars
and being In glory, Jupiter wII mukr
men rough, warlike, skillful (mnintury
affairs, dictatorial, refiactory, Impet
uous, daring, free in speech
able in action, fond of dispu
tntlnn, contentious, imperious, gener
c us, ambitious, Irascible, Judicious anil
fortunate; but, if thus connected, und
not placed In glory, lie makes men mis
chievous, reckless, cruel, pitiless, se
dltlous, quurielsome, perverse, calum
nious, nrrogant, avaricious, rapacious
Inconsistent, vain und empty, un
steady, precipitate, fulthleus, Injudi
cious, lucoiisldcrute, senseless, and
otllcloiis, Inculpaters, prodigals, trMers,
altogether without conduct and glvlnii
way to every Impulse. When concili
ated with Venus, and in glorlotm posi
tion, Jupiter will lender the mind puio
Joyous, delighting In elegance In the
PTOLEMY.
uits and sciences, nnd In poetry ami
music;; valuubln In friendship, slucere,
beneficent, compusslonato, InofTenslvt
religious, fond of sports and exer
cises, prudent, amlublo and affection
ate, gracious, noble, brilliant, euudld,
liberal, discreet, temperate, modest,
plotia, Just, fond of glory, and in all
respeots honoruble and worthy,
AilvertliiMiienU at Altaian Pounitll,
An "advertisement pillar" has been
brought to light in the excavations of
Pompeii. It was covered with adver
tisement bills one over another. The
different layers could he separated
from each other, nc4 the contents were
deciphered as theatrical programs and
programs of the urena, proclamations
for the forthcoming senatorial elec
tions, notices of tribunal gatherings,
festivities, etc.
A llrrwt MQSlvUii'a Father.
Tho father of Sir Arthur Sullivan
was bandmaster of tho Royal Military
college ut Sandhurst, and us a boy was
made to learn every Instrument In the
band except the bassoon and the haut
boy. It Is to tho severe training this
father gnvo to the present composer
thnt the latter attributes his magnifi
cent powers or ojcheUratlon. Ex
change. ,iU,
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