Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-03-03

The Oldest Man in the World.
We wiil NJ; assert that the oldest OF Ev-
ing men y resident Of Wisconsin. bot We
ehaiicnse any Other State or country 20 pro-
duce a man or women Who has attained rhs
Agc reached by JOsEFu CuELE. nov rcsid-
InS in the te~n Of Caledonia. Colombia
ooaniy ia this State.
During the French Revolution one JFaN
CIAUDE JAcoB. a member Of The National
Asseaably. ~as called the . Dean Of the IA :
man species. the Eldest OF uren ..On
has scanned wern face we're piougbed the
fsTroSings ~ one hundred and t-enty
years" Bat our Dean Of thc human spe-
cies " - nearly twenty years older th.a
Claude Jacob. Who did not complete Lis
one hundred and twenty first wear.
Joseph Circle vas born in Detroit. Of
French parents. The record Of his bsp-
ii-n in abe Catholic Cburcs Of that CITY
sho-s that be . aw I59 year of a-e lie
has bccs a resident Of Wisconsin FOR about
a century. Whenever mention l. made Of
the o. oldest iahabitant. - there need 30 no
question: a. 20 The person joseph Creio
j. undoubtedly the man. lie ~as first mar
rivi in New Orleans. IO9 years ago.-
SoU'e years after he settled AZ Prairie du
Chen. While Wisconsin was Yet a prov ince
Of France. Bcfors "a Rerolsfionarv uo.rr.
be ~as employed 20 carry letters between
Prairie ia Chen and Green Bay, lis
bat frw years ago thar be vas caued a. a
witness IN the CHcuii Court. iu n case IN
volving the ;iile 10 certain real estate Al
frairie Ga CHEN. ~ give testimony in re-
laiion o. events that ;ranspiry,i e iebtv wear,
bcforc, lie now resides With a daughter.
by has thiri wife. ~ho Is over seventy years
of ase.
The residence Of the family i only four
or sse miles ont Of Portage City. From
citizens ~ tia; place We learn that the oil
man - stiil active. Is able % chop wood.
and 20 walk several miles. lie -p~ak. Enr--
l'sh quite inPerisetly. Pa ooaver.s. fluent
y IN the French language. He eoe. %
elections. and. Ike a sensible OLD gentle
man. votes the Union ticket lie stoops a
hiile under the burden Of years bat no,
more than many men Of seventy. In per-
son. be Is rather above the medium. height.
spare IN aesh. Dot sbovins evidences Of
having been m BIS prime a nan of sinewy
strength. Concerning has habits. a subject
of much interest IN connection 9TH an IN
stance Of such extraordinary longevity. we
have been able % learn bot little. except
that BE- j. an inveteraie smoker.
A very good daeserrcosype picture q
bin. taken in 1876. nav te seen a. tbc
rooms q he STATE Historical Sociefy.-
Some Photographic artist ~ond d. veil to
securc negative ofthe ''Oiies, man in th.
Word- before be pas.es
sTe fh.f .fif s-xioa ~hither 30 80 i.-.rsd -
Three score years and ten ordinarily cor
sfituic, th- fuli span % "a vigorous human
liie. This mans ~ i-tcnce has been r-o-
iongcj ior almost fwice tLaf period. Those
vho hccan fhc journey a iifc with him arc
deal and their very bones arr dust. Babe
tLat he might have dandiel on Lis knee A,
an ace whcn most men are bowed With De-
erept1dc. have grown INTO manhood. pass-
- through the orlinary vfrissifudss of Hsr
become rrsy snf fccbie ard sunk into oLi
mems grsves. and this man sisll lives ne
walss about among a generation whose
granisires ~ere unborn after BE- had psssed
thc usual period oi unsniy PRIME. AHhs
confrmporarics are gone. 10 wonder. n
a. times. o. - ur1ers'and is The case. a
hauuiirg sense ~ lonslincs. over~heirs.
him. Though b. hss le.i rude border "a.
ard probably has Eitie of sentiment in fi.
competition. vrt in some dim uav st least .
D. experience the f-~linr. 90 t,.,, hi--iv
esrrcssed hy Worisvorth. ~ri,fcn undsr
fhc shaio- g more than seventy YEAR.
70
"tnr ta -haaa iisssrs 80 o. fsf r...arr'I rs.t
lar uin.-t ..rn'e af arr lo i-rs.'
Ani HIis his SIMPLE and sosofh sffcafcl
ronrerfions respecting D,itf. go. ier'if z
oi so.tarincss oi remair iug. ihus iour q o.
solo f4rsisor of a ecucration. of vaIk ,uc
asout 90 this latter haif of tse ninciseuth
osntury. aad in these DAYS of fciecrsrh.c .c
dispni,Les. monitors. steam presses SOD
releiiou-Le sho sas q man rspahir a
lrar.ng arms ru fhe DAYS of Era1I1.t's
trteaf Tho srrsr. se repsaf of this
rNc,rfiausl sd tnofssious be. ioincI eth
his eruds ani urfsfofei nofions ursou ~
hgioas sal jrc.s. las indurei on o. uri1d
fhc clrious fancy that perhaps GoI Lus
overlooked hin. that Des'h - coales 20
All lesile. ihe oihsrsise insaiiabie. has. in
his csss