The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-23
cent. I'd day 81 per cent interest, e 4
was ngairi rennwed July "a at ! q per cent.
ard n per8 cent. interest. Title loan was Y

cent. day, Il her cent tihterost u 4
vas again renewed july "a at IA per cent
ard Il pefi cent. interest. Tile loan was \
paid tlie Btiext day by Mr.. Scott, with \
tie principal, additional rate ana reg,ilar5
Interest all Included The ilfin * tlleit
brought suit against Mr.. sage, WHO sa:a t III
ed but to MAKE d defence but chan1get,dl
sl,is mind and pleaded guilty lie was wy
sentenced to pay d. fine OF $3.50, with sitri-
trIsohiiento OF I'VE days III the city PRISON..
Lie begged md blended with the Judge
to remit THO prison sen tcftcc. III falr
Ecringed before the court, WHO proceeded
10 adtni,ister the most severe tongue
Einslna ever listened to III d New York
court 81 Justlcc. Having told MI sag
what i,e5Stho,ight Of HIN and what the
community tlioughtaof Rim, lie RENTED
3thc prison sentence. Mr. Sage tinWll-S
Blingiy pnld tho $3.50 and went bcak TO
work. # &s II y ii III q
Poor Parents. 8,
@ Russell sage's parents were poorer
gtllnn poverty ID tse common ex pres
Sion riley lived INK CoHnecticut on
small rented farm, ana when russell was
d boy, Joined d caravan md started . for
only ono OF them comple the trip, and X
that was the sturdy fnther OF the man mn,
who has lust negotiated h loan from
Ills uncle. The elder Sage stopped at
schonondoa, N. 81 4. md sthc boys drifted
into Troy. Russell went TO school at
Durhninville. In tho sliinner he worked 4
In tho fields. lie Wns satiilol tio,is e become
a storekeeper, mud Ills elder brother, Hen-
~, give him a chance in Ills grocery and (
aiauor store. Here his genius for decker.
titlg Z showed to advantage, 81 1t was he's
duty draw liquor from q barrel ana
deal II out BY the glass. AZ twenty no
borrowed some money from ~ zur----fh her
/ of the so mort gngor OF 6hnnnahon--a1A
went into tho grocery business with En-
shn M ,tnguc Sage. { At tho nge OF twen-B
ty-flve&he ahad amused s75,Oq0, and no 3
F small part 81 It was contributed by men
whose Judgment OF lorsctlesll was not
equal to that OF tho shrewd young Con- 4
fnecticut Yankee. 5 5355 s5g
& IIo then went TO Congress s-as a matter
/ OF business. lie wanted a to learn tho Z
effect OF Legislation on comm. ;rcc. x and 4
siblc for the accession TO the presidency
OF Fillmore. who WINS given the second
place on the ticket with Taylor, who died
after serving two years. Sage was tho ]
only man in the convention who seemed
TO know Fillmore, but by a careful ma :
.nipulntion he mndo q trade which landed
I his man Ia the White House Having I
secured q place the Ways and Means !.
Committee, Sage served two terms. In 4
that time he learned NIL TINT he deemed
necessary and went back to New York
Why He Keeps at Work.
In q recent Interview tho following
question was put to Mr.. Sage: .S55
You are one OF the richest men in this
country. You arc said TO BIO one OF the
richest men In the world IN You have moro
money tfanayou can ever spend Your in-s
come to-day Is beyond the Widest nmbi-
lions OF your youth. Now. won't YOU tell /
me why, with5n this. you keep on work.
ting? % Why DOM you retire ana take 4
III don't know Why aaid the aged
millionaire. II don't know that I could
stop IL I would I fear ] should not live
long II I did SO. I believe n Ike work
better than l do play. My chief happi-s
.nees in the day Is IN my work. and e
suppose my machinery will 50 on at this
same ratio as long rs q live Z