Evening star., 1907-09-02

stock began to decline. 1t is now the pur-
pose of the Agricultural Department to re-
store it in its purity, and the farm which
Mr.: Battei has given to the government
will be used for that purpose. A. ranch in
Colorado has also been acquired and the
breeding will be undertaken there.
A Centenarian Reinsman.
There are some remarkable horsemen, as
well as horses in Vermont, the most con-
spcuous being Charley Taylor of White
River Junction, who, at the age of 101 years,
is still driving trotting horses in sulky
at slata and county fairs and training and
looking after a stable full of fancy colts
He began this business when he was sew
enteen years DID, in 1922, and was seldom
lost "a day all that time. He has spent
his whole life at White River Junction.
has driven in more than LOO races, and
has a record Of them all, which shows
that he has won more than 20 per cent Of
the whole.
Mr.. Taylor attributes his longevity to his
regular and temperate habits. He eats the
piainest food ana plenty of it, chiefly vege-
tables: he never tasted spirituous liquors
or wines Of any kind, nor what he calls
fancy drinks" such as soda water, pop
and circus Lemonade: He likes cider when
wholesome effect on the stomach. but after
1t begins to work he thinks the effect Is
bad. Mr. Taylor never had a cold or a
headache; he never played a game Of cards
VI any olLcE SdIue IOE ulOHcy, ue never uSoU
tobacco never uttered an oath. never mar
rfesi, never proposed, and when he was
asked II he ever kissed woman his eye
twinkled ard he answered:
Seldom
Mr.. Taylor never had a doctor; he never
sued a man and never was sued himself.
He has never been IN a courtroom and
avoids the acquaintance Of lawyers. He
spends his winters and his summers per-
forming the same duties in the same way
year after year, traiEIhg and driving race
horses, and has always worked for wages.
There Is IN impression about that Mr.. Tay-
lor Is wealthy. fer Re has always been we'll
paid. his habits are frugal and he spends
little money. But he keeps his own secrets,
and nobody knows how much he has or
what he intends to DO with 1t when he dies,
though he says lie expects 10 live many
years yet 1is SrapGmotheE, German,
lived in Heidelberg to be 1i2 years old.
and Mr.. Taylor says he takes after her."
as usual this. summer and appears like
man OF fifty. He Is quiet, unobtrusive, hon.
est and just: has never been accused OF
"5ockeying" and conducts himself like
his life. which IS perhaps the most re-
markable OF his charac, eristics, yet he can
tell to the half second the time of any
heat. His long experience has given him
unerring Judgment in measuring time.
Naturally this remarkable man is one
of the chief attractions at the state and
county fairs. and it is customary for him
to drive an exhibition mile so as to give
the PEOPLE chance to see him.
Meeting President Roosevelt.
The greatest event in his career oc-
CURED in 1902 at Windsor, VT, when he
drove his favorite trotter for the pleasure
Of President Roosevelt. After making two
turns of the track he stopped under the
wire and saluted. He was about to leave
his sulky when the President called to him
to keep his seat. and. vaulting over the
railing of the stand, ran down the steps.
But Charley dismounted the moment he
saw what the President was doing
"Of course 1 couldn't sit still when 1 saw
him coming out to see me- he explained,
land reached the steps Of the grand stand
before he got to thesground.''
We'll, we'll, well, exclaimed the Pres-
dent. Il am dee-lighted to see you, Mr..
Taylor l have heard all about you, and
before, nor even with pair of reins in his
hand. l thought 1 had seen pretty much
everything, but you are the limit and to
think that you made half-mle in l O7 on
a muddy track at your age!''
Il beat that every day Of my Hfe" re-
torted Mr.. Taylor, except in the winter,
when the snow drifts too high"
Come down to Washington and see me-"
said the President.
wall, 1 hain't no objections" replied
Mr.. Taylor. graciously, and the President
shook hands with him again.
Old men are quite frequent up here. There
are several centenarians in this locality
The pure, stimulating atmosphere, regular
habits and other causes contribute to pro-
long life and promote happiness. Only the
other day Alpheus Haynes Deacon, of Mid
dletown Springs, celebrated his Tooth birth
day by working in the bayfield, all the
morning. and entertaining with Mrs. Hayes
his seventy-one descendants in the after
noon and evening. He has been a deacon
Of the Baptist Church since January 1896