The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-07-18
Voted for Jackson.

New York, July 10.-On the hot
test day of the year, yesterday, when
young men sweated over the burden
Of carrying around Panama hats,
fUncle" George Clifton Paine, Of No:
SO Clifton avenue, Newark, N. j., who
celebrates his Tooth birthday at the
home of his daughter there to-day,
was up early and taking his heavy
sample package of books went out
to Montclair, tramping from house
to house in his regular occupation of
book seller.
Late in the afternoon, when Cliff
ton avenue was a hot, glaring furn-
ace, with pedestrians asleep under the
park shrubbery across the way, the
old man sauntered up the avenue,
with his handkerchief tucked inside
his collar, the picture of unconcern
and coolness. He stopped at little
candy store opposite the police sta
tion to continue discussion with
the proprietor he had begun in the
morning.
"As l was telling you," he said,
there is only one man in sight for
the presidency this year, and that
man is Woodrow Wilson. He's got a
clean, open and shut chance and none
of the others will be in the running.
I cast my first presidential vote for
Andrew Jackson and I'm going to
live till November and vote for Will
SON."
The candy store proprietor was for
Wilson, too. Then the old gentleman
sauntered on, and turned in at his
daughters gate.
Mr.. Paine was born July 9, 1872,
ct Newton, N. Y, but for years has
lived in Newark, where he is known
as the "cheerful book agent For
20 years he has been selling his
books.
''The two great things that I at
tribute my long life to are fresh air
and exercise and never worrying,
said he to a reporter at his daugh-
ter's home. 81 lived for number
of years among the Quakers and they
taught me how to talk little and
think much and take things as they
come without worrying 1t is easy
not to worry if you keep your appe-
tite good by exercise and use no slim
ulants like tobacco, liquor and meat.
They are the great worry makers.
Il used to be pretty athletic. I
could walk, run and jump with the
best of them-and even now l
wouldn't be afraid to meet any one
in the 100-year class at any of these
feats."
The centenarian had been talking
in the garden, but now he started up
the stairs to the second floor parlor
with a step that was like that of a
man of 80.
Il am tremendously interested in
the way things are going in this
country" he continued. 1--WE don't
want to get too far away from the
old things that made us great. While
admitting and using all the good new
inventions and reforms in govern
ment let US keep in touch with the
thought of the men who founded this
country. You see I can remember
the days when their influence was
fresh in the minds Of all.
my grandfather, Col. Briton
Paine, was the friend of Washington.
The first president gave my grand
father a friendship gift Of fancy
vest that he treasured all his life and
that has descended to my niece, Mrs.
John Mallory, of Franklin, Pa. She
has made it into a little sack and
shows it around at the county fairs.
We don't want to have our good old
American principles become so anti
quated that they will be looked upon
in the light of that little old heir
loom.
1--WE have good many errors to
rectify in the body polite. Besides
the cost of living issue, which it is
up to the country to settle, 1 would
suggest that better times might be
brought about partly by an old folks
pension. Not that 1 want one, but
there are some old folks who can't
work as I do These old people work
ed in their youthful days and helped
make the wealth of the country. Now
they are old and helpless and the
country owes them something"
To-day Mr.. Paine's son, Irving
Paine, of Plainfield, with his family,
will go to Newark to help celebrate