The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-13

vate in person when II had been SUFFICIENT
ly cleared Meanwhile two Of his sons
have taken up farming in North Caro-
lima.
When asked what he liked to do in ad-
dition to editing and cultivating the land
Mr.. Page said that he liked very much t.
read and write He didn't care for 'rith-
metic, he said. but in reading and writ
ing he had spent most Of his life and he
expected to spend most Of the rest Of 1t
in the same way.
Always Wanted to Write.
Mr.. Page didn't start life with the idea
OF becoming a magazine editor, but he
wanted to write, and he explained that a
magazine was the thing that he got caught
by. When he left college thirty-fiye years
ago there weren't many magazines ana
he went to work on a newspaper in St
Joseph, Mo. He said that things then
developed with him Just as they do with
everybody else, and added that no one
can definitely order that sort of thing,
although he may have an idea in his head
and know what he wants to do, but he
cannot order every detail.
When asked what advice he would give
to young men who were starting out in
life the future ambassador declared that
he had no particular rule Of life to go by,
but that 1t was good idea to start out to
earn ones own living and do the days
work as well as possible.
Mr. Page, fond as he is of books. doesn'.
go to them for relaxation, as he says
that men who lead the sort Of life he does
need outdoor diversion for relaxation He
goes to books for something more serious
than amusement and pastime. He is very
fond Of poetry and particularly Of Words
worth, which he finds extremely refresh.
ing.
In addition to the deep interest which
he has taken for many years in the prob
lem Of attracting people to life in the
country and away from the city, Mr.
Page has all his life long shown the
broadcast interest in educational matters
which affect all parts of the United
States. He was born in Cary, NJ c., and
was educated in Randolph Macon Col
lege in the suburbs of Richmond and in
the Johns Hopkins University. During
his university years he devoted a large
part of his time to the study of history
and politics. Shortly after leaving COL
lege his natural interest In the South
which was then in still somewhat un-
settled state after the war, led him to
| abandon his first journalistic post on
the Missouri paper to travel through the
Southern States. That was the first of
the many Journeys which Mr.. Page has
all his life taken through different parts
of this country. They are slow journeys,
whose object Is not to get over ground
but to observe the people, the places and
the conditions OF various sections of the
United States. What he learned of the
Southern States at that time he used
in series of syndicated letters. among
the first syndicate features ever publish
ed in this country. which he sold to
number of papers in different parts of
the country.
Interest I'm the South.
His interest in the regeneration of the
South. both physical and intellectual, has
never waned. and when he was a very
young man he started little paper in
Raleigh, n. c., in which he advocated
all the things that have made the pro-
gramme of progress of the South in all
these intervening years. Better farming.
rotation Of crops, manufactures. good