Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1908 — PEOPLE OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEOPLE OF THE DAY

A Power In Finance. / With the partial retirement of Thomas Fortune Ryan from activity in Wall street a new financial figure arises In the person of his son, Allan A. Ryan. Three years ago the elder Ryan began to divest himself of active direction of the many big corporations In which he was the originator and mainstay, and now he is free to devote himself to other pursuits than the accumulation of wealth. Of Mr. Ryan’s five sons only Allan A. and John J. are said to Inherit their father’s business acumen. At any rate they are the ones chosen to manage the vast fortune be has accumulated. When Mr. Ryan gave over his Interests to his sons, it Is said, he im-

pressed this piece of advice, which he received from the priest under whose ministrations he grew up.’ “Young man,” said the priest “I want to give you a bit of fatherly advice.” “I know what it is, pastor,” returned the rising master of finance. "The same old song you preached so often when I was a boy—*Do right and fear nothing.”’ "No, no! Not at all, Thomas. I know more of the world than I did in those days. What I Intended to say was, ‘Don’t write and fear settling.* ” Ryan never forgot that injunction..

Tipped the Earth. Nothing gives such keen delight to Secretary of State Root aa a quip at the expense of Secretary of War Taft on account of the latter’s great weight It was Mr. Root who sent the famous cablegram to Mr. Taft in Manila asking after the health of the horse ridden by him on a two days’ journey. At the national.rlvera and.harboa cqr-

gress, held while Mr. Taft was abroad, Secretary Root created great merriment during his speech by commenting: “The center of gravity has shifted. Taft is on the other side of the world, you know.”

A Christian Psychologist. Rev. Dr. Elwood C. Worcester, pastor of Emmanuel Episcopal church, Boston, who believes In and practices the mental cure of disease, describing his system of faith healing, says: "The plan first suggested to me some years ago by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell was the combining of the two greatest powers of modern times, real religion and genuine science, in order to bring them to bear on a person at one and the same time. In the work we accept the

Christian religion as revealed in the New Testament. With that we combine the best scientific help that Is obtainable, specialists In neurology and in all other lines, for we require diagnosis of ailments. "We treat only one kind of disease, functional nervous disorders. Because of the American climate and the American manner of life these disorders are rapidly on the Increase. Patients must be sent to us by physicians. Our work to absolutely freaWe neither ask nor accept reward.”

Every Day Has Hie Dog. The family of Justice Day of the United States supreme court to a great lover of dogs. Every member baa his own particular pet, and as the family to comparatively large the house to more or less overrun with animals. One day a friend of the justice said to him: » "Well, I have heard the old saying that every dog bad his day, but Imtvst expected the time to come when every Day had hto dog.’’-Chicago RaoordHeraM.

ALLAN A. RYAN.

REV. DR. ELWOOD C. WORCESTER.