6 THE LOCKPORT JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 17, 1901.

.NEW ARMOUR HEAD. THE YOUNG MAN WHO MANAGES A

$15,000,00* BUSINESS.

Hour*, Hard LIT I n * the R o u t i n e W h i c h H e Ha« Made F « r H i m . e H - T r a i n e d F o r the

Jonathan Ofden Aimour, the new head of the Armour family, has been trained from his earliest youth tor the task of nanasing the great estate of which he ROW has control. On him devolves the tharge of the greatest provision business in the world; and to him come through the gifts and bequests of his father the power and the responsibilities inherent la the possession of $15,000,000 of business capital.

t i k e his father, he has given to the business his full strength and energy, holding himself as strictly accountable tor the use of his time aa he holds any em-ployee of the arm.

After he graduated from Yale in 1889, Young Armour took a short European trip and then returned to Chicago. His

I duties were long at the stockyards, and there he could be seen every morning »a early as any of his employees. There, too, he staid until the heavy buyinf of the

I day was over. He and his younger brother were finally

taken into partnership by their father, each being given a fourth interest in the business. Then last fall the business of Armour & Co. was incorporated, and a short time afterward P . D. Armour retir-ed from the presidency to become chair-man of the board of directors, and J*Og-den Armour waa made president in his stead. . • \ >

If any anecdotes are told of Mr. Ar-mour instancing acts of generosity and big heartedness. A single case may be tdted here. An employee in the stockyards was dismissed by the superintendent on charges of dereliction of duty despite many a protestation of innocence. It hap-pened that through a mutual acquaint" ance of the wife of the employee the case was brought to the attention of Ogden Armour. The employee had at this time been out of work for some months, and in the meantime his firstborn babe was given him, only to be snatched awaf by the dread angel of death within a few hours after its birth.

This fact, taken in connection with the husband's nonemployment, of course

FUU FOR CHILDREN, Chicaso Preparing to Give Her Poor-

er Voangsterit a Glorious Time. Beginning on June 16 the poor children

of Chicago are to have the grandest fete Intended exclusively for children that has ever been known. On that day youngster* from all the poorer sections of the citj by the lake will assemble on the campus of the University of Chicago. There and then they will proceed to have the time of their lives. Unlimited preparations havs been or will be made to receive them. Music, games, sports and drills of all kinds are to be indulged in, for it is in-tended to make this occasion a memora« ble one in the history of Chicago children. Ihe great fete will probably last for a numbet of days.

This great children's festival Is to be held under the auspices of the various social settlement societies, the Hull House and kindred organizations. The indirect object Is to give the children a good time and to direct their thoughts toward healthful methods of enjoying

CHILE A DISTURBER. HER MISCHIEF MAKING PART IN SOUTH

. AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

• J. OGDEX ARMOUR. tended to depress the young mother aU the more. The whole story was given to the young Mr. Armour, and, though he made no promises in the matter, it was teamed afterward that the subject had gained his attention. Within 24 hours the employee's wife was the recipient of a letter which gave her husband the means of employment and at the same time con-tained a very substantial expression of sympathy for herself.

Six years ago Mr. Armour married Miss Sheldon of Cincinnati, and he has one child, a little girl named Lolita. So delicate was this child when born that it waa absolutely necessary to put the tiny heiress in an incubator as the one chanc* of saving her life. And there the Chicago heiress lived, or, rather, caught up with life and overtook strength and baby health. For six weeks the mite lived in a tin box, with a glass front and side, tor that is what an incubator is.

Mr. Armour's home life has been as quiet as that of his father, and his mag* nificent house on Michigan avenue has been only rarely the scene of large social gatherings. Again, like his father, Mr. Armour has made it his custom to rise early and retire early, and the down town dubs to which he belongs see him sel

MISS MARIE RUEF HOFEB. S ~ themsehes, instead of the cruel and vul-gar methods that are too often developed by their ordinary manner of living. The direct object of the fete is to secure funds to start the social centers into which Professor Zueblin of Chicago, the well known sociologist, is trying to trans-form the public schoolhouses. This will probably be accomplished by the collec-tion of a small admission fee from the general public, who are invited and ex-pected to go and see the children at play. Another object of the fete is to give the general public of Chicago ai» object lesson in the benefits which ma& come to pe*e children through play prop-erly directed.

On the university campus are to be whirligigs, giant swings, turning poles, gayly decorated May poles, hand organs, with a monkey or two; Punch and Judy

j shows, a carrousel and other things that interest and amuse the juvenile mind. Besides these the children will have games, drills, songs, gymnastics, etc. One very interesting feature will be the giv-ing of national dances by the children and the playing, of folk singing gamea In cosmopolitan Chicago it has not been very difficult to find material for these transatlantic amusements. The nation-alities to be represented at the festival are the German, Bohemian, Swedish, Italian, Polish and a host of others. There will be no lack of picturesque va-riety in speech and color.

Chicago's children are fortunate in hav-. tng at the head of the committee which has charge of the festival so eminent an authority on children as Miss Marie Ruef Hofer. Miss Hofer is one of the best known and ablest kindergartners of the United States. She is a musician as well as a teacher and has had charge for some time of the music in the social set-tlements. She is especially Interested in folk songs and has made many and thorough investigations along that line.

Mrs. Armour's tastes are akin to those of her husband. .Her house has not the stereotyped look usually given by the hand of the professional decorator. Although palatial it has an individuality, am> one can see the touches of its mistress. K > , Armour is strict as to early hours ana simple in her ideas of entertaining. Her dinners are at older fashioned hours than are usual in the set she graces, and al-though her dishes are of the rarest as to selection and preparation they are unat tended by costly vintages. This may be in deference to her husband's tastes, which are known to be ascetic on these

"points. Aa the head of the great business inter

cats of Armour & Co. Mr. Armour is sur rounded by the same men who have been trusted and proved by his father. With his own experience and his recognised ex-ecutive ability as the nvm power, the business of the great concern will proba bly be as conservatively and successfully handled in the future as it has ^ e n in the D&St. ir ****** j),

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London declares that the tendency to slbesity depends largely on racial and in-dividual predisposition, but occupation and personal habits are also potent fac-tors In determining this proneness to the *ileposition of fat in excessive quantity. The multiplication of cheap modes of transport unquestionably ft for* the tend-ency to obesity, so that with the rapid development of underground and above ground electric traction in London ai.d ether large cities the next generation must be prepared for an evolution in this direction

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This must be the condition of our bicycle stock at the end of the T*eek. We still have a few wheels on hand, every one of this year's make, and fully guaranteed for the season.

The Golden Opportunity Don't Miss It. Call To-dav—-~^flk.

While the assortment is still good and pick out your mount. Yon will be surprised at the money/we will save you on the best bicycle made. You can't make from $10 to $25 easier ihan hj* buying your next year's mount at this time.

Bicycle Sundries, Lamps, Tires, &c. Must all go at cost or less. Don't buy before getting our prices.

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