Show MEN mu OF or THE ME HOUR some are born great some achieve and son have greatness thrust tinon unon tilt F ml i I JAMES BLAINE atte this distinguished is universally known as a statesman e views and varied attainments comes of good old revolutionary stock and was born in union township washington county pennsylvania in 1830 when but seventeen years of ago age he lie was graduated with the first lion gorsof ore of his class from the college of washington and Jef lerson in the lie state shortly after he lie went to kentucky and entered upon the active business of life by becoming professor of mathematics in iu the western military institute at blue T lick spring during besre his residence idenie here there he first met miss harriett rui accomplished young ady lady from maine who after he lie had iad had experience experienc oas a ft tutor for tor two yeara years induced him to remove to ter wr native state where lie soon bean began gan to display those abilities which have iaac since made him famous and which have for years placed the leadership of the republican publican He party of that section of the union into ais hands soon after his arrival in mainero Mai maine neho ho married the lady just not long subsequently embraced the profession proem liou of journalism becoming becom ipg for a brief period connected with the portland daily advertiser upon relinquishing ais position on this publication lie settled in augusta and undertook the editorship of the kennebec journal thenceforward progressing steadily in both private and public estimation in 1858 mr blaine was elected a representative of the republican arty party to the hero tie ie speedily made his mark from chiz time forward ilia his influence in the house and throughout the plate late became most pronounce dand so 80 well assured that ho be was called upon to serve four sessions cessions ces sessions during ao the latter two of which he be was speaker of tho house in 1862 he waa was first elected to congress and was elected reelected re six times or until he lie bame b ame came a senator in in 1876 he ile was pea k of the foryt orty forty third thir congresses and was still serving his first term V rm i senator when he lie was wiled to the cabinet of mr air garfield Garli eld auder whose administration ho lie filled the tile european altion of a alime alaniz minister ter as it biad iad never before been filled in an american cabinet since president arthur has grasped the helm of state mr gislaine has been confined to a kind of privacy eriv acy which ill il I accordi with the gent bitle lemans rians disposition his unsavory savory connection with the ignoble peruvian scheme is his laic latest st claim on distinction distinct ien |