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Show A FAMOUS SEXTET. The following from the New York Star of a recent date, as related by John Snwleller, a prominent Lexington, Ky.-, merchant, and suggested by the recent death of Kentucky's great senator, will interest many of The Times readers: "About forty years ago," said he, "there were six farmer lads working in tho northern portion of the statu of Now York, every one of whom has since become prominent in public affairs. af-fairs. A radius of fifty miles from tho point of junction of Livingston. Wyoming Wyom-ing and Niagara counties included the early homes of these youngsters, all but one of whom were born there. That one was James Birnie Beck. The others i were Augus Cameron. Francis Keruan, Henry M. Teller, Jerome IS. Chaffee and John Roderick Mel'herson. The young fellows all worked hard, and made the most of the limited educational educa-tional facilities afforded thorn. They were all acquaintances, and kept up their knowledge of each other even niter they had drifted away from their farms in search of wider fame and fortune. for-tune. , "On December 4, 1870, when Henry M. Teller and Jerome B. Chaffeo took their seats as Iho first senators from tho new state of Colorado, the four men who stood by their sides as tho oath was administered were their former boy friends, who had known them years before. Francis Kernau was Koscoo Conkllug's colleague in the senate, Angus Cameron was senator from Wisconsin, James B. Beck was senator from Kentucky, and John R. MePhcrson was senator from New Jersey. The sextet was lirst broken by the death of Senator Chaffee a few years ago, and now Mr. Beck follows fol-lows him. All the others are still living. liv-ing. Mr. Teller, after serving as secretary sec-retary of the interior, is back in the senate, and John R. MePhcrson is there still. Angus Camerson is practicing law in Wisconsin and Fraucis Kcrnah is enjoying tho sweets of an honorable and comfortable old ago at his home iu Utica, N. Y." |