. Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans . His mother is a remarka-ble woman in many ways, as she is still living at the age of eighty-seven, and retains full mental vigor and health with a most cheerfuldisposition. In his childhood Mr. Wagner had a great passion for books, andin particular those which related to the histories of great lawyers andsuccessful men. The early years of his life, until he was fourteenyears of age, were spent in the fresh air of the country. He was ac-tive in the management of his father
. Men of mark in Connecticut; ideals of American life told in biographies and autobiographies of eminent living Americans . His mother is a remarka-ble woman in many ways, as she is still living at the age of eighty-seven, and retains full mental vigor and health with a most cheerfuldisposition. In his childhood Mr. Wagner had a great passion for books, andin particular those which related to the histories of great lawyers andsuccessful men. The early years of his life, until he was fourteenyears of age, were spent in the fresh air of the country. He was ac-tive in the management of his fathers farm, thus developing habitsof punctuality and a tenacity of purpose that has proved invaluablein after life. It is Mr. Wagners belief that the reason why the prominent placesin the financial and business world of today are so largely filled byfarmers sons is because of the fact that the boy who is reared in thecountry on a farm has an actual knowledge of everything pertaining tonature, and must rely upon his own resources and inventive genius toovercome the conditions by which he finds himself surrounded, and 394.
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