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PABLOS. Juan of Brescia, earliest printer in America. When the first viceroy of Mexico, An- tonio tie Meniioza, was appointed in 15i!4, he car- ried with him a printing-press and outfit, provided by the famous court printer, Juan Cromberger, of Seville, and this outfit was in charge of Juan Pablos, who for many years superintended the viceregal printing-shop, although, in the title- page of the earlier books that were printed in Mexico, usually the name of Croraberger appears. The first lx)ok printed in the New World was a translation into Spanish of the Latin text of Anii)rosio C'amaldulense's " Escala espiritual para Uegaralcielo. de San Juan Climaco," or "Spiritual Ladder to ascend into Heaven," which here the imprint of Juan Pablos, Mexico, 1535. Of this work no anthentic copy is in existence. The ear- liest Mexican book that is known to exist is a copy of the " Breve Doctrina Crisliana en lengua Mexicana," printed in Mexico. 1589, but Ijearing the imprint of Cromljerger. Pablos printed until 1.5.")!), which was probably the year of his death. FACKARU, Joseph, clergyman, b. in Wisca.«set, Me., 2a Dec. 1812. He was" educated at Phillips academy, Andover, Mass.. and at Bowdoin col- lege, from which he was graduated in 1831. From 18:J4-'6 he was professor of ancient languages at Bristol college, Pa. ; professor of sacred literature in the P. E. theological seminary near Alexandria, Va., from 183ft-'il0 ami became professor emeritus in 1BU2. For fifteen years he was dean of the insti- tution. Ur. Packard was a member of the American committee for the revision of the Bible, 1873-'85. His publications include •'Commentary on Mala- ehi " in Lange's " Commentary," edited iy Hew Dr. Philip SchafT, and " Hecollections of a Long Life, published as a serial in the " I'rotestant Episcopal Keview," Octol)er, 18i(5-June, 1897.
PACE, Benjamin, naval oRicer, b. in London, 6 Dec, 1792 ; d. in Xew Vork city, 17 April, IS-'iS. His family removed to New York city in 1797, where his father became an extensive shipping merchant anil one of the i)ioneer im[)Oiters of Knglish g(K)ds after the Kcvolulion ; later he was one of the founders of the first successful flint- flass works in the United .States, begun at Pitts- urgin 1808. The son was appointed a midship- man in the U. S. navy from New York when in his eighth year; resigned, 7 July, 1803: was reap- pointe<l. 17 Dec, 1810; promotc<l to lieutenant, 27 April, 1816; commissioned master commandant, 15 March. 183(!, to dale from 22 Dec. 18:35; pro- moted caiitain, 21 Sept., 1841, to date from 8 Sept., 1841 ; anil placed on reserve<l list 13 Sept., 1855. In 1832, while commanding U. S. sc^hooner " Boxer," Lieut. Page visited Liberia to suppress piracy on the coast of Africa, for his report in relation to which see "American State Papers," vol. iv.. Naval Affairs (Wa.shington, 1881). Capt. Page married Kliza McKvers Livingston, daughter of John R. Livingston, of New York. — Mis brother. Duvid Cook, clergyman, b. in New York citv, 30 Aug., 1801 ; d. in Allegheny. Pa. 4 May. 1878. He first had joint charge of the Blairsville and Greens- burg. I'a., churches. In 1829 he liecome rector of Christ church. Louisville, Ky., the first Kpiscopal church in Jefferson county, and under him the church grew rapidly. At the retjuest of Bishop Otey. Dr. Page went to Natchez, to fill the breatm occasional by the Rev. Pierce Connelly's having become a Roman Catholic, and, deciding to re- main there, resigned his former charge on 23 March, 1836. From Natchez he went to Slemphis, and later was In charge of a parish in Erie, Pa. From 18.58 to 1871 he was rector of Christ church, Allegheny, Pa., which was his last incumbency. He was a classical scholar and was noted for his fine delivery. He lacked but a single vote of being made P. E. bishop of Mississippi.
PAGE, William Hussey. physician, b. in Rochester, N. H., 28 May, 1827; d. in Los An- feles, Cal., 22 Aug., 1888. He was educated at 'hillips Exeter academy, and graduated at the Harvard metiical school in 18.53. He subse- quently studie<l abroad several years, and in 1862 entered the National army as a volunteer surgeon, serving till the close of the civil war. He ren- dered valuable service in the Virginia peninsula campaign, was captured after the seven days' fight around Richmond, and imprisoned for many months. He resinned his practice in Boston after the war, removed to Las Vegas, New Mexico, in 1881, was resident physician at the hot springs there, and president of the New Mexico medical society, subsequently settling iti Los Angeles.
PAINE, Robert Treat, philanthropist, b. in Boston, 28 Oct., 1835, Is a great-grandson of the Rob- ert Treat Paine (q. v.) whose signature is among those apjMjnded to the Declaration of Independ- ence, lie was graduated from Harvard in 185,5, and after a year's study in the Harvard law-school he devoted two years to foreign travel. Return- ing to Boston, he was lulmitted to the Suffolk bar in 1859. Eleven years later lie retired, and since that time has devoted himself chiefly to humani- tarian work. In 1878 he was prominent in the organization of the Associated charities of Bos- ton, and was made its president, which position he still holds. The next year he organized the Wells memorial institute, the largest working- men's club in the country. end)racing a loan asso- ciation, two co-opperative banks, and a building' association, subsequently raising the various sub- scriptions, amounting to f 90.(K)0. for the memorial l)uilding of the institute, completed in 1883. In 1887 he gave $10,(XH) to Harvard to endow a fel- low.ship for the "study of the ethical problems of society, the effects of legislation, governmental administration, and private philanthropy, to amel- iorate the lot of the mass of mankind"; an<l in 18SK), in connection with his wife, he created and endowed a trust of about *200,0<K», called the Rol>ert Treat Paine association. He has luiilt aliout two hundred houses for workingmen. which are sold to them on ea.sy terms ; published many addressesdealing with social problems. and striven in various ways to improve the condition of the working classes. In 1898 Mr. Paine was elected president of the board of trustees of the Episcopal theological school of Candjridge. Mass. He is also president of the American peace society.
PALMA, Tomas Estrada. Cuban patriot, b. in Bayanio. Cuba, 15 July, 183.5. He received a university educaticm and studied law, but never practised, as he objected to the corruption of the Cuban judiciary. On the outbreak of the revo- lution of 186.8-'78 he joined the insurgents, and served for nine years in various civil capacities. When captured by the Spaniards in 1877 he was president of the reimblic of Cuba. He was sent to Spain and imprisoned in a fortress until the close of the war in 1878. Early in the war his mother,.
