Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, August 6, 1920, Page 2

Flve Minute Chats ) on Our Prendenh l_y_ JAMES MORGAN , i Copyright, 1920, by James Morgan.) " PRESIDENT FOR A MONTH | 1778—February 9, ‘hirth. of WII. llam Honry Harrison at Berkeley, Va. e i 1791—Entered the army. - of Indiana. i 1811—Battle: of Tippecanoce. 1lu-fl—Mombor of congress. . 1819.21—Member of Ohlo senate. 1and States senator.’ . ster ‘to Colombla. for president. gurated ninth.; president, aged 68. April- /4, 'died .in the - White , House, aged 68, LTHOUGH William Henry Har- rison was elected to the presi- .m as the log-cabin candidate, in ,}h first of our frenzled, parading cam- ipaigns,’ he was born . to one of “the “fwet families of Virginia,” in.a manor the banks of the aristocratic As a son of Benjamin Har- er of the Declaration, with f Pocahontas 1n. his VeiNs, | e e a descendant of a Cromwellian signed ‘the death warrant no .president has bhad a ‘historic lineage. William' Henry ' Harrison the standard of his prede- He was elected not because Was a great statesman or a great sohdier, but because he was thoroughly ‘Sepresientative of the new West, which ‘was flattered to see in the White House hneflflttlmenmcmudmm own fmege. ‘At Harrison'’s Inlmrltlan the peesidency entered- an' eclipse and was beld for 20 ‘years by secondary " eharacters, who reigned, but did not’ ‘rule. With men of the eminence of Clay and Webster, Calhoun and Ben- i f 1EL, ’%é | .a troop of Roundliends: by a display of RS William® Hcmy th’lnn ton, latterly (hu and Hounton. Doux- ‘las and Davis, Case’ and: Wade, Sew- ard and Sumner .in'the ‘senate, dis- tinetion and ‘leadership passed from the White House to the eapitol. Tt was an lmoble period in our pollflen when ‘both*parties were ‘dodging’ the irrepressible issue of slavery, and the smaller the " candidate for president the better chance he had to_dodge the question. ¢ In the teeth of a plercing northwest wind, the old farmer president-elect, bareheaded and disdaining the protec- tion of an overcoat, rode horseback to ‘ the capitol. - After addressing a great crowd that shivered in its shawis and furs} he ‘insisted, though half-frozen, on_ remounting his horse and leading the inaugural parade. No sooner was the first Whig presi- |’ dent fn'the chalr than the claims of | factions and the clamor for patronage assalled - him. - Clay had = declined cabinet honors—and 'labors—in the confident * expectation ' of ‘playing. the easfer ‘and more powerful role of the " power behind the throme. -The im- perious " manner ‘of the Grent Com: moner. ‘wounding ' the ' presidential pride, he was requested to make his calls ;at the ‘White House as ln(re-' Quent ‘and inconspicuous- as he con- ‘enfently could.: Thereupon his totll‘ absencd became émbarrassingly con- epicuons, ARG o AR " The’ne elear mandate of the elec- tion' of 1840 was to turn out the Demo- crats and give the Jobs to the Whigs. Strafghtway ''a hungry horde = fell -upon- Harrison and’ literally devoured him. In a month t6 a day he was dead | of pneumonia, the first. president to die in ‘office throughout the more than 50 years‘of. its existence. This briefest of administrations 1s | “projects, i a pathetic. little story of a simple, » lonely old: man, lared from his Zarm +:/to-be,the sport of polities.. Ailing in body and 'harrfed in mind, -he -was ‘without the care and companionship of his good wife, Anna’ Symmies Har * ‘rison, daughter of a New Jersey -colo- ' nel ‘In the Revolution who < one of the pioneer soldiers of Ohic. Broken by the hard toil of a “household and sorrowifig for the 1 of eight of her ten children, this : \umpmlldmtndmnmothetof Billy Willy, one of the ‘most fam- ous clowns in the. world, and his pet donkey, -Buster, will be one of s the 'leading features of : the big animal show at the Minnesota Etate Fair, Twin Cities, Sépt. 4 to LEFT RECORD AS INVENTOR English Marquis, Three Centuries Ago, ‘Had ‘Ideas for Projects at That 'I'Im- Untireamed of.* One of the ‘most curious books In English. literature 18 that which bears the. title, “A Century-of Inventions,” ‘and whose author is Edward, marquis of Worcester, who died April 3, 1667. 'The book appears to have been: writ- ten 12 years hetore his death, and con- sists 'of hundréds of descriptions of. none. of them, however. so explicitly treated as to enable a maod- ern ‘adventurer to carry thém out in practice. ; In this book are to he found meth- ods for secret writinz. by cipher or Inks of a peculiar nature; telegraphs or semaphores, explosive projectiles that 'would sink any ship. ships that would resist any explosive projectiles. floating gardens, a method of fixing shifting sands,.a way to make a boat| work against wind and tide, and many | other curious contrivances, Nothing came amiss to the mechan- fcal marquis; neither were his projects mere dreams; for he had worked out in his own mind § clear conception of a Efenm engine, and is believed.to have! made a working model of one. His es- ‘tate ‘was filled with all sorts’ of ma- chines for ralsing water to the top of the great tower by hydraulic power. and during the war he frightened away these upknown powers, /The marquis-impoyerished himself by his adherence -to the cause of Charles I, .and when; Charles II. came on the throne he was ‘neither recom-] pensed for his losses nor rewarded for his fidelity. - Kings" memories are often very lhort. B T8 A 1 D imiai e i QUEER OLD WEDDING. CUSTOM Idea of "Runnlng Up” in Vogue In ' Mississippl 'a. Comparatively Few ‘Years' Ago. A nnlqne wedding custom was once priacticed in ‘America. The “run-up” wedding was ‘an innovation In mar- rlages, unknown In apy part of the world except in southern 'Mississippl, but no louger than 25 years ago it was the way in which most sonthern Mis sissipplans’ of means were married. Some time before the wedding: the grootn hegan _to choose from among Madras is: the longest- 1 THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER/ - August’ 23+ 27-—Auto Tour, to Gry- gla: distriet. September 1. ——Opening date of Be- tmidji Public schools. September 7.—Opening of tall term of Bemidji Normal school: September G- u—Mlnnelou State (atr Sept. 15, 16, .7—Beltrsml (,ou'm Fair. ) 3 Oranges for Marmnlldo. ¥ Women who are in the habit of mak- ing orange marmalade—this is just | time ofyear for doing it—will-be in- IRECIPE TO CLEAR | pal in aster, but® the minute a stranger: comes. near, he becomes ugly and unruly. Many have tried to ride:Busterybut none have succeeded——except bis owner. 7ils best trlénas those who- Shoma rde ] with him. It wag ronsldered a great houor to be thus chosen.” Horses were carefully groomed and be:tasseled for the occasion, the long, luxuriant -mus- taches worn In those days were waxed ! and: twisted, and particular attention was paid-to every detllk of the rider’s appearance.” On' the' glven ‘date’ the groom and his rlders met at some se- cluded spot a mile® or two trom the bride’s home, and-at a signal from the groom dashed away at top speed;- hats ing and voices shouting. Around the ‘bride’s house a cordon,of outriders was placed to warn of the spproach aof the groom and his party. ' As a cloud of ‘dust announced their nearness the outriders went out to meet them, whirling, about and reLurulng with’ them. On the porch’of the ‘bride’s homeé her party strained their eyes to i catch the first glimpse of. the riders. The sounding ‘of the herald's’ horn set all hearts to fluttering, - /In a whirl of dust the groomn appeared,.snatching up _his ‘bride and riding on ahead a him-op.the saddle, then wheellog hack and dlsmounting for the ceremonyy for which ' 'the minister 'stood.: waiting. Then' camie the weddlng breakfast. ~ TN ! italy. Traing Blind Soldlerl. 3 Italy - has ‘about ‘1,500 blind. soldiers. All of these are being trainedfor: use- ful employment. In: addition” to ‘hav- tand short ;distance with "her in" front of lht‘.}na | effervescent -drink ' which usually! | makes pimples’ disappear; . cleanses terested o know that the crop of bit- ter oranges’” in “the Seville consular district is very full and of magnifi-) cent quality, though only about 75zper cent as. plentifyl 'as that of last year. ‘Most of it goes to:the marmalade min- ufacturers: in' Dundee, but about 10, 000_half chests are available for other markets 3 A PIMPLY SKIN Pimples Are Impurities Seeking . an Outlet Through _ Skin Pores Pimples, sores-and boils usually re- sult from' toxins, poisons and impilr- ities: ‘which are ' generated'in the! bowels and then absorbed into . the; blood ‘through ‘the very ducts which should absorb ' only ‘nourishment to; sustain the body. It is the function of the kidneys to!l filter impurities from the ‘blood and ] cast them out in the form of urine, but in 'many instances the j create more toxins ‘and 1mp|mt1es “WHITE SHOE DRESSING: - 'KEEP YOUR SHOES NEAT THE BIG VALUE PACKAGES ./ LIQUID AND CAKE * AlloPqu and quuidn—for Bllek, Tan, Ol’Blond pnanxk m ) 3 F- DAL'.IY colmflo"s lmq m‘w N.'Y. - L T T IR SRACNN \\\\\'{“{\§,, \ \'\\\\\\\\\ bowels: than the kidneys-can eliminate, then the blood uses the skin .pores as the next best means’of getting rid of these impurities wblch often break out all over the skin in the form of pimples. The surest way to clear the skm of ‘these eruptions, says a noted au- thority, is:to get from-any pharmacy about four ounces of Jad ‘Salts and take a tablespoonful in ‘a glass of |} hot ~water.-each - morning before ‘breakfast for. one week. - This will prevent - the formation- of ‘toxins jn the ‘bowels. It also stimulates the; kidneys to normal activity, thus cos.x-f ,ing -them to filter the blood ‘of im: puntles and clearmg the " skin’ of pimples. Jad Salts- is mexpenslve, harmless and.is made from the acid of grapes Iemon ' juice, ‘combined . with Here 'you have a pleasant, the blood and is excellent for :the l;idney as wel ing lost their sight, a number of thesa |- unfortunate soldiers are: without army or. legs. * Severel lngenlous ‘devices have been iiivented to assist the arm- less ‘blind . soldiers: ‘to. read. these consists ‘of ‘a little pocket tery and a: belt encircling the and conm!.nlng small needles. vice plays a'record that'causes a dif- ferent needle to prick for'each letter md 80 the ‘blind man- reads. E;plllned. Henry's: fnther was a golf enthul- ast; the_game. 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