The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1884-05-21
PRESIDENTIAL FAYORITES.
Some Interesting Facts Concerning the
Men Who Stand Closest TO the
Chief Executive.


must have been impressed by the
courteous yet systematic manner with
which they are received and escort |
ed through the mansion. The gen
tlemen whose duty it is to receive all
persons coming to the White House
are Colonel E. S. Denmore, Mr.. John
! r. Rckard and Mr.. T. F. Pendle, and
they have occupied their present po-
sitions through the various admins
tratiOns since and even during the
war Mr.. Pendel was President Lin
coins body-guard saw him to his
carriage the fatal night on which he
visited FOrd's theater, and he now
has in his possession the blood stain
ed coat which Mr.. Lincoln wore on
that memorable occasion. There is
not a public man in America to-day
who does not know, and who is not
known, by these gentlemen, and the
"reminiscences of public and social
life which they can recount would fill
a congressional volume. During the
weary yet exciting years Of war
through the more peaceful times Of
Grants administration while Hayes
held the reins of government, and
when Garfield was shot, it was these
men who stood in the executive man
sion, welcoming the advent Of each
new administration, bowling at its de-
parture, and receiving both martyrs
through its portals.
During that long, hot and never to
be forgotten summer when President
- Garfield lay between "two worlds, 4"
the nation became aware OF the
a deadly malarial influence which hung
about the White House. But all
S through that period these three men
, never deserted their posts for a single
e day, although each one was suffering
g intensly. In conversation with the
writer, Col Denmore said:
e at is impossible to describe the
e tortures have undergone. To be
e compelled to smile and treat the
i. thousands Of visitors who come here
/. daily with courtesy when one is in
), the greatest agony requires tremen-
, dous effort. All that summer l had
=, terrible headaches, heartburn and a
- sitting sensation that sometimes
y, took away my breath. My appetite
was uncertain and I felt severe pains
- in the small Of my back. l was
y under the doctors care with strict
- instructions not to 60 out of the
u house but I remained on duty
il nevertheless. You would be surpris-
ed to know the amount of quinine
u took on some days it was as much
u as sixteen grains"
8 "And was Mr. Rickard badly off,
too ?"
81 should think he was. Why,
time and again we have picked him
up and laid him on the mantel, here
le in the vestibule, he was so used up"
~ eyes" exclaimed Mr. Rickard, 81
ID was so weak I could not rise after
q, lying down without help, and coulC
ie only walk with the aid of two canes
Is and then in a stopping position
~ Oh, we have been in a pretty bad
condition here, all of US"
is "And yet you are all the embodi
I ment Of health" said the writer, a.
- he looked at the three bright anC
il vigorous men before him.
y ooh, yes" said Mr. Rickard, eve
is have not known what sickness wa
- for more than a year"
4 "Have you some secret way o
y. overcoming malaria and its attendan
Is horrors ?"
5 'I think we have a most certain
}" way" replied Colonel Denmore
IS "but it is no secret. You see; abCu
r two years ago my wife began to grow
blind, and 1 was alarmed at her con
T. dition. She finally became so shr
b, could not tell whether a person wer
tv white or black at a distance of tel
q feet. One Of her lady friends advis
- ed her to try a certain treatment tina
~ had done wonders for her, and t.
In make a long story short, she did s.
by and was completely cured, This in
n. duCed me to try the same means fo
~ my own restoration and as soon as
~ found it was doing good 1 recon
s' mended it to my associates and W
'l- have all been cured right here in tn
G. stronghold Of malaria and kept i
ne perfect health ever since by tn
, means of Warmers Safe Cure. No
~ I am not a believer in medicines i
so general, but I do not hesitate to sa
at that l am satisfied 1 should hay
go died of Brighrs disease of the kic
ne neys before this had it not been fc
tb this wonderful remedy Indeed,
an use it as a household medicine an
Ne give it to my children whenever the
en- have any ailments"
nm "Yes," exclaimed Mr.. Pendel,
Nv use it in my family all the while an
,fs have found it the most efficient rem
et. edy we have ever employed. I kno
ia of very many public men who al
using it to-day and they all spea
well of it"
by ~ weigh 100 pounds to-day" sal
NV Mr.. Rickard, "and when my physi
80 ians told me over p year ago 1 cou
0P not hope to recover 1 weighed /.
lh- pounds. Under such influences yC
cannot wonder that / consider In