The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1888-11-29
Bill Nye on Harrison.

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real good man, and just as soon as
he was nominated at Chicago the
leaders of the Democratic party said
that nothing would please them bet
ter than a pure intellectual parlor
campaign. He has risen to be quite
a prominent man without being very
well-known. He is a self-made
man, but has done the most of it on
the sly. Nobody ever got to be a
general in the army or United
States senator with so little job print
ing and colored poster work.
He has long line Of ancestry ex-
tending back as far as the eye can
reach. Benjamin Harrison, who
signed the Declaration of Independ-
ence, was born in Berkeley, Charles
county, Va, in the year 174o, be-
tween Eel river road and early can
die light. He was at William and
Mary college, and at the age of
twenty-four took prominent part in
politics, having at that time been
elected speaker of the house of bur
gesses. Being a burgess in Virginia
in those days was not very good
job. A burgess could only do SO a
very little while each year, and was
only paid for the burgessing which
he actually did. Besides all this, he
had to board himself and get to and
from meeting place the best way he
could. Sometimes a burgess would
be a little late, and the speaker
would call him up to give account of
himself Then he would frequently
say that he started in time for the
morning session, but had to stop in
the outskirts of town to pull the ar
rows out of himself.
Benjamin Harrison was also a
member of the general congress
from 1774 to 1777, and liked it first
rate. He was always very quiet
man, and so are all boys He signed
the Declaration of independence,
first looking on the other side to see
that there was no promlssory note
there; and in April, 1891, he died.
having, on the 9th of February, r773,
become the father of William Henry
Harrison. This occurred at Berke-
ley, Charles county, Va.
William Henry Harrison was born
at the residence of his father, Gov
Harrison, of Virginia, referred tc
above. He preferred to do so, rath-
er than to run away from home and
be born. coming home and asking
his parents forgiveness afterward.
That was always the way with the
Harrisons. They did not conceal
anything whatever from their par
ents. William Henry Harrison said
afterward that being born was really
nothing to be ashamed of, and he
wonld just as soon that his parents
knew about it first as last Then. if
they saw anything about his course
that deserved criticism, they could
mention it at the time.
Mr.. Harrison was fortunate
enough to have nine counties named
after him, some seventy towns and
villages, and temperance beverage
in Kansas, which pulls off the petit
coats of mans stomach and leaves
his digester looking like storm
swept ballet. Anybody can get it,
but it takes a good man to get over it.
There is also a patent medicine
named after him which will take dis
carded liver, that is all frayed around
the edges, and make it almost like
new liver. 1t is within the reach of
all. 1t is a big thing. Some of the
newspapers indorse it in the highest
rates.
William Henry Harrison only
drew pay as President for one
month. He then died. He studied
medicine in the first place, and was
familiar with the whole cornucopia
as we'll as the practice of medicine
Physic to him was perfectly familiar
He has run his eye along the fur
trimmed tongues of some of the very
best families of Virginia. In 49,
he became an ensign in the army
and IN 1892 he was lieutenant or
Wayne's staff In the year 1895 hi