Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-11-23
BILL NYE's .
CIIRONONHOTONTlIOLOGOs
LIVES OF THE CANDIDATES.
ny MILL NYE.

party snii that nothing wonld please
hem better than pure Intellectual par-
,or campaign. lie has risen 10 lie quite
prominent man without being very well
known. lie isa seli-madc man, INT has
done the most Of II on the sly. Nobody
ever got TO lie general in the army or
United SiNies Senator with 30 little job
printing aud poA,cr work.
lie has n long line of ancestry extend
ing back as far as the eye can reach,
Benjtmin Harrison, who signed the
Declaration OF Independence, was born at
Berkeley, Charles county, Virginia, in
the year 1740, between the Eel River Road
and early candle light. lie was educated
Ht William and Mary College, and at the
age oi "a took a prominent part in poll
Tics, having been at the time elected Speak.
er Of The Houee OF Burgesses. Being a
burgess in Virgins in those days was no,
a very good job. A burgess could only do
so very little while each year, and was
only paid for the burgessing which he
actually did. Besides all this, he had TO
board himself aud get to and from the
meeting place the best way they 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 oi town to pull the arrows out Of
himself.
Benjamin Harrison was also member
OF the general Congress from 1774 TO 1777 2,
and liked 1t firstrate. lie was always
very quiet man, and no are all the boys.
He signed the Declaration Of lndepend =
euce, first looking on the other side to see
that there was no promisssry note there
and in April, 1881, he died, having, on the
ninth Of February, 1918. become the
father Of william Henry Harrison. THIS
occurred at Berkeley, Charles county, Vir-
ginia.
William Henry HARRISON was born al
The residence Of his father, Governor
Harrison, OF Virgfria, referred 10 above.
lie preferred to do roe rather than run
away from home and he born, coming
home and asking his parents forgiveness
afterward.
That was always the way with the
Harrisons. They did not conceal nylhing
whatever from their parents. William
Henry Harrison said afterwards that be-
ing born wRs really nothinf TO be ashamed
of, and lie would just as soon that his
parents knew about il first rs last. Then,
il they saw anything about his course
which deserved criticism, :hey could men
tiun It at the time.
| Mr.. Harrison was fortunate enough tO
have nine counties named after HIM, some
seventy towns and villages; and temper
alice beverage in Kansas, which pulls of
the petticoats Of a mans stomach, and
leaves his digester looking like storm
swept ballet, is called Harrison Still
Alarm. Anybody can get 1t. but II take
good man TO get over il.
There is ,lso a patent medicine named
after him winch will take discarded
liver, that is all frnyed around the edges
and Nuke Il look almost like new liver
II il within the reach Of all. It ia biz
thing. Some OF the newspapers indUrse il
in the highest terms, and at the highest
rates.
William Henry Harrison only drew pay
as President for one month. He then died
He studied medicine in the frat place, and
was familiar with the whole cornucopia, II,
medicine. Physic TO him was perfectly
familiar. He has run his eye along the
furirimmed tongues OF some Of the yer,
heat families Of Virginia.
In 1871 he became an ensign in til,
army and 1892 he was lieutenant OF
Wryne's staff. In the year 1895 he be-
came a captain, and nlso commanded in,
post which is now Cincinnati. AfIerwart
lie was secretary OF the northwest terri
tory, and the governor OF the territory o
Indiana, also superintendent ol 1ndiai
afTalrs. His iavorite method OF giving th'
Indian every possible opportunity 70
siudying the character and attributes q
the Great Spirit. was TO forward his soml
such az it was, TO more thoroughly spirit
ual surroundings. Ii worked we'll.
He gained the B,ttle Of TiPpecanoe il
1911. Battle Grand il the name oil ih,
|
conflict. II was on The 7ih oi Novembe
that General Harrison met the lndiaI
, troops ut the Department of the Wabash
under Prophet, a brother Of 1'ecumsell
General Harrison first noticed move
ment on part Of the 9th corps, unde
Skimmygillions Pete. to turn his left am
knock the tar out Of his wagon trains
l,v circuiinus movement around tree
, Hastily calling to his side nm sid-,le-kons
General Harrison wrote out n red mes4ag
to Conei Peek-a-boo Arlington, VINO ha
asked To harass tie Cherokee fnfantr
from the rear. requesting HIM ut OTce {
repair to the trout, NJ the encmy's relation
with him had been strained IN some via
or other. Drawing mp hi. forces and buck
skin Trousers, intn line "f battle, Genrra
, IIarrison touk y small lraught of his Gel
cbrated Liver Refurhisler, from u darI
square bottle, and a'd TO one of his arleI
II have good noiionto have u haii!
1 here, which will call the battle of Tippe
, canoe" lie did SO.
= After the war General II,rriaon was .
tile head of ynd,nn aH,irs for quite awl,il,
nni old settlers ttare ibat there was Ger
, t,iniy n heavier mortality among ;lie l.,
1 dans nj that time than ever brfOr
or since. The air seemed Ia he file
. " III microbes Oi about Al caliieT, wlIic
: y rl,apa did more TO discourage the re
man than the high price Of groceries an,
. tile scarcity of work.
q General IIarrison held almost ever
a office within the gift ol the people, an,
4 gave almost universal satisfaction Ia hin
/ seIi and family. Many Of those who ra
3 against him, and were defeated, sl,arpl
4 criticized his official nclS and the acts ,
| t,I, la i.., 4,
= ground.
/ In 1880 he was nominated by the Wing
l,r the Preaidency, ut Harrisburg, Penn
sylvania. lie ran Rgins, MIR. Van BureI
mud received 23l electoral votes as again
GO Tor Van.
y This canvars was noted for its Peculis
u methods aud the great enth,lsiaSni prOlu'
n ed by the excessive use Of hard cider,
i most terrible aud deadly beverage mad