Arizona republican., 1898-02-07

living apartments, and in one of these rooms Mark A. Hanna WIS born. His father, Dr. Hanna, was a man Of great intelligence, who was highly respected by every citizen of the town.
 "He was equally adept a, talking politics, making a temperance speech or selling a yard of calico," said Cap tain J. L. Straughn, the present cOrO- ! ner of Columbiana county, who was a boyhood friend of Marcus. Even at that day the elder Hanna had advanc- ed ideas regarding a protective tariff and freely expressed them. His ab- rup; and frank speech, as well as many other characteristics, are i her ited by his son Mark" ss he was fa- miliarly known to the boys at that time
 pr. Hanna's general store flourish ed to such an extent that he gave up his living rooms and esl ablished his family in large house on the hill, near by.
 At this time Mark was 3 school boy and Captain Strauhn relates the fol- lowing stories of their early life:
 Mark was great boy, and we all liked him. I shall never forget cur sports and the pranks that we played. One day, in the old log school house, which stood where the Central school house now does, the master gave us a very difficult problem in mental ar ithmetic. It went the rounds of the class without being answered, until i5 reached Mark. The teacher repeated the problem. Mark listened with his usual close attention, and when the master had finished, said: Well, I can do that example on paper, but it is too difficult metally.' But the scheme did not work, and Mark was checked down with the rest of us. He was unwilling, though, to let the mas -,er drop there, and at recess several of us boys got together and Mark took the same problem and simply changed the figures. We then went to the teacher and told him that we had a trifing mental problem that we wish ed he would solve, and Mark read the revised version. The master look ed wise, adjusted his glasses and ask ed to see the paper.
 "'But that isn't mental arithmetic.' protested Hanna. He read il again, and the pedagogue figured long and hard, but couldn't get the answer, and he sharply ordered us all out of the school room. Of course we were all tickled beyond measure over the les son which Mark had taught the mas ter, who never gave us ano,her such problem to solve.
 'I remember very disti ctly an old boat owned by Colonel Harper, vet eran of the war of 1872, who was shoemaker at the time. It was oper- ated by a hand power paddlewheel. My, but we boys used to have fun with that old boat. Mark and the ether lads spent all their spare change renting the bost and taking cur girls out for ride. One time we appointed Mark captain. l handled the rudder and the other boys took turns at working the wheel Mark would call out his orders in true ship style, and I would flop the rudder as he directed. A contention sprang up among us regarding the captaincy, which several of the boys coveted Mark readily gave way and took his place at the propelling crank. Our new captain ran the boat aground Cne day, which caused a rebellion of he crew, and Mark was restored to his command.
 Mark was a sturdy youth, of keen foresight, and was never known to whimper when he was bested. He took his medicine silently and brave iy, but with a stern resolve to wait for an opportunity to geI even, which he usually did.
 Several years ago Hon. Marcus A. Hanna, as our boyhood friend is now called, broughi his family to Lisbon on a special train and passed several days visiting scenes of his happy boyhood, the old home of his father and grandfather, and the cemetery where many of his ancestors are bur jed. Politicians have a good deal to say about Hanna and his trickery, but here, where we know him-weH, if you want 10 find stanch Hanna men, just come to Lisbon"