The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
FACTS ABOUT THE PRESIDENCY

which has been held by "a different
Americans, altogether. Seven of these
"a Washington, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant,
were reelected for second successive
term, and one of these (Cleveland)
was reelected for second term after
having left the office; and all of them
Except Lincoln) lived to serve out
their second terms. -Four of the "a
aTyler, Fillmore, johnson and Arthur)
were elected to the vice-presidency
and succeeded to the presidency upon
the death, respectively of W. II. Har-
rison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham
Lincoln and James A. Garfield, who
died in the executive office.
The whole period of time thus
covered (from 1889 to 1901, including
McKinley's term) amounts to liz
years, which have been distribute
among the states as follows:
Virginia has held the presidency
35 years, II months.
New York, IS years, months.
Tennessee, Is years, IL months
Illinois, 10 years, l month.
Ohio, years, months.
Massachusetts, years.
Indiana, years
New Hampshire, A years.
Pennsylvania, 4 years.
Louisiana, year, 4 months.
So that of the 40 States in the
Union, only ten have ever had the
honor and distinction of supplying q
president of the United States; but
one of them (Virginia) has supplied
the president during nearly one-third
of the entire time; and, besides the
five presidents who were citizens of
that State while they were president,
two of the others wv H. Harrison and
Zachary Taylor were born within her
borders. From che very fact that she
has given birth to seven of the Presi-
denis, she has been called the mother
of presidents. !"
But ''the law seems to have been
the father of presidents; since, of the
"a different individuals who have
held that high office, all of whom ex-
cept the four military heroes wash
ington, W. H. Harrison, Taylor and
Grant, practiced law at some time
in their lives; ten of them had been
United States Senators (besides Gar
field, who has been elected to the
Senate, but had never taken his seat
as member thereby; three of them
have been vice president (besides the
four who afterwardss.a became presi-
dent) and one of them DANES K.
Polk, had been speaker of the House
of Representatives. So, that, ambi-
tious young American lawyers of
political predictions can find no just
case for encouragement i'll the CLASH
fication of the presidents by profession.
Remembering that Washington was
inauguarated in 1889, and that he,
Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, jackson
and Grant served two successive
terms each these four lines (com-
mitted to memory become valuable
to any one who remembers when any
event took place, but has forgotten
just who was president at that time:
When a joke made me a joker
Van had to poke the fire poker;
But laughing jokes get heavy greetings
AS comrades hold company meetings.
The first letter of each word in these
four lines, taken in order gives the
first letter of the names of the presi-
dents, in order, and if any one remem-
bers, for instance, that Texas was an
nexed in December, 1916, but has for
gotten who was president at that time
and wants to recall just who was
president when Texas was annexed,
he begins with 1889 by giving Wash
ington eight years (1797); Adams four
years (1S0D; Jefferson. eight years
(ls09) Madison, eight years (SlO /;
Monroe eight years (1S25); Adams
four years (1899); Jackson, eight
years (1S37) Van Buren,, four years
(1S41); Harrison and Tyler, four years
(1S45) Polk, four years (lS49) and he
finds that Polk was president from
March 4, 1916, to March 4. 1S49, and
therefore the president in 1916, when
Texas was annexed
In applying this formula it becomes
necessary, of course, to remember
that Harrison and Tyler served one
four-year term between them; Taylor
and Fillmore another, and Garfield
and Arthur another-otherwis the
whole calculation may fall into error
and come out wrong --Leslie's Weekly.
WEATHER AND CROP CONDI-
TIONS.
Central Office, STATE Experiment Sta
ton,
New Brunswick, Nj. May 1, 1900.
The prevailing weather conditions
during the month of April have been
most favorable for all farming opera
tions. The planting and seeding of
early vegetables in the Southern
Section were completed by the 10Th
and the seeding of oats in all sections
by the s5th.
The acreage of tomatoes and early
l.