The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03
r1r. ncKinley's
Predecessors.

Paris adds one more name to the short
list of American presidents who went
abroad.
All the speakers of the house of rep
resentatives have had presidential as
pirationS but only one to reach his am
bition was Polk. and he was the 18th"
speaker.
w. H. Harrison was the father OF the
largest family, six sons and four daugh-
terS: Jefferson, Madison ana POLK ha1 no
children. Hayes had seven sons and one
daughter
Jefferson was the first president inau-
gurated in ashington-and it's all fiction
that he rode horseback to the capitol
and tied his horse to a post. He rode in
a carriage.
w. II. Harrison only served a month
as president and died OF a sudden and
severe bilious attack. Singularly. his
successor, John Tyler died of similarly
mysterious disorder.
Benjamin Harrison has eight letters in
each of his names: he was nominated On
the eighth ballot; was elected in 1888;
and if he had been reelected would have
been the eighth Republican president.
John Quincy Adams literally died in
harness. He was a member Of congress
and on Feb. q, 184S, rose to speak, but
was stricken with paralysis and died be-
tol.
In height the presidents have varied
from Lincolns 6 feet inches to Benz
ranged from Cleveland's 800 pounds to
John Adams $40, the average Of all be-
ing $50.
In the matter OF dress the tastes of our
presidents. with few exceptions have
been very plain; The early presidents
wore the stately old costumes of their
times. Arthur was the dude" president,
having at one time eighty pairs of trous-
erS.
All of the presidents died comfortably
well off except Jefferson and Monroe.
Congress bought Jefferson's library for
$4,000. and saved him from poverty, while
Monroe s funeral expenses were paid by
relatives. Washington was probably the
richest.
Mckinley is the third Methodist presl-
dent to occupy the White house. Wash
1ngton and seven others attended the
Episcopal church, Jackson and five others
were Presbyterians, the two Adams were
UEtt&Tiars, jefferson was a free thinker.
Garfield was a Disciple.
Cleveland gave more personal attention
to appointments for office than any other
president. He would examine papers and
carefully consider the merits of All ap-
plcant for a small job and then refuse
TO appoint him because he held office be-
fore or had asked for the place
The early presidents drank heavy wines
especially Madeira. Jackson. Pierce md
Grant preferred whisky Hayes was
teetotaler, while Arthur put one-third
of the cost of his dinners in wine Nc
Ktnley serves wine when guests are pres
ent, but never drinks more than one glass
The grave of ex-President Tyler. at
Richmond, Va. who died while a member
OF the Copfederate congress, is absolutely
unmarried, even by g. small headstone.
He was the first president to bury his
wife from the White house, as well as
to bring bride-wife to the presidential
mansion.
Grant was christened Hiram Ulysses
but the family always called him by the
latter name. Senator T. L. Hamer
nominated him cadet to West Point, and
knowing him as Ulysses and his mothers
family name as Simpson, filled in the an.
plication as Ulysses S., and it so appear
ed or the academy rolls. He registered
at West Point as Ulysses Hiram. but his
warrants were always made out in ac-
cordarce with the original appointment
and he finally adopted it.
jackson was described in his early life
as the most roaring, rollicking, cock
ngbt1ng, horse-racing, card-playfng mis-
chieVous fellow that ever lived in the
town of Salisbury. n. c. After he re-
tired from the presidency he Joined the
Presbyter1an church, and his dying words
We're; MY dear children and friends ana
servants, 1 rope and trust to meet Won
all In heaven, both white and black"