Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1912-08-31

had more business around the county
clerks office in Angola than any law
yer In huif II dozen nearby counties.
Governor Marshall was forty-two
years OF age when he was married
Mrs. Marshall being nearly twenty
years his junior.
only few weeks when the future vice
president was called to an adjoining
county on a case that would consume
some five or six weeks Of his time
Now. l did not want to be starting
of like thut" Governor Marshall ex-
planned to friend one day, so just
told Mis- Marshall that thought she
shond go along And she did,
Since then Governor Marshall has
never made trip without Mrs. Mar
shall going along. They have travelled
nll over IT," country together; they go
20 bnnunctS md political meetings to-
Eathcr uutl! the friends Of the Indiana
executive rrfor to him and his wife rs
the ''rardS.'
from Marshall IS not ovcrst rong,"
explained on. Of hi, friends "Whllc
not delicate man. his constitution Is
not OF the most vigorous type
when he gets into Il political battle
he fOrgets his weakness. He gives all
that ts In him. and that will tell on
any man. Mrs. Murshall soon discov-
cred that tho governor would become
heated in making speech and the
next day his voice would be husky.
She decided thnt he Ind better give up
spme OF tina handshalling and take care
OF his health first. SO when you find
him makinE Il speech he does not stay
around to hear the applause OF the au-
diance. Eather. he hurries to his rooIn
and chanEeH his clothing.
Some lt~oplc have snid that Tom
Mnrkhnil * not handshaking politi-
cimn. He * not. His wife thinks II Is
more Important to guard his health
than to carry out the old time policy,
and she IS correct. as she Is In most
I'll other things"
"hons Air. Provails.
The Marshall homo Is typical Of tho
niStrcss. 1t Is homo Of books, and
still one does nok feel ''bookish." One
OF the Marshall friends said he always
felt Ike eating when hs entered the
hinrshall home in Columbia City or
the executive mansion at Indianapolis.
Mrs Marshall believes In Il bone first,
aud the home air. prevails
III Governor Marshall ever occupied
tn" White House people would not
KNOW that historic institution" de-
c'ares an adInirer Mrs. Marshall
would have 1t real home. People
would feel comfortable even In the
midst OF the gold and glitter"
But IL n not only a. a wife and the
mistress OF a bone that Mrs. Marshall
shows her abn1ty. ese fs a politician
and clever ona She Also has a re-
marknble memory.
Governor Marshall has earned the
reputation OF being In a class OF story
teilers all by himself Is can re1nem.
hesr ssortsa, bat he foxgets names A
name n something to be cas4 aside
with Governor Marshall. and this Ia
orc OF the regrets OF his fffe. II he hes
any regrets, The governor is not q
worrying lDau. He Is somewhat a IA
fa,ia!. bot IF he could he would like
To remember names; but. not having
that ability, he does not worry, for Mrs.
Malshuli is the new rc1nernbercr Of the
family.
Size hns q peculiar ability along this
line. Not only does she remember
the last name. but any combination of
names comes rs second nature to her
and she carries this ability on down to
the children and cousins Of any one
seeking the governor.
While the governor is shaking hands
and trying TO remember whether his
caller is Jones or Smith, Mrs. Marshall
Is busy supplying the information and
asking about all the relatives.
ideai Partners.
Governor Marshall has no brothers OF
sisters, and his parents being dead
leaves him somewhat barren of rela.
tivcS.
Governor MarshaJla friends are en-
fhusjasti" over his home life. When
he bas started on talking Of his wife
new light in the p3Dosier executive
comes to the surface.
They come near being ideal married
partners.