The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-02-15
Henry Harrison. o, whom the record

This unimadyersion, for as such Il
intended, was uttered in connection
afh the statement that the use Of
ancient illusions was faul, COR
riucI common to the Vir.u.ans.
The chroniclor tells this story Of Cen.
.-al Harrison and his love for Plu.
arch, and Daniel Wcbsters councc.
Ion herewith.
President Harrlson's inaugural
message proved the duration OF his
attachment 10 Plu,arch. Plutarchs
hrroes would have appeared therein
IN still greater numbers but for an
uu''moly fate that kept them out
1t was said az the time that the
morning before the message wHs de-
.-,r"d the secretary OF state elect
Wcbstcr) vas met by a friend walk
IHs IN the vicinity OF the White
House In no little apparent perturba-
ton.
" What is tho matter with you this
morning, Mr. Webster inquired HIS
friend; you seem agitated
" Agitatcd sir and who would not
'ncl aFi,atod, that had committed the
murder | have this morning.
q" Murder Mr. Webster
Aye, sir, murder; murder with
malice aforethought, OF ! know not
how many creeks and Romans.
II may have been OF benefit TO Har-
risons writing style that Webster
was n mcrciless copy reader.
Remove White House Police.
finally the order relieving twenty.
two policemen from duty In and about
'!'3 White House has gone into effect.
The president and his household still
are pretty well guarded, but the din.
Guilty will come when tho spring in.
lux Of sight,ecrs sets In to Washing
ton. From the middle OF February
until the first OF June Washington IS
crowded with sightscers, large part
OF whom are brides and grooms The
most OF them insist upon their inner.
ru' right as American citizens to 80
20 a." White House 20 see the presl-
dent"
A good many policemen are neces-
agry to handle White House crowds
.r tho arr.u"t,mo. They act ms uah.
"ra moro than as police officers. and
-hov have their hands full President
Taft S. much easier going IN the mat.
frr Of receiving people than we're
some OF his predecessors.
Just about oucthird Of those who
come TO Washington ask to be intro
t.r"3 10 tho president. and as no
representative daras to decline 70 DO
tho houurs for fear OF losing votes,
Dee takes hIs home ue0plo over 10 the
White House and gives them the op.
pOrtuuity 10 say Good morning" 20
a man who, no matter how he may
feel. makes each visitor believe in
his or her heart that the president
OF the United States would have been
desUlated II he or she had venturcd
70 leave Washington without making
a personal call at the White House.
Mldshlpman "Pete" Russell.
William T.. Russell is the envoy
extraordinary ana minister piehipo-
tehuary OF me hl'ea states 10 inc
dominican repuoI'c' MI husSeiI ls
one OF the picturesque men OF the
e"'''Hi"'h'S IoI''Nh service 'u'e
on 'Iih' No was our minister 10
Nehe2ucIa "heh PRESIDENT castro
was IN all nus 'T"uo!IhE glory Nhon
the o'H''als OF 'he department OF
state ana naval "iho<rS happen TO get
'"Eei"'r lh'F ma s'"i''a OF VILLAIN
W. l'.s-'I aiI'a''hs. Tor inc envoy
eN'rao.I.uarF ls a7 Wen known III
nav" circles rs tie K IN state circles.
MT. I'Nss'h l9 gray" dlPlofnA'
win Il IEh' ~ ms eye mat heI'her
nor Iosl'on can put out
hut D" was nor always grave one
burd"ned with the aHaiTs OF state,
once upon q Nih' ne was f"''
Russell, lh'ash'pnah IN me ihIieH
states Naval Academy william was
changed INTO 'f'te' me minute
mat ne reported nv Nhhapolls' bnt
rum coi'r''R IN" s'h''me~ tha'
neither lhe o'n'lat a''"'Ves nor the
n'ddlcs af'nlves disclose lhe reason
or turning w l.llain MILO Bpta. sur /