Putnam patriot., 1924-07-04


 are found in the current issue of the World Almanac and are as follows:
 Monroe abandoned the profession sf law when a young man. and was afterward. and until his election, al- ways holding public office. Jackson called himself South Garolinian. and ts biorrapher, Kendall, recorded his birthplace in Lancaster County, $. C.. but Parton has published documentary evidence to show that Jackson was born in Union County, N. C., less than a quarter of a mile from the South Carolina line.
 Widows Their maiden names are in parentheses. She was the di- forced wife of Captain Robards. The Democratic party of today claims Hneal descent from the first Repub- Hcan party, and President Jefferson as is founder. Political parties were aisorgamized at the time of the elec- ion of John Quincy Adams. He claim ed to be a Repab ican, but his doc triues were decidedly Federalistic. The opposition Co his administration took tie name of Democrats, and elected Jackson president.
 Randall. the biographer of Jefferson, declares that he was a believer in Christianity. although not sectarian. While President Johnson was not a church h-member. he was a Christian believer His wife was a Methodist
 Washington's first inauguration was in New York. and his second in Phila- delphia Adams was inaugurated in Philadelphia, and Jefferson and the Presidents following elected by the people. in the city of Washington. Arthur took the presidential oath of office first in New York City. John Adams and Jefferson died on the same day. the Fourth of July, 1926, and Monroe died on the Fourth of July i've years later. John Quincy Adams was a representative and Andrew Johnson a senator in Congress after the ex 1iration of their presidential terms, and both died while holding those offices. Tyler was represen- tstive in the Confederate Congress from Virginia, and died in office.
 Three Presidents Assassinsted
 Lincoln. Garfield and Mckinley were assassinated while in office. Lincoln at Ford's theatre, Washing ion. D. C., April Ii, 1865. from a eistal saot fired by John Wilkes Booth. who was killed near Frederieks- berg. Va. April 26, l665, by Sergeant Boston Gorbett. Garfield was shot in the Pennsylvania Railroad depot, WashiHss n, D. C., July ?, 1881, and 8ied at Elheron, Long Branch, N. !. September l9, 1881. The assassin Was Charles Jules Guiteau, who was hanged at Washington. D. c. June 30, fsSa. Mckinley was shot twice Sep tembeF |. 1901, while in the Temple of Music of the Pan American Expo sidan. Buffalo, N. Y., and died from hi. wounds at the home of John C. MiburH. Buffalo. September II, l901 The assassin was Louis Czol- fasz. Qha was eleetrocuted at Auburn State Prison. New York, October 29, 1901.
 Jackson was shot at in the Capitol at Was aington. D. C.. January 29, 1885, by a house painter named Richard Lawrence, escaping because the pistol of the assassin missed fire. Ex-President Roosevelt was shot and wounded by John Schrank, an insane man, at Milwaukee, Wis, October H. l9l2.
 Cleveland after taking the oath as President. kissed the open Bible, hls Hps touching Psalm cxii, verses 5-lO, inclusive. Garfeld's first act after taking the oath was to kiss his mother.
 Son of President
 The sixth President was the son of the second President, and the twenty-third President was the grandson of the ninth President. William Henry Harrison was the eighth and Benjamin Harrison the tenth in descent from Poeahontas and Jfhn Rolfe Lincoln was the irst President wearing full beard Grant was the first wearing a mustache. Buchanan and Cleveland were bachelors when they entered the White House as Presidents, but Cleveland surrendered during hls first term. Washington, Monroe, Pierce and Hayes were born on Friday. d. 0 Adams. Pierce and Garfield were iaauguratsd on Friday. Tyler, Polk and Pierce died on Friday. Lincoln was assassinated on Friday.
 There were remarkable coincidene' es in the lives of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Both were born in Kentuaky; Lincoln in 1909, Davls in fS0g Both removed from their na- tive state in childhood. Lincoln to the Northwest. Davis in the Southwest Lincoln was captain of volunteers and Davis a second lieutenant oi regulars in the Black Hawk war oi Is32. They began their pohtieai careers the same year, is44, Lincoln aeing presidential elector Tor clay and Davis for Polk They were ei' ected to Congress about the same time, 1s45 and Is46 They were talled Co preside over their respee, tve governments the same year and Rthin few days; Davis, February . t,6l; Lincoln. March 4, 1861.
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 Washington. Monroe, and Jackson were s8laiers in the Revoluti9nafs var; IaeAson. W II. Harrison, Tyler Taylor and Buchanan in the war oi fsi2-15. Lincoln in the Black flaws war: Taylor. Pierce, and Grant I The Mexican war; Grant, Hayes, = field. Arthur. B. Harrison, and Me' kinley in the Civil War, and koose yeit was in the war with Spaih Adams and Jefferson were aenes' of the Declaration of ladependsa.e,e and Washington and Madison or th' Constitution. ,,,-.
 Grant was christened Hiram ulys ses and Cleveland. Stephen Grover II .,.ss the nldFSf man