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Show The Contention's JVominess. , Ibout 'Biographical Jotes McKinley and RooscVelt. The Republican national convention 1900 was the shortest on 'record, when hours of time that it was in session are taken into consideration. It was called to order at Tuesday, and at 2 30 p. m. tcok a recess to Wednesday at noon. At 3 p. m. Wednesday a recess was taken to 10 30 Thursday. At 2 30 on Thursday its work was done and the convention was ot 12-3- adjourned sine die. No national convention ever consumed less time in hours. Of course the work of the convention laid before it" so to put it There was not the slightest doubt on any point except the vice presidency, and as soon as the delegates began to arrive that doubt was dispelled. Roosevelt was the choice of nearly every delegation for second place. McKinleys Biography. James McKinley, the president's ancestor, landed in this country about ITiJ, and settled later in Chanceford Township, York county, Pa., where of David McKinley, the piesideut, was bom in May, 1755. The records of the Pension Bureau show that David McKinley was a soldier in the revolution and participated in the capture of Paulus Hook and the engagements of Amboy and Chester Hill. He died in 1840, in Ohio, at the A son, James Mcage of eighty-flvKinley, moved to Columbiana county, Ohio, in 1809. At that time William, his son, born in Pine Township, Mercer county. Pa., was two years old, James McKinley was an iron manufacturer or furnace man, and his son William followed the saiqe vocation. ' When WTlMiJr was wenty-tw- o year old be married Nancy Allison of Canton, O., the couple bavins nine children, of whom William Jr., the president, waa the seventh. William McKinley, Sr., died in November, 1892, having lived to witness the rise of his son from a school teacher through posts of national prominence to be .governor of Ohio. The president was born at Nilea, Trumbull county, 0., on January 29, 1848. He attended the public schools in that town until he was nine years old, at which time his father moved to Poland, Mahoning county, Q., where the future president entered Union Semtmrry, pursuing his studies in that institution until he was seventeen years old. He is said to have excelled in mathematics and languages, and to in have bested all his debating the public questions of the day. In I860 he was sent to Allegheny college, Meadvllle, Pa., but gave up his course after a few months on account of poor health. After a period of rest he became a leather in the public schools of the Kerr district, near Poland, having joined the Methodist Episcopal church in Poland. In the spring of 1861 he was a clerk in the postofilce at Poland, which position he gave up to enlist at Columbus, on June 11 of that year, in Company E Ohio Volunteer of the Twenty-thir- d Infantry. e. -- fellow-studen- GoV. ts Theodore Roosevelt, after whom the governor was named, and his mother, whose given name was Martha, was the daughter of James and Martha Young Roosevelt Bulloch of Georgia. at' home under educated was primarily which he enafter teachers, private In 1880. graduating Harvard, tered phose qualities of aggressiveness which have marked his more recent were present with yearp of public life him in college and he was a conspicuous figure among his fellows. It was an Interesting period In the history of the party and the nation, and yotmg Roosevelt entered upon the political field with eagerness and en Ethel. Kermlt THE PATRIOT SPY. FINCH. FRANCIS M. With calm brow, steady brow, A soldier marches by; He listens to his doom; There is color in his cheek. In his look thra is no fear. of gloom; There is courage in his eye; Nor a shadow-trac- e But with calm brow, and steady brow, Jet to drum beat and heart beat. In a moment he must die. He robes him for the tomb. fo drum heat and ot heart beat star-ligand moon-ligHe seeks the Britons camp, Be hears the rustling flag' And the armed sentry tramp; Ind the star light and moon tight His- silent wanderings lamp. "v Yvun stow tread and' amt tread, ' He scans the tented line; had he counts the battery gum ' By thq gaunt and shadowy pine, Ad his slow tread and stilt tread Give no warning sign. The dark wave, the plumed wave! It meets his eager glance. And It sparkle neath the stare Like the glimmer of a lance, A dark wave, a plumed wave. On an emerald expanse. By ht ht - LAFE YOUNG. " Nominated Rooeevelt his to reputation. Of life have added his latest work, The Rough Riders has .been pointed to as one of The most thrilling pieces of military history produced In recent years." - Governor Roosevelt has been twice married. His first wife .was Alice Lee In of Boston, who left a daughter. 1886 he married Miss. Edith Carow of New york There are six eblldren.two of whom are sons. His domestic life is Ideal. Whether ensconced in winter quaiter at Albany or New York, or at the famous Roosevelt summer home at Oyster Bay on Long Island, the leader of the Rough Riders la an indulgent father and romp with hi children with as much seat as the youngest of them. The youngsters are known as the Roosevelt half dozen, and all reflect In some manner the paternal The oldest girl la characteristics. Alice, tall, dark and serious looktug. She rides her fathers Cuban campaign horse with fearlessness and grace. The next olive branch is Theodore, Jr, or young Teddy," the Idol of his fathers heart and a genuine chip of the old block. Young t Teddy" owns a some trusty shotgun and dreams of his than game day shooting bigger father ever saw. He also rides a pony of hit own. Alice, the oldest girl, is child of nearly 16. She la the only Young Tedergy. The purification of political and the first Mrs. Roosevelt. old- official life had been for some time an dy," the present Mrs. Roosevelts Ideal with him, and with this came the belief In thp efficacy of the application of civil service rules to executive conduct. In 1882 he was nominated for the State Assembly and was elected. He served for three years. In 1886 Mr. Roosevelt was nominated as an Independent candidate for mayor of New York, but, although Indorsed by the Republicans, was defeated. In 1881 he was dhairman of the New York delegation to the national ReROOSEVELT COTTAGE- publican convention. He had been Oyster Bay. among those who did not regard Mr. est child, la 13. Then there are Herand Blaine as the moat available candimit. 11; Ethel, 9; Archibald, 6, date of the party, but after the latters of J. age tender of the Quentin, nomination Mr. Roosevelt gave him his hearty support, and in the face of J ramped Over Canal Boot. There la probably but one member of the "house who enjoys the distincover tion of having tramped on foot the Nicaragua and both the Panama canal routes. That gentleman Is Representative Romeo Hoyt Freer of West Virginia. Not many years ago Judge NicaFreer wa American consul to he office of term ragua and during his familiarized Elmself with the proposede canal routes. Once he traversed t distance between the two oceans with Co a aurveying party, ,bt wWch at th mander Lnll vt the navy was the nuta head, and again be went over with only-- on companion, a New i Alice. Archibald. Quentin. 'Roosevelts Career. Gov. Roosevelt was born In New York city, Oct. 27, 1858, of Dutch and 5cotch-Irl8- h ancestry. His father was Theodore William McKinley twice refused the nomination for president previous to the time when on the first ballot at the Republican National convention held in St. Louis in 1896 he was finally nominated and accepted. His first refusal was at the convention of 1888, when he supported Mr. Sherman, to shorn he was pledged, forbidding the use of his name at a time when bis formal assent or negative acquiescence was all that was neees6.it y to secure his own nomination. At the ensuing convention of 1892 he received 182 votes for the nomination, his nanw-nhaving been presented, as it was well known he was an ardent supporter of Harrison and would immediately withdraw his name should it have been proposed. Being the permanent chairman of the convention; he was greatly embarrassed by the efforts of SU supporter to mak Mm tbs frw dential candidate, and, leaving chair on the announcement of the result of the first ballot, made a motion t6 make the nomination of Mr. Harrison unanimous. His motion was carried. On April 16, 1890, McKinley Introduced into the House the general tariff measure which ' has since been For known as the McKinley bill. tour months the measure had been under consideration, and every interest In the country. Including manufacturers, laborers, merchants, farmers, Importers, agents, free traders,- - and protectionists, had been freely heard, the minority having been given as good an opportunity to present their views as had the majority. His speech on May 7 in support of the measure sustained his reputation as an orator and dispassionate advocate, and seldom has Buch hearty applause been accorded any leader as greeted him upon the conclusion of his address. McKinley's home life has been that of the representative American, and almost ideal. He married on January of 25, MIbs Ida Saxton, granddaughter John Saxton, for sixty yearB editor of the Ohio Repository, still published at Canton. Two girls, Christine Ida and Kate, were born to Mr. and Mrs. McKinley. both of them dying at early ages. the remarkable ti.iWiion id New York at that tiu e. In May, 1889, President Harrison appointed him civil service commissioner, and he served as president pf the board until May, 1896. As president of the civil service commission Roosevelt resigned in May, 1895, to btiume president of the New York board of police commissioners. On May 1898, Roosevelt resigned his place in the cabinet, assistant secretary of the navy, to muster in s tavaliy ngirien fir the Spanish war Lite in the . ist ad nude this a fitting As a hunter of big game ambition used ui the s oi ib. a nd tire yam p. ami in uneir.ng shot with rifle and revolver, the country lecognlsed In him the making of a dashing cavalry leader. He had experienced military duty ip the New York National Guard in the 80s. Col. Wood was put in command of the Rough Riders; Roosevelt was lieutenant colonel. On June 15 the regrtnent sailed to Join General Shatter in Cuba From the time of landing until the falj of Santiago the Rough Riders wete giant figures in the campaign.' Their work reached a climax on July l.when Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt led the regiment in the desperate charge up San Juan hill. He had shared all tne hardships of his men, and when he broke the red tape of discipline to complain of General Shaftera camp and its dangers from disease the army was with him and the war department listened to his Judgment On July 11 he was commissioned colonel of volunteers. Scarcely two months later the new military hero was nominated for governor of New York. In the convention he received 753 votes, against the 218 cast for Governor Frank S. Black. As a writer of outing papers his varied experiences on the trail have served him well. In biography, ht life of Thomas H. Benton and of Gouv-erneMorris have been praised. Essays and papers dealing with political v long night, the still night. He kneels upon the sod. Aid the brutal .guards withhold Een the precious Word of God; the long night, the still night, ''In 7 He "walks where Christ has trod. A sharp clang, a steel clang! And terror In the wound. For the sentry, falcon-eyeIn the camp a spy hath found; With a aharp clang, a steel clang The patriot la bound. d, In the 'JfSea pie to worship, to toll tor their funerals, and to Tell them at 9 o'clock each night that it was time to rake up the fires and go to bed. In 1797 It waa bought by a son of Capt. John Parker and removed to his homestead, remaining there for nearly a century. Then It was purchased by the Lexington Historical society, restored to Its original appearance and replaced on Belfry hill. Three buildings of great historical wMv tiunai ttwcUXiM He dies upon the tree. And he mourns that he can loae-- , But one life for liberty; And In the blue morn, the eunny morn, are free. His eplrlt-wlnBut his last words, his message words, They burn, lest friendly eye Bhould read bow proud and calm A patriot could die, With his last words, bis message word, A aoldlere battle-crFrom Fame Leaf and from Angel Leaf, From Monument and Urn, The sad or ear Hi? the glad at heeven, -HANCOCK-CLAR- K His history shall learn. HOUSE, And on Fame Leaf and Angel Utf LEXINGTON, MASS. The name ot Hale shall burn. interest stand one opposite each of th three side of the Common. To th . east is the Merriam House, knows at the time as the Buckmsq Tavern, the It rendesvous of tbe minute-mewas fired on by the British regulars and the bullet holes can still be seen. To the weet of tbe Common la th Monroe house, built in 1728. A bullet passed through the glass over the door and imbedded itself in a bureau. The bureau, bullet and all, Is in th possession of one of Monroe's descend' OOOOO O ants at Chicopee, Mass. At the north of the Common i th ing the place where Parker's men were Harrington houee,at the door of which drawn up. Engraved on the boulder the original owner died with his head in his wifes lap the morning of April is a musket and Capt. Parkers com19, 1775. mand to his men. Only 100 rods northeast of the ComCommon on the The original church mon is the famous Haneock-Clar- k had no steeple and a belfry was erect The part of the house, ed near by. In 1761 a new belfry was house. Is noworiginalrear which the L, as sboww la erected on Belfry hill. Just to the west In 1698 by Common. From this belfry rang the illustration, wae erected son built th His Rev. Hancock. John memorable on that out the alarm two-stofront in 1734. .After Rev. morning 125 years ago. The belfry John Hancocks (loath it passed int then 1791; until bill tbe on remained the hands of Rev. Jonas Clark, who had married Ham oiks granddaughter. The ministry of John Hancock and Jonas Clark extended over a period of 105 years. Young John Hancock and Samuel Adams were hiding with Rev. Jonas Clark In this house when warned to flee by Paul Revere. y! W oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo LEXINGTON AND ITS COMMON 066666666660600060000000 The village ot Lexington lies about ten mllea northwest of Boston. The first settlement was made there In 1640 near the site of what afterwards became known aa the Buckman Tavern. There still remain in the village several houses which were standing at the time of the battle of Lexington 125 years ago. They bays been well cared for and have undergone little change. They add much to the historic interest of the place and are annually visited by thousands of tourists. The local historical society bag placed tablets on them enumerating the dates and fsetr'of especial ined terest n. o o o o o o o ry rr Lexington Common is In the form of a triangle and stands nearly In the center of the village. At tbe time of the fight on April 19. 1775, It was an open Space and used as a (jylll ground for the mi!ltia. Today It Is a beautiful park. At the southern end of the triangle Is what la known as the Pulpit monument, in the form of a granite pedestal surmounted by an open Bible. This monument etajids on the site of the first three churches built by the colonists. Just behind- - it, properly protected, is a thrifty elm which was set out by Gen. Grant 25 years ago on the centennial anniversary of the battler Near the northwegt corner f tb Common is the Minute-me- n monument, at the foot of which are buried those killed In tbe battle. It is quaintLEXINGTON BELFRY. ly inscribed and bears the names of out the alarm on those whose last resting place . if (From which rang 18. 1775, warning of April the night marks. In 1824 Lafayette , was given solthe Americans that the British Bosn public reception in ' front is were on their way from diers monument, and fourteen survivors 'of ton.) Capf. Parker's men shook hands with Common and fcl. Near the northeast corner of It was removed to the 1 the Common Is a huge boulder mark its bell was used to summon of-th- A. M. D. Hindoos An Vegetarians. The Hindoo is a strict vegetarian. The low caste Hindoo is a fatalist. So, when tbe famine stalks abroad th Hindoo submits uncomplainingly. Day by day he will subsist on less food, until at last, when a mere shadow,, be do a relief sta-win drag his bony-sel- f Hon. There he may get food or he may not. If not, be crouches In some corner, or out in the fields, under th trees and awaits tb coming of death. 1 Male Catehaa Tertian. A mule patrola the beech at EL Augustine, Fla., iq quest ot turtles. When ehe has found one the tarns It on Its back, and then amblea off to Inform her master. A man never accomplishes much till haa got something behind him to b ashamed of. , h - |