The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 6, 1929 Page: 2 of 10
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Idea of Fountain Pen
Tliere recently i>ii»h.-i| uwti> lit it
New York lioMpliiil h limn who *|>**ni
ill liloht il llfelillie mill eoiiuiilerulile
money 111 nn ellileiivnr III lirove tlml lie
wu* Hie Invelilnr of llie fuiintiilll pen.
lie was meilile In win out iignlnM the
powerful Influences arrayed hkuIuhI
Ill'll. It le il f«et • tint lie wn* ceil ill lily
iietive ill the Held years Mini years lie
fore the line of the fountain pell la*'
tame ueiierwl. Ills llrst pen was oper-
ated hy a screw cup which forced the
Ink to the pen point liy hii oecHsloniil
turn, lie Hflerwurd Invented it self
tiller. In the early ■{■<>* Ids advertise-
ment* appeared In I’. T. Illinium’* llrst
circus program and In the program of
Tony I'ustor’s theater, Imtli venture*
Iona since passed away. lie lifter-
ward estahllshed ii plant in llalliiilore,
which was wiped out hy the hlg lire.
Tills broke the Inventor beyond recov-
ery mid since Hint llnir he luid lire
sided over a small pen repairing estab-
lishment assisted hy his wife and
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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
oA,r JMM^IIF next time you see (It to
f' ■ urge upon your small sou that
he imikn the most of Ids op-
portunities (localise he "may
la* I'resident some day," you
mIL'ht Include among the In-
centive* for that auildtlon the
fact that the White House Is,
anions other thins*, a place
"where It Is Christum* every day In the year." For
that statement is almost llturnlly true and few
lire the days, .Indeed, on wldeli there does not
arrive In Washington syine new sift for the Chief
Executive. These sift* are of every conceivable
kind mid some of them would seem ahsurd If It
were not for the kindly thousht hack of the
giving.
Most Interest Ins of nil, perhaps, are the live
gifts which come to the White House. It began
as far hack as Washington's administration when
the kins of Spain sent our llrst President a Jack-
ass! Since tln n Hie custom of sendlns, unsolicited,
all sorts of present* has grown enormously. In
ISO!! Thomas Jefferson received from the people
of t little town In western Massachusetts one of
(he most remarkshle of all sifts a cheese weigh-
III): V1"'-' pounds. T I.«• Story had; of that gift is
(his;
In 1*01 tlie town of Cheshire was noted for
three thins* II* dairy ins Interests, Its loyalty
to the Ilemoi-ratlc party, In a section of the coun-
try that was mainly Federalists, and an aide,
eccentric and witty Itaptist divine named Flder
•John l.elatid. One Sunday mornlns In 1 **01 Filler
l.eland announced from his pulpit the plan of
prcscuilns to the President, wbuill they all ad-
mired so much, the sreatest sift that was in their
power to bestow a mammoth product of their
community. July IN), isnl, was the date set for
making the cheese mid the plan was to have all
the owners of cows In the town, with the exeep
tlon of a tew Federalists, make the curd. There
was no cheese press larse enough for the pur-
pose so Fllslm brown’s elder press was called
into service. The hoop In which the cheese was
pressed was four feet III diameter and eighteen
Inches deep mid was secured with strong hands
of Iron. Into this the curd was placed and the
ponderous wooden screws of the old cider mill
were turned down.
At the conclusion of the ceremony, a hymn, lined
off hy Flder l.eland, was suns hy the assembled
multitude and the cheese was put away to cure. In
December Flder l.eland and Darius brown loaded
It on a sled on which It w as taken to Hudson. New
York, and then shipped hy water to Washington
The presentation ceremony took place In the
White House lit the prcM-nre of the cabinet, for-
eign diplomats and other notables and when the
formalities were over, the steward of the Whlti
House cut the cheese, bread was brought In and all
present enjoyed the historic Cheshire cheese.
There I* a tradition that Andrew Jackson once
turned down a very valuable gift because It did not
conform t > his democratic Ideals. An American
naval officer, cruising In foreign waters, came Into
passes- "ii ot u sarcophagus of a Roman etnperoi
nmt wrote to Jackson a«klng permission to send It
to him with the suggestion that he he hurled tn
It w hen his time ouine to dl«. Jackson declined
the gift, not because of the gloomy Insinuation
that Ids end was near hut been use ho did not
thin' It fitting for m man of the common people
even though he had been elevated to leadership
of tlmse people, to be buried In such monurchlul
splendor.
Another gift, however, which did meet with bl*
approval was a arrow brimmed beaver bat, atnt
fimrrie H
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JH&. COQJJDGOC ATW ‘TWWXAr1*
This gift, taken to Jackson by a friend, brought
from him ilm following letter of acknowledge-
ment :
Washington, March 4. 1*S7.
Panr Sir: Tour letter, and tha present which
you turn- so kindly ottered me through Mr. Hat-
ter, arc received with the pleasure which euiji a
tribute In no well calculated to lusplrn,
l.et too assure you that I feel more pride In the
gift which you consider an humble one tlinn I
should In tin- .....lin t po-Miit from the ha.id of
ostentation The hat you have so carefully and
skillfully wrought with your own hands I shall
wear with prouder feelings than I would n crown.
Thy power of exalted station Is nothing tn com-
parison with the pleasure conveyed In the acknowl-
edgment I hut I have Invested my faculties to sus-
tain the rights of the Industrious and producing
classes.-to opreftss) and degtade which Is, for the
most part the huslneftssl of luh-is.
Wishing you great prosperity a long and use-
ful life- a happy Immortality, Is the wish of your
fellow-cttlsen,
(Signed) ANDRKW JAt’KSON.
Mr W. 11 Peck.
til him In INI" hy W. II. I’ock, a New York batter.
In some ruses gifts to the Presidents have eatisod
It...... some embarrassment. The Imam of Muscat
mice sent an utmost priceless string of pearls to
Martin Van I'.nr.-ti, Fader the circumstances of
their sending to have refused them would linve
been highly Insulting to the foreign monarch Van
Iturcn overcame the difficulty, however, by accept-
ing them and liiitncdiuul.v presenting them to the
National museum where they ere still preserved.
During the administration of President Franklin
Pierce, Massachusetts again came Into the lime
light hy presenting to the President a splendid
carriage nude ut I'lttslleld and given to him hy
boston admirers. Incidentally, Andrew Jackson
once received n similar gift, n phaeton, made
from the limbers of the frigate Constitution, the
famous “Old Ironsides."
Although Abraham l.fncoln, the man who said
that "the Ford must have loved the common poo
pie because lie made so many of them," received
many gifts Irom that class of society, the host
known of them, perhaps, was a giant while ox
a ml It was named "President brunt" and exhibited
on I’enusvIvania incline when brunt was iiiiiu
-united I’re idont. In the Wa»<tlngt' n r.oo still
live* ii faded old Somaliland Ottr. i'll, presented to
President Roosevelt by King MenelIk of Aliys-
-.ilia. A world iruvtor gave President benjamin
Harrison a parrot which was the favorite pot
of the chief Fvecutive daring his administration.
It Is Interesting to imte that "Polly," now seventy
years old, Is still living In (limthn, Nell., the
property of a family to whom she was given when
the Harrisons left the White House.
The custom of sending a turkey to the White
House for Thanksgiving goes buck, noho^v knows
Imw far, Iml ibis annual gift of t..e national bird
is only one of the many samples of freipient midi
tlon* to the "While House menagerie.” During
the administration of President llonacvclt lie un-
wittingly started ,ae ’Teddy bear" craze and
hears of all .......rlpthms, rone "f them alive,
arrived frequently at the White House. The fact
that Itoosevelt was a “Rough Itider” nt I that
tie had some lively sons whose tastes were simi-
lar to those of their father resulted In any num-
ber of gilts of ponies. A western politician once
preoented to President Taft a live goose which
was much photographed and got more newspaper
notice than perhaps any goose In history, and still
another admirer sent him a cow. During Presi-
dent Wilson’s administration, a flock of sheep,
sent to the war President, was a familiar night
on the White House lawn.
When President Hording occupied tho Whit*
fitrrnii tCEwiny
rut cocuzx&JArm "mrr ftrr
House tho tradition of a "first dog of the hind"
became established and 'nee that time dogs have
been the favorite live slock gifts. The story of
the faithful nlrednle, "Fuddle boy," which died
of a broken heart litter the death of Its master
In licit, promises to become one of tb; favorite
traditions of our Presidents mid their girt*, even
though the Interest In the dogs which t!t# Cool-
Idges brought to the While House soir.ewhat
eclipsed his fume. There have been n number of
them but of them all, "Itob lloy," the white col-
lie, was President Coolldge'* special |*ct, and
"Tiny Tim," Ihc red chow, who was seen so often
with Mrs. Coolldge, were the best known. "Rob
Hoy" was the successor to "Prudence Prim," who
died during the Coolldge administration, and ho
also died while holding the position of "llrst dog
of the land.” "Paul Pry," nn nlrednle, efjoyed a
b.lef -aroe* In the White House hut win much
too lively for Ids station In life mid was sent
loo k to the marines, whence he came, n* nn effi-
cient mascot for those red blooded lie-men Another
Coolldge dog whose stay was short was the wire-
hair, "Peter pan," who “Just couldn't get on with
th" other dogs." Then there was "llosion Reims,"
the hull terrier; "black berry," .he furry, black
chow; "Ruby Rough,” a collie: “King hJele," a
bclglan (iruetiendael, ami "Culumlty June," nu-
ot her collie.
Aside from the dogs, the Coolldge* had one of
the most extensive "ions" of any of the occupants
of till* White House. Most famous of tho others,
of course, Is "Iteliecrn" the racoon, but Included
In It are tho following: two lions, two hears, three
w tide it*, one hippopotamus and six birds. Four
of them are rare canaries. President Coolldge
could have added to that collection considerably
during Ills summer vacation In the Rlnck Hills If
he had chosen to. He was offered a Imhy coyote,
two baby burros, mountain goats, lambs, deer, red
squirrels and chickens, not to mention "Kit,” the
beautiful hay mare, presented to him hy the Hoy
Scouts.
Hut the animals In the Coolldge r.oo, most of
them, Incidentally, were presented to the National
Zoological park In Washington, were only minor
Items In the flood of gifts which poured In upon
this popular President, The extent of this flood
Is Indlented hy the following news dispatch which
■ippenred a short time before he left office;
Sailor* in Small Boat
Menaced by Albatross
Haunted hy nn albatross, ii bird of
III omen, and In danger of having their
boats smashed hy a huge whale, were
among the experiences of tie* crew of
the Sill..ahull, II brltlsh steamer that
caught fire recently hundreds of miles
from land In the Smith Indian ocean.
Soon lifter the cargo of coal caught
Are the decks became red hot and the
hatches were In flames. The crew
took to two small boats and for 41
hours were adrift In a gale. It was
during this time that the nlhntrous
constantly swooped down menacingly.
This story hear* a remarkable simi-
larity tn the Incident In Coleridge’s
poem, "The Ancient Mariner," In
which the albatross, an ominous bird,
haunts a stricken ship.
ObtoUts Measure
Tun Is u liquid measure formerly I*
general use, hut now obsolete. A tun
of ale was 1M0 galhms.
Ill
Cuts, Burns, Bruises
Try Hanford's
Balsam of Myrrli
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A lint of the g.ftn rrrelvrd In on* work hv Prrn-
lit.-nt PnolMso glv* a ttllinpie of tho itlflieiitlli-n
Hint wilt confront him when he leaves tho Vhito
tlmino. Adiiii.ii them w.ie a knitted ling. In which
tlieie wen. lta.I'Oft otllchea; n twlrt >>f Tendeeseo
lobncco, nn enormouo cake of Vermont maple su-
gar. nn ouneo of vanilla extract, a baseball bat.
a ukclele, three boxes .if flih bait, o squash with
tils name on It, n handle of sheet music, a bound
collection of Swedish stamps, a pair of knitted
woolen sleeping socks, a patchwork bedqnlll, a
glided bust of th» prince of Wales, a bottle con-
(.lining n wood carving; ntso Inn own picture on
a piece of tin. a barrel of apples, a bushel of pop.
corn, a box of honey, six Jnrs of home-made pre-
nerves, a toast of venison, * bushel of cranberries,
» kit of mackerel, a layer rake, a ham, a crate ot
ornn-es, a brace of wild duello, a basket ot
peaches, • crate of cantaloupes, n Jar of peach
pickle, sixteen walking slicks, twelve knives, for
post-President tat whittling; three eatved pi pea, a
knitted pair of house slippers, a pumpkin, an tar
of corn and a string of red pepper.
t’aneo are frequent glfla; there are live or sis
hundred of them s'nred away, a few handsomely
■ arv.it and some gold mounted. The favorite gifts
of elderly women to the President are knitted
woolen sorks and knitted house slippers. Men gtvw
I.Im canes and pipes. Ills living gifts would al-
most stock a museum, the most common being
eagles, .logs and cats. At the beginning of each
administration there la keen competition tmony
breeders to supply a dog.
When Herbert Hoover came into the White
House lings rontlnned to he the favorite White
Houho |>et, for the Hoover* brought with them
three—"Cmgwood I’sdriac," tho Irish wolfhound;
'■Rellhnven Hehoover," n collie, and "King Tut," a
iwiliee dog. I.nter addition* were "Knglr-hur*t Gil-
lette," n Gordon *etter; "Whoopee," n Schnauzer;
"Ilicit Hoy,” nnother dog of Irish extraction, and
’ Huekeye," nnother police dog. Within recent
weeks three more drg* linve Joined the Hoover
kennels—"Soutbboro Miirkhnni” ami “Southhoro
Sunny," Kngllnh setter*, nnd a little Fsklnio puppy,
ha yet unnumed. And the successor to “Rebecca,"
the Coolldge racoon, la "Hilly Possum," an oppoa-
sutn which strayed upon the White House ground!
and Few enrdoew.t b- • 77:12 iKSCiSiUly
adopted Into the exclusive eoclety ot "Presidential
Pete”
Pulpit jokoo
Tlie Into I>r. John Hoitch oirntton,
snheiiillng «t Greenwood lake, told a
reporter a niiniiter of pulpit Juki'*.
“Then tliere was a very nervous
preacher," Doctor Strntton *nld, “wtio
gave out n* id* text one Sabbath,
‘IlfiivIncM* may endure for n Joy, but
ulglit coineth In tlie morning.'
"Another |.retieher bud to preach
before n convention of medico*, lie
wits a Joker, that man, nnd no mla-
take. Ill* text wit*, 'A certain wom-
an had suffered many tiling* of many
physician*, and had spent all tHat site
had. ami was noth'ug better, but
rather grew worse.'
“A terrible Scotch preacher offi-
nted nt n notorious miser'* funeral.
This Isn’t a Joke, though. The Scotch-
man took for Hie text of III* funeral
sermon, 'And the beggar died.'"
Not et All Typical
John J. Hoekob said nt tlie Savan-
nah Golf club on his way to lliloxi 1
"The South Impresses me with It*
energy and enterprise. Tlie South
ought to advertise Itself more. A
good many Northerner* think that It
I* typified In the grocery yarn.
“A man, tlie yarn runs, went Into
a Southern grocery to buy a ham. He
planked down a flve-dollar bill on tlie
counter and said:
“'Gimme a ten pound—*
"Hut the grocer, who was sitting
with Id* feet on a cracker barrel.
Interrupted him.
“ 'I can't serve ye just now, sah,'
he nnld, ‘Ye'll lutve to rail round some
time when I’m a stitndln' up.’"
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