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Title: Frauds and falsehoods of the Republican party ..
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Buck, A. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Republican party Campaign literature, 1892
Publisher: (Chicago and Philadelphia, H. J. Smith & co.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ommended by Mr.McViccar when he left the latters employ. H. Howard Edwards, also a long resident, said therewas nothing during the time he lived here to indicate hisfuture distinction. Why, said Mr. Edwards, weused to be together constantly, go atishing together, sleeptogether, play and eat together, and I cannot recall any-thing that impressed me with his future greatness. Hewas very slim when he was a boy, short, and had small 462 BIOGRAPHY OF GBOVEU CLEVELAND, features. He was full of fun, and, I tell you, we had lotsof fun together/ Capt. H. S. Pratt, another old resident, said: Grovewas one of the finest boys I ever knew. Everybody respectedhim, even the ^ old folks, and you never heard of a prac-tical joke on him. He was chtick full of fun, and I recol-lect he had a great weakness for ringing the school bellwhen he got a chance. He and his brother Will used tohave a long rope attached to the hammer of the bell, andthe way they used to make that bell ring after dark was acaution.
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ADLAI E. STEVENSON. BIOGRAPHY OF ADLAI E. STEVENSON. CHAPTER YII. Adlai EwiisG Steyej^-so:s is a native of Kentucky,having been born in Christian county October 23, 1835.His father, John T. Stevenson^ was of Irish descent and anative of North Carolina, but removed to Kentucky inearly life, and there engaged in farming, in which businesshe remained until young Adlai was about fifteen years ofage, when he removed to Bloomington, 111. His mother^smaiden name was Ewing, from which comes Adlai^s secondname. She was of Scotch origin, and thus we have unitedin the person of Mr. Stevenson the pluck, indomitablewill and ability of the Irish, and the integrity, perseveranceand shrewdness of the Scotch. He is a cousin of JamesL. Ewing, his law partner, and also of that distinguishedKentuckian, James A. McKenzie. Shortly after the removal of the family to Bloomington,111., the father died. This sad event threw much responsi-bility upon young Adlai. He was the eldest, a lad of seven-teen, and his

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