The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-01
DATES BADLY MIXED.
E1CEpuUe or PRESIDENTS BEEN
 uESLEADING LABELS.
Dsth W1llfan Mckinley and Theodore Hoosevelt are Tagged as the Twenty-Afth President
 of the Nation.
Advertiser Bureau. Colorado Building. Aug Si.

Advertiser Bureau, Colorado Building. Aug oi.,
 It remains for cute little woman tourist to pick balpable flaws in the labelling of some of the pictorial ari- cies of virtu about the White House which has astonished the watchmen' and watchmen about the White House are not commonly surprised by what visitors at the Executive Mansion have to remark about the belongings of the place.
 The keen-eyed little woman sailed into the White House during the morn ing hours when visitors were entitled to admission. She had a companion to whom she illuminated the visit with pertinent and opposite observations on what she saw. She stopped in front Of painting of the late President Mo- kiniey and saw on the portrait the in- scription:
 William Mckinley, twenty fifth President, etc.," reading the inscrip- ton aloud to her companion. Then the two turned to the other side of the vestibule where she deserted Sargents 8 portrait of President Roosevelt. The little party scrutinixed the picture and commented discriminatingiy upon its several salient features. The lynx SSVA AAttAS WOtudh Icdu diou0 do oiiS gazed at the Roosevlt picture "Theo- dore Roosevelt, Twenty-fifth President of the United States" with the date of his accession to office. etc.
 How Is 1t possible that both Mo- Kinley and Roosevelt were the twenty fifth President of the United States?' was what the White House policeman heard the little woman ask her friend.
 Well and well:" Then she went back and forth with her companion to the portraits of the last two Presidents and they discussed the error Finally they accosted the officer.
 Please tell us how 1t is possible for both Mckinley and Roosevelt to have been the twenty-f1fth President of the United States. Officer Jamison who 1t was could only shake his head; he hadn't observed the mistake before; he was not responsible.
 The curious little woman went on around the place. peering at the brief legends attached to other works of art in the Executive Mansion. She read under the portrait of the second martyred President the words: James A. Garfield. twentieth President, March {. 1881. to September 4. 1ss1."
 why. I thought Garfield died later in September than that, and I am con- Vlnced that he did.
 The remonstrance in the tone of the woman attracted others to the spot. and a man visitor remarked:
 He died September l9, and it's fun ny that September { should be given as the date"
 Then the party tore down the hall and halted in front of the portrait of Chester A. Arthur, Garfield's successor They read that he was the twenty-flrst president.
 That seems all right" said the smart little woman; but if Garfield was the twentieth President and Ar. thur was the twenty-first then some- thing is wrong with the inscription on the paintings of Mckinley and Roose- welt. Or. at least of Roosevelt"
 The errors the bright-eyed little wo- man pointed out and remarked with accents of amazement were even SO, and they are there yet.
 R. H. Watkins