New-York tribune., 1908-02-09
GROVER CLEVELAND
HAS A DOUBLE.
PRINCETON NAN OFTEN
TAKEN FOR HIM.
Home Life of the Only Lifting Er-
President QMet-MinCe
Pie Forbidden.
BY Donald NJ. Foster.

Grover Cleveland, the only living ex-President OF
the United States. has a double. And this double.
much to Mr.. Cleveland's amusement. and sometimes
to his discomfort. lives In Princeton. N j. the
home town OF the former Chief Executive of the
nation He is ]. NJ Arnold. superintendent of the
Princeton public schools.
The story is told OF New York newspaper man
who being sent to Princeton 10 interview MI
Cleveland a matter that was before the public
at the time espied Mr.. Arnold walking in Nassau
street The newspaper man rushed to his side and
asked numerous questions. Mr.. Arnold answered
the questions relating mainly to politics. best he
could.
The newspaper man was overjoyed by ms good
luck He thanked Mr.. Arnold profusely and asked
IL he might quote him word for word. You can II
YOU spell my name right" said the school superin-
tendept.
..I don't believe 1 make mistake in spelling
YOUR name Mr.. Cleveland said the reporter
1T guess you have made a mistake, said the
superintendent. MY name is not Cleveland put
Arnold"
Mr. Arnold takes the likeness in a philosophical
manner and does not complain of the many times
he Is held up and asked all sorts OF foosn ques-
t!ons for so the school superintendent III
you cannot be a great man. the next best thins Is
look like one.
Grover Cleveland to the people of Princeton is
simply citizen and he is rather retiring in man.
ner For many years he active in Princeton
affairs but his recent Ill health has kept MIN 10
his home a great deal of the time.
His home is an old Colonial mansion. back from
the street surrounded by many trees and is plain
" but well furnished Comfort seems to have been
the aim, and everything IN and around the homo IS
arranged for convenience and ease
When the roller skating craze swept the country
Mr.: CIevelands children were not far behind the
other youngsters in taking up the sport Skates
for the children purchased by Mrs Cfeve-
land but they complained that they had no place
TO skate in Princeton as the streets all laid
with macadam.
Several days later the children noticed a num-
Der of workmen busily engaged in the rear yard
of their home. but did not pay particular attep-
tion as additions frequently made to the
Cleveland house.
Their father asked them to step the rear
yard days later where he showed them, 70
their astonishment. large cement surface. about
forty feet SQUARE with raised sides. Mr.. Cleve-
land explained to the children that in winter II
was his idea have the surface flooded for ice
skating and IN summer they might use II for
their roller skates. Since that time the children
have scarcely missed a fair day skating their
rink
The children receive only a small amount OF
spending money from Mrs. Cleveland One day.
shortly after the establishment of the skating
rink. and after the novelty had somewhat
off. she noticed they had unusually large
amount Of money After several days she grew
suspicious and determined watch them at play.
She found that they charging their small
neighbors three cents for the of the cement
skating surface. and five cents extra for the use
of their skates
During Mr.. CeveIands last serious Illness Mrs
Cleveland and the children were in Tamworth
N. H. and at the time Mr.. Cleveland was thought
TO be dying Mrs. Cleveland hurriedly sent for.