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''No; DON'T" interrupted Harriet
quickly. "Let me keep it as a souve-
mir Of your realistic impersonation.''
He dropped it into her hand and
asked:
"But did you suspect that was
the .t.-.s
''The cowboy?" she finished. I" IL
hoped you were."
"God bless you for that" he cried.
"And, now that you know, may I tell
you again that have loved you, wor-
SHIPPED you, since that first sweet mo-
ment when'I pulled you from your
pony and held you in my arms? May
I tell you that never for a moment
have ceased to dream Of you, want
ing you as I wanted nothing else in
the whole wide world?"
"You-you didn't think that way at
first," she smiled.
"How? What do you mean?"
Harriet hesitated, blushed and then
went on:
"Well-you-you put me down on the
grass, gave me that awful whisky
SASA AOA SOL tl4A oUOuI UC-IO ~ dlLCI
your-horrid cowsv
It was Richards turn to laugh.
"But, you see," he explained, lit
was duty that called me then, even as
another duty calls me now. I'm afraid
I must leave you to look after an Eng
lish calf" He smiled at Harriet's
look Of blank astonishment and con-
tinued, with a laugh: 'It is all on ac-
count of poor Woolsey Bills. I thought
he had helped to steal your diamonds,
and I'm afraid locked the Cardinal up
in the bathroom"
"Oh, please hurry and let the poor
thing outv' Miss Harriet pleaded
when she fully realized the situation.
But Richard for once determined to
put pleasure even before so plain a duty
as releasing an innocent prisoner.
NO." he whispered; ''I want the
promise Of another prisoner first-a
prisoner for life-for all time-and one
who will never wish to get away. l
love you,''' he pleaded, with all my
strength and with all my soul. Dear
est, will you be my prisoner?'
She checked his extended hands and
asked, with mischievous smile:
"Will-will you lock me up in the
bathroom?"
IF you need it, he answered auda-
ciously. "But at other times I'll lock
you in my heart. Darling, will you
Gomez?
Again he came toward her, and this
time he would not be denied.
"9es," murmured Harriet family.
And Richard the Brazen came into
his own.
THE END,
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young people were lucky, for Uncle
Michael's man had caught both the
light fingered gentlemen-Roddy-p dy-poddy.
kins' expert and scientific assistant
proving to be notorious crook-whu
were subsequently lodged in safe re
treat which the Hon. Mr.. Kinwait
missed by the skin of his teeth, and
means were found to keep them silent
as to Mr.. Fitzgeorge's adventure in the
billiard room, although Mr.. Renwyck
and Michael had to be told Of it.
$50 that's the way the matter stands,
is it?'' asked Mr.. Renwyck, with a
smile. "You two have been making
love under my very nose. I said you
were burglar, SIR, and now you prove
It" He glanced at his daughter from
beneath his shaggy brows. II suppose
I needn't ask If it has all been de-
c1ded without consulting me?'
well, no." grinned Richard. II hoped
it would have been. but something al
ways popped up to interrupt US. I
should like your permission, sir, to con.
tinue''
The financier studied the floor in 81
lence, making no reply till Richard
presently touched his shoulder and
spoke again.
"NIr. Renwyck," he said, with a twin.
kle in his eye, "don't forget that
have libel suit against you should
hate to run off with lady while her
father pined in jail.'
"Oh, go 'long with your laughed the
millionaire. "I was thinking of the
Peace and Good Will Realty company.
l guess I'm in with you. Come, gen
tlemen, let's go into the library and
look over MichaePs papers,
"Dicky,' smiled old Bill Williams to
his son, you're a scamp, and you
know it! But I'd give a dozen har-
bors to see you happy" He placed a
caressing arm about the young mans
shoulder and whispered into his ear:
"Go in and win, Dick, my boy. She's
worth it ALP
Mr.. Corrigan rubbed his hands and
turned to his brother-in-law.
IF you had listened to me at first
Jacob, you''-
"Oh, shut up, Michaelv' laughed Mr.
Renwyck. II give in. I'm down, but
don't stamp on me, Come on, Will
liams; have something in the library
besides papers. which I keep. for
friends!'
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By JAMES A. EDGERTON.

" HERE is no subject in which the
average American takes more
interest than in the personality
Of the presidents. Especially is
this true In presidential year. The
chief magistrate is the symbol of ma
tlonal unity. He is the representative
OF every man, woman and child. He
has one or more points of contact with
all citizens. Either the citizen belongs
to the same party with the nations
head, halls from the same state, has
heard presidential speech, has shaken
a presidential hand, has beheld a presi-
dental form on the rear platform of
a disappearing train or in some way
has struck up an acquaintance that en-
ables him to call the occupant of the
White House "Grover," :'Ben," "BilP'
or Teddy" and talk as though he had
known that parsonage familiarly all
his life. No actual personal contact,
however, is necessary to produce this
degree of intimacy. A few newspaper
stories and pictures are sufficient. Ev-
erybody reads Of the president, every
body sees his picture, everybody feels
that he himself would like to be either
the president or the presidents wife.
and everybody feels that he had some
share in making the lucky man.
The president represents all of us,
whatever his party or religion or the
color of his whiskers. In his PERSONAL
ity he epitomizes the national life. He
is placed before the world as the en-
bodiment Of American. ideals and aspi-
rations. His achievements individually
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"YeS," 71l1l4nl1tred Harriet ft1Intlu

"Yes," 1our7nured Harriet fa5ntly
and think of the money they are to
have from dear Michael and that-ah-
Bible company!'
Richard and Harriet We're not vet
alone, for Mr.. Cornelius Van der Awe
still sat in huge rocking chair, the
picture Of woe and misery.
"Do you know" he murmured, apro.
pos Of nothing in particular, "every-
body in the world seems happy-ex-
cept poor me!'
"Cornelius!' called a shrill voice,
and, looking up, all three spied flush
ed face and disheveled head that were
poking over the banisters. "Cornelius,
you make me tired! Go out on the
lawn and wait until I fix nv hair. I
never saw such a miserable, detected,
silly boy! I declare, I'm almost sorry
that I'm not engaged to Mr.. Williams
instead Of your
The head disappeared, the melan.
choly lover departed, with a dazed and
gloomy air, and Harriet and Richard
We're alone at last. For a moment nei
. their spoke; then he took her unresist
ing hand. =
Harriet" he whispered, and now
his voice for the first time trembled-
Harriet, do you understand why ]
stopped to this deception? I tried tc
tell you over and over again, but fear
ed to lose you in the telling. I would
gladly have faced death thousand
times rather than deceive you, and
yet-for you I did it. Did you know
did you dream that I was an Ameri
CAM"
= Harriet laughed.
II guessed you were not an English
man by the dreadful time you ha6
with Lord Croyland's monocle. Really
it was most pathetic!. ..~..,.. -
Richard took the frail silk cord be
tween his thumb and finger, whirline
the glass around his head,i the man
ner Of a lariat. Z:F..
1T has served its purpose, and nov
we'll smash the last emblem Of th9
foreigner" .
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OVER NIAGARA FALLS
Fate of a Schooner That Was
Used as an Experiment.
SHE WAS DASHED TO PIECES.
A Thrilling Sight From the Time She
Struck the Seething Rapids Until
the Mighty Falls Tore Her Into
Splnters-A Pair Of Tough Geese.


The following story of the first pub
| lie excursion to Niagara Falls was
| written at the time by an eyewitness:
"The schooner Michigan was the
largest vessel on Lake Erie at that
| time. She was too large, in fact, to
| enter the various harbors on the lake,
| and being somewhat decayed in her
uppers, the owner, Major Frazer. got
the idea that she would answer the
purpose of testing the fate Of vessel
that by accident might approach too
near the cataract and also the fate of
living things that might be caught in
the rapids. The proprietors of the
large public houses at the falls on both
sides Of the river and of stages and
steamboats, made up a purse to pur-
chase the schooner, aware that they
would be amply repaid by the specta-
tors that the exhibition would attract.
"For several days previous to Sept.
6, 1928, the day for which the affair
was fixed, which was Saturday, the
stages and canalboats came to Buffalo
crowded with people. On the night
of Sept. wagons filed with country
people ratified through the village in
unbroken procession all night long, and
on the morning Of Sept. Buffalo it.
self seemed to be moving in one mass
toward the point Of attraction. Five
steamboats, had been advertised to
leave Buffalo Saturday morning. They
were the Henry Clay, William Penn,
Pioneer, Niagara and Chippewa. The
Chippewa was appointed to tow the
schooner Michigan to the Niagara river.
was a passenger on her.
"As soon as we got we'll under way
the scene became interesting. The 9TH
| er four steamers came plowing along
in our wake, crowded to- the guards
with passengers and bands Of music
playing. The Chippewa towed the big
schooner to Yale's landing, on the Can
ada side of the Niagara river, where
our passengers went ashore. as did,
those Of the William Penn. The pas,
sengers Of the Henry Clay and Pho
neer landed on the American side.
Yale's Landing was three miles above
the, falls, and the crowds Of people
were taken from there on down the
river in wagons Of all kinds. The hour
| fixed for towing the Michigan from
Yale's Landing to the rapids was 8
in the afternoon.
''This task, an extremely hazardous
one, was intrusted to the Oldest sailor
on the lake, Captain Rough. With a
yawl boat and five sturdy oarsmen the
old captain got the schooner under
way. They towed her to within quar-
ter Of a mile Of the first rapids and
within half a mile Of the tremendous
precipice itself-as near as they dared
aDDroach. They cut the biz vessel
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loving people, or say we are, a major
1ty OF our presidents have been SOL
dlers, and the tendency to elect soldier
presidents has increased with years.
Cleveland is the only chief magistrate
without military record since Buch-
anan. Even Cleveland hired a sub
st1tute, which made him a vicarious
military man. or soldier by proxy.
Few Orators Among Them.
With the exception of Washington,
Taylor and Grant, all the presidents
have been speakers, though few of
them could be classed as orators. It is
a somewhat astonishing fact that, as
much given to Grating as we are reput-
ed to be, our Henrys, Websters and
Clays have failed to reach the White
House. Even Bryan, has found diff
culdes In that direction. The only
presidents who could really be classed
as orators at all We're the Adamses,
Lincoln and Garfield. The rest who
talked at all We're only common or
garden speakers.
Nearly all our chief executives have
been lawyers, yet they are all reputed
to have been nice men. Some charac-
ters are of such good stock, are natu-
rally so big of soul and are so devoted
to principle that it is impossible to
spoil them.
The presidents have been of all sorts
OF linear dimensions. Washington, JET
ferSOn, Monroe jackson Iincoln Gov
field and some others were quite tall:
Many of them were of imposing and
distinguished appearance, though none
The Princeton union., 1908-06-11
CHAPTER XIV.

AS the library door closed Mrs
N Renwyck and Miss Schermerly
.RA rose to take their leave, the
mother with happy smile at
Harriet, the spinster with a long, re.
proachful froWn.
Dear mev' the matron whispered to
her friend. $50 Harriet isn't going to
be nobleman's wife, after ALL How
very disappointing"
"One of natures noblemen, dear
JULIA" said Miss schermerly, with a
complete reversal of opinion. 'I al
ways thought him most distinguished,
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Record of Their Births.

People who dabble in astrology will
be interested in knowing that only two
Of the presidents were born in the sum.
mer months. There were eight born in
the autumn, seven in the winter and
eight in the spring. The record by
months is as follows:
January, two, Fillmore and McKin-
ley; February, three, Washington, w.
H. Harrison and Lincoln; March, four,
Madison, Jackson, Tyler and Cleve-
land; April, four, Jefferson, Monroe,
Buchanan and Grant; May and June,
none; July, one, J. Q. Adams; August,
one, B. Harrison; September, one, Tay-
lor; October, four, John Adams, Hayes,
Arthur and Roosevelt; November, three,
Polk, Pierce and Garfield; December,
two, Van Buren and Johnson. I do
not know what all this amounts to-
perhaps nothing at all-yet many peo-
pie find fascination in this sort of
thing. myself confess to a mind
trivial enough to take interest in these
odds and ends. Emerson admitted that
he was a victim of miscellany Some
Of the rest Of us are victims of the odd
and curious. Even that is better than
taking ourselves too seriously.
OF the twenty five presidents twenty
one We're elected by the people, the
other four succeeding to the Office from
the vice presidency. Only one, Roose-
welt, succeeded from the vice presi-
dency and was afterward elected in
his own right He has also broken
some other precedents.
The average age Of the presidents on
assuming the Office was f1fty-four years
and nine months. The Oldest at the
time of entering the White House was
William Henry Harrison, sixty eight;
the youngest, Theodore Roosevelt, for
ty-three. The tendency in recent years
has been to lower the age. Though we
nre increasing in longevity, the young
man Absalom is taking things into his
own hands.
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Five Died In Office.

Only seven of the presidents held
oftlces setght years washington, Jefrer-
s6n, Madison. Monroe, Jackson, Grant
and Cleveland. Three have heldtofice
more than four and less than eight
years Lincoln, Mckinley and Roose-
velt. Eight have served sexactly four
years-the two Adamses, Van Buren,
Polk, Pierce, Buchanan, Hayes and
BENJAMIN Harrison. Six have served
The Princeton union., 1908-06-11

Young Maxim has invented a .silent
firearnn." First they took away the
smoke OF battle, then the gay uniforms
and inc now the noise. War itself will
have to go next.
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Japan's big exposition at Tokyo will
enable some Of that country's lingo
Writers to- find employment for their
superabundant energies as press agents.
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The Art of Food,

I suppose none Of US recognizes the
great part that is played in life by eat.
ing and drinking. The appetite is SO
1mperious that we can stomach the
least interesting viands and pass off a
dinner hour thankfully enough on
bread and water-just as there are
men who must read something. if II
were only "Bradshaw's Guide" But
there is romance about the matter aft
er all. Probably the table has more
devotees than love, and I am sure thai
food is much more generally entertain.
ing than scenery. Do you give 1r, as
Walt Whitman would say, that you
are any the less immortal for that:
The true materialism is to be ashamed
of what we are. To detect the flavor
of an olive is no less a piece of human
perfection than to find beauty in the
colors of the sunset. Robert Louis
Stevenson. "
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A Practical View Of It,

A Practical View Of II.
do youtmnk that dreamers are also
doersY" 4
g'sThey may be If they. are also SOM
.nambulists:" fillmore American.
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A Contrast,

That was vivid and popular bit Of
description in which the vaudeville per-
former on the stage referred to the off,
eial at the front entrance Of the thea
ter as the; "eight- dollar-a-week man at
the door who wears a thousand dol
lars worth Of gold buttons"
The Princeton union., 1908-06-11
Cobbfer's Dire Prophecy.

This recalls the fact that a German
cobbler many years ago predicted that
our twenty fifth president would be-
Dur last. After hir1' something disa-
greeable would happen; do not re-
member exactly what. Perhaps we
are all to become7strenuous and show
r'teeth. Anyway, according to this
prophecy, we are to have. general
smashup Of some. SOFT The cobb1er
when. not busy pegging on half soles
foretold several other things. I can
not remember just what they were,
butshave been tolds that some Of them
came to pass. However, this, is not
surprising, as even the weather proph-
etsshitsit occasionally.
Despite thesfact that we are peace
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belong to- US collectively. Why should
we not be interested in him? He is
proper subject for our pride or CEN
sure. We have right to dissect him,
to know if he shaves himself and if
he swears under his breath when the
razor pulls. We have a right to talk
about his family and to feel such con-
Germ in him and his affairs as becomes
good Americans. We have adopted
him as the temporary head of the fam
lily. He must expect us to discuss our
own household affairs.
Yet how many can name all the
presidents in their order and give the
salient features regarding each? The
list is not long, containing but little
more than score Of names. Taken
altogether, it Is respectable collection
Of personalities and in spots interest
Ing. 1t Is not remarkable for genius
perhaps, but is made up Of steady go
ing, we'll balanced men Of good hearts,
good heads and good souls. Spiritual
ly.~ morally and Intellectually it will
compare most favorably with any
equal aggregation of kings or emperors
in the worlds history. .. .. d.
Mr.. Roosevelt is the twenty fifth Of
the line. Officially he is called the
twenty-sixth, but that is arrived at by
counting Grover Cleveland twice, a
numerical pre-eminence to which he is
not entitled. This peculiar method of
numbering was not arrived at by
weight or because of the fact that
Cleveland was so different in his Sec
ond term from what he had been in
his first, but is purely an arbitrary
counting due to the fact that an inter-
val occurred between his two terms.
Ittis not fair. If neither Washington
nor Lincoln can be counted twice,
Cleveland shall not be. Actually: Theo-
dore" Roosevelt is the twenty-11fth, not
~ A--->
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TheddOre Roosevelt

was exactly fashion plate. Franklin
Pierce was probably the most hand
some man in the bunch. He needed
something to distinguish him.
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Presidential Snapshots

Many Of the White House Winners Were of Distinguished Ap
peaFanee-A Majority Fought For Their Country, and
Nearly All Have eeen Lawyers Spiritually, Morally
and intellectually the Whole Body Compares
Most Favoraby With Any Equal Co..
lection Of Sovereign Rulers
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-19
ST. PIERRE FOR ANNEXATION
Islanders Garry United States Flag
while Demanding Free Schools.

ST. Pierre. Mic. Nov. 19.-Demon-
STATIONS approaching rloting have
resulted from the demand for free
schools. and mob which besieged
the government house bore at its
head an American flag and shouted
for annexation to the United states.
The peop,e want the schools. which
have been closed by the government.
thrown open free to all and with re-
.igious instruction permitted. over
900 persons Joined in the march on
the governors residence. Temporary
order was restored by a promise that
the demands would be cabled to tlS
authorities in Paris. with reque1
for an immediate reply. This island
owned by France, is not far from
Newfoundland. ana II the trouble be-
comes more serious a British war
ship may be ordered here. as France
has none in this vicinity. The police
force Is entirely inadequate to cope
with the situation. The belief is held
here that should the French govern
nient refuse to reconsider its action
the annexation party at st. Pierre
VIII endeavor to induce the United
States to purchase the colony.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-19
THE LOCAL NEWS

Do Gilbert. osteopath. 40 "
Broadway. Phone 1876.
visit Pages short order restau-
rant, 1923 South Second.
Forms for real estate agents for
sale at this once.
Wallpaper bargains at Kelley &
Umbaugh's. 321 Kentucky avenue.
Veterinarians. Farley a Fisher,
t3t5. old; 351. new. Hospital 42s
South Third.
All kinds OF fall bulbs: also re-
liable lawn grass seed at Brunson's,
$50 Broadway.
-Manicurlng. halrdressing, scalp
treatments and massaglng. lola
Fisher. Ga Kentucky. phone 1852.
Linen markers for sale at this
once
The coal man. the ice man. the
kindling man will deliver coal from
so cents up TO car load any part OF
the city. Bundle OF clippings with
every dollars worth OF coal. Both
phones f79. Yves. Flowers Coal Co.
Bulbs. bulbs. bulbs. hyacinths.
tulips. lilies. narclssis. orocus. iris.
NJ. J. Yopp Seed Co. phone 243.
The suit filcd by David Roger
against the city for damages sustain
ed In an accident on account OF the
bad condition OF the street. probably
will be compromised City Solicitor
James Campbell. Jr.. will recommend
compromise. and Il rs thought the
city will accept II.
Cake and Bead sale at Sheriff.
A. Daup millinery store by ladies Of
the Evangelical church next Saturday.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-19

OF Miss Frances Gould. "The Ferns, 4"
on Clark street. A short business
session was held In opening. Miss
Dow Husbands was elected member
of the club to I'LL vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Miss Alice
Compton. Miss Husbands was for
merly a member of the club and is
always a charming acquisition to any
social and literary circle.
The reports covered wide and
varied field of interest. Mrs. George
Langstaff, Jr., discussed THE Sea
and Music" from Hampers in de-
llghtful way. The Review Of Reviews
Twas featured by Mrs. Vernon Blythe
and Miss Ora V. Leigh. Mrs. Blythe
gave an interesting character sketch
OF the Sultan of Turkey and Miss
/ Leigh clever.y summed up the Bal
kan situation from an article on
Men Who Count in the Balkans"
Mrs. Victor voris gave an entertain
ing resume of several current num-
bers OF the Literary Digest A beau
tiful story of Abraham Lincoln en-
Titled 1.-The Perfect Tribute" that ap.
peared in one of the magazines some
time since was told by Mrs. w. A.
Gardner.
Individual ices in the shape of
flowers and fruits were served with
hot chocolate for the second course.
The next meeting OF the club will
be on December 10. with Mrs. w. A.
Gardner. 100 Fountain avenue.
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Matinee Musical Clubs Delightful
Program.

The Matinee Musical club presented
an attractive program from the Amer
lean composers. Liebling, Dudley
Buck. Mrs n. A. Beach. Mrs. Chad
wick and Homer Bartlett. yesterday
afternoon at the regular meeting at
the Womans club house. Mrs. Hal
Corbett and Mrs. Robert 5. Robinson
we're the leaders for the afternoon.
Mrs. Hal Corbett introduced the pro-
gram with clever paper on "Ameri-
can composers Miss Courtie Pur-
year interpreted Liebling's "Gavotte
Moderne' very sympathetically. Miss
Anne Bradshaw sang a charming song
cycle. Told in the Gate" by Chad
wick. (a) 20 Let Night Speak to
Me" Oh "The Years at the Spring "
Mrs Burns played skillfully a piano
solo. Mrs. James Weille gave tho
beautiful song cycle, Moods" by
Ashford.
II was agreed that the club ex-
change talent with other federated
clubs in the state for entertainments
during the winter.