The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-07-24
SUMMER HOME
Of THE PRESIDENT
OIL lamps and Candles Used In Har-
Iakenden House as the Only
Means of llIum-
inatlon.
IN WHITE MOUNTAINS
Quiet Little Village Of Windsor, Yer
mont Does Boast of Two
Soda Fountains,
However.
IN WHITE MOUNTAINS
[By Burton X. Standish, written for
the United Press.]

the United Press
WINDSOR, vt, July 24-President
Lincoln studied by candle light and
wrote some of his messages to con-
gress by the light OF smoking oil
lamp II, after President Wilson
coneg here for HIS vacation, he de-
cides to spend some of his evenings
writing his next message to congress,
he will have to do 1t either by oil
lamp Hight or candle light. Which Is
some return into the dark ages for
the president of the United States in
these days Of aeroplanes, flying boats,
gas and electricity. Last night Mrs
Wilson and her daughters ate their
evening meal by lamp light. When
they give little party planned for
some of the personal friends of the
presidential family. there win be oil
lamps in the front room" For there
is no gas or electric light at Harlak-
enden house, the presidents summer
home.
President Wilson Is accredited with
love of simplicity In all things. He
can humor that liking to the limit
when he comes here finally for a
much needed rest. The large grounds
about the house are well Kept up and
with the exception OF the lighting
proposition Harlakenden house is
strictly modern.
Windsor is three miles by New Eng
land roads from Cornish, VT. The
natives are not at all frustrated oyer
having president and his family for
ueighbors There were cutie Z rev II
the station when the president -
Gently visited Mrs Wilson and his
daughters, but they always 20 20 the
station to meet the two daily trains
They gave President Wfiaan a hearr7
and cordial welcome fo their village
but that was all As Saon as the train
pulled out they went Barh Cd the Is
work When the president aeranrpa.f-
led hts family to church one Sunday
while he was here, the sf0Isd cid vs--
monters weren't a whit '-Flisged :.
They took It as a matter OF course
that the president OF the United
States was church-g0er and let IT,
go at that. Many Of them casually
hung around after church TO shake
mis- hand but 1t was all done IN the
same way they would greet any other
new resident who wasn't a president,
AS one native put II, Mister VIII
son is nice, simple lookin' man who
appears to know his business, and HE
wife is mighty fine woman. His
daughters appear to be fus. rate girls
and Miss Jessie's bean, who was M
here visiting when the president was,
looks to be considerable Of a MAJ"
That's the way the natives up here
look at 1t. Down In their heart they
are mighty proud Of the presidents
selection OF their town az a summer
capital and there Is every evidence
that, although some Of them voted the
republican or progressive tickets they
AL have been very favorably impress
ed with President Wilson. But fl
would be foreign to their natures to
let anyone think for a minute that
they ARE all set up" about having
President Wilson for neighbor.
Everybody who lives here has a list
OF dead and gone ancestors who used
to live here themselves. About the
newest resident is the soda clerk in
the corner drug store-there are two
OF them here-who is college man.