The farmer and mechanic., 1913-11-04

Daring for our use. AS special
mark of honor, the great bearskln |
robes given by Emperor Wilhelm l
to Admiral Farragut were placed in |
the stern sheets. When all was ready |
our visitors were handed in. Our
captain said:
Madam, I am sorry that l cannot
fire a salute for you. and to me. do
not forget to salute the President on
the Despatch.
THE glorious old Daring pushed off
and we started, slowly at first, then
faster and faster, the oars moving in
perfect rythm till the snow white
Daring was rushing like an arrow
straight for the Despatch, on whose
whose quarterback we could see men
sitting. AS we came near | gave the
order, Stand by to toss; at the next
stroke, Toss. and when the second
stroke was finished, the oars leaped
to the vertical >two parallel lines Of
dripping blades shining fair in the
setting sun. / rose and stood, cap in
hand AS / glanced up l saw Presi-
dent Arthur, with his cabinet in a
semi circle about him, rise and un-
cover in silent salute.
1--WE flashed past in a moment, and
the order was given, Boat your oars
The oars sank together on the
thwarts below the gunwaleS. Our
way was so great that it carried us to
the landing. a good cables length.
The eyes of the daughter were bril-
liant. but Mrs. Jackson was crying
quietly and there were tears in
General Fields eyes, too"
"All the world loves a lover" and
| this universal interest in romance
turns for the present moment to the
| marriage in the White House next
month Of the charming daughter Of
the President and Mrs. Wilson. Miss
Jessie, to a democratic and talented
! young American, Mr.. Francis b.
| Sayre, of the District Attorneys Of
flee in New York City. Miss Wilson
is Of the salt Of the earth. She would
have been a foreign misSi onary if she
could have stood the physical test,
it is said.
l was looking through a magazine
in the library of Congress the other
day, when l came across an article
on the Wilson family, written by q
woman who had had the good judg-
ment to know she would find gold
mine Of STORY by closely investi
eating the work with which Miss
Wilson was formerly connected in thu
Kensington mill district in Philadel
phia. The settlement headQuarter!
there is called THE Lighthouse"
remember the place we'll, for I dit
an assignment there once when l wa.
,, with the Philadelphia Record. Tn
writer Of the magazine article wen
into home after home of the workin,
. people who had fallen under tn
9 blessings of Miss Wilson's ministra
tions. Many a heart-tired mothe
i testified to 1ightened life-burdens, an
one mother said something on thi
n wise: when our little baby died
we were too poor to have a churc
2 funeral; but Miss Jessie came and sal
9 a prayer over our little plain cofh
that was just as good as any preache
:. could have said.
/ 1 was looking through the Nations
Museum recently when 1 suddenl
: came before the lfe-mask Of Abra
ham Lincoln, taken there months be
q fore his death. I did not know theI
) was one. We have all been fascinate
o by our story Of the pictures Of Lir
r. coin. and we have often wondere
II IL they were exactly true to life.
le realize that this cast must be, and
"a was glad it was SO true to the char
e acteristic features Of the pictures
the books. 1t seemed to me to sho
10 the lips a little thinner than / woul
m have imagined. and rather less pr,
es trusion Of the lower lips, as given
'e the old daguerrotypes 1t was pc
y meated-even this bronze remini
IN cence of the most democratic an
NJ greatest of the Presidents-with IL
ed touch of sadness which is said to ha'
at settled upon his cOuntenance;
y showed truly "the man of the Sc
40 and tragic face
TO Failing to make the presidency p
" a tinge of bitter disappointment in
EN- the lives of Webster and Clay Pa
at Sibly it showed in Webster's count
n nance. l do not think it did in Clay
[ do not think there is a trace
d, cankering regret in Bryan'S life b
e cause Of his disappointmentS. l h;
k the good fortune to be present at t
in. signing of the tariff bill by Preside
en- Wilson. and the photograph of tn
ID scene is indelibly upon my memo1
ed l wish l were able to develop t
d. film. The members Of the cabin
mt standing back OF the desk from w
of- TO wall McAdoo looming up a lit
nj higher than the rest Marshall a
ars Daniels matching stories to the q