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Show Got His Shore. H Pack In the seventies, when Dewey H had command of a ship of the old Hart- IB ford type, he was" lying in the harbor of H Genoa. Visitors were allowed on board jH at nil times except Sunday morning, B when Inspection took place. One Sun- IH day a well-knovn American millionaire H etcamcd out with a party of friends in H his private yacht and succeeded In get- JM ting on deck, whero he was mot by IH Capt. Dewey, who asked him to leavo. IH Mr. Monoy remonstrated, and, Anally H exasperated by the cool firmness of th IH officer, ho burst out: IH "No, sir, I won't leave. I am an H American citizen, and have a. porfect jH right on this vessel. I pay taxes in M America; I am on my own property; jH part of this ship belongs to me!" IH Calmly Dowey opened his penknife, H stooped down, and split off a piece of H tho deck iloorlng. Handing It to tho In- jH censed American citizen ho replied: H "There's about what you own; and JM thero'3 tho ladder now glti" H -And lio got. Llpplncott'ju..i C'.- , H |