Show THOUGHT HIM THE PRESIDENT vav how a strenuous looking philadelphia newspaper man received thunder thunders of applause there Is a newspaper man of sturdy build in philadelphia who Is a few inches taller and bigger of girth than he was saturday by reason of the visit of president roosevelt to this city says the philadelphia inquirer and there are a lot of high hool boys whose first impressions of he the a fill chi t f executive were slightly at var lance with those of the majority of american citizens it was ras another case of the presidents double the newspaper man received the plaudits and cheers of several hun dred high school boys who imagined they were gazing upon roosevelt Roosevel ts s visage their error furnished much amusement to the boys and the news paper man mail who was so highly honored it was just as the presidential party arrived at the school that the in aident occurred they had driven up broad street and the newspaper man had gone up on a car in order to reach the high school in time to see the ceremonies there he arrived while the president ras n as discarding his hat and overcoat in the faculty room thinking he was late the reporter started briskly along the corridor be tween the double line of boys choked with bottled up enthusiasm and waiting for a chance to give vent to it it so happened that the newspaper man was immediately in front of a commit tee proceeding to the ass assembly ably room his rotundity round ity of figure athletic car nage full virile countenance as well at the wearing of a pair of glasses perched arn bis b nose and a general ap bearance pe arance and carriage of concentrated strenuous activity incited one boy to shout here he comes that nas ras enough overflowing with enthusiasm the boys gave their fa yell hoo rah I 1 hoo rah hoo rah I 1 high school high school high school president president president tl the newspaper man glanced around to see the distinguished guest but found all eyes were centered on him in a flash he appreciated the error but good natu bowed right and left his distinction was short lived for immediately in his wake came the real president whose reception wag none the less hearty and noisy tor for the preliminary thunder |