Show fate of the old presidents in the autumn of 1901 mrs W of roxbury spent a few weeks with her daughter in nova scotia returning home shortly before president mckin ley was shot bringing her niece bes ie F aged 6 years home with her of course the child heard a good deal of talk in the house about the shoot ing of the president one day bessie said to her funt aun minnie who Is king of the united her aunt replied we have no kings in the united states 1 ke you do in our british country we have presidents we have an election every four years and elect a new one oh yes the child replied and then they shoot the old ones don t boston herald |