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Show CRAIG AND THE PRESIDENT. Points 'of Similarity Between Two Strenuous Men. A typical soldier of fortune was "Dig Bill" Craig, tho secret servlco man who was killed near PlttsQeld whllo riding In the coach with tho President and party, that met with so sorlous an accident. It Is told that Craig was the only secret servlco. man that the President In his innate dis-tasto dis-tasto of dependence of any kind would tolcrato about him. Theodora Roosevelt liked Craig, not alono becauso ho was a physical giant, not becauso ho had served In tho Household Guards of England's Queen, nor yet becauso ho Was of tho famous "Black .Watch" In tho Soudan and went to tho relief of Gordon. All these things were incidents to tho fact that Craig was a man after Roosevelt's own heart, bent upon doing, and doing as well and as hard us nature allowed. An Incident of the President's trip may bo recalled here. It was during a reception in a Vermont town. In tho middle of tho reception the lights went out. With tho rush of darkness a big form seemed to envelop President Presi-dent Roosevelt and two strong arras thrust back tho pcoplo In a manner that led to but ono conclusion that no ono would como near, oxcept after passing 13111 Craig. And no ono passed. |