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rlent In time Of war. and he modestiy
took the second place and was content
to learn from his friend. DIR. Wood.
1t is hardly necessary to recount the
history of the rough riders from the
time they were organized In San An
tsnlo. Tex. until they were mustered
out at Camp Wikof--to recall the jun
gle light of Las Guasimas and the
bloody charge at San Juan Hill. The
tale is stili on every ones lips. But IT
is worth while TO recall the remarkable
influence Roosevelt's personality had
over his men. an influence that welded
a thousand or more independent cow
nunchers. ranchers and athletes into a
fighting machine. You've got TO per
form without flinching whatever duty
is assigned you regardless Of the diff
Guilty or danger attending it. No mat
ter what comes You mustn't squeal
These words Of Rooseyeit's became OIL
most a religion with his men. TO do
anything without finching and not 10
squeal" was their aim. and to hear
the colonel say "Bullyp' was reward
enough.
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lmiable with the tenderfoot from the
east.
Mr.. Roosevelt not only wore cos
tune which he considered appropriate
for killing grizzlies, but he actually
killed more bears than the best of the
bad men" and his unquestioned brav-
cry and fearlessness won him. as il al
ways does with the Bret Harte type Of
man, unbounded respect and love.
What the men Of the west thought
of the tenderfoot was shown when
Theodore Roosevelt called for volun-
teers for the rough riders, among
whom were some of those who tried to
"take the frills OFF the New York dude"
when he first appeared among them
and who today lovingly and Loyalty re-
fer TO him as leader whom they
would follow to the death.
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RoosEvELTs ANCESTRY.

Theodore Roosevelt was born Oct. 81,
1853. in his fathers house, % East
Twentieth street, in New York city. In
that quiet region around Gramercy
park, the home of many families bear
ing names held in high honor and es-
TEEN, there was none bearing name
more highly honored and esteemed
than the family into which Theodore
Roosevelt was born. For six genera
tons his forbears had been prominent
as citizens of New York and distin-
guished in the councils of the city. His
father, James j. Roosevelt, was alder
man In 1923, 1929 and 1880, assembly
man from 1885 to 1910, congressman
from 1871 to 1S43 and supreme court
justice from 1854 to 1860; his GRANDPA
Their. James Roosevelt, who was a mer-
chant, was assemblyman in 1867
and alderman in 1909; his great-grand-
father, Cornelius @. Roosevelt, likewise
a merchant, was alderman from 1885 TO
1901; his great-great-grandfat Cor
nelius Roosevelt, was alderman from
1850 to 1894; his great-great-great-
grandfather, John Roosevelt, also a
merchant, was alderman from 174S to
1767. and his OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
grandfather, Nicholas Roosevelt, was
alderman of New York city in 17O0-01.
Such was the life of the sturdy Dutch
ancestors from whom Theodore Roose-
welt Inherited his name. But, although
his name is Holland Dutch, Scotch.
Irish and French Huguenot blood min
gle In his veins In equal measure with
that of his Dutch ancestors and ac-
counts to no small extent for the per-
sonal qualities of the man, his energy
ana perseverance. his impulsive, not to
say fiery, temperament and his viva
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Not until he became plain citizen on
Sept. Is would he talk of politics, and
then he found the tide Of events bear
ing him along inevitably and irresisti-
bly,.
The eighth stage of Roosevelts ca
reer began with his assumption of the
office of governor of New York state
and the ninth with his Inauguration as
vice president of the United States
March 4, 1901.
A tenth phase is just opening for him
as the chief executive of the greatest
nation in the world
President Roosevelt's ancestry and
his rearing and education, coupled with
an excessively aggressive nature, mani
tested Enthusiastically even in his very
early boyhood. seemed to presage for
him more than ordinary career.
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ROOSEVELT
Interesting Career and
Home Life of the
New President CT
the United
States.

Theodore Roosevelt. the new presi-
dent of the United States, is one of
the most remarkable men in this coun-
try. His career, which from the outset
has been most strenuous" one, may
be divided into nine phases or stages,
leading up to the tenth as president,
upon the duties of which be is just en-
tering.
In nine different roles he has given
evidence of the attributes that make
him today perhaps the most talked OF
man of forty three in the world.
OF aristocratic birth, member OF
family distinguished for valor, patri-
otism and culture for many genera
tons, young Roosevelt first sued for
public favor when he appeared as can
didate for assemblyman in his native
city, New York. He was then just out
of college, 1879, and was twenty-one
years of age.
Even his opponents admit that he
was a Jealous servant of his own par
ty-an unwavering Republican. He
was then, as now, athletic and remark
able for his boundless energy, his in
terest in people and things and his I'M
failing enthusiasm.
The second stage of Mr.. Roosevelts
public career was that in which he an
nounced himself as candidate for may
or of New York.
1t was very characteristic that be
should. with his belief in himself, con-
slider the office of mayor one which he
was equipped to fill, but unquestiona-
bly, if Mr.. Roosevelt were consulted to-
day he would agree with his friends
that his defeat In this race was bene-
fetal to him. Defeated as candidate
for mayor, Mr.. Roosevelt next appears
as a national civil service commission
err, and here again his party found him
studious, untiring, capable and effi-
Gent
This appointment was made in 1889
by President Harrison when Roose-
welt was trihe over thirty. Two years
later, in 1891 (the fourth stage of Mr..
Roosevelt's remarkable life, he APP
pears as a hunter of big game.
When Theodore Roosevelt concluded
to hunt grizzly bears, he naturally de-
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ROOSEVELT AS A HUNTER.

When Roosevelt, dressed In his gau-
dy and personally selected hunting cos
tune, made his appearance among the
untrammeled citizens around Little
Missouri river, be was looked upon as
q tenderfoot of very elementary
brand. The toughs who proposed to
show him a thing or two arranged
among themselves, in their own ex-
pressive language, Ito take some of the
frills out of the New York tenderfoot."
A we'll known character approached
Roosevelt and asked him what ne in-
tended to do and what kind Of game he
was after. The New Yorker said he
was after grizzlies. and 1t was soon
noised about the camp that the "four
eyed tenderfoot" was looking for big
game. The hardest man in the vicinity
sent word to Roosevelt that he couldn't
shoot any grizzlies in that territory
and that If he attempted to the bad
man" in question would be Informed
and nroposed to shoot Roosevelt at
sight.
When this message was conveyed to
the blue eyed tenderfoot. he seemed
greatly pleased. and. looking eagerly
through his glasses. he inquired of his
informant where the bad man lived"
Immediately upon receiving the desired
information Roosevelt rode over to see
the man who proposed TO shoot him.
When he reached the camp of the In
dividual in question. the bad man
had forgotten why be intended to shoot
and was very much disposed to be
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gone, and their records are more or less
prosaic, but the history of Theodore
Roosevelt stands out again picturesque,
dramatic and alive with the intensity
of the mans nature, an intensity which
differentiates him at every step of his
career from his predecessors or success
sors. As police commissioner Mr.. Roose-
welt made New York seethe with ex-
element. Disguised, he visited at night
the various precincts, seeing for him
self and testing the probity and capa-
bility of his corps. BY day he fought
the other police commissioners, he up
set old time rules and enforced old time
''blue laws" because, as he explained,
they were in the statute books and
must be obeyed until they were re-
pealed.
The sixth phase of Mr.. Roosevelts
career was brief, but most satisfactory,
and was embraced in the short time OF
his service as assistant secretary of the
navy. Colonel Roosevelt was nomlnat-
ed by President Mckinley on April 6,
1897. On April II he rendered his resig-
nation as police commissioner to Mayor
Strong of New York city.
From the very first Roosevelt fore
saw the possibility of a conflict with
Spain. and he set about preparing his
department for it. He pushed repairs
ON the ships, he worked with might
and main for the navy personnel bill
and visited the various naval reserves
throughout the country. He left moth
ing undone, in fact, that would secure
the highest efficiency in the service
when the time for action came. 1t Is
an open secret that he it was who first
realized the tremendous opportunity
that the war would open in the east
and who had Dewey. In whom he rec
ognlzed the right man for the place,
appointed to command the eastern
squadron. And naval officers agree
that the remarkable skill in marks
manship displayed by the American
gunners was due to his foresight. He
saw the necessity of practice, and he
thought it the best kind of economy to
burn up ammunition in acquiring skill.
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MRS. RoosCv=LT AND THE
CHILDREN.


Mrs Roosevelt was playmate OF
Mr. Roosevelts sisters and OF MIR.
Roosevelt himself when they were chill
drcn. They went TO the same dancing
class. wore identified with the same set
in society. and there were great
many people who predicted that as
these children grew up they would
marry. However as IL Well known,
Mr. Rooscvelt's first wife was Miss
Lee OF Boston. and at the time Of thar
marriage Miss Carow was abroad,
where she remained for some time.
Mr. Roosevelt met her In Europe after
his wife's death, and their engage
mcnt was not announced for some
months. When II was announced, the
congratulations were most sincere from
every one who knew them and realized
how wen suited they were to one an
other.
Like her husband, Mrs. Roosevelt Is
an enthusiastic novel reader, but also
keeps well up OH all the topics Of the
day. She Is a good French scholar and
also speaks German. During the years
spent in Europe she travelled every
where and always kept UP her studies.
The Roosevelts heretofore have seldom
entertained formally, prefcrring 10
keep open house.
When they first went TO Washington.
II was quite break 10 leave all their
New York friends. but II was not long
before Mrs. Roosevelt as well as her
husband had formed circle OF new
ncquaintances. and their house In
Washington was Ito center of much
that was delightful and interesting.
When MIR. Roosevelt decided 10 come
back to New York again, Mrs. Roose-
welt fell badly at breaking up her life
In Washington, but, as usual, said
nothing and allowed herself to be car
ried away by her husbands enthusi-
asm over his new field Of work aud
came back to New York and took up
her life where she had left II before.
AS IS well known. the life here was
short. and back again they went to
Washington.
But during all these chances and
changes the quiet routine of Mrs.
Roosevelt's life, IL it could be routine
one, went on, and. with the exception
that the place itself was altered, there
was no difference made. Every sum-
mer has been spent at Oyster Bay,
where the life led Is entirely an out
door one. Mrs. Roosevelt there, as
elsewhere, superintends the education
Of her children. She does not instruct
them herself, but she makes a point OF
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BRYAN DEEPLY TOUCHED
Tears spran1 to His Eyes When hee
Read pisp .-he

Chicago Sept. la.--Of the surraxs
full tidings OF the Presidents hedslde.4
Colonel William j. Bryan said LAsk
night: Il cannot believe the Prexs-
dents life is to end this way ~
seems impossible. | simply Will not
believe that he can die from an Askrs
sassins bullet until hear that ~
has breathed his last. While there ~ |
life there la hope
Later, when the committee Of Carxerv
Harrison League, at whose picnic Cni-
onel Bryan was to have spoken today.
announced that the Demonstration h'xd
been abandoned. Colonel Bryan. r. 81
voice that shook with emotion. renA
the following
Il most cordially commend your ass 4.
ton in abandoning the cUncsTrvznxn
demonstration. We are all opnre1s2dN
by the grief which has faIlen upon fhnz
nation. We have no spirit for : rusr--
tisan meeting at this time, TOR zaxtk~
sanshlp is swallowed up In an un1--
yersal sorrow. Political contrUvgEknSk
and the prizes and disappointmenfnn
which attend them, dwindlas i11to fn--
significance when we stand In TIM pren~r
snce of the tragedy which seems Illkaxx
10 rob the nation OF it's chief executive.
We all feel the humiliation that ar1r
country has suffered and our Ms1xt9
are with the lovely woman from whnmA
foul and brutal assassination IL taIxinG
one OF the most faithful and te1dex I
Of husbands Whether the heroic Etr1x~~
gle ends fatally, as We now fear. o.
In his restoration to health. asswe pxnE
1t will. you have acted wisely
When Colonel Bryan ceased rcadfnx.
his face was exceedingly grave.
isn't that pitiful--isn't fl ITO p1tS-s
full. Gods will. not ours. he dune,
he read In another bulletin giving tn
Presidents last words 10 Mrs. McKin-
ley and again Mr.. Bryan was deoyI1v
moved He made no comment. bu4
tears again sprang to his eyes. H&s
stood like one looking on tho hiar 90
a loved one, and the room was huzhad
In funeral silence. II was with = yts-
ible effort that the Democratic laadars
threw CT the evidences OF griaf &nx4
shoy hands with the committees Incru-
bess 81 which had ieen sympathA3lE.:
spectators
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cious mode OF expression. With the
impetus Of family and the favorable
material conditions In which he found
himself as well rs hy the force Of L.s
own personality. Roosevelt might have
advanced rapidly in any path he chose,
whether il led toward brilliant social
success or the making of large fer
tune That he chose a career of pubic
service is characteristic Of the man.
the more so In that he saw In the
course he had marked out for himself
small chance of pecuniary remnnera
tion and struggle for principle that
might jeepardize those rewards that
are the politicians. Once decided he
never swerved from bis course. For
more than twenty years he has been
before the public eye as an aggressive
political force.
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as possible and have none OF sire rr
elaSlveness so common 70 StsfkfxAxz
reared In afsuence. It Is likely thaa ffs&
grounds Of the White House wiGI be-
much more lively than they have be~xaS
for a generation.
The fen4nlng. outdoor life wnirts slssses's
children have hitherto enjoyed az 8ys-r
ter Bav during nearly eight montf~ 0f {
each year has had the effect uc m1kixzs
athletes Of them all Teddy iupfsG w.
said 10 be an excellent boxer, r0sK
runner and Jumper, erst class sszzkns-
iner and magnificent horscmar- Atrs-
deed an the children ride we'll TELL
their father has always held that horse
back riding Is the most heaithful excr-
else IN The world The childrcn tav@r
taken 10 ii SO naturally that yiS4nsxr
who saw them some time ago orr thpsr.
favorltc mounts laughlngly rcnarke0
10 The Colonel that Ii he should ~yer
conclude 70 raise another regiment ~
rough riders he win be able to get sssx-
eral recruits without leaving his cwns
premises Teddy junior Il SO striking
counterpart In miniature Of his -
ther that his identity is clear to rrr~
sons meeting him for the iirst rirnc at
places where they would naturally NIT
expect TO see him. His mental hmeHtEz
and his impulsive manner are also
those Of his father who, hy the wAv-
Is regarded by the youngster ms Size
greatest man In the world IIis ss.le1
expressed ambition Is that he may live
to be as good man as his pasegsaaE
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THE WORLDWIDE soRRnR
London Newspapers Give Exprannnnun
Of Great Britains Feelings


Of Great BritaIn's Feelings
London, Sept 16.--It wouTid - -
most impossible to record In detam
the remarkable outburst Of sympaxAy
in Great britain and her colonies 0yaw
the death OF President Mckinley.
Funeral marches we're played In ss-s
cry church in the kingdom. There
was a painful scene in St. paxf1mS
Church. Merthur-TydvilIc Tha vfcnw.
Rev. Mr.. Wykes. while referring 70 tlna
death of Mr.. Mckinley. swooned- H.
was carried home Ill.
The Daily Chronicle, discussing th0
worldwide sympathy displayed, sayB~
This sympathy Is intensified BY
full realization of the calamity. unk1I
we are almost inclined to say 1faxf-
there is no precedent for such = Ill.,
play OF emotion and fellow feeling unsl
these particular lines. 1t liz mot f1R~t
possible that the assassination Of AE-
Mckinley will advance that 1nterna~
tional comfy OF governments to which
some political students l0nk. az fED
keynote Of future peace and mar
mony."
The Morning Post says 1T In npC~
too much to assert that nm nz&tonBS
mourn by the bier in Buffalo TIh@s
American people have been robbedsl -
an assassin of one of the greatest l61in-
ers the republic ever produced.
The Standard comments upon -tk4s
irony Of circumstances that 1&1ax
brought the man supposed to- nssrofn
gated to obscurity by the vote. &C 1l6 /,
Philadelphia convention into the pxca1ss-
Dental chair" 1t compares Mr.. R0u0uLs-
welt to the Presidents OF the 0nxIknr
history of the republic. suggesting tnu
his place in the annals Of the UnxoE
States Is likely TO be- bya the side -
Madison. Jefferson and Adams
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RoosEvELT's ROUGH RIDERS.

Naturally enough, Roosevelt would
not be content to sit behind desk
while there was fighting going on. He
submitted his resignation to the presi-
dent on April Is and tried to get an APP
pointment upon General Lees staff.
Then came the rough rider idea, the
seventh phase of Roosevelt's career,
hardly thought of before it was realized.
"Roosevelt's rough Understanding
in the ALTERATION of the name struck
the popular fancy, and the regiment
became famous before it was organ
lied. Roosevelt had had some military
experience as captain in the Eighth
regiment, but not enough, in his esti-
nation, to fit him to command a regi-
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THE ROOSEVELT HOMESTEAD.

Vice President Roosevelt's homestead
near Oyster Bay, n. H.. Is an ideal
country seat. aud the Roosevelt fami-
~ is a very old one In the neighhor-
hood. The house is large, homelIke
and countrfled. quite unpretentious, IL
crowns the very topmost peak of Saga
more hill.
The approach to the house, through
forest and meadow, Is beautiful and
refreshing Ia the extreme. But 1t is
not until after one reaches the top of
Sycamore hill that the full beauty Of
the magnificent panorama is revealed.
The view of the bay. the headlands.
with the Long Island sound and the
Connecticut coast stretching for miles
and Il ting against the deep blue of
The sea. Is SO restful, so altogether
lovely, that it cannot soon fade from
the memory
The library, which is a splendid
room directly Off the main hall, con-
tains about 5000 books. The interior
is one of enehantment to the genuine
book lover. A big open fireplace
stretches across one end of the room.
Above it is a magnificent display Of
the heads of deer, rams, antelopes
mountain sheep and other trophies of
Colonel Roosevelt's skill as hunter.
The floors are covered with rugs
made Of the skins Of lions, bears, buff
faloes and panthers, all victims Of the
vice presidents gun. In fact the whole
house is adorned with trophies of the
chase.
Here 1t is that most of his books and
articles of which he has written many.
were brought into being.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Is the most
enthusiastic admirer and ardent helper
of her husband in his political career.
She is absorbed heart and soul In her
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n. noosEvELr's OYSTER BAY HOME.

Mr.. RoosEvELT's OYSTER BAY HOME.
going into their lessons always cnce
week. II they are at school, she goes
to the school and stays through the
day, In order to know just what the
children are studying.
The Roosevelt children are Alice.
seventeen years old; Theodore, Jr..
fourteen; Kermit, twelve; Ethel, ten;
Archibald, seven, and Quentin. four.
They are all bright and interesting,
and, as the boys are as full Of FRANKS
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cided to do so in what he considered
proper costume, and it is most inter-
esting to see the dramatic instinct
again dominating. The pictures of Mr..
Roosevelt taken in his costume as
hunter show him holding his rifle,
loaded with many bullets. The leather
breeches, with their picturesque adorn-
ment of fringe; the hunting shirt of
leather, embroidered supposedly by In
dams; the scarlet silk handkerchief,
ivory handled revolver, the knife thrust
through the cartridge belt, are all the
fitting paraphernalia of the cowboy
hero
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ROOSEVELT LEADING HIS ROUGH RIDERS.
husbands success. as she has been
from the time they first knew each 9th
er as children. Mrs. Roosevelt, WHO
Carow, possesses great intelligence,
remarkably fine education and a Won
derful power Of effacing herself and at
the same time exerting great influ-
ence. She Is very pretty, slight, OF
medium height and has dark brown
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ewes and hair. she has not i
into society since her marriage, as she
has been more or less an Invalid. aad
she has devoted herself entirely 70 her
children aud her home. She has five
children OF her own. and there Is also a
daughter by Mr.. Roosevelt's first wife,
girl OF seventeen, TO whom Mrs,
Roosevelt is the most devoted of moth
ers.
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GOVERNOR, VICE PRESIDENT,
PRESIDENT.

Colonel Roosevelt returned to the
United States to find that he was al
ready talked Of as the next Governor of
New York. But his regiment, which
be had 'breathed and eaten with for
three MONTHS was still on his hands,
and he had no time for anything but it.
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1oo lived Repo rted lost:

Colorado Springs, Cnlo., Sept. t7-Tsft
report has reached here Of an axE..1
sion in mine near Glenwood Sprsnk
Colo, and that it is thought that xe4*
lives were lost. @
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Police COMMISSIONER OF
NEW YORK.

The fifth stage Of Mr.. Roosevelt's
career was embodied in his service as
police commissioner of New York city.
Other commissioners have come and