Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-09-25
meets once or twice and also being aDle

meets once or twice and also being able
to remember all about them. She Is
the boon companion as well as the wise
and tender mother Of her stepdaughter
and her own children, who are much
younger than Miss Alice Roosevelt.
She has wide knowledge of politics,
both foreign and American. She Is
frail looking woman, but has much
more strength than she apparently pos
sesses. She is deeply religious.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Theodore
Roosevelt's eldest child, will be eight.
cen years old next March, and 1t had
been planned that she should make her
debut this winter in Washington soci-
ETY.. While Miss Roosevelt has not
gone out in the formal acceptation Of
the term she has of necessity seen a
great deal of society, young as she Is.
She is very charming young girl, with
an unusually pleasant manner and
with an intense interest in life. She Is
very fond of outdoor sports, is good
horsewoman and thinks nothing of
walking from five to seven miles day.
She is fine tennis player. She lives
out of doors as much as possible and Is
a good specimen Of wholesome,
healthy, happy American girl.
Her chief beauty Is her light, fair
hair, Of which she has great quantities.
She has blue eyes and fair skin, is
above medium height and has a very
slight figure, although rather athletic
in build. She has rather deep voice
and very jolly laugh. She is devoted
to her home. to her father. stepmotster
and to her half sister and brothers.
She has been educated with govern
esses. She is fond of reading.
There is another Miss Roosevelt, who
will not be introduced to society for
some years. but who is very pretty
child of about ten years of age. She re-
sen,blcs her mother very closely, al
power Of the mayors appointments.
This was relic Of the Tweed regime.
In 1854 Mr.. Roosevelt went to Chicago
as chairman of the New York delega-
ton to the Republican national conyen-
ton. He opposed the nomination of
Elaine, but when Mr.. Blaine became
IT, ! Republican choice Mr.. Roosevelt
fell into line and worked for the party
candidates success.
The next two years Of the presidents
life bore unexpected and unforeseen
fruit. They made him an author, paw
ed his way for appointment as assist
ant secretary Of the navy and undoubt
eddy suggested to him the formation Of
the famous regiment Of rough riders.
After retirement from the legislature
Mr.. Roosevelt went each summer to
the ranch he had purchased in the Bad
Lands Of North Dakota. He became
there an expert rider of the vicious
horse and gained reputation as
courageous man. an indefatigable hunt
er of big game and sportsman of abil-
ity. There he became intimately &C.
quainted with the ranchmen. rustlers
and COW punchers who subsequently
formed the nucleus Of the regiment Of
rough riders.
In 1886 Roosevelt was again In the
turmoil of New York city politics.
Henry George was candidate for
nominee of the Democrats. Mr.. Roose-
welt was put in the field by the Repub'
Leans. Mr.. Hewitt won. Roosevelt
next attracted notice as a hunter Of
big game. He delighted In hunting
the grizzly bears and other fierce wild
animals Of the west.
President Harrison in 1889 appointed
Mr.. Roosevelt United States civil serv-
ice commissioner. He was firm be-
lever in the competitive merit system
and put his ideas in force at once.
President Cleveland retained him In
office, although Mr.. Roosevelt resigned
in 1895 to become president Of the New
York board Of police commissioners.
The police department had just been
exposed as corrupt to such an extent
that many felt that only reorganiza-
ton would work any radical improve
! ment. The Roosevelt police regime Is
remembered yet in the police depart
INIT as one Of the ablest the depart
ment ever knew. Under Mr.. Roose-
welt the morale of the force became
higher than 1t has ever been since, and
the efficiency Of the men advanced IN
proportion. Mr.. Roosevelt began by
saying what he meant. He told the
police to be honest and that II they
were not they would suffer for 1t and
that If they were they would not be
prosecuted therefor by any individual
or political party. He determined that
the law requiring Sunday closing OF
saloons must be enforced. He enforc-
ed 1t. This act aroused much criticism
from press and people, but 1t effectual-
" stopped the police blackmail Of sa-