Arizona republican., 1901-09-24

and secretaries. Governor Roosevelt was absent from his room and no one knew just where he could be found. \ dozen messengers were sent out iE search for him. and after ten or fftea;, minutes he was found. curled up in q corner with one or two neighbours boys and a street arab. drawing pictures oi ponies and guns on a writing table. The children had waylaid him and begged him to show them pictures of the guns and the mustangs he had in the war At another time a New York artist found him in the executive chamber half buried under children clambering over his chair. while he strove to show them photographs of the scenes of the campaign.
 Some years ago. when President Roosevelt was better known among his friends as a devotee Of sport and a seeker after health in the far west, he met repeatedly in New York city a young man who lost no opportunity to snub him, and who suggested without disguise the possibility of a final set tlsment on some field of honor" Roosevelt met him for awhile with cool reserve and equally undisguised con tempt. but finally astonished the up- start with a genial greeting, several extended conversations and a cordial invitation to his country home. The carriage was in waiting at the station. and Roosevelt received his guest with distinguished consideration, fed him ca trout from the upper Adirondacks. and finally led him into his library and trophy room. Then. taking down 2 huge knife. Roosevelt ran his finger carelessly over the edge. remarked that it was the blade with which he had killed a savage Indian planning an as sault upon his person. and handed the weapon over for closer examination. After that the president took up little case. emptied 1t of half dozen teeth. and remarked: This. I'm proud to say. is all that Is left of Jim. the chop per. who thought he ought to throw ma himself" And this" said he. con- ti1uing and reaching for a long. rourd pasteboard labeled dynamite" this is the invention Of a friend of mine and known as the campers and woods mans companion-a bit Of dynamite. equally handy to blow open the ice in the winter season for fishing or blow up - The impudent young coxcomb suddenly became Ill. excused himself to Roosevelt and hurried away home. never to annoy him again.
 President Roosevelt has mind of his own, and does not hesitate to make tt known. A bunch of prominent politi- clans. together with n college president and personal friend called upon him in Washington to urge the appointment of a certain we'll known naval officer to the eastern naval station. We are very glad to see you. MT. Secretary" they voiced together: but. quick as flash. Roosevelt. swinging in his chair. said: "Well, I'm not at all glad to .ses you, least of all today. You've callel at a very bad time, for I've got some business to attend to that calls me away at once. I must bid you good day." In a few minutes Secretary Roosevelt was with the late president. and Dewey had been practically de- cided npon as the officer to be sent tp Hong Kong.
 President Roosevelt was once travel ing in Idaho. and passed a book stora in the window of which was a copy Of his Winning of the Vest Going into the book store. he inquired: "who Is this author. Roosevelt?" "Oh," said the bookseller. he's ranch driver" And what do you think of his book?" asked the president. We'll said th. ! dealer. slowly and deliberately. I've always thought I'd like to meet the author and tell him that if he had stuck to running a ranch and give up writing books. he'd have made a pow erful more of success at his trade"
 
 President Roosevelt Is religious man, and wherever he goes stands well in the estimation of his neighbors for his active participation in works of re- ligion and mercy. He carries al portly pocket of loose coin an equally well proportioned purse and a check book that rapidly becomes a package ct stubs Yet his habits are so regular that the least irregularity in a business transaction attracts his attention. For this reason department employees have always felt the pressure of his watchful | oversight, and household servants-ai- ways long in his empioy-while realiz- ing the freedom they enjoy. give the closest attention to all details of their stewardship. A friend accompanying him on a jaunt about New York saw a s100 bill disappear in the portemon- naie of a solicitor for a well known charity in the same five minutes that | the president called attention to an ! overchange of cents. A bootblacl<. caking advantage of the presidents haste. tried to satisfy him with q nickel less of change. but the eagle eye of the public administrator detected the petty | swintile.
 ' E-optCldiiy WltH newspaper Hitn udS the new president been popular. During the campaign in which he was elected governor of New York. a journalistic headquarters was established at Oyster ! Bay. L. l.. and the newspaper men camped on the lawn in tents. One evening. when all was dark and still and it is pretty late. or rather early in d camp of newspaper men when 1t be-
 comes still enough to sle5p-a noise was heard, an alarm raised and the word passed that intruder was pres ent. 'I'm the culprit. boys" rang out | the familiar voice of Candidate Roosa- welt, match in hand. 'I just ran in u see how you are getting along or if you