Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-10-03

ever witnessed" he said. What
like to see is two evea!y Matched men.
| There can be no possible harm in such
an exhibition. In my opinion it is
much better for a man to know how
to protect himself with his fists than
to be forced to resort to irearms,
knives or clubs"
Gov. Roosevelt signed the bill
which put an end to prize-fghting in
New York. He has consistently or
posed fights for money. He is, how.
ever, an enthusiastic admirer of JEFF
fries, whom he calls a great man and
an honest fighter.
Glad He Was Elected.
Late in the night of the day that
Col. Roosevelt was elected vice presi
dent two newspaper men rode out to
his house at Oyster Bay to take the
news to him. He had had all the tel
ephones taken out of his house and
was in ignorance of the elections re-
suit.
We'll, I'm glad, Pm glad" he said as
he marched delightedly up and down
the room, his hands working convul-
sively under the abbreviated tails of
his short coat, Then he turned, his
eyes beaming through his thick, gold
bowed glasses.
What was the score in the football
gamer" he asked.
When he was assistant secretary of
the navy at Washington he used to
play football by the hour with Gen.
Leonard Wood now governor general
of Cuba. Both wore sweaters and
went at the sport like lively school
boys.
Knowing all sports, Roosevelt met
all antagonists on their own ground.
With Senator Lodge he took long
cross-country walks. With ex-Secre-
tary of State Olney he used to play
tennis two hours day.
Golf is the one sport to which he
has never taken with any great relish,
He has had long standing agreement,
however, with Secretary of War Root
to play a matched game, Mr.. Root to
&C on a big hunt in the Rocky noun
tains in case Roosevelt defeats him.
: Fighting, always fighting in one
| form or another has been the record
of the strenuous president. And yet
} this stirring, warning man can be as
gentle as woman. as every rough
rider in his regiment knows. At San
Juan he went among the wounded,
; strengthening a hard blanket here, fill
/ ing canteen there. and giving the
! injured men little sips from the
, whisky flask he carried.
"All the great, masterful races have
! been fighting races" he has said.
| "Cowardice in a race, as in an indi-
: vidual, is the objectionable sin. A
class of professional non-combatants
| is as hurtful to the real, healthy
, growth OF a, nation as is a class of fire
, eaters"
Upon the day that Roosevelt became
assistant secretary of the navy, just
, previous to the Spanish war, he began
to put his strenuous theories into Off
cial practice. He asked for an appro-
priation of 100000 for the purchase
of ammunition 1t was granted, and
lpretty soon he requested $4,000
more.
| He was asked TO appear before the
proper authorities and state what had
been done with the money.
II bought cartridges with 1t" said
Roosevelt. the strenuous.
And what became of the cart
ridges"
"All been fred" said Roosevelt,
promptly Target practice"
What are you going to do with the
$500, 00O?"
Buy more ammunition and burn 1t
up" smiled the strenuous assistant
secretary.
He had his way. When the war
came up the Workmanship of the
American navy was the marvel of the
world.
AS colonel of the rough riders,
Roosevelt was the same lmpetuous
fighter Nothing that was not strenu-
Gus suited him. Everywhere the
Haunting blue and white poke dot of
the big handkerchief twisted about
his SLOUGH hat led the regiment like
the white plume of Navarro.
"Give 'em hell, boys, give em hell"
he shouted.
After the fight of Las Guasimas
somebody found the colonel under
tree prying beneath his saddle flap.
Have they hurt your horse, Colo
nel?" asked an orderly.
mo, no. replied the colonel, with
tears in his voice, but blast EN-,
they've smashed my specs!"
He was looking for one of a dozen
pairs of reserve spectacles which he
carried in his saddle bags.
At the top Of Mount Marcy the other
day. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, trudged
along beside his father, intent upon
killing his first deer. A little before
messenger reached them Col. Roose
welt spied the antlers OF big buck
He pointed them out to the eager boy.
Theodore, Jr., raised his small hands,
grabbed his rife bravely and fired.
1t was a beautiful shot, so the guide
said, and the deer fell with clean
/ h,,1Iot bn1a kacIr ~ Tho out1aru