Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28
President Utters Words, Home
ly in Spirit, Far-Reaching
in Import.
HOLIDAY IN MAINE TOWNS.
Chief Executive Touched on Hcmely
Topics That Struck Home and Were
10 the Pci:t-HaiI-FeIIcw WIKI
Old Guide and Friend.

Ellsworth. Me-, August 2S.-ThG
presidents second day in the Pine
Tree State was full of interest. Start
ing from the governors residence at
an early hour, he was taken fer
short drive about the city CT Augusta,
and at $50 left for Bangor, where the
principal speech Of the day was de-
iivered at the fair grounds in the
presence Of an immense audience
which listened with marked attention
TO his address. The same close at
tention was given him at Waterville,
where from fer and near came hun.
Greds to see and hear the first presi.
dent who has visited Maine in many
years. In anticipation of his coming a
Scnefal holiday was declared and all
business ws suspended.
Just before leaving Augusta, the
president heard that his old guide.
Fill Sewall, nf Island Falls, Me-, who
had accompa lied him on many hunt
ing expediticrs and who had for
time been employed on his ranch il
Dakota, was at Bangor. He imme
;liately wired Congressman Powers at
Bangor to corral" him and hold On
&c him until re reached that city. That
lie congressman carried out these in
structions was fully proven when he.
produced the tall, raw-boncd, red
Hhiskered hunter upon the presidents
Glrival.
Il am glad to see you, Bill said
the president, whereupOn Bill replied.
You ain no gladder than | be-"
Then it was that the president toid
the story Of his friendship Of many
years with the old guide and hunter,
and how many years ago, while on
Aunting trip through Maine, owing to
he shortage in the meat supply, they
had eaten muskrat together, which
the president said was the last meal
he had eaten in Maine before this
trip. The president seemed to delight
in the rural simplicity Of the man and
insisted that he should sit down to
Ginner with him. Bill therefore, had
Of dining with the chief executive o
the nation and the governor of his
state at the same time.
While at the fair grounds someone
suggested To Sewall, who was seated
on the platform with the president,
that he should go to Washington and
secure an appointment as postmaster,
Lat Bill had already received this
nonor and said to h& inquisitor, Il Se
postmaster already"
On the drive through Bangor the
presidents carriage was stopped in
front of the portico of the orphans
home, where the little ones were as
senbied and they greeted him in song.
Before beginning to speak at the fa4-
grounds the president, noticing tae
Jamming and pushing Of the crowd in
front Of the grand stand, cautioned the
people to be careful Of the women and
children and asked them to show their
capacity to manage themselves, which
Immediately had the desired effect.
The platform from which the pres
ldant spoke was directly in front Of
Il grand stand, which was packed
with humanity. Behind him was an
ether dense crowd. He humorously
informed his audiences that he did
no: think he faced both ways, but that
en- that occasion he would have TO.
Upon leaving the platform he drove
around the race track in response to
cries from the audience that he do so.
Tonight the president dined at the
home Of Senator Hale, who accom-
panied the party from Bangor. At
lhe depot when the train pulled in the
resident was escorted TO a platform
rCarby and delivered a short address
JTe left at 10 o'clock for Nashua, y. H.
and other points in that state, where
he will speak today.
Among the more striking expires
sions in the presidents address al /
Waterville were the following:
Every cne Of us slips on some &C |
casion, and shame to his fellow who |
then refuses to stretch out the hand I.
tnat should always be ready to help !
The man who stumbles. 1t is our duty |
to lift him up; but it is also our duty :
10 remember that there is no earthly !
use in trying to carry him. II a man
will submit to being carried, that is
sufficient to show that he is not worth
carrying. In the long run, the only
Kind Of help that really ayails is the