The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-03
LITTLE STORIES ABOUT
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
From the New York World.

FROM the New DIRK world.
After Gen. Miles made his comment
on the Schley court decision the Pres
ident sent for him. Miles went to the
White House and the famous colloquy
occurred, wherein the President be-
came so angry.
One part of that conversation has
never been printed. During his rebuke
of Miles the President said excitedly,
teeth and l can use them!"
This remark was accompanied with
a demonstration that proved to every
body that the President has teeth and
that, moreover, the cartoonisth have
not succeeded in making him think
that teeth of his particular kind are
bad things to have.
1t so happened that the President
was reading William Elroy Curtis
book on Servia when he heard of the
assassination of the King and Queen.
The Presidents comment on the as
sassination was That is very bad.'
His experience as an author appeal
ed to him also, for he said to a friend;
his VIII IClP Nui OOOhs IL w III We
a fine advertisement for it,"
Senator Shelby Cullom of Illinois
went to the White House one day to
see the President.
Who's in there?" he asked of Capt.
Loeffler, the doorkeeper.
Somebody who was in the Rough
Riders" Loeffler replied.
"Oh, WELL" said Cullom, as he turn
ed away. What chance has a mere
senator?"
Senator Bard of California took a
constituent to see the President. The
friend had served in the Rough Riders.
Mr.. President" began Bard. Il
want to present my friend
why, hello, Jim!" the President
broke in How are your"
Then there was a ten-minute talk in
which Bard could take no part. AS
the two men were leaving, the Presi-
dent exclaimed, by the way, Jim,
come up to dine tonight and bring
Bard with you!"
do you know Plato asked the
President OF a friend, and meaning
the venerable and sage senator from
Connecticut a%
IL do. said the friend.
Isn't he a bully old boy?" asked
the President, enthusiastically.
When the American naval officers
were arrested on the charge of MAX
ing a row in Venice there was much
delay on the part of the American
representatives in helping them out OF
Jail.
Friends of some of the officers called
on the President and protested. The
President listened. Then he took a
piece of paper and wrote this note to
John Hay, Secretary of State: Dear
Hay: What is Myer doing? 1t seems
to me he should be stepping lively"
A man from Chicago told the Presi-
dent of wonderful trick dog that was
owned in that city.
"She is the smartest collie in the
world" said the man.
Il must see her" exclaimed the Pres
ident. Bring her here"
On the theory that a presidential
wish is a command the dog was
brought and gave two private exhibit
lions at the White House.
Edward Lauterbach asked the Presi-
dent to speak at the laying of the cor
nerstone of the College of the City OF
new 1OTk.
what other speakers are there to
be?" the President asked.
well, ex-President Cleveland is
to
Il cannot accept" snapped the Pres
ident
Chauncey NJ. Depew was at the State
Fair in Syracuse when the President
spoke The crowd called for Depew
after the President had finished.
Depew spoke for fifteen minutes and
was heartily cheered. There had been
few cheers for the Presidents speech,
although plenty for himself.
"I thought l was to be the only
speaker" said the President to Lieut.
Gov. Higgins, as they were leaving
the stand.
The President takes more physical
exercise than any other man In WASH
ington.
Ills favorite enjoyment is to go
horseback riding and to get somebody
to go with him.
If the friend can't ride very well, the
President is fond of dropping back a
bit and then riding up at q hard gal
lop and shouting u cowboy "Whoopee"
at the top of his voice.
He does this to Senator Lodge very
often, and Lodge hands grimly to the
pommel of the saddle while the Presi-
dent laughs.
He is fond of literary people. He is
a great reader and has a retentive
memory. Usually wlTen some writer
he knows slightly is coming to the
White House, he puts himself on that
writer's books and then delights and
paralyzes the author by his familiarity
with characters and plots.
The President is very sensitive to
newspaper criticism. He lectures re-
porters severly when they print any
thing he does not like. He thinks Moth
ing should be printed in administra-
ton papers that is in any way incom-
patble with his dignity, whether the
story is true or not.
He has had two reporters removed
from their assignments within the
last two years for printing things he
did not like. He wrote personal let
ters to the editors about these re-
porters, too and both of them had
printed true stories. Similarly, the
President is fond of praise. He likes
to read nice sentiments about him
self in the newspapers. He is not so
great a newspaper readers as Presl-
dent Mckinley was. but he patronizes
the press-clipping bureaus and pores
over the clippings ever day.