Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-03

0ent VIII lqeloc upon eating meal
 with the wofkmen, as he did with the
 sailors on the battleship Missouri not
 long ago. He has stated already that
 he intends to pay for his own meals on | the voyage to Panama, and therefore
 he must be permitted to cat what he
 pleases unless Surgeon General Rixey.
 his physician. who is going along,
 should happen to object too strongly.
 Formidable Mosquito Barricade. There is practically no danger that
 the president will be exposed to any
 climatic perils in Panama. The Hotel
 Tivoli, which is to be his stopping
 place in the capital of the little repub-
 lie. will be impervious to the stego-
 myia, otherwise the lady mosquito, which transmits yellow fever from
 person to person in two bites. We
 are told that this entire hotel twill be
 inclosed in mosquito netting to pre-
 vent mosquitoes which spread the yellow fever germ from stinging the
 president or the members of his par
 ty." Doubtless if any mosquitoes do try to get into the Tivoli they will
 carry to their dying day the recollec-
 ton of the most formidable mosquito
 barricade in the history of the insect. But thanks to the good work of Gov ernor Magoon. now of Cuba, and Colo
 nel w. c. Gorgas. chief sanitary officer
 of the canal zone. the sanitary condi- ton of the zone and of the city of Panama as well has been so greatly improved that the stegomyian peril Is said to be practically a memory. President Roosevelt goes to Panama aboard the most powerful battieship in our navy. The Louisiana. which was launched but few months ago, is of 17.600 tons displacement, nearly equal to the boasted British Dread nought and in armament and equip ment equal to any sea fighter afioat. Considering the extra touches added to the Louisiana's interior in prepara- tion for the presidents voyage, this big bulldog of the seas Is very tidy craft for comfortable ride of 1.7SS miles and back.
 The presidential quarters are sep arated by temporary bulkhead from the rest of the ship. Seven state rooms and three bathrooms are set aside for President and Mrs. Roose- welt, Miss Ethel Roosevelt Dr. Rixey. Assistant Secretary M c. Latta and Lieutenant Franck T. Evans, the pres ident's aid. The large cabin intended for the flag officer Is made over into dining and reception room. The chief of stairs cabin Is prepared for a sit ting room, while the space around the after turret. under the noses of the big twelve inch guns. is intended for general sitting room, being fitted with cozy chairs and lounges. Captain Cou- den, commander of the ship, is to oc- cupy during the voyage the emergency cabin on the bridge.
 To Take . Sail on Casco.
 This Is very different sort of craft from the one that Is to carry the presi- dent through part of the csnal zone. It Is arranged for him to take a sail aboard one of the native built cascoes. This is natboat, very substantially constructed in primitive fashion. with a rude sail and still fuder rudder. It Is an open boat. without frills. AS it moves awkwardly over the waters of the lake that will form portion of the great canal the sensation will be quite different from that produced by the battleship Louisiana speeding smoothly and swiftly through leagues of white sea foam, very modern and up to date armed and armorcd castle not set upon crag, but endowed with the lib- erty of the sea and carrying within It's own cavernous interior the power of iocomotion.
 From the superb battleship to the funny little casco is truly quite a change. but that Is just the sort of thing that President Roosevelt consid- CTS dee-ligftful Ten to one If you should ask him after his return to Washington what part of the trip he most enjoyed he will say:
 Why, the ride on that Panama nat boat. That was just bully.'
 Win Be Escorted by Young Panamass.
 Another thing that Is bound to please the president beyond measure is the es- cort of hundred young Panamans mounted. who. according to the pro gramme as announced. are to accom- pany him on his drive about the city of 1 Panama The rough rider instinct In 1 the presidents soul will come to the surface again at this time. and he may long for a chance to give these awk- ward young Latin-Americans some les sons modelled after the teachings of the late Bucky 0'Nell and other plainsmen who fought with him at San Juan.
 Some timid spirits. always looking Tor trouble. have grown bold enough i io ask who will be the president of the United States while Theodore | Roosevelt is gone. The answer Is not 4 far to seek Theodore Roosevelt will be the president. While he will pass put of United States territory when he crosses the three mile limit. he will it'll stand upon the very substantial ieck of a United States battIesh,p. iboard of which this government is llways sovereign. Moreover. we are yiven to understand that the wireless telegraph VII be available at all times ind that Lieutenant Evans. son of