Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-10-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence.
These are uueventful days in
Washington. There is nothing
electric or startling in the politi-
cal or social atmosphere. Every
thing is waiting on the election.
Everybody except Congress and
it's encourage has returned to
Washington, but the social seas
on has not begun and legislative
activity, which much end W i t h
the Fourth of March next, will
rot begin until Congress assem-
blos.
1t is true that he who is gener-
ally looked upon as the most
conspicuous and remarkable per-
son Of the day, if not OF the age,
is in the White House and that
everything he says and does and
even looks is matter of interest
ing comment. HIS life in Wash
ington and at the White House
is much the same that it h q 8
been during his neatly seven
years term as President. He is
active in his Office in the early
morning, debating to his secreta
ries and receiving such visitors
as have made previous appoint
ments through Secretary Loeb.
Then he exercises every muscle
of his vigorous body on the ten
mis- courts which are partially
concealed from the White House
grounds. Since no man can play
tennis alone, the President has
most frequently in the game, MIR.
Pinchot, the forester, Mr.. Gar
field, the Secretary OF the Interi
or, and other active players.
In the afternoon he rides horse
back, usually accompanied by a
single Orderly who follows the
President and his wife at q dis
tance of about seventy yards
They ride through the bride
paths OF Rock Creek Park, a park
of hills and dales traversed by q
beautiful stream. The trees art
natural forest and underbrust
and in ten minutes from Wash
ington, the rider may enjoy Of
complete sequestration and com
munion with nature as in the fol
ests OF the Appalachian noun
talns.
| During the last week. Lord
Northcliffe, one of the owners o
the "Thunderer," as the London
Times is called, was the Presi
deut's guest at luncheon ant
now The Times has published
statement that the President
will visit England after his Afri.
can hunting triporearly in 1910
it is also said that he will deliv
er the Romanese lecture at Ok
ford, and that he will then re
ceive the honorary degree OF D
Z. L., which that University mo-
long since bestowed upon t b {
Kaiser. According to the SAM
report the President will visit
Paris and deliver a lecture at tn,
Sorbonne. The exact dates ant
subjects of the lectures are no
given. The President speaks boil
Germanand French, as we'll al
English, and possiblya "Reform
ed Dutch" language. They a
least will understand his Eng
Ilish at Oxford, and if he reads
his lecture as he usually reads his
speeches, they will hear a mighty
good sermon in French at tn,
Sorbonne.
! 1t is understood that the Pres
dent will meet Mrs. Roosevelt q
Khartoum on his return from hi
return from the hunting trip il
the wilder regions OF the Darl
Continent. Khartoum, as is vel
known since the remarkable Kit
chener Expedition, may now b
/ reached by railroad, but the usu
al course is to sail up the Nil
q from Cairo toAssouan and max
! the remainder of the trip by raj
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