The National tribune., 1909-07-22

have the support of all the friends IN
Congress. You just think this over.
and see if we can't get together" Ana
with n friendly slap the President sends
the stubborn one off feeling as tho it is
| his duty to stand by a President who
| all the time says we" and mighty
seldom IL" No big stick turks around
the White House for Taft's use.
RoOsevcIts and the Unexpected.
| The Roosevelt party has run UP against
| the unexpected, which is the thing that
Happens" you know All the hunting
was prepared ahead. the jungles beaten
up and the proper wild beasties cor
| rallied in the proper places for proper
killing when the distinguished guests
of British Africa should reach the
proper places. At least. that is what
they say" Albeit former President
Roosevelt ard his son. Kermit. start out
/ for buffalo one day and come in loaded
down; they have a hankering for FEW
lions and leopards another day. and
are duly headed in the direction which
seems to TEEN with this sort of erea-
lures, and come in loaded down; then
they want giraffe and few other crit
| ters, and the giraffe and other critters
show up just in front of the Roosevelt
guns, and go down under center"
| fire, just one shot to each. Maybe the
scheme isn't cooked up, but its regu-
| larity is so evident that it looks that
way. The thing that wasn't prepared in
advance was q period of getting lost
and going hungry for about 26
hours. That isn't so very long to go
without eating. Many a veteran can
remember a week or two diet of few
grains of corn day, and those who
were inmates of Andersonville had less
| to eat and only swill to drink great
deal of the time, and not any too much
| of that, and they stood it for months
and did not die of starvation CT thirst.
There are a few instances where weak
| kneed soldiers quailed and took the
oath of allegiance to get ont on the
rebel works and get something to eat,
but they are few and known, and no
| body who was ever in prison has bit
of respect or regard for them. Just
| how it happened that the Roosevelt
party got so far from its base of sup
plies is not known, but the report is
| that one of the scouts staggered into
a house" and stated as he fell to the
floor that they--the Roosevelt party
had got lost. and had had nothing to
eat or drink for "a hours. Restoratives
We're applied. and the scout recovered.
and grub and water was hustled out to
the party, enough to last until they
could be brought in" to supplies. You
know, "a hours hunger would benefit
most any well-fed man, so that story
has a twist in 1t somewhere What is
the matter with the wafer in that lake
over which the story came and on which
food was carried bacn in a steam lanch +?
What was the matter with eating some
of the game that the Roosevelts are
Strengthening with such energy? When
men are SO hungry as to "Stagger" they
do not remember all the niceties of
diet, but eat to live. Where were the
antelope and deer that have been
slaughtered all along? Must be some
of them left. Ever eat an antelope
steak stuck on the end of ramrod or
a pine stick and roasted over blazing
fire? You can stave hunger off good
while on such a delicious tidbit. Given
la sheet of water like Lake Naivasha and
antelope and deer on the range. hunt
ers who starve till they ''stagger" in "a
hours time ought to be at home playing
croquet and hunting the balls in the
grass. Something wrong with that
funny story.
The President Baching.
President Taft isn't making much of
"a funk of keeping bach at the White
House, but is really having pretty
good time, If the truth were told. He
is very happy in the thought that Mrs
Taft is improving in health rapidly
since she went to the Summer home
He gives little al fresco dinners on the
terrace of the White House. to which
he invites small parties of friends with
whom he can discuss politics. He dimes
out quite often. the most notable dining
being with the French ambassador, NJ.
Jusserand, last Wednesday evening.
The President has happily solved the
problem of disposing of the long even
ings by taking long automobile rides
1,N, Nh, Z Ia,
starts out on these trips about $3.50
O'Clock, returning to the White House
at IL o'clock or afterward. Capt. Archi-
bald Butt. the Presidents Aid, is al
ways his companion on these journeys,
and usually the Pres dent telephones an
invitation to some Cabinet officer. Sem
lator or Representative and stops at the
latter's house or club to pick him up
The evening rides often extend out
into the beautiful Rock Creek Park.
which stretches for miles along the lit
tie waterway whose name it bears. AT
other times Mr.. Taft has his chauffeur
drive about the city or on the Potomac
Park driveways which skirt the river
back of the White House and Monu-
ment grounds.
The President rises about Z O'clock,
and spends the next hour with puIieys.
weights and such things ordered by his
physician. taking his bath. dressing and
getting ready for breakfast, which is
served at 8. He very often has some
official friends TO breakfast. He looks
over his mail, reads the newspapers,
and chats until about $50. when the
days work really begins About or
3 O'Clock the President. accompanied by
at least four friends. his Aids and Secret
Service men, goes out to the links.
where he plays golf till time to leave
for his O'clock dinner. to which he
always has some men. il he dimes at
home. President Taft is one of the
easiest" big men you ever saw. He
never "puffs'' or breathes hard he walks
with a soft tread. and his ways are
slow. quiet and really restful. He seems
never to do a thing in a hurry; yet he
gets things done right along. and they
never push him.