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The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

beautiful. with the long shadows OF
approaching evening creeping across
the fields. From where they rested
the farm seen from the road was hid
den from sight. The whole place
seemed desolate, primeval. with a
beauty and a charm that were all its
own
Henrietta drew a quick sigh OF
pleasure and fell silent, with dream
ing eyes wandering into the myster.
ious shades OF the distant woodland,
her hunger for the time forgotten.
The place. the time OF day, Just at
eventlde. suggested romance, the one
man and the one woman, and the
world not lost. but just attained. she
wished she was Billy. young and fool.
ish and pretty, and that Bartlett was
the Watermelon, long-limbed. broad
shouldered, with the glory OF youth
that sees only glory down the path.
way OF the future.
Bartlett broke in upon her reveries
See that hill?" and ne waved toward
the slope ahead OF them.
Henrietta nodded. still wrapped In
her dream, THE hill OF life," said
she. with glory at its top"
"A railroad" said Bartlett. prosaic
ally matter-offact. "a railroad has
been cut through the hill. See, there
go the children. suddenly out oil
sight"
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Henrietta came back 10 earth. How
do you know ? May be. there is jnst .
steep incline the other side and that
Is Why they disappeared so quickly,
mo. there 10 a cut up there Don't
you notice how abrupt Il looks. and
there are no trees or bushes. They
|navenft had time 10 grow since the
cut was made. And those big Jumps.
see, covered with grass. they are the
earth thrown up out OF the cut It's
the Grand Trunk. IL runs through
Maine, you know, into New Hamp-
shire"
Henrietta nodded and frowned
There is no more romance" and she
threw out her hands with graceful
gesture OF hopeless disappointment
1T went when the first steam engine
came"
Bartlett looked at her, amused.
with mans tolerance. What do
you want romance for? A railroad
pays better"
Pays. pays, pays. cried Henrietta
Il want something that doesn't pay
that isn't associated with returns. You
men have nothing but handbook
for a heart. It's SO lovely here, SO
quiet Don't YOU feel IL? With the
shadows creeping across the pasture?
was young and beautiful"
And a princess"
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

Sycamore Hill, the Roosevelt Home
at Oyster Bay.
In my recent visit there ! left my
coat upstairs and when l was leav-
ing, Mrs. Roosevelt said. az quite q
matter Of course:
Ethel. 90 up and get Mrs. Gibson's
coat"
In a moment Miss Ethel was help
ing me on with the wrap. It's very
little incident, but Il points to the
simplicity and sincere hospitality OF
the Roosevelt family and the absolute
democratic spirit which prevails
among them. Mrs. Roosevelt never
speaks OF the plain" people nor the
common" people, but you feel when
talking to her that you and she are
one with all the great human family.
Highly educated. she was able,
while In the White house, to converse
with a number OF our foreign min
listers and ambassadors In their own
language on topics which appealed TO
them most, yet the plain things OF
life appeal to her quite az much.
While I was In Oyster Bay was
told OF a discussion between Mrs.
Roosevelt and another woman on the
question of apple pie and cream ana
the way to serve 1t.
II II were possible, glance over
Mrs. Roosevelt's menus for a week.
would be lesson In domestic econ
omy. The food which - brought to
her table is Of her own choosing ana
her meals are always ordered In rel.
erence TO the perfect combination OF
food values. although they must also
appeal to the eye as well az to the
palate.
In the big living room at Sycamore
Hill is q magnificent pair Of elephants
tusks. The tips reach much above the
head Of the ordinary person. On the
landing which leads to this room. q
somewhat smaller pair, though still
above the average size, are placed.
An admirer OF the colonefs noted the
larger ones. and said:
'T suppose these are examples OF
Col. Roosevelt's prowess as hunt
err" and Mrs. Roosevelt answered. al
her face lighted up with mischisv-
GUS smile: mo; those were given to
him, but we keep them there to show
him that there are men m the world
who can accomplish greater things
than he. The ones on the landing
belonged to an animal which he snot;
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23
By IDAH Meo. GIBSON.

Written for The Detroit Times.
My first thought when | started Ia
write this article was that you wonld
like to know how Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt looks.
Well, must say that she is hard
to describe. She is slender, but
graceful of figure, and her naturally
curly dark hair huffs all about heI
oval face, which is rather pale, with
a skin so delicate that IL seems light
ed from within when she smiles.
Her eyes are blue, and her mouth
most sensitive; 1t reveals her every
thought almost before she speaks.
Mrs. Roosevelt Is not one OF those
women who take themselves too seri
ously. She smiles often and has q
great sense OF humor; indeed, one OF
her fads Ii collecting nonsense
rhymes, and she laughs heartily over
many that have the colonel as their
subject
The Progressive candidates wife ID
noted for her splendid executive abil
ity. The dispatches have told you
how she brought order In the coloners
room at Mercy hospital and how she
soon established her own absolute
rule where only the stricken victims
impettous will ruled before.
At Sycamore hill, she IL manager
in the full sense OF the word because
she considers II the duty OF wife
and mother to be the home keeper
absolutely.
For hundreds Of years the forbears
OF Edith Kermit Roosevelt have been
people OF means and used to being
waited upon. Those who work for
them, live with them until they are
past service and then are pensioned
At the Sycamore Hill home most OF
the service is performed by colored
people who simply adore Its mistress
and well they may, as she Is as
careful of their rights az Of her own
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mo. a goose maid. ~ hair va
brown and thick and hnnx oxe< 11c4
shoulder In two long braid4 va
bareheaded. with sleeves rolled -
tia elbows OF NY shaDeIy 4ru@-
sYou would nave eOt uaI4ri1.~ 1114
Bartlett. "Its very damp here.
think there mnst b q pond over there
in the. woods. You can hear ne
frogs. ~
N@oh. yes,s agreed Henrietta n
would have had malaria and rbeur
r.atism, but / wouldn't have cared
THEREFOR you see, I had come 4r<er
the geese, and down here I'm the tiny
gleL. with the hush Of evening over
all. had met him"
Who Me?s
"My lover" said Henrietta.
Me- said Bartlett softly, and %
Henrietta's surprise he laid his hand
gently on hers.
Henrietta blushed and looked ayay.
He- lover, this stout. grim, hard-eysd
mai OF businessf She raised her
hands 10 her cheeks and her heart
futtered 50 she could hardly breathe
while before her startled ease SWAN
the vision the years had been uncon-
sciously forming. Had romance come
to her thus late. In this guisez Was
a middle-aged member OF the New
York Stock Exchange her princsf
Csnffnuea-
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CHAPTER XIX.
A Broker prlnce.


II am going" said Billy with de-
termination.
I'VE can't leave the general alone"
objected Bartlett.
Il don't see how would be able
to help the general any" returned
Billy In injured accents.
II thought you could push him in
the car" explained Bartlett with gen
tie sarcasm.
you all wait here" said the Water
melon. II will go and get you some
thing to eat and see about having the
car towed. also about rooms for the
night"
why not all goe" pleaded Henriet-
Ia. why wait here starving"
Il can 60 faster alone" answered
the Watermelon.
! Certainly, certainly" seconded the
general. I'VE would have to help
you girls over every wooden fence
and under every barb wire one we
came to. You would probably ever
then get stuck on one or under the
other"
II never get stuck on anything"
contradicted Billy perversely.
Henrietta laughed. BILLY, cheer
up. The worst Is yet to come"
| That house may be empty" said
the watermelon. Then we would
be all over there and have'to come
back"
We've been In empty houses be.
fore" said Henrietta Grossly.
But what good would that do, 10
be over there without food?" asked
the Watermelon.
What good to be here without
gasoline1" retorted Henrietta.
Il can not leave the car" reiterated
the general
Father" exclaimed the exasperat-
ed Henrietta, some night I will find
that you have taken the car to bed
with you"
Suppose we leave the car here
began the general argumentatively.
We can't" sighed Henrietta. 'Sucb
supposition would be impossible
with you the owner OF the car"
The watermelon laughed. "Aw
cut out the conversation" said he. v'l
will be right back"
so will l." said Billy.
Now the Watermelon objected. Hs
did not feel equal to tete-a-tete with
the adorable Billy, adorable stIll
though n bit cross.
"Cut out the conversation" mirnick
ed Billy, and scrambled with more
speed than grace under the broker
bars OF the worm-eaten fence.
The Watermelon leaped the fence
after her. Henrietta slipped undei
the fence after the Watermelon
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She general was already deep II
the mechanism, oblivious to all else
IT'S the carburetor--"
"Carburetor nothing pleaded the
Watermelon. ITS the gasoline"
Yes" agreed Henrietta indiscreet
ly, maybe II Is"
That won't help us any" snapped
the general angrily. Where can we
get more? Much better to have
something else wrong"
Not for the car" said the Water
melon. None of us would be able
to fx It."
MY dear sir" said the genera
warmly, Il have owned this car fol
a year"
81 know" murmured the Water
melon. Il think II marvellous"
Il am perfectly capable"
will you bet with me-" interrupted
the Watermelon, that It's the gaso
liner Alphonse may have filed the
other car at the expense OF this one.
IL was the gasoline, or rather the
lack OF gasoline, that had stopped the
car.
That's where horse beats q ear.
lamented Henrietta. you don't have
to keep bothering with their works.
She sat down on the car step anC
clasped her hands In her lap. I'VE
could spend the night here, but II
the morning We wouldn't be any near
er gasoline than we are now"
I'm not fretting about gasoline,
7 said Bartlett. II want something Il
eat Let's all go to that house"
We can't leave the car" objectet
the general.
mo one could go on with the car,
argued Henrietta.
"And we can get them to send (
horse" added Bartlett. ''I am starv
ing"
81 feel like the car" said Billy. e
have no gasoline"
IL can not leave the car" reiterated
the general, and Henrietta realizet
that that settled II as far as the gen
cral was concerned, and that Il woult
take her greatest tact to unsettle IL
IL will go and get a farmer and {
horse" said the Watermelon. unex
pectedly siding with the general. wv,
would have to be here anyway, Il
see that they towed, II In right"
"A horse would do" said BILL
] gravely. We don't need the farmer
II have hopes OF Billy sometimes,
said Bartlett, regarding his daughter
quizzically. Il sometimes even thinl
that she may grasp the difference be
tween sunshine and rain and realize
it's best to keep out of the latter"
Billy looked hurt Father doesn'
like me any more,'' said she, addin,
srrewdly. He thinks I'm gettinI
rather too old for him, anyway"
Partlett blushed, Henrietta laughe,
and the general roared.
"You grown-up daughters are .,
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CHAPTER XVIII.
(COntinued.I

I'VE have heard nothing from faith
err" teased Henrietta, her laughing
eyes or the Watermelon's face, full oi
tender amusement. He was 30 young
ana looked SO serious and almost un
happy that she was unhappy herself
The watermelon was unhappy. BY
this time they should have been IT
Harrison, with the parting over. and
he wanted 1t over. The thought thai
they would probably be together Q
day longer did not please him. The
sooner he took to the road again and
recame q bum and a hobo, the better
Billy did not care for him. He was
the only one who would suffer, and
every moment he was with her only
made the suffering worse. He turned
TO Henrietta with relief from the
thoughts that were insistently both
cling him and would not let him
alone.
Father was never in a motor-car,'
said he. "He used to say that hi;
funeral would be just another irony
OF fate. The only chance he had tC
ride he wouldn't be able to appre
ciate It."
II know that II is terrible to bt
Joor," said Henrietta, "but I think
people ought to enjoy other things
than Just those that money can give.
What thingsT
Swhy, the woods and fields, Q
beautiful day"
Rent day, probably, and no rent
money. Father used 10 say when
you're poor, every day is rent day.
Were nearing the end OF the
woods" cried bartlett And thinl
1 see a house"
And then the car stopped.
-Gid ap," chirped Bartlett.
Henrietta leaned forward. The
general was hastily trying all tho
,rakes, slipping one lever then the
other, fussing here and fussing there
and Henrietta knew the symptoms ol
approaching trouble.
Father, is there anything the mat
terri
"oh, no." pleaded Billy. 'No'
heref'
The watermelon leaned forward
and opened the door Every one gel
out" he ordered. We can walk e
the house. We mustn't monkey with
the car unless We want a pile OF junl
on cur hands"
He stepped out and turned to hell
the girls.
Not at ALL" declared the general
g. know all about a car. can fix i
directly" He alighted and started
to raise the bonnet The Watermelon
iutervened.
Look in the gasoline tank first
ne begged.
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hard to explain" said he. mot once
do you offer to be q sister to u.s.
* wouldn't be sister to father for
anything" protested Billy. He must
be fifty, at least"
Bartlett flushed angrily. He dared
not glance at Henrietta. Il am forty
fivc," said he coldly, which was ut
least two years and half as near the
truth as Billy's rash statement.
Yes" sneered Billy "Ond I'm
only eighteen"
Henrietta changed the subject.
When one Is eighteen one can an
nounce the fact loudly and cheerfully
When one is thirty-hve, one prefers
to talk OF other things.
why not all go for the horse? Tho
car will be all right, father; and am
SO hungry" she added pathetically.
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

Idah McGlone Gibson. who was as
signed TO obtain for The Times honey,
personally sketches OF the wives OF
the presidential candidates. visited
oyster Bay only a few days before
the shooting OF Col. Roosevelt. Her
first article OF this important series
The Detroit times., 1912-10-23

A snapshot Of Mrs. Theodore Roose-
Welt; her latest and most character
istic photograph.
IDAH MeoLoNE GIBSON, AFTER
VISIT TO OYSTER BAY, WRITES
INTERESTING SKETCH OF PRO-
oREssIvE CANDIDATES WIFE
AND NURSE.
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LATONIA ENTRIES.

FIRST RACE-sellins; colt. and geldinss; two;
%h.ley ic2; b.nSsTry i92 Gscil. ,os; Ba,;ss
r IG7 io7; Kelly, doa vsrena. io2; Ancon.
SECOND RACE-sei,ins; .,wo,year.old.; ST.
t"srSns'. v1luri,, io2; Toy, 100; siky Day io7;
io4; Alfred w.. l07; Ella Crane l6oi Bstouch'
1o3: lord Marshall. lO7: Al Bloch. i07; York
Vile, 1I2.
THIRD RACE-Ailowances: three year olds
end up; six furlongs. Cracker Box, 107; June
W, .li2; swannanos. ii2; sun Queen, l07
Joe Stein, ,ll2 semprols. lis; Morrlstown. 10;
Irish GENTLEMAN, ~.
FOURTH RACE--Handcap; all ages; one
ile,-sclar star. 100; ..Ella Iiryson, l60; J.
T.. Crowley. 100: ..Mehilan, l2o; ozana. iol
Hawthorn no; 'Beil Horse, III.
''Csmen's entry.
one and ons: eighth miles Bruce Rice, 100
Feather buster. III.
SIXTH Selling; three .year;oids .nt
up: mile and seventy yards-Daingerfield 1O2
Barn b n,, ios BIsss Matt ioe s,ss5 lSs
100; Idlewelss, loo: sam barber. 100. Fa
Messenger. 100; Crossover, 100; Princess Thorpe
100
'Apprentice allowance claimed. weaths
cloudy: track fast.
The evening world., 1912-11-05
COLUMBIA FRESHMEN CREW
IS NOW LEARNING RAPIDLY

After four weeks of steady trainil Z,
freshmen crew practice at oumbia Is
progressing rapidly. and under the
tutelaSe OF Coach Rice the first year
darsmen are beginning to get the knack
OF blade work to a creditable degree.
The entire squad of forty candidates
practices on the barges at Edgewater
from until 8 o'clock every afternoon
In addition to rowing on the water
Coach Rice Is giving the men half
hour blackboard chalk talks in ths
university gymnasium every noon
These monday sessions are provins
just as popular as efforts on the barges
At present the greatest difficuity Of
the beginning swecpswingens Is abb ity
to row steadily together. Although the
men have been shifted back to the NOV,
able seats, they still are unable t.
pull In unison. Their efforts in keep
ing the barges on a keel and feather
ing the oars are also rather awkward
The evening world., 1912-11-05
France Likely to Get Many
Players From This
Country.
BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.

II EADlNG baseball men are OF tno
opinion that within ten years II
- will be necessary to arrange q
series Of games or a tournament to de-
eide the championship OF the world with
countries other than the United States
included. They are paving the way for
baseball in France. and already sew
eral veterans Of the American game
have been consulted in regard to visit
ing that country and teaching the
young Frenchmen the hne points of
the game.
When the French people took up
boxing they went at 1t with a vim and
now the fight game is as popular in
Paris AZ in New York. The baseball
idea took definite form in France last
week, when the Baseball Union was
organized. Franz Messerly of Paris.
who has seen the game played In
America, was elected President, and
1t is his purpose to have seevral
leagues organized within year. The
French people do not do things by
halves, and they are already In COM
munication with men like Arthur IT.
win, Tommy Mccarthy and Andy Coax
ley In regard to becoming coaches for
the foreign players.
It Is we'll known that Cubans have
reached such a state of perfection In
baseball and that they chafe at not be-
ing able to take pare In a set OF games
for the worlds championship. If
France should develop into a baseball
country like Cuba the fans would de-
mand an annual tournament to decide
the worlds title.
Incidentally. the organization of
The evening world., 1912-11-05
Foreign Countries Go In
For Baseball; May Soon
Figure in World Series
BY VIC

baseball clubs in France would result
In Paris being a Mecca for veterans
who have grown too old and too slow
To- the big leagues in this country
The placing Of these men on the
French teams would be the real way
for them to learn the game.
If Cuba can be taken as an example,
baseball is a game that Is just fitted
to the Latin idea OF excitement. There
is more real excitement over a Sunday
game In Havana than there Is at q
worlds series contest in New York
Roger Bresnahan Is in a peculiar
predicament concerning his manager
ial troubles with the st. Louis Cardi-
nails Since his release as manager
three clubs have put in q claim for
him. and there would be no question
about his being able to find q good
berth. To accept one Of these. how
ever, II would be necessary for Roger
to give up his legal fight against the
owners OF the Cardinals. He had a
contract calling for $4,000 q year and
percentage OF the receipts. They
have offered Roger a compromise. but
he wants to be paid in full. Unless
that Is settled. Bresnahan can not take
VIC VI tue OtucI JOUb. Iie tuVlSt1 tHA I
he Will carry his fight to the courts,
even IL he has to get out Of baseball
for two or three years.
Manager McGraw says he expects to
have a valuable player in Robertson.
the big pitcher. who had little oppor-
tunity to show himself last season.
1t seems that Robertson played foot
ball against McGraw's advice and tore
a ligament in his pitching arm He
was examined by an expert physician
and was advised to let the arm rest
for at least a year. That 10 why Nc
Graw did not permit him to pitch dur
ing the latter part Of the season. He
has promised not to play football this
fall. and next spring will have a good
chance to show what he can do Rob-
ertson Is a good outfelder az we'll as a
pitcher and can hit almost as we'll as
any man on the club.
The evening world., 1912-11-05
Tom Sheulin Brings Novel
Plays to Help Strengthen
Yale for Harvard Game

Harvard. and with a new army of
coaches much can be done In two weeks.
Applications for tickets for the Yale
game have closed. The list Of applicants
was unusually large. The temporary
stands built around the Princeton grid
iron are larger than those of any pre-
vious year. as they hold nearly thirty
thousand.
The scarcity OF tickets here gives
promise OF \ tremendous attendance at
the game two weeks hence. The num-
Der of requests for tickets sent to the
coaches have been a great bother to
them. as they have been utterly unable
to answer them.
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AID Wolgast Again Fails to
ShOw Championship Form

Mayor Behrman. Oldtimers who saw
Corbett beat Kilrain and sullivan, F.tz-
simmons lick Hall, McAuiffe stop Meyer,
and men OF that stripe, voted II a SPLEEN
did contest 1t was essentially a Mandot
crowd. but Wogast was given a hearty
reception. and'if II had not been for
occasional unnecessary rOughness. such
as following and butting by Wolgast,
the champion would have won more
favor. But Referee Ed W. Smith seemed
too. willing to grab Mandot's arm and
pull him back and not touch Wolgast
when breaking them from clinches.
This resulted in Mandot being struck
several times when he could not easily
protect himself. and the crowd Missed
both Smith and Wolgast on such occa-
slons.
At one time In the third round Man
dot was on the verge Of being knocked
out, Wolgast landing terrible left
TO the jaw while he had the home boy
backed against the ropes. Joe's knees
sagged and he almost slumr ed TO the
canvas. but he recovered. and in spite
of the fusillade OF lefts and rights
Mandot lasted through the round and
came back fairly fresh in the fourth.
The champion chased Mandot around
the ring. and when he caught him
there was an awful battering for the
home boy. The first and sixth rounds
were even. but the champion had much
the better OF the second. third, fourth
and NTH.
Wolgast seemed to have worn HIM
self out in the effort to dispose Of his
antagonist, and Mandot gained conf
dence and strength after me sixth in.
ming. Joe had tried to force Ad to box
with him in the early part, but had
found 1t impossible to keep Wolgasi
away. II was different In the last four
rounds. all OF which Mandot won by a
fair shade. and the result that many
| OF the best posted fans considered tn,
'contest a draw
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PIMlICO ENTRIES.

FIRST Two ysaroHs and upward;
Csemoniss ii2; Xbdon, OF ISndorina. 81; The
s9s, i1s .x sA1 ~; n Hi Cos 1907 Racquet
SECOND hAcE.mselinsi three -yes sso u, and an
i6oi Lnky. Ge?rse, lo2; LAYTON Wissln.. lla;
ken. iis; 'stictsr l6i,
THIRD RACE-Two-ysar-o ssysp furionss
--strsnuos. 10; Tale Carrier. i0T; Olysrs
Long, Long: m M S'U'"tan'' i.' d'o'''as' i0S'
FOURTH RACr.--Rennert stesplsch.ss; sell:
ing; four-year- ol,k and upward. two and Q halt
miles -Blsckbridss, i+a; Garterman iH; Young
MSsS; Ss o iss i iss AroaS: sp'' Hampton
rlyTh .Sa .,.. n;SSdiSsR s,ss
", M sai ia &ors lss! sssp!':s 10;
SIXTH RAoE;.An .sssi owned y visinia.
trt n oolumh; SI f,nlopssIsginS Ros,d
iss; f:s:G as.. assss.sor i s0bE ssSi:
w ;kssE:ss,s;; S.: Hs - - s''~
The evening world., 1912-11-05
Cornell Captain
Out OF Dartmouth Game.

ITHACA. n. ". Nov. b.--The Cornell
camp Is anything but joyful to-day.
II is highly probable that Capt. But
Ter will be out of the game for a week
and will consequently be unable to
participate In the Dartmouth game
next Saturday. Consequently the prob.
lem OF flling the quarterback position
becomes a serious one.
Taber. who was looked upon as a
conner until Saturday. had such re-
versal Of form In the Williams game
that he can hardly be relied on for
such an important contest as the Dart.
mouth game. What Taber seems Ia
lack more than anything Is good judy
ment at critical times. There Is a pos
sibility that OConnor will be used a,
qua rterback.