Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-27
TEDDY NO FRIEND OF
JOHN BARLEYCORN
Roosevelt On Witness Stand In Trial OF Mich.
igan Editor For Libel Denies Charges.

the ticket with Mr.. Mckinley and was
elected.
His Trip to Africa.
II served from March 4, 1901, 10
Sept. IA. 1901. when President McKin-
ley died from the effects of the bullet
wound Of the assassin Czolgocz
served as president for the unexpired
term of three years and half and
was nominated and elected as presi-
dent In the fall Of 1904.
"a little over q fortnight after leav-
ing the presidency in March, 1909, I
went to Africa as head of the Smith
sonian expedition. came out at
Khartoum on March Is, 1910, and after
a short trip thru Europe returned to
the United States toward the end OF
June. 1910. Since then I have lived
continuously at oyster Bay and have
been connected with the Outlook.
| From 1883 to 1896 I spent consid-
erable time on my cattle ranch on the
Little Missouri in the present state Of
North Dakota.
Not Familiar With HishbalIs.
II have never drank cocktail or a
highball In my life. With the excep-
tions hereafter noted I never drank
| whisky and brandy except under ad-
vice Of a physician. I don't smoke and
don't drink beer, because / dislike
smoking and dislike the taste Of beer.
never drank whisky or brandy except
when the doctor prescribed it or pos
sibly on some occa sion of great ex-
posure when I was chilled thru. But 1t
has certainly been fifteen or twenty
years since have drunk it because OF
being chilled thru. never have drunk
beer nor do drink red wine. The only
wines have drunk have been white
wines. Madeira, champagne, or very
occasionally a glass or sherry. At
home I often at dinner will drink a
glass or two OF Madeira, in summer in
stead Of the Madeira I will often drink
a tall glass of white wine and POLAND
water or poly water. At public din
ners sometimes drink a glass Of
champagne or perhaps two. I think
that on this average this means that
! will drink champagne about once a
month"
Takes Mint Julsps Rarely.
"The only exceptions to what have
stated about drinking whisky and
brandy are as follows:
Mint Ju1eps very rarely drink. In
the White House we had q mint bed
and should think that ON the average
may have drank half dozen mint
juleps year. Since I left. the White
House. to the best Of my memory,
have drunk mint juleps twice: at one
time at the country club at st. Louis,
and on another occasion at big
luncheon given me at Little Rock, Ark,
where they passed round the table a
loving cup with the mint julep in it
and drank when the cup was passed
to me-. The only other occasions when
have drank whisky has been when
prescribed by the doctor. During the
last fourteen years I don't believe I
have drunk whisky straight or with
watre half a dozen times. On the
Africa trip the expedition took along a
case Of champagne, a case Of whisky
and one bottle Of brandy. The bottle
of brandy was taken for me because
I don't drink whisky.
Champagne for Missionaries.
The champagne was used medicinal :
ly for three members Of the party who
were down with fever and dysentery
and for two or three travellers, hunters
and missionaries We met who were
sick. I never touched either the whis-
ky or the champagne. Out of the
brandy bottle drank exactly seven
ounces. this being given by DR.. Merns
on two occasions when I had fever.
"The last time told him disliked
it so l did not think it did me any good
and unless he objected I would take
tea. Accordingly took tea and turned
the rest of the brandy over to Mr.. Cum
ninghame, who was managing the ex-
tho LOT
reached Khartoum he asked me what
he should do with it, saying that from
curiosity he had measured and that
had drunk Just seven ounces.
Milk 1oddy for Sore Throat.
"As for the brandy l never drink it
any more than l do whisky when l am
alone, or at home, or on a hunting trip,
or in a friends house. but on very hard
campaign trips, on the advice Of Sur
geon General Rixey and recently Of
DR.. Holbrook Curtis, who attend to my
throat in connection with campaign
trips. I have frequently, Just before
going to bed at night, drank either one
or two ogblets Of milk, with a tea
spoonful Of brandy to the goblet. If
there is more than a tenspoonful to the
goblet I don't like 1t ond don't take it.
THE brandy which was used in
Africa was never in my own possession
and I only took it when given to me
by the doctor. I do not even carry a
flask of brandy or whisky with me. I
used to carry it on my hunting trips
but found that used It go rarely that
it was nuisance and might get brok-
en-, and 1t has been some twenty years
since carried one. On my ranch I
never had whisky. never made a
practice OF drinking at bar and I
don't believe that have drunk at q
bar for twenty odd years. do not
believe have been inside a saloon In
that time do not drink between
meals or except as above described.
An oeeasionaI Exesption.
"on campaign trips drink nothing
until. as said above, when go to bed.
when I take goblet or two Of milk.
with teaspoonful Of brandy to the
goblet. On almost every campaign trip
there Will be some occasion at which
stop at q friends house. when will
drink glass OF wing; or there viii be
some public dinner when I win drink
half = glass Of whits wine. or. = glass
Of champagne