Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-30

There was a characteristic Roose.
veltian sequel to the bear hunting trip
described in the following letters.
Leo Shields, a noted bear hunter.
won the presidents admiration.
shields" said the president, how
would you like to be a postmaster? ?"
Shields was overioyed. So it came
about hat the Office of Roosevelt, La,
was created and the president sent a
personal message to his former COM
paniou. You are it," Such a favor.
which meant nothing in a financial
way to Shields, nevertheless won for
Roosevelt more solid support than
other presidents have obtained by
dealing out fat political plums Yet
his friends knew that there was no
"granstand" play in such an action.
The Editor.
Peculiarities of Mississippi Steam
boats.
On Board L. S. S. Mississippi,
oct /, 1911.
DEAR ARCHIE:
/ am now on what I believe will
be my last trip of any consequence
while l am president. Until I got to
Keokuk, Iowa. It was about like any
other trip, but it Is now pleasant go
ing down the Mississippi, though I
admit that | would rather be at home.
We are on a funny, stern-wheel
steamer. Mr.. John McIlhenny is
with me, and Capt. Seth Bullock
among others We have seen wild
geese and ducks and cormorants on
the river and the people everywhere
come out In boats and throng or clus-
ter on the banks to greet us.
October You would be greatly
amused at these steamboats,. and l
think you will like your trip up the
Mississippi mex spring, IL only eve
rything goes right, and Mother Is
able to make II. There is no hold to
the boat, just a fiat bottom with a
deck, and on this deck a foot or so
above the water stands the engine
room, completely open at the sides
and all the machinery visible as you
come up to the boat Both ends are
blunt, and the gangways are drawn
UP to big cranes. or course the boats
could not stand any kind of a sea,
but here they are very useful, for
they are shallow and do not get hurt
when they bump into the bank or one
another. The river runs down in a
broad, swirling, brown current, and
nobody but an expert could tell the
channel. One pilot or another is up
In the Texas all day long and all night
Now the channel goes all night. Now
the channel goes close under one
bank; then we have to cross the river
and go under the other bank; then
there will come a deep spot when we
can go anywhere. Then we wine in
and out among shoals and sand-bars.
At night the steamers are all lighted
up, for there are a dozen of them in
company with us. 1t is nice to look
back at them as they twist after us
In u long winding line down the river.
The Lone Cat OF the Camp
Stamboul, La Oct. 81, 1907
DARLING QUENTIN:
When we shifted camp we came
down here and found a funny little
wooden shanty put up my some people
who now and then come out here and
sleep in it when they fish or shoot.
The only living thing around it was a
pusSy-cat She was most friendly ana
pleasant, and we found hat she had
been living here for two years. When
people were in the neighborhood, she
would take what scraps she could
get, hut the rest Of the time she would
catch her own game for herself. She
was pretty thin when we came. and
| has already fattened visBbly. She was
| not in the least disconnected by the
appearance OF the hounds, and none
| OF them paid the slightest attention to
her when she wandered about among
them. We are camped on the edge OF a
lake. This morning before breakfasts
1 had a good swim In 1t, the water
| being warmer than the air, and this
| evening l rowed on 1t In the moon
| light. Every night we hear the great
| owls boot and laugh in u%ncanny
fashion.
Camp on Tenesas Bayou,
Oct. 6, 1907.
DARLING ETHEL;
Here we are In camp 1t Is very
picturesque, and as comfortable a!
possible. We have n big fly tent fol
the horses; the hounds sleep witt
them, or with the donkeys! There 1!