Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-17

President Roosevelt had achieved
the diplomatic triumph of bringing
representatives of the Japanese and
Russian governments together in con-
ference They lunched with him on
the Mayfiower, and he proposed a
toast to peacc.-The Editor.
Qucntin's Quaint Sayings.
Oyster Bay. n Y, Aug. 20. 1905.
DEAR KERMIT:
Mr. Phil Stewart and Or. Lambert
spent a night here. Quentin greeting
the former with most cordial friend
ship, n in explanation stating that
he always liked to get acquainted
with everybody. I take Han TO chop,
and ne plays tennis with Phil and
Oliver, and rides with Phil and
Quentin. The Plungcr Ga subma-
rine) has come to the bay ana I am
going out in It this afternoou-or
rather down on IT,. n. b have
just been down. for so minutes; II was
very Interesting
Last night | listened TO mother
reading The LanCes of Iinwood' 10
the two little boys and hen hearing
them their prayers. Then I went into
Arches room, where they both show
cd all their china animals; I read
them Laura +. Richards poems, in
Guiding How does the president take
his tea ?" They christened themselves
= 0AthRA 1FObitAt dAll JbAAd pm HUN
the chorus of this. and Immediately
afterwards l played with them on,
Arches bed. First l would toss
Punksy Poodle (Queutin) on Jollapin
(Archie) and tickle Jollapin while
Punkey Doodle squalled and wiggled
on top of him, and then reverse them
and keep Punkcy Doodle down by
h~eaving Jollapin on him, while they
both kicked and struggled until my
shirt front looked very much the
worse for wear. You doubtless re-
member yourself now bad it was for
me, when / was dressed for dinner,
TO play with all you scamps when
you were little.
The other day a reporter asked
Quentin something about me; to
which that affable and cauny young
gentleman responded, yes, / see him
sometimes: but | know nothing OF his
family life"
Advice Regarding Newspaper Annoy
auCcS.
When Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., ems
tered Harvard as a freshman he had
10 pay the penalty of being a presi-
dents son. Newspaper reporters fol
lowed all his movements, especially
in athletics, and he was the victim
of many exaggerated and often purely
fictitious accounts of his doings. His
father wrote him indignant and SYM
pathetic letters, two Of which are re-
produced here.
White House. oct. 2, 1905,
BLESSED OLD TED
The thing to do IS TO go on lust
as you have evidently been doing. at
tract as little attention as possible.
do not make a fuss about the newspa-
per men, camera creatures, and idiots
generally, letting 1t be seen that you
you do not like them and avoid them.
but not letting them betray YOU into
any excessive irritation I believe thev
will soon drop you, and il is lust an
unpleasant thing that YOU will have
TO live down, Ted, | have had an
enormous number Of unpleasant
things that l have had to live down
In my life at different times and you
have begun to have them now. / saw
that you were not out on the football
Held on Saturday and was rather glad
of it. as evidently those internal idiots
were eagerly waiting for you, but
whenever o do go you will have to
MAKE up your mind that they will
make ii exceedingly unpleasant for
you Tor once or twice, and you Will
Jusl nave to bear II; for YOU can
never in the world afford to let them
drive you away IRON anything you
intend 10 40, Whether 1t Is 1ootball or
anything else, n by gong ABOUT