The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-08
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President Roosevelt's term was
nearing It's close. He had backed
TAFT 20 the utmost fighting for the
protection OF my policies" Among
the Incidents Of the campaign raj
the move 10 drag m prohibition a. m
issue a western governor ~insinueted
that Roosevelt was %lenientiy inclined
toward the wetA He threatened 10
publish a letter from the president,
but the president beat him 10 IT.
completely uncoVerlng the trick. A
year i~ntervcncs between letters In
his mai inatnilment. and In that
year the president had pasred again
into private lHc-aa private at least,
90 he ever could hope 10 attain. Ana
the breach between himself ana Taft,
which vas healed years later, was
forming. Already there was talk Of
"proGfeHniNes' and another term for
hoosevelt"-The Editor.
white Houae. Dec. 2, 1905.
DEANEST ARCHIE
I have a very strong presentmcnt
that santa Claus will not forget hat
watchi Quentin went out shooting
with Or. Rixcy on Mondiy and Killed
three rabbits, which ] think was pref
~ good. lie came back very dirty
and very triumphant, ana mother,
feeling Just as Triumphant, brought
""NNN - ~ NHENN NA0 AkNH 49,
his three rabbits 20 see me In h
Office. On most days now he rides
out TO school. usually ON Achilles.
Very shortly he will begin 10 spend
HIS nights at the school. however. lie
has become sincerely attached to tbs
school, and at the moment thinks he
would rather sta there than 90 TO
Groton: but this is a thought he will
get ovcr-wiih mothers active assist
ance. He has all kinds OF friends. IN
Guiding some who are on q hockey
team with him here In the city. The
hockey team apparently PLAYS hockey
now and then, but only very occas-
ionolly, and spends most OF the time
aiAcipiinlng It's members
In 1905. after retiring the presi-
dency, Colonel Roosevelt went on a
hunting trip in Africa. writing "a
usual TO his children while away.
Tribute 10 Kermit.
on the Nor River. Nov. ~, 1903.
DAZZLING ErRELi
Here We are. by a real tropical
human being within several days
Journey. Al night the hyenas
come round the camp. uttering their
queer howla; and nce or twice we
nave heard lions. but unfortunately
have never seen them. Kermit killed
a leopafu yesterday. ne mas italif
done 80 very well, II Is rare for n
boy with his refined tastes INC his
genuine appreciation OF literature
and Of 50 much eise-to be also an
exceptionally bold and hardy sports
man. He Is still altogether too reck-
less. but by my hen-with-onc-chicken
attitude. I think ] shall get him out
OF Africa uninjured; and his keen
cool nerve, horaemanship. hard
endurance. and good cyesight
make him a really good wilderness
We have become genuinely
attached to Cunninghame and Ta-le-
aud ali three naturalists, espe-
cially Heller. aud also TO our funny
black attendants. The p0rters al
amuse us; at this NJ ment about
90 OF them are bringing In the wood
for the camp fires. which burn all
night. and they are chanting In Choir
Us, the chant being nothing but the
Wood - plenty OF wood TO
A Merry Christmas 10 you! And to
and quentin. How ] wish l
10 be with YOU all, no matter
how cold Il might be At Sycamore;
but I suppose w shall be sweltering
under mosquito nets Ia Uganda.