The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-23
'AaD I. R. S REGARD
RooseyeIt's Tribute to Most Fear
less Man He Ever Knew.
Colonel Means, Army Surgeon, Had
Al the Qualifications Which En-
deared Him to freddy"

While Mr.. Roosevelt was In the hos
pA1El it was necessary to remove one
ofNiis teeth. the upper left bicuspid.
In discussing the ACCESSIBILITY Of an
nnesthetic Colonel Roosevelt said, Il
ran stand pain If l have to, but am
not laundering after it."
In describing his improved wrist
joint he said. 1.-THE wrist was painful
day before yesterday, yesterday 1t was
sore, but now there is discomfort"
The removal of the tooth caused Mr..
Roosevelt great deal of pain. and ne
remarked to me repeatedly, what
coward he was. told him that had
not only been differently informed by
people who knew him best but that all
the American people had been differ
emily informed. and that should hate
myself to take the risk involved in
calling him what he called himself,
Tor had always considered him the
most fearless man whom | had ever
known.
1.-The most fearless man of my ac-
quaintance," said Colonel Roosevelt In
the course Of the conversation that fol-
lowed, "was Colonel Means. He was
absolutely unafraid, and at the same
time one of the gentlest of souls.
HE was an army surgeon, but much
more interested in natural history than
in medicine. At the request of the
Smithsonian institution-to enable him
to secure specimens-he was assigned
to duty in the Philippines during the
Moro war.
ut happened one day that he heard
the call of certain animal he was
after, and out in the Moro country as
he was, without any hesitation he
went after that animal alone. He shot
1t. and noting the place of the carcass
he planned to get it after dark, and
then started back to our lines.
ION looking around he saw that he
was being pursued by naked Moro
armed with a spear. Now he could
have killed that Moro but his feelings
were too tender, and he was too kind
hearted: and SO he ran and on turning
his head to see how much progress the
Moro was making he saw that not only
was the Moro gaining on him but he
had been joined by two other Moros,
similarly clothed and armed. He
doubled his speed, but soon realized
that he could not make our lines.
Much to his dislike, thereupon. he
stopped and shot all three.
.'Then, ever true naturalist, he
went 10 examine the specimens, and
finding that the heads were of a pc
culiar shape he cut them off and sent
them to the Smithsonian institution as
specimens.
Colonel Means was one of our, party
In the African hunt. 1t was our Gus
tom, whenever the natives had located
lion. for two Of the party to take
the lien-one to take the picture and
the other to shoot the lion. This time
III was the turn of Lorens and Means.
Means to take the pictures and Lor-
rens to shoot.
"rhe lion, which proved to. be a
lioness. was in the brush about eight
miles distant from the camp. Lorrens
and Means had no sooner arrived than
the lioness made her appearance, and
Lorrens. who is SO deadly shot that
he used a rifle of too small bore,
wounded the animal with shot which
was not instantly mortal. The lioness
charged directly at Lorrens. She was
fine specimen. and as Lorrens saw
her pounding straight at him he raised
his gun to shoot.
Means called out in loud tone,
Don't shoot, Lorrens, don't hit that
lion n the head! Lorrens. don't spoil
that specimen Lorrens did shoot.
but did not spoil the specimen. Neither
Means nor Lorrens seemed to see the
joke. but everybody else in camp did"
Chicago Daily News.