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anil.. _ _ — ' - • pSlTHE GASTONIA leieeeceeoaeeeeeeaeeeaaS _Published Twice a Week-Tueodayo and I W. F. MAI SHALL, Uiter end ft»*rletor DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION OF HOME AND VOL. _ GASTONIA, N. C.t TUESDAY, SEPTEMABR 3, ■OOSEVU/rS DUEL. Failed to Materialise; Dot Teddy Wee Game. Ntw York Herald. In the crowd of from 30,003 to 50,000 persons who, it is predic ted, will be present at Maple wood nark when President Rooae* attends the Bangor fair, late ia August, there will be oue man at least whom the president will be delighted to see and greet with the most cordial Roosevelt greeting. This man is "Bill” Sewall of Island Palls. Bill tramped the Maine woods and rode over tbc western praries with Roosevelt long before the latter was dreamed of as a presidential possibility: but even in those days "Bill’' was heard to predict that "Teddy” would some day be the foremost man in the United States. "Bill” was a sort of father to Roosevelt when the latter was in his teens, and as u pale aud sickly youth he came every year to Aroostock woods to shoot and fish under the guidance of the veteran woods-man. It is said the president has always kept a warm corner in his heart for the old guide, and that never a year has goue by without some (substantial token of his regard. It is now more than 25 years since the two first met, but they have kept up with each other through correspondence ever since. bewail lives m one of the most comfortable cottages in Island Palls and owns a fine farm, some woodland and a camp at Matta wamkeag Lake, a few miles away He is 65 years old, tall, spare, blue-eyed and fair-haired, with a fine cast of countenance, athlet ic and very intelligent. "Roosevelt, is first of all. an honest man,” said Bill speaking of his acquaintance with the president, "au one of the plainest men I ever met. He dou’t judge a man by the clothes he wears or by his position in life. He takes a man at bis true worth and he’s been so ever since I can remember which was when 1 met him as a boy here 25 years ago. "1 know him for I have eaten with him and slept under the same blanket with him. They say to know a man you most know him in that way. " He’ll never be a wealthy man. Why, I have known him to finan cially aid his political opponents when they got in a tight place, and he often told me the only pleasure he got from money was in the good he could do with it. "1 always said he'd be presi dent some day. I told him when he was only 18 years old that he’d ait in the White House some day. Something told me he would, and you see it has turned out true. "He used to laugh at me. He never wanted to be in pnblic life then. He wanted to be a natur alist. He loved to study trees and animals and expected to de vote his life to that sort of thing. "One day when we were out hunting he said to me in a sober way: "Bill, I’ve been thinking about what I shall do in life, and feel that if I were to follow .my natural beat and bo a naturalist, I would be robbing my fellow men of more nseful service. Consequently, 1 have decided, much against my natural incli nation, to go into public life, and for that I shall fit myself by study and training,” m conoucni ui uac iuuik, continued Hill, "and that ia that unless some of those tricksters get him tangled up they'll never be able to get the -better of him and they’ll find him the hardest man to corrupt they ever tackled. I know this as well sa 1 know that I'm olive. I know Ilia every trait* for I spent the happiest years of my life with him, both heTe and on the ranch in Dakota where for three years 1 was his foreman. nHow did I come to meet Rooeevelt? Dr. J. West Roose velt and W. K. Roosevelt, the latter a wealthy banker of New York, used to come here to hunt in the fall. Once they told me they were going to invite a young relative of theirs up here. They said hb name was Teddy Roose velt, and that be was a college student. "They cautioned me about him saying he was a gritty, head strong youngster who had more sand in his crop than he had strength, snd they wanted me to take toe best of cars of him. "Well, he came. Hewaaapale delicate youth of 18. b«t the toughest boy physically that I «ver met. I gave him the room right over this one we’re sitting in, and we went out hunting, ffe took the greatest interest in the woods, and never coimdaiued of being tired, althongb he was hardly able to drag himself home after a long tramp. "That hoy would never give up. He'd always take the big gest end of the stink, too, and many a time I was afraid he’d collapse on me, hut he would cheer right np and say lie was as fresh as a daisy. Talk about grit. He was all right. "He came year after year, and we went out into the woods. Among others he met Kill Dow, the fairest and squarest man that ever lived and the best shot in Aroostock county. That’s Bill’s picture over there on the wall. When he died I lost a good friend. YVe were together cm Roosevelt’s ranch, out in the Bad Lands, and it was a toas-np who was the foreman—Bill or myself. When Roosevelt started out on his new career lie didn’t forget ns, and Asked Bill and me to go out on his ranch in Dako ta. This was along in 'X4, and Bill and I went to New York to meet him. "We found him iu the Fifth Avenue hotel, surrounded by politicians, and when lie spied us he rushed with both hands held out. He was glad to see us, for a fact. We engaged to go out to Dakota. Neither of us kuew anything about ranches or bucking bronchos, but Col. Roosevelt said we were all right, and that he wanted some Maine men to look out for his interests. The ranch was on the Little Missouri, abont 30 miles from Medora, on the Northern Pa cific. aieuora wu uamcfl lor ut wife of the Marquis de Mores, and the Marquis owned the land* ou both sides of the Roosevelt ranch. He had iu his employ the toughest lot of cowboys in that part of the country and there was trouble iu the air all the time. This gaug seemed to thick they could run the whole country and threw a lot of blnffs our way. "Two men named Reilly and 0 'Donnell were told by the Mar quis that they were encroaching on his land, and that if they didn't get out they would be shot on sight. One day these two men were fired ou from am bush. Reilly was killed and O’Donnell crippled for life. The Marquis was arrested, but was acquitted. "Soon after this Bill and 1 were notified that if we didn’t get cast where we belonged our bones woald be found on the ranch, and the life of,Col. Roose velt also was threatened. The De Moores crowd claimed that wc were on their land and threat ened to shoot Roosevelt on sight. "Roosevelt was in New York at the time, but the day he got back and heard what had been going on he mouuted his horse and rode straight over to the De Mores ranch. He hunted up Paddock, who was in charge, and said to him: "I understand you have threat ened to kill me on sight. Now, 1 have came over to see when you want to begin the killing, and to inform you that if you have anything to say against me now is the time to say it.” "Paddock turned pale aud stuttered out something about it being all a mistake. He made all sorts of apologies and Col. Roosevelt rode bade to his ranch. "Next came a challenge from the marquia to Col. Roosevelt. The tnarqnls sent a letter saying the colonel had influenced one of the witnesses against him in the murder trial, and declaring that between gentlemen such differences could be settled in only one way, meaning, of course, by a duel. Col. Roose velt said to me: Bill, I don’t want to disgrace my family by fightiug a duel, but I won’t be bullied by a Frenchman. Now, as I am tbe challenged party 1 have the privilege of naming the weapons. I’m no swordsman and pistols are too nncertain and Frenchy for me; so what do you say if I make It Winchesters, I’ll just write to the marqnis, saying that I have not done anotbing to in jure him, but that if hi* letter is meant as a challenge, and he in* ***** on having satisfaction, I will meet him with Winchester rifles nt ten paces, both to fire until one drops.’ "I was homfied aud said such a fight meant certain death for one or both, but I couldn’t stop it and the colonel aat down on a log and wrote to De Mores, stat ing hi* term* of duelling. "The answer came by tbe very next post to the affect that tba marquis had no intantion of chat* lengiag Roosevelt—that what he meant by his latter was that dif* femneea between gentlemen eonld be settled without trouble.’ The marquis and his wife oama over to our ranch the next duy and called on Col. Roosevelt and always after that were very friendly. Sew* 11 relates many incidents of life in the Bad Lands to show the pluck and persistency of Roosevelt, as when be chased the two river pirates who had stolen his hont a distance of 400 miles down the Little Misssouri and captured them with a lot of plunder stoleu from the ranches alougthe way, afterwards having the satisfaction of seeing the pirates sent to Mandan jail for two years each. "I don't think Roosevelt ever made a dollar out there," said Bill, "but he seemed to eujoy the ranch life, and the cowboys thongt a lot of him. He was a good shot for n man who couldn’t sec a foot without glasses, and we had a good many hunting trips together. After three years of ranching we decided to cotue hack east, as Roosevelt was be ing constantly called to New York, and had little time to de vote to tbe cattle business any way." Our Dill AlliitI Turkey. fticbmoud Mew*. Grandfathers of the children of the present generation were familiar in their youth with the claim, this country had against the Sultan of Turkey. From the present outlook grandchil dren of the boys aud girls of to day will be equally familiar with the same financial negotiation. We ore not entirely sure that the Porte could not plead the statute of limitation against most of its indebtedness to us. His Sublime Majesty, the Snl tan, ought to wear the medal at the champion bluffer of bills. Wc cannot recollect that he has ever paid anybody anything, and it is very certain that he owes everybody. He is the world's most wonderful and supreme dead beat and smooth article. His ingenuity in finding excuses for not paying apparently bis in exhaustible. Long lines of di plomats and ministers have beaten their official lives out vainly against bis invincible power of resiatauce, and have exhausted themselves in their efforts to corner him to a settle ment. He has been argued with, begged, and threatened. A few years ago a formidable demonstration was made and there was some talk of taking it out of his hide by battering down some section of Constanti nople. He side-stepped effect ively. however^ and managed to wriggle out with some smooth excuse or solemn assurance, and came from under the guos un touched and undisturbed. His security la in his insecur ity. AU Europe is afraid to dis turb him because all Kurope wants slices of his dominions, and there is a general fear that the process of partition would shake the entire situation and bring on a general war. If we gave the Turks a drubbing, probably we would find ourselves embarrassed as we were by the results of the Spanish war, and wind up with a lot of undevel oped territory and half-civilized savages on our hands without any very clear idea what to do with them. A man who cannot fight, and won't pay, and has no assets to be levied on is a difficult problem in private life, aud the Porte is in the same position among the nations. About all that seems possible for us to do is to continue to present our little bill any worry the reigning Sultan as much as possible. That is not very much satisfaction to the private citi zens o f this country whose claims remain unpaid, but it appears to be the limit of our power._ . Temporary Insanity. PMInd*lphlt TtWarppli, The youthful attorney secured a verdict in favor of the Irish man charged with murder on the ground of temporary insanity. He did not meet nis client again for several months, wheu the following remarks were ex* changed between them: "Well, Pat, isn't it about time you gave me that extra $200 ?” "Faith, an what two hoondred is tbot?" "The $200 you promised if T saved that worthless neck of yours.” "Sure, an’ did Oi promise that ? Oi don’t remimber.” "Why, Pat, you promised it to me.” Pat scratched his head for a minute, and then with a smile outlawed the claim with the re mark: "Oh, well, but ye know Oi was crasy thin." Pore pen gh and Sells Drothcra will bring their big three-ring circus this way in October. 0 WHISKEY OOT THE BETTE* Of SMAU. Tried (e Speak la Vermont For Local Option CaadMato, Bat Couldn’t. AOwvIlU CHIms. Rralllekoro, Vt., Aug. 28.— Whiskey token on an empty stomach was what cauaed the collapse of the Rev. Sam Small, the Georgia evangelist and temperance lecturer, at a big rally held here Tuesday night in the interest of Pcrcival W. Clement, local option candidate for governor. At Montpelier several days ago Mr. Scull publicly said that the prohibitory law was "a damnable farce.” Tuesday even ing, when he was introduced os the chief speaker here, Mr. Small made a few incoherent re marks and had to be led from the platform, collapsing as he reached the floor of the hall. The rally was abruptly ended. Mr. Small, when interviewed yesterday morning, after ad mitting that whiskey caused his collapse, be added that he had no explanation to otter and no excuse to make. He spoke at Putney, Vt., Mon da) afternoon, beingdriven there from Jirattlcboro. The driver of the carriage says that Mr. Small bad a quart of whiskey and that he took three drinks from the bottle going op to Putney and 1 two when coming back. Only about one-third of the whiakey was goue from the bottle when some of the local option people examined it at the Brookt house after the llrattleboro fiasco. While Mr. Small declined to give any explanation to news paper men, it is known that bis explanation to his friends is at That he has been under a nervons strain, making some times two and three speeches a day; that he had used more or less liquor and brought a quart with him to town Monday after noon; that he was met at the station and driven at once to Pntney; that he had no opportu nity to cat dinner; that he delivered an address at Putney and then started for Brattleboro without xnppcr; that he had no opportunity to eat before going ou the platform at the audito rium ; that he was sober when he went into the hall, but that with the heat and no food in his stomach the drink of whiskey which he took Just before enter ing overcame him. Mr. Small is greatly mortified. He stumped the state five years ago for prohibition. A Candidate's Expenses Below u given an expense ac count of a Hall connly candi date who favored a late primary, says the Gainesville, Ga., News. From this time on he says he will always be in favor of an early primary, although he will never be a candidate again. Here is the way he put it down; "Lost 4 months and 33 days canvassing; 1,548 hours of think ing about the election; 5 acres of cotton; 22 acres of cqrn; a whole sweet potatocrop; 4 sheep; 5 shoats and one beef given to barbecues; 2 front teeth and a considerable quantity of hair in a personal skirmish. Gave 97 plugs of tobacco; 70 Sunday school books; 2 pair of suspen ders; 4 calico dresses; 7 dolls and 13 baby rattlers. "Told 2,889 lies; shook hands 83,475 times; talked enough to have made in print 1,000 large volumes size of patent office re ports; kissed 1,228 babies; kin dled 14 kitchen fires; cut 3 cords of wood; nulled 474 bundles of fodder; picked 774 pounds of cotton; helped pail 7 wagon loads of corn; dug 14 bnshels of potatoes; toted 27 buckets of waterj put up seven stoves: was dog-bit four times; watch broken by baby, coat $3 to have repaired. "Loaned out 3 barrels of flonr, 50 bnshels of meal, 150 pounds of bacon, 37 pounds of butter, 12 dosen eggs, 3 umbrellas, 13 lead pencils,! Bible dictionary; 1 mowblade, 2 hoes, 1 overcoat. 5 boxes paper cotlara, none of which have been returned. "Called uiy opponent a per ambulating liar—doctor’s bill $10. Had five arguments with my wife—result: One flower vase smashed, 1 dish of hash knocked off the table, 1 shirt bosom mined, 1 broom handle broken. 2 handsful of whiskers pollen out, 10c worth of sticking plas ter bought. Besides spending $1,788.” An old colored woman named Mary Sampson was found dead in bed at Dilwortli a few days ago. She had turned the key to the gaa let too far and after cutting off the gas had turned it on again. Mr. Saudi tad dw Drama im, Micbmood Niwl W« do not extravagantly admire the ltev. Sam Small. At a general proposition, we have no objections at all to the reformed drunkard. In fact, nothing in human nature is more worthy of admiration aw encouragement than the man who is man enough to conquer that terrific appetite and to vindicate his strength against the craving for liquor. The pro fessional reformed or converted person, however, it an offense usually, a nuisance occasionally, and a fraud frequently. People have the right to change their habiU of living and their religions beliefs, but when they undertake to make the change the source of profit they are to be regarded with some suspicion. We always think that the man whose delight it la to rise in public meeting and tell what a fearful sinner tic has been is se cretly smacking his lips over the recollection. When the re formed drunkard or the reformed gambler or reformed or con verted anything else takes the lecture platform to tell how bad he has been it is too much like a beggar exhibiting his scores for bounty. jar. smiit rued to be a news paper man in Atlanta. At that time he was quite an able drunkard. He rctormed between suns and has set forth the facts and details attending his refor mation copiously and frequently iu various publications. Of a sudden he became a violent prohibitionist and be has figured iu that capacity these many years. It is ill to judge or assail the motives of spy man, but we have never been able to avoid the thought in re the Rev. Sam Small that a little modesty and humility sad moderation would have become him as well sober as in the days of bis bibulosily. It appears, however, from die newspaper reports that bis boastings of his conquest have been ill founded. He has tried another fall with the Demon Rum, and the latest reports represented the Demon Rum as distinctly on top. He appeared at Brattleboro, Vermont, last night as the stars of a great prohibition rally.- The accounts diplomatically stale that he ap peared before the audience and indulged in some incoherent ob servation, presumably at the head of the Demon Rum. The audience appears to have been sympathetic and ready to ap plaud because Hr. Small had been heralded as an orator of brilli ancy and ability. There is some provocation to merriment in the thought of this staid and rigid Vermont gathering listening eagerly in an effort to extract some coherence and meaning from the remark* of the largely advertised stranger. It is not at all impossible that a large part of the brethren there present began to suspect their own sobriety when they found they could not make bead nor tail of what was being said. The Demon Knm seems to have coaxed Hr. Small forward to the footlights and, after fiddling with him t brief interval, as the sporting reporters put it, landed the knock-out blow. We are told that the orator collapsed suddenly and sank in a heap and are left to surmise that he was inglotiously dragged off like a conquered pme-fighter or the slain villain in a melodrama, with his senseless heels dismally sr rani nor tinner Annr Of course this U not the cud of Mr. Small. We may with confidence expect him to reform again end to come before the public with descriptions of how he did it, st so much per heed. We are inclined to think that if ho retired from public view and devoted himself to some steady and more obscure labor hie would have better success in his conflict with the Demon ’ Rum end would command more of the confidence and good* will of those who know him, ■ i wt— .. Safeguards the food against alum* MMMMliMftdAifuMfm c°®e - *"* I "^, ««n2?£E* * for all tfc. ---— h Gentlemen:— We have just received a car-load of bemad new Old Hickory Wacons and we have a lot of all kinds of Bvootm now oo band and or der* out now ktrjmon than two cardoada of Brooms. Mow for farm supplies such aa WAGONS. (Booms. CORN- WMBBt CORN >V llAJtVHSTKK#. MOWBM. RAKES. DISC FLOWS. %T vthbl oa wood mum turning flows. SMKR TOOTH HARROWS. *TC We have them on band and will moke prices to suit all. Wc give all a cordial invita tion to call and sec what we have. CRAIG & WILSON. MRS. P. H. COOKE’S MUSIC SCHOOL PALL TERM OPENS MONDAY. SEP. I*t. Mr*. Cooke will receive ptipUa at her home opposite <>«n—^ Lo arrange for inrtnictiooj also boon for practice on Stiefl Piano, if desired. VOCAL PIANO, OR ORGAN INSTRUCTION. One tenaon ■ week-- per month. Two leaaona a week-$MQ per month. Little and Often Fills the Parse. The Gastonia Banking Comp y, GASTONIA, N. C. will tarnish every one who wifi become a depositor to the amount of one dollar or more, a handsome Private Borne Sale like the one shown here to keep at home. Yon ate invited to call and ask for owe of these 8afee. This Private Home Sale it issued to yon locked. It css only be optoed by us. Yon are exported to occnmulme your small coins in It and return It to «a at least ante ia sixty days, when your money is removed, entered to you credit on yoxr pass book and draws Interest. Remember the dollar remains yours, the baakTtemalaa ours. The Gastonia BanUnf Company. I Subscribe for the Gazette.
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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