FARMER ROOSEVELT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13997, 2 September 1907, Page 6

FARMER ROOSEVELT.

THE PRESIDENT'S RECREATIONS.

It is not President Roojevelt to-dav, but lamer Roosevelt (writes the New "York correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph, on Juno 11). This transformation furnishes great material for the American correspondent? and cartoonists encamped at Oyster Bay, Long Island, whero Americas foremost citizen w summering. The flonbes dopiot tho daily doings of the Roosevelt family from dawn to sunset, what cereals they prefer for breakfast, and so forth, while the artists delight in picturing the President as an old-fashioned farmer, with smock and gaiters, straw-in mouth, pottering round tiio farmyard or watering tho garden. It is a tribute to tho personality of this romarkablo American that his fellow-countrymen demand regular bulletins of his daily life, and in tho absenco of an official oircular, newspaper men piok up the details as best they can.

The Oyster Bay Tilot to-day records that Mr Roosevelt lias constructed "a large and commodious barn, whioh reflects great credit upon the agricultural up-to-dateness of our distinguished neighbour, and it is liopcd and believed that he will have a large orop to fill it, for his grass is growing well." This barn, we learn, "will vetlcct more credit upon 'Mr Roc;cvelt as a farmer when it has been painted." During .his holklav President Roos<rvolt will not see oven the big officials of State unless upon matters of great urgenoy, and of these, despito tho Yellow Press comments upon the American-Japanese imbroglio, thero ai'o none so far on tho horizon. Mr Roosevelt believes that tho incidents at San Francisco, unfortunate as they are, have not materially affected the relations between Japan and America, and that the whole affair is in course of amicable settlement.

In the meantime cranks and souvenir hunters liave liegirn their pilgrimage to Oyster Bay. Some come annually. Recently " the woman in -blue" of tho last two reasons reappeared. This is a. little earlier than usual for her to visit tho village on her mysterious mission " to see President Roosevelt, and him alone." She has never been allowed to ]»6s guards at the President's private road, and the secret servico men expect no trouble from her this season. Nioknamod by reason of the. colour of the frock, veil, and parasol which she has worn on previous appearances, sho was costumcd this time all in whitegloves. frock, hat, and shoes. She canio ostensibly to buy a. dog. Sho loft by tho evening train and did not buy the dog. President Roosevelt personally abhors motors, but he -has sanctioned the use of a big automobile this year to facilitate the movements of his private bodyguard between the house and Oyster Bay Station,