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Show ROOSEVELT JOKES WITH THEJINEfiS W1LKE3BARRE, PA.. Aug. 3. Theodoro Roosevelt traveled for 150 j miles today among tho mountain min-ug min-ug towns in the. Wyoming valley. Ho mingled with people in all stations of life, from the breaker boy who earn a few dollars a week to society wont-en, wont-en, who aro spending tho summer a Glen Summit Springs. Late tonight ho started back to Oyster Oy-ster Bay. An incident typical of the day's happenings hap-penings occurred at Wyoming, a raining rain-ing hamlet. An old Irish woman cupped up to him and, thrusting out her paw, exclaimed: "Hello, Teddy, you're looking fine." The former president grinned with delight and said be was glad to see her. "You're looking fine, too." be said. "Yes, Indeed," said she, "I'm strong aa you are and you'ro a fine lump." The colonel drove away still smiling. smil-ing. In all the colonel passed through 13 towns today. John Mitchell, former prefcidont of the United Mine Workers of America; tho Rev. Father J. J. Curran of Wllkesban'e and the Rev. Father J. J. ODonnell of Stowell, Pa., rode in tho automobile with him. At Brookslde there wa9 ouo woman wom-an in tho crowd who appeared to wolgh about 275 pounds. Close by her side was a woman who looked as if sho.-would not tip the beam at 100 pounds. Tho largo woniau brought up six children which she said were hero every one, and she introduced them to the colonel. Then ehe turned to the small woman and said: "AJn't ho handsome, Minnie?" Tho colonel heard her, but looked a.4 though be did not believe the compliment com-pliment was meant for him. Then ho gave the signal to the chauffeur, and amid a chorus of "good-bye Teddy," Ted-dy," the car shot away. .At Plttstown, a town of 10.000, Mrs Mary Lewis, an elderly woman, pushed push-ed through the crowd until she managed man-aged to reach the colonel's side. "I'm tho mother of fivo children," bbe Bald. "Fine, fine " Coloney Roosevelt exclaimed. ex-claimed. He grasped her hand, hardened hard-ened by years of heavy work, pcred into her faded blue eyes, and said; "Don't you know my opinion is that the average American is always a pretty good citizen, but many times his wife is a better one," and as the automobile moved away, the former president took off his hat to the miner's min-er's wife who was the mother of five children. Plitston made a day of It The street were Oiled with crowds, many of the houses were decorated with flags and children in tho streets wav-eJ wav-eJ the colors. Everybody choored as Colonel Roosevelt went by. At Duryea, which ia populated almost al-most entirely by miners, the neat appearance ap-pearance of the settlement pleased Colonel Roosevelt immensely. At the home of Mrs. Frank Klwalcezeck, be found 6lx womon alreadv there and a good many others rushed in. As the colonel was about to leave, after talking with tho women of their home life, he turned to ono, and pointing to JoM Mitchell, who was at his sido, he aald: "Do vou know who he is? He 13 John Mitchell." The woman started as she heard the namo of the man who is ldcllzed by so many mluers. Then sho forgot Colonel Roosevelt comp'etely. With a cry she fell on her knees before the miner, clutched his bands and Ussed them again and again Mr. Mitchell raised her to her feet, shook her hand and hacked out of the house. For the remainder of the trip he kept In the background. The next stop was at St. Cecllk school, in tho outskirts of Wyoming. Here an amusing incident occurred at a nearby tavern. A man who apparently ap-parently had been spending a largo j art of tho day In the barroom was (deeping on the porch. As the Roose-elt Roose-elt party rode up, the bartender rushed out, gazed at the travelers and tbn shook the sleeper: , "Here, wake up." ho shouted, 'Roosevelt's going by." The reveller rubbed his eyes sleepily, sleep-ily, and then 6prang to his feet. "Roosevelt going to buy?" he call ed out gladly, and ho ran Into tho barroom. His disappointment was great when tbe colonel did not stop. At Avondale, Colonel Roosevelt spent the happiest moments of the ?ay. The population consists chiefly cf children and they gathered about him in clusters. Little Annie McLaughlin Mc-Laughlin rushed up breathlessly. "My mamma wants you to como right in and see her," she cried. She haa got twelve children. The distinguished foe of rac suicide grasped bis hat and hastened to th- little house. Mrs. McLaughlin was ready for him, and in proof of her assertion, she produced seven children chil-dren of various ages. The other five were not at home and sho begged the colonel's pardon. On tho parlor table ta-ble was a book the title of which was printed in gilt letters on tho cover. It read: "The life of Theodoro Roo6evclt and intellectual giant." The colonel picked up tho book and taid he was in no way responsible for it. As tbo party climbed into the automobile, au-tomobile, a breaker boy tame up at full speed. "Stop, Btop," be cried breathlessly. "There is a woman down the street who hart got eighteen children and bho wauts to see you " But It was getting late and Colonol Roosevelt had to proceed without seeing see-ing her. |