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 health of the towns and for good schools. At last, on May 20, 1902, Cu-ba made Es-tra-da Palma its Pres-i-dent, and put men of its own choice in posts to help keep Free Cuba sound and strong.

Pres-i-dent Roose-velt will help on, as fast as he can, the plan to cut a great way for ships from the At-lan-tic to the Pa-ci-fic which will give a straight line by sea from our east coast to the west coast of both North and South A-mer-i-ca.

By Ju-ly 14, 1902, peace was on so firm ground in the Phil-ip-pines that Pres-i-dent Roose-velt saw that it was safe to bring the rule of our troops there to an end. So on that day he put those isles in charge of men who do not bear arms, but hold posts like the posts of those who rule in our own land. Much, too, has been done in the Phil-ip-pines for health and for schools.

The home life of Pres-i-dent Roose-velt at Oy-ster Bay, Long Is-land, is full of glad life. Mrs. Roose-velt is there, and Alice, E-thel, "Tedd-y," Jr., Ker-mit, Ar-chie, Quin-tin, and scores of pets. Friends come from far and near, and, in the warm months, life goes on in a way to please all. The cool months of the year find the Roose-velts at the White House, Wash-ing-ton, where the Pres-i-dent gives his time and thought to all the needs of the land.

Through all the life of The-o-dore Roose-velt naught has been found but good. His aims are high. He stands, talks, and works for what seems to him to be for the best good of this land.