Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-06-27

~ ing. Tenacity of the order which is pa tient and dogged rather than forcible seems to.be his leading trait With it. are caution, great deliberateuess and . total disinclination to impulsive spon- taneity. Error there might be of preju- dice or mistaken idea, but not of rash ness. The general outline of the head is indicative of mental abilities which are inclined to be narrow in scope, bat great in strength An idea once con- ceived would easily blossom into a hob by, not so much because of willingness to weigh the for and against as because of absolute inability to appreciate at it's proper value any other point than the one in view. That thought and conoen- tration go but half way is indicated by curious dissimilarity in size. shape and position of the eyes and eyebrows, a low hung eyebrow denoGing cOncen- trative thought; one higher set, lack of such power. The nose is expressive or plodding patience; the mouth and chins of dogged will The gaze of the eyes is unsuggestive of enterprise or of ani- mated ambition. It is yelled and calm. unbending, unvarying but not lacking in vitality and force. In dress hs is thoroughly careless. He wears knee high boots most of the time and a soft slouch hat. His pants are always two or three inches shorter than they should be. but Lebanon mud sticks like cement. and people who live in that district caA be pardoned for wearing what arc face tiously called Thigh waters. MT. Bland chews quarter of a pound of tobacco every day in the week
 MT. Bland Is Not Rieh.
 He is poor man, simply because long career in the political whirlpool never blunted the edges of his honesty. He never accepted valuable presents or gifts of any kind. When he rides on railroad, he pays his own way like any other humble citizen. When he can't pay, he stays at home. He could have all the free passes he wanted for the asking, but he won't ask.
 Mir. Bland is above the medium height. compactly built, and when nos absorbed by the exactions of his position as a party leader is very social. He isa hard worker and can always be depended on to fulfill his promises, whatever they may be- He is not s man to court Atton- tion, for he is naturally silent man, with no eye for public effect, and, being profoundly engrossed in one great life work, he does not keep supply of chat ter on tap The only way he can talk is to get stirred up, and he refuses to do the stirring himself, after the manner of some obliging gentlemen in public life.
 Although MT. Bland deyotes most of his time and thought to the cause Of free silver, it must not be supposed that he has not decided opinions on many other subjects. He IS. in fact, very public spirited man and takes deSp in- terest in all the live matters of the hour.
 An instance may be cited here to show how alive he Is to current topics and movements. He was asked recently what he thought of the new woman aud woman suffrage.
 ''The old woman, ' said Mir. Bland, is good enough for me. She keepa house; she raises children; she teaches them to be good; she furnishes, indeed, most of the good as opposed to the evil of life; she makes the home. The old woman looks to the man for protection. And so each has her own field, and it seems to me that nature intended it to be this way Mo- do not think much of the new woman as she is pictured and as she often pictures herself. We can get along without her. and we couldn't without the old woman.
 II think the Missouri laws as they are now are very good laws, giving women the right to vote on certain school Ques- tions, but 1 am not sure that the broader field of politics would be good for women to enter or that they could accomplish much good by entering it.
 One of his most admirable sentiments is his love of home and his fondness for the simple joys of country. life. Not long ago some one asked him what his choice of occupations would be if he had his life to live over again
 My choice, came the reply prompt ly, and yet with tinge of sadness in the words that could not be .misinter- preted, would make me just what I was when l was persuaded against my will to make my first race for congress -a country lawyer, living right here on farm and contentedly practicing law in Lebanon. I was happier then than l have ever been since-and yet consider that my political life has been a success so far-and I would have been happier and would be happier today if had remained lawyer right here in Lebanon. But was brought out for the nomination before I knew it by old Judge Bradheld in q paper which he controlled here, and have been in pol itics ever since. have not been disap- pointed in my political ambitions, but your truly happy man is he who makes 3 home and stays there and leads quiet, uneventful life and keeps out of the whirl and hurry. Gratifled ambi- ton IS far from being true happiness.
 Do you mean-taking hypothetical case-that in the case of a man, say, who had fought for one principle all through his political life. had lived to see that principle win with the people for the peoples good, this man would have done better to have remained | country lawyer?"
 He would have been happier all his life, said Mr Bland with Derfeot