Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-21

uOn't DelleVe the once seekers, now
| ever, averaged a minute api c., much
less two, though each OF the nine hun
dred who were apr olnted must have
| consumed great deal more But this
| talking with men was only a part OF
President Mckinley's work. He had, in
addition, an enormous amount OF exc
cutive labor, and today, notei,hs,aad-
ing it all, he is in good physical stale.
HOW DID HE DoIT?
asked Presiden, Mckinley this ques-
ton myself during my call upon him to-.
| day He rep led tnat the work taat took
the most oil his sttt Myth was the dea ing
with the great ublic questions oil his adj
ministratIon, aud added that he had
fairly good cous,i'uliun, and that he
/ ate well and slept well. Another great
secret OF the Presidents success as a
worker is in the tact that he does not
] worry. He, Gismisies a question from
/ his mind, | am told, as sooa as he has
| settled II, and never thrashes over old
| straw. He has within recent yeafs
! learned to say no ard stick 10 it, and ii
| is one Of his cardinal principles never to
| deceive man and lead HIM 10 imagine
he will do what he knows he cannot co.
| This saves great deal OF friction. The
| Pre- ident is wonderfully regular in his
| habits AT the White House he is al
ways in bed by midnight and he sleeps
until s every morning. Here, at Lake
| tbamplain, he has been firing earlier,
| but rising at about the same lime. He
| has also simple tastes Ia eating
! doubt whether he has ever felt what it is
TO have poor stomach. His system is
not overloaded with indigo stibles, nor
does he clog his veins with wine by
drinking il with his meals. He takes
frequent baths, and keeps the pores OF
his skin open. A man who mas cam
paigned with him tell me that after a
big speech Major Mckinney, on getting
to his room, always stripped and had a
good wash and rub before retiring or go
ing out again The pre-, Of the skin
are the sewers OF the system Such
bathing keeps the pores open. and
Mckinley 5 clean dark skin shows the
effect Of it. The President has added to
his STAYING powers by his observance Of
the Sabbath. He rests one Gay in sever,
going 10 church and singing the hymns
as Justify as any Methodist deacon pres
ent. He IS fond Of Methodist hymns,
knows scor, OF them by heart and often
huns them 10 himself while al work.
was, NOu hilOW,
OF the Methodist Sunday school in Can
ton, where he courted his wife, and, as
one story goss, he became acqu int, d
with her through her being a teacher in
another Sunday school OF the town.
The two always attended church tog ,th-
er until Mrs. McKinley's i'll health pre-
vented her goins, and IN Canton, you
know, the President-elect walked
regularly to church with his aged moth
er on his aim
believe thatiPresident Mckinley gets
rest today by his care Tor bis vie, Mrs.
Mckinney, though she is better now
than she has been for years, is still quite
weak at times, and the President often
aves his work and goes TO see her He
is devoted to her. and when with her
doubt il he thinks OF the cares OF stale
the troubles OF office seekers and con-
gressmen. IL Is the looseuing the string
of the bow now and then that preserves
its elasticity, and it is thus that the
Pre- sident's love forms another secret of
his strength.
NC KINLEY AT LAKE CHAMPLAIN.
But whatever the President S natural
strength may be he has certainly added
to it by his stay here There is no more
beautiful place in the United States.
Lake Champlain lies between the Green
mountains and the Adirondacks, IN a
lutte hollow so rooied with the sky
which hangs upon the dark blue noun
tain tops, that you seem to be in great
amphitheater somewhere high up in the
attic story OF the world. The President
is here just over the eastern rim OF the
great Mississippi basin, which forms the
great central part Of the United States.
He is IN the lower basin OF the ST. Law
renee and the Great Lakes, only an
hours ride by rail rom the Canadian
line. Think OF that Twenty-Five miles
from here is a country with which the
great nation over which the President
rules is to a certain extent at odds. The
London papers after the late Sherman
seal letters were filled with rumois OF
war. Were this not civilized age how
easily could a couple OF regiments from
Canada slip over and kidnap the Presi-
delt. walked past his rooms at mid
night last night, not SOLDIER was ON
guard, not policemen was in sight, not
even detective in citizens clothes to
sound the mole OF alarm.
AS PLAIN AS ANDREW JAcKsoN's PiPR
STEM
There is no man in the country who
lends a simpler or palmer life Than
Mckinley does here. He is in the hotel
as one Of the guests. and outside Z, I hav-
ing his meals with his family in his own
rooms he is, at his own request, treated
almost absolutely the same as the rest.
He has rot a snobbish har on his head,
and he is as plain in his ways here as
one OF Andrew Jackson's old clay pips
stems. He walks about the grounds
alone, at times going down 10 the lake
and wandering through the pine forests
which skirt its banks below the hotel.
He is the III er OF rs 600 coo people, aud
lie has more power than Queen Victoria,
hut he puts on no more airs than the
man who is now driving the lawn mower
in cutting the grass IN front OF tins hotel.
He could have had cottages in dozen
different m untain sections II he would
have accepted them.
Several score OF hotel proprietors
wrote him offering him their hospitality,
but instead he picked out this place by
the advice of the Vice President and
Secretary Gage, and then made plain,
everyday business arrangement as to
prices and accommodation. don't
know what his bills will be, but know
that he expects TO pay for everything
he gets, and that he vii accept no iav-
ors IN any way. Is 1t not curious
thing that the President OF as greet
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