The Carlisle independent., 1910-01-06

he has one of the keenest and most analytical minds known to the profession MT. Wickersham cares very little for the outdoor life and perhaps he is a man who by temperament would not have ap- pealed in the least to a president like 1heodore Roosevelt, but the attorney general has diversions which occupy his leisure hours, and they are d1- versions, of which, unquestionably the country will approve He is interested in the welfare of at feast a dozen charitable organizations and one of his beliefs is that: "He gives twice who gives quickly" MT. Wickersham is immensely interested in the welfare of the blind He is director of great New York institution which cares for and edu- cates children who have lost their sight.
 Frank H. Hitchcock, who is MT. Tafts postmas- ter general, is bachelor, devoted to the outdoor life, lover of birds and beasts and a student Of nearly every branch of natural history. Not only is the postmaster general student of nature, but he has done immense amount of work along sci entifc lines.
 Three years ago last summer the writer of this article went to Oyster Bay, the home of President Roosevelt MT. Hitchcock was there also and sev- eral hours spent in his company in the grounds outlying the former presidents home. There is deep wood just beyond the Roosevelt lawn and garden, and from the wood on that sum- day there constantly songs of birds, many different species singing after the oth- CT. Many of the notes that were heard were those of different members of the little warbler family, birds whose notes similar that it is impos- sbe for except the most sensitive ear to differ entiate between them. MT Hitchcock identified bird after another simply by hearing it's song Once on time the postmaster general classified 10000 birds for museum of natural history with which he was connected. One of the ties between the present postmaster general and former President Roosevelt their common love of nature
 Secretary of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger has few diversions except that of golf. MT Ballin ger born in Iowa 50 years ago, and nearly all his life has been spent in some part of the west.
 When James Wilson secretary of agriculture, asked what his diversion he an swered, farming" This idea of diversion is one that is held largely by who combine the love of nature with agricultural instinct.
 One of MT. Wilson's diversions is story telling They say in Washington that if his homely sayings could be gathered and put into book, the reader would get fund of humor and wisdom combined.
 When Charles Nagel Mr Taft's secretary of commerce and labor, is not engaged in the work of his department he is thinking over matters of edu- votee of the outdoor ife but he is prone to giving ing to the schools
 Taking MT Tafts cabinet all in all 1t is just about as human body of men be gathered togeth CT. There is an impression prevalent that the men bers of this Washington official family are rather of what Walter Scott calls the-dry-as-dust' mate rial, but there has been misunderstanding appar- ently concerning the nature of these advisers of the president They know their law and they know their agriculture and their finance but while they know how to study they also know how to play but not one of them knows how to play one whit bet ter than does their chief, who is about as jolly a man personally the United States has yet pro- duced