The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-01-14

he has one Of the keonost and most anayuea
minds known to the profession. MT Wiekerhhhin
cares very little for the outdoor e ana perhaps nv
IA "A man who by temperament would not nave ~
pealcd In the least To a president IKE lheouu'o
uoose,elt hut the attorney general has diversions
which occupy his leisure hours. ana they are ul
versions OF which. Internationally the country
will approve lie IN Interested IN the "ouaIe OF
al least dozen charitable organizations ana ono
of MIA beliefs is that: "Ho gives twice who gives
ouickly" MIR. WcNcrsham Is immensely Interested
IN the welfare OF the blind. lie Is director OF a
rrcnt New York institution which cares Tor ana edu
Gates children who have lost their sight
Frank II Hitchcock. who Is MIR Tafts posimas
Ter general is bachelor, devoted TO the OUTDOOR
life a lover Of birds and beasts and student OF
nearly every branch of natural history. Not only
Is the postmastcr general student Of nature but
no has done an immense amount Of work along sci
ontinc lines
Three years ago last summer the writer OF this
article went 10 oyster BAY. the home OF fresiueh'
Rooscyolt Mr. Hitchcock was there also. ana sew
oraI hours were spent In his company III the
grounds outlying The former presidents nome
There is a deep wood iust beyond the Roosevelt
lawn and garden. and from the wood ON that sum
mcr day there came constantly, songs OF bhoA
many different species singing one after tue ON
or Many Of the notes that were heard we're those
OF different members Of the little warbler family
birds whose notes are 80 similar that II Is impos
sbc for any except the most sensitive ear to amer
ontInto betwocn them. Mr. Hitchcock Identified one
bird after another simply by hearing It's song once
ON a tlmo the postmaster general CLASSIFIED 10000
birds for a museum Of natural history with when
no was connected one OF the ties between the
present postmaster general and former President
Roosevelt was their common love OF nature.
Secretary Of the Interior Richard a, Ballinger
has few diversions except that Of golf. Mr.. Han
ger was born In Iowa 90 years ago, and nearly all
his life has been spent In some part OF the west
when James Wilson. secretary of agriculture
WAS asked once what his diversion was he an
swered, farming" This idea Of diversion Is one
that Is held largely by men who combine the love
OF nature with agricultural instinct
one Of Mr Wilson's diversions Is story telling
They say In Washington that II his homey sayings
could be gathered and put into book the reader
would GET a fund OF humor and wisdom combined
When Charles Nagel. Mr.. Taits secretary OF
commerce and labor. is not engaged In the work Of
his department he Is thinking over matters OF edu
cation and art Mr. Nagel Is 10 some extent de
voice Of the outdoor life but he is prone to givinl
much of his time to the study OF matters pertain
ing to the schools
Taking Mi Taus cabinet all In all II is Just abou
as human a body OF men as can be gathered togeth
er There Is an impression prevalent that the mem
hers of this Washington oflcial family are rattle
of what Walter Scott calls. "thedry'as-dust' mate
rial but there has been misunderstanding appar
entity concerning the nature Of these advisers OF tn
president They know their law and they know
their agriculture and their finance, but while the
know how to study they also know how TO play. bu
not one Of them knows how to play one whit BET
ter than does their chief who Is about as Jolly
man personally as the United States has yet Pre-
duced