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i WH Q'iki itUK OUVUdOn HARMON thinks < U \ m.\ \m> \<ts OOfJUAQK OVHLY. Ho II ??? 'Neither Kooosc*elt Teeth Nor r?ft Smile"?Mistake** (?r Ills Opponents Mil lllm. Columbus. Ohio, April. 3.?Jiulson Harmon has neither the "Roosevelt teeth" nor the "Taft smi'e." Ho is ru Ith-r iVhx losj i or si ave; neither boisterous nor hroodinr. He has a sense of humor which is sufhclcnt to give light to the atmosphere arou:ul him. hut he Is not jocular n<>r beam? ing. When there Is occasion he can laugh, but he does not keep It up all the while. His face Is usually In re po.se Tie r, i- nothing startling In his personality, hut there Is a peculiar charm about Inn that does not seem to come from some single source or characteristic, but from the even bal? ance of the Individual. Ho does not seem to f*> tr.sing to make friends, but after you have met him you feel as If you had been talking with a friend. Anyone who has ever seen him will say. " Oh, yes, I know Har? nen," and mark It down in his memory that he ami the Governor are pretty well acquainted. It is not that he is over- -ordhJ or that SM exhibits or Invites familltrlty, or that he socks to win by any form of blandishment. He? Is so natural und self-poised as to Inspire confluence at once. With? out the manifest magnetism of a Blalne or the winning friendliness of a McK.nlev, he still has a Instinct In? dividuality which tells you that you must like him and trust him, and, If need be, rely on him In an emer? gency. I Imagine people go to him with their troubles. Yet. If this Is true, ther Is nothing insincere or weakly sentimental In his sympathy. He would gl\e sound ? advice In a friendly manner rather than make a manifestation of sympathy, and the one In trouble would depart with new courage instead of In tears of self-pity. Any man who can command the ch a friendship of Governor Harmon should value It all h!s life. I speak Impartially, for the acquaintance is all on my side?through tho medium of analysis. In manner the Governor Is busi? nesslike, but not brusque. He thinks quickly, but not excitedly. He Is a clear investigator, and his discern? ment is much stronger than his Imagi? nation. Suggestions are readily re? ceived by him. hut their adoption must be the result of Inquiry, at the ?nd of which his conclusion will be one of exceptionally sound judgment. There Is nothing perfunctory In his methods, nor does he approach any subje ?t with pVeJudlce. Even In the Investigations which he has caused to be made in the State affairs, leading to results so astound? ing that any mere politician would see In them nothing but huge political capital, he has Seen moderate In every move, though not less effective for hlr. n> ;? rat'rn. Ii., t< ' .'. i Imeiit does not admit of t t i Yet this does not Imp'v .. flag dlspu.-.ition. with j lack of cacrsjy an.; fares, Hi his within elm a. mic h force us Koos? - I velt has ? n the Inside, gg l many of the more execl'f at qualities attributed to lloo*.-' ? It 11 .I i.p|, w ho do not really know him are possessed in their boot form by Harmon. SJg ac? complishes promptly and silently, whli. i: \, it procrastinates i? nol?:v ? on\ ersatlon. M?r?\oor. he possesses the quality of i? >ri-;<t. ne.? ,iih| SJSSndlaVSSS Of pur? pose, with a courage shown In wh.o he do, -:. n< t In what he says, lie has acted > oiiraijeouslv 00 all occasions requiring courage, but has had little to a?y. lie tarns the searchlight up? on dark pl.c es. but does not design to stand always in the limelight. lie Is the silent hunter ??f "big game" in the fangt? of ohio Republican poli? ties, and his spc. imens. like the less harmful ones collected by Rooeovell tn IfrfleOi will probably be plii'ed In pub!!<- Institutions. Qo*jOffset Harmon is an intelligent and dllig? nt worker, being In wh..t it term d Ms "little ball bedroom" at the state Hou?< i ii*i' in the morning and faking mm h wik hoSM with him to do at night. Bill h> plays foif or rides tors*back svery dr.. and li In superb physical condition. He i i t ?; ; years old i nd looks fully 11 j J e its \ oil ng? r. Ills health and youth appeal lo be as his ".in k." the r* v iIt of rational conduct. Everybody In Ohio talks of Harsson buk." which referi for the movt pa rt t - t fie on It'... of his em sales ami Mi usual freedom from error. In trying |o Ii v Upon Ifci dab f ?r the Democratic Stats Conventloii a day w is sugg. t. d lhal happened to ?e I'rl lay. tie- l.:th. At once oh ) <- tlon was made that it was an un? lucky com brae tlon. Thau an oM man piped out from the baCll of the POOM "There ain't no 1 ::ths m>r Fridays that in .hurt the Im ky Judge." The "luck" QiJfS Of got Harmon has h i I Is the sort that comes to a man w ho kg not i self-seeker and who al wa\s moves t.n straight lines. Things OOmt his way without Selfish effort on his part, ami it is called luck. He dOM I ha right thing naturally, and his ..pponent. perhaps just to be contrary or to antagonize, takes an opposing position and is condemned for it. This, again, is called luck. "Harmon luck" is almost a superstition in ? ?hio. When he recently sent a meisage to the Legislature luggeatlng an en aotmant to i>ut an end to tha lohbyi which had become a public scandal, there was no thought In his mind nor in the mlndl of the public that any Republican would defand the lobby. BUI the Republican Senate refused to receive the message, and by vote laid it on the table. This action ex ? ued popular indignation, and the people say. "More of Harmon's bu k; the enemy is always playing Into hi:*, hands. He doesn't know polities, but everything ha does or his ene? ma s do makes politics for him." NO MASSEUR FOR THUM. senators Conclude to l>o Their Bath? ing Without Frills. Washington April .*?.?The Senate today passed the bill making appro? priations for the support of the legis? lative, e\.M utlve and judicial branches Of the Government It carries an ap? propriation more than |S4,000,000. But that is not the story. The only Item In Um bill which arOUStd ;? n>- dlSOUSSton was one ap? propriating 11.100 for tha payment of i masseur to officiate In the marble bathroom In the new Senate Ofllce Building, As the Committee on Ap? propriations brought in the bill, it provided a force, clerical and other? wise, for the ears Of th(; building, in? cluding a masseur and two other at? tendants of the baths. Senator Brlstow proposed to strike out the entire provision, but speci ed the baths In his remarks. He didn't know about the baths and he wanted Information. Senator Wam ll had reported the bill) hut had never sssn ths bathing apartments; Senator Clgpp had been there, but never had tried the marble tubs. Bator Burkett was sure the baths were in operation, hut had no infor? mation regarding the masseur. DISOUSSlon developed the fact that the bathrooms had been ordered a long time ago and the superintend? ent of the building had provided at? tendants for them. Some Senators ?poki of them as necessary. Mr. Ballsy had his doubts as to whether lbs Senator from Kansas would have any need for them. Senator Souther land said he did at home the little bathing he required, but he thought if there was to be a masseur, there also should be a manicurist and a valet. After much conferring and general debate. Mr. Brlstow changed his amendment so as to cover only the three attendants in charge of the bathrooms. "Strike em all out!" he said. "That will leave a janitor in charge, and that's enough." Three efforts were made to get a Vote, The llrst was of the popular Off-hand c b*r. The Chair was of ? pinion that the noes had it. On a division demanded by Mr. Brlstow there were 13 ayes and 1?'. noes. Still dissatisfied, the Kansas Senator de? manded the ayes and noes, but there was no second and he was compelled to surrender. Messrs, HalS and Scott then put their le ads together and by a com? bined effort knocked out of ths bill the masseur, with his $1,800 salary. One other Important m atter receiv? ed attention while the bill was under ? onsideratlon, but it did t?"t arouse the discussion that was caused by the masseur. This was the subject Of reports required from corporations under the corporation tax provision of the Tariff law. According to ths terms of the bill, these reports will i"'t be made public except In spe< lal ? a-?. The Senate adopted the com? mits e amendment t?? the Sffsct that the reports shall be "made public only under the order Of the Presi? dent when he deems it for the pub? lic Interest/' .\t ths suggestion of S. nator La Pollette a provision was added requiring that tin- reports also Hhall be M,ade public Upon the call of the Senats <?r I louse of Represent? atives by resolution, The hill mal.es an appropriation ol 1100,000 to cover the expenses of collecting the lax, Under the Tariff law the reports made by corporations would have to bo made public, and the Treasury Department estimated that $100,000 would be reeded for this purpose, The limitation, it Is said, win enable the work to he done a Ithin the sum appropriated, Do w.ii kn,,\s that In Canada Ihey don't rail It the wafer wagon.' ? I'm on the Indian list*' Is the correct i nrm, Xi w York Mall, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets assist nature in driving all impurities out of the syst? m, Insuring a fre. and regular condition and re? storing the organs of ths body to health and strength, Sold by W, w. Slbcrt. KIT CARSON. A Pew Friends of The Polnecr Are Still Alive. Situated near the junction of the Purgatolre with the Arkansas river, the town of Las Animal is of in terest In its relation to the pioneer history of the West. Its vicinity has been the scene of many exciting events of early Colonial history. Fif t? on miles west of the town are the ruins of Kent's old fort, the most not?: i of earls outposts, located where J one of the most traveled of the over? land trails crossed the Arkansas. The miles east of the town on the site of the Old Fort Lyon now stands the modern Naval Hospital, New Port Lyon, the Mecca toward which Cnole Sam's seamen who develop tubercu? losis look with longing eyes. Here the doctor in charge is accomplishing wonderful things with his merucry treatment of that dread disease New Fort Lyon with its electric lights, cold storage, artesian water and sewerage system is a model city. Us 250 patients have all the comforts and conveniences of a city of the first clas ;. exi ept that it is compulsory that they live in tents and spend most of their time in the open air. Bow? ling alleys and billard parlors are furnlnshed for their 1 leasure, and recreation) as well as tennis and hall grounds. Here is located the house in w hlch Kt Carson died, soon to he turned over to the Daughters of the Revolution of Colorado and by them restored. This association intends to gather here relics of the great guide and scout and to preserve them for the benefit of future generations. Two miles south of Las Animas on the Pugatoire, on a ranch whose buildings are crumbling to ruins, once called Boggsville, is the old home of Carson, and parts of tin walls of the old abode house in which his wile died are still standing. Mrs. Carson, a Mexican woman, died in 1SG7, her husband the year following, and in 1009 both bodies were revomod to Taos, x. If., by Jhon Huff, a friend of Kit's where they now lie. There are still persons in Las Ani? mas who were associates and friends or Carson. Luke Cahlll, who was Carson's orderly when Kit was briga? dier-general in, the United Stale? st r\ i< e, and was present at his death. Carson was B man who possessed no great mental gifts, but was B Steadfast friend and comrade. His reputation as a guide and scout is traceable to his illimitable knowledge Of the plains and mountains None of the old-time frontiersmen was SO well acquainted with the passes of the mountains from Fort Laramie to Santa Fe as was he, and none of them had that penetrative knowledge of Indian character that he possessed. His superiors had implicit confidence in this knowledge and relied upon it. He was practically commander of every force he guided. He was never eager for a fight and tiis ways of avoiding one were his strongest rec? ommendations. A knowledge by the Indians that Carson was guide was a party's best protection. i went out today across the old Carson trail where it approaches Lent's Fort. In some places the winds of 50 seasons have furrowed it deep into the soil at another, but a few miles from Las Animas, it lies at the bottom of a reservoir that Ir? rigates thousands of acres. Niimer our railroads now cross it, each one dally transporting more frieght than by the old methods was carried In a year. Here and there along ths line of the old trail a pie< 8 of board or a cluster of them marks the rest? ing pis.f those who fell by the w ay. Win re there is more than one the rule is to give the Indians credit. The polneers of history have been unlettered men. Crom Boone down the ranks havu been filled by men whose principal acquaintance has been with nature. I have known B number of them who wa re unassum? ingly faithful until death as friends, and who never killed K?me except when the camp required it. Those that were married, win tie r to Mexi? can or Indian women, were kind to their wives and beloved by them. Jim Baker, who was married to a Snake woman, was twice saved from death by her Interposition. With ab? solutely no thought of lu r own dang < r she faced d? ath to save his life. ( dd Jack Ran I, the hermit of Mid? dle Park, who corresponded with Hovernl of the early Governors of Colorado, and whose letters to the Denver papers were eagerly looked for, was a ?rank oi game destruc? tion, and I have heard him berate more than one hunter for killing more Kaine than he could use. He had been a sailor when a young man. and the fines! entertainment I ever I had was sitting by the fire-place In the Itermltnge, his home in Middle Park, listening t" his ri Ital of e\< nts on the wat< r nn ! In f< r< Ign ports. 11? had ne\ er been to ??? hoot, but was great reader. Ills language was simple, hul elegant; his memory was tt naelou :.nd correct, siititc. In tie shadows al I tu. llro-slde, with the pi,?e logs throwing Hashes of light nv?tr hi* long gray locks and into the dai ker rc? esses of the cabin, he re minded me ?>f the oracles of old. Ho always had an iron tea kettle with hot water on the coals, and at mid? night he brewed "a cup of coffee for two." Bach night his toast was the same, " God bless you, Frank; good? night." I was snowed in at his place in the winter of 1879-80 and the remem? brances of that time are the pleasant* est in my life. Uncle Dick Wooten, who held the key to the Raton Pass and levied tribute on the freighters of the Santa Fe trail before the advent of the rail? way, was a comrade Of Carson's. Wooten, nearly blind, spent the last years of his life selling the book por? traying his experiences in the West. SOUTHERN RAILWAY IMPROVE? MENTS. Two Million Dollars Being Expended At Lynchbmrg, Ya., on a Seven Mile Double Track and Tunnel and Bridge to Reduce the Grade at That City. Lynchburg, Va., April 3.?One of the biggest pieces of railroad im? provement ever attempted is now nearing completion here?the build? ing by the Southern Railway Com? pany Of a seven mile double track line through this mountain capped city to attain which it was necesasry to dig a tunnel 1300 feet long, largely through solid rock, and construct a steel bridge IS GO feet in length and tower? ing 150 feet above the waters of the James River, This work which means an entire change of the main line of the South? ern from Winesap, north of this city, to Durmid on the south will involve an expenditure of two million dollars and will include besides the digging of the tunnel, the building of the bridge, and the heavy grading necessary, the erection of a handsome new passen? ger station and the building of a via? duct to span the railway tracks at Fifth street, one of the most impor? tant thoroughfares of the city. The completion of this notable piece of work will result in better ser? vice for every point on the Southern system. At the present time every freight snd passenger train on the main lin. of the Southern, north and south bound, has to climb a heavy grade going out of Lynchburg on r.? * count of the drop practically to the river's edge to cross the bridge now in i use. When the new line is com? pleted trains will pass through Lynch burg without having to climb a grade exceeding 40 feet per mile which will greatly facilitate the moving of the freight on the main line and hence benefit every point on the lines of the Southern Railway. Instead of crossing the James Riv? er at the foot of the hills and passing through a very restricted section on the east side of the city the line will run through the western portion of the city on a much higher plane, avoiding the heavy grade, which is now such an obstacle to through traf? fic. The local freight terminals now in use will remain as at present but the passenger station, located much higher on in the western part of the city, will be much more convenient. The last piers for the bridge are now being completed and gangs of bridge workers are engaged in put? ting the great girders in place. About one-third of the bridge has been com? pleted and work on the remainder is being rushed in order that mater? ials for the concrete work in the tun? nel may be taken by train to the northern end. From lower Lynch burg this bridge will present a mag? nificent sight and it will be one of the country's notable railroad struc? tures. In the tunnel alone, which will be one of the finest specimens of work of this character to be found in the country, 250 men are at work and gr< ater headway is being made than at any time since the gigantic task was undertaken. Excellent progress Is being made. Materials arc being hauled by train to the southern end and the same will be done at the northern end as soon as the bridge la completed. it Is confidently expected that all of this work will be completed In time for the passage of trains by October 1st. The Pittsburg Gasette-Times ob? serves that Kentuckey still keeps up her reputation for gun play. Dy the way, it might be Increased if Louis ville had a General Council similar to thai of Pittsburg, The boys sim? ply could not bo restrained. ? Louis? ville-Journal. Prompt relief In all cases of throat and lung trouble if you use Chamber? lain's Cough Itemedy. Pleasant to take, Roothlng and healing In effect. Sold by \Y. W. Sib? rt. ? Noi a lion did his duty," says Col? onel Uoosev? It. The Joke w ill be . pecially enjoyed by the members ol Ihe Ananias Club. Iloston Journal. 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