Show niep multifarious activities OF CAPITOL superintendent at lost fifteen pla ces of bially ability filled by elliott woods MU tic ale his chief recreation how he spends hit his days washington I 1 do not know how II eiliott liott woods could be overworked overwork eo junices 1 11 IS ho he was lift hitched ched double with a 4 ai mule ae uncle joel joe C cannon a annon recently remarked to the superintend crit of tile tho capitol us as the busiest nan man in IN washington ashington woods is ace heels over aver head bead in work every winter but it la is in the hottest port part of the he summer that hat its his energy has haa the ile must ous calls made upon it so BO that every thing may be in fit shape for the econ or congress and that all the plans made by the national may be carried out woods lias has foul separate offices and ills fills at least 15 places all of which nelch nave lave responsibilities and require his official attention ills his engagement book to is more voluminous and com pichen sive than that of the most moat popular to de bitante first of all he Is in charge of the whole cochol and the now new of lice ike of tho ho and henf ile he belongs to all 1111 pointed by congi congieta eHa to look after tile tho selection of bites and construction I 1 monuments and memorials lie la is en ell gagil I 1 in bravi drawing ing up the plans of the plo proposed posed lincoln I 1 memo ilal the plans for the new buildings foi the del deiuro art indents of state justice and commerce and labor and lie he to Is also on the derago tor for tile the new pet Sni tnt to bi placed on the west wing 0 01 tio tail captol capitol besides lie he to la if tit f lupei In in charaire charpa of the installation of the blound oad flom tile tho callol to 0 o the vailous office buildings and lip lie also alco has to dutcide nhat sort bort of coutt ivance shall be used to mike it possible for members of the house seated in ili their heir inces to hear all that is being said on the floor of the he house bouse it la is woods who Is te f the green greenness nse and freshness of abo anitol lawns lawna and terraces he Is the gilhoi of all improvements inside the ln building lio ho IS ia at the head of the woi k on the new beating and pow er plant which will coat 1 BOO and he IB a also in charge of the work on oil the addition to the dis erict of columbia courthouse all ali these things he does docs with the greatest greate bt modesty and good humor ile he never loses his temper Is never too busy to gleat a friend or answer a curious observer and lie he never makes rein alks about the hot weather although much of his time is spent in the broiling sun and on the softened asphalt ito ho to Is an early riser rimer of necessity ruthei than inclination A cup of cof fee about six 0 clock Is his bis breakfast and immediately ensues a mad for tits hla first office which la Is in a building by itself it self to the south of the capitol lie ho used to drive horses on its his dally daily rounds but the beasts beia not endowed with hla hid energy so they nave long since boen been replaced by an automobile which usually exceeds the speed limit somo some miles after he be has headd the early morning complaints read all the mall mail and given his dally daily orders to the assistants at hla his first of ice ile he visits his I 1 den in the house houe office building there chero he aurileo the he completion of that splendid and betakas betakes himself to his third lead head quarters in the senate office building ilia his fourth stop Is hla his main in the capitol ile he reaches here about one 0 clock af i a morning which has sped all too vapidly some time between one and two 0 clock when ho he has ft a spare five minutes he eats luncheon lie he does doea not attempt pre foods but eats five minutes worth and then stops the rest of the day he is su supery pervis ls ing the work that is going tin on about him talking to the numerous visitors that besiege him being nice to foreign protects who view the capitol and cang aking Cl ng his hl plana for tile the nex next t d day ay after a good dinner his chief reccea tion ion IS ia music ile he has haft composed some borne ci evitable creditable edi table strains and hopes to have a complete opera of lits hla own produced next winter tha th piano to t his foite but he the violin and other instruments with sure facility ile he has his own wireless tr eless te eta tion lion on top of the calixtol calil t tol hill bill suit and arouses himself by keeping in touch with all the naval stations on the at bantle coast as well as an chatting with ships of at sea woods is six feet tall tail and carrios carries proper flesh for his height lie he looks to be about 30 years rid eld but was actually ahK latant to the ot of the he capitol nearly that hat long |