Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-01-08
COlrax at Springfield, Mass.

THE reception OF our excellent Vice
President elect, Schuyler ColfaN, at the
pleasant rooms of the Springfield Club, in
Shsw's Block, last evening, was in every
way satisfactory. Before the announced
hour of o'clock, the parlors were occu-
pied by the gentlemen of the club, and
many of the best men and tairest women
of this city, rich as it is in these respects.
And large but most civil crowd had
gathered around the rooms when, shortly
after s, Mr.. Colfax, with his wife ON his
arm, entered under the guidance of his
host, since Christmas Eve, Mr.. Samuel
Bowles, Soon, on taking their station in
the long sale, began the long martyrdom
of handshaking. Mr.. ColtaX is surely the
most popular of our public men, and justly
so, for the people know him as that rare
character, one over whom political life has
cast no shadow of dishonor. Last night
he stood there, grasped the hands of some
5000 people, with always a genial and
natural smile, and often q quick pleasan-
try, and despite the wearisome ordeal, he
looked the most enviable of men. Espe
cially so, when one looked on the coun-
tenance of the lady at his side, Mrs. Col
fax has a face of fine intellectual beauty,
and dignifled and affable grace as win
ming rs her husbands and as ready for
the friendly touch of each hand. For she
paid the full penalty of wedding servant
of the people, and all there had u smile
and a bow from both 1t will please the
women folk TO know that the necklace of
pearls she wore was her husbands we'd
ding gift, and her dark hair was
adorned with coronal of pure
white blossoms. Meantime as the long
array, only to be counted by thousands,
defiled in and out again, the armorers,
with their good band, rendered Mr.. Colfax
the compliment Of serenade in the street
below, and, after some appropriately Sc
leCted music, they too, joined the crush
above. AT about o'clock President III.
S. Hyde, of the club, call for order, and,
while Mrs. Colfax gratefully accepted a
seat, the Vice President mounted a chair,
and spoke briefly and gacefully, thus;
81 am very glad to have the opportu-
nifty of looking into your faces and re
ceiving your greetings, as have done for
the minutes have spent in this club room
this evening. | have to thank the club
who have so honored me In rendering the
use of their pleasant rooms, the ladies of
the city, and the armorers who with their
band have given me the additional CON-
pliment of q serenade. / came here to
visit an old friend, with whom | have
twice made long trips, once across the
continent, and again almost as far, riding
on the plains, climbing the mountains,
chased by Indians--all in company; and
| came as / said, to have a quiet time
as ] see it is here tonight. II is the mis-
fortune of public men that they seem to
belong to the public; they cannot attend
New England dinner or make Christ
mas visit, without being called upon for a
speech And yet it is good fortune too,
20 behold here the beauty and grace of
Springfield, and its strength, too, the
sturdy sons Of toll. All the emotional
part of my nature Is with the ladies'
naturally so, under my present circum-
stances~-all the patriotic part goes out
to these armorers who, in our civil strife,
armed a regiment each day / am
glad again to visit New England; unfor-
tunately, as said in New York the other
night, was not born in New England,
nor was my ancestry thence, but have re-
ceived so many and so great kindnesses
here, that | may feel myself New Eng
lann's If not by birth, yet surely by cleo
tion. 1t is not fitting that / should speak
here of the questions which have, Of late,
divided our country III should follow in
ths path of my great chief, General Grant
beside whose name mine stapds, 1t might
be es we'll. But, General Grant has
spoken so well in his deeds that he no
doubt thinks it needless to use words, and
so leaves that to my share And upon
this Christmas Day, which commentaries
so blessed and joyous an event, and around
which cling only CHEEKY and happy asso-
Citations; on which people of every nation
and cline OF the Christian world, in what
ever they differ, agree in rejoicings-it is
right TO say en- this anniversary that we
are ali happy in our nation, in the recOg-
milton accorded her throughout the world,
and in our chosen President Yes, every
loyal heart is happy tonight General
Grant is happy; ! am happy II
This little speech was interspersed with
occasional cheers and laughter at the good
points, some of which were emphasized by
the presence of the speakers wife. Then
the hand shaking rec0mmenced, and con,
tinued for some two hours more Spring
field Mass Reple5IieaR s-tgt1 u
.,CARL YoGT, the German phy siologist,
who is soon 70 come TO this country, and
TO deliver a course OF lectures on his ia
Vorite subject, believes that the brain of
man is growing from generation 10 gene
ration. He fixes the rate at 700 cubic
ceDtimetres for the last seven hundred
years.
In pegging boots, by steam, go cases, or
$40 pairs OF boots, is usual days work.
One man in Hopkinton, Massachusetts,,
has pegged So cases. 1882, boots, ia two
days He once pegged 4S bp0ls, twice
round, in fourteen minutes aud did one
boot, In trial Of speed, in thirteen sec
onds