Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-15
CAPITAL GOSSIP.
The Habits Of Ssns Of The Prem
9 lpsut Men Of the csuatry.
PRESIDENT ARTHurs wos'qNa Houss
His Hardest Work Done At hidaight-Why
: Ben Butler Still Sticks to His Law I.
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about to-day it has not. come into my
sanctum, for I have been on the lookout
the whole day Long. 1 dare not say
that it Is as dull here as though 1t were
midsummer, for that poor phrase has
been used until it isquite "high," as
we say Of game birds. But you must
remember that Congress Is away, the
President is away, the Secretary Of the
Navy is away, the Secretary Of the
Treasury Is lii, we have no Postmaster
General, the Attorney General is away
about half the time-and 80, how can
there lie anything to write about: Society
has tired itself out, and spoiled its
stomach, by the heavy designations Of
the winter. There's nothing going on
in politics, and there are sensations
that know Of in any quarter. But
there Is
No Rest For the Newspepev Nss
even though there Is no work to do.
by the way, on this very subject OF
work there Is something to be said.
Arthur Reade has lately given Us
volume, which shows wonderful care
and industry in its preparation, on the
subject Of literary work, how it Is done
and the habits Of brain workers. Ac-
csrding to this book, the only, or ut
least the best way to work Is without
stimulants of any kind-no wine, no
spirits, no beer, no smoking, no chew
ing, no snufliing. I have net space
nor the inclination tonight to 60 into
the subject, thought think I might
write Interestingly on it. / will only
say suggested. No two writer's are
alike. / know for a fact that some
writers cannot work without stimu-
lants, and that Others eanno! collect
their senses if they have touched to-
bacco, liquor, wine or drugs. We all
have seen cases in which a glass Of
wine makes fool of one person and
the same thing makes wisdom and
brilliuncy in another. To say that
both should abstain or that both
should indulge would he equally absurd.
In reading Mr.. Reade's book | can't
help thinking that he has selected ex-
amples from those who do not believe
in tea, ceilee or any kind of stimulants
as writing power. Why did he not
mention Victor Hugo and score OF
other great French writer's?
The Habits OF writers
The brain worker Is strange thing.
1t has as many shades and colors and
habits Us the flowers and birds. One
writer can only work In the morning,
another does hi. best work in the after
noon and still another works I'm the
night. Who can say which Is the best
time for literary work. Newspaper
writer's as rule work ut night, aud
where will you see more brilliant
work than is every day found In the
newspapers? Many OF the great law
yers never think Of going into case
until everybody else has gone to bed.
happened to know something Of Pres
ident Arthur's habits. He Is q great
night worker and very careful OF details
During the day he receives nearly
everybody who comes and he listens
patiently to the story each one has to
tell fit becomes rather dreary and
pointlcss he has IA way OF stopping II.
He receives and lays aside papers and
documents that are given him. On
Cabinet days Tuesdays and Fridays
all manner Of things come TO him. lie
listens to what the several secretaries
have TO say on business of their depart
ments, and he takes the papers and
makes notes. His private secretary
and his clerks lay aside everything that
needs his attention. When the day IL
spent.
The President Dines
and he gives himself two or three hours
rest and enjoyment. His smokes his
cigar and at dinner drinks his glass OF
wine. When all the really good people
are going TO bed Mr.. Arthur goes 10 his
library and sits down to his big table
covered foot deep with papers. With
eyeglasses astride his nose, and In the
light of big student lamp, he dives
into his work. II he sometimes sits ut
work in his sbirt.sleeves the ladies need
not know 1t.
Hour after hour, i'm the stiffness OF
the night, does the President work,
and when he rises every paper has been
disposed of. This matter has been APP
proved, that disapproved or rejected;
another has been endorsed and calls for
further information; still another Ii laid
aside for future consideration. Some
times the President works this way till
- or even 3, o'clock, but when he leaves
his table il Is clear and clean, ready for
the next days grist. II, after this, the
President takes little brandy and water
before going TO bed, II u none OF my
business. For one am very glad the
President has gone to Florida for little
rest. Every one who knows Mr. Ar
thurs habits OF work knows that he IN
tired out. It is very easy to say that
he IL easy-going simply because he does
not insult his callers with busy brus-
queues, AZ though he were hurried
bali to death. Because he Ia easy and
polite In bis manners before the public,
does not prove that he neglects the
work Of bis great Office.
Rem BusIer's Love Or wsvk.
No doubt great many persons are
surprised that Ben Butler is 10. often
mentioned In connection with law
cases. He IL q good deal more than .
millionaire; he 10 nearly sixty-sevcn
years old; he has q residence here, one
I'm Lowell or Gloucester, and one In
Boston he has one Of the finest private
Libraries in the world; he has one OF the
best yachts in the country, and he has
horses and degs galore. He loves books
and Is ripe scholar; he has perfect
health physically and mentally ten
years under his age-ana 10 Governor
Of Massachusetts. BY most people he
is thought 10 be the greatest lawyer In
the county. He has been great gen.
eral in great war sndhe was for many
years . great power In Congress. One
would naturally think that General
Butler would be willing and anxious TO
settle down into digni6ed retirement
and enjoy the honoFs Of Governor Of
the great comwonwealth. He does not
need nancy, he does not need fame,
and cert linIy no work Of his now can
add to She latter. Why, then, does he
take Q!ery big law case that b offered
him: You give II up? Well will tell
you. He has been such great worker
all hDs life that he cannot nov In hia old