The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-11

theatrical face, stands guard at his
door with orders TO allow no one to
pass. He acts as messenger and
knows Just when it is safe TO interrupt
the workers inside. President Cleve.
lands daily life is systematic one.
He is very phlegmatic in his disposi-
ton. He is not at all nervous.
Methodical ways are second nature
TO him. He always rises at o'clock.
He dresses very leisurely and glances
over the morning papers after he is
dressed. lie breakfasts at 8. There
is hardly ever any enc with him at
breakfast except his sister, Miss Cleve-
land, unless there are special guests in
the house. From his kfast room
he goes directly TO the library. This
is his favorte room 1t is long oval
chamber, plainly furnished with red
leather sofas. chairs and other library
furniture. There are in this room a
rum'er Of the portraits of ex-Presi-
dents. The Presidents desk is of light
wood and at the south end of the
room. The windows back of him are
wide and high and take in very COM
prehensive view, reaching way over be-
yond the Smithsonian Institute at the
left, down the Potomac to Alexandria
directly south, and over to Arlington
at his right. 1t was out of this win
dow that Lincoln through glass saw
the Confederate flag flying over Alex
andria, when Col Ellsworth, of Chi
cago, was calling upon him. Mr.. Lin
coins remark that the Confederate
flag ought at least TO be out of sight
Of the capital undoubtedly stimulated
Ellsworth to the act of tearing down
that flag, which act cost him his lite.
Upon the right of this room is another
whore the Cabinet meets. This is
where Mr.. Hayes used to receive his
visitors The library room is the
place where the surgeons who attend
ed upon Garfield used TO meet to make
reports to the Cabinet.
The President, when he comes into
the library in the morning, finds a
bundle of papers upon his desk.
These are selections made from the
mail by Col. Lamont, his private sec
retary, and the documents in such
special cases as the President has ex-
pressed desire to consider. A steno-
grapher comes and takes his seat at
the Presidents right, Col. Lamont
joins him and, from 0 until 10, the
President diSposes of these cases.
Alter 10 o'clock he sees his regular
callers, the Senators, members and
leading politicians from ont of town
who come to talk to him upon the sub
ject OF offices Siraggling through
this crowd there will occasionally be
caller who has come for the purpose of
paying his respects. This latter class
Is very few in number. The Presi-
dents reception continues until l
o'clock, except upon the two Cabinet
days of the week lie then receives
only until ~ o'clock, or when there is
large delegation at the White House
to see hun he generally comes down
to the East Room and holds recep-
ton there He lunches at 3 and
then goes back to his work. He
keeps at that steadily until 5, unless he
is Interrupted by some very prominent
o"iiVi "Ho oaHuoC oe put OH. lie
leaves the White House at that hour
and drives with his private secretary
until 7 o'clock lie then returns home
and dimes. His dinner is always
plain one. He gets back to his work
again at $50. He works until mid
night before he retires. There is little
change in the routine of his daily life.
Upon Saturdays when he does not zee
general callers he simply devotes the
time he gains thereby TO the endless
papers which are always accumulat-
ING upon his desk, He goes out for
longer drives Sundays, and occasio H.
ally upon that day takes walk. But
even portion of that day is devoted
to the consideration of public business.
There never was harder working
President in the White House.