The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-10-08
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
PERSONAL HABITS OF THE PRESENT
FEDERAL EXECUTIVE.
A Prompt Letter Writer With n BAdiy
Crippled Steel Pen'-smali Encourage.
mont for Medical Skill At tho
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he keeps up correspondence with them.
President Cleveland has not ono unanswered
letter on his desk. or course he docs not
reply 10 all the letters no receives, or, In
deed, one In every hundred he receives, but
bo takes particular pains 10 reply 10 all per-
bonal letterA Letters regarding political
matters, appointments, ETC., are opened and
disposed Of by his clerks without being shown
10 him at all. President Cleveland genor-
orally writes his letters In tho evening, a
couple OF hours after dinner, He IL a very
careful letter writer, taking pains 10
have every word written plainly He
10 a master at punctuation Ho uses
heavy American linen paper OF
note Slzo and q square envelope Since
he has been president he has not used one
sheet OF government paper or an envelope
which he has not purchased hims0 I. Every
word that no has writton since w has been
In the White House has been vita the same
pon-an ordinary steel pen, II has broken
down several times, hut he has Ms often fixed
ltup The holder lsplaln and OF tho kind that
sells 10 school children for one cant Th0ro
arc several strings tol around tho pom 10
keep II In Ia proper place, He has tried
several other pons but tore up tho letters
that no wrote because thOy did not look
right A half dozen fountain pen makers
Bont tho president samples OF their pons with
a request that no try them, but no has not
tried any Of them, and probably will not ~
long an his favorito pom holds out
In tho past couple OF weeks tho president
has got In the habit OF taking constitution
al breather after dinner, and ho has found II
10 beneficial that ho will probably keep II
up Az a general thing no takes his walk
alone, though on ono or two occasions no
was accompanied by personal friend, Hla
rule IL now 10 take dinner about o'clock
by tho time he starts out for his walk II Ia
dark. Ho is seldom recognized, for though
ho has boon with uS six months hO Ia not gon.
orally known except by officials and poll.
liclans, Whom any ono dos rooognl1o him
he acknowledges II very courtooualy and
bows. When ladies bow 10 him no CALAMITY
raisoa his hat The habit has been for tho
president 10 walk about mile or mile and
half Somo evenings ho takes turn down
through tho White House grounds over into
Warrington monument grounds, aud
returns by tho way OF Seventeenth street,
Al other times no goes out Sixtoonth
itroct or Connecticut avenue 10 Dupont Cir
,lo and back by some other street Tho
president IL told by his friends that no Ia
yrowing trile too stout, and ho takes his
lftor dinner exercise 10 prevent getting any
" outer and II possible 10 reduce himself
somewhat Tho president Is not natural
or any easy walker, Ho IL short coupled
and his feet aro too atumpy aud fat II IL
an effort for him 10 walk In some OF hia
walks out Connecticut avenue no has mot
Iomo Of the attaches Of the English legation
returning from thoir broathcra, which vary
from three 10 ton miloa Sir Edward Thorn
ton whom ho was the English minister horo
always took ton mile jaunt aftor dinner
Frequently ho was accompanied by hia two
young daughters, Thoy seemed 10 enjoy 10
a much NJ their distinguished father.
President Cleveland has boon exceedingly
fortunate In tho matter OF health since ho
has boon the occupant OF tho White House
Ho han not yet had occasion 10 call In n
physician Once or twioo he had alight
bilious attack, but he got rid OF itby taking
tomo medicine which had beon prescribed
Tor him while he was In Albany, small
quantity Of which ho happened 10 have on
hand, In tho past ton years President Clovo.
land has not lost from his dutios on account
Of sickness moro than fifteen days, There
ara several physicians hore who would not
mind that ho had little touch OF sickness,
provided thoy were called In, for II Ia mon.
oy, and n good deal OF II, 10 any physician,
10 bo known an tho presidents phyaioian,
not that no gets II out OF the president but
from tho othor patients that have his aor-
vlcoa
There has not boon an outside physician
employed In tho White House for very
long tImc, probably not since Buchanan'a
time, excepting, Of course, tho Garfield sum.
mer, whom no ono was allowed In tho upper
part OF the mansion except physicians
President Llncoln was attended by an my
surgeon SO waa President johnson, The
nmo surgeon, DR., Norris, now In San Fran.
ceco, attended Gen, Grant when ho needed
doctor, which was very seldom, Presi-
dent Hayes was never sick, neither was Mrs.
Hayes, NJ the question Of n physician mover
came up, President Garfield hnd no physl.
clan mp 10 the tmo he waa shot, though Dr.
kusan II lson, a hommopath, had for some
years attended Mira Garfield aud the chill.
dron. During Mrs, 0Hrilelda illness In tho
spring prior 10 the shooting Of the president
Dr. Edison was assisted by Dr. Boynt0n, an
| Ohio relative Of tho family, Dr. Baxter, tho
medical puryeyor general Of Tao army,
claimed ON the Sunday morning after tho
shooting Of President Garfield that ha llax.
tori had been the regular physician TO Con,
Garfield when ha Garfield was member
OF congress, but Dr Bliss refused 10 reoog.
AL aAV Atni, ala a,,I elay.1 Als. ~
tho White House Dr. Bliss claimed 10 have
acted os hc did on tho request OF Mira Gar
| Geld
The medical services that President Ar.
thur needed were very slight and we're nj.
ways rendered by his physician In New
York, upon teegraphic or written state
mont Of his trouble, The army surgeons
did not charge for their services when they
were called In by the presidents thus knock.
Ing the regular physicians Of the city out Of
many fat fee,
Another effort will be made In December
next 10 have the so-called National board OF
health restored 10 life, Tho American Pub.
| lio Health association meets here at that
time, no as 10 influence legislation before
congress. An effort viii 'be made, Che pro.
limnary steps 10 which have already been
taken, 10 secure for that association the pas.
page OF resolution asking congress 10 re-
habilitate The National board OF health 10
was tho intention Of congress two years ago
10 abolish the National board OF health en-
tirely, for oil the matters relating 10 tho
Federal enforcement Of sanitary laws have
been turned over TO the Marine hospital ser
vice, but by nm accident the clause appropri-
atlug for the salaries OF the members OF The
board was enacted III one Of the appropria-
tion bills The result was that while there
was money to pay tho members Of the board
$40 por day each while they were In session
there was no money 10 pay for clerks TO
keep up tho Office or anything else. There
was but Quo man employed, though The