The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1886-07-30
|. A. Fact tbot he is such a typical American,


Il his country above all other countries, and
he noses as one of its best products. he
started life as poor boy and has by his own
evertions arisen to culture, craftsmanship,
wealth and to point Of honor in civil life at
tained Inv few other men in the United States.
THE third element of his popularity is his
svmnothy with his fellow man and his cordial
friendship with everybody not antagonistic
To him He has a kindly way or meeting
strangers. and no man ever felt that Blaine
tboupht himself above him when he was in
company with him. There is no Republlcan
in the country to-day who can cab out such a
burst of enthusiasm us Blaine, and think II
our convention was to be held now he would
be nominated beyond the shadow OF doubt"
see that Hugh j. Jewett has rented a
house in Washington, and that he VIII have
residence here next September He still holds
his estate in Ohio, and it may be that he is
oxnectinp to drift back into political life
Hnpb ]. Jewett is Maryland man by
birth and his father was q descendant from
the Webster family, and was relative OF
Daniel Webster. His maternal grandfather
was an Irish Catholic who became converted
to Ouakerism and who was noted preacher
of the Society of Friends. Jewett studied law
in MARYLAND and then went to Ohio to prac-
flee He settled first at ST. Gainesville, and
from thence drifted to GAINESVILLE, where he
BEGAN his political career He was made
| member of the Ohio legislature, and President
Frank Pierce appointed him the United
States district attorney for southern Ohio.
| One of the first railroads OF the west ran
| through GAINESVILLE, and Jewett became IN
| terested in this He saw there was money IN
| the railway and made it study. In short
| time he was made the general manager OF the
| Panhandle road and he left this in 1871 to
| accept a position Of general counsel for the
| Pennsylvania company. He was candidate
| for congress from Ohio thirty-six years ago,
| and in 1861 he was the Democratic candidate
| for governor. The year following he was
nominated for the United States senate, and
| in 1872 he was elected to congress. Two years
later he resigned his seat and became presl-
| dent of the Erie railroad at salary OF S4o,ooo
a year. He has made great deal OF money
within the past ten years, and he Is supposed
to have the barrel needed by good presideen-
tial candidate He has been candidate for
the presidency several times before this and
| has been spoken Of often. lie owns one Oh
the finest farms in Ohio just outside OF Ianes-
vile. 1t lies on the Muskingum river, and,
when visited it year or two ago, it had
500, 900 worth of fine trotting horses in its
stables. 1t was In charge OF Jewett's son
George, who, l believe, lives upon it still
heard a queer story about Jewetts hight
with opium not long since, which was tolu me
by GAINESVILLE doctor. A few years ago
Jewett was thrown from his carriage, and his
injuries were such as to cause him great pam.
On the advice Of his physician he took opium
to relieve this, and this opium was injected
into his veins with a hyperdermic syringe.
As he began to recover he found that his sys-
tenn was saturated with the oplate, and that
he grew almost wild when he did not use 1t.
He tried various means to cure himself OF the
appetite, but in vain. At last he decided up
on a trip to Europe AS soon as the boat was
well out to sea he took his syringe and opium
and cast them overheard. Throughout INC
whole voyage he had hard fight with him
self. but by the bracing sea air he was SO III
yigorated that he was able to keep away from
the surgeon, and by the time he reached Liver
pool he had regained his grip
It is wonderful how the interest in Mrs
Cleveland and all pertaining to her keeps up
She is the gossip of Washington, and she ap
neors to be a success as the presidents wife
The drive past the presidents home mas pe
come the popular one about the Capitol, ane
fashionable teams. The presidents country
house is NOW guarded by policeman, ans
neople are not admitted without permit.
The families of most of the prominent mel
have left the city, and Mrs Endicott AM
Mrs. Villas and Mrs. Hubbard are the onl,
cabinet ladies' who are still here Secretar.
, Endicott has very pleasant home on SIX
teenth street on the hill of SCOTS circle
| oboro IN, yVbita House. and it is mucl
cooler here than further down in the city
saw the secretary sitting on his front step
last night. He was dressed in light summe
!, clothes and Panama hat covered his era.
hairs. He is fine looking clean cut man
/ medium size, with rather rosy complexion
and a mustache white as silver.
, see that the indecent pictures in the clga
store windows advertising brand OF Rich
, mond cigarettes are causing comment, an
this reminds me of story heard about thes
= pictures while was at Richmond the othe
! day. They are published as an advertiser
g dodge by the largest factory in that city, an
/ they do not represent the girls employed ]
e the factory at all They are photographs {
q New Jersey girls which the manager &C
: while on trip through the east, and who
, he has published as his employees. The gel
i uine female cigarette makers raised quite
/ row with the owners of the factory about I'll
S mixtures, and they made him change I'll
IS name of some of his brands in order that the
V NAV not be connected with them by I'll
! photographs. Shortly after the publicatio
: OF the pictures the factory was overrun vat
% callers who were anxious to go through
order to see the pretty girls whose photos the
IS saw in the cigar shops, and this increased
d | such an extent that they are now forced
IS shut out all visitors
"a FRANK GEORGE CARPENTER.