Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-01
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and substituted a roll of manifold
paper, which in color, form and size
greatly resembled it. Mr.. Vance returned
to his seat in few minutes and resumed
writing. He is little nervous and not
very careful about his person. Shortly he
was noticed to reach over his LETT hand,
grasp the roll and push it quick into MS
mouth. His massive jaws went down upon
the roll of paper with crash, but they
stuck. The Senator grew red i'll the face,
took his eyes from his paper and let them
rest upon the carpet, while suspicious
look oyerspread his countenance. Slowly
he drew the roll from his mouth,
looked at it, then turning round
10 see ifany one saw him, and dropped II
quietly in the cuSpadore. s \ faint litter
arose from the seats about him, but the
Senator looked hard down upon his joker
and continued to write.
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Residents of the Pine Tree State are
talking about their Tom Reed, who is the
Republican leader of the House, for the
Presidency a few years hence, when Mr..
Blaine has retired from the political arena.
Reed is one of the most eloquent men
America has ever produced. lie Is
also one of the most clumsy men III
public life-clumsy physically but as agile
as can be imagined mentally An old resi-
dent of Maine was anticipating Tom Reed
future to-day, when he recited little IN
cident connected with this mans early life
''When Tom was boy" said the Maine
man, che was the most awkward fellow
YOU ever saw, and he always took pains to
stumble over a pin when the opportunity
presented itself, or attempted to walk
through n chair rs if it were invisible. lie
dressed unbecOmingly and his clothes
never seemed to fit him. Inc
back of his coat was invariably
four or five inches shorter than the front,
and his pantalOons were generally at half
mast. He always presented very strange
appearance, but Tom had many redemlng
traits. He was always fond Of the girls,
and used to never DO so happy rs when ht
was keeping company with them. | re-
member one evening, when he was good
sized boy, he had called to see a couple OF
girls in my neighbOrhoOd. He looked par
ticularly awkward, but, as one OF his eter'
tanners afterward remarked, his tongue was
not a bit out of order. Tom told stories
to the girls rs he now tells
them TO the statesmen in the House, and
kept them in q roar of laughter. Finally
he got up to 90. He looked like regu,
Apollo. The girls atterward said that he
appeared to be stuffed. He always had
little speech to make on his departure,
which was more or less various and Ill
WAYS intended TO he sincere. The girls
looked very sedate and tried 10 be modest
and respectful, but the truth was they al
most persisted in supprcSSing their mirth
One OF them told me about 1t the Other
day. After Pom had left the old grand
mother of the household, who sat
quietly in corner OF tht
room knitting, reproached the girls by say
ing: 'YOu silly things, you can make IL
much fun of Tom Reed as you please, but
can tell you that boy is going to make
great man some day The girls became
serious, and after laughing out their loud
mirth were rcmorseful Tom did not come
back again. He saw that he had beer
made a fool Of But the prediction of the
old grandmother proved true. Beginnin!
as a poor young lawyer, Tom Reed wen
ND. He was City Solicitor, then Attorney
General of his State, and now one of TIT
leading Congressman of the country. Tn
next thing we will learn of him he will b.
occupying Mr.. Blaine's shoes, as Maine mel
say, but will be filling pair made by him
self which will be fully Us illustrious Il
those Of the Plumed Knight.
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1t has been many years since so mucl
anxiety has been shown rs now by mem
bers of Congress to leave the city. The.
are all anxious to 90, notwithstanding!
some of them dread return To their con
stituencies and an engagement into TIL
campaign which cOpfrOntS them. 1t vii
not be twenty-five hours after adjourn
ment of Congress till nine-tcnths of thu
statesmen will be away. Ordinarily /
takes four or five weeks to make such ;
complete emigration. Nearly One-half o
them have their trunks already packed
have shipped away their general effects
and will leave on the first train after TIT
Speakers gayel and that of the Presiden
of the Senate has come down for the las
time this session. The exodus of visitors
has been complete, and few people VIII
make Washington bearable during tn
summer months remain here now. They
are nearly all at their watering places, anC
there is such little attraction for those VIII,
have nothing to do that only those who III
tend to be busy will stay here after Con
greSS has shut down.
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During the discussion on the Sundr,
Civil Appropriation bill in the Senate tn
other day q we'll known resident of thi
district who sat in the gallery watching tn
gallery watching the proceedings knowing
ly remarked:
That is a measure of great impOrtanc
to Washington. Everybody is interested
in it here, and hope it will pass just as i
was reported from the committee"
When questioned about his reasons 70
desiring the passage of the bill withOu
amendment the gentleman replied:
The bill provides for the printing of sill
yer certificates of the denominations o
one, two, and five dollars, and that con
templates lot of work for people in tn
District of Columbia, because they mus
be printed ut the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Why it will give seventy
five men work for year" The eountr!
is interested in the clause in this bill re
ferred to, because it will afford the peopl
small bills in place of large silver certiti
Gates or standard silver dollars. The com
parison of that interest with the one enter
tanned by people here is almost amusing
The employment of Seventy-fve men
year covers the interest of the measure t
the District of Columbia.
HINTS TO SUMMER BOARDERS.
Useful Advice to City Folks Who Go Int