The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-03
AT THURMAN'5 home.
Health and Plans of the Ola Roman
A Trip by Water.
From the Baltimore sun

from Ute butttntOTS oU't'
COLUMBUS, O., July 29.-Judge Thur
mans mail brings him daily dozens of curl
GUS presents and nlementoes from all parts
of the country. He takes great interest In
opening his mail, and critically examines
everything. He began to place them to-
getIer on a large, old-fashioned table in his
library, which had surface large enough to
admit at first of an orderly arrangement
of the articles for exhibition to his intl-
mate friends, but the constant accumula-
ton has thrown the whole into confused
heap
Bandannas and pictures of Mr.. Cleveland
and Mr. Thurman make up two-thlrds OF
the lot There are bandannas of all shapes,
styles and sizes, ages and conditions, from
the elaborate silk one sent him by Con-
gresham s. S. Cox, to the faded and
dingy specimen sent by an old Ross county
friend, to whom it was presented many
years ago, and who was keeping it as me-
mento.
The pictures are mostly photographs sent
by artists all over the country, made by
| them from "favorite negatives" The next
article most numerously represented in the
collection is a stuff box. One wonders
where the senders were able to find an
article now almost entirely discarded from
use. There are thirteen of these boxes. The
most costly, probably, is a small affair of
capacity that would certainly not last such
rapid consumer, as Mr.. Thurman is said
to be, very long. The box itself is made Of
piece of deer's antler, beautifully polished,
with spring lid of gold, so arranged that
all the fortunate possessor has to do is to
touch little knob at the side and the
snuff is at hand. 1t is apparently in
tended, from its shape, to be carried in
the vest pocket, and came from an admlrer
of the Old Roman up in the Wolverine
state.
A novel article in this same line is home
made snuff box, which came from a gem
tleman from North Carolina. 1t is made
from the sap wood Of the white hickory,
beautifully polished. The sender evil
IDENTIFY made it himself. 1t is closed with
sliding lid and on one end, and is inscribed
''Old Hickory" and on the other "Old Ro-
man.
Mr.: Thurman employs young lady, Miss
May Nye, as private secretary. She is on
duty in his Office, on High street, most of
the time, writing letters, which are dictated
TO her by Mir. Thurman during few hours
in the afternoon. Since his nomination he
has been in the habit of walking down from
his residence to his office, about three-quart-
ers of mile) along toward O'Clock in the
afternoon, where he remains until 9, when
he goes home to dinner. Lately he has
of rest and labor. As has been published,
ever since he was a member of the senate,
he has been In the habit of sitting up I'M
til 2 o'clock in the morning and often
would continue his reading until daylight.
Then, of course, he would not rise until
noon.
Last week" said his private secretary,
81 was surprised to see Mr.. Thurman walk
into the office at 9 o'clock one morning. He
explained that he had retired at 9 the
night before, and arose at 5 in the morn
ing. He felt better than usual, and said he
was going to adopt those hours in the fu-
ture. He really looking ten years younger
| than he was six months ago"
81 have concluded to accept the invita-
ton to go to Port Huron, Mich" said Mr..
| Thurman to the correspondent. They left
the matter of the date with me, and as
wish to visit Toledo and the northwestern
part of the state after awhile, aud a trip to
| the cool regions of the lake will be a con
venient thing for me, think shall com
| bne the three objects and accomplish them
We have project now of securing yacht
my wife, my sons family and myself
and making the trip by water from
| Toledo"
| Mr.. Thurman, it is understood, ha'
about finished his letter of acceptance, and
will soon commence to prepare himself &c
make number of speeches i'll the cam
paign He thinks the democrats may
carry Michigan, and feels confident Of In
| diana.