St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-13
BLAINE is BETTER.
At Least the Secretary Him
self Says He Is Steadily
Improving.
He, However, Admits That He
Was Very Iii From Nerv-
Gus Dyspepsia.
He Attributes His Illness to a
Deal Of OVerWOPk at the
Capitol.
Kansas Alliance Men Figup-
ing on a Scheme to Meet
Their Mortgages.

BAR HARBoR, Me-, July 12.-''I am
recovering my health quite rapidly"
SAID James G. Blaine to-day, land why
in the world | am quoted as saying l
am weak and ill-conditioned is amusing
to me. have been very i'll. l had a
slight attack of nervous dyspepsia, and
am not quite recovered from it yet. My
eyes are quite bad, my back is ailing,
and my legs pain me. l have not lost
volume in my voice, however, neither
have | lost my hearing. l can hear as
well as when | was boy, and | don't
know but what :better, because l am
keeper. lie down a good deal. be-
cause reclining position is easier Tor
me and much more comfortable. l walk
quite a good deal now, and find i; pleas
ant and helpful exercise. 1t expands my
lungs and gives Inc a clearer head.
no not play tennis at ALL" said he, i'll
answer to the inquiry as to whether he
was seen dressed in a tennis suit and
playing tennis. Il never did when
was young, and | guess will not begin
to learn now. l am averse to all sports
of all kinds, and. at any rate, would not
be able to spend that much time in the
open air.
Il think such reports are unkind-
they are foolish, too, and l cannot think
of any people who would be likely to
read them. As far as my eyeslght is
concerned. l feel perfectly safe, for
although l am slightly near-Sighted, l
am not blind, nor anywhere near it.
Ny eyesight is good for many years
vet"
''Do you have TO be lifted into the car
rage, as reported 2" he was asked.
PERHAPS | have been helped in at
times. Not any more now than ever,
though. 1t is quite customary for my
cOachman, who has been long time in
the family, to give me lift into my
victoria, which is rather high, with All
uncomfortable step to climb"
''Is your sickness caused by too much
smoking"
''No. 1 never smoke. That is one
habit | do not indulge in nor never
have. l think it is vile. My sickness
is not caused by any dissipation. 1t is
the penalty | must pay for OveTwork at
the capital. Towards the last of my
stay there | was quite overcome at times
by the pressure upon NE. L should
have stopped then. but | didn't. L kept
up, and now l must rest.
Mr.. Blaine stepped into the hall, and
lust then Mrs. Blaine's voice was heard
in the recess of the reception room.
She came forward and said: Il am glad
to have an opportunity to contradict the
reports printed in the New York papers
about Mr. Biaine's dying. You see how
well he looks and how spry he is i'll his
movements. He grows healthier and
roster every day. The Bar HarbOr at
mOSphere is Just what he needed to
buoy up his hopes and strengthen him.
The ocean bTeeZeS send the blood ru h
ing through his veins and the mountain
air gives him tone. l read the daily pa
perS and the magazines to him. He
does not care for the gOSsipy columns,
but he is intently interested in the edi-
toriaIs. He is very fond of music, too,
and my daughter, Mrs. DamroSch, helps
him pass many happy hours.
He is fond of the COppinger child
rem, who are with US at Stanwood. lie
enjoys playing with them, and is quite
in his element. He often takes his
chair upon the lawn and spends an
hour or so. His nervousness is gradu
ally wearing away" continued she.
There is a great deal of CONSERVATION
expressed by the villagers here over the
kilograms which are daily appearing in
the New York papers. A majority ac
cept them as sent for political effect and
as such laugh and chafe over them,
while some few grow anxious and make
daily excursions 10 StanwoOd from their
villas. On these occasions they find
Mr.. Blaine well, and improving every
day. but each report as it appears make
them more anxious. So StanwoOd is
crowded all day long"
The piazza is turned into reception
room. and Mrs. Blaine, always genial
and popular hostess, welcomes the VS.
itorS, making each and every one happy.