The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-28
4 YEAR OF "REC0RDS."
TuE CRdzE mas INTEIoPED
FTFRFTHTNG nor TIRGINfA.
,,r. Cieveland's Hands Shaking Tctes-How
tho President spots PeoPle-Nir-
ginia Patronage

every gathering and in every discussion
invariably "the record" theory is ad-
yanc.l 80 mention is made OF a trans
atlantic steamer these days without a
comparison of it's record" with that OF
,r tae other craft that transpor. thou
sands to and fro between the Old Country
and the Ncw.
Tlc pedestrian bicyclist oarsman,
geaouapher. telegraph operator, skater,
swimmer. runner. and jumper. all the
rnrins ana tr0tting horses, and even
down no tte trotting dos Doe have
hcr records.
fes. now are coming 10 the front with
astounding uplUty. Many OF them are
FOR one thing or another some of them
ought to be printed. others never VIII
be- Some are proud OF theirs, others
would be eiad 10 have milestone tied
about theirs. and cast into the sea.
The national record" Of some of the
Democrats of the country keeps them at
home to-day and even the record OF
the past year has made 10 Impossible
for some to ascend 10 the reasonable
heights of presidential favor, but VIZ
giula comes fo the front, as she always
dos and dlsciainrs apparently these
innovations We are not "a record max
ine people in the scnse OF making records
We care not for sfygian dyes, nor iof
the gorgeous tirts Of summer Skies
we just go and DO things anyway. me
blowing Of O. bugie few years ago
aroused MS us the caciIine ot the geese
dH the Roman guards but this is an right
now and we have nodded off again, and
tae question now comes up VINO Us 10
blow the hug'ef 49,.
Whenever che President recalls with
seeming ease some fact in regard TO an
application fled several months ago it IS
tho cause f0r much wonder 10 those TO
whom the incident or pecullarity is men,
toned. STUDY the man as be studies you
and this faculty OF his is not rs surpris-
lnc as it might otherwise bc. ] stood the
other day in the East room Of the White
House during one of the tri-weeky re-
cepuous % the public, and / could well
understand how hc improssos upon his
mind the salient points OF the character
of those who approach him. Men, and
women. too. for that matter, are his
study He delights in it. and TO take the
mental measure OF those with whom he is
thrown in contact is a pastme and as
easy TO him as for the clever clerk at the
r.0ve-counter 90 measure your hand with
ue small tape furnished for that purpose,
the meaning Of each feature of the face
being ass plain 90 him as the gilt figures
on the litOe leather measure which shows
the size Of your hand.
It was an interesting half hour 80 me.
At.,,,t t.,. b,,,,,l,..3 ,,oC,,le took tbo preei-
1ent,e hsrd durirr maj time ana be no
d,,,bt carries now MANY "a mental minia-
flre OF the races that passed him. lie
entered tho door with smile on his face
that continued there ass II mechanically
set. and it was 10y q wonderful power
given 10 conceal the active working of
that inward faculty Of character read
ing Only once did I see that smile
broaden iuto anything like the real aru-
Gle. and Chat was when proud father
pushed forward slx-year-old son. and
of AN the crowd he had the most cordial
greeting.
/ stood with mv back 90 the light. the
President fun iu 30. and ] greatly enjoyed
The unobsirucicd view my situation af-
f1rdcd.
TO the casual observer his half-Open
a.e nds would indicate only contraction
of the muscles 10 produce the smile.
which each supposcd was meant only for
him or her. Iool, closer bohfud what
others MIGHT designate as those sleepy
eres and v0u See at once thar sloop is
f.r from trem. Thev are the napuffvtnr
co,s.s through which to the broin are
convened in shorter time than This coul1
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