Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-08

rub my skin until II CLOVIS from crown
to sole night and morning. This Keeps
IL IA excellent condition. l have done
this FOR more than forty years every
night and every morning. and ! doubt
not It has saved me from il-health.
My skin ~ now as soft and rosy as that
Of a baby, | uerspire easily aud the
rubbing keeps the pores of the skin
open Tho pores of the skin nre, you
know. the sewers Of the human sys-
tom. and. ! Keep my thousands oil
! sewers always open"
MRS. HAYES AND THE WHITE
HOUSE WINES.
''You speak of not using wine nj
| Washington, Colonel Thompson. Mrs
| Hayes, ! believe. set the example to
| the capital by not using wine on her
! table nt the state dlnuers?'
YES, that was the case" replied the
| cx-sccrotary of the navy. but my
uHe OF wine at Washington was not
| confined to the period while i was in
! the cabinet. never drank n glass
! during all my public service. in Con-
! gress or elsewhere. l felt that had
the need of all my faculties and that
| / coud not afford to impair them by
| the use Of wine. AZ to Mrs Hayes,
/ she insisted that no wine should be
! used at our cabinet and Mt her private
| dinners. She did not do 80 Mt the state
| the diplomats She refused to serve
wine at the dinner given to the Grand
| Duke Alexis, although Secretary
Evarts asked her to do so. The
| omission created such decided sem
sation that she gave in to the state de-
| partment thereafter on the basis, that
the diplomatic dinners were national
matters and not n privnte entertain
| ment over which she had control"
| MIR. HAYES WAS PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Hayes, however. was very
| strong minded woman, was she not?
You know 1t was charged by some that
| II was she and not her husband who
ran the government during the Hayes
| administration
| THAT is not true" replied ex-Secre-
! tary Thompson. Mrs. Hayes was n
| woman OF strong character. She was
| n loYable woman In every respect. but
| not an ambitious one in the way some
| people thought. / don't think she
| bothered herself at all about the policy
of the administration. She liked the
social position which came with the
| Presidency. She was fond Of being
| tho lady of the White House. She was
| always present after each cabinet
meeting to shake hands with us as we
/ came out of the room and she seemed
| to delight in seeing people and making
| them happy. At one time, ] remem-
Der, we considered the advisability of
| moving the business offices of the
, White House to the state, war and
| navy building, but Mrs Hayes OBJ
| jccted to this, saying she would not
| then be able to see so much of tie
| cabinet and Of the public men whom
she so delighted to meet"
How about Hayes. was he an honest
| President"
| II think he was" replied exASecre-
tary Thompson. IT will not say he
! 4 t,fa r.
but that he was among the purest of
| men. think he did what he thought
| was right, and that this was his sole
aim. l don't believe he was much
| actuated by desires for self-aggrandize-
| ment."
| STORIES OF LINCOLN.
| "when did you first meet Linclon?"
| ] asked.
'1.incoln and ] grew up together
about the same time" replied Col
| Thompson. He was on one side of the
| Wabash river, in Illinois. and l was on
| the other side, In Indiana. We had
| known about each other for years be
| fore we came together. I knew, of
| course. of his election, and when at the
| first of the session / saw tall ungain-
| ly man coming across the hall of the
| House OF Representatives, with smile
| on his face. l knew that 1t must be he.
| He apparently knew me in the same
way, 1Or us Hc ftHcntu me ne Helu OUT
| his hand, saying, How are you, Dick
elbow are you, Abel | replied, as /
| took Il. and then began friendship
| which lasted until Lincoln died.
II was very fond of Lincoln" Mr.
| Thompson went on. I'VE were much
| together during the first term OF Com
| gress, and / believe he made his first
entrance into fashionable society with
| me- a most accomplished lady from
| Virginia, a friend of mine. gave re-
ceptloD early in the season. About
| nifty distinguished men were invited,
. but Lincoln was not among the num-
| Der. | concluded he should go and
wont to my friend and told her that
wanted an invitation for him. as / was
| anxious that she should meet him. She
| gave me the invitation. l remember
how Lincoln looked as he sat among
the company that night. He was. you
| know, tall, angular and awkward
| Some time after his presentation he be-
| came engaged in conversation with my
| friend, taking seat In very low
! rocking chair at her feet. As he grew
| interested in talking he kept cdging
| closer to his hostess. He was SO low
! that his knees almost came to his chin
! and 10 get rid of his legs he wrapped
| them one around the other. As he
/ grew more interested he came 30 close
! that his knees touched the lady's dress.
| and as looked 1 thought he must
| finally end in her lap. The next day
1 met my lady friend and asked her
what she thought OF Lincoln. She re-
| piled at once; That man has elements
| of greatness In him. OF all those at my
house last night | think he has the best
| chance OF being President OF the United
| States This was about ten years be-
fore he was thought of as n presidential
| candidate"
| PRESIDENT LINCOLN AND THE
BOSTON MAN.
The conversation here turned to Lin
coin as story teller. when Mr.. Thomp-
son said:
President Lincoln did not originate
| the best of his stories. He had d very
J receptive memory and stored away
| every anecdote he heard. Ills mind was
such that he was able To use such
| things In the way OF illustration HIS
| favorlte way Of conveying an idea was
| by n story. For instance, take an incl
| dent which occurred one night when |
| was AZ the White House. | had been
/ spending the evening there with Presi-
! dent Lincoln. l was lying on my back
upou lounge. Lincoln was sitting in
! q chair with his feet propped up beside
! me. We had chatted for an hour or
I 80. when the clock struck half-past ten.
! ] then got up and said that | must 20
, home, ] told the President that he must
! DO tired and that he ought to go to bed
and get the rest which he needed to
fortify him for the worries and troubles
of the morrow.
=" No., replied President Lincoln
don't 20 yet, Stay half hour longer
J j have an appointment ut II o'clock