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DfljflEii" WEBSTER.
BUMPSES OP THIS GREAT
STATESMAN AS HE U'I'KAK- -
ED TO Kill ENDS.
WEAKNESS ABOUT MONEY.
BALTIMORE CONVENTION AND ITS
EFFECT ON AVEBSTEU'S
FEELINGS.
ttlS WOXDKKII L ELOQUENCE.
Morii-M at Hl* Hoy It out! — Some Kec-
collt-etioiiN From Webster's
Valet.
Daniel Webster's feelings toward
Den. Scott In tin- spring of 185** must
have been closely akin to the sen
timent with which that old warrior
Inspires the people of Mexico even
to this day. A young woman who
had bean reading Prescott's "Con
quest of Mexico," forgetting that a
Mexican of today is as much Span
ish as Indian, said not long ago to a
fair-faced Mexican youth who had
taken her to dinner: "I should think
the Mexican people would just hate
Cortex."
"No," said the youth, minus his
Usual suavity, "Him that we hate is
Gen. Scott."
If Webster had been given to in
dulgence in personalities it might
possibly have been a momentary re
lief to a mind overburdened with the
Weight of a crushing disappointment,
to have so expressed himself in re
gard to the man who had carried
off his last hope of the presidency.
That greatest gift of the American
people that hung just beyond his
grasp for twenty years, falling three
times within that period to military
heroes, idols of an accidental hour,
passed finally beyond the reach of
the greatest statesman America ever
produced when the Baltimore con
vention on the fifty-third ballot nom
inated Gen. Scott.
It was a hotly contested battle, for
the result of which Webster seems to
have been wholly unprepared.
Choate, who led the Websterian
forces and fought the valiant fight
with an eloquence the more pas
sionate, perhaps, because he real
ized its utter futility, had endeav
ored to prepare Webster for what he
feared must be the outcome of the
convention. He had called upon him
ln his home in Washington and had
read in those deep-set, melancholy
eyes the secret of a confident success.
That awful reserve and dignity of
the great giant, that placed him be
yond the ken of the masses of the
American people, had made no pre
tense of concealing from the sacred
eyes of friendship, not only the long
ing of his soul, but the blind and
steadfast belief that that longing
was about to be gratified.
Webster had been building a new
dinting room to his home in Wash
ington and he proposed there to
dine the . delegates a* -the close of
the conven'iion. As their host he
would thank them with an eloquence
that would amply repay the individ
ual efforts' each delegate— -though
I believe successful delegates do
sometimes have the bad grace to
ask for more 'iShan eloquence.
There seems to have been one tri
vial pcxinit cf similarity in the compo-
Bition of those two formidable rivals
of that Baltimore convention, Scott
and Webster, whose fame rests on
achieve merits so widely different. It
was their 'total inability to cope
With the financial phase of existence.
In the case of Scott I do not know
that the peculiarity endured
throughout his life. There is an an
ecdote extant, however, that reveals
the repute it had gained for him in
his youth, especially with the fam
ily into which he was about to
marry.
He was a connoisseur of horse
flesh and drove one day behind a
pair of particularly fine animals to
call upon the young lady to whom
he was betrothed. When he was
about to depart, according to the
custom of those hospitable days,
the entire family gathered about him
and followed him to his carriage.
Eyeing his spanking team wiltl. evi
dent pride, he suggested that some
one should hazard a guess as to what
he had. given for it. Said his pros-
&£ &Y^Y>$EYMtfJ 00
FO3
FO3
LIVING IN BARNS'
Is solid comfort compared to
our houses before the furnace
fire is lighted.
The discomfort of sitting in
an unheated room is bad
enough, but the cold that is
sure to follow is ten times
worse. To sit sewing all day
with the feet cold— to sit
shivering in an office— or in a
draughty lecture or amusement
hall, is often equivalent to a
winter's sickness.
In the midst of these dan
gers, if you have in your
pocket a bottle of "77," an oc
casional dose will prevent you
taking cold.
"77" cures Colds, Grippe, In
fluenza, Catarrh, Pains and
Soreness in the Head and
Chest, Cough, Sore Throat.
General Prostration and Fever
"77" will "break up" a stub
born cold that threatens to
"hang on" all winter. Be sure
to get
H-U-fifl-P-H-R-E-Y-S'
a-,r/o7,l':n'Ahre-VK puts* UP ft Specific for every
Sheis £&£ aeSCribed in "»««-»f.
Small bottle °' pleasant pellets-fits your
pocket: .sold by drnwlsti. or rent en
receipt of price. re. or five for SI..X). Hun-
phre-V .Medicine Co.. ill & 113 William Si..
2ivW lore, *
THE SAINT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27, 1895.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
During the War
Dr. Lloyd, of Ohio, from exposure
contracted Consumption. He says :
I have no hesitation in stating that'
it was by the use of Allen's Lung
Balsam that I am now alive and
enjoying perfect health. If you
hyeo COUGH,
TAKE AT ONCE
ALLEN'S LUNG BALSAM.
peat father- in-law, dryly: "You
probably gave your note."
With Webster, . alas,, the illustra
tions are too numerous. He received
loans and gifit-- with a graeiousnesa
of one /to the "manner born" and to
whom it was the donors' happy priv
ilege to contribute. There are evi
dences, moreover, notwithstanding
the extreme frugality of his child
hood's home, of his having prac
ticed as a boy -the art of the grace
ful recipient which he carried to
such, perfection as a man.
There is a . tradition still floating
about Boston of an expedition Dan
iel made as a child to a fair near
his home, accompanied by that most
devoted of brothers, Ezekiel Web
ster. Prom the shallow home purse
a small sum was allotted to each
boy for his further enjoyment. They
returned home, Daniel in high spir
its ami Ezekiel correspondingly de
pressed. To each was put the ques
tion: "What did you do with your
money?" replied Daniel triumphant
ly. "Spent it," and Ezekiel, gravely,
"Lent it to Daniel."
New England being the seat of
wisdom and learning, its people seem
to have regarded Daniel Webster as
an institution to be proudly and am
ply maintained. Hence, throughout
his brilliant career the words of Eze
kiel had many an echo and Web
ster's acknowledgment of "princely
favors" was frequent.
As a child, tears testified his ap
preciation of the stupendous sacri
fice his father was making to send
him to school. There was no pre
monition in the minds of the demo
cratic American youth that populat
ed Phillips' Exeter academy of the
coming greatness of the extremely
rustic little mortal from the back
woods of New Hampshire, at whom
they poked all maimer of fun and
laughed so boisterously that his di
vine gift of oratory, which had al
ready begun to put forth on his na
tive heath, seemed irretrievably
nipped in the bud.
The turning point in Daniel Web
ster's life, the moment when his
career wTnich means so much to his
country hung in the balance, came
at the close of the year 1804, when
he was offered a clerkship in the
court where his father was one of
the presiding judges. The salary of
$1,500 per annum meant comfort and
even luxury to the parents, who had
sacrificed themselves throughout a
life of labor and anxiety to the ad
vancement of their children.
Christopher Gore, to whom Web
ster owed many a minor' obligation
as well, at this critical moment gave
his wavering mind the proper direc
tion. He declined the clerkship and
the following year began the prac
tice of larw, which brought him in
that early period between ., five and
six hundred dollars- a year. He had
deak his toiling old father a blow,
however, that must have cost his
own heart many a pang. But his
tory has proved the wisdom that
lay in the keen foresight of that
clever man of the world, Chrltopher
Gore, when he advised the meager
independence of /the moment in pref
erence to the opulent mediocrity of
perhaps a lifetime.
It gave to the American union at
a time when it was most needed the
devotion of her most loyal, and loving
son. The man in whose politics there
were no Alleghenians, and who, as a
child, had learned of the constitution
from a printed handkerchief, and
who, says Mr. Dodge, "could . scarce
ly speak in public without an allu
sion to the grandeur of American na
tionality and a fervent appeal to
keep it sacred and intact," was the
one best fitted by nature and train
ing to bring us through that trying
hour, when, having cast off the
shackles of a colonial, we were merg
ing into the dignity of a national.
government. That the noblest efforts*
of the most gifted of modern ora
tors should have been expended in
so glorious a cause "must ever be a
matter of pride to the American peo
ple. •
Webster's eloquence belongs to the
days of real oratory, when the man
who rose from his .seat on the floor
of the senate to read his speech
would have emptied . the galleries.
One of the early examples of this
modus operandi was Allen, of Ohio,
a man of ability, whose statue now
adorns Statue hall in the capitol, as
a contribution "from his native state.
Speeches in those days were more
off-hand, shorter, finer-edged, fre
quently dramatic and not unfre
quently attic. Written speeches were
.anomalous and Allen's performance
brought ridicule upon him. „
Had the bent of Webster's mind
given him to the church instead of
the state, he would probably have at
tained all the eminence as a pulpit
orator that he achieved as an advo
cate at the bar of justice, in the halls
of congress, or as the orator of Plym
outh's bi-centennial celebration, or
as the eulogist of Jefferson and
Adams. "7 7 77 .7
John Smallwood, who .was- Web
ster's valet during the last years of
his life, is my authority for an epi
sode that contains a suggestion of
Webster's possibilities in that direc
tion. Smallwood is a patriarchial
colored man, with much of that dig
nity that characterized his distin
guished master, and notwithstanding
the allegation that no man is a hero
to his valet, he seems to cherish to
this day a profound affection for
Webster.
There was a small chapel at March
field where Webster used occasional
ly to attend divine service. One
Sunday morning the pastor, failed to
appear, and his little flock, in much
disappointment, was about to dis
perse when Webster volunteered to
preach them a sermon. They lis
tened spell-bound by the charm of
that sonorous, flexible voice, that had
all the sweetness and solemnity of
organ notes, to the wondrous han
dling of a Godly theme by the most
God-like of men.
With difficulty he toie himself from
his enthralled listeners, who, con
trary to all precedent, clamored for
more. "I have got myself into trou
ble," he said to John, as he hastened
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/£>, One lot 50-inch Satin Russe Tapestry,
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w" -*sar <-&r ■Plilflfn H %^l ■■_■ ■ jj
into his carriage and away. "They ;
wanted me to promise' to come back
and preach again tonight." On the
following Sunday, to the ill-disguised
disgust and very apparent disap
pointment of the congregation their
regular minister was on hand.
Webster was familiar with the
Bible from his earliest childhood,
and throughout his life he quoted j
from it extensively. Mr. Lodge gives j
an account of a schoolmaster who
taught in Salisbury when Webster'
was a small boy and who offered a j
pocket-knife to the pupil who, by the \
next day should be able to give him '
the greatest number of verses from
the Bible. When Daniel's turn came
he poured forth such a flood of Bib- !
lical lore that the master called a
halt and in self-defense held up the
coveted knife. .
Notwithstanding that reserve
which kept the masses at a distance
and prevented him from being the
idol of the people that Clay was,
Webster was Intensely beloved by
those who came within the charmed
circle of an intimate relationship.
His home life was one of exquisite
happiness and the gradual dissolu
tion of its ties brougtht him the pro
foundest anguish. His love for his
first wife, Grace Fletcher, whom he
married when he was twenty-six
years old, was the tenderest and
strongest pass-ion of his life. It was
a case of ithat divine inspiration, love
at first sight, which, however, does
not always terminate as divinely as
it did to the ease of Daniel Webster.
He first beheld her. as she dashed
up to (the little ohurch at Hopkdng
ton one Sunday morning on j horse
back when he, no doubt. formed one
j of that throng of male bipeds that
j seem in all ages and countries to in-
I fest the outside of a church before
service, and who, we presume, -We*
somewhere within its walls during
service, else .they could not -is-*)-
promptly gain its outer side at tfhe
close. She wore a tight-fitting blafik
. velvet habit, and we have his word
! for it that she looked like an angel*.:: i
Webster never punished his chil
dren either with the rod of Scripture?
or with his own eloquent tongue. He ]
simply brought to bear upon the-cri:
the awful intensity of that power-fit*!l.
gaze whereby he so often moved -
vast concouras of people. At su-dhf
times he .must have impressed I his.;
children very much as he did the.
people of Fryeburg, Me., where he
once taught school and was called
"All-Eyes."
_ - -nil'
Webster's home was on the soil of
his adopted state at Marshfield,
whither he betook himself whenever
the duties, of public life permitted
Mm to enjoy a season of rest and
relaxation, whither he withdrew aft-
er the convention of 1852, filled with
disappointment and melancholy
forebodings, and where he now lies
forever at rest within sound of the
ceaseless booming of his beloved sea.
; On his route thither, just after the
Baltimore convention, he stopped 'in
Boston and was enthusiastically wel
comed by its loyal citizens. They par-
aded In his honor and surrounded his
[ hotel, with cheers and strains of music.
Webster, all unconscious of the dem
onstration, had betaken himself early
i to bed "and was sleeping soundly when
j roused by ' hia man, John- Smallwood.
j His appearance on the balcony, sup
, ported on one side by his son Fletcher,
and on Ch« other by Mr. Biatchford, '
/^GLfISS BLOCK STORED
All Interurban Gars Pass Our Store.
Truth Will Prevail!
Exaggeration is the sin of the age, and
the guiltiest of sinners are those whose
advertisements mislead the public. If all
I that they write were true, there would be
no second-class merchandise. It is not
difficult, however, to distinguish between
true and false; between good and bad, and
to know whom to believe and where to
buy. The stand we have taken in this city
is known, and your evident appreciation
is most gratifying, and this is the
r
RESULTS^*-®
RESULT— -*■**»
. "* ...... .-A . ■ *
Of having the Goods as Advertised and of
giving the values as represented.
*M*********___H___________| 'I ii-hm in-inii iti-m iiiniiiiiiii_i_iimiimiiii.il
late justice of the supreme court, was
the signal for a prolonged cheering
that did much to soothe his wounded
Spirit. John Smallwood, who stood in
the shadow of his great master, is the
one humble survivor of that little bal-
iony group.
j As the cheering subsided Webster's
Voice at first scarcely audible above
its echoes, rose gradually, gathering
in volume • till its • impressive tones
alone were heard above the subdued
, din of that great street multitude.
i After the few opening sentences he
i straightened himself and stood erect,
the grandeur of his powerful form, the
grace of his impressive gestures, and
the magnetic tones of his wondrous
voice entrancing his vast audience for
three consecutive hours. " •• -
**** ' • V
j Like many another great man, Web-
Like many another great man, Web-
ster believed In early hours, going to
bed usually at 10 o'clock and rising ait
4or 5. The first hours of the day were
spent in his library, which at Marsh-
field was apart from the house. He
cared little about his breakfast, and
frequently took nothing to eat: till 9
or 10 o'clock in the day. In the mat-
ter of drink, however, he was less ab
stemious, but the stimulating pota
tions which enabled him for so many
years to endure the strain of excessive
brain work, while they ultimately told
upon him physically, never dimmed
nor abated the brilliancy and perspic
acity of his Intellect. ; ■•'7
The rod of the fisherman had all the
charm for Webster • that •it possesses
for some eminent statesmen of our own
day. To put out in his yacht from
Marshfield . and spend the ■ day in the
waters thereabout was to him a form
of superlative enjoyment. Whether
luck was with him or against him, he
n<jver came" back "with- aft empty boat i
There were always other ■■ fishermen j
playing the waters, who were not . en-
cumbered with a reputation- such as ]
Wats-tar's skill had acquired for him I
CLOAKING DEPARTMENT. I
.CLOAKING. |f||% Ift PLAIN BEAVER. AJ|rn H
.CLOAKING. £kf% j Q PLAIN BEAVER. AJ|r n-?
Black and Navy Blue W» *J . |{J £ IF I.U I M
S-aCkvnd^VlßlU? t 'Ik #' 'V. :^4-incli Plain Black and IP I.D U M
Chinchilla Cloaking-, also . AAW Navy Blue Beaver, on \fl ■ 1
Novelties in Boucles; . l!l'# *: .7..7: Navy Blue Beaver, pa mi
worth up to $4. On sale %_\JB B_ ■_ sale Monday at li|l§ H of
Monday only, per yard . . . T"v . per yard , | £-jl
■*-»__________. _________■__■ ____________ __^_. ■ w
I in Marshfield. who fished for the money
j there was in it, and to whom one mar
! ket was as good as. another, and the
j market that that came to them with a
j liberal hand before, they , had touched
shore, perhaps; a. little better. When
j Webster's boat 7 came in it was invar
j iably surrounded with all Marshfield,
l to whom his "good catch" was passed
around with that munificence which
| was characteristic of him.
j A source of pride to Webster were his
! cattle herds at Marshfield, of which
• each member had an individuality and
I a name. A few days before he died he
I had his bed placed close to a window
; overlooking the beautiful lawn ln front
..of his house. Thither were brought
i the herds, and as each animal passed
j before him he spoke to it, calling It by
j name and bidding It good-bye.
j He had no fear of death, and went
J forth Into the world beyond with the
j calmness and courage which had dis
tinguished him through life.
: The news of his death awakened uni
versal grief, and coming as it did so
•.shortly after that fateful Baltimore
j convention, many believed that he had
i not been able to survive the blow that
[ had thereby fallen upon him. He who
I had so much coveted the nomination
[died only a few days before the elec
tion that decided the fate "of the presi
i' dentlal candidates.
j From the -cities of New York and
I Boston, and from the state department
, at<Washington, were sent metallic cas
; kets for his burial, that which was sent
j from the state department being se
lected, as Webster was at the time of
I his death secretary of state. |
He lay in state on the ample lap of
j mother earth on the lawn at Marsh
. field, with all nature veiled in the soft
haze of a late October day, and so for
j the last time thousands of people look-
ed upon Daniel Webster. 7
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It l Elf ill li I
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Colored Dress Goods Dept. jjj
TOMORROW our immense purchase from an over- _\ mm /$)
loaded jobber will be continued with increased interest; §_T a^ %Y^.
on Special Bargain Counters— Wool Armures, Jacquards, I *^|^ f^V
Changeable Crepons, Mattallasse, Novelty Weaves. Over I#l kJ %SM
100 pieces of goods imported to sell at 50c, all, per yard . . ts^-f
173 pieces, consisting of 40-In. Serges, all wool; 48-iu. >-» m
173 pieces, consisting of 40-In. Serges, all wool; 48-in. " _'" <££**
Imported Henriettas, 40-in. Diagonals, Ladies' Cloths, 'l L _-. I_V
Bicycle Cloth, Storm Berges, ' / %|^ Jsv\
Broadcloths, etc., etc. /_/• I VzJ *V-»\
All, yard ■*■■€/ • a-J
Piled high in generous profusion— 3oo pieces of nor- /* £_ -TH
elties, fancy weaves, Covert Cloths, Silk finish, all wool Jl l /■***■ ML
Henriettas, Heavy Etamene Serges, Lizard Crepons, _^P
French Broadcloths, goods that would be cheap at 75c 0 1 /\J £*£■<•
and 1.00. All tomorrow, yard V-r X *W «*
M I Price. I l/A J
On rionday==One Day Only. lj
On flonday==One Day Only. ||
Wo offer our entire line of fine high class Vases, Bric-a-Brac,Bisque Ijl
Wo offer our entire line of fine high class Vases, Bric-a-Brac,Bisque JoIC
Figures etc., without reserve at & price. The lot consists of such *%j
celebrated wares as Doultons, Pointons, Teplitz,. Moore, Geo. iff
Jones, Rudolstadt, Hungarian, etc. This is by far the lar-est M
and finest stock ever shown in* this city. In fact it is much too 5$
Wm^m^Y^YY^ offering them at these prices %
A Sweeping Sale flonday. m
A Sweeping Sale flonday. «m
AT -l / PRICE WE ALSO OFFER: /
8 /wY_\ AH Hand-Decorated Fish Sets. <&f
■ . ' / __£ A." Decorated Game Sets. £__}
* And Our Entire Line of Umbrella Jars. *J«
As this sale is a big sacrifice to us, we cannot lay aside any %7
«^S„thiiSSailei!ablXSaCrifi?e to us* we cannot lay aside any W
goods unless of purchase price is paid down at time of sale. All *%___
goods marked in plain figures. Come early and secure first choice. 1&
EVERYTHING AS ADVERTISED. %
ONLY HALF YANKEES. j
I Michig-antlers, According: to the
| 'Darky, Are Not - True Blood. !
1 Life's, Calendar.' . .77 "7 ; '
j: "I was on the losing side during j
i the late war," said Roger Blacken- j
| ship to a party- of vets who were ;
fighting their .battles. over again in j
[ the corridors of the Southern. "1
•belonged to a Mississippi regiment,
I and the last mother's son of us ex-
pected to return home with at least
I a dozen Yankee scalps dangling at
1 his belt.; Our orators had led us to
*, believe that all we had to do was to
{ show ourselves and the Yanks would
break for tall timber. Our colonel
was a planter and a small fry poli
tician who had never seen a real
liv.c Yankee, and he fully expected
to plant our regimental colors on the
dome of the national capitol before
we had been out a month. We were
eager for the fray.
"Just before Grant invested Don-
elson we encountered a scouting
party of Michiganders. They num
bered* only about forty, and the
colonel took the company to which
I belonged and attempted to head
them off. They made a hasty scam-
per for a brush field that was sur-
rounded by a rail fence, and we
broke ranks and lit out after them
in a go-as-you-please order. Every
man of us wanted a Yankee, and
realized that there was not enough
to go around. Just as we mounted
the fence we received a volley that
laid a score of men out. Before we
could recover from our surprise those
Michiganders were over the - fence
and at work on us with their sabers
and six-shooters. We concluded that
! we had made a mistake that we did
' n't want any Yankees after all.
; ' "The cclonel was the first man back
Ito camp. Half his left ear had been
, shot away, and he had an ugly
i saber gash in his shoulder. I helped
j the surgeon fix him up, and after we
| had made him comfortable he turned
to the major, who was also an editor,
and said, solemnly: " 'Yer've been a-
tellin' us in yer darned old paper
that the Yankees wouldn't fight!
Dodrat yer measley hide, what do
yer call fightin'?\ The major re-
plied that those men were Western-
ers, only half- Yankees. 'Only half-
Yankees!' snorted the colonel.
'Damme if I ain't gin' home! If*
them's only half- Yankees, I'll just
be dad burned if I'm goin' t' tackle
any whole ones!"
Eariiii*-.. an Honest Penny.
London Tid-Btts.
Miss Lily nestles familiarly on the lap
of a young gentleman who has been
paying his addresses to her big sis-
ter all through the springtime of this
year. _ .
"Tell me, sir. are you well off*"'
"Yes, my little pet."
"Are you very well off?" 77,7
B "Why, what difference can it make
to you whether I am rich or not?"
"You see my big sister said yesterday
that she would give twenty francs to
know if you were well off, and I
should like to earn the money.'*
A New Peril;
Washington Star. , ■■-
*• "Yes," said little Jim to •*>•-* Juvenile
friend, "Im-go'nV ter run away from
; home."
"And fight Indians?"
"I don't knew about that. But I'm
?. n ter get away from whut's com-
in . I ye had pa «* 's trousers cut down
to. fit me, an' n«ver found fault. But
since maw got a wheel and is weartn'
blooomers I'm t~kln' no more chan
ces." •':•■■ .:-...-•- -
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