.rls of Publication. ! lew-1 l Nt aSnpiMMtalile Cmm. ... .wcrsel ilcr.iid "Now, if I w.tii President," began Mr. Butterby, the other morning as he passed his cup over for a third cup of coffee "if I was President of the United States" "Which you ain't, you know," broke in Mrs. JJ., in an argumenta tive and confident tone. "And not likely to be,'' added Mrs. B.'s mother witfi a contemptuous toss of her head. "No," assented Mr. H. pleasantly, eraM J, 1 i , 1 i. i In a-KnJo" : winTurn : to ' ;,,:istl. I i.ij will iilWti'!4 all .. i .-.l !. l'wmii.r ott'3tiii - lie litM rT(rtnUt!e fur tl: ub. i t - I rj.i". in1', If"0 one I'o-'lolliee t an-: oU;i:.-' tuime "I Ins f.rnT b- KSTBLISHEJD, 1827. mi I lie Somerset but 1 was jnst upiosing the case " "Then suppose something in rea son," retorted Mrs. B., snappishly. "You inight as v eil supposo that Jou were tho Man in the Iron Iask " "So I might, my dear, so I might," agreed Mr. B still pleasantly smil i rsot Herald, i VOL. NO. 7. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1881. WHOLE NO. 1507. S,i:.iev.-e!. I'a. j i rii-;N ViY- AT l . W, j 1.1. ;y- 7 1.1W, -!('. t, Fa. AT LAW, ..B-.nrf.-t, sir LL. ,!:.i:v ai' L.iv :V-AY-u r.- '!i T!1":."X. :y-at-!. W, t, i'i I. .ir. i'-i I rt mui I: Vlil.. . V. I!. i:tUTKI.. I , ',T;i Itri'IT-L, ,V1 i"::Ni-YS-ATLAW. -i r-.' li ! ilieir e:.rc .ti.a!lv:i::.T..!.ii I.i. Hi'LL. iiiNf.Y-AI' ! V., .-.:--..n Ae! U S .in i I'.i. ;N.'iNK HAY. ATYOi;N LY' A'l -L at. i'a care , 1I1 Wl.li cam KIM MK r..i;NLY- AT-LAW, S';inrr t, r ?' critrosn '! to I.i ein- 'iTii 'm I'-'Uiiin'' ;ri'.""' ;NEY3 -AT l.Yi i!-..-'r will r "- M.rk. I'; I ii,. AT l.A V I i !".t ! jrotfp r;il ii. eii r'''l'- u , T I-A'.Y l-i ., ;ii: .Nl.Y AT I. AW, : y Kii-'iri- i"o., 1" i..:.:'l rv n't ui.'i'ite-.l. I . wi:!i .r.-in;.;t: i'i.- ; i!..:i. itit n:ln r l-Ti:l -.- m l li !' lev. ' cn;V, '.'. H. 1.. !:M 't ,i:V;vAT-:.jv t" Ul-T.' el A t-ia AM H. KO0X17. 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R:i- '! ntUTiri.rf; civon in II-UM Iirain.i? anil Si i-r n'.ilnti .ii. ESTIMATES MADE AD WOU EE Its t'.ic m. f t tl;. r:'3'a stacurratii) (tuarantcct. b'oijiorHct Conn ly I a n k, charus j. itfi.mm. Cashi'-r av.-l llariajrvr. C .llcti'4 k all i-aru c.f t.ie I'stieJ States. I'lT-nr'S mo-kr..;. Fuller am! 'tl)r ciicckl Col-l-ctoi and wli.!. ljrUra ar.i Wtatcrocxchanjje alwji i.n l..ih F.omUtarr-yf D'sJcwith pron:l t nt3 Acr.-iCRtji il!-ite.h F-.:rl. .I.-ftrlaj ta jurct.ve V. S. 4 FER CiTKT. FUr.'WEl) 1)AN, r in as-uoimo-J.i'.p.t st this F.ar.H. Ti.c t ci "ns art J-rrj'SlJ In Jecimiu i'.!"Df i 59, FtJ, l)C ia-1 l.Wi. S. T. LI1 TLB & S OXS, 10 11A.I.TIMOTIF1 STRKKT. Cl'MIJnni.ANli.Mil. UATcnvs, cnAixs, SOLID SILVEtlVAkt, DIAXOSVS, .1JC.4-V C1.0CA-S, FKtSru florKS, sMFH 1'LATHD IV AUK, r ,f Jt:yrELKr,c. HOLIDAY PHESESTSI Wilouss end Jewelry l:i ;iiircii l y SkiileJ WerVmeB sr.'! AM r.-iur-,. il ly Exprcf Free of lliavc No extra rkarrrc fur liiKravltip. Gx1 war- i .ilcil at rtiircnculM. f B'errr-,. la Km u. nu Ke. tests k Fire and life lacs, JOHN HICKS & S N, SOMF.118F.T. I'A.. And Real Estato Erokcrc. liSTA 15LT S 1 1 ED 1 8 VJ. Ftrscr.t itte ilnlre to scM. Itry or .xihanira .r I v. -r Tvnt will tii't Itto tWir a.lvaauiKa io rei.tr the ic-jwrl.twn iticrotl, at noeharice i tii.Jt unlcEf fl.l or reraett. I; .si rttatc tutiocM (rinrlty UHc .raj.tly aticnJcil to. aK Is CHARLES HOFFMAN, HERGHAHT TAILOR. iVlv H-m-jr IXcniy V Sit?re.) LATEST STYLES Ci LOWEST FEICE5. vrSATtSFACTlM GUARANTEED. SOMERSET IIMRFRS MOWIMi. Ill' M. K. 81 elC. O, lie lightly swing his gleaming scythe Down in the fragrant c'over. Ami he hums a fray refrain the while As he turn. the winroM- over; A ii1 lii.s lieart Lea's time t( thcoMluv rhyme The fon r if a hat' lover. TIktjuI witi.l fins- his . ui:-lirnvit' The n ruffles tlis niMtlin.-i siatwc !i:it mif;!v hen.! tlieir rcieeful le i.i . T every hrw.c that j .-, ml n whiirii: efi'tvil of leeiiMs loin!, tf;ir!i : iij fr-.iu the f-ec'iie.1 iiias'ts Ke v.: lie- t in..'. i;H'::.in-.v !ar .v i-.ufi liovi r, s Ms M-vthe t" h' ve her h 1 1 . t ! v An,! ; uii' iit almve her. e-l.i!! uay his heart -- ;T-' art nf iiriT'-iv lover. Ami the !: As-the! i'.irwa ;h. Ka:c hu t iii. When thestart ucies i;'; lf: UiM the love he loiij; h y :0im;;!1 I knov.'i IIi aria hi t v.ai.-t oiilwii-.ii An.lhei;iR-.v thehliss of hv. e's lir- I.a.: r.iht wh.-Ti tiie stari we :i!r. Ali'.l r ii. h.-i; iih- i 1 hams a:i ohl iove t'.lue, ;h;i' ea's the chiver, i-k eyes shine v.'ith a (eiuler !I.:ht ''.lis tiie swtvt .scene over. ve-i !i;; ilay hi.J heart iifay ii . :-: of a la;iiy l iver. An.l i Wii An.l t 'Tis JACK HOWAniVS KACillFlCK Ynii can have In r for the r.-k- in: "I shall not ask." "You will not?" "I will not." John Howard, uncle, short, cor p:i!ei:t, irascible, confronted John Howard, nephew, tall, cle.m-1 imbed, imperturbable. ''Why?" demanded the former angrily. 'the is a woman for whom I have no respect. She is t old, hard, schem ing woman of the world." "rshc is r.o worse than any other society woman !" ''(!od pity the class!"' was young Howard's sole reply. "Who are you that you should judge this girl ?" demanded his un ci.', pacing the floor wu:i short, rap id strides. "You, with your dissi pated habit and the reputation of I cing tho fastest young man in your S( t. What if she be a furl? What if she be ca! d 'fasti 1 1 would sex to keei) nuzzle the worst of lier the pace you liave b.cn going tiie past fivcj'cars! Who are you, I say. that you should judge her?" 'Merely the man whom you would have her marry," said his nephew, twisting his heavy mus tache caressingly. "Similarity of tastes hi the pursuits you have so aptly mentioned ought certainly to render us mutually l'orebcarir.g, but would hardly conduce to the. moral improvement of cither. At all events, I respectfully decline to put the matter to the test." "Yon are ungrateful, sir !"' exclaim ed the old man, pausing in his tramp and confronting his nephew. ''Have I no claims upon your grati tude, after all the care and money expended on you theso years ?"' A slow flush rose to the young man's cheek, and the sleepy, dark eyes gained a slumbering lire as he drew'liimself to the full height of j his six fecL "I admit my obliga tion to vou, sir : hut believe me, had I been aware that you were simply onhancim mv value as a salable .ar ticle I would liave declined way con; your stent trencrositv. in anv with mv manhood I am rcadv to attest my grattitude for your kind ness. Hat what you ask is absolute ly impos.-ible. "Then you are r.o r.cj mine." The - old man was :ew of puriile with rai'f. "I disown vou sir : an ungrateful dog ! 1 shall alter t.iy will at once, sir !" And muttering maledictions on the youth who stood so calm under the tirade, the old gentleman moved to his secretary and almost instant ly returned with a parchment roll iii his trembling Lands." "I dis own you. sir, my home is no longer yours. There are your hopes and txpec at:ons. And the old man P(M led to the parchment, crackling and writhing in the open grate. "You have relieved me of a great obligation, sir. The rest of my debt I liopc to discharge scon," said Jack, carefully examining the end of Lis cigar. "Your wish regarding our separate establishments shall be attended to at oii-e. Have you anv other suggestions to make ?" 'Out of my sight, sir, nt of.cc !" shouted the old man. "Exi'licit, though unkind," laugh ed Jack as he sauntered from the room. j "Kendal, can you tell me the sum total of the hills my'imele has paid for me during the last ten years ?" inquired Jack, a few hours later as he stood by the old book keeper's desk in his uncles office. "Why, yes, in a little while," an swered "the old man. "He so kind, then." And Jack became immediately immersed in the stock columns of the morning paper. For half an hour there was si lence between the pair. Then the old clerk handed the young man a slip of paper. "You are sure it covers all ? ' "Yes. ilr. Howard a!w.v.s had your account kept separate, for some reason : and I had only to run over the totals." Howard sauntered into Lis broker's ollice, the flip of paper in his vest pocket. "Mr. McEbry, sell out my Chro solile at once, and place the pry cecds, less brokerage, to my credit at Urowa lirothtrs." "Hut, Mr. Howard, stocks are rising, and Chrysolite is at the head of the list, and going steadily up. I would advise holding on." "I want the money to-day, and prefer to sell," said Jack, briefly, and sauntered out. (ioing through a rapid mental calculation, he'muttcred tinder his mustache:' "About a thousand. Ikttcr than I hoped f. r." And then a voice sounded nt his elbow : "Hallo, Jack! What are -you muttr-rimr about in that melancholy way?" " "My Cirlflno, Cliarlcy," laughed llownrd. 'V.'l11, if I Iifl Euch a fortune in iroppoct as vou have, I woukliv't look so poleinn about it. old man. "Anl how much do you think it does or will amount to? "Humor, with its hundred tongues has not one tongue? that puts it less man mly thousand a year. "Humph! Truthful rumor," paid Jack. Charley Grant looked at his iriend inquiringly. "Jack, something U thy matter. You have had a row with the old gentleman, as usual, I suppose. "As u.-u:.!,"c;.hn!y a:-M iileil Hov- aru. "jj.nc wun mo at Ui'iinom-co'satf-ix, Chi'.rlcy. I want your whole evenin!.'." "All right, old fellow." and they separated. At the door of the. hanking office of Drown Drothers, Jack paused for a moment, looking contemplatively at a slip of paper hearing a number of live figures. "You have kept the pace famously, my hoy' was all the re'! ection called forth. Howard entered the hank as the chimes of old Trinity ttm 'k two, making his way to the rear office with an air ece. Half of accustomed privel m hour later he reai- peared, accompanied to the door of tne olhoc by one of tue lirm. "Yerv well, Mr. Howard, the sum shall be placed to the old gentle man's credit. Avery pleasant sur prise to him." On his way out Jack paused and drew a check lor 1. It was 1 iroTiil .t ! t.oi.l n?-wl h.iinrelir vwir'!.- J.-. ...... eted. "Quite aiorlime,' leisurcly riocic- was Jack's men tal comment The 8:20 morning train on the Denver and South Park ItaiUoad, detained by a heavy fall of snow in 1 latte I, anon, rolled up siowlv to the old iKMird structure that served as a passenger depot at Weston, Col., tune, ll:.;u a. m. December 21, IV J. The multiplicity of saloons, in the one long row of tents and slab shan ties stretching along the side of the track, proclaimed the place of no little importance. I lies ot lrciglit, heavy wagons, long mule trains and .swaggering bull whackers marked the then terminus of the railroad. The weary passengers turned to the stage ollice to book their seats. "No eoachvs till to-morrow, gentle men. Last train delayed also. Coaches left at daylight, crammed inside and out. licavy fall of snow in South Tal k. N .w roads to break. Oood accommod.dions at the Inter national, fourth shanty to riht of ollice. .Nine and a half to Duena Vir,ti. sir. .xt gentleman." And the agent, callous alike to curses and prayers, calmly repeated Ids formula to another group of unfor tunates. "Jack, what do you think of the International?" queried Charley ( Irani, as the friends passed the long, low slab ediflicc so-called. "It is a disgrace to the borders of civilization. Let us see if there are anv private conveyances to be ha"l." Recourse to the imperturbable agent developed the fact that but one available vehicle remained in the station. It was engaged at once. "iiill, put the sorrel and cray in the buck hoard, and tell Kb to stop for two fares for Leadville. .Send baggage to-morrow, gentlemen. Very busy season and roads bad from the snow." She two men addressed having nothing to oiler in refutation of the i last forcible assertion, tacitly assent ed its truth. A few minutes later, "Duckboard, gentlemen," from the taciturn Hill. "Gimme a couple of buffaloes, Hank. Wrap 'cm up close, gentlemen. If you don't need 'em on the divide I'll eat 'em," and as if conscious that the odds v.ere in his favor. Kb smiled superiorly, threw off the break, the sorrel and gray made a weak attempt at friskiness lost years before, and the buekboard rolled heavily along in the deep ruts of the frozen ground. An hour had passed. Tho uneven road had given place to a snowy trail, over which the wheels crunch ed viciously. The wind came rushing over the plain with a hoarse, vindicative scream, and the air was .vhite with snov. which cut the face savagely. The horses were laboring heavily through the low drifts which had begun to till the trail. The west range had disappeared from view. The driver's face" was dark and troubled. "J'.y George ! one deserves a for tune for overcoming the difuculties he meets with in reaching Ix-adviUe, setting aside those that await him there," growled Grant "5ut when the Eldorado is reach ed and the fortune won, and that little home and sweet Kate Sheldon gained7' Low' flight the hardships will seem then," nid Jack cheeri- His companion brightened visi bly. "That is pretty well assured ab road, Jack. I go into the firm when I return, and ' Kate told me when we parted that she didn't think she could let me go agaim So, Leadville or no Leadville, hap piness awaits my return. I wish that I could feel that the same good fortune waa in store for vou, dear old fellow." "The flood-tidTwilI come in good time, Charley," said Howard quiet ly ; and again there fell a long si lence. . The wind was rushing over the plains in fierce gusts, and the Enow was driving llindingly. The dri ver peered wun sir; ;ncd eyes to catch here and there ahead the fast disappearing track. It had grown piercingly cold. The horses, almost blinded, tunicd their heads this way then that to escape the pitiless blast Charley, wrapped in happy dreams, had become almost oblivious to the blinding stonn which had burst upon them. .Not so Howard. His face grew more grave. At last he leaned forward and laid his hand upon the driver's shoulder. The man turned and his eye caught jack s. in uieir troubled express ion Howard read danger. "How far is it to the station ?" "Five milea if a foot" "Can you keep the trail?" l can 1 1 ee mis cursed wagon urags eternally turuugu ine arms. If we cut loose from it and make break with the horses " The driver paused and looked in his listener 8 eyes, aa it Beeking res' olution to go on. Howard's dark eyes were thoughtful and .almost sad. V " ou think the only chance for safetv is in the horses.' "Yes. Wo can run them for al thats in them, and perhaps make the station. liut it will be a close call at the best, and bending his head nearer Jack, and glancing ner vously toward Charley "only two can go. So long aa there is a Bhau- ow of a trail I can follow it, but it's guing fast in this gala. For God s sake, decide quickly r i he dark eyes had lost their look of trouble. The handsome face was pale, but calm as was its wont. Cut the horses looBe J ' came the answer, short and sharp. "Charlie we must leave the wagon. Tumble out, old man! Jack was already on the ground removing with rapid, skillful hands, the heavy harness from the cowering horses. Charley came back from dreamland, from the bright little home of his fancy, and climbed bewildenngiy toithe ground "What are we leaving the wagon tor Are you going to camp here ? hats all the row C "The row in, mv hoy, that the wa gon sticks in the drift", and we are going to push on for the station on horseback. "All ready, sir ?" said the driver meaningly, looking anxiously at Jack. "All ready. Here, Charley, u you go! IN ow ride hard, and sue close to your guide." Iho driver paused in astonish ment. "Dut what are you going to do. Jack' And Charley looked from his companion to the driver perplex edly. Something in their faces struck him as with a blow, no grew deadly pale. 1 -Myuodj Jack, what is this ? Can't we all go?" "Xo, old fello w, we cannot," said Jack. Hut why should you be left? This man what right has he more than either of us "He is the only hope of one of us. He alone can find the station." "Great God! This is horrible. I will not leave you. I cannot, Jack!" Charley vou must, and at once. Every minute is precious. Think of Kate. You must go, dear old fellow, Good-bye!" Jack 4 warm, iirm hand held Charley's in a clinging grasp for an instant, and then let it fall." "Hy heavens ! I will not go !" The driver sat nervous and impa tient. Jack moved to his side and whispered, "He must go do you understand?" and nodded towards the heavy wagon-whip that lay be side the heap of harness. "les; be quick." The driver grasped Grant's rein that hung looslyon the horse's neck. The long lash cut the crisp hair savagely. Loth horses sprang for ward with a single impulse. Jack Howard stood alone in the whirling snow. His skeleton was found there in the spring. At 1 p. m. December 21. 1871), the the telegraph operator at Leadville received the following dispatch: New York, Dec. 21, 1S79. To John Hutcard, leadville, CuL: Your uncle died yesterday from a stroke of paralysis. You are his ole heir. Harton Reid. 77;' Armnnvt. IVoin.my in Fuel. Dr. C. W. Seimens thinks it about time that the economical use of fu el should be practiced in our offices and our homes, aS well as in large manufacturing establishments. He has devised a grate which gives out a fine heat without noxious gases in to a room a crate which is very cleanly and which meets fairly the requirements of economy in con struction and use. There is no pat ent on this grate. An iron dead plate is riviecd at right angles to a srout copper plate facing the hack of the grate and extending five inch es above and below, where the iron plate joins it The dead plate stops short about an inch from the lxt- tom bat of the grate to make room for a half-inch gas pipe which is penetrated with small holes arrang ed zig-zag on its upper surface. This pipe rests on a lower plate bent downward toward the back bo as to form a vertical and horizontal chan nel of about one inch in breadth be tween the two plates. A trap-door in the lower plate below the gas pipe serves to remove the ashes. The vertical portion of the channel con tains a strip of sheet copper arrang ed like a frill and rivited to the back. This frill of copper conducts the heat from the back and sets up a current of air in the channel, ana this air forces the small gas-jets of the perforated pipe to burn brightly. Instead of the pumice stone, the front of the grate is filled with coke or anthrocite, to which the heat of the gas-jets is transferred. Dr. Sie mens says thft he holds it almost barbarous to use raw coal for any purpose and that the time will come when all our fuel will be separated into its two constituents before reaching our factories or domestic hearths. A Traveler's Story. After spending months at Euro pean and American watering places and thousands of dollars looking for hcalth,.I returned home dishearten ed and wretched. I consulted the best physicians and traveled far and near without benefit, and ex pected to die. A mend urged a trial of Parker's Ginger Tonic. Three bottles and careful diet have worked wonders and brought me excellent health and spirits, and you may publish my experience for the bene- nt oi similar sunerers. a Cincin nati lady. A TAIJt WITH THE A8SA88IX. Hta Crazy Reason for Shooting the President. An important interview was held at tn jail where the assassin Gui teau is confined. It is not treneral ly known in Washington, and it has therefore not been the subject of dis cussion. The narrative as obtained by a Times correspondent, would seem to set forever at rest the story of the alleged conspiracy in the mat ter, and it does tell for the fir time in Guiteau's own laneuac- what he is pleased to call his side of the story and his so-called reasons for doing what he did. At the in terview in the jail to-day there were present JJistnct Attorney Corkhilll a stenographer, and Mr. George Sco ville, of Chicago. Guiteau is the youngest of Mrs. Scoville's brothers. Air. Scoville told without conceal ment and unreservedly the whole story of what happened at the jail and gave the account pretty much in the very language which Guiteau used. In response to inquiries, Mr. bcovule began by saying : rom my knowledge of Guiteau which dates back to 1848, when he was 7 years' old, I knew on first hear ing the story that it wa3 his work alone. From my personal knowl edge of him, I knew him as a per son who would not work under the control of any one, or suffer himself to be made a tool of bv anvone. He always was an entirely independent and sell-reliant person, lie would never ask advice, or take it from anvone. hen 1 came to Wash ington it was with a full conviction. from what I knew of Guiteau, that what he had done was of his own notion and without influence or ad vice from anvone. To satisfy mr self I desired to Question him, and did so at the jail to-day. Our in terview lasted about one hour. I saw him in the presence of the District Attorney ami a stenographer, the atter ot whom took down every word of conversation which ensued. Guiteau recognized me, of course. le was glad to see me, and inquir ed alter the members of my lamily. may say that he lias been on as good terms with my family as with anybody. There were at times some differences between us. He would do as he had a mind to, often in a way that was not satisfactory to me. did not like to support him while he would lie down in the shade un der a tree and read the Testament in order to prepare useless lectures. did not like this, and told mm so, and directed him to leave the house; but he remained on as good terms ith my family as with any others. "In my conversation with him to day at the jail, I asked him the di rect question how it happened that he undertook this sad business, lie said : 'It came to me first as a reve lation from God. while I was in bed one evening about six weeks ago. t came as a revelation to me that 1 iouU kill Mr. Garfield and end the le difficulty existing in the Repub- lcan nartv. ine next mornins when 1 got up I thought it over. I thought ot it afterward, day after day, and the more I thought of it the more I became convinced it was the will ol God that I should kill Mr. Garfield. I had nothing against him personally that I should kill him. 1 respected inm very much and think him a very worthy man ; but the welfare of the country and the Itepublican party seemed to me to require that I should put him out of the way. The differences exist ing in the Republican party would cease, the ruling, and the party, in fact, would be stronger than ever. became satisfied that it was the ill of the people, too.' "How did you nnd out that it was le will of the people ? Did you go 1 and ask people or speak to them about the thing ?" asded Mr. Sco- ille. Guiteau laughed at this. "Of course," said he, "such a hing would not do. It would not do for me to tell people what I was going to do. No human soul knew of it ; no human being knew a word of it or had any intimation of my intention ir. this matter." "Hut" persisted Mr. Scoville, how then did you find out what le people thought about the hing ?" "Oh." replied Guiteau, "I studied the newspapers everv day and found out from them what the people wanted. I cut out slips from these papers every day which showed that if the Stalwarts got into power the country would be satisfied and all differences would be ended. All the slips so cut out by me were en osed by me to Attorney General MacVeagh, together with my expla nation or why I was going to shoot the President and 1 asked him to publish the whole in a newspaper, lie has done me a great wrong in not having done as I requested. The people ought to have my reasons, and they would see why I did so." Mr. Scoville then, further address ing Guiteau, said : "I have come all the way here from Chicago. I have talked with many people there and with many on tho way to this place, and I find that the people, aa you call them, are very much excited against you, and consider your act a very great outrage and crime." Guiteau smiled at this, and said : "I guess you have not talked with the Stalwarts ; they won't say so." Mr. Scoville thereupon asked : "Have you contemplated the pun ishment you will receive for this ?" To this Guiteau promptly replied: "They can't punish me ; there can't be murder without a murderous in tent, and I have never had any in tent to murder him. I had no more intent to kill him than I have to kill you. I only meant to shoot him for the good of the country. During the war it was not consider ed a crime to shoot rebels ; neither was it Now, to shoot Mr. Garfield was iust like shooting a rebel dur ing the war. I have nothing against Mr. Garfield. I have just as friend ly a feelmg for him to-day as you have, and there can't be murder in such a case as that" uBut suppose." continued Mr. Scoville. that a jury should find dif ferently, and should convict you of murder?" Guiteau again smiled. Said he "lam not afraid of that : theStal warts will protect me. Gen. Arthur will be President, and he is a par ticular friend of mine, and others of the Stalwarts are mends of mine, and they are not going to see me suffer, when, by an act, I placed them in power, liut this whole af fair will be blown over in 30 days, just as soon as the people become accustomed to the change and the Stalwarts are in power : and when they get my version of it and un derstand the reason for the act, they will be satisfied, and there will be no further complaint about it" Guiteau here recurred again to Attorney General MacVeacrh'g con duct He said : "Gen. MacVeagh has done me a great wrong. It may be that he has a prejudice against me. I recommend Emery A. btorrs, of Chicago, for Attorney GeneraL Mr. Storrs is a particular friend of mine. He was my candidate, and that may be the reason why Gen MacVeagh has not given my version to the public. If my reasons were made public the people would feel very ainerem aooui iw Mr. scoville interrupted Guiteau uere, saying : "liut the ITesident may not die. He may survive, and even then your punishment may be capital, on account of the enormity of the crime." Guiteou answered : "The Presi- dent will die ; I know he will die. I hear reports every once in a while to the effect that he is better. But. mark my words, he will die. The Lord intends it lhe Lord directed me, and he means that the l resi dent shall die." Mr. Corkhill, the prosecuting at torney, here asked : "But suppose tho President Bhould live, what will you eay about the lxrd and His will 7" Guiteau answered by saying that if such was what happened it would be because the Lord does not intend the President shall die. "In that event" pursued Mr. Cork- hill, "would you snoot the President again ?" Again Guiteau laughed bhthley, and said that he would go accord ing to the will of the Lord. He would have no more to do with the matter, and would not again shoot the President if the Lord did not in tend the latter to die. Mr. Scoville told Guiteau that every man felt about the deed as if he (Guiteau) had shot that man's brother, so much were they wrought up about it Guiteau again said that they did not understand his view of the case and his reasons. If they did they would not feel so. This practically closed the inter view. Dunns its continuance. Mr. Scoville says Guiteau's manner was quite natural, but that he would get excited every little while in speak ing and bring his fist down forcibly on his knee. His eyes, and indeed his whole appearance showed his present insanity. "I don't think," continued Mr. Scoville, "that there is the shadow of a doubt about it, and I believe he is in earnest and sincere in his view. It is the case of an ill-balanced mind and defi cient metal capacity in certain di rections. There is about him an in tense application to a single idea that he happens to be possessed of. and he will pursue that idea to the exclusion of everything else, lis would go without eating or drink ing while he was intent upon some idea, but he lacked the mental ca pacity to arrive at any great result in his thinking." Among other things about Gui teau is the fact that what statements he has made to Mr. Corkhill have on investigation turned out to be correct One of these statements was concerning the purchase of the pistol with which he committed his horrible deed. We was Known to be in very straitened pecuniary circum stances at the time, and much curi osity was evinced to ascertain where he obtained tiie money with which to buy the revolver. He said it was part of a loan, and so it was. He borrowed S25 of an acquaintance, and with $11 of the amount made the purchase. A Bird's BarlaL While strolling through the woods at Gognac Lake yesterday afternoon I suddenly came across half dozen birds of the variety known as brown thrush or mocking bird. They were all busy working at some ob ject on the ground, and did not no- tice my intruding until a was upon them, when, with a shrill cry, they flew off a short distance and perch ed on tiie trees to watch my move ments. Having my curiosity arous ed, I went to examine what I thought was a nest of young birds, when to my surprise I found the dead body of a female thrush, which had been killed by a shot from a hunter's gun and had fallen where it lay. The birds which I noticed about it had been covering it over with leaves, sticks, little tufts of grass, etc-, until only its feet stack out Immedi ately the story of the 'babes in the wood' covered with leaves by robins came to my mind and all seemed real as the time when in childhood I read the story and believed it to be true. Anxnus to Bee what the birds would do I stepped back of a large tree to a little distance and watched them. Slowly the birds came back one by one and contin ued the work of Curving the dead bird. While engaged hopping about after leaves and grass they would chirp in a low. melancholy key what I took to be the dirge notes of the little bird's funeral I did not have it in my heart to disturb them aad watched them at their labors for a full half hour, at the end of which time the dead bird was com pletely buried. Neighbors pretty daughter "How much is this a yard?" Draper's son (desperate "spoons" on her "Only one kiss." N. P. D. "I will take three yards ; grandma will pay." An Indiana girl is down on the records as having sown and reaped 3G0 bushels of wheat last year. Don't believe she kept the heels of her stockings in good repair. THE VICK-PRKSIDEXTS HI8TORV. Chester Allen Arthur is fifty years or age, and a native of t airfield county, Vermont His father was a Baptist minister, who came from England to Canada and later to the United States. The Vi ice President's early education was obtained in country school, near Troy, in the neignDornoou oi wmcn nis miner preached. He was afterward sent to Union College, from which he was graduated in 1848. He then studied law, and in 1850 was admit ted to the bar. He formed a law partnership with Erastus D. Culver, who was afterward American Minis ter to a South American State. On the election of Mr. Culver as Judge of civil court in Brooklyn, tho part nership was dissolved and Genera Arthur went into partnership with a Mr. Gardner, who died about 180o. In 1871 the firm of Arthur, Phelps & Knevals was formed, with General Arthur as the senior part ner, and the late District Attorney Benjamin K. Phelps as another partner. Shortly before this Gen. Arthur was appointed one of the counsel to the Board of Tax Com missioners at $10,000 a year. The only legal case of note in which General Arthur acted as counsel was in suit of Jonathan Lemmons, of Virginia, to recover possession of eight slaves that had been declared free by Judge Paine of the Superior Court of New York. Lemmons had been incautiously passing through ew iork with his slaves, intend ing to slip them to Texas, when they were discovered and freed by an order of Judge Paine, who was of the opinion that the Fugitive Slave act 1 a ll.a.V- f- IT a aid not noia tne slaves, i ne state of Virginia directed its Attorney General to appeal from the decision. Thereupon thi Legislature of New York directed the Governor to em ploy counsel to defend the slaves. E. D. Culver and Joseph Blunt were appointed, but withdrew, and afterward William M. Evarts and Gen. Arthur were retianed as coun sel for the slaves. The decision of Judge Paine was sustained by the Supreme Court and also affirmed by the Court of Appeals. In ISjo' Gen. Arthur prosecuted a city car line on behalf of Lizzie Jennings, a colored woman, and superintendent of a Sunday school, who was rough ly ejected from a car bet a use of col or, lhe case was tried ! lore Judge Rockwell in Brooklyn, ui.d the jury gave the plaintiff $.300 damages. Gen. Arthur got his military title through service on the str ffofGov. Edwin D. Morgan. He was ap- S tinted Engineer-in-Chiet of the ovemor's staff January 1, 1861, and on January 27, 18G2, he was made Quarter-master General. He was active in both positions. Gen. Arthur gave his attention to New York City politics at the close of the war, and was for a time Chair man of the Republican Committee, known as the Morgan Republicans, which met at Broadway and Twenty-third stree. On the 20th of No vember, 1871, he was appointed by President Grant Collector of the Port of New York, succeeding Thomas Murphy. He served one term and was reappointed in December, 1S75. He was suspended by R. B. Hayes July 21, 1878, charges being prefer red against him by John Sherman. Edwin A. Merritt oeing collector in his place. In September, 1879, he was chosen Chairman of the Repub lican State Committee, and he was Chairman of the Central Committee, of the county for two years. In May. 18SO. he was nominated ice President on the Republican ticket, and was elected the following No vember. Since the adjournment of the Senate he has been forwarding Mr. Conkling's canvass for re-elec tion. Gen. Arthur married a daugh ter of Capt Herndon, who was lost on board his vessel, the Central Ameiica. His wife died about eigh teen months ago. rile has two children, a son and a daughter. He has a brother, who is a major in the regular army, and one of his sisters is the wife of a Mr. McElroy, of Al bany. rasa On or Shet I'p. A colored man living on Illinois street hung out a sign on his house reading : "For SaiL" He happened to be at the gate when a white man came along and said : "You will never get any offer for your house with any such spelling as that." The owner of the place was great ly puzzled to improve the orthogra phy, but finally took his wife's ad vice and made it read : "For Sell." This seemed to be all right for a day or two, and then a school boy halted and said : "If you don't fix that sign all the school children will be laughing at you." There was another convention of the family to see where the mistake came in, and the sign was made to read "Fur SaU." It hadn't been up an hour when an old colored man came along and queried : "Does you mean dat dis place am fur Sally? 'What yer gwine to gib de place to Sally fu?" "Am you findin' fault wid dat sign?" asked the other. "Well. I doan' quite cotch on to de spellin'." "You doan', eh ? Has you got $700 to pay cash down for dis yer place?" "No, sah." "Den you pass on and shet up! Maybe I doan' spell jist de same as you do, but I'ze got prospect of bandlin' $700 while you has got boaf knees out to de weather. I doan' ker to use high-flown language an' have to wa'ar a shoe on one fut an ' m V. n la ,n Aa wIIav Cift inn O" ole man you am to fly on gog'a- . VUI? V. S " J phyr Art aad OIL The Norfolk Vuginlan of January 16. 1081, refers to the remarkable cure effected by &t Jacob s uii in the case oi rroi. vromweu, Art illustrations who had suffered excruciating torments from rneuma- tism. ULtil he tried the uu wnose effect he says were magical. ing Times and Dispatch -Read- ing "but that has nothing to do with it, you know. I was merely going to say that if I was President. I'd" "My !" burst in Mis.. Gertrude. pged eighteen, wouldn't it be splen did if you was, pa ! Just to think how those Wheedletop eirls would change their tune when I met them, instead of throwing out their insin uations about people who consider it christian-like to tur.i their last season's silk so that ti-ey may have more to give to charity ! Hut they might turn L-reen with envv U-lore I'd ever" "Yes, and wouldn't I warm it to Sammy Duganjust," chirpped in Master Tommy, aged twelve. "I'd just go up to him 'fore he knowed where he was, an he dassent hit me back again 'cause it 'ud be treason and they'd hang him ; an' I'd slide on the sidewalk an' shy snow-balls at the p'lcecmen, an' sass Miss Fer ule, an play hookey every day when it didn't rain, an' I'd'' i es, chimed in Mre. J!. catchin" the infection from her enthusiastic progeny, "and then I'd be the first ady in the land, let the next be who she would : and the Senators' and Governors' wives would I-' to be introduced to me, and I'd have balls twice a week and banmieh. every day, and " " And 1 d have the mana-ement of the White House and run things," remarked Mrs. IJ.'s mother, her eves sparkling with the prospect. Not much you wouldn t from Miss Gertrude "not if I kept mv health and knew myself, vou wouldn't : not as long as I was the resident's daughter and " "Yah !" ejaculated Master Thomas. "I guess the President's son would be the biggest plum in the dish! Wouldn't I be the Prince of Wales. then, say ? What 'ud you know bout" "Shut up all of you !" com manded Mrs. B. "I guess the Pres ident's wife is the highest authority in the land ! At all event3 there'd be a dusty old time if anybody questioned it, and I bet when the exercises were over the survivors would not want any electoral com mission to decide the thing. My. 'd like to see anybody but by the way, Mr. Bi.tterbv, what was you going to say you would do if you was the President of the United States ?" Resign as quick as the Lord would let me !" said Mr. Butterby. calmly but with terrific firmness. And then a medititive silence fell upon the family and remained there for a little season. -The Best Thins for I'a p." When John Gilbert was walked out to be tried for drunkeness a bov about fourteen years old rose up and walked forward to the bar and said to the court : "He's my old pap." "Well, prisoner, the charge against ou is drunkenness,77 said his onor. "1 deny it !" was the prompt re sponse. Now. see here, nap, said the bov as he faced around, "there ain't no use in your acting that way. i on as drunk, and you might as weil own up. Lying am t no good when forty men saw you staving blind. ell, I guess I was drunk. "I think you have been here sev eral times before," observed the court No, sir no, sir never here lf- fore, and I'll leave it to Tommy." "Oh ! pap, what a liar !" sighed the boy. "You have been here three times this spring." "Well, then, I have," growled the old man. "I think I told you I should send you up if you came again." "No, sir, vou didn't I hope to die il you did !" "Now, pap. you know he did. He's been powerful kind to you, and you shouldn't tell lies." "Well, then, he told me so." "I guess I'd better send him m for sixty days," observed his Honor to the boy. " "Y-e-s, about sixty," was the re ply. "I won't be sent !" shouted old man. the Hot "Oh, yes you wilL Thev've the law on you, pan. and they kin chuck vou un as easy as catin crackers." "Well, then, 111 go." "Yes, go right along. Mam and I will come to see ye purty often, and it'll do ye good to git clear of whisky. Go long, pap, and good bye to vc." "I hate to, but I will. Good-bye, Tommy." The boy went out whistling, and the father sat down in the corridor and muttered that Thomas was probably correct in having him sent up, though he should miss the big end of the berry season. D:!nit Free Pins. A Fool Once More. "For ten years my wife was con fined to her bed with such a com plication of ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter or cure her, and I used up a small for ture in humbug stuff. Six months ago I saw a U. S. Flag with Hop Bitters on it, and I thought I would be a fool once more. I tried it but my folly proved to be wisdom. Two bottles cured her, she is now as well and strong as any man's wifi, and it cost me only two dollars. Such folly pays. H. W. Detroit, Mich. Free I'ress. Maiden lady's quotation, slightly altered from an old aphorism. "Where singleness is bliss, 'tis folly to be wives." The recent cold water spree of the Missouri river cost the people along its course S-l,UO,0tX) at a low esti mate. F(r nervoug debility take Peruna. sk your druggist for iL The man who waxes strong the shoemaker. Hie nearest Peruna. infallible reaisJy is . i V 1 .if if r 1 I ' r ',"t - f ' ii- 'if;. ' li i.; v i !
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