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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
Lawyers Fees.

The New York correspondent Of the
Rochester Democrat writes: The motto
OF the legal profession in this city seems
to be "tne whole is none too much for
me-" If they do not get it the fault is
not theirs. What a remarkable in
stance of absorption was afforded by the
James B. Taylor case. This man left
an estate worth at least a half million,
making his wife sole heir. All of this
grand property has been devoured by
the lawyers, and the widow is now left
an object of charity. A will does not
amount TO much here if there be any
object in breaking it. In the above
mentioned case the other heirs attempted
10 set aside the will, and after five years
of wearisome contest such state of con-
fusion had been reached that it required
special act of legislature. During this
interval the estate remained unproduc-
tive while the legal harpies were de-
vouring it with steady nav. To illus
trate the lavish manner in which fees
were paid in this case, it may be men,
toned that at the very beginning the
surrogate ordered $4,000 to the counsel,
and $4,000 was soon added. o. B.
Mattison obtained $4,000 commission
on the sale of property to the amount
of 100000. The receiver was allowed
$4,000 for his fees, and twice as much
more for his disbursements. Francis
Herman had $4,000 for arguing the case
before the court Of appeals, while Sena-
tor Conkling was paid $4,000 for pre-
pairing the case for ajury trial. The latter
has never taken place and never will.
Two other law firms each got $4,000.
Henry l.. Clinton was paid $4,000,
which he no doubt called n low fee, as
he now demands more than ten times
that sum from William II. Vanderbilt
| have only given II portion of the
charges in the case, but they afford
sample of the manner in which the law
yers eat up an estate whenever the op-
portunity is offered. The consequence
is that Mrs, Taylor, who was so admired
by her husband that he usually called
her 1.-THE queen" is now living on the
kindness OF friends. 1t may be added
that those relatives who began the above
mentioned costly fight have never had
dollar from the estate, all of which has
thus been devoured in the above men,
toned manner.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
Famous for His Apples,

Robert l.. Peil of apple fame is among
the recent deaths, writes New York
correspondent. He was the most sue
cessful man in this speciality in the
world, and his fruit was not only known
in the British market, but also in the
Orient. AS gentleman farmer he had
few equals in America, since he made
his elegant rural life highly profitable
He had an immense orchard on the
banks of the Hudson, whose product
was entirely limited to pippins. The
fruit was carefully picked, the inferior
quality being culled out for cider. The
remainder was then placed in sweating
house, where the moisture was evapo.
rated, after which it was packed in
boxes of an exact size and sent to a
foreign market. Poll found the fruit
business the best kind OF agriculture,
and it made him immensely rich. He
owned a fine house in Fifth avenue,
which he made his winter home. and ii
was at this place that he died.
In early life Pell Travelled extensively,
and not only made the tour of Europe
but reached the Orient, including visit
to the Troad. This in those days was
remarkable distance and he carefully
improved the opportunity. He was a
very agreeable man in conversation,
and as a combination of elegant man
ners and agricultural success he had
few equals The famous pippins have
carried his name to wide range of
foreign parts, and If their culture be
properly maintained IL will be fortune
to his heirs. Pell iniWmeG the writer
that this immense orchard, numbering
10000 trees, was all derived from a
couple of trees which his grandfather
brought from the town of Newtown,
l.. l., whence we now have the term
"Newtown pippins." The family had
devoted itself to this speciality, which
made them rich. No wonder, indeed,
when Pell'sp pippins retailed at nine cents
apiece in foreign markets.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
GuiIIOtined at Cold Dawn.

1t is just ten years ago, day for day,
says Paris correspondent in recent
letter, that the notorious Troppman, the
murdererof the Kink family, was exc
cuted on the Place de la Roquette. This
morning another convict of the same
stamp underwent the penalty of death
on the same spot, Provost, the police
man who murdered the woman Blondin
and tie jewelry dealer Lenoble, and
afterward cut their bodies up and threw
the pieces into the sewers, was guillotined
there at daybreak, 1t having become
known last night that his appeal for
mercy had been rejected by the presiden.
of the republic, large crowd began to
assemble as early as nine o'clock. The
executioner arrived ut four o'clock and,
aided by his assistants, erected the gull
lotine about twenty PAGES from the cen
tral door of the prison. The guillotine
once in order the headsman and his as
sistants entered the prison to arrange
what is called the toilet of the culprit
previous to his death. The Able Gro
yes, the chaplain of the Jail was the first
to enter the prisoners cell. Provost
started up, gazed wildly at the reverend
gentleman, and then buried his head in
his hands, trembling and groaning.
"Alasl" said the chaplain, "there is no
hope now but in the mercy of God"
The condemned man then left his bed,
but he was too much overcome to dress
himself. The task was done by the exc
cutioner and his assistants. He was
then left alone with the Able Crozes to
prepare his soul. He embraced the
chaplain several times and wept bitterly.
"Take courage, take courage" said the
reverend gentleman. "Yes, yes" re-
piled Provost, l will take courage and
try to meet my fate. J ask pardon of the
police administration, to which | be-
longed seven years The condemned
mar, after kissing tile crucifx three or
four times, marched ous to the guillotine
with a firm step and in an instant lie
was on the fatal 6dScale. The spring
was touched and dull thud was heard,
and the next second his head fell into
the basket. Alter the execution the body
and head of the murderer were taken
to the school of medicine, and having
been sown together electrical expert.
ments were made on them, and in TIE
opinion of all the doctors present death
must have been instantaneous.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
A ThIef's Story.

A New York thief recently made the
following confession:
"The way we worked was this, and
the plan is mine. II is good one, and
naturally feel some pride in its inven-
tion. We took adjoining rooms in a
hotel-say the Fifth Avenue or some
other first class hotel. We never did il
at the Fifth Avenue, but we would have
done it in course of time. Having Sc
cured our rooms and seeing that they
were nicely located, we installed our
selves. made myself up to look like a
well.to-do country merchant and went
down. looked into one OF two jewelry
stores until / found the one to suit me.
When found it ! went in and looked over
the stock. Satisfying myself that could
suit myself there, Iwent away, promising
to call again. Iwould call again the next
day, and would purchase probably
200 or $4,000 worth of goods. These
| would order sent to my hotel, with
the bill. Then | went TO the hotel, and
telling the clerk at the Office if any one
came for me ia send him to my room,
would 90 there myself. Locked in my
room / set to work TO prepare for the
arrival of the goods. took the back
out of the bureau and put the bureau
against the door leading into the adjoin.
ing room. My partner cut out panel
from the door, and by that means had
access to the bureau drawers. Then
fixed my table, piled it high with letters
and writing material, and when the man
arrived with the goods l was very busy.
When he entered, asked him to sit down
After bit, aS soon as / had finished
my letter, turned to him and asked
if he had the invoice with him. OF
course he had. / would take it, exam
inc it and ask if the goods corresponded
with it. Then we would call off the
items, he taking the bill and l the
goods. As he called off the goods l
put them into drawer in the bureau
and closed it. My partner had it in
stantly. When we were finished /
closed all the drawers and invited
him to the table, where | proceeded
to write him a check. He would re-
fuse, saying it was after banking hours.
to which of course replied by pulling
out my watch and coinciding with him.
Then | asked him to wait moment
while l went down stairs and got the
money for him. He would not refuse
that; was almost too reasonable.
There was the bureau and there were
the drawers; to be sure, his goods were
there almost in his presence. / went
down stairs and walked off; my friend
had long ago done likewise, and
we left the poor fellow in the room
waiting our return. My partner and
had Joined company long before tie
salesman suspected he was sold, and we
were estimating or dividing the value OF
our purchase"
"Have you played this game in New
York;"
Frequently. Those who have been
victimized have so far remained quiet.
or if they have reported to the police
the thing has not got into the papers
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15

Grant was fifty seven last April.
Blaine is fifty. Sherman was fifty.six
last May. Washburne was sixty-three
in September. Conkling was fifty in
October. Garfield is in his forty-ninth
year. Bayard was filty-one in October.
Thurman reached his sixty-sixth birth
day in November. Hendricks was
sixty in September. Tilden was sixty
six in February, and in the same month
Gen,ral Hancock was fifty-fve. Sey-
mour will be seventy in May. Wash
ington was in his fifty-seventh year
when he was first elected, and had Just
eRtered his sixty-sixth year when he
left Office. John Adams was sixty-one
when he was elected, Jefferson fifty.
seven, Madison in his fiity-eighih year,
Monroe, in his iiity-ninth, and John
Quincy Adams in his fifty-eighth.
Jackson was sixty-one when chosen the
first time, and therefore sixty-fve when
re elected, while he had reached his
seventieth year when he quilted office.
Van Buren was fifty-four, and Harrison
sixty-seven, when they were elected,
while Tyler, when he took Office had
just passed his fifty-frst birthday.
Polk was elected on almost precisely his
forty.ninth birthday. Taylor was not
quite fty-eight, when elected, and Fill
more was in his fifty first year when he
succeeded him. Pierce had not yet com.
pleted his forty-eighth year when he
was elected. and he was the Junior OF
all who have taken the presidential
chair, except General Grant. Mr.. Bu-
chanan was elected in his sixty.Sixth
year, Lincoln in his fifty-second and
fifty-sixth, while Johnson succeeded in
his fifty-seventh.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
A New British Naval Station.

The latest foreign mail has rumor
from Paris to the effect that the Beacons'
field cabinet are now working quietly
but persistently with the object of ac-
quiring u naval station near the mouth
of the Euphl ates and Tigris, and have
gone so far as to fix upon the exact spot,
called Shatt-el- Arab. The negotiations
have been intrusted to Sir Henry Layard,
who has received instructions to men
ton the matter TO the sultan, pointing
out that the requirement Of such sta.
ton IN the gulf would be much to the
interest of the sublime porte, especially
since Asia Minor has been taken under
the quasi guardianship of England, and
must eventually be defended by English
armsshould political complications with
Russia occur. With a naval station at
Shaft. el- Arab, u British army of COM
bined English and native troops from
India could be readily landed to oppose
any Russian descent from the Caucasus
on the Euphrates-Tigris line, and Bus
sorah would be the English base of
operations.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
StrAnge Freaks among Birds.

California naturalists say that nature
has played some strange freaks among
the feathered tribes this season. Many
birds have laid aside their usual plum
age and donned white. A female
pidgeon brought to San Francisco re-
Gently from the San Joaquin river is OF
a bright chocolate color on the breast.
while the back is Of an ashen bue. A
mud.hen shot at Borden island about
two months ago was mottled on the
back, having white spots scattered
through the usual coat of black. The
breast was of blush cast, with small
white feathers intermixed. The crown
and sides of the head were blue and
white. A pair of valley quail, recently
shot at Searsville, San Mateo county,
were white ali over the body with the
exception of the markings on the breast,
which retained their wonted color 4
brown and white saltmarsh rail killed
at Alviso a few months ago. is another
freak of nature never before heard OF,
naturalists say. A small cotton-tail
rabbit was recently shot in the sand
hills back Of the Golden Gate park that
was a perfect Albino.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
A Lady's View of Washington.

A lady writes from Washington to tho
Springfield Republican as followsI Il
seems 10 me that no one, certainly nc
one new to Washington, can come here
and see the capitol building without o
thrill of national pride. 1t is so grand,
SO imposing, the situation so superb and
the grounds about so lovely even now
on such days as Yesterday and to-day,
with real fresh tinge of green in the
grass on Capitol hill. Inside, the mar
BILE staircases, the bronze doors.I the
frescoed ceilings and the tiled floors
seem TO increase rather than to di.
minish this feeling, and il lasts until
the eye falls upon the gigantic spittoons
that stand in every angle, and seem 10
the imaginative mind like the corrupt
and furguous growth which clings dis
gustingly in the fairest and most unex-
pected places. | never see them With
out sort Of despairing feeling, for they
are such dreadful blot, and will make
one think OF everything that is vile in
stead of everything that is lovely.
To 60 into the House of Representa-
tives is TO the uninitiated very much
like being let into a menagerie, for the
atmosphere is very warm and close, the
ventilation is very detective an odor
of cigar-smoke adds its burden to a
sensitive organization, and there is an
immense amount of howling on the
floor. This is my impression of it all,
although I've listened very intently
and tried to become infor med in the
ways OF the government of my country.
The speaker spends most of his time in
pounding violently with his gavel, and
nobody seems to care whether he pounds
or not-he apparently does it for lis
own amusement. Then with very
few exceptions everybody that speaks
acts exactly as if he intended to ami
hilate everybody else. | never can
understand what they say, except by
snatches, and what | do hear seems to
be of very little Importance. 1t does
seem so ridiculous for a man to get up
and work himself into tremendous
passien-swing his arms, pound on his
desk, walk up and down the aisle, grow
red in the face and swell up the veins
on his forehead, and end with a grand
peroration about "blowing the bugle
till it resounds again "-all of which [
heard ana saw the other day-while all
the other members are reading news
papers, smoking outside the rail, writ
ing at their desks. chatting with each
other and continually passing in and
out, while nobody seems to pay any at
tention to this exhibition of feeling.
They seem 20 take special delight in
contradicting each other fatty, insist
ing that somebody is out of time or
order, and on the whole I've come to
the conclusion that things couldn't be
much worse anyway-and who knows
if they mightn't be better-even if
women had a seat in this august (P)
body.
The Senate is better-that is, they
don't rant so violently-but seems slow
and stupid, and I've found myself won
dering several times what it all
amounts to, after all. l have been
able, after giving the closest possible
attention for some Zine, to make out
that they've been agitating the ques.
tion of mud road somewhere in In
diana, and l have heard something
about Indians, and that's all.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
Horseshoe SuperstitiOns,

The horseshoe was Of old held to be of
special service rs security against the
attacks of evil spirits. The virtue m ay
have been assigned, perhaps, by the
rule of contraries, from it being n thing
incompatible with the cloven foot of the
evil one, or from the rude resemblance
which the horseshoe bears to the rays
OF glory, which in ancient pictures are
made to surround the heads OF saints
and angels; or, finally, from some no.
tion of its purity acquired through pass.
ing the fire. This latter supposition re-
ceives some countenance from the
method resorted to for the cure of
horses that had become vicious or afllict-
ed by any distemper that the village far
riery did not understand; such disease
was invariably attributed to witchcraft,
and the mode of cure seems to imply
the belief that the imperfect publication
by fire OF the shoes which the animal
wore had afforded an inlet to malevo-
lent influences. Accordingly the horse
was led into the smithy, the door
closed and barred, the shoes were taken
off and placed in the fire, and the witch
or warlock was spec lily under the
necessity Of removing the spell under
which the animal suffered. Sailors are,
for the most part, careful to have u
horseshoe nailed to the mizzenmast or
somewhere on deck near midships, for
the protection of the vessel. The Chi
nese have their tombs built in the shape
of the horseshoe, which custom is very
curious, as it may be fairly regarded as
a branch of the superstition long preva-
lent among ourselves.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15

In far-away Fargo, Dakota's great
wheat town Of mushroom growth, re-
sides Mr.. Edwards, n journalist who
weighs 3l2 pounds. But his size is not
the only popularity about this Falstaf-
fan editor, for he has taken to intro
ducing rhymes into the headlines of his
paper, and the following specimen
shows what he can do in the way of
metrical heads" "The Wolf, Who
Starved Babes in New York, is Arrested
and Thrown into Prison, and If There
is Grub in that Jail, He should Get
Precious Little In His'n. -
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15

Persevere.
The world thou seekst TO know
10 often dark and dresr;
Shadows around may iAll.
But Pelseverol
The hill thou olimb'sl is high,
The prize is great and near;
Write I" duty" on thy heart,
And poneverel
The road Is smooth to all
Who have a conscience clearj
Walk wisely on thy path
And peseversl
Be firin! II fortune fails,
Lilies burdens do not learj
Go forth with manly pride,
And perseverel
Few iall who seek TO win,
None stray who rightly steer.
Thine is the prize il thou
Wilt persevsrel
Around the darkest storm
The suns bright beams appear,
With light and hope for all
Who perseyere
The worlds temptations scorn;
Let others wealth revere;
BE strong in right, detest the wrong,
And persevere!
Then, when liie's twilight fades,
The thought will give thee cheer
That thou in trials passed
Didst persevere!
-.Ntw York Evening Post.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15

The Connecticut house of represen
tatives contains ninety four farmers and
fifteen lawyers.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-15
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Regular rates OF advertising, 81 per square
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insertion.
Special contracts will be made for all Adyer-
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Transient Advertisements always pAyAbk
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Marriages and obituary notices, over one
fquAre, chRged for at half regular rateS-
All local news 10 cents line for each in,
'ertion.
No notices inserted for less than hfty oents.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12
MONEY TO LOAN.

Money to loan on farm property
n one third Of the valuation only, in
sums of not less than $500, for moi
less than five years. Interest 81 pc,
cent and 5 per cent commission.
/" For particvlns, apply to the Regis
TOT Of Deeds, Redwood Falls.
/, Gro. Kun1xAx,
|nrl06Amo. New Ulm, Mimi
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12
Strayed.

Came to the premises of the un-
dersigned, six miles caste Redwood
Falls, on the 18th. inst, a small,
sorrel Indian pony, about two years
old, with ! white star on his fore
head. The owner; 10 requested to
pay charges, prove property and take
it away.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12

The Commercial House. made . most
fortunate escape from IRE on Wednesday
morning. 1t appears that the cook
threw out some ashes on Tuesday even
ing and supposed she had extinguished
whatever Goals were in them with water.
but when Mr.. Smith. the clerk. was
wakening the guests for the train yes
terday morning. he saw fire in straw
which was in use for banking the hotel.
i had evidently been burning quite .
while and the chances ere that il would
have soon been beyond control - there
was strong wind blowing st the time.
It was soon put out. II would Be no
small loss to the town - wen - to Mr..
Bunce 70 have this property destroyed ~
Il Il doing splendid business.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12
NOTICE.

An parties Who are indebted to us for
Binder wire and sother cash goods, will
please bear r.. nind that it is much
pleasanter to call and pay up, than it is
ID wait and b. duned by. Please
calf 1t once wisAept fail and oblige.
/. Yours Rest.
:. Laird 4 D0rnherp.