Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-07-13

ministration, asked Grant for some ad-
vice, and got some, but as the advice
he got was not exactly the kind he
asked for he laid it aside. He may
have it somewhere around the house
yet, but if so it is covered with dust
That, of course, rather hurt the feel.
ings of the late President. He had no
further use for Garfield, and his rela.
tions are now purely formal.
A prominent friend of Grants said
yesterday that the advantages of a
good understanding between Grant
and the President were appreciated
particularly among Grants friends.
x.Collector Murphy, who has been
with the ex. President almost constant
ly for a week, has been working very
sincerely TO bring about an under
standing which should be useful in a
political way, but it has not yet been
accomplished. The scheme back of
il includes the return az Roscoe ConlS.
ling to the Senate, which is part of the
arrangement that the President will
not likely consent to.
THE FUTURE OF GRANT.
"Grant,' said business friend OF
that eminent citizen, SHOULD take his
mind out OF politics. 1t is nonsense
to talk of ever again making him
the President of the United States,
and | have reason to know that Grant
himself has given up the notion. What
he wants TO do now is TO lot the poll.
ticians, whether Conkling or anyone
else take care of themselves. If they
can't do it without Grants help, let
them go. Grants future is all right,
His children are all looking after them.
selves. Fred and Ulysses, Jr., are in
the railroad business with all the ad.
vantages that could be desired, while
Jesse here is already well fixed, having
made lot of money in some fortunate
mining speculations. The old NANNY
informant was referring in his familiar
way to friend Grant-"has got some
thing laid up and there is q quarter of
million TO be given him in short
time. He needn't bother himself about
the future and if be takes the advice
of friends he will find a good place to
live and settle down and not let a news
paper man come anywhere in the same
ward"
"Why do you say that p
"Weil, a man like Grant cant do
too little talking to the newspapers.
He has some grievances which he
wants to talk about, but every mans
grievances look mighty small when
they get into print and it always seems
to me the bigger man is the smaller
bis grievance looks. Just putt down
as official, young man, that Grant will
never again be candidate for Presi.
dent" was willing to believe what
the man SAID, because all of Grants
friends here are saying much the same
thing.
THE GRANT COTTAGE.
The Grant cottage looks rusty and
almost dilapidated, and it appears still
worse because il stands next to Mr.
George W, Child's cottage, which has
been put in its Summer attire, with
new paint, a closely cropped lawn and
profusion of flowers on tho balconies
and about the windows which hide O
large part Of the cottage from view.
There is not q neater looking place
along the beach drive anywhere than
Mr.. Childs', and there is not less at.
tractive looking one than General
Grants. The Grant cottage needs
paint on the outside and whitowash on
the inside. The grass needs cutting,
the trees need trimming and the fences
are demanding repair. 1t has been
given out that all these things would
be done, but there has so far been no
commencement. Meantime the ex-
President is comfortably domiciled at
the modest cottage of his lucky son,
Jesse, where he smokes and reads and
receives his friends. There are not a
great many callers, however, and the
ex. President goes and comes in quite
ordinary way now, taking frequent
walks and attracting little attention.
He likes the illustrated papers, which
OF late have had several cartoons OF
him, and he laughs at them in the ut.
most good nature.
Grant likes being in what is called
the Elberon part Of the town. The
fashionable drift is that way and all
the more elegant cottages now build
ing are in that quarter. Why these
structures should be called cottages is
beyond the understanding of ordinary
people many OF them are palaces.
Commodore Garrison, for instance, is
finishing one which will cost him
ninety thousand dollars and he will
have to buy his furniture out OF
another fund.
THE PRESIDENTS HOLIDAY.
Garfield expects to leave here to-
morrow and return TO business at
| Washington. but no will como hack