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Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
The Man Garfield.

No other man has ever been so
anxiously watched, by the whole civil
lied world, while lying face to face with
death. His life and heroism go to the
hearts of men in every land. The grand
Christian fortitude of the true man him
self, and the lofty devotion of his wife
and Others about him, create new
standard of manhood and womanhood
for all the civilized world. Living or
dying, this one man brings blessing
that space or time can not measure.
Nobler impulses, grander and purer
thoughts, fill all Christendom to o-day,
because of the life and the heroic con-
duct of one man. Only Om-
niscience knows how TO make the
best use of any man, ard James A.
Garfield himself, in his highest aspira-
tions, never yet has thought of
doing as much good as he has done
already, lying on bed of pain. If he
is to recover, only infinite wisdom can
measure the power for good or evil
which will rest with so rare man, so
raised as if from death itself. A re-
sponslbility before which any man living
might shrink, the responsibility of life
endowed with strange and awful pow
er, will rest upon him henceforth Out
of the blacklist cloud comes the most
binding and terrible light. Praying to
the end tor his life, the nation must also
pray that the infinite Father will guide
that life henceforth, that the man, al
ready so true and great and noble, may
ever be equal to an unexampled and in
calculable responsibility.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

CONSIDERING the utterances of United
States Senator Beck, of Kentucky, rela-
tive to the election of Senator Anthony,
of Rhode Island, to be Vice President,
pro. TEN. of the Senate, may we not con-
clude that there is, after all, some honor
in politics and among politicians. Sena-
tor Beck is Democrat of the old school
and very pronounced partisan, yet, in
view of the seriousness of the situation,
brought about, mainly, through the at
tempt upon the Presidents life, he, for
the sake of harmony, is willing to forego
any possible advantage which might ac-
crue to the Democratic party. OF course
there are other Democrats, members of
the Senate, who will oppose any such ac-
tion, yet it is to be hoped that when the
test comes, enough of them will be found
to carry out and endorse the proposition
of Senator Beck.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

public approval. The very full and
elaborate report IF the City Civil En-
gineer, as well as any other attainable
matter bearing upon the subject, should
be placed in the hands of the people.
and plenty OF time given 70 study and
understand il. decision in favor
of having water works is only
a preliminary question. The sys-
tenn TO be adopted, the cost of
constructing and maintaining such works
are of the first Importance and should
be well understood before final decis-
ion Is reached. The people of Richmond
do not wish to expend two or three hun
dred thousand dollars for "a worthless
system or for works too expensive TO
keep up. Unless they can be satisfied
on these points they will scarcely vote in
favor of their construction. What we
urge then is that our authorities not only
fully satisfy themselves upon all these
points, but that they also fully satisfy
the people, and do not hurry decision.
| 1t should, also, be known that
everything connected with the matter is
fairly and squarely presented We have
no reason to believe that such will not
be the case in this instance. But public
enterprises of this kind frequently have
"ring" somewhere behind them, and
sometimes men of great public spirit
are moved 10y very selfish motives. Even
if nothing of this kind is apprehended
in this matter, it can do no harm to know
that the peoples money is expended only
for the peoples benefit. If time and op
portunty are given all these points car
be fully understood, all conflicting views
reconciled, and the people all united In
favor of good and economical system
of water works which is 80 greatly
needed in this city
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

Tn summing up of the condition of
the President yesterday shows that he
still holds the ground he gained early in
the week, and that the symptoms were
still favorable. He had less fever than
on the day before, and seemed to relish
his food better, but, as far as the main
features of the case are concerned, there
has been little or no change. He is still
very weak, and, in the opinion of the
majority of the surgeons, is not gaining
in strength.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
Take Your Choice.
New York Graphic.

And now, if the President RECEIVERS,
what will be the two things that will be
the most frequently said and most gen.
orally behevedl One is that he recover
ed because the doctors gave him up and
left nature and him to fight it out be-
tween them; the other that the prayers
offered yesterday in every church in the
land and by many men who did not go
to church to pray, were heard and gra-
ciously answered. And if he should
die, what will be ssidl That the doc.
tors misunderstood and mismanaged his
case from the first; and that the united
prayers of $4,000, 900 of people had no
more effect upon the immutabIe will of
God, or upon the inevitable laws of na-
ture, than would have the effort of fiv
to arrest the course OF 8 steam engine.
There is plenty of food for reelection in
these facts
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
Columbus, O.. State Journal tRep)


And then comes the Peoples Temper
ance Reformers and Prohibltionists with
their declaration against the manufac-
ture, sale and use of all intoxicating
drinks. That declaration they follow
up by nominating man for Governor
who has made a respectable fortune in
the manufacture and sale of wine and
cider-mills and presses, and who is still
engaged in that business. We do not
say, or intimate, that Mr.. Ludlow is an
unworthy and bad man because he makes
premium wine presses. From our stand
point ne is not; but from his standpoint
and the standpoint of his party, he is
closely allied to the criminal classes; for
he and they know full well that his
mills aud presses are used in the manu-
facture of Intoxicating drinks-that such
mills and presses are manufactured,
sold, purchased and used for that pur-
pose. How many private cellars in Ohio
are stocked with fine old Rambo and
crab elders, snd Catawba, Concord and
Isabella wines, the product Of Mr.. Lud-
lows mills and presses2
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
DIR. TaImage's First Sermon.
Albany Argus.

"a good wife" says the good book, "is
from the Lord" DR.. Talmage, when q
student at Rutgers, was, according to his
clsssmate, the Rev. John McC. Homes d.
D., of Albany, given that text for trial
sermon. DR.. Holmes is very successful
in reproducing the Talmagian analysis
of that sermon. a. "a good wife, y
that is one good wife-st time, is good
thing. More than one, at time. is sim
full as well IS superfluous. Illustration:
The miseries Of Brigham Young. (2.)
She must obviously be your own wife.
Another mans wife Is to be avoided. u
lustration: ANY divorce suit going. f3.l
"A good wife is from the Lord there
fore "a bad wife is from the devil. =
Moral: Love the Lord and hate the
devil" Conclusion: Depict the dia
bolicsl traits of bad wife, but do net
bear down too hard on the devil. lest he
have chance to affiict you with one of
his wives"
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
Alive i'm their tsrayes-T%O BrOthcrs
an n Caved Well Wake verbal Willis.
Niobara Pioneer

NfobHay8 Pioneer.
MIR. g. Wizard, who has just returned
from O'Neill City, informs us that the
two Biglow brothers, who resided in
town for a while this spring before going
to their homesteads near Atkinson, Holt
county, were buried in a well at that
place on the 2sth ult, by the caving in
of the quickssnd through which the well
had been sunk, the curbing not being
OF sufficient strength to resist the press
ure.
Although one was SEVERELY injured by
the timbers, he survived until the Satur-
day morning following, and the other,
who was not injured, lived until that
evening, when their strength was ex-
hsusted and death released them from
misery. Although twenty light feet from
the surface of the ground, they could
make themselves heard, and gave Hrec
tions regarding the disposal of their
property, advising their wives, who were
sisters, 10 30 back to their old home in
the East, where they would be happier
and more comfortable.
There were more rescuers than could
work at one time, and frequent changes
of hands were made, ali being done that
mortal could do, but of no avail, the
brothers being fully aware that help
could not reach them in time. They died
calmly and maniully, taking their fate
as true men do. They were exhumed on
Sunday and buried.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

WHY the iron workers of Cincinnati
should demand to be paid higher wages
than the same class of workmen receive
in Pittsburg is beyond our comprehen-
sion. As it is, the iron mills of the
latter place are working on full time and
making money, while the mills at Gin
cinnati, together with their hundreds OF
striking operatives, are idle and losing
money every day. From the best lights
before us it appears that the iron workers
of Cincinnati are at war against their
own best interests or that the Pittsburg
mills are furnishing their Cincinnati
brethren with the sinews of war to
continue a contest which can only
result, eventually, to their great dis
advantage and consequent detrlment-
Going upon the ground that the
iron manufacturers are business men, that
they are anxious to make their business a
success and that it is no pleasure or profit
to them to see their works laying In idle
ness, it is evident that if they could pay
the increased price demanded and still
benefit themselves they would not hesi-
tate to do SO. As it is, however, the iron
interests of Cincinnati are suffering very
greatly and their inactivity is doing q
great deal towards retarding business in
other sections of the country which de
pends upon the Queen City for iron ma
terial. In the meantime Pittsburg is
making hay while the sun shines.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

THB water work s question is now fully
before the people of Richmond, and will
soon, We presume, be submitted to pop
ular vote to determine whether to have
or not to have them. That such works
are needed in this city is scarcely de-
batable question; very few will deny
their urgent necessity. But there are nu-
merous questions connected with the sub
ject that ought to be fully understood
before the people can intelligently de-
termine whether they are row prepared
to embark in an undertaking which will
cost them so much money as q thorough
system of water works must call for. A
correspondent in yesterdays PALLADIUM
very properly raises the question
whether the city, unable under the law TO
foster all deserving interests, should
embark in this enterprise to the
exclusion of Others perhaps quite as i'm
portant Other citizens, again, who
think the water question sn important
one and water works necessity, still do
not believe the city should engage in
building them. All this shows divers
ity of viewA growing. perhaps, out of q
want of Q thorough study of the ques-
tioa- To reconcile these various opin-
ions and unite the people upon some
proper plan, information should be fur
nished them and time for reflection
given. We want no water works war
such as has distracted some of our
neighboring cities. The Common Coun-
Gil, then, should move slowly, that they
may move safely and surely, and do
what may be done In accordance with
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

THE question of calling an extra ses-
sion of Congress is, it is SAID, being Sc
riously considered by the Cabinet If
the Presidents inability to attend to
public duties should promise to continue
during the autumn, there seems ne
cessity of an early meeting of Congress
to make provision for calling upon the
Vice President to assume the duties of
the Presidential office during such in
ability of the President. At least that
seems to be the opinion of the Cabinet.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

Lieutenant Flipper flped the money,
Yellow fever prevails to an alarm
ing extent in Havana, and last week
there were twenty six fatal cases.
Seventy one arrests were made in
Portland, Me-, last week, says the Argus
of that city, and of the number sixty-one
were for drunkenness.
United States Senator Ben Harrison
has arrived home from his trip to the
Yosemite and other portions of the great
West
1T is estimated that prior to the close
of the work of the season, the Washing
ton monument will have reached a
heighth of two hundred and sixty feet.
There are one hundred stone cutters at
work.
This is the latest Western form of
saying man was hanged: "He was
unanimously chosen by convention of
twelve property holders to jump from a
new pine platform into the sweet subse-
quently."
Some benefactor of the human race
at New Castle, Ind, has been getting
away with the canine race, having, with
in the past two weeks killed, by means
of poison, thirty or forty dogs, valuable
Ito their owners and otherwise.
Whatever of good Hollowsy's pills
of themselves may have done for the
public, in an indirect way their operation
was of the most beneficial character, as
during the past few years the maker of
the pills has given away for charitable
and philanthropic purposes about 3D.
75O, 1000.
Great Britain, France, Germany and
Austria Hungary each contain popula-
tion of about 30, 000, 900, or an aggregate
of about IA 0,000, 900, comprised in ter
ritory of 100000 square miles. The
States. and Territories of the American
Union, exclusive of Alaska. embrace an
area of 100000 square miles, with a
population of 50,0O0,O 900. Just imagine
what country we will have when it
reaches the age of Great Britain or
France.
Olive Logan, referring to the fact
that woman physicians were not permit
ted to attend, except as ordinary specta-
tors, the sessions of the International
Medical Congress, says: "that if skill and
learning had been the qualifications for
admission, the forty three lady doctors
present would have been given front
seats" Olive is right and her sentiment
will be endorsed by all fair-minded per
sons whether physicians or not. Exclud
ing the woman physicians was simply a
petty piece of prescription.
The Washington Hotel, the Oldest
building in New York City, situated on
the corner of Broadway and Battery
Place, has recently been sold to Mr.. Cy-
rus W. Field, and Will shortly be torn
down and removed, and in its stead viii
be erected modern ten-story building,
to be used for business rooms and offices.
The old hotel was built in 1742, for q
residence by certain British Admiral,
and was at that time probably the finest
house In all the country. But, one by
one, the ancient landmarks disappear,
and the old Washington Hotel is no ex-
ception to the rule. Modern progress
and Improvement does not permit sny
sentiment of reverence for the old-fash-
ioned TO stand in the wsy, particularly
when considered from dollar and cent
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
He Must Obey the Laws.
Springfield Union.

Jay Gould owns or controls LIZA
miles of railroad and s646, 500, 600 worth
of railroad and telegraph stock. Such q
man would seem dan gerous were it not
that in free republic he has as much
reason TO be afraid of the people as the
people 10 be afraid of him. He may be
railroad king, but he must obey the
laws like su the rest of US
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

TIE doctors think if all goes on as at
present the President may be removed
from the White House in week OF ten
days Long Branch or Mentor are the
places named.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
springfield Republic

Take it altogether, D. D.. LII. D. and
Hon are all equally useless and fortu-
nately harmless Well edited newspapers
suppressed the entire batch long ago.
Tney are now chiefly used in addressing
letters and, just IS Esq, has worked up
until employed By everybody. Hon. and
d. D. are coming TO be of regular use in
addressing laymen or clergymen.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

II is probably the excessive hot
weather that has induced the Memphis
APpesl to start the story that Samuel j..
Tilden will be the next Democratic can
didste for the Presidency. In such
weather almost anything is permissible.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

MRs. STURGEON is a woman of great
forethought and kindness of heart. She
has distributed more than 10000 vol
umes Of her husbands sermons "among
the more needy clergymen of different
denominations in England" This is a
real charity, not only to the NEEDY cler-
gymen," but to their congregations.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

Mr.. Flood, of the Nevada Bonanza,
intends to erect in Fifth avenue larger
and more costly residence than of Mr..
Vanderbilt. The outlay will not be less
than IS 900, 900.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

A distinguished English delegate at
the recent medical celebration at Boston,
after the poem, inquired if DR.. Holmes
wasn', considered very clever man, and
hadn't he written something about break
fast in bed.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

point of view, sad in a few more years
81 faIthest, the great majority of the old
structures which, left standing mark the
long ago. viii have finally and complete
" Disappeared
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

An Irish lady was 80 much on her guard
against betraying her national accent that
she is repoI oIied to have spoken f the
Creature of Vesuvius," fearing that the
crater xould betray her again.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
To ADVERTIsEHS.

The earculAsf0n Of tho Palladium.
Daily and Weekly. In more than
double shAs OF any other paper pub b.
liahsA In wayne County.
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
Butler University.

THE Tvensy-6evenfh Session opens Tuesday,
i Sept 18th Professors, Is; Students, 361.
Every Confessional facility. Tuition less than
$40 pe1 term Board a4 absolute cost A2.50 or
less- Whole expense for forty weeks, . i5O.
For Catalogue, addreaa,
PFestdenf Il. " EVEREST,
aa06dAU1m Vtn9nR, Lid,
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03

Friday evening 81 Knightstown, John
McCarmel was seriously stabbed in the
left side by Lon Preston
Richmond daily palladium., 1881-09-03
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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
4 Test of InnncencA.

A poor, pale seamstress was arraigned
for theft in P9ris. She appeared at the
bar with her baby of eleven months on
her arm. She went to get some work one
day and stole three gold coins of ten
francs each. The money was missed
soon after she left her employer, and
servant was sent to her room to claim it.
The servant found her about to quit the
room with the three gold coins i'll her
hand. She said to the servant: 81 am
going to carry them back to you"
Nevertheless she was carried to the
Commissioner of Police, and he ordered
her to be sent to the Police Court for
trial. She was too poor to engage a
lawyer, and when asked by the Judge
what she had to say for herself, she re-
piled: "The day I went to my employ
er's I carried my child with me. 1t was
in my arms, as it is now. I wasn't pay
ing attention to it. There were several
gold coins on the mantel piece, and, I'M
known to me, it stretched out its little
hand and seized three pieces, which
did not observe until [ got home. I at
once put on my bonnet, and was going
back to my employer to return them,
when [ was arrested. This is the solemn
truth, as I hope for Heavens mercy"
The Court could not believe this story.
They upbraided the mother for her i'm
pudence in endeavoring to palm off such
manifest lie for the truth. They be-
sought her, for her own sake, to retract
so absurd tale, for it could have no eff
feet but to oblige the Court to sentence
her to much severer punishment than
they were disposed to infict upon one so
young, and evidently sodeep in poverty.
These appeals had no effect, except to
strengthen the poor mothers pertinacious
adherence to her original story. As this
frmness was sustained by that look of
innocence which the most adroit thief
can never counterfeit, the Court was at
some loss to discover what decision JUS
tice demanded To relieve their embar-
rassment one of the Judges proposed to
renew the scene described by the mother
Three gold coins were placed on the
clerks table The mother was requested
/ to assume thu position in which she stood
at her employers house. There was then
a breathless silence in court. The baby
soon discovered the bright coins, eyed
them for moment, smiled, and then
stretched forth its tiny hand and clutched
them in its fingers with miser's eager
ness. The mother was at once ac-
quilted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-02-11
The Discovery of Counter.Irritation.

But few people now living are ac-
nuainted with the theoretical idea of
Characterization, which has been so
much admired in the practice of medi-
cine. It had its origin in the following
manner: A shoemaker living in Barns
ley, in Yorkshire, England, called in
DR.. Fellows for advice. He gave his
tory of his case, summing it all up in
these words: In short, doctor, can't
stand sitting" "Then," replied the
doctor, who was somewhat famous as a
wit, you fool, why don't you sit stand
iHg." This so enraged the cobbler that
he left the physician and sent in bill
for pair of boots. The doctor paid
the bill, gave fresh order for another
pair, and soon gained the confidence of
his patient. Learning that the cobbler
had vilified him, he determined to make
him suffer. He prepared machine
which, by means Of hy-wheel, threw
forward aud backward board like a
weaver's shuttle. Beneath this board
were placed large pebbles. When the
cobbler applied again for treatment for
the nervous prostration with which he
was suffering, he was strapped by the
doctor to this board and the machine
put in motion. The poor cobbler
groaned in agony and suffered as if upon
therack, but the doctor put on all the
power until the cobbler yelled for help.
The next day the patient had SO much
improved that he applied for another
trial of the machine. 1t effected COM
plete cure, and the doctor became ia
nous throughout Yorkshire as crlrer
of nervous debility by his counter-ir-
ritation machine, which was invented
as joke.