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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
GarJfeld's Mother.
New Castle Courant. !

To-day, in the quiet little village Of
Hiram, O., had the pleasure of spend
ing several hours with Mrs Garfield, the
aged mother of the President, iovial,
fresh-faced lady of over so years, who
still walks as spry as girl. Our gifted
President must have inherited much of
his marvellous energy from his little
mother, whose kindly, resolute face is
only more delicate type of the rugged
features of hnr statesman son.
With much vivacity she told me of
earlier days, when, left a widow with four
little children, her pioneer neighbors Of
fered to make "bee'' and split rails for
fencing her land But when these help
ers found that this staunch young tenn
perance matron would not furnish them
whisky, according to the custom then,
they all quit their work, leaving the logs
only quartered. But true to her princi-
pies, and nothing daunted, the grand lit
tie woman herself took up the maui, and
alone split sixty rails. She says: every
time lifted the maui, it was so heavy and
1 so slender, its weight nearly pulled me
backward - care you not proud to think
of it now!'' asked her aged sister, Mrs.
Boynton. "Oh," answered Mrs. Garfield,
81 am ashamed to think that men were
ever such slaves to whisky"
She says in those days she always
walked three miles to church, taking of
her shoes and stockings to wade the
Chagrin river, which ran between her
house and the meeting house. With
tears in her eyes she told us of every
evening reading the Bible with her
youngest son, and said he always was a
good boy.
When told her that Mr.. Taylor was
now visiting the Indian Territory. she
spoke of the interest she and her sons
had always felt in the poor Indians, and
that James from a child was always eager
to take the part of the weak and the OPP
pressed.
How she loves this son-her 'baby,'
as she twice called him. With what
gratified pride she refers to Gladstone's
sympathetic letter to the Presidents wife
Mrs. DR.. Boynton, who is present, speaks
of letter from her husband in Wash.
Iington, which tells of the Presidents ex.
treme weakness after the last surgica
Operation; bat this brave mother of &
brave son said in answer: "My son will
live. God will raise him up, for BIZ
work is not yet done"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28

lev holders, 1t will be dangerous thing
to be subject. An old gentleman named
"Doc Roberts" discovered the other day
that various spectators had $4,000 on
his life, and has been afraid to leave his
house after dark ever since. "They are
fooled, !" he said, tthese fellows who think
Pm going to die. will live longer than
their graveyard companies, and now l
will take all the care l can of myself"
MAKING ASSESSMENTS.
The science of making assessments is
an important feature of the business.
If a man takes a policy on some old per-
sons life, he probably receives notice a
few days later of the death of five or ten
old persons. On 1000 policy the assess
ment is ST. 25 for each death, so it will be
seen that the tax is enormous. Some of
the companies never print the date OF a
death on their assessment notices, and a
man who received policy yesterday is liza
bic to receive notice to-day assessing him
for persons who died a month or two BE-
fore he was legally subject to assessments.
One company has pressed this feature OF
the traffic so far that the policy holders
are already revolving, and threaten legal
proceedings against it. The prosecution
will be assisted by some of the rival
graveyard companies, Many poor policy
holders are unable to pay their stock bills
because the assessments take up all their
earnings To neglect or refuse the pay
ment of an assessment is enough to for
felt policy, and man who expects his
subject to die any moment is not willing
to take such a risk. 1t is study to visit
the office of general agent in business
hours and listen to the questions by
which the great man is piled. "Did any
body die to- day, sir, in the Golden Angel
Graveyard Insurance company" and
"Do you think anybody will die soon in
the Gates Ajar Assessment company
are among the questions COM
monty asked. Then there are COM
plants concerning the frequency
of assessments cit is only last week
that paid $40, and how is it that have
another notice to-day?" asked an irate
and impecunious policy holder of the
agent of the 'sSafe and Sure'' company
yesterday. 'Why, that's your luck,
said the suave agent. eWhen your man
dies somebady else will have to be as
sessed to make up your thousands, and
that's how it goes" Have you any let
ter for me in there?'' said a poorly clad
laborer at the postoffice this morning,
adding: 81 thought there might be one
from the insurance company to-day"
He probably expected notice that his man
was dead, and he will be likely to ask
the same question every day for month.
The business is booming now, but grand
collapse may be expected any day, when
some miserable policy holder, anxious to
realize on his investment, takes the des-
tiny of his "subject" into his own hands.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
DR.. To,Unsend's Prediction.
New York Dispatch.


:The President will die on Sunday or
Monday; there is no likelihood Of his inn
mediate DEATH" was the astonishing
statement made last night by DR.. Smith
Townsend, the health officer of the Dis
trict of Columbia, "and," he added, 81
can give reason for my BELIEF
DIR. Townsend was the first physician
who reached the President on the morn
ing of the shooting, who lifted him from
the pile of cushions which was prevent
ing the circulation of the blood, laid him
PROSTATE ON the floor, opened the wound
and allowed the blood to flow, gave him
brandy and ammonia, which stimulated
him to consciousness, and heard his first
spoken words, 'I think have done," be-
fore the arrival of any other physician.
He had been in the act OF stepping into
his carriage at his office door, when
messenger from the President reached
him as the nearest prominent physician
and he was present at all the earlier con-
situations.
"Why do you think he will die?''
because he will have another relapse
on Sunday or Monday, and will not have
strength enough to survive it. Scarcely
physician in Washington believes to-
day that he will live two days, and ever
some of the men at his bedside do not be-
lieve that he has strength enough lef
to survive another relapse. They certain
ly did not believe it twenty-four hours
ago"
s'But why should he have another re
lapse?'
IsThe periodicity of the relapse has nevel
been wanting, and has thoroughly estab
lished itself. 1t has come again anC
again, and will come at least once more
If he survives this next he will live, pro
vided the system IS not so thoroughly ex-
hausted as to be unable to assimulate nu
triment and recuperate. That is exactl,
the condition in which believe it to be.
"But why this periodicity?'
s'Pyamla and malaria. He has both
He has been suffering from both through
out. As health officer of the district
know that malaria, as shown by the sta
tistics land they are carefully drawn AM
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28

IN making the successive movements pro-
crossing forward, and alternating the
tumbline over "TThe slope" is very
much like the glide, with the exception
that every movement is reversed and the
body thrown backward instead of for
ward. "The jerk" is only used
in moments of intense pas
sion or agony of mind, as
when unripe fruit has been INDUCED
in, or the spirit of murdered ancestor
appears. It is not progressive, neither
a retrogressive motion, but always side
ways There is the jerk to the left. An
actress who can jerk gracefully is always
admired. "The shove is going out OF
obsolete plays in which the heroine was
always pictured as a prudish sort OF 9
person.. continually repelling advances.
OF course ssthe paddle" is a specially,
only taught in certain colleges, and never
used on the stage except in comedy parts
A weak imitation of it has been intro
duced into young ladies' seminaries, and
may be seen in its perfection of ugliness
on Fifth avenue To do the paddle well
the elbows must be thrown out, the body
inclined forward from the waist, the chm
raised so as to give a near-sighted
aspect to the face, and the hands
thrown slightly about so that the
palms are exposed outward. The sweep
is much more graceful, but can only be
successfully done in long skirt The
effect of this movement or step is to give
the impression of a locomotion smooth
and graceful, entirely without muscular
effort When well done it is extremely
effective. but in reality its mOdus Ope-
randi is quite another matter. II it were
possible to induce a lady to perform the
ssglide" for you in dress of transparent
material, it would be readily seen that it
is accomplished by means of succession
of short paroxysmal steps and extreme
rigidity of the spinal column. These are
the principal varieties of known steps,
and yet the unthlnking world will persist
in believing that the pathway Of the &C
tress Is strewn with flowers.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
THE GLIDE.
A Ne,cfangled Step Taught by the Etoc'-
tisnists to the GnileIess Females About
to go on the Stage "The Slope" "Jerk,"
ssSh0re" and "Pdddle."

Il Ne,cfangled Step Taught by the Eloca-
tisnists to the GstileIess Females -4b0ut
to go on the Stage "The Slope" "Jerk,"
"Sh0re" and "Paddle."
from Nym Crinkle's Feuilleton.]
az do not know Of anything more char
acteristic of certain class of histrionlc
aspirants than the pertinacity with which
they endeavor to ferret out the small Sc
crets of ones peculiarities of manner and
carriage" The speaker was Clara Nor
ris, and she was describing young lady
of the intellectual school who had haunt
ed for many nights the precin ct of the
green-room or sat in pensive meditation
in the auroral of glory of the footlights,
while Miss Morris performed a celebrat-
ed role. s'Do you know" she continued,
"that the girl came in night after night,
and gained admission behind the
scenes, even penetrating to my dressing
room door and gazing eagerly in, as
though to surprise me in the commission
of some act Of witchcraft. One night
Young lady who was with me came into
nv room and reported an interview that
had Just taken place on the outside. 1t
seems she had been intercepted by Miss
-, the young lady, and asked in .
tone of the deepest interest: Have you
seen Miss Clara undressed2' My friend
was surprised at the question, and asked
an explanation. Il mean,' said the inter-
locutor, haven't you ever been with her
when she is en- dishabille?' Certainly,
very often was the reply Then the
seeker after knowledge lowered
her voice to whisper and
asked, while her eyes dilated
and her chin reposed on her clasped
hands, Does she then really use the
glider My friend was very much puz-
zled," said Clara, ''and came to ask me
what it meant. 1 explained to her that
the glide was peculiar step taught by
the elocutionists, and only less difficult to
explain than 1t is to illustrate. Icould
show you it's effect, but the secret of the
accomplishment l am not sure that l
could make plain to you" Armed with
this clue the entire Crinkle coterie, by
dlnt of much endeavor, gained access to
the school of popular instructress to
obtain points on the glide. To their sur
prise it was found that before the novice
is fitted for the stage she must be versed
in not only the glide, but the slope, jerk,
shove, paddle and sweep as we'll.
For the benefit of all uninitlated readers
it may be as well to give description of
each. For 'the glide" the body must be
poised at an angle of about sixty degrees
from the floor, the head inclined for
ward, the left leg bent at the knee while
the right is extended with some rigidity
! to the rear. The art of the glide consists
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
Il Queer Scene on the Stage of Boston
TRenter.

Il Queer Scene on the Stage of Boston
Theater.
From the Boston Post.
1t was in the first act of ''La Mascotte'
that the prince dropped large tin cup in
the center of the stage, right where it
was in the way. Miss Martinez soon
found it so, and her foot gave it vigor-
Gus push Now that cup was smaller at
one end than the other Result: 1t
rolled in a circle and came right back to
the point where it started from, and
those who observed it smiled. Then
Miss Ulmer noticed it and bestowed a
kick upon tho offending cup, and the cup
performed another circle as before. More
folks smiled then. In few minutes
Miss Martinez observed that the cup was
still there, and being determined to re-
move it, COVE it spiteful little kick that
made it roll very fast and get back to its
original position in double quick time.
Then some fellow up in the gallery
laughed, and the fair Sadie bestowed a
look of disgust upon the cup and left it.
But when Miss Ulmer came around
again she was resolved to bounce it, and
the cup again reveled in the enjoyment
of a kick from her dainty slipper. The
cup rolled back as though it wanted more,
and several people in the audience tit
tered as they saw her observe the result
of her experiment. Then Miss Grayson
came on, and about the first thing she
did was to find out that the cup wanted
to stay, and wouldn't be kicked off. And
Mr. rockingham entered and dealt it a
kick so manly that we couldn't help
wishing the cup book agent or some
fellow that has bill against us. And by
that time lot of spectators were inter
ested in the contest, and two fellows in
the balcony bet on the result, odds being
on the cup.
Everybody who came on and saw the
cup seemed to want to kick it. Seth
Crane and Allen took whack at it, and
they didn't seem to get bit of sympathy
from those who had tried it before, and
the audience begen to applaud the cup,
and that riled the company so they kicked
the thing every chance they could get,
and so did the chorus when it came on
and the contest became wildly exciting
as the act neared its close. At one time
it looked as though the company might
win, but the cup rallied, and when the
curtain went down there it lay in the
very center of the baffled performers, and
the drop having fallen, stalwart stage
hand had tc be called upon to stoop, pick
up the drafted thing and lug it Off. The
race is not always to the swift, nor the
battle to the strong.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-28
lish tramps and thieves and English

fish tramps and thieves and English
writers.
Among thieves there IS distinct class
of slang which is in quite common use.
They denominate sentence of impris-
onment as "air and exercise and call
drunk "ball.'' A penitentiary IS known
as "boarding school," and surgeon is
termed ssbonesetter. Money is, known
among them as ''chink, :" and a police.
man ias 'cop." 'Darbies" are hand
cuffs; 'ssarth bath" IS grave, and "eter-
nifty box" is the appropriate name for
coffin. Hemp is denominated "neck-
weed" a slungshot is called "neddy,"
while the head is known as the "pim-
ple."
When man dies he is said to have
clicked the buckett,'" and when he is
buried he IS said to have been quito bed.
with shOvel.''
By means, of this slang the thieves OF
various countries can talk to each other
Understandings. although ignorant OF
the language of the country in which
they happen to be.
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HAPPY SLEEP.
ADA LOUISE MARTIN h.

O happy Sleep! that bear'st upon thy breast
The blood-red poppy of enchanting rest,
Draw near me through the stiffness OF this
place
And let thy low breath move across my
faces;
As faint winds move above poplar's crest.
The broad seas darken slowly in the west,
The wheeling sea-birds call from nest to nest;
Draw near and touch me, leaning. out OF
space,
O,happy Sleep
There IS no sorrow hidden or confessed,
There is no passion uttered or suppressed
Thou canst not for little while efface;
Enfold me in thy mystical embrace,
Thou sovereign gift of God, most sweet, most
blest,
o happy Sleep!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-17

10 wait till they had been better instructed
before receiving them.
During the days | remained in Tsun
Hua the chapel was crowded with hear
ers, and much interest prevails in the city
and surrounding country. Men came
from adiajent villages inviting the preach.
ers to come and teach them. Some cases
would be of interest. but can only give
you one of an individual in the city itself:
young man who has a brother who
several years since became a Christian
has constantly opposed him in trying to
follow Christ. but lately has sought out
the preacher, secured books and gave him
self to the study of Christian doctrine,
professed himself believer; but his en-
ployer discovered the way he was going
and has tried to interfere with him. The
young man would wait unit all his fellow
clerks were asleep, then relight his lamp
and read his books. The old proprietor
found this out and now watches him very
closely, goes to his bed after he has retired
to see if he is really asleep, and during
the absence of the young man one day,
seized his books and hid them. But he
can easily get more. and asserts his firm
belief in God and the truth of Scripture.
One night while in my room in the inn,
a poor opium smoker entered, fell upon his
knees, struck his head to the ground and
said: " Prince, have you any antidote for
the opium habit?" told him had none,
but If he would take the money with
which he usually bought opium and 60 to
our street chapel he could there buy
medicine which would help him. Opium
is killing me-" he said Poor man, his is
the experience of tens, yes. suppose, of
hundreds of thousands of others. Opium
is China's curse.
On this circuit there are four preaching
places, with a membership of about one
hundred, including probationers, with
work enough for at least dozen preach
ers; but we can spare them only two.
The field seems rapidly ripening for the
harvest, but what shall we do for harvest
ersP Our missionary force is not yet more
than half as strong as it ought to be. We
are greatly crippled for men. The work
cries aloud for sewers, and we can almost
fancy we hear them crying: "Doth no
man care for my soulP' And in the fields
where we have already sown, the strong
cry is for reapers. would like to make
their cry reach the ear of the chutch of
Christian America. that it may come up in
power to the help Of the Lord against the
mighty. in this, one of the grandest mis-
sionary fields of the world.
You will pardon this long letter, hope,
and receive my prayer for you in forward
ing your part of this blessed work.
With much love, your brother,
W. F. WALKER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-17

Mr. Brown, professor of agriculture at
the Guelph model farm, province of Onta-
rio, has been making variety of expert
ments, the results Of which are summarized
as follows in his annual report, and which
may prove suggestive to our American
readers, even if they are not prepared to
accept all the points suggested as con-
elusive:
l. A steady, frosty wint,r is better than
an open one in feeding cattle.
2. An average two or three years-old
steer will eat its own weight, of different
materials, in two weeks.
3. Two or three year-old cattle will add
one third of pound more per head per
day to their weight upon prepared hay and
roots than upon the same material unpre.
pared.
4. 1t is thirty per cent more profitable
to pre- mature and dispose of fattening
cattle at two years old than to keep them
up to three years.
5. There is no loss in feeding a cattle
beast well upon variety Of materials for
the sake of the manure alone.
6. Farm.yard manure from we'll fed
cattle. three-years old, is worth an average
of 50. 80 per ton.
7. A three-years old cattle beast. well
fed, will give at least one ton of manure
every month of winter.
s. No cattle beast whatever will paw
for the direct increase to its weight from
the consumption of any kind or quantity
of food.
9 On an average it costs twelve cents
for every additional pound of flesh added
to the weight of two or three-year-old
fattening steer.
10. In this country the market value of
store cattle can be increased thirty-six per
cent during six months of finishing by
good feeding
IL. In order to secure safe profit, no
store cattle beast we'll done to, can be sold
at less than Al cents per pound Give
weight).
12. In the fattening of wethers, to finish
as shearlings, the Cotswold and Leicester
grades can be made up to 200 pounds, the
Oxford Down 1870 pounds, and the South
down (grades) l6o pounds each Give
weight.
13. Combining wool and flesh value,
the Southdown grades give the highest re.
turns-as much as double that of the Cots.
void grade, and thirty-6ve per cent over
that of the Leicester grade, as also slightly
in advance of the Oxford Down grade.
II. Fattening cattle on oats will cal
one sixth less hay than when receiving
corn or pease; those on pea meal will drink
one-thlrd more wa'er than those upon corn
or oats. Clover lessons the consumption
of roots.
Is Apparently about one-fifth of ground
corn masses khronph the cattle beast midi
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-17

FULL BLooDs RoUGHING IT.-Mr.
Powers wanted to know whether it pays
to keep thoroughbreds for wool. growing
purposes. Every man must decide this
question for himself. as it depends upon
whether he gives the business the neces-
sary care, study and attention that will
insure success.
have neighbor who has small flock
of thoroughbreds, brought here from Ver-
mont about four years ago. They have
run out in the storms, both winter and
summer. have seen them lying Out in
the snow the coolest nights of the past
winter Yet they have done well, and
have been yielding an average fleece of
ten pounds, nice wool.
have been breeder of pure-bloods for
several years, and though my experience
has cost me considerable money feel
thatI am fully repaid when | look at my
flock of double the number started with.
My sheep are turned into pasture in April
and take the storms as they come. till No
vember, after which they are sheltered In
bad weather till spring. They keep in
best of condition and give me twelve to
sixteen pounds Of the best kind of wool,
and their skin retains its pink color, and
wool remains tight and nice.-H. AZ.
AnsSins, IN Ohio Farmer,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-08-17

WHICH is BEsTP The Washington Sen
tiaal. liquor organ, is much exercised
on account of the great awakening of
popular interest in favor of the constitu-
tional prohibition of the liquor traffic in
which Kansas has led the way. 1t is
especially solicitous about Iowa, where
the amendment has already passed one
legislature. 1t says that if the prohibitory
measures succeed there will be destroyed
in Iowa four grain distileres and nine
fruit distilleries and that there will be one
hundred and fifty hreweries stopped, and
that over four thousand five hundred deal
ers in malt and spirituous liquors will be
broken up. If all this should happen it is
strongly probable that the state of Iowa
would not only survive such an expert
ment but actually thrive under it. Then,
what is infinitely better, thousands of
wretched families will be better fed and
clothed, hearts and homes now desolate
made hopeful and happy. Yes, Iowa can
get along very well without distillers,
brewers and dealers in liquors.