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The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-07-06

WASHINGTON, July ,. Charles
"Jules" Guiteau, who shot President
Garfield, is natiyeof Illinois, about
forty years of age. He is 4 son OF
L. W. Guiteau, who for many years,
to the time of his death, which oc-
CURED about two years ago, resided
at Freeport, Illinois. About TWEEN
| ty-fve years ago the father, accom-
panied by his son, Charles Jules,
then about sixteen years old, left
Freeport and Joined the Oneida
Community in New York State
The father remained with the Com.
nuity but short time and then re-
turned 'to Freeport. The son re-
mained in the community several
years and next turned up in Chica-
60 as lawyer. When a boy and
up to the time Of his arrival in Chi
cago he was known as Charles Jules
Guiteau, but changed his name,
dropping the Jules" soon after
reaching that city. He visited
Washington about two years ago
and lectured in Lincoln Hall on sec
ond adventism, in which, at that
time he professed to be a firm be-
lever. Gentlemen in the city who
met him then pronounced him a lu-
natic on the subject of religion.
HIS TALK WITH i DETECTIVE.
Detective McElfresh, who took
Guiteau to Jail, says he asked him
"Where are you from ?" II am" he
replied, "a native born American,
born in Chicago" Guiteau said he
was a lawyer and a theologian. Me
Elfresh asked: "Why did you do
this ?" ana he replied Il did it to
save the Republican party" "What
is your pclitics," said McElfresh.-
lie answered: Il am Stalwart
among the Stalwarts. With Garfield
out Of the way we can carry ali the
Northern States, and with him in
the way we can't carry a single one" !"
He then said to McElfresh you
stick to me and have me put in the
third story frontal the jail, and Gen.
Sherman is coming down to take
charge. Arthur and all those men
are my friends, and III have you
made Chief of Police. When you go
back to the depot you will find that
| left bundles Of papers at the news
stand, which viii explain all" Nc
Elfresh asked him, rs there any
body else with you in this matter n
and he answered ''Not living soul.
/ contemplated this thing for the
last six weeks, and would have shot
him when he went away with Mrs.
Garfield, but | looked at her and she
looked SO bad that / changed my
mind" On reaching the jail Mr..
Russ, the Deputy Warden, said:
This man has been here before,".
He said "Yes. was down here last
Saturday morning and wanted them
to let me look through, and they
told me that couldn't be, butt come
on Monday" lie was asked: "W hat
was your object IN looking through"
He said; II wanted to see what
sort of quarters | would have to oc-
The report that Guiteau was once
a consel is untrue. Assistant Secre-
tary Of State Hit says Gniteau nty-
er held any foreign appointment, but
that he has been persistent almost
daily applicant under this admins
tration. He either applied in per-
son or wrote letters to the President
or Mr.. Blaine every day. His fami- |
ly is respectable, in Freeport, III.
rELEsRAMs SENT FROM AND REcEIv-
ED At TIE WHITE HOUSE.
The following was sent to Gen. I
Swain, with Mrs. Garfield 1T Long
Branch:
Eve have the President safely
and comfortable settled in his room
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joins p. GnOADS, Of Somerse; Twp.
ISRAEL LIMERICK, Of ofSouthampton Twp.
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ADAM S. SIIAFFER, Of Jennor Twp.
JOSEPH HORNER, OF Somerset Twp.
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ror COMMISSIONERS:

TNA IIsIA"t IsI1I7'
JOHN II. WIENER, Of Somerset.
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9oE REGISTER AND RECORDER:
a. 4. sTUTzMAN, Of stonyeroek Twp.
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roR roon nousa pIRncEoE:


DANIEL KIMMEL, Of Somersc; Twp.
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ron sHEgIFF:
JOHN J. sPANGLER, Of Somerset Twp.
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TAKEN To TnE WHIrE norsI..

Then there was a stir on the outer
edge ofthe crowd, and the people
were moved Off right and left and
every way. 1t was to make room
ior an ambulance which had been
summoned to transport the suffer-
ing President to Ithe White House.
Tenderly he was borne from the
building to the vehicle and quietly
and gently was he lald on a mattress
therein. Then the vehicle drove of
slowly to the White House followed
at a respectful distance by the crowd.
When he reached it he was borne
inside and was followed by Surgeon
General, Barnes and DR.. Bliss. who
had attended him from the first. and
other physicians. The friends of the
wounded chief stood sorrowfully
about him, and the doors closed be-
tween him and the thousands who
stood in the highways and bvways
OF this city awaiting the end. At
the Department business was al.
most entirely suspended. All the
Cabinet officers have been during
the entire day at the White House,
as also have many other officials.
The sidewalks, about the Executive
Mansion are densely thronged with
people, who anxiously await the
bulletins which at frequent intervals
are being posted at the gates.
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To General Sherman or his first assist
ant IN charge Of the Var Department:

ant IN charge Of the Var Department:
To General Sherman-I have Just
shot the President. | shot him sew
eral times, as l wished him to 20 as
easily as possible. His death is q
political necessity, ! am lawyer,
theologian and politician. ! am a
Stalwarl of the e;talwarts. l was
with General Grant and the rest of
our men in New York during the
canvass. / am going to the Jail at
once.
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REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
FOR PRyra0SoTAGV;
S. L. TRENT, OF Somerset.
FOR sBEaIFF:
JOHN J. sPANGLER, Of Somerset Twp.
9oE REGISTER AND RECORDER;
4. 4. STUTZMAN, Of Sionycreek Twp.
FOR TREAsUEEn;
JOHN II. WIENER, Of Somerset
FOE CoMMIssioEzRs:
ADAM S. SIIAFFER, Of Jennor Twp.
JOSEPH HORNER, OF Somerset Twp.
FOR PoOE uousE DIRECTOR:
DANIEL KIMMEL, OF Somerset Twp.
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FOR PEgTH0SoTAGE:
s. L. TRENT, OF Somerset.
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Very Respectfully,
CHARLES GUITEAU.
SOME ACCOUNT OF TIE NAN.

The assassin has been hanging
about here for nearly two months,
and was several DAYS ago turned
out Of a boarding house at 922
Fourteenth street. because he did
not pay his board. He owed fifty
dollars for board, and kept saving
he would get O big foreign mission
in few days, when he would pay
up. He dressed shabbily and act
cd strangely, so the landlady and
boGrders say,and some of them form
cd the opinion that he was crazy.
He made his appearance at the
State Department in a few weeks
after Garfield was inauguratod, and
made applications as United States
Minister to Austria. Afterwards he
applied for Consul General al Paris
without having Withdrawn the first
application. lie had no recon-
mendations or endorsements what
ever. he filed no paper with his
application except a speech which
he claimed he had made in the
Presidential cangass last yerr. He
said he accompanied Grant and
Conkling in their canvassing tour
last fall, and was ~Stalwart Of the
Stalwarts." In his application he
gave his name as Charles J. Git
teau, Of Freeport, ILL.,, and his age
thirty years. lie says Director of
the Mint Burchard knows all his
family. Many think that the fel-
low was naturally light-headed and
he brooded over his disappointment
until he became wild and crazy. He
had evidently planned the assassin
alton before hand, but does not
seem 70 have meditated escape. His
chief desire seemed to be to get to
General Sherman, with the idea
that he could convince Sherman
he had done right.
Gitteau has a sandy complexion
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ssTHE UNFINISHED PRAYER.

Nov / lay''-say it darling;
clay me" lisped the tiny lips
OF my d laughter, kneeling bending
Ger her folded finger tips.
:sDown to sleep-tos leep,n she murmured,
Andthe curly head droppsdlow;
st pray the Lord I gently added;
ssYou can say it all I know"
sPray the Lord'-the words came family;
Fainter still-sMy soul to keep!n
Then the tired head fairly nodded,
And the child was fast asleep.
But the dewy eyes half opened
When I clasped her to my breast,
And the dear voice softly whispered,
Mamma, God knows all the rest"
Oh, the trusting, sweet confiding
OF the child heart! Would that 1
Thus might trust my heavenly Father,
He who hears my feeblest cry.
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the result Of fixing a crime on some man
well; it's often dangerous for that man, in
nocent or guilty. The work should be done
for SO much, whatever the result
What is the average life Of a detective?"
Well, I don't know as to that. / think,
though, they stick to the work on an aver
age, say fifteen years. Then they get tired
of travelling, and wantto settle down. They
get situations in banks, hotels and other
institutions"
Are female detectives much employed
or depended upon"
1T is difficult to get a respectable woman
to do detective work. There are lots Of
them that claim to be detectives, but they
must be employed with caution.
They are occasionally useful to
cases we usually employ a female relative
knows what detective work is, and who is
respectable. But we have to be very careful
always in employing women.
DO detectives marry"
Sometimes. But a man with a family
can not in the nature of the case be as
good q detective, as daring, as ready 10 go
anywhere at a moments notice as an un-
married man. But Of course a good many
of them marry?"
Are DISCUSSES much used?'
Not near SO often as the student of
Gaboriau wouldimagine. It's all nonsense,
this talking Of a mans SO Disgusting him.
self by false whiskers. a wig, and paint,
and that he can pass u~nrecognized in day.
light. He might not be recognized,
but he would surely be detected, The
police will pounce on a man at once if they
see him wear a false beard-and it's easy
enough to tell O false beard-much easie,
than a wig, and they are easily detected.
The shadows usually carry a soft cap or
hat, or both, in their pockets to usei in case
Of necessity; and sometimes in the night
a beard can be used, but not often. If the
criminal has dropped IN a shadow, the
best plan is. to put another man on him.
As said in the start, there's very little
romance or mystery about a detectives
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THAT KILLING MOUSTACHE.
ConRding Widow Marries a ..Count OF the
German Empire"

A.ConRding Widow Marries a sCount OF the
German Empire"
From the Gazette Philadelphia Special.
Count Arnett Anderson, as he called
himself, who was aboat to become the hus-
band Of Mrs. Nordell, the widow Of a well
known florist of Long Branch, suddenly
left her and her children in New York on
Thursday last, and has not been heard Of
since. He went with two Of the children
to the Office of the Transatlantic Steam
ship company to purchase tickets for the
entire family, who believed that they were
going to Europe. there to reside on the es-
tate of the count. He sent the children
back to their mother at the hotel with this
message: ''Tell mamma that my brother in
Chicago is dead, and that I must go there
at once. She can go back to Long Branch
or stay at the hotel until I come back"
Mrs. Nordell made active search for An
derson Immediately, but he could not be
found. kilograms nave been sent to Eu-
rope and the principal cities Of the United
States to intercept him. 1t seems that since
the death of Mr.. Nordell, about two years
ago, the business of supplying bouquets
and cut flowers to the hotels at Long Branch
has been carried on by his widow, and
handsome profits made.
Last season Anderson, who was disguised
as a tramp, being, as he said, an exile from
his fatherland, obtained employment at Mr..
Nordell's conservatory. He had a luxuri-
ant black mustache, was nearly six feet
tall, had a Louis Napoleon face and figure,
with most attractive n He helped
Mrs. Nordell to make bouquets, and was
liked by the girls who came in carriages to
the conservatory to purchase them. Every
body called him the count. Finally he per-
suaded the widow to accept his hand in
marriage and relinquish her business and
go live on his estate in Germany. So Mrs.
Nordell leased the gardens for five years
and gave the money to the count. He also
collected all the bills due and got some in
advance. Then he appeared on Ocean
avenue as a count of the German empire,
elegantly dressed and always with a prim-
rose in his upper buttonhole of his driving
coat. It is said Mrs. Nordell placed allher
ready cash in his hands last week when
they went to New York on their way to
Berlin.
Mrs. Nordell and children have taken
apartments in a small house in Second
avenue. There is great sympathy felt for
hor
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A ComicaI Kissing Case.
From a London Paper.

From a London Paper.
At the Hammersmith police court John
Kimpton, a young man living in Melina
road, Shepherds bush, was summoned for
~assaulting Mary Marshall. The complains
ant said that, on the 9th inst, she was walk
ing in Shepherd's-bus when the defend
ant came up behind her and kissed her. He
followed her and kissed her again. She
had her mistress's baby in her arms and
could not prevent him. She never saw him
before. The defendant now offered an
apology. He said he had been to a we'd
ding and was not sober. He had a wife and
five children and did not wish to kiss girls.
Gaughter.) Mr.. Paget said it was MOTTO
be endured that a girl should be thus as.
saulted against her will. He inquired Of
complainant if she was willing to accept
compensation if he chose to make it. The
complainant replied that the defendant
ought not to go free. She was willing to
accept a reasonable compensation. Mr..
Paget then directed Serg. Cornwall, the Of
fcer of the court, to go with the parties in
to the clerks Office while the terms were
arranged, telling the defendant that he
must make a humble apology. Subsequent
" the complainant informed the magis-
trate that she was satisfied. Mr.. Paget then
allowed the summons to be Withdrawn.
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ewes looking at me after I had finished the
old 'uns, but I had done enough, and
could not kill him, curse the brat! / now
regret nothing except that did not split
his head open!"
And standing on the gallows, about to
who had convicted him of the awful crime.
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a Georgia negro who has returned tothis

a Georgia negro who has returned to this
country after ten years absence in Liberia,
with no difference summer and winter.
The people live mainly on fruit and a root
resembling the sweet potato called casadas,
The crops are never harvested, butare taken
from the ground as they are wanted. Cof-s
fee and ginger are the only money produc-.
ing crops. PleWs are not usedsin cultiya-
ton. The cotton plant grows to the size OF
a tree and produces an annual crop of cot,
ton. The narrator says that nearly all the
negroes who have o n there from the
United States would return il they had
money to come with, but why hedoes not
say. S
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Things in General.

An Eastern church is credited with tax
ing it's building fund into Wall street, re-.
Gently. and increasing it from $4,000 to
1926, 900. The new church will have all
the latest improvements n a big steeple,
and will be known as the church Of "St.
Paul Preferred" But another eastern
church tried the same plan, and got caught
on a bare market. They have concluded
not to build Just now, but to get along with
the old church for the present.
Three fatal duels have been fought in
Europe within a week. Baron Won Geyro:
a young officer in the German army, was
shot by a brother officer. Two students at
Gottingen University fought with pistols,
and n was MORALLY wounded. On Sun
day evening at Gibraltar a Spanish captain
and a lieutenant fought a duel just outside
the English lines. The captain was killed
and the lieutenant severely wounded.
They are beginning to realize in England
that a feet of ironclads is an expensive
luxury. The cost of repairs alone is enor-
mous;in some cases approaching the origin
al value of the ships.
A gentleman writing to a sporting jour
nal says of a man who was reported,as hav-
ing died of hydrophobia, that if it had not
been for the dog the whisky would not have
killed him, and that if it had not been for
the whisky the dog would not have killed
him.
The inquiry for compositors, for press
and machine men, and typefounders, is still
very great in Paris; there is not a single
workman unemployed. The demand for
newspapers being very great-about {, 000,-
600 circulating in Paris alone-newspape1
compositors especially are reaping a harvest,
day compositors averaging 8 francs ($1.6O)
per day, night &C mpositors Is francs ($3),
though probably they must be good work
man to do that.
A correspondent writing from Cape May
tells of a very neat proposal and acceptance
Last evening at the Stockton they were
sitting in a secluded %alcove, will
no one near as they imagined. She said
st wish the mosquitoes would leave me ant
bite some one else" He whispered ten.
derby, with a glance of fondness: ::
would be willingto allow the mosquitoes t,
bite me all my life if it would a 70,
any pain" He went to Philadelphia in tn
Z O'Clock train this morning fora solitaire
Saws the London correspondent of thu
with church livings in England are quite
referred to afew in connection with Lon
don churches as specimens:-"Mr. Deane
vicar Of a demolished church, ives at BatL
and draws 81, $50 ayear; and his forme
neighbor, the Ritualist Mr.. Rodwell, recto
of St. Ethelburgh, receives 81, 1850 a yea
and lives at st. Leonards, paying a curat
a small stipend to do his work in London
Canon Thomas lives at Canterbury, draw
e l,OtO for his stall, and takes 81 900 a
rector Of All Harrows, Tower street. Nj
Lyall, the retired rector Of st. Dionis Back
church, has relapsed into the Roman con
munion as a layman, but draws his incom
: from the funds of the Church Of England
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THE GUILELEss FARMER.

A farmer had seven daughters,
And but little else he had;
And the girls all had good appetites,
And times were very bad.
He bribed the country paper
To say in his cellars mold
He had hidden. being a miser,
Seven kegs Of red, red gold.
He thoughthe knew human nature,
That farmer, and he smiled
When down the seventh rope-ladder he
Saw elope his seventh child.
But it is extremely doubtful
If at the time he fOrsaw
Their return with his fourteen grand
children
And seven sons-in-law.
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The Mistake Of Having too Much Land.

If we go into the country we find nine
tenths of our farmers owning two or three
times as much land as they can work with
profit A 1.-THE capital is spread over a great
deal Of surface, and the results are small
profits, if any are realized at all. In the
newer states it is worse than in the older
ones, because the pioneer is usually poor,
and has little beyond his labor to help him
make a home or obtain a living. But, as
land is cheap,he makes an attempt to secure
a large number of acres, with the hope that
by some stroke of good lick he will be en-
abeed to pay for it in the near future, for
getting that taxes, u~nfavorable seasons, in
sects, and even ill health may interfere
with his plans. Thousands of farmers have
learned their mistake when it was too late
in purchasing too much land, and to-day
there is not a town or neighborhood in any
agricultural district in the country where
farmers cannot be found who are, to use a
common phrase, 'slaad poor;" chat is, they
hold more land than they canpossibly work
with profit owing to a want of sufficient
capital.
To obtain land and have it paid for is
but the commencement of successful farm
ing; there must be some extra capital with
which to prosecute the business in order to
make it profitable. Every year about har-
vest time we hear of localities where the
crops cannot be gathered in time, owing to
the scarcity of farm laborers, the farmers
having pursued the same policy in putting
in crops that they did in purchasing their
land; and the result is a loss from spread
ing their capital over too great a surface.
From years of observation and som
practical experience in this matter. we are
confident that a large majority of the farm.
ers of the United States have from two tt
three times as much land as they can worl
with profit, and if they would sell the sur
plus for just what it would fetch, and pu
the money in the remainder, they would
gain largely by the transaction. The low
average in the yield of all kinds Of farm
crops throughout the entire country plainly
indicates that there is something rad!call,
wong, or larger returns would be obtained
AS these meagre returns cannot be attrib
uted-except ina few instances-to nstural
ly poor soils or u~nfavorable climate, itmus
be due to forced negligence in the case o
crops, owing to an attempt to cultivate NOR
land than can be done in a proper manner
We ask our farmer readers to think Of thi
matter; to look at their own farms, sndeon
slider the propriety Of tilling less land an
doing it better. Concentration of capita
and labor on the farm will probably brin
larger profits than further expansion.
Salt and Manure For Asparagus.
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