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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
College Students as Walters.

My DEAR GEORGES: Here I am fairly
settled for the season as table waiter in
the spacious dining-room of the Dash
House. ltseems quite change after
our college life at Dartmouth; but
think that on the whole | shall like it.
The work is quite hard, and some parts
Of it disagrecable, but that expected.
My companions in the dining-hall will,
think, prove very pleasant acquaint-
ances- About seventy in number, they
are gathered together from all parts Of
New England. Several ofthese gentle
men are from Tufts College, one being
a member of the class which graduated
this summer. am the only represent
alive of Dartmouth here. Among the
young ladies who are walters are stu
dents from both Vermont and New
Hampshire normal schools. One lady
is from Wellesley College and two 9TH
ers from well-known institute of in
struction in Central Massachusetts,. I
might 60 in this way until nearly every
oneof the seventy is described, but it
is enough to say that probably half of
the help necessary for the working of
this huge hotel is composed of students
and teachers If you find book tucked
out Of sight underneath a side-board.
and wonder who is reading on the sly,
open it, and 10! a copy OF Shaks-
peare or Milton, perhaps Virgil, or
even HOMER. in the original Most
people accept with good grace hav-
ing their steak and coffee hand
ed them by waiter who can demon
strate proposition in Euclid if neces-
sary. Others regard it as something to
be ridiculed. Among this class is Miss
=. s. Phelps. who touches lightly upon
che subject in a chapter of her
Friends" concluded in recent num-
Der of the Atlantic. A few allow them
selves to appear ridiculous. Here is an
instance: | heard lady at table near
mine ask her waiter in patronizine
Gtanner, "Can you read, my grip
Considerably astonished, the girl an
swered. eyes" She might have an
swered truthfully that she did read no
only English, but also Latin, Greek anC
French.
1t may be asked why such person
can be induced to come as servant il
a hotel, where she can not but b
obliged to put up with many disagree
able things. Many come because the,
wish TO pass their vacation away from
the city, and still be earning somethin!
instead of spending. Some wish to be
for at least few weeks, Independent
Of their parents or friends who supper
them for the remainder of the year. 4
few come because they expect a joll,
good time, with little work. Thes
usually 60 away disappointed. OF thi
kind were two nice-looking girls, VIII
recently came here from town i
Maine, expecting to do table work
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
THE DAIRY.

When cows have free access to salt
they will not take it to excess. But #
is better to give them small handful.
about one ounce, each day in their feed,
or otherwise, which is a proper and
healthful quantity. -
Pastures usually run short in An.
gust or later, and then something must
be fed to keep the cows from shrinking
their milk. The comparative ease with
which fodder corn is grown makes that
the more general crop for the purpose.
Most crops have some objections against
them, but fewer practical men can be
found objecting to green corn fodder
than other crops equally economical.
So far as experience and testimony 90.
green corn fodder, properly grown and
fed, yields the greatest amount. of milk
and flesh, for the same expenditure. of
any crop that has yet been grown for
the purpose.
Dairy farmers are beginning to
manifest some wisdom. In converse
ton with number of them lately, who
live in this and adjoining counties, we
learn that they have wisely concluded
to raise their best heifer calves to sup-
ply their dairies with. This is the be-
ginning of wisdom on their part. Dur
ing the past year the dairymen of this
section, say within radius of fifteen
miles of Elgin, have paid for COWS
alone from S125,000 to $3.50, 900, and
this constant drain is what tells on the
profits. We know that many of the
farmers think it is too much trouble to
raise the calves, but we know that it
will pay to do so. Try it for two or
three years and see. Raise the heifers
from the best COWS of course.-Etqin
AdU0cate.
Il. B. Arnold says the best dairy
products he has ever seen have been
produced on small farms and as the re-
suit of skill in managing the milk of a
few cows. The milking has been regu-
lar, and the spaces of time between
milkings equal; much depends on this.
Milking at four o'clock in the morning
and eight at night never makes the
finest butter or cheese. Sixteen hours,
or approximation to it are too long a
time, for the milk to remain in the I'D
der, for the good of the milk or of the
COWS, especially when the flow is large.
By crowding and straining the bag it
becomes painful and feverish, and the
butter fats, as well as other elements of
milk, becomes altered in consequence.
There is nothing like a sound and
healthy udder for secreting good milk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03

0ut b Ssn, poor BOY exhausted choked and
With the prodigious dinner he had oo.o. ...
strangled and sank beneath the rivers b,
And no one seemed to care to dive e. prim;
indeed, twas hard from the cold waves MN nm
him, l..f 'fT 80, - waves TO win
win such large part of the picnic in him.
M nuu Wnen at last ne came out with "a haul,
Inc school had one dead pupil, after oil
roo g,e arenched' dead hero!-in his tattered
Sam now was society success.
incy crowded round the dead boy "a ba lo
AND talked about him in amournful way
AND from the teachers efforts did not lani
10 resurrect and bring their scholar haoIsA
Ihey tnronged about him, kept from m ~.
Pounded him, pumped him, shook him IN wiz,
care; tYf, 10 ~ SP WIN
sam and his dinner had gone on for GOOD
No'nin Is too nice that could be done ana
For this poor fellow-now that he was daod
His casket was the finest and the best: o"u
He went to his own funeral richly dressed
J hey rigged him out in very pretty trim.
A rich, tirst-class procession followed him
mat reached the farthest distance up and
Of any often witnessed in that town;
And all the children. shedding tears half b,a
Threw evergreens upon Sans collin lid 4'
Now when you're tempted scornfu,lv 70
smile, l-p r4- - ...
If poor boy doesn't come up to your STYLE
Or shrink from him as though, perhaps, hen
Because he has some points that don't delicb,
you, e"
Or think, because your "setp can do witbow
him, '
There's nothing much desirable about him
j1E reeollect that squelmishness is sham.
And drop kind thought on poor Picnic sam
-HW Carleton, IN turner's Young People
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
Footprints in the Rocks.


Mr.. A. X. Frost has left at this. Office
a specimen that is both unique and in
teresting; in fact, we should consider it
quite valuable were it our property. 1t
is piece of common sandstone, nine
inches in length, six inches wide and
one and one-half inches thick. On one
face of this stone is the imprint of a
human foot, six inches long. The i'm
preston made by the sole of the foot is
simply perfect The five toes are
plainly imprinted, the indentation made
by the heel and the ball of the foot are
plainly shown. 1t is the Footprint
probably of an Indian child, and was nc
doubt made in the soft sand during the
long ago. The specimen was found on
the mesa-this side OF the Garden of the
Gods. 1t may be that one of the little
maiden gods was out playing on the
hillside in her bare feet, and was CAUGHT
by Noah's flood which is supposed Ia
have caused the extinction of the family
of gods which inhabited our garden, and
that is the print of her foot made in the
wet sand. The specimen can be seen
at this office. Colorado Springs Mount
Glneer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03
A Classic Drunkard.

The barkeeper was about to close up.
He had said so several times, and had
put out all the lights but one. The old
fixtures had shook the sawdust from
their feet and reluctantly directed their
footsteps homeward. Only stranger
remained, dark, saddened man, who
sat demurely on stool and kept his
thumbs revolving around each other
like white mice turning wheel.
When the coast was clear he stepped
up to the bar and said, softly, g May
whisper a word in your carp" "You
may, mister, if you will be quick about
it, replied the drink-mixer, with his
hand on the lamp-screw.
Il want you to fill me flask of your
best whisky, for family Sickness" said
the stranger, drawing out an ancient
wallet with twenty fathoms of leather
string wound around it-a well-worn
wallet, that looked as if all the waves
and pillows of bad luck had beat upon
it and gone over it and through it, and
fattened it and washed it out clean.
The barman filled him up pint,
showed down the cork until it squeaked,
wiped the bottle dry and sat it upon
the counter. .. r...r-.....
1.-The autumnal air is getting trifle
tartish," soliloquized the stranger.
Would you have any objection to my
taking little liver-padder from my bot
tle?'
He filled the tumbler quite full, took
it as he did paregoric in the days of his
infancy, and then remarked: d
perhaps, on the whole, as the night
has far waned and my family are on
their spiral springs end in their trun-
dies, you had better put my bottle
away on the upper shelf, and when
PhgbuS Apollo begins to canter his
golden prancers along the avenues of
the purpling east will call for it, and
you may then assess me the appropri-
ate amount of ducats.'
The barkeeper sprang over the bar
and began to kick him. ,r
Whatn' he said, sweetly, ''you kick
me after l have drankp Don't you
know better than thata Kick me with
both feet--I cannot feel you even then.
Before l took that glass if you had but
shook your fist at me you would have
wounded me-hurt me; but now scorn
the physical punishment. Good night"
he said, as he stood on the doorstep.
GO l see by the shadow ON the sidewalk
that you have kicked me again. You
should remember, my irascible publican,
what the dear old poet said: "Fate can
not harm me now; l have dined to-
day. So say l. L have drunk tonight.
Good night, taverner! How much the
sparkling armament looks like a far-off
city, lit up for festal night! Fare
well! l shall see you ter.''-Provi-
dence (RuLl Journal. .a.f @..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03

They expected to work only six hours
a day, to have a room carpeted and
lighted with gas, and so forth. When
told that, among other things, they
would be expected to help wash the
dining-room floors, they exclaimed In
great surprise: "Why, we do not know
how to do such work. Mother always
did it at home" After staying two
days they left in great disgust, To all
such persons, and, in fact, to every one
who is thinking of coming here, l would
say, don't come unless you expect to.
work hard and are willing to do so.
Sincerely yours, DONALD
Boston Courier.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03

"A witness was last week summoned
to testify in a Cincinnati court concern
ing the sanity of a man who had died
leaving a will. Among other thing the
witness said : 81 will tell you his
thoughts was inwardly and his Attic
lions was capsized BY it, and l have
never been able or powerful enough to
go down in the admiration of wisdom
to an imagination of subligated at
fair to tell you what call it."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03

just before visiting the menagerlle,
Johnny had passage at arms with tne
young aunt who had assisted at his
toilet, and with whom he flew into q
rage. Arriving at the menagerle,
Johnny was Immediately interested by
a strange foreign animal with long
1.-THE body. "What animal is that
mamma?' he asked. sit is called an
ant-eater, my son." After long
silence: mamma, can't we bring
Aunt Mary here some day?" i go
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03

c, The newest reproach cast upon
cincinnati by Chicago is that the Ohio
Guy uses half its water supply in max
ing peer and the other half in scaldinu
the bristles off hogs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-09-03

A rod and lynn catches the biggest
fish of the season. -PIcdyune.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04
IN he Netc YOrh; Leaislat,sre.

ALBANY, New York, July "A dis
patch, read in the Assembly at II O'Clock,
saying the President was conscious, but
the result doubtful, caused great sad
ness. In the Assembly, after reading the
journal, Dir. Murphy moved that the
House take recess till five minutes to
twelve. He said he made the motion in
consequence of the terrible news received
from Washington. He then referred 10
the progress Of the victim from the tow
path to the Presidency, and said the
horror Of the act just committed was too
great for expression, too stupendous for
adequate punishment The minority of
this House would mingle It's f"eliug Of
condemnation with those Of the entire
country In the Senate the following
resolution was offered
Resolved, That we tender orr heartfelt
sympathy to the President and his fam
lily and at the same time express our hor-
ror and Indignation at the atr0cious at
tempt made upon his life.
Mr.. Mccarthy said that while he agreed
with much of the resolution, yet he
wished to defer expressions OF indigna-
ton until particulars were received from
the White House. He, however, did not
object to the resolution, which was then
passed by viva voce vote. The Senate
then took recess. During the recess
Senator Robertson received Associated
Press dispatches which were read from
the desk, Senators and employees gather
ing about the reader A similar resou-
ton was passed by the Assembly.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04

| terrupt him with move OF the hand,
and bounded up the stairway, two steps
at time. In the meanwhile the Vice
President stood at the foot of the stair
way. He apparently endeavored to main
tain a cool demeanor. but it was evident
he was much excited by the news OF the
attempted assassination. A reporter
asked him if he had heard the news
and what his plans were. His reply
was, II have just come from Albany.
came down on night boat, which was
detained by fog. | have just arrived in
the city and did not hear the news until
few minutes ago. What is the latest re-
portW
''The latest dispatch says that DR..
Bliss thinks the wound will not prove
mortal"
Gen Arthur-'I certainly trust so. 1t
is most shocking event, and has so
staggered me | do not know what to
Think
VIII you go to Washington at once?'
"No, sir; that is notmy intention, but
| do not care to talk about the matter at
present"
&" If the wounds should result fatally |
suppose you will go at once to Washing
ton" e
81 cannot say. l do not wish to be
quoted as discussing the matter"
SCENES AND TALK IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 2.-Scenes occurred
here to-day never eQuaed before. The
crowds wendell from one bulletin to an
other, and extras of all papers were eager
" devoured, SO intense was the feeling
TO obtain the latest news. Was he shot
dead, or was it but slight wound! These
were the thoughts of every one who look
ed upon or heard the first dispatch
Then followed the dispatch that the
Presidents doctor was starting for the
Baltimore & Potomac depot. This SIM
pie report banished all doubts of those
who had heretofore regarded the rumor
as canard. Then the terrible enormity
of the crime, the abject cowardice of it,
broke upon all Americans like flash.
The chief magistrate of their country
had been wantonly shot down in cold
blood 1t was an outrage that every
citizen took to his own heart, a deed
more worthy of despotic Russia than the
free States of America. The excitement
down town has not been equalled IN a
generation. The bulletin boards were
OCtniCu ny StCd1 NiO"IS3
and expressions of grief and vengeance
were heard in the same breath. Faces
flushed and streaming from the broiling
atmosphere paled as they caught the
dread intelligence conveyed. "Poor
Mrs Garfield, the news will kill her."
"They ought to tear the assassin apart"
'Russian methods in our country"
These were few of the expressions
that were caught by reporter as he
worked his way through dense crowd
in front of bulletin board.
In all the government offices the deep
est sorrow was visible Heads of depart
ments made no effort to disguise the
weight of the blow which had fallen on
them The clerks, even those who had
arduous duties to perform, went about
with thoughtful countenances. At the
city hall the assassination was on every
body's lip. An official of the bitterest
Democratic stamp, spoke of the act as a
national calamity, and freely expressed
sympathy with Mrs. Garfield.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04
PRESIDENTS APPOINTMENTS.

Ex-Gov. Fairchild Coming Back to Wis
consin-Hans MattesOn for Calcutta-Dr.
Leonard for teith- Oscar Malmros Re-
caIled-wallzer Blaine Third Assistant
Secretary of State Other aud Impor-
tant Appointments Made Friday and Fri
day Evening.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The coinage at
the United States mint for the fiscal year
ending June 30th, 1881, was s1O6, 1876, $40,
of which s27 ,637, 1855 was in silver dollars.
The President yesterday made the fol-
lowing appointments
Hannibal Hamlin, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to SPAN, in
place of Lucius Fairchild, who asked to
be relieved.
Payson, of Massachusetts,, charge d.
affaires at Copenhagen in place of
Dreamer, transferred to Switzerland.
George Carter, of Alabama, minister
resident in Venezuela, oice John Baker,
recalled.
Rev. Hiram Highland Garrett, of
New York, minister resident and consul
general, Liberia, in place of John Fl.
Smith, recalled
The following appointments were
made by the President late last night:
John F. Winter, of Illinois, consul at
Dundee. vice NJ. McDougall, recalled.
Edwin Stevens, of Pennsylvania, con-
sal at Wengo, rice Edward c. Lord, re-
called.
Winfield S. Bird, of Alabama, consul
at Laguayra.
VIM. P. Pierce, of Georgia, consul at
Cienfuegos, vice D. w. Stearns, recalled.
James w. Wills, consul at Cape Town,
vice W. W Edgecomb, recalled.
Henry E. Coney, Texas, consul at San
Domingo, vice Paul Jones, recalled.
Samuel C. Passenger, consul St.
Johns, N. B., vice Warner; recalled.
John T. Robson, Tennessee, consul at
Tripola, Africa, vice Cuthbert B. Jones,
recalled.
Henry S. Lason, Missouri, consul at
Port Stanley, Falkland Island.
Silas P. Hubbell, New York, consul at
st. Johns, Quebec, vice Robert j. SAKE,
recalled.
Robert Laird Collie, Iowa, consul at
Lcipsig vice Montgomery, promoted.
Hans Matteson, Minnesota, consul gen.
eral at Calcutta, vice A. C.. Litchfeld !,
recalled.
Mark S. Breuer, consul at Berlin, vice
II. KresSman recalled.
J. A. Leonard. Minnesota, consul at
Leith, vice Robson, promoted.
Fred Vogel, Ohio, consul general at
Frankfort, vice A. E. Lee, recalled.
Jas Eglington, Montgomery, n Y,
consul at Brussels, vice John Wilson, re-
called
Edmond johnson, n. j., consul at Pic
ton, vice Oscar Malmros, recalled
The President has appointed Walker
Blaine third assistant secretary Of state
in place of Chas. Payson, appointed
charge d. affaires in Denmark. The
President sent with Mr.. Walker Blaine's
appointment many expressions of regard,
saying he need not consider it as done on
his fathers account, but on his own. The
President has known him since his early
childhood.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04
The Tntended Erc,srsion.

New YORK, July 2. - President Gar
field and party were to arrive in Jersey
City at 1888 p. NJ The Presidents party
consistec of Postmaster General James
and wife, Secretary Hunt and wife, Secre-
tary Window and wife, the secretary of
war, Colenel and Mrs. Rockwell, son and
daughter, and Dr. Hawkes.. 1t was
managed that Mrs. Garfield would leave
Long Branch on the 12:22
p. NJ. train accompanied by
Judge Advocate General Swain.
If nothing had happened Mrs. Garfield
would have arrived in Jersey City at ESQ
P. NJ to-day, thus preceding the arrival
of the President and other members of
the party by about an hour. Cyrus w.
Field, whose guests the Presidential party
were to be, was to have received Mrs.
Garfield at the depot in Jersey City, in
company with G. S. Jaffray, whose steam
yacht, the Vidette, was to be at the ser
vice of Mr. Field. Mr.. Field first heard
of the lamentable occurrence this
morning while riding down town on the
elevated road. AS soon as Field had salts
fed himself that the report of the shoot
ing of General Garfield was true, he tele-
graphed to his country seat at Andsleys,
where he was to entertain the president
tial party to- morrow, canceling all prep
arations for the reception and ordered
the flags upon his residence to be taken
down.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-04
Cbica0o BecoyIectjons of Guiteau.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The thoughts and
tongues Of everybody continue occupied
with the President ard his assassin.
Nxecrations and curses were heaped on
the head of Guiteau by some, but the
general opinion seemed TO be that he was
a crazy fcol-crazier even than when
he lived here. There was no other pos
sible explanation OF his act. There was at
every street corner an involuntary ex-
preston of sorrow as the unfavorable
news and details came in, and there were
hearty cheers and congratulations as it
was announced the Presidents
condition was favorable Said
wealthy iron manufacturer: IL wish
had the assassin in my foundry 50 l could
throw him into my boiling pot of molten
iron"
There are many recoliections of Chas.
J. GuIteau, which is his correct name,
who lived here several years and acquired
an unenviable reputation. He was at
one time on the point Of marriage with
an estimable young lady on the south
side. His character became known just in
time to prevent such a calamity to the
lady and her family. Guiteau left Town
immediately after this for some months.
One gentleman remarked, 81 remember
Guiteau well. He was here two or three
years ago and seemed to have no visible
means of support. He preached
or lectured on religious and
social subjects, upon which
he was an enthusiast He started in here
as a lawyer, but failed utterly and then
tried to lift himself into notoriety by lee
turing on religion one evening in each
week. His card III the newspapers is pro-
duced to-day and is literary curiosity.
He bored the newspapers by trying to get
his manuscript printed. He failed also
| as a lecturer and then began life as
tramp of the more respectable order. He
was branded by the Hotel Keepers
| association as dead beat.
In appearance he is an American of
French extraction, thirty-fve 10 forty
years old, medium height, slender build,
fair complexion, brown hair, French
shaped mustache and beard tinged with
gray. His whole appearance is that OF a
dandified man of small mental calibre.
| He was unusually fond of notoriety, and
would go almost any length to get his
name in the papers. He was arrested
here once for ENLIGHTENMENT. He got the
| idea in his head that he was fit for official
position, and has been trying with all his
power TO get consulate at Mar
settles. He has sandy complexion and is
slight, weighing not more than l25
pounds. He wears mustache and light
chin whiskers, and his sunken cheeks,
and eyes far apart from each other, give
| him sullen, or as an official described,
"a loony appearance" The officer in
question gave it as his opinion that
Guiteau isa Chicago communist, and stat
ed that he has noticed it to be peculiar
ity of nearly all murderers that their eyes
were set far apart, and Guiteau he said
| proves no exception to this rule.