The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-20

ents Of the United States = Prof. Search.
who presides over the schools OF Pueblo.
Colo. He IL ~ chautzuaua serturinx ~,
some mex methods of education which ne
has invented. He 10 an old college MAZE
q mine. and u was while taking Of our
school days last nigst that be said:
Il started 10 90 20 college with Just SIS
IN ny pocket. and when reached The
school | had only 81 Iefs. uorseA mv
way through college and graduated. a. yor
knos. In ls14 Have ever told Won how
l came to start7"
Well, /" continued the Professor, ..the
story - curious one vas a poor boy
OF u. ! wanted an education. but I had
no idea that q college course was within
my reach l had never thought Of Ii as
possibility, when one day vas STUDYING
y, IN she oiace Of the superintendent of pub
hc scaoois Of Marion. o.. my home, when
pig pionc nan came In. He asked ma
then asked IL wanted an educator. I
said aid. but wss afraid was too poor
70 get 10. He then looked down upon me
ana put ais hand on my shoulder and
saia: NO boy Is too poor 20 get an edaca.
uon. All that you have 10 do is
decide that You will have II.
aud you gill get Il Now / want YOU 10
think over the matter in your mind and
~. uay when you will 90 to college, and
when that day comes l want you 20 go.
II you have or can save the money, all
right. but decide to 20 whether you have
tne money or not. and 60. You will
ne spie 70 get along In some way; only
WELL" continued Prof. Search. ..these
words made deep impression on me. /
accepted the advice and fixed the time at
Two years later. / will not say anything
Of my college struggles, bat will give you
the name OF the man whose advise made
me get my education. 1t vas James A.
Garfield"
i had chat about the late President
hayes the other night with Gen. X. Brink
ernof, who succeeds rs head OF the ma
tional prison congress. During the talk
the subject of Hayes wenderful self-eon-
troll came up. and Gen. Brinkerhoof said I:
President Hayes vas more Of q seif-made
man than any other ! have ever known.
lie told me orce that he was born of
parents who were naturally nervous. and
that during his boyhood he found that his
nervous temperament was such that it
ruined him for any kind of business or
study. At the least excitement he would
lose his head and become entirely united
for work. oae day he sat down
dition and he decided TO conquer il.
He began to study his nervous system and
commenced course of training for the
Strengthening of his nerves and the build
ing up OF his physique. He had the mas
terry in every way and could. in time, so
conquer his natural tendencies in this re-
spect that he became one OF the calmest
and most self-possessed of our public men.
He told me that he used TO test his nerv-
ousnets by taking hair and holding IL
between his two thumbs in such a way
that the hair should stand upright and not
CULVER. II the hair quivered, il was sign
that he vas nervous. but If it renamed
perfectly steady. he concluded that his
nerves were all right.
Hayes also taught himself TO 90 to
sleep as soon as he touched his pillow,
Gen. Brinkerhoff continued, s'and he told
me that during his four years in the White
House, when he was surrounded by all the
troubles OF his position and of bis time, he
lost only one nights sleep. This was on
account OF an officer who vas supposed TO
have defaulted. The news was brought TO
the White House in the evening and the
president was very much troubled by it.
He had appointed this Official contrary to
the advice of his friends, and he began to
worry over IL. He didn't go TO bed, but
walked up and down his room till nearly
morning, when a messenger came and
told him that the story was false and that
the man was oil right.
AT the battle OF Winchester, Gen.
Hayes command had TO ride seventeen
miles to reach the field. They got there
in the thickest OF the engagement. but
they were tired out and twenty minutes
were gwen them TO rest before they en-
gagged in hattie. Gen. Hayes told me the
story of the fight and how he got rest be-
fore he went into IL. He said: 4 felt that
needed sleep and / concluded to use my
twenty minutes. ! threw my bride line
| TO the orderly and lay down on the ground
| in the midst of the battle aad got twenty
| minutes of sound slumber. Ii refreshed
me greatly and kept me up during the
| fight
Another instance of Gen. Hayes
| nerve" Gen. Brinkerhoh went on, hap
| pened while he vas governor OF the state
He had gone TO Pennsylvania to some Gel
ebration. aud while seated in the car a
cannon was fired of in his honor. The
cannon stood just outside of the car and
the explosion was so great that il blew out
ali the windows of the car. aud the glass
flew into the generals face, almost blind
ing him and cutting him quite severely.
IL was thought that the car was blown up,
and every one in 1t was frightened. Gen.
HAYES sat perfectly still. As soon as he
heard the explosion he shutshis eyes tight.
in order TO keep the glass out OF them. and
he kept them closed and sat still until he
was told that the danger was over. He
said to me. 4 don't know how | happened
10 think so quickly of my eyes, but that
was ms first thought, and coupled with IL
was the idea that / should keep my seat
i grabbed the railing OF the seat in front OF
me tightly with my hands and kept myself
perfectly quiet. Had | not closed my
eyes I would have been blinded
see the name of Fletcher, of Minneapo-
lis. among those of the new congressman
who expect TO set the Potomac on fire NJ
the present session. III he succeeds he will
do better than he did in his attempt to ar
rest Lord Gordon. the famous English
sxindier, who took in Jay Gould and others
some years ago. George Brackett. one of the
richest men of Minneapolis, was connected
with this arrest. and IL was through his
efforts that we escaped n war with Canada
about the matter. lie told me the story
the other night. Said he;
IL was mayor Of Minneapolis at the
time. and got into the scrape through q
New York friend. who had lent Gordon
$40 900 and who wanted me to get IL back
from him. Gordon was a Scotchman. who
began his swindiing career in Edinburgh
under the name of Lord G.encairn. After
taxing in the jewellers there and others 90
the extent OF hundreds OF thousands of
dollars. he disappeared. and two years
later turned up in America as a scion OF
the noble house Of Gordon, with prospec-
tive chances of being the Earl OF Aber-
deem. he had good credentials apparently
and his note paper bore an eari's coronet
With this outfit he came TO 81. Paul in the
summer of $50. At first he went about
self as a rich Scotchman ard said that he
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