The morning call., 1893-08-20

it is self-supporting."
One of the 6-foot school superintendents
of the United States is Professor Search,
who presideS over the schools of Pueblo,
Colo He is at Chautanqua lecturing on
some new methods of education which he
has invented. He is an old college mate
of mine. and it was while talking of our
school DAYS last night that he said:
Il started to 90 to college with just S15
in my pocket, and when l reached the
school | had only 81 left. worked my
way through college and graduated. as
You know, in 1878. Have l ever told you
how / came to start?"
"No."
"WeIl." continued the professor, ''the
story is a curious one. | was poOr boy
of IA. l wanted an education. but
l had no idea that college course was
within my reach. 1 had never thought
Of it as a possibility. when one day | was
studying in the Office of the Sup-rintend-
ent of Public Schools of Marion, Ohio.
my home, when big blonde man came
in. He asked me what | was studving.
| tnld him. He then asked if l wanted
an education. / said | did, but / was
afraid | was too poor to get 1t. He then
looked down upon me and nut his hand
on my shoulder and said, No boy is 100
Door To get an education. All you have
to do is 10 decide that you will have it
and you will get it, Now | want you 10
think over tie matter in your mind and
set a day when you will 90 to college,
and when that day comes l want you to
60. If you have and can save the money
all right, but decide to 90 whether you
have the money or not and go. You
will be able to get along in some way !;
Glv gO.'
"WeIl," continued Professor Search,
these words made a deep impression on
me. / accepted the advice and fixed the
at ttUn lar /
anything of my college struggles. but Will
give you the name of the man whose ad-
vice made me get my education. 1t was
James A. Garfield"
l had chat about the late President
HAYES the other night with General r.
Brinkerhuff, who succeeds him As head Of
the National Prison Congress. During the
talk, the subject of Hayes wonderful self
control came up and General Bripker-
hoff said: president HAYES was more of
self-made man than any other | have
ever known. He told me once that he
was born of parents who were naturally
nervous and that, during his boyhood, he
found that his nervous temperament was
such that 1t ruined him for any kind of
business or study. At the least excite
ment he would lose his head aud become
entirely untitled for work. One day he
sat down and began to think about his
condition and he decided to conquer it,.
ne UeHdU 10 SluuN HIS nervous SNSitill anu
commenced a course OF training for the
strengthening of his nerves and the build
ing up of his physique. lie had the mas
terry IN every way and in time so con-
quered his natural tendencies in this re-
spect that he became one of the calmest
a most self possessed of our public men
He told me that he used to test his nervous
ness by taking hair and holding it be-
tween his two thumbs in such q way that
the hair should stand upright and not
culver. If the hair Quivered, Ii was sign
that he was nervous, but If it remained
perfectly steady, he concluded that his
nerves were all right.
HAYES also taught himself to 60 10
sleep as soon as he touched his pillow"
General Brlnkerhoff continued, '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 his
time, he lost only one nights sleep. This
vas on account Of an officer who was sup
posed to have defaulted. The news was
brought to the White House in the evening
and the President was very much trnu-
bled by it. He had appointed this official
contrary to the advice Of his friends and
he began to worry over IT. he didn't go
to bed, but walked up and down his room
till nearly morning. when q messenger
came and told him that the story was false
and that the man was all right.
AT the battle of Winchester General
Hayes command had to ride seventeen
miles to reach he field. They got there
in the thickest of the engagement. but they
were tired out and twenty minutes were
given them to rest before they engaged in
battle. General Hayes told me the story
of the fight and how he got rest before he
went into ii. He said: Il 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
i a.. \
minutes of sound slumbPr. 1t refreshed
me greatly aud kept me up during the
fight
''Another instance OF General Hayes
nerve" General Brin kerhoff went on. "hap-
pened while he was Governor of the State.
He had gone to Pennsylvania to some
celebration and while seated In the car a
cannon was fired off in his honor. The
cannon stood just outside of the car and
the explosion was so great that it Bile w
ont all the windows of tha car and the
glass few into the generals face. almost
binding him and cutting him quite severe.
ly. 1t was thought that the car WAS blown
pD and every one in it was frighten ed.
General Hayes sat perfectly still. AS soon
as he heard the explosion he shut his eyes
tight in order to keep the glass at of them
and he kept them closed and sat still until
he was told that the danger was over. He
said to me, i don't know how / happened
10 GnlnK so quickly OF my eyes, but that was
my first thought and coupled with it was
the idea that | should keep my seat.
grabbed the railing OF the seat in front Of
me tightly with my hands and kept myself
perfectly quiet. Had / not closed my eyes
l would have been blinded"
[ see the name of Fletcher of Minnesota
among those of the new Congressman who
expect to set the Potomac on fire at the
present session. If he succeeds he will do
better than he did in his attempt to arrest
Lord Gordon, the famous English swindler,
who took in Jay Gonid and others some
years ago. George Bracket, one OF the
richest men of Minneapolis, was connected
with this arrest, and il was through his
efforts that we escaped a war with Canada
about the matter. He told me the story
the other night. Said he:
81 was Mayor of Minneapolis at the
time, and got into the scrape through a
New York friend, who had lent Gordon
$4,000, and who wanted me to gst il back
from him. Gordon was Scotchman, who
began his swindliDg career in Edinburgh
under the name of Lord GleDcairn. After
taking in the jewellers there and Others to
the extent of hundreds Of thousands of
dollars he disappeared, and two years
later he turned uD in America as scion
of the noble house of Gordon, with pros
pectiYe chances of being the Earl of Aber-
dren. He had good credentials, apparent
ly, aud bis note paper bore an Earl's