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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

way OF the cottage. You pass into the
same hall where Garfield put on his
oyercoat that cold day ia February and
said farewell forever TO 'Lawnfield. I"
In the hall there hangs the sword he
wore when he won a major-generaIs
commission at Chickamauga. There,
too, is a painting of him in the uniform
of rigadier-general, the face wear
ing the warm, kindly expression which
always characterized il.
The reception-room is especially i'm
terestiBg TO the visitor, because il con
tains some of Grandma Garfield's
own furniture, which she had when she
was left widow with four young chill
dren young saplings planted here in
the wilderness, as her husband called
them in his dying admonition. An old
photograph in the room represents
Garfield as rugged farmer boy,
roughly clad, with shoclsy hair, i'll
combed, If combed at all Then there
is another picture, made nearly fifty
years ago, when the old-fashioned
daguerreotypes were in vogue,
Relics, pictorial and otherwise, OF
Garfield's life are found in many places
about the house But by far the most
interesting is the letter he wrote TO his
mother one hot August day during his
struggle with death, when he felt
strong enough TO sit up in bed.
Propped mp with pillows, he wrote
with pencil and pad the now famous
letter 10 his mother, and insisted on
directing the envelope in his own
handwriting II was the only letter
lie wrote during his long illness. and
while she lived, Grandma Garfield val
ned Il above all earthly possessions.
She had il framed and hung II ON the
wall beside her bed. And there il
hangs to-day. although somewhat yell
low and faded.
There is q plainly but neatly fur
nished room adjoining what was the
paFlor OF the old home, which is
known as ,Grandmas" room, because
for many years and until her death the
mother OF Garfield lived in II, sur
rounded by the closest and dearest rel
ics of her boy Jimmie" for thus She
called him even when he was the Pres
idcnt Of the United states. lie loved
the name when II was spoken by her
loving lips. Here in this room she sat
In the dark days OF 1851 when her
Jimmie was dying She sat by the
window each day reading the worn
family bible and looking with anxious
eyes for the messenger bearing telc-
grams from the sick room.
When Garfield died at Elberon in
September, 1851, his five children were
old enough 20 realize their great grief
There was Harry. the eldest. whose
full name was Harry Abraln, the mid
die name being for his fathers father.
Then came James Rudolph. having the
family name u his mother. Next in
years was "Mollie. for mo one at home
ever called her by her christening
name Of Mary. Irwin was next, and
then Abram, the baby boy, who had
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
A pocnlInr nennest.

A Christiania newspaper, which does
not give itself up to the comic element,
relates that a Danish lawyer named
NilSolson bequeathed the whole of his
property to trustees TO be employed in
the purchase of bicycles for the use of
children attending school, and part of
the money is TO go toward paying
teacher TO train the boys in bicycle
riding. The validity of the viii has
been disputed by the sons of the testa-
tor, who refuse TO acknowledge 1t, so
that IL is still question of doubt
whether the children win reap the
benefit of the strange bequest That
the testator was sincere enough, and
that he recognized in the wheel untold
blessings which might have escaped
the observation of minds of less
acumen, the concluding portion of the
win should go to prove. II says; II
have always found bicycle capital
protection against the. Importantly of
those people who persist in stopping
you in your walk to spin long yarn
in the hot sun or in the biting east
wind My machine, unlike horse,
never SHE'D once; and in my drives /
have had no need to entrust life and
limb TO the tender mercies of coach.
man.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

by the death of Gen. Enochs of Ohio.
Congressman Bundy is not stranger
in his place Of honor Back in 1870 he
was called the Iron King Of Ohio, and
went to congress from nearly the same
district which he now represents. At
that time he was supposed TO be mill
ionaire. because of his extensive hold
ings in furnaces and iron lands through
out the jackson mining region He
was lawyer, too, but practiced little,
save when he was his own client.
After serving two terms he was de-
feated ia 1874 by John L. Vance Of
Gallipolis The old man was badly
broken up by this defeat, because it
was a defeat of principles which he
held dear. He had stood up for the
rights of the colored men and had sup
ported, from conviction, the civil
rights bill. His course caused his de-
feat, an, he always yearned for yindi-
cation before he died. Several times
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
THE GARFIELD MANSION Al MENTOR,

the run OF the white house after the
family moved from Mentor in March
OF 1881.
The eldest son was at Williams col
lege, at Williamstown, Mass, when
his father was shot. and after gradua-
ton he studied law. and took his de.
gree at the Columbia college law
school He does not resemble his
father in any respect, although some
of the family friends do not agree 10
this. Nor does he resemble his mother;
ha has passive resolute face, but il
lacks the constant smile and genial ex-
preston of his fathers generous good
nature He does not care for politics.
but prefers the hard routine of the
law. file Is diligent student, and he
gives advice to clients In cold, hard.
dictatorial way, very unlike the father.
Both he and James r. were admitted
to practice i'm their native state after
creditable examinations. ON Sept. Ia.
1888, he married Miss Belle Mason,
daughter of James Mason, wealthy
Cleveland lawyer. At the same time
Mollie Garfield was married tod. Stan
ley Brown, her fathers former private
secretary. II was u notable social
event.
James Rudolph Garfield's personali-
ty is suggestive of that of his father.
In Cleveland every one says "Jimmie"
looks like his father and ''ncts like
him, too. He is well thought of on
his own account, and great things are
expected of him. Some day he hopes
20 represent his fathers old district in
congress.
Irwin Mcdowell Garfield is bright
faced young man Of twenty-three and
a graduate of Williams college. He
will, when older, look much like his
father lie hasdecided to be lawyer
just now he Is an undergraduate in
the Harvard Law school and has not
yet made up his mind where he will
practice.
Abram Garfield, the youngest son, is
q student at the Boston School of
Technology. He has not developed
his fathers great love for the classics.
but prefers the ever new wonders of
science. He is barely of age and is
bright, alert youth of whom all in the
family are proud
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
A victim of LunatIcs.

The Man of Iron, otherwise 'sGiles
the Wizard, was one of the persons
put to death during the witchcraft
prosecutions at Salem, Mass His real
name was Giles Corey and at the time
of his awful death he was an old man
past so. When accused of being q
WHARF" (Which the Salem lunatics
seem to have considered the masculine
of ',witeh''l he calmly met their charges
and coolly informed them that he
would die rather than admit that he
had ever had communion with evil
spirits. He was put to the peine forte
ct dure death by pressure with huge
weightsl, his fortitude during his dying
moments winning for him the title
used in the first line.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

MRS. ALFRED BIER rlage TO aired Ber-
LYN. lyn in 1885 she took
seriously to journalism in which pro-
fession her husband is also engaged
and has been associated with the lead
ing women's papers, especially with
the Ladys Pictorial.
She has also written number Of
short stories, and contributed special
articles on social and other matters TO
various periodicals and weekly jour
nails AS a writer of smart essays and
descriptive papers Mrs. Berlyn is well
known in the provincial press Mrs.
Berlyn's bright and sympathetic style
renders all her work of unfailing in
terest, and she is gifted with that ex-
cellent and rather unusual thing in
woman, keen perception of humor,
which often makes itself pleasantly
conspicuous in her work.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
ALIKE IN ALL COUNTRIES
The Inventor Is Ever the same, no
Matter what NE Has Invented.

The Inventor Is Ever the same, no
Matter what He Has Invented
The cycling inventor is always witL
us. In an attempt to score six for cy-
clists and several dozens for himself.
he never ceases by night or day to plot
and plan for the suppression or radi-
cal improvement of what is in the hope
of what may be. But many time and
oft, and mainly through blind faith in
the creations of his brain, does the
poor fellow burn his fingers and issue
from his ventures alas. poorer. but
seldom wiser. than he entered. 1t is
regretable always that habitual in
ventors can seldom see that, with
single mind originating a sequence Of
inventions. there must exist VARYING
degrees of merit and originality. In
nine cases out of ten every inventors
goose is to him swan, and it Is
hard for him to see ii in any other
light Nothing is sadder than to
hear Of a man devoting time. thought
and money to working out an idea, when
that idea is known to specialists as one
which has been tried IN the fire of ex-
pertinent and found wanting The
men of ingenuity can seldom bring
themselves to believe they are not
first and original inventors, or that
their inventions, clever though they
may be, are of no practical utility.
Expert, educated opinion, is the last.
and not as it should be the first, thing
they seek when the inventive affiatus
is upon them, and it, therefore. often
happens that they frequently labor
for weeks and months at a time, only
to discover ultimately that they have
travelled withou avail, and all their
work has been thrown away. Our
strong and persistent advice to the
man of ideas and devices is to request
the advice of one or more accredited
experts before he spends time and
money upon what may be but dead
sea fruit after all. -Cyclist
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
Aralenene. rroaueea ~ halfway.

correspondent TO the London
Times records a curious and altogether
unexpected result of the tunneling
operations in SC. Gothard is lawsuit
instituted by the inhabitants of the
adjacent valleys They sue the fed.
eral government for damages caused
by the great increase of avalanches
which constantly thunder down the
mountain side, produced, it is pre-
sumed, by the explosions of dynamite
more than by the vibrations Of pass
ing trains in the lower tunnels of the
railway Many witnesses, who have
lived in the neighborhood since the
early part of the century, will swear
to the greatly augmented number and
force of the avalanches that now con-
stantly sweep destruction down the
mountain. The first hearing of this
novel case was lately heard before the
federal judges assembled at Bellin-
IONA. We believe there Is no instance
in this country Of an avalanche pro-
duced by railway service
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

HIS wristbands, or, to use the vulgar
term, his cuffs" are connected by
neat links of the metal now in szch
favor on Wall street These articles
were birthday gift from Mrs. Per-
rine. mother of the first lady in the
land.
The presidential linen is invariably
white, never dotted or lined-that is,
on occasions when Mr. Cleveland is
seen officially or quasi-oficially. Tho
Presidents linen does not shine with
starch. 1t has what laundrymen call
domestic finish.n The shirt bosoms
have a wide pleat running up and
down, and the shirts themselves open
front and back. During the hot after
moons of last summer, when Mr.. Cleve-
land played billiards in the white
house billiard room and the magis-
terial yyaistcoat was unbuttoned, the
initials &c. c. were visible to the
naked eye, worked in red in the CON
yentional place for such evidences of
ownership.
Mr. CleVeland's socks and half hose
he never wears stockings are usu-
ally dark brown or black He wears
black cloth slippers at home, and when
the exigencies of public business ne
cessitate disturbance of his domes-
ITCHY he is generally found in dress
ing gown of dark blue material. When
he dimes at home he wears a dress suit,
or if il be en-, famille and informal, Mr..
Cleveland wears his froclz coat and
white necAtie. There is no anthem
ticated picture of Mr. Cleveland since
he re-entered ON the presidency in
which a scarf pin forms part of his
attire
What may be termed the Presidents
special outfits include fisherman's
suit and shooting outfit Mr. Cleve-
land possesses full equipment of oil
skins, all yellow, even to the hat.
which fits both ways. so to speak. with
long projecting blinkers back and
front This suit shelters the wearer
from rain and spray and explains Mr.
Cleyeland's readiness to go fishing in
all sorts of weather The Presidents
fisherman equipment includes stout
boots which come up TO the knees. and
into which his trousers are tucked
lie wears on has right hand stout
leather glove. around which he
adroitly twists his line whenever q
fnny monster is presumed to have
bitten There is one capacious
pocket in the oilskin coat, in which a
book IS placed While awaiting the
pleasure of the fishes Mr.. Cleveland
looks at his book.
When the President is out with gun
he looks pretty much like the average
sportsman. His boots, however, are
prodigious affairs They come up to
his hips, being. of course. in sections.
as it We're. He wears a gray flannel
shirt on these expeditions. There are
also corduroy jacket and belt. Mr.
Cleveland is not. however, Centaur
1t does not appear that he ever donned
a scarlet coat. white breeches and top
boots to chase across country with his
fellow creatures for the sake of expo
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
Hara Times In China.

In honor OF the celebration of the
,ixty-ninth birthday of the queen re-
gent Of China 100000 pieces of red
silk, each forty feet long and three
wide, were ordered to be made in the
imperial mills of Marking, Soo.Chow-
Foo and Hang-Chow-Foo. With these
the streets Of PelSin are to be decorat-
ed Tor distance of forty miles. The
queen regent has also decreed that the
customary birthday gifts annually pre-
scented by the provincial mandarins be
omitted this year and the money de-
voted to the relief of the poor, who
have suffered much from the unusual
ly severe winter season.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

he has endeavored to get one more
term in congress, and the death of
Gen. Enochs gave the veteran his long
sought and prayed-for vindication-
twenty years late, but. nevertheless,
in time to round out his career.
He was character and a foreeful
man when in congress before, and he
is now for his years. wonderfully vig-
orous He Is natural born orator. 2
Besides he Is known throughout all
southern Ohio as the king of story
tellers, and he will probably soon rival
John Allen as the wit and yarn-spinner
of congress.
Among other things, old Hezekiah is
proud Of the fact that his son-in-law
is ex-Gov ]. H. Foraker Of Ohio, who.
back in 1869, married Julia Bundv at
the old house in Wellston. Foraker
was then poor young lawyer, but in
tensely ambitious
old Father Bundy said to him after
the wedding; Look here, Ben, don't
90 10 Cincinnati 20 begin practice.
You'll starve TO death in that great
city. Stay right here, look after my
business. stick to your work in a quiet
way. There is living in ir anyhow,
and after a while perhaps we can
elect you common pleas Judge
But this hattering offer did not suit
Foraker and little over ten years
afterward he was the nominee for gov
ernor of Ohio, and held the office four
years, having been the candidate of
his party on two occasions,
Bundy's eloquence is like that of
Ingersolls, but he is even more witty,
and perhaps more homely in his ex-
pressions. His great wealth melted
away after the panic of 1873, and he
was glad the other day when he was
sworn in TO find that $1,000 salary was
awaiting him.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
Mn. CLEvELANp At HOME.

In dress suits the President follows
the prevailing fashion. He is never
seen in evening attire exactly Mt the
hour of six, like so many of his emu
lousy ''swell' countrymen. Nor does
he sport great length of watch chain.
with emphasis of charm and seal, In
fact, jewelry is conspieuously absent
from the magisterial person. 1t can
be seen on the rare occasions when
Mr.. Gleveland's neclStie becomes loose
that his collar button is either plain
gold affair or a white mother-of-pearl
one. He wears small round gold
stud in the bosom Of his shirt very in
conspicuous and hardly diseernible.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

ity Of attire in him. HIS costume com
prises a long, black frock coat, with
wide lapels. black waistcoat wide
black trousers and black necltie. or
to adopt an occasional term of Mr..
Cleveland's own, ''neckerchicf' His
overcoat is always very long and al
ways black. and his hat high, glossy
mot 'shiny'') and of the stove pipe
pattern. All this. be it understood,
when he is seen ON what may be called
public functions making speech,
opening an exposition or riding in
procession.
The President likes to wear a flower
in his buttonhole, and he prefers the
flower white. 1t is not rare thing
for him to carry his gloves when he
has them with him in his hand. 1t
pleases him. too, TO hold his hat in his
left hand when his fellow citizens have
occasion to pass in procession before
him. to thrust his right hand into the
lapel of his greatcoat and remain in
that attitude. snilingly contemplative
1t is noticed. also that the calendar of
public mourning is registered in Mr.
Clcveland's high black hat For DAYS
after Rutherford Il. Hayes death the
presidential tile bore wide mourning
band. When official sorrow grows
subdued with time this band shrinks
into ribbon 1t may be remarked
here that Mr.. Cleveland was not
pleased when. shortly after his second
Inauguration, numbers of hats reached
the white house, gifts to him from adj
mircrs all over the country. Mr.
Cleveland would rather buy his own
hats
The shoes worn by the President on
these official occasions are square. wide
and laced He has been seen, though,
in button shoes. The heels are low
and the soles "bcveled Mr. Cleve-
land does not like sshined' shoes.
His foot leather is rubbed and brushed
only. Mr., Cleveland pays from SIC to
So pair for shoes. He was once
fond of the congress make. hut seems
10 have abandoned them now.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
Growth o. liberalism.

For the first time on record IA Hebrew
has been gazetted officer to one of the
crack highland regiments Of Queen
Nictoria's army. These regiments, not
withstanding their Scotch origin and
dress, are nowadays composed mainly
of Englishmen. Welshmen and Irish
men, But this is the first time that
they have had on their rosters a high
lander of the chosen race which, prior
to the present reign. was barred from
positions in the army and
navy, and even from membership of
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

and the cottage itself is Joined to n
great stone mansion that looms up be-
fore the visitor like some grand
chateau. 10 is the finest dwelling in
all the neighborhood.
With its modern furnishings and
luxurious appointments, the interior
Of the new Garfield home is in strange
contrast with the old, Mrs. Gar
field would not destroy the old
house her husband had built,
She merely added to Il, and In
sists that the new part is only an Gddi-
tion and the old house the main part
of the establishment. And this idea is
the more impressive from the fact that
you enter through the original hall
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

aud the enjoyment Of her heantiinI
home Is Mrs. Lucretia Rudolph Gar
field, the widow Of the President who
fell martyr 70 misguided political
strife
The nation never knew Mrs Garfield
A. il has known the wives OF other
Presidents She never cared for soci-
ETY., and as mistress Of the white house
she was little seen. Besides, she was
"A sufferer from IN health. and was i'll
and away from Was hington when her
husband was shot. lie was about to
81 ~ sec her, TO try to cheer her into
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

taller than he is, thus adding dignity
to the executive presence, and. more
over, that dininution of freshness APP
parent in him is largely the result Of
an evident regard for appearances in
nearly everything he wears. Yet the
President is a conservative dresser.
Black is his favorite color and plain
ness the general effect he appears to
aim at, sartorially speaking.
For instance, those citizens who are
familiar from personal observation
with the Presidents personal appear
ance on formal public occasions have
noticed an almost invariable uniform
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
Superstition in CHINA.

The official Gazette of PelSin pub
lished six columns in recent
issue in which were enumerated
the emoluments and honors con-
ferred on the 4s3 physicians who at
tended the emperor's mother in her
recent serious illness The Gazette
protests against the doings of the
Buddhist priests, who, during her i'll
ness, were continually denouncipg the
locomotives, TO whose smoke and
whistlipg they ascribed the illness.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

aud newspaper pictures II was a famil-
lar sight. Here was the scene Of that
historic meeting between Garfield and
Coukling. and in tire little Office build.
ing that stood In the yard Grant and
Blaine and other republican chieftains
have met, 20 smoke and talk over
questions Of party expediency. Here
il was that Garfield received the news
of his election, standing among The
crowd Of his loyal townspeople. But
now the little office building Is gone
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

interesting, as MIR.
Chan-Toon achiev-
ed a quite phenom-
er al success in 1885
by taking all the
scholarships opeS
to law students
a feat no English
man has ever per-
formed. Mrs. Chan
loon is almost 20
years of age, a ma
tive Of Cork, and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

health, when the bullet Of Guiteau cut
short the journey al the threshold OF
the railway station. Millions watched
With her IN spirit nj her husbands
bedside, wept with her al HIS grave,
and then, when the tomb had covered
al that was dear 70 her, Mrs Garfield
passed from the public gaze
n the exciting days u the cam
paign 81 1850 the plain country cot
tagr ~ the republican candidate was
filled with politicians from all the
states ~ the Union. In photogra phs
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
GARFIELD'S WIDOW,
LEADING A QUIET LIFE AT FAR
FAMED MENTOR.
some Pen Pictures Of the Place Toward
which Nation Once Looked vita
PrIde-The Children Of the Martyred
President are Doing well.

n HOURS RIDE
fro m Cleveland
along the shore Of
Lake Erie brings
the traveller TO
Mentor, the old
home of Garfield,
and once the most
famous village in
America. Living
there to-day in re-
tirement, in wealth
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

MRS cHAN-TooN. an amiable and ac-
complished young lady, having written
a novel and number of short stories
Mr. Cham Toon is a barrister-at-law of
the Middle Temple, and at present one
of the leading barristers in Rangoon.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17

Queens college,
Harley street. and
rec lived a journal
istic training under
her father, Mr..
Bernard II. Becker,
t Ii Q well-known
journalist, to whom
she acted as assist
ant, says the Lon
don Lady's Pictor-
iaL. After her mar
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1894-03-17
rs A NOBBY DRESSER,
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND IS AL
WAYS UP TO DATE.
OF All the Executives He seems to
Have the Keenest Taste For what
He Wears Some Pen Pictures Of the
Nations Magistrate.
[Nashington correspond.nee.l

+ ALL OUR PRES
idents Grover Cleve-
land seems to have
most thorou G h 1y
realized the cos
netic eff e cts 0 {
dress. BY a judi
cious selection of
wearing apparel he
has succeeded in
making himse1
seem some inches