Evening star., 1896-03-21

without much danger. It's introduction in
to the body causes but little pain. Now.
you can thrust this needle into the hesh and
II 1t strikes piece of lead 1t will, through
the influence of the electricity connected
with 1t, give forth sharp click. If it strikes
Done or some other non-metallic substance
tnere Will be no response. The needle has
been used by surgeons, and is Of value"
Circumvented the Doctors.
Speaking of Garfield's last sickness, there
were number of interesting Incidents con-
nected with it which were unknown to the
doctors or the public. One of these was told
here not long ago by Crump, who was stew
ard Of the White House then. Crump
had to give a great deal of personal atten-
ton to G'lrf1eld. He was in the sick room a
large part Of the time, and he has a number
of interesting "reminiscences of Garfields 8
last days. One of these relates to the orders
which the doctors gave that Garfield must
have no water to drink, except that fur
nished by the physicians. He was, how
ever very thirsty, and during the absence
OF the doctors and the nurses he begged
Crump to get him drink. Crump refused,
and Garfield asked him again and again SO
pitifuily that he had to once leave the room
to keep from violating orders When he re-
turned Garfield began again, but Crump
again refused. Garfield then commanded
Crump to give him the water. but Crump
pretended he was deaf. In talking of this
time Crump said:
reared 1t would hurt him, and held out a
long as could. At last, however he called
me to him, and, with tears in his eyes, said:
trump, would you refuse a dying man
No. Mr.. President said I, but you are
rot dying
But, Crump, he added. feebly, If YOU
40 not give it to me I will die and here
Upon ne closed his eyes. He looked so feeble
ana sick that L couldn't stand It, Still I
Louloh disohey the doctors. But some
now or other. l just sat glass of spring
water On a table by his bed Then. turn.
Ing my back upon him. I went to the win.
do", and, hang me. when returned If that
glass wasn't empty! President Garfield
looked up at me with a SMILE and asked me
What meant by tantaliZne him nv nIacjnp
glass with no water in it within his raacb
anu MIN so thirsty. He did not ask for anv
more water that day, and am certain if HI,
did drink it, it did him no harm"
Lack of Backbone.
had an interesting chat with Mai Ben.
Butterworth about Garfield last week We
were riding together from Washington to
Pittsburg on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road. and Maj. Butterworth grew reminis-
cent He is, you know, one Of the bright
est of our public men. He has had a wide
enpefiense en:end nc and he was for years a close
fNed in Congress together, and Butter
worth was one of the Ohio delegates to the
national convention at which Garfield was
nominated. During the conversation
asked him what he thought of Garfields
character. He replied:
Gen. Garfield was one of the most pec;-
liar of our public men. He was great in
many things and weak in others He had
a great head and a great soul but he ha
no more backbone than a fshworm He
couid moi say no and he could not hold
anger. 1 verify believe that man might
have spat in Garfleld's face without incur
ring his lasting enm:ty. Garfield would
nave promptly knocked him down, but be-
rore the fellow reached the ground he
would have begun to pity him. and wouli
nave gone and raised him up, and told him
that he was sorry that he had had to do
Feared the Chicago Convention,
How about the convention of 1880, Ma
Jor Withs all the publica tons concerning
1t, wonder whether the inside history of
1t has yet been told?"
NO, 1t has not replied Mai. Butter
worth Il doubt whether the full truth
will ever be known. There was some talk
OF Garfield President long before the
convention met. He knew that there was
an undercurrent in his favor and We
talked the matter over together before we
went to Chicago. He told me then that he
did not think that he ought to retain his
position as the leader of the Ohio delega-
ton and of the Sherman forces 1t was
just before we got to Chicago that he said
to me:
Don't you know. Ben. that they are
want it now, and if am ever to be Presi-
dent, don't think the time for it is the
present. Still, under the circumstances, Il
don't seem to me as though I ought to go
to Chicago ana make that speech for Sher-
man. l will be looked upon there as the
leader of the Sherman forces. Now. if this
movement in my favor should develop into
anything, whatever l do l will be accused
being false I ;ly< -
L am afraid Of it, and 1 don't want to go
think?
LAS for me, Garfield said I, I don't
think anything about it. 1 know that you
ought not to go. If 1 were John Sherman
surely would not let you go. You know
the story of Priscilla and John Alden
Well, should be afraid If you went to the
orvent.on for me it might turn out in the
same way as did the courtship of Miles
Standish when Priscilla asked Alden why
don't you speak for yourself, John?'
"'Well. said Garfield, L feel somewhat
the same way, and l wish you would go to
Sherman and tell him what you think
Show him how am situated, and ask him
If he won't relieve me from my promise
and put some one else in my place
Sherman Warned.
"Well," Maj. Butterworth continued, 81
went at once to see Senator Sherman, and
told him about my talk with Garfield. I
could, and urged him to release Garfield
from making speech. Sherman said he
was not afraid, however. He wanted Gar
field to present him to the convention He
said he was the leading man in Ohio and
that as such he was necessarily the leader
of his forces at Chicago. I told him that
Garfelds prominence was just the reason
why he shouldn't be the leader, and tried
to make hiM believe that the situation was
a dangerous one. could not do it. He
n mo fh0f ho6 ~c.1.I
loyalty. and that he would risk the Miles
Stan6ish business. The result was that
Garfield went to Chicago"
Some Talks With Garfield ut Chicago,
'Was Garfield true to Sherman when he
got there?r / asked.
Il think he wanted to be-" replied Mai.
Butterworth. "but what can you do in such
situations? We had several conversations
about the matter at Chicago One was on
the steps of the Grand Pacific Hotel the
night before the convention met. Garfield
said he didn't like the talk that his friends
were making as to his availability He said
that he could not afford to accept the pres
f6anoy in yvxycxy hot =