The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-05-09
FOUR GREAT GENERALS.
Mo ntreal Gazette. |

The four greatest generals produced by |
the great civil was on the national side |
were Grant, Mcpherson, Sherman and
Sheridan. One of the most pleasant
memories of American history is, and
forever will be, the fact that between
these four great commanders there was
never the shadow of jealousy or envy.
1t is the highest honor that Grant ever
received from mems judgment or admira-
tion that these three able captains all
willingly and always looked up to him as
their superior. MCPHERSON fell before
the splendor of his abilities could attract
the worlds attention, but in his death
Grant, as he declared lost one of the
greatest-perhaps the very greatest-of
his lieutenants. Sheridan, as in the
right of his Irish blood, had the fiercest
spirit in battle; Sherman the greatest
invention in council while Mcpherson
could fight with the one and plan with
the other, but they all admitted, because
they knew and felt, that "the silent
gray-eyed man" was greater than they.
''Why," asked General Sherman once,
''did you and Sheridan always acknowl-
edge Grant to be your leader ?" Because"
he responded, in his quick, idiomatic
manner, "while could map out dozen
plans for a campaign, every one Of which
Sheridan would swear he could fight out
to victory, neither he nor l could tell
which of the plans was the best one; but
Grant, who simply sat and listened and
smoked while we had been talking over
the maps, would at the end of our talk.
ing tell us which was the best plan, and
In dozen or two words the reason Of
his decision, and then, it would all be SO
clear to us, that he was right, that Sher-
idan and | would look at each other and
wonder why we hadn't seen the advan.
tage of it ourselves. ! tell you, he con-
tinued, after a moments pause, Grant
is not appreciated yet The military
critics of Europe are too Ignorant of
American geography to appreciate the
conditions of his campaigns. What is it
to march an army from Berlin to Paris
Look at the shortness of the distance.
Look at the multitude of roads. Look
at the facilities of transportation. Con
slider how many times the same grounc
has been fought over by successive com
manders Is not every point of vantag'
known? What commander can blunde
where all the conditions are open to tn
eye? But have seen Grant plan cam
paigns for half million of troops along
front line of $500 miles in length, am
send them marching to their objectiv
points through sections where the sur
veyor's chain was never drawn an
where the commissariat necessities alon
would have broken down any transpol
tation system of Europe. And thre
months later have seen those armie
standing where he said they should b'
and what he planned accomplished. An
! give it as my military opinion this
General Grant is the greatest commando
of modern times, and with him onl
three others can stand-Napoleon, We
lington and Motlke."
ga scientific Frenchman says he ht
discovered new process OF making art
fetal brains," said Mrs. Wiggleswortf
looking up from the paper she was rea,
ing. "Artificial brains' shifted NJ
Wiggleworth scornfully; 'that's just lii
those nonsensical Frenchmen, alwa.
fooling away their time making som
thing artificial. What want is re
brains-none of your make believe no
sense" Mrs. Wigglesworth, as she r
sumed her paper, demurely murmur.
that she had noticed it, too, but 81
never should have dared to speak Of
herself And Mr.. Wigglesworth rubb'
his head in dazed sort of fashion, al
wondered if he really had expressed hil
self just as he meant to.
An Englishman is travelling throul
Kansas with two pairs of ferrets, WI
which he is making money by kill
prairie dogs He visits ranches whe
there are indications of prairie dogs a
offers to clean out the dog town for l &c
per dog. The cost is SO low that t
ranchman does not hesitate to accept I
offer. One ferret will clean out from Q
to fifty dogs before be tires out, q
when tired out fresh one is put il
service, and so on until the place is
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