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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
Pen and Pencil Sketches Of
His Busy and Event
full Life.
Outline of His Career and Public
Services from the Cradle
to the Grave.
The Great Commanders Military
Campaigns, from Belmont
to Appomattox.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
From the Cradle To the Breaking Out of
the Rebellion.

From the Cradle TO the Breaking Out of
the Rebellion.
Ulysses Simpson Grant was born at Point
Pleasant, Ohio, April ~. 1922. His ancestoss
were Scotch. In 1923 his parents removed to
the village of GEORGETOWN, Ohio. where his
boyhood was passed. He entered West Point
Military Academy in 1889, appointed by the Hon.
Thomas Il. Hamer. member of Congress. His
name originally was Hiram Ulysses; but the
appointment was blunderingly made out for
Ulysses s., and 80 II had to remain. The study
In which he showed most proficiency during his
course at the academy was mathematics. He
graduated In lSi3. ranking twenty-first In q
class Of thirty mine, and was made brevet
Second Lieutenant or infantry, and attached
as n supernumerary Lieutenant 10 the Fourth
Regiment, which was stationed on the Missouri
frontier. In the summer OF ls45 the regiment
was ordered to Texas, TO JOIN the army of Gen.
Taylor. On Sept. 80 Grant was commissioned
as a full Lieutenant. He first saw blood shed at
Palo Alto, May B. 1886, and took part also in the
battles of'Resaca de la Palma and Monterey, and
the siege of Vera Cruz In April, lS4l, he was made
Qualtermaster OF his regiment, but still par
ticipated in all active operations; and after the
battle OF Molino del Rey, Sept. <, 1547. he was
appointed on the field First Lieutenant for his
gallantry. In his report of the battle of Cha
pultepec Sept. IS, ls40, Col Garland. COM
manding the First Brigade, i'd: THE rear OF
the enemy had made stand behind breast
work, from which they were driven by detach-
ments OF the Second Artillery under Capt.
Brooks and the Fourth Infantry under Lieut.
Grant, supported by other regiments OF the di-
vision. after short but sharp conflict" Il
must not omit to call attention to Lieut.. Grant,
Fourth Infantry, who acquitted himself most
nobly, upon several occasions, under my own
observation" Grant was brevetted Captain for
his conduct at Chapultepeo, TO date from the
battle. After the capture Of the City OF Mexico
he returned with his regiment and was sta
toned first at Detroit, and then at Sackett's
Harbor. In ls4s he married Miss Julia 4. Dent
of St Louis, sister OF one of his classmates. In
1852 he accompanied his regiment 10 California
and Oregon. and while at Fort Vancouver. Aug.
8, 1853, was commissioned full Captain. on
July 81, 1854, he resigned and removed TO st.
Louis cutivating farm near that city and en-
gazing in business real estate agent In
1859 ne was employed by his father in the leather
trade at Galena. Ill
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30
REMINISCENT.
Gen. Grants Early Life In st. Louis-His
Marriage TO Miss Dent.

Gen. Grants Early Life I'm st. Louis-His
Marriage to Miss Dent.
The happiest davs and the darkest days In the
long life OF Gen. Grant were spent In 81 Louis.
Lieut.. Grant and Fred Dent had become
friends in the military school at West Point, and
when young Dent invited his chum TO como
with him on a visit to his St Louis home, he
did much toward shaping the destiny OF Grant
and possibly of the nation The two young
men. after Grants visit, went to participate in
the Mexican war. and when young Dent Tell
with bullet In his groin while leading his COM
pany to a charge, Grant picked him up and car
ried HIM in his arms to place or safety. The
affection between the young men Increased.
and the affection between the beautiful Miss
Dent and her brothers friend, with whom she
corresponded, more than kept pace with It. Az
ter the war, the wedding. The elite OF st. Louis
were there, the officers from the barracks at
tended in full uniform, and 1t was the social
event OF the year ls4x
The Journals of that day were not given
TO making mention Of social events, and the
only newspaper reference TO the wedding that
has been discovered consists OF the following
notice that appeared In the Republican OF Aug.
"a, ls4s two days after IL occurred:
Married-On the odd inst. by Rev. J; II. Linn.
Lieut.. Ulysses s. Grant, u. 3 A, to Miss Julia.
daughter of Col Dent OF St Louis.
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plain his father who was OF Scotch descent
being dealer In leather, neither r1ch nor poor.
hut ranking among the hard workers OF young
and growing stata The humble home where
Grant WAS born h not unknown 10 the pupiio
through the engravcr's skill
At the age o. 1! Grant uttered the Military
Academy at West Point. These VINO nsnsve tn -.
owner viii fnd confirmation Of their theory I'm IN
made famous He had been christened Hiram
Ulysses but the Congressman who procured cured his
ulysses 81 Grant. The authorities at West Point
and the Secretary Of War were petltioned by the
lice was taken OF the request Ulysses 3. Grant
he had been recorded and Ulysses :. Grant he
remained the name now 80 worldwide In It's
fame having been bestowed through Con-
CHEESEMAN'S defect OF memory. The initials U.
s. suggested "Uncle Sam" TO his comrades. a
nickname he never lost. and one peculiarly
prophetic in view OF his extraordinary career.
during the war he was not infrequently nick
named United States Grant and "uncondi-
toual Surrender Grant," the w. 3. seeming 20
have special Significance In those days which
"tried mems souls"
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AWAITING THE FINAL SUMMONS.
Scenes In and About the House of Death n
Few Hours Before the End

Nbout and around the cottage. says a special
from Mount MacGregor, all was still and quiet,
except for the occasional twtter OF some belats ID
bird in the birches or pines Mrs Grant, attired
In a loose gown OF white, came out upon the
yeranda and seated herself in one OF the many
deserted willow chairs that were scattered in
groups about the piazza. Ten minutes
she sat motionless, gazing away 20 the
east, where the gray tint of another
day had grown to full promise.
Her face rested against one hand,
and she was evidently wrapped in thought
Suddenly there came the sound of a rafting.
laboring cough from within It was the Cen
eral clearing the affected parts of his throat of
mucus. Mrs Grant left the piazza quickly and
seated herself by toe Generals side, slowly
tanning the SICK man lace Inc couEhing was
Grant entered the room while the nurse was
aiding the General. and took place at
The side and behind his father. The nurse
fetched a lamp and held IL at the
sick mans shoulder, and at the moment
he General turned his face toward the light
and upward 10 bid the nurse bring his pad and
pencil. His wish wss not at the instart under
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The Fatal Lump at the Roof of the Mouth.

L.
Gen. Grants disease first made itself appar-
ent in June. 1884, while he was at his cottage at
Long Branch. While eating fruit at lun he
felt lump in the roof of his mouth. He men
toned the fact to Mr.. George w. Childs, whose
cottage adjoins his, the lawns being In common.
Dr. Da Costa, whose brother-in-law chief
OF Grants medical stan, was visiting Mr. Childs,
and at the latter's suggestion he called on the
General Having examined the throat. he ad-
yised Cen Grant to consult DIR. For
dyce Barker, his family physician, at
once. The General made little complaint
about the matter after that until autumn.
One day in September, however, the Cen
eral inquired of Mr.. Childs: What did DIR. Da
Costa say about my throat? Then, for the
first time, Mr.. Childs, who, like all the other
friends Of the General at Long Branch, thought
that the aIlment had disappeared. had his sus-
picions aroused. Dr. Da Costa was seen again
by Mr.. Childs and asked whether the disease
ed direct answer, but repeated that the Cen
eral should see his family physician Immediate
ly. IL was not until almost the last week in
October that the old soldier thought it necessary
to consult DIR. Barker.
One of the first limitations that the public
had of Gen. Grants illness was when Mr..
Childs invited him to Philadelphia to a series OF
public receptions some months later. The
General declined on the advice OF his physi-
clans, apd wrote in an explanatory letter dated
Feb. 2: Il am feeling quite well, except sore
ness at the root of the tongue ana the tonsil
over 1T, which causes me great y in in talking,
and especially when / attempt TO swallow wa
ter; have not smoked cigar since the 10th
OF November.
On Feb. ~ telegram from New York. based
on reliable medical authority, created general
alarm among Gen. Grants friends 1t said
1T is fact that should no longer be concealed
from the country that Gen. Grant Is rapidly
breaking Gown, aud apparently without hope OF
reaction, and unless there should be some unex-
pccted relief he Will not be long among the liv-
ing He is wonderfully patient and uncom-
planning. and he profoundly appreciates the ex-
pressions OF sympathy which have been called
out by his recent appalling msfortunes.
The more recent history of Gen. Grants dis
ease and the sufferings of the illustrious pa
tient, are too familiar to the newspaper reader
to require rehearsal here.
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THE GRANT FUND.
Arrangements for "a Reinvestrhent
rNoxv York taloOror,

Despite efforts to conceal the fact, It has
leaked out that ARRANGEMENTS were making 10
reinvest the $3.50 900 trust fund raised for Gen.
Grant, or that portion of IL which was invested
in the first mortgage bonds of the Wabash Rail-
way. IL was said that this reinvestment of the
fund wonld be made Aug. 1. because
the trustees of the Morgan estate de-
attached to them. When the funds were
invested In the Wabash bonds, Gov Morgan gave
personal guarantee for the payment of the
principal and interest. One OF the promoters
OF the fund said: 1T is not true that all the
amount IA sed for Gen Grants 25O. y0-is i'm :
vested in Wabash frst-mortgage bonds. ] do
not care TO say what proportion OF this amount
was so invest, I'd. III the trustees OK the Morgan
estate desire TO turn over the amount of money
for which Gov. Morgan made himself response
bic ana accept these bonds, that tact will be
made known in a short time"
HARvARD's next freshman class will be
a z-=.--.
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GRANTS POLITICAL CAREER.
The Chief Events of His Two Terms n
President

At the Republican National Convention held
in Chicago May 81, 1863 Gen. Grant on the first
ballot was unanimously nominated for Presi-
dent with Schuyler Colfax for Vice President
Their Democratic competitors were Horfio
Seymour and Francis p Blair. Grant and Col
fax carried tweaty-six States. and received 2i4
electoral votes, against 30 for. Seymour and
Blair Grant was inaugurated President on
March 4, 1862 and on the next day sent in TO tho
senate the following nominations for Cabinet
officers: Elihu b. Washburne, OF Illinois, Secre-
tary OF State: Alexander 4. Stewart. OF New
York, Secretary OF the Treasury; jacob ID. Cox,
Borie OF Pennsylvania, Secretary OF the Navy;
John M Schofiold. OF Illinois. Secretary of War;
John A. j. Crcswel, of Maryland. Postmaster
General: ". lockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts,.
Attorney General. These nominations were at
once confirmed. out IL was discovered that Mr..
Stewart was disqualified by an act OF 1850.
Office OF Secretary of the Treasury who was
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III

Gen. Grant retired from the Presidency, upon
the accession OF rutherford b. Hayes, ON the
4th OF March, 1877. His career since that date,
which has been in the main a quiet and une-
ventful one, is too familiar to the
reading world TO require any extended notice.
Every one knows OF his trip around the world.
and the enthusiastic receptions that met him in
every city, town, and village through which he
passed upon his return journey across the con-
tinent; of his candidacy for a third term of the
Presidency, and the heroic devotion with which
his adherents in the Chicago Republican Con-
vention of 1880 stood by him as long as there
was hope; of his unfortunate connec-
ton with the banker Ward, and how
the honest old hero was used as a
stool pigeon by that willy rascal: and,
finally, OF his fall upon an icy pavement result
ing in a fracture of one of his hips which was
followed soon after by the development Of a
cancerous growth near the roots OF the tongue.
For time the public was kept In ignorance
possibly the doctors were in the same blissful
state-regarding the nature of the distinguished
patients malady. and in some features, such as
the unreliable or purposely colored reports of
his condition. the case bearsa strong resemblance
to that OF the lamented Garfield.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-07-30

HARvARD's next freshman class will be
the largest over matriculated.
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ANECDOrAL.

In tho carly days Of the campaign. Mrs.
was a we'll founded "a hat Of the Generals
tatuer about Vicksburg. Son ebody was 80
good rs 20 cypress TO her hope that her hus-
band would take Richmond Mrs. 0rtnt OBJ
served, with dry simplicity o. phrase that
sounded A. II she had gone to school to her
husband az well a. married him: Well,
don't know. 1 think he may. Mr.. Grant al
ways was q very obstinate mani"
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Grants Boyhood--The House Where He
Was Born.
The life OF Ulysses s. Grant is a romance as
eventful, wonderful and interesting as any
thing ever evolved from the brain of a novelist.
He lived I'm time of extraordinary activity
in the development Of this country, and
figured in its history more conspicuously than
any other man OF his time
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-01
GAS TAR.
1t Will Make Fence Posts Proc! Against
the Weather for Years.


the Weather for Years.
In the manufacture of illuminating
gas from bituminous coal. Il large guam
tity (amounting TO about eight per
cent. of the coaD, of u thick, black.
strong-smelling liquid is collected,
known as Gas tar and coal tar. This is
| very complex substance, and by dis
tillation yields several OILS, etc, leaving
behind a solid pitch, called ke-pitch,
and incorrectly asphaltum, true
| aSphaltum being natural product.
Gas tar, as it comes from the gas works,
is used for various purposes, among
others. for the preservation of timber,
especially fences and fence-posts, for
the making of roofing composition, and
in laying what are called asphalt walks.
We have had complaints that it ap-
peared to be of little value in preserv-
ing wood, and several have inquired as
to the proper method of using it. 1t is
not unlikely, as there are different
kinds of coal used in gas making, that
the tar varies greatly in its properties.
In England, where it is much more used
than with us. one writer recommends
as follows: Three gallons of coal tar,
in an iron kettle, is set over slow fire
and allowed to simmer for about an
hour. This should be done in the open
air, as there is danger of its taking fire.
After it has simmered for this time, add
a handful of fine quick-lime, and stir
well together. Remove from the fire,
and add quart of benzine or naphtha,
or sufficient to make it work well from
a brush. The coal tar thus prepared is
applied to fence-posts and other wood
while hot The writer says: 1.-Two
coats will do, and will make any kind
of wood proof from all weather for
years" Another writer advises to
make use of the tar as it comes from
the gas works, adding enough benzine
(from half a gill to one gill to each
quart of tar), to make it work Ike thin
paint. 1t is to be applied with an old
brush TO the wood. which should be
perfectly dry.-American Agrtcuit"rtSs.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-01
WIT AND WISDOM.

DE loudes' takers amt allus de
wisest men. Geese makes more noise
den de roosters, but da amt got nigh SO
much sense-ArkdnSaU Trdreler.
A child's thought.
A little child looked out at night
Upon the stars in heaven so blue,
And cried aloud, in glad delight:
"Dods floor has cracks, HIS light shines
froo"'
"A dude returned from college to his
parents city apartments. As he was
undressing to 90 to bed at night he no
ticed a handsome motto on the wall.
"God bless our fiat" and it bothered
him all night so that he could hardly
Sleep Chicago Tribune.
-" Where've you been FRANKIE
Down to st. Louis" "What do
ing?" Running photograph gal
lery." 90 Did it work?' Work! ]
should say it did First day / hung
out sign: Babies taken without
prior notice, and the next morning ]
found four on my doorstep. Omaha
Bee.
Has Burlington a very intellectual
community" asked the new minister.
intellectual, parson? Well. / should
construe There's three dancing clubs
Oh North Hill, two skating Kinks down
town. four bowling alleys on Main
street, weekly hop ut the South Hill
barn. and a school-house on West Hill.
Intellectual, parson? Town jest runs
to brains. ''-Burtette.
"A New York inventor has made q
h., ,nI, hn 1ni, IN
the temperature of a room to eighty
five degrees below zero if Necessary.
1t will, no doubt, be in great demand
by Young men who have at last
screwed up courage to ask the old man
for the hand of his daughter-an
agonizing moment when the tempera-
ture of room suddenly goes up to
10 deg. in the shade.-NorrsStoOn
Herald.
He had just gone down and PUP
chased two tickets for the opera, and
grasping the two halves of his weeks
salary he fastened to the house and
was ushered into her presence. sab,
Miss De Smith, very cold day. is il
not? Will you not allow me the pleas
ure of being your escort to the opera
to-night?'' 10, thank you so much,
but Mr.. Brown has asked me, and am
afraid l shall have to refuse you; am
so sorry. Yes, indeed, it is very,
very cold day."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
He had crowd around him on
the Campus Martius, and when he had
placed his toothache-cure on the board
before him and got his lamp brightly
burning. he said: Gentlemen, the last
time was in your fair city some one
hit me with an egg. l sincerely"
At that instant a turnip, thrown by
some one in the outer circle, struck the
mans hat and carried it ten feet away.
He reached out his hand for it and con-
tinued: Thank you! | was going to
say that preferred turnips to eggs, but
would it be asking too much of you to
boil them ?"-Detroh Free Press.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-01
THE DAIRY.

Cows should not be turned into a
yard in winter that has steep hill or a
knoll. for it will be sure to be covered
with snow or ice, and some cows will
get severe falls on it. These falls often
produce abortion. but young cows are
very lieble to become ''hipped" either
by slipped joint or the cap of the hip
gets knocked off when they fall and does
them great kssm.-Eicin -Adrocatc.
Within Il few years the manufacture
of cheese has increased in this country
from 70,O00,00O pounds to 10000, 900.
But cheese is as high-priced as ever,
compared with other things, and the
market seems no nearer being glutted
than it was years ago. More than that.
it is still. ut current quotations. food
so valuable that it should be much moro
generally used than it has ever BEEN
Chicago Tribune.
Milk can easily be kept for an in
definite period if properly prepared for
preservation. If brought to the boiling
point, then poured Immediately into
cans. and sealed air-tight, it will keep
indefinitely. As the air is expelled by
boiling. the milk keeps just as canned
goods do. If glass jars are used they
must be heated so that the boiling milk
will not break them. Many families
keep but one COW. and this plan will
enable them to have milk during the
weeks that she is dry Western Rural.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-01-01
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

dispose of the small potatoes by
boiling and mixing meal with them.
ard feeding to the pigs. A better feed
.or fattening purposes is hard to obtain.
Toledo Blade.
Make a study of feeding. The
animal which comes out in good con-
dition in the spring has long ways the
start of one that, from insufficient food,
must take a month on grass to get
thrifty again.-Erchange.
Hanging plants dry out rapidly.
Plunge the pots or baskets in pail or
tub of water, and after they have ceased
to drip, return them to their places
The water. however. should be of the
same temperature as the room.
Oatmeal drink. - Three table
spoonfuls of coarse oatmeal put into
three quarts of cold water. Boil it for
half an hour and while hot sweeten to
taste with brown sugar; strain. 1t may
be favored with cloves or lemon peel
boiled in it if liked.-N Y. Herald.
No ground should be allowed to
remain unoccupied, even fer half a sea-
son; if no other crop is desired, put it
in rye to be plowed under as green ma
nure. For this purpose potato patches
and corn fields need not be plowed,
simply harrow the seed in; if it is only
covered it will grow.-Prairie Farmer.
Bread Sauce: Pour half a pint of
boiling milk on q teacupful of fine
bread-erumbs and small onion, stuck
with three or four cloves, small blade
of mace, few peppercorns and salt to
taste. Let the sauce simmer five min
utes, add n small pat of fresh butter,
and at the time of serving remove the
onion and mace.-Boston Globe.
Fried Potatoes: Peel a number of
raw potatoes as apples are peeled. Let
the parings be as near as possible the
same thickness and let them be as long
as possible. Dry them thoroughly in a
cloth and put them in the frying basket
and plunge it in boiling lard. When
they are golden color drain them well
in front of the fire. sprinkle fine salt
over, and serve.-1he Household.
For citron pudding take half pint
of cream, one tablespoonful of flour.
two ounces of sugar and little grated
nutmeg. Mix all these ingredients to-
gether with the well beaten yelks Of
three eggs. Cut two ounces of citron
into thin slices, place pieces of it in
small buttered molds or cups, fill them
with the mixture and bake until the
pudding assumes light brown color
This quantity will make five buildings,
which are sufficient for a side dish.-
Detroit Post.
The most serious problem now de-
manding solution ut the hands of the
farmers is how to reach consumers di-
rect with their farm products. Our
farmers to-day are not SO much con-
cerned in widening the area under culti-
walton as in growing larger and better
crops on present areas and in securing
more remunerative prices for that
which they do raise. The middleman
exacts by far too large percentage Of
the farmers profits for his services.
Some practical system of cooperation
among the farmers in buying and SELL
ing is essential to their success.-N T.
Times.