Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-13
NENlA'S WISE COUNCIL.

Memoirs "t General Grant-Th. Political
sniIl"tin" and How the Old Thing
Works M~rr, Chri>tma.-N Notes in Gen
-ral.
tn, first volume of the Personal Ne
moirN of l. :. Grant" i AT last in the hands
of the public. Never before Was Il book
looked Iur :" auNiously OF given ST royal
and loving = reception. Thousands OF
brave men have felt their eyes grow dim a.
they read the brief dedication and
characteristic preface. fnr these
pages testify /" uuer heroi>m
than wa~ ever shown on the ground of ac-
tive warfare. The picture of the suffering.
dying man. literally holding OF death till
h" could place hi, nearest and dearest
above all thoughts OF want OF necessity. l.
ever present with the reader. and seems 10
bring him int" the actual presence or the
great author.
How deeply truth pervaded every action
uf General Grant. and how intolerant he
Was Of all false appearances i plainly eyi-
dent in the honest straightforward way
in which he speaks of hi~ financial embar-
ra>~mrnt> and The motive that led 10 his
tah!m- up the pen :" late in ilfr. Referring
L. the failure ui Grant and Ward. he adds
This was followed soon after by univer-
saI aIdrprc>>on OF all securities, which seemed
I" threaten the extinction of a good part of
the income still retained, and for which |
am indebted 10 the kindly acts of friends.
At this iuUrturr the editor Of the Century
magazine asked me Ia write few articles
for him. ! consented for the money ii gave
borrowed money"
True to his country. true To his friends.
he WAS above all things true to himself
our city council has lately passed an or
diuanrr that meets the general appreciation
of al. thnu-htfui-minded people. Il for
bids luUn- people of either sex, under sin
teen wear, of aye To hc on the street unac-
companird by older Per.ons after eight
cases may bind unnecessarily. is one that
has been needed for a long time. and if car
rird oUt in the right spirit, cannot but ht
productive of good. One cannot but be
surprised At the number of Young peo-
pie that are met on the streets,
walking aiml,~>ly hither and Jhither,
laughing and talking as if il were broad
nounday. The public thOroughfareS after
dark are not desirable educators for chill
drrm Tn, columns of the daily press are
uyrrfiuwiug with accounts of children ruined
and Led a>tray into all forms of vice, ard III
nine ca-'-~ uut of ten, the education of tht
street j. the sad cause of their tranSgrc>
siou~ Some are inclined Ia regard the az
ton of the ccuncil aS oId-fashioned ant
Puritamr. but it j. a move in the right di
re,fiou. and j. heartily seconded by anNiou,
parents a; least
The head Of our worthy postmaster
guillotine His many friends regret th'
change. but recognize the fact that it is a
political necessity.
The eager a>Piramt~ for the ONCE hav,
literally aEoniLrd for the place and left NJ
stone uutururd that would tend 10 the
success. And now it must cut and veN th'
true and legitimate SONS of democracy Il
md the contested prize placed within tn
hands rf one who l. but a tnddler in tn
faith. having given the best years of hi
life to the republican cause. Truly tn
battle j. not always 10 the strong.
Nj Brown cannot but carry away plea
ant memories of his term oi service. know
in- that he pn>>t~-rd the full confidence Il
the public. whom he daily pleased by hi
courteous and -ruJlrmanIy bearing.
The holiday Sir has scarcely commenced
The ~tpr,-wiudow~ are NOR" than inyitin
with their rrolu~i"u OF kmick-kmark> hot
useful and ornamental. The eyes Of tn
li!,.,. uu,~ are glued 1" the tempting show
aud ~ next week the pur~r strings will b
gin tn r,.IaN aud busy fingers will fly in tn
drr--Iu- "l dolls ami tho performance" q
other dsj.r~ attendant upon Chrirtma> time
X ARI..
small IiIa,.. yesterday Afternoon.
A alum i.u minutes "l four ye-trnia
afternoon hoN @4I. corner Of Centre al
Pleasant streets. VI, pulled into the Ger
traI and they together with the Western
lost no time in answering the alarm. Til
blazr Ir"s,d' L. be- "m the roof of
brick nrr-r. Nn. :, West Pheasant stree
II started iu and WA confined /" a sna
hole hrluni the nar chimney. 1t is SUI
posed tu have caught from the sparks frol
the chimney a. the wind WAS blowing at II