The morning call., 1890-10-13
chronic see fer of the National Guard. The
only new recommendation in the list of five
fs fha third

chronic sctffer of the National Guard. The
only new recommendation in the list of i've
is the third.
ABsALoM AND THE n. G. C.
A certain minister of the gospel is adyer-
Using his congregation in Oakland at the
expense of the truth. A Sunday or TWO ago
the Rev. E. r. Ollie of the First Methodist
Church of Oakland, and formerly oil the
Central Methodist Church of TINS CITY,
preached a sermon on "AbSalom, the Young
Politician" He departed from his text 10
make purely gratuitous ana uncaIlea LOT
attack upon the National Guard OF Caiifor-
mia. EXpatating on AbsaIom as the para
gon of beauty, compared TO whom the
Apollo Belvidere of the Farnese Hercules in
the Vatican were no perfect specimens OF
the human form divine, but clumsy botches,
the reverend parsOn Is quoted as having sad:
That Absalom was VAN OF his personal ap,
nearauce and THAI he was as conceited and
empty headed as lie was handsome, We know
from the state and mag9iheence with which he
surrounded himself. Great men are always
trumpery trappings OF rank. General Grant
used 10 ride down the lines win an old army
blouse or d private soldiers oyereoat over his
three-star, red-shoulder straps, While second
lieutenant of the National Guard OF California
will cover himself with brass and bullion and
gold braid Ill he looks Ike brass foundry with
The trent door open. and even Absalom III all
his glory was not arrayed like one OF these, and
yet while General Grants approach could only
be adequately sgnalzed by salute of 100 guns.
The swapping of cap would be an ample salute
for the heroes OF Irlpe HILL. IL d'dn't lake a
uniform TO Lhahe soieiet OF 1enet ~ u. LA nnn,
n US oa SaiGisTs ahat # veU were IN lake
away ~ Their Tnform there would be nothing leII.
IL is only great soldiers who rise superior TO
regimentals."
NOT A sTICKLER FOR TRUMPERS.
ii ic that (,pnnral Grant never
was a stickler for "trumpery trapplngs OIL
rank" but he did ride down the lines not
with but Ill " an cd army blouse over HIS
three stars, etc. General Grant ala not
make this ride down lHe lines very olteu,
for he was not theatrical man, ana certain
he did not wear red Shon!deT-StrapS, me
color Of the artillery arm OF the service, Tor
Grant was III the infantry upon entering the
army after graduation from MeSt ONT,
commissioned as Colontl OF lhe iWent9 EIist
Illinois Infantry after the DfeakLls out OF tue
war and Gould not nave worn req shoulder
straps When holding the several ranks aS
General
But then 1t was nothing remarkaoie ior
him to have worn the army blouse or me
puvate,s oVercoai, particularly IN the lleIu
and III time OF war, when clothing was Ire,
quenIly at premium; indeed, IL would
nave oeen remarkatle had ne saIeped o"Wn
Tue me III tle aIess loInl u IN nis l"lih'
al fhot IF ne arnCias Of anv forgn
natio,, onJ tbat of tba ITnifad Statas nfirer
i ,iainnaSs md nndaStv in comnarjson
considered from auv sfaHdnoinfy None is
more Nam 3r more modast than thar of thp
I,tI5,",,sI, ohIIsSd Sacnd l ieI+enant for
oS - ,,Iot+r of TOT tbarn iS varv Iittje
:. 49, "nd hnJi;on md I'D braid /" in the
nal, nm If his Inifornt
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lIf,N9 of BRASS AM boLLloN'
True, ne mas seven Silt buttons III TWO
rows on his dreSs-c0at, yet the MaJof-deh-
eral mas ucuOle row, WE'VE III row,
placed by Tours; he has little gilt work on
his helmet, but not bit more than the phi
yate. save IN the gilt chain, strap ana hooks;
his epiuIetteS and shoulder-StrapS would
net dazzle blind cat with the profuslon OF
gold bullion embroidery, the cord cap-Strap
OF gold Is so slight that one mas TO look i0r II
to See It, and the narrow stripes OF gold lace
OF the sword-belt aud the Sword-knot Ian by
a large majority to cover the man with brass
and bullion and gold braid TIL he looks like
q q UIasS IVunaTy WIN tlie front eVGL open,
Put WY IeI tl.S ~ MY sinSie oqS the ogSonu
i-ietteilaut Vi tile ~, ~. y, ii!9 uI Hii
'ne ~ ui', ,,t ~ H ..ln
olt'To 81 ~ tio ul';t"t ~ ,Iu ~
4llu ouilson anu soII Si" ~ " .iie oecoif
!1, @ u 'ie ~. " - t "iG u ~
tue STtouu i1.SuteIiath' VI VIC u ~ a. de ola
Is 10 three anu lliee'
SOMETHING ABOUT sALUTEs.
Furthermore, General Grants approach
never was Slgu&lZed To the army by salute
OF 100 guns, nor seYenty-fye nor fifty, nor
FORTY nor thirty. nor ever any number
greater tban t,y+ntv-one and then only aS
T1ra,iI,,t nf tno TI,,ifad' St,tas Ubo hos
i ~ " ~ az 4i
ever uedru Oh salute Oh lVu guns III ll5
army. Inc national salute Is determined
by the number OF States composing the
Union at the rate of one gun for each
State fred nj noon on the 4th of JuIy. and
tLe Who'll uWn1her of StIies ami TerTifories
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tII Wv u III il'o me- et o'44cN 'ii iitDot VI
1uJ. ne salute 10 Tue nay IS tNehtS-on
guns, as IS also That to the President, and the
The Rev. E. Il. Ollie is a member of the
G. a r.. who Claims to have served in
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