Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-07
though her fortune amounts to millions Of
pounds, she is as careful of the pennies as
THE GRANT COTTAGE.

THE GRANT COTTAGE.
While at Mt. McGregor 1 visited the
Grant cottage. 1t is in the same condition now
as it was when Grant died. The same furni-
ture stands in the same places, aud the tai
low candle, half burned down to the socket,
stands on the table beside the two great
armchairs in which he breathed away his
last hours. Pieces OF his last writings, con-
sisting of slips from his pad, are shown, and
there is tall, fine looking soldier in uni
form who sleeps in the cottage and takes
care of the relics. There are on the average
about "a, 900 visitors year now, and many
pathetic incidents occur.
Nearly everyone that comes wants to take
away some memento Of the place, and many
pick up the gravel of the walk around the
house, supposing that they are carrying off
stones trodden by the foot of Grant. The truth
is that this gravel has to be renewed every
month on account of these relic hunters.
and the stonesthey carry away have never seen
Grant, Mr.. Arkell, who owns the mount
ain, tells me he was offered S35, 900 for the
cottage the other day, and that the men who
offered this were Western men, who said
they wanted to cut up the cottage and sell it
for relics. The probability is that they
would have taken it to pieces, have carried
it off to Chicago and shown it there at the
Exposition.
MRS. GRANTS RING.
speaking of Mt. McGregor recalls some
curious incidents of the funeral which have
not, think, gotten into the papers. One was
as to Mrs. Grants ring, which the General
always wore, and which was taken off from
his finger a few days before he died. 1t was
put on again when he was in the coffin and
at the same time lock of Mrs. Grants hair
and a note Of farewell from her was slipped
into the inside pocket of his coat. The Rev.
DR.. Newman, who was present At the funer-
al, told me of this circumstance, and it was
one OF other curious things which took place
at the time.
Inject everywhere the lady clerks of the
Government departments at Washln gton.
All seem to have one rule and that is not to
talk shop away from Washington, and you
would never imagine that many of the ap-
parently most frivolous of them hold good
positions and make from 81 900 to 81, 500 a
year by their brains and hands. Some Of
them are very silly in their being ashamed
of their work and few pretend to a wealth
that they have not. 1 saw one of these do
very e1travagant thing in one of the lead
ing jewelry stores here yesterday.
A FoRTY-DoLLAR FLASK.
She came in with friend and asked to
see some pocket TASKS of solid silver. She
was shown beautiful haltpint bottle en-
cased in silver. She looked at it moment
and asked the price. The storekeeper told
her it was SO.
''But," said she, "this can't be solidl
want to give the flask to my fellow and it
must be of solid silver"
"But," said the man, "the solid TASKS are
so expensive that we don't keep them in
stock. can order you one, but it will cost
you $40"
All right" said the young S1,000-a-year
maiden. 81 want it and you may order it. p"
1t struck me at the time that $40 was a
good deal for whisky flask, and am won
dering what dude in Washington will carry
it. would not be surprised but that the
young lady would bear watching.
don't mean to say that there are many
department girls who are this foolish.
There is more good manageable material
going to waste in Washington than any,
where else in the country, Massachusetts
and its $4,000 old maids not excepted. The
young lady who married Mr.. Jones, of the
st. Louis Republic, is having a gay time in
Paris, and private letter states that Jones
has just bought pair of earrings for her
which cost just twice what the young lady
made in whole year while here. She is
getting lots OF fine dresses, and she will prob
ably be one of the best dressed women at
Washington during the nextseason.
MISS GRUNDY, JR.