Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-11-10

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oeHorni Taul andervoort, @.
grand commander of the Grand Arm
OF the Republic, tells cbaracterist
story Of John Sherman that aptly i
Illustrates the cupidity and pusillanim
~ OF the Ohio Senator.
In conversation with General Var
dervoort, one day, Sherman was speak
ing OF General John A. Logan, an
lamenting the fact that he died poor
"Fhere was no necessity of bis dyin,
poor man." he said. "Tnere wer,
plenty Of ways for him to have mad,
money when he was in the Senate
], myself, have frequently pointed on
the way to him, but be always re-
fused to take advantage of his oppor
tunities.'
In other words, General Logan be.
ing an honest man, would not, like
Sherman, take advantage OF pending
Legislation to make investments which
would enrich him by pushing such
Legislation TO a successful issue.
II so happened that General Van
dervoort, while calling upon Mrs. Lo-
gan, mentioned this conversation,
when the widow OF tho Black Eagle
OF Illinois took him to a window of
her residence and pointing to an adj
joining lot, inolosed by neat fence
and under cultivation as q garden
tract.
"ThAt piece of property" she said,
belongs to John Sherman. A short
time ago il was vacant, uninclosed
and covered with rubbish and de-
bris. Mr.. Sherman had no use for it,
and l asked him ono day to let me
have tho use Of it until such time as
he could make use OF it himself, tell
ing him that ! would inclose It and
make It attractive. He willingly
consented, and / put some colored
men to work and soon had a garden
planted. Whom my vegetables came
up and were growing nicely Mr..
Sherman used to drive up and admire
the garden. He slwsys said how
valuable such ground was, and what
= great benefit it was to me to have
II for a garden. l could not fail to
notice that he seemed to regret let
ting me have the ground, and by in.
uendo he gave me to understand that
ought to pay something for the use
OF it.
"The second time he gave me such
intimat'on asked him frankly if he
vas not sorry he gave me the use of
the ground, and IL he did not want
me to pay rent.
"He replied that such ground In
Mansfield ought to be worth % an
acre.
"There was All acre and a half in
the tract, and | rendered him $3.50
as my first years rental. He put the
money in his pocket, smiled in
gratified way, took last lingering
look at the garden, got into his buggy
and drove away"
No comment is necessary further
than to say that John A. Logan, the
gallant Union soldier, hero of dozen
battles, aud John Sherman, the frieid.
yrasring financier, were colleagues in
tho United States Senate. The for
msr died almost in poverty; the lat
'er is accounted almost q millionaire.
The one is loved, and his memory
'herished by grateful people for bis
gallant deeds in the tented field and
as honorable career in tho forum.
dis life was never even tainted with
uspicion. The latter will 90 down
o posterity as libel on what man
hould be.
In connection with the above read
What Wendell Phillips said about !,
sherman: at is enough for mo to n
now that he (Sherman) went into '
he Senate poor man and is now a b
Millionaire. Comment is unneces. .
AIRY; It is easy to see why he allies
imseif with the gold standard. Is il D
Cleveland has been inf]n. .,
noed the same way?-Ed. Non. "
on. D.
Here is conundrum asked by a u u
Dung lady: "Why is the wind d,