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Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07

runs Captain Ogden's diary. in continu-
ance, was a matter of much Importance
to him. as he had depended upon it to
pay his steerage passage East, and with
with his lack of detection that 1 said,
Well. l will cash the certificate personally,
and send it back to Oregon for correction.
His face frightened up all at once, and,
now 1 must go and get my ticket
1T occurred to me that l could help him
in that direction, too, possibly, and said,
get you some concession Walking over
to the Pacific Mail Steamship office 1 left
him outside, and. going in, explained the
case to Mr.. Babcock. We were paying
transportation. and 1 frequently obtained
concessions for officers in the way of free
passes for their families; hence did not
hesitate to act.
MIR. Babcoek, in his prompt; off-hand
way, said, What do you want? 1 said,
AS near free pass as you can give in
the cabin He called to the ticket-clerk,
Mr.. Havens and gave orders to issue a
cabin ticket on payment of the regular
cabin fare across the Isthmus, which the
company had to pay for each passenger,
which, in his case was tantamount to a
free pass to New York.
II came out of the office and announced
my success to Captain Grant, who. as a
matter of course, was delighted, as the
arrangement left him with some little
morey (s15) in his pocket when he landed
in New York, to get home with. Having
occasion to go to see the steamer again
to see some friends off. met the captain
(GranO again, and he showed me the nice
stateroom that had fallen to his lot, and
said:
This is a great luxury and what did
not expect, and l am indebted to you for
it. The prospect of ever being able to
reeiprocate is certainly remote, but strange
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07

and crowned with laurels, was suspended
over the table on which the recast was
laid.
The two principal orators were General
W. H. l.. Barnes and Bishop Newman, the
one robust and athletic, standing eTectly
his eyes sparkling with good health and
n keen enjoyment of the OCCASION; the
other equally well known as an orator
throughout the United States, tall of fig
ure, but bowed somewhat by years. Both
had new stories of General Grant, which
have never previously been in print. Those
told by General Barnes We're local, and
brought into the consideration of the
characteristics and exploits OF the great
military leader racy touch of carly Cal
ifornia The meeting of the commandery
was held in the Occidental hotel, not very
far from that office where the penniless
Grant, dreaming not of fame, slept on q
lounge to save a dollar. that he might have
enough to purchase two meals and avoid
going hungry. The OCCASION and the To-
cality gave realism to a story which, were
it not sober history, would be justly con-
sidered as allied to Arabian romanceS in
the days of Al Raschid.
AT the age of 80 years" said General
Barnes, when he CGranO had attained
the rank of captain, and while serving
with a battalion of his regiment in Oregon,
he resigned his commission. After his
resignation he came to San Francisco, in
tending TO take passage by steamer for
New York. Captain Richard L. Ogden was
at that time clerk in the office of the
United States quartermaSter at San Fran
ifornia he told me a story concerning Cap
tain Grant. the entire accuracy of which
have no reason to question, which illus
trates very clearly the condition in which
he was at that time
Then General Barnes, who has been
making study of all that apDertained to
General Grant, gave Captain Ogden's story
for the first time, which he CBarnesl re-
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07

1 am led to this conclusion by the fact that
only a few years ago they were to be seen
each year in the spring and early summer
at certain points in considerable numbers.
These terrapin were never caught, but they
have as totally disappeared as though they
never existed.
THE terrapin which now sell for $50
dozen Was neither delicaCy nor luxury
when was boy. / have known many
dozen terrapin. measuring from eight to
twelve inches, to be sold for S1.50. In those
days I have seen places in Chester river
and Landlord bay fairly dotted with the
heads of floating diamond-backs. Many Il
day l have pushed the boat for a farmer
living on Landlord bay while he fished his
nets, and It not infrequent for him to
fish up terrapin until the boat was loaded
to the very top and the terrapir crawling
overheard. AS many as three boatioadS
were brought out at one fishing without
exhausting the supply. 1t Is a matter of
local history that this fisherman-farmer
paid for his farm from the sale of terrapin
at Sl.50 per dozen. 1t was not an uncommon
wagonloads of terrapin a day during some
portions of the spring fishing season.
THE terrapin deposited their eggs in the
sandy uplands and fields along the water
courses. Many a time while piowtng in the
field have / seen large terrapIn on her
nest, and many a nest of eggs L have
turned up with my plowshare. The egg of
the diamond-back was even then some what
of q delicacy. and was. as rule. carried
home to be boiled and eaten. have known
nv mother to send out and have terrapin
eggs hunted up just as the farmers wife
of to-day gathers in the mems eggs"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
Gently copied from Captain ogden's words,

Gently copied from captain ogden S words,
running rs follows:
LAS l was about closing the office. a
shabbily dressed person came in and in
quired for Major Allen, quartermaster,
who had just left. l did not at first recog-
niZe him, but on asking if l could attend
to his business with the major, he pro-
fled him. The certificate entitled him to
court-martial, which, of course, identi-
fled him. The certificate entitled him to
about $40. but 1t was incorrectly drawn
and virtually void; of which fact | in
formed him, and also that we were desti-
tute of funds wherewith to pay in any
case, whereupon his countenance fell and
look of utter despair came over it.
He turned to leave the office, then hesi-
tated moment and, turning back, asked
me if I would allow him to sleep on the
old lounge in Major Aliens room, for,
said he, L have not cent to my name
| said. You need not do that Here is 81
for your lodgings He replied, I am great
will use the dollar for my dinner and
breakfast and the lounge will save me the
dollar. So he slept on the rickety old
lounge and found him there when went
when said, You had a hard bed, he said,
oh, no; 1 slept well and saved my dol
lar
Some account of the straits to which
OF California interest has been made here
tofOre. but the full particulars are. it Is
believed, now told for the first time. A
few days later than this Grant had left
San Francisco. not to return again until
he had been the victorious leader of the
amy of the United States in the greatest
war of modern times, and president, and
fresh from the honors which the crowned
heads of the world delighted to bestow
urcn him. once more passed through the
Golden Gate. which he had last gone out
of in penury
HE told me that the certificate" SO
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
BEFORE He BECAME GREAT.
A New Story of Hardship and Penury
I'm Grants Early Life-An In
terestinE Story,
From the San Francisco Call.

From the San Francisco Call.
81 have not cent to my name; will
you allow me to sleep tonight on that
lounge?"
You need not do that was the an
swer; here is dollar for your lodgings"
'I am greatly obliged, but will save the
dollar by sleeping on the lounge and use
the dollar for my dinner and breakfast"
So this man who was shabby and penni-
less slept on a rickety old lounge in
back Office in San Francisco and Cfor he
had no place on which to lay his head
the next morning said he had slept well.
He added, with pleased look, that he
had saved his dollar. Ten years later this
shabby and pennilesS man, having chang
ed his fortune (by his own eXertions and
conSummate genius, received the Surren-
der of General Robert E. Lee, for the
shabby man was no other than Ulysses
S. Grant.
The story was told n few evenings ago
by General w. II. l.. Barnes to an assem-
blage of army and navy officers, active
and retired representing the regular and
volunteer service, mostly men whose
boards and hair have become silvered
since they threw their caps in the air
nearly thirty-two years ago. when Lee
capitulated at AppomattoX. The meeting
was one of the California Commandery of
the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States. ana the occasion was
designated as a Grant night Speech
making was the order of the evening and
it all referred to Ulysses S. Grant, whose
portrait, enwreathed with American flags
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
COMING TARRAP1N FAMINE.
Scarce Now mt $50 n Dozen Where
They Used to De Plentiful at $3.50.

From the Baltimore Sun.
The movement by the Maryland Game
and Fish Protective Association to rehabili-
tate the diamond-back terrapin industry
of the Chesapeake is generally indorsed in
Kent county, Md. Though almost sur
rounded by waters which. not many years
ago. fairly teemed with terrapin, the dla.
mond-back is now comparatively unknown.
Whether they have been caught up and
sold or whether for some cause they have
sought other bedding and feeding grounds
Is question with some Kent county wat
ermen. An old fisherman of Chestertown,
who has seen about sixty years of active
service on the Chesapeake and its tribu-
taries, said:
1.-The terrapin Is now a mere tradition to
Kent county fishermen. The interest taken
by the Maryland Game and Protective AS
sCciation in the Maryland terrapin industry
is q move in the right direction. but l fear
1t Is case of locking the stable-door after
the horse has been stolen. L am not pre-
pared to say that the terrapin has been
eNtcrmnated l am rather disposed to be-
lieve that for some reason or other it has
sought new and more congeniai quarters.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
A nIuchIy EntanEled Man.

From Harper's Weekly.
Sprightleigh-"Hello. old man, what are
you moping here for? Why aren't you
dahcing?"
FauXpas-"To avoid entanglements."
Sprighueigh-''I didn't know you were so
desirable"
Fauxpas-"Huhl I'm not Fact is. first
nance had caught my foot in my part
ners dress and ripped mile or two of
trimming off il; next time. some awkward
fool tripped me, and we both went down
on our hands and knees opposite each
other, as though We were barking at each
other; and the last / caught my cufr-
button in Miss Fluffy's hair and il took
me an hour to get loose. Next time 1
dance it ii be a ghost dance"
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
things happen in this world, and there is

things happen in this world, and there is
no knowing "
With these prophetic words on his lips
Ulysses S. Grant sailed. Four years he
vegetated on his Missouri farm. He was
He failed to make a success of farming
and went to Galena, ILL.,, where he at
tempted to carry on the leather business
with his father. He was clerk and shop
keeper. and delivered with his own hands
the goods that he sold. When he had
leisure he chopped wood for his own kitch-
stove
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
Added Insult 10 Iniurr.

'I saw lovely fur boa down town." said
he. land 1 had half notion TO get it for
you--''
'Oh how good of you.''
''But the price was so high that I fur
boa."-Cincinnau Enquirer.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
Marketable.

Irate reader-"I have come. sir to give
you the lic,"
New journalst-'No necessity for that.
sir. We are more than glad to pay liberal
ly for matter Of that nature. detroit
Journal.
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07

and crowned with laurels, was suspended
over the table on which the recast was
Kansas City daily journal., 1897-02-07
Training of Cadets.

The growth of the Volunteers since their
organization has been phenomenal. There
are 445 commissioned officers in the field,
not including about fifty officers at head
quarters. one hundred and siXty-five sep
arate posts have been established, which
are being managed under the local govern
ment plan and which are growing steadily
in numbers, and the membership of the De-
tenders League is closely nearing the 5000
mark.
Mrs. Booth, for her part, has opened her
work in six famous prisons, and has start
ed two homes for eX-conYicts-one in Cali
fornia and one in this city. Both are now
crowded with converts who are determined
10 lead honest lives.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

DURsUANT 40 AN ORDER oF1HE PRO.
a bate Division OF the THIRD judicial Dis.
lrict Court of salt Lake county, Utah, in The
matter OF the estate or James u. Bnggs. de-
ceased. the undeTslgned viii offer for safe at
the west front door of the City and County
the 2sth day of June, 1877. ut IL O'Clock m,
the following described property situate In
tho county Of salt Lake. county OF Utah,
bounded and described as follows, to.wit;
Part of Lot Three 49,. BLOCK Fifty four (5D,
Plat "B" salt Lake city survey, commencing
ming thence east Ton (iO) rods; thence south
Four % rods; thence west Ten (rods)i thence
north Four 90 rods TO the place Of beginning;
Also part OF Lot seven az, Block fltty-three
t3S), Fiat "B," salt Lake City survey, com.
mencing al tho northwest corner OF said lot
thence south one hundred and twenty. five
G9S) fecti thence west four and one. half (tSO
rods, thence north one hundred ana twenty.
i've tl9sl feet TO the place Ot beginning;
Also. Lots twenty -four (2D and twenty i've
(e5). Erich's subdivision OF Block i've l5),
Plat "B," salt Lake City survey.
Terms OF sale cash.
LEDYARp NJ BAILEY,
Administrator with viii annexed OF the eatate
of James Boggs, deceased
Dated June lat, 1891.
Tho above sale having been continued from
day TO day until July ard, 1887, and the Admin
istrhtor deeming II Tor the best interest OF the
estate and ali parties concerned therein, 10
continue same until July 18th notice a hereby
given that the sSid sale lie hereby continued
until the I'm day OF July. 1871, At IL O'Clock
noon OF said day
Dated. July 3rd, lsqI.
LEDYAHD NJ, RAILEY
Administrator with the will smoked OF the
estate Of Jamss n nogRs. deceased
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12
CONGRESS- PROGRAM.



An outline for the program OF the
Transmissilsippi Commercial Congress
has been prepared by Vice President
whitmore and forwarded TO Mr.. Gull
mer. This Is not yet the official pro-
gram and will not be until passed on
by the advisory ana executive COM
mittees. These bodies may make
some changes hut II Ia piobsble that
these, II there be any, VIII not oe Oh
grant impprtanue, Tho advisory com
mittee viii bp called by Mr.. Whit
more next Tuesday afternoon and the
executive Mt 10 o'clock WednesdRy
morning. The executive committee
will be very short and they VIII doubt.
Less make ufli clsl what ia suggested by
the advisory committee.
There was some objection allowing
the press to print the program at tins
time, but through the courtesy Of
Secretary Culmer this was done, win
the understanding that 1t should be-
explained that the program Is merely o
suggestive one and subject TO revision.
SPEAKERS AND SUBJECTS.
following ia the program AZ 1t now
stands.
Hawsii-L. A. Thursou. w. A..
Kinney, Honolulu; Hugh Cfs'g. San
Frsnciseo.
Nlcarsguan Canni-Prof. g. Waite r.
house, Bt. Louis; Capt. w. w. Merry,
San Franchises; Geo. W. Parsons. boA
Angeles; Prof. Courteney Dsktlb,
Mo. School of Mines; III. q. niilol,,
w. w. Tinker, Geo. b. Patton, A. d.
Naftgger.
Territorial Intcrests--Property rights
obU. &. citizens az affected by pending
treaties; w. A. Bedbetter, Ardmore,
1T. j.,
The Restoration OF the Homestead
Policy; Sidney Clarke, Oklahoma.
Agricultural Intefesit--Rlin; Prof.
waterhouse, St. Louis.
Beet Sugar Ipdustry-O. q. Bell,
Missouri; Henry btudnickza, ST.
Louis.
The Interests OF tho Farmer-Chap.
w. Thomas, California;; Hon. Norman
J. Colman, ex-secretafy Of agricul-
ture.
Preservation OF Forests-Liout. Geo.
p. Ahearn, us. A; Luther Foster,
Utah; Prof. b. WnieinOuse, 81 Louts.
Immigration to the Western Btates
John w. Breidenthal, Topeka, Kan
Baa.l
Irrigation--The ground water az a
resource in irrigation; Willard D.Johu-
son, photographer U. 8. geological
survey.
Irrigation OF tho Assessment Plan
w. III. Moore, st. Louis.
The Public Lauus and their Water
Bupply-T. ii. Newell, photographer
u. 3. Geological survey.
Ways and Means-E. II. Moe, Great
Bend, Ksneas.
Right OF Way over Public Lands
q. l.. Stevenson, Salt Lake.
Artificial Rainisll-W. f. Wright,
Nebraska.
On Irrigation Talk--H. l.. Taylor,
Montana.
The Relation OF Irrigation to In.
dustries--Joseph.A A. DaviF, Industrial
commissioned, A. +. and s. f. II. II.
A Test on Irrigation-C. M. Heintz,
Los Angeles.
Capital and Its Profitable Employ.
ment In Irrigation-ThomaB Knight,
kansas City, Missouri.
The Agricultural Problems OF semi
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12
TRUSTEES SALE.

NTHEREAs, TORkEL f. TORKELsoN,
w aud Hildegard Torkelson, his wife, did
by their certain Geed of trust, dated october
END. y. ID. lebl and recorded on tho 2Nh day
OF october, A. ID. 1891 in Book 80 D." pages
li0'lil OF the records In the Office OF the Ne
corder of Deeds of SAT- Lake County in the
William III Dae. as trustee, the following
described real estate, situate IN said salt Lake
County, to.wlt:
rari Of lot seven 30. In block twenty ar
plat "E" salt Lake CITY survey and described
as commencing at the southeast corner OF
SAID OF seven az, and running thence west
ten 90 rods, thence porthwesterly Ihree
rods along west line Of sald lot, thence east
ten 40 rods and thence southeasleTly along
east me OF said lot three t3) rods to The place
of beginning.
Which said conveyance was made in trust 70
secure to the order of the Lombard lnyes.i
T. TorEeison and Hiiiegard rorSe SONS one
certain promissory note OF even date WIZ
said deed of trust, for tho principal sum q
Eighteen hundred dollars Isl, suOl, du ana
payable Nov. LIST, A. y, 1886, with interest
thereon from the date thereof uutil maturity
at the rate of six(6)per cent per annum, Para
Bile semi.annually, and with interest thereon
after maturity AT the rate OF twelve (l2l per
cent per annum. payable semi' annually: ana
whereas. IL Is provided IN said decd OF tTutt
that In case of default IN the payment Of sara
promissory note. or the interest thereon or ne
thNes on said real estate, the trustee shhi,
upon application OF the legal holder OF sa'l
note. sell and dispose Of sald premises, and Al
the right and title, benefit ana equity OF re.
demption OF the said Torkel Il. iorkelson
Hildegard I orkelson. their heirs and assigns
therein, public suction, at the place, IN lhe
manner and for the purposes IN SAID dee1 o,
uust stated. after nrst giving thirty days
notice.as particularly provided for In SAID deeu
OF trust, reference TO which IL hereby MADE tot
greater certainty; and
Whereas, default has been made In the pay
nent OF said principal note OF slsVV ana ih'ei-
est coupons due May LIST and November ~.
1890, respectively Of $40 each. together VIE
the taxes for lsgd
Now, therefore notice lie hereby given thsI
!, the undersigned trustee as aforesaid, az lhs
request OF the legal holder of SAID note, anu
under and by virtue OF the power aud author,
ity IN me vested by the terms of seid deco o.
trust, will Ion Monday the i2th day Of JUS, w;
at the hour of 10 O'Clock In the foreooon OF SAN
day, sell the above described properly ana ~
the right tile, benefit and equity of redempuos
OF the said Torkol L. 4 ork tlsOn and HiluekAI..
Torkels0n. their heirs and assigns therein, AZ
public auction for the highest and best pflos
that the same Will bring IN cash. at the we,s
front door Of the County Court House. 70 ~
Lake tiiy, County OF salt LAKE, state OF Jan
for she purpose or pnying said note, with ln,
terest thereon, together with 1896 taxes, anu Ai'
costs and expenses for executing this trust
WILLIAM II. DALE, Trustee.
First publication June 10th, 1897.
Il. W. WILSON, Attorney. 81 WsSt eeeoA'
South.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY BONDS.

ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION
i adopted by the Board of County Com mis-
sioners Of salt Lake County, Utah, at aieg-
ular meeting thereof held june Ist. sol, and
further resolution adopted by said bonrd Mt
irregular meeting thereof held June 2gih. ls97
notice Is hereby gwen that soalsn bids will be
received AZ tho County Auditot's oflce. Room
o. Joint city and County BuildiA., salt Lake
city, Utah. up to ~ O'Clock noon, Thurs.
day. tho 22nd day OF July, 1881. for the
".ys"so ., -. iahdins, Bssotianie coupon
londs OF the denomination OF $500 oach,
earring the date july LIST. 1851 psyabio twenty
ears after daieor at any timo before tbst
ihie. and nfter ten years after date at the
pleasure OF tad county, in lawful money OF
he United states with interest at tho Tale OF
n nye p pe, re- CEN per snnnm payable sem annu;
said county IN salt Lake CITY. Utah. The rnInc
ne or the n~rnnd ieane ~ hNnha Nv sat y
County and Issued under the provisions of Sub
division IA OF section q Of an act Of the Legs.
ialurv OF Tue 81 tuOt I,hn. ,,Llued .."a.. %
psGablish uniform system Of county govern
ment" approved April lttn, lsyd. and a 50 an
act of SAID Legislature entitled, An act per-
hitting counties. cities, towns. school boards
and ochooi diotricis TO fund The floating In
iebiednees existing at the une Utah wss nd.
mittod as q State" which took ehe 4 March
9Th. 1877. bids will DO considered for the
whole or any part VI ssio Issue. ms Board of
County commissioners reserves the right to
reject any and all bies ana to consider any
proposal that may be Tor the hest interest OF
sain county. Bidders are required 10 be salts
fed us to the Legality Of the issue of said
bonds before the hour of opening bids, 10 wit
l2 O'Clock noon. Thursday, the 22nd day of
July, 1921. ut which time. the same will be
opened by the County Ciork in tho preseocc of
tho hoard OF County Co n rnissoneIs. hach
bid must be accompanied by a certified check
on a National Bank Of SAT- axe city, Utah.
for i've per cent of the amount o such bid
10 be forfeited to salt Lake County rs liqui.
dated damages in case the successful bidder
shall fail to carry out his contract; and all
bids to be sealed and addressed to the Board
OF county Commlssioners Of Salt h. he County,
Utah. MARGARET A ChlSE,
County Auditor salt axe County.