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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-05-21

~ gong into camp tnere, anu rnen ne
also confessed that his money had so conf
pletely given out that he would be unable
to take the trip unless some friend would
advance him no more than $15. That little
sum was found, and Grant went down to
NATION and spent day or two with the
vantage as his own experience enabled him
to do. He returned to Springfield, and again
there was time of delay. But after lit
tie, owing to some DISAPPOINTMENT OF o IN
sary to send some one competent to do the
work to Nation again, to muster that
regiment In, and Capt. Grant was sent upon
that service He came back from Nation
feeling somewhat encouraged, but found
that his service had entitled him to no
recognition.
tunity in St. Louis he went there, and, al
though he met one or two old army COM
rades and even rode with them when they
set out to dispense hostile demonstration,
that Missouri would accept his. services;
Returning to Springfield and again almost
determined to go to his home, he happened
to think Of aacCleAan, who was then
Chetlain nodded and received in reply
recognition which was half military sa,rte
and half friendly sign. When the COM.
pany had passed the young man steEIed
from the doorway, fell in behiad and
marched almost like servant ut tie re ar
Of the company, bearing his faded Gu: I&t-
bag and still smoking his pipe
Capt. Grant carried with him to Spring
field nothing excepting the change OF linen
which was contained in the old carpet-bag
and letter OF Introduction to Gov. Yates,
written by Elihu D. Washburne, then. q
member Of congress from the Galena dis
trict. The capital was IN turmoil. Gayly
uniformed volunteer Officers were proud to
display their buttons and their activity.
Two or three days after the Galena COM
pany reached Springfield Capt Cnetlain
had some business which called him to the
capitol. AS he walked down the corridor,
he saw man sittinG upon a bench smok-
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that all that can be said of it by almost
everyone is that it was period Of trial.
Of hard luck and at times almost Of de-
spair. It Is possible, however, now to give
something Of detailed narrative Of that time
because one who was near Grant in Galena,
WHO saw him In the tanners store many
times, who went with him to the meeting
called by the citizens Of Galena in answer
to Lincoln's proclama tiOn, who had ~ him
as companion from Galenas tOathe 1nin6tBs
capitol and was his roommate while Grant
was there desperately struggling to gains
an entrance into the service, Is now liv-a
ing, and can recall those times with vivid
ness. He !s Gen. Augustus u. Chetlain,
now living in Chicago, known to every
member Of the Loyal Legion of the United
States not only as fighter who knew no
fear although In many battles and as the
man who was the intimate OF Grant In
the days when he had few intimates. Gen.
Chetlain's ability to speak with truth Of
Grant in those early times in maintained
by Col. Fred d. Grant, who said in answer
to question, ssOh. yes, q know Gen. Chef
lain very well, and he was the Intimate
md truthful friend OF my father In the
early days Of the war
It is from Gen. Chetlain in the main TINT
this narrative has been obtained, although
his precise language Is not followed and
some Of the Incidents narrated were col
lected from other sources of Information.
Capt. Grant went to Galena to serve his
father as clerk in the leather store and
tannery Of =. %. Grant & Co. He gladly
accepted such employment q year or two.
before the outbreak Of the war. He re-
ceived at first forty dollars month, and
his pay was afterwards raised to seventy
five. He hired little cottage, still stand
ing, and paid twelve dollars a month rent,
leaving sum upon which he could support
his family only BY scrimping and the
hardest sort OF economy.
81 Upon stormy days or times when! GUS
TONERS were few, and idle moments plenty,
1.-THE young men. used & to go Into the stan-
sner's etore. and there they often found
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young capt. Grant seated upon the counter
sometimes, with an old gray coat that cost
five dollars on his shoulders, 4 very rusty
J felt hat upon his head, and a short pipe
in his mouth. He was known also as q
clerk who had no special fonGness for
the counter or for hides, but who would
rather sit and chat than sell goods or take
in money 4
When Lincoln's proclamation calling for
seventy-fve thousand volunteers was pub
lished he presided at public meeting in
Galena and was the most important man
n the enlistment of company Of volunteers
there 1t was the general desire to make
him captain of the company, but this he
declined. and Mr.. Chetla;c was chosen cap
tain instead. In conversation with Capt,
Chetlain, just after the company was or
ganized, Capt Grant said: II don't want
to over-estmate my abilities, and don't
think do when I say that feel that
my education at West Point and nv service
In the army have qualified me to take the
colonelcy of regiment. I feel pretty sure
that could command a regiment creditably
enough, and I suppose that I have share
OF military pride which causes me to feel
justified IN asking the governor to give me
regiment, and I'm going to do it::''
On the day that the Galena COMPANY
was to depart for the state capital pa.
trlotic enthusiasm was most gloriously
stirred in that town. The company in it's
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new Uniform paraded the principal streets
and then turned toward the railway sta
ton. AS 1t was passing the leather store
OF J. D. Grant & Co., Capt. Chetlain saw
standing in the doorway a short, slender
young man, with a rusty tive-dollar over
coat concealing his wel-worn and coarse
suit Of clothes. Upon his head was the
familiar and faded soft felt hat; in his
mouth was short pipe, from which at
frequent intervals great puffs of smoke
We're fiercely blown. The captains eye fell
upon an old-fashioned travelling bag made
of carpet, one Of those which justified the
early name of carpet-bag, well-known and
ancient relic of domestic service, and this,
the man who stood in the doorway IF J.
d. Grants leather shop was carrying. Capt.
would sooner or later be sure to receive
anyone who bore a letter from Cor gress-
man Washburne. Two or three hours later
Capt. Grant was able to find Soma ora
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che snoun1ers or mis- coat the straps which
were The only Indications Of his authority.
when he was drilling the regiment, yet Of
course he could not appear upon dress
parade unless, In full uniform, and he did
not possess the money to buy: a uniform. a
sword or horse. Therefore for more than
Two weeks he left to Lieut.. Col. Alexander
the duty OF appearing upon dress parade. no
man In that regiment then knowing that the
only reason why he himself did not take
command was because his clothing would
not permit him to do SO.
In that emergency Col. Grant wrote his
father and asked Tor the loan Of $780, the
money to be used in buying uniform, sword
and horse. Col. Grants father did not see
his way clear to advance him this money,
but '.Ulyss," as he was always known in
the store, had good friend In the Junior
partner Of the house, Mr.. Collins. He knew
of this request for loan, and he procured
the money at the bank. sent it to Col.
Grant, not indicating at the time that 1t was
sent by the junior partner and not by the
father. In the enclosure containing the draft
for $500 was prou.issory note put in out
Of motives of delicacy so that Col. Grant
would feel that he had borrowed the money,
whereas Mr.. Collins looked upon that sum
as contribution to the cause Of the Union.
With part Of the moEey Col. Grant bought
the famous yellow horse which became
afterward known as ':Old Clayback,'' and AS
soon as he could have the uniform made he
aDDeared uDOn dress parade
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his way thither he stopped over for a day
in indianapolis, thinking that perhaps his
few hours there " showed him plainiy that
the political colonies and political intiu-
ences were quite as strong in Indiana as
they We're in Illinois. Then his mind was
Capt. Chetlain- goodbye, and then returned
Respondent man to his home in Galena, be-
-lieving that for the time at least there was
no NC chance an for an obscure military man,
since the politicians were ma king the Of
fcers for the regiments and brigades.
The opportunity came more quickly than
he expected: He had sown good seed at
ough understanding Of himself and his
duties which he displayed when mastering
IN the Twenty-fst regiment of Illinois vOl-
unteers made q deep impression upon some
OF the ohcers and many of the men. For
some reason the first appointed colonel Of
that regiment resigned, and at that time
the officers OF regiment had the privilege
eooaseg y these yete tasie wishes %s az
among them was Capt. Patterson who
afterwards was an abe judge In one Of
the Illinois districts. During the discussion
the election of that Capt. Grant who had
mustered the regiment In, and the idea was
received with instant favor. A vote was
q petition setting forth these facts g. 4 was
sent to Gov. Yates
a few days later Capt. Grant, sitting in
gram from Gov. Yates asking him il he
would accept m appointment as colonel Of
the Twenty first regiment. Accept the ap-
pointment! Would an eagle fly II he had q
chance? Grant telegraphed back Instantly
that he would gladly command the regi-
ment. and as soon as possible went again to
Springfield. He received his commission and
Joined the regiment. and the firm impulse Of
HIS discipline was Immediately made appar-
ent. Yet Grant was not freed from humili-
alton. He had been unable to procure any
better clothes than those which he wore
those served him well enon9h4 ur..n
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In that room were handsome desks. con-
venient furniture, comfortable carpet, and.
IN tact, It was well appointed office. Juss
floor was bare. rs furniture was a pain
table and a hard bottomed chair. There
they put Capt. Grant and set him to work
mental work of ruling blanks he who was
q few years later to rule the nation began
his formal service IN the war. A day or
to the. adjutant generals Office, and to g9t
there he must needs pass, as everyone d d.
through the little ante-room. He saw what
he thought was familiar figure.
.'What are you DOING captain?'' said Chef
lain
''Oh, I'm ruling blanks and some other
work upon minor reports such as any clerk
no. place fer me here, no chance, and Pm
going back to Galena."
..No, I would not do that, captain" cried
turmoil here f Even If You give s up 'S tn: IS
work, don't 60 back to Galena am sur,
some chance will come for You very soon"
Saying nothing, Grant turned back to his
and told him that he had decided to re-
main in Springfield a little while longer,
but that he had got to practice the strict
Then he made suggestion. Said he:
II can't live at the hotel any longer; it
costs too much. But have found room
and has double bed in it, The sg price us is
So week. Now. if you will come and
share the room, it will cost us only $1.5O
week apiece, and we can get our meals
where we can find them.'
Capt. Chetlain agreed to this proposition,
and that evening he became Capt Grants
roommate, and remained with him until
and joined its regiment. Capt. Grant must
have lived very plainly at that time. He
did not complain, but there is some reason
meal, and when he did eat he bought the
Dlainest food. He went to the state capt.
tai every day and returned every evening
more and more Respondent. Twice he de-
cded to 60 to Galena. Once he determined
to go by the next train, and it was only
after the; most urgent pleading Of Chetlain
that he changed his mind and decided to re-
main q few days longer. .r.- ..
At last one day he came to Capt. Chef
lain in camp and said to him:
''They have asked me to 60 down to
Mattoon and look after regiment, which
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VINO 'condescended to take the letter of In
PRODUCTION. from Mr. Washburne to the gov
ernI and after while this messenger
returned saying that the governor would
see Capt. Grant as soon as he had leisure.
The. governor must have been very busy,
for leisure did not come until another hour
or two had passed. Grant went into the
governors room with what seemed to be
>almost a timid manner, and the governor,
casting quick glance. at him and per-
sGe1v44g that he was cOarsely dressed and
alsOsshy, clearly made up his mind that he
would make the interview ;hort ole. So
h he a9id i ~ "a yo% are Capt Grant What
ss.Well, governor, have come to see If 1
can can be Of any service to you, and hope
that by and by you will be able to give
willing to do anything that would help the
governor in those trying times, and then
very briefly alluded to his experience as an
officer In the regular army.
When he had finished Gov. Iates said.
well, don't know that there is any.
thing you could do. You might sray around
for a. day Or two, Or perhaps the adr tant
Upon him the adjutant general also nut
The critical th n eye and seemed like e.! the
assuming man by his clothes rather than
said to Capt Grant: ..Well. don't know
We are pretty we'll organized Hold on.
you must know how to rule blanks for the
making out OF such reports as we make up;
You certainly learned how to do that when
oh. yes,a replied Capt. Grant. II know
how those blanks should be ruled"
general, eve are rather short Of these
blanks. The department at Washington
cannot forward us the printed blangs as
last as we need then be- .n the demand
ruling blanks. You may come around to-
Fl
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tives of o,5 yvernment in recasting the
civil Org3 - tion of the islands.
A Great Array.

!. $s0 ~ treat array.
Milw9 81 Medical Journal: Among the
,numerl e therapeutic candidates for pro-
fessiol - recognition none comes with a
greater array Of sponsors Of recognized
ability in the profession than does Apen-
ia Water
When such men as Professors Liebreich,
Gerhardt, Liebermann, Pouchet, Bogo-
slowsky, Tichborne and Althaus, as we'll as
many men Of standing in our own coun.
try, bear testimony to it's constant value in
diseases associated with portal congestion
there must be something in this water
which makes it worthy Of our careful con-
sideration.
These Apenta springs, which are stu
ated near BUDAPEST, on the left bank Of
the Danube, have a constant composition,
an advantage for administration not pos
sessed by all other natural waters.
Their therapeutic value depends upon
the presence of sulphate of magnesium,
sulphate- of dunn of which thelformer
is greatly in excess, and small amount
of lithia. s4ay3
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the nalf-bresds OF the archipelago hav-
ing manifested desire to be affiliated
with them, were finally initiated. The
latter quickly organized lodges Of their
own, and few years the roll of Free
masons was swelled to from $4,000 to
10000 members. Thus 1t came about
finally that men Of pure Malay blood had
their secret assemblies, as well as the
Spanish and Chinese half-breeds. All
over the islands there were formed lodges
known IN the native tongue as Karipu-
nan. Considering the influence exercised
on the simple minds Of the islanders Of
Oceania by all that appears to them mys-
FERROUS, symbolic or enveloped in highly
imaginative ritual the extraordinary de-
velorment of these secret societies cannot
be called surprising. The philosophic or
socialistic ideas that may have found.
root in the parent lodges Of Europe found
no place in the Philippines. The native,
became Freemanson simply that hea
might pass through an ordeal which he
regarded as out of the common. Every
adept was required to make an incision
en--hiss1arzn, aasds-ssitlaat4l blood which
proceeded from it to mix the blood of the
snemberS who initiated him. thus taking
oath to devote himself till death to the
secret society Which he had Joined This
practice had some terrible consequences.
Every man having a scar on his arm
became, from that very TACT, suspected
by the Spanish authorities: sometimes
the cut on the arm was all the evidence
needed to send "a man to prison.
What may be called, however, the re-
terin1nlng cause of the multiplication of
Masonic lodges in the Philippine Archi-
pelago was that the natives were able
ty this means to express behind closed
doors their grievances, their hatreds, and
their aspirations for liberty. In coun-
try WHARF the Inquisition of Philip H. |
has still its nominal repre- sentative. |
where the civil censorship is exercised
with rigor and unscrupulousness with
out equal elsewhere, one may imagine
with what JOY entire populations sought
entrance to the ranks of Freemasonry
The native lodges of Manila and it's sub
urbs in fellowship with the Great Eastern
OF the peninsula, numbered sixteen when |
the instruction broke out, in July, 1885, !
In each of the provinces Of Colve Ba- !
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Z. . . r ).
ing pipe ana looking almost the. picture
OF despair. The gayly dressed young
soldiers brushed by, some of them turning
for an instant to glance at this man who
seemed almost like an outcast. so strong was
the contrast between his appearance and.
theirs: Capt. Chetlain. recognized him, al
though he had not seen him for a day or
two, and going up to him said. "Why,
captain, what are you doing here?"
We'll, 1 am trying to get my letter of
Introduction to Gov. Yates, and I have
been waiting SO long that don't know as
it will be Of any use. However, 1 am GO
ing to stay here until the building closes"
!. Capt. Chetlain saw that Grant was lit
tie dependent, and suggested to Tim that
the governor was very busy but that ha
front. He knew Mcclellan slightly and
vas certain that Mcclellan knew Of him
But IN Cincinnati he faced the same indif-
ference and bad luck. Mcclellan had lust
gone TO Washington, but his brilliantly uni
formed staff Were in and about the hotel
and there was no offer of comradeship when
Capt Grant timidly introduced himself to
TWO, or three of them There was nothing
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-05-21
Bfcycle DORIS.

New Orleans Pieayune Belgium has adj
vanced the idea OF using canine traction for
neck and collar work in drawing the bicycle
up hill, and at strasburg the strong mastin
may be seen performing the same service for
the tricycle.. AS to the Belgian dog, when
he has done his work he receives his reward.
He jumps up behind like smart groom and
shares with his master the joys of the de-
scent Not 30 the Stra%burg hound he In
always on duty: he lie harnessed behind the
machine, but his face Is toward the guiding
wheel and he does not gybe. He cannot go
in front for he would interfere with the steer
Ing. but the tricyclist declares he rejoices
to pull behind.
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U. s. GIANT J.
CHAPTER IN THE LIFE OF GRANT
OF MARKED INTEREST.
This Commander Of all the Armies Began
His war service ala Petty Clerk-In
Four states he BESSIE for military En-
ployment Only to be Refused.

Copyright. 1895. by S. Is. Mcclure, Lin,ited.)
We know with good deal Of detail
time Of Belmont to til day When hi he de-
livered over the Whita Housee.to his sue
cessor. But the part .of his career, which
was uneventually contained in the few
months prior to the outbreak Of the civil
war and a few weeks after, or until he
received his colonelcE, is so little known
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-05-21
Alcohol Made Chean.

~ French process. discovered by Dr.. Cal
may be converted into alcohol direct withSut
gong through any sugar stage, thus getting rid
y the mailing operation. The yield Of alcohol
much greater by this process being one I'M
perla! eallon OF alcohol to 100 degrees per Is
pounds Of corn. This process has been in use
n the north of France on q very large scale
nnce May last and the French government has
AIKEN 1t up for use IL the colonies
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Another Colfnx In the FIELD.

Schuyler Colfax, son OF the late vice pres
ident, was elected mayor Of South Dend. Ind,
yesterday. To conduct the affairs OF wide.
awake, prosperous municipality like South
Bend 10 & better Job, any day in the week, than
to be vice prevalent 81 the United States and
president 6 tie senate. 81 a ssss- =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-14
EXHIBITS.

The Land and Industrial Agent of
the Southern Railway Company has
issued the following circular
This company will continue this year
its effective practice of making exhibits
of the products of the country through
which its lines run, and in order to &C
complish the best results, the co opera
tion of the citizons located along the
Southern Railway is necessary.
We must depend upon the farmer,
miner, miller, manufacturer and others
10 furnish desirable samples and speci
mems, with authentic data about each,
10 that when placed in our exhibits,
facts and reliable information can be
afforded inquirers.
We can use choice samples Of
grasses, cereals, tobacco, fruits,
vegetables, minerals, timber and 10 facl
auytaing that viii aid in informing
~ Stranger regarding the resources
and advantages of the South. Persons
:oatilbu lug such will he so advertised,
d by communicating with the com.
ny'S agent proper instructions will be
given how to prepare, pack and ship.
1t is hoped that the people located
along the Southern Railway under
stand that these exhibits are made to
help advance the best interests OF each
and every district. They tend 10 attract
Immigration, industries and capital;
they show to the homeseeker The re-
suits accomplished in the South; they
are practical mediums for educating
he people of the North up to q realiza.
,iou of what is in, and is produced by,
the South.
The territory is too large for the
company's agents interested in this es-
pecial work to visit all sections and
personally solicit the desired co-opera-
tion. Therefore this circular is sent out
with the hope that hearty response
will come from every locality.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-14
THE METHODISTS

Majority and minority reports from
the committee on itinerancy on the
limiting OF the number of years which
preacher may hold the Office of pre-
siding elder provoked lengthy discus
sion Yesterday at the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
Soutn, in session in Baltimore.
A report from the committee on bound
aries recommend non concurrence
in the memorial from the Western VIZ
ginia Conference, which provided for
Cnauge in the boundary lines of tbs
Baltimore, Holston and West VirgiLia
Conferences.
Reports were also submitted by the
Sunday school aud Epworth League
committees.
4 resolution was introduced by Rev
James A. Anderson, of Arkansas, TO
the effect that the conference look with
disfavor on the nominating of men for
high Office in the church through the
public prints. Several members at once
objected to lis adoption, and upon be
ing put to vote it was defeated.
l. was announced that this afternoon
al 9 o'clock at the armory there will be
mass meeting OF all the Sunday
schools connected with the Southern
Methodist Churches in Baltimore and
vicinity.
A list of the pulpit assignments for
,o-day was read by Rev. DR.. J. Il.
Young, pastor of Trinity Methodist
EniscOpal Church South.
Bishop Joseph S. Key, of Sherman,
Texas, presited over the session, in the
Course of which he introduced to the
conference Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, of
Philadelphia, who is member OF the
college of bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The conference
arose to greet Bishop Foss.