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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24

brigade commando during the Mexi-
can war In April, 1853, Lieutenant
George B. Mcclellan, of the Engineer
Corps, reached Columbia Barracks,
and for three months, while on duty
there, was Grants guest. The day OF
his arrival, while seated with several
comrades in front of the officers
quarters, they saw the captain return-
ing from ride on his superb charger
and approaching six-gun battery
which was parked some 800 yards dis
tant. AS he drew near the guns and
they were observing the graceful
movements of Garland and his perfect
rider, the group of officers saw Grant
pull down his hat more firmly and
seat himself squarely and securely in
the saddle. Tile is going to leap the
battery!" they exclaimed, when Nc
Clellan and the others-including Cen
eral Rufus ingalls,, Grants West Point
classmate. who told the story all
stood up to see the interesting per-
formance. Running his horse at good
speed toward the pieces, Grant put
Garland over the six guns, one after
another, as easily and gracefully as
Charles Levers world famous Charlie
O'Malley could have executed the clev-
er act Of horsemanship.
Early in June. 1861, Governor Rich
ard Yates appointed Grant colonel Of
an Illinois regiment, and borrowing
$4OO from his fathers Galena partner,
with which to equip himself for the
position, he paid about one-half Of the
amount for his famous Claybank, or
Old Jack. This snowy war horse Grant
used for several years, and he was
we'll known to the Army of the Ten
nessee as "Old Yellow" At the bait
tie of Belmont, horse having been
killed under him, Grant mounted his
cream-colored steed. When at the
close of the fighting our forces retreat
ed tosthe boats on the Mississippi, the
general on reaching the landing place
found that he was the only represent
tative of his army between the the
Confederates and the Union transports
and war vessels. From one of the for
mer plank was run out and from a
high bank the intelligent horse took
in the situation, sliding down the
difficult slope on his launches to the
gang-plank, and with his rider was
soon safely aboard the steamer. Grants
groom was captured. Belmont, and a
colored cook belonging to Confeder-
ate colonel escaped with the Northern
troops. An exchange was proposed by
Bishop Polk, the Confederate COM
mander. at Columbus, Grant replying
that he had no authority to exchange
black man, but the cook could return
to the colonel If he so desired. The
slave did not, but Grants groom was
nevertheless courteously sent back by
the Confederate prelate- general.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
Monkeys Invade Girls Boudoir..


In the grounds OF the big hotel at
Coronado Beach there are, score OF
monkeys whose antics afford much
amusement for the guests. Recently,
however, the monkeys took it upon
themselves to amuse themselves at the.
expense OF one Of the young women
staying at the hotel. She was an un-
usually good-looking young woman,
and the monkeys from the trees OBJ
i -5-S,,,. 80. day after day arraying her
SCH IN prstss el-otlla apd ssoing forth
in all her. glory for the promenade
and drive. One day when they had
seen her leave the room and had taken
note OF the open window they climbed
the fire escape and took possession
OF the fair lady's property. Their OBJ.
seryation had not taught them the
precious details of DOMINIC feminine
j attire. but they managed to enwral
themselves in swirls of silk and LACE
to their greatest satisfaction and tt
i hold flower and feather-adorned hats
4 atop their heads, grinning and chat
tering meanwhile. They had HAPPY
quarter OF an hour. and when discoy
cred got away with pieces Of finer.
1 in all stages Of dilapidation clingin,
| to them. The girls distress at tn,
wreck of her wardrobe was assuaget
by the offer of the hotel proprietor
to make good her losses, and after tn,
first shock had passed she was ready
to laugh with the others over tn,
4 prank.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24

If e'er an hour outrolled within our
ken,
When it were due to pause, one
cometh now
And on apace-when DER this world Of
There broodeth thought Of Peace
Ger aching brow.
So be We swift to take your fill of
blood,
Then haste to wipe your blades e'er
set Of sun;
For men implore that in more human
mood,
The wide world DER, the century be
begun.
Mark not with stain of blood that sa-
cred hour
At turn of century tide. This
threshold cross
With lowered lance. Show We a
mightier power
That counteth war, and spoils OF
war, all loss.
o We, who are the hope of this our day
Who dominate world thought-ye OF
our tongue.
Defy not. but ally that We may say
On Century Morn no battle hymn be
sung.
William Henry Lynch.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24

I many wheels flying and 40 many bands
pulling and SO many new patterns
turned out and SO many goods shipped,t
are the sptnners, are the carmen aral
the draymen, are the statesmen, are the
watchers Of your estab shments work
Ing out eyeryt hing but their own sal
walton? Can 1t be that, having those
people under your care 5, TO- 90 years.
You have made no everlasting impress
sion for good on their immortal souls?
( God turn US all back from such selfishA
ness and teach us to live TOR Others
and not for ourselves! Christ setsvus
the example Of sacrifice. and SO de-
many OF his disciples.
True Physician.
One summer In California gentle.
man who had just removed from the
Sandwich Islands told me this incisf
dent: You know that one Of the Sand
witch Islands is devoted to lepers. Peos
pie getting sick Of the leprosy on the
other islands are sent to the Isle OF
|slepers. They never come on. They
are in different stages OF disease, hut
all who die on that island die of
leprosy.
On one OF the islands there was =
physician who always wore his hand
gloved, and 1t was often discussed why,
he always had a glove on that hand
under all circumstances. One day he
came to the authorities. and he with
drew his. glove, and he said to the
officers OF the law: 9 on see ON that
hand q spot Of the leprosy and that Il
am doomed to die might hide this
for a little while and keep away from
the isle of lepers; but I am physi-s
clan, and / can go on that island and
administer to the sufferings OF those
who are farther gone in the disease
and Isshould like to go now. It would
be selfish in me to stay amid the lux
urious surroundings when might be-
of so much help to the wretched. Send
me to the isle Of the lepers r. They.
seeing the spot of leprosy, OF course
took the man into custody. He babe
farewell to his family and his friends.
1t was an. agonizing farewell. He
could never see them again. He was
taken to the isle OF the 1epers and
there wrought among the sick until
Frustrated by his own death, which at
Hast came. oh, that was magnificent
self denial, magnificent sacrifice, only
surpassed by that Of him who exiled3
himself from the health Of heaven to.
this leprous island Of world that he
might physician our wounds and weep,
our griefs and die our deaths. turning
the isle Of a leprous world into, a
great, blooming, glorious garden y
Whether employer or employee. let usi
catch that spirit. a
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24

Longstreet, who after more than half
century recalls the incident, in let
ter to the present writer, states that
no anxiety was felt concerning Grants
safety, who was then, as we'll as pre-
viously while cadet at the Military
Academy, universally recognized as
an accomplished and fearless horse
man. OF Cortez, as Lieutenant Grant
named his wild charger, he wrote in
his Personal Memoirs:
II had, however, but little difficulty
in breaking him. although the first
day there were frequent disagreements
between us as to which way we should
go, and sometimes as to whether we
should go at ALL At no time during
60 -asIy 3Souiu 4 r-ss-.s 5--.ntly the part
Of the column would march with but
after that had as tractable a horse
as any in the army y
During the occupation Of the capital
by General Scott's forces, a Mexican
gentleman, with whom Grant was on
terms of intimacy. requested the loan
of Cortez for an afternoon. His own
er said afterward: Il was afraid he
could not ride the horse, and yet l
knew if I said a word to that effect the
suspicious Spanish nature would think
was unwilling to lend him" The
result was the Mexican mounted the
spirited stallion. was thrown before he
had gone three blocks and instantly
killed!
A few days before the American
army evacuated the city of Mexico,
Grant mounted Cortez and rode out to
make morning call on the colonel in
command of the Castle Of Chapultepec.
The officers quarters were inside of
| the fortress, which was surrounded
with a high, broad earthwork.s Riding
| up the outside slope and around the
castle without observing any hitching
post, Grant spurred his steed down the
broad but long, steep, stone stairs that
led into the fort. When the colonel
appeared and saw Cortez tied at the
door, where no horse had ever been
seen before. he exclaimed in astonish-
ment:
Lieutenant, how in heavens name
did you get your horse down here?"
Rode him down, sir" calmly an
swered Grant.
"And how do you expect to get him
out?''
ride him up. instead Of down." re-
piled the lieutenant, which he accord
ingly did on his departure, the intelli-
gent Cortez climbing like cat to the
top, when Grant, waving his chapeau
in adieu to the colonel far below. dis
appeared over the breastworks With
the single exception of Captain
Charles Mays Black Tom, magnifi-
cent and powerful coal black gelding,
such a steed as Theodore Winthrop
introduces in his best story under the
name of Don Fulano, or the Forest
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
exciting right With Snakes

Exciting Fight With Snakes.
Frank Purnell Of Bebee Run, Cum
berland county, had q fight Eaturdays
with two black snakes. which came
near getting the better Of him. He saw
them basking In the sun, and thought,
ne would kill them. He claims each
would measure fiye feet, and while
tackling one the other rushed ct him.
In his fight he was well nigh exhaust
ed, when the reptiles gave up and took
to the woods Newark IN. u. News
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
PIlsrims wheel 20 Rome,

There Ii nothing mediaeyal about
the pilgrimage to Rome In this year Of
Jubilee. Within the Eternal City elec-l
trio cars and horse cars to St Peter's
keep down the greed Of cab drivers
anxious to oyercharge, and now the
Tablet announces that the pilgrims
from Padua viii pedal. their way 70
Rome ON bicycles along the old Via
,Aemilia. Punctured tires will test the
pilgrims patience in place Of the peas
in his sandal shoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
ERE CENTURY DAWN.

ERE CENTURY DAWN.
~ Memorial Day School Recitation for
In this the waning light of rounded
We swing the portals of the century
IN ecstacy of hop@through blur of
We wait the word pnphetic, be of
cheer.
The Holy of the Holes enter ",
The dream Of ages and of seers
foretold,
a day Of kinder i Iis' wbe a,'a y ne
New aud Old.
In clash of hungry steel and din of
hate,
We hear the echo of a dying past;
We pray it jangle not the newborn
state,
Nor that its clang this pregnant
year outlast.
For dispensation new the world hath
need
or peace on earth and Gods good
will to men,
Where Love shall make new war-on
lust of greed,
And old war steel shall thirst for
II blood in vain.
And what have We to gain of arms We
bear,
We nations army-mad, in fevered
strife;
What measure. shall we mete for blood
We spare,
For waste of treasure and for sunk
en- life?
The fttest have We drained, to mar and
Stay,
Survive the weakling, to beget your
young;
Decadence dogs your dead march all
the way,
From hall to hut the haunting wall
is7wrung.
Ye pile the burdens higher. year by
year,
For every ship We build, are builded
two;
In wild alarm, We counsel take Of
Fear,
Nor see the end whereof the ill ye
brew!
Ho! Armistice! We leaders, be We
wise;
Ere yet the century sands have all
been spilled,
a truce to let of blood! We nations
rise,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
MAKING ..Rsiies., & 0stsy sb.rS.

Making RslicsS g oettysbREs:
A factory for the manufacture o.
battlefield srelicsss has been discoy-s
cred hidden away In d clump Of trees.
at Gettysburg. Old bullets cannon
balls. soldier buttons, swords and
buckles ars turned cut n large Quans
fitief. a s. ss.E 80
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24
CARVED a TOMB
For Himself in Marble and Was Buri

For Himself In Marble and Was Buried
In It. y
Angels Camp (Cal.) special San
Francisco Call: A unique burial took
place at Altayille cemetery yesterday.
Allen Taylor, pioneer, died at his
home on Thursday, and his family at
once consulted John Carley, an UNDER n
taker with whom the aged marble
worker had made arrangements four
years ago in regard to his burial. A 4
grave which the old man had prepared
was opened and in 1t was found a mar
BILE box just large enough to receive
body without q casket Of any kind.
Taylor had some bitter disappoint- s
i ilie4t,s, ~ ss.iss family q few years ago,
and since then life has nau Il size ~.
sterest for him. Hesconceived the idea
of constructing his own grave, cut the
marble and placed the box in q secure
position. He then called the under
taker, and after showing him the grave
was told that 1t was too small for the
reception OF a casket, at which he
laughed, stating that he wished to be-
buried that way, SO In respect to his
wishes the body was draped in
shroud, placed ON covered bier and
borne to its last resting place by his
pioneer friends, where 1t was lowered
into the white marble receptacle made
lby the hands which are now at rest
within.
The sure-FOoted Yak.
From sInnermost Asia J" Ralph ri.
Cobbold: was enveloped In a mass
OF warm clothing in order to exclude
the bitter cold; besides my body cloth
ing, wore two large sheepskin coats
and three pairs OF sheepskin, gloves.
with the result that was quite help
less and incapable Of mounting, even
with assistance. I was accordingly,
lifted on to the yak, and just succeed
ed in clinging to the front of the sads
die, while a ! irghiz led the adimal by
| a rope. = ss
The going was frightful; the road
was mixture Of large powders and
deep holes, but the yak was wonder
Hui eqnilibrist and pulled and blew
1 hard as, with his nose to the ground.
The toiled steadily upward over q fro
zen watercourse without ever making
la mistake. The men slipped about Ing
,all directions, but the yak 8 cloven feet:
gave him so firm a foothold that he
never even stumbled. Isclnng on for
dear life, digging my heels into the
beasts hairy sides as he careered In
the dark over rocks and ice, plentifullys
cut up by creyasses, and wondering
| whether, when he fell. should have
the luck to lie on the top.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24

Come now and let us reason, saith the
Lord
If there be not for men an holier
way;
For We shall lay no lines of less re-
ward
Than such have fallen ere this
Epoch day.
We wait newer school in things of
State,
OF joy in brotherhood, and veal of
men,
To lift the human life-put Love for
hate.
Look ye-the writing on the wall
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-05-24

4 6SU01 dAS uuUeF TTSueTlCk 1es the GREAT,
was q Christian. Frederick the Great
was skeptic. One day Ziethen, the
venerable, white haired general, asked
to be excused from military duty that
he might attend the holy sacrament.
He was excused. A few days after
ziethen was dining with the king and
with many notables Of Prussia when
Frederick the Great in q jocose way
said, Well, Ziethen, how did the sac
{ rament Of last Friday digest ?! The
venerable old warrior arose and said:
For your majesty I have risked my
life many time on the battlefield.
and for your majesty / would be Will
{ ing at any time to die J: but you do
wrong when you insult the. Christian
religion. You will forgive me II /.
/ your old military servant, cannot bear
In silence any insult TO my Lord and
my Savior. Frederick the Great
leaped to his feet, and he put out his
shand, and he said: Z Happy ziethen!
Forgive me, forgive me ".
oh, there are many being scoffed
at for their religion, and I thank God
there are many men as brave as
Ziethen! Go to heaven yourself, o en-
ployer! Take all your people with you,
Soon you will be through buying and
selling and through with manufacture
Ing and building, and God will ask
you; Where are all those people over
whom you had 80 great influence? Are
Il 4 -
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28

The FIRST number Of the Granite BOul.
der was ISSUED Friday, the twenty.third
by J. Nat Hudson. The paper is filled with
Sumpter advertising, but not one from
Granite. II Is a safe two TO one propOsi.
ton that this condition Of affairs does not
continue.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28

ture its chief aim seems to be to juggle
with statistics for political effect. with
impractical experiments in seed growing
as an excuse for its existence. 1t will be
the same way with department Of min.
ing, should one be established. The in.
dustry Of mining, especially Of precious
metal mining, needs no governmental as.
sistance and only asks for no unneces.
sary interference; no legislation favoring
one branch Of the business at the expense
Of another.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28
Voless Attenlion.

The voters Of the North and South
Sumpter precincts can now register at the
city hall, L. l.. Manning, city recorder,
having received the registration books
from the county clerk Tor that purpose.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28

THERE have been several disco veries
OF copper recently In the immediate vicin.
Nv OF Sumpter that promise TO prove val
liable. With gold and copper both, this
district will, indeed, be a world beater.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28

HAS any farmer Noticed that his
worldly condition has h~rn improved
since the ofhte ot secretary oi agriculture
was established, - q result u that gov.
esmental mover There Is mNh talk
these days about adding another portfolio
10 the presidents official family. secre.
nry Of mines. This will accomplish no
good 10 either the individual miner OF the
industry at large. Nor Is this the pur.
pose Of the o'isinatsss al the ides. who
seek 10 Increase the army u ol6ee holders
and cosnplicate the machinery ot govern
ment. Nth the 1epaitment VI ayEilul.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28

If the Sumpter Valley road could con.
ceive Of such an idea that II Is good pol.
icy to try to please patrons even though
one has the proverbial lead pipe cinch,
many changes would be made In the man.
agement Of the road, with no inconveni.
enee nor loss to itself, which would prove
a vast accommodation to the public. One
Is that the logger" should run on Satur.
days instead Of Sundays, thereby giving
the people Of Sumpter six mails a week
from the west, instead Of five, as at pres.
ent. This mail Is brought In Sunday
evening and the postofice Is not opened
until Monday morning. THE MINER
hasn't the slightest idea that this sugges.
ton will be acted OF.
IN many Eastern papers, principally
country daiIies, a letter has recently been
published from the inimitable, unapproach.
able pen Of Colonel ponan, on the un.
precedented growth Of Sumpter and the
marvellous wealth Of the Sumpter gold
fields. How its publication In SO many
papers, covering such wide aera Of coun.
try, has been secured can only be nc.
counted for by the magic Of its authors
name. Every thing he writes Is eagerly
read. This letter has doubtless been sub.
mitted to the editors, who generally know
a good thing when they see II, and they
accepted the contribution to their columns
with thanks. And no piece Of advertis.
Ing has attracted so much attention to the
district. THE MINER, the postmaster
and private individuals are receiving doz.
ems Of letters daily, asking for further In.
formation, and giving this letter as the
source Of their first knowledge Of the ex.
istence Of such town as Sumpter, sur.
rounded by rich gold mines. Here Is to
Colonel Donan's good fortune-the ex.
tent Of which he deserves he has never
realized.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28
SUBSC RIpIiOS RATES
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.

NTWNTN NUFNN'sTs
Entered at the po,offce In Sumpter. Oregon. tor
Transmission through the mails as second class
matter.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-02-28

IN A short while THE MINER will be in
a position, mechanically, to publish more
reading matter, which II acknOWi lodges Is
much needed. But, unlike some other
Iapcfs, Il will never crowd out advertis.
ing 10 give space to anything-short OF
an exclusive announcement Oi the second
coming 0i the Savior Ot the world.
DEEP mining Is the next thing on the
program IN tins district. Mine own.
crs are now sure that the lodges 90
Gown, and many thousands Oi dollars
air being invested IN hOisting machinery.
Here, as IN most other camps, too, values
increase with depth. Al this means per.
manency oi and increased prosperity.
Ihh press Is bring hit IN It's own poke,
Nv the paper trust, which has doubled
prices within u year, and now the mean.
ingless expression, merely a develop.
inent oi modern commercial conditions"
given as the excuse tor the existence Of
trusts, has particularly empty ,na,israting
sound To those papers which always echo
the idi,,',, uansrarentiy fraudulent "ar.
gumenis" VI their party leaders.
SUMPTR fears no rival and welcomes
the advent ot all promising townsi:e
propositions, knowing that every advance
IN material development In this district Is
a direct beneht 10 itself. Only the
small calIbcred intellect regrets 10 see
Others prosper, and the men who have
made this town what II Is. are not of that
k'nd-as their work here demonstrates.
Tht MINER persistently refuses to
publish every story about a 'mine"
which the owner thereof volunteers to IL.
vulge. There are already four os live no
io'ious mining takirs IN Sumptes, who
have operated themselves out Of business
IN several oi the northern camps. These
always have on tap Information regard.
irg some wonderful strike just made on
claim that hasn't even discovery
shaft. When YOU see Il IN The MINER
YOU can gamble that the writer thereof
has not bren "woGked" by one Of these
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-08

POPULAR HASTINGS Hastings DEMOCRAT
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS
AGAINST IfEATWoLE
CONVENTION At FAR1BAULT
G. c. Kolars Showed Considerable
Strength, but All Joined In
Making a Unanimous
Nomination.

FARIBAULT. MINI, Sept. 7.-(special1
State Senator Albert Schaller, of Has
tings, was nominated for congress by the
Third district DeEnocgats at their conven-
ton held here today.t5
The convention was called to order by
Chairman H. H. boutwell,, of Hutchin-
son, who made a good, strong speech,
commencing the administration of Gov
Lind as strongly as he denounced the ma
tional Republican administration Judge
NJ. c. Tiff. of Glencoe, was made tenn
porary chairman. and j N. Freeman, OF
Renville county, temporary secretary
The judge also eulogized the Lind admin.
istration.
The temporary organization was made
permanent, and comittees were appointed
on credentials and resolutions All the
counties were found to be represented
The selection of a candidate was taken
up, and Senator Schaller proved to be
the choice of the convention, receiving 90
votes, against so for c. C. Kolars, of LIE
Sueur. Senator SchalIer's nomination was
made unanimous.