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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18

No figures are more prominently be-
fore the American people today than
those of the warriors who conducted
SO fearlessly and so ably the war of the
rebellion for the federal side. And
among these but few stand out with
more force than does Gen. U. S. Grant,
statesman and soldier. A writer from
Galena, H., has the following to say
of Grants life there:
His Home in Galena.
High, in rugged, picturesque hills
skirting a winding river spanned by
red and black bridges, nestles the
quaint, peaceful old town OF Galena,
whence Ulysses S. Grant went forth
in 1861 to battle for his country. Its
streets, are long, narrow and crooked,
many of it's shops are dingy, dusty and
old fashioned, and on its deserted levee
once the scene of a mighty commerce,
are the crumbling walls of great ware
houses. Occasionally the echoes are
awakened in these ratinfested ruins
by the hoarse below and the changing
bells of some packet bearing party
of gay young folk from one of the
neighboring towns, or by the, shrek of
some whizzing stern-wheeler towing a
barge freighted with wood Nowadays
the sleepy old bridge tender has little
else to do than smoke his clay pipe
and nod in his arm chair in the door
sway of his little red house. Fifty
Fyears ago his office was not sinecure
The memory of the CHEEKY old dray.
man who for nearly sixty years has
been 1olting about on his clumsy old
nrl art hon 10 he
time when Galena was greater than
Chicago, when fortunes We're made in
these decayipg buildings, and when il
was no uncommon thing to see dozen
or more boats laden with heavy car
goes on the river side by side.
With the decadence of its commerce
Galena lost much of the energy and en-
thusiasim that characterized it in the
earlier years. Turmoil and strife have
given place to tranquility and good feel
ing. The people live quiet, abundan
life undisturbed by the bitterness ant
contentious of the outer world.
The Clerk in the Leather Store.
Very precious to the people of Ga
lena is the memory of the simple
honest man, who, about year before
the outbreak of the civil war, cam,
into the midst of them to clerk in hi
fathers leather store. He lived in
plain two story brick house on tn
brow of the great frowning hill Whic
looks upon the shops, the marke
place and the river and up the stee
rocky side of which creep severa
flights of wooden stairs The past ha
been fraught with adversely for him
the future held out promise of littl
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-06-18

me, swung the door wide, and dashed
through, slamming it before him. AS
the shaft of light from the stage pierc.
ed the gloom outside had momen.
tary view of the picture framed by the
darkness. l recognized the head and
hand of Peanut" John, and the head
of the two horses he was holding.
did not know at that time that Booth
had broken his ankle when he fell. He
moved with remarkable activity.
Il was dragged to my feet by a de-
| tective whose name I no longer re-
| member, and led to the front of the
stage. There was great confusion and
the stage was crowded with people
who shouted for vengeance, screaming:
! Shoot him! Kill himn
What is it?' asked.
Look replied the detective, point
ing to the Presidents box. did look
and saw the Presidents head hanging
over the rail. His face was very white.
Mrs Lincoln was wiping his forehead
with a handkerchief while Laura Keene
stood beside her, holding a pitcher of
| water.
HAS Mr.. Lincoln been shot?' in
] qured.
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else. When the days work was done
he would leave the store, his SLOUGH
hat pulled down over his grave,
thoughtful, eyes, and climb the hill to
his home, there to eat the frugal even
ing meal and try to forget the cares,
and perplexities in the companionship
of his gracious wife and of his chill
dren.
During Grants residence here, be-
fore the war, he was strictly attentive
to businesses and rarely was he seen
on the streets except when he walked
to and from his home There were few
men in the town who were OH terms OF
social intimacy with him. He was
poor and obscure. Yet when he came
into prominence the public was RECALLED
with the surprising number of stories
about him from men who had perhaps
never seen him, but who said they had
been his boon companions before the
war. Some contented themselves
with exploiting his virtues others re-
counted his alleged vices. Barroom
loafers affirmed that they had drunk
gallons of whiskey with him. One old
barber, as if bent on outdoing all the
others in mendacity, solemnly declar-
ed that in the early '40s Grant used to
call at his shop precisely at Z every
morning to go out with him to take a
drink. The fact that Grant had never
seen Galena at that time gave the gar.
rulous old haircutter no concern what
ever. He went on telling the story un
til he died. The fact is, that Grant
never drank drop of Intoxicating
liquor while he lived in Galena. He
had but two conspicuous habits at tina,
tlme-one was smoking his pipe and
the other was attending to his owr
business. Occasionally he would NEE
with few friends and play whist.
Grant was not a church member
when he lived here, yet he was of {
deeply religious nature, He was never
heard to utter an unchaste or pro
fame word. There has been iteratet
and reiterated until many people hay,
come to credit it foundationless stor,
to the effect that he used to sit in tn,
leather store till late at night, smokin;
his pipe, gambling, drinking and "cuss
ing the damned niggers.' The trutl
is that he spent his evenings with hi
wife and children. his devotion t.
and tenderness.
Many Men in Little Firm
From May, 1860. until Lincoln's frs
call for troops, period of II months
the work in the Grant leather stor
was done by the three brothers, San
nel Simpson, Ulysses S. and Orvill
Grant, and their cousin by marriage
Martin F. Burke. Nominally," say
Mr.. Burke, I'VE were all to get $50
each year, but as matter of fac
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tie more than four years had passed
since he fell in behind the company
he had helped to organize and march
ed to the station, lean carpet bag in
hand, to take the train to Springfield.
Then he was noticed only by few
boys. Now he was the cynosure of all
eyes; cannon doomed welcome to
him; bands were playing, and the
town was gay with flags and flowers
and triumphal arches. 1t was nota-
Bile expression of popular homage to
great man, and he was visibly affect
ed by it. The people had erected two
great arches over the principal street,
on one of which the names Of his
great battles had been written, while
on another were these words: "Gener-
al, the Sidewalk is Built" Once, in
| 1864, when somebody had mentioned
the possibility of his candidacy for
the presidency, Grant had replied: 81
am not candidate for any Office, but
should like to be mayor of Galena
long enough to fix the sidewalks, es-
pecially the one leading to my house."
The people not only had built the new
| sidewalk in his absence, but they had
also bought for him a home, where
dinner at that moment was waiting
for him. To the address of welcome
by the Hon. e. B. Washburne Grant
made brief and prudent response,
and then shook hands with thousands
of people.
i Unchanged by Fame.
i He went about in the days that fol
lowed and chatted with his old neigh
bors and friends precisely as he had
been wont to do in the old days. He
responded to every greeting cordially
| and unhesitatingly He shook hands
with the men who drove the drays fol
the leather store in 1851. He spent
long hours in the growing store of his
: old friend, B. F. Felt, and in the of
:, fees of Washburn and Rowley Or
Sunday he walked to the little churcl
Y with Mrs. Grant and sat in the little
1 bare board pew they had occupied
: four years before He spent severa
: weeks in Galena, enjoying deeply tn,
Y peace and democracy of the little tow
/ and its remoteness from war and poll
: tics. Finally when it was necessar.
f for him to return to Washington h.
walked to the station and while wait
l. ing for the train he called the atter
a ton of friend to an enormous trucl
n load of trunks, saying: do you Sc
i. that pile of baggage? Well, that. i
J. the Grant baggage. Do you see tina
;. little black valise away up on top
q That's mine"
It On Gen. Grants return home afte
his celebrated tour around the worl
another notable reception was tendere
It him. Again his old friends and neig
h bors crowded to meet him, again tt
t. umphal arches spanned the streets, ar
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He has, replied the detective, and
you are under arrest
Il was taken to the police station.
There told my story and assured
the authorities that it was Wilkes
Booth, who had escaped. / was wound
ed and when the dagger was found
an hour later in front of the patent Of
fee was discharged. Spangler sub
sequently confessed to his share in the
plot. At the sound of the pistol shots
he was to turn out the lights. Had it
not been for me, he declared, no one
could ever have identified the assas-
sin, as he would have escaped in the
darkness"
Mr.. Withers has been to Europe
twice under Sothern. and was leader
in San Francisco theater orchestra,
for five years. He served in the army
during the war of the rebellion and at
its close signed at Fords theater His
last engagement was under DAILY, as
late as when 1.-THE Geisha" was pro-
duced. Since then Mr.. Withers has
suffered from an abscess of the ear,
and on that account has been com
PEELED to retire. He looks much young
er than IS.
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lesion. But the poor woman, worn out
with trials and privations, died on
the journey, and was buried by her son
Just outside the enemy's lines before
the city.
AT the age of 16 Andrew jackson
found himself alone in the world. His
eldest brother, Hugh, had lost his life
at the battle of Stone, two years be,
fore. Robert was dead and now his
mother had fallen a victim to the
hardships of war
The boy would have continued his
soldiers life had not the war of the
revolutionary war come to glorious
end about this time with the capture
of Lord Cornwallis and his army.
Peace being declared, Andrew re-
sumed his studies and determined to
become lawyer. AT the age of 10 he
was admitted to the bar. In after
years he became soldier again and
a great general. He fought many bat
ties with the Indians, and with &c
British in our second war with Eng.
land
In the great victory Of New Orleans
he avenged on the British the suffer;
ings OF his youth and the death of his
kindred. Twice the people made him
president Of the United States.
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The Sturdy Character Which Character
lied Him as a Man Was Moulded EQrLv

British being in sight, went to the
Crawford house to get some food.
While they We're eating, the house was
surrounded by a detachment Of dra-
goons, and the two boys were taken
prisoners. The British and the tories
who were with them broke all the fur
niture and dishes in the house and
tore up all the clothing they could
find.
The British officer who commanded
the detachment declared he would
break the spirit of the two Jackson
boys, and, While the soldiers were pill
Laying the house, he ordered Andrew
to black his boots.
Not Bootback
The boy Indignantly refused and the
officer, enraged at his refusal struck
at him with his sword. Andrew ware
ed off the blow with his left hand
but he received a cut, the scar OF
which he carried to the day of his
death.
Robert was then ordered by the OF
| fcer TO take the blacking brush, ant
when he also refused. the Britishei
struck him with his sword. making {
| wound which later resulted in the
| boys death.
Andrew and his brother were takel
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to prison at Camden, where they
We're treated with the greatest cruelty
by their captors. The fact that An
drew was only IA years old did not
seem to move his jailers at all, and
he was nearly starved to death.
But his spirit never faltered, and
he steadily refused to acknowledge the
authority of the king of England. At
ter awhile Andrew and Robert were
exchanged for some prisoners taken
by the Americans and the two boys
again We're reunited with their anxious
mother.
Roberts wound had never been
dressed by his inhuman jailers, and
he died soon after reaching home, the
neglected injury having so worn him
down that he was unable to rally from
an attack of disease which had been
brought on by his imprisonment.
Victim of Smallpox
The British prison had been full Of
smallpox and Andrew came down with
1t soon after reaching home, but re
| covered. AS soon as Andrew was
strong enough, he and his mother SCI
out to carry much needed food ant
clothing to the Crawfords, who haC
| been confined In a prison ship at Char
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-02

tncky. and are ready and willing to
invade the very heart of the confed-
eracy If necessary In order that they
may spend their money for the
benefit of-the Standard.
The Review has received a full
list of the membership of TIE
crowd" and will In future Issues
give to the public the excellent per
sonal record and commendable per
sonal characteristics of at least the
leaders. This information has been
furnished by one of the leading
members of the gang, is strictly
true, will be interesting, and when
printed In the Review will be tit
ting monument to their energy and
ability In their chosen profession.
Look for the next chapter OF the
Mercer crowd"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-02
LAY UP YOUR TREASURES.
No Man Should Spend the Whole Of
His Income.

No Man Should Spend the Whole Of
His Income.
rs any one too poor to save? is an i'm.
portant problem which the readers Of
London daily are at present attempt
ing to solve The question is not By
any means Il new one. 1t is one which
has troubled past generations, just as.
in all probability, it will affect the gen
erations yet to come. We cannot say
that this latest discussion Of the sub
ject Is throwing much, If any, fresh
light upon it.
In the first place, there Is a diversity
Of opinion regarding the term poor.
One man, who derives an income OF
$3.50 year from private property
fancies he comes under the category.
while another does not consider any
one poor who has an income Of $500 Il
year. says q writer in Leslie's Weekly.
1t is manifestly impossible to fix any
limit in matter like this. Very much
depends upon the locality and the con-
ditions and surroundings Of the indi'
vidual. An income that would be
amply sufficient to insure a family a
comfortable home, excellent social ad-
vantages and good living in q coun-
try village would mean many priva-
tions and sore discomforts in any large
city.
On the whole, however, we are in
clined to believe that Max O'Relfs
views on the point under discussion
come nearer the safe and common
sense rule than anything we have seen.
II do not care" he says, chow small
the income Of man is, he should never
spend the whole of it, especially if he
has wife and children. He should
at least save enough to pay every year
the premium OH good life policy. No
man is worthy Of the name who does
not do this, at least. at the price of
whatever erivations he has to submit
to. Some pleasure may be derived
from high living, but certainly no hap
piness."
Domestic Economies.
She-Do you think my cooking Is
economical?
He-Why, yes. Your bread lasts
much longer than does the cooks.-
Yonkers Statesman.
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LEE FIR N1Z
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AMERICAN SOCIETY.
It's Basis, Whether We Deplore %
Ignore 1t, Is Wealth.

Ignore IL, 10 wealth.
American society,"" says Ainslee'A
"has been definitely established upon
a monetary basis. We may deplore the
fact, or we may ignore it, but it Is
fact, and it is very much the wisest
thing to admit it with dispassionate
frankness. For If we assume our social
standards and conditions to be differ
ent from what they really are, how
are we going to study them and under
stand them and get at their philoso-
ply? From the point Of view OF a SCI
entific observer, the classification OF
everybody and everything according to
a, financial principle Of division, Is
good thing, for it greatly simplihes
the whole subject.
Formerly there was no classification
of any kind. American life was
chaos, socially, full Of all sorts of
anomalies and incongruities. Every
section of the country had its own
standard Of distinction, and this stand
ard was recognized and respected no
where else. Thus in New England lit
erary, scholastic or theological emil
nence was held to confer a certain
cachet upon those who had obtained it.
In the microcosm Of which Philadel-
phia used to be the center ancestry
counted most of all. This was also true
to some extent of the south, yet there,
as in the west, political prominence
carried with it social leadership. New
York-always more or less impossible
to formulate-was place where there
existed social wheels within wheels
and social planes that never touched;
though, on the whole, perhaps the COM
5ination Of ancestry and money meant
in those days what money alone means
ut the present time"
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HORSES AND HORSEMEN.

Jessie Herr (2), 2:1s, is good starter
for Charley Herr, 2:07.
Betonica has at last paced into the
2:1O list and now carries a record Of
2:O9A.
John A. McKerron, 2:061a, will be
trained again next year after brief
stud season.
John Nc, 2:17A, may not be the fast
est Of this years three-year-old trot-
tiers, but he is surely the most consist.
ent.
Lady Nelson, 2:14A, pacing, by Jack
Pointer, dam Lady, is the first 2:15
performer out of a mare by Nelson.
200.
Little Prince Direct recently lowered
his record to 2:O7. 1t was in fifth
heat, and in the tenth he had paced in
four days. Talk about "iron horses!
NJ. E. Sturgis, owner Of Dan Patch.
1891, is much impressed with the
Minnesota pacing stallion Nervolo,
2:O7ai, by Colbert, 2:071a, and recently
asked for a price on him. The one
quoted was $4,000.
Alta Mcdonald has put two trotters-
Major Delmar, 2:0S, and Wilque, 2:09A
and two pacers-Albert, 2:07%, and
Kavalli, 2:07A-into the 2:10 list. He
has lowered Dariers record to 2:05A
and given her and Conner team rec
ord OF 2:Os24.
She VIE Keep Her Word.
When Grandmother Pettingill makes
I'd her mimi she is as firm as rock.
Nothing can m0vc her. Perhaps it was
on this account that when she returned
from the celebration Of the one hun
dredth anniversary Of the settlement
Of Shrubvillc and made such deter
mined declaration nobody attempted
to influence her.
1--WE been there. and it's over with"
she said. land now I'm home safe aft
er all the noise and bands and scared
horses and crying children and men
making speeches. want to tell you
one thing. / shan't ever go to another
centennial in Shrubville. no matter
what the circumstances are and no
matter who asks me. You children
may as we'll bear that in mind"
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-02

When you don't feel right-are
not yours elf-but don't know what
Is the matter, try taking Walther's
Peptouized Port.
1t Is just good common sense
tonic that works In a natural way.
It Is simply combination OF
pure pepsir, natures own digestive
agent-wi'h that fine. old tonic
GOO d port vine. -.
Ifit dce,n'l do the work you
need a doctor.
Ifyou are not In need of doctor
1t will do the work.
Do not experiment with patent
nostrums of mysterious makeup,
which you would not touch If you
knew their composition. For sale
by c. w. Grier. druggist, Sisters
vile, W. Va.
Small size so cents, large size ST..
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EOrCOllRetOF.

At the request o. my ranv friends hereby
respectfully auuouute myself as candidate for
the office of CITY COLLECTOR aud TREAS.
URER, for the ensuing municipal YEAR, subjec
TO the will of the Republican nominating con
vention when the same is held. I respectfully
ask the united supper CT my friends for the
Office.
EE ER MI
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For Collector.

At the request of many friends hereby an.
nounce myself as candidate for the Office of
CITY COLLECTOR and TREASURER, subject
to the will of the Republican nominating con-
vention when the same is held.
THOMAS FINLAYSoN
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There are not as many "colcnels'' In
town as there were last week. Zen Of
them got notice from the vigilance
committee the other day to leave for
other fields, and they prudently needed
the caution. Colonel Defoe is left, but
he is not worth hanging.
1t may save certain people more or
less trouble and ammunition to be told
that our bedroom in the postoftice is
bullet proof \ hundred shots may be
fired through the windows fronting the
street, out not one will reach us. Wait
until daylight and then have q fair
pop at US.
When the Lone Jack Recorder says
that we hold twelve public offices, it
tells falsehood, as the number is only
six. When it says that we banker for
more, it tells tie truth.
Major Callahan Jones, who boasts OF
participating in four wars, six duels,
five Indian skirmishes and dozen sa-
loon rows, is lying in the town hospital
with broken leg. An old cross eve"
mule kicked him.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
For Assessor.

At the request of many friends hereby an
nounce myself as candidate for the Office of
CITY ASSESSOR, subject to the will of the
Republican nominating convention when the
same Is held, G o. CUTLER.
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Overheard In the Garden of Eden.

You are nasty, mean, horrid o,G
thing, so there" exclaimed Eve.
Il suppose next you will threaten ,
so home to mamma tainted Adam.
Then, realizing the bitterness c. Ia.
lures handicap Eve. hurst in.o tears =
I'D =, :. i R2cU. T.
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The Usual Way.

He-How did you come to get INFER
ested in that story?
She-I liked the way 1t ended.-De-
troit Free Press.
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either event he can afford to hold
them until the price Is satisfactory
to whatever purpose he entertains.
Not so with the small holder
and even the men generally named
as great fish In the Will street sea
are mlnnows compared with this
leviathan of the market. When he
sees his fortune cut In two it is a
real loss, and not theoretical ore
that confronts him.
There are a lot of minnows
ground up every time Rockefeller
disports himself, a fact that has be.
come so we'll known that stock
gambling Is not nearly as prevalent
as 1t used to be.
The power of the Standard OH
fortune Is so vast that 1t Is a Won
der Mr.. Rockefeller should care to
try to increase 1t by getting his
sons father-in-law to put through
Congress law that would practic-
ally turn the finance of the country
over to him exclusively.
Whatever may be the ethics of
the Rockefeller raid, 1t makes plain
the lesson to all men of moderate
capital:
Do not speculate In Wall street
If you buy stocks for investment,
pay for them, for If you buy on
margin you are simply guessing at
what John D. Rockefeller will do
aud gambling your money on his
impulse. for he has demonstrated
that by his will stocks will rise and
fall, regardless of crops, earnings,
corporation management or any of
the things that are popularity sup.
posed to govern the price of Sc
curities.
Do not gamble In Wall street.