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The Sioux County Journal.
VOLUME VIII.
HARKISOX, NEBRASKA THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1890.
NUMBER 51.
SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELA. SOME INTERESTING
ANIOOOTE8 OF THE WAR.
More Grant Rtorlea.
"Give us more Grant stories ," writes
an Illinois man.
Wry well; here they are:
While at Shullsburg a few days ago,
a town nearly iih old as Chicago, ami
which at one time was the renter of a
vast lead mining Interest, and from
w hose mines million of dollars' worth
of lead have leen taken during the last
sixty-five years, I fell In with several
old residents, men who were horn at
or In the vicinity of the old towq, now a
trim, well huilt, nicely shaded, cleanly
city of alxint two thousand Inhabitants.
One of them A. A. Townscnd-whose
father located there in 181!7, told alxmf
a visit he made to General Grant In
J0, a few weeks after his defeat !n
the national Republican convention
which named James A. Garfield for
President I will let him tell the story.
"Knowing that Shullsburg was one
of the points frequently visited by
Grant when he was driving through
aotith western Wisconsin selling leather
for Grant A: Perkins of Galena, It oc
curred to me that It would please the
general to visit the town and be given
nn Informal reception. So one day I
hitched up my team and drove to Ga
lena, twenty mlli-M away, called on the
general, introduced myself, told him I
had been one of his soldier and Invited
him to visit Shullsburg and give the
people an opportunity to manifest their
rrgard for him. The general was very
oclable and seemed pleased over the
Invitation. He rememliered Shullsburg
and many of the people there, accepted
the Invitation and said It would afford
lilm pleasure to visit the town and
meet his oid friends again. To clinch
It he added: 'Yes, Mr. Townsend, you
can say to your people that I will come.'
"The day was fixed upon und altout
noon on that day a carriage containing
four gentlemen, one of whom was the
general, drove into town. The news
had gone broadcast and everybody for
miles around was in the vlllag to greet
the cx-Pr.-sldent, and thousand of
them were given the pleasure of a
handshake. Ills soldiers were here In
great numbers.
"The teachers of the public schools
arranged to have trie general visit
them, a thing he seemed very glad to
do. The children sang and cheered and
the general was called uism to speak to
them. 1 do not rememlier much lie
aid, but this 1 do remember, lie said:
'Children, you can never 1m; too grateful
for the blessing of this country's match
less public school system. Make the
N'st possible use of your time. I ..ope
you will grow up to be good men and
women and that you will always have
n keen appreciation of the benefit of
this our great government that cost
Washington and his army so much to
establish and that cost the people a
great deal more to preserve during the
recent war In which some of your
oelghlsjrs and myself acted a part.'
"There were more cheers and spatting
of hands and another silig, und then
the general mingled with the people on
the streets and later went over to the
home of George YVetherby, an early
friend and one of his warm admirers,
where there was another reception.
"It was a great day for Shullsburg,
and I guess the old hero enjoyed It as
well as we did.
"The party of four drove home that
evening, Grant holding the lines. That
was the hint time I wiw the general, the
lust visit he made to Khullshurg, and
It was his first after the war.
"Men who had seen him when he was
a traveling salesman who saw him that
day said: 'He lookB and acta like the
nme Grant. It struck me that that
was aaylng a gd deal, In view of the
fact that Mince they had seen him ns a
leather dealer he had become famous
lu a four years' war, ending with the
greatest character connected with the
war, Lincoln only excepted; consider
ing that he had been President eight
years and lieen around the world. lie
had wen many, many changes in those
nineteen years. He had held the high
est olllce his natloi could confer. He
had been honored by the heads and the
peoples of many countries, and yet he
was the same modest, retiring, sturdy
gentleman."
Judge. J. W. ISlackhtotie Is another
native of Shullsbuig. Prom him I
learned a Grant story or another char
acter. "There lived nt Hazel Green a
man named John Nagus, something of
a character, He had a small business
nml need for more or less leather.
When Captain Grant came around he
bought stock of hlm,oti two or three
occasions. It finally became necessary
for the captain to say to John: 'I can
not let you have any more leather un
til yon have paid for what has been fur
uuthed.' John promised and Grant, on
each rlslt, cnllcd on him, but could
nevei collect anything. At last Nagus
became Impndent alsmt It. Finally
Orant Maid to him: "Mr. Nagus, the next
time I come to Hael Green I shall ex
pect that you wilt settle this bill. Now,
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aaaa aa, aha aattuaata.
A few weeks later the captain call
ed at John's place and asked him if he
was ready to pay that bllL He said
that he was not, and that he did not
know that he ever would be ready, and
beside he had gotten tired of being
hounded over that matter.
" 'Well, I have gotten tired, too, said
Grant, "and I guess we will settle It
right now.' Whereuiou he gare the
Hazel Green man bo lusty a kick that it
lifted him off the ground, and then
Grant quietly left the shop and drove
away.
"Nagus was very careful not to say
anything about the affair until after
Grant became famous as a soldier and
President. Then he frequently spoke
of It lu a rather boastful manner, say-
lug that It was no ordinary thing for a
man to be kicked by the general of an
army and the President of the United
States. Nagus left this part of the
country long ago. 1 have heard that
he is dead."
A Platteville gentleman, John W. Ev
ans, told me something about Grant I
have never seen in print, and I guess It
never has been given to the public.
At the time the captain went to work
for Grant & Perkins, the Galena tan
ners and leather dealers, he was pretty
badly run down at the heel. His St.
Ixtuls enterprises had utterly failed
and he had no means of livelihood. It
was then that his father, Jesse Grant,
came to his rescue. He told Mr. Per
kins to pay his sou such a salary as he
thought the firm could afford, but to let
him have all that was necessary to
properly care for his family, regardless
of the salary. The salary was fixed at
$.80 a month, but It was not enough to
enable the captain and his family to
make both ends meet, and extra sums
were frequently paid and charged to
the personal account of Jesse Grant,
who paid them. J. A. Watrous, in Chi
cago Times-Herald.
A Pnrprlae 1'urtr.
The Sixth Corrvs. encamped betow
Falmouth, got orders to move April 28,
1803. Donning our war paint and
feathers we started for Franklln'a
Crossing at the Rappahannock. When
near there we halted for the night, but
were allowed no fires. During the even
ing an order was read to us detailing
the Third Brigade, First Division,
Sixth Corps, consisting of the Eigh
teenth, Thirty-first and Thirty-second
New York and Ninety-fifth Pennsyl
vania, to lead the advance In the lon
toons to surprise the Johnnies. -
We had been over the same grouuil
with liiirnsldo the previous December,
and knew the rebs would have things
well fixed for our reception. However,
the old Sixth never flinched from the
work assigned it. We determined that
o far as our brigade was 'concerned the
surprise party should be a success.
At daylight, with bayonets unfixed,
muskets loaded, but not capped, every
thing fastened, to make no noise, we
moved quietly down the river bank In
to the pontoons as they lay In the river.
Fortunately a heavy fog concealed our
movements from the rebs. After push
ing off we found the pontoons too close
together to use oars; some went ahead
while others held back until we had
room enough.
The river Is rather deep at this point,
and while crossing we did some solid
thinking. We wondered If the John
nies had let the dogs loose, and If the
latter were cross; whether they had
left wheelbarrows or stray baby car
riages lying around for us to fall over,
hurt our shins, and cause us to back
slide; whether the refreshments would
be cold. Indigestible lead or cold huckle
berry pudding, or If It would be oysters
or saltpeter on the half-fthell. Would
It be champagne, Virginia tanglefoot,
or aqua pura with a free bath Includ
ed. Wo feared there might lie some
yahoo of a battery browsing around to
spoil the program by shipwrecking the
whole outfit n proceeding not to be
desired, "as a knapsack and haversack
are not a suitable bathing costume.
Everything was so (pilot we thought
the Johnnies were not at home; that'
perhaps they had not paid rent and the,
landlord had fired them nut. As our
pontoon touched the bank there was a
flash almost In our faces and a volley
went over our heads, the balls striking
some of the boys on the other side of
the river. Capping our guns and fixing
bayonets we rushed, up the bank to In
troduce ourselves and demand au ex
planation.
Just then our boys on the other side
opened fire, and we had to tumble down
the bank to avoid being shot by them.
We yelled to stop firing; that this was
our picnic, but they paid no attention
until we sent a man over.
Fust then a chap with nn overcoat on
that looked as If It had done duty as a
scarecrow or been on liurnslde'g mud
march, and waving a rusty old saber,
scrambled up the bank, saying: "Come
on, boys!" We Joined the procession
and soon hail possession of rilleplis
and earthworks. All the Johnnies but'
two or three had gone. The chap al
luded to aliove proved to be Brig. Gen.
I). A. Russell, whom we had never
seen before, as he had taken command
only the night previous. We needed
no further Introduction, but concluded
he wa a "brick." Our Iosm was slight,
and our surprise party a success; only
some of the Ixiys got a good ducking
as they Jumped, rolled or tumbled out
of the pontoons Into tho water when
the Johnnies flrod on us. J. Shaw, la
Nail"tHil Tribune.
NOTES ON EDUCATION.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO PU
PIL AND TEACHER.
Sir Edwin Arnold oa Corporal Pun
ishment New Dean of Women of
Knox Colleger-Tlie End of Hazing
Seem. Near-Incompetent 1'rincipala
The Teacher Taught.
Sir Edwin Arnold, In the volume of
autobiography which he has Just pub
lished, tells the unique story of how,
as master of the Blrmlugliam grammar
school, he was caued by one of the
boys.
The class was engaged on Cicero.
Some disordedr occurred near the mas
ter's chair, and seizing the cane he
"gave a nnty cut upon the too tempt
ing back of one youth, who seemed to
be the offender." "If you please, sir,"
said the boy, squirming, "I did noth
ing. It was Soudmore that kicked me
In the stomach underneath the desk."
The statement was true. Heudinore
had demandud from his neighbor, quite
Illegitimately, the explanation of an
olmcure passage, and not being attend
ed to had taken this much too emphatic
meuns of enforcing attention. Having
called the class np, Arnold said to the
doubly wronged boy, who was still rub
bing the place: "It Is I who am moat to
blame for having dealt you an unde
served blow. Take that cane and give
it back to me as hard as you got It."
"No, sir," the kid answered, "I can't do
that" The whole schoolroom was now
listening, master and all. Arnold in
serted: "Jones, you must obey me, and
If you dlsoltey I am sorry to say I shall
make you write out that page of Cicero
three times, staying to do It."
Whether it was desieratlon at this
dreadful alternative or the sparkling
eyes of his class fellows evidently
longing to have the good luck them
selves of "licking" a master that sud
denly Inspired Jones, 1 know not. What
I do know Is that he reached forth his
hand, took the cane, and dealt me no
eliam stroke, but the severest and most
telling cut over my shoulder. I had no
Idea that the ridiculous Instrument
could sting It did like a scorpion.
"KubWng the place" in my own turn, I
managed to thank Jones for his oblig
ing compliance and then said to h'ny
"Break that iletestable weajxin across
your knee and throw It out of the win
dow. Never will wi have anything to
do with such methods here."
Sir Edwin Arnold adds that corporal
pnnlsmtneiit Is, In his view, a cowardly
and clumsy e.edlent, and that "he
who can not tench without the stick
had better get some other business."
Denn of Women.
Knox College has lsen most fortu
nate in securing Miss Kathcrlne L.
Courtright, of Chicago, to be Its dean
of women. In Miss Courtright the
young women of Knox will have an
Meal example of refined womnnliness.
Her kind and sympathetic disposition
is linked with a rare grace und charm
of manner. Furthermore, she Is liesiu
tiful. with an expersslve and attractive
face. She never attended college, but
since leaving the high school her pri-
rate Htudy has made her conversant
with most college subji-cts, while her
wide experience has given her more
than a university course offers. During
her seven years of residence In Chicago
she has Wn very active In educational
affairs. The first two years she taught
In a private fashionable school forgirls.
But wishing to work on a broader
scale, she established a private school
of her own, lu which studies from kin
dergarten to college preparatory were
taught. Prior to going to Chicago .Miss
Courtright spent five years In Philadel
phia as a teacher In the Wellesley
preparatory school. After leaving her
home In McConnellsvlllc, Ohio, Miss
Courtright had been lu the kindergar
ten work a year In Lancaster," Ohio,
and a year In Columbus, Ohio, before
going to Philadelphia.
Hasina;,
At Wcwt Point recently a cadet of the
thirl class who was caught In the act
Of hazing a "plebo" wo ordered Into
confinement for one year,' stripped of
nil his privilege for the same period,
including his three months' furlough
for the summer, and commanded to do
KATIIKUINK I.. COCnTIUOIIT.
guard duty every Saturday after the
return of the other students In the fall.
The sentence Is said to be the most
tsevert that was ever Inflicted upon any
huzer In the United States, bnt It will
be sustained by public sentiment.
The chief reason why the authorities
of American colleges have not been
able to stop the fiendish custom of haz
ing was because of their lenient treat
ment of offenders. In many Instances
the 'atter had far exceeded In brutality
the acts for which this West Point stu
dent Is thus made to do penance, but
the punishment was so light that it had
no deterrent effect whatever and the
"fun" still went on. L'iou the theory
that "loys will be ltoys" boys were
allowed to become fiends and exercise
their most brutal Instincts to the suffer
ing of their assoclattw. Every proper
feeling revolted at much of what they
did, hut still their conduct was con
doned or the punishment made only
nominal. Had the press of the country
not taken up the subject it Is proltolile
that the custom would still flourish In
all IU brutality.
If the sentence of the West Polot
offeuder is carried out It will mark the
end of hazing In that Institution. Let
other prominent Institutions follow the
example. If educational Institution
tolerate rowdyism and vandalism and
thus lay the foundation for bad citizen
ship, and ignore the very object for
which they have been established. It
were better that their doors should be
closed. A college ought to make young
nieu better, not worse.
Data Is Wonted.
The Biographical Committee of the
Emma Wlllard Association of Troy Fe
male Seminary have undertaken the
preparation of a biographical record of
the 10,000 pupils of that school, from Its
founding by Mrs. Emma Wlllard In
1821 to tho retirement of Mr. and Mrs.
John N. Wlllard, In 1872. It is a colos
sal undertaking, which has occupied
four years, and after this month no
more data will be sought; yet the com
mittee wish none to be omitted. At
their annual banquet next October they
hope to have cause for great rejoicing,
trusting their success will enable them
to bring most of tlie names from the
mists of the paflt to the light of this
end of the century. Friends or relatives
who can give one Item of information
In regard to names are earnestly re
quested to do so without delay. Among
the conies yet untraced are the follow
ing: Elizabeth S. Adams, J .830, Chicago.
Mary H. Bunks, 1837, Pern, 111.
Jane M. Bassett, INtiit, Minneapolis.
Surah E. Bates, 183-1, Chicago.
Mnry A. Boyd, 1847, Calumet, Wis.
Cora Cheever, 1WJ8, Ottawa, 111.
Katrine B. Cobb, 1S30, Waukegan.
Angie B. Conkcy, 183!), Chicago.
Mary II. Comiick, Dubuque. Iowa.
Margaret E. Fixon, 1800, Dixon, 111.
Susan L. Dodge, 1S38, Shawano, Wis.
Stella F. EmtII, 1SW, Chicago, III.
Sarah M. Graham, 1830, Dixon, 111.
Harriet E. Grant, 1st id, Chicago.
Juliette E. Gridley, 1835, Bloomington,
111.
Anna S. Hackney, 1833, Aurora, 111.
Nancy It. Hall, 1831, Rochester, Wis.
Adeie Holbrooke, 1852, Michigan City,
Ind.
Sarah S. Jones, ISO" Milwaukee.
Caroline Lee, 1802, Davenport, Iowa,
Anna C. Marsh, ISO!), Chicago.
Clara B. McClintock, Alton, III.
Charlotte M. McKeuzie, 1818, Palmyra,
Wis.
Isabella W. Merrill, 1SC.7, Belc.it, Wis.
Catherine A. Buttle, 1S01, Chicago.
Frances A. Sanford, IMOI, Chicago.
Anna P. Saunders, 1800, Columbus,
Ark.
Caroline B. Shaw, 180,'l, Cedar Falls,
Iowa.
Theresa Slinior, 1800, Dixon, III.
Cornelia A. Thompson, 1807, Geneva,
Wis.
Margaret E. Wllsoir, 1809, Denver,
Colo.
Isabella Weston, 1801, Davenport, la.
Sarah J. Waterman, 1803, Sycamore,
III.
Any information with regard to these,
or nny other unreported pupils of the
Troy Female Seminary will be gladly
received by the Western secretary,
SAHAII F. HOPKINS,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Incompetent I rlncipal.
The most awful experiment Is to put
a girl, fresh from the high school on a
cram examination, without n scintill.i
of th'i art of Inching, or a faint suspi
cion cf it, In charge of fifty Immortal
touls; and next to that, even more aw-
ful if possible, to put n college graduate,
chock full of conceit and of little elsc.j
at the head of a school. Thousands (if!
rchools are now in charge of principals'
who have not the faintest Idea how to'
direct and teach teachers. Col. F. W,
Parker.
Aided a Composer.
A curious story is told of the manner
in which the Uothschild aided a fa
mous composer. The latter was far
f'roi i rich, and Ids principal Income was
derived from a snuffbox. And this Is
the way of It: The snffbox wa given
to the composer by Baron James De
Rothschild as a token of esteem. The
impecunious man of music sold It twenty-four
hours later for ifW) to the same
jeweler from whom It had been Imuglil.i
This lxK'nine known to Rothschild, who1
gave It again to the musician in the fol
lowing year. The next day It returned
to tho Jeweler's, Tho traffic continued
till thn death of the banker, and longer
still, for hit sons kept up the tradition
to the great satisfaction of the com-Doaer.
IS MRS. CLEVELAND'S PROPERTY
PRESIDENT Cleveland rides in
Mrs. Cleveland's carriage at Gray
Gables. His coachman Is not hU
at all. but his better half's. From the
handsome pair of bays, the carriage
the coachman, down to the very har
ness, the entire outfit Is hers. It is sal.l
V'Mt her ownership does not stop at the
contents of the stable, but the entire
estate is hers as well; but, If this is
t'ue, there is one thing in which the
man of the house is permitted to assert
his supremacy. The President pays
the taxes. The assessors of the town of
Bourne have Mr. Cleveland on their
little list, and do not recognize his wife
ss a source of financial relief to the
town treasury. The President is good
enough for them. He accepts the de
cree of values of the Monument Neck
estate and settles with the tax collec
tor without a murmur each year.
Mrs. Cleveland's new pair are light
bays, and much better matched than
the pair she drove last summer. They
are by no means small, but In good
proportion to the two-seated, canopy
topped carryall to which Jliey are near
ly always attached. Mrs. Cleveland's
horses' harness Is black leather
throughout and somewhat elaborate.
It Is silver mounted in a new pattern,
and on the saddle pad In either side,
on the blinders and on each rosette of
the bridle are these three letters In a
monogram: "F. F. C." Frances Folsom
Cleveland, they stand for, and are the
evidence that the equipage throughout
Is the personal property of the wife of
the President. These Initials are rais
ed letters of polished silver of a pecu
liar, elongated, very English pattern.
MIbs I.illie B. Pierce.
Miss Lillie Pierce, who read the dec
laration of independence at the opening
of the national silver convention, is one
of the ablest and most charming of the
young women in St. Louis who have
devoted themselves to elocution.. . St.
Louis prides Itself upon the number
aud the quality of its female profes
sors of elocution, and Miss Pierce oc
euirfes a place In the forefront of that
profession. Her great power of decla
mation began to show itself when she
vas a mere tot. At the tender age of
f. she electrified her teacher by de
claiming, with marvelous force and ex
pression, Mr. Eddy's great oration on
the decline and fall of the North Amer
MISS t'lEROir.
can Indian. When she had readied
the grammar grade her recitation of
menzi s address to the Romans and of
Marco Bozzaris death were famed
throughout the city. As she grew older
Mitts Pierce set her wing to higher
flights and heavier performances, and
successfully coped with Spartacus' out
burst concerning his Intention of mak
ng Rome howl and other gems of tra
gic Import. It is said that her reading
of the declaration of Independence Is a
MliTing effort Her voice is remarka
ble for its volume, mid her attitudes are
said to be ait itself. Miss Pierce is
pretty, cultured, aud might have made
i success upon the stage had her ambi
tion led her that way.
Chances of .Vnrrlnare Spoiled.
A mother who him brought up Ixith
boys n ml girls Is strongly opposed to
tin- higher education for her gentler
offspring. She says that a girl usually
does not get out of college until she is
22 ir 23, und "by that time her chances
of marriage are sensibly diminished."
But there are n great ninny who hold
that a girl's chance of happiness Is re
ally Increased by a college education.
On the other hand, a girl Is flung Into
society, Immnturo and half-educated,
with no future before her except In
matrimony, and her Ignorance of the
world Is such that she l likely to make
a match which will Drove unfortnnnta
On the other hand, the college girl baa
learned now to extract pleasure from
books and pictures; and she can earn
ber own living and doea not depend
opon the chance of aome man offering
her a hove. In fact, aba ia not ao prona
to take the first chance that offers, antj
while it is probable that "a girl'Sehanc
of matrimony Is sensibly diminished
by a higher education," It by no meant
follows that the higher education di
minishes her chance of happiness.
Mrs. Thomaa C. Piatt.
While everybody knows something of
Thomas C. Piatt, the great Republican
Doss of New York, little is generally
known of his wife, and yet Mrs. Piatt
Is hardly less interesting than the boss
himself and is the virtual power be
hind the throne. She takes an active
and intelligent Interest In the affairs
that Interest her husband and Is well
posted on the politics of the State and
nation. Her husband's triumphs have
MRS. THOMAS C. PLATT.
been hers and his disappointments have
been harder on her than on him.
In appearance Mrs. Piatt is tall, with
dark hair, tinged with gray, and dark
eyes that look at one with a very di
rect, penetrating glance. Her feature
are small and exceedingly well formed
and her manner Is cordial and digni
fied. One of Mrs. Piatt's greatest
charms Is her voice, which is exceed
ingly rich and musical. She dresses
with taste, inclining now to grays and
blacks, with much fine lace. She Is
Ihoroughly feminine in dress and man
ner. Mrs. Piatt Is now anxious that her
husband should abandon politics, fear
ing that the strain Is greater than he
can continue to bear.
Cultivate Kaae and Repose.
"In your own person you must live
up to what the social world asks," says
Ruth Ashmore, In an article addressed
to young girls In the Ladies' Home
Journal. "Achieve the stillness of form
that is the great charm of the English
woman. Learn to be quiet of body, do
not jerk, do not wriggle, do not move
from chair to chair, do not restlessly
pick up first one aud then another of
the trilles on the table and toy with
them, do not bite your lips, do not set
your jaws as if you were going to fight
a battle, do not tap your foot, and do
not show, by moving your hands back
ward and forward, that the enemy of
good form, restlessness, Is controlling
you. Then, when you talk, avoid all
those little smart speeches that seem
to you so clever, but which are very apt
to be coined at the expense of some
body else."
The Irish Joan of Arc.
Her remarkable beauty no less than
her sweet womanliness and patriotic
fervor has made MIks Maud Gonne a
successful worker In the cause of Irish
freedom. She is called the Joan of Arc
of Irish politics. The daughter of the
late Col. Gonne, who was Irish by birth
but anti-Irish in sentiment, she was
reared lu a circle which was strongly
opposed to home rule for the green isle.
Her father was attached to the vice re
gal court, and here she was the reign
ing belle. But when, upon the death
of her parent, she declared her sym
pathy for the Irish people she was
!ISS MAfD OONXE.
frowned upon and had to seek nefll
friends.
Then came a determination to work;
publicly for her countrymen. She went
on the platform ns a political speaker
and toured England for the Liberal'
party In the last elections. She haa also
lectured In France and Belgium.
One featnre by which the very latent
made gown may be recognhted li by lu
high cincture, or girdle, of black aatla
ribbon, accompanied by a abort botatv
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