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Somerset. Pa.
J. B. O'CUNROK.
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Somerset Pa.
jioglllMk Pa.
Si.juerwtt Pa.
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Somerset, Fa.
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A Somerset, Fa.,
W. B. Rl'Pl'EU
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,1 attended ., ,k.
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UCOULB"1
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L1 ATTUKNtYS-ATiAW.
. to ur care will be prompt-
wit'to-"''!'; -rli..ande In "--'"
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WIS VKYEKS.
rl!lni "tru-ed ... Msr. will be
Mrs i,. u .h.
""l'M" Somcr-eLPa.
1 ,i. Hlock ci null, tn.rno,
f ? Itart'ou. mad., estate-
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Y KIM MKT..
ATrcKNEY-AT-LAW.
Somerset, Pa.
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HUTTS.
ATTtiKNEYATLAW
Somerset, Pa.
sprain m Mammolli BUkH.
,HN 0. K1MMKL.
ATloKNtYATLAW.
Somerset, Pa.
tMSXSSSXIS hi. ear.
IK..5T- Mau. On, street.
'ENRYF.PCHKLT-
, ATTUK.NEY-AT-LAW,
Putty n.l Anent, SomeiMt, Pa.
U.ENTINEITAY.
ATTUKNEY-ATLAW
dIl.rlnKMlEtte.f!..mrT t,P will
-.tin ll hu'inw cnirusledto ' crt wlln
(ret ' ml r.Jtty . "
iiHS h. nil
ATTOUNEY-ATI.AW
Suwcnet, F,
,!I iiT. mi.tlr attend U basin entrusted
a M,,tiy".tTnwloBeolleetli.n, ke. Ot
ic jWaicm'Ku Tiuiidinn.
G.OGI.E.
, ATTOKNEY-ATUIW,
Somerset Pa.,
- i...i..nl l.n.IniB ntniSteM tO tty Car t-
i ti t.i wltii iiromptness and bdellty.
J. M. LOUTH ER.
(Kormetly ot sti.ye-town.)
r.'irxr.t.v aw sikceos,
l..-at!ii iwr-ninncntty in Somerset for iht
In i.l M fniti-cnion. ffl 2 doors est ol
r.-l H. t. i. m rear vi 1'ruii Store. mayill.
KEuPA7Hir THYSICAS ASD SURG EOS
"nrr ht !cnin'iito the pensile of Sramt
tip,i,i!t. railfttntuwD orcmntry proinpny
rt
H. H. P. KIMMEL
ifti-ieni hif pft'tMrttinmi nice to the eiti-
"V (Qirctiini uinMT. i iiiWinifin
i it .ipx' tie run tie 1unU at his office, on Main
VL II. r.RURAKER lenders his
f;-T'ru"m wTTiffi t the rltlsens f Som
I'i Tirmttr. Office In residence on Main
R. WM. RAITH Ardors hi?
I ;rti..niil fcrtl.'ff to tli oil liens of Sid
'v-"ite i.irtast of VTitm k BerkebUe'l
)!i S.J. M. VIIJ.KX,
C.flt-'Lorc til ItfntiMtry )
r.i:i:sKT. Pa.,
tT., :ai Mttnti.in 1n the Pre-erva'lon ftl
N.tuml Teh. Art!t' ml seis irir-erte.! All
lone ir.iarant..l sjitiiiarlory. tillice in
ri'.K-k. n.n,'tTs. tntnnce woe iKHirwest
'"i i Jtwclrv store. ort"2-em.
kn.joiix r,n.i,s.
' HEXT1ST.
-sp F'lr in VJe & TtcTiti Block. Somer-
WTT.LIAM UOi.LINi?.
' I'LXTIST. S.tMtKSET, PA.
loMsmmiitli BliK-k. ahtwe B..yd Iroa
" l"n !. i-an t '.! times tie found prepar-
("1 K.i K.ni'.t nt ..rk Mi-t n.m Ulllmv fotm.
i 'itnrtinr kc. Artibeial teethol .11 kli.ls.
w 11 tte Imiki i i . i . k . .
k-H.M. ",uv
Yl J- K. MILLER han perma-
'oettiT lifted In Berlin for the practice of
.'THl--tff!M oj.jioslte Charles Krisslns:
'" apr.tATO-lt
)IAM0XD HOTEL,
WliT and well kmywii honse ha Utely
- :tjwl,lTaB,l newir refitted with all new
""T,iture. whicnliat made It a Tery
Z "i'l'1"" ! tor the traaellna: pnhlle.
. r0 n""f '"not he sorpassed. all be
naUnre poMlc ball attached
'e, i?'- ' taa-e and iwimy rubllnc.
. brt. r'tln n I had at the luweat li
"l'.lrtS weekday or meal. .
SAMVE1. (T'STKR. Prop.
S.E.COT. Dlaaaoa4
Suya(owu.Pa
L F. DARNELL,
ORIst,
JOHNSTOWN. VA..
Wakct a aPEnALTT or
FLORAL WORK
FOB
P". rartics.
iuticrals, &c.
,ec.r ,'1",1 laS "Bl alelyny distance k
i.nx.lav.
!y 'Mtok notice
"tUnTiIi!??-Aailiterai.polMed by the
Uit h.uJlf . 'i'iy Pa to its
''bao a" lt" ,uo4 la ,h hands .1
" u, .Zi A''""Wtra-or of iM-itel Ma-
-r-h,T,," th-e Nraly entitled
.ru . IT ' notice thai K. -id ..... ...
1 V- : vll" "M3U ' h" eUleeln kom
4 ' .bl.''-.""11 . 14. at 1
"tltilKL M WD? lr.s Inter.
Aaditor.
lilB
VOL. XXXIII. NO. 44.
To ReduceStock, in order to Make
and Improving my Business house, I
Line at Greatly Reduced Prices for the
lUOatl m Water Bn.-ket...
Z-.iall.in Water Bucket
-(ill..n Vsator Hui tel...,
li-lliurt IHsb Pan....
uart lii'k Pan ,
16-tiuart lueri Pan
2-Uuart .Vvered Basket....
&4urt towered Bui'Ket....,
iverd Hrcket. ......
6 tjuart tkirered Bucket.....
1 Hint Fancy 'lea-Pot ,
4-fint Fancy Tea-Pot
a-J'lut Faery Tea Pot .
Pint F'ancy Tea Pot
.-Pint Fauci- Tea-Pot
I Uoart Odl-Boller
4 ttuurl OUce Boiier
Larve Wash-Boiler (No. )
.a 25
. sa
. 3a
. 2b
. 30
. !
. 10
1
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. 40
. 46
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The above List contains but Few of the Manv Hundred Articles 1 will
Offer for Low Cash Prices for the next Thirty Days. Whether you wish
to buy or not, Please Call and Examine the Largest Stock of Stoves, Tin
ware and House Furnishing Goods ever shown in Johnstown.
280 Washington Street,
r. S. L(xA- For My Xame on the
Star EL Fox.
Jos I AH WOW.
MASlFAtTCKEBU OF
PURE BONE MEAL
A XI)
DISSOLVED BONE.
These (Jrades of Phosphates Mauulacturrd and
kept Constantlj on Han.l: j
IMPHR1AL,
t:ct: LSI OR,
A IV,
- Ammonlated-Haw-Boned,
- Phosphate .
-:o--
ur fact.iry Is now In ojieration, Imme-Aliately
South ol the town ot Somerset, on the line ol the
old smerrt k Mineral Point Kailroad. We
mnu'aclurti none hut
STAXDA11D GOODS
Guarantee all that we tars out. Our Fertilizers
Are tlie
BEST IN THE MARKET.
Our foreman. J. A. JohnFon, waa with Joshua
Hunter ot l'.alumre. Ir ever VI year?. The c
iMtclTT of our Kattury if 10 nwif p-r dv, e take
He fa exfhanjte lor Pliuhutrfl. Karaer and
other can n'ttke vamy by frHtherlnc up all old
lymea on their premlrief. at.il hrlii(lufr them to ua,
All we ack it that our Ouodt
IS EIYS1T A FAI2 THIAL,
With any and all others o tiered In the market.
We are here to stay, and our aroods apatc for
themselves W'e hare nrst-claus railroad ialli.
tl..s lor shipping.
Mir ALL ORHLSS ilLLD PROMPTLY.
In sending tout order, address
aprS-nm.
SOMERSET, PA.
DR. J. M. LOUTHER,
l'HYSICIAN ASD DRUGGIST,
SOMERSET. PA. '
CSSCinS 2ISZASES a SPECIALTY.
The Tureot and Best
HKCtls, PAINTS,
OILS, VARNISHES,
PATENT MEDICINES,
TATltNEKY,
kc., kc, kc.
Kept coHttanlly n hand, and told at the
VEfi Y L O WES T PRICES.
Store and Office on Main Street, three doorr
Fjist ol the Somerset House, Somerset, Pa. A
share ofthe public patronaar. Is resctlully o
llciied. Call and lnsi-eci my stark,
J. M. LOUTHER, M. D.
FARMERS,
IMPROVE YOUR STOCK !
The Imported Clydesdale Horse,
Will stand fertile sen-tee of Mares throughout
the seasoa of Ihhi, at my tarm one mile west ol
Si.esvllle.
7'i'K.l .'.- t6to Inrare a mare with foai; pay
ment to be made when the mare la known to he
with toil. Any person parting: with or laillna- to
attend with an'lnsnred mare will le held reiia
allile lor the Insurance. Pn.er cure will be tak
en, but ro aeciuntaldlity for accidents.
VLSCKIPTIOS .Baron Is a heautlfal dark
bar. Imported lr.im Sent land 9 years ago. welahs
IX. jKHinds. is l; hands hlch. and pus sesses .rood
lone and sinew, a line temper, and Is a splendid
mover.
JOSIAH ANltKNY.
marll-3m. ownkr au KeErKR.
H. BOWERS, !
BAKER AND CONFECTIONER.
SOMERSET PA.
Ha vlni: talccn rhanre of the property an fix
tures of l lie Lakery formerly conducted by Allwrt
kerke. and rerjtted and relurnished the same. I
nm now preared to turr-lsh the pahlle with every
thlra In mi line. Meals tarnished at all hours,
on short not tec. and at reueonahl. ratea. V
n.Te constantly on liand tn. obol-cn
CROCERIES AND CONFECTIONS,
And are prepared to furnish parties, halls, picnics
kc, wlib everything in our Una. Olv us a call,
marll. II. BOWEKS.
it
LOCATED DIRECTLY ON MAIN LINE
PITTS. IIV. R k O. B. K., THVS SAV
ING EXTRA COST OF PRAY
ING. M Bye, Ccpper-Iistillea WMsty !
Situated m rammlt of Allexhenles. nscs the wa
ter Imin cold mountain sprlna-s. . This whlfky is
make ty the duul.l-uluil.d proaaa, aba aruar
auleed perleetly pun and hall preoa - r -
MfOrdm MM ttme 4iy at rtrtittd.
SpeciaL
I in order to aire Hotel Keeper ana ueaien a
RTanu optonunity nerer nemre onereii. win cini
traet for the manufacture of Wtilsky la any quan
tity Irons t to 40 harrela, arietna them the prlei
leireol lettinarit He In bond for three years, chara;
iusT but a smnll snm lor atorasr..
(in hand uo barrels ol Old Whisky, retaltinc at
tn to aa. U per elkin. .
Write for foil parttenlart ta recwrd te ra raw
qnantltie is S. P.bWEITEK,Pmt,
jao a. Sand Pktck, i'a
I
EGAL NOTICE.
d ate estate of .Toe. O.
In th. OrpbRM' Crairt
toleaaan. dee d.
of SonMirswc 1. pa.
And now to wit. MlMa fh, las, on BMKieeief
Valentine Hay, Esq., theOomrt appntnt Joaaitx
Klmmelt. Eimj., An.lttnr. to anrertafn adeancp.
mentt and mate and reuorta diMrlbntioa .f the
rsadf tnth. han.ls of a. F. Pirkey, Execntor of
the lart will and testament of Jus. O. Oolemaa,
dee d, l.snd thiw. legally entitled Uiereui.
tManenet County. SS. - ,
( l a-iracm rem tea EeeonL Certified 5
aRALAlarrh, lwk.
CHAS. C FHAFEB, Clerk.
Notice Is herebr rventoall rtlea Interested
that I will attend t the duties o. the ahore ap
potntment at sat office In Somerset. Pa.cti Friday
the 3ot h day ot April. ItSi at 1 o'chiek when and
where all persona interwsted eaa attend li tney
Hi ink proper.
J.O. KIMXEIX,
marll. ' Auditor.
Distillery
Room for the Purjwfte of enlarging
will sell lor Cosh all Goods in m
Following thirty Days.
S-Quan Sauce Pan......
. is
uuart Mure fan
3-uan OartMio I HI fan ... i.
4 Uuarc 'a boo il Itan
-Uiiart)arhonH!C'aa 40
Queen Carhun Oil Can (QUss) i. 30
Flour Sillers. M
Laundry Forks &
BollirjK Fln.. 1
Towel Boll rs 1
Novelty Clothes Wrlnrer t
Kniveand F'orks(SetotSix) 60
Tea Spoons (Set of Six) 1
r aide S.o.m (Set olSU) 16
Soup Ladles 1"
Si. .v. P.diili ( Four Kinds) PerPaper
Meat Broilers 1
lrgo Wash Hasina..
ZE3I.A-Y,
Johnstown, Pa.
-
Window.
SHE1 C0U8TY BANK !
(ESTABLISHED 1877.)
CEAELE. . HARS1SCX. li JJEIITS.
President. Cashier
Collections made In all J .arts of to. I'nlted
Sutea.
CHAHGES KODERATE.
Parties wlshlas; to lend money Wert can be ae.
eomiiiodated bv dralt on New York In any sum.
Collections made with promptness. U.S. B.mdi
bouxht and sold. Money and raluahlea secured
l.yoneol IHel.ld's celebrated sales, with a Sar
gent k Vale 3. 00 time lock.
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
AarAUlefia holidays observed.-.
Albbbt A. Kobrb.
J. Scott Ward.
HOME & WARD
BPCCBftAORa TO
EATON & BROS,
SO. 27 FIFTH AVE5UE,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
PrS1882.
NEW GOODS
EVESY DAY SPECIALTIES
Imbrolderlcs, Ucsi, illitwry, Whit, Goodi, HanJ
karchiefd Dreii Trimmings, Hosiery, Gloves,
Carieta Musllaand Meriao Underwear, la
fants' and Children's Clothing. Fancy
Goods, Yarns, Znahyrs, Mats
rials ef All Kiad, fcf -FANCY
WORK,
Mi Mm Mi, to, to
vera raTRosAoa is nxsr bctttjllt bkucitcd.
T-OnIer?i by Mail attended to with Prompt
ness and Difimtcii.
TUTTS
PILLS
"THE
OLD
RELIABLE."
25 YEARS
IN USE.
The Greatest Medical Trinmph of the Age.
I ndorsed all over the World.
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
Loss of appetite. Nausea, bowels cos
tlve. Pain in the Head. with a dull sen
sationin thebaclpart.Painjirider
the snoulder blade, fullness after eat
ing, with a disinclination to exertion
ol body or mind. Irritability of temp
er, Low spirits,Los3 of memory ,with
a feeling of naying neglected some
dnty, weariness. Dizziness. Flatter
ing of the Heart, Dots before the eyes,
YeUowSkin.Headache.Kestlessnpss
at night, highly oolortxTUrine.
TF THESE W ASKINGS ARE TTNHEEDET),
eiaiejs ZSZASS3 will c:;h eb rrTEUpu.
T0TT8 FILLS arc especially niln)itHl to
such canes, one .lone erfectn such a change,
of felintt as to ostoniah the .ufferer.
Tbey laerrass th. Appetite, an.l cana.
(be body to Take on I lean,, thus the s
tent li Bonrtshed, and by their Tonic
Action on Die lHastlee Ortraam, Ketrn
lar MmIi ore proilncerl. Price H cent..
TUTTS HAIR DYE.
Ghat n air or Whikf.rb channel to a
Guwt Black by a single application ot
I hi lire. It (mparts a natnrul color, acta
InstantaneotiHly. Sold by Drafrgiats, or
wnt by express on receipt of
OfTico, 4 Murray St.. New Yor
FASHIONABLE
CUTTER & TAILOR,
rmniriit of
Tallnrtna- to.
pauiaruon to an
j vbo may call vp
v on me and fafor
K me with their pat-
loun, kxn
VM. M. HOCH8TEIXER,
Koiaenetv Pa.
CHARLES HOFFMAN,
HEBCHAliT TAILOi
CsVoowa Henry Heffley'. Store.)
LATEST STILES LOWEST PRICES. '
tWSATISFACTIOH GUARANTEED.
SOMERSET
CATARACT BLrXDXESS
t is caused by lost of transpamey of the
lens, behlad the tmnll elatbt Is raator-
ed Vw time out oi is., oy remorai ot
the opaqne body. The pain of the oper
ation is never very setera, and under the
effect of the new anaesthetic, by simply
puttlnn a few drops In the eye, the oper
ation is borne by the moet timid. The
beat pufsihle results are secured in all operations
on the Eye) mm Bmr, Xewe mm Thrum,
sax. OT IABLER, reaa Ae
IMUahinnTBi, rsa.
onier
GMT, THE HEED. DOT.
Standing in the Valley of the Shad
ew ef Oeath-Hls Dissolution Mo
mentarily Expected A Sketch
of His Illustrious Career
General Grant passed a week of
spasms and weakness. He is linger
j ing in the Valley of the Shadow, but
is now better. -ever. says tne
doctor, " could patient be more he
roic, more calm under the mountain
of his agony, or more considerate of
the comfort or feelings of those
about him. . The torture of his dis
ease at times has been awful. But
never beyond an occasional involun
tary gasp, or the uncontrollable ner
vous twitching8 of the muscles of
his stern but kindly face, has he for
a moment betrayed the pain that op
pressed him. It was when his suf
fering, passed human endurance,
when every nerve in his quivering
frame geemed torn Irom its fibre and
he was gasping for breath, that hi3
will succumbed and he gave way to
that one agonized cry: "I cannot
stand it, Harrison, I cannot stand
it ; 1 am going to die." Then we
came and gave bim relief for a little
while, and he slept He is better
now than he was then, and the im
mediate crisis is oyer. In my ex
perience 1 never saw a man so tnor
oughly great in the hour of suffer
ing. He is to me a grander hero
to-day than when he faced the black
mouthed cannon of the Confederacy
in 18G5 and gained the national so
briquet of the Hero of Appomattox."
Several times during the week it
was thought he was dying. Believ
ing on Thursday morning at five
o'clock that death was near, the
members of the family were sum
moned by the doctors. The Gener
al himself believed tnat his time had
come, and as his wife and sons and
the other members of his family
came before him he took each of
them by the hand as if to say fare
well. Dr. Newman called the mem
bers of the family about the bed,
They knelt down, and the clergy
man offered prayer.
After the prayer the General, who
was apparently the most composed
of any in the room, exclaimed, in an
earnest way, " Bless you ! Bless
you all."
After wailing for half an hour,
those who were watching saw a visi
ble improvement in the General's
condition. His voice grew more
firm, his face took on a more anima
ted look, and with a little assistance
he rose from his chair and took a
few steps about the room.
At 8:30 p. m. on Thursday Gener
al Grant intimated to Dr. Shrady
that he thought he would like to
take his own temperature and also
see how his pulse was. Dr. Shrady
gave him the thermometer and he
put it in his mouth and kept it there
lor about five minutes. He also set
his stop watch, placed it in his lap,
and put his second finger on his
pulse. At one time the watch seem
ed about to slip to the floor, but the
patient could make no remark, as
the thermometer was still in his
mouth. Nevertheless, the General
was able to take his own tempera
ture and record his pulsations, and
this feat was regarded by Dr. Shra
dy as indicating that his intellectu
al perceptions were clear and un
clouded. While he was dozing about ten
o'clock, with no one in the room, he
suddenly started up. and in a half
dazed manner started tor the door.
He had passed through it and was
almost in the hallway on his way
down stairs when Dr. Shrady seized
him, and with the aid of Harrison
hurried him back to his couch. He
struggled for awhile, but the resist
ance soon subsided, and he sank
back exhausted. His starting up is
attributed to the action of the alco
holic injections of the early morning
and his belief in his own power.
After he recovered from the effects
of his walk the physicians warned
him against a repetion of it. ".You
must fight for us now, General,"
said Dr. Shrady, " not against us."
" Well, I'm doing the best I can,"
the 'patient replied feebly. "Yes,
and you must do as well as you once
did,:' added the doctor. "When do
you mean?15 he asked. "When
you had the army back of you," was
the reply. " But I haven't the army
back of me now." came the grim
response, as he closed his eyes and
rested his head on the back of his
chair.
It is quite remarkable what num
bers of aged men. who went through
the war with General Grant, have
visited the neighborhood and inquir
ed about his condition. Their solic
itude for their old commander is,
however, only one of the pathetic
incidents that occur. The number
of ladies who walk past the house
all day is noticeable, and almost
every one of them stops to look and
inquire. Maay had tears in their
eves and were moved to emotion by
the eight of the closely curtained
windows of the dying man's room.
On Thursday night there was a
crowd of men, women and children
numbering fully three thousand,
and as the hours moved on they be
came more numerous. The officers,
however, kept them on the go con
stantly, though they never leave the
block.
GEN. GEA.NTS LIFE SERVICES.
There was little in the boyhood
or early career of Ulysses Grant that
gave evidence of the great part he
was destined to play in the world's
history. He cut, it is said, a poor
figure as a farmer, his father was a
better tanner than he, and as a busi
ness man he did not distinguish
himself. His firmness of purpose
and stubborn will, which constituted
on important element in his milita
ry success, formed a noticeable trait
of his character as a boy, Grant
was of Scotch descent, though little
is known of the family beyond his
grandfather. This worthy gentle
man settled in Westmoreland coun
ty. Pa., in 1794, where the father of
Llysses was born. Subsequently
he emigrated to Ohio which was
then the far west Here he died
penniless, leaving seven children to
battle with the world. The father
of I'l yeses, one of these seven chil
dren, was then but eleven years of
set
ESTABLISHED 1827.
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 15, 1885.
age. At the age of sixteen he was
apprenticed to a half-brother in
Maysville, Ky to learn the tanner's
trade. After Berving out hi time
he settled in Pwavenna, PoiUe coun
ty, Ohio, and there married Han
nah Simpson, who had emigrated
from his native county in Pennsyl
vania. Ulysses, the first child, was
born April 27, 1822. Hia father
was poor, and as soon as Ulysses
was able to help him, he was put to
work. At the early age of eight, it
is said, he was taught to drive a
team, and at ten was accustomed to
drive one from Georgetown, Ohio
to which place his father had re
moved to Cincinnati, a distance of
forty miles, and bring back a load.
He was inured in his boyhood years
to hard toil, and his education was
necessarily neglected. . His . moral
training, however, received careful
attention from his mother, a strict
Methodist, who trained the child to
respect the truths of religion and
practice its virtues. He grew up
truthful, upright and-industrious.
Betweeu driving a team and helping
his father in the tan-yard, the boy
grew up to be a broad shouldered
youth. ' -
The father, desirous of securing
for him the advantages of an educa
tion, and being unable to give it
himself, resolved to get him entered
at West Point, especially as young
Ulysses had a taste for military life.
He applied to the member of Con
gress from his district, Mr. Morris,
for the appointment, but he had al
ready riven the appointment he
controlled to another person. Mr.
Hamer, .Representative form anoth
er district, however, had a vacancy
at his disposal, and, to the great joy
of Llysses. conferred the appoint
ment upon him. Mr. Hamer got
the idea that Ulysses' middle name
was Simpson, and when he sent on
young Grant's name, sent it as Ulys
ses S. Grant It was so entered on
the register at West Point, and has
so remained. In this way General
Grant acquired his middle name.
He entered the academy at West
Point in 18;9, when he was seven
teen years ot age. He did not, it is
said, have sufficient preparation and
was far behind most of his class in
all'their studies. He entered upon
the work before him, however, with
great perseverance and indomitable
courage. He perfected himself in
horsemanship, so it was almost im
possible to unseat him. In the sec
ond year he was made sergeant of
battalion. In the last year he was
promoted to the position of officer of
the cadets. At the close of the year
he graduated honorably,' standing
No. 21 in a class of 38. There was
nothing in his life as a cadet that
gave promise of a brilliant future.
His manner, it is said, gave one the
impression that he was indolent
He was rather a favorite, from his
easy, good-natured disposition, and
suffered very little annoyance. It
is said, however, that with all his ap
parent indolence or indifference, he
was compelled to be a hard student,
m order to maintain his standing
among hisjclass mates, most of whom
entered the academy with greater
advantages.
On his graduation in 1843 cadet
Grant was assigned a position as bre
vet second lieutenant of the fourth
regiment, U. S. Infantry, and joined
his regiment in the autumn of that
year at Jefferson Barracks, near St
Louis He had a classmate, Fred
erick T. Dent, who was from St.
Louis, and who had been assigned
like himself to the fourth infantry.
The two were warm friends and
Lieutenant Dent took his classmate
to his. own heme whenever they
could obtain leave. Here he formed
the acquaintance of the estimable
lady, then Miss Julia Dent, whom
five years subsequently he married.
When the war with Mexico com
menced the fourth infantry formed
a part of Gen. Zachary Taylor's
army of occupation, and Lieutenant
Grant took as active a part as his
rank and position- permitted in the
battles of Palo Alto, May 8, '46, He
saca de la Palma, May 9, Monterey,
September 21-23, where his gallant
conduct received honorable mention
from his commander, and in the
siege of Vera Cruz, March 9-29, '47.
On the 1st of April he was appoint
ed quartermaster of the fourth in
fantry, preparatory te the long and
difficult march upon the city of
Mexico, and he held his position
from that time to July 23, 1848, af
ter the close of the Mexican war.
But though his early experiences
qualified him to fill this position
with great ability, be did not, as by
the army regulations he might, con
sider himself excused from service
in the field. - -
He was in nearly every battle of
the Campaign ; at Cerro Gordo, April
17-18, 1847, at San Antonio, August
20, at Shurubusco, the same day, at
Molinodel Rev, September 8, where
his gallant and meritorious conduct
procured him a brevet of first lieu
tenant, and the praise of his com
mander; at the storming of Chapul
tepee, September 13, where he won
a brevet of captain; and the ecomi-
ums of that stern old soldier Gener
al Worth, and at the assault and
capture of the city of Mexico, Sept
16-13, 1847, where he obtained the
more substantial honor of a promo
tion two days later, to the first , lieu
tenancy in his regiment. After the
war he was assigned to garrison duty
at Sackett's Harbor, New York, for
a year, then again made quartermas
ter of his regiment, which position
he held for four years, to September
30. 1853. In August, 1853, be at
tained to a captaincy, and after an
other year's service on the Pacific
slope, he resigned his commission
July 31, 1954. He was now thirty
two years old, and if he was to be
anything more than a poor army
captain it was time that he should
make a beginning. Such are the
reason's assigned by hia family for
this step, which seemed for a time to
be an unfortunate one. Shall we
add another, which there is every
reason for believiag to be true, and
which rightly considered, does him
honor? In the monotony and tedi
um of barrack and garrison life, and
surrounded by rough associates, he
had formed the babit, it is said of
drinking freely, and that habit was
becoming bo marked that the War
Department had thought it neces-
sary to reprove bim for it By
abandoning his associates and the
associations in wbioh he had been
thrown on the Pacific coast, there
was an oppurtunity for him to enter
upon a new life, and to abstain
then sefor ward from this ruinous in
dulgence. He returned to the east,
and having rejoined his family, who
had remained at his father's during
his absence on the Pacific, he remov
ed to the vicinity of St. Louis, where
his father-in-law had given his wife
a small farm, and his father had
j stocked it. Captain Grant put in
j practice his resolution to abandon
'all intoxicating drinks, and labored
zealously on his farm for four years.
President Coppee speaks of having
met him at St Louis in his farmer's
rig, whip in hand, and having enjoy
ed a very pleasant interview with
him, at which Joseph J. Reynolds,
Don Carlos Buell and Major Chap
man of the cavalry 'were all present
lie adds "If Grant has ever used
spirits, as is not unlikely, 1 distinct
ly remember that, upon the proposal
being made to drink, Grant said.
I will go in and look at you, for I
never drink anything ;' and the oth
ef officers who saw him frequently,
afterward told me that he drank
nothing but water."
But he was not destined to suc
ceed as a farmer. He was steady
industrious and economical, but it
was all in vain. In 18.38 he relin
quished the farm and moved into
St Louis, and at first undertook
the real estate business with a man
named lioogs, but after a few months'
trial, finding that the business
was not sufficient to support both
families, he relinquished it to his
partner and sought for something
else. He next obtained a position
in the custom house, but the death
ot the collector who appointed him
caused him to lose that in a few
months. He had endeavored while
on his farm to eke out his scanty
income by occasionally acting as
collector, auctioneer, etc., but with
out any considerable success.
Meanwhile his father bad been
prospering, and had, in connection
with two of his younger sons, estab
lished a leather and harness store
at Galena, Illinois. He now offer
ed Ulysses a position and interest
in this store, which was gladly and
thankfully accepted. For two years
he continued in this business, which
feeuied better suited to his tastes
than the farm. It is more credible
that, as he himself is reported to
have said, he had not voted for years
and had taken very little interest in
national affairs.
One thing we know, he possessed
th 3 fine soldierly instinct of honor
and loyalitv which was wanting in
so manv ol nis lormer comrades.
When the Southern troops fired on
the national flag at Sumpter, he
only knew that it was his country
which was assailed, and thence
forward there was no question of
politics. ,
"On that morning .of April 15,
1861," says a lady friend who was
in the lamiiy, " he laid down the
paper containing the account of the
bombardment, walked round the
counter, and drew on his coat, say
ing: 'I am for the war to put down
this wicked rebellion. The Gov
ernment educated me for the army,
and though I served faithfully dur
ing one war, I feel still a little in
debt for my education, and am
ready to discharge the obligation. "
He went out in the streets of Galena,
aiding in organizing and drilling a
company of volunteers, with whom
be marched to Springfield, the cap
ital of the State. He had no am
bition to serve as the commander of
this, and hence declined their nomi
nation of him for captain. Hon. E.
B. Waehburne, then member of
Congress from the Galena dis
trict, and his firm friend, then and
and since, accompanied him to
Springfield, and introduced him to
Governor Yates; finding that the col
onel of the 21st Illinois volunteer
regiment was entirely unfit for the
position, removed him and tele
graphed Grant that he had appoint
ed him to the vacancy. He was on
his way to Springfield at that time,
and immediately assumed com
mand. In a short time they were
under most admirable discipline,
and an alarm occuring in regard to
a rebel attack upon Quincy, Illi
nois, he morched thither on foot, a
distance of one hundred ond twen
ty miles, a feat at that time consid
ered most extraordinary.
On the 9th of August Colonel
Grant was commissioned brigadier
general (his commission dating from
the 17th of May), and sent wih an
adequate force to Southern Missouri,
where the rebel general, JeffThomp
8on, threatened an advance.
Soon after receiving his commis
sion as brigadier-general he took
command at Cairo, and while there
secured Paducah, and with it Ken
tucky. In November, 1SC1 he
fought the battle of Belmont, and
in January, 1802, conducted recon
noisance to the rear of Columbus.
Fort Henry fell February 6; ten
days afterward Fort Donelson sur
rendered to him unconditionally,
and this was followed by the evac
uation of Columbus and Bowling
Green. When the rebel command
er at Donelson sent to ask his terms
Grant replied: "No terms except
unconditional and immediate sur
render can be accepted. I propose
to move immediately upon your
works." From the moment Fort
Donelson surrendered Gen, Grant
had a national fame. He was as
signed to the new military district
of West lennessee, with limits not
defined," on the 15th of February,
and Sherman to Cairo. They had
been at West Point together, but
Sherman had graduated three years
earlier, and they had not, up to
that time; been intimate. The siege
of Fort Donelson bro night their
first official intercourse, Sherman
forwarding Grant troops and sup
plies. An exchange ol letters after
the surrender of the fort was the
beginning of a warm friendship be
tween them which neither time nor
change has diminished.
On April 6 and 7 he fought the
battle of Shiloh. He was eecond
in command to Gen. Halleck dur-
the siege of Corinth, and when the
latter was ordered to Washington
Grant was appointed to take com
eralcl
mand of the departments of Tenn -
essee. lie captured lcksburg after t Longrass having created the grade ot
a siege of two months, July 4, 1SG3. J general of the army.be wascommis
After the siege had lasted oyer 40 ; sioned general, and Major General
days, when riding around his lines
one day Grant stopped at the house
of a Confederate woman, who still
clung to her shattered walls, and
asked for water. She asked bim
tauntingly if he ever expected to
get into Vicksburg. "Certainly," he
answered. "But when?" "I can
aot tell exactly when I shall take
the town, but I mean
till I do, if it takes me thirty years.'
At last, on the 3d of July, 1'ember
ton asked Grant's terms for the ca
pitulation of the city, and the white
flag floated from the headquarters
of the besieged. Grant's answer
was: "The unconditional surren
der of the city and garrsson." On
the 4th of July the garrison of
Vicks burg marched out of the lines
they had so long and bravely de
fended and stacked their arms in
front of their conquerors. This is
the event that broke the backbone of
the rebellion. It struggled on near
ly two years longer, but it never
regained its confidence. This sur
render put into Grant's hands the
largest capture of men and material
made in the war. General Grant
was rewarded for this service
by promotion to the rank of major
general in the regular army.
In October, 18G3, he obtained
command of the Military Division
of the Mississippi, comprising the
department of the Ohio, of the Cum
berland, and of the Tennessee.
Among General Grant's important
characteristics as a great command
er is the rare sagacity which he
uniformly displayed in the choice
of his subordinate officers. On this
occasion he selected Generals Sher
mau and Thomas, as his principal
lieutenants, and concentrated his
armies for the defence of Chatta
nooga, which was pertly invested
by General Bragg, who sent Long
street with about 20,000 men to be
siege Konxville. The army of Gen.
Bragg, holding strong positions on
the Missionary Ridge and Lookout
Mountain, was attacked on the 21th
and retreated on the 25th of No
vember. A part of this great bat
tle, it is said, was fought above the
clouds. It is stated that from the
beginning of the war to December
7, 1SG3, the armies under Grant's
command had captured 472 pieces
of cannon and 1)0,000 prisoners. In
the mean time, the Federal ar
mies in the East had failed disas
trously in successive campaigns
paigns against Richmend; and the
eyes of the nation turned to
uiaui as Lilt vcuciai uiuei luiuuc-
tent to take command of all the ar-!
1 -,. nn LA I mnat ststmr,.-
mies
of the Union. The grade of"m" a.1 ?-
lieutenant-general was revived for
him by Congress, and he was made
commander ot all the armies by
the President on the 12th of March,
1SG4 the most inportant appoint
ment ever made by an American
President He was thus summoned
to a new field of action and a po
sition of immense responsibility.
The forces of the enemy were most
ly concentrated in two large armies
one in Virginia, commanded by
Robert E. Lee, and the other in
Northern Georgia, led by J. E.John
ston. General Grant selected Gen
Sherman to oppose the latter, and
himself directed in person the army
of the Potomac, which opened the
campaign by crossing the Ripidan
on the 4th of May and moving
toward Richmond by a route which
was naturally strong for purposes
of defence and was well fortified
at various points. Before he began
this movement, he appointed Gen
eral Sheridan commander of all the
cavalry of his army. Hancock,
Warren, Sedgwick and Burnside,
subject to the orders of Gen. Meade,
commanded the several corps of the
army of the Potomac, which amount
ed to about loO.OOO men.
The two armies moved early in
May. After a series of desperately
fought battles, alternating with re
peated flanking movement--, which
the skill of General Lee frustrated.
Gen. Grant crossed the James river
between the 12th and 15th of June,
1864, and proceeded to lay siege
to Richmond and Petersburg from
the south and southeast, wile a very
considerable army was cutting off
their supplies and destroying their
railroads at the north and north
west. Five Forks was the beginning of
the end. It was fought April 1,1865,
and was one of the most brilliant
and bloody engagements of the war.
In this fight Sheridan displayed his
characteristic qualities. He was as
mad with battle-rage as the god of
war himself. In the midst of the
fight one of his divisions wavered
and broke momensarily. Their col
or bearer was shot and killed, and
their flag had fallen. Sheridan
snatched it up in his own hands,
and plunged into the fight at the
heal of the faltering men. After that
he flew about like incarnate thun
der and lightning. He raged and
shook his fist and his sword by
turns at them : he drove men who
had been wounded back iuto the
front rank. He capped the climax
of his rage by then and there reliev
ing Gen Warren of his command
upon the field of battle, but he
restored order and gained the day.
At length the two cities having been
reduced to great straits, while the
army of General Lee was rapidly
diminishing, the last line was brok
en on the 2d of April. 1865. Gen.
Lee and the remnant of his army
fled west toward Danville. They
were pursued rapidly by Gen. Grant
and his army. On the" 9th of April
1865, Gen. Lee surrendered with his
entire command to Gen. Grant at
Appomatox Court house, Va. The
forces had lain in front of Rich
mond, apparently doing nothing.
Except two or three indecisive small
fights, nothing seemed to be done
during the winter. What was Grant
about ? Y'et at this time, when he
seemed most inactive, he said, one
day, to a foreign officer: "I feel as
sure of capturing Richmond as I do
of dying." The surrender of the
other confederate armies in North
Carolina, Alabama, and Texas fol
lowed soon after, and the war end
ed. The gratitude of the people was
evinced in many demonstrations in
WHOLE NO. 17C1.
j his hondr. On the 25th of July, 1SGG,
Sherman was promoted to be lieu
tenant general. For a short time
during the memorable contest be
tween President Johnson and the
Senate, concerning the removal of
Secretary Stanton from office, Geu
eral Grant served as Secretary of
War ad interim. He was nomina
ted by the republicans for the I'reai-
to stay hereidencyin May, 1SG8; accepted the
nomination in a letter which closed
with, "Let us have peace ;" was elec
ted the following November, and
served two terms as President Gen.
Grant quitted office March 4, 1877,
and on May 17th sailed from Phila
delphia on the stean.er Indiana for
Europe in search of the recreation
and instruction of foreign travel.
The story of his journey around the
world is still fresh in the minds of
the pubHc The enthusiasm with
which he was received in every land
reflected that which niarktd the
popular demonstrations in his honor
in this country, and the honors paid
to him exceeded, in ceremonial mag
nificence at least, those to which
he bad been accustomed in his na
tive land.
When General Grant arrived at
San Francisco, September 2Utb, 187H
after having made the circuit of the
globe, his welcome home surpassed
in enthusiasm that ever bi-fore giv
en by the American people to one of
their fel!ow-citizen3. His journey
across the continent was a contin
ued ovation. After that he made a
trip to Mexico, and upon returning
to this country took up his residence
in New York city. The financial
reverses which have clouded the last
months of bis life, though they left
no stain upon his honor, called forth
the sincere sympathy of the people,
including those who had served in
arms against him, and served to add
still further testimony of the great
love and respect with which he is
regarded. During the last few
months Gen. Grant has been occu-
pied in literary work, writing hi ' of impending danger famineorper
recollections of the late war. After jsistent persecution : and under such
his financial reverses a proposition
was made in Congress to pension
Gen. Grant, but this Gen. Grant de
clined. A bill placing him on the
retired list, with the rank of gener
al, was passed on the 4th of March,
and one of the first official acts of
President Cleveland was to sign his
commission.
The Danger of PyestnfT.
The danger of wearing next to the
skin articles of clothing dyed with
. . . , - , , ,
-ubstance obtained from benzole and
declared many times in letters from
medical men both in this country
and abroad, who have given instan
ces of the ill effects caused through
the absorption by the skin of these
irritating and poisonous compounds.
Their warnings are repeated and il
lustrated in a case of exhibits sent to
the health exhibition in London by
an authority on skin diseases. In
this case are specimens of some of
the beautiful aniline colors, rosani
line, magnetaf violet red, Bismarck
violet, etc., and gloves and stockings
dyed with the substances by which
these hoes are obtained that, in cas
es coming under the treatment of
the exhibitor, had produced erup
tions on the skin of women and chil
dren, in some instances of a very se
vere character.
Vice Presidential Furrey.
The Vice-President, after a dili
gent search and careful inventory,
has discovered that the patronage
at the disposal of the occupant ofhis
high office, is as follows :
1. Private secretary.
2. Telegraph operator for the Sen
ate. 3. Keeper of Senate restaurant
He is now at work on the matter
of appointments, and hopes to be
able to announce his decision before
the end of this month. While thank
ful for all advice tendered in good
faith by Democrat1-, he is careful to
have it understood that he is Vice
President, and that Graver Cleve
land must keep at a respectable dis
tance and let him alone. The three
appointees will be Jacksonian Dem
ocrats, and the man who feeds at
the restaurant will eat pork and corn
dodger, or he will not eat at all.
Chieawf UernUl, ( id.)
The First Days of Slocking..
There were no manufactured stock
ings in the days of Lady Macbeth.
A strip of cloth or woolen stuff was
wrapped around the feet and up to
the knees, and held in place by
strings or straps, laced like our shoe
strings. Actors of a generation ago
always wore such leggins when per
sonating Macbeth. A remnant of
these old improvised etocking3 may
be observed upon the feet of newly
arrived Chinamen. The first manu
factured stockings of the ancients
were of coarse material and clumsy
fabrication. Trie first silk stock
ings known in England were knitted
by a lady of the court of Queen Eliz
abeth for her majesty, who was so
delighted with their softness and
flexibility that she kept the donor
knitting silk stockings as long as St. Paul, Minn.. April 1. A spe
the august legs needed worldly cov- j .-j to the Dixpatch from Winnipeg
ering. X. Y. World.
Innanity Cared by Work
A phvsician gives a suggestive in
cident upon the treatment of the in
sane. A patient who bad been en
veloped in mental darkness for more
than three years was cured by occu
pation. At first the insane man as
sisted on the mangle ; then he set
himself to picking up buttons and
in a tew months naa aooui z,ms. on
a string, with which he ornamented
the walls of his room. He was then
offered a small bounty for every rat
mole or muskrat be would destroy
and was given the full liberty of the
grounds. He soon gave evidence of
ability to take care ot bimselt and
was released from the asylum.
The Prince of Wales is Colonel of
sixteen different regiments. This is
not a circumstance to Florida ; here
we have sixteen Colonels to one reg
iment. Florida I'imen-Cninn.
Hare an Objeot In Life.
Young man, if yon want to suc
ceed you must have an object If
you go on through life in a slip-shod,
aimless eort of a way, the chances
are that you will die, as you have
lived, a mere cipher Boon forgotten
in this world, and if by the provi
dence of Goit you succeed in getting
into the next, you will have to sit
around on the ragged edge unable
to join in the smallest song which
the celestial choir are said to sing.
There won't be any place for you
and nothing for you to busy your
self about You won't even have
the satisfaction of being allowed to
assist in taking up the collection,
because yoa would go to sleep be
fore you got half way round.
Have an object 1 What does it
matter if you do fall short of it?
Aim high, and blaze away. Suppose
you don't hit the mark you are no
worse than hundreds of others I But
let me tell you, if you aim wetland
keep on tiring, after awhile some
thing is sure to drop. Of course if
you shut your eyes and pull off
both barrels at once, you may hit
something, but the probabilities are
that you won't and if you do it will
very likely be some odoriferous tur
key buzzard or a harmless little pee
wee, that it would have been much
better for your reputation had yoa
let it alone.
Have an object, young man, and
stick to it You may never be Pres
ident or even Governor, but if you
keep some worthy object in view and
work hard, we'll wager a lead nickle
that some day you'll be able to take
your best girl to the circus without
skulking around on the back streets
for fear of meeting your washer-woman,
whom you owe for your last
three weeks' washing. iS'. Loni
Magazine.
Mirth an a Mea'cine.
Mirth has a hygienic value that
can be hardly overrated while our
social life remains what the slavery
of rices and dogmas has made it
Joy has been called the sunshine of
the heart, yet the same sun that calls
forth the flower of a plant is also
needed to expand its leaves and ri
pen its fruits ; and without the stim
ulus of exhilarating pastimes perfect
bodily health is as impossile as
moral and mental vigor. And, as
a succession of uniform crops will
exhaust the fresh soil, the daily re
petition of a monotonous occupation
will wear out the best man. Body
and mind require an occasional
change of employment, or else a lib
eral supply of fertilizing recreations,
and this requirement is a factor
whose omission often fails the arith
metic of our political economists.
To the creatures of the wilderness
affliction comes generally in the form
circumstances the modifications of
the vital process 6eem to operate
against its long continuance; well-
wishing nature sees her purpose de
feated, and the vital energy flags,
the sap of life runs to seed. On the
same principle an existence of joy
less drudgery seems to drain the
springs of health, even at an age
when they can draw upon the lar
gest inner resources ; hope, too often
baffled, at last withdraws her aid ;
the tongue may be attuned to cant
ing hymns of consolation, but the
heart cannot be deceived, and with
its sinking pulse the strength ot life
ebbs away.
Nine tenths of our city children
are literally starving for lack of rec
reation ; not the means of life, but
its object, civilization has defraud
ed them of; they feel a want which
bread only can aggravate, for only
hunger helps them to forget the
misery and ennui. Their palor is
the sallow hue of a cellar plant ; they
were happier. I would undertake
to cure a sickly child with the fun
and rye bread sooner than with tid
bits and tedium.
.Never Give l"p.
If you are suffering with low and
depressed spirits, loss of appetie, gen
eral debility, disordered blood, weak
constitution, headache, or any di
sease of a bilious nature, by all
means procure a bottle of Electric
Bitters. You will be surprised to see
the rapid improvement that will fol
low ; you will be inspired with new
life ; strength and activity will re
turn ; pain and misery will cease,
and henceforth yoa will rejoice in
the praise of Electric Bitters. Sold
at fifty cents a bottle by C.N. Boyd.
Some Original Proverba.
Following are the best of the orig
inal proverbs sent to the London
Truth for the prize competition :
A white lie often makes a black
i story.
It s a poor musician who can t
blow his own trumpet.
He who would break the egg must
first break the shell.
Every btck has its pen.
Pens and ink out of reach avoid
many a breach.
The present is the child of the
past and the parent of the future.
The want of money is the root of
much evil.
Egotism is m alphabet with one
letter.
If you'd know a man's character,
follow him home.
Better a line of sense than a page
of nonsense.
The surest road to honor is to de
serve it
Only whisper scandal and its echo
is heard by all.
It's not the clock with the loudest
tick that goes the best
Sighs are poor things to fly with.
Home is the rainbow of life.
Don't complain of the baker until
you have tasted his bread.
They who live in a worry invite
death by hurry.
The Rebellion In the Northwest.
says : i he Monies and greets join
ed the other bands yesterday in the
attack on Battleford. They killed
James Payne and George Applegarth
farm instructors, and burned a lare
number of settlers, houses. All the
buildings in Battleford were pillaged
and burned. It is expected that Big
Uear's band and the Fort Pitt In
dians will also join in the rebellion.
Big Bear, with 800 warriors, is with
Riel; who is now said to have 2,000
armed men, but no field pieces. It
is not known when General Middle
ton will order the troops to ad
vance. The Right Reverend Bishop Gil
more, Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the
many eminent church dignitaries
who have publicly added their em
phatic endorsement to the wonder
ful efficacy of St Jacobs Oil in case
of rheumatism and other painful
ailments.
Hard to beat Carpets.