St. Joseph County Independent, Volume 17, Number 14, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 October 1891 — Page 6

[HONORING THE HERO. 'unveiling of the grant STATUE IN CHICAGO. Untold Thousands There—Civic and Military Honors Bestowed—Grand Naval Dis- ' play—A«i Eloquent Tribute—Mrs. Grant Present. Tribute to the Dead. Sunshine and rain warred fiercely and 1 unremittingly with each other in Chicago to determine which would have the ■mastery when it came to unveil the Grant statue. And I’ha bus won a dazzling victory, and all the people rejoiced. It would have been a bitter disappointment had it been ordered otherwise. The silken cord was gently pulled by the fair hands of the Q. GRESHAM, ORATOR OF THE DAY. daughter of Gen. William E. Strong, and responsive to her timid action

the white drapery was loosed from the figure beneath it, fluttered a moment in the breeze and fell, disclosing in all the majestic calm of a heroic man sculptured ;In bronze by a master hand. For a moment admiration held the multitude spellbound, incapable of uttering an

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exclamaton. Then, glowing with pride and patriotism, from a hundred thousand throats went up such a mighty shout as is rarely -heard. -It was the apotheosis of their admiration—they i were aflame with enthusiasm.

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One minute before the unveiling a signal gun was ! fired to warn the gabbling, excited and expectant throng that everything was in readiness for the ceremony. Slowly the seconds ticked by and there was a vast hush. Scarcely a sound was heard save from the far distant center of the city, from where the roar of commerce was plainly audible. The statue was bared to the eye and the tumultuous murmur of approval had hardly subsided when from the United States steamer Michigan there blazed forth a salute of twenty-one guns. Bishop Newman patiently waited for the re'verberation of the last gun before he 'delivered the invocation, and Emil S. Dryer had to be correspondingly patient before he could introduce the Bishnn.

Reverently the last syllable was heard, ’ and, released from the first strain of | eagerness, the spectators leisurely • awaited what was yet to come—the speeches of presentation and acceptance and Judge Gresham’s oration. Twenty thousand men marched from the heart of the city to L’ -oln Park. Twenty thousand more wc willing to do so but that it would ha a made the parade too cumbersome, toldiers and civilians, old warriors and young ones, knights without end and societies without number, all anxious to do honor to the memory of the greatest military chieftain of his age, marched in solemn procession. Many an old comrade of Grant was there; many a one who, though knowing him but slightly, had magnified that trivial acquaintance until it seemed to blossom forth to intimate relationship and friendship. Memory knit those sturdy fellows with their god. It was nothing to them that at any moment the heavens threatened to open and deluge them and transform their sober parade into mincing steps for dry ground. They had splashed through many a country road and not felt half so proud. And when they drew up in front of the monument they were the admired of all admirers. From th * time the signal gun was fired until the ceremony was ended there was much to chain the attention. There were many distinguished men on the platform. Once the statue was unveiled the exercises were hurried to completion, for the fear that rain would mar the occasion haunted the Executive Committee. Mayor Washburne accepted the monument on behalf of the city after Edward S. Taylor, lor the Park Commissioners and the Monument Association, had followed in the wake of the Mayor, accepting the monument for the Park Trustees. And then came the turn of Judge Walter Q. Gresham, who in his oration honored Grant, honored the people and honored himself. The Judge was a

close friend of the dead hero in his lifetime,had his confidence and respect, and was charged with much more of either than many of those who vaing’.oriously make capital out of their acquaintanceship with the General. Gresham was a soldier, therefore he knows the value to

I put upon Grant’s services to the J ■ nation; he is a Judge, therefore hoi is just; he seldom talks in public, i and therefore his utterances had ! ian extra touch of worth. More ' I than all, he is an admirer of the mill-

tary genius and human qualities of Grant and he was tired to eloquence in speaking of him. AN hen he ended his speech a scene was witnessed like unto that which was observed in the summer when Chauncey Depew thundered out the closing sentence of h’s oration on the occasion of the unveiling of the Grant monument at Galena. Approval of the spoken words took form in a hundred wild varieties, and for the moment the greatness of the orator seemed to overshadow the mon ory of the man that quickened his tongue to words of eloquence. Much moved as were the people, there was yet one who was influenced more than all. A figure in mourning; an old lady with silvered hair and a glance of melancholy that dimmed her mien of

[ stately pride. She was Grant’s widow uncertain whether to mourn anew show her gratitude. Surrounded b7her friends, she calmly surveyed the seen!' and resolutely stifled her thoughts « best sne could. And the moment of b “

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ternoss which may have flashed across • her soul must also have been felt by her i son, who sat by her side. It was a bad day for the naval parade ( During the night a heavy sea washed , the shores of the lake, and a stiff north- i

! eastor did not help to mend matters, j and for a time ft looked as if the naval I display must be abandoned. About 10 ; o'cl ck, however, the wind had changed, and the outlook was much more favorable. The Michigan steamed slowly out of the basin and head, d for Lincoln Park. She was fo’lowed by the Fessenden and Andy Johnson, with several ex ursion steamers and the two fireboats iov< ring i the rear. On board the cutters were many invited guests, mainly wives of army officers in the parad'. When the Michigan came abreast of the monument, 1,500 fi et from the si a wall, the order to drop anchor was giv n. The cutt rs formed the line, with a fireboat to north . and south. The steamers fell into line outside the warships. and their anchors were dropped on the sandy bottom. Tt4 tugs, which had been hurrying to ar | from the harbor with tows, fou* 1 places botworih tho larger boats. i'S'J* uroboat or tho live-saving c .P? ....„ by sturdy hands next came, and lay aM rest near the Michigan. H|| Fho scene lion, shore was one ofc striking beauty. the monument was ip a noble setting. The lake, always Li» coin Dark’s greatest beauty, was never half so beautiful before. As the veil was pulled from the monument the "tins on the warships joined with tho battery on shore in the Presidential salute of twenty one guns. For the moment there was silence. Then the flag at the Michigan’s foremast was run down. It was the signal for a hundred whistles. The fireboats sent heavenward a score of streams. The Hag reappeared at the Michigan’s foremast i and the noisy salute ceased. The Michigan then weighed anchor and boro to tho northward. The revenue cutters followed her and the steamers followed in their wake. Off the Marine Hospital the fleet turned backward and j formed a procession down the lake shore past the monument. Tho Pursuit of Wealth. The Journal of Finance reaches the conclusion that the men who become immensely wealthy do not have that object directly in view, but derive their pleasure from the pursuit

rather than the possession of riches. ’ It remarks: It is safe to declare ; that the problem of how to get rich engrosses the attention of one-third of our adult population, while the

question of how to keep out of the poor-house engrosses the attention of the other two-thirds. A liberal share of both classes are engaged in the study of how to keep out of jail. These are all important subjects—the last mentioned perhaps the most important, since actual experience is essential to exhibit its true colors. Nor is it always safe to accept the teachings of the men who have “got there”—“there” not being the jail. Some many have attained the pinnacle of their hopes by a lucky investment in stocks; a railroad may have made a $lO lot on the seashore its terminus, and the happy possessors of the riches to which outside forces have contributed have no reason for self-congratulation. Then, too, there are those careful souls who deposit their funds in the savings banks at 3 per cent, a year, and during a half century of existence undergo a discipline which brings them all times next door to starvation without entering its portals, and finally they reach the height of their ambition in the pue»<.3sion of a few thousand dollars, and then die. Again, there are men of activity—and in these times one must be counted in this class or be left behind the procession—who are constantly on the move, and the beckoning figure ahead is always the “mighty dollar.” Sometimes the vnniNlir»« l>of«»ro ♦>»«* •<>*«*•«>* *’♦ made, but it is caught with sufficient frequency to make a cart load when gray hairs admonish the need of rest and retirement. There are no set rules for getting rich. The men who are certain to reach this end are men of conservative habit, of wise comprehension, of active and progressive spirit, who have the ability to recognize a good thing when they see it and who are content to await the development of its fruitful qualities. However rapid they may be in the search for the dollars singly, they are seldom in a hurry to get rich. The I'aradUe 1 Isli. The paradise fish, like the Gorman canary, is a product, of cultivation, as there is no place known where it is found in a wild state. It is a native of China. There they arc cultivated and kept in aquaria as ornamental fish only. The male is the larger of the two sexes, measuring, when full grown, from the mouth to the end of the caudal fln, three and a half inches. The body is shaped very much like that of the pumpkin seed sunfish. Its colors surpass in brilliancy any fish heretofore cultivated for the aquarium. The head is ashy gray, mottled with irregular dark spots. The gills are azurine blue, bordered with brilliant crimson. The eyes are yellow and and red, with a black pupil. The sides of the body and the crescent •shaped caudal fln are deep crimson, the former having ten or twelve vertical blue stripes, while the latter is [bordered with blue. The under surface of the body is continually' changing color—sometimes it is white, at others gray or black. The dorsal and anal fin? are remark^oiy largv, heuoe tire generic name of the sish —macro, large; podus. the foot or fin. Both fins are shaped alike. They are striped and dotted with brown and bordered with blue. The dull-colored ventral tins are protected by a brilliant scarletcolored spine, extending three-fourths of an inch behind the fins. The pectorals, situated directly above the ventral fins, are well shaped, but, being transparent, show no color* All these colors above described are most brilliant when the fish is excited. For instance, when engaged in combat for the possession of a female fish, or when courting, he shows the most brilliant colors, in order to attract the attention of his lady-love, she being especially fond of bright c dors.—Nature’s Realm. Spain’s youthful King has learned to back a pony. He will not be every inch a king, however, until he has learned to baccarat. __________________________ A man sentenced to be hanged is above suspicion.

Pelican and Eacie. A most remakable battle took place in Golden Gate Park one morning. It possessed great' interest to the few’ who were so fortunate as to witness it. The contestants were a large bald eagle and the big white pelican that graces the pand near the Haight street entrance. \ ery often a pair of eagles have been seen sailing in the air and hovering over the park. They have been known to catch quails in the deer paddock, and they have even scooped ma ground squirrel now and then to carry' off to their young on some crag on the coast. -The bald eagle usually selects the highest and most inaccessible cliff on which to build its nest, and it is thought the Dair of marauders in question have for years had their home at some point two or three miles below the Cliff House. Yesterday morning several park visitors observed these two large birds hovering over the duck [Mind. They sailed around in gradually diminishing circles, rising higher and higher, until they were but specks against sky, when suddenly they disappeared from view altogether. Perhaps half an hour had passed when the people seated on the benches watching the ducks and black swan lazily paddling about, or admiring th * ungainly but dignified pelican resting motionless on the water, were startled to sev a black streak shooting through the air with a noiseless nwb. the ducks scurried to the edge of the pond and hid in the brush. The pelican alone remained unconsciousof danger. Like a flash the eagle, for sue! it was, fastened its talons in the pelicmi's back and attempted to fly away wit!) the long-necked bird. The pelican, however, proved too heavy for the eagle to carry, and after a rise z of eight or ten feet the king of birds was forced to relinquish its hold upon its prey, which dropped back into the water. The eagle was not to be robbed of its prize, however, and it made another swoop. By this time the pelican had recovered from its surprise. It got into fighting positioji and received its »nemj' with outstretched neck and flapping wings. The eagle failed to secure a hold and received a hard pinch from the strong bill of the pelican that caused it to fly away, screaming with rage and pain. Again the eagle pressed the attack. As if to gain some advantage, the pelican reached land and awaited the onslaught. The eagle accepted the challenge, and for a time all that could be seen was a mixed up mess of feathers. The long neck of the pelican proved to be an effective weapon, however, and the hard bill was repeatedly driven into the eagle's side, at times knocking it over. Only once did the eagle get a hold with its beak and talons, but the slight advantage was to no purpose, as it was immediately shaken off by the big white bird. F inally the battle, whiclfhad lasted about four minutes, ended by the eagle taking wing and beating a sullen retreat in a dilapidated eondil ion. The pelican is in almost as pond affray, save the loss of a few feathers, I and after the battle it sailed about ; the pond with a dignified stroke, as if I conscious of its clever victory. Park Policeman McManus and about , fifteen others witnessed the battle.— i [San Francisco Chronicle. “No Fubiic Speaker.” ' Rb’hard Coleman of Virginia, while yet a very young man, was made i judge of cue of the Eastern Circuit ; Courts. Before his appointment he had led a quiet, studious life, and had : obtained no extended reputation tx- ' cept among lawyers. Shortly after lie went upon the ! bend) a cruel murder was committed in his district by a notoriously bad I man. The murderer was taken, tried and convicted of murder in the first ! degree. In pronouncing the sentence of the law uiion the prisoner, Judge Coleman spoke with so much feeling and eloquence that many of the listeners were moved to tears. The murderer, on the other hand, seemed to be quite different, looking at the ceiling and ; apparently paying no attention what- • ever to what was being said. After he was remanded to jail one ! of the young lawyers went into the ■ ceil, curious to know how the crim- , I inal had felt when the judge was pass- ! ing sentence upon him. । > ••What do you mean?" asked the , ! murderer. ■ ••I mean when the judge was teM- . ; ing \ou that you were to be hanged." ; ' "You mean when lie was talking to I me?" • ’ W*s ’’ ‘‘Oh! I never paid no ’tention to h:it th« M heat Smell? In a Missouri mill the otherdav we ' heard the following in regard to what l sometimes makes wheat smell: A I farmersold his wheat, which, by the I way. was a two year old crop, for ! $1.03 per bushel. When the wheat ■ was delivered the miller detiu-ted that • peculiarodorcommon toold wheat that had not been exposed to the air ar m- I । tervals of reasonable length, and as i wheat had declined to 93 cents per i bushel, the miller refused to receive [it. This “riled" the farmer, because jhe thought the wheat all right, and iso he took a sample to a St. Louis grain commission man and asked him jto examine it. The commission man ’ pronounced it just a little “nmwi burnt," and asked the farmer what ! the miller had agreed to pay him for ' it. “A dollar and three cents," said | the farmer. “Oh!” said the commis- [ sion man, “if I had agreed to pay that much for it I could smell it at ten ! feet against the wind.—[St. Louis 1 Miller.

THE BUFFALO IS ALMOST EXTINCT Only Fifty E.nft In Colorado and FIT. of Those Wantonly Slaughtered. There are about fifty buffalo still ranging wild in Colorado. And yet one man, for whom frontier justice is waiting, recently killed five. It has been so generally and frequently stated and published that the American buffalo and bison have become completely and thoroughly extinct that the general public has come to accept it as a fact, and believes that the only specimens are those which have become domesticated and are carefully housed and cared for in the several zoological gardens and parks. That there are a few of them remaining on the plains is certainly true, but there are enough of them, with proper protection, to soon produce large herds. In this State, where once there were thousands of these animals, their number has been rapidly reduced by hunters, who have slain them simply for the momentary pleasure they have experienced in killing large game, until they now number less than titty and are in four small herds. These are confined to the rougher and more sparsely populated districts, their habitations being a more effective protection to them than all the State game laws ever enacted by the General Assembly. Ho mxuiH had ^rown the numlter of these distinctively American animals that in 1889 the State Legislature enacted a law providing a severe penalty for the killing of a single specimen before the year 1900, thus allowing a full ten years for them to prom agate, but in spite of this enactment word was received but a short time ago that some one in the Kenosha range had shot live buffalo. State Game Warden Land started at once to make a special personal investigation of the case. While out he has also made an extensive visit through the State, and he has just returned with an intere/ing account. He is somewhat discouraged with many things connected with the enforcement, or, more properly, the non-en-forcement, of all thp game laws, and predicts that unless something very decisive is done, and that very soon, the buffalo will not be the only family wiped from the face of the earth. He reports a most terrible slaughter of all game during the last few months. He was asked in reference to the killof buffalo. ••There are now’ very few of them." he stated, “and these, in our feeble and crippled condition, we are endeavoring to protect. That five of them were killed recently is a fact, but 1 found we could not convict the guilty party if we brought him to trial. He admitted having killed live of them and boasted of the fact to his friends, but we could find no one. after a careful investigation,who would testify against him, and if he were arraigned he would, of course, say ‘not guilty.’ “I judge that we have now in the State something less than fifty buffalo, and these are in four bunches. < <>t vlicso lias recently liccn seen -.it Middle Park and numbers but five. Another, ami possibly the largest, is in the Kenosha range, and numbers jiossibl.v twenty. The third, of ten or fifteen head, is at Hahn's Peak, in Routt County. The fourth, and smallest except that at Middle Park, is at Dolores.”—[Denver Republican. Curious Freaks of Kaz >rs. The finest grades of razors are so delicate that even the famous Damascus sword blades cannot equal them in texture. It is not generally known I«hat the grain of a Swedish razor is so sensitive that its general direction is so changed after a short service. When you buy a fine razor the grain runs from the upper end to the outer point in a diagonal direction toward the handle. Constant strapping will twist the steel until the grain appears to be straight up and down. Subsequent use will drag the grain outward to the edge, so that after steady use for several months the liber of the steel occupies a position exactly the reverse of that w’hich it did on the day of purchase. The process also affects the temper of the blade, and when the grain sets from the lower outer point toward the back, you have a razor which cannot be kept in condition, even by the most conscientious barber. But here’s another curious freak that will take , place in the same tool: Leave the razor alone for a month or two, and when you take it up you will find • that the grain has assumed its first position. The operation can be reJ peated until the steel is worn through to the back. Artificial Tcetii. —parnemars relating to the auii motiu or lite ol our people can a greater change be observed in the last forty years than in the treatment of teeth. There was a time when a resort to the dentist, or more frequently to the family doctor, who was dentist, surgeon and physician all in one, meant simply that a tooth was to be pulled. Now it means everything else but that, and very rarely that. Filling, treating, restoring, | building up teeth, instead of drawing i them, are the dentist's main employment in these days, and $lO is thus expended where $1 covered the whole outlay in those earlier times. Nevertheless, a great many teeth disappear in course of time, else there would be no place for the 10,000,000 artificial teeth which twelve factories in this country are said to make in a year, the dental experts using at the same time nearly $3,000,000 worth of gold for stopping cavities in natural teeth. Mu. Toole says the prettiest “sewing machine” he ever saw was about seventeen years old, with short sleeves, curb’ hair, and sensible shoes.