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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
1
A reflective poem laments past wars and urges a peaceful turn as the century dawns. The text contrasts marching arms with a hopeful plea for unarmed peace and wiser leadership. It is followed by a veteran narrative recounting Ulysses S. Grant’s renowned horsemanship and his celebrated mounts Garland and Old Jack in early duties and campaigns.
Belmont the horse carried General Ulysses S. Grant to a Union boat after Confederate forces separated the fleet at the Mississippi landing. Grant’s groom was captured, a colored cook escaped, and an exchange offer was rejected because Grant had no authority to trade enslaved people. The cook returned with permission, while Belmont remained a key, loyal escort.
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln’s early military service in the Sangamon company raised for the Black Hawk War. It notes his initial lack of discipline, his unconventional drill remedy, and a tale of his quick wit to pass a gate command. It also highlights Lincoln’s defense of an Indian refugee and his moral influence shaping troops.
In a Brooklyn car a tall man reads a newspaper while a stylish woman with candy and an opera libretto examines headlines. She chides burglars and sealskin theft as the big man calmly shifts to stock reports and society news.
The Philadelphia Press reports Andrew Lang at a distinguished dinner where he blamed a “budding funny man” and a “diabolically deaf socialist” for spoiling the evening. It later emerged the socialist pretended deafness to endure bore and chatter about golf.
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