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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 183, 23 April 1918, Page 5

"General Grant was," says General Horace Portor, in "M'Oluro's Magazine,' "au absolutely truthful man. He was not only truthful himself but lie had a horror of untruth in otters." An anecdote. illustrates this trait. Ouc day while sitting in bis bedroom in tho White House, where bo had retired to write a message to Congress, a card was brought in by a servant. An officer on duty at tho time, seeing that tho ITesident did not want lo bo disturbed, remarked to the servant; "Say the President is not in." General Grant over., heard the remark, turned around sud., dcnly in his chair, and cried out to the servant: "Tell him no suc.li tiling! T. don't lie myself, and don't want any one: to lie for mo!" What n pity that we do ; not havo in public life more mou like, General Grant in this respect 1 j