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Show A. G. CAMPBELL. It is pitiable news that Hon. A. G. Campbell is dead. He was a most remarkable man, not many knew his brain power or understood the sterling manhood of the man. Missouri born and roughly laised; given few advantages in his youth, he was still a Pike County Socrates. He had one of the deal est of brains. He was tall, strongly built, in his youth ho must have been a most powerful man physically; his hands and feet showed that he must have been of a long line of ancestors of good stock Bin brain and body the fiber was superb. But the very splendid attribute of the man was his character. Not that he was perfect. He could not outgrow some of the environments of his youth. His stubborn Scotch nature was tenacious to the last; in some ways he was narrow, and was sometimes unjustly suspicious without any sufficient reason for sus-Bpicion; sus-Bpicion; but he was most true and high in thought, Bind absolute justice to every man was his creed. fl For instance, Mr. Campbell was reared where the atmosphere was absolutely saturated with hate of all men a1io did not endorse the right to own slaves. He gicu up a Democrat and to the day of his death clung to many a partisan prejudice, which was long fligo obsolete. But when President Roosevelt entertained Booker Washington as his guest at dinner, and Democrats, Specially Northern Democrats, were sadly outraged, out-raged, Mr. Campbell being asked, his opinion of it fleplied, "It was right." A moment latter he added: f"hcn a man shows me that he is my superior in intellect, he cannot be so black that I will not tnke r'l my hat to him. Think from what environments Booker Washington has 'climbed: think what he Ms done and is doing. I take off my hat to Booker W Ublungton.' His thought was that the Chinese should be free-By free-By admitted into this country, and that it was flllc business of the white rage to climb above B'10 Jollow race to keep climbing to the upper stories where there is no crowdng. B was one of the most modest of men B'Ut 1,p xuvs self-confident and believed that he could B . ns wn against all mankind, but was most con-B con-B lpiftte, if no crime was involved, of the weaknes ses of others. His courage was as unpretentious as it was undoubted. lie was once asked what he thought about mortals offering prayers to the Infinite. In-finite. His answer was: "The best form of prayer is to help God's poor." His love for his little family fam-ily was almost idolatrous, his love for and pride in native land was a grand passion. He was a miner all his life, he knew all the west from British Amercian to Old Mexico, he had mines in half a dozen states. With Mr. Denny Ryan, Mr. Mat Cullen, and Mr. Byron he opened the great Horn Silver mine in Beaver County. It was bonded and the men who had the bond went to New York to sell it. Later Mr. Campbell, was sent for. An incident transpired on Mr. Campbell's arrival which makes clear his character. The sale was nearly negotiated, nego-tiated, but one of the subscribers wanted before tho sale was closed to see one of the real owners, nence the sending for Mr. Campbell. Arriving there, he Avas shown into a room where the promoters and many of subscribers had assembled. . A reprort on the property was handed him, he was requested to read and sign it. He read it through carefully then laid it down, making no motion toward to-ward signing. Finally he was asked if he would sign and he promptly answered "No." He was asked why he would not sign and his instant reply Avas: "Because it is not true." The promoters Avere paralyzed, the men Avho had already subscribed Avere dumb-founded. At last one gentleman said: "Evidently "Evi-dently Mr. Campbell you do not desire to sell the property." "I am willing to sell" said Mr. Campbell, "If 1 had not been the property Avould not have been offered here, but I am not anxious enougn to sell to sign any false reports. The truth of any report I Avould sign Avould be confirmed by an expert or a bundled bun-dled experts if sent to the mine." "What kind of a report Avould you sign?" Avas asked by one of the gentlemen. Mr. Campbell replied: Yours, if you AAill make some figures that I Avill dictate." With a laugh the man pulled his chair up to the table, dreAV some paper to him, picked up a pencil and said: "I am ready to become a mining expert." "Well," said Mr. Campbell, "there is a body of developed ere in the Horn Silver feet long feet high and feet thick. Please give me the cubic feet." It Avas quickly done. "It requires ten feet of that ore to make a ton, but call it tAvelve feet. Please compute com-pute the tons" Avas Mr. Campbell's next dirction. That Avas done. Then Mr. Campbell continued : "That ore, after deducting the cost of mining, hauling, reduction all charges, Avill yield net $ per ton. Please compute the amount and keep in mind that the ore in the bottom of and at either end is of the same quality." The result Avas read aloud. It Avas half as much again as Avas being asked for. tho property. "I -will sign your report." said Mr. Campbell. Camp-bell. When Mr. Campbell A'as a candidate against Delegate Dele-gate Cannon for Congress, it Avas not because he desired de-sired to be a delegate in Congress, but because he was shocked at the political situation in Utah and Avanted to do his part to have the sovereignity of the Republic asknoAvledged here. Tavo or three years ago he bought a home in Riverside. Ten acres of orange trees are around the house. He had dealt in mines all his life, had handled hundreds of thousands of dollars, often tens of thousands in a single transaction, but he seemed to be more proud of the $2,000.00 Avhich he received for the orange crop last year, than of all. he had evdr made in mining. Three Aveeks ago a friend visited him at his home. lie seemed in perfect health and joyous spirits and gave the impression that he Avas passing down the last long slope Avithout a fear or apprehension for the future, done up in the love of his Avife and little children and Avith absolute ab-solute peace in his soul. It seems he took wo measles from his little boy, became critically ill and the disease culminated in septic phneunioiiia Avhich he could not rally from DoAvn deep he possessed a very high soul, and his character shining back as that soul took its fir M flight had not one spot or stain upon it. t H The grief of his little household - must be some- f H thing pitiable to see. God sustain and comfort the fc ! & ' ' 1 stricken Avife and children. fl |