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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24
LINCOLN SPLIT NO RAILS.
Lack of Evidence That He Used the Mani
in the WiIds of Ind lana.

Lincoln City, small village in Spencer
county, was for four wears the home OF
Abraham Lincoln's parents when he was
growing up. 1t was there his mother died
In 1918. The log cabin, the home of the
Lincolns, was of rough oak logs, about 10
by 20 feet in size. the crevices filled in with
mud, the door Of split slabs with wooden
hinges and but one window. with no glass.
There was no chimney, a large opening in
the roof being left for the smoke to escape.
The roof was of split slaves, pegged down
by cross poles.
The beds were few blankets on the
dirt floor, and the table was two split
slabs on skids President Lincoln's father
was a river man and worked on fat boats
on trips down the Ohio and Mississippi to
New Orleans, and was at home only part OF
the year. The Lincolns moved, after three
or four wears. to Illinois. The mother of
Abraham Lincoln had previously died and
was buried on a hill near this cabin.
At the time he was seventeen years old
Lincoln was an awkward, indolent and ap-
parently unambitious boy. There was
nothing in his appearance that indicated
more than ordinary intelligence. The
stories of his great industry, and particu-
larry Of the immense number Of rails he
split, are fiction. He did not split rails
there The Lincolns had DO fences, and
had 40 need of them then, as the country
was an almost unbroken wilderness. After
Mr.. Lincoln became president thriving
business was done in the manufacture Of
canes and various other articles from
rails said to have been split By him.
A log cabin, said 70 be the original home
of the Lincolns, was transported bodily TO
Illinois, when. in fact, the original cabin
had been torn down and and all traces Of
it destroyed years before. The burial
ground on the hill was grown up with
briers and bushes The identity OF the
graves was lost. No one living can posi-
lively say which was the grave Of Nancy
Hanks Lincoln. One was selected which
was supposed to be her grave. The Stude-
bakers, of South Bend, gave money 70 erect
plain slab and placed an iron fence about
the lot The much beralded monument
erected in memory Of the mother OF Presi
dent Lincoln does not exist
twenty-five years ago a company Of Bos-
ton capitalists conceived the idea Of build
ing up a city on this historic spot. Five
hundred acres Of land, including the
ground on which the Lincoln cabin stood
and the graves on the hill, were laid out IN
lots and an artificial lake was made Maps
and illustrated circulars we're scsttersd
broadcast Throughout; the United States.
Auction sales were held. snd hundreds Of
lots were sold a. high prices Scores Of
cottages were built and most liberal in
ducements were offered 70 attract people
A large number OF families moved there
and the scheme promised 10 lie success,
but sickness soon Psrvaded the town- No
remunerative employment vas provided
for the citizens. aad in few years the town
was deserted and the enterprise p-oTed q
failure The lots and cottages reverted 70
the company or we're sold fer taxa ard ira
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24

placidly on. almost before be realized the
situation. Then he gazed speechlessly at
his dripping legs and looked up at tho
policeman with sickly smils-
What did / tell you" he said. here's
another. Better go home. hadn't ycuf'
Reckon / viii" gasped the dripping IN
fortunate, picking up bis bottomlsss UNI
brella and hurriedly crossing the street.
''Tain't the Shawn I care about" he
called back from the other curb, nor the
milk, nor even being squirted on, but It's
what the merry Moses Is goin TO happen
next"-New York Tribune
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24

Tests have been made to determine the
variations il the length Of time that Ia
required 20 produce decay IN different
kinds Of woods when buried under the
surface Of the ground. The biTch and
aspen we're both found to decay IN three
years. the willow aud the buckeye ia
four years, the maple and the red beecn
ia FIVE years. elm and szh in seven, VILE
the larch. jumper and aTbOr yitB were
uninjured az the expiration q eight
years. st. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24
Two Wits Meet.

"Your memory is as short as your
form is lanky," sarcsstically remarked a
perky little barrister to tall Yorkshire
man, who was rather slow to remember
a particular date.
"And the extreme length of your
tongue, sir, and your tall opinion Of
yourself, perhaps, compensates for your
legal insignifcance," was the retort of
the witness. taking instant vengeance
London Tt-Bits.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24
About Lean Year.

February, 1892, will have Twenty-Five
days; in other words, 1892 will be leap
year. The rule is that all years whose
figures, Or date numbers, are 3iyisible
without remainder by four are leap
years, excepting the century years,
which are leap years only when they are
divisible without remainder by 400. For
instance. ISL was not leap year, and
1900 will not be, but 1000 VIII be.-New
York Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24
ON sAAkEspEARE's PASSING BELL |

AS now thou nournest didst thou mourn
On that sad day when he was borne
Through the green aisle Of honeyed lines
To rest beneath the chambered chimes.
He heard thee not, nor cared to heari
Another voice was In his ear;
And. freed from all the bonds Of men,
He knew the awful secret then.
William Winter.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24

read her hand. The girl took II. looked
at the lines an instant. and burst oct
crying. You win bs widow within
six months sobbed the young palnist.
dropping the hand. And IN lees tins
than that the nation vas morning the
loss Of Senator Logan and Mrs. Logan
was q widow. New York Truth.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24
30 Nsed Of HAVING "Lopped Ear..,

1t seems odd that so many mothers
see the fault of broadened ear lobes and
bending tops, yet do not raise finger to
rectify this defect Their own ears
''lop," so. they suppose, must those OF
their poor children If their own ears
are put on "bias," why grumble if those
of their offspring are not straight? A
woman may hide her ears-may brush
the long strands Of her silken hair down
from her temples and over the tops Of
these useful organs; not so a man. His
barber shaves him until his head is blue,
and each knob Of vanity, or whatsoever
weakness he may possess, shows plainly
forth-a lesson that the chronological
who run may read, and his ears stand
anchored in uncouth, bristling boldness
at each side of his denuded Uranium.
Now even ne, a grown man, can rem
edy this defect. Let him each night tie
a soft, close bzndage about his head and
sleep in this. If it be difficult to keep il
in place let him wear above the bandage
a close cap. pinning the cap and band
age together on the outside with small
safety pins. Continued use Of the band
age will show good effects in compare
lively early date. and the defornity viii
gradually disappear. Free Press.
Wondering what Womb Happen neIL
Strange, isn't IT," he said. leaning sadly
against a water butt at Nassau and Fulton
streets, and flaming his stubby beard With
g Panama hat "how some days are lucky
days. and other days you HE a streak Of
uaiseries from breakfast clean up 70 bed
timer"
"'Tis strange" answered the policeman
on the corner sympatheticaliy.
This Is one Of my bad days" continued
the other mournfully. Things has hap
pened agin me ever since got Up"
Nothing bad. heps," said the police
man.
"Well, she started 10 when I shaved b.
fore breakfast. / ioggied tee razor and
when I started down town my left ear
looked ike a sliced tomato. That made
me late. and on the platform a. Ike ele-
waited railroad station tall thin fellow b.
hind me stepped on M umbrella and broks
the bottom OF
"W bat did you dos"
'Nofhin- When | went o1t 70 lunch this
noon the man or the next stool switched
around and spilled half pint Of milk and
two crackers down ny right sleeve. fe+l
like IVES q milk toast row, and hsdn's
been hack at the Office twenty minutes De-
FORE
What tbs next EIshap was will never -
known, because a new and unexpected one
had arrived The watering cart Ehlch O.
rare occasions p1Ishss through Nassau
street and takes IL that narrow gauge
tEoroughfsre entire with IFS broad gauz=
sweep. mad suddenly appeared on tae scene.
and taxing IN the unfortunate a. tae water
batt wiz = stream oi luDl1 Crotoa. vzzsed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24

land was again on the market at twenty TO
forty dollars an acre.-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
Fher sac was q Child. she cried for Castoria-
when she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
when she had Children, she gave them CastoriA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24

ChlIdrsn CrY for Pitchers caz.1riA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-09-24
Wichita Wholesale 4 Manufacturing Houses.

thGoqghy reliable furnished thus
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29
Aunt betsy Hicks.

Aunt Betsy Hicks, New England
woman who had been left widow after a
few years of married life, carried on her
late husbands farm with good deal of
ability, but with such close economy that
her saving devices grew famous in the
country round about.
Next to her economy of provisions her
economy of firewOod was perhaps her chief
concern At one time sister of her late
| husband from "down country came to
make her a visit, and soon became con-
WINGED that Betsy was trying to freeze her
out. But perhaps this was not so, since
the temperature was as Mrs. Hicks usually
kept it.
81 declare the visitor ventured to ex-
claim, IL should think You kept it pretty
cold here, Betsy"
THAT ere pesky thermometers to blame,
Susan" said Betsy. Il guess it's got
choked up. | can't get it above fifty to
save my life"
Then she turned over the stick of wood
in the sheet iron stove, while her guest
walked up and down the room with her
hands thrust up the sleeves of her dress
The visitor remained at Aunt Betsys for
several days, however, in spite of the
choked-up thermometer, spending much of
her time in bed or watching a chance to
smuggle stick into the stove when her
hostess was out of the room.
Late one afternoon she happened to 90
out iuto the woodshed and found Aunt
Betsy there with an old shawl wrapped
around her shoulders and stick in her
hand, engaged in violently stirring some
thing in large tin can. \ strong smell
of petroleum filled the air.
Betsy Hicks said the visitor, ''what
be you a doin'?'
"Wall, if you want to know said Aunt
Betsy, Il thought I'd see if couldn't stir
leetle mite o water int the kerosene.
reckon it'd go little flu ther, tn SO much
company in the house as | seem to have"
Her guest went away early the next
morning on stage coach. Youth'S Com
| nnuinn-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29

To Harness Niagara.

In addition to its boom as a summer re-
sort and as a railway centre, Niagara Falls
promises in the future to become the great
est manufacturing centre In the state of
New York, for by means of the hydraulic
tunnel, now in process of construction, re-
garded as one of the most extraordinary
industrial undertakings of the age, it is
proposed to utilize and harness the Mag
ara river for commercial purposes. The
volume of water that passes over the falls
every minute is about 10, 100000 cubic feet,
or nearly one cubic mile a week. For
many years scientists and laymen have
cudgeled their brains over the problem how
to turn this prodigious volume of water to
scientific purposes and pecuniary gain.
Correspondngly as the water power in
the United States diminished and popula-
ton increased, the residents of this town
were stimulated to fresh eXertiOns and eX-
pedients until the problem was solved by
the late Thomas Evershed district engineer
of the canals and at one time prominent
candidate for state engineer and surveyor
Mr.. Evershed had abiding faith i'm the flu
ture of Suspension Bridge as a manufacture
ing centre, and he devised the tunnel.
which is now in process of construction at
an average depth of 100 feet below the sur
face of the ground, cut from a point just
below the new suspension bridge through
the solid rock to point a mile above the
Falls.
A horseshoe in shape, its capacity will be
equal to a circle % feet in diameter 1t will
be connected with the river by surface con-
duits or canals. Over 100000 horse power
will be developed, equal to the WATERPROOF
reproducing capacity of Rochester, Cohoes,
Lockport, Oswego, Lawrence, Lowell
Holyoke, Mass, Bellows Falls, Manches-
ter y. H., Turner's Falls, Lewiston, Me,
Paterson, y. j., Augusta, Ga, and Mime
apolis, MINI. In consequence of this
great undertaking all the mills now in the
bluff between the new suspension bridge
and the Cantieyer bridge will be removed
to new situations to the east and south of
the town, where the Niagara Falls Power
company have purchased large tracts of
land. The capital of the company is So
100000, and -, 100000 in cash has been
already subscribed. Contracts have al
ready been made between the company and
manufacturers, to 90 into operation July /,
1892, four months after the tunnel is ex-
pected to be finished
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29

she owed them anything, that we must do
as / said-repair the wrong done by her
My mother has paid the amende for the
goods, and | have come, NJ. lie President,
to serve in her place the six months in the
county prison"
To serve i'm her sisters place! What in
nocence, what simplicity!
The jurors smiled broadly; the face of
the president was no longer cold or ceremo-
NOUS, nor was it precisely his brow from
which he mopped the moisture with large
yellow handkerchief
at is WELL" he said; ''you were right,
my child, but-but, now that l think of
it"
lie stopped, frowned, and seemed to re-
fleet intently-"Now that think of it, he
continued, 'there was an error in this af-
fair. We have, my dear child sent you
the wrong document"
1.-The wrong document, NJ. le PresidentY
faltered Lizette, raising her great sorrow
full eyes to his face with a gaze of heart
breaking reproach, "the wrong documentg'
She could say no more, and the president
himself was no less moved.
"The wrong document, child, yes, said
he, firmly, rising from his seat to tenderly
pass his hand across the shining hair, "be-
yond there '-pointing to the heaven above
them through the mist-veled window
'justice has given another verdict!
go now to thy mother and tell her from
me that thy sister was not a criminal-that
Anne was innocent
Before God, at least" added he, in a
tone only audible to his own great heart,
"before God, at leastr' Translated from
the Hungarian Of MibSzrdth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29

y revolution in cotton ginning is about
to bcgn-One that Eli Whitney would hav,
rejoiced to see.
MIR. Brosius fairly won his title as tn,
Atlanta Edison when he invented the sew.
ing machine motor, which promises to lift
so much labor from the toiling women OF
the land. Hoods "Song of the Shirt
would never have been written if this atl.
tomato affair had then existed.
But to the point. Mr.. Brosius has in
vented ginning process which will not
break the fibre of cotton. Ii turns out an
unbroken, silky staple from upland stains
which is almost as beautiful as sea island
cotton. For years it has been the lament
OF eastern spinnerS that the fibre was SC
broken. One of the most thoughtful OF
them not long ago remarked that, consid-
ering its immense cost and priceless value
in the textile arts, cotton was the most
roughly handled of all the raw products OF
the earth. Pig iron is almost as tenderly
treated
Mr. Brosius saw the need and went to
work in March Since then he has matured
treatment for the mginned cotton which
will cause it to come off the seed whole,
without break in the fibre. Not only
this; the process, which, by the way, is
physical, not chemical, leaves the fibre in
such soft, glossy condition that it begins to
rival silk. What if it should tranSpirc
that cotton treated as it should be is really
finer staple than silk? The results of a
few hasty experiments point in this drec-
ton.
The beauty of Mr.. BroSius's invention
is that it does not necessarily do away with
the gins in use. 1t simply makes their
work easy and perfect. Fifty dollars add
ed to good ordinary gin will equip it for
this work. Another point is that the seed
is stripped stark naked, so that it would
blush if it were not already black. This
saves large item in the cost of getting out
the oil
As usual, Mr.. Brosius is enthusiastic and
sanguine of large rcsults-which he also
usually gets.
81 have showed it to practical men," he
said, experts in handling the staple, and
they tell me it will work revolution. Mr..
). NJ. lnman says the staple like this is
worth from one to two cents a pound more
than cotton treated in the ordinary way.
This staple before you is from widowed
cotton. That is what ! showed Mr.. Inman.
| wonder what he would think if he saw
middling ginned by this process. Think of
the results. Why, at a cent a pound the
improvement is worth S4O,O0O,0OO to the
South. l have already been offered $40
600 for an interest in the process, hut re-
fused it. Governor Northen suggested that
l let about forty of the leading Alliance
men get together and make a company to
run it. | think we will make that arrange
ment | want the South to get the benefit
of this invention. '-1Hdntd Constitution.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29
VERMONT VALLEY RAILROAD

on and after Oct. 5, 1890, trains on this road
will leave Brattleboro for ali points North az
lO:45 A NJ, 3O5, 6:25 and 1918 p n ~
The 1913 A. NJ. train is mail train for Mammalian
tn Passumpsic road. "N
The S,OS P M train is the Montreal and Quebec
Junction and Rutland '''
OH Inc ~; 10 p. NJ. train is an express TO Montreal
Sherbrook and Quebec with sleepinR.car nj,
Trains leave Bellows Falls for the South. con.
meeting with the Connecticut River line al Brat
tleooro as follows; Montreal and Quebec EXPRESS
tram Tor Springfield and New York at $40 4. NJ T.
mail and accommodation, 8:55 A. NJ; mail train
l'So F. M New York day express, 400 p NJ
. All these trains make close connections with
Springfield. J. MIJIIGGAN S,,nt Vi
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MISCELLANY.
"Now We Down to Sleep"

The fire upon the hearth is low,
And there is stiffness everywhere;
Like troubled spirits, here and there
The freight shadows iluttering GO
And as the shadows round me creep
A childish treble breaks the gloom,
And softly from further room
Comes: Now ] lay me down to sleep
And, somehow. with that little prayer
And that sweet treble in my ears
My thought goes back to distant years
And fingers with dear one there;
And, as hear the childs amen,
My mothers faith comes back to me-
COuChed at her side seem to be,
And mother holds my hands again
OH for an hour in that dear place.
Oh, for the peace OF that dear time!
Oh, for that childish trust sublime!
OH for glimpse of mothers face.
Yet, as the shadows round me creep,
do not seem to be alone
Sweet magic of that treble tone
And Nov | lay me down to sleep
Eugene FyelC
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The office clock with a cathedral chime
must sometimes feel strikingly out of place.

The office clock with cathedral chime
must sometimes feel strikingly out of place.
Puck.
Mrs, Bingo-''What do you think of my
new dress, dear?" Mr.. Bingo-''I try not
to think about it."-Ne,o York Recorder.
IF marriage is failure" said Binks,
''what on earth is an engagement" "Only
a temporary embarrassment, said Maude.
Ne,c York Herdld.
The destruction by fire of the big piano
factory in Muskcgon is doubtless accounted
for by the fact that the iremen were not
able to play on the pianos.-Boston HeraH.
Ethel-"That is portrait of young Lord
FitznoOdle." Margaret-''He appears to
be prematurely gray" Ethel-"Yes. and
all the gray matter is on the outside of his
head. "-Brookiyn Life.
"How is your father coming on?" asked
Col. Percy Nerger of darky he used to own
before the war. He am dead" dead,
is he? lie must have reached an advanced
age" "IIe did dat, for a fact. He was
libin' up to de berry day of his def"
Terds Sifings.
a bright ten-year-old girl, whose father
Is addicted to amateur photography, at
tended trial at court the other day for the
judges charge: 1.-The Judge made a long
speech to the jury of II men, and then
sent them off into little dark room to de-
velop."
The inundation of 1901, which swept
away great part of the old Tyne Bridge,
Newcastle, Eng, was long remembered and
alluded to with emphasis as 1.-THE flood"
On one occasion Mr.. Adam Thompson was
put into the winess-boX at the assizes.
The counsel, asking his name, received for
answer, "Adam, sir-Adam Thompson"
'Where do you live?" "At Paradise, sir"
Paradise is a village about a mile and a
half west of Newcastle. "And how long
have you dwelt in Paradise?' continued the
barrister. ever since the flood" was the
reply, made in all simplicity, and with no
intention to raise laugh. 1t is needless to
say the judge asked for an explanation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29

Some Of the Grand Army boys may be interest
ed IN the following from Alexander b. Pope. A
ID. c., Commander Department. Tennessee and
Georgia He says: I'VE had an endemic of
whoopng cough here, Stewart, Tenn and Cham.
berlains Cough Remedy has been the only mrdi-
cine that has done any good" There is no dan
ger from whooping cough when this remedy is
freely given. II completely controls the disease
FIFTY cent bottles for sale by T.. c. Thorn.
After using Ely's Cream Balm two months |
was surprised to find that the right nostril which
was closed for over 90 years, was open and free
as the other, and can use it now as / could not
DO for many years. ] feel very thankful-R. H.
Cressengham, 275 18th ST., Brooklyn
Ministers, lawyers, teachers and others whose
occupation gives but little exercise, should use
Carriers Little Liver Pills for torpid liver and
blllousness. One dose. Try them.
Stubborn fire,
Weather keen,
Cook Maria,
Kerosene
Splendid fire,
Brilliant light
Cook Maria,
Angel bright,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1891-05-29
Railroads.
NEW LONDON NORTHeRNRAILROAD.


Trains leave Bratteboro as folows:-
5;so A. N; for, Springfield ana New York, daily,
except Monday.
5:35 A. NJ, for Boston, via Bechertown and the
Central Massachusetts r.. R., and for New Lon.
don and intermediate stations
1000 A. NJ, for Conn River h. r. Mllers Falls Pal.
nmer, New London, Fltchburg, Boston, Hoosac
l0;25 A. NJ for Boston, Palmer, and the West via
| lHoosac Tunnel
2:21 P M, express for Springfield and New York
3;i5 p NJ, steamboat train for New York via New
London, and mail train for Springfield
4:lO p NJ, express for Springfield and New York
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive in Brattleboro:-
lO:S9 A. NJ, from New London and New York
l2;So p NJ, from Millers Falls, Hoosac Tunnel
Boston, Fitchburg, etc =
SOS p NJ, from pringheld-Montreal express.
4:li p NJ, from Palmer, New London and Boston
6;22 p. NJ from Springfield.
$3.50 r. NJ, from New London Palmer and Rostop
via Central Mass. r. r.
1910 p. NJ, from Springfield and New York
c. F. SPAULDING, Supt.