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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11
LlNCOLN'S LOVE-MAKING,
Encountered HE Political Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.

In 1880 Miss Mary Todd, of Kentucky,
arrived in Springfield to visit married
sister, Mrs. Edwards. At the instance Of
his friend Speed, who was also a Ken
tuckian, Lincoln became visitor Mt the
Edwards, and before long 1t was appar-
ent to the observant among those in
Springfield that the lively young lady held
him captive. Engagements at that time,
and in that neghborhood, were not an
nounced as soon as they were made, and
1t Is not at all impossible that Miss Todd
and Mr.. Lincoln were betrothed many
months before any other than Mrs Ed
wards and Mr.. Speed knew Of it, writes
John Gilmer Speed in the Ladies' Home
Journal. At this time, as was the case
till Lincoln was elected to the presidency,
his one special rival in Illinois was Ste
phen A. Douglas. Mr.. Douglas had more
Of the social graccs than Mr.. Lincoln, and
it appeared to him that'nothing would be
more interesting than to cut out his POI
litical rival in the affections of the en-
pertaining and lively Miss Todd, and so
he paid her court. A spirited young lady
from Kentucky at that time in Illinois
would have been almost less than human
If she had refused to accept the attentions
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SAVED LiNcoLN.s LIFE.
Austin GollQher Rescued the Future
President from Drowning.

However poor the Lincoln home may
have been, it affected the new child but
little, says McClure's Magazine. He was
robust nd active, and life is full of inter-
est to the child happy enough to be born
liz the country. He had several compan-
ions. There was his sister Nancy, or
Sarah-both names are given her-two
years his senior; there was a cousin Of
his mothers, ten years older. Dennis
Hanks, an active and ingenious leader in
sports and mischief, and there were the
neighbors' boys. One Of the latter, Aus
tin Gollaher, still tells with pleasure how
he hunted coons and ran the woods with
young Lincoln and once even saved his
life.
EYES," said Mr.. Gollaher, 'the story
that I once saved Lincoln's life Is true,
but 1t is not correct as generally related.
abraham Lincoln and had been going
to school together for year or more and
had become greatly attached to each 9TH
er. Then school disbanded on account of
there being so few scholars, and we did
not see each other for a long time. One
Sunday my mother visited the Lincolns
and was taken along. Abe and played
around all day. Finally we concluded to
cross the creek ito hunt for some part
ridres young Lincoln had seen the day be-
fore. The creek was swollen by recent
rain. and in crossing on the narrow foot
Ing Abe fell in. Neither OF us could swim.
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coin was equal to the demands of the sit
uation, and became a perip2tetic post
Office. AS soon as the letters were re-
ceived each day he would put them in his
hat, and stroll through the town. His
tall, gaunt form could easily be deserted
from all quarters, and everybody was
more or less concerned in the contents Of
the hat. Upon being questioned as to what
the mail had brought, Lincoln would re-
move his tile and carefully look over the
lot of letters. In this way he not only be-
came acquainted with his neighbors, but
his unique and unitarian hat became al
most an object of reverence.
1t was, however, on the night Of his
election to the. presidency that the noble
tile served to bring about a football game,
which, for genuine excitement and the
prominence Of The parties engaged, has
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11
WISCONSIN sOLONs

Tn the Assembly Monday ASSENT l:a:rs n
E,otor introduced what he consiu RI
soI,,+;on If the convict labor propien.. o;,,s,
s.,h,,;tted n measure providing 10, u rt
,,,;th all contract labor ON the pa.
80 conyicts and prohibiting them 80
~ hind Of manufacturing WORK &c.
Nv +bev come into competition Win - ~
,.har Another bill was introauccu
NJ Eaton which provides that III iu 49,
conyicts shall be employed IN pi. S.a+a
stone for public roads around ZIG A.
A. antitrust bill was introduced Ny
son,hlvman Reinnoldt, Of MILWAUKEE,.
which prohibits the formation Oh Us"
and nrovides penalties for the Io,ihn..oA
n combinations against trades. Inc w
ornor submitted to the Senate iist y
tha nardons granted in the last two years.
60 Scof;eld announced the appointments
20 n Hartman, of Manitowoc, TO sue
oaod Cant !. II. Spencer In the AdJutahs
Generals department.; Il. Hall, OF icon
- +o sncceed Assistant Engineer Hehry
Moore Of Sullivan; and Richard Nen-
drick. Of Barneveld, to succeed Jerry
Sweeney. of Madison, Superintendent u
gas ftters>
Tn the Assembly to-day A. X. han OF
nnnp County continued his fight on tho
corporations by proposing constitu :,
~ n,,andmant forbidding public officials
from accepting passes or 1rahhs' anu -.
.,,ov +olooronh or express companies from
granting them. 1t was sent 10 colih ~
toe Among the more important DIS
was one appropriating $60,OOo TO furl,sn
tbe new State historical society puiloins
Mt Madison, forbidding county judges 'o
pocket any. fees, and prohibiting poiee
officers to serve processes OUTSIDE OIL city
limits.
Several important bills were introduced
in the Legislature Wednesday, the most
important coming from Senator LAWS OIL
Oshkosh. 1t contcmplates the application
of civil service reform rules to the whole
State government, exclusive OF the stare
Offices and the judiciary, and TO mciude
the mnnarement of the charitable, penal
md rcformatory institutions. Senator
Solliday presented a bill amending the
election law in such manner that gold
Democrats will be enabled to get upon
the official ballots as such, even though
they failed to cast = per cent. OF the total
vote. The percentage is to be reduced
one-half. Assemblyman Billiard introduce
ed a bill for a State board of law revlsers,
by whose work the State could be saved
q vast amount in law publications pen
nially, and Asscmblyman McGrath pre-
scented measure appropriating $12o,0OO
for the establishment Of a reformatory for
young criminals
Among the anti-corporation crop of bills
introduced in the Legislature Thursday
was a measure from Assemblyman Frink
of Milwaukee, which vests public func-
tionary's official commission with the
magic of pass. 1t is a sweeping propo-
sition, including all judges, State officials,
legislators, county officers, and even po-
lice chiefs. Such bill is novel in the
Wisconsin Legislature. Senator bennett
put in a bill prohibiting convict goods
from being permitted to come into compe
tition with other wares.
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Saved by the Eircmcn.

At / 80 o'clock Saturday morning fire
partially destroyed the grocery store of
H. G. Hanson at Eau Claire. The second
story of the building was occupied as Il
residence by the family of Peter Peter
son, consisting of husband, wife and four
children, the Oldest girl of II. The
fire shut off MI means of egress by ordi-
nary means, and in the darkness and con-
fusion the children narrowly escaped
death from the flames. Ladders were plac-
ed by the firemen to the upper windows
and one by one the Peterson family was
rescued, the father escaping last. Much
credit is due the fire department. The loss
Ia about $1,000.
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Cats and Docs

a., ~ ancient Egypt, when a cat die.
sne owner Of the house shaved orr ~.
~ put, II dog died. he sha vas
als whole head. which would onnaa :. :. J.
ueno1e tnat dogs were held n &c. "
seneration than cats. In elther a.ei
the greatest grief was shown tha aa
PIE beating themselves on tba l n. peo-
was l .hen uoieful cries. The animss
~ mas - 'nen delivered to the embalma-
proper to,nb. si'eu IN the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11

never been surpassed. The news had
Just come to the old homestead in Illinois
that Lincoln was elected. Here is the
story us told by an eye witness:
"a few ladies, his neighbors, went over
and helped Mrs. Lincoln prepare little
supper for friends, who had been invited
in to hear the returns. Every half hour
or 80 we would pass around coffee and.
cakes. About ! o'clock in the mornings
enough had been learned to warrant the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11

him from buying a chain, and with his
knowledge Of woodcraft he easily select
ed grapevine that was properly shaped,
stripped it clean, and cut notches for, his
dimensions. Although the story is not
generally credited, old surveyors who re-
member the poor quality of chains in that
day and their inaccuracy, by reason of
wearing and frightening, say the Lin
coin anecdote has basis of probability.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11
Sprains.

a simple and efticacious remedy for a
sprained wrist Is to let cold water RIM
upon 1t every morning for some, min
utes, holding the wrist as low bennotI,
the mouth OF the tap as possible, SO thar
the water may have good fall Af+ar
TINS has been done, bandage it tightly
letting the bandage remain untiI ~,
next aoiution. The sprain will be ra
duced in a few days. 0e 70
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11
SURVEYED with a Grapevine.

Myths begin to cluster about every great
man even before his death. Already 1t Is
hard to distinguish between fact and fan
cy in some Of the tales told of Lincoln.
One is the story that when he first began
engineering he surveyed with grapevine.
According to the tradition poverty kept
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whether
dedicate of that
that
might live. 1t altogether that
should n dedcaewe
unfinished which they thus far
remaining before these hond dead
highly that these died
God shall
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11
Paved with Cola

There is one place in the wor,a
any rate, where the streets oro ,;tau,u a.
"a win gold: AT Johannesburg i
mas mas Deen round that stone recently sun
Piled by a mine on the main ROC, sa-
paving the streets yields six pennv
weights to the ton. penly-
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of the two leading men of the locality.
Therefore, Miss Todd being quite human,
encouraged Douglas, and again there was
what nowadays would havesbeen called
a filtration. This course of action did not
spur Lincoln on in his devotion, but made
much self-worriment to break of the en-
igagement, which he did, but at the same
interview there was reconciliation and
Q renewal Of the engagement.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-02-11

S.liaf that the Rail Splitter had been
ssa,ted / think It was when we heard
IN. news from New York. The men rush
a a Mr.. Lincoln and shook his hands,
while the women actually Rugged him.
Then some one wentsinto the hall and
took from the rack that old SILK nat wnicn
he wore, as long as joint OF stovepipe.
and about as shapeiy, to my mind. and It
cvss thrown up to the ceiling. AZ It came
dawn some one gave It kick; then the
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aine,s celery compound is working

Paines celery compound is working
miracles in the cure of disease!
SO says a recent article by the fore
most medical essayist in Boston.
"Nothing shows more conclusively, "
he adds, the astonishing capability of
Paine's celery compound than the
thoughtful, openminded class of peo-
pie who use it and recommend it, both
in public and among their clost and
dearest friends and relatives. Among
us (physicians) there is no longer any
hesitancy in recommending this great
est remedy without stint of praise"
About the same time the above arti-
Gle was published there appeared in the
Boston Journal, the following letter
from David K. Chaser of 452 Windsor
street.. Cambridgeport, a suburb OF
Boston:
'I,take great pleasure in testifying tc
the extraordinary merits of Paine's
celery compound. For some time past
have been under treatment of two
well-known local doctors, but then
combines efforts proved of no avail.
have been for years harsh skeptic in
regard to advertised medicins, but
having suffered excruciating paines, in
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the head, which the doctors informed
me were due to neralgic symptoms, l
determined to try Paine's celery COM
pound, on the advice of friend.
"To my surprise I found an entire
change going on after taking a little
over three bottles and I began to feel
like new man, / have for the past 10
or IL years suffered from pains in the
back and other symptoms of derange-
ment Of the kidneys and bladder, and
have spent many sleepless nights in
consequence, but now 1 sleep sound,
thanks to the common sense which in
duced me to try Paine's celery com
pound. | will ever praise the marvel
Gus potency of this valuable medicine,
and at any time will be glad to give
personal testimony at my address,
shonld any suffererer care to call, as
l consider it selfish to keep the bless
ing housed up, and think the proprie
tors of Paines' celerly compound de
serving of more thanks than I can con
vey in words, for making me new
man." m
A word to other sufferers
Go to your druggists for bottle o
Paine's celery compound, and ALLOW
him to sell you nothing else!
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Quite A Criminal Record.

Anaconda, Mont. Feb. ia double
murder, gambling house hold up and
jail delivery, make up the criminal
record of this town today.
Frank Dressler, who recently sepa-
rated from his wife, went to the latter's
lodgings this morning and shot the
woman and Sherman Ransom, her para
mour, both dying within two hour.
At an early hour this morning two
masked men entered Johnson's gamb-
ling house, in which there were twenty
or more men, and with revolvers drawn
emptied the cash drawer and took all
the money from two faro tables. They
secured large sum and escaped in the
darkness.
Five petit larceny prioners dug out
Of Jail at Deer Lodge and thus far have
not been recaptured.
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OUTWITTED THE OLD FOLKS.
MilllOnalre's Daughter Webs Her Father
Former StenOgrapher.

Former StenOgrapher,
ST. Paul, Feb. 19.-For three years
the parents Of Miss Grace Alice Warner
have been seeking to prevent her mar
riage of Geo. d. Cochran, son of Judge
Cochran, the we'll known railroad man
of Toledo, o., but they have been out
witted.
Miss Warner is the beautiful dangh-
ter of Reuben Warner, member of one OF
the largest wholesale firms in st. Paul.
Three years ago Cochran, then a steno-
grapher for the president of the North
ern Pacific, began to pay attentions to
Miss Warner, but her parents objected
and sent her to school in Paris. Mr.,
Cochran went to Trail, B. c., to live
and Miss Warmers parents called her
home. Letters passed between the
young people, those to Miss Warner
being mailed to neighbor and de-
livered to her without exciting sus-
picion. On Tuesday Cochran arrived
from British Columbia, met Miss War
ner and arranged a wedding. The
mother and an elder sister of Miss
Grace were induced to attend the matt
nee at local theatre. When they were
gone Cochran and minister appeared
at the house and the marriage occurred
at the house Of the BRIDES parents ii
spite of opposition. The brides father
is worth SO, OOO,O 900.
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Horticulture.

We are in receipt of valuable cata-
logue containing 1853 pages magazine
size, about fifty pages devoted to seeds;
sixty to plants few to ornamental
trees shrubs and vines and the balance
to the cream of the fruits. This COM
prehensive catalogue is issued OF
gainesville, Ohio by the Storrs &
Harrison Company whose integrity and
reliability are unquestioned. Send
your address to them on a postal and
it viii be sent free.
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Suicide Causes Suicide.

New York. Feb. 19.-James Stevens,
butcher of Jersey City, shot himself
ON Wednesday last, owing to the bad
state of his business affairs, and has
since died from the effects of the
wound.
Calvin J. Childs, who had been a
bosom friends Of Stevens for twenty
five years and lived block away, and
who had been greatly effected by the
news of Stevens death also committed
suicide, by shooting.
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UNUSUAL TENNESSEE NAMES.
Urban Fox lives at Diana.

Urban Fox lives at Diana.
Rufe Fine is WilsonYille man.
E. @. Horner is from Somerville.
U. r. Heavier resides at Jackson.
Will McClatcher is in Somerville.
Pomp Saterfeld resides at Vernon.
G. W. Stamps address is at Rossville.
Dudes Work is Dickson countian.
A. Page is living in Cheatham county.
Roe Hyder halls from Cumberland
county.
Banks Link gets his mail in Humph-
reys county.
Bill Berhand is blacksmith of Mt.
Pleasant.
Lucky Douglas is Cheatham coun-
ty magistrate.
Capt. Drinkwater is q substantial
citizen Of Trenton.
J. Willibald Sliemers is q Catholic
priest at Lawrenceburg.
The Lawrence Union says: "Lon
Poag, who has been living near Brace
for some time, has taken job at the
West Point iron mines, and will make
his home there in the future"
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A Free Ticket To Texas

would cost you more via other lines than d
ticket at regular rates via the old reliable
Memphis and Charleston R. R because you
go straight through without the long lay-cvers
that you would have via other lines, but OUT
rates are as low as the lowest.
DO not buy your tickets before getting oui
rates Avoid wearisome night changes of cars
long lay.overs and troublesome transfers by
purchasing your tickets via the old reliable
NJ Z. BY.
H, E. Allen. passenger agent, Morristown
Tenn.
c A. Desaussure, c. P. A. Memphis, Tenn.
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BOILER LETS LOOSE
Serious Explosion In u Saw MIL Near Wart-
burg, Tenn.

Serious Explosion in u Saw MIL Near WSrt-
burg, Tenn.
Wartburg, Tenn, Feb. 10. via. Lam
cing.-An explosion occurred this
morning about six o'clock, at a saw mill
three miles from Wartburg, which Sc
riously and probably fatally wounded
several persons.
Those most seriously hurt are Tribby
Hughes, Lewis Howard, John Ander-
son, Mart Howard and John Massey.
John Massey and Lewis Howard each
had leg torn off, while Mart Towards
shoulder was severed from his body.
Others were injured more or less
seriously. Hughes and Howard will
certainly die, and perhaps others.
Information was obtained here from
parties who camein quest of physicians
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The Greek army attacked the Turk
ish outposts at Plategia and drove
them in. British war ships have sever
al instances interferred to prevent the
landing of troops and supplies from
Greek vessels. More Greek consul at
Canea has called on his government for
three more war ships.
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Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 1S.--The Rev. I.
s. Hopkins, pastor of the First Metho-
dist church, has just returned from q
long trip north. Lastnight he rendered
his resignation to the church. It tran.
spires that President-elect Mckinley,
wishing to recognize DR.. Hopkins
support, has rendered him the choice
between the Greek mission and the re-
gency of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Last Friday at Galveston, Texas, in
the presence of 10, 900 people, the hand
some dinner service purchased by popu-
lar subscription from citizens of Texs'
at cost or $4,000, was presented to +ho
battleship, Texas,
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DrBsll's vne-Tar-H Honey combines new and
valuable agencies. 1t advances new theory In
the treatment of coughs, colds, lung and bron-
HAL affections. 1t cures and cures quickly. 1t
affords immediate relief to consumptives and
many who were thought to have consumption
have been cured by its use.
For sale by Mcfarland & Bolton.
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The Missouri senate has passed bill
appropriatipg Il, 600 for the purpose of
erecting a monument to the grave of
Daniel Boone and wife, who are buried
in Warren county, Mo. ~
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A. s. Seymour, judge of the United
States district for the eastern district of
North Carolina, died at his home in
New Berne, N. c., last Friday of can
Ger Of the stomach.
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Senator Daniel seems to have adj
vanced as an argument against the ar
bitration treaty that war is a good
thing"
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An obstruction placed on Big Four
trestle, near Berea. Ohio, for the pur-
pose of wrecking passenger train,
was discovered by track walker.
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Mercer Beasley, chief iv stice Of the
supreme court of New Je- ,.sev died last
Friday of pneumonia at his bome in
Irehton' he was OIL years old.
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The president has submitted the i'm
migration bill to Secretary Carlisle for
his opinion.
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A panic following a fire in a school
building at Boston caused the serious
injury of thirteen pupils,