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The Perfectly Educated Man.

The perfectlyeducated man is ne whose facile hand follows obediently tine clear anu ready pro,sftinss ef |, well-developed brain.-President Jos. McAliSter.
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Alloy of Vanity.

Men have died for love and worms have eaten them," but the love that drives re- jected suitor to self-slaughter has large World
The Monticellonian., 1902-09-11

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my fife three years ago.-Mrs. Thos Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb F, l900
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Selfshness Is the most contemPtble char. acteristic of human nature, yet 1t Is the most eommon.-N. Y. Herald
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iwas doctored by several good physi- 1cians, but none did me any good. My mother was taking Peruna at the time land gave some of it to me, and 1 soon . began to improve, and am now we'll and fat as little pig. l am twelve !years old. The doctors told mother ! had the consumption, but it was only fcatarrh. Miss Pearl Bousch 1tis nolonger a question as 0 whether . Peruna can be relied on to cure all such ] cases. During the many years in which | Peruna has been put to test in all forms and stages of acute and chronic eatarrh
 no one year has put this remedy to
 greater test than the past year. Peruna is the acknowledged catarrh
 remedy of the age. Dr. Hartman, the
 compounder of Peruna, has written a
 book on the phases of catarrh peculiar to women, entitled, Health and
 Beauty" It will be sent free to any
 address by The Peruna Medicine Co.,.
 Columbus, o.
 If you do not derive prompt and satis-
 factory results from the use of Peruna, write at once to Dr. Hartman giving 8 full statement of your case and he will
 be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
 vice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of i The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio
The Monticellonian., 1902-09-11

An empty pocket is not always caused by an open hand.-N. Y Herald.
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To Cure Cold in One Day Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund moneyifit fails to cure. 25c.
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A joke that requires an explana lion il 40 jokc-Chicago Daily News.
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Any fool can attract attention.-Wash- ington (la.) Democrat.
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Wise IS the prophet who doesn't bet oI his prediction.-Chicago Daily News.
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The lazier a man Is the more he intend to do Chicago Daily News.
The Monticellonian., 1902-09-11

The mule always has kick coming.
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The Caso of Mrs. Nancy BaN.

 tohaveth scuredat
The Globe-republican., 1902-02-13
LIn6oln's Great Heart.

NE cold winter day, Lin
coin saw a poor fellow
named "Ab Trent" hard at
work chopping up "a
house, which Mr.. Hill
had employed him to con-
vert into frewood- Alb
was barefooted and SHY
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little holder than the rest, but evident
ly feeling that he spoke for the whole,
cried out, This is cowardly on your
part, Linco1n," Whereupon the tall
captains figure stretched a few inches
higher again. He looked down upon
these var1ets who would have muir
dered a defenceless old Indian, and
now quailed before his single hand,
with lofty contempt The oldest of his
acquaintance, even Bill Green, who
saw him grapp1e Jack Armstrong and
defy the DULLES at his back. never saw
him so much aroused before. IF
any man thinks I am a coward, let
him test it, said he Lincoln re-
sponded a new voice, you are larger
and heavier than we are This you
can guard against; choose your wea-
pons,'' returned the rigid captain.
Whatever may be said of Mr.. Lin
coins choice of means for the preser-
walton of military discipline, it was
certainly very effectual in this case.
There was no more disaffection in his
camp, and the word coward was
never coupled with his name again.
Mr.. Lincoln understood his men bet
ter than those who would be disposed
to criticise his conduct. He has often
declared himself, that his life and
character were both at stake, and
would probably have been lost, had he
not at that supremacy critical moment
forgotten the officer and asserted the
man. To have ordered the offenders
under arrest would have created
formidable mutiny; to have tried and
punished them would have been i'm
possible. They could scarcely be call
ed soldiers; they were merely armed
citizens, with a nominal military or
ganization. They were but recently
enlisted, and their term of service
was just about to expire Had he
preferred charges against them, and
70 thoiT fn
a court of any Sort it would have
been regarded act of personal
pusi11animity, and his efficiency would
have been gone forever.
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SISTERS OF CHARITY
All Over United States Use Ps-ru-na
for Cafarrh.

From a Catholic institution in Ohio
comes the following recommend from
the Sister Superior:
'eSon7e years ago friend Of orr in
SfffuffOr7 recommended TO US DR. Hart
mans Per1Ha rs an excellent remedy
for the influenza of which we then had
several cases which threatened 10 Be OF
e serious character.
awe began 10 use IT and experienced
SEFcE7 wonderful results that since then
Peru7a has become orr f2VOrffe Dre6f-
cine for influenza, CatRr-rf7, cold, cough
s7E7d bronchitis. -
SISTER SUPERIOR.
DIR. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first to formulate Peru
ma. 1t was through his genius and per-
severance that it was introduced to the
medical profession of this country
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Unique Stump Speech.

- I< INCOLN'S unique methods
AN of campaigning are thus
A. described by an eye-wit-
NINI ness This was on the oc-
WI casion of his first nominal
ton as legislative candi-
date:
'tMr. Lincoln's first ap-
pearance the stump, in the
course of the canvass. was at
Pappsville, about eleven miles west,
of Springfield. upon the occasion
of public sale by the firm OF.
Poog e KNAPP. The sale over, speech
making was about to begin, when MI.
Lincoln observed strong symptoms OF
inattention in his audience, VINO mad
taken that particular moment to en-
gage in what Mr.. James A. Herndcni
pronounces "a general fight Lincoln
saw that one of his friends was surfer
ing more than he liked in the melee;
and, stepping into the crowd, ne
shOuIdered them Sternly away from
his man, until he met a fellow who re-
fused to fall back: him he seized by
the nape of his neck and the stat or
his breeches, and tossed him ten or
twelve feet easily After this episode
as characteristic of him as OF the
times-he mounted the platform, and
delivered with awkward mOdesty, the
following speech:
g Gentlemen and Fellow Citizens, I
presume you all know who am am
humble Abraham Lincoln 1 have
been solicited by many friends to be-
come a candidate for the legislature
My politics are short and sweet, like
the old woman's dance. 1 am in favor
ola national bank. L am in favor or
the internal-improveme system and
a high protective tariff These are my
sentiments and political principles If
elected, 1 shall be thankful: if not, it
will be all the same
I'm these few sentences Mr. Lincoln
adopted the leading principle of tha
Wing party-Clay's American Sys-
tenn in full. In his view, as we shall
see by another paper from him when
again candidate in 1884, the Internal
improvement system required the dis
tribution of the proceeds of the sales
of the public lands amongst the states
He says nothing of South Carolina, of
notification, of disunion; and on these
subjects it is quite probable his views
were like MT. Webster's, and his SYM
pathies with Jackson The opinions
announced in this speech, on all the
subjects touched by the speaker, weTS
as emphatically Wing as they could
be made in words
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camp. weary, hungry and helpless.
He professed to be a friend of the
whites; and, although it was an
exceedingly perilous experiment for
one of his color. he ventured to throw
himself upon the mercy of the soldiers
But the men first murmured, and then
broke out into fierce cries for his
blood 1--WE have come out to fight the
Indians said they, land by God we
intend to do It'll" The poor Indian,
now, in the extremity of his distress
and peril, did what he ought to have
done before: he threw down before
his assailants a soiled and crumpieo
paper, which he implored them to read
before his life was taken 1t was
letter of character and safe-conduct
from Gen. Cass. pronouncing him a
faithful man, who had done good ser
vice in the cause for which this army
was enlisted But it was too late; the
men refused to read it. or thought 1t
a forgery, and were rushing with fury
upon the defenceless old savage, When
Capt. Lincoln bounded between them
and their appointed victim Men,
said he and his voice for a moment
stiued the agitation around him, TINS
must not be done, he must not pc
shot and killed by u.s. But, SAID
some of them, 1.-The Indian is damned
spy" Lincoln knew that his own
life was now in only less danger tnan
that OF the poor creature that crouch-
ed behind him During the Whole OF
this scene Captain Lincoln seemed TO
rise to an unusual height" of stature
The towering form. the passion and
resolution in his face. the physical
power and terrible will exhibited in
every motion of his body, every ges-
ture of his arm, produced an enect
upon the furious mob unexpected
perhaps to him as to any one else
| They paused, listened. fell back, and
then su1lenly obeyed what seemed to
be the voice of reason, as well as au-
thority- But there were still some
mslrmurs of disappointed rage, and
ha1f-suppressed ordinations. which
| looked toward vengeance or some
kind At length ono o. the men, a
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The Mothers Tribute.

HE debt which the great
President owned to his step
mother for her tender care
and constant love was al
ways gratefully acknOwl-
edged A pathetic picture
of this gentle lady in her
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Gentlemen
81 have used sew
c L a 1 bottles of
PeruDa and feel
greatly benefited
thereby from my
catarrh of the
head, and feel
encouraged t o
believe that its
continued IL S 6
win fully RTadi-
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cred painfully while he worked
Lincoln watched him few moments
and asked him what he was to get for
the job. Alb answered lone dollar,
and, pointing to his naked and suffer
ing feet, said that he wished to buy
a pair of Shoes Lincoln seized the
axe, and, ordering the boy to comfort
himself at the nearest fire, chopped up
%.the house SO fast that Alb and the
owner were both amazed when they
saw it done According to Mr. Rut-
ledge, "Ab remembered this act with
the Hveliest gratitude Once he being
a cast-iron Democrat, determined to
vote against his party and for Mr.
Lincoln; but the friends as he after
wards said with tears in his eyes
made him drunk, and he voted against
Abe Thus he did not even have an
opportunity to return the noble con-
duct of Mr. Lincoln by this small
measure of thanks"
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of this gentle lady in her
last days is given as follows:
Mrs. Lincoln was never able to
speak of Abe's conduct to her without
tears In her interview with Mr.. Hern-
don, when the sands of her life had
nearly run out, she spoke with deep
emotion of her own son, but said she
thought that Abe was kinder, better.
truer, than the other Even the moth
er's instinct was lost as she looked
back over those long years of poverty
and privation in the Indiana cabin,
when Abe's grateful love softened the
rigors of her lot. and his great heart
and giant frame were always at her
command Abe was poor boy said
she, and I can say what scarcely one
woman-a mOtheT-can say in thou
sand Abe never gave me q cross word
or look, and never refused. in fact or
appearance, to do anything I requested
him l never gave him a cross word
in all my life. His mind and
mine-what little had-seemed to
run together. He was here
after he was elected President Cat
this point the aged speaker turned
away to weep. and then. wiping her
eyes with her apron, went on with the
story. He was dutiful to me always
1 think he loved me truly L had a
son, John, who was raised with Abe
Both were good boys; but 1 must say.
both now being dead, that Abe was the
best boy I ever saw. or expect to see-
I wish 1 had died when my husband
died 1 did not want Abe to run for
President: did not want him elect ed;
was afraid somehow,-felt in my
heart; and when he came down to see
me, after he was elected President
still felt that something told me that
something would befau Abe, and that
I should see him no more
Is there anything in the language
we speak more touching than that Sim
pie plant of the woman whom we
must regard as Abraham Lincoln's
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Vdnquishn5 a Bully.


OM~ INcoLN's extended repu,
IA tation as a wrestler and
"a fighter frequently led him
AGI into combats which he
vi would willingly have avoid
ed One of these encoun-
~ tiers is thus described:
Scarcely had Lincoln
reached Coles County, and begun to
think what next to turn his hand
to, when he received a visit from
a famous wrestler. one Daniel Need
ham, who regarded him as a grow
ing rival, and had fancy to try
him fall or two He considered
himself the best man" in the country
and the report of Abe's achievements
filed his big breast with envious pains.
His greeting was friendly and hearty,
but his challenge was rough and per-
emptory. Abe valued his popularity
among the boys too highly to de-
cline it and met him by public appoint
ment in the greenwood" at Wabash
Point, where he threw him twice with
so much ease that Needham's pride
was more hurt than his body Lin
co1n,'' said he, you have thrown me
twice but you can't whip me- Need
ham, replied Abe, ARE you satisfied
that I can throw you? If you are not.
and must be convinced through a
threshing L will do that. too, for your
sake Needham had hoped that the
youngster would shrink from the ex-
tremity of a fight with the acknowl-
edged stbully of the PATCH" but finding
him willing, and at the same time
magnanimously inclined to whip him
solely for his own good, he concluded
that a bloody nose and a black eye
would be the reverse of soothing to
his feelings and therefore surrendered
the field with such grace as he could
command
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STATESMAN

mother? The apprehension In her
heart was well grounded She saw
him no more When Mr.. Herndon
rose to depart, her eyes again filed
with tears; and, wringing his hands
as if 1oath to part with one who talked
so much of her beloved Abe she said,
-Good-by, my good sons friend. Fare
we'll -
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BACKWOODS MAN

part of the bottom extending over the
DAM he s<rigged-up' an equally strange
piece of machinery for fitting and
holding it while the water ran out
All New Salem was assem- b1ed on
shore, watching the progress OF this
singular experiment-and with one
voice affirm that Abe saved the boat;
although nobody is able to tell US pre-
cise1y how The adventure turned
Abe's thoughts to the class of difficult
ties, one of which he had just sur
mounted and the result Of his ref1ec-
lions was IAN improved method for
lifting vessels over shoals OHutt
declared that when he got back from
New Orleans, he would build steam
boat for the navigation of the Sanga-
mon and make Abe the captain; he
would build it for runners for ice,
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cate a disease of thirty years standing
DAVID MEEKISON.
If you do not receive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitariun, Column bus, 0.
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LIReo.n as a Yoya9eur.

F Lincoln's trip down the
Mississippi on a fatboat
innumerabIe tales have
been told Perhaps the
best of these describes the
voyage which he made in
the employ Of a merchant
named Onutt.
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The following letter is from Congress
man Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o
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Born Commander of Men.

N incident, occurring
during the Black Hawk
war. well illustrates the
character, manliness and
chivaIrous generosity of
Mr.. Lincoln
One day an old Indian
found his way into the
The Globe-republican., 1902-02-13

INCOLN'S unique methods
of campaigning are thus
described by an eye-wit-
ness. This was on the oc-
casion of his first nominal
ton as a legislative candi-
date:
The Globe-republican., 1902-02-13

Loaded with barrel-pork, hogs. and
corn the boat set out from Sangamon-
town as soon as finished Mr. Onutt
was on board to act as his own super
cargo, intending to pick up additions
to his stock along the banks Of the two
Illinois rivers down which he was
about to pass. On the 18th Of April
they arrived at New Salem. little
village destined to be the scene of the
seven eventfu1 years of Mr. LlneoIn's
life. which Immediately followed the
conclusion of the present trip Just
below New Salem the boat stuck. for
one night and the better part of day
on Rutledge's mill-dan,-one end OF II
hanging over the dam, and the other
sunk deep in the water behind Here
was a case for Abess ingenuity, and he
exercised it with effect Quantities of
water We're being taken in at the stern
the IadIng was sliding backwards. and
everything indicated that the rude
craft was in momentary danger OF
breaking in two, or sinking outright
But Abe suggested some unheard-of
expedient for keeping 1T in place while
the cargo was shifted to a borrowed
boat. and then, boring a hole in that
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
TRUSTEES SALE,

Whereas. Albert johnson and Molle
johnson his wife. by their certain deed OF
trust, dated June 18th, 1882, recorded in office
~ Iefotder u deeds for Lafayette county,
Missouri, In book No. 1l5. az page IS. CON
Veyed to the undersigned trustee the follow
ing described real estate, situated la Lafay-
cite county. Missouri, to-wit; LOIS ten Q0l,
olt.,i sti-as1 twelve 12). in block fourteen
40 Pemeroy, Houx and Graham's addition
10 Lexington. given to secure Il certain
prClaissosv note therein described, being Of
ef ei, a9te and due 10 three years from date
thereof. And default having been made in
posAt-t Df Che said note and part Of
interest due thereon, win at the request OF
tine legal holders Of said note sell the prop
erty above described at auction, TO the
highest BIDDER Tor cash, at the court honse
door, In the city OF Lexington, Lafayette
county, Missouri, on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th, 1909.
between the hours OF o o'clock a, m. and 8
0Alcsk y. m " tha1 day, for the purpose OF
satisfying said note, the interest thereon
aud al costs of executing this trust,
GEO M. CATRON,
H-lt4 Trustee.
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a TpAelc ewnpD go.
Stage Part That A-a a Little Real Life
Til. w IN.

4uA+WA Al.
Actors occasional get very des-
Rerate when they ore going thfca +
supposedly mocK sage duels viii
swords" said a D,smb,r u ne c4Sf.
Nho has played III important roles 10
= New Orleans 9iAes-Democret r.
porter, "and very often the men who
ere going through this apparently
harmless bY-play are, for one reason
OF another, in dead earnest, and they
world really like 10 run the sword
clear through the other fellow. l
know what I am talking sbout, not
from hearsay, but from actual en-
perience. Dueling on the stage Is
very much like kissing. Men ana
women frequently have to kiss each
Dther on the stage when they utterly
dislike each other Sometimes i. is
downright hatred and they feel like
biting each otheI slips off. But they
have to kiss each other just the same.
When two men who ale ct dagger's
points get to plunging sharp swords
at each other in the play, even # il
y simply a bit Of acting, the situa-
klon Il Jusl ! A,OIe serious than
the matter Of kissi4s. WA paging
IN the CoHiean Brothers viii ALL
Eell once, and was 3 %principai IL The
duel scene. Mantell, for some rea-
son hesrtilv GisiiSed me, and ] was
equally as enthusiastic in my hatred
Of him. One r;Sst when We we're
brsraiehing sworcs ! was suGGcuy
seized by a Violent and uncontroll-
able hoMicidai impulse, ana put lor
the cleverness with wtioh mY tag
adversary parrica the thrusts l
should have run the sword Trough
him. He seemed 10 realize 1t, too,
end made no smsii show Of ala-m.
gIis eyes looked Il Ae lie l.cg gere
ready to jump from their sockets.
b. seemed to teaize that a desper-
teiy earnest passion bad come over
me and he parried with ~dexterity. l
never felt as nlUN 4oiie,ed Al ~ lie
a. l did when lie thing was over, for
really ! did not care to hurt Mantell,
despite my hatred Of him. But you
can bet | have some idea Of how a
man feels while engaged in 4 eword
duel, for ! had the feeling fully de-
veloped and was bent on mischief"
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OF PUBLICATION.

STATE OF MISSOURI.
county Of Lafayette. Iss.
In the Circuit Court OF Lafayette County.
Missourl april Term, 1903. In Vacation,
November 10. 1907.
John W. Middleton, Alfred r. Mid-l
dleton and Thomas P. Middleton
Plaintiffs.
VS..
Charles S. Middleton, Frederick Y
mlodieton, May A OWsley ana
George w. Owsley. her husband,
susan NJ. Gruber and George w
Hruber. her husband, Elizabeth
mlduietOn. Louisa NJ. Middleton.
frank L.Middleton, Marion B.Biid-
qleton, a minOr, and Rosa X. Mid
dleton, a minor. Defendants.
NOW at this day come the plaiutiffs hnraio
Dy tnelr attorneys, John ). Blaze well & sos.
ana ME their petition and affidavit. all.ct a I.
among other things, that defendants susan
M. Gruber aud George w. Gruber. her ms
band, are not residents OF the stare az t.is.
souri,; W~hereupon, It Is ordered by The clerk
In vacation that said defendants w. g 4
by publication that plaintiffs have
ca u suit against them In this court, the OBJ
1ect n general nature OF which is 10 obtain
9 decree and judgment for partitlaa 70 the
Following described real estate, situate ind
being la the county of Lafayette and state
OF Missouri, to.wit: The southeast quarter Of
tne southeast quarter n the southwest
quarter OF the southeast quarter ana the
south half OF the northeast quarter 81 tla
southeast quarter and the south half 81 tne
northwest quarter OF the southeast qnarter
OF section three [3l and thirty-seven faTl
acres more or less on the north side OF fhs
northeast quarter OF S ctiOn ten II0l and the
southwest quarter Of the southeast quarter
and the south half of the northwest Quarter
81 the southeast quarter and the west half Of
the southeast quarter OF the southeast quar-
ter and the south half Of the northeast
quarter of the utheast quarter OF sectlca
fifteen ll5l all in township forty elght i4sl,
range tw~enty-nine l29l; and that unless the
salu NONRESIDENT defendants Susan N Cru
Der ana George w. Gruber, her husband, be
and appear nc this court. at the next April
lgOd term thereof, TO DC begun aud holden 40
the court house, In the City OF Lexington,
IN SAID county, on the 9Th day OF April, 1888.
next, aud on or before he first day u said
term, II The term sha | so long continue. aud
I not, then on or before the last dav OF said
term, answer or plead to the petition IN SAID
cause, the anne will be taken as confessed.
ana Judgment will be rendered accordingly.
And it Is further ordered, III i u copy
hereof be published, according TO law in The
weekly lntelligencer. d newspaper publish
ed In said county Of Lafayette for four
weeks successfully, published at least once
q week, the last Insertion 70 be AZ least
nfteen days before the first day OF said next
April 1908. term OF this conrt.
A true copy. Attest
SEAL J, II. CAMPBELL, Circuit Clerk.
by ). w. SYDNoR. Deputy. u 6t5