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The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11

The outside counties Of the state are vi
tally interested. The Omaha papers Civ
only one side Of the question. Tho out
side newspapers are entitled to receiv.
information exposing the sel6shness .
the Omaha real estate boomers. And the
railroads have a perfect right to pay fos
the expense Of printing this Information
1.-THE railroads have no newspaper O
their own to present the case. and there
is no one newspaper Of wide circulation
standing up for the rights of the country
a ) against the encroachments Of the large
city. The defense Of the country mus
come from the country papers. We can
not demand that they use their space
without recompense. although many o;
them. recognising their own local inter
est in the controversy. decline compensa
ton and freely open their columns tt
forcibly express their opinions Of ths
Omaha scheme. The criticism from tht
Omaha boomers is ridiculous. 1t sound.
like the plant Of failing and hopeless
cause"
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
LINCOLN A PLAIN MAN.
Had Little Time to Waste on Appear
ances or Style.

Had Little Time to Waste on Appear
anees or Style.
When l first knew Lincoln he had
all the habiliments of rusticity; his
hat was innocent of a nap; his coarse
boots had no acquaintance with black
ing; his clothes had not been intrOduc-
ed to the whisk-brOOm: his baggage
was well worn and dilapidated: his
umbrella was substantial. but of
faded green. and for an outer garment
he wore a short circular blue cloak.
says Henry c. Whitney in Leslies
Weekly. He commenced to dress
better in the spring of 1853. and when
he was absent from home on political
tours, usually did so: after he became
President. he had a servant who kept
him considerably "slicked up" but he
frequently had to reason him into
fashionable attire by telling him that
his appearance was Official He
probably mad as little taste or style
about dress or attire as any man who
was ever born. He simply wore
clothes because it was necdful and
customary: whether they fitted or
looked we'll was entirely above or be-
meath his knowledge. He had 10 re-
gard for trivial things. or for mere
forms. manners. pOliteness. etiquette.
official fOrmalities. fine clothes. rou-
tine or red-tape; he disdained a bill
OF fare at table. a program at a thea
ter. or a license to get married. The
pleadinss iE lawsuit. the formal
compliments on a social Introduction.
the exOrdium or perOratiOn of a
speech he either wholly ignored or
cut as short as he could.
In all his political campaigns the
music. flags and bunting were nothing
to him: he was thinking rather of the
many votes were prob
able. and what the tendencies of
political thought were to change
opinions ard votes. And he also had
a thorough contempt for the Office OF
bailif or crier of a court. dOorkeeper
of a legislative or Congressional body.
fiOOrwalker in store. drum-major in
a band. or even of mayor of city or
town He disliked to be called MIR
President" or even MIR. Lincoln" by
his intimates: he called men by their
family names.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11

ceiyed my appointment, in November.
1864. Mr.. LamOn wanted to talk to
Mr.. Lincoln about pardon for an old
friend, soldier who had been found
guilty of some slight violation of army
regulations. The case was thorough
~ gone over by the two, and. with pen
in hand. MIR. Lincoln was in the act of
signing the paper which would make
tre soldier free man when he turned
to Mr. Lamcn and said:
'Lamon. do you know how at Pata-
sonians eat oysters?
mo, do not, Mr.. Lincoln was
the reply.
We'll, LamCn. il is their habit to
opeI them as fast as they can throw
tle shells out OF the window, and
when the pile of shells grow to be
higher than the house. why they pick
I'D stakes and move. Now. LamOn. I
feel like beginning a new pile of par
dons. and I guess this is good one
to begin or.
Mr.. Pendci says that he had eyerN
10 study the President. for
ne was in the room with him nearly
all the tine--a bodyguard. Mr. Lin
coin did rot like tae idea Of being
guarded and made f-eQuen. cbiect:cce
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
SENATE.

The following bills were placed on SEN
aforial iile on the 9th: III. r. 60. apprc-
Oriating N.0o0 to pay incidental expenses
o1 tho legislature. 1t was amended to
read &940o0 8. F. %. entitled guardians
and wards. s. F. III. in regard to the
Dietrich land leasing bill. The rules were
suspended and the bill was placed at the
head Of the list. The following bills were
reported hack to the senate with the rec
ommendation that they be passed: g. F.
3. giving villages the same right to is
sue bonds for heating and lighting pur-
poses n cities OF the first and second
classes. To compel the placing Of planks
- bridges and culverts before crossing
With engines. Amended that one person
20 100 yards ahead Of engines on the road
to prevent accidents. Authorizing county
boards to appropriate money for county
fairs. To provide for the appointment OF
q: insurance deputy. Fixing fees charged
insurance company and others for filing
papers. To appropriate $500 for incl
dental expenses Of the legislature was
amended to read $es, 600. An act relating
to township organisation was referred
back to the committee. Hasty Of Furnas
introduced a resolution to have q COM
mittee Of three appointed to investigate
the reason Of the difference in taxes paid
by insurance companies in Nebraska and
In Iowa.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11

ment until September would suflce
made the order that the lad should re-
port In that month. Then. putting his
hand. on the lads shoulder. he said:
Now. my boy. go home and have good
fun during the two months, for they
are the last holiday you will get The
little fellow bowed himself out, feeling
that the President, though a great
man, was at the same time a kindly
one.
1T was these simple characteristics
of this large and manysided man that
endeared him to all with whom he
came in contact. and while we admire
the intellect and ability of the states
man We love the man."
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
WOULD LET THE PUBLIC IN

Lieutenant Governor McGiltOn has orig
mated plan with reference to the con-
sfderation Of bills before the legislative
committees which he thinks ought to be
incorporated in the rules Of the senate
over which body he presides. The plan
provides method whereby all parties in
terested directly or indirectly in any
measure may appear before the COM
nittee having the bill in charge and be
heard in the discussion Of it.
Lieutenant Governor McGilton has
framed his idea in this manner:
All standing committees shall keep a
calendar of bills in the order in which
they are referred and consider the same
in such order. except where passed by
the vote OF a majority of all members
OF said committee. in which case the bill
thus passed shall not lose its place on
the committee calendar. Each standing
shall give notice to this body.
its chairman, at least one day
In advance Of the time and place Of meet
ing and of the bills to be considered by
1t. SO that al! persons interested may ap-
pear and request hearing. subject to
such limitations as the committee NAV
impose
The lieutenant governor further outlin-
ing his plan. says:
The time to be heard on any bin is
while it is before the committee. The re-
pert OF the committee. while not necessa-
rily or inevitably final as to its disposi-
ton. always has a great influence on the
action OF the senate or house, to which,
ever body it is made. 1t too Frequently
happens that n bill gets past the COM
Mittee in the senate or house. before the
committee OF the whole and is placed on
its final passage before outsiders who
have legitimate interest I'm the measure
get the opportunity Of being heard on 1t.
They have no way of knowing when the
committee is to consider the bill and
consequently no opportunity of giving
expression to their views The adoption
OF this proposed rule. which could be
used in the house as we'll as the senate,
would Obviate all this. and. l think. be
very good thing for many other rea-
sons"
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
ConundrumS.

Which is the only way leopard can
change his spots?
BY going from one spot to another.
Why is the Danish coast q bad place
to so for . quiet holiday?
Because of the sound which Is there.
VIVA: is the best early closing move
ment:
Go to bed at 10 o'clock and close
your eyes.
Why is a cornfeld like a galvanic
battery?
Because it produces shocks.
Why is a. spider a good correspond.
ent?
Because it drops . line at every
post.
Why is there never anybody at
home In a convent?
Because 1t Is q nun-inhabited place.
What is it We often tell others to do
and cant 90 ourselves?
Stop minute.
Why are teeth like verbs3
Because they are regular, irregular
and defective.
Why are gloves never meant to sell?
Because they were meant to be kept
on hand.
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lineoIn's Playmate a Fiaaman.

Working as railway fagman in 10
komo. Ind. says the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune. at 20 cents day. is
John Rooney, formerly an intimate
friend and associate of Abraham Lin
coin Rooney is past 80 years OF age.
He lives alone. keeping house in addi.
tion TO serving the railway as watch
man. Rooney was always Liccoln's
partner in ''toYn ball" Wrestling was
Lircoln's athletic sport. and Roorcy is
TIE OILY man who ever threw him in 4
rough and tumble wiestle. 'John."
said Lincoln. you a.e the only man
who ever did that
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11

Hasty of Furnas. Hastings Of Butler
and COfey Of Boyd were appointed a
committee to investigate the difference
in taxes paid by insurance companies in
Nebraska and Iowa. as stated in the
Hasty resolution passed yesterday. Bills
on first reading included the following:
To amend article ii. chapter Xciiia. Com
piled Statutes. entitled Water Rights Ir-
rigation." by adding section g. providing
for official seal for the office of the State
Board Of Irrigation: and section 20. pro-
VidinG that fees be collected by the sec
retary Of said board for filing. examin-
ing. issuing and making copies of water
right Instruments: and section Il. provid-
ing for the disposition of all such moneys
by him SO collected. S. +. 40. by Wall
Of Sherman by request)-To amend sec
tion IS. article I. chapter lxxvii. Com
piled Statutes. entitled Revenue to
strengthen present Law regarding assess
ment Of railroad property by state board.
To amend section IS. chapter xiia. en-
titled ''Cities of the Metropolitan Glass;"
and section S.. article /. chapter lxxvii,
entitled Revenue" Compiled Statutes.
taxing everything at par cash value and
eliminating railroad taxation. as pre-
scribed by this statute. Providing for the
appointment of a state surveyor and
draughtsman in the Office of the commits
sioner of public lands and buildings.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
LAST STORY LINCOLN TOLD.
II Connected Psrdons and the Pata.

Il Connected Psrdons and the Pata-
aonian Way Of Eating Oysters
The last story ever told by President
Lincoln was Just before he left the
White House to go to the theater on
the night he was killed. This is
youehed for by Thomas F. Pendel.
who is the Oldest employe of the
White House. ard who went with Mr..
Lincoln to mis- carriage on the latal
night.
II have every reason" said Mr..
Pendel, "for saying that the last
pleasant little story Mr.. Lincoln ever
told was right mere in this house. As
is generally known. Speaker Colfax
and Mr.. Asamon0 of Massachusetts,.
we're the last men to call on the Pres
idert prior to his departure for the
theater. When these men called ]
carried their cards to Mr. Lincoln. and
I know that they were the last TO see
him. However. not very long before
they came MIR. Lincoln had received q
visit from Marshal Lamon, who was
from the PRESIDENTS home district.
and il was Mr.. Lamon who had intro
duced me to the President when l re-
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KNEW WHERE LINCOLN STOOD
Simple Way in Which He Manifested
His Earnestness.

His Earnestness.
While l was an inmate of Gleason
Sanitarium. Elmira, N. Y. heard the
following anecdOte of Abraham Lin
coin. We had at the sanitarium a very
old gentleman by the name of z. c.
Robbins. He was of New Hampshire
by birth. but had lived in Washington
for fifty years, his business being a
patent lawyer. He was intimately ac-
quainted with Mr.. Lincoln and was
selected by him as chairman of the
first police commissioners after his in
auguratiOn in 1861. To this MIR. Rob
bins ! owe the recital of the story to
which l have alluded. He said:
After the emancipation proclamation
had been written. it will be remem-
bered. six months were given to the
COnfederates to lay down their arms
and come back to the Union. before it
was to go in. force. Providing the
South returned to the allegiance to the
Union as OF yOre. the proclamation
was not to be issued. But God was
working cut the destiny of this ma
tiOn. and not man. and the result is
known to history.
The early elections had gone against
the Republican party. Republicans be-
came alarmed. A tremendous press
ure was brought to bear upon Lincoln
to withdraw the threatened issue OF
the proclamation. upon the day fixed.
They declared that it was against the
spirit and wish of the people. and
would ruin the party. Letters came
pouring in from every state in the
Union begging. implOring. sometimes
threatening. and it was feared by a
few stanch anti-slavery men of the
country that Mr.. Lincoln could not
withstand the pressure. But he said
nothing. Kept his own counsel, and no
man knew his mind.
One day about a week before the |
time in which the proclamation was |
to so into force, Mr.. Robbins. as was |
his privilege, walked into the Office of |
Mr.. Nicolay. private secretary to Mr. |
Lincoln. He was feeling very anx-
iOus, for it was a dark and gloomy |
time for the country. Mr.. LincOln's |
room adjoined that of Mr.. NicOlay, and
while Mr.. Robbins was sitting at an
open fire. talking to Mr.. NicOlay. Mr..
Lincoln walked in. put his hand upon
the shoulder of Mr. Robbins and said:
We'll, old friend, the important day
draws near"
Yes" replied Mr.. Robbins. and I
hope there will be TO backing down or
backing out on your mart"
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
LABOR UNIONS DRAFT BILL.

The labor unions of the state have
drafted a measure. which will be sub.
mitted to the legislature soon after il
meets again, providing for double train
crews on all trains pulled by two engines.
The argument in favor of the measure
will be that a dOuble-header at present
takes away the employment of one crew
and overworks the crew doing duty on
the train. The same unions will intro
duce legislation fixing the number OF
hours a man may be worked without
rest.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
lincoln's Love of Truth.

Slower OF growth, and devoid alto
gether of many brilliant qualities
which Douglas possessed, says William
c. Brown in the February Atlantic.
Lincoln nevertheless outrcached him
by the measure OF the two gifts he
lacked-the twin gifts OF humOr and
OF brOOding melancholy. Bottomed by
the one in hOmeliness. his character
was by the other drawn upward to
the height of human nobility and as
piratiOn His great capacity of pain.
winch but for his buffOonery would 70
doubt have made him mad. was the
source of his rarest excellercies. Fa-
miliar with squaior. and hospitable to
vuigarity, mis- mind was yet tenanted
by sorrow. a place of midnight wrest-
lings In HIM as never before in any
other man, were high and low things
mated. and awkwardness and ungain-
illness and uncOuthness justified in
their uses At once cOarser than his
rival and infinitely more refined and
gentle, he had mastered lessons which
the other had never found the need OF
learning. or else had learned too read
lily and then dismissed.
to having some one constantly near
him. On one occasion he said to Mr.
Pendel:
"Pendel. do not like to be guarded.
but I have received number of
letters lately. have no
fears. however. That fellow We saw
over at the War department crouching
a; the foot of the stairs. and who eyed
me suspiciously, answers perfectly the
description of man I was warned to
lCOk out for in a letter received the
other day."
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
The Soldiers Homes.

Supt. J. NJ. Anderson of the Soldiers
hcme at Sandusky is coming in for
some very sharp criticism by the old
soldiers. In his annual report, sub
mitted a few days ago to the COVER.
nor, he found fault with what he
called the sending of old and infirm
soldiers to the home to die and be
buried at the expense of the state.
The soldiers upon whom fortune has
smiled. and who will never be under
the necessity of going to that home,
are asking the question:
If the home is not for the old. de.
crepit and poor soldier, who then is it
for"
when a soldier has reached the age
OF infirmities, coupled with a poverty
he could not help, and he can care for
himself no longer and has n. friends
to care for him, there is but one of two
places he can go-the poorhouse or the
soldiers home, and the home, they
say. is the place for him. It was con-
structed especially to avoid the humili-
alton of the poornouse; it was intend
ed as q recognition of the services of
the soldier. and was not intended to
furnish an easy place for the able
bodied man who can take care of him.
self.-Ohi0 State Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
Stephen Douo,as' Great sneeeh.


THE boys of 1861 are going fast" /"
said the Major. Nearly every morn
ing there are names in the obituary
columns of the newspapers whose own
ers were associated with events or in
cidents to which l held a personal.
even if humble, relationship. There
died last week q man who was, like
myself. only one of a million soldiers.
but had reason to remember him, be-
cause in the first week of war he stood
beside me in frCnt of the old Neil
house, in Columbus. Ohio, and heard
that wonderful speech of Stephen A.
Douglas, which was never reported,
and yet gave courage to thousands of
broken hearted and despairing men.
1T was about a week after Fort
Sumter had been fred on. and Douglas
was on his way to Chicago and
Springfield to confer with his friends
and supporters in Illinois. All men in
political life had been stunned and
outraged by the events of the last
week, and they as we'll as the people
who looked up to them as leaders
turned hungrily to Douglas, hoping
that he might say the right word, and
yet fearing that he might say the
wrong one. He came. half dressed, to
the window of his unlighted bedroom,
and. standing in the darkness, spoke
to the crowd below.
His deep voice rolled out from the
darkness and fell like a benediction
on the crowd standing with upturned
faces in the street. Never had voice
so thrilled me; never had mere words
seemed so solemn and impressive as
those spoken by Douglas that night.
HE said at once that great crisis
had come upon the country, and that
all party and other questions must be
pushed aside. He said slowly, as IL
weighing every word, TIN Union must
be preserved, and the insurrection
against the government must be
crushed After the word crushed
came a pause that gave emphasis to
The phrase, and then, speaking as slow.
ly as before. he pledged his hearty
support to the Lincoln administration,
and declared there was no other
course open to the loyal citizen. who
must stand by the government until
national authority was everywhere
recognized. Then. declining a recep-
ton, he closed his window and the ]
crowd dispersed.
There were in that crowd, standing
within ten feet of my perch. on the
fence. one man who was to become
President, four men who were to be-
come major-generals in the Union
army, q score of men who were, as
brigadiers, to hold important com.
mands, four men who we're to become
governors, three cabinet officers, and
several hundred who were within three
months to be carrying muskets in de.
fe1se of the flag.
''Of all the most prominent men
present en- that evening not one is liv-
ing now. Douglas. then spoken of as a
possible lieutenant general. died with.
in six weeks. Dennison, Garfield. Cox,
Tod. and others who lived to do great
work. all are dead. I can place only
one of the hundreds who heard Doug.
las speak in the dark in April, 1861.
In the last year they have gone fast,
but if any are lett they should put ON
record their recollections of the incl
dents of that night. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

Governor Mickey signed house roll 81.
the Gilbert or Howell bill on Monday.
The Gilbert bill is identical in all it's pro-
visions with the Howell bill. 1t requires
the city OF Omaha to acquire and operate
its own water plant. and to this end pro-
viGes that. within thirty days. the gov-
ernor shall appoint a water board. This
water board, in a general way. shall have
charge of the acquiring of the plant. to-
gether with the council. and shall have
control OF the plant after 1t becomes the
property of the city. The water works
bill has the emergency clause and it
therefore becomes a law as soon as the
governor gave his approval
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
STUDENTS OPPOSE THE BILL

Students OF the medical colleges Of the
state do not want the bill passed to com.
pc; them TO appear before the State
Board of Health after graduating from
the college and stand an examination be-
fore being allowed to practice medicine.
A majority of the students entered school
believing that after securing a diploma
they would be allowed to practice with
out mere ado. The bill. however. pro-
vides that they shall tread the wine pres.
before the State Board of Health. and
that for the privilege they shall each pay
into the hands Of the said board sS. The
students believe that $lo would do
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11

leT did not overlook his good work In
the battle, ard mentioned him In his
general orders.
Shortly after this battle on Nov.
20, 1862, he was promoted to Briga-
der General He continued in the
service and was active at the siege Of
Port Hudson. He participated in
many of the engagements of the De-
partmelt of the Gulf. He returned to
the North about May 13, 1866.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
At ChieIeamauqa.

Telling Of q recent visit to the
Battlefield of Chickamauga, a writer
In an eastern newspaper says:
The Government boulevard marks
on the crown Of the hill the battles
lire Cor eight miles: to the west IN
unprecedented view, to the east beau
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
Horse Sought Death.

An unusual sight, that Of q horse
beating its brains out against a tree
and iron railings, was witnessed the
other afternoon in front of the Bethle-
hem Home for Aged C0lored People.
Baltimore, Md. The animal took fright
at something in the street and ran
wildly east and then turned north. At
a street corner it knocked little col
ored girl down. and then dashed into
a tree head first. After a moment or
two the animal, evidently maddened
or suffering intense agony az the re-
suit of the blow, ended its life by beat
ing its head against the iron railing.
The Columbus journal., 1903-02-11
TO GET INTO PRINT

see that some adverse comment is
attempted. said Attorney Baldwin, be
cause the railroad companies utilize the
newspapers to present their side in the
tax controversy. and because they sx-
press willingness TO pay the expense Of
printing. Why should tEey not. The ar
Suments presented are unausweyable.