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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
ASSAULT AND BATTERY CASE.
Amos Moss Arrested on Charge of
 Hitting Albert Jetes.

Amos Moss, one of the Moss brothers. Eagan on a charge of assault and bat tery on Albert Jetes. It will be remem- bered that several weeks ago Moss and his brother went to Jetes' room, which Is on the first floor of the Thomson hotel, at Third avenue and Twenty-second street, and after talking while it was said knocked Jetes in the head with hammer and ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
"kinq Dodo."

"King Dodo' will hold court at the Jefferson theatre next Monday. King Dodo'' is a comedy opera by Frank Prix- ley and Gustav Luders. whose success was attested for seven months at the Studebaker, Chicago, and for two months at Dalys theatre, New York, where the capacity of both theatres was tested to the utmost during the winter and summer seasons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
BOYS INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.
pr. Dedman Gave an Exhibition of
 SIeight of Hand.


 Dr. James E. Dedman went to the Boys Industrial school yesterday after noon and gave the boys an exhibition of his sleight-of-hand tricks. It was re- ceiving day at the school and quite 0 number of people were present
 The party which made the trip with Dr. Dedman included Mrs. R. D. John- ston, who is president of the board of managers. Col. and Mrs. R. II. Pearson and Miss Pearson.
 The party was met at the end of the street car line by some of the boys from the school and were driven to the school in a two-horse wagon drawn by pair of mules. The ride was a novelty to many of the party and made also as much impression on them as the doctors sleight- -of-hand did on the boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
c. H. COLE TRANSFERRED. Deputy Sheriff at LlttIeton Succeeds
 0addIs at irondaIe.

Sheriff A. W. Burgin announced yes- terday the appointment of C. H. Cole to succeed J. A. Gaddis. deputy sheriff at Irondale, who resigned several days ago.
 Deputy Sheriff Cole has been stationed at Littleton, but will hereafter be at Irondale He Is one of the oldest deputies in the Jefferson county service, having served under former Sheriff Morrow four years. under former Sheriff OBrien four years, and under Sheriff Burgin two years.
 In considering the appointment of a deputy to i'll the place made vacant by the resignation of Deputy Gaddis the sheriff decided that he would appoint an old man to the position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
Mrs. E. X. Austin.

Mrs. E. K. Austin died last night at ! o'clock. after an illness of several months. She had been failing for some time. but had been critically i'll for only two weeks. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 3:3o' o'clock from the residence, 2021 Fifth avenue and will be conducted by the Rev. l.. S. Handley, pastor of the Central Presbyterian chucrh. The remains will be buried at Oak 7ill cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
Can't Put in kinfoIk.

Fort Scott, Kan. January 1.-An order that no relative of an official shall be employed In position subordinate to that official on the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain railroad system, went into op- eratio1 today. The order will result in number of changes in southeast Kan saS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
Hains Drug Company Organized.

A declaration of incorporation was filed in the office of the probate judge yester- day by the Bains Drug company. The new concern will do a general drug busi- ness at Woodlawn. The capital stock is s1o.oo0. and the incorporators are Lewis whaley of Jonesboro, w. T. Rains of woodlawn and Henry s. Ward of Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
VIII Resume Non-Jury Docket.

The court officials had a holiday yes- terday, and the court rooms were prac- tically deserted
 Today the Circuit court will resume the non-jury docket, while in the two divi- sions of the City court the settlement of pleadings will continue the balance of the week.
 The next session of the Criminal court will begin Monday, when the grand jury will be organized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the -3IIou.

New Years day at the Bijou was red letter in the history of this house. as the attendance at both matinee and night performances were record break CTS. The bill that is running this week has drawn good crowd at every per- formance. There will be three more per- formances with matinee tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
DEATHSAND FUNERALS
Mrs. Annie May.

Mrs. Annie May, aged 31 years, died yesterday at Thirteenth street and Sloss avenue, East Lake. The remains will be sent to Meridian, Miss, this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
Judge Lamar Appointed.

Atlanta, January 1.-Associate Justice William Little of the Supreme court to- day rendered his resignation to Governor Terrell. The governor named James s. Lamar to succeed Judge Little III health was the cause of the resignation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
J. c. Jones, Funeral.

The funeral of J. c. Jones will take place at the late residence near Cleveland station this afternoon at ? o'clock and the interment will be in Oak Hill cem- etery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
Alfred T. Heegs.

Alfred T. Beggs, aged 2 years. son of MT. and Mrs. J. J. Beggs, died at S:3O o'clock last night. Funeral at D. m. from the residence of G. Openshaw, 141s Fifth avenue. The interment will be at Elm Leaf cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02

The boycott having been raised on Cincinnati beers, "Moerlein," the finest beer made is on sale this week at all saloons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends and acquaintances of J. c. Jones and family are requested to attend his funeral. Services at the late resi- dence at Cleveland today at 2 p. m h. terment at Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02

All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En. graving Department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
BIJOU|
New Years OfferInQ fin Vaudeville

Charles Grapewin & Co.,. Moung Mya, Marvellous Merrills, Maddox and Wayne. Clothildo Antonio. West and Van Siclin, and Maude Beale Price.
 Matinees Tuesday. Thursday and Sat- urday. Popular pricG.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02

Details of the plans for the Valley Iron companys big blast furnace to be constructed at Battelle, in DeKalb coun- ty, are being worked out and the stack will probably be in course of erection within the next month or two.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-10

their bill Of fare the greater part of
the time.
MY grandparents, Levi Hall and
Martha Hanks, both died of the milk
sick, in Indiana, in 1918, about the
same time that Lincoln's mother,
Nancy Hanks, and her uncle and aunt
Sparrow died. All were buried to-
gether in rude collins construed by
Thomas Lincoln. who was now a wild
over with two small children. After
Lincoln became President. someone
erected monument over his mothers
grave In the wilderness, but Aunt
Roseanne told me that the selection of
the grave for the monument must
have been mere guesswork, since none
of the graves had ever been marked,
and there was no means of identifying
any one OF them"
Coming to the subject of the migra-
ton of the survivors of the three fami-
lies from Indiana to Illinois Mrs.
Moore says:
Joseph Hanks. who taught Thomas
Lincoln, Abe's father, the carpenter q
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-10

tell me stories of her early life in the
pioneer days In Illinois.
"One story was in regard to a fresh
ct such as used to come almost yearly
to those who lived along the river bot
toms eighty years or so ago. Grandma
went several miles down the river on
a raft, one day, to the mill, to have
some corn ground, leaving the chill
dren in the log house. The river had
been threatening to rise for several
days, but the children we'll knew from
former experiences, that II the river
invaded the house they were to climb
up on the roof for safety.
"The river rose while grandma was
away and she toiled laboriously to get
home as soon as she could. When she
got nearly home she found every thing
afioat, and as she passed a tree that
was we'll submerged she thought she
heard cry from the branches. She
padded to the tree, and there found
her baby, John Hanks, afloat in his
cradle, which had been washed through
the door of the cabin, and had drifted
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in LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE.
Woman Living In New England Whose Father Was the
Historic Log Cebin-Stories of The "a Dogs

Ilnooia has been dead thirty eight
years.
Most Of those who personally knew
him have also passed on into silence.
and. Nike Washington, he has become
in the popular mind a sort OF mystical
figure. associated with bygone age Of
dramatic heroism-a patron saint.
Although New England loved Lin
coin as much as any other section Of
the country did, when 1t came to know
him. yet he was always regarded as a
characteristic product of the pioneer
country. and. although efforts not alto
gether successful have been made to
show that he was of bingham ances.
try, never till now has Massachusetts,
been conscious of the presence in this
locality of any living connection be.
tween the immortal rail-splitter and
eur own soil.
Nevertheless for seventeen years
one Of the environs of Boston has har.
bored q woman who makes the proud
boast that her father and Abraham
Lncols were first cousins; that both
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-10

about till 1t found Judgment in the top
Of the tree. where his mother found it.
Another of her stories was about
Guinea niggers. | suppose you don't
know what Guinea niggers were, do
you? Well they were not uncommon
in the days when slaves were brought
from Africa. They were very small
in stature and very unprepossessing
in appearance and they were said to be
cannibals.
Grandma said that in her youth she
knew young couple who bought a
pair of Guinea niggers. One day their
little child disappeared and 1t was
never seen again. They afterward
found that the cannibals had eaten
the child, and they were hanged for it.
Grandma, like most of the Hankses
and Lincolns, was an ardent Metho-
dist. In her old age she always knit
| ted just so much on a stocking every
| week day. One morning she was in
| dustriously engaged in the perform
ance of her allotted stint, when some
of the younger folks came in with their
best clothes on.
"'Why, grandma What are you do
ing?' somebody asked. Only knitting,
she replied, with some surprise. What,
knitting on Sunday. grandma?' is
this Sunday?' asked grandma, in
amazement. When convinced that It
was she unraveled every stitch she
had done that morning, in order to
atone as far as possible for her desc
Grafton Of the day"
| Mrs. Moore describes having seen
with some amusement Abraham Lin
coin making a political speech in Mis-
souri,, arrayed In long and exceeding.
ly crumpled linen "duster," and a tall
hat of ancient pattern. She says that
when Lincoln was nominated for Pres.
ident his humble relatives among the
Hankses held up their hands with
amazed incredulity and exclaimed with
practical unanimity: ABE Lincoln for
President? don't believe it,"
There was always something queer
about the Hankses," she says; "for al.
though they were among the earliest
settlers In Illinois and had their pick
of the land, and plenty of it, and some
of them had large, productive farms,
yet every one of them turned out as
poor as Jobs cat.
my mother owned slaves before the
war, but my father never did, nor did
any of the Hankses, and for that rea
son they were called poor whites by
their neighbors who had slaves. All
the Hankses were stanch supporters OF
the union during the civil war."-Bos
ton Globe.
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trade, just 100 years ago, was one OF
the first settlers in Illinois, having
gone there from Kentucky about 1920.
1t was his son, the famous John
Hanks, still living in Missouri, who in
1880 induced Thomas Lincoln, Dennis
Hanks and my father to pull up stakes
and also remove to Illinois, where Abe
was destined to achieve that fame that
gained for him the Presidency.
Having arrived In Macon county,
H., the party, which numbered thir-
and Abe Lincoln were in their 21st
year, and they, with John Hanks. Abe's
second cousin. built the log cabin
which some say was exhibited on Bos-
ton Common thirty years or more ago.
They also split the famous fence rails
at that time, samples of which did
much to arouse the enthusiasm in the
Illinois convention in 1860. which Sc
cured the Presidential nomination for
Lincoln.
After serving as major In the Black
Hawk war, in which Abe Lincoln was
captain, my father became one of the
earliest settlers in Missouri, and dur
ing the greater part of his life kept q
tavern, first at Hannibal and later at
Frankford.
"Frankford used to be visited by In.
dams sometimes, and II they didn't
find whisky before they arrived, they
were harmless, and their presence
caused no uneasiness. But II they
were drunk the news would quickly
spread and school would be dismissed
for the day.
after a while brick schoolhouse
was built one and one-half miles from
town, and to get there we had to fight
our way through wild animals and
snakes, for Missouri takes the blue
ribbon for snakes. At the brick school
we were furnished with horn, and II
wild animals or Indians were seen
prowling about we blew the horn and
the neighboring farmers got their guns
and came to our rescue.
when | was little girl Aunt
Sally, Abraham Lincolps stepmother,
used to visit us, and she frequently
put me to sleep in her arms, but
never thought much about 1t till | was
grown up and others reminded me OF
the distinction / had enjoyed.
Il often visited around among the
Hankses In my childhood. too, and my
especial favorite was Grandma Hanks
as we called John Hanks mother, who
lived in what Is now known as Quincy
III. used to hold her skeln of yarn
for her when she wound II into ball
! and during the operation she would
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-10

the groom came not He was found
the next morning wandering the
streets of Springfield, overcome by
one Of his attacks of melancholy, for
getting his obligation to his betrothed.
His explanation to Miss Todd. SO
far from inducing her to repudiate
him, as her friends advised, drew her
closer to him.
Mary" he said, IL have already
told you about her who left me.
loved her then and love her now.
My heart faints and sinks sometimes
because | feel her presence by my
side and can not grasp her to my
arms. ! am trying, Mary to do as I
promised her when she lay in my
arms, painting away her life. I am
not heart whole, Mary. but I am now
and always will be true to you. Help
me, Mary, not to forget my angel
wife, for so she will always be to me,
but to fulfill her wishes"
Abraham" was the reply. you are
the man of my heart. honor. esteem
and love you, and whenever II shall
please you to join your fortunes to
mine, will be ready, and try to be to
you what Ann Rutledge would have
me be-"
Overcome with emotion, Lincoln
rushed from her presence and did not
call upon his betrothed for weeks, but
she knew him and waited.
At last, on November 5, 1912, Abra
ham Lincoln and Mary Todd became
man and wife. The spirit OF Ann
Rutledge lowered near them and
blessed them. During Lincoln's
stormy life she was always with him,
guiding him and directing his heart
and mind.
A young soldier. nothing but boy,
was caught sleeping at his post. He
! was tried and sentenced to death In
, pursuance Of an order Of the Presi
dent himself, who declared that this
} sort OF thing was becoming too fire.
quent and must be stopped. and that
he would not interfere with the sen
} tence imposed
/ The young soldier had little sister
t who had read about Uncle Abe
, and she knew that he loved children
So she said to herself
Q III Uncle Abe knew how love m!
D brother, he wouldn't let him be shot.
She went to the White House, ant
t with the courage of innocence, passet
' the guard, the secretaries and tn,
! crowd Of generals and visitors
=. straight up to Mr.. Lincoln.
r He smiled and took her hand
t What can l do for you, my littl
Q maid?"
!, She told her plain, simple story
8 how her brother, whom she loved. ha
r been sentenced to be shot, that the
y were all mourning for him, and tina
0 II he was to die in that way 1t woul
u break her heart.
Lincoln smiled kindly and laid hi
y hand on her head.
It What Is your name my childf"
3. Why, don't you known Everybod
y knows me. ! am Ann"
It She got no farther, for the stron
Vt arms suddenly raised her close to hl
d breast, his cheek against hers. I'll
brother was safe after that.
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WHERE LINCOLN DIED.

ANeve Judea's purple mantled plain.
There hovers still among the ruins
lone
The spirit OF the Christ whose dying
moan
was heard in heaven, and paid our debt
in pain.
Within this house-this room-a martyr
died,
A prophet OF larger liberty.
A iiberator setting bondmen free,
A full-orbed MAN, above mere mota|
pride.
The cloud-rifts opening to celestial gladei
Oft glimpse him. and his spirit fingers
stu,
As Christ's sweet influence broods upor
the hill
Where the red lily with the sunset fades
Robert Mackay. In Success.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-10
LETTER WRITTEN BY LINCOLN.
Illinois Man Prizes Relic Of the Great
President. !

President. !
Cassius Irving of Metamora, H.,
recently obtained possession of let.
ter written by Abraham Lincoln, Oct.
8, 1868, from Pekin, ILL.,, to Peter
Doty, circuit clerk at Metamora at
that time. The letter refers to suit
pending in the Woodford county court.
The epistle is written on blue paper.
being SO folded as to answer with.
out the necessity Of an envelope. II
IL fastened with a red wafer and 10
marked Paid three cents" no post.
age stamp being used. The rating
stamp is very plain. Mr.. Irving has
refused an offer Of 800 for the letter.
He also has four.post bedstead Of
black walnut which stood for fifty
years In the parlor Of the Metamora
house. built In 1843. Lincoln frequent
ly slept upon this bed. Mrs. Spears,
an English woman, was the proprietor
Of this hostelry for many years. Lin.
coin always stopped at Mrs. Spears
tavern. When some Of the effects Of
the hotel were sold recently Mr.. Irv-
ing bought most Of those with Lincoln
associations.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-02-10
Appreciated Girls Honesty.

During the Civil War Miss N,
high spirited Virginian young lady,
whose father-a Confederate soldier
had been taken prisoner by the Union
forces, was DESTROYS of obtaining a
pass which would enable her to visit
him. Francis p. Blair agreed to
obtain an audience with the President,
but warned his young and rather i'm
pulsive young friend to be prudent
and not betray her sympathy for the
South. They were ushered into the
presence Of Mr.. Lincoln. and the OBJ.
ject for which they had come was
stated. The tall, grave man bent
down to the little maiden, and, look.
ing searchingly into her face, said:
you are loyal, Of course?"
Her bright eyes flashed. She resi-
tated a moment, and then, with q face
eloquent with emotion and honest rs
his own. she replied:
Yes, loyal to the hearts core-to
virginia."
Mr.. Lincoln kept his intent gaze
upon her for moment longer. aud
then went to his desk, wrote line or
two, and handed her Tho "a per. With
bow -n, so yiow terminated.
When the had lot the room Mr..
Blair besal 10 upbraid his young
friend for L.r impetuosity.
NOV you have done It," he said.
Didn't warn you to be very carefulr
You have only yourself to blame"
Miss N made no reply. but open
ed tho paper 1t contained these
words;
Pass Miss NJ. She Is IN honest
girl, and can be trusted.--A Lincoln. %
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were horn in the same rude log cabin
in Kentucky, but three months apart,
In 1909, and that she herself Is q
grandniece of Lincolns mother, the
famous Nancy Hanks.
She is Mrs. Nellie M. Moore, who
was born not many years before the
outbreak of the civil war, in the then
exceedingly primitive town of Frank
ford, Mo-, and has been for three
months past resident Of East Pep
perell, Mass, where her husband
Charles w. Moore, is engineer in q
mill.
Miss Hall, for that was Mrs. Moore's
maiden name, spent only the first thir-
teen years Of her life in Missouri, hay
Og been sent to Kentucky boarding
school at that age. She was married
and lived In Louisville for some years,
alter removed to Cincinnati, and after
The death of her husband came East,
married Mr.. Moore, a native Of Massa-
chusetts, and they lived for seventeen
years In Atlantic, a part of Quincy, un.
til they removed to Pepperell.
When asked to define her relation
chip to the martyred President, Mrs.
Moore said:
MY father, William s. Hall, was a
son of Martha Hanks, sister OF Nancy
Hanks, who married Thomas Lincoln
and became the mother of Abraham
Lincoln. So. you see, my father was
first cousin and was second cousin to
the President.
my grandfather, who married Mar
tina Hanks, was Levi Hall, and they
and Thomas and Nancy Lincoln were
living together In the little log cabin
in La Rue county, KY, in 1909, when
Abraham Lincoln was born there. My
father was born three months later In
the same cabin"
When questioned as to the antece-
dents of the Hanks, Lincoln and Hall
families. Mrs. Moore says 1t Is a tradi.
ton of all three families that they
emigrated together from New England
about 200 years ago to Pennsylvania,
from there to Virginia and later to
Kentucky. as they eventually did to
Indiana and finally to Illinois and Mis-
souri,. She has been for some time
engaged in investigating the possible
early connection of the families with
New England, and intends to prepare
a genealogy embodying the results OF
her labor.
Continuing her story of the vicissi-
tudes of the Lincoln, Hanks and Hall
families. Mrs. Moore says:
my aunt. Rosanne Hall, who rode
from her home in Maryland to Ken
lucky behind her husband on his horse
told me that there were Quakers
among my ancestors, as there are said
to have been in the Lincoln family
She also said that M grcat-gs7nd
father was killed ~ IT, indians at the
same time that Abraham Llncoln's
grandfather was, while they were
clearing the ground to plant corn, on
their arrival in Kentucky. 1t was she
who told me my father was born In
the Lincoln log cabin.
"Aunt Rosanne said that Abe Lin
coins mother used to walk five miles
to mill to have her corn ground. or t.
buy q side OF bacon, which. with corn
meal mush or iohnnycake. comprised
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of melancholy hanging over him, Its
shadow often passing over his face
when conversing with intimates. At
such times he would cease talking,
his eyes would close and an express
sion of sadness spread over his coun.
tenance. After remaining thus 'or
some moments, he would open his
eyes, give himself a shake and re-
sumo the conversation where 1t had
stopped, or perhaps say Il must tell
you little story
In 1910. Lincoln wooed Mary Todd,
a Kentucky girl, and the wedding
was set for January /. 1S4l, but Lin
coin did not appear. The bride,
guests and supper were waiting, hut
The colored American., 1903-01-17

Jan 20, 1903, when Prof. McGirt will
make step in advance of anything
that the race has done in his line Be-
sides giving his regular recital, he will
star his own great drama, The Power
Of Love, the changing of an infidel.
This is the first time any poet of the
race has written a drama and placed
it. The play is short and interesting.
It consists of four characters: "HOr-
ace" an infidel, who at last becomes a
Christian and hero of the play.
''Madge" the heroine, at last an angel
Part of leading woman, THE Devil" 4"
who is at last banished by the angel.
Prof McGirt comes highly endOrs ed
by the leading critics and papers.
This is a religious play and destined
to do much good. Prof. j. T. Layton
will direct a musical program for the
occasion.