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The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-05
LINCOLN AS A DICTATOR.
Restrained Always by the Promptings
of His Conscience.

Lincoln is inaugurated President;
the civil war ensueS, and with 1t an
extraordinary development of the
executive power. 1t is an interesting
fact that the ruler of republic which
spranS from a resistance to the Eng.
lish king and parliament should eX'
crcise more arbitrary power than any
Englshman since Oliver Cromwell,
and that many of his acts should be
worthy of Il Tudor. Lincoln was
good lawyer who rcyCrenCed the con
stitution and the laws. and only
through necessity assumed and cXer-
ciscd cNtra-lcgal powers. trying at the
same time to give to these actions
the color of legality. Hence his theory
of the war power of the constitution.
which may be construed to permit
everything necessary to carry on the
war Yet his dictatorship was diff
ferent from Caesars and different
from the absolute authority Of Ma
poleon. He acted under the Restraints
imposed by his own legal conscience
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Buttttl0 In High .Societu

doctor to name 10 waF" a good I'M
precision. One Of the women who over
heard me insisted on taking me into
her conIa ce about her own expert
enc" win dear Dr. Blank. That Wnm-
an gave ue my dinner invitation IN
side of month. | took good care to
call on Dr. Blank first. We'll | lust
went around to houses OF persons |
met here and there IN the most casual
way. and / never got "a throw-duwn.
1t was confusing TO be called By half
a dozen different names in the course
of on" afternoon But saw that III"
other girls didn't mind it. and didn't
see why should. Soon | began 10
hear from the cards left On the
visiting trays I was invited ont.
knew that some uf my hOsfC-E"s
hadn't tho rcmpteSt idea Who I waS.
but they were afraid to risk sighting
an old friend by passing mp my card.
Good Old Uncle Tom got into TIE
game hcartier than ever Thank apUt-
ness shall be able to pay him back.
| was able TO move into Il swell board.
ing house where my friends could
conc to see ne. / arranged . systnm
and worked as hard at my rounds Of
calls and visits as any steuOgraphcr
works in her Ofiic". went cyCr2-
where could and talked with every
body who would listen TO me.
learned how to make myself agree.
able if not indispensable. Any girl
can do it if she has tact. And then
well. you know how | met C!andc.
Lucky learned to swim in Waycross
or there wouldn't be any Gland" for
me to marry now. DO you know who
gave that story to the woman news
paper reporter at Newport about the
unknown society girl who mad" such
thrilling rescue? | did. Claude $
mother did the rest. She CAV" out al
the stuff that was printed atter%ard,
And in due time she gave out Claude.
I've got him"
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the dandy, is at th" same time i'll good
taste and thoroughly in the mode OF
the period. Indeed, none of LincOlns
authentic pictures suggest the oUtland-
ish garbs in which he is pictured for
some reason or other in the popular
mind. Perhaps because SO shown by
the average CarIOOnist.
In the collection of H. w. Fay of
De kalb, H., is probably the earliest
portrait of Lincoln With a beard. 1t
was taken early in 1861. His face was
smooth until about the end OF 1860.
and when he first allowed his beard
to grow il was the subject of much
public comment. 1t seems a pity that
he ever thus dishgured himself. as his
beard. instead of improving his ap-
pearance, hid his strong chin and also
added to the almost distressed express
sion which his face constantly wore
while in repose in later life.
Justice Mitchell has in his collec-
ton two other interesting portraits OF
Lincoln. One is an idealiZed bust. now
hut little known. 1t was executed by
John Sartain, the noted engraver, dur
ing the presidency of the great liber-
atOr. The engraver. being a great
admirer of Lincoln, took all the pains
OF the retoucher to present the none
too handsome COuntenance of the
President in the most attractive man
ner possible. All the lines in his face
are gone, as well as the hollow and
careworn expression. His beard is
carefully combed and hair neatly ar
ranged In brief, the engraver has
done all in his power to beautify the
subject. but the result. from the stand
point Df a likeness. is unsatisfactory
and the picture is principally interest.
ing as a curiosity.
The other picture is along the same
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In factories and Offices. increasing
machines that surpass human fingers
in Geftness and even out-thinll the
human brain. New ones are con
stan'ly invented.
Thus the new machine for dCcOrat-
ing crockery puts on the china. by "A
single action. the border patterns and
monogram ccntcrs. which formerly re
Quircd whole process of handwork.
The machine is operated by compress
ed air and has a maximum capacity Of
decorating. in this manner l2O dozen
pieces of crOckery in IA single hour
with the assistance of two boys.
\ new speed Indicator has been add
ed to locomotive practice that not
only indicates the varying speed of
the engine, but automatically applies
the brakes when the speed exceeds
The established safety limit. thus sue
ccssfully replacing the speed feel"
of engineers.
To do away with cncSsWOrk in
office and shop management, and to
find out the real amuuDt and value Of
each and every different kind of labor
expended on a given piece of work
there is machine which makes a
permanent record by card printing.
rot only Of a single period ol time, but
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Do All but Think

also OF an indefinite number OF peri
ods. This record shows the numbcr
of hours and minutes put on the job.
and also tho tim" of day when the job
was started. When the job is don"
the totals of labor costs are entered
on the outside of the envelope con
tanning them together with record
of the material used. Each record is
entered on the factory books for per
manCnt reference.
The sewing OF buttons on shoes and
ON garments is no longer don" II
hand in modern factories, There Is a
machine that Scws 300 buttons on
garments in nine hours-Or more than
eight expert sewers could possibly do
in the same time. This machine re
Quiros no expert operator. \ boy or
girl runs it.
And in one Insurance Office. where
il was formerly necessary for a force
OF clerks to copy names on reference
cards to be filed in various places,
one clerk now writes the name on a
single card with metallic ink, clamps
il in holder with a number OF
blank cards. and flashes an X-ray
through the packet. Thus by a single
motion one man writes. or rather
prints. all the carGs--The World's
Work.
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Natures Cures for Ills

mouia, also stepped, strained ard
sweotcncd with moIasses. will cure
;hc wnoopinG cough. iIorserodish
leaves. wiltcd ard bound on the face
and back of the nccl, viii drive away
neuralgia. and nutmcg bored AID
tied around the neck. viii keep II
away. The nutmeg must be renewed
about once every six weeks.
Onions sliced. pounded and placed
in 4 cloth and laid over the at1cc.eh
part will draw ont inflammation. A
red onion. halycd, ana with ore pa Z
slightly scUupod out and the cup lia,-
ed over a carbunclc or boil wI'l
speedily remove tho pus, and has
saved life.
''Therc ar" many rH0rc Of thns" sJn'-
pie remedies in the North wIp.F
pharmacopocia which the wise ones
have at their fingers ends and
they are not more widely used anl
money kept in the ovcralls Of il.a
thrifty native it is because a Icui"rt
ana more fortunate fate prosidcs over
I'll" incomes of tn Adirondack mua'-
ciups"
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worn expression of later life. yet it is
full of intelligence.
In the collection OF Lincoln portraits
owned by Justice James T. Mitchell OF
the Supreme court of Pennsylvania is
an old ambrotype of Lincoln. Here
totore, it is believed, unpublished.
This picture is full of interest. as it
was taken just before the famous de-
bate between Douglas and Lincoln.
Lincoln was ~ years of age when
this old ambrotype was made. Only
four years older than when the Chi
cago photograph just mentioned was
taken. and yet the change i'll his ap
pearance is most striking. One would
say he had aged ten years at least.
The lines on the face have multiplied
and deepened. while the gentle ex-
preston OF the poet has been utterly
dissolved into one OF calm. unbenGing
determination. The rising country
lawyer has become tull-hcdgCd man
o! the world.
Another recently discovered and
exceedingly rare portrait of Lincoln
made at about the time of the Doug
las debate was engraved by an un-
known artist in Philadelphia. 1t is
one of the few full length pictures of
Lincoln that is not a caricaturc, and is
interesting from this point of view
alone The future president is stand
ing with one arm resting on a table on
which manuscript is exposed. 1t is
presumed that he is pictured in the
act of debating with Douglas.
His costume. while not suggesting
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in becoming their guest. presented 20
her in the most respectful manner e
share of their repast. which she was
pleased to accept. and upon which sl.o
rggalcd with seeming satisfaction.
The repast being finished the t.
male spirit, having thanked them CO.
GIally for their attention and Informal
LnCm that if they would return 10 the
same place after the revolution 0t
twelve moons they would find sOme-
thing which would recpmpcnse their
Kindness. disappeared from their sigh.
The youths. having watched the re
vOlvinG moons and having returned at
the appointed time found that upon
the place on which the right arm of the
goddess had reclincd an ear of Indian
corn had sprung up: under her left. a
stalk of wheat, and from the spo; on
which she had been seated was grow
ing nourishing plant of tobacco -
New Orleans Times Democrat
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Now that II is all over. auI To-
morrow Will sec me q happy bride
don't mind telling yuu how | did H."
said the girl from Waycross. who was
giving a luncheon to her bridesmaids.
Two years ago non, of you had ever
heard of me. had YOU? We'll, that's
not strange There was not much
society where came from. But you
see what | have accomplished. One
and all of you have me beat to =
standstill on smart looks.
We'll. when presented dear nam
ma $ letter to Mrs. We're de- We're
they were at boarding school together
in Virginia, you know-she gave me
the tips Of her dainty fingers and
didn't even ask me to call again
saw at once that my clothes wcrc not
right and wrote to Uncle Tom. down
in Maryland, telling him my plan. He
wrote back that | was little fool.
but he sent tn" money. | saw also
that most of the guests threw their
cards on small tray al the door. and
that nobody paid any attention when
they were announced.
The second time | went to Mrs
We're de Nere's uninyijcdJ haG a
gown that made me feel as though
had right there My card went
with others on "A silver tray. Whether
Mrs. We're de We're heard my name
announced or not | do not know but
sh" came forward with extended hand
saying:
How are you, my dear? Better.
aope. Your father told me you had
been quite i'll
That was StaSgcrcr. for poor
papa had been dead ten years. But
replied:
Much better, thanks. Dr. Blank
is such a careful physician, you
know.
II had read all the society news
could lay hands on and l'knew what
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as to his appearance at the start OF

as to his appearance at the start OF
- career.
VRobert T. Lincoln owns what is
probably the earliest portrait of his
father. 1t is an old daguerreotype,
taken about 1913, probably at Wash
ington, when Lincoln was serving his
only term in congress. This portrait
is but slightly suggestive of TIE Lin
coin of later life The cOuntenance,
il has been remarked. is rather that
of poet than that of statesman,
and not few of those who have been
permitted to examine it have been
impressed with the striking resem-
blancc 1t bears to the face OF Ener-
son.
One of the earliest photographs of
Lincoln was owned by Geo. Schneider
of Chicago, former editor OF the
Stats Ieitung. one OF the most IN
fluential anti-slavery newspapers IN
the west. In 1854 Mr.. Lincoln was in
Chicago and Mr.. Isaac n. Arnold,
prominent politician and lawyer of
Illinois. invited MIR. Schneider to dine
with Lincoln. After dinner, as the
gentlemen were going downtown. they
stopped at an itinerant photograph
wagon and Mr.. Lincoln had kis picture
taken.
A curious contradiction. indeed. is
the Lincoln of this photograph to the
Lincoln in the popular mind He was
then about As years of age and had
probably not lost what youthful vanity
!,
rough and devoid of fashion, his cos
tune is almost that of an exquisite,
while his form, if stiff. is neither awk-
ward nor unGainly. The pose is even
grO Ocful. His face is Just beginning
to show few lines. but his counte-
nance is entirely devoid o. the care
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When it is remembered that tbra-
Lam Lincoln was not what might be
called handsome or even cookbook
ing man, in the popular acceptance of
the term. and that he lived in period
when photography was in its infancy.
II is surprising how many times he
must have posed for the camera artist
during the seventeen years OF his ac-
tive public life He must have yield
ed with great good nature 10 the APP
plications for sitting from photog-
raphers. Every now and then a new
unknown photograph OF Lincoln is
turning up i'll some old album or store
room, and although the number is al
ready large. it is hard to tell il they
have yet all been found.
While the photographer was busy
recording on the sensitive plate the
image oi his distinguished subject. the
engraVer was not idle and as ii result
there are over 200 different engraved
portraits Of Lincoln known to col
lcrtorS. Many of these pictures are.
however, hardly worthy of cons;dera-
liCn. Us they are really but poor
rOpIeS, with some SlISht chang" III
costume n pose, from celebrated orig
inals.
The wide field OF Lincoln portraiture
really offers an interesting opportunity
for the careful study of his facial ap-
pearance at different periods OF his
active career. Particularly is this
true since the recent discovery of
several early portraits Of Mr.. Lincoln
which fill gap and satisfy curiosity
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LINCOLN AND THE KITTENS.
Great President Found Time to Min.
lister to Waifs

Lincoln visited Gen. Grant. Gen. Por.
ter. who was Gen. Grants secretary
at the time. says that three tiny
kittens were crawling about the tent.
The mother had died, and the little
wanderers were expressing their grief
by mewing piteously. Mr.. Lincoln
picked them up. took them on his lap,
stroked their soft fur and murmured:
Poor little creatures, you'll be taken
care Of. and turii;hg to Bowers, said:
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if ", were to win the battle II" must
do for | had done all that could.
v.' from my room with great
lOa. fted from my heart, and IRON
thai oment | never had a doubt as
to a.. result. We shall hear good
new rom Gen. Grant, who has been
pom ng away at Nicksburg for so
man months. am in Il prophetic
mon to-day, Sicklos, and / say that
you Il get we'll"
'I.' doctors do not say So the
gcu Il replied.
mt care, Sicklcs; you will get
wei The President persisted.
-'. that afternoon Gen. Sickel
We. n to say. telegram was re
cg.H from Gen. Grant announcing
The .-I of Nicksburg. Sickles' recov-
cry IN Observation-Disclosures Star.
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<Photo6raphs Of Lincoln 5;::$ ::1 ~ s :a


lines. 1t shows the head and bust OF
Lincoln. 1t is the work of an unknown
Italian artist and bears the inscrip-
tion: "Abruamo Lincoln. Presidcnte
Della Republica Dcgli Stati Unite
D'America" AS the only known like
ness of Lincoln published in Italy, the
picture is not without interest.
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J the Lord Made So MANY.

II incoln's lips, the words that
Otter ame were theSe-"The common
pcUI To those who lived with him
ana Iked with him, especially dur
ing Civil War, it seemed as if he
con-, never cease thinking of those
who ere just human beings, unlct
rcrcI unknown. inglorious. a Con
gre m from a Western district ap-
prua d him during his term as Pres
idcut nd apologiZed for presenting a
petit from his constituents, because
they re very common people.
NV IT, said Lincoln, pleasantly
600 must love the common people
He Ade SO many of EN-. Success
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l ho .ul will see that these little
mott. ~- waits are given plenty OF
milk . rnat"d kindly Bowers re
plieo viii see. Mr.. President, that
they taken in charge by the cook
of or u.ss and are well cared for.
SeV'.a ines during his stay Mr..
Linc"H Was found touGling these kit
tens was curious sight at an
army HIqUarrcrs. upon the eve Of a
srea' litary crisis in the nations
hist. 'u see the hand which had
sign 'Hr commissions of all the
hero ..u who served the cause OF
the .uA, from the gcnoral.in-chiof
to Il. nwost lieutenant. tendcriy
care three stray kittens. 1t well
Illus lt...i his kindness, which waa
min& with The grandeur OF his ma
ture. detroit Free Press.
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LInColn'S Faith in God,

&c. Ban Sicklcs once told n
story us,rating the tenderness of
Pres .n' Liucoln's heart. as wrl as
his fan in Providence and his optm-
ism
AT Con. Sichl"s had been wound
ed Il Gettysburg. he was removed to
this and the President called on
him Lo hospital. When the gen
eral o,-r ribcd the battle ana the aw-
ful Slaughter, Mr. Lincoln wcpt like
a chi
"Nu.lu tn" two armies were con
VerSirg said the President. Il went
into Uy room and prayed as | had
never prayed before. told Goa that
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GE 4 swift horse to him who tells
the r,G,h, so that as soon as he has
told 81 he may ride and escape.
BY Inc time the wise man gets mar
ried the fool has grown-up children.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17
PERSONALS

Prof. Joseph Jensen OF engineering
at the state agricultural college, is In
town on business connected with his
department
Walter r. Druehl has gone to Color
ado Springs to take charge of the Rob
inson Drug company there during the
absence Of It's manager In Europe.
Farley r. Jensen has gone 10 the
worlds fair, to be gone 10 days
Rev. Or. Thomas Boyd OF Fresno,
Cal, 10 visiting in this city with his
brother Charles w Boyd before con-
tinuing east to Buffalo, N. Y.
Sam Levy has returned from his Gu
ban trip, feeling much better so that he
Is able to attend to business as usual.
Sven o. Nielsen Is at the Cullen from
Fniryiew having come up to attend the
meeting Of the state board Of equaliza-
tion. He says the agricultural outlook
I'M his part Of tho state is Encouraging
and the farmers are IN high hopes OF
excellent crops.
i. c. Cutler and family returned last
night from southern California where
Mr. Cutters family have been spending
the winter,
Jesse NJ Smith is down at Modena
buying wool.
George Y. Wallace has gone to Bcs-
ton on Telephone business and returns
the first Of the month. He Is taking In
the worlds fair en- route east.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17
LATE LOCALS.

The weather office reports the lake an
risen "a inches since It began to rise
last fall.
Today's local bank clearings amount
ed to Sass, 423,il. as against $bsS,g5'Ol Tor
the same day last year.
The superintendent Of the state FISH
hatchery liz busy collecting FISH eggs
from Fish lake for incubation at the
state hatchery.
The Independent Telephone company
has 900 phones installed In this city,
and by June l. will be able to make Il
start to conduct business.
The Bell Telephone management Is
Installing an automatic exchange
whereby subscribers can ring up and
converse with one another without the
Intervention Of an operator.
Two carloads Of stone, the first OF the
season, were received today by Con-
tractor Campbell of the Federal build
ing and assurances have been given
him by the railroad company that ship
ments from the quarrles will be regular
for the remainder OF the season.
w II. Rowe says that the valuation
OF lands up the Bear river valley has
been Increased 40 per cent by the in
creased acreage planted to sugar beets;
so that whore the eye could take in
only dreary sagebrush wastes a few
years ago, now the view meets attrac-
tive cultivated territory everywhere.
That part Of the Constitution build
I'm now known as the Securities Build
ing is fast fling up with desirable ten
ants, and the south part of the struc-
ture L. being extensively remodeled for
business purposes and family living
there is being done away with entirely.
The directors OF the Deseret National
bank met this morning, and chose John
G. sharp to nh the vacancy caused by
the death Of James Sharp. The direc-
tors OF the Deseret Savings bank also
met, and chose l.. S. Hills 10 mi the
vacancy in the directory caused by
James Sharp's death.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17
Files Injunction Suit Asking that
They be Restrained From En-
croaching on Premises.
COMPANY ALLEGES TRESPASS.
Charges That Defendants Have Re.
peatedIy Blocked Sidewalk Leading
From Depot to Street Cars.

An injunction suit was filed in the
district court today by the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company against
the East Side Carriage & Transfer
company, Salt Lake Hack Drivers
union No. asa and large number Of
hackdrivers Of the city to restrain
them from encroachlng upon the prem
ises OK PLAINTIFF at it's depot and from
IN any way interfering with plaintiff In
the undisturbed use OF its property and
the approaches to the same.
lt IL alleged in the complaint that de-
PENDANTS have repeatedly trespassed
upon the property Of plaintiff by allow
lng their carriages to stand In the en-
closure at the depot set apart for mail
wagons, and carriages OF parties who
nave the permission OF plaintiff TO en-.
ter the same, and have also blocked the
sidewalk running from the door OF the
depot TO the slreetcar tracks and have
Otherwise lnterfered with the use Of
plaintiffs property. Hence II Is asked
that an Injunction be issued to restrain
inem from further acts complained OF.
A temporary restraining order was
Issued by Judge Hall and made return
able on June l at 10 o'clock, at which
time defendants will be compelled TO
show cause why the injunction should
not De made permanent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-17
Amateur Photography.

G. II. Savage has returned from Cal
ifornia, and will shortly take q trip
down the san Pedro on PHOTOGRAPHIC
ing errand He win afterwards go to
Pocatello to photograph specimens of
the different classes of locomotives
running out Of that terminal The To-
cLi management tried picture taking by
its engineers but when the superntend-
ent came TO look at the results he sor-
rowfully shook his head and rather
guessed not" The trouble seemed to
be In the perspective, The front end of
an engine would show up grandly, like
the Flatron building in New York.
Then three or four miles back, the run
ner could be Just distinguished leaning
out Of the window as though he would
like TO go fishing, Then with a magni-
Tying glass OF several hundred horse
power, the end Of the tender could be
discerned In the dim distance. IA miles
away.
Twenty-elght photographs were taxi
en-, but Of all these, only three were OF
any practical use, But then they were
beautiful Illustrations OF what may be
accomplished IN the line OF perspective
Photography