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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
Advocate Of the Law.

What was Lincolns stand when great
abolitionist meeting was held in Spring.
field some years before the war? There
the opponents of slavery proposed by the
force of arms to defy the public authori-
ties and drive out the shareholders from
the then territory Of Kansas. When
called upon for a speech Lincoln shocked
some of his very best friends and, as
some thought, then and there signed his
own political death warrant. Let there
be peacev' he emphatically said. 'Revo-
lutionize through the ballot box. Your at
tempt, If there be such, to resist the laws
of Kansas by force is criminal and
wicked, and all your feeble attempts Will
be folles and end by bringing sorrow on
your own heads and ruin on the cause
YOU would freely die to preserve" What
said he in his famous speech delivered on
July II, 1858. in answer to one OF the
charges made against him by Douglas?
sNow. as to the bred Scott decision, for
upon that Senator Douglas makes his last
point against me. I am opposed to that
decision In a certain sense but not In the
sense in which he puts 1t. I say that In
SO far as II decided In favor OF bred
SCOTS master and against bred Scott
and his family l do not propose to dis
turb or resist the decision. ! never have
nronosed to do any such thing. | think
mat in respect for judicial authority my
humble position would not suffer in COM
parison with that OF Judge Douglas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
WAS GEORGE ABE so LuckYa
Atlanta Reporter Credits Humorst
With Big Winning on Races.

George AIDE. the humorist, passed
through Atlanta recently en- route to New
York from New Orleans in high glee over
killing which he made at the Crescent
City races. Two forms of amusement
occupied his time while In New Orleans
where he has been for the last two weeks
Playwriting in the forenoon and pony
playing in the afternoon were his daily
stunts. He managed to come out a few
dollars ahead of the game, according to
his side of the story. and fell upon
helpless Is to ! shot and mangled it sadly
II dropped on an easy thing yesterday
said Mr.. AIDE. as he adjusted the rim of
his cap over the other eye. Got next
to a 25-to-1 shot and played 1t strong
enough to pull steam car, and the long
shot won, which doesn't often happen
Then I was luck straight through, and
managed to finish up my two weeks well
sjaead of the game. thanks to my final
jab at the books. had an even 500 on
that % to l shot, and here's what won. !"
concluded Mr.. AIDE, showing roll about
the size of a cypress log.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
GREAT MEMS WIVES.
From an Exchange.

From an Exchange.
Negro Kicked his wife, Poppea to death.
Dyspepsia, tea and seolding wife made
life a burden to Hazlit.
Fielding, author of Tom Jones'" mar
ried his servant and regretted 1t.
From Sarahs jealousy of Hagar one
can imagine the misery of Abraham s
married life.
Fausta, wife of Constantine the Great,
was so dreadful that the emperor had her
smothered in a hot bath
The wife of Samuel Clark litterateur,
had so high an opinion of his abilities
that she never rose in his presence with
out courtesying
Count Rumford married widow. who
INDUCED in the merry pastime of throw
ing his books and manuscripts out of the
windows and pouring scalding water on
his flowers.
William the conqueror courted Matilda
by pulling her off her horse In sight Of
her fathers castle and thrashing her
with his horsewhip, which bravery so
pleased her that she married him
DR.. Van Buchel was so fond of his first
wife that after her death he had her body
embalmed and kept in a glass case in his
bedroom. He afterward wished to mar
ry again, but the prospective wife No
2 made a special condition, before ac-
ceptance, that No l should be cleaned
out. She went to the nearest church
yard.
Wyeherley, after an unhappy first mar
rage, welded at the age Of 20 to a girl
of 2s thinking she had money but died
of disappointment eleven days after
All the good Roman emperors had bad
wives. The names of Sabina, wife of Ha-
drian; old Faustina, wife of Antonlus;
young Faustina, wife of Marcus Auerlius;
Julia DONNA wife Of Severus; Theodore.
wife of Justinian, and wife Of Trojan, are
all infamous.
Rousseau, meek and Of the highest in
tellgence, married a common woman,
shrewish and of inferior intelligence, and
was happiest when away from her.
Sidney Smiths wife was such good
cook that he once calculated that during
the course of his life he had eaten forty
eight four-horse wagon loads more than
was good for HIM
Cato married poor girl that she
might entirely depend on him, but found
her as troublesome as an heress.
Heine had "a frightful amount of hap
piness" with his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
A Positive Man.

In the first placed we must start with
the we'll accepted and universally ac-
knowledged fact that Abraham Lincoln
was man of positive characteristics.
William Herndon, just after Lincoln's
nomination, wrote to Senator Wilson of
Massachusetts, that when Lincoln made
up his mind to do anything he had "a
will of IRON After the assassination In
Ford's theatre Senator Wilson wrote
letter to Lincoln's old law partner that
he had truly analysed Lincoln's character
in reference to this one characteristic.
But, though Lincoln was a positive man
and had we'll settled convictions. he never
believed that two wrongs make one
right" In order to accomplish his patri-
otto purposes he was unwilling to defile
the majesty of the law. He was always
ready to try to change the law. but never
to break It, In his methods and princi-
ples he was neither violent nor revolu-
tionary He was not, as many people
supposed in 1860, wild eyed visionary or
crazed enthusiast who would, to reach
a benefcent end, trample on vested rights
and interests regardless of justice and
equity. He himself was obedient to the
laws as we'll as q faithful executive of
the law. He was a respecter of the law
IN private life as well as a conservative
In.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
Riding on the Elevator.

From the New York Press.
what word is the most mispro-
nounced in New York City," asked a
western young woman of a party of New
York friends with whom she had spent
the summer on Manhattan island.
Everybody in the party tried, but the
young woman shook her head at all at
tempts. THAT shows she said, how
you New Workers become accustomed to
things that are wrong; you get SO used
to them you go swinging along and never
notice them. Now, l was not here a day
until observed 1t, and have been keep
ing my ears open ever since. AS soon as
tell you what II Is / am sure you will
all admit that / am right, and will be
surprised that you did not notice It your
self"
well, go on and tell US, and don't give
us lecture on our stupidity" said one
Of the party
mo, shall not do It," she said. when
we 60 out today. shall keep count OF the
number of times hear the word mispro-
nounced and see whether any Of you no.
tice II. Now keep your eyes open"
That night when the party reassembled.
nobody could remember any marked pc
culiarity of speech he had heard, and the
young visitor said:
why. how strange that Is. I kept
count today and heard the word elevator
in place of elevated eighteen times.
Stand some time near people travelling
about the city and hear them talk about
taking the Ninth avenue elevator and
the elevator to Harlem 1t Is not the
very ignorant that use 1t the most, for
II clothes are any criterion, have often
heard well dressed and apparently we'll
bred men and women make the sama
mistake. 1 suppose 1t comes largely from
the use Of the abbreviation L for ele-
vafed's
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
A Noble American.

How then, did he want to reach out the
hand of reconciliation? On February 5,
1865. after the outcome of the war was
practically decided, he drafted bill by
which, IL congress consented, s400.000,0O0
was to be paid on account Of the liberia
tion Of the slaves. He presented this pro-
posed bill to his cabinet, and when they
unanimously rejected 1t the president, as
Norman Hapgood tells us. sadly folded
1t up and laid 1t away AS soon
as Richmond had been evacuated he
got on the cars and started south. He
went not as conqueror but as a messen-
ger of peace. In his plain. simple way,
he practically said to the old Virginians:
II am your brother ! am your friend.
Come, be my brother and my friend"
When that other messenger Of peace,
Ulysses s. Grant practically said to the
officers and men of the disbanding south
ern armies alike: go home. Take your
horses and pillow your fields. Go home
and be our friends and comrades instead
of our foes" what was Lincoln's COM
ment? Good Good All right. Exactly
the thing.' Admiral Porter gives these
as Lincoln's words, which he heard him
repeat a dozen times In the glorious
hopes Lincoln held of future reconcilia-
tion. do you wonder that Henry Grady.
the eloquent Georgian. was impelled to
say that the first who comprehended
within himself all the strength and gen.
tleness, all the majesty and grace OF this
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
RosIN HAS CHRISTIAN NAME.
How Grades Are Famiitarly Known
to Men Who Handle IT.

Not many people outside of the .osin
market who read the alphabetical quo
tations know that each letter has a sig
and pack the rosin into barrels for ship
ment. They have given each grade a
name of it's own, ranging from the mas
culne to the feminine gender, and en-
bracing almost all the common Christian
names
The only two grades that have escaped
the christening of the resins are the two
top notch pales, which are known as Win
dow Glass and Water White. and are
designated at the Board of Trade and on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14

republic was Abraham Lincoln" He was
as true and pure and noble and patient
and God-inspired an American as ever
lived.
A Lesson of Love.
Today, If | had It in my power, would
start a pilgrimage to the Springfield
tomb. I would have the southerner as
well as the northerner, fastener and the
westerner go there and learn the lesson
of gentle and glorious love. What" some
cynic cries, would you have the south
erner go there as to a shrine?" Yes, my
brother, l would have the southerner go
to Lincoln's tomb and l1neel, the same as
l would have the northerner go the sa
cred tomb of Lexington, Va, and bow
reverently before the dust of honored,
gentle, Robert e. Lee. Both of these
men were conquerors. Both have sub
dued and by their example will yet sub
due great hosts, whose numbers, in the
dim future will be counted by the mil
lions. Both have won and will win their
greatest victories not by the sword, but
by love. When the civil war was closing
these two great leaders were able to say
to each otherl 'Thou art my brother"
Both are enshrined In their nations love
and admiration.
Trust In God.
universal affections of the American peo-
cred dust of Springfield. ILL.,, and the
south come with her sacred dust of Lex
ington Va; then after the north and the
south with their precious burdens have
both met at the national capitol at Wash
ington cannot the two different sections
which once stood face to face In battle
now stand side by side and bury their
two sacred dead in one grave? Then over
IA. ,,t,atv.
ling dust of the two sacred dead, cannot
and will not the reconcied north and
south chisel one single God-given epitaph,
such as old Kentucky placed upon her
memorial shaft. erected upon the once
blood-soaked field of Chickamauga to her
boys in gray and to her boys In blue:'
"As we are united In life and they united
in DEATH let one monument perpetuate
their deeds and one people, forgetful of
all asperities, forever hold In grateful re-
membrance all the glories of that terri
BILE conflict which made all men free and
retained every star upon the nation
flag"
Abraham Lincolns parting words to his
fellow townsmen when for the last time
he left the Springfield depot for the ma
tional capital were these words To-day
leave you. / so to assume task more
difficult than that which devolved upon
Washington. Unless the great God VINO
assited him shall be with me ] must fail,
but If the same omniscient mind and AL
mighty arm that directed and protected
him shall guide and support me | shall
not fail / shall succeed Let us all pray
that the God of our fathers may not for
sake us now. To Him | commend You
all. Permit me to ask that with equal
sincerity and faith you Will invoke his
wisdom and guidance for me- This was
the keynote of his whole gentle loving
patient, forgving life: Trust In God and
patient dependence upon the divine will.
To Abraham Lincoln's God I commend
you. May that God forever guide us all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14

republic was Abraham Lincoln" He was
as true and pure and noble and patient
and God-inspired an American as ever
lived
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14

the Bay by the abbreviated terms Of
VIC and WV.
The other pales, mediums and COM
mons are thus known to the workers in
the pine forests, Nancy, Mary, Kate,
Isaac. Henry, George. Frank, Edward.
Dollie, Betsy, Carrie and Alice.
Rosin inspectors have adopted these
terms and they are now officially quoted
on the board and In the factors office
They also serve as convenience in
telephoning quotations and save consid-
cradle trouble from the confusion of the
sound Of similarity Of the letters over
the wire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
His Voice Uncertain.
FROM the Yonkers Statesman.

From the Yonkers Statesman.
Yeast--I heard you sing out for your
wife to open the door for you last night
Crimsonbeak-Oh, you did?
Yeast-You pitched the song pretty
high.
difficulty last night in finding the right
key.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
The Hlahest Point.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
"The Bugie." said the editor Of that pa
per, has the highest circulation in this
country"
'1ndeed?" queried the skeptic.
"Oh. my. yes We're 800 feet above the
sea level here"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.


When some enthusiastic admirers asked
him this question: Has the territory of
Kansas a right to come into the union
slave state Il the people wish7'' Lincoln
said: Yes. BY the national law it has
a right which you cannot take away
unless by national legislation you change
that law" In all the ffty-six years Of
Lincoln's life, both as a public office
holder and as a private citizen, you can
not put your finger upon one act where
he was an advocate of violation of the
law. He was patient In his belief that
moral right would ultimately become le-
gal right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14
$lO.75
ROUND TRIP TO
NEW ORLEANS
MARDI GRAS.

Tickets on sale February 9-15, 1904
good returning February 20, except
that by deposit and payment of 81
cents extension of limit can be secured
until March 8.
C. M. BILLHEiMER, City Pass. .Agt.
R. w. LUcKETT, Depot Ticket Agt.
p. SID JONES, District Pass. Agt.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
A New Druggist.

A. r. Wrba, of Rockdale, a
skilled pharmacist, has accepted
a position with the Concho Drug
Store, Mr.. Wrba is one of the
most pleasant gentlemen and is a
druggist of several years expert
ence. He comes to San Angelo
highly recommended both as to
proficiency in his line and as to
character and integrity.
Mr.. Wrba's ancestry is of Bohe-
milan extraction and the name
though spelled IN a manner un-
usual to us is pronounced Weber,
He wants to meet the people OF
San Angelo and asks them to call
to see him at the Concho Drug
Store.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
Gold Snap Benefits farmers.

The recent cold snap is said to
have been of very material bene-
fit to the farmers throughout this
section for the reason that the
freezing weather caused the late
cotton bolls to open and the farm
ers will get much more cotton
than they expected. The farm
ers say that the cotton matured
from the late rains and they were
all getting very uneasy for fear
the bolls would sour and not open.
The freeze came along and reljev-
ed their fears, and, incidentally,
gave them a good deal more cot
ton. Prospects are the cotton
yield through this section will be
better than it has been estimated.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17

Window Glass at Smith &
Robertson's.
Hal Lawson came up from
Ballinger Sunday.
New Street Hats at Mrs. Alice
Simmons.
Hugh Myers returned from
Goldthwaite Friday.
Window Glass at Smith g.
Robertson's.
J. r. Hamilton and wife left
Friday for the St. Louis Fair.
If you want hay call 22G. J. G.
Woodward.
Tom Pulliam was in from the
ranch several days last week.
Flour. 1926. Best, $3.1O a
hundred at Arkansaw Smiths. d47
Let US make your Fruit Cake
for Thanksgiving.
Hatcher { Dowty.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
Gymnasium for the Fire Bows.

The management of the Turn
Nerein has turned over to the
fire department the we'll equipped
gymnasium next door to the
Opera House. Billy Whytock
has charge of the instruction,
rendering his services free. This
is something that should be high
ly appreciated by the boys, as it
will afford pleasure and excellent
exercise. More steady young men
are wanted to join the fire COM
panies. The new gymnasium
will be free to the hook and
ladder boys and all ward COM
panies, etc. The class will meet
every Monday night, at $3.50, and
ali "stayers" are cordially in
vited to come. If San Angeloites
will all take this kind of all
interest in the fire department.
we will at very early date have
one of the best in the state.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17

New Crop Genuine Sugar House
Molasses at Mabson's. 46.tf
J. NJ. Slator has been in town
this week attending to the ship
ment of his cattle.
New Tourist Caps at Mrs. Alice
Simmons. If
ID. Il. Newsome and i. A.
Spring and wife were among the
Water Nalleyites in town Tues
day.
Ralph Harris returned Friday
from the Bird IL Mertz ranch
where he had gone to purchase
some bulls.
W. w. Withespoon, of Mid
lothian, a Mr.. Smith, from Ter
rell, and several other gentlemen,
were here this week prospecting.
Let us figure your painting and
paper hanging. Work and prices
correct. Beach 81 Allen, phone
lis. If
A. II. Morrel a young man
from Galveston spent several
days here last week and visited
day or two at Leedale.
Ride with Farpuhar's Hack.
Sidney Evans driver Phone 1876
day, No. 6 nights.
w. G. Jones' fine residence
north of town IS nearing compile
ton and the family expect to
move into it in about two weeks,
j. S. Miles. expert embalmer
and funeral director. Phone 3.
The stores are assuming fes-
tive, pre-holiday air with their
array of toys and Christmas
goods. The grocery stores are
receiving boxes upon boxes of all
sorts of goodies. 1t won't be long
till Christmas.
X. G. Barclay left Monday for
a trip to St. Louis. Mr.. Barclay
has received a very ilattering
proposition from an old establish
ed legal firm in Houston and may
decide to locate in that place.
He is a bright young attorney
and his friends here would regret
to see him leave.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
Contemplated CITY improvements.

The city of San Angelo will do
considerable improvement work,
especially in the way of grading
and graveling, in the near future.
Hon. G. H. Powell, mayor of San
Angelo, informs the Press repre-
sentative to that effect.
1.-THE city has a limited amount
of money to expend i'll grading
and graveling the streets and for
other improvements and there
fore the people who want their
streets graded had better speak up
at once because the city requires
some assistance from the property
owners living along the streets to
be improved. 1t is all right for
the city to spend its money on
the business streets but for the
work on streets in the residence
sections there must be aid from
the citizens. / think we will
work on Harris Avenue next"
Mr.. Geo. +. Webb said he had
put up a check for his part of the
expense of graveling Harris Ave-
nue.. Mr.. Powell said that when
the matter of graveling his own
street, Twohig Avenue, came up,
he would pay $50 toward the
expense. He added that the city
intended making considerable
improvements before the first of
next year and before the old
council goes out of office.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
GEORGE BOND ROBBED.
Room In st. Louis Is Entered During
Absence and Valuable Jewelry
StOIeu

st. Louis, Nov. 14.-George
Bond of San Angelo, Texas,
reported to the police today that
his room at 2650 Washington ave-
nue. had been entered during his
absence and three rings stolen.
The rings were valued at 500.
One was diamond, another a
pearl, and the third was plain
gold. They belonged to Mr..
Bonds wife.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17

Oysters served in every style at
the American Restaurant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bevans of Edo
RADIO, were in town Friday.
Joe Funk, the cattleman, was
in town several days this week.
Miss Edith Nimitz who has
been in Eagle Pass for some time
came home for a visit of some
length to her parents.
-Arkansaw Smith says you have
to make the prices to sell the
goods. Folks are buying where
their money goes farthest. d47
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
Spiritualists Meet.

San Angelo Spiritualists met at
the Woodmen Hall last Sunday
night and had a very enthusiastic
meeting.
They meet each Sunday night
and the public is invited to come
out and hear the expositions of
their doctrines.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17
Good Things
Thanksgiving
FOR

My store makes a speciality
of handling good things at
all times. For Thanksgiving
/ have made special efforts
to gather together such good
things, the mention Of which
will appeal to every house
wife. We have the follow
ing on hand and can fill
orders on very short notice.
Telephone your orders.
California Sliced Peaches,
Pineapple, Rhubarb and
other fruits.
Canned London Haddock,
Kippered Herring, Salmon,
Cod Fish Balls and a large
assortment of other Canned
Fish and Meats.
Smoked Bloaters and
Mackerel and Picked Her.
ring.
Imported Macaroni and
Nermecelli.
Oranges and Apples.
Bishops Fine California
Preserves, Jams and Jellies.
Preserved Fruits.
Keetler's Dundee Marina
lade,
Full Line of Schillings'
Best Goods, including the
finest Extracts, Spices, Cot
fees and Teas on the market.
Pure Honey, New York
Maple Syrup.
Nuts and Candies.
Mince Meat.
Large assortment of Bot
tied Pickles and Olives; Dill
Pickles, Sweet Pickles, Sour
Kraut.
Best Tomato Catsup; Lea
d PERKINS, Worcester Sauce.
Just received a large con-
slgnment of White Swan
and other High Grade Can
ned Vegetables, including
Caulifower, Stringless Beans,
ETC., etc.
Also complete line of Cali
fornia Evaporated Apples,
Pears, Peaches and Apricots.
Telephone 203
Otto Seibert,
COnCho Avenue.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1904-11-17

G. B. Basel, the brilliant
newspaper man, who has been
quite i'll for some time. has i'm
proved little of late and his
friends were glad to see him out
driving Sunday afternoon.
Remember we will pay you
the very highest cash price for your
hides, furs and pecans. H. H. Sig
man & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson, parents
of r. G. Ferguson, the well
known stockman, came i'll from
Missouri last week to visit their
son and family and will remain
here through the winter.