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Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26
KEEP YOUR HEAD UNCOVERED

The Constant Wearing of Hat PrOpo-
 gates DandrUH Germs.
 fThere are many men who wear their hats practically all the time when awake anc are blessed with a heavy shock O. hair; yet if the scalps of these same rler once became infested with dandruG germs. the parasites would Ilul;ip.y aE the quicker for lack O. air. Baidness would ensue as the final result New bros Herpicide kills these germs anC stimulates unhealthy hair 10 abundan growth. Herpici1e is pleasant hai' dressing as well as a daadrUn cure ar, contains not Sa atom Of injurious suL stance. Sold bv leading S-~ccis's. Ser IOc. in stamps Tor san-p'a '1 Eerp. eide O.. Detroi'
 For Sale by Bisbee Drug Co.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26
RAILROAD COMPANIES
 BECOME ALARMED Opposition to the Presidents Plans are Hard at Work
 ln Washington

Washington, Dec. 22.-Those who are opposed Go all legislation putting the railroads under Federal regula ton are picking flaws in the plan sug gested by the president in his mes sage to Congress. and lndorsed by Attorney General Moody. This plan is intended to punish railroads for cutting rates, and proposes that when a road drops the rates to favor a ship per this rate, if discovered, shall be declared the maximum rate for all shippers.
 It is pointed out that the enforce ment of this scheme would work great injustice to roads other than the of lending one, due to the fact that the railroad systems are not all under one management. Between nearly all of the large centers there are weak lines which are compelled by reason of their location and general conditions ito now and then grant concessions in response to the pressure of the very large shippers.
 By way of Illustrating the injustice of the proposed remedy for the rate evil, the following case is cited: Say that between two large cities of this country there are five railroads, four of which are reasonably strong and prosperous, whose officers are obey ing the law and whose shippers are reasonably content with the price and the service. The fifth railroad however, is thin in traffic and it's own CTS cannot meet the legitimate com petition of the other lines. Suppose the rate between these two points on some commodity is 60 cents per hun dred pounds. a rate that has been agreed upon as being reasonable to the shipper and profitable to the rail roads. The weak line, in order to get additional traffic, cuts that rate to 50 cents. This cut becomes known and under the power it is proposed to give to the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion and following out the suggestion of the president, the commission pun isheS the railroad by making that a legal rate The other four railroads. which have not participated in the cut. would find themselves in a very peculiar condition. They. too, would be punished for the act of the fifth railroad, over which they have no con trol. In other words. if the weak line cuts the 90 cent rate the traffic to which that rate applies will flow in an uninterrupted stream 10 it's rails unless the other railroads reduce the.r tariffs to that figure. It is argued that they would be compelled to re- duce their charges in order 10 hold the business.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26
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The ideal coat for cold weather outings, football games, etc. The makers guarantee, and ours, with every garment bearing the above label.
 We are exclusive agents here.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26
SMELLING PLANT ORDERED
 FOR MINERAL HILL
GROUP OF CLAIMS LOCATED EIGHTEEN MILES FROM
 TUCSON.
Weedin Shaft Has Attained a Depth of 25o feet-High Asseys At
 tained in Copper.

Thos. F. Weedin, consulting engin- ger of the Mineral Hill Consolidated Copper company, whose property comprising PC claims. is situated about IS miles south of Tucson. arrived in the city today and vas interviewed by a Star reporter. In answer to questions as to the progress making at the Mineral Hill camp he said:
 ''The double compartment Weedin shaft has attained a depth of 250 feet. When the shaft had reached that depth it was found that the machinery was too light to meet the require ments of the work and a new equip ment was ordered.
 This equipment consists of 160 horse power Atlas boiler; a 50 horse power Davis, double cylinder reversi- ble hoisting engine; a No. 9 Cameron sinking and a No g Cameron station ary pump; 100 feet S-inch steel cable; a five-foOt sheave wheel, and two one ton ore buckets. This equipment is capable of going 1000 feet in depth and it is the intention of the company to extend the Weedin shaft to that depth as fast as the work can be ac- complished This new machinery reached Tucson yesterday and will be hauled out to the mine at once. The vein on the Banes mine was encountered in the Weedin shaft at a depth of 96 feet and continued in the shaft for distance of 81 feet at which depth the veins dip carried it out of the shaft. Three samples of the vein in the Weedin shaft taken | by Prof. Geo. J. Maynard, assayed 1G 2-1O Der cent IS no per cent and
 % per cent copper and from soc to S3.6O gold, and from one to seven ounces silver per ton.
 Tt is the intention of the company under the advice of Mr. Weedin to commence the sinking of another dou- bIe compartment shaft about Feb. 1sL. These shafts will be connected at the bottom and this will give an immense amount of stoping ground.
 "As soon as this work shall have been completed a new and modern 3e0-ton smelting plant, in units of 15O-ton jackets. will be installed. The plans for this plant have already been drawn. A survey has been made from lUC COlidT h iuC NtCllt Shult oEpho the side Of Mineral Hill to a point that will give fall of fifty feet for
 the .smelting plant The smelter
 will be so constructed that the ore will not be touched by hand after it leaves the Weedin shaft It will be
 handled by gravity from the time it
 reaches the ore bins till it passes through the smelter:
 There is no longer any doubt that
 the Mineral Hill Consolidated prop critics are among the best of the ter riJory and within the coming year they will be material factor in the
 prosperity of Tucson. Col. Weedin is sanguine in the belief that the prop critics will eventually rival the Copper Queen of Bisbee in productiveness.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26

1t of coughing which continued for some time. His wife sent for a physician but before he could arrive, another coughing sjeIl came on and Duckwell died from suffocation.-St Louis GlobeDemocrat, Dec. 1st. 1901"
 Ballard's Horehound Syrup would have saved him, 25c, soc and S1.9G. Sold by Rinehart's Pharmacy.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26
CAUSED DEATH.

Harry Duckwell, aged 25 years checked to death early yesterday morning at his home. In the presence of his wife and child. He contract ed a slight cold few days ago and paid but little attention to it. Yes ,terday morning he was seized with a
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-26
General BlaCkSmithiag

Arrangements have been made to serve dinner to the excursionists to Phoenix at Tucson at the Santa Rita Hotel. Special price, 50 cents.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
One of Lincoln,s Stories.

Did you ever hear Mr.. Lincoln's
lightning-rod story?" asked Speaker
Cannon of some friends who were
spinning yarns. We'll, it's a good
one.
Mr. Lincoln said he had attended
meeting at a country church where
one OF the stingiest creatures on
Gods footstool went through the
make-me-good idea he was worship.
ing the Savior. The minister asked
for free contribution to enable the
church fathers to buy lightning rod
for the edifice.
Surely you are willing to lend to
the Lord said the minister. is he
not the owner of the cattle on thou
sand hills? Will he not repay?'
This was the chance for the old
miser to get in his work by giving a
reason for not contributing. Rising in
his seat, he said:
"'You say the Lord is the owner
of the cattle on a thousand hills
Then. why can't he sell some of the
cattle and buy lightning rod?' >
Washington Times.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

gency, and, while they were not very
nourishing, they kept the blood thin
and the stomach distended, thus pre-
venting an utter collapse.
After breakfast of crackers. cheese
and melon, | went to Lincolns home
which was not thronged at that early
hour. was ushered into his unpreten-
tlous two-story house. was warmly
welcomed by the future president, and
sat down at his bidding for few min
utes on haircloth sofa. Finding out
that l was a boy from Vermont-the
state that, though the birthplace of
Douglas, eagerly embraced Republican
doctrines from the very first and has
never wavered in it's fidelity-he piled
me with questions and seemed glad
to hear from my lips the esteem for
him held by the sturdy residents of
the Green Mountain state. shall new
Ell forget the warm clasp of his long.
bony fingers, nor the sad but indie
scribable benignity and tenderness of
his homely face when he smiled. His
magnanimous spirit and almost infin-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
HEARD LINCOLN IN 1860.
10 Spring. HI
. the

There frequently come to nv mind
the tumultuous days of 1860, when the
comparatively unknown Abraham Lin
coin was nominated for the presidency
In the wigwam at Chicago for the first
time. writes A. B. C. Hitchcock in
the Chicago Inter Ocean. Though in
the city did not have coveted ticket
to the convention, either as delegate
or silent spectator; but there We're
thousands in the same fix. so there
was enough going on on the outside to
engage the attention of boy. fresh
from the farm, with decided bucoiic
flavor.
All through the summer of that
year there was intense political ac-
ttvity in the Queen of the Lakes, and
outspoken loyalty mingled with dis
loyal and defiant mutterings almost
everywhere, for the impending san
culinary conflict was in the air. Some
time in September a great Republican
meeting was widely advertised to be
held in Springfield. the home of Lin
coin, and the railways all over the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
NOT A RAIL SPLITTER.
Lincoln Said to Have Denied Widely
Prevalent Belief.


The Boston Republic lately printed
some "reminiscences OF the Hon.
John CONFESS, u. S. senator from
California from 1863 to 1863, and the
sole survivor of the eight pallbearers
at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. CONFESS, who is now a resident
of Boston, attacked one wellrooted
tradition. Lincoln was not a rail-
splitter" he said. HE once told me
he never split rail in his life.
81 recall distinctly the occasion on
which Lincoln told me about the rail-
splitting. was at the White House
one morning by appointment. discus
sing some official matter, and by de-
grees our conversation drifted into
other channels John Hay. then the
assistant secretary, came in for sec
ond with some papers, among which
were one of the weeklies of the day
, with some picture or statement refer
ring to the illinois Rail-Splitter.
"'Do you know, CONFESS, said Mr..
Lincoln to me, there isn't word OF
truth in this rail-splitting business,
not word; and yet what am to do
about it? The day after l was nom
mated l was standing on the front
porch of my house, and the people
were coming up to congratulate me,
and parading by, some of them actu-
ally carrying on their shoulders the
rails which l was supposed to have
split.
CT was much confused and trou-
bled, and did not know exactly what
| could do about it. My impulse was
to tell them, but then, thought, here
were masses of men taking their own
means of expressing their pleasure at
my nomination, and l asked myself
if should dampen the ardor of my
supporters on the very threshold of
the campaign, or let it go on and treat
| it as means or incident in our
election.
"'Then all Of sudden there oc-
Cured to me little story about an
old farmer who lived UP near where
did when 1 was boy. He was an
| old bachelor, and didn't have much
of farm, and was a peculiar chap.
Farm-hands didn't like to work for
him, and he used to have lot of
trouble getting them.
"'Finally he got one, a good, hard
working fellow, who was a great help
to him, and who stayed longer than
any of the others. This fellow had
only one fault, he used to love to sing
He sang all the time about the house.
and when the was working in the
field.
"'By and by the old farmer got so
that the singing disturbed him con-
siderable So he called up the man
and said: Look here, John, you must
stop this singing. It's really more
than l can stand. Don't let me hear
you again"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Emerson on Lincoln.

The president impressed me more
favorably than | had hoped. A frank
sincere, well-meaning man, with a
lawyers habit of mind good, clear
statement of his fact, correct enough,
not vulgar, as described; but with a
sort OF boyish cheerfulness, or that
kind of sincerity and jolly good mean
ing that our class meetings on COM
mencement days show, in telling our
old stories over. When he has made
his remark, he looks up at you with
great satisfaction, and shows all his
white teeth, and laughs. He argued
to Sumner the whole case of Gordon,
the slave trader, point by point, and
added that he was not quite satisfied
yet, and meant to refresh his memory
by looking again at the evidence. All
this showed a fidelity and consci-
entiousness very honorable to him.
When | was introduced to him, he
said, ooh, Mr. Emerson, once heard
you say in lecture, that Kentuckian
seems to say by his air and manners.
Here am l; if you don't like me, the
worse for you DIARY of r. w. EN-
erson in the Atlantic.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

multitude is treasured remembrance.
All through the afternoon and even
ing store boxes, steps and porches
were utilized by spellbinders, polit-
ically bubbling over, and. as lodging
quarters for the host were out OF the
question, speechmalling, at sporadic in
tervals, broke out until the morning
hour. BY chance, deemed good luck,
| climbed to the top of a fann.ag mill
standing on the platform at the sta
tion, and curled up in the hopper, out
OF all danger of being stumbled over
or stepped on. 1t was not exactly of
the shape to fit the human form. SO
the form had to assume a shape to fit
1T. 1t was coveted place to rest,
however, but when l awoke in broad
daylight there was an excruciatins
stiffness in the joints of my frost-cov-
cred body which made it exceedingly
hard to get off the perch, and some
time elapsed before normal shape was
assumed. cast. as | had been, in hop
per mold. Not until Chicago was
reached was the delight of square
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Can You Improve This?

1t is not very we'll known that in
the hall of one of the great colleges
of England there hangs frame in
closing few sentences of which
Abraham Lincoln is the author. They
are considered the best English that
was ever written You or I might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are SO sim
pie that any child who reads at all
can read and understand them. That
is one thing that makes them great.
1t was his being simple and plain that
made Lincoln himself great.
Now, here is "a little paragraph by
Lincoln which he made rule of his
conduct Suppose you try to write it
over and see how much you can i'm
prove it, See if each woro is the right
one, and try to find better word for
the place. Notice how simple this is:
all but two are words OF single
syllable:
81 am not bound to win, but | am
bound to be true. l am not bound to,
succeed, but l am bound to live up to
the light l have. l must stand with
anybody that stands right. stand with
him while he is right, and part with
him when he goes wrong"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
AR9kzalw LL1nG0ZW

lite tenderness Of heart irradiated every
lineament and made 1t beautiful, as
rugged scenery becomes charming in
the play of sunlight and shadow.
The fair grounds had been selected
as the speaking place of the great
gathering, and dozen stands, per-
haps. erected, for no one mans voice
could reach one-tenth of the listeners.
Senator Lyman Trumbull, Illinois, Sen
ator Doolittle, Wisconsin, and scores of
lesser lights were there to discuss at
est intensity not equaled since the re-
public was born. The defiant and
threatening mutterings OF the south
ern wing of the democracy were full
of ominous forebodings and seemed to
inspire the orators of the occasion.
About o'clock barouche, drawn
by white horses, brought Lincoln to
the grounds. The crowd was too dense
for the team to be driven to the stand,
so he alighted and was born upon stall
wart shoulders. They were so jostled
that it kept the great man waving
very much like turkey perched upon
slender branch in a high wind. The
sight was somewhat ludicrous, but he
could not fall, for there were too
many hands eager to hold him up,
deeming it privilege to but touch the
hem OF his garment. His trousers were
pushed up to his knees, and, though
but an humble spectator of the scene,
| may be called an assistant in car
rying the precious burden. for l
grasped one ankle. The platform was
finally reached, and, with air of heaven
caressing and tossing his locks, he
made brief address in acknowledge
ment of the honor OF being chosen as
the exponent of the young party SO
soon to take the reins of government
in it's giant hands. He was natural
orator, with charming voice, and his
usually heavy eyes lighted up and re-
f1ected the fire of his Utmost soul as
he warmed to his subject, and a pc
culiar sweetness irradiated his fea-
lures, which in repose had not Inca
ment of anything but sadness. If ever
an invoking spirit came to the sur
face. it was the spirit Of Abraham Lin
coin. The recollection of those few
minutes when he was addressing the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
Lincoln's Response.
An enthusiastic sunporter f

An enthusiastic supporter from Buff
falo made the trip to Washington
during the civil war to see President
Lincoln. The visitor, whose name was
Johnson, had prepared this polite
speech to address to the president, as
he reached him at the public recep-
ton: "The people of Buffalo, sir, be-
lieve in Almighty God and in Abra.
ham Lincoln"
The president gave an extra warm
grasp of his visitors hand, whisper
ing in his ear: You tell them that
they are more than half right. "-Buf.
falo Courier.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
5Z,zz2zZ7Y; IL ol1zZazS

state and adjoining states planned en-
cursions offering extremely low rates
the round trip from Chicago being
but SO. concluded to be among the
eXcursionists
Three long passenger trains start
ed from the city and it was our mis-
fortune to board the last one. Mis-
fortune, l say, for the other two trains
seemed filled with patriotic gluttons
on foraging expedition for the trains
followed each other SO closely that the
eating houses did not have time to re-
cuperate or replenish, so they were as
bare. when our train arrived, as the
cupboard of Old Mother Hubbard-not
bone left. The day was delightful, the
air just keen enough to whet our APP
petite to an edge which would not
have questioned the quality of any
spread obtainable-even breakfast
food half sawdust would have been
relished. Our train missed but very
few of the side tracks. and fingered
for while on most of them. So a
day and night were consumed before
Springfield hove in sight The city
was but an insignificant one compared
to what it is now. and was pervaded
10y the spirit of the sluggish, turbid
Sangamon on whose banks it reposed,
and was in no way prepared to take
care of such congested mass of hui
manity, estimated at over 100, 600 PEG.
pie. Square meals and lodgings were
out of the question and fortunate was
he who could get crackers, a stale
sandwich or a second hand cup of
coffee.
The only thing, except people, was
watermelons. Every available spot
seemed piled with them, huge speci-
mems, at from 5 to 10 cents apiece.
They were bought for refreshing seats,
to slake thirst, and the seeds and pulp
rinds made walking exceedingly pre-
carious, as much so as highway OF
banana skins. Rubber boots were q
necessity if one would have dry feet
It must have been the banner season
for the esculent, the people having
largely planted the prairies for crop
having got an inkling somehow that
there would be great demand fol
campaign purposes. In any event
they were a godsend in this emer
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

"'John went out and tried silence
for couple of days, but one morning
the old farmer found a note for him
saying: Have gone to hoe where 1
can sing" So, CONFESS, just thought
I'd let 'em sing"
The real value of the tradition lies
in its clear assertion of the fact that
Lincoln was one of the humble peo-
pie who grew to high estate That is
true, and because the tradition put the
truth in form that every one could
grasp, it has survived.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

meal experienced. fast Of nearly four
days, in which time no boots or gar
ments had been shuffled off, no face
washed save in watermelon juice; but
as in the economy of our nature pains
are not remembered, the recollection
of that excursion with it's collateral de-
lights, is pleasant to recall
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

John A. Young. held at Huron for
completely in the murder of G. M.
Todd, near washington, last October,
is about % and is bright looking fell
low. He declines to make any state.
ment. Rumor says enough is now
known to warrant the early arrest Of
another man.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17

OOk on this cast, and know the hand
That bore nation in it's hold:
From this mute witness understand
What Lincoln waS--how large OF mould
The man who sped the woodlands team,
And deepest sunk the ploughmans share,
And pushed the laden raft aStream,
OF fate before him unaware
This was the hand that knew to swing
The axe-since thus would freedom train
Her son-and made the forest ring
And drove the wedge, and toiled amain.
= Firm hand. that !oftier office took.
conscious leaders will obeyed,
And, when men sought his word and look,
With steadfast might the gathering swayed.
No courtiers. toying with sword.
Nor minstrels. laid lutte:
chiefs. uplifted to the Lord
When all the kings of earth mute!
The hand of Anak, sinewed strong
The fingers that on greatness clutch;
YET To- the marks their lines along
OF who strove and suffered much.
For here in knotted cord AID vein,
trace the varying chart of years;
! know the troubled heart the strain,
The weight of Atas-and the tears.
Again see the patient brow
That pam erewhile was wont to PRESS
And It's furrowed deep. and now
Made smooth with hope and tenderness.
For something of formless grace
This moulded outline plays about
A pitying flame beyond our trace,
BreatIes like spirit, in and out.
The love that cast an aureoe
Round who, longer to endure
Called mirth to his ceaseless dole,
Yet kept his nobler purpose sure.
Lo as gaze, the statured man,
Built up from yon large hand. appears:
type that Nature wills to plan
But once in all peoples years.
What better than this voiceess cast
To tell of such he,
Since through it's living sembance passed
The thought that babe be free!
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1905-02-17
THE HAND OF LINCOLN.
BY EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN.

o Iincons
the National myth
of
cordig to the Bible o a ace o gian