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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
A LINCOLN ANcEDOTE.
Little Girl Refused to Kiss Him to
Crafty Her Hearts Fond
est WISH.

The heroine Of the following ancc.
lote about Lincoln is now an old lady,
but she declares that WHEN she re-
calls the way in which she met the
advances OF the man who afterward
became her hero it still brings the
blush of shame to her cheek
when l was about six years DID,"
she narrates, Lincoln for short time
served in the general store of the
little western town near which was
my fathers farm. In the window
OF this shop along with shoes, cali.
Goes, sun-bonnets, toys, candy-all the
heterogeneous stock of a country store
was displayed a bead pincushion.
which it was the ambition of my life
to own.
"Who has not at some time longed
for the unattainable-the thing just
out OF reach-which, for that very rea-
son, perhaps, seems to him the most
desirable object the world holds? That
| bead pincushion was to me what
Great Britain was to Napoleon, but,
to my despair, the little ticket pinned
to it's center read '27 cents'-just 20
| cents in excess of my entire bank ac-
| count!
Week after week, when went with
my mother to the store to exchange
butter and eggs for sugar and other
commodities which the farm did not
yield, the coveted prize lay tantaliz-
1ngly before my eyes. AS time went
on the brilliancy Of the red rose which
adorned its center began to fade; fly.
specks here and there sullying the
purity of the lilies, but never for a
moment did my affections waver.
| Through whatever vlcissitudes it
might pass, they still chung round the
wreck of that cushion.
| "Lincoln's fellow-clerk, fresh-com-
plexioned young fellow, who with his
red cheeks and oiled locks seemed to
me a perfect Adonis, and who, if the
truth were known, shared my heart
with the bead pincushinon, always
met me with the stock pleasantly:
Got a kiss for me to-day, little girl?'
Whereupon l would be seized with a
paroxysm of shyness and take refuge
behind my mothers skirts.
| Zone evening, after the red-cheeked
youth had proffered his request in vain
for about the hundredth time, a tall,
ungainly young man came forward,
and as he handed my mother her mail
said:
"'Perhaps, little girl, you will kiss
me-
II shook my head most emphat>
ically.
"'Come now, if you'll let me have
a kiss I'll give you anything there is
in the store he bribed, and, STOPPING
from his great height, he lifted me to
the counter, where my face was on
a level with his.
'"Anything in the store! I glanced
at the desire of my heart and my reso-
| luton Weakened
'Would-would you give me that
bead pincushion?' whispered.
| "He smiled and nodded assent.
| 81 looked at my suitor-oh, but he
was ugly-and grand (but didn t
know that them. No. I shook my
head, the price was too high. Then,
as l glanced at my blooming Adonis,
who stood beside him, it occurred to
me that might strike a bargain more
to my taste.
"'Well,' I drew a long breath and
took my courage in both hands. If
you'll give that cushion, Ill-Ill kiss
the pretty one for it, IN. Y. Times.
MADE BY LINCOLN WHEN A
YOUNG MAN.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
Two Great Names.

*"The sword of Washington. The stan
of Franklin. Oh, sir, what associations
are linked in adamant with these names!
Washington! whose sword was never
drawn but in the cause of his country,
and never sheathed when welded in his
country's cause! Franklin, the philoso-
pher of the thunderbolt, the printing
press and the plowshare!"-John
Quincy Adams.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
Punishment for Trivial O6ence.,

Punishment for Trivial Offences.
The kaiser takes close interest in
the spiritual, welfare, of his soldiers,
and by his order army chaplains have
to deliver periodical lectures in the
evening for the benefit of the German
Tommies. Attendance is not compul-
sorry, and as a rule is rather thin.
Recently, however, one reverend gen.
tleman. found himself suddenly popu-
lar. Time after time the room was
full, and his heart overflowed with Joy
at the impression he was making on
such unpromising material. In an un-
lucky moment he said as much to ono
OF the officers. "Rubbish!" the brute
replied, "the colonel has merely dis
covered that your sermons are an ex-
cellent punishment for trivial Of
lenses" And the good padre was sorry
ha smoke. Tho TatlaF. ]. &. :5 4 "a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
Our Err clish Estates

The American, as his automobile
sped through the lovely English coun-
try, said, with a proud and sweeping
gesture:>
I'VE Yankees have right to be
proud of these old estates of ours over
here"
ESTATES of yours?" said the haugh-
ty Briton. estates of yours?"
well, what would become of them. ."
said the American, IF it wasn't for our
girls money" -Louisyille Courier
Journal.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
Honors Come EASY.

How some Europeans get so many
stars, crosses, etc., on the left breast
of their coats has always been more or
less of a wonder to the rest of the world.
Herr Heller has just had the order of
the Medijdi conferred on him by the
sultan in consideration of the shock to
his system occasioned by his having
been an eyewitness Of the attempt on
the sultan's life on July Fl.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
The Modern Valentine

Men sang beneath the lattice, in those rech-
less days of old,
On Cupid morn to tell their love- and often
caught a cold;
But now. dear girl, we're wiser, and trust
that it will do,
If should call you up by phone and say
nv heart is true
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
POCKET HIS CASH DRAWER
Abraham Lincoln Carried Postal Funds
with Him When Postmaster
Of Salem, Ill.

Senator Cullom, of Illinois, who was
an intimate friend of Abraham Lin
coin, tells the following story of the
early times in Illinois when Lincoln
was the postmaster of the town of
Salem:
*'The cash drawer of the post Office
there said Senator Cullom, was Lin
coins vest pocket, but it was a cash
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07

The Bashful Mans Valentine,
my heart is yours-ah, yours alone"-
Each year breathe this tender moan;
But as my grit and courage fail,
The message river goes by mail
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
February ID.

Mrs. Stubb-John, the letter man
left II envelopes for you this morning
Mr.. Stubb-Nonsense, Maria!
Mrs. Stubb-That's just what it is.
They are all comic valentines.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
Sherlock Holmes

Paterfamilias-Do, you think daugh-
ter got a love letter? ..sfz, (, :, !. =.
Materfamilias-No; it only had a
two-cent stamp on rit.-Judge.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07
FEBRUARY.

The shortest month of all the year,
Yet ere its sands are run:
We spell two names the world holds dear:
Lincoln and Washington.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-07

Pattern No. 5507.-The modish shirt
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This pattern will be sent to you on
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
Battleshlp Louisiana Coming Up The
Mississippi River.

New Orleans, Sept.-The United
States Navy Department has an.
nounccd that the Battleship Louisi-
ana, the newest and biggest wal
vessel in the navy, will come tc
New Orleans about Dec. 1st to re.
ccive the $4,000 silver service
given by the people of Louisiana,
the value of which equals that to
the Battleship New York, hereto
fore the most expensive in the navy.
Considerable diversion was created
during the past week by the state
ment supposed to emanate from the
Bureau of Navigation that the pass
cs at the mouth of the Mississippi
river were too shallow to admit the
Louisiana which draws 26 feet 81
inches, full loaded. AS ocean
freight vessels drawing several feet
more than the Louisiana and having
oO per cent more length, pass in
and out of the river almost daily.
the story evoked a storm of indig-
nation and the New Orleans Pro-
gressivc Union wired Secretary of
the Navy Bonapartc demanding an
investigation. Congressman Davcy
OF Louisiana, was in Washington
and visit to the navy department
resulted in a complete change of
front, he being advised that the
Louisiana would be sent about Dec.
|, that the naval board demanded
by the Progressive Union to take
soundings would be sent here mean
while, while the Chief Engineers
Department of the War Depart
ment asserted there was ample
water at the passes for the Louisi-
ana. The river in front of New
Orleans has depth of nearly 200
feet and a fine harbor is afforded
vessels of all sizes.
On numerous occasions when war
vessels were wanted here for special
features, reports have cropped out
OF Washington calculated to inspire
fear that such vessels might be
damaged. 1t was decided to settle
the matter finally, hence the board
OF inquiry was demanded. The
largest floating steel dry dock in the
world, except the Dewey at Manila,
is located opposite the United States
Naval Station at New Orleans and
the government has thrown it open
to the use of all vessels, many of
which make the Louisiana seem
small in comparison.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
The Funny Little Lady.

There's a funny little lady;
Ive seen hcr-haven't you?
Who thinks a gambler horrid,
And frankly says so, too.
She sympathizcs with his wife,
Says he should be in jail,
Put there, kept there, without show
OF pity or of bail.
She shudders for the commonwealth
If gambling shall increase,
And thinks a law should be devised
TO cause the crime to cease.
But this funny little lady
Entcrtains her friends ia style:
And they play six-handed euchrc,
Winning prizes worth the while,
Silver candlcsticks and bracelets,
Prizes for the merry matrons,
Other prizes for the girls.
And this funny little lady
Plays at cards with might and main
And II candlestick or bracelet
Is a stake she seeks to gain.
She has fitted up her sidcboard
With cut glass and china rare,
Which she as a euchre champion
Won as prizes, fair and square.
Now, tits candlcsticks she's after.
For her parlor mantel shelf,
And she'll wager any money
None shall win them but herself.
Sometimes she grows quite excited
When the game has reached white
heat,
And alas-she's called her rival
(When she wasn't there) cheat.
What a funny, funny lady,
Playing with such skill and might
For a pretty silver candle,
Thinking, too, the game is right.
When if the shining silver
Were made in dollars thin.
And were played for by man down
town,
She would think the game a sin.
On, you funny, funny lady,
Treat the gambler kindly-do;
lie gets his spoils the way he likes,
And you as you like too.
Christian Advocate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

We welcome our school teachers
as they come back to Union. To
the ones who come now for the
first time we extend two-fold greet
ingS. You hold responsible posi-
tions among us; you contribute
much to our public good. We wish
you to know that we properly ap-
preciate your work, and our sup
port is ever yours. May your stay
here be pleasant and profitable to
II
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
AN EDITORS PAY.

One OF the greatest, and in many
cases the greatest problem country
editor has to solve is how to make a
living. So many people never give
a moments thought to the editor of
their paper, taking it as natural
fact that he is an easy going, we'll
fattened happy man. Whereas, to
the contrary often he is sorely press
cd to make ends meet. And be-
cause Of this mental strain is unable
to give his people the best that his
brain might produce.
Subscribers often reason that their
small dollar will make little differ
ence, whether they pay up or not.
Consequently when a number reas-
on this way, the editor is thrown
back just that far. The payment
in full of all subscriptions will not
pay the running expenses of coun-
try paper, so when only a part are
paid, the management is indeed in
an embarrassing position.
Much sport is made of how cdi-
tors get rich, and below we give
one of the many ways in which he
piles up fortune;
After good deal of study and
work it has at last been figured out
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

why so many country editors get
rich. Here is the secret of success.
A child is born in the neighborhood,
the attending physician gets SO,
the editor gives the loud-lunged
youngster and the happy parents"
sendoff and gets so. 1t is chris
tened; the minister gets SO and
the editor gets 500. 1t grows up
and marries; the editor publishes
another long-windcd, Howery arti-
Gle and tells Il dozen lies about the
beautiful and accomplished
bride" the minister gets $40 and
piece of cake, and the editor gets
5000. In the course of time it dies,
and the doctor gets from SO to 500;
the minister perhaps gets another
SIS, the undertaken gets $50 to
500: the editor publishes notice
of the death and an obituary two
columns long, lodge and society res
olutions, lot of poetry and free
card of thanks, and gets $4,000.
No wonder so many country edi-
tors get rich.
Thus, we see when and how the
! living of an editor is made, and
further, how he amasses wealth, A
western editor has contrived a way,
which if pursued, will make him
indeed a wealthy man. This is
what he purposes doing:
| \ Western editor has come to the
conclusion that the people who de-
sire 'puffs" in his paper must pay
the following prices: For telling the
public that man is successful
citizen when everybody knows he is
as lazy as mule, S2.75; referring
to deceased citizen as one who is
mourncd by the entire community,
when he knows he will only be
missed by the poker circles, 81 .OS;
referring to some gallivanting
woman as an estimablc lady whom
it is pleasure to meet, S3.1O;
calling an ordinary pulpit-pounder
an eminent divine, 60 cents, send
ing tough sinner to heaven with
poetry S5.
Well now, that plan will hardly
work in Union county since we
should never find occasion to use it.
We always tell the truth about these
people. If the man is a success
, full citizcn' or AN eminent di-
vine, 1--WE say so, if he is not, we
just don't say much of anything
So we won't adopt this method.
, What is left for us then? Simply
this: subscribers pay up your sub.
scription and help us get out good
Ras 6ecn fr f5f years 81 Iafnar viii AWAY. 5ffnfy
be or, at least just so long as you dc
: your part. We work night anC
day in the effort to fill our place
and we confidently expect you tc
come up with your end.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

Have you phone in your home?
YOU, who live in the country, know
not the advantages derived from
this greatest convenience of 2Oth
century invention. 1t places you
in direct touch with the city Of
Union and the whole county, thus
cnlarglng your view, and conse-
uently your sympathies. Anything
that gives man increased facilities
for gaining information or knowl-
edge l. an education. This is lay
OF progress, and the dark cloud of
ignorance is fast dispelling. Are
you in line with all the advance
mcntS?
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

We wish to express our sincerest
thanks to the many friends, both in
and out of Union, who assisted US
in getting election returns. By
their aid we were able to give out the
total county vote at : O'Clock Tues
day evening, and the results were
correct with only one or two very
Insignificant errors. The returns
from Columbia were the best to be
had, this Office receiving them as
quickly as the Journal of Spartan
burg and the News, of Grccnvillc.
We especially thank Mrs. Pamph
lin, the most efficient operator here,
for her fovors.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
GIRLS FITTED FOR MARRIAGE.

The establishment in Cleveland,
Ohio, of a school which purposes
fitting girls to become wives, has
called forth much comment from
the press of the country. Some
writers favor, others ridicule the
plan.
For orr part we say simply, that
there is a need and if this school
meets this need it is alright. In
other words it is the prevalent idea
among girls today that knowledge
of housekeeping and home-making
is altogether unnecessary and even
degrading. The servant" should
look after such matters, is the idea.
And when matters are left to the
servants, they receive poor atten-
ton, to say the least. The girl OF
today looks forward to life Of lux
urious ease, a routine of card parties
and dances; home and home build
ing have little place in her mind.
AS natural consequence, homes
are not what they should be. No
wonder the husband finds it con-
vcnient SO often to take dinner at
the hotel; and no wonder he loves
his club better than his home.
We say then that if this school
will help correct this idea, and fit
girls to become true wives it is in
deed founded on a principle that
VIII lnsure Success. If simple house
hold duties are not taught the girl
in her home, the school furnishes
opportunity for learning. Winth-
rop college, while it makes no spec
ialty Of this training, does it never,
thclcss, and who can gainsay tn,
good results.
The profession of this school in
Cleveland gives the e" ---;-'
She should know how economi.
cally to do her marketing-econom
ically in the broader use of tn,
word. She should learn the value
of proportion in the preparation OF
the daily meals, how some foods &c
better with others and what foods
are best at certain periods of the
year. Our girls will be required
frequently to prepare a complete
meal, doing the marketing, cooking
the food, setting the table and max,
ing it attractive and finally serving
the meal themselves. We shall as.
sign to four girls the duty of doing
this with only one dollar to spend
1t will teach them economy. The
lunch room, which will be run in
connection with the school will make
it easier to do these things.
The number of girls ignorant of
these simple duties is enormously
greater than those who have been
taught them in their home life.
The girls from our wealthy families
know absolutely nothing of domes-
tic duties as a rule. Those from the
poorer classes usually have to be
taught over again. 1t is the girls
from the families of moderate means
who nowadays are best fitted to be
wives.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

At last the up-country has come
to her own. Since the day of Hon.
VIM. II. Gist. of Union, the Pied
mont has not had a governor. Now
She has Anscl, who comes from the
Pearl of the PIEDMONT But
more than this, all the state officers
save one, nominated in the recent
primary are up-country men, this
exception is Il. NJ. MCGOWAN the
new secretary of State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

Some whiskcy was used here in
the recent election, though much
less than in former days when the
dlspenSary was ours. We can only
hope that every man, who uses a
drop of liquor to influence votes,
will meet defeat.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
Drowned.

a young man, S. c.. Mcmillan
whose home is in Spartanburg,
was Wednesday drowned in Broad
River at Lockhart mills
A brother of Mcmillan from Sax
on Mills, Spartanburg, drove down
Wednesday night and the body was
carried home on Thursday morning.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14
UNION, S. c., SEPT. Ia. 1906.
Where i Mrs. Hoburn?

SO Cole Bleasc and Hub Evans
stay at home. Good for the state
of South Carolina.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

Soon the school bells VIII cllirsn
again, and boys and girls scampcr
off to their tasks. May this be the
best of all the good years in the
history of Unions schools.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

There was somersault stunt IN
in South Carolina; viz. some Pied
montcrs have the Jobs now.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

Lyon and Anscl carried Edgcticld
county, the home of Senator Till
man. That's hard on Senator Till
''''. $3.50. Int it shows what the people
''illiN Vi sIaf md diSpenSary
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

Hon. VIM. j. Bryan and Mrs.
Bryan will be in Columbia on Sept.
18th. A great reception will be
given them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

In the second primary election
Grccnvillc county elected two anti
dispensary candidates to the Legis-
laturc.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

Two things were decided by the
people on last Thursday: viz. that
they would not have the dispcnsary
thrust on them; and that Tillman,
great though he may be, was not
the dictator of South Carolina pol
tics.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-09-14

The sleeping lion awakcs, and the
whole state hears his roar. The
great Piedmont has decided a few
things, among others that she de-
serves some of the public offices in
Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-01
WILL TAKE UP SHIP BILL
GaIlinser May Open Debate on the
Subsidy Measure
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.-The senate
will not do very much legislative busi-
ness this week. 1t is not expected that
the session will occupy more than two
days-Thursday and Friday. The ship
subsidy bill is the unfinished business
and Senator Gallinger may open the
debate in favor of the measure. This
will depend upon the desire Of sena-
tors who may wish to consider other
business. There is a considera BILE
amount of executive business some
may consume the few days the senate
is in session.
At the time of the adjournment the
confirmation of the Panama canal COM
missionerS had been reconsidered and
the nomination of j. B. Bishop as a
new commissioner had just been made.
The nominations had been all referred
to the committee on interoceanIc ca
mails, and 1T is expected that early re-
ports will be made in order that the
senate may take them up. There
are some other nominations in contrO-
versy, notably two officers who have
been detailed as chiefs Of bureaus in
the war department and legal queS-
tion has been raised as to the meaning
Of the law providing for such details.
Some other nominations have been held
up, and the senate may devote all it's
time this week to executive business.
Even If no nominations are to be
considered the new developments in
Santo Domingo will afford opportunity
to discuss the treaty informally. At
present the treaty is not before the
senate, having a second time been re-
ferred to the committee on foreign re-
lations. 1t is expected that it will be
amended in several particulars before
1t again comes before the senate. AS
If in anticipation of the flight of Nor
ales and the establishment of another
government in Santo Domingo the state
department had recommended that the
treaty be amended so that 1t would con-
fer authority upon the United States to
deal with existing government condi-
tions in the island. Possibly the situ-
alton may be discussed in the senate
even before the treaty is reported.