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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
An Aged Man
Is Missing
AMOS GREEN LEFT EAST LIVER.
POOL SOME TIME AGO AND WAS
LAST SEEN IN ACCOMPLISHMENTS
FEAR FOR HIS SAFETY.

EAST LIVERPOOL. O., Feb. .. :
Close relatives OF Amos Green, of
Bridgeport, O.. have written let.
ter to Mayor William V. Blake of this
city ASKING the police to locate the
missing man. They fear for his safe.
ty.
Mrs. NJ. H. Berry. of Bridgeport
who is very prominent in that place,
is daughter of Green and in her let.
ter to the police here she declares
that her father, who is rather aged,
left Bridgeport for Akron, but that
he did not inform his people where he
proposed to go. A letter was sent to
Akron and 1t was learned Green was
there, but that he told several friends
that he proposed to come to East Liv.
erpoof. From the time he left Akron
nothing has been heard of him.
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Lincoln to Mary Owens.
NandnlIa. DEC. d.

VandalIa. Dec. II, 1885.
Mary-I have been sick ever since my
arrival or should have written sooner.
It Is but little difference. however. as J
have very little even yet to write. And
more, the longer can avoid the north
cation OF looking in the postoffice for your
letter and not finding it the better. You
see. am mad about that old letter yet.
I don't like very well to risk you again.
I'll try you once moreeanyhow.
The new State House issnots vet finished,
and consequently the Legislature IL doing
little or nothing. The governor delivered
an infiammatory political message. and II
IL expected there will be some sparring
between tho partiea about IL as soon ~
delivered Up his petitions for the new
county TO one OF our members this morn
Ing. am told be despairn OF its euccssr
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
DR.. SIMPSONS WIFE
GOES ON WITNESS STAND AND
GIVES TESTIMONY THAT POINTS
TO THE soN.lN.LAW HAVING
BEEN THE CRIMINAL.

4 ! Y .
RIyERHEAD. L. l., Feb. 2.-At the
trial OF Or. James W. Simpson, charg.
ed with the murder Of his father.in.
law, BARLEY T. Horner, Mrs. Horner
took the witness stand this afternoon
and after telling Of the shooting, re-.
lated events intended by the prosecu.
lion to show that there had been frlc.
lion between the doctor and Mr.. Ho-.
ner.
She was considered the most i'm.
portant witness thus far sworn. She
told how her husband came down
stairs ON the night of the shooting.
how simpson had followed him to the
kitchen. Of hearing a shot and then
rushing out and saying to the doctor
rs she saw her husbands body on the
iloor;
= hope God will forgive you for
what You have done.p
DE- Simpsons reply was, according
to her Testimony:
Il hope he will
The prosecution then went into the
question Of threats said to have been
made by DIR. Simpson. The witness
said that on one occasion DIR. simp.
son remained away over night, that
her husband asked him where he had
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02

Don't expect to, ind horse sense in
an automobile.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
NoeNeed.

NoNeed.
n wish, Jane, said the fond mother
TO her new nurse, shat you would
use thermometer to ascertain IL the
water is the right temperature when
YOU give baby his bath.
"oh.v replied Jane, cheerfully,
don't worry about that. / don't need
any thermometer. II the little 'un
turns red. the water is too hot; II It
turns blue. It's too cold. and there you
are. Life. S. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02

eIt's pleasure to tell our readers
about = Cough Cure like DR.. Shops.
For years DR.. shoop has fought agains,
the use Of Opium. Chloroform, or 9th.
er unsafe ingredients commonly found
in Cough remedies. DR.. shoop, 1t
seems, has welcomed the Pure Food
and Drug Law recently enacted. for
he has worked along similar lines
many years. For nearly 20 years DR..
Shops Cough Cure containers have
had a warning printed on them against
Opium and other narcotic pcasons.
He has thus made 1t. possible for
mothers to protect their children by
simply insisting on having DR.. Shops
Cough cnre. Sold by e. a. Billings.
lea & Co.
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-, july g. 1875
Mr.. W. H. Herndon:
Dear Sir-i dc not think that you ar,
pertlnGctous In asking the question rela.
live TO old Mrs. Bowlln Greene. because j
wish TO set you right on that question
Your information 10 doubt came through,
ny cousin, Mr.. Gaines Greene, who Wis.
led US last winter. Whilst here he wa;
laughing at me about Mr.. Lincoln and
among other thlngs, spoke about the cir
:umStancc In connection with Mrs. Greer
and child. My impression Is now that l
sncltly Admitted 1t. for Il was seaeon O.
trouble with ME. and J. give but lItt'
heed to the matter. We never had arr
hard feelings toward each other that /
know of. on no occasion did say to Mr.
Lincoln that l did not believe he would
make kind husband because he did not
tender his services to Mrs. Greene in help.
ing Of her carry her babe. AS said to
you In former letter. thought him
lacking IN smaller attentions. one cir
cumstance presents Itself Just now to my
minds eye. There was a company OF US
going 10 Uncle Billy Greenes. Mr.. Lin
very bad branch to cross. The other gen.
tlemen were very offieious in seeing that
their partners got over safely. We were
behind, he riding in. never looking back
to see how got along. When rode up
beside him remarked: You are nice
fellow! 1 suppose you did not care wheth-
er my neck was broken or not" He
iaughIngly replied. suppose by way OF
compliment. that he knew I was plenty
smart to take care Of myself.
In many things he was sensitive almost
to fault. He told me OF an incident
that he was crossing a prairie one day
and saw before him "a hog mired down."
to use his own language. He was rath>r
fixed up" and he resolved that he would
pass on without looking toward the stoat
After he had gone by. he said. the feeling
was Irresistible. and he had to look back
and the poor thing seemed to say visit
fully There, now, my last hope is gomez
that he deliberately got down and relieved
1t from Its difficulty.
In many things we were congenlal spir-
It's In politics we saw eye to eye. though
since then we differed as widely as the
south Is from the north. But methinks
hear you say. Save me from a political
womanw SO say I.
The last message ever received from
him was about year after we parted in
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
Professional Cards
!. may be breach of PROFESSION.

II may be breach Of PROFESSION.
Al ETHICS for a doctor to advertise
the fact that he can cure cases that
other physicians would give up as
hopeless, Of for lawyer to fay claim to
the fact that he could win for his
client ease that would be lost by
other attorneys, BUT IT WOULD
SURELY NOT BE IMPROPER TO
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT
HE Is A PROFESSIONAL MAN -
] TO WHAT PROFESSION HE BE-
LoNes-ANp WHEN AND WHERE
HE MAY BE FOUND.
II you want to take trip you pick
up newspaper to see from the SEIZED.
uie what time your trolley OF train de-
parts, 10 you want to see lawyer,
doctor or dentist you ought to be able
to locate him by the same practical
method.
To our PERSONAL knowledge, within
the past two months well known
physicians office was visited 8 times
by one Of HE regular na.r,ns and he
was found to be NOT IN. "tits office
hours are SO and SO, cali around
little later said the attendant. S
Ha D. ID 4
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Illinois. Mrs. Able visited Kentucky, and
he said to her in Springfield. Tell your
sister that I think she was a great fool.
because she did not stay here and marry
me-" Characteristic OF the man. Respect
fully yours, MARY s. -.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
And His Early q

] am native Kentuckian. 81
AS regards Miss Ratedge. cannot tel
YOU anything, she having died previous
10 my acquaintance with Mr.. Lincoln.
and do not now recoilect OF ever hear
Ing him mention her name. Please re.
turn the letters at your earliest conven-
fence. Very respectfully yours
MARY s. -.
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been and that the defendant replied
he had been with the boys in Man.
haitian"
She said her husband retorted that
the doctor had been squandering his
money again on dissolute women and
bringing disgrace to the family"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02

Springfield. May Z, 1851.
Miss Mary 8 Owens:
Friend Mary-t have commenced two
letters to send you before this. both OF
which displcaSed me before got half
done. and so tore them up. The first
thought was not serious enough, and
the second was on the other extreme.
shall send this. turn out as IL may
This thing OF living In Springfield Is
rather dull business after all-at least
It is 50 to me. am quite as lonesome
here as ever was anywhere in my life
have been spoken to by but one woman
since I've been here and should not have
been by her II she could have avoided It
I've never been to church yet nor proba-
bly, shall not be soon. / stay away be-
cause am conscious 1 should not know
how to behave myself.
am often thinking about what we said
OF your coming to live at Springfield.
am afraid YOU would not be satisfied
There is u great deal OF fourishing about
In carriages here. which Il would be your
doom TO see without sharing It. You
would have 10 be poor. without the means
OF hiding your poverty. Do you believe
you could bear that PATIENTLY Whatever
woman may cast her lot with mine.
should any ever do SO. Il is my tnteheion
TO do all In my power to make her happy
and contented, and there Is nothing can
luaBlue that &ould make me more un.
happy than to fail in the effort. know
should be much happier with you than
the way am. provided l saw no signs OF
discomfort In you. What you have said
to me may have been In tho way OF Jest,
or may have misunderstood II. II 80,
then let 1t be forgotten: IL otherwise.
much wish you would think seriously be-
fore You decide. For my part. have al
ready decided. What ! have said will
most positively abide by, provided you
wish it. Ny opinion Is that you had bet
ter not do It You have not been accus-
toned to hardship. and 1t may be more
severe than you now imagine know
you are capable OF thinking correctly on
any subject, and II you deliberate nature
ly upon this before you decide. then am
willing to abide your decision 8
You must write me su1d long letter
after you get this. You have nothing else
to do. and. though It might not seem in
teresting to you after you hive written It.
It would be good deal OF company 70 me
In this busy wilderness" Toll your sis
ter don't want 10 hear any more about
selling out and moving. That gives me
the hypo whenever think OF It. Yours.
etc, LINCOLN.
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Springfield, Aug. 10. 1857.

Springfield, Aug 10. 1851.
Friend Mary-You Will no doubt think
1t rather strange that I should write you
letter on the same day nywtlch we,
parted, and can only account for It By
supposing that seeing you lately makes
me think OF You more than usual. while
at our late meeting we had but few ex-
pressions OF thoughts. You must know
that cannot see you or think OF you with
entire Indifference. and yet It may be
that you are mistaken In regard to what
my real feelings toward you are. n I
knew you were not should not trouble
you with this letter Perhaps any other
man would know enough without further
Information, but consider II my PEI
cular right to plead ignorance and your
bounden duty to allow the plea. want
in all cases to do right, and most par
ticularly so in all cases with women.
want At this particular time more than
anything else to do right with you. and
II knew It would be doing right. as I
rather suspect II would, to let you alone
would do 1t. And. for the purpose OF
making the matter as plain as possible. +
now say that you can now drop the SUBJ
ject. aismiss your thoughts fif you ever
had any) from me forever and leave this
letter unanswered, without calling forth
ono accusing murmur from me. And I
will even go further and say that, II II
will add anything to your comfort or
peace OF mind to do so. 1t Is my sincere
wish that you should. Do not understand
by this that wish to cut your acaualnt-
ance. I mean no such thing. What do
wish IS that our further acquaintance
shall depend upon yourself. II such fur
thcr acquaintance would constitute moth.
ing to your happiness. I am sure It would
not to mine. II you feel yourself In any
degree bound 10 me. I am now willing to
release you, provided you wish 1t. while,
on the other hand. I am willing and even
anxious to bind you faster tf can be
convinced that It will In any considerable
degree add to your happiness, This. In
deed, Is the whole question with me.
Nothing would make me more miserable
than to believe you miserable, nothing
more happy than TO know you were 50.
In what have now said think can
not be misunderstood. and to make my
self understood Is the only object OF this
letter.
II It suits you best to not answer this,
farewell. 4 long life and merry one at
tend you. But IL you conclude to write
back. speak as plainly as do. There can
be neither harm nor danger In saying to
me anything YOU think, just in the man
ner you think Il
My respects to your sister. Your friend,
LINCOLN.
ITO be Continued Monday.)
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on account Of MI The members from Nor
gan county opposing Il. There are names
enough on the petition. think. 20 justify
The numbers from our county IN going for
q. but Il the members from Morgan op-
pose Il which they say they VIII. the
chance will BE- bad.
Our ehanee 20 take the seat Of soverr-
ment To Springfield Is better than ex.
pected. An internal Improvement corr
yention WINS held here since we met which
Recommended a loan OF several million OF
dollars. on the faith OF the state. 10 con-
struet railroads Some Of the legislature
are for Il and some against u Which has
the majority cannot tell. There ii great
strife and struggling for the ONCE OF the
United States senator here Mt this time
II Is probable we shall ease the.r pains In
aifew days. The opposition men have no
candidate OF their own. and consequently
they win smile as complaeenly Mt the
angry snarl OF the eontending Van Buren,
candidates and their respective friends AZ
the Christian does at Satan's rage You
recollect that mentioned ut the outset
OF this letter that I had been unwet1
That Is the fact. though believe am
about welt now. But that, with other
things I cannot account for, have con.
Hpired- and have gotten my spirits so low
that l feel that ] would rather be any
place IN the world than here really
cannot endure the thought OF staying here
ten weeks. Write back az soon as you
get this and. II possible. say spfuethlns
that will please me. for really have not
been pleased since I left you THIS letter
Il 50 dry and stupid that am ashamed
TO send It, but with my present feelings
cannot do any better.
Give my best respects to Mr. and Mrs.
Able and family. Your friend.
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Continued from Yesterday,

Johnson G. Greene Is Miss Owens.
cousin. and while on visit to her In
1SGG he contriyed to get her version of
the Lincoln courtshIp ut great length.
It does not vary in any material part
from the account currently received in
the neighborhood and given by various
persons. whose oral or written testi-
tnony Is preserved In Mr.. Herndon's
collection OF manuscripts. J. g. Greene
described her in terms about the same
as those used by Mrs. Bale. adding
that .'she was a nervous and muscular
woman" very intellectual" .'the
most intellectual woman he ever saw"
with a forehead massive and angular,
square. prominent and broad"
After Miss owens return to New
Salem, in the fall OF 1896. Mr.. Lincoln
was unremitting in his attentions, and
wherever she went lie was ut her side.
She had many relatives tn the neigh
borhood-the Bales, the Greenes, the
Grahams-and II she went to spend an
afternoon or On evening with any Of
these Abe was very likely to he on
hand to conduct her home. He asked
her TO marry him, but she prudentiy
evaded positive answer until she
could make up her mind about qucs-
tionable points OF his character. She
did not think him coarse or cruel, but
she did think him thoughtlcss. care
less, not altogether us polite us he
might be-in short. deficient" as she
expresses 1t, "ln those little links which
mike up the great chain of woman's
happiness" His heart was good. his
principles were high. his honor scnsi-
tive. but stIll in the eyes OF this refined
young lady he did not seem TO be quite
the gentleman. ale was lacking in
the smaller attentions" and. In fact.
the whole affair is explained when she
tells us tliat Ills education was differ
.ent from" hers.
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H
My dear Slr-Really you catechise me IN
true lawyer style. but ] feel you will have
the goodness to excuse me II ] decline
answering NIL your questions in detail.
being well assured that few women would
have ceded as much as have under all
the circumstances.
You say you have heard why our ac-
quaihtance terminated as Il did. ]. too.
have heard the same bit OF gossip. but
never used the remark which Madam Ru-
NOR says did to Mr. Lincoln, ] think
did on one occasion say to my sister.
who was very anxious for US TO be mar
ried. that thought Mr.. Lincoln was de-
ficient in those little links which make
up the chain OF woman's happiness-at
least It WINS SO In my case. Not that
believed It proceeded from n lack OF good
ness of heart, but his training had been
different from mine: hence there was not
that congen!ality which would otherwise
have existed.
From his own showing. you perceive
that his heart and hand were ut my dis
posal. and I suppose that my feelings
were not sufficiently enlisted to have the
matter contaminated. About the begin
ding OF the year. 1888 left Illinois, at
which time our acquaintance and CORE.
Spondence ceased without ever again be-
ing renewed.
My father. who resided in Green coun.
~. Ky. was a gentleman OF considerable
leans. and am persuaded that few per.
CONS placed a higher cs;lnate on educa,
ton thun he did. Respectfully yours.
MARY S. -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-16

Z
''When I hear Poindexter speak . feel
like starting to China as "a missionary
before breakfast the next omorning."
AS the result of one OF his sermons in
charlottesville four students of he Uni
vcrsity determined to be foreign mis-
sionarles. st
Others Well KNOWN.
DR.. James B. Taylor, the lifelong sec
rotary Of tho foreign mission board, was
one Of the most Influential and 1isefu
members of the convention. He lid not
often take tho platform, but his wise
management, sanctifled common sense.
consecrated zeal and wonderful tact told
largely. not only for the great cause ne
specially represented. but for all OF ;he
interests OF the convention
Rov, DR.. John A. Broadus, Of tho
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
was not only our ripe scholar great
teacher and prince of preachers, but one
of the most influential leaders of ;hs CON
ventlon. Upon one occasion, when u
great question was before the poay on
which there was wide difference Of npin-
ion and many Of our ablest nl7' MAD
prepared speeches which they were any
ious TO get orr, and there We're evidences
OF considerable excitement, DR. Bioadns
got tho floor and In q few minutes earn
| ostly appealed to tho convention not to
discuss the matter further, but come TO
II vote--that our minds were made up
how I'VE would vote, and could not be
changed by the logic or the eloiuenee or
brethren anxious to speak, that We would
only consume precious time by prolong-
Ing the debate, and he earnestly appealed
TO the convention to quit talking and
vote. Instantly there were cries OF
"vote!" "yote!n..all over the convention
ana even those who were most anxious
i to speak, among them an able brother
i whose speech was already In type Msont
or tho leading papers Of his city jolnec
lin tho cry. and the vote WAS at once
taken, Or, I3roadus always drew packee
houses To hear him preach, and his SIM
pie, tender, effective gospel messages I'm.
ger still in the hearts and memories nhl
lives of many of his auditors
Remarkable speech.
Tho most effective short speech eve
heard from him or any one else WA
made by Or. Broadus in WaRhington, y
c., before tho Northern BAPTIST ami
versarlcs, They granted him ten min
utes to speak on tho Southern 3apt's
: physiological Seminary, and he came 1of
lward, watch in hand, md said: "fou slv
|.ne ten minutes, brethren. she) onl
consume nine and n half" He packe
5 into that nine and half minutes tn
origin. history and peculiar organl@allo
/; of the seminary--"the un'Ysfs''y lre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-16

SYSTEM applied to q Theological semi
nary-and concluded by saying: we
were prospecting and had the beginning
OF an ample endowment when that
dreadful war came, IN which We OF the
South lost so much that we loved and
cherished, and our endowment was swept
away, and in the impoverished condition
Of our people 1t seemed impossible to
raise another endowment, and the semi
nary seemed dead But several or US
got together and wept over it and prayed
over it, and determined that If we lived
the seminary Should live. And we are
living yet ana struggling to keep the
seminary alive. Now ] do not, OF course,
propose TO interrupt your own work by
asking for n collection. but If indivjd-
unls should want to help this important
institution they Gun see me privately.
And do remember, brethren, that when
there had been u serious misunderstandr
Ing between the Gentle converts and
those OF Juden, Paul Thought that II
would very greatly promote peace and
good viii for the Gentlcs to send up a
good round collection for the poor saints
at Jerusnlem.'
There was rupturous and prolonged APP
plause, and Dr. Brondus was forced to
come to tho front again when he quietly
said: - declare. brethren, I do not know
what all Of this fuss hlenns unless II
means that you want to give the semi
nary some money!
| A prominent layman sprang to his feet
and said: "That is just what we do mean.
propose that here and now we raise
$4,000, which, understand will pay one
OF the professors a moderate salary for
| i've years. We will not say now which
one it shall be-"
No sooner said tlnn done, and In the
shortest time the amount called for was
raised DIR. I}roudus In those dark days
lived on n miserable pittanco and stood
at his post in the seminary when he was
offered large salaries and great induce
mcnts to go elsewhere, and more by his
labors and those of President James p.
1 l3oyce than from any other cause the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
was moved to Louisville. lSy., where II
has now beautiful buildings, u large Ell
/ dowment. superb library and tho !nrg-
est number Of students Of any purely
theological seminary in the country,
II When President Boycc died Dr. Broad
lus became president Of the seminary ant
developed talents for that position FIJI
I, beyond the most sanguine expectation:
,of his friends and admirers who knew
him as scholar. thcologian, teacher ant
!, preacher, but did not know his execu
tive ability
! There WAS the deepest SORROW among