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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
FERREl s DEATH
STILL A MYSTERY
STORY FROM PA
DUcAH THAT NE WAS MUIR
pEREp IN CAIRO NOT CON.
FiRMED BY POLICE HERE.

Paducah. Dee. l5.---Poicemen and
detectives OF Paducah and policemen
OF Cairo. H.. are figuring on brand
new theory as to the death OF George
Farrell. ship caulker OF Paducah,
whose dead body, with its skull crush.
Mississippi rivers edge at Belmont,
Mo.
Ii Is to the effect that Farrell was
killed in or near. Cairo, ILL.,. and that
his body was either sent afioat In the
John" boat or his slayers rowed
down the river to Belmont landing 4
few miles below and deposited the
stitfening corpse on the bank.
A man whose name is kept secret
by the police was in Paducah few
days ago. In telling of the mysterious
death of Farrell. whom he had known
for many years, this man said: Il
saw Farrell in saloon and restaurant
near the Ohio levee at Cairo Tuesday,
the day before his body was found at
Belmont. He was with two or three
men. and they had been taking a
look at the town from all appearances.
Farrell and man they called Harry
Richardson, or Richards. or name
THAT sounded like that 10 me, quar-
rolled. They came near fighting.
Farrell pulled ont a bad looking knife
and wanted TO fight
Jack Tar. ship carpenter from Pa
ducah, assisted by another man or
two succeeded in getting the knife
away from George. A few more an
cry words and threats passed between
Farrell and the fellow Harry. Then
Farrell left the place. This was Tues
day afternoon and not far from dark.
In few minutes most OF the crowd
left the place, 1t looks queer to me
how Farrell could have gotten as fae
down the river by Wednesday morn.
ing by himself.
Some of MS fellows over a: Cairo
figured that Farrell had more trouble
and might have been hit on the head
while he was under the levee wall, or
near the river Then ii would have
been easy to have put his body In
some fsherman's skin and sent it /
,dIift.
Then again his body could have |
,een put in parloined boat and row
ID down the river. which, aided by the |
witt current, would have been easy |
The skin in which Farrells body |
vas found has never been identified |
md no one around Belmont of Colum |
,us KY. can remember Of ever hay
ng seen ii,
1t had several dollars worth of gro
eries aud provisions under the seats, |
and Farrell had no reason in the
world for procuring uncooked food
Something Is apt to be revealed
through the work the police depart.
nents OF aPducah and Cairo, as they |
IRE working close together on the
Mysterious death of the Paducahan
ISergeant Cowell. of the Cairo po-
ice, denied last night that there was
my ground for such story as that
,iven in the foregoing. He said there
we're no Developments here regarding
he case and that, so far as known
here had been no fights In which Far
ell was engaged in here
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
DEATH OF GEO. FOX
Old Resident Of Cairo in Employ OF
Combine Coal Contender Of
x. Of P.-Funeral Tuesday

George W. Fox died yesterday morn
ing at his home. 3i2 Eighteenth street
after brief illness. He was one OF
Cairo's old-time residents. coming
here as a boy In 1851 and residing
here ever since. He was born In Nor
folk. Mo. in 1856. and was therefore
81 years old. He had been for some
time in the employ Of the Consolidated
Coal Company. He leaves a widow
and three sons. George. Richard and
Walter. He was a member Of the K
of p lodge No. l73. who will have
charge Of the funeral Tuesday after
noon.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Alexander County Ma
tional Bank Of Cairo. Illinois. will be
held at the Office of the said bank
IN the city OF Cairo. Illinois. on Tues
DAY. January "a. 1908. for the election
Of Board Of Directors and for the
transaction OF other business. Polls
will be open from 10 O'Clock a m. to
; D. m on said day.
JAMES H. GALL1GAN.
Cairo, H., December 9. 1907.
Cashier
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
NOTICE x. OF p.

All members OF Cairo lodge No. LA
are requested to meet at their hal
this evening Monday at 1880 p. m. to
make arrangements for the funeral OF
{ ur late Bro. Geo. Fox.
HARRY WILBOURN. C. c.
i. Y. TURNER. X. OF r. S.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
commissioners to Meet Today.

The board OF county commissioners
will hold their regular December
meeting at the court house today. The
meeting will be the first. held since
the reelection of DR.. j. j. Jennelle
and as a result the board will be re-
organizezd. The routine business OF
checking up county officers and re-
ceiving claims and accounts is sched-
uled to come up.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Elmer Brown leaves today for Ma
rion. H.. where he will act as best
man at the wedding on Wednesday Of
Miss Florence OberdoYer of tnat
place to Mr. Alexander Patterson, Of
Trenton. Tenn
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
FUNERAL NOTICE.

Fox-Died, at a. m. Sunday. De-
cember 18th, 1907, George Fox, aged
IL years.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence, 312 Eighteenth street.
Tuesday afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
Special train will leave foot of Four
teenth street for Beech Grove Gene
terry Friends are invited to attend
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
DANGER in aCold

Because yoa have contracted ordinAry eolds
and recovered from them without treatment
OF any kind. do not for q moment imagine
that colds are not dangerous Not only pneu
nOnla. but also the infectious diseases such
As diphtheria and scarlet fever start With
cold. The cold prepares the system FOR the
reception and development u the germs Of
these diseases Take our advice you
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
Was Born That Way.

A fine son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Ezell of 2lS Twentieth street.
yesterday Mr.. Ezell says the young.
ster's first tuneful exclamation was:
"A Woodman of the World. Am |"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Only short time now until We
move to our new building. To reduce
stock and save moving we are selling
at less than cost. Peoples Furni-
ture Company, lSo3-5-7-9 Commercial
avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
CITY news IN BRIEF.
Sunday to Go 10 Bloominaton.

Evangelist billy" Sunday Is 70 be-
gin revival meeting at Bloomington.
H., which is scheduled to last five
weeks the day after Christmas.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

ST. James Episcopal church. Of
South Bend. Ind. has secured a
small piece Of marble as a relic from
the tomb Of St James. in Jerusalem
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Only the smaller birds Of prey are
1sed in Asia Tor falcon hunting The
sport is In great favor with eastern
eesereisns and wealthy natives desert
lands
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Lamps. Lamps. All kinds and
prices; just the thing for Christmas
present Peoples Furniture Company,
1S03,5-7-9 Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Mrs. George Clark went 10 Mounds
yesterday to be at the bedside of
Mrs. Joseph Lufkin formerly of this
city who is seriously I'LL
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
Chsmbehain's Cough Remedy

b. its remark able cures Of colds has becomt
= staple article Of trade and commerce. lis
prsnSs. Il Is esecis,.i: ~ . rsiisble. TrJit
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Removal sale of furniture. at the
Peoples Furniture Company, lS03-5-7o
Commercial avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

The finest line OF lamps In the city
at the Peoples Furniture Company
lS0S-5-7-9 comenrcial avenue
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Judge A. Comings was in Mounds
yesterday visiting friends.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

Buy a Piano for Christmas presen.
Khitiock. 1i02 Washington avenue
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16
|:
Il Personal NOTES {
SYsSssssssssssssssssssssss

Ray Hosmer and J Y. Randall
spent Sunday IN Centraia.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-12-16

SUBSCRIPTION LIST.
The Bulletin Company ...s .00
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
TWIN CRY MARKETS.
MinneanOlfa. Auo

Minneapolis, Aug. "a.
Wheat-No. northern, $103; No. 2
9 no. q 4, g. ; 90; sePt, 800. Oats
Barley-No. 4, zoo. Rye-No. &, nc.
Flag aeed-No /, STA. Butter
Creamery, extras, 23o; ffrBts, 21c;
datry, fancy, Bc. and 0Oc
Pouftfy-Turkeys, nc, chickens, 1Oc.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
The Center Of the Business Section
Suffers a Loss of at Least
$4,000.

Glendale, N. D., Aug. pa fire
in the center of the business section
Sunday afternoon caused a loss esti
mated at $50, 900 and reduced four
teen buildings to ashes. The insur-
ance Is between $4,000 and $1,000.
Flames were first seen issuing from
manager in livery stable and at
once spread SO rapidly that all efforts
to quell them proved fruitless for sew
eral hours. The fire started at 100
o'clock and ragged until nightfall.
The Lowell livery barn and the Grit
I'm livery barn were destroyed, TO-
gether with three horses. Mr.. Grit
fin lost his residence, valued fully
So, 900.
Among the other losses were the
George Rose barn, G. Weise wagon
shop, S. Mornings house, Randall gen
eral store, valued $1,000, and sever
al other buildings.
Aid was asked from Aberdeen,
which sent hose and forty men, bul
the hose was of no use for lack OF
water.
A shift in the wind which blew
strong during the fire saved the rest
of the business pxast.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
INSANE PRISONERS ARE SHOT.
Desperate Outbreak in Clinton Prison
at Dannemora, N. Y.

Schenectady, N. Y, Aug. 23.-One
of the worst outbreaks among the IN
sane prisoners in the history Of Gin
ton prison at Dannemora occurred
Wednesday night. AS result Isaac
Dubois, one Of the inmates, IS dead,
shot through the heart by a guard.
The insane prisoners were being
marshalled for bed when, at given
signal, they rushed into the two big
lower dorInituries and slammed the
doors in the faces Of the guards. Hav-
ing locked the doors they proceeded
to set about making their escape by
smashing the doors and saving the
bars. The guards we're finally obliged
to use rifles and pistols and tt was
after midnight before the uprising was
Quelled.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
" a -. 81
BIG STORM m PENhSYL WANNA.
Terrific Wind Destroys Buildings and
Levels Growing Crops.

Johnstown, Pa. Aug. ga storm
that approached the dimensions of a
cyclone did great damage Saturday
might and early Sunday in Somerset
county One woman sustained serious
near here, a path 500 yards wide and
a mile long was swept by q terrific
wind. Houses and barns were destroy.
ed and growing erqrns leyelled. i
/ Mrs. David Peterson was probably
fatally injured when her home was
blown down. The tracks of the Pitts
burg, Westmoreland & Somerset rail-
road were ysshed away n. a number
Of places, tying up the road. ,r !,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
WILL EXPOSE BIG CRAFT
PENNSYL VANlA EXOFFrCfAL TO
MAKE CONFESSION.
Dead Senator Implicated by State.
ment Given Out by James M.
Shumafeer.

Jamestown, Pa, Aug. 23.-James M.
Shumaker, former superintendent OF
public buildings and grounds at Har.
risburs and implicated by the report
OF the capttol investigation commits
sion, has declared that he Will make
full confession Of all be knows In
connection with the capitol graft scan
dal He claims the manipulation OF
funds was engineered by high off,
c1al Of the state at Harrisburg to
cover up a shortage Of the state treas
ury.
ShumaRer lives In Johnstown. When
he was subpoenaed to appear before
the capitol Investigating commission
he pleaded illness and remained Sc
cluded In his house Now he Is ap-
pareutly ready to divulge important
secrets when the trials begin in Sep
TENDER.
shumaker's statement, given out
by Que of his closest personal and po-
litical friends, is as follows:
Il am going on the witness stand
to tell everything. l will not keep
back single secret, and when I get
through I will show that man high
in official life In Harrisburg ought to
go to the penitentiary.
II have committed no wrong. The
probers may be after me, but I will
go after the man they are protecting.
I will not spare him. I am going to
tell everything I know. do not pro-
pose to suffer for the sins of a scoun.
drel who knew the colossal graft. but
refused to stop it, as l urged
II know what the graft was for,
that it was to cover treasury short
age, and save the name of a former
United States senator from Pannsyi
vania. now dead l am anxious to "a
on the stand and the sooner the bet
ter for me.
Il want to get myself right before
the people, for am an innocent man. "
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
South Sc. pH1li. A,r "a

Cattle -ateerA $4,m and S4,25;
COVE, &2.00 and $3.50. HoRs-&55. 10
and 6.15. Sheep muttons, $5.75;
lambs. l6.6A
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
New Professor for Nofs Dame.

South Bend, ind, Aug. 24.-Dr.
James G. Monaghan, of Washington,
D. G., has been appointed to the chair
of economics at Notre Dame univer-
sity He is at present chief Of the con-
su!ar reports Of the bureau Of Stats
ties at Washington, Dr. Monaghan
Friday teIegraphed his acceptance Of
the appointment.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29

Double Murder Committed on tho
Streets Of Coatdale, Pa.


Coaldale, Pa, Aug. 24.-A double
murder for which tho "Black Hand" Is
held responsible was committed on
the streets Of this place Friday.
While Frank Peknolas and Samuel
Ambrose were walking together along
Ridge street, they were attacked by
several msn and before they c2uld Of
fer reststahca they we're stabbed TO
DEATH Peknolas' throat was cut and
Ambrose received knife wound that
Peknolas and Ambrose had expressed
fear of vengeance at the hands of On.
emies. ~>ssYs
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
CANNON TO QUIT THE WEED.
Speaker Says He Is Trying to Stop
Smoking Cigars.

Plattsburg, N. Y, Aug 24.--Speaker
Cannon is here rusticating and, &C
cording to his own unwinking state
nent, is struggling with the demon
habit Of smoking. For 40 years the
speaker has been smoking from 12 to
Is cigars day. He says that now
he smokes three or four, but refrains
from saying how many more
Although the speaker is seen to
smoke only three or four cigars a day,
his friends believe that he will go
back on his record from the fact that
he disappears at frequent intervals
during the day in the direction of the
woods. The really wise ones say that
he will quit smoking all right-when
he is dead.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
Cholera in China,

Berlin. Aug. ga special dispatch
from Shanghai says that cholera has
broken out among the Chinese there
and that several Europeans haye sue:
cumbed to the diseass 'Cornprahehs-
i've preventing HaasHfss have BEEN
adopted In the foreign quarter. Sever
al other Chinese and Japanese coast
towns are infected, but the Spread
Of cholera to Eu1op5 through ocean
steamers Is regarded as improbable.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
/, MURDERER
IS LYNCHED.
MOST FOUL MURDER IS FINALLY
AVENGED BY THE lNFURl-
ATED FRIENDS ~
A Nebraska Mob Stops an Omaha
Train and Takes Prisoner from
the Sheriff, Carries Him to the
Woods and Hangs Him.

Pender, Neb., August 27.-rwenty
armed and masked men held up an
Omaha passenger train near here at
$50 a. no. yesterday and taking Loren
G. Higgins the murderer of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Copple, farmers, near
Rosalie, on May 10, carried him on
horseback near the scene of his crime
and hanged him to a tree.
Sheriff Sid. Young of Thurston
county who had charge of the pris-
oner was overpowered and badly hurt.
Deputy Newell was knocked down
and hurt.
The lynchers were quiet and de-
terrnined. Higgins was dragged
from the car by rope around his
neck.
Higgins was a hired man for the
Couples and ON May ID called Couple
from the house at night and shot him
dead. When the wife went to inves-
tigate Higgins killed her also. The
murderer said he was intoxicated at
the time.
The identity of the lynchers is not
known. The town Of Bancroft is the
home of two brothers Of the murdered
man and feeling there has been high
since the killing. Higgins, on that
account, had been kept in the Omaha
Jail and was on his way to Pender for
trial when the tynchers appeared.
When the sheriff left for Omaha
Sunday he was accosted by citizens
at Bancroft who asked him what he
would do if they should attempt to
lynch Higgins.
"I'n shoot the first man who tries
it, said he.
"Well l just wanted to know;
chances are you will have some
shooting to do.'
Higgins was a young man and aR-
ter his arrest became religious, par
ticipating in every service held at
the jail.
FRS AT ELlENOALE.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
Fatal Bolt Strips Man.

Crookston, Minn., Aug. 27.-Lara
Hope, thirty~one years old was struc4
by lightning about twenty miles
east of here and killed.
A peculiar freak of the lightning
was that # tore all the clothing from,
Hope and some of it was thrown ovel
one hundred feet His pocketbook
containing $500 was found one hun
dred feet away.
No inquest was held. Hopes par
ents and two brothers live at Roland,
Iowa. =,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
A Bad Drink.

Ashland, Wis.,, Aug. 27.-An Indian
runner has brought news that par
ty of Indian berrypickers near Lop-
side bought quantity of alcohol
which they proceeded to imbibe.
One of the bottles contained wood
alcohol, and as a result of drinking
this Frank Kebec is dead and severa.
others not expected to live.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
"Yankee Drunrnex" Is Dead,

New York. Aug. %. 49, Henry J,
Eratendell, the first American drum
Eaer to introduce American goods 10
Europe and Australia, Is dead at hts
home in Trenton, N. J.. at the age Of
rs. Martende1l always declared he
was the original American drummer"
f.. vas as well known In Europe a.
hare. .|.-.. ..-- H..
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
Storm Kills Child

Milwaukee,, Wis, Aug. 27.-A be-
lated special from Ladysmith, Wis: ;
says: A tornado struck the home of
L, v. Moore, four miles north of the
city, Saturday, carried the building
several yards and demolished it. Har-
ry Moore, years old, had his head
20 badly crushed that he died three
hours later. . ~.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
Try to Dynamite Train.

Cripple Greek. Col. Aug. 2a,--An at
tempt was made about noon Thursday
to blow up the incoming Short Line
passenger train with dynamite at St.
Peters Dome, midway between Crip.
pie Creek and Colorado Springs.
Every window in the last car WA
broken,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-08-29
Presrhey Killed by Deputy.

Tulsa, /. E., Aug 28.-Mistalan IN
the dark TOR "bootlegger,' IL sylvs1
ter Morris, "a years old, a Tettred
Methodist minister, was shot aud kin
Cd hers by G. r. Wilson, q daputy
United States marshal
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-03

Cousin Jim at the station had helped
them through the routine of the day.
But now how fiat it all was! Cousin
Jim had not a word to saw for himself.
and he looked so i'll that Bah and Gatty
were quite relieved when the short jour
ney was ended and they found them
selves standing on the platform of a lit
tie wayside station with the young man
at their side. He seemed half asleep.
! for when Bah asked what had become of
his luggage he only stared at her va
cantly and broke into a short, most
unmirthful laugh
Luggage: l have no luggage" he
said.
You mean it will come on later We
must tell the carrier to call for it.. but
you won't get it tonight, Pm afraid.
Never mind; you have your bag Now,
Cousin jim, the pony carriage is wait
ing
Bah slipped her hand into his arm as
she spoke
Pony carriage? But say, look
here-I can't must eXplain!" he ex-
Claimed suddenly in a loud, abrupt voice
that made the porter who was standing
near turn round in astonishment and
then give a grin that brought the in
dignant blood into Bab's face. She did
not know what the man was laughing
at, but she guessed that his mirth had
something TO do with Jim, and she tried
to pull her cousin away.
Yes, yes, you can explain when we
are in the carriage" she said.
Jim was too dazed to resist such deter
L., l. l.
with puzzled frown and an inarticulate
remonstranee, but he made no open OBJ
lection. He staggered a little as they
passed through the booking office, and
the porter glanced at the station master
and winked.
A pony carriage, driven by a small
boy, stood in the yard
You can give me the reins, Peter. Mr.
Milward will sit next to me-" said Bah
She had looked forward to showing
| Cousin Jim how well she could drive, but
she had given up expecting him to no
| tice anything now. The pony was fat
and deliberate, but Bah took her occupa
ton seriously. and had very little atten
! tion to spare for her companions, so she
did not observe the deep flush on Gatty's
wontedly pale cheeks and the careful
manner in which the girl avoided looking
at her cousin.
Gatty had overheard a whisper thai
had passed between the station official:
as she followed Barbara and Jim through
the booking office, and she was overcom,
with modification.
Peter sat stolid and unobservant, anC
Cousin Jim let his head droop on hi
breast, and stared straight in front O
him with heavy unseeing eyes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-03
TO BE CONTINUED.
Whipsawed.

Daniel Webster, Tazewell and Gen.
Jackson's secretary of the navy were
once walking together on the north bank
of the Potomac, and while Webster
fingered a little in the rear TazewcN
offered to bet Branch a so hat that he
could prove him TO be on the other side
of the river Done" said Branch.
We'll" said Tazewell. pointing to tie
opposite shore, isn't that one side #
the riverT' Yes" well, isn't this
the other sidef" Yes" Then. as you
are here. are you not on the other side %
why. / declare" said the victim. 80
ann But here comes Webster I'll WIN
back my bet from him AS Daniel
came up Branch saluted him with. "W eb-
ster. I'll bet you a $40 hat that / can
prove you are on the other side Of the
river" Done" well. isn't this one
side?' Yes" well. isn't that the
other sideF' Yes. but an not on that
side" Branch had TO pay for two bats
and learned that il is possible TO be,
both ways and win upon neither.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-08-03

{ n one occasion, Lincoln, when en-
70 x the telegraph office. was heard
mark 10 Secretary Seward. by
governor we are here at last ="
u.1ling to him, in reprovIng man
uer. Mr. Seward said Mr.. President,
where did you learn that inelegant ex-
pressiOnT" without replying to the
Secretary. Lincoln addressed the oyer
at0rs saying: Young gentlemen, cx-
cuse me for swearing before you. by
1lngs' is swearing. for my good old
mother taught me that anything that
had a by before il was swearing" The
only time, however that Lincoln was
ever heard really To swear was on the
occasion Of his receiving telegram
from Burnside. who had been ordered
q week before 10 go to the relief Of
ROss4rans al Chattanooga who was In
great danger Of an attack from Bragg.
ON that day burnside telegraphed from
.Jonesboro. farther away from Rose
Grams than he was when he received
the order to hurry toward him. When
B'JI"Eidc's telegram was placed IN Lin
cuItf5 hands he said: Damn Jonesbo-
TO He then telegraphed Burnside as
follows:
September q 1869.
If you are to do any good to Rose
Grams II will not do to waste time M
JonestJoro. A. LINCOLN"
Eeuf1rv