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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08

Of lot on Sw line Of Fourth avenue so NV Of
street, NV 80 by SW 200 $40.
Annie or Anna Daneri to Joseph Canepa ct
soneGy street s Il b 81 way So So" OF Mont
Ida F0Ote TO J.. G. Wheeler lot on n line Of
army street 1o2;s w Of Castro, W 25;I1 by
Harriet '; BrOwnen to Ralph Bennett and
VIE, lot ON On ~ corner OF sixteenth avenue and
John /, soSbrion and wife to stephen r. To
August Stark 10 Standard Realty and Develop
$50 Of Twenty fifth s 50 by 100; $40.
STANDARD Realty and Development COMPANY to
Western Pacific Railway Company. same. SO.
= Anna !. and Menashe Greenfield 10 Edmund
Liberty street 30 of Castro, 25 by S
Of Bryant street. so NE of Fourth. Ne 30 bv
81 -, AN. ana one other piece; gift
Helton lot on Sc line Of Naples street 100
Ne OF Russia avenue, NE % by Sc 100: $40
Robert J.. sullivan and wife TO Samuel Vein
stein, LOT on line Of Golden Gate avenue.
96l0h = Of Lyon street. = 20 by l25: $40
D. 5. Dam et al 10 Richard ". Costello and
wife. lot on SW corner Of Broderick and Haight
streets W 50 by 40; SO
Mary Friedenberg to Julius Cerikel lot on n
line OF I street 80 W Of Fifth avenue. " 20 by
Felix Marcuse and wife to c. T. Bowden. lot
On - = " corner OF SacTanento and Maple streets.
Albert Stichtenoth ct al to Emile H. Weber.
lot on i line o. Mission street, 100 \ Of Twen-
ty-fourth. \ 1914, NJ l2s. 5 ll0:l, W 1926
Bernhard and Rose Getz to Thomas Msrmion.
lot on e line Of Seventeenth senue Boil \
Of Clement street. \ % by f 100: SO
scott NJ Iharp aud wife 70 James Il, White
and wife, lot on r line OF Sunset avenue 25 5
q farpsworth lane, %. z s75l. n %. %. W
s. 81; $40.
D. A. Roberts to John Teutsch. lot on line
o. crescent aTenue, 23;4 + Of Roscoe street. +
Hattie Straus TO Anita Land Company lot on
W Inc OF fortieth avenue. so OF street. n
Emma b straus to same. lot on w line Of
tortieth avenue. l32 OF street. n % by w
Martha Reinhaus to same lot on W line %
Fortieth avenue. l57 Of J street, n 25 by W
Thomas Corbett and cife to Mary L. Smith.
e lot on line Of oak street, lG5 Of Webster,
Cattle Bahnsen 10 John J. Hunter and wife lot
on w line OF Douglass street. 81 g Of Alva-
RADIO. % by " 100: SO.
Julian lie Roy White and wife TO Patrick Fl.
Buchanan street. " 500 by 40; $40.
Louis Muller and wife TO Marie Merz. lot on
5 line Of Eighteenth street. 9S3 W Of Dauglass.
Alfred " Bradbury to Sarah b Jenkins lot
on line Of Lake street. $3.50 W of Eleventh
sFe eogf ~ Se by 81, 100; $40 =, Co...
Roundey, lot 9. block ]; lots 4 8 10 and II,
block :; lots 70 ;, block 30, Paul Tract
Homestead Association, and one other piece; So
Same TO Catherine A. ROundey, lot g, block
%. Paul Tract Homestead; $40
Richard +. Armstrong and wife 10 William J.
Hensley, LOT on line Of Second avenue, 800 S
of Point Lobos avenue s % by + l2O: $40.
Anna r. Pierson et al TO Hermine v Wiebcke
LOT on NE corner Of California street and Ninth
Philip H. Trezise TO Laurence A Miskel and
wife. lot line OF Eleventh. avenue, 275 s
Henry Eggart and wife TO Lille c. Mertens
lot on SW corner Of Union and Montgomery
streets, 26:3l2 " 20, 26:31a. 20; SO
NJ J. Mertens TO Lille C. Mertens, same
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued
yesterday;
Joseph G. Green. %. s4A Sanchez street, and
Anna Green. %. s4A Sanchez street
Albert Ristsn. a, Tuder, and Mary Breitbach,
Maurice f. stack p. POO Post street, and
George NJ Hench. u. 9l7 Fillmore street,
aud Katherine A. Taubman, is 1883 Mission
street.
Gustav Dahlgren, "a, city. and sigrid Lager
Anton Rie6man. IS. 1884 Twenty-afth street.
and Cecilia Hessier, 81, 2655 San Jose avenue
Teodore Galoga, D. 1445 Seventeenth street,
Louis Yaio, 25, Fresno, and Celia Senior, %,
43l Bank street.
Peter Kukuljica, s. sos Sixth street, and
Mary KlaJich, ., 593 Sixth street
Nels Neergaard, 90 Oakland. and Carrie Bon
Ernest swanson. %, city. and Laura Bengue-
TIarry q tombstone. %. 1924 Lombard street.
and Mary =. Handy, p, 6l7 Fillmore street.
Mary solomon, 2S, 2357A Bryant street.
Ray H. Steiner, p, Pacific Grove, and Lyllian
Jacob /. Cooper. &c. soe Oak street. and Leila
A. De Shields II, Los Angeles -.
Elsie Z. Biester. %. Ross Valley.
Alfred ". SNYDER. 26. Stockton, and Rose l.
Henry R. Thompson, q, city, and Olive D.
Paul W shelby, 81, Tonopah. and Alma Ernst
Crawford Strain. %. 1920 Washington street.
and Lyliyn j. Russell, is, 1920 Washington
Edward J. Mcbride. %. Chiieoat. Cal, and
Ailene Russell, 20, 1888 Buchanan street.
OAKLAND, Jan. THE following marriage
licenses were issued today
Tony s. Caldeira, IS and Mary S. Phillips
IS both OF Hayward.
Karl Y. Denny. 30 Of Aetna Mills and May
" Lemon. PC, Of Oakland.
Frank Tong %. Of San Francisco, and Rose
Chan. d Of Oakland.
Harry A Maxwell 80. and Marie A. wendt
q both Of San Francisco.
James T. Killisn, q, and Agnes C. Burke, y,
bath OF Oakland.
Wnfred r. Styles. 30 and Elizabeth @. Goch-
nauer. %. both Of Oakland
Frank v. Ahlquist IS. Of Brandscon. MendO-
cino County. and Marie Lane. 80. Of Berkeley.
Rice A. Featherly, %, and Kathryn Wahrung
p. both Of San Jose.
Gus ". Martinson. 3. Of Denver Colo and
Pearl VI, Armstrong, %, OF Fort Worth. Texas
Joe Lawrence. "A and Anna SilVeira. is, both
Of Oakland
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

George Daisie 10 William Allingham. lot E
line 81 Plymouth, 100 y Of Holloway, 80 by
j. 1926. $500.
Same 70 Charles r. Nutcher and wife lot on
line Of Plymouth, 80 Of Holloway, SO
Dr. D 1926. $3.50
Clifford s. Alfred and wife 10 s. Ducas Com
nany. lot on = line Of Lucy 200 n Of williams
avenue. 80 by 100; $40.
r. ID. McElroy and wife TO William Curlett.
lCr on s line Of Union street G2.6 " Of La
guna. " - by 1907 SO
Eliza Conn 10 Mary A. Conn. LOT on z line
~ Hampshire street, - Of Twenty fourth, n
- By p 100. gift.
Ann n Reynolds 10 William II. Reynolds lot
on line o. Union street. $50 " Of Hyde, "
- by 65: gift.
Mary 2. Austin to Louis Graves and wife.
lot % Gift Map No. ?. $40.
Ann keves 10 James Welsh. lot T. block O.
Park Lane No 3. gift.
same 90 same Dot on Sc line Of FreelOn
street 1o5 SW Of Fourth. SW 50 by Sc 50: gift.
same 70 same, lot @, block Q, Park Lane No.
Michael ". AIalonev ri al. 10 Catherine A.
Workman et al, lot on SW line OF Fourth ave-
nue. ~ NV of street, NV 80 by SW 200: SO.
Catherine Workman Fl al TO W J. Turner,
same; SO.
" J Turner and wife to Robert I. Turner.
cne-half same. SO.
W J. Turner 70 Mary c. Turner. one fourth
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man, a native of the parish Of Ballylongford,
County Kerry, Ireland, aged 30 years. A MEM
Der of Washington Council No. 4. Y. NJ. /.
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral tomorrow WED
nesday), at a. m. from his late residence
432 Fourth avenue. Point Lobos, thence TO
Star of Sea Church, where a solemn requiem
high mass Will be celebrated for the repose
of his soul, commencing at $3.50 a. N. Inter
ment Holy Cross Cemetery
wIILIAMS--In this city. January 6, 1907. at
his late residence. 1854 Guerrero street, vii
liam Roger Williams, beloved husband Of Mar
garet Williams. and father of Charlotte A..
William A. and Roger g. Williams, Mrs. A. ID.
Gassaway and Charles n. Davis, native Of
Wales. aged SO years 4 months and q days
tClintonville, Wis, papers please copy.)
Friends and acquaintance are respectfully dG
nesday), at 1:30 o'clock p m, from the
new funeral chapel of Charles II. J. Truman;
Sixteenth interment Cypress Lawn Cemetery.
by electric funeral from Thirtieth street
and San Jose avenue.
WOODS-In this city, January Z 1907 Vincent,
beloved husband of Rose l.. Woods (nee Me
Lanel, and brother of Enos and Joseph Woods
and Mrs. Robert Kennedy a native of County
Tyrone. Ireland, aged 30 years.
Friends and acquantances are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral TOMORROW We'd
street. thence to St Dominics Church. Pierce
and Pine streets. where solemn requiem high
mass win be celebrated for the repose of his
soul, commencing at 10 O'Clock Interment
Holy Cross Cemetery by electric funeral car
from Tbirtieth and San Jose avenue, at 1880
O'Clock a.
vALLE-In this city, January 8. 1907, John B.,
beloved son of Stephen and PasQuale Vale,
and brother of Antoni. Louie. Charlie and
Stephen Vale and Mrs r. d. Kople. a native
of italy. aged % years months and % days.
Friends and acquaintance. are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral services tonor-
row "wednesday. January o. at $3.50 o'clock
a. m, at his late residence, 2431 Harrison
street near Twenty first. thence to ST. Peters
Church, Twenty -fourth and Alabama streets.
where requiem high mass will be celebrated
for the repose of his SOUL commencing at 10
a. m. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.
Leo Assembly No. 4. Y. NJ. G. U.-Funeral
detail is hereby ordered TO attend the funeral
of Brother John Vale, from his residence,
2431 Harrison street, tomorrow wednesday,,
January 8, at 915 m BY order
G. J. COLLINS. President.
ED NJ O'REIILY, Recording Secretary.
Won wERNER-In Oakland, CAL. January Z,
1907. Adolph Won Werner native Of Ger
many aged 81 years.
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fiDur0n sly sTyiGE CONNECTIONS

STAGE CONNECTIONS
Stages connect at GREEN BRAE for San Quen-
tin: at SANTA ROSA for White Sulphur Springs
and Mark West Springs at FULTON for Burke's
Sanatorium: at LYTTON for Iytton Springs: at
GEYSERvILLE for Skaggs Springs; at CLOVER
DALE for the Geysers. Boonviile, Philo Elk
and Greenwood: at HOPLAND for Duncan
Springs Highland Springs. KelseyvilIe New
Carlsbad Springs, Soda Bay Lakeport, Bartlett
Springs; at UKIAH for Vichy Springs Saratoga
Springs, Blue Lakes, Laura Dell Lake Wftter
Springs. Upper Lake, Pomo, Potter Valley John
Days Lierley's, Hullvflle, Orrs Hot Springs
Handley Halfway House. Hopkins. Comptche'
Mendocino City. Fort Bragg. westport and UsaI;
at WILLIS for Hearst and Sawyers; at SHEER
WOOD for Fort Bragg, LaytonvilIe. Westport
Coveio: Cummings, Bells Springs, Harris. Hub
bard. Frutland, Dyersville, Garberville, PepDer-
wood. Camp s. Scotia and Eureka.
Boats leave Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market
street, and connect with trains at Tiburon.
General Office
FERRY BUILDING. SAN FRANCISCO
JAS. AGLER, General Manager.
R. X. RYAN. Gen Passenger and Freight Agt
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mail
win not be inserted. They must be handed in at
either OF the publication offices and be indorsed
with the name and residence Of persons author
lied TO have the same published Notices re-
stricteo simply 10 the announcement Of the event
are published once In tlds column free OF charge
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-01-08
NORTH SHORERAILROAD

VIA sAUsALITo. MILL VALLEY. SAN RA-
FAEI-WEEK DAYS AND SUNDAYS-7:O0.
sT:4B s.25 so:15, $50. 11:O0 a. NJ 1920
tsI.45 1915, 4:35. Sis. $3.50. $50. TIA 800.
1915, 1875 D. N.
~Runs to San Quentin.
7-45 a. m daily, for Cazadero and way
S:15 p. M. Saturday only, for Cazadero and vay
stations
els D. m. daily except Saturdays and Sundays.
for Point Reyes and way stations
TICKET OFFICE
Union Depot foot Of Market ST.. San Francisco
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Tax EXEMPT IN The STATE OF CALIFORNIA

these bonds the of the operating the
Bell telephone system California Oregon and Washington with branches
adjacent states They first the entire plant and real San
in
Washington and rendg lien the Sunset property California
Washington The value OF the the bonds
standing (ncudng the present ssue) and three
We offer 100000 of the above public subscription 1927 and
accrued Subscriptions will be received to January
1907 The purchase will be payable the delivery temporary bonds
which will be exhangeabe engraved bonds issued
g reserved Of rejecting all subscriptions aIotng amount
subscribed for
Dsrbfoe Circular Sent on Application
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COMPAGNIE GENERATE TRANSArLANrIOUE

DIRECT LINE TO HAvRE-PARIs.
Sailing every Thursday, instead Of Saturday
Morton st.
First-class to Havre. $40 and upward. Sec
ond-class to Hayre $45 and upward GEN
ERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND
CANADA. 80 Broadway Hudson Buildingl.
New York. J. F. FUGAZI. manager Pacific
Coast. $50 Montgomery street. San Francisco.
Tickets sold by all Railroad Ticket Agents.
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MARRIAGES

MARRIAGES
HANNESEN-HELGO-I this city Janu-
airy 2 1907. by the Rev. o. Groensberg, Hans
Johannesen and Laura Helgo
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TORwICK- ROSTA-In this city, January g.
1907, by the Rev. o. Groensberg Ole Torwick
and Lisa Rosta-
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RAILWAY TRAVEL
CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RY.

DOd1s LeaVe IIDuIon FeFTy' Ioot OF HaTAet Sc
From s. F. for Tiburon. Belvedere and San
Rafael-Week Days.: 40, 9.15 s11 100 A NJ
12:35. $500 $40. ESQ P. NJ. Sundays 40
9:15, '11:0o A. NJ, 1885, $3.50. $40. $3.50
From San Rafael for s. F.-week Days-s15.
7:40, 1855, 9:25, 11:15 A. NJ, 1850, $40
500, 500 p. NJ undays-6:15, E4O 7:55
OPS A. NJ, 9:40 500. 500, ESQ ?. M.
From Tiburon for S. F.-week Days-6:45. SIR.
800, 1856 A. NJ, no. 4.05. 5:45 p M
Sundays-645. SIT. 9:55, 1873 A. M 1:1O
4:O5, $40 6:55 P NJ.
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UNION TRANSFER COMPANY agents
collect baggage and checks on trains
of Southern Pacific and deliver bag
gage to residence. They are authorized
to check baggage direct from resi-
dence. Telephone Temporary 1945."
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
Some New York CIimbera.

When all has been said there is no
ity on earth where merit Is 50 quickly
recognized and rewarded as in New
iork. A boy enters the service of a
abroad corporation and at the age of
% he Is general manager Of a great
traction system. True, he has dis
tinguished lawyer and statesman for
IN uncle, but he starts at the bottom,
and his promotion Is due to his own
exertion. Such Is the career Of Oren
Root.
II. II. Vreeland, a brakeman with
,ut pull, raises himself In a short Pc
riod to the presidency Of the Metropol-
tan Railway Company. Within two
generations all the spectacular for
tunes of New York have been made
from nothing.
Reward of merit comes quickly in
other fields Charles E. Hughes, a
comparatively obscure lawyer, Is Sc
lected to conduct an important inves-
tigation in which the whole country is
Interested Without having previously
held office, very novice, he is made
governor or.-Broadway Magazine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
HUMOROUS ENTRY rs FOUND.
Wanted Men Eighteen Feet Long to
Cross Fifteen-Foot swamp

The records in the war department
IN Washington are, as a rule. very dry.
but occasionally an entry is found that
is humorous.
/ An officer of engineers in charge of
the construction of a road that was to
I've built through a swamp, being ener-
getic himself and used to surnounting
mere obstacles, was surprised when one
of his young lieutenants whom he had
ordered to take twenty men and enter
the swamp said that he could not do
1.-THE mud was too deep" The colo
Lei ordered him to try. He did So and
returned with his men covered with
mud.
Colonel, the mud is over my men 5
heads. | can't do It."
The colenel insisted and told him to
make a requisition for anything that
was necessary for the safe passage.
The lieutenant made this requiSition in
writing and on the SPOT. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Il want twenty men eighteen feet
long TO cross a swamp fifteen feet
deep. -Harper's Weekly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04

Flat cultivation Of cotton, as intro
duced by the Arkansas experiment sta
I ton, Is finding favor with the lint
growers of that state over the old
method Of hill tillage, the advantage
being in the saving Of labor and econ
omy Of seed, and, it is declared, better
yield.
Under old practice, says Southwest
Magazine, the soil was thrown up in a
furrow and the seed sown continuously
in a drill. Later the plants were thin
ned to a single stand by hoelng the
entire surface of the cotton row and
cutting away nineteen of every twenty
stalks.
Flat cultivation consists of thorough
ly preparing the seed bed and planting
the cotton in checks eighteen to twenty
four inches apart in a drill, to enable
cultivation in both directions, a method
that will naturally lessen the work Of
the chopper and save greater part Of
the seed.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
BIG PRICE FOR MONTANA HORSES
Teams Bring from $500 to 800 Be-
cause of Mining Activity

IeamS br1ng from SOOO TO SIoO BE-
cause of Mining Activity.
Horsefesh is rated highly in Mon
tana these days. Horses are now be-
ing held for higher prices than ever
before. The demand for horses for
work upon the Billings and Northern
and Milwaukee extensions no doubt ac
counts in great measure for this
state of affairs. Horsemen say that
animals are not particularly scarce
but there is an enormous demand for
them. Teams that sold three years
ago for $3.50 are now selling for $500
to 500.
The increased mining activity in the
State is also furnishing employment to
many animals in hauling timber, sup
plies and machinery to the mines and
in hauling ore to the railroads. Not
few mines in the State have been
forced to curtail their output of ore on
account of tie difficulty of securing
teams.
Sound teams, weighing about 14OO
pounds, are not to be secured for a
nickel less than $500 to S7O0." said a
horseman. I'm all my experience l
never saw animals quoted at such high
prices. The demand for them is some
thing enormous and even at these high
figures it is pretty hard to secure good
teams. New York Herald.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
Remarkable Success

The great house of Sherman, Clay 4
Co., pioneer Pacific coast piano dealers
purchased the entire system of stores OF
! the Allen & Gilbert Ramaker company
! July l, 1906. The first year has just
closed and it has been a year of marked
success. The people of the Northwest
have become weared by the numerous
almost continual, Especial" flake, "
and spectacular piano sales, in which
they were supposed to be able to buy a
$4,000 piano for 1888 90, etc.
| Sherman, Clay & Company came into
this territory without blare of trum-
pets, inaugurated no opening or special
sale, but simply stated that they were
ready for business. Every piano and
organ was marked in plain figures and
thus child could buy any instrument
as cheaply and safely as could a state
senator, or any one, anywhere, could
order by mail and secure the same
price and terms as he could by visiting
the store.
The results have shown that the
people appreciate such policy. The
btisILesS Cdule-SdleS lUCIedSeu III num-
ber-orders came from far and near by
letter, telephone and telegraph. The
business grew by leaps and bounds.
We understand that even Sherman,
Clay & Company were surprised at the
rapid development of trade.
Doubtless the great success was large
ly due to the fact that Sherman, Clay
* Company's reputation had preceded
them, for they have been selling pianos
at the conrner of kearney and Sutter
streets, San Francisco, for over thirty
five years and every Californian will
vouch for the integrity Of the house and
the reliability of their pianos. Such
pianos as the world celebrated Stein
way, Knabe, Everett, Packard, and
such player pianos as the Angelus, A.
B. Chase, and the many other reliable
makes which they sell would mark any
concern as "The House Of Quality"
This is the name by which their stores
are recognized everywhere. They have
a perfect chain of stores from Canada ,
to Mexico.
II you want piano, write them for
catalogue and prices. They will send
you full information. Their principal ,
Northwestern stores are located at Port
land, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Ever
EFT, and Bellingham. :
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04

Mrs. Aline DePasse, 776 e. 18th
St., New York, n. Y, writes:
! 1T gives me pleasure to testify to
the curative qualities of Peruna and
Manalin.
Il was afflicted for over seven
years with cataTh of the head, throat
many physicians, but they did me no
good
One day l happened to read some
testimonials in your Peruna almanac.
| decided to try Peruna and Manalin.
| bought bottle of each, and after
taking them for week / noticed a
change for the better So | kept it
up, and after using twelve bottles
was perfectly cured.
Il also gave the medicine to my
children and they had the same bene-
ficial result. ! would never be with
out these remedies in the house.
Il highly recommend Peruna and
Manalin to all my friends, and in fact
to everybody"
Miss Mildred Grey, 10 Weimer
ST., Appleton, Wis, writes:
ut gives me pleasure to recon-
mend Peruna for catarrh of the
stomach. / had this disease for a
number of years, and could not en-
joy mouthful of food that | ate.
1t was indeed a great relief when l
hit upon Peruna, and obtained de-
cided results from the first. l took
six bottles before felt entirely cured
of my trouble, but l had an aggra-
waited case"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-07-04
NEW SIDE OF LINCOLN.
His Constant Interest in the Mill.
tary Telegraph system.

Hfs Constant Interest in the Mill
tary Telegraph system.
| Abraham Lincoln has been studied
1t Is a notable fact that none of hi;
blographers has ever seriously consid
cred that branch of the service with
which Lincoln was in daily persona
touch for four years-thc military tele
graph; for, during the civil war, the
President spent more of his waking
hours In the war department telegraph
Office than in any other place excep'
the White House. says the Century
While in the telegraph office he wa!
comparatively free from official care!
and therefore more inclined to dis
close his natural traits and disposition
During the last four years of Lin
coins all too brief public career. ever
until the day before his tragic ending
the writer was most fortunate in be
ing able to see him and talk with hin
daily, and usually several times a day
for he visited the war department tele
graph office regularly, morning, after
noon and evening, to receive the lates,
news from the front. His tail. homey
form could be seen crossing the well
shaded lawn between the White HOUSE
and the war department with UNMARRIED
regularity.
In cool weather he invariably wor,
gray plaid shawl thrown over hi,
shoulders In careless fashion, and
upon entering the telegraph office. h,
would always hang this shawl over tn,
top of the high screen door openn!
into Secretary Stanton's room, adion
ing. This door was nearly alway,
open. He seldom failed to come oveI
late In the evening before retiring. ant
when returning to the White HouS,
after dark he was frequently accom-
panied by Major Eckert, our chief. anC
nearly always by a small guard of sol
dieTs. He sometimes protested aglinS'
this latter precaution as unnecessary
but Secretary Stanton's orders To tho
guard were imperative.