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Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-22

knew that in Abraham Lincoln
there was q man that would have
stood up; for a principle alone
as against all the world. They
knew that he was an unselfish
man and that he was not advo-
eating a principle for his own
political advancement, but be-
cause he believed in the princi-
pie, and he came upon the politi-
cal arena just at the time when
such a man was needed.
He did not advocate a cause
because it was popular; he advo-
Gated the abolition of slavery
when it was unpopular, and with
invinciple arguments to the con-
tention that new territories
about to be admitted into the
Union were capable of govern
ing themselves, he answered by
saying that he admitted that the
people Of these different terri
tories were capable of governing
themselves and that they should
have the right to govern them
selves, but he denied their right
to make others slaves without;
the consent tof the others and so;
it was because the people need
ed just such a man as Abraham
Lincoln that he came into public
life. 1t was because these great
questions of that time entered
into his very soul, and became
a part of him. He was lost in
the political problems of the day,
and the people in advancing his
political career we're only help
ing themselves, and, oh what an
awful period, what an awful
crisis he steered the ship of state
safely through. No other presi-
dent had the same trials, and the
same difficulties that Abraham
Lincoln had.
The North was not prepared
for war. War was not expected.
On the one. hand there was the
demand that slavery be abolished
on the other hand, a large
number Of the North. support
ing the president, were asking
that questions be left alone.
Lincoln was between two great
factions in the, North, both
friendly to him and one pulling
one way and the other ttllle other.
But Lincoln's judgment and wis
dom perhaps saved the Union
by waiting until the time was
ripe forsacti0n. d e. Isl 81 s1 ;ssss q
Now my friends, what tact
Ehe displayed Id dis osingof com
plants that came to- him and
that tact that was used BY Lin
Icoln and what he said to the COM
| plainant. is one of the lessons
THAT we are to draw from his
Illustration. w hen complaint
was made to him The had the
mack Of turning the complainant
taWay feelingsssa tisfied that every
thing was being done that could
be done by the administration.
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-22

North Dakota has today Witth:ss I
IN Its confines, g greater total
wealth in raw form ! than ever:
before in its history. There Isl:
the where ito wipe out every
obligation. and leave a big cash
surplus. Once5' the railroads
are able to handle the business:
ready for them produce will
move out, money will move In
conditions will change and a
winter that, while severe, has
brought no such hardship AIS;
some exagge rate ed reports would
Indicate, will pass into memory .'
That lis the staternen of John
Miller, the grain Il cha1at5 ofI
Duluth and fornne govern nor Of
North Dakota who was iii i'll Min:
neapolis today .s3;s.5 zj5.i5 g
There lis little doubt said
Mr.. Miller, that any impress
:sions unfaVorab Bile to the north
west will pbe erased /. from the
public mind when the condi tions
change and the ndanaental
pro perity off he country 38l IL,
here i becom mes apparent. Elk
|aggsrated, reports are, D happily,
now being ferap ered aby n more
mod sta eanesatss IL Of fact.
For this egaggera ttiiola no Il one lii ii
really I'd be .lA consume
|erSor6 eoun itr mere hart finding
himself running low on supplies
Eig likely I'd become scared and to
Eanticipat AL sorts Ole /, trouble
|sad 70 raagaaif the 5situa sion. n
Situation allleO I.yeIiIeIlt III
There has. Eof Il course, been
much ineorv eiaieTcea and some
SUI ering and the reports hare
hi the main had II basis I'D i IL fact,
buE the east really knows little
| about resources. diversified ill.,
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-22

erence, my fri ends, ether YOU
believe tits a good law or Wheth-s
er it is a bad law, gu, \ 3 as citi.s.
zens have nothing to say about
that. I, i. ss5 y NJ. sS
The people through their legis-
slative assembly have said that
such was the law That should
be sufficient. So long as cit is
the law it's our duty to enforce
it and byEdoing so, If !. it is Y not
a. good laWSthe people who gov
'ern iii this land will not long let.
it remain upon the statute books,
It it bee mes; harsh, fit becomes
oppressive, people %will@nots sub
NIT to it. The law that Lincoln
stood for, the enforc cement DC the
law that Lincoln demanded was
not the enforcement of some law
for some people, but it was The
enforcement: Of all the law for
all the people. Equality before
the law 1neant*to him: that; the
law Of this land should ODE oper-
ated upon all. of the people that
no one should gain any advan-
tage over anyone else without
regard to race or. color or pre-
vious condition and those are
some of the things that I'VE
ought to- reflect upon today;
some of the messages that he
had left us. Why, my friends,
no one could hate slavery more
than Lincoln did, and yet until
the time came when it was nec-
essary to issue his: emancipation
proclamation as a measure of
war, untilsthat time came, Lin
coin respected the law giving
tosthe people Of the South. the
right to hold the slaves, bitterly
as he hated it, much as he
thought it was wrong. twas
right to respect it because it was
the law of the land And this:
my friends, is one of the most
important things in my iudg-
ment that, we should consider
On occasions of this kind because
this Union has been saved, it has
b cen handed over to you and to
me to preserve. There. is only
one way to preserve it, and that
is to enact laws: that are just
and toIenforce the laws when
you haveenacted them and then.
my friends, there is no question
about the: perpetuity: of this
country. ....@ s-..~....,... = -.
And now in CONCLUSION, my
friends, let me say that the
Englishman who loves to- tell
about the. exploits Of. Alfred?
the Great, of Richard the Lion
Hearted, of Marlborough. and
of the craftsmanship Of the
Pitts and of Gladstone the
Scotchman speaks with pardon:
.ablelpride of Wallace and Bruce; :
with all his faults, France loves
the old, Napoleon still The.
Scandinavians@ still worship at
the shrine of Gustavus; Adolf
plus; oratory has exalted u and
song has immorta allied the pat
yriotism of Emmett and O'Con-
ner, but among !. all the men
who have lived and died. for
fellowmen there are none: whose
names shines, with a brighter
1ustre than that of: plain Abra-.
ham Lincoln, theigreatesti Amer
lean, the greatest exponent of
the world Is demo racy and the
most splendid example Of the
possibilities Of an American cit
izen.$ Applause !, !.
NORTH DAKOTA lis OK.
- 0 3ts -. VI e 4 rs.
Winter Has Only Delayed General
Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-02-22

SASAASAy1 S%AAo "AANAA why AANASSOS1~
cluded he said: My friends,
if all the property you had upon
earth was IN goldsand you gave
tito Bl,ndin to carry over the
Niagara Fallsupon a rope, would
you say sBlondin stand up a little
straighter, move a little to the
north, or lean to the southH
No, he said, under such cciircum-
stances you would hold your
breath until he got safely over
with your property. The admin
istration is carrying great load.
The administration is carrying
great treasures, and if you will
only leave us alone we will car
ry you safely over :.$
That is a great lesson to be
learned by every citizen Of this
country, and why? Because
there may be some one in power,
some administration that, you
perhaps may not be exactly in
sympathy with, but under such
circumstances and conditions re-
member what Abraham Lincoln
said: Don't shake the cable,
don't say, 'Blondin, lean aslittle
to the right orlean a little::to The
left but keep quiet and ifneces-
sary as patriotic citizens, lend
a helping hand so that the load
may be carried SAFELY That is
one of the lessons that thesman-
agement of the administration
teaches to the American people
and one of the things we should
reflect upon today. :s: :s5S:
There are other things. Lin
coin was trying to preserve this
country as a whole He ssyinpa-
thized with the people Of The
South because they were his
people and if it was not for the
vein of humor running through
his kindly nature, his great heart
must have burst over theagreat
loss<of life and the tfouble and
grief that it brought upon him.
He felt for the people Of the
south and I think perhaps, that
the great charity of Lincoln
in dealing with the people of
the South must have perVaded
the. army itself because when
the war was finally over, Grant,
unlike some general in Europe,
refused to march in triumph
through the city of Richmond.
Grant turned away from Rich
mond at the very gate and he
said to the people Keep your.
horses you may need them for
the spring blowing It'll was.
not a war Of vengeance ner a
war to punish, but it was a war
to preserve the Union, and when
that Union was preserved, when
it was saved, there should be
no necessity for crushing this:
Va W ~ -. sis VI HuT
It. An ll'ti: IT. o5ss seems: to.
meIlt mas aiwaysse seemed to me
that the action o1 :, Grant, lnthe
ml!a<gnanlmlty OF Grant and ut
his army, was so much like
Lincoln, and soInuch like what:
ta..egln w. wouiu Law. W = acne e
t s1,at ! ilave . alMays !, susp ass!'o
~ a. nc 4Lay ila a soflet aalg
~ ~ WIZ ~: ,$5 !, !, ,%5s I: : i
| pelleVe thac enc charity and
mercy OF, Llncoln perVaded the.
y Wnlo,le az army Tor. When all that
was ieft Of the; beys IN blue
7; 1nar SO hom l J! a'gst the only
tron eIe they eye carried !. re 1the proud
capltol at WasnlngG 9eI were the the
3 sacred sears OF battle, AND the
ga gatqf tf nag of me tles J, rebelIllon ~:
lln, waen we thlnk 40 ~ tae a 'Iss ElIl
COST o1 me ,1perIies !, r N
ENJOY, -Wnen we Ln1Tk OF the aW-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
A SQUARE OFFER.

In contra distinction of the bull -dozing offer of S100.00 re- ward for the arrest and convic- tion of every person guilty of illegal registration from Mon day to Saturday night,,' and the further tirade anent the so- called "Slush Fund" I make the following offer to the gen. tleman who runs the Ward Campaign Committee" to wit: I will place $500.00 in the Peo- ples Savings Bank, if he will do likewise, subject to the follow ing conditions. If he can pro- duce evidence (not manufac- tured) that there is in existence a "slush fund" of $10,000, sub scribed by the liquor men or gamblers, to be used in my in terest, with my knowledge or consent he will be authorized to draw on me to the order of the Mercy Home, St. Vincents Hospital and the Orphans Home at East Lake for one third each of the above amount; if on the other hand he fails to make the proof, I am at liberty to make the same dis position of the amount deposit ed by the aforesaid Chairman of the Ward Campaign Com mittee;" and I further agree that if I can not prove that this Chairman of Ward Campaign Committee" whose candidate has agreed to abide by the re- suit of a Democratic primary, has not been asking prominent republicans for financial aid in the way of subscription to a campaign fund for his candi- date with the statement that it is their (the Ward supporters) intention to take the election of all city officers out of politics in future, and that his purpose in holding out such an induce ment was to secure as large a fund from that source as he possibly could, I will also agree that the above distribution be made to the institutions above named Respectfully,
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
right, the things he teaches are shaped so as to be of benent to God.

right, the things he teaches are shaped so as to be of benent to God.
 Mans Response to Jesus.
 When a man responds to the teachings of Jesus concerning service he finds that ability to serve is not first of all qnes- tion of fitness, but n question of willing ness, He learns that he must begin Wth rough tools and clumsy hand, and that from the habit of work in the Kingdom he becomes more and more skilled. and gives back to God q product that is more and more finished
 When man responds to the teachings Of Jesus concerning sacrifice he finds that all motion forward means the leaving of something behind. He learns that to widen the area of his usefulness ano profit for God he must give up habit or a friendship there, or time or wealth, and that only through the loss of these things can his life be one of profit
 The man who is out of fellowship with God can never become a profitable work- man. though God may be all around him, and may manifest Himself In a thousand ways The greatest distance in the world Is not physical distance but moral dis tance. When a man comes into moral syupathy with God through Jesus. his work abides, while he remains apart from God and His ideas of life, his work perishes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
TN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

Transactions in local real estate dur Ing the past week have been comparative ly few, Trading in all sections of the citv has been quiet and real estate agents renort the suburban markets much light CT than usual. Local agents attribute the inactivity to several causes, but principal ly to the unfavorable weather conditions which have been prevalent. The general tendency among property holders Is to hold their dirt for higher prices. and Tor this reason suitable quotations on favor- ably situated property are hard to ob- tain.
 The proper papers were filed in the pro- bate clerks office Saturday recording the following transactions in local real estate in which amounts of $500 or more were in- volved:
 Sarah E. Phelan to R. F. Collins. lot IT. in block 104, Birmingham, the said lot fronting 50 feet on the north line of First avenue, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-ffth streets, and extending back 14o feet to an alley in the rear, the con sideration involved in the transaction be- ing s75O.
 J. K. Brockman and wife to R. l.. Miles, part of lot 1, in block ITS, Birmingham, being likewise a part of block ', as shown on the map of the survey of Phelan's ad- dition to Birmingham, the said property fronting 50 feet the south line or Twelfth avenue, between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, south, and extending back 1eo feet to an alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transaction being $52O0.
 Lewis Nhaley and wife to T. l.. Rus sell. lots 8 to 10 inclusive. in block 2SS, North Birmingham, as shown on the map of the survey of the North Birmingham Land company, the consideration involved in the transaction being $l2OO
 Mrs. Carrie Gluck and Louis Giuck to Mrs. Ann Arnold, par.> of lot s, in block 10 Birmingham, the said lot fronting 50 feet on the west line of Seventeenth street, between Eighth and Ninth ave- nues. north, and extending back along Eighth alley 90 feet to another alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transaction being S35O0.
 R N Wheeler and wife to Toney G.. Rerents, lot 10, in block 7S, Birmingham, the said property fronting 40 feet on the east line of Twenty-first street and ex- tending back 100 feet to an alley in the rear, the consideration involved in the transaction being 5000.
 Emma ". Woodruff and W. L. Wood ruff to Mrs. Amanda c. Zell, the east 60 feet of lots l, ? and 8, in block 4 as shown on the map of the survey of the Waverly Place, the said property being situated on the southwest corner of Eleventh avenue. south. and Virginia ave- nue, fronting 60 feet on the south line of Eleventh avenue and extending back along the west line of Virginia avenue 1so feet to a 13-foot alley in the rear. the consideration involved in the transac- tion being s250o.
 NJ E. Thompson and wife to the Elyton Trading company. an undivided half in- terest in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 2s. town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04

Ship IT, range west, the consideration involved ii the transaction being 8oO,
 Winnie E. Platt ct al. to inc E,lvtop Trading company, an undivided half ,n- terest in the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of section 26. township H. range west, the consideration in- Voived in the transaction being $500,
 central Investment company to R. F, Collins, lots 2 to 4. inclusive, in block aS Birmingham, the consideration fn- Foived in the transaction being sf8.500.
 k. l.. Miles and wife to J. K. Brockman. part of lots 1 and ?, in block s57. Bir- mlngham, the said property fronting e0 feet on the west line of Twenty-ninth street. between Twelfth and Thlrteeu,h avenues, north, and extending back 1aa rect 10 Do-foot alley in the rear, the con- alteration involved in the transaction be- ing $500.
 Cherokee Realty company to John A Bergreen, property situated near the northeast corner of Montgomery street and Thirteenth avenue fronting eo faat on the north line of Montgomery street and extending back 40 feet to an alley in the rear. the consideration involved in the transaction being s2l0o.
 Georgia F. Cassady to c. B. Glenn. part Of lots 12, IS. 1e 20 and 21. inbiocle 7s7. Birmingham, the said property being sit- uated near the southeast corner of syl- van avenue and Thirteenth street, south. fronting 50 feet on the east line of Thir- teenth street and extending back POO feet to an alley In the rear. the consideration involved in the transaction being s650o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
Florence Stove Foundry.

Sheffield. February 3-(Special. (-Nego- tiations have been closed by B. B. Cohen. n prominent stove manufacturer of tbIx city. and the Young Mems Commercial cluo or Florence whereby Mir. Cohen is 10 construct and operate a large stove foundry in Florence on the site of the Pump and Lumber company. which moved to Memphis about two years ago. It Is understood that work will begin al once on the buildings The foundry is to be large one and a big force of skilled labor will be employed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
Sorrow at Mrs. VanH oose's Death.

Athens, February S.-News was re- ceived here this morning of the death in Birmingham of Mrs. Jas. Van Hoose, who was a native of Athens and one of the most beloved of the many young girls who have gone out from our city. She was, before her marriage, Miss Carrie Bernard Markham, daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. D. Markham, and beautiful and lovely woman. Her death Is a great shock to her friends in her native town and has cast a gloom over the entire pofnrnun{tV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
Couple Asphyxiated.

New York, February s.-John Liveroni and his wife were found asphyxiated this morning by their young children Mrs. Liveronis body was in the bed, while that of her husband sat fully dressed in a chair The police believe the couple formed a suicide pact, or that Liveroni. Respondent because of lack of work. turned on the gas after his wife went to sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
Civic lmnrovement Circle.

Athens, February 3-The ladies of the town have organized themselves into ! Civic Improvement circle. with the view of securing some improvement in the ap- pearance of the city, and It's effect Is al- ready being felt, for the city council met last night and ordered the merchants to clean off the machinery and everything displayed in front of their stores, and to keep the streets and pavements clean in front of their places of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
Advertisement $100 REWARD

For arrest and conviction of each and every person guilty of illegal registration from Monday to Saturday night. Read the law.
 This is intended for exact ly the man indicated-that is, the illegal voter. If the opposi- tion advises a person to regis ter, who is not qualified, they are getting him into trouble, whether he be rich or poor. VOTE FOR WARD.
 E. M. JACKSON, Chmn. Ward Campaign Com.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
SAN CARLOS OPERA
 COMPANY ON TOUR
Fills Eleven Weeks Engagement at New Orleans-Off to Other
 Southern Cities.

New Orleans, February 3.-The San Carlos Opera company, after filling an eleven-Weeks' engagement here, left on special train today for St. Louis to fill a weeks engagement, after which trey will tour southern and middle west cities, including Atlanta, Louisville, Gin cinnati and Chicago.
 M. Campereni. famous baritone, late of the Maurice Grau Opera company, will join the troupe at St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
New School in Phoenix City.

Phoenix City. February 3.-(Special,)- The handsome new school building in this city has been completed and will be oc- cupied by the public school pupils this week. It is an eight-room, two-story structure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
LITERARY EVENING AT TURN-VEREIN HALL Babb Talks on the Possibilities
 of Birmingham OTHER SPEAKERS HEARD Ladies Avalled Themselves of Invita-. ton as Also Did Many Prominent
 Citizens to Hear Music
 and Speeches.
OTHER SPEAKERS HEARD

Birmingham German Turn Verein held one of it's most successful and enjoyable literary evenings of the season last night. A select musical programme was rendered in which the performers taking part earned for themselves the enthusiastic applause of the audience, The invitation extended to the ladies was fully avalled of, quite large number being present, as were also many prominent citizens.
 In the course of the evening addresses were delivered by Capt. Frank P O'Brien, who spoke of the early history of Bir- mngham; Alderman stoekmar, Leo Ober- dcrfer and Frank Deedmeyer The princl- pal number on the programme was a lee ture by Joseph B. Babb, secretary of the Commercial club, who chose for his subject, Our Possibilities"
 The sneaker said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
Our Possibilities.

Human endeavor has a magic touch The ships that sail the sea, the un- tiring engines of commerce, the state- ly structures of abode and business the harnessed wind, the lightning flash chain ed and directed by human order the tun- neled mountains the linked ocean, the many thousand works that man has wrought for his necessities. comfort, lux uries and intellectual desires proclaim that far beyond the sweep of mans imagination are set the limits of man S achievement. The forest field and mine are victims of his will. To him they yield their richest store, not unrequited for they in return, demand of him the ser vice of his labor and genius. They give neither to laggard nor simpleton. What man wins he must deserve and what he deserves will come to him. The largest equation in the development of civliza- tion, in the accumulation of wealth and in the progress of the arts and sciences is man. We who live In this richly dow cred valley are no exception But for the peacefully in Red mountain, the coal would stIll be unvexed in its ancient rest ing place. the brush the tanglewood and immemorial forests would still cast their solemn shadows where now stretch our broad and well paved streets. The pan thers cry would still resound where nov we hear the factory's whistle and the mop ing owl would to the moon complain where now arises the gladstone chorus of hu- man industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-02-04
The Profitable Type.

What, then. is the type of man that proves profitable to God?' In our day he is beyond doubt the man who responds to the teachings of Jesus, teachings so plain and so clear, that they are become moral classics. Men are to some extent influenced by the sayings and principles of Christ; whether they are conscious of i. or not, but only that man who Is in- f1uenced consciously can in the best sense respond.
 When a man responds to the teaching of Christ Jesus. then he becomes to him the great teacher and the one whom he ccnsults about his work, and when he be- gins a labor in this spirit his work be- comes A profit to his Maker. When man responds to the teaching of Jesus con- corning character he learns that mans character is not an outward thing, nor is it judged by a deed here and there, but that 1t Is the life of the heart. This much being recognized. he makes Christ the Lord of his heart, and his heart being