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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-01
THE STORY OF A FALLEN
KNIGHT.
By 10. A. Parker.

1HOrnIOn, VINO edlCed The OC. Louis
Monitor, and afterward the Peoples
Banner, both little papers, not much
larger than a sheet Of note paper.
but filled to the brim with pure gold
IN the form Of trite paragraphs and
pointed articles defending the faith
OF the Omaha platform?
1t you do recollect him. you will re-
member that our conference, held in
st. Louis last June, passed resolu-
tlons of respect to his memory, for
our brother had crossed the Great
Divide, and had entered upon his
eternal rest.
Believing that there is a chord of
sympathy and fraternity among the
Old Guard Populists who will read
this, l have story to relate in this
connection, and an appeal to make
as a matter of justice to the memory
OF one who wrought without means,
and yet knew not disbursement.
Will Crittenden Thornton was very
poor. He did not know how to sue
cead financially. He was an idealist
and a dreamer. He dreamed of a
system which would lift from the
brow of labor its "crown of thorns":
OF time to come when the stony
pathway of the poor would be less
painful to the feet Of the unfortu-
nate. Hence, he was a Populist, a
trades-unionist, and allied with all
movements looking toward industrial
freedom.
And he felt that he had a message
to deliver to the world, hence, he
became the editor Of reform paper;
but because he had no means and
but little financial sagacity, he la
bored unappreciated. Others could
have taken the magnificent attain
ments he possessed and combined with
business ability could have turned
them into wealth; but he labored on
unappreciated, for he was too large
of heart to strive to turn his efforts
into money or property. We have
never had in the reform movement
clearer thinker or better writer on
reform questions than Will Clitten-
den Thornton, and those of us who
read his little Monitor and later the
Peoples Banner, learned TO value his
efforts.
Knocked about from pillar to post,
struggling against poverty, he finally
concluded to get "back to the land";
hence he located a homestead on gov
ernment land on the summit Of
grand mountain in Iron county, Mo-,
in the Ozarks, and almost in sight Of
the ruins of old Iron Mountain, now
robbed of the immense treasures Ma
ture had given her, for many for
tunes have been extracted from this
red old hill in iron. 1t is now de-
serted-a cow-pasture-and the
hordes who burrowed for the precious
ore for half a century are long since
gone, and their hundred homes de-
serted and falling into decay.
On the summit Of the mountain
vi
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-01
LINCoLN's BRoAD-sWoRD DUEL
How He Accepted Challenge to
Fight in a Quarrel About a Pin.
(From the Alexandria, Va, G:

gives an account of an affair of hon
or, which forms one of the most pleas
ing episodes IN his book. In one Of
his letters to Speed, Mr.. Lincoln re-
fers to his "duel with Shields -
a duel, by the way, which was never
fought. The object of this paper is
to furnish for our readers a por-
trait of the secret history Of that
celebrated "duel."
The readers Of LincoIn's life are
we'll aware that Mary Todd, after
wards Mrs. Lincoln, drew her lover
into that very ugly scrape. GAS a
satirical writer says Mr.. Lamon,
"she had no rival Of either sex at
Springfield, and few, we venture to
say, anywhere else. She
was not disposed to let her genius
rust for want of use; and, finding no
other victim handy, she turned her
attention to James Shields, Auditor
She had a friend. on Miss Jayne,
afterward Mrs. Trumbull Omitted
States Senator), who helped her to
keep her secrets, and assisted as
much as she could in worrying the
choleric Irishman.
The beautiful Miss Jayne was the
apple Of discord in this case. Gener-
al Shields was walking home with
her one night; he took the liberty Of
squeezing her hand. she took the lib
erty of sticking pin in him. This
small affair of the pin led to tho
great affair Of the sword. It figures
lately in one of "Rebecca s." alias
Miss Todd's, letters from the "Lost
Townships" and addressed to the
editor of the Sangamon Journal, by
whom it was published. 1t is the
most favorable specimen Of Miss
Todd's wit, but it is too long to be
copied here (See Lamon s Life, pr.
257-8.)
Now, cold Uncle Abe" instigated
by his love of fun, or his love of
Mary Todd, or his love Of mischief,
or by all three, must have his say
about the pin. Accordingly, he
wrote letter over the name Of
"Aunt Beccy," from the "Lost
Townships" and had it published in
the Sangamon Journal. Strange to
say, this letter, about which the fight
occurred ii. e., the fight that was nev-
er fought), does not appear in Mr..
Lannon's book. Other letters Of the
series are given, but not this. The
wrath Of Shields-the Irish Achil-
les-which had been long kirdled,
now burst into flames.
He demanded the author Of the
"Lost Township" " letters, especially Of
the one written by "Aunt Beccy."
Aunt Beccy proved to be Uncle Abe
Gen. Shields, the terrible son OF
Mars, without waiting to call for
an explanation, at once challenged
"Aunt Beccy," and she at once ac-
cepted the challenge. It was at this
point Of the business that the pres.
ent writer was made acquainted with
the state Of affairs by Mr.. Lincoln
himself.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-01
! SOME PAGES TROY NY SCRAP BOOK

lace. After taking seat he said,
81 have got into little difficulty,
and [ want to see if you cannot help
me out of it." "Most happy to do
So" said I, eff I can. What is
the matter?" "Why," said he,
that fool letter which I wrote for
the Sangamon Journal has made
Shields mad, and he has challenged
me. | have accepted the challenge,
and, without thinking, I have chosen
DR.. Merryman for my second. I be-
heve he would rather see a fight than
not. If [ have to fight 1 will fight;
but [ don't care about fighting just
to crafty DR.. Merryman. Now, If
you will come in and make DR.. Mer-
ryman do right (for [ know you will
have more influence with him than
any other man) the whole difficulty
may be settled" Again I said,
"Most happy to do so if I can. What
is the diffculty?"
''Why, it is this, :" replied Mr.. Lin
coin. The friends Of Shields say
that if I will explain or apologize
he will withdraw the challenge, and
the quarrel can be settled honorably
to both parties. But DIR. Merryman
says if Shields will first withdraw
the challenge then [ will explain or
apologize, and the quarrel may be
settled honorably to both parties.
And there they have come to a dead
lock. Now I don't see, if both
things have to be done, that it makes
so much difference which is done first.
1t seems to me that Dr. Merryman
is disposed to stand upon niceties,
and [ don't think he ought to stand
upon niceties in a case of life and
death"
The situation was plain. I SYM
pathized with Mr.. Lincoln; but, while
fully appreciated his practical
good sense, 1 could not exactly see
his nice sense Of honor "I know
very little about the code of honor"
said l; "it is a branch of moral
science for which I have never had
much respect, and have therefore
never studied it. But if you 60 by
that code at all (and I suppose you
must if you fight duels), it seems to
me that DR.. Merryman is right. l
don't see how you can explain or
apologize or say one word to miti-
gate the wrath Of Shields while the
challenge is pending over you."
Mr.. Lincoln thereupon fell into one
Of his musing, melancholy moods;
and there was spread over his face
that sad expression which made him
an object Of interest to every man
who had a live heart in his bosom.
AS he sat there looking at the fire,
he seemed to be saying to himself
"I have come to the wrong person
to help me out of my difficulty. Per-
haps Merryman is right, and there is
no help out Of this dead lock- ex-
cept a fight with Shields" His com
pressed lips and firm look evidently
indicated fight.
There is not the least necessity
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-08-01

man for that. He is trying to make
you back out, and you can make him
back out very easily"
elbow so?" said Mr.. Lincoln.
"Why," said I, "as he sent the
challenge, you have the right to
choose the weapons, and if you choose
broadswords, my word for it, he will
never fight you in the world. You
are at least seven inches taller than
Shields, and your arms are three or
four inches longer than his, so that
you could cut him down before he
could get near enough to touch you.
| know you will never do this, be-
cause he will never fight you with
broadswords. He will show the
white feather first"
Mr.. Lincoln adopted this idea: He
chose broadswords; and the terms Of
duel were arranged as stated in Mr..
Lannon's book Up. 1861. 1st. Wea-
pons-Cavalry broadswords of the
largest size, precisely equal in all
respects, and such are now used
by the cavalry company at Jackson
vile. I'd. Position-A plank ten
feet long and from 9 to II inches
broad, to be firmly fixed on edge on
the ground as The line between us,
which neither is to pass his foot
over, upon forfeit of his life, etc.
These and other preliminaries ar
ranged, we set out for Alton III ordec
to pass over to Missouri, on the OPP
posite side of the Mississippi river
the place appointed fer the fatal
encounter. My father and myself
both accompanied Lincoln and Mer-
ryman to the scene Of action-he to
see the fun, and l to see that there
was no fight. My prediction was full
filled. Shields would not, OF at least
he did not, fight with broadswords.
Lincoln had put down his foot for
broadswords, and nothing cOu d
shake his purpose. General Ewing,
the friend of General Shields, cursed
and swore and carried on at a great
rate about "the - barbarous
practice of fighting with broad
swords in the nineteenth century,
Mr.. Lincoln very cOolly and calmly
replied that for his part he thought
fighting duels in any way a rather
barbarous practice for the nineteenth
century, and if he had to fight he
would choose his own weapons. The
more General Ewing insisted on
rifles or pistols the more Mr. Lincoln
held on to broadswords; and there
was another "dead lock-" But it
did not last over an hour or two.
Gen. Shields was finally induced by
his friends to withdraw his chal-
lenge; Mr.. Lincoln explained the of
fensive matter in the only letter
written by himself, and the great
trouble about the pin was "settled
honOrably to both parties" " The
second Of Mr.. Shields had declared,
before the choice of broadswords,
"that he would as soon think Of
asking Mr.. Shields to butt his brains
out against brick wall as to with
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
Some johnson Definitions.

An exhibition of the relics Of Dr..
Samuel johnson in London recalled
some Of the remarkable definitions
that remarkable man inserted in his
dictionary. Among them not the
least curious was the one given for
network" which was defined as
anything reticulated or decussated
at equal distances, with interstices
between the intersections" Other
amusing definitions are: Cough
a CONFUSION of the lungs vellicated
by some shar serosity." ''Man-not
woman, not boy, not beast. :"
"Pension--an allowance made to
any one without an equivalent. 10
England it is generally understood
to mean pay to state hireling TO,
treason to his country"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
WEIGHT Dead and Alive.

1t is very popular idea that a
person when dead weighs heavier
than when living. One reason that
a dead body is thought to be, heav-
Ter than a living one is probably
this: In carrying living person we
have the center of gravity adapted
by the person carried to suit the
convenience of the carrier and
maintained in a position as far as
possible to fall within the base of
his body. Again, the elasticity OF
the structure of the body, especial
ly the cartilages, though not in real
ity diminishing the weight, gives an
appearance of lightness, as we see
in the beautiful movements of the
stag, and this would seem to cor
roborate the notion that living crea-
lures are lighter than dead ones
It has also been asserted that the
breath makes the living body light
er than the dead. Butwe need hard
" say that a man when dead weighs
no more than when alive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
German Syrup

We want to impress on our readers
that Boschee's German Syrup is
positively the only preparation on
the market today that does relieve
and cure consumption. Tt contains
the specifce, such as pare tar, ex-
tracts of gum, etc, etc., which have
been so highly endorsed FOR the cure
of coughs, colds and consumption
by the great medical congresses.
The consumptive, whether his disease
is in the throat or lungs, must have
rest at night, aud be free from the
spasm of dry and racking cough in
the morning. The diseased parts
want rest, neanng and soothing
tseatmnnt, and the patient needs
frest air, good food, etc, derman
Syrup will give free and easy ex-
) pectoration in the morning. with
speedy and permanent relief. Small
bottles % cents; regular size, con-
tanning nearly four times as much,
70 cents. At Frost & Spies
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
Too Small to BE Seen.

Not long after his introduction
into national life as a member OF
the house Tim Sullivan of New
York conceived violent dislike for
the man then at the head of one OF
the executive departments. 1t was
observed that whenever Sullivan,
much to his disgust, was obliged to
consult the official in question ne
invariably left in anything but the
pleasantest of humors. One morn
ing Sullivan had been cooling his
heels in the secretary's anteroom
when the private secretary entered,
saying, 81 am awfully sorry, Mr..
Sullivan, but you can't see the sec
rotary this morning" Sullivan, by
this time in a white heat because OF
his long wait, dramatically exclaim-
ed: 'Merciful heaven! Is he SO
small as all that?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
THE HONEST APOLOGY.
Never Be Ashamed to Say That You
Are Sorry.

Never Be Ashamed to Say That You
Are Sorry.
Don't be afraid or ashamed to
say that you are sorry.
It NAV be hard, but remember
that it takes two to make quarrel,
and the chances are that you were
as much in the wrong as the other
person.
Of course it would be better not
to quarrel in the first place, but
after all we are only human, and
sometimes our temper gets the best
of us.
But the false pride that keeps us
from acknowledging ourselves in
the wrong is even more deplorable
than the unruly tongue that gets
us into trouble in the first place.
A quarrel that does not amount
to much in the first place can grow
into a perfect mountain OF trouble
through brooding.
Don't wait for the other person
to express regret. Come right out
like man or woman and say: I'm
sorry for my share of the offense.
Let us forgive and forget.
Never part from any ONE with
hard feelings between you.
Remember that ''many go forth
in the morning who never come
back at night" Don't run the risk
of having to go through life with
an agony Of remorse in your heart.
And remember also that every
quarrel leaves a scar. If you would
prevent those scars from being ugly
wounds, do not hesitate to do your
share of making up"
Sweethearts will quarrel ovel
needless trifes as much for the
pleasure of reconciliation as any
thing else, but it is a. foolish pas
time and gets them into the habit
Of dispute.
IL YOU are wife, never let your
husband go away in the morning
with an unforgiven quarrel between
you. 1t will rankle in your hear
all day, and nothing will seem rlghI
or sweet. It is twice as easy to ex
press sorrow Immediately after the
quarrel as it will be if you wait
day.
It is usually a sulky person wh'
finds it hardest to express contrl
ton. The quick tempered person i
as ready to make up as he was t
take offense: but the sulky person
even though ne may feel desperate
ly sorry, cannot bring himself t.
say SO, and the result is that h
goes through great deal of unnec
essary suffering.
Don't be the kind that won't &C
knowledge the blame. Say you ar
sorry, and say it sincerely. There i
no disgrace in an honest ayowal 0
/ having been in the wrong. - 81
Louis Republic.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
HELENA BURKE.

Of making her official record of 25.4S
pounds butter in seven days she pro-
duced in one day 987s pounds milk, and
later. at twelve years old, she gave IN
one day during ah official test 9S%
pounds milk In 1897 she produced in
four months 100000 pounds milk. an
average for 122 days of 82.78 pounds
per day. Three two-year-old heifers
sired by her son. De KoI Burke. at
tanned in official test the unparalleled
average Of 1925 pounds each,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
A Mixed Quotation.

In case Of some notoriety law
yer who is noted for his fowery or
atory was defending the accused
Wishing to emphasize the tender re
lation that had existed between his
client and the complainant, he ex-
claimed: "What does Omar say OF
this subject? "A dog and bone
and hank of hair and thou sing
ing beside me in the wilderness
And to this day he doesn't under.
stand why his respectfully attentive
audience laughed. - Kansas City
Star.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
Dr.. Shops
Night Cure
M. M. SWEET

Wheu you back aches it is almost
invariably an Indication that some
thing is wrong with your kidneys.
Weak, diseased kidneys frequently
cause break down of the entire
system DeWitt's Kinney and
Bladder Pills afford prompt relief
for weak eidneys, backache, infama-
ton of the bladder and all urinary
troubles. Sold by Sweets Drug
Store.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
Food Value Of Cheese.
4 PrnliHc Mixer.

Helena Burke. not only the founda-
ton cow of the Helena Burke family,
but also one of the foundation cows OF
Brookside herd, is one of the few
twenty-five pound cows having three
daughters with A. r. 0. records aver.
aging over twenty pounds each, says
Holstein- Friesian Register. At the time
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
Weak Women

To weak and ailing women. there is at least one
way to help. But with that way. two treatments.
must be combined. One is local. one Is constitu-
Honal. but both are important. both essential
Or. Shops Night Cure is the Local.
DR.. Shops Restorative. the Constitutional.
The former-Dr. Shoop Night Cure-is q topical
mucous membrane suppository remedy. while DE-.
Shops Restorative is wholly an internal treat
ment. The Restorative reaches throughout the
entire system seeking the repair OF all nerve.
all tissue, and all blood ailments.
The might Cure, as its name implies. does its
work while you sleep. 1t soothes sore and intiam-
ed mucous surfaces. heals local weaknesses and
discharges. while the Restorative. eases nervous
excitement gives renewed vigor and amhefson,
builds UP wasted tissues. bringing about renewed
strength. vigor, and energy. Take DR.. ShooO'i
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or Liquid-asa general ton1s
to the system. For positive local help. use as well
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23

$500 per Day s siss y.a %sss Get:
for THK NORTHWESTERN FARMER. Read by
100000 people monthly. Send quick for free
agents OUTFIT samples and terms. Very lib
eral offer to agents. CanvasserS can easily
clear from IS to $40 per day by introducing
conventions and gatherings of farmers. Crop
reporter wanted in your county. Address
C.D.BABCOCK, Editor The Northw eeeNxn
Farmer. Msnominss, Mich.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-05-23
ngasg >><A.il..f. ass sssEssasastssass
: s 81 1 ~.
a D Azilry !,
E1CTeAmeLyE !

The dairy cow to make us a profit
must lie housed in Il comfortable sta
BILE these cold wintry days. Thus we
admonished at an institute few days
ago writes L. W. Lightly in National
,Stockman. But" said practical
FARMER, with feeds so high and dairy
products so low. we cannot afford the
expense of building such stables as the
speaker advises. Our income does not
warrant such an outlay"
Then another practical farmer spoke.
comfortable, and I was uncomfortable
milking and doing the chores. While
the Notwithstanding acted as Il wind
break, the temperature on the inside
of the stable was nearly as low as on
the outside, and | knew it was I'M
profitable but | began to feel that ii
was inhuman I collected old newspa-
pers (they were plenty after the cam
paign) and pretty heavily covered the
entire inside, and over all this | put
some heavy hardware paper that cost
me but little Next ! went to tie saw
mill and purchased some waste boards
very cheaply and boarded up the en-
tire inside of the stable. Now the sta
BILE is perfectly comfortable, the cows
eat less and give more milk, and, while
I keep no particular account, l know
those COWS have already paid all | in
vested in the extra milk produced, and
on Sunday morning when l go to
church there is Just little lesstweighs
on my conscience
l44v Food Value of Cheese.
Undoubtedly many people underesti
mate the value Of cheese as human
food Comparing 1t pound for pound
with beef, it furnishes nearly twice as
much food value Cheese is composed
of about 81 per cent water, "a per cent
fat, "a per cent casein and 5 per cent
ash. while meat contains about GO per
cent water, ID per cent protein, 20 per
cent fat and per cent ash. Fun
cream cheese well cured is a whole
some, digestible and comparatively
cheap food.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28
nkers' posted Iates VOC AS folIows.

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-Bos Chicago
lOc discount Charleston-Buyng SOC discount. soil
ing. l-lOc premium. St Louis-2Oc premium hid
San Francisco-Sight loo premium; telegram 2oc
premium. New Orleans-CommerciaI 5Oc discount
bank 81 discount. Cincinnau-Par Savannah
Buying, 50c discount selling. Toe premium.
BANK CLEARINGs. - New York-Exchanges
s347s 1873; balances. Sl42O2,552 Baltimore - Ex-
changes s5s65.750; balances SIPS 565. Boston-Ex-
changes. $sO6 $50; balances. S3l5243 Philadelphia
Exchanges, s27o5s ols balances 81 1872 1855 Chicago
Exchanges, $42.1sl.7s3 balances, s2.4S48O1.
SILVER MARKET.-Bar silver, ass,kc Mexican
silver dollars, 531kc Bar silver in London closed
at 321td
GOLD PREMIUM.-In Madrid 800: Lisbon, 2
MEXICAN Observation-Disclosures exchange on
New York is quoted 2001a
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS.-Customs receipts
reported fror Washington. g. 656 $685. internal reve-
receipts 1851 252 miscellaneous receipts $40 49,
Receipts for the day. S257s4o4: expenditures q
000 Receipts for the month to date $751; 3G5 222 ex
pendtures. t42S0 900; of receipts $7OS5 Do
Receipts for the TO date, 1886 Oa8 $40; expend
lures. 1895 400; OF receipts 1856 800
SUB-TREASURY.-The Subj Treasury was debtor
TO the Clearing House $751; lis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

The feature OF the speculation in outside secu%
rte,es was the sensational rise and activity IN Ne
vada-Utah. " times interest centred wholly
IN this stock. although after the arst half hour
animation was noticeable In other parts OF tina
list. While occasionally frmness was manifested.
prices gradually on under limited selling
pressure. Nevada-Utah opened with burst ot
activity. with sales made almost simultaneously q
point apart From IL advanced to s. a gain Of -
points from Tuesday night and ended at the
highest Davis-Daly moved up 81 but gradually
lost the advance. United Copper was Irregular.
huctuating within a range OF Isl points. nevada
Consolidated lost Il and Butte Coalition q points
Greene shares fuctuated within narrow limits.
Stewart Mining developed strength and activits
Nipissing WAS quiet within a small fractional
change. Newhouse Mining strong. Americans
Can stocks were steady, Havana Tobacco broke ~
points and Standard OIL improved points. chi1
se9o subway sold % to within q fraction e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-28

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Cau money IN
London 49aP5 per cent open market discount rate
for short bills l5l6a5 per cent long bills 4l316
AIS per cent Berlin discount rate. rs per cent
Paris discount rate, 2l5-lG per cent Paris ex
change on London. - francs % confines Bar
gold. rs cd. Berlin exchange London. 50 marks
% pfcnnRs.
FOREIGN SECURITIES-Brftish consols for
money Sc 1915; for the account s715-l6 French
rentes, 95 francs G5 ceutlmes