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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01

Colonel Bryan laments the "dlscrlml.
nation that has been golng on against
ule lafnef in cleciins "a few tiliera
or the soli 90 Congress and tho senate
What Troubles him chieay. however. Il
iAe iiscrniuauon which the whole
Aplefism nation exercises against =
tgfiaip farmer o. Lincoln. Neb. IN a.
,linlug % elect him 70 The Whils
Foase New YORK Tribune
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01

The Republican pefy is not only
Rich IN men, but rich % practical ana
beneficial prinqipies~t Is rich too IN
its record, In premiees performed and
pledges mlalied ard 80 we are for
party and party principles hrat ana
WI aequiesco IN the choice OF toe ma.
goriN raiiying around The STANDARD
Bearer who WIN carry us again 10 vie.
tory-Iion James s sherman
DR. hryan might make 4 bic m the
Rocky Mountain states b. proposing a
federal guaranty of mining stock de-
poslis Omaha Bee.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01
9th District Republican Congress
sional Committee.

ChaiTman-g A overly. UrIch.
Secretary-O q Boisseau, Holden,
Treasurer A Chambers, Butler.
Bates Coo Chambers.
Cass Coo W Hight.
Cedar CO-Jas i Hartley.
Dade CO-Phil = Griffith.
Henry Col A OVERLY.
Johnson Co EJ SchOheld.
st ClaiIe Cow W Lawtou.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01

Why not wear the best mater.
ial, and latest styles? See the
Burrows Millinery Co. Not only
their styles are correct, but so
are their prices.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01
Pleasing a Gus
toner keeps him.

five can please
you this season.
give you better
clothes at lower
prices -whyyou
pretty sure to come
again-next season
every season.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-10-01
SsdaIla State Fair October Third
to Ninth.
to Ninth.

Excursion tickets on sale Oct
End to Oct sth, return limit Oct.
10th, S2.7o Round trip.
r. A. Bailey, Agt.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12

known as sweeping the girls" II
girl is not kissed by an admirer be-
fore nine o'clock on st. Valentines
morning she is said to be dusty" Ac-
cordingly all the young men of the
neighborhood on learning that some
young woman has remained unkissed
past the fatal hour make an attack
on her house with brooms, and after
sweeping her thoroughly, each Of her
callers kisses her.
Tne French province of Lorraine has
a custom somewhat similar, which is
called beating the ladies'" II dates
back to the sixteenth century. On
st. Valentines morning every mar
riageable daughter is expected to arise
at daybreak and bake a heart-shaped
cake for the first young man who may
come for It, II she should oversleep.
however, and her lover should call to
find her all unmindful of him and the
occasion which brought him to her
door then his rivals are privileged to
punish her in the following fashion:
Armed with wisps Of hay they may in
wade her room and, compelling her to
get up, they may administer a not es-
pecially ungentle thrashing.
in the county OF Norfolk, England.
there still survives custom which
recalls the times when ST. Valentines
day was observed throughout Great
Britain and the continent by the pre-
sentation OF substantial gifts. In this
way not only lovers remembered their
mistresses, but parents their children
husbands their wives, and in the mer'
ry days of Charles IL. husbands gave
presents to other mems wives.
Among the young woFten Of Devon
shire the belief stin fingers that they
are able to learn Who their future hus'
bands will be II they go through 4
certain peculiar formula shortly afIe'
the midnight that ushers In st. Nalen
tines day. Each maiden should "a
alone to the porch of the village
| church and there wait until 1880 a. IN
Then as the bell strikes the half houi
she should return home scattering
! hempseed in her path and repeating
! "Hempseed l SOW. hempseed l NOV.
He that will my true love be,
Come, rake this hempseed after me-
And II she is going to be married
in the next year she will indeed SCI
her lover behind her clad in a wind
ing sheet and raking up the hempseed
In many parts Of Germany the chill
dren find ST. Valentines day specia
occasion to obtain charity from youni
women, who cannot refuse them with
out being threatened with the fate o
becoming old maids. In certain vi
lagos of Saxony little boys and girl
90 from house to house singing son
which has been translated as follow
iato English rhyme:
God bless the baker,
II you'll be the giver,
III be the taker"
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seven and remaining in Indiana until
1880 he spent IA years OF his life in
Indiana, or until he was n years OF
age.
After 1920 Spencer county had. at
Rockport. It's county seat, n public
library of several hundred volumes Of
the standard works OF the day
Thomas Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln
were at Rockport at least two times dur.
ing the year. but the name of Abraham
Lincoln does not appear as a borrower
OF books NJ the library. The field from
which Abraham Lincoln could CLEAN
knowledge IN that nelghborhood was
very limited. though he borrowed
every book that he could get.
During Abraham Lincon's l6 years
Of life In Indiana he had read and re
read this list OF literary and histori-
cal books over and over again. His
good nature among Lincoln City peo-
pie was not unnoticed; all agreed to
his honesty and good nature. Ques.
tons OF dispute and petty differences
were at first submitted to him In a
Joking way. and later on In a sincere
way, until he was complimented for
his honest and just way in settling
disputes and differences. lie was told
more times than once that some day
he would turn out to be a lawyer.
Having read all the literary books
and what few there were OF law In and
around Boonyille, Lincoln heard OF the
court al Boonville. He resolved to go
down TO that place. 20 miles distant
and learn what he could In the real
court, which was In session there sew
,ral times during the year The court
house In Boonville, then small ham
lot Of less than 800 inhabitants. IN
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edge he did, which inspired him 10 be-
come the lawyer he did. II is another
laurel for the little city In southern
Indiana.
Shortly after the assassination OF
Abraham Lincoln a picnic party from
the little town Of Dale went up TO
Lincoln City 10 the Lincoln farm and
spent the day The excitement was
so high at that time that old people
as well as young went to the farm and
enjoyed themselves visiting the his
torical places IN and about the Lin
coin farm.
The cabin was sim standing and but
a short distance up on the hillside was
a marble slab that marked the spot
where the good mother OF Abraham
Lincoln lay beneath the sod. While
there the picnickers went through the
cabin where Lincoln saw his mother
pass away and from which place he
returned to kentucky to get a minister
TO come to Indiana and bury his moth
er. Nancy Hanks-Ilincoln. A few old
relics we're found. among them being
an old knot maui and an old fashioned
mouldboard pillow. both OF which had
been left there when the Lincolns
moved TO Illinois. The old pillow was
brought outside and an old man by
the name OF Gabriel Medcalf stood be.
tween the handles while one OF the
party caught a picture Of the old Lin
coin cabin. The old man carrying the
pole was Joseph =. Haines. better
known as Uncle Porter Haines. The
picture OF Lincoln's second log cabin
was made from the original taken az
the time this party went TO the home
| along IN the seventies
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strong contrast to the beautiful
new structure that now adorns the
beautiful little town, stood In the very
spot where the new one now stands.
In the center OF large court square.
II was a frame building; the archltec-
ture was, to say the least. very novel.
A ditch. two feet wide and two feet
deep. was filled with smoothly hewn
logs. on which was built a stone wall
rs inches high. This furnished the
foundation upon which the building
proper rested The building itself
was never entirely completed. IL was
weather boarded. but neither plastered
nor lathed. II remained In this condi-
ton until 1896, which was after the
Lincoln family had moved TO Illinois.
II was capable OF holding only a hun
dred people and could only be used In
the summer. In the night the cattle
which grazed about town would go
there for shelter Such was the struc.
ture where President Lincoln received
his first impulse to become lawyer.
Here Il was that he received his first
rudimentary practice In pleading cases
that afterward aided In making him
the lawyer OF the reputation he had
II was to attend court in this rudely
constructed building that the youpg
man walked 20 mites from Lincoln
City to Boonville. Ind lie was an
ardent listener and the lessons that he
painted upon his memory at this place
are the ones that inspired the great
man to become the lawyer he after
ward became. And, from this fact
the little town OF Boonvllle claims the
distinction OF furnishing 10 him the
material that aided In his after sue
cess.
To claim so great a distinction II II
could not be verified would be false
and unfair: but from the history Of
young Lincoln while he was visitor
here attending court. and from the as
surance that he received the knowl-
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12

OF the North would be broken, despair
would follow, encouragement, defeat
So he bent his first efforts to de
Tending the seat OF government from
those who would set up there new
nation not conceived in liberty.
His deep anxiety in those days be-
fore the troops arrived and when
Beauregard's army was said to be APP
preaching, will be recalled by all who
have read the story Of the war. Az
ter the arrival OF the Seventh New
York regiment OF "dandies." who
dined at Delmonicos before departing
and the Massachusetts and Rhode
Island regiments OF farmers, mechan'
les and tradespeople, the capital was
in no danger until the attack Of Gen
Early, when the incident OF Col
Roome's story occurred. But this did
not entirely relieve the anxiety In the
heart of the man who, from the win
dow OF his executive Office, could see
traitor flag floating over the home
across the river where Washington
had lived and died.
When the Notifications were thrown
up around the capital Lincoln knew OF
every detail of the work, consulted
with the men in charge, informed and
advised them. II was, therefore, no
occasion OF comment when he left
the White House on this July IL and
walked among the soldiers. They
stood. ready for action, behind the
walls while from the plain below came
the sound OF conflict.
Geh. Early's own story OF his move
'ment upon Washington shows the
situation in the confederate ranks on
that day. He had approached Wash
lngton from the north. Having heard
that the outer works were feebly
manned, he meant TO take them by
surprise, but before his first dlyis
ion could be brought up, he says, h'
saw a cloud Of dust in the rear OF the
works and soon column of mel
in blue filed into them on the RICH
and left. Then skirmishers wer'
thrown out in front. while an artll
lery fire was opened on the confeder
ates from a number of batteries
"Our skirmishers were all throw
to the front" wrote Gen. Early, "driy
Ing those of the enemy 10 the cove
Of their works, and we proceeded 4
examine the Notifications in order 4
ascertain II II was practicable TO car
ry them by assault They were foun
to be exceedingly strong and consiste
OF what appeared TO be inclosed fort
for heavy artillery, with tier OF low
er works in front of each, pierced 70
an immense number OF guns, tn
whole being connected b rtain
with bitches in front eau strength
ened by palisades and abattis. Tn
timber had been felled within canno
range all around and left on tn
ground, making formidable obstacle
and every possible approach wa
raked with artillery"
Thus II would seem that Presiden
Lincoln incurred little danger on tn
day when he went about within tn
fertilization walls. But that he wa
In some danger is shown by Co
Roome's story.
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New York city he still finds a way to
mylady's heart by going to her in a
dainty bit OF pasteboard, tissue paper,
tinsel and paint, all tucked way in a
scented envelope. In Berlin he has re-
Gently found a new means OF wound
ing his victims in the cooling postals,"
which are so constructed that when
squeezed they will initiate the plain.
tive nGte Of a dove. In more prosalc
london cupid has abandoned the post
man for the telephone. and the up-to-
date London lover no longer sends his
sweetheart an ardent message by let
ter, but recites It over the wire into
her very ear. Whether or not he dis
closes his identity depends on the re-
ply he gets.
Yet the most picturesque ST. Valen.
tine day customs are not to be found
In the big cities, but in out.otthe-
way regions, where human nature re-
tains much of its old.time simplicity.
In some of the rural villages OF Eng
land, for example, the season is OBJ
served in much the same way as In
the time Of Queen Elizabeth and many
a quaint superstition still survives
In remote villages of Derbyshire the
custom still prevails or maidens look
ing out of their windows in the early
morn of st. Valentines day to learn
who their lovers may be. Every cir
who wants to get married is supposed
20 Jump out of bed Just at daybreaH
and dressing hastily open a wondo"
facing the street. There she mus
wait until some man passes by, wht
tins his hat and says to her: Good
morrow, It's ST. Valentines day" II
reply she says "Good'morrow, sir
mi be your valentine" AS usua
thing, however, the passerby Is not
stranger. A Derbyshire girl usual!
keeps the shutters closed until through
some crevice in them she espies thu
man she wants.
OF all observances, however. thu
most popular In England is that bes
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ago. Abraham Lincoln. one OF the
worlds greatest men, was born. Some
merely give the celebration n thought,
but those who have made the life OF
Abraham Lincoln study, and those
people who live In Kentucky. Indiana
and Illinois look upon the birthday an.
niversary as something more than the
mere passing of a milestone. Each
OF these states claims a right TO being
the home OF the man who has made
for himself an immortal name In the
history of the worlds greatest men.
Historians say that Lincoln was
born In Hardin county, Kentucky. In
fact. he was born In La Rue county.
which, however. is subdivision OF
Hardin county. Chroniclers continue
with their biographies and say that
he. together with his father mother
and sister. went to Indiana and en-.
tered a claim to n piece OF land In
Spencer county As matter OF fact,
he entered a claim to a piece OF land
In Warrick county. but which has been
set aside and named Spencer county.
The Lincolns went to Indiana In 1916.
the same year that Indiana was ad-
mitted to the union as state. He
entered quarter section OF land, built
log cabin and lived there until 1880.
It was known that Thomas Lincoln,
father OF Abraham Lincoln. was In
poor circumstances, To say that Abra.
ham Lincoln was the son of a poor
carpenter and farmer gives an insight
Into hard conditions that little Abe
had to face when he was youngster.
When he went to Indiana he was Just
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Johnny Reb" in battle. The histor-
les do not record II, nor the biograph'
les. Those who saw the occurrence
thought little Of II at the time, 80
pressing was the work they had In
hand, and the president Is not known
ever TO have mentioned the incident.
Concerned only with the welfare of
sundered nation and its suffering
millions, and least of all with self, II
Is probable that no thought of the
experience required to him at any
time in the period of stress and anx'
lety and important occupation that
followed another bullet, less honest
that took away his life.
On the morning of July IL, 1864,
young lieutenant-colonel OF the Six.
sy.fifth New York volunteers, standing
Just outside Fort Stevens, one OF the
series OF forts that completely sur
rounded and guarded Washington,
saw President Lincoln walking fear
lessly among his soldiers, discussing
the conditions and circumstances OF
the then impending attack upon the
city by Gen. Early and his confeder'
ate forces. while a battle ragged out
side the breastworks.
Watching with the curiosity of a
soldier who had seen his president
only twice before, the colonel was
alarmed when he saw him hit by q
bullet, which had sped through the air
from the camp of the enemy. Thai
young officer was William p. Roome
who was Acknowledgement and CHIEF
OF stan 10 Maj.-Gen. Upton.
Sometimes Col. Roome has thought
of writing TO Lincoln's blographer'
and telling them OF the incident, hui
! he procrastnated, not considering
II a matter OF sufficient Importance tC
interest them Lately. however. not
ing the renewed interest in the minut
est details OF the life Of Lincoln, hi
believes that Americans would lik'
to know the facts.
When the bombardment OF Sumte
was in progress Walker, the confed
crate secretary OF war, making fer.
speech at Montgomery, Ala, declared
THE flag which now haunts tn
breeze here will float over the dom
Of the old capitol at Washington be
fore the first OF May"
That boast appeared In the sam
issue OF the newspaper that printe'
President Lincolns call for troops
and intensified the fears for the 81
curity OF the capital already grea
because Of the probable secession O
Virginia and the doubt as TO the pc
sition OF Maryland.
President Lincoln realized ho'
much depended on his holding Wasl
ington. The loss Of the capital doub
less would result In European recol
milton OF the confederacy; the spiri
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12
ABRAHAM LINdoLH.

This nan whose homey face you look upon,
Was one Of Natures nasterfut great men;
Born with strong arms, that unfought battles won,
Direct Of Speech and cunning with the PEN
Chosen for large designs, he had the art
OF winning with his humor, and he went
Straight to his mark which the human hearte
Wse, too, for what he could not break he bent.
Upon his back a more than Atlas load,
The burden Of the connmon~e alth, was laid;
He stopped, and rose up to II; though the road
Shot suddenly downward, not a whit dlsmayed
Hold warriors councillors, klngs All now qive place
To this dead Rsnefaeter Of the raeel
Richard Henry Stoddard
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LInooln,a Sarcasm.

Probably the most cutting thing
Lincoln ever said was the remark he
made about a very loquacious man:
This person can compress the most
words into the smallest ideas OF any
man ! ever met
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12
Tactics Of
the Little
Pagan God
the little pagan 20,

IOUGH the little pagan god
who nearly always ac-
companies st. Valentine
on February IA has the
same purpose wherever
he goes, yet he does not
everywhere employ the
same methods for its ac-
complishment. His tao
tics differ In different
places. He is as versatile
as he is capricious. In
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12

J February IL OF
every year the
mind of every
American loyal cit.
izen is momen-
tarily turned TO
the thought that
upon that day. Just
so mnnX vnnra
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1908-02-12
LiDcoID Struck
by
Rebel Bullet

o all but a few-certainly
not more than a score,
perhaps not more than a
dozen-it is news that
Abraham Lincoln was hit
hr a hnllat fred hY q
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-13
To School Patrons.

Owing to time lost by the closing
of school, the work of the First Sem
ester will be continued until Jan. 81.
Promotions will be made in the
grades on the Monday following.
Parents having little children to
start into school should arrange to
start them when the beginners
classes are formed Feb. 8. They
must be six years of age, or six years
of age before April 1, in order to be
received.
A large number of children have
been very irregular in attendance for
the past month, and these will have
difficulty in making a grade suitable
for promotion; some of them might
if they attend regularly from this
time. The conditions at present do
not warrant the keeping of children
from school because of the smallpox
scare
A. L. BROWN, Supt.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-13
IN MEMORIAM-

Death is but the chillness that
preeedes the dawn. We shudder for
moment, then awake in the broad
sunshine of the other life
May these words be consolation to
the bereaved ones, mourning the
passing of a devoted wife and moth
er and a warm-hearted and loyal
friend, Mrs. Carl Christensen The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tensOn, who so lately gathered to
tender them a pleasant farewell ere
they left for their new home in Seat
tie, were shocked last Monday to re-
ceiye word from Mr.. Christensen
that his wife had passed away.
Later messages developed the news
that Mrs. Christensen had only been
i'll a few days, it having been found
necessary to remove her to Provi-
dence hospital, where she underwent
two operations. She rallied nicely,
but last Monday afternoon, while Mr..
Christensen was alone with her for
a few moments, she complained of
feeling cold. AS he was wrapping a
shawl about her shoulders, she laid
back ON the pillow, her eyes closing
in their last sleep. She leaves moth
erless three beautiful boys. Wenat-
chez seemed most like home to them,
and Mr.. A. A. Piper, a brother Ma
son, went Immediately to Seattle to
assist Mr.. Christensen in making ar
rangements to bring the body here
for burial.
The funeral services were postpon-
ed from Thursday until Sunday in
order that sisters of Mrs. Christen-
son from Minnesota might be pres
ent at the last sad rites, but sick
ness in the family there would not
permit of their leaving.
The Order of the Eastern Star, OF
which the deceased was an honored
member, held a short service at Halls
undertaking parlors yesterday noon,
after which the remains were taken
to St. Luke's Episcopal church,
where the burial service was held,
the Rev. T. A. Hilton officiating, the
entire choir singing the chants and
hymns, which were: abide With
Me-" Nearer, My God, to Thee
Asleep in Jesus Lead, Kindly !
Light" and For All the Saints Who
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-13
Merciful Murder.

We have accepted with decent pro-
test the idea of judicial murder to sat
isfy the majesty of the law, but it Is
far cry from the taking Of life as a
punishment for capital crime to the
taking Of it merely to shorten the ago
MES of existence where the case Of the
patient is hopeless. Resort to lethal
dose of poison in certain cases was ad-
vocated not long ago by man of sci
ence. and. although his theory found
champions, the sentiment of the coun-
try was strongly against it. The ques-
ZION Is again brought to the fore by an in
cident in Edith Wharton's latest novel,
where the plot turns on a "mercifuP'
murder. No softer name can be given
to the act of a nurse or doctor who
shortens human life in order to shorten
misery.
The law expressly declares that no
one can effect the death Of another
with deliberate and premeditated de-
sign without being guilty of murder.
To place discretion in the hands of amy
circle or body, whatever their relations
to the subject Of the execution, would
be to invite anarchy. If there is one
justiiable case there are thousands.
and in view Of the number of actual
murders committed it is reasonable to
suppose that occasions would be made
for the illegal" removal Of afflicted
ones whose early death might be de-
sired by third party.