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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-23

FORD.-In this city. Dec. %. 1909. Mrs.
John Ford. aged ~ years resident of
Garfield. Utah.
Remains are at O'DonnelI G. Co. Fill
neral services will be held from st
Mary's cathedral on Friday at 10 n m
Interment at Mt. Calvary
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-23

r. q. Evans. Florist. 3e s. Main St
FLORAL designs a speciality. Phones 961.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-23

BROWN.-Sarah l.. at residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Ed. Sherard 1sl east
Sixth South; born In Lancaster, Eng,
Feb q. 1927 'e'
Funeral at 2.SO p. m. Friday at tho
residence '"o
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-23
DIED.

EMERY-At Clifton. Tooele county.
Utah. Dec. To- 1909 from pneumonia.
Edward Emery. aged 20 years: born in
Monroe, Me.
Colorado and Nevada papers please
copy.
MOORE.-At Phoenix, Ariz, Dec. 20,
Mrs. c. C. Moore of St Anthony,
Idaho aged AZ years.
Funeral services were held at ODon-
nell & Co.'S chapel today at 3 p. m.
1nterment in Mt. Oliyet
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-23

Pioneer RooHnrs.
Sold. laid and guaranteed by
LAMBERT PAPER co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
PRAY FOR THE CAUSE
Mass Meeting Will Be Held
And Prayers Offered for
Local Option Cause.
TEMPERANCE DAY NAMED

Sunday evening, January 81. will be
observed by the members of the Min
isterial association as the date for tenn
Ierance addresses. This was decided at
q meeting of the members of this as
soclation this morning. 1t is expected
trat each minister will speak on some
phase of the question, that it may have
bearing on the county local option
election to be held the Friday follow
ing.
On Thursday February 1. union
prayer meeting will be held and pray
ers will be offered for the success of
the county local option cause. The
place for the meeting has not been de-
termined but will be announced later
Other matters considered were of a
routine nature and included the ap-
Eointment of speakers for the ensuing
six months at the county infirmary.
The ministers will probably hold semi
monthly meetings at the Home for
Aged Women Seventeenth and Main
street in the future. The assignments
for the meetings to be held at the Jail
on Sunday afternoons is as follows:
January 81. Rev. Theodore Gambler:
February H. Rev. J. c. Graham: eFb-
ruary 2S. Rev. T. J. Graham: March
NJ. Hobson: April II. Rev. E. G. How
ard: April p. Rev. c. Huber: May 3,
Rev. D. c. Huntington; May 2:'. Rev.
Allen Jay: June 6. Rev. H. r. Keats
June 90, Rev A. H. Kenna.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
PRODUCE AMI SEEDS.
IHE GOLDFINCH.
ChanEess In PlumaEe That Are Pus-
ElinE to the Novice.


Most every. one in America is ac-
Quainted with the goldfinch. but many
people know the bird by the name Of
lettuce bird on account of it's bright
yellow color. Goldfnch is very ap-
propriate name, as the bright yellow
Of the male when in breeding plumaGe
is like FURNISHED gold. The female
goldtinch is more modestly dressed
than her mate. The changes in plum
age Of the male are very interesting
and to the novice somewhat puzzling.
Until the student becomes acquainted
with the bird he may wonder why he
sees no males during the winter. The
ruth Is at this season the flocks Of
supposed female goldfinches are really
Of both sexes. the male bird having as
sumed in the previous fall. usually by
the end Of October. a plumage closely
resembling that Of the female and
young bird of the year. The male re-
tains this inconspicuous dress until
late in February, when one can no
tice a gradual change taking place in
some Of the birds. This renewal Of
feathers is actively continued through
March and April. and by the first of
May our respondent bird is with Us
again. The song period with the male
goldfinch continues as long as he wears
his gold and black livery, for it com.
mences as early as the middle Of March
and ends late in August. Goidinches
are very clearly in their habits and
battle frequently. Their nests are ex.
quisite pieces of bird architecture. the
inside being lined with the softest
plant down. The mother bird is the
builder, her handsome consort during
the nest building time devoting most
Of his efforts to singing to cheer his in.
dustrious mate.-Philadelpha Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
PALLADIUM WANT ADS. PAY.
IS NOW SYSTEM|zEO
Lincoln Day Observance Com
mittee Meets and Selects
Other Subcommittee.
AFFAIR is TO BE A SUCCESS

The Young Mems Business club
committee in charge of the Lincoln
Centennial celebration has the matter
now in the hands of subcommittee.
The work is thoroughly systemized
and within few days the committees
will make reports. The program will
be submitted to Mr.. Foulke for his ap-
prevail before it is made public.
Special efforts will be made to make
the affair the best of the kind ever
held here. The committeeman feel
that the public is aroused in this en-
deavor and it is expected the affair
will be very successful.
The committees announced today by
J. A. Spekenhier, general chairman,
are as follows:
Decorations-Fred H. Lemon. Will
liam n. Bailey. Frank Taylor, Earl
Mann and Fred Bartel.
Ways and Means-Walter Eggemey-
err, Nimrod Johnson. John Zwissler
William Bartel. Jr.. and c. A. Harri.
son.
Hall and Arrangements-F. l.. Tor
renee. chairman. the rest of the com.
mittee to be selected by himself.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
TWO WERE KILLED
IN STEAMER WRECK
Crushed Ia. Death When "Flor-
ida's" Bow Crashed Into
Great Liner "Republic.''
FOUR KILLED on FLORIDA
ITALIAN SAILORS WERE DASHED
AGAINST SIDES OF THE STEAM
ER-sALTic BRINGS IN WRECK
SURVIVORS.

New York. Jan. 2J.-Mrs. Lynch and
Mr.. Mooney, who met death on the
S. S. Republic were killed in their
state rooms into which the Florida's
bow penetrated. Mr.. Lynch was en-
route to do charitable work among the
earthquake sufferers. He was promi.
nent in Boston where he lived. The
four Italian sailors who met death On
the Florida. were mashed against the
steel side of the steamer like SO much
clay. Great crowds greeted the arrival
of the Baltic at the docks.
The Baltic which rescued the pass
engers of the Florida and the Repub-
lie locked today at noon. All were in
as good condition as could be expected.
Cutter Transfers Crew.
Woods Hole Mass. Jan. 2S.-The
evenue cutter Gresham docked At ten
O'Clock this morning II had trans
fered the officers and crew OF the Re.
public to the destroyer Seneca. which
is on its way to New York. Captain
Sealby climbed higher and higher on
the mast of the Republic until It: be-
came submerged before he deserted
her.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
GERTRUDE ELLIS
DOOMED TO JAIL
Too friendly With Enemy OF
Her Husband.

II is probable that Gertrude Ellis.
wife of Fred Ellis. will be returned 10
the Jail at the home for friendless
women to serve out the remainder of
her sentence. The woman was with
Neal Temple, when he and her hus-
band engaged in the fight and cutting
scrape last week. She was released
from Jail after being sentenced for il
licit relations with Temple. She
promised TO return and live with her
husband and in all ways conduct her
self properly. After living with Ellis
about a week, she deserted him for
Temple. whose time in Jail had ex-
pired. TIE woman has about thirty
days left to serve.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
POLICE STOP DANCE
At NORTH END HALL
Place Resorted to by Negroes
Was OiSorderIy.

Because of complaints and repeated
disorderly conduct said to have occur
red there, Supt. Bailey ordered the
dance hall at Thirte enth and North II
streets to be closed No dance was
given there Saturday night. The po-
lice had been keeping a watch on the
place for some time and the decision
of tie superintendent to close it fol-
lowed fight between two colored
girls. The dancers have been nearly
all ne groes and the stories that reach
ed the ears of the police relative to
the conduct of affairs were mildly
startling.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
CITY STATISTICS


Deaths and Funerals.
BROKAMP-The funeral OF MfS.
Mary A. Brokamp will be tomorrow
morning at 3 o'clock from st. An
drew's church. The body will be
placed in the catacomb in the new
chapel recently built in St. Andrews
cemetery.
BEHNEN-The funeral of Mrs. An
ma Behnen will be hefcS Wednesday
morning at ST Andrews church At 3
O'Clock. The burial will be IN ceme-
terv of same.
NYE-The body Of Edward Nye ar
rived this afternoon from Indianapolis
and was taken to the residence OF
Mrs. Hannah Williams. 215 North
Sixth street where friends may call
this evening. fr/n to 3 o'clock. The
funeral will take place Tuesday morn
ing from the house at 10 o'clock. Bur-
ial in Earllam cemetery.
Marriage Licenses.
Charts L<S Batchfield and Hattie
May Druley. both of Richmond.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25

An instance Of great presence OF
mind was narrated by John Russell
Young. says a writer in the Grand
Magazine. Once during the civil war.
when Grant was in subordinate com.
mand. he was accommodating alone near
the enemy's lines. Suddenly he found
himself confronted by one Of the Con-
federates' pickets. who was for arrest
ing him. "Sho. Sho" said Grant. with
the utmost GOODNESS. Cant you see
am reconnoitering in the enemy's uni.
form? Don't make noise. shall be
back directly" And he walked away
quietly until out of the picket's sight
then ran as nimbly as he could
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
JOHN PENDER IS
BACK FROM WEST
Tales from the Romance
Belt.

John Fender. formerly a we'll known
young man. has returned to the city
to visit local relatives after an ali
sence of four years. Young Pender
has been living the life of a genuine
westerner in Colorado. He has been
engaged in the cattle business. He
has a stock of stories about cowpunch-
ing that would make a modern fic-
ton writer look like stock driver
for an abattoir. when it comes to real
ism. He says he has been so deeply
buried in the wilds that he has almost
forgotten civilization.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
MRS. {. {. PAXON
DIES ON SUNDAY
She Was a Very Well Known
Woman.

Mrs. Ellen c. Paxson, wife OF Isaac
Paxson. died Sunday afternoon at her
home. 2l6 North Eleventh street, at
the age of IS years. She was one OF
the best known women in the city.
She is survived by her husband, one
daughter, Mrs. Susan Pohlglaise and
one son, William T. Paxson. The flu
neral will take place Wednesday after
noon at O'Clock. from the home.
Friends may call TO see the remains
at any time Burial will be in Earl
ham cemetery.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
ROSCOE CLAYBURN
HELD As SUSPECT
Accused of Theft of Watch
From Hayes Woman.

Roscoe Clayburn, q celebrated north
end character, is being held by the
police pending the investigation of
the theft of a watch belonging to a
colored woman named Hayes She
claims she and Clayburn engaged in
an exuberance of friendship Saturday
night and during the affair her watch
disappeared. She is not positive that
Clayburn stole the article. however.
The police are trying to learn more
of the. details OF the affair 1t is re-
garded as only an incident of life
among a certain element of the north
part of the city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
indianapolis Market.
INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTOCK,
HOGS.

Best heavies.. =. =. .. .$6.156$6.55
Good to choice. :. =. .. 6.O5Nn 6.3J
BEST STEERS.
Finished steers. >. 800. 6.JOt1 7oj
Good to choice steers 5.750I $50
Choice to fancy yearlings. 4.5ON1 500
STOCK CATTLE.
Good to heavy fleshy feed
ers.. -. E. -. 80. 5.OOt@ 5.25
Fair to good feeders :. .. 4.75M 800
Good to choice stockers .. 3.OOM $50
Common to fair heifers. .. 2.5Ol 3.25
BUTCHER CATTLE.
Choice to fancy heifers .. 43JG 52J
Good to choice heifers. ..3.7Jn 4.2J
SHEEP.
Best yearlings.. :. ..... 1850 4.75
Good to choice sheep ..... $500 4.25
Spring lambs. :. :. =. =. 4.OOtG 7.25
VEAL CALVES.
Good to fancy. >. .. 80. 4.jO6 500
Fair OF. heavy. =. =. =. :. 3.OOM 100
Fair to heavy >. -. :. -. 3.2oM 80
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
The Poor Sheen.

Mr.. Foolish-Why are sheep the most
dissipated animals: Mr.. Silly-Be-
cause they gambol all their lives. spend
most OF their time on the turf. many Of
them are blacklegs. and all are feeced
in the end.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
Unkind.

MY dear" exclaimed a young bride,
my husband writes so beautifully.
You really ought to see some Of his
love letters" Yes. dear, know"
was the unkind retort Il have draw
er fun Of them at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Guardian.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
Richmond.
CATTLE.
paid by Richmond Abatto:r.)
Best hogs. average 200 to
PRICES FOR POULTRY.

PRICES FOR POULTRY.
paid by Bee Hive Grocery.l
Young chickens, dressed per lb 15c
Old chickens. per h.. .121a to lac
Turkeys, per lb. is to 2Cc
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
(fai6 by Bee Hiye)
Creamery butter. psr ID ........ sic
Country butter, per ID. .......... 25c
Eggs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25c
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK.

Cincinnati, Jan. 20
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; best strong;
others slow.
Cattle-Receipts 1900: steady.
Sheep-Receipts, 800; top $500
Lambs, 1925.
Veals, 1925.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
TOLEDO GRAIN.
EAST BUFFALO.

Buffalo, Jan. %
Cattle--Receipts 900: tops $3.50.
Veals $6.75MS1O.Oo.
Sheep-Receipts. $4,000: tops, $3.50.
Lambs. $7.75.
Hogs Receipts. $4,000, top S6.15.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
Genius.

taking palms,
No" answered the poet Genius
Is the capacity for going without cat
Courier-Journal.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
Indianapolis Grain.
Pittsburg Livestoe''

Pittsburg. Jan. %
Cattle-Receipts, 40 loads.
Top $3.50.
Hogs-Receipts As loads.
Heavies, $685..
Medium $500.
Sfieep-Receipts light, S5.25.
Lambs $50.
Veals, $500.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
fOR SALE,

w ~SAIl.>
FOR SALE-Bargains; new two-story
frame residence. large barn. good
we'll, cistern and spring, and FIVE
lots. Location. 9TH and South o
streets. Inquire on premises. Jas.
c. Caldwell 25-1t
FOR SALE-Lauudry. Call 1920 East
Main street. 23-st
FOR SALE-City property and farms.
merchandise stocks and fire insur
ance. Porterteld. Kelly Block. Sth
and Main. t-tf
FOR SALE-Shed roof. los S. Seventh
street. oiot
FOR SALE-MlIinery stock; call or
address at once. Laura Coleman
New Paris. Ohio. 222-,t
FOR SALE-11 Acre farm of the late
John Mansfield. See Leroy Mans
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
LEAVE TODAY FOR CHICAGO

Charles Little and wife will leave
tomorrow for Chicago where they will
spend the winter with their son and
family, T. H. Little.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25

There's nothing but that's bearabis
- long as man can Wock--E1iot
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25

Endeavor to do thy duty and thou
wilt know thy capacity.-Goethe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago. Jan. 25.-Hogs $4,000, five
higher. Cattle 1900. 10 higher.
Sheep $4,000, 10 higher.
Hogs Close Light. $5.65@63O;
mixed, $5.S5@6.50; heavy, $5.9O@6.55;
rough, $5.90@6.O5.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
WANTED.

WANTED.
WANTED-Sitnafion BY boy Of iG, do
ing any kind of work. Address A.
L., care Palladium. 25-2t
WANTED-Table boarders at PA n.
9th street. 25-3t
WANTED-In good location, i or >
rooms by February 10. Address
giving price and location X care
Palladium. 24-2t
WANTED-You to try Worthmoro
coal, 1926, and semi-Jackson. 1915
per ton. Clean forked. Richmond
Coal Co. Telephone 1921. Git
WANTED-To pack your furniture for
shipment. LIGHTHOUSE, 124 South
9th street. Phone 1857 lift
-Boarders, 81 n. 14th
2O-7t
WANTED-If you want money in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
Richmond Grain Market.
Richmond Seed Market.

SRunce & Coy
Timothy. per bu. 81 500 $3.50
! Glover Seed $500
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
FREE - SITUATIONS WANTED - FREE==

place of your city property or farm,
go right to Porterf1eld's Real Es-
tate office, Kelley Block, Sth and
Main. 14-I
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
CENTERVILLE.

GRAIN
FURNISHED by Fred Schlientz & Sons)
Wheat. No. ,, per bu .$102
Corn, No. ., per bu COO
Oats. No. ) Observation-Disclosures. 4Sc
Rye. No. ......... 7oc
Glover Seed. recleaned .s4.5oaS475
No. /, Timothy. baled, per ton $1,000
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men t. learn barber
trade and take positions waiting on:
graduates. Few weeks mp1etes.
Constant practice furnished. Schol-
arship includes tools. instructions,
demonstrations. examinations anc
diplomas Write for catalogue.
Molec Bartsr College, Cincinnati, y.
noy1-:f
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WANTED-Table boarders at PA n.
9th street. POST
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LIVE STOCK.
GREENSBORO.
GRAIN.

FURNISHED by D. w. Harris & Co..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-25
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
FOR RENT-Three rooms, l18 S. 18th.
25-2t
FOR RENT--Furnished room, electric
light, bath and heat; 403 North 18th.
25-2t
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

fighter until the civil war, when ] en-
listed in the union army. | was badly
wounded and was taken to the hospital
on Fourteenth street in Washington
Mr.. Lincoln was president at that time
One day he saw me lying in my co;
and squeezed my hand SO hard that he
hurt me. On the next day Mrs. Lin
coin. his wife. came to the hospita'
with delicacies for the wounded boys
and l remember that was the frs,
time that l ever tasted cornstarch
Mrs. Lincoln took me from the hos
rita, in her carriage to the White
House, where l was treated as tende.
ly as a sick baby. l remained there 12
weeks and Mrs. Lincoln nursed me"
The most stirring adventure that Ole
man Patten relates is that of his hand
to-hand combat with the noted India
chief, Black Hawk. in which Pate.
killed the savage. He exhibits will
pride scar extending half was
arouIsl his left wrist.
THAT was from Black Hawk
knife" he said. We were on foot
each armed only with knife. had
regulation bowie knife that could us
expertly and Black Hawk had knil
somewhat longer that was as sharp
razor. When we came together h
made a quick lunge at me with his
knife and threw out my left haat
to catch his wrist. That was how
got the cut. but in jiffy grabbed HI
right wrist and drove my bowie knit
into his heart. He sank dead at III,
feet. The blood spurted all over me
II was horrible sight. but he was
cruel. bloodthirsty murderer of de
fenseless women and children. and J
consider that l did good job when
killed him."
Patten for time was scout with
Kit Carson and came to California
guide for Gen. Fremont He served
with honor In the Mexican war an
has not yet settled down to a civilized
mode of life. says the San Francisco
Call.
There's a good deal of the wild
goose in me-" he added. Il want to be
out in the wilds all the time. | was tho
first white man that ever went to Daw.
sen. At that time l was d trapper fcr
the Alaska company. I'm tougher than
a billed owl and. with all my years. II
| should ever get into scrap think
could hold my end up pretty we'll"
Patten roosts in Seattle. He intends
to start soon for trip to New orleans
and back up the Mississippi river.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12
ALWAYS HAD SUPERB FAITH.
An Incident, Hitherto Unrecorded, Of
lincoln's Trust.

As illustrative of Mr. Lincoln's SUI
perb faith. will give an instance that
have never seen in print. says a
writer In the Century Magazine. In
the largest room in the White House.
on the second floor. We're gathered "a
number Of officers OF the army. then OF
prominence by reason OF the com
mands that they held In the field;
many civilians who held no offices. but
who had come from the north to see
Washington and pay their respects 10
MIR Lincoln. and perhaps get contracts
essential to running the government:
and few members of congress.
At first II appeared more like a
large reception, where after shaking
hands. people stayed to chat with one
another Not far from Mr.. Lincoln a
prominent senator. whom we may call
Senator D.. in a strong. deep voice
remarked: Il believe that. If we could
only do right as a people. the Lord
would help us and we should have a
decided success in this terrible strug-
pie" Mr.. Lincoln. hearing the remark
OF the senator, with his clear. shrill
enunciation. cried out: My faith is
greater than yours"
Everybody turned and looked at the
president. who was head and shoulders
above all those assembled. The sena
tor who had sroken then said: How
so. Mr.. Iincoin?"
Il am confident" srid he. that God
viii make us do Sufficiently right to
Ne victory"
The Delta independent., 1909-02-12

AuZT ten worked by MS Size.
w " Patton lives today. and at
the age of 9s years is as
pry as youngster Grizzled. bronzed
nd ruddy from The winds and sun
hine of an outdoor life. Patten sailed
nto the editorial rooms of the Cali ti.
her day and his smile Illuminated
he whole place.
Old man Patten has come down from
;eattle on his way 10 New Orleans. He
never happy unless he is migrating
ike the Wild goose. He was born at
summer Hill. Cayuga county. n Y. on
ebruary "a. 1911. He is proud of the
TACT that he was Lincoln's workmate
n the old days on the farm.
Il first met Abe" he said. when he
vas living with his father mother and
listers on the farm. raising cattle and
General farm products. l took up 100
acres adjoining and helped Abe with
he work in return for the loan of his
horses for work on my place We We're
overrun with wild deer. geese and
brant. and It was almost impossible to
aise anything, for these pests would
come in the night and clean up every
N''ht, N>>tPs Nht WNtNSs bNtd NiAh
Did man Lincoln and slept with Abe
for long time. Well. take that
back-I mean tried to sleep in Abes
room. but l had hard time of 1t. for
Abe used to sit up nearly all night
reading books. He had little round
tin pan with the side about three
inches high. This he filed with wild
goose oil. Then he stuck rag in the
oil and let one end hang over the edge
When this rag was lighted 1t made n
pretty good electric chandelier. and
how he would read.
What did he readg Why. every.
thing In print that he could get hold
of. The Bible. histories. story books.
any old thing that he could reach that
had print on 1t. Whew. how that old
rag used 10 stink 1t used to keep me
awake half the time. and often won
dered how Abe was able to lose so
much sleep at night and do 80 much
work in the daytime.
Il stayed four years with them on
the ranch. and then the old man rent
ed out the farm and Abe went to
school In n university at Chicago.
After that drified about the coun.
tr' acting rs scout. guide and Indian