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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, Feb. 13.-Spot cotton
quiet unchanged: middling 9 81.
Sales on the spot 1000 bales. to ar
rive 500. Futures opened steady at
an advance of 4 to 6 points under
the influence of bullish weekend sta
tistics. Spinners takings for the week
were larger thar expected even by
the bull ide Liverpool cables were
higher than due and they helped the
advance. AT the highest, prices We're
quotations. The closing was very
steady with prices at a net advance
Of 6 to 8 points.
Closing bids: Feb. 9.37; March
so; April So; May $50; June $50:
July 9.64: Oct. 9.32.
Liverpool Cotton.
Liverpool. Feb. 13.-Closing: Spot
cotton in limited demand, prices 2
points higher. American middling fair
SO. good middling 5.34, middling
GA, low niddling 4.94, good ordinary
Asa, ordinary 4.19. sales Of the day
were 1000 bales. of which 100 We're
fro speculation and export n includ-
ed $500 American. Receipts 5000
bales. including $500 American. Flu
lures opened quiet and closed firm,
February 5.04; February-March Sol
IL; March-April 500 IL; April-May
500 1-2; May-June 5.O4 1-2; June
July sos; July-August sos; August
September 500; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
1876; October-November 4.93 1-2; No
January 40 IL; January-February
4.89 IL.
Raleigh Spot Cotton Market.
Quotations:
Good middling ....9 SIS cents.
Strict midd'ing 20 IL cents.
Abiding =. - IA cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

There is no fool like an bic fool, ex-
cept the fool who tries 20 pull a load
ed gun through a wire fenee with the
muzzle toward him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
COTTON MARKET
MAKES A GAIN
kEIaElI -
Opens at Slight advance
on Cables
BUSINESS VERY QUIET

Fluctuations During the Middle OF the
Morning Are Narrow and Irregular
Close is Steady With Net Gain OF
From Four to Ten Points for the
Day.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16

The man who has lived so he has
no rear Of death has solved the prob
lem OF true religion.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
Norfolk Peanut Markets.

Official wholesale quotations.
The prices are strictly wholesale
(not job lots) and represent prices OBJ
tanned on actual sales yesterday.
Market strong on good peanuts.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04
The Little Giant" had met his match
and more than his match.

constituents would quit him. IL yes.
the south would repudiate him.
The upshot proved Lincoln right
Douglas answer was artful. but in ef-
feet was In the Affirmative And, Just
as Lincoln's friends had feared, it was
received with loud acclaim throughout
Illinois. 1t clinched Douglas victory
for the senate. But the storm Of pro-
test from the south grew until this
very Freeport question and Judge
Douglas answer thereto led to the split
in the Democratic national convention,
caused the placing Of another ticket In
the field and made impossible Douglas
election to the presidency.
In 1853, when Lincoln's friends ex-
postulated with him over throwing
away the senatorship in this fashion.
he retorted: 81 am after larger game.
The battle Of 1860 is worth a hundred
Of this"
After the election of 1860 Lincoln
asked Joseph Medill If he remembered
the argument the two had had over
the Freeport question. On receiving
an affirmative answer, he continued:
Don't you think was right nowY,
~We were both right" answered the
veteran journalist. "The question hurt
Douglas for the presidency. but 1t lost
you the senatorship."
YES" said Lincoln. "and have won
the place he was playing for"
Right here, gentle reader-ali read
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04

victory were with the tall, gaunt, un-
known lawyer who was his opponent.
This, however. was but small part
Of the effect Of the Lincoln Douglas
debate. Out Of the coAtest three
things stand with great clearness. The
first and greatest is the fact that
Douglas was the one who INDUCED In
personalities and trivialities Lincoln
held to principles. Douglas was shifty;
Lincoln logical. honest and straight
forward. Douglas even went to the
length Of misquoting public documents
In the effort to worst his opponent,
one glarlng instance calling down on
him the criticism Of press and public
Lincoln was eminently fair through
out All Douglas fame, brilliancy,
charm and versatility could not over.
come the sledge hammer reasoning.
plain dealing and transparent candor
Of his opponent In these debates Lin
coin did not resort to Jokes. He was
serious. On the other hand, he never
lost his temper, which could not be
said Of Judge Douglas. The impress
sion left by Abraham Lincoln in that
great oratorical battle was that Of q
high minded American gentleman. Be
side this homespun backwoodsman
Douglas, with all his culture. per-
suasiveness and elegance. suffered in
comparison. The frontiersman was
his superior not only in honesty and
reasoning power, but even IN gentility.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04
The common people believed in
Lincoln.
Lincoln.

achievement was chiefly given to Lin
coin.
One Of the places In the race was
Jacksonville, with the redoubtable
Stephen A. Douglas as it's champion.
Poor Douglas! He was unquestiora-
bly, an adroit politician and a man of
unusual ability. Among the ordinary
run Of horse trading politicians he
would have been pre-eminent. The
only trouble with him was that he was
pitted against man. His was the
fate Of the imitation when it meets the
real thing. Lincoln beat Douglas in
the race for a wife, in the contest for
the state capital. in the campaign for
the presidency and really in the can
vas for the senatorship. for, while
Douglas received the empty honor,
Lincoln had the glory and the popular
vote. The Little Giant" had the shell
Of the cocoanut. but the big giant had
the meat and the milk.
During Lincoln's legislative service
Illinois was on the boom. The inter
hoi Improvement LhdnAd w 90 IA A0iA
force. There was little or no money
in sight, but the legislature capitalized
the great expectations of the future
and appropriated millions. The world
has never seen such exuberant imam
ciers as the Legislators of a new state.
Ordinarily they have not enough real
money among them to start small
country newspaper, yet the large and
generous way they mortgage the fu-
ture and give away the peoples sub
stance makes Wall street look small
and conservative In comparison.
1t must be admitted that Lincoln
was about the leader Of this sort Of
boom legislation In Illinois. He want
ID to be known a. the De Witt Clin-
ton Of the new commonwealth. Some
unkind critics have said that he came
nearer to being its John Law. bat that
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04
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l8O9-The Lincoln Centenary = 1909
Lincoln as Legislator
BY James A. Edserton
CopyriSht. 1909. by the
American Press association

he retained his honesty all that time.
A man who can 60 through eight years
Of an average legislature and keep
honest is worthy Of higher things. An
other remarkable thing about Lincoln's
legislative career is that he introduced
few bills, The business of the average
legislator is to introduce whole grist
Of bills he knows cannot pass. just as
the business Of the average legisla ture
is to enact grist Of laws that cannot
be enforced. The fact that Lincoln
kept free from the creation Of surplus
rubbage Of this sort is another mark
of his unusual quality.
Outside Of keeping his character and
rising above the deadly bill introduc-
ing habit Lincoln's most conspicuous
service in the legislature was in get.
ting the capital removed to Spring
field. When he entered the body 1t
met at Vandalia. The removal strug-
gle came few years later. and Lin
coin led the Springfield forces. Any
one who has ever been through coun-
~ seat uSht Sdu diti'C al SoHiS iuSo
of a state capital war by multiplying
one county by all the counties in the
state, Nearly every city and budding
hamlet in Illinois wanted that plum,
and it took hard work and general
ship to land it. Springfield then con-
sisted of a few houses and a large
number Of ambitions. For such a
town to ask for the state capital ex-
hibited gall Of high quality. but to
capture it away from all the other
competitors took executive ability and
sleepless endeavor The credit for the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04

Centenary-l0O0
With douglas:
BY James A. Edgerton
Copyright. 1909. by the
American Press Association
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The second great thing that shone
out of the contest did not occur during
the debate. but earlier. 1t was the ia
nous house divided against ITSELF ut
terance of Lincoln made at the very
opening Of the struggle. Against the
use Of this sentence his friends pro-
tested. telling him that it would lose
him the senatorship. AS so many
times afterward, Lincoln proved that
on questions of conscience and prin-
ciple he decided for himself. The
statement, while bold and radical, was
not only right. but in the highest sense
was polite. Doubtless it did help to
lose Lincoln the senatorship. If so. 1t
helped to gain him the presidency 1t
stirred the nation. focused the atten-
ton of the north upon him and blank
eted Seward.
Abraham Lincoln was a politician.
and cOnsummate politician at that.
But he worked not with machines or
tricks. but with principles. He had a
long look ahead He was ambitious,
but in large way. He played for the
biggest stake.
The third notable thing in the IA
nous debate was the question pro-
pounded by Lincoln at FreepOrt. Again
his friends protested that it would
lose him the senatorship Again Mr..
Lincoln overruled their objections and
used his own head and his own con.
science.
The question was. "Can the people
Of United States territory in any
lawful way. against the wish of any
citizen of the United States. exclude
slavery from it's limits prior to the
formation of state constitution"
Mr. Lincoln reasoned within himself
that Judge Douglas famous popular
sovereignty" was interpreted one way
in the north and another, way in the
south. By bringing the Little Giant
to cases he would dispel the mist. get
rid of the vagueness and show the
people of all sections exactly where
Douglas stood. If that gentleman an
swered no to the question. his Illinois
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04

Investigation reveals the unusual fact
that each Of Mr.. Lincoln's defeats left
him stronger. not weaker. He was
building his political house on the
rock Of principle. not on the sands Of
temporary success.
For this reason the charge Of Off
cial inexperience did not hurt him. 1t
is all right to hold office il one at the
same time can hold his self respect,
but when he has to barter the one for
the other he is not apt to go higher.
Long fealty to cause is a greater
recommendation to the people than
long tenure Of place.
Lincoln was twenty-three when he
nrst ran for the legislature and TWEEN
ty-five when he was first elected. That
initial defeat, he often said, after
ward, was the only one he ever suf-
fered in direct appeal to the people.
20 much for the charge that he was
"a political failure"
The common people believed in Lin
coin. They voted for him Mt every op-
portunity. In this first race he got
practically all the votes in New Sa-
len, where he lived. although it was
Democratic, while he was WhiR.
Lincoln was only beaten that time by
people who did not know him. Never
again was he defeated by popular
vote The only thing that enabled
Douglas to win In the contest for the
esnatorship was gerrymander in the
legislature. Had direct election Of sen.
ators then obtained Abraham Lincoln
would have been United States senator
from Illinois and not Stephen A.
Douglas, for Lincoln beat Douglas
about 1000.
When Lincoln was in the legislature,
howsver. the senatorial contest was
nearly quarter Of century away. He
esrved In the body eight years. A "a.
Desms mark Of bis greatness 10 that
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04
Lincoln and His Cabinet.


President Lincoln'S patient forbear-
ance with Salmon p. Chase was one
Of the glories Of his administration
Chase while in the cabinet made un-
complimentary remarks about his
chief, many of which reached LIN
coins ears, and, besides, was rival
candidate for the presidency. In spite
Of all this, Lincoln would not ask him
to resign and finally made him chief
justice Of the supreme court. When
demonstrated with for letting Chase
remain candidate the meekest Of our
presidents told this story: ..E
My brother and I (probabiy his step
brother Johnson) were once plowing corr.
driving the horse and he holding the
piow. The horse was lazy, but on one 0c-
casion rushed across the field so that !.
with my long legs. could scarcely keep
found an enormous chin fly fastened upon
him and knocked it of. My brother
asked me what did that for. told
him didn't want the old horse bitten In
that way. why" said my brother.
that's all that made him CO." Now. Raid
Mr.. Lincoln. If Chase has presidentisl
chin fly biting him am not going to
knock IT on. IL It will only make bis de-
partment 60
OF course every one has heard Of
Lincoln,s declaration to delegation
that wanted some impossible thing
from the war department that he Had
"very little influence with this admin
istration."
Then there was his soft answer to q
delegation that came declaring the Hot
tempered war secretary had called him
id fool" "Well. IL stanton
said am a 'd-d fool l must be,
for he Is nearly always right"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04

WV his famous ode to oppor-
w tunity-or did he lift It
from an Italian?-he could
have proved hts main contention from
the life Of Abraham Lincoln. The one
point in which the ingalls, theory does
not coincide with the LincoAI practice
is that opportunity knocked many
times on the war presidentS door and
was welcomed each time. In life. If not
in poetry, that is her manner OF treat
ing us all. She visits us often-only
doubt not she likes to come best where
welcome. can imagine her ceasing
her visits altogether to the man who
never greets or even recognizes her
when she appears.
Yet, while it is true that opportunity
knocks often. it is also true that there
is one opportunity greater than all the
rest. one on which the whole life
hinges. This so overshadows the
lesser chances that Mr.. Ingalls-or was
it the Italian?-was justified in saying
that the opportunity which makes or
mars career comes but once.
W1tQ Lincoln tulS was the DOuSldS
debate All his life had been a prep
aration for that struggle. Unquestion-
ably it gave him the presidency Of the
United States. 1t was the key event
to his future career. 1t not only
brought him the Republican nomina-
ton, but made Douglas election as the
Democratic candidate impossible. |
know of nothing in all American biog-
raphy more illuminative to the young
man seeking political career than
the Lincoln Douglas debate.
Before the contest Douglas was
known throughout the land as one of
the most effective debaters in the SEN
ate and one Of the foremost orators
and statesmen in America. Lincoln
was scarcely known outside Of Illinois.
At the end the whole country realized
that the Little Giant" had met his
match and more than his match. Even
though he had succeeded in returning
to the senate, all the moral effects of
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04
Not 4 political Failure"
The Com m on People
Voted For Him-Lifelon6
Contest With Douslas -
q n OHEN Lincoln was nominat'
, AA& ed for the presidency bis
VV foes objected that he was
almost without Official eI

AAH ed for the presidency his
w foes objected that he was
almost without Official ex-
perience, that he had served Rly
few terms in the Illinois legislature
and one term in congress and that ne
was practically a failure In politics,
his course in congress having driven
him into private life for many years
and his radical sentiments in the de-
bate with Douglas having defeated
him for the senatorship. They also
urged against him the fact that he had
been beaken for senator on a previous
occasion, making two defeats for one
Office. Many other things did they al
lege which seemed like very large OBJ
stacles then and look like very small
ones now.
As for the charge that he was a po-
liticaI failure. a close examination re-
veals the fact that 1t was Lincoln's
honesty alone which caused his re-
verses. In congress he was too hon
est to approve all the administrators
policy regarding the Mexican war.
When he ran for senator the first time
he lacked a few votes Of having
enough to elect him and magnani-
mously threw his strength to Lyman
Trumbull in order that a man at least
part way right might be elected.
When running against Douglas. Lin
coin had the bravery to declare ''the
nation could not endure half slave and
half free" This and other bold utter
ances lost him the senatorship, but
gained him the presidency Indeed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04
18O0-The Lincoln
The Debates

How Douglas Won the SEN
atorship, but Lost the Presi.
dency to Lincoln House
Divided Against Itself - -
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-03-04

- n DHEN John J. ingalls, wrote
wv his famous ode to oppor-
tunity-or did he lift It
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08
LOSERS CAN REGAIN MONEY
PAID OUT IN BETS

FRANKFORT. Kl., Dec. 15.-The
State Supreme Court today held that
the loser of money in gambling
game can recover the money from the
winner regardless of whether the
money was fairly or unfairly won.
All that is necessary is that the par
ty must establish proof that the
money was lost and ascertain the
name of the person who conducts the
game. ,.,
1t is held, too, that personal appli-
cation or invitation is unnecessary
to make the plea that the invitation
was intended. for the court says that
the mere furnishing of a place and
the permission Of entrance to the
place while gambling is going on,
must be regarded as an invitation.
This sweeping opinion came in the
suit Of Park Roberts of Fort Thomas
to recover $500 from J. b. Respass
of Cincinnati, the noted turfman and
owner OF Dick Wells, James Nolan,
and Andrew Hennegar of Covington
lost in a poker game in Covington
last year. 'T -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08
FINE
PROSPECTS Bright
FOR WALKING RACE
LESSONS TAUGHT BY THE LAST
MATCH PROVE PROFITABLE
Records of All Who Finish Will Be
Kept and Standing Of Men Will Thus
Be Shown Beyond Shadow Of Doubt.
Pedestrianism on the Prod

There Is every indication that Sun
days walking events will call out
representative list of entries. The en-
thusiasm which the last race worked
up, coupled with valuable trophies
which have been offered, will prove
ample inducement to call out the
most sluggish, and the events will
doubtless be well filled.
The entry lists will close tomor-
row, and any one who does not get
his name dovn on the books before
nightfall will not be allowed to COM
pete for prizes on Sunday afternoon.
Several changes have been made In
the minor arrangements for handling
the race since the last meet. For one
thing, the course will be better po-
Iced than 1t was last time. Then
there will be more judges along the
line of march, and there will be more
than one timekeeper.
Considerable difficulty was expert
enced at the last contest owing to
the fact that there was but one stop
watch available. Thus, though the
time was kept fairly accurately on
the first man each time. there was
more or less guesswork regarding the
speed which the others managed to
get up. Several of the competitors
are extremely doubtful as to the time
that they really made, and conse-
quently are at loss to know just
how they will stack up alongside men
with known records.
This uncertainty will doubtless dis
appear after Sundays race, and the
contest on January II will be ON IL
more satisfactory basis than the pre-
ceding ones. Those who take part in
the contest Sunday afternoon will,
after the race. have n fairly clear
idea as to their pedestrian abilities.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08

English Owls - Blue or powdered
blue, silver or powdered silver, black,
red or yellow, any other color.
African Owls-Blue, black, white,
any other color.
Chinese Owls--Any color, tail
owls, spot or fairy.
Nuns-Any color.
Archangels; Trumpeters.
Show Homers-Blue, blue chequer,
black, black chequer, red chequer.
silver, white, any other color; he'll
NETS, Carneaux, Austrian straussers,
black, white, any other color, high
flyers, Florentine hen pigeon, any
half-breed or cross for squad breed.
ing.
Record Homers - Certificate oil
record must accompany entry (to
be judged by comparison): 200 mile
cock, 100 mile cock, 800 mile cock
400 mile cock, 500 mile Tor oyer)
cock. 100 mile young bird, $50 mile
young bird, 200 mile young bird, 100
mile hen, 200 mile hen, 900 mile hen
400 mile hen, 500 mile Tor over)
hen.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08
GENTLEMEN SAILORS
Wilder Will HEAD
HAWAII YACHT CLUB
SLATE IS BEING MADE UP READY
X FOR ANNUAL MEETING
Jaeger viii Be Vice Commodore and
Rietow Will Succeed Himself-Meet-
ifs Will Be Held This Month-Silver
Cup Is Donated 4 d.


Already members Of the Hawaii
Yacht Club are beginning to make up
the slate for the election Of officers at
the annual meeting. The meeting
must, under the bylaws, be held some
time this month"; the actual date will
be announced by Acting Commodore
Charles T. Wilder.
II is generally conceded that Vice
Commodore Wilder, who has beenact.
ing as commodore for some time past,
will be elected to succeed Commodore
Alexander Lyle. Wilder has been
very active in the affairs of the club
and his unselfish enthusiasm has done
much to boost along the organization.
He is generally considered the right
man to head the club, and his cleo
ton is accepted as foregone conclu
sion.
James Jaeger will probably be chos
en- to succeed Wilder as vice.commo
dore.
Jaeger is an enthusiastic sportsman
and he is considered the best man to
assist Wilder In his duties as the man
aging head Of the club.
Ray Rietow, port captain, will doubt
less be reelected to the position which
he now holds. Rietow has given care
iul attention to the affairs Of the club
and under his regime everything ha,
gone along In manner thorough.
| l.f. a., .,f h., mn ,l,atp
The regatta committee will prob
ably consist of T. v, King, A. w
Nicely and II. r. Rycroft.
One OF the most important matters
next to the choice of officers, which
will be considered at the meeting, will
be the date of the cruise. II is nov
planned to have the cruise as sool
after the meeting as can convenient,
be arranged. The last cruise planne,
was called OF. owing to the inabilit,
of several Of the yacht.owners to b.
present, and members are particularly
anxious that one Shall be held In thu
immediate future.
The reports OF the various officer,
end committees will show the club L
be In excellent condition. The mem
bership is growing steadily, and thu
organization has proven decidedly ben
cficial, not only to yachting In thes
waters, but to sportsmanship in ger
eral In Hawaii.
Several interesting regattas wi
doubtless be held early In the year, on
for the Sea Wrens being practically
certainty, Commodore Ruy Spauldinl
Of the South Coast Yacht Club, has OF
tered a silver cup as trophy in the SCI
Wren regatta.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08

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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08
ACTION VS.. WORDS.

He took her little. hand in his,
And kissed her finger tips;
She never said single word
Just pointed to her lips.