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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07

on his breast his arms had relaxed q
little. the smile was still on his lips.
Physicians lifted the silent figure. still
sitting calmly in the chair. stretched 1t
on the floor and began to tear away
the clothing to find the wound which
they supposed was in the breatst. 1t was
a moment before it was discovered that
the ball had entered the head back Of
the left ear and was imbedded In the
brain.
X
There seemed to be but one desire
then: that was to get the wounded man
from the scene of the murder. Two per-
sons lifted him. and the stricken party
passed the box. through the dress circle
down the stairs into the street. the blood
dripping from the wound faster and faster
as they went. No one seemed to know
where they We're going, for as they
reached the street there was helpless
pause and an appeal to the bearers.
Where shall we take him.
Across the street, on the high front
steps of plain three-storied brick
house, stood man who but moment
before had left the theater. rather bored
by the play. He had seen, as he stood
there idly wondering IL he should go in
to bed or not. a violent commotiOn in the
vestibule of the theater; had seen people
rushing out, the street filling up. police
men and soldiers appearing. He did not
know what 1t all meant. Then two men
bearing a body came from the theater,
behind them woman in evening gown
flowers in her hair, jewels on her neck
She was wringtns her hands and moan
ing. The man on the steps heard some
one say. The President is shot, heard
the bearers Of the body asking, Where
shall we take him." and quickly coming
forward he said, Bring him here into
my ROOM
And so the President was carried I'D
the high steps, through a narrow hall,
and laid, still unconscious, still notion
less. on the bed of a poor, little. common
place room of commonplace lodging
house, where surgeons and physicians
gathered about in a desperate attempt to
rescue him from death.
While the surgeons worked the news
was spreading to the town. Every man
and woman in the theater rushed forth
to tell it. Some one ran wildly down
the streets, exclaiming to those they
met, 1.-The President is killed. The Presi-
dent is killed!' One rushed into a ball
room. and told it to the dancers: another
bursting into a room where a party of
eminent public men were playing cards,
cried Lincoln is shot!'
In the meantime there had gathered
in the house on 10th street, where the
President lay. his family physician and
intimate friends, as we'll as many promi-
nent officials. Before they reached him
it was known there was no hope: that the
wound was fatal. They grouped them
selves about the bedside or In the ad-
joining rooms. trying to comfort the
weeping wife or listening awe-struck to
the steady moaning and labored breathing
of the Unconscious man, which at times
could be heard all ever the house. STAN
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CHAIR INL1HIcHL NC o1N|1A>5 1lrflNe| 1AEN. 5HoT

- NE OF THE HAPPIEST, IF NOT THE HAPPI-
~ EST, OF HIS LIFE-HIS CHEERFULNESS AT
BREAKFAST AND HIS LAST CABINET MEETING,
WHEN HE TOLD OF THE PECULIAR DREAM HE
ALWAYS HAD WHEN AN IMPORTANT WAR
EVENT WAS IMPENDING-LATE TO DINNER BE-
CAUSE HE HAD BECOME DEEPLY INTERESTED
IN READING HUMOROUS BOOK-OUTLINES
HIS PLAN FOR REUNITING THE COUNTRY AND
COUNSELS PACIFIC TREATMENT FOR ALL LATE
ENEMIES OF THE UNION.
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HE war is over"
Throughout the
breadth of the
north this was the
jubilant cry with
which people greet
ed one another on
the morning of
April Il. 1865. For
ten days reports of
victories had been
coming to them:
Petersburg evacuat-
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treme right. a little behind Miss Harris.
Maj. Rathbone; and then the play went
en-.
The party in the box was we'll enter
tanned, it seemed, especially the Presi-
dent, who laughed good-humored!y at
the jokes and chatted cheerfully between
the acts. He moved from his seat but
once, rising then to put on his overcoat.
for the house was chilly. The audience
was we'll entertained, too, though not a
few kept an eye on the box entrance,
still expecting Gen. Grant. The few
whose eyes sought the box now and then
noticed in the second scene of the third
act that a man was passing behind the
seats of the dress circle and approaching
the entrance tC the box. Those who did
not know him noticed that he was strik-
ingly handsome, though very pale; that
was all. They did not look again. 1t
was not Gen Grant.
One man did watch him. He knew
him, and wanted to see who in the presi-
Dental box it could be that he knew
, well enough to call on in the middle CT
act. Ii any attendant saw him there
was no question of his movements. He
was a privileged person in the theater.
He had been there in the course of the
day; he had passed out and In once or
twice during the evening.
Crowding behind some loose chairs
in the aisle, the man took from his pocket
a package of visiting cards, and. select
ing one, gave 1t to the messenger at
the door. saying he knew the President.
A moment later he passed out of sight
through the door leading into the passage
behind the box. He closed the door be-
hind him. and did curious thing for
a visitor to a theater party. He picked
up piece of stout plank which he seemed
to know just where to find and slipped
one end into hole gouged into the
wall close to the door casing. The plank
extended across the door. making a rough
but effective holt Turning to the docr
which led from the passage to the boxes.
he may have peered through tiny hole
which had been drilled through the panel.
If he did he saw quiet party intent
on the play, the President just then
smiling over bit of homely wit.
Opening the door so quietly that nc
one heard him. the man entered the box.
Then if any eye in the house could but
have looked, if one head in the box had
been turned. it would have been seen
that the man held in his right hand a
Derringer pistol. and that he raised
the weapon and aimed it steadily at the
head of the smiling President.
No eye saw him. but second later
and every ear heard pistol shot. Those
in the house unfamiliar with the play
thought 1t part of the performance
and waited expectant. Those familiar
with Our American Cousin" the Or
chestra, attendants. actors, searched in
amazement to see from where the sound
came. Only three persons in all the
house knew just where it was-three of
the four in the box knew it was there
by their side-a tragedy. The fourth
saw nothing, heard nothing, thought
nothing. His head had fallen quietly
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How long we remained there I do
not remember" says Gov. Oglesby.
Lincoln got to reading some humorous
book; I think IL was by John Phoenix.
They kept sending for him to come to
dinner He promised each time to go.
but would continue reading the book
Finally he got a sort of peremptory order
that he must come to dinner at once
IT was explained 10 me by the old man
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treme right. little behind Miss Harris.
Maj. Rathbone; and then the play went
en-.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
BETTER PRICES FOR STEEL
Outlook for Trade Considered Prom
ising in Pittsburg.
BesSemer Pig Iron Scarce and Ad-
Vances Under Strong
Demand.

Pittsburg, Oct. 23-Bessemer pig iron
has advanced to S19 at valley furnaces.
IL is a question II the next advance will
stop short OF $50, though recent upturns
have each been only 80 cents at time.
Bessemer iron is scarce. recent buying
by the Cambria Steel and Republic Iron
and Steel companies having removed
most OF the available tonnage over the
end of the year. With $2S5 to 50 coke.
and with a prospective 75-cent per ton
advance in iron ore. pig iron in the first
half of next year will cost considerably
more 10 produce though 1t is apparent
that the furnace men are making an ex-
cellent profit now
Bilets and bars continue scarce and are
firm i'm price. though an importation OF
billets from Germany is attracting some
attention. New business in finished prod
ucts is considerably lighter. with the ex-
ception of tin plate and sheets. on which
orders up TO April l are being taken.
Manufacturers are quoted as being loath
10 sell beyond known requirements Of the
buyers. and Il Is inferred that attempts
10 make contracts beyond December 81
are discouraged.
Tin-plate production IN the current
quarter is quite likely to make a new
record for the period. Sheet bars are ex-
pected to advance TO $50 per ton, and
wire rods TO about S54 Prices are rapidly
approaching the 1907 level. not only for
bars. but for plates, shapes. and other
products.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
FARMER SELLS CROPS HIGH
Spectators Baffied by Disposition of
Agriculturists to Take Profits.
They Flood Markets with Wheat
and Cotton and Force the Same
On Top Quotations.

Spectators. financial writer's. brokers
mill men. and others in this country are
having II drilled into them again that
the American farmer is something OF
speculator himself; that he has fair judg-
ment AZ 20 prices of commodities and
acts upon that judgment without refer
ence 20 Wall street, the Chicago board
OF trade, the New Orleans Cotton TX
change OF the National Association Of
American Spinners. All these wise
people have been banking upon the
farmer holding back his crops this year
into the winter to get higher prices.
But from Chicago. Wall street Fail
River. and New orleans comes the news
that the wheat market is being flooded
with new wheat 70 the distress of the
bulls: that the stock broker has put his
faith I'm the conservatism Of the farmer
In vain and is loosing out in the stock
game and that the movement Of cotton
10 enormous and does not let up at any
point along the line.
The farmer looking at his own fnan-
cial problems, finds wheat selling above
a dollar a bushel. and he arrives at the
conclusion that IL is good time to sell
and line his pockets with money for his
needs. The cotton planter comes to
the same conclusion with cotton at l3
cents. and he is not stocking up any
part OF his short crop on faith in higher
prices later in the year. Loans taken
out last spring on the crop are due. and
he is paying them of with a handsome
average above the basis Of the loans OF
six months ago. Many Of the planters
hope 10 get enough from this years crop
10 diminish the amount of borrowed
money next season. and is surely winning
his way 10 Independence.
Tho farmer apparently knowns when il
is wise TO take profits. and he is taking
them with yengence. even to the verge
Of breaking the markets and the tumble
of high prices. which the bulls have been
so craftily holding up for several months
This is distinctly the farmers year. and
he is taking advantage OF the situation
with a disregard Of the advice of his
speculative monitors
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

The farmers in the counties OF Eastern
Mississippi have organized the East
Mississippi Hay Growers Association. in
order to further the interests of the in
dusry. That section Of country has come
to the front very rapidly within the past
three or four years as a hay producing
region. and now annually ships hundreds
of cars Of alfalfa. Johnson grass. meln-
lotus Bermuda, and other hay. There is
no territory in the country better adapted
TO hay and forage plants With the
growth OF the hay business is a steady
advance IN the stock raising industry.
The British government has organized q
special department at the National Physi-
cal Laboratory for investigation in aeriai
construction and navigation
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
SHIPS MUCH LUMBER.
Cutting Timber in West Virginia Is
Profitable Industry.

Wheeling. W. Va. Oct. 23-"west Vir-
ginia is shipping more timber now than
any other State in the East" said r. p.
Peck. a well-known lumberman Of Mich
olas County.
Hundreds of men are now employed
in the Eastern and Southeastern lumber
camps OF this State. cutting timber in
vast quantities in the forests in that
sections As rapidly as the timber is
cut It is taken 10 the mills and cut into
boards. loaded on cars and shipped TO the
Eastern markets. where this West Vir-
ginia product is ever in demand. The
timber OF West Virginia is far superior
to that Of most States, and thousands
Of dollars are brought TO this State each
year from this product"
In speaking of the coal regions Mr..
Peck said that all the mines Of the East
ern section OF the State are operating
I'm full. and millions Of bushels are be-
ing shipped each week TO other States.
He said the scarcity Of men was greatly
handicapping the operators.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
Receivership to BE Dissolved.

SaE Antonio. Tex. Oct. 23-It is
stated here that the receivership over
the international and Great Northern
Railroad may end within the next thirty
days. T. J. Freeman, the receiver Of the
road e is understood is not being con-
sidered for the position Of general mana
ger. John w. Everman. of the Texas Pa
ciic Railroad. being the man slated.
later dispatch from Austin says that
Mr.. Freeman viii be retained by the
road. either as vice president or presi-
dent and general manager. Henry s.
Martin, appointed by Receiver Freeman
as general superintendent OF the system.
is to be continued in the service Of the
company.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

During the first seven months of 1909.
2.s9S.42S pounds Of cultivated rubber was
exported from the federated Malay
States, an Increase Of 1.590.16S pounds
over the same period in 1903. 1t is esti-
mated that the capital invested IN the
industry in this district has increa ased
about S10000.00O during the same period.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
COMMERCE SWINGS SOUTH.
Facts Enumerated Showing Growth
of the SeapOrtE OF Dixie.

During September Of this year only
Southern ports along the Atlantic and
the Gulf showed a gain in exports Of
breadstuffs. These were Norfolk and
Portsmouth. and Mobile and New Orleans.
All North Atlantic ports showed a fall
ing of. The gains were made in the
face OF nearly 100000 decline in bread
stuffs exported. The only port on the
Atlantic or the Gulf showing a gain over
the same nine months OF last year was
Mobile.
In meat and dairy products exported.
only Galveston and Mobile out OF all the
Atlantic and Gulf ports showed any gain
over September 1905
The ports showing gains over Septem-
Der. 1908. in cotton exported. are Phila-
0elphia, 1.2a bales; Brunswick. Ca.
1881: Charleston, s. c.. 1900: Savannah.
Ga. 1924; Wilmington. y. c.. 10.4lS
In mineral oils the nine months end
ed Septe 1oer show Galveston and Sabine
20 be the only ports along the Atlantic
or the Gulf that gained over the same
nine months Of last year.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
Cotton.eed OH MiIl Projected

Salisbury, \. c.. oct announcement
Is made here that d. l.. Arey, one Of the
wealthiest citizens in Rowan County. VII
erect and operate a cottonseed oil mill in
Salisbury. provided he can set the raw
material with which TO run the business.
1t is said the plant will cost $4,000 or
more and win he one Of the largest in
the state
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

As an initial step to dominate the to-
bacco market In Manchuria and Korea,
Mr.. Sasah. president of the East Asia
Tobacco Company, will visit Seoul shortly
In order to build an extensive factory
which will give employment TO 40OO
hands at time.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
ATHENS DOING WELL
Limestone County Produces
Distinguished Men.
WHAT PEOPLE ACCOMPLISH

Good Results Follow Expenditure OF
S135,OOO In Construction of Mac
adam Roads Out from TOwn-Coun-
ty Improves Faster Than the
neutrality-suspicious. for State.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

ferry bridge with a span Of 100 feet
is 10 be built at bordeaux, France.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

The wasp can cut It's way through a
seashell.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
LEXINGTON STARTS
TOBACCO MARKET
Becomes Selling Center of
White Burley Crop.
1T BUILDS MANY WAREHOUSES

Business Men of Kentucky Hopeful
that Manufacture VIII Follow Cen
tralizntiOn of Leaf Trade-ImprOve-
ments This Year on n Big ScnIe.
Product Worth S6,OOO,OOO.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24


other men OF note furnished the state
and country by Limestone County were
Robert Brickel, chief justice Of the Ala
bama supreme Court; Thomas n. McClel-
Ian. also chief Justice; United States
Senator Luke Pryor, Senator Z. w. Pet
tus Or. John p. McFerrin, Methodist di-
vine OF national fame, Hector Lane. COM
missioner OF agriculture, Daniel Coleman,
who was a judge at the age OF nineteen,
and continued in the judiciary until near
his death: Dr. C. G. Thach, president OF
the Alabama Polytechnic Institute az Au-
burn. and Thomas c. McClellen. present
associate justice Of the Alabama Supreme
Court.
These are a few OF the men OF State
wide prominence who were born and
reared iu this county.
The old homes OF many Of these nota-
bles Of the past are stil standing and are
pointed 20 with pride by every citizen OF
the town
These grand old homes. built after the
prevailing style OF those olden days, give
an air Of hospitality and refinement that
seems 10 rebUke the modern spirit OF
thoughtless commercialism that is creep
ing in and around them.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

Swarming bees send out scouts to look
FOR desirable locations.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
Athens Has beautiful Streets.

The streets OF Athens are broad and
beautifully shaded. The many modern
homes that have been erected in recent
years are well built and expensive. The
business houses are substantial Indeed.
this IS one Of the most substantial agri-
cultural towns IN the State. 1t has en-
joyed steady prosperity for years. and
hardly felt the recent panic that affected
the entire industrial interests OF the coun-
try. The farmers OF Limestone County
are thrifty and Industrious. and their un-
broken fortune has sustained the town as
no manufacturing interest could have
done
The building Of sixty miles OF pike
roads out OF Athens during the past year
has wrought wonders in the development
Of the country and in the fortifCatiOn of
the towns business. Property values,
both In the town and country, have been
enhanced 10 a marvellous degree by vir-
tue OF these improvements.
Twelve main roads leading out of the
town have been macadamized for a dis
tance OF five miles. and all have been
graded for an additional seven miles. The
money for building this road system was
secured in a bond issue OF $l35. 600 The
work was done under the supervision OF a
pike commission made up of five Of the
representative citizens OF the county. c.
ID. Glaze. chairman of the commission. a
man Of practical sense and business abil-
ity. was put In active charge of the work
He devoted his entire time at a great
sacrifice to the enterprise and the result
OF his patriotic labor is worthy OF the
greatest commendation.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

It is the seat OF government for Lime
stone County one OF the richest in soil
wealth in the State. The county was or
ganized In 1878 and named for the creek
OF that name that runs through the
county.
In ante-bellum days the county was the
scene OF a number of those fine old coun-
try homes that made the South famous
on these farms were reared some of the
leading men Of the state.
This county produced three Of the gov
ernors Of the State-GeorRe $. Houston,
Thomas Bibb, and Joshua l.. Martin. Por-
ter Bibb, a prominent citizen Of the coun-
~ and a descendant of Gov Bibb. now
lives in the old Bibb mansion at Belle
Nina This old ante-belium home is one
OF the landmarks OF the State. IL was
built entirely by slaves on the place and
is beautiful and elaborate in workman
ship. The brick in the building was H.dde
by the slaves and the timber was cut GU:
by them.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
Satisfied with Roads.

It is hardly possible that one citizen Of
the county could be found that could lay
just criticism against the work. Every
one seems to be satisfied. except that
there is universal regret that the system
cannot be Immediately extended to the
county limits.
Before the improvement OF the roads
many Of them were almost impossible at
times, and now they are high. dry, and
firm I'm all sorts OF weather The farmer
along these pixies is now able to carry HIS
produce TO market with all ease. saving
great worry and wear and tear of stock
and vehicles.
One Of the noticeable results OF the good
roads is the number of fine country homes
that are being built far out into the coun-
try. Good roads seem TO inspire more
pride. or ii may be that the Improvement
gives permanency to the habitation, and
the farm owner prepares himself for fu-
ture comfort. He realizes that his farm
is worth more, that his labor will be more
satisfactory and life more enjoyable I
have never yet found man with a good
pike leading from his home 20 town COM
planning of the cost.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24

BY the way. it has been demonstrated
In Limestone County that every mile OF
public road In Alabama may be greatly
improved at small cost. Even where the
roads are worked under the old system
by the people living along the highway
wonderful improvements may be made.
The first principle Of rOad-building is
thorough drainage. This can be secured
even in the marshy lands OF the State.
On those sections of road in Limestone
that have been graded beyond where the
macadam has been placed good, firm roaG
beds have been secured by the simple
process os grading and draining.
little thought and labor on the part
Of road overseers in every county in the
State viii bring good results along these
lines and prevent the absolute waste of
time and energy that is so common in
sections where there is no system in road
building.
The Washington herald., 1909-10-24
BY WALTER HARPER.

Athens, Oct. 2s.-Athens is as old as
the State Of Alabama, mature in senti-
mental tradition. rounded out in all those
qualities that go 20 make an Ideal COM
mUnity In which to live.
II is one OF the most delightful towns in
Alabama. with enough OF the glamour Of
history 20 make It interesting; enough Of
the atmosphere OF culture and refinement
to make it inspiring. and enough Of mod
ern commercia;iSr7 and public spirit to
make Il endurable.
The town was born with the State in
the year 1919. II has had It's periods OF
fiuctuation in growth: has passed through
the spasms of unrest and calamity, but
in the main has enjoyed a forward prog
ress. It's municipal ambitions have been
modest, 1t has never aspired to metro
politan success. but has been satisfied to
be-Athens. beautiful, comfortable, and
cOntented
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1909-05-26

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