davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The National tribune., 1909-07-15
He Heard From Them.

John W. Ratliff, Boyd. Tex, says
that some time ago he wrote to The
National Tribune, and asked the sur
vivors of Shermau's army. and particu-
larly Kilpatrick's Division, to write to
him, as he was away down in Dixie and
very lonesome. He has been surprised
and delighted at the number of letters
he has received, all breathing warm,
comradely feelings. Up to date he has
The National tribune., 1909-07-15

wANTED-If William McFelridge Co. c. 5oth
Wis. Vol Inf. is living. please write me.
James V. Whitney. 14o W. Bridge ST.. Elyria,
Ohio.
The National tribune., 1909-07-15

of comrades who served
with me in Company I. 9Th Cal. Vol Inf I
enlisted latter part of June. 1864. and was
discharged Dec, 1865. I enlisted at San
Francisco. Cal I need the names to enable
me to get a pension under the old Law. by
stating they remember me. Write to Richara
Beers, Dundee, New York.
The National tribune., 1909-07-15

McEnrue, probably married; last heard from
In Boston, Mass, running a landry. Ad.
dress Cora Blair, Redondo Beach, Cal.
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wzANTED-The names and addresses OF COM
rades and officers of Co. b. 14th Me. Eliza
Sheahan, North Bay. Oneida Co., N. Y.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

For thing Lincoln liked the Bible on account
Of its literary value and as aid to his own elo-
quence. But he had wisdom enough to see that what
may call its literary value rested deeper foun-
datiOn than any artifce In tie year 1864, within
seven months of his death, deputation of admring
colored men came to him from Baltimore, and in the
gratitude of their hearts presented him with the best
thing they could think Of which fine copy of
the Bible Lincoln received the gift with infinite
grace, and the speech of acknowledgment which he
made to the colored showed that he priced the
book for much than its literary and suggestive
value. This is what he said:
In regard to this great book I have but to say:
1t is the best gift God has given to All the
good Saviour gave to this world was communicated
through this book But for it could not know right
from wrong All things most desirable for s well
fare here and hereafter to be found portrayed
it. To you 1 return my sincere thanks for the very
elegant copy of the great book of God which you pres
sent -
A LITTLE book has been published on 'Lincoln's
a Use of the Bible, by S. Trevena Jackson, which
expresses the opinion that the above is hardly use of
language which would have been possible to a com
pete skeptc, and the author is certainly justified in
his opinion Lincoln religious Some peo-
pie, in his time thought that no one could be
religious without joining particular church
and subscribing to particular creed but that
tOn does not prevail at the present time. Lincoln
thought relgOusly, generally acted religously and
frequently-nOt always-spoke religiously.
Yet he was capable of making humorous use of
scripture passage Many doctor of divinity has
done that. In 1864, when the Cleveland Fpeace con-
vention' met and nominated John G. Fremont for
the presidency in opposition to him. some one re-
pected to attend the convention there only about
four hundred persons in the hall all told Whereupon
Lincoln picked up the Bible which always lay upon
his desk, and read from the first book of Samuel:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14


cinnat of being in politics for the loaves and
fishes, he accepted the imputatiOn cheerfully, and
Sald ''Well, he who is not with is against u.s. and
he who gathereth not with scattereth. - He could
express his resentment toward those who wished
to perpetuate slavery with grim scriptural refer
'If they, like Haman, should hang upon the
gallows of their building, should not be among
the mOurners for their fate -
Lincoln could hardly make great speech without
bringing in something from the Bible. 1t in his
second inaugural address that he used these words
Fondly do we hope fervently do we pray, that this
mighty scOurge of may speedily pass away. Yet,
if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled
up by the bondsman' two hundred and fifty years of
unrequited toll shall be sunk and until every drop of
blood drawn by the lash shall be paid by another
drawn by the sword as said three thousand years
ago, still it be said that the judgments of the
Lord are true and righteous altogether -
The keynote of his greatest speech against Douglas,
when he took the field in his famous campaign for the
senatorshp, in its very first sentence, and that
sentence from the Bible: GA house divided
against itself cannot stand. -
In the same debate with Douglas he spoke of the
insdiOus attack which being made upon the Amer
lean Union through the Dred Scott decision of Roger
B. Taney the complaisance and pusilanimty of Pres
ident James Buchanan, and the political compromises
Douglas, 'the conspiracy of James, Roger and
Stephen,' and compared it with the building of
Solomon s temple as if by STEALTH in different parts
of the land; so that there neither hammer
any tool of iron heard in that house while it
in building Every part of this terrible
spiracy of ruin had been made ready before it was
brought to Washington, that all at the awful
structure of treason and ruin appeared before the eyes
of the astonished people.
There prophecy, well as a subtle terror of
words, this picture; and though it did not avail to
send Lincoln to the Senate it helped to make him the
to whom the task Of overwhelming that edifce of
treason committed by the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

least three books all of which first read in his
boyhood Those books the Bible, Aesop's Fables
and Bunyan's ''Pigrms Progress - His matchess
English style formed largely these three books
and chiefly on the Bible
OF another and much younger man it has been
corded that he asked to read the Bible and
consequently read it, greatly to the advantage of his
literary style. It is probably fact that Lincoln
did not have to be asked read the Bible He read
it. as a boy, because it of the extremely few
books that he had to read And in after life he read
it because he liked to read it, and because it of
more value to him than any other book
1t is well known of course that Lincoln did not be-
long to any church. He did not even claim the
of Christian But he deeply religious in feel
ing as any man could be. He was Bible man-not
in the that he arranged his views according to
any particular Interpretation of the Bible but in the
larger sense that he read the Bible he read other
book knew it almost from to cover, and spoke
and acted its inspiration. The spirit of the book
had flowed into his very soul, and its words out
on his lips whenever he spoke seriously.
When speaks who is so full Of the Bible
Lincoln was he almost always to give the book
a new meaning. Somehow Lincoln s biblical quota
tions which in almost every speech he uttered
take special significance in his mouth. They
to have been inspired for that occasion Once long
ago 1912, he made speech against intemperance.
In it he drew terrible parallel. Speaking of the
demon of drink, he said: g He to have
gone forth like the Egyptian angel of DEATH commits
stoned to say, if not the first, the fairest born of
every family This makes the slaughter of the
eldest sons of the children of Israel universal thing,
not special thing; it presents to eyes and
thoughts living destroyer, not that existed ages
ago. And Lincoln went to quote from the
Bible referring to the victims of this destroyer:
''Come from the four winds, o breath, and breathe
upon these slain that they may lve!'' The employ
ment of scripture in such way that far tranScends
the usual preachers use of it.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

"And every one that was in
distress, and every one that was
in debt, and every one that was
in bitterness of soul, gathered
themselves unto him; and he be-
came captain over them; and
there were with him about four
hundred men. -
Whom ha was accuSpd at Gin
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14

He Employed Bible Phrases the Backbone His Eoquence
and Made Use of Them Demoshne Treason
By CHAMBERLIN
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-14
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND HIS FAMILY

rArILLIAM H. HERNDON,
w who knew Abraham Lin
w coin as intimately as any
other man did, has said of him:
"The truth about Mr.. Lincoln is
that he read less and thought
more than any man of his sphere
in America This is true, but
he had been a great reader of at
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Vesper have returned from trip tC
Lake Chautauqua, New York, ana IN
diana, where they have been for the
past month.
Mrs. j. J. Booker and Miss Hattie
Booker of Temple, Texas, are guests OF
Mrs. Booker's sister. Mrs N. NJ. Rice
They will be here until after the Rice
Jones wedding September l.
Judge J. c. Pollock, of Kansas CITY,
and Mr.. Morton A!baugh are spending
six weeks in Canada.
Mr.. Otto Cornell and Mr.. Joe Con-
nell from La Plata, Mo-, spent sun
lday with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. NJ. ConneIL
Mrs s. w. Morse of Beloit, Wis,
who was the guest of her son, Mr. a
w. Morse, has returned to her nome.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Macferran letr
today for Chicago
DR.. and Mrs. Pettyjohn leave tomor-
row for Grand Rapids, Mich
Miss May Dallas. who has been visit
ing Miss Villa Rodgers, left tonight
for Ray, Col, where she Will JOIN her
mother for the rest of the summer.
DR., and Mrs Mcclure leave tomor-
row for Chicago and trip on the
Mrs. John Chambers left today for
Redlands, Cal
The ladies of the Mission circle OF
the First Baptist church will hold
regular meeting at the parsonage, 7O4
West Eighth street. Wednesday aIter-
noon. at 3 O'Clock Immediately follow
irg will be a reception for MISS Ina
Shaw. to which all of the ladies OF the
church are cordially invited.
Mrs E. G. Smiths class, of the FIRST
CONGREGATIONAL Sunday school, had q
picnic today at Garfield
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SANTA NOES

c. E. Wagner of the machine shop
| is laying off for few days
steve Recob of the bridge and
building department, stationed at En-
poria, Kansas, spent Sunday mere V1slt-
| ing relatives and friends.
George T. Peterson, an Inspector
sent from Topeka several months ago
to the New Mexico division, will re-
turn to Topeka about September 1 to
remain.
M. BiIIhfme, an employee of the ma
chine shop, who has been in the Santa
F'e hospital for a number of weeks,
suffering from an attack of paralysis,
is reported today to be rapidly i'm
proving.
Thomas Feely of the machine shop
has resigned and left yesterday for
Denver, where he will remain.
L. Lockenour of the machine shop
spent Sunday visiting his parents in
Menoken.
George Osmond of the boiler shop
is unable to be at work on account OF
an injured arm. While at work Fri
day he received a severe cut on his
left arm, severing an artery.
H. c. Patterson, a real estate man
of Lawrence, visited friends at the Y
M. G. A. Saturday and Sunday.
H. Sanders of Parsons, Kansas, has
come to Topeka and secured position
in the machine shop.
Rev. Scrivner. pastor of the Third
Christian church., spoke to the men
of the coach shop today.
Rev. Huffman preached to a gather
ing of 25 Mexicans Sunday afternoon.
Miss Hattie Dannanhouer furnished
music.
Fireman G. G. scurlock of Newton
is running in the place of Fireman
HuSkey on runs 5 and 6.
Engineer Ed Smith is in the place
of Engineer Wheeler, who is laying off
a few days on account. of illness
Fireman Corey is in the place of
Fireman Davis on runs L and 2.
F'iremen Fields, Richmond. Streeter
and Mitchell are laying off for a few
days.
Engineer Ed Connely of Marceline.
Mo-, is in the place of Engineer Sharp,
who is off duty for a few days.
Henry Walters of the machine shop
is off from work for few days.
Engineer Woodwork is in the place
of Engineer Lusk on the Marceline
runs.
]. D. Alexander, foreman of the
blacksmith shop at Newton, and Mrs.
Alexander are the parents of a daugh-
ter, born Sunday, August 8.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Montgomery
Rice issued invitations today Ior et 4e
marriage Of their daughter. MISS Leee
Burr Rice. to Mr.. James William Jo III;
Pf Temple. Texas. The 7eereF f%l First Miat
Jake place September l, at 1Hs e96
Methodist Episcopal church at e:So
o'clock.
Miss Gertrude Mulvane VIII give q
luncheon tomorrow at the Country
club. Those invited are, Mrs VII III car ar
vey. Mrs. Carl Trap. MISS Mara ,,:' g
Garvey. Miss Esther Rauch; NJ NJ
Helen Sharitt. Miss Gladys Scott MS
Ella. Davis, Miss Fife Banter, Niss
JuIfa WelIhouse and Miss Mulvane.
X
This gown of old blue messah!ne mas mas
bcme very attractive features III ul.e
and cut. The panel running the enllI ,@
TfDp+h Of the garment at the front
is not new, of course. but will be eyer eyer
graceful and becoming. At each az
o. this on the shoulders the woe
bretelies are heavily embroidered N
se if-tone. The close-fltting sleeve Is
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Repopulating Chinese Islands.

Several Centuries ago MANY Of the
coast islands were deliberately depopu-
lated, owing to the attacks in turn of
Japanese pirates and European free
hooters. but in view of the Kientao
(Koret) dispute and the Prata island
difficulty, the Chinese government has
begun to see the danger of leaving
any place unoccupied, and consequent
Iy Chinese merchants are now raising
repopulation syndicates.-Westmin
Review
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal August 3, 1901
Office of Commissioner of Elections,
Topeka, Kan, July 81. 1903.

REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Where books will be open for registration
of voters and when.
All voters of the city at large can regis
ter at the office of Commissioner of E1ec-
tions at the Auditorium until Friday, Au-
gust 18th.
Special ward or precinct registration for
outlying precincts have been arranged as
follows:
First ward, North Topeka Books will
be at Central Produce Co. office, No. S44
n. Kansas ave. Wednesday, Thursday,
FTEl eay ana Saaturdy, august T. o and z.
third and fourth precincts at Kelley's
Drug store, No. 1900 E. 9Th St, Thursday.
Friday and Saturday. August 5, and 4
Second ward, sixth precinct at c. E.
Robins Grocery store, Seward and Logan,
Third ward, fourth precinct, at 1131
Huntoon street, E. A. Booths store. Fri
day and Saturday. August 9Th and 18th.
Fourth ward fourth precinct, Monday
and Tuesday, August 9Th and 10th, at
ave.
Fifth ward, first precinct. Wednesday
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banded with strips of heavy lace dyed
to match the gown A very becoming ms
serted over the hip. from below which
spriPg Two oleats. 4 chemisette OIL
mousseIine and fine lace and meSsaline-
covered buttons complete the trim
ming.
X
Society WOmen's Fads.-Talk about
hunting-Teddy isn't in it. The latest
thing now is for the lady of the house
to don her hunting traps, creep around
the house in the wee hours of the
morning and start out. Lady Constanc
Mackenzie Stewart Richardson, the
greatest nimrod in the world is going
to Africa with +ha determination t.
kill a gorilla. Now. the rarest and most
dangerous wild beast in existence is
undoubtedly the gorilla. Lady Con-
stance and her party will proceed to
the west coast of Africa, and having
reached the mouth of the Congo river,
they will travel up the stream by river
boats. Her husband objects seriously
but to make the best of it, he is going
along
A milder form of amusement has
been taken up by some Of our Ameri
can women.
Mrs. Payne Whitney has gone into
asparagus raising on the estate near
Thomasville, Ga, of Col. oliver Payne,
her husbands uncle. The Whitneys
pass several months there each year.
'
profit in asparagus. and now has three
acres laid out with it. She intends to
extend the plot until it covers ten
acres. and then will ship to the New
York market. This summer she is max
ing shipments to Washington. Mrs
Whitney also cultivates roses and sells
them in the capital
Asparagus raising has also become a
hobby of Mrs. George Vanderbilt, who
personally superintends work on six
acres at BiltmOre the Vanderbilt
estate in North Carolina. Mrs TiIIman.
wife Of the peppery senator, has sold
asparagus from five acres this season.
She sent a large shipment as a gift to
the White House and Mrs. Taft wrote
note of thanks, saying asparagus was
her husbands favorite dish.
Miss Rose Bender, queen of the tene-
merits in ~ York is absolute ruIer
over six thousand foreigners. Spends
her time teachin~ them domestic
science. judges their quarrels. etc
In Plainfield, New Jersey. on Willow
lake ranch. there's only one cowboy
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The State journal has a special
baseball telephone For all baseball
information scores. ETC., call In
dependent phone No. S1S.
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See ]. THOMAS LUMBER co. for
lumber and DEWEY PORTLAND CE-
MENT. Warranted none better.
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Baseball Phone.

The State Journal has a special
baseball telephone. or all baseball
information, ores. etc., call In
dependent phone No. SIS.
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Big Sale.

For the next few days the State
Journal will sell old exchanges for five
cents a bundle, regular price 10 cents
bundle.
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NOTICE CONCERNING THE DEPOSIT
- OF STATE FUNDS.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The undersigned, thezBoard of Treasury
Examiners of the State of Kansas, hereby
gives notice that on the 1st day of Septem-
per, 1SO9, at o'clock p. m, sealed pro-
PoSalS from the incorporated banks doing
business in Kansas, both national and
TINS state will be received in accordance
Mlth the provisions of Chapter A. of the
session Laws of 1905. Said proposals shall
on daily balances, and that said bank will
quaIlfy and faithfully perform the duties
required or II, provided the award is made
70 SUCH bank, said Board of Treasury Elk
amount Of funds deposited and to reject
any and all proposals for such funds.
Each proposal shall be accompanied by
q cert1fled check in the sum of two hun
treasurer, to be for feited for the use of
the state If any said bank rails to comply
with the terms of its proposal, if the same
snail be accepted by the Board of Treas
to the bank
All proposals shall be sealed and deposit
60 with the state Treasurer on or before
the lst day of September, 1909, shall have
State Funds" and shall not be opened UNI
III the meeting of the board Of the date
above stated.
B, Banks s desiring to make bids may write
Done at the Capitol in Topeka, this
W. r. STUBS,
c. E. DENTON.
Secretary of State.
JAMES M NATION,
Auditor of State.
State Board Of Treasury Examiners.
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FOR Rents unfinished rooms, first
floor. 222 W. 6th.
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FOR RENT-Furnished modern light
housekeeping rooms. 1911 Jackson st.
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FOE EXCHANGE.


WILL TRADE a secondhand Charter gas
engine Is H. P. for carpenter work. r.
I. Bone 31S Jackson.
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LEGAL.


and Thursday August 4th and 5th. at
Woodford's pharmacy nth and Buchanan
Second precinct. Friday and Saturday,
August 9Th and 9TH, at o. z. Jackson's
barber shop, No. 1913 Kansas ave.
Third precinct, Monday and Tuesday,
August 9th and 10Th at Ms. #. Q. Sims
restaurant, SIS East 10th street
Sixth ward, first precinct. Monday and
Tuesday. August 9Th and 10th. at Edel-
blute's drug store, Potwin Station.
Second precinct Wednesday and Thurs
day, August nth and 18th, at A. A. Al
avenues.
Registration books will be open from
o'clock a. m. to 6 o'clock D. m.
All legally registered voters who failed
to vote at the city election April 9Th, 1893,
or have changed their residence since that
date, must register.
5,O92 males and 1852 females who were
legally qualified failed to vote at the
city election April 9Th. 1909. Were you
Cut this publication out for your refer
ence and register now that you may vote
on the bond propositions August 24th and
the commission plan a month or two later.
LSeaL1 c. H. TITUS,
Commissioner of Elections.
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FOR RENT-F'urnished rooms. 312 w.
Sth ave.
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FOR Rents furnished modern rooms,
housekeeping, cheap, Ills Van Buren,.
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FOR RENT-Large fl ,nished rooms, $3.50
to $3.50 per week; gentlemen only, 200
Kansas ave.
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FOR RENT-NIodern furnished room for
gentleman. S26 Madison st. Ind. phone
$50 rings.
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First published in The Topeka State
Journal August 4, 1861
Office of Commissioner of Elections,
EHnrnalra AZ a

4
REGISTRATION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the Registra-
ton Books of the various Wards of the
City of Topeka will be closed Friday, Au-
gust 18th, 1909 at 10 o'clock D. m. and will
remain closed until after the special cleo
ton to be held on Tuesday, August oath,
1909
From Wednesday. August 4th, to Friday.
August 18th, inclusive, registration can be
made at the Office of the Commissioner of
Elections from 8 o'clock a. m. until 10
O'clock p. m, including the noon hour
Sunday excepted.)
All MALE and FEMALE voters who
were legally registered for the City EIec-
ton held on the 9Th day of April, 1909, and
VOTED at said election and have not
changed their residence since are legally
registered at this time.
All voters who did not vote at the last
City Election held April 9Th. 1909, will have
to register to become legally entitled to
vote at any special or general election to
be held subsequently to the election of
April 9Th, 1909.
Failure to vote at any Primary or Spec
ial Election does not disqualify the voters
registration as it does under law govern
ing General Elections.
ESeall c. H. TITUS,
Commissioner of Elections.
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A PERMIT TO CANVASS IN THE
STATE OF KANSAS.
Topeka. Kan. Mar 6. 1909.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing business colleges Cor commercial de-
partments of other schools) nave made
application to me for a permit to canvass
in the State of Kansas for the purposi
or selling tuition in advance and contract
Ing or securing notes for tuition from stu
dents before their registration at the bus
mess colleges (for commercial depart
ments) herein named:
Kansas.
Clark's Tangible Shorthand College,
Kansas City, Kansas.
Draugnon's Business College. Kansai
City, Missouri
If satisfactory proof is furnished that
any of the above named colleges or COM
Inerc1al departments are incompetent to
FURNISH such course of instruction as
they advertise or that the moral surround
lngs of the Institution are not good, or
that the premises are kept In an un-
healthy condition, or that the agents OF
said institutions use Misrepresentation or
fraudulent methods in securing contracts,
notes. or cash from prospective students.
in such case a permit viii not be GRANTED
to such business colleges Cor commercial
depaTtmcnts.)
-etr1 e T. FAIRCHIID.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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FOR RENT-Second floor of 799 West
9Th St, s rnfurnished rooms. Inquire
T15 West 6th ST
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AUTOMOBILE RIDE AND COUNTRY
LEGAL.
NOTICE Go2NGGEER;MING THE DEPOSIT

thirst published in The Topeka State
Journal July s, 1909
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625 HARRISON-Nfcely furnished from
room with alcove. Modern house.