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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-18
fearless eyes were closed forever.

fearless eyes were closed forever.
Lincoln saw into the future with
the prophetic imagination usually
vouchsafed only to the poet and the
seer. He had in him all the lift to-
ward greatness Of the visionary,
without any Of the visionary's fanati-
cism or egotism, without any of the
visionary's narrow jealousy of the
practical man and inability to strive
in practical fashion for the realiza-
tion of an ideal. He had the practical
mans hard common sense and willing
ness to adapt means to ends; but there
was in him none of that morbid growth
of mind and soul which binds so many
practical men to the higher things of
life.
'sWhen he was the second time cam
didate for president, the majority Of
his opponents attacked him because of
what they termed his extreme radical
ism, while minority threatened to
bolt his nomination because he was
not radical enough. He had contin-
ually to check those who wished to GO
forward too fast, at the very time
that he overrode the opposition of
those who wished not to go forward
at all.
tsThe goal was never dim before
his vision; but he picked his way eau
tiously, without either halt or hurry,
as he strode toward it, through such
morass of difficulty that no man of
less courage would have attempted it,
while it would surely have overWhelm
ed any man Of judgment less serene.
yet perhaps the most wonderful
thing of all, and, from the standpoint
Of the America Of today and of the
future, the most vitality important,
was the extraordinary way in which
Lincoln could fight valiantly against
what he deemed wrong and yet pre-
serve undiminished his love for the
brother from whom he differed.
weakness was as foreign as wick
edness to his strong, gentle nature;
but his courage was of quality so
high that it needed no bolstering of
dark passion. He saw clearly the
same high qualities, the same cour
age, and willingness for self sacrifice,
and devotion to the right as it was
given them to see the right, belonged
both to the men of the north and to
the men of the south.
AS the years roll by, and as all Of
US, wherever we dwell, grow to feel
an equal pride in the valor and self
devotion, alike of the men who wore
the blue and the gray, so this whole
nation will grow to feel
peculiar sense Of pride in the man
whose blood was shed for the union Of
his people and for the freedom Of a
race. The lover of his country and of
all mankind; the mightiest of the
mighty men who mastered the mighty
days, Abraham Lincoln. -
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-18
MONTANA PATENTS

Granted this week. Reported by Q.
A. Snow & Co., Patent Attorneys,
Washington, D. c. NJ. J. Maloney,
Missoula. Lubricating apparatus.
.. G. Fittwer, Great Falls. Railway
tie. For copy Of any Of the above
patents send ten cents in postage
stamps to G. A. Snow & Co., Wash
ington, 2. G.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-18

DULY LAID
President Roosevelt Starts Operations on Large
Structure at Birthplace of Lincoln

Hodgenville, KY. Feb. 12.-On the
Lincoln farm, two miles from here,
President Roosevelt today laid the
cornerstone Of the memorial building
which will mark the birthplace and
protect the little log cabin in which
the Great Emancipator was born. Be-
sides the president, addresses were
made by Secretary Of War Wright,
General Wilson. Gov. A. E. Wilson,
Bishop Galloway of Mississippi and
Joseph w. Folk Of Missouri.
Although Lincoln never returned to
Hodgenville after he was elected presi-
dent, it is known that he desired to do
so and that he held tender memories of
the place where he was born. The
place is owned by the Lincoln Farm
association, and it is the intention to
develop it into a beautiful park.
Standing with his back to the log cab
in in WHICH Abraham Lincoln was born
and facing gathering Of notable men
and patriotic citizens, President Roose-
velt today paid honor to the memory
Of the Great Emancipator in speech
that was extravagant in praise and
eloquent in diction. He said in part !;
SsWe have met here to celebrate
the hundredth anniversary Of the birth
Of one Of the two greatest Americans: !:
of one Of the two or three greatest
men of the nineteenth century; Of one
of the greatest men in the worlds
history.
This rail splitter, this boy who
passed his ungainly youth in the pow
erty of the poorest of the frontier
folk, whose rise was by weary and
painful labor, lived to lead his
people through the burning flames of
a struggle from which the nation
emerged, purified as by fire, born
anew to loftier life
He grew to know greatness, but
never ease. Success came to him, but
never happiness, save that which
springs from doing well a painful and
vital task. Power was his, but not
pleasure. The furroWs deepened on his
brow, but his eyes were undimmed by
either hate or fear. His gaunt should
ers were bowed, but his steel thews
never faltered as he bore for a burden
the destinies of his people. His great
and tender heart shrank from giving
pain and the task allotted him was
to pour out like water the life-blood Of
the young men, and 60 feel IN his
every fiber the sorrow of the women.
Disaster saddened but never dis
mayed him. AS the red years of war
| went by they found him ever doing
his duty in the present, ever facing
the future with fearless front, high
of heart and dauntless Of soul. I'm
broken by hatred, mistaken by scorn,
he worked and suffered for the people.
Triumph was his at the last; and bare
" had he tasted it before murder
found him, and the kindly, patient,
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-18

The injured are;
Joseph Smith, colored, probably
fatally.
Eureka Lewis, colored, probably ia
tally.
Joe Morrison, eolored, leg sprained.
Joe Brown, leg sprained.
officer Sam Wilson, bone in hand
broken, face and head bruised.
Underling, slightly hurt.
Charles Jones, colored, arm cut
badly.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-02-18
POPULAR YOUNG
COUPLE Welded
The Burkhart-Jordan Nuptials
Celebrated on Monday
Afternoon.

A wedding that attracted much at.
tention among the young society people
OF the city was that of Fl. F. Burk-
hart and Miss Irene Jordan on Mon
day afternoon last. The impressive
Episcopal service was performed at
the Jordan home at 8 o'clock by Rev.
English, in the presence of the family
and immediate friends.
The house was beautifully decorated
with roses and other flowers. Dressed
in white, the bride never looked more
charming than on this occasion. She
was attended by Mrs. Bogart and Mrs
J. P. Donohue, while Mayor Miskimen
and Ed. O'Neil Jr., performed the
honors for the groom. The bride was
given away by her mother, Mrs. w.
F. Jordan. Immediately after the con-
clusion of the ceremony, the guests
were seated to sumptuous luncheon,
after which the bridal party left for
the Northern Pacific depot, meeting
there the inevitable shower Of rice.
Before leaving on their wedding tour
Mr.. and Mrs. Burkharc were the reci-
pients of hearty congratulations from
many friends. They will spend some
two weeks in the Twin Cities, their
address being the Ryan hotel.
Many, beautiful and costly were the
wedding presents received by the hap
py couple. It is hardly necessary for
the Monitor to dilate at length upon
the social affiliations Of these we'll
known young people. Mrs. Burkhart
has practically been reared in the
Gate City, except during the time she
has been away attending school. She
is the daughter of Ny. and Mrs. w.
f. Jordan, Mr.. Jordan having for a
a long time past been connected with
the most active business interests of
the city. He is city councilman,
vice e-president of the First National
Bank, owner Of the Jordan Hotel
building, and has numerous real
estate and stock interests besides.
! Mr.. Burkhart, the groom, is a promi
nent young business man of this city,
being at present part owner and
chief engineer of the Glendive Land &
Irrigation company, which is making
preparations to irrigate large tract
of land on the other side of the Vel
lowstone, extending from Fallon down
to near Glendive. Before taking up
the latter important work, he was q
government engineer for several years
on the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation
project, gaining in that position the
confidence of his superiors as well as
of a host OF prominent Dawson county
business men. Mr.. Burkhart promises
to make his mark in the profession tc
which he has given his time and efforts.
Upon their return from the brida
tour, Mr.. and Mrs. Burkhart will make
their home either at GIendive or Fal.
Ion, according to where his work may
call him. They start life with the vel
wishes Of all who know them.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

Those attending the dance given
at the hall Christmas night. report
having had . very good Tins.
peculiar thing about the dances at
this place. il the fact that more
Girls then boys attend. Almost
every dance that has bsen given
therA has not been enough gentle
raes sshhss oil ladies might dance
the same net. II ths men keep
tiiliis up She ~lssies threaten to i'm.
port soms genileaen from the
nearby towrs.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

Ignite coal fos sale Al the Luu,.
Der yard,
Notice DERsman's Is the plaeci
e set your winter supplies.
~ w. iEsrris spents SUNDAY "A
Aesns, going West Monday Worn
ing.
Dykemar's are selling wool faes
ihators and shawlst At ecsta
The Mobridgs state Bank has !
new ad'' = tliia issss. Rasd It'll
hsshsFf fine dress shoes al
pNkemanss
Hiss Ida Olsen II And0vef. s.
~ was . glaaas' ~ the Holmes
household = fsv days.
Don f4raeess 10 Ii b kauan's
sos fanse groeeriss.
Tines Norris was ihsfr6m LEN
nom sunday. Ks viii be sitAtion-
~ Here a~ssax noon,
A new Mems nnek.tie
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

Who will be the next n to
start buildingi Bet it would not
oe long till we would find ont IL
this was April,
Don't forget Dykelnan's Sc cali
90.
let Is make 1900 the banner
year Of our history Ii growth and
real advancement both In the state
and our little city.
The Red Cross Ijrng store look
- though i might 10 . large apart
ment store in one Of the large
cities Judging from the mum.
Der Of people purchasing their
Christmas gifts there. the prices
are certainly low enough. and q
large variety Of presents are shown.
Postmaster AZ e. Flick has
gone to Florida for his health
lie expects 70 bs gone the en-
tire winter.
Mrs. Beach, who was taken Il
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

From Mobfihgs. Il. n. Dee. ii.
.one daSk bbS mara heayy With
old. weight about 1 400; zone dark
mare weight aboA 200;
zith star III -tsr9 both had
hslters o. vilds s1en. Librai
reward u sny infor
mation II sa6tify Geo
! H.s "a. Y assF'ass'
Mi. Allison 81 Atsrdssn vAs
has been xia!sing witsss 1a4xhssf
Mss. ! w. Bs<teG :
rstarned 10 M home McESpS
The MINUS presents kfe solhk
fas anl just u few dayk nft
come tnd zee them ana make IS
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

Butcher Treloar succeeaed in
shooting q wolfe Monday morning.
II would add TO our peaceful
dreams il he would Get about a
dozei,.
Taft has begun selecting his
cabinet and IL he keeps up as be
has started he will have the strong.
est cabinet Of any President yss
Good for Bin.
Or. e. II. Current went u
Aberdeen Saturday evening for .
vista wsth Drs. Rock and Muriy III
that place. He returned boz
Monday morning.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

There will be service January
2. 1903. az Mooridge, given BY
the Catholic church. A cordial
invitation to all.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-01-01

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

| week ago to take away the franchise
of the local gas company almost
everybody hollered Eyes without
stopping to think of the consequences
But the possibility that the annuling
of this franchise would. mean the
! deprivation of the people of the city
of natural gas in any kind of weather
has changed the. sentiment on this
proposition. Such contingency
would be sorry one, indeed, for the
residents of this city.
Let there be an earnest and con-
scientious endeavor by all means to
take all reasonable steps to have the
gas companies supply this city with all
the gas needed during the few days
of each winter when the weather gets
around the zero mark. but let there
be no more talk about invalfdatfng
the franchise of the company as 1t
involves the possibility of doing away
with the natural gas. It is far bet
ter to put up with known evils for
which provision can be made than to
fly helter-skelter into unknown ones.
This is a matter. too. that concerns
the people of Topeka far more than it
does the local gas company for there
are plenty of other fields for it to
labor in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
FELICIrArING PA.

Ny pa says when he was a boy,
Wy, all he'd get was just one toy
"A 1umpin jack, or pop-gun. when
4 w Chrfs-mas-time where he live then
He never looked for any more
He didn't 'spect whole toy store!
Ny pa he says at in those days
Folks did things dif-rent anyways
he says he never got stack
% candy-more'n he could pack
TWO sticks O. candy's all he got
An he'd think that was lot
MY pa he says when he's a child
FOLK didn't all try to go wild
An make their children think they'd get
Enough to run their pas in debt
" course 1t wasn't from their pas
But always came from Santa Claus
He tells me that should be glad
don't have Christmas like he had
He says there's lots he was denied
But he learned to be satisfied;
He never dreamed, he says, that boys
Should have q whole room full Of toys
I tell my pa I'm awful sad
About tn hard times that he had,
But that he's really lucky now
He's In our family, anyhow,
An that he shouldn't raise a fuss
But be real glad he lives with usi
Wilbur N. NeSbit in Chicago Evening
Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18

He that Is without sin among you, lei
MIN cast the first stone at her. st. Johr
VIII 2.
With these few but pointed words
Jesus of Nazareth put to rout the Grove
| of scribes and Pharisees who had beer
| asking him divers questions in an en-
deavor to have him commit himself In
some way that could be construed as q
violation of law so that they could
prefer charges against him. They had
been hectoring him for some time with
out any success and finally had brought
before him an unfortunate woman who
had sinned against the marriage vows.
They cast her at his feet with the ar
raignment of her wrong doing. They
called his attention to the fact that
the law of Moses decreed that such a
woman should be stoned and then ask
ed him what he had to say of such an
offense. His reply was the words used
for a text.
AS can well be imagined there was
no one among the Pharisees who had
the temerity to throw any kind of a
stone at the woman. They well knew
that not a single one of their number
was qualified to become the wonan's
accuser under such conditions. So they
turned and fed. This Is the same pre-
dicament in which many persons would
find themselves today. If they judged
of their competency to accuse and
throw stones at others under the rea-
sonable requirements laid down by
Christ in the case referred tn.
There are altogether too many indi-
viduals in the world at the present time
who are improperly and unjustly free
with their accusations of others. In
counters cases these accusations are
made out of whole cloth. In others
where there may be grounds for them.
they are banded about from tongue
to tongue until they grow to proper
lions which are enormous exaggerations
OF the real facts. Nothing but irrepsra-
BILE wrong is done by such accusations
as these Even where reasons exist Tor
them there should be hesitation about
the making of them. If every man
and woman would apply the words of
the text to himself or herself before
launching an accusation of any sort,
there would be few of them made; and
there would be much more of good
will and happiness on earth. Then.
again, inforners and tell-tales, If they
only knew it, are not held in much
respect b. the people generally.
All of this discussion resolves itself
into the old, hackneyed, but nonetheiess
essentially pertinent admonition that 1t
behooves every person to mind his own
business. There are properly constitu-
ted authorities to search out and pun
ish such wrong-doing as is crime. 1t IS
right, too, that other people should help
them in this work when the occasion
demands or a request Is made for their
services. But this indiscriminate ac-
cusation which people are accustomed
Of levelling at others is most unjust
1t is wickedness. pure and simple and
Is especially uncalled for as 1t is most
often the case that he who is partlc- |
ularly free with it. is likely to be a |
worse offender in some other way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
JAYHAWKER JOTS

| The Lawrence World says Hige Kat
| ties has gone insane. Can you blame
| the poor man, hogtied with such
name as that? asks the Garden City
| Telegram.
| The office Of the Bonner Springs
Chieftain was robbed last week. Ac-
cording to the Leavenworth Post, the
robber got a jack knife and "meer-
schaum" pipe. The meerschaum was
the kind they make brick OF In Mis-
souri,. Fear of the state board oil
health probably kept the thief from
returned no questions will be asked.
Two little girls were quarreliing. &C
cording to a Humboldt Herald mar
rative. You told me ffb," said one.
mo 1 didn't; 1t was onlv story" was
the reply. There amt any difference.
fib is a story and store is lie." was
the response. MY papa says so and he
a difference and he is a real estate
agent and knows all about lying" was
the retort.
L. L. Dyche has had a peculiar posi-
ton in the university long time. says
the Lawrence Journal. He has been in
the natural history department and has
not been confined to class room work.
He has done a work that has attracted
world wide attention. He is in love with
animals and Is thoroughly In sympathy
with anything that Will neip them. he
will be humane and careful and he will
do the best work that has ever been
done. Professor Dyche did not want
the place. br+ now that he has taken
it he will work just as hard to make
it a success as If he had made years
campaign to get It,. Dyche is made of
good stuff.
More realism is demanded in the
theatrical productions at Greenleaf, If
that towns Sentinel is to be believed as
is evidenced by it's criticism of a recent
play there as follows: I'VE did not like
The Girl and the Stampede at the
opera house Saturday night. Too many
gun plays. too much red ink to repre-
sent bloodshed, too much profanity; in
fact, we can hear enough of that On the
streets. The acting was not as poor as
some we have seen, and yet 1t lacked a
lot of being realistic. The play was
supposed to be on the plains and yet
the horses sounded like they were sharp
shod and on paved streets, and when a
bunch of fellows would ride up to a
house. they would ride around the
house a few times before entering /
When the woman dressed the wounds
of the man, she would simply open the
bandages and look at the wounds and
then wrap them up again without doing
a thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
For American Ambassadors.

The American Embassy Association
has sent representatives to the West
to overcome prejudice which it
thinks is lurking there 1t is in that
quarter that the association looks for
opposition to the cause it is supporting.
It would have the United States build
or buy and maintain suitable Offices
and residence buildings for its repre-
sentatives at foreign capitals.
The subject has been discussed for
several years. The need of some pro-
vision of the kind has been explained
so fully and forcibly that it is a
question whether there is any popu-
lar opposition to the proposal. Prob
ably congressman are aware of that,
but when it comes to spending money
they are slow about spending it abroad.
They prefer to spend 1t within the
country where it will help particular
district or It's representative.
The controlling argument for the
housing by the United States of its
ambassadors and ministers is not that
it will exc out their inadequate
salaries, but that 1t will strengthen
the diplomatic service and thereby
benefit the country. 1t will widen the
field of choice of foreign representa-
tives. It will enable the government
to utilize the ability of men whose
private means are limited. The pres
emit system imposes a tax on ambassa-
doris and ministers which, as far as
some countries are concerned, only
the wealthy can afford to pay. It is
a tax which is hurtful to the country
and should be got rid of.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-18
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
When a mans first love is his last
he's lucky.
Lots of people who are sure they
are right never go ahead
Some people have no faith in doc
tor unless he robs them.
A mans good intentions are some-
times too big for him to carry out.
Some people are so lucky that when
they Jump out of the frying pan the
fire is out.
Science will some day discover how
to harness the microbes and put them
to work.
Many a young man who has been
brought up by pious parents goes
wrong through being overturned
Contentment may be better than
wealth. but lots of us only know ii
from hearsay. as we get neither.
/ When a widow reads her husbands
obituary she is sometimes surprised
to find what good husband she had.
Blobbs-"The girl he is going to
marry is at least ten years older than
he isl Slobbs-"Yes, it'll take him
some little time to catch up with her.
when a fellow proposes to a girl,
says the Cynical Bachelor, she might
as well promise to be her slave. He'll
have to come to 1t, anyhow"
Scribbier-"How did you get the
inspiration for that poem about
watching the dying embers?" ScrawI-
EFT wrote 1t one cold night last
winter when the janitor of our anar5~
ment house turned off the steam
heat