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snake. Tall, strong, 1.-THE and smiling, Abe toleo
on as a farm laborer, mule driver, sheep feeder'
deer killer woodcutter, and lastly as boatman
on the waters of the Wabash and the Mississippi
Another English writer in describing the pres
ident is still more realistic than his counuynan
when he says
ITO say that he is ugly is nothing; to add that
his figure is grotesque is to convey no adequate
impression. Fancy a many six feet hlgn, anu
then out of proportion; with long bony arms and
legs which somehow to be always In the
way; with great rugged, furrowed hands, which
grasp you like wise when shaking yours; with
long shaggy neck and chest too narrow for
the great at its side.
add to this figure head cocoanut shaped
and somewhat too small for such stature COW
cred with rough, uncombed and uncombable hair,
that stands out in every direction at once; face
furrowed, wrinked and indented, though 1t
had been SCARED by vitriol; high narrow fore
head; and sunk deep beneath bushy eyebrows two
bright, dreamy eyes that to gaze through
you without looking at you; a few irregular
blotches of black bristly hair in the place where
beard and whiskers ought to grow; a close set,
thin Tipped stern mouth, with two rows of large
white teeth, and a and which have
been taken by mistake from a head twice the
size
"Clothe this figure, then in a long, tight badly
fitting suit of black, creased soiled and puckered
up at every salient point of the figure (and ev-
cry point of this figure is salient), put on large
illtting boots, gloves too long for the long bony
fingers, and fluffy hat, covered to the top with
dusty, puffy Grape; and then add to this an air
of strength. physical as we'll moral and a
strange look of dignity coupled with all this gro
tesqueness, and you will have the impression left
upon by Abraham Lincoln"
Ward Lamon, who knew him intimately, goes
more into details. He says: Mr.. Lincoln
about six feet four inches high, the length of his
legs being out of all proportion to that of his
body. When he sat down in chair he seemed
no taller than average man, measuring from
the chair to the crown of his head; but his knees
rose high in front, and a marble placed the
cap of one would roll down a steep descent to
the hip. He weighed about $50 pounds but he
was thin through the breast, the
shoulders, and had the general appearance of
consumptive subject. Standing up, he stopped
slightly forward; sitting down, he usually crossed
his long legs or threw them over the arms of the
chair as the most convenient mode of disposing
of them His head was long and tall from the
base Of the brain and the eyebrow" his fore
head big and narrow, but inclining backward
it rose
The diameter of his head from to
61s inches and from front to back eight inches.
His ears were large, standing out almost at right
angles from his head; his cheek bones high and
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chants were agreed that there we're
ten thousand tons of ore in sight,
and millions more waiting to be un-
covered The mine had only cost
$4,000, but $50,000,000 would be ia
ken from it.
The stock ought to sell at twenty
cents above par from the very first
jump, but owing to the late dry
weather it had been decided to start
in at fifteen cents on the dollar and
increase it gradually as the rains
came on This would give everybody
even babes, chance to invest.
Miss Lee had read the circular
down to this point with a smile on.
her face, and was about to throw it
away when her eye caught the name
Of the president of the Square Deal
It was that of an old schoolmate of
hers. In later years he had loved
her and asked her to be his wife, but
she had been SO slow in making up
her mind that he had gone off west
to herd the long-horn steer. She had
known him as honest and truthful and
always tC be depended on.
All this made heap of difference
in that circular What he promised
he would perform, even when he
promised fifty per cent dividends to
stockholders.
Everything was serene, and vet
Sarah Ann Lee was not to be taken
in and done for by a man selling
pumpkins for watermelons. That cir
cular looked good to- her. 1t had the
ring of truth. 1t said what it meant
and it didn't waste pages and pages
in saying it. She believed in 1t. and
yet she had lingering suspicion
Like an old maid with a suspicion
she put on her hat and started for
the city. On arriving there she made
her way to Beaver street and to the
number given in the circular
Her first Impressions were favor
able Beaver street was busy. lust
as should be the case. The place she
brought up at had solid look. the
same as beavers house. There was
no f1um-doodle elevator, and she
climbed three pairs of stairs without
a murmur. Yes; the man at the desk
was her old-time schoolmate and
lover He had changed some. but
there was that same honest. truth
full look in his eyes she had seen In
the years agone. Half an hour was
devoted to other days, and then the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

There wasn't exactly a financial
panic in the village of Mount AIRY,
but it amounted to strong ripple.
1t wasn't because the blacksmith mad
failed or the cooper had decided 10
remove. The milldam hadn't broken
nor The grocer run out of kerosene,
1t was simply on account of an old
maid and the name OF that ola ualu
was Sarah Ann Lee.
Miss Lee was known to be fairly
we'll off. She was known to be rather
stingy She was known to be SO cute
that no tin peddler had ever succeed
ed in cheating her. 1t was known
that she knew a thing or two about
finance, and that Wall street had held
out scores of allurements to her IN
vain. While all the rest OF Mount
Airy had been trying to solve maya
zine puzzles where premiums OF 50
were offered, Miss Sarah Ann Lee mao
held aloof in contempt.
But now Miss Lee had received
circular by mail. 1t was typewriter
and confidential 1t was not written
from an office on Wall street, but
from one on Beaver street. Wall
street signified trickery; Beaver
street signified industry. Was it not
named after an animal that worked
hard and gave everybody square
deal; thus, Miss Lee reasoned.
The Idaho Square Deal Silver Min
ing company had been formed and
stock issued. The Square Deal was
not an experiment. That is, it was
not necessary to go looking over the
big west asking where it was, and as
for being a silver mine instead OF
coal, all man had to do was to
pick up the solid chunks lying around
the mouth of it. 1t hadn't been dis
covered by an Indian squaw while
hunting for her lost papoose, but had
been bought outright from man who
had dug out all the silver he wanted
and was now willing to give some
one else an opportunity.
Engineers, experts, butchers, UNI
brella members and popcorn mer-
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suaded the people that he was one of them the
moment he made his appearance the plat
form-his LONELINESS and his intimate and apt
of the simple speech they could understand.
There are anecdotes which intended to show
that even in a community of persons not noted
for manly beauty he considered pre-eminently
the reverse. Yet, although this the subject
OF iests at his expense, no one thought any the
less Of him for it. This homeness-call it ug-
illness if you wi-of his face the awkwardness
of his form, and the ungainliness Of his gestures
and attitudes seemed to the people to go natu-
rally with his goodness of heart and the simple
ity of his nature.
In their eyes when advocating the cause of the
oppressed and when opposing the gorces which
would destroy the nation he became to many pos
itfveIy handsome. AS years afterward one old
man who knowed" him said:
Lots of 'em will tell you he was homey.
Seems to that's about all some folks around
here has to tell about Abraham Lincoln. Yes,
knowed him. they say. He the homeliest
in Sangamon county. Well, now, don't you
make no mistake The folks that don't tell you
nuthin' but that never knowed Mr.. Lincoln. Meb-
oe they'd him. but they never knowed him.
He want homely. There's denyin he was
long and lean. and he didn't always stand straight
and he wasn't pertikeler about his clothes, but
that night up to Bloomington in ten minutes after
he struck the platform, l tell you he was the
handsomest man l ever see"
The month after his first election the publica-
Sioar Once a Week in London printed the follow
ing personal sketch of Lincoln:
Abraham Lincoln is gaunt giant more than
six feet high strong and long limbed He walks slow,
and, like many thoughtful men Wordsworth and
Napoleon for example), keeps his head inclined
forward and downward His hair is wiry black,
his eyes dark gray, his smile is frank, sin
cere and winning. Like most American gentle
men, he is loose and careless in dress, turns down
his tapping white collars, and wears habtually
what consider evening dress. His head Is
massive, his brow full and wide, his nose large
and heshy his mouth and full; his eyes
sunken, his bronzed face is thin and drawn
down into strong corded lines, that disclose the
machinery that moves the broad jaw. This great
leader of the Republican party-this abolitonist
this terror of the Democrats'-this honest old
lawyer with face half-Roman, half-Indian so
wasted by climate, SCARED by life's struggle,
was born in 1909 in Kentucky His grandfather,
who came from Virginia, killed by the Indf-
ans. His father died young. leaving a widow and
several children. They removed to Indiana Abe
being at the time only six years old Poor and
struggling, his mother could only afford him some
eight months rough schooling; and in the clear
ngs of that and unsettled country the
healthy STRIPPING went to work to hew hickory
and gum trees, to grapple with demonstrating
bears and TO look out for the too frequent rattle
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prominent: his eyebrows heavy ana
jutting forward over small, sunKen
blue eyes; his nose long, large ana
blunt, the tip of it rather ruddy ana
slightly awry towards the right mana
side: his chin, projecting far ana
sharp, curved upward to meet
thick, material lower lip, which
hung downward; his cheeks were
fabby, and the loose skin fell IN
wrinkles or folds; there was a large
mole on his right cheek and an un-
commonly prominent Adams apple
on his throat; his hair was dark
brown in color, stiff, unkempt, ana
as yet showing little or no sign OF
advancing age or trouble; his COM
nlexion was very dark, his skin yell
low. shriveled and "leathery." In
short. to use the language OF Mr.
Herndon, che was thin, tall, Wlry'
grisly, raw-boned man" looking
woe-struck.'' His countenance was
haggard and careworn, exhibiting all
the marks of deep and protracted
suffering.
Every feature of the mantle
hollow eyes, with the dark rings be-
meath; the long, sallow, cadaverous
face. intersected by those peculiar
deep lines: his whole air, his walk,
his long, silent reveries, broken at
long intervals by sudden and start
ling exclamations, as if to confound
an observer who might suspect the
nature Of his thought-shoWed he
was a man Of sorrows-not sorrows
of today or yesterday, but long treas
ured and deep-bearing with him
continual sense of WEAKNESS and
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His Comment.

The Official investigator ,oror
there's no doubt about it. The nOnV =,
able gentleman is entirely inn0osA
this nefarious bribery charge TIM
The Bystander-But there oid ia
narsons who swear they were pau
vote for him.
Infamous traitors!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
paet and Present,

Past and Present az
"I am as angry at Tom JIM
can be-" ,.,uon bis
4 though you had forgiven
past?" .,,st been
so / had, but I have 1aSs Ores
down to the store pricing n''
ent."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10
Irish Wit.

cab, sorr?"
mo, am able to walk 10 abls
"Wel. sorr, may yez long DO 7"'
but seldom willin'."
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-10

He came OF q lanKy race, SduuC,
powerful people, and capable OF
great endurance. Their hard lives
were not conducive to grace of fig
ure or motion and their faces were
often scanned and strongly marked.
Climate, toll and improper or insult
ficient food had much to do with
giving to the western and southern
pioneers the peculiarities of form
and action and the facial markings
which identified them geographically
as easily as did their speech.
Lincoln never was ashamed of
these things-at least he never
changed his habits when he came
into national prominence, but his
continuance of them did not arise
from affectation. They were natu-
raj to him and he was not willing to
have one set of manners for Wash
ington and another for the people
back in Illinois.
That he was careless of his ap-
pearance there was no doubt. When
he sat for a photographer he never
Strengthened his tie or smoOthed his
unkempt hair, but, like Cromwell,
told the picture man to take him
as he was. He knew that a portrait
of a "slicked up" Lincoln, as he
would have said, would not have
been recognized in Springfield, and
he didn't want them to think he was
putting on airs because they had
elected him to the presidency.
It was his LONELINESS which per-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
Death Of Aged HAM ton Resident.

Special to Tunes fSGp oOIlca0.
Hampton, Jan. 6.-A1ter an illness
extending over several weeks John
Phelps, resident of this county for
over thirty years. died at the home or
his son, T. J. Phelps, Thursday morn
i..g.
lie was born at Gallipolis, O.. March
q, 1884, and Was aged at the time OF
mis- death 10 years, months and
days. On July ), 1856. he was marie
10 Mss Amanda Roadarmour, at Ga
lipolis, and soon afterward the coup
came TO Iowa, settling in Wapeio coun
~. The wife died at that place Marc ::
S, 1879, after which MIR. Phelps moved
10 this county and has since made his
home in this locality.
Nine children were born to this cou-
pie, but only three Of them survive.
They are T. ]. and J. v. Phelps. of this
city: Mrs. Alice Eller, of Trenton, Eeb.
He leaves five brothers and two sisters,
Ancil Phelps. of Farson, Iowa; S. ". w.
r. and l.. NJ. Phelps, Of Trumbull,
Neb.; Josiah Phelps, of Thornton; Mrs.
Mary Stevens, of Midland, s. D., and
Mrs. Abbie E!ler, Of Farson Iowa.
Funeral services were held this at
terEoon at 2 O'Clock at the T. ]. Phelps
home. coEdcc,ed b. Rev. Mr.. Evans.
after which burial too: place in the
Hampton cemetery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
"eARs WIRE" REUNION.
Washhurn Entertains cummins and
Others az Dinner.

Washington. Jan. e.-Representative
W. shburn Of Massachusetts, last night
gave q dinner in honor of Solicitor
General Lehman, at which Senator
Cummins also was a guest. This din
rer was of especial interest to Iowa
Way back in the early COS Washburn
was in a firm that construed the head
of the barb wire trust. Iowa and other
western farmers attacked it in the
courts and Lehman was retained by
Washburn. Cummins was retained by
the farmers Among others Secretary
Wilson took a hand II the fight. Cum
Minis won signal victory and smashed
the trust. after fighting the case thru
,ne supreme court. Last nights dinner
was in the nature of reunion. De-
spite the fact that Cummins beat him.
V-ashhurn has been a warm admirer Of
the Iowa senator ever since. 1t will be
recalled it was this case which brought
both Cummins and Lehman into legal
prominence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME!
Fort Dodge Man Boasts Of Having
Played 10000 Games.

Fort Dodge Jan. Elf Henry Brent
Of this city had been playing solitaire
tor money for the last eight years in
stead of as cure for insomnia. he
figures he would have netted nearly
sS,2O0OoO from his mental labors.
Every night before going to bed he has
played an average of forty-two games
of seven pile" solitaire. Brent says he
he never gambled for money nor has
he ever placed bet, even on an cleo
tor.
Brent carries around with him rec
or dot every game he heAplayed in the
eight years. He has beat the game"
eight times out Of every twenty-eight.
If he paid $50 for a deck of cards for
every game. he would have paid out
S6,04S,0O0 for he has played 12O,960
games.
II find that forty-two games OF SOL
itaire IN eevning furnish we with just
enough mental labor to induce slight
fatigue" said Brent. II can, there
fore, go to sleep just as soon as 1 hit
the bed. But what could I not do with
those millions l might have earned" he
said.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
BUTLER COUNTY BUDGET.
New Officers and Deputies Sworn In
Record Year in Divorces.

Special to Times Republican.
Allison, Jan. 6.-The new county OF
ficers and their deputies have been
duly sworn into Office. Former County
Recorder w. r. Stanley has purchased
an abstract plant at Cherokee, and is
moving his family and household goods
to that place. His place is taken by
Miss Grace Dreher, the first lady re-
corder for Butler county since Emma
Minor filed the unexpired term OF a
deceased brother, about twenty years
ago. She is the first woman to ne
elected to that office in this county
Fer deputyship in that office, as well
as in other of the Offices at the court
house, makes her a very efficient Of
fcer Sheriff F. H. Hill turned over
his office to the newly elected demo-
cratic sheriff, Thomas ]. Shafer. MIR.
Infer is the first democrat to occupy
this office in Butler county for a grea.
many years. He has chosen William
Fl. Damon of Dumont. as deputy. Elk.
Sheriff Hill will return to his former
vocation as auctioneer He is a skilled
crier Of auction sales. Attorney ]. v
Greory Of Parkersburg. succeeds his
partner. Attorney NJ. F. Edwards. as
county attorney. Mr.. Gregory 10 a ris-
ing young attorney, a self-made man
Of ability and was admitted to the bar
but little over q year ago. The re-
mainder Of the county officers and
their deputies remain the same - Tor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
FIVE TAKE BLACK VEIL.
Solemn Service in Dubuque Whom
Young Women Sid World Farewell.


special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Jan 6.--Today the Feast
Of the Epiphany was the occasion OF a
special solemn service in the chapel
of the Mercy hospital here. when i've
young Iowa women said ,uocpJe 10 the
word ana took upon themselves the
black Ven and vows in tne Uroer OF
- Grey. The scene was one mist inn
pressive and The service was at.en4ed
by in the neis heornood OF Nv eA.y-nve
clersymen, ies.des I4any otne4 lIiends
of The oraer Iium Dubuque ana ONE,
points in iowa.
The solemn services of profession
took place at the early hour OF o
O'Clock during he so.emn hlsn mass
Re-. VI. Z. sullivan, Chaplain OF tn
hospital, ceietran., t4ttnels P4ke1t an.
Conry OF st. Joseph Collese iac.tlty.
deacon ard sub-0es.con, ana 1T. u. NJ.
German, president OF tie collvee, mas
ter of ceremonies. Rev. Father .-ardley.
OF Sabuia, preached the Sc. mon.
mastery and eloquent effort.
The young aspifants to the religious
life who have pas sed >ilru the Eovit.ato
Of the white veil in th4 order, ana who
were professed on this morG4ns are
sister Mary Mark-Doian, formerly OF
Waterloo; Sister Mary Loras Fitzpat-
rick, formerly of Dyersvi.le; Sister
Mary Laurentia- Lawrence. formerly of
Sabula. and Sister Mary Justina-Lat-
timer, of Dubuque.
The ceremonies were most impress
sive and the chapel Of the hospital was
beautiful with flowers and many light
ed tapers. The hospital choir sang the
mass.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06

the last two years. each OF Wnom Wa
given q third term.
J. w. Thompson. clerk OF the ols-
trict court. reports that no believes
Butler county holds the record for the
smallest number of divorces grantee
during the past year. There were put
two divorces granted during 1910 ana
LOG marriage licenses were issued
During the year 1909. nine divorces
were granted in this county and our
ing the previous year. eight were
granted. This is record that can DC
beaten in but very few counties IN the
United States.
John Gresslin. of this place. and VINO
has until recently been member o.
the drug firm OF Spensler. Gressilh q
Co., has severed his connection with
the firm and purchased half interes.
in a drugstore at Williams. He VIII
have D. d. O'Neil of Waverly as
partner at his new location. Mr.. OMEN
sold the business here to Spengler'
Gresslin s. Co, and is a brother In la"
of Mr. Spengler. Both Of these gentle
men are wide awake business men.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
sTANpPAT MEMBERS OF SENATE
CLAIM TO HAVE PLEDGES TO
CAUSE DEADLOCK.
HOUSE .EMesRs REFUSE
TO BLOCK PARTY PLANS
Declare They Will Support Nominees
of Caucus of Regular Organization
Democrats Expected to Vote Seidly
For Dan Hamilton Fer Uni.sa States
Senator.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mones. Jan. 6.-Caucuses OF the
srandpat Members of the leslsia .uie
were held until late hour las, night
and considered the plans to eject d
deadlock and prevent the election OF
any one to the senate, ana 1t was
claimed by prominent nIenlDers tina. q
sufficient number or menlDers have
now signed up TO make it certain that
the caucus nominee Will not receive
The entire republican vote in the leSis-
lature.
The house members also considered
the advisiab i!ity OF refusing to go into
caucus TO oraa lize the house, but, say
the members, they Will stand by the
regular organization. 1t is expected
some steps Will he taken today 20 nX
the date for the various caEcuses u
the republicans.
Leading democratic members this
morning declared that under no cir
cunlstances Will the democrats vote tor
any republican for senator. but They
mend to vote thruout the entire ses-
sion for Dan Hamilton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
Newburs Items.
special to Times-Republican.

Newburg. Jan. George Rasp, Jr.
had the misfortune to have his foot
badly hurt by horse falling on it. He
was riding at rapid rate after some
cattle when the horse stumbled and the
result was as above. He is thankful
that he did not have any bones broken.
The school board of Hickory town.
ship met last week to settle some
trouble between teacher and pupils Of
school at No. 8. After hearing both
sides OF the question the board decided
in favor of the teacher giving the
pupils lecture and instructed them to
obey the teacher or stay at home.
Mrs White Of Riceville. who had
been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Jerry
Clark, and family. left Monday morn
ing for New Sharon to visit her son
Charlie and family. She was accom-
panied by her daughter and family.
who will visit the White family also.
Loren Newton, of Stuttgart, Ark.
visited several days with his uncle and
tied several days with his uncle and
aunts, H. Z. Newton. Mrs. o. E. Perry
and Miss Sarah ]. Clay.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-06
SEARCH FOR LARSON.
Another United Effort May Be Made 70
Find Man Missing Five Weeks.

STeclai 10 lmeS-Republtcan.
Mason City, Jan. cit is quite prob
a BILE that another united effort will be
made to find Ragner Larson. the young
man who disappeared from his home
in this city five weeks ago today. What
ever opinion the police hold regarding
his disappearance, his relatives. what
few there are Of them. believe that he
has taken his own life His hat and
coat, which he wore the night previous
to his disappearance. were found COW
cred with hayseed and the police be-
lieved that he had crawled into some
hay loft or into some hay stack the
night previous and contemplated sui
eide but his nerve failed him. They
believe that later he accomplished the
act and that he will be found in some
barn or in some haypile with his throat
cut. He had a razor with him, or at
least his razor is missing. The 5000 he
left is on deposit at the bank.