davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

snake. Tall, strong, 1.-THE and smiling, Abe to1ied
on as farm laborer, mule driver, sheep FEEDER
the waters of the Wabash and the Mississippi.
Another English writer in describing the pres
ident is still more realistic than his countryman
when he says:
his figure is grotesque is to convey adequate
impression. Fancy a many six feet high, and
then out of proportion; with long bony arms and
legs, which somehow seem to be always In the
way; with great rugged furrowed hands, which
grasp you like wise when shaking yours; with
a long shaggy neck and chest too narrow for
the great arms at its side
add to this figure a 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, wrinkled and indented, though it
had been SCARED by vitriol: a high, narrow fore
head; and sunk deep beneath bushy eyebrows two
bright dreamy eyes that to gaze through
you without looking at you; few irregular
blotches of black bristly hair in the place where
beard and whiskers ought to grow; close set,
thin Tipped, stern mouth, with two rows of large
white teeth, and a and which have
been taken by mistake from head twice the
size.
"C1othe this figure, then in a long tight badly
fitting suit of black, creased, soied and puckered
at every salient point of the figure (and
cry point of this figure is salient), put large
ilftting 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 air
of strength, physical well as moral and
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 was
about six feet four inches high the length of his
legs being out of all proportion to that of his
body. When he down in a chair he seemed
no taller than average man, measuring from
the chair to the crown of his head; but his knees
high in front, and marble placed the
cap of would roll down steep descent to
the hip He weighed about 100 pounds, but he
thin through the breast narrow across the
shoulders, and had the general appearance of
consumptive subject Standing he stopped
slightly forward; sitting down, he usually crossed
his long legs threw them the of the
chair the most convenient mode of disposing
of them His head long and tall from the
base of the brain and the eyebrow" his fore
head big and narrow. but inclinng backward as
it
The diameter of his head from to was
G1L inches and from front to back eight inches.
His large standing out almost at right
angles from his head: his cheek bones high and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

suaded the people that he was one of them the
moment he made his appearance the plat
form-his LONELINESS and his intimate apt
of the simple speech they could understand.
There are anecdotes which are intended to show
that In a community of persons not noted
for manly beauty he was considered prominently
the reverse. Yet, although this the subject
of jests at his expense, no one thought any the
less of him for it. This homelness-call 1t ug
illness If you will-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 the
oppressed and when opposing the forces which
would destroy the nation he became to many pos
itively handsome. years afterward old
who knowed" him said:
Lots of 'em will you he was homely.
Seems to that's about all some folks around
here has to tell about Abraham Lincoln. Yes,
knowed him. they say He was the homeest
man 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-
be they'd seen him. but they never knowed him.
He want homely. There's denyin' he
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, tell you he was the
handsomest man see."
The month after his first election the publica-
ton Once a Week in London printed the follow
ing personal sketch of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln is gaunt giant than
six feet high, strong and long limbed. Hewalks slow
and like many thoughtful men Wordsworth and
forward and downward His hair is wiry black
his eyes dark gray his smile is frank sim
cere and winning. Like most American gentle
men, he is loose and careless in dress, turns down
his Tapping white collars, and habitualy
what consider evening dress. His head is
massive, his brow full and wide, his large
and feshy, his mouth and full; his eyes
are 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 abolitionist
| this terror of the Democrats-this honest old
lawyer with face half-Roman half-Indian,
wasted by climate, SCARED by Hfes struggle.
born in 1909 in Kentucky His grandfather.
who came from Virginia, killed by the Indi-
ans His father died young, leaving 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
/ ings of that and unsettled country the
healthy STRIPPING went to work to hew hickory
| and gupa trees, to grapple with demonstrating
bears. and to look for the too frequent rattle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
Doctors Said He Would Die
A Friends Advice Saves Life

] wish to speak of the wonderful cure
that / have received from your noted
Swamp-Root, the great kidney and blad-
der cure. Last summer / was taken with
severe pains in my back and sides. I
could not breathe without difficulty and
was nearly wild with the desire to urinate.
Was compelled to do so every ten min
utes with the passage of pure blood with
the urine / tried all the different doc
tors from far and near, but they said it
was no to doctor as / would die any
way. I was at the end of my rope and
so miserable with pain and the
thought that / must die that words can
not tell how felt One day friend told
ne of the wonderful help she had received
from DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root- She gave
me one of your pamphlets which L read
and determined to try Swamp-Root. After
taking half bottle I felt better. Have
now taken ten bottles and am well as /
ever was, thanks to Swamp-Root. wish
to tell all suffering people that have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble, that DIR. Kill
mcr's Swamp-Root is the best medicine ON
the market.
All persons doubling this statement can
write to me and I will answer them di-
rectly, Yours very truly.
CLYDE F. CAMERER,
Rosalie, Wash
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
23rd day of July, 1909.
VERNE TOWNE, Notary Public
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

pain. He plain, homely, SAD, weary LOOKING
man to whom ones heart warmed involuntar1ly,
because he seemed at once miserable and kind
James B. Fry who became intimately acquaint-
ed with Lincoln early in the latter's political ca
reer saws: Lincoln was tall and thin; his long
bones were united by large joints and he had long
neck and angular face and head Many like
that 1 have do justice to the awkward
ness and ungainliness of his figure. His feet
hanging loosely to his ankles, were prominent
objects but his hands were more conspicuous even
than his feet-due perhaps to the fact that cere-
mony at times compelled him to clothe them In
white kid gloves, which always fitted loosely
Both in the height conversation and in the depth
of reflection his hand now and then ran over or
supported his head, giving his hair habituay dis
His expression in repose sad and dull, but
his everrecurrng humor, at short intervals flashed
forth with the brilliancy of electric light
observed but two well defined expressions In his
countenance; that of pure, thoughtful, hon
est man, absorbed by sense of duty and respon-
sibility the other that of humorist so full of fun
that he could not keep it all in His power of
analysis wonderful He strengthened every
he stated and no anecdote or joke ever lost
force effect from his telling
Apropos of his large feet there is an anecdote
told of Lincoln when he was in the legislature
He had walked his hundred miles to Vandalia, in
1886, as he had in 1884. and when the session
closed he walked home again A gentleman OF
Menard county remembers meeting him and de-
tachment of the long nine" on their way home.
They were all mounted except Lincoln. who had
thus far kept up with them foot If he had any
money he was boarding it for important pur-
poses than that of saving leg WEAKNESS and
leather The weather raw and Lincoln S
clothing none of the warmest
Complaining of being cold to one of his COM
panions this irreverent member of the long nine
told his future president that it was no wonder
that he cold-'there was so much OF him on
the ground" None of the party appreciated this
homely Joke at the expense of his feet (they were
doubtless able bear it, more thoroughly than
Lincoln did. We can imagine the fires of wit
and hu.nor by which the way enlivened during
this cold and tedious journey.
The certainly rude one and seems
more like dream than reality, when re-
member that it occurred not many years ago. in
a state which now contains hardly less than three
millions Of people and 1000 miles of railway.
Cassius NJ. Clay in describing address which
he delivered at Sprin gfield in 1856 says Lincoln
and Browning lay upon the ground whittling sticks
and heard me throughout with marked attention
Hurrying appointments. saw him lien
no more. I never shall forget his long. ungainly
person and plain but then sad and thoughtful
features"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
Nnthinn Much

Il don't know whether / ought to
recognize him here in the city or not.
Our acquaintance at the seashore
was very slight
You promised to marry him, didn't
your
Yes, but that was ALL
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
DISTEMP Der

In all its forms among all ages of horses.
well dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DSTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 6OO 900
bottles sold last year $50 and SI.OO. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co, Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
To Eoonomize snace.

But why is it that you always serve
toast with each slice stood up on
edge?'
'-Oh, 1 just got into the habit; you
know we lived in fiat when we were
first married.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

The greatest cause of worry on
ironing day can be removed by using
Defiance Starch, which will not stick
to the IRON Sold everywhere, 16 OF.
for 10c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

Praise is encouraging. it brings out
the best that is in a man and inspires
him to do his duty cheerfully and
faithfully--Henry Lee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

WHY suffer with eve troubles. quick re-
lief by using PETTIT'S EYE SAI.VE. 25c
All druggists or Howard Bros. Buffalo N Y
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

had rather be kissed by an enem,
than wounded by friend who enjoy
ed the job
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

II you fear to soil your hands in
helpfuiness you may be sure you are
defiing your heart
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
rs Il5J7ZJ NV f0Jl7Y0 nm

prominent; his eyebrows heavy and
iutting forward over small, Sunken
blue eyes; his nose long. large and
blunt, the tip of it rather ruddy and
slightly awry towards the right hand
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 I'M
commonly prominent Adams apple
on his throat; his hair was dark
brown in color, stiff, unkempt, and
as yet showing little or no sign or
advancing age or trouble; his COM
plexion was very dark, his skin yell
low, shriveled and "leathery." In
short, to use the language of Mr..
Herndon, ".he was a thin, tall, wiry.
grisIy, 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 ordinations, 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
a continual sense of Weariness and
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

IF YOU USE BALI. BLUE
Get Red Cross Ball Blue the best Ball
Blue Large o. package only cents
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

No man ever knows how much he
misses when he loses chance of Civ
ing pleasure.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11
Letter to
Dr. kilmer s. Co.
Ei1-hs1ton, =. v
Prove What Swamp-Root win Do For You

Send to DR.. kilrner & Co., Bingham
ton, n. V, for a sample bottle. 1t viii
convince anyone. You will also receive
a booklet of valuable information, telling
all about the kidneys and bladder. When
writing, be sure and mention this paper.
For sale at all drug stores. Price fifty
cents and one-dollar.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

he came or a lanky race, Sduul,
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
putting on airs because they had
elected him to the presidency.
1t was his LONELINESS which per
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-02-11

R. LINCOLN'S per-
son al appearance
has been the sub
ject of innumerable
an e C d o t e S a n d
jokes. He was not
unaware of the Cd
dity of his figure
and the character
istics of his face
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12
HEN KIDNAPS KITTENS.
Mother Cat Fights for All, but Gets
Only Half Back.

Old Monroe, Mo.-Clate McCaus-
land owns an old tabby cat and a set
ting hen.
The cat had four kittens. The
hens eggs failed to hatch. Mrs. Hen
became jealous of Mrs. Cat and there
were lively times about the McCaus-
land farm for while, but 1t was fin
ally settled by the pair dividing the
care of the kittens.
Mrs. Cat went visiting one after
noon and Mrs. Hen persuaded the
kittens to take refuge under her
wings. When Mrs. Cat returned her
babies were nowhere in sight. She
looked all around for them and fin
ally appealed to Virgil Murphy. who
lives at the McCausland home. He
went to the hen house and hearing
a mewing sound emitting from under
Mrs. Hens wings, investigated. HI
found the four kittens.
Murphy returned the kittens tC
Mrs. Cat and Mrs. Hen gave battle
The same thing occurred next day
Upon the hecond repetition the peace
pact was arranged.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12
OREGON
CONTINUES ACTIVE
MORE PORTLAND CAPITAL
is BEING INVESTED
Speculation Wanes and Movement is
Directed to Purchase of Actual
Homesteads-Prelim Dicker-
ing for Wheat Land.

Bend, Ore.-Through reports come
in to the interior to the effect that
the country at large is experiencing
real estate movement, activity in
central Oregon, while not as decided
as earlier in the year, continues to
show a continued interest, on the
part of outside capital, in investment
in the states new inland territory.
One of the most noticeable features
of the recent buying and influx of
outside capital is the fact that more
and more money is now coming from
Portland. Hitherto the great major
ity of the money that has found in
vestment in interior Oregon has come
from Washington, and particularly
from Seattle. This statement is es-
pecially true of Bend, It being reck-
oned that here four dollars have
come from the Puget Sound city to
every one that has found its way
from Portland. One of the chief rea-
sons for this condition is the fact
that there has been period of dull
ness on the Sound, while Portland
money has found ample opportunity
for profitable occupation at home.
A feature of Central oregon invest
.ment that is of Importance to the de-
velopment of the country is the fact
that now less attention is being di-
rected to speculation in town property
this being superseded by legitimate
purchasing of farm properties. \ big
new field in this direction that rap
idly is coming to the front is the
homestead land that is being settled
up to the southeast of Bend. While
L. will be 10 months before patent is
obtained to practically any of this
territory it is understood that already
not a little preliminary dickering is
in progress for the purchase and am
algamation into large tracts, for
wheat-producing purchases, of much
| of this land. However, title to the
majority Of it will not be acquired
from the government for five years,
this being the term of residence re-
quired for the settlers who are taking
up 32O-acre homesteads under the
Mondell act.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12
PURE FOOD LAW HURT
BY RECENT DECISION
EXPERTS THINK SUPREME
COURTS OPINION INJURIOUS
Ruling I'm johnson case May Open
the Door to Patent Medicine Fakirs
of All Descriptions - Indictment
Was Quashed.

Washington, June 10.-That the
we're blow by the U. S. supreme court
and that the manner in which 1t Is
being administered may not be sus-
tained by that body Is the opinion of
experts who have examined the de-
csion in the case of o. A. Johnson.
The court handed down the opinion
on the day of adjournment and it
was lost sight of in the furore over
the tobacco trust and other cases, but
1t is regarded as the most important
ruling of the court ever made in. con-
neetiaH -!th the pure food law, as it
Is claimed it practically throws open
the doors to patent medicine manu-
facturers and fakirs or all descrip-
tions. Johnson was indicted for rep
resenting as a cancer cure compound
which he well knew to be worthless
for that purpose. The lower court
held that the act did not apply to
claims made as 10 the curative pow
ers and quashed the indictment, which
action was sustained by the, supreme
court. In a dissenting opinion JUS
tice Hughes, with Justices Harlan and
Day, pointed out that under this con-
struction one could place on the mar
ket tablets of inert matter or a IL
quid which he we'll know to be who'll
ly worthless for any curative purpos-
es. with the label Cancer Cure" or
"Remedy for Epilepsy" and not be
guilty of any offense. Justice Hugh
es also called attention to the fact
that many persons had been prose-
cuted under the law for making such
false representations and that num-
ber had pleaded guilty without at
temptinp to defend themselves. He
found nothing in the law which gave
such people the privilege Of conduct
ing Interstate traffic in their So
called medicines, admittedly worth
less"
Other Points In opinion.
The other point raised grows out
of that part of the opinion of JUS
tice Holmes for the majority of the
court, in which he says ut should b'
noticed still further that by section
the determination whether an ar
ticle is misbranded is left to the bu
reau of chemistry Of the department
of agriculture" 1t Is well known tina
the authority formerly exercised b!
DR.. Wiley and which was placed II
his hands by congress has been grad
ually curtailed until he cuts abou
as much figure in the enforcement
of the pure food act as II he were II
Kamskatchka. The Remsen boar
was created by a stretch Of authorit
which cracked the law to pass upol
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12
31.-=@~ ALEXANDER DEPARTMENT STORE n:5~==.s s":

the harmfulness Of drugs in foods,
which formerly was in DR.. Wiley's
hands, and Secretary Wilson put So
licitor McCabe over him in all mat
tiers relating to the prosecution of Of
tenders. incidentally he received
something more than an intimation
that the less heard from him the bet
ter his superiors would be pleased.
In fact, so far has the suppression of
DIR. Wiley been carried that he is for
hidden to consult with or advise dis
trict attorneys engaged in prosecute
ing violations of the pure food law
who are thus deprived of his exper-
ience. knowledge and services.
Now comes the supreme court and
ignoring Secretary Wilson's Remsen
board which has no place in the act,
and Solicitor McCabe, who unlike all
other Solicitors" is not an official
of the department of justice, but of
the department of agriculture, and
says that the determination of wheth-
er an article is misbranded is left by
chemistry. The inference drawn is
that If the occasion arises the court
will also hold that the determination
as to whether a food is adulterated,
or contains an added poisonous or
deleterious ingredient, is also left to
DR.. Wiley's bureau, If this infer
ence IS correct the findings of the
Ramsen board will be rendered abso-
lutely worthless in law whatever they
may be in chemistry, and the bureau
of chemistry would be restored to the
position OF importance and usefulness
it formerly occupied.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12
Baby's Vital Point.

The most delicate part Of a baby
Is it's bowels. Every ailment that It
suffers with attacks the bowels, also
endangerlng in most cases the life
OF the infant. McGee's Baby Elixir
cures diarrhoes. dysentary and all de-
rangements Of the stomach or bowels
A. c. Koeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12
The Big Head

ls OF two kinds-conceit and the big
head that comes from a sick head
ache. Does your head ever feel like
a gourd and your brain feel loose and
sore? You can cure it in no time by
acting on your liver with Ballard's
Herbine. Isn't it worth trying for
the absolute and certain relief you'll
get A. c. Koeppen & Bros.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-12

in the electrification of their rail-
roads.