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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

snake Tall strong 1.-THE and smiling Abe toiled
on as farm laborer mule driver sheep feeder
deer killer, woodcutter, and. lastly, as boatinsn
on 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:
"To 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 high. and
then out of proportion; with long bony arms ana
legs which somehow seem 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 It's side
add to this figure head cocoanut shaped
and somewhat too small for such a stature. Gov
cred with rough, uncombed and uncombabe hair,
that stands out In every direction at once a face
furrowed, wrinkled and indented. though It
had been SCARED by vitrol a high. narrow fore
head and sunk deep beneath hushy eyebrows two
bright. dreamy eyes that seem to gaze through
you without looking at you; a few irregular
botches OF black bristly hair In the place where
beard and whskers ought to grow: a close set,
thin Tipped, stern mouth, with two OF large
white teeth and nose and which have
been taken by mistake from head twice the
size
"Clothe this figure then, in long, tight badly
fitting suit Of black creased soiled and puckered
up at every salient point OF the figure land ev-
cry point Of this figure is saent, put on large
Uniting 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 well moral and a
strange look OF dignity coupled with all this gro
tesqueness. and you will have the impression left
upon me by Abraham Lincoln"
Ward Lamon, who knew him Intimately goes
into details. He says: Mr.. Lincoln was
about six feet four inches high, the length OF his
legs being out all proportion to that OF his
body. When he sat down in a chair he seemed
taller than average man, measuring from
the chair to the crown OF his head but his knees
high In front, and marble placed on 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, narrow across the
shoulders, and had the general appearance OF a
consumptve 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 long and tall from the
base OF the brain and the eyebrow" his fore
head big and narrow, but inclning backward as
1t
The diameter OF his head from ear TO ear was
6h inches and from front to back eight inches.
His large standing out almost at right
angles from his head; his cheek bones high and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

pain He was plain, homely SAD "eary'ioohins
man, to whom ones heart warmed lhVoiuntariiS'
hecause he seemed at miserable and KIND
Iames Y FRY who became intimately acquaint
ed with Lincoln early in the latter's political ca
reer SAYS: Lincoln was tall and thln; MS long
bones were united by large joints and he had long
neck and an angular face and head Many ike
nesses represent his face well enough, but none
that have ever do justice to the AWKWARD
ness and unganliness of his figure. HIS teet
hanging loosely to his ankles, were prominent
objects but his hands 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 of conversation and in the depth
of reflection his hand and then ran over or
supported his head. giving his hair habitualy dis
ordered aspect.
His expression in repose sad and dull. but
his ever recurring humor at short intervals. flashed
forth with the brilliancy OF an electric nght
observed but two we'll 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 run
that he could not keep 1t all In. His power OF
analysis was wonderful He strengthened every
case he stated and anecdote or joke ever lost
force or 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 Vandala, IN
1896 as he had in 1884, and when the session
closed he walked home again. 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 on foot. II he had any
money he was boarding it for more important pur-
poses than that OF saving leg WEAKNESS and
leather The weather raw and Lincoln
clothing was 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 1t was no wonder
that he was 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 imagine the cross fires of wit
and humor by which the way enlivened during
this cold and tedious journey
The certainly rude one and seems
more like q dream than a reality, when we re-
member that It occurred not many years ago, In
n state which contains hardly less than three
millions Of people and 600 miles of railway.
Cassus NJ. Clay IN describing an address which
he delivered at Springfield in 1856 says: Lincoln
and Browning lay upon the ground whiting sticks
and heard me throughout with marked attention.
Hurrying to my appointments, | saw him hen
no more. | never shall forget his long, unganly
person and plain but then sad and thoughtful
features"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
A HEALTHFUL DRINK

The healthiest ever; you can grow
1t in your own garden on a small
patch 10 by 10, producing so pounds or
more. Ripens in Wisconsin 80 days.
Used in great quantities in France,
Germany and all over Europe. Send
10 cents in stamps and we Will mail
you package giving full culture di-
rections as also our mammoth seed
catalog free, or send 81 cents and get
In addition to above 10000 kernels
indispensable vegetable and flower
seeds-enough for bushels of vege-
tables and flowers. John A Salzer
Seed Co., 1S2 S. Sth St, La Crosse, Wis.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

Il amt feelin' very well today,
said the man with the ginger colored
beard, taking his accustomed seat on
the pickle barrel i've got touch
of the rheumatic in my right laig,
kind o dun ache In the small or my
back, my heads all stopped up, an
Yes, spoke up the grocer, and
you've got corns, lngrowin toenails,
neuralgy, chllblains. bunions, ring.
bone. SPAWN. heaves and your liver's
all out OF order. but there haint been
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
Dickens Desk

4 writing desk which belonged to
'harIes Dickens is to be sold this
'eek at the mart In Wellington street
This is the desk whose reckless
treatment by american railway por
ers he bitterly laments in a letter ad.
iressed TO John Forster, dated De-
,ember q, 1867 Nearly every case
have. he writes. rs already broken.
When we started from Boston yester-
'ay ! beLold 10 my unspeakable
'uazeTsat Scott. my dresser, bearing
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

a flushed countenance against the
wall OF the car and weeping bitterly.
II was over my smashed writing
desk"
Among other relics OF the novelist
the cane chair used by him in his pri-
vate Office when he edited All the
Year Round.-W Westminster Gazette
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
Not Wholly Disabled

day for the last IA years when you
wasn't able to come to my store and
put up a holler about the way the
country's goin to the devil, and what
you'd do If you was runnin' things,
Why don't YOU git some real disablin'
disease, gosh durn ye!"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
Is MJJ7gJ U4Y F0N1l'

prominent: his eyebrows heavy and
tutting 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 and
sharp, curved upward to meet a
thick, material lower lip. which
hung downward; his cheeks were
fabby, and the loose skin fell IN
wrinkles or folds; there was large
mole on his right cheek and an IN
commonly prominent Adams apple
on his throat his hair was dark
brown in color, stiff. unkempt, and
as yet showing little or no sign OF
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.
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 EXPLANATIONS, as II - confound
an observer who might suspect the
nature of his thought-showed he
was man OF sorrows-not sorrows
of today or yesterday, but long treas
ured and deep-bearing with him
a continual sense of WEAKNESS and
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
Hoods
Sarsap arina

Cures all humors, catarrh and
rheumatism, relieves that tired
feeling, restores the appetite,
cures paleness, nervousness,
builds up the whole system.
Get it today in usual liquid form OF
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
The Lords Advertisements.

Willie had been to see his old
nurse, and she had shown him her
treasures, including some very strik-
ingly colored scripture texts which
graced her walls.
A few days afterward his aunt gave
him a dime to spend at a bazaar.
Seeing that he seemed unable to find
what he wanted, she asked him what
he was looking for.
Il am looking for one Of the Lords
advertisements like Mary has in her
ROOM" said Willie.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
He Was a Railroad Man

Mrs. Benham-You have torn my
train,
Benham-That's all right: your
train il long enough to be in two ser.
tons.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
His Opinion.

Nephew-What do you think OF the
opera?
Uncle Josh-Them women In tn
boxes ought to be able to raise enough
money on their diamonds to buy some
clothes with. by links!
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
Exposure.

Ibid you hear about Lord Simpers7"
mo.
He caught a dreadful cold yester
day"
How did that happen"
"He went strolling without his mon.
ocle"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
AdvertIses American Superiority.

The new printing Office of the In.
dnstrial Military school at San Luis
Potosi Mexico. is completely equipped
with American machinery and appli-
snces. It Is a standing advertisement
Of the superior quality Of American
makes
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09
Flrst Aid.

my books are IN very bad shs-r,'
said the high financier
Shall send for an expert account
anti" inquired the confidential man
no. Send for an alienlst."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

1t always costs more to buy than
you think It will. aud you always get
less than you think you will when you
want TO sell
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

There Is a lot Of difference between
making good and making others good.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

It's easier to borrow from a new
friend than 1t is to pay back what
you owe an old one.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
patton. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure
the disease Easy to take
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

A noninflammable moving picture
elm has been brought out In Germany.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

He came OF lanky race, gaunt'
powerful people, and capable OF
great endurance. Their hard lives
we're not conducive to grace OF fg-
ure or motion and their faces were
often scanned and strongly marked.
Climate, toll and improper or insuf'
fcient food had much to do with
giving to the western and southern
pioneers the pecuiarities OF form
and action and the facial markings
which identified them geographically
as easily as did their speech.
Lincoln never was ashamed OF
these thlngs-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.
ingtnn and another for the people
back in illinois.
That he was CarelSss OF his APP
pearanco 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 know that a portrait
Of a "slicked up Lincoln, az 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.
II was hir LONELINESS watch per
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-02-09

r. LINCOLN'S per.
S n a appearance
has been the sub
ject of innumerable
ane C d o t o s a II d
Jokes. He was not
unaware OF the cd.
dity of his figure
and the character
istics OF his FACE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
ACTION ON COURT
ANNEX WEDNESDAY
Commissioners May Adopt
Bond Issue, Which
Is Proposed

The names of several hundred tax
payers have been signed to petitions ask
ing for a bond issue to construct a new
wing TO the courthouse, which viii be
presented to the county commissioners
Wednesday afternoon.
County Judge Eylar regards the con-
structiOn of the wing as the best solu-
ton of the problem of providing quar-
tiers for the new court of appeals and
allowing for the cOunty's future needs,
and several of the commissioners have
expressed themselves favorably on the
matter, so It Is, the general belief that
the bond issue viii be ordered The sum
of $4,000 is proposed for the purpose.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
Ready for Celebration

The men are now nearly perfect in the
Butts manual, and the exhibition Of the
manual will be one of the features of
the Statehood celebration. The practice
Is held for one hour each morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
Fl. BLISS TROOPS
HAVE MIMIC
BATTLE
Go on Hike and Are At
tacked-NO Action
on Transfer
? Total
Resources
s2,OOO,OOOOO

The encampment of the 23d infantry
at the Curtis ranch last week proved to
be a great success and other hikes VIII
probably be made in the near future.
In the march out to the camp no ac-
tual attack was expected, but when
within about two miles of the camp two
troops of the ,4th cavalry suddenly made
their appearance and attacked the con-
vOy. They were repulsed without
heavy slaughter and the march was
continued.
Camp was made about o'clock that
evening and OUtpOsts We're Immediately
established. At about 8 o'clock in the
morning the cavalry, under command Of
Lieut.. Herman, opened fire on the out
posts The OUtpOsts were driven in but
by this time the whole command was
awake, and the cavalry was driven off.
Another attack was made on the convoy
on the retUr nmarch, but was also driven
off.
Col. Glenn was in charge of the man
euvers, with Mai. d. Z. Holley in direct
command of the infantry. The attacks
were well repulsed and gave a good idea
of the conditions that would occur in
actual warfare
Transfer Not Definite.
Although no definite action has been
matter of transferring the 23d infantry
to Fort Benjamin Harrison. near In
dianapOlis, it is very probable that the
transfer will be made. The change will
not take place, it Is thought, until some
time in November.
Privates Return.
F. Fishburn and j. Friedrich, the two
privates of the machine gun platoon of
the 23d infantry, who left to Join the in
surrecto army and who were turned
over to the military authorities at the
fort by detective Stansel, are now in the
guard house Fish5un saws that both
of them were offered $1,000 in gold and
100 acres of land to Join the insurrectOs,
who at that time had no experience with
their field pieces. All that he eve. got,
he says, was go pesos. He has been as
far south as Vera Cruz, but returned to
thi scOuntTY to get work
Chaplain John Z Dalem is due to re-
port TO the 23d infantry on Wednesday.
DR.. j. Q. DOugherty has been granted
one months leave of absence, to begin
October 1.
Lieut.. Col Edward Pendelton and
Mai. D. E. HOlley have been detailed to
the new general cOurtmartial.
Ready for Celebration.
The men are now nearly perfect in the
Butts manual, and the exhibition of the
will be one of the features of
the Statehood celebration. The practice
Is held for one hour each morning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
OF Ell PASO.

passenger agent of the S P. was in
Deming on business Tuesday
o. r. Bilbro has resigned his POSI-
ton as bookkeeper with the Clark Gro
Gerry company, to take a position with
the Chino Copper company as material
man. He viii be located at Hurley.
T. d. Dryden has been employed By
the Clark Grocery company Temporal
rily. pending their employment Of &
permanent bOOkkeeper.
Mrs Dick Hudson made a short bus
mess trip to FL PasO Tuesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20

and installing a pumping plant upon it
in the near future.
Col P r. Smith. one Of the original
Deming boosters and the first man who
had the nerve, away back in 1894, to
get out an advertising booklet about
Deming, was the agent who engineered
all Of the above deals It is looked
upon in real estate circles as a decid-
ed benefit TO the town to have this
large holding of city real estate split
up among a number Of owners, and es-
pecially among men who are develop
ers
The Deming Lyceum bureau, Of which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20

The Deming office OF the FL Paso
Herald is in the Chamber Of Com
merce. Roy Bedichek is agent and
correspondent
The Herald's distributor in Dem
ing is c. c. Rogers, room /, Deck
ert building, telephone 213. The
Herald viii be delivered to all
parts of the city same night Of pub
LEGATION. at 90 cents per month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
WALLIS PROPERTY IN DEMING IS SOLD FOR BIG PRICE
melons IN lEMAH9BEAH CROP PyLLE9-LEGTURES Planned

Deming. n. NJ. Sept 2O.-The Wallis
property in Deming has been sold to
a number Of individuals and companies
The greater part Of Il has been taken
by an FL Paso firm at s22.5OO. including
most of the residence lots. Ira o.
WetmOre. P =. Kern, C. H Hon and
F. c. RodOlph bought the Is business
lots lying north Of the Deming Ma
tiOnal bank, including the corner lot
and the property now occupied by the
Deming Lumber company. J. w Dimes
bought the acreage property. 40 acres,
for 81, coo. r. SWauzy bought the resi-
denCe. property, which he has occupied
for some time, for $500. Walter Rus
sell acquired the remaining three resi-
dence lots for $1,000.
Big Price Paid.
The total for which the WaIlas prop
erty sold was S51050. Kern, Wetmore
Hon and ROdOlph intend improving this
property, and viii begin in a short
time the erection OF a tWO-stOry brick
building on the corner lot. J. ". Dimes,
who purchased the acreage property,
win improve it by building residence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
no BE MARRIED SUNDAY.

Invitations have been sent out for the
marriage on Sunday. September "a, of
Miss Ester COncha, daughter of Prof.
Trinidad Concha, Of the El Paso schools,
and Leonardo Barrios The wedding viii
be at $50 o'clock a. m. at st. Iguatius'
Catholic church
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
RUBBER TIRES RECOVERED
AND MEN ApE ADpE


A quantity of rubber, used for tires for
vehicles, which had been stolen from the
Longweu Transfer company, was re-
covered Tuesday by the detective depart
ment. Miguel ProvenciO and Rafael
Eransto were arrested by sergeant
Bryant and detective Harold I'm cOnnec-
tiOn with the theft and held pending an
Investigation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20

I W E. Holt is president, r Bedichek
secretary, and G. ". Rutherford. treas
urer, announces an attractive course
OF entertainments for the coming sea
son. Governor Folk, Of Missouri, viii
be the first speaker Of the five SEIZED
uled to visit Deming. He viii lecture
here on November II. The Whitney
quartet viii be next. on December l..
Laurant, the magician, viii appear
January 80; the LeBrUn Concert com
pany. February Is, and Opie Reid on
March u.
Melons in Demand.
c. E. Wilson declares that the truck
grower has less trouble marketing
Tom Watson melons and Alabama
sweets than any other variety of truck
in Deming. He has netted 500 from
while melons seemed to be a drug in
the market, there was always an active
demand for these two varieties He
sold 200 last week and so Monday and
Tuesday Of this week.
Pulling Beans.
Reed & Carter viii begin pulling
their beans on Monday next They
have 40 acreS2 and AIr. Reed SAYS that
they Will make from 1900 TO 1900
pounds to the acre. They were offered
six cents a pound for all their crop,
which they refused, and they are con
udent that the market price viii be
higher. Mr.. Reed says that he prefers
pulIlng the beans to the method gen
orally employed here of cutting them
with regular bean cutter drawn by
team Of horses. The horses he says.
tramp out and waste so many beans
that II IS profitable to employ Next
can labor at $3.50 per day to pull
them.
They began operations a little over
year ago and in this short time have
turned the mesquite waste Of so acres
INTO one OF the most beautiful farms in
the valley. They will gradually turn
all OF leir acreage into alfalfa, and
ltu later Will establish a large
chick-a ranch Their well is only so
feet -eep, delivers 200 gallons Of water
per minute and cost, together with all
machinery and equipment, but q little
over $1,000.
H. ". Hair has bought Of John Cor
bett the = sw Ia sec %, tp % s.
9 ", the consideration being $1,000.
Another Candidate
John COrbett has announced himself
as candidate for representative. sub
Ject to the action Of the Democratic
primaries.
ex-governor Otero is expected in Dem
ing today.
RObt. Pollock. Of FL Paso. is in Dem
ing prospecting
E. A Blevins. Of Silver City. spent
Tuesday in Deming on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Zimmers have re-
turned to their home, IN Oroviue, O.,
after visiting for three weeks in the
home Of A H. POntius.
J.. W. Hannigan went TO Hachita on
business
Jno. A. Beal. territorial ranger. re-
turned to Deming, his official station
after an absence Of several weeks.
Mrs. E. A. McGlinchey has returned
IRON slX-Weeks, stay in FL PasO.
w. f. Barnes. travelling freight and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20
DIVOPCE SUIT FILFD.

Suit for divorce was filed Wednesday
forenoon in the 41st district court by
G. F. Able against Verde N. Able.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-20

The only safe milk. See page 5.