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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

suaded the people that he was one OF them the
moment he made his appearance on the plat
form-his LONELINESS and his intimate and apt
use OF the simple speech they could understand.
There are anecdotes which are intended to show
that even in a community Of persons not noted
for manly beauty he considered pre-eminently
the reverse. Yet. although this was the subject
OF jests at his expense, thought any the
less of him for it. This homeliness-call 1t ug-
liness IL 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 forces which
would destroy the nation he became to many pos
itively handsome. AS years afterward 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 was the homeliest
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 homey. There's denyin he was
long and lean, and he didn't always stand straight
and he wasn't pertikeer about his clothes but
that night up TO Bloomington in ten minutes after
he struck the platform, / tell you he was the
handsomest man | ever see.p
The month after his first election the publica
ton Once Week In London printed the follow
ing personal sketch of Lincoln:
Abraham Lincoln is a gaunt giant more than
six feet high, strong and long limbed He walks SLOW
and. like many thoughtful men Wordsworth and
Napoleon. for examplel, keeps bis 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 habituaIly
what consider evening dress. His head is
massive. his brow full and wide, his nose 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-Indan, so
wasted by climate, so SCARED by a life's struggle
was born in 1909 in Kentucky. His grandfather
who 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 aiord him some
eight months rough schooling: and In the clear
ings of that new ard 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
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10


man. to whom ones heart warmed invoiantarny'
because he seemed at miserable and kind
Tames n Fry who became intimately acquaint-
ed with Lincoln early in the latters pohtlcai ca
reer says: Lincoln was tall and thin; his 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 seen do justice to the awkward
ness and unganliness of his figure HIS Ieet'
hanging loosely 10 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 cothe them III
white kid gloves, which always fitted loosely.
Both in the height of conversation and In the depth
of reflection his hand now and then ran over OF
supported his head giving HIS hair habtually dis
ordered aspect
His expression in repose sad and dull, put
his everrecurrng humor at short intervals. hashed
forth with the brilliancy of an electric light
observed but two we'll defined expressions In MS
countenance; that of pure thoughtfu, non
est man. absorbed by sense of duty and respon-
sibfty; the other that of humorst so full OF nun
that he could not keep it all In. His power OF
analysis was wonderful. He strengthened every
case he stated and no anecdote or JOKE ever loe'
force or effect from HIS telling
Apropos of his large feet there is an anecdoee
told of Lincoln when he was in the legislatures
He had walked his hundred miles to Vandaha' ia
1896 as he had in 1884, and when the session
closed he walked home again gentleman OIL
tachment of the long nine" on their way nome.
They were all mounted except, Lincoln, VINO mao
thus far kept up with them foot. II he had any
money he was boarding 1t for more important pur-
poses than that of saving leg WEAKNESS ano
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 it was no WONDER
that he was cold-"there so much OF MIN on
the ground" None OF the party appreciated thIs
homely Joke at the expense of his feet (they were
doubtless able to bear IT. more thoroughly than
Lincoln did We can imagine the cross fires OF WI
and humor by which the way was enlivened during
this cold and tedious journey
The scene was certainly rude one and seems
more Ike dream than reality, when We r.
member that # occurred not many years ago N
a state which now contains hardly less than thIes
millions of people and 1000 miles Of railway
cassius NJ Clay in describing an address which
he delivered at Springfield in 1856 says; Lincoln
and Browning lay upon the ground whiting SUCKS
and heard me throughout with marked attention
Hurrying on to my appointments, saw htm then
no more I never shall forget his long, ungalng
person and plain but even then sad ans thougn'iu
features"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10
STARTED AT $3.50 a WEEK

James A. Farrell, the new president
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton, who will receive 100000 a year.
was laborer at 1G years of age, earn.
ing $3.50 a week. or 1924 a year. He
reached his high >station by hard and
persistent work
Born in New Haven In 1863, Mr..
Farrell is of athlete build, over six
feet tall and weighing 220 pounds, He
is married and lives in Brooklyn. His
family consists of two girls and three
boys. When Mr.. Farrell was asked
for short sketch of his career, he
said:
Well. / quit school to go to work
when was 16 years old, because my
father, who had several sailing yes
sells plying between New York and
Liverpool, was getting too far along
in years to carry on his business. /
began work in steel wire mill at
New Haven and remained there nine
years, doing manual labor
Seeing bigger field in Pittsburg.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10
LONGS FOR THE FooTLIGHTs

Among the scores of American girls
who are gaining fame as disciples OF
the unusual in some form or other
may be mentioned Miss Jane Haskell.
daughter of ex-Goy. Charles Haskell,
Of Oklahoma Naturally, one would
think that this pretty western girl had
all that was necessary to make hel
life an ideally happy one Youth, so.
cial position, the pleasures of a re
fined home. horses TO, ride and the
most healthful invigorating air in all
the world to breathe-surely she
should count herself among the favor
ties of fortune But she doesn't
Rather, she pines. What for? The
stage, Once somebody lid this
brown-eyed little Jane that she had
talent and never since has she been
quite happy, quite conteuted. After
much argument and teasing and a few
tears she persuaded her parents TO
let her study dramatic art" and
that's what she's doing now.
Recently she made her debut as an
ssed the event say that no veteran of
daughter when it came to an evidence
avs aha xtyfll c,4onAaS - ,-Crry ,r,yr4. g..
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10
lNvENTS MULTIPLE PHONE

Maj. George o. Squires, of the Unit
ed States army, has just given an inn
portant invention to the world. The
patents issued to him cover a system
of multiplex telephony and telegraphy.
These patents have been dedicated to
the public, and anybody is free to
make use of them without paying a
cent of royalty. They cover devices
which can be applied to telephone APP
paratus now in use, and as many as
ten simultaneous conversations may
be carried on over one wire without
interfering with each other
The major is 45 years old, a Mich,
higan man and graduate from West
Point "a years ago. and is unmarried.
He believes his invention will soon be
in general use and that it's adoption
will reduce the cost of operating tele.
phone exchanges and make telephone
service cheaper.
The invention is regarded as especi-
ally valuable for long-distance use. as
it gives a clear and easily audible
teal test for commercial purposes over
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10
OFFICER FORCED FROM NAVY

After a service of Al years in the
navy, Rear Admiral Edward b. Barry.
late commander-in-chief of the Pa
cific feet, has been retired upon his
own request, his action being based
upon the demand of the officers of his
flagship, and West Virginia. that he
either resign or stand court martial
on charges of grossly immoral con.
duct He refused to resign and send
a telegram to Washington asking that
he be retired-a request which at
once was granted. The scandal has
created a sensation in naval circles
and outside them, for Barry's long
service had made him one of the best
known officers in the country.
When the grave offense, of which
Barry is accused and which in effect
is substantl2ted by his act of retire
ment, was discovered the officers on
his flagship at first determined to
send him loaded revolver. with re.
quest to use it. Upon further consid-
aration they decided on allowing him
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

martial and drew
department Washington These
applied Washington for retirement
the
honor would not be revealed
val Academy mdshpman continually
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

prominent; his eyebrows heavy and
iutting forward over small. sunken
blue eyes; his nose long, large and
blunt, the tip of it rather rudy and
slightly awry towards the right hand
side: his chin, projecting far and
sharp, curved upward to meet
thick, material lower lip, which
hung downward; his cheeks were
fiabby, 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 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 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 man-ths
hollow eyes, with the dark rings be-
meath: the long, sallow, cadaverouS
face, intersected by those peculiar
deep lines; his whole air, bis walk.
his long, silent reveries, broken at
long intervals by sudden and start
ling ordinations, as II to confound
an observer who might suspect the
nature OF his thought-showed he
was q man of sorrows-not sorrows
of today or yesterday, but long treas
ured and deep-bearing with him
a continual sense of WEAKNESS and
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

in Of
worked years.
Piburg
com
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

tone will probably its first practical for
long distance
along
scientific lines
electrical devices
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

He came of a lanky race, gaunt
powerful people. and capable of
great endurance Their hard lives
were not conducive to grace OF fg
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 theiy 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 ones 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 70 take him
as he was. He knew that a portrait
Of "slfcked 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.
1t was his LONELINESS which per-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-02-10

R. LINCOLN'S per-
s al appearance
has been the sub
ject of innumerable
a n Q c d o t es an d
jokes. He was not
unaware OF the cd
dity OF his figure
and the character
istics sof his face.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
outtrs -. Leesi.

United states Meat i~n.p~,tor = ".
Cummins has rr'urn-I 90 Fulton after
speudinE q few DAVIS 40 his home in
Muncie. Ind
" Y. Ford. Vhu .s iH 40 his home
on EdgW0od street.. WoodlaVn. was
reported tu be- some better yesterday
Afternoon. hut MS condition Dos siiil
serious
George \IrrheIIar vail move in a
fcw DAYS from sIenwU-.d f1 Fulton
County Superintendent of schools
J. u ialsar spent yesterday visiting
the Narwood schools and other
school, Of RiChlaud dis ricf
The Socialists OF GregEsyile and
vicinity he'd a. r1usIng meeting last
evening John W THROWN and other
well known speakers delivered ad.
dresses
Mrs Richard Kl-tgler has returned
20 her home on Center street. Fulton.
after visiting for u fes DAYS ln PITTS.
burEh
Norh was resumed ,c- erdsv on
removing fhr water main along tho
City A Elm Grove tracks between
GlonVood and NoodsdaI.
Repairs we're started Yesfsrda. tl
the brick pavement shlch VAS recent.
Is completed on E~dFington Lane a
feS bad ole d~, elOpei ln the pave.
meni and these were repaired
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
EoARoER STEALS wATcH
FROM MS LANDLADY

.f'HND.T W va n-r o. John
vas frosted fonGEt Tor steal
H.f.H f-.m Airs John u- O.
Iaar Ticket fIr ths aat.h vac
r rs pocket brown carried "a
To- butcher ku.fe which he threw
a chen arrested The knife vas
Pol rrri Ha fs believed fo be- -
.efa.e r.aratf-r and 81 held ava
re .rtrsIrafIn lle boarded with
Nr. u''t aud soIe thr watch and
moo F fhIs evening"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
AGED MORMON WOMAN
DEAD LEAVES BIC FAMILY

SALT LAKE, CITY. rtaa. ue. 3D.
Sire Agnes Taylor S%rraar7 sister 40
fhe .a'e Presider' John Taylor OF the
Mormon church ana m"ofhorInlau Of
Pres dent Joseph p Saith. died here
today 10 old age d was on years
cd She bed 30 %rf1drer. three %
whou ~inc.gftne Nrs Smith s4rvise
as vel aa fs Erarf children. rs
rrraf Grand children and fra great
great Fraui children
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14

The Sahb.fh srhool - fhe Vsae
Memorial church Is mssInE arfanse
menis PR holding t Christmas enter.
tsinment and fr-st ou FRIDAY evening.
December % The affair Ufil be- held
In the SUNDAY school rooms aud
promises ~ be delightful DO every 10.
tail An eKf~naIYe program has been
arranged the feature ~ which is a
caniaia entitled a Nis' ~ Grand.
ma Rehenrsais are nop being
held
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
BUSINESS VEN FAVOR
PRESENT TRUsr LAWS
Declare labor Has Bysi0esa On 49,
Pun ard . Charge is Net
A~dgIaabfs

CHICAGO Dee o.. Tho National
business congress concluded .ts fh-ae
feF session here today without Ffl.-r
fhe change desired 'r federal and
state aas aTerf.rE business
Chairman Allen Fros' saa tho com
miffee Gas unable 90 l-ar such n
declaration Ua saId aho~ had husi
bees on fhe ruu and fhsf no repeal 0r
fHa sherman Laws ras uaraff
Further Than that biz comm.tfe. VA.
rof aEreed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14

The feEaiar morfhit meeting ~ me
Nomans Home and PORE gn IS .~ Ion
AIRY society oil. fs. Vance Memorial
church a. Wlodsfa.e a. 100 be- held bis
afternoon az fIe home % Mrs. = g.
Morgan Boo WoofiaVn The meeting
viii convene ~ , TO clock. and IN
addition 20 regular hIs ness. mis-.
sionary program 1000 Boz dtHcIsseI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
7o BE- continued
BEET MEN CALLED m
FEDERAL SUGAR INQUIRY

SALT LAKE CITY Ctah. Dec lg-
Prominent officials of ttD three beet
-Iga companies which handle prarfr
calls 're Dlf.ra beet production 90
q 'HU. Idaho arI oregon. were cub
poenrei today t0 testify January %
r me E~9tfrnmsrf dissolution suIf
HgsIr-f fra American Sugar Refining
COMPANY brolFhf ln fhe United states
circuit court ~ New YORK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
HOOKING VALLEY CASE
GOES ONEp lINT|

COLI MHjS. %. Dee 3d. Federal
judge Howard O. iioiiisier. OF CiucIn.
natl. IN nited states court here 20
DAY continued tl" case Of tho NeW
York Coal Company Falns tho Uock
lng Valley Railroad Company un.il tho
June term of tho court. upon the u.
quest 81 Attorney General Wicker.
sham.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14

FLEMTSGTON 49, va nee Ia
Rev p 20 Murray. ~ his place aas
united .u marriaEe af pfIippI 20 Miss
Landa Taylor % hat cftr and they
ELL make their home Dol this c.fy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
ADVERTISING TALKS
wrfrTE ~
WILLIAM {. FREEMAN

NaAN|NN AnkAA 90 A.
1rcss the \EN ARA u ID
ASSOCIATION or CREDIT
NEN accepted The invita-.
lion ceclu>e ! knoR a Je4i
man people in \caark ana
Tor The iuvher reason shat ou
PuneTie i have a vholcsome
respec' for Jer>eymen
tit NOT knoa vh3t an lt-
serti>.ng man could sas goo
crel., men bur during he
6, ening % developed ths,
CREDIT NM ARl VERY
MUCH INTERESTED -
MO AD-
\ERTlSE
The, have The impression
AMI u is SOUND REASON
nc. ioo-iha, merchants i'm
A community who ADNkR-
TlSE REGULARLY. PER
S~lSTENTIN. HONESTLY
who hultup a business found
ed On he CONFIDENCE OF
The community are entitled 20
credit even though their huan-
sal rating Is not Ntr, high
So The subject ! selected for
ms tllk-BETTER THAN
CREDIT l.
seemed % III in An right.
il is a fast Which nobody
san deny that creiit is often
extended 20 people whom. We
So not rellll trusl-that is %
SAY. THE\ HAN TIE col
LATERAL 90 Justify giving
them credit. nut that is an they
have.
The merchant i'm a com-
munity who divertiSe> ana
FAIR WITH HIS
CUSTOMERS. giving them
SERVICE ana good
merchandise. thereby gaining
the confidence of an OF The
people who deal with him. has
no difficulty in getting All.
THE CREDIT III WANTS
The reliable manuiictur-
Ing concerns of the country.
know a merchant who
started i'm business q few wears
ago. with very little capital.
Nh HE VAS ABLE TO
GET CREDIT BECAUSE HE
HAD \ GOOD NAME AND
tie has always played the
game SquarelN-hiS JdVeTtiS-
ing is straightforward. and the
public knows that what he
says in his advertising San ne
depended upon. CO\SE-
QUENTLY He HAS sue
CEEDED.
The merchant who tells the
Vuhlic what he has tJ SELL
who gives GOOD VALUE for
the money spent with him.
gains the confidence Of the
purchasing puhlic, 50 he is al
ways able 10 keep his store well
Stocked with the products OF
reliable manufacturers. he
cause these manufacturers
want the business OF the PRO
ALERT. ADNER-
IIFLrN ~
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-14
BLANCHE BATES
SEEN In FARCE
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-05

The latest gossip about Tom Taggart
in this connection is that he will re-
main loyal to Marshall and that he will
do his best for him. but that If it
should reach a point where Marshall
would have to withdraw Taggart would
try to throw the Indiana delegation to
Governor Harmon. Taggart would not
support wilson, because he regards him
as radical This is the reason why
it has ben said that Tagart would try
to elect delegates to the national con-
vention from Indiana who would be for
Marshall iirst and Harmon next.
The resolutions adopted by the
Democratic editors at their Laporte
meeting the past week, are looked on as
mere joke, so far as they refer to the
Tom Marshall constitution. because the
editors are said to hold the belief that
the courts will knock out the law I'M
der which the constitution will be
dead one and the editors will not be
embarrassed by their resolutions. But
the Endorsement of Marshall as can
,, didate for President is regarded as a
natural thing in the course of political
affairs. Indiana democrats editors
could not, under the circumstances. do
anything but indorse the Governor for
President.