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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
Concerning the Living Lincoln.

1T was my pleasure to have know1
President Lincoln personally" said
Alexander Mcdowell, clerk of tina
house. u talked with him on several
occasions. in Washington and at thu
front, and while | knew him well
do not 1atter myself that he knew me
we'll for there was only one of him
and there were forty millions Of me
What struck me above all else was his
simplicity and everyday common
sense.
He met all men as equals, not in
patronizing way, but in a way that
said as plain as words, We are all
of one blood, and brothers. He was
a great man and he was the only one
in all the land that did not know it.
"He always remembered his early
struggles and poverty, and with SYM
pathy born of them was ever ready to
give helping hand to those compelled
to travel the road that he had been
compelled to travel in his youth and
early manhood.
"He was a Christian, not a church
member-and did by his actions what
so many do by their professions only.
His life was the golden rule in action.
He loved and had faith in his fellow.
man. and stood at all times ready to
hold the ladder firm while they as
cended and no jealous envy ever en-.
tered his mind, no matter how high
the ascent.
"He was a Republican and a parti-
san, but above all patriot and lover
Of his country. We need today par
tisan Republicans and partisan Demo.
Gratis, men who believe in their duty
and the principles Of their parties and
not so many guerrillas that feed be-
tween the lines, now on one side and
then on the other.
"Tn his death the south lost a sin
cere, honest friend and the nation
patriot."-Joe Mitchell Chapple, in
affairs at Washington" in National
Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
RARE PORTRAIT
OF "HONEST ABE"
Picture Believed to Have Been
Taken for Purposes Of Presi-
Dental Campaign.
is NOW AT LEWISTON, MAINE
History Of the Picture Is fragment
ary, Though It Seems Most Prob
able II Was Made at quincy,
Ill.,, In tho Year 1913.

A portrait OF Abraham Lincoln,
which those who are familiar with 1t
believe to be a very rare one. hangs
upon the walls OF a Lewiston law Of
fee. At all events no one has yet
been found who remembers to have
seen one just like II among any OF the
many portraits OF the martyred pres
ident which have been published so
frequently during the last few years
in many OF the leading magazines OF
the country.
The picture is a llthograph evil
IDENTIFY taken from crayon drawing
and shows Mr.. Lincoln as somewhat
younger man than the majority of his
portraits do.
Under 1t is a facsimile Of his auto
graph, together with the words: Re
publican Candidate for President,
1860" showing that it was evidently
used as a campaign portrait during
the campaign preceding his first elee.
'tion.
The portrait was obtained by the
late John Read, father of the pres
ent owner of it, at Quincy, ILL.,, during
that campaign, but who took the orig
inal from which it was made is un-
known.
Some years ago q book salesman
who saw it claimed to know some
thing about it, and said that 1t was
taken soon after the convention at
which Mr.. Lincoln was nominated,
and that the original photograph was
taken at the request of Mr.. Medill Of
Chicago, for campaign purposes. He
said further that when Mr.. Lincoln
went in to the photographers to sit
for the picture he had just come from
the barber's, and his hair was plaster
ed smoothly down upon his forehead.
but that happening to catch sight of
himself in glass, Mr.. Lincoln re-
marked that no one would know him
with his hair so smooth as that, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
THE DEMOCRAT
c. C. cARLIN, Publisher.
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cELINA OHIO
TAE BETTER WORLD.

The world was never so cheerful. 80
charitable, so solicitous for the well
fare OF the needy. so lndulgent In It's
verdicts upon the unfortunate We
place on a lofty pinnacle the chivalry
OF the middle ages We serenely ig-
more the unknightly actions and char
acters OF many OF those who appear
90 puissant advantage before ladies
whose bright eyes rained influence
IN the tournaments where men we're
che targets instead OF the animals in
a Spanish bull fight, Football is not
so bad as the contests of the glad
iators in the Coliseum, no matter
what objections the enemies OF the
thrilling modern sport may accumu-
late against it. Today there is some
thing rather stronger than a preju-
dice against the taking of human life,
in quarters where cannibalism used
20 be the accepted order, and a value
is placed upon the individual which
would have seemed absurd to the
mothers whotnrew their deformed chill
dren over the cliffs of Sparta Now
adays we have hospitals, commissions,
research laboratorles-fo what? To
keep alive those who once we're al
lowed to die because of superstition
or deliberate Indifference, says the
phiIodoIDhia Ledger We fnyeigh
against the luxurious entertainments
of "malefactors OF great wealth. and
the idle rich" We overlook the
prohigacies that antednte Sardanapo-
lus. and are more ancient than Nine.
veh and Tyre. It is good to believe
that the golden age men were better
than they are in the age OF steel. But
II Is not true.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

The proposal to restrict deer hunt
ers to the killing Of bucks suggests the
question, How can greenhorns, who
often shoot at men, mistaking them
for deer, manage to distinguish be.
tween a buck and a doe?" A North
Wisconsin settler remarks that while
It is an accident when a man is killed
for deer, and that is the end Of It,
there would be trouble when a doe
was mistaken for a buck and shot by
a "redcap" The "redcap" would have
to pay fine if the game wardens got
him-and that might keep him out OF
the woods, says the Milwaukee Wis.
consin. The settlers are glad when
the deer hunters are out Of the woods,
because then they can cut their win.
ters fuel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
Llnooln,s shrewd Advice.

Abraham Lincoln, when pTacticlng
law, was one day confronted by com
plainant against the trespassing chick;
ems of an Indifferent neighbor Be-
cause of the friendly relations exist
ing between the two families the cli-
ent did not favor a law suit, killing
the chickens might cause feud, and
a higher fence would be an insult.
"A hopeless case" said Lincoln,
you are taking the remedies from me,
However, come back tomorrow"
The next day Lincoln learned from
his client that he had two children
and his offending neighbor three.
GO home" said the lawyer after
grave reflection, boil dozen eggs
hard and color them after the man
ner of Easter eggs. After each visit
from your neighbor's chickens place
one Of the eggs In the yard. Your chill
dren will find them and when they.
question you, credit the eggs to the
offending fowls"
when my little ones learned the
source Of those colored eggs they were
wild with glee, and with them tanta-
Iized their little neighbors. Then the
neighbor's children tried to keep ths
chickens at home, and my little ones
tempted them away. After each visit
there was a colored egg and some,
times two. Those children worried
themselves sick and made their par
ents frantic. This morning load Of
palings and barb wire arrived at my
neighbor's."
II thought the plan would work
Detroit Free Press.
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

a family Of them lives in every chin
ney pot; their scolding and gossip new
er ceases
Hark! The measured tramp of feet
again! Another battalion of recruits
is marching to the railroad station.
Far down the street you can hear the
growing voices: "Slavna Bulgaria."
Tramp, tramp. tramp. "Siavna Bull
garia," The crowd swerves slowly in
the d ction Of the singing. Every
one watches anXiously. Good! say ap-
proving eyes. The quality is not de,
clining! Bulgaria still has sons of the
studiest to hurl against the Turk!
The soldiers reach the corner, turn
and disappear Nobody cheers. But
on every face glows a look of stern
pride.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
MAN WRECKS FURNITURE
Estrangcd Husband Breaks into Hcme
and Smashes His HaIf''-Jury
Uphods Him.

MinnGapolis.-A man is entitled to
break up half of the furniture in his
own home.
At least this is the decision of
jury in the district court here when
Charles F. Dougherty was accused OF
breaking into the home occupied by
his wife, and which once had been the
home of both and smashing things in
general.
Mr. Dougherty held forth to the
jury the argument that at least hail
the household goods belonged to him
and that it was his business if he
smashed them.
The jury agreed with him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
@}.WAR!,,. R.
HfH1NS3c5IyE{s5S 3IEs
ONE SWEET BREATH OF HOME
Pretty Incident In Porto Rico After
Protocol Was SIgned-Glrl Plays
"Star Spanaed Banner"

The American commissioners oil
evacuation had been in Porto RlcO's
capital perhaps two weeks. II was
lonely at the hotel. There we're, be-
sides the commissioners and their
STATS, a dozen or fifteen other Amer
leans about the place, mostly CORE
spondents and merchants, who were
following closely In the wake of the
army and navy for business reasons
They all hobnobbed together In a
brotherly sort OF way, but the Ian
guage all about them was Spanish
which none understood except Ad
miral Schley. The proprietor OF the
hotel was a Spaniard, the cooking
was essentially Spanish, the one bath
room was also essentially Spanish
being very dirty, and altogether, de
spite the courtesy of the Spaniards
and the natives, It was not very
pleasant, Everyone was longong fol
home.
One evening after a particularly
bad dinner the Americans had gath
cred in the interior court Of the hotel
to talk over matters. Admiral Schley
was naturally the center Of the group.
Next him sat General Gordon, while
the generals son, lieutenant In the
army, and Lieutenants Sears and
Wells and Ensign McCauley, Of the
Admirals staff, were close by. While
they were talking there entered a
dark-haired, dark-sklnneG girl who
looked to be no more than 13 years OF
age. She must have been older, for
later It developed that she was a
wife. With her was her husband
who on this occasion was mistaken
for her father. The girl strolled non
chalantly to the piano and her hus
band took a chair by her side. Run
ming her fingers lightly over the keys
she played some Spanish air. For a
moment then she stopped and a rip
pie Of polite applause ran around the
room.
The girl turned half way on her
stool smiled pleasantly, and again
touched the keys with her fingers. And
what a thrill went through every
American in the room as the notes
of THE Star Spangled Banner" sound
ed forth! Here was a breath OF
home, coming Unexpectedly, to some
OF the men who had helped to make
this home a place of which to be
proud. with a common impulse they
rose to their feet and stood in silence
until the hymn was ended The lit
tie girl faced around again, smiling at
the applause which greeted her deli
cate compliment.
I'VE thank you" said the admiral
in his sweetest way, and everyone
bowed
The Spaniards had heard the song
and they peered from their rooms and
peeked into the court rom the hotel
office, not sourly but in wonder at
this defiance to their flag. But no
one said word in opposition, no
doubt accepting the situation as part
of the transformation then in process.
Not for many a day had that song
been played in San Juan, because
even to hum it on the street would
have served as a signal for the mob
to rise. But this Porto Rican girl
had broken the ice and thereafter
there was always the solace of Amer
lean music for the eXiies.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

brick, the central part is clean and
green, the buildings are of brick or
stone or plaster. There are some
worthy examples of architecture-the
theater, with its lion drawn chariots
surmounting the facade; the palace,
its yellow stone harmonizing quietly
with the green of the gardens which
surround and half conceal it; the
market, with a touch of orientalism
in the mosaic about the doors, in the
design of the bricks, laid in broad red
and tan stripes; and then, above all,
the churches.
An uRshorn convalescent soldier
saunters up, the cloth of his coat still
torn where the Turkish bullet went
through And over all the busy swarm
fly flocks of loudly clattering rocks;
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

tower stars and stripes in red and
white stone.
The Lincoln Tower was inaugur'
ated July 4, 1876. The newspapers OF
the time were crowded with accounts
of the great centennial celebration, so
that It is not strange that the cere-
mony Of opening the tower was over
looked
The idea of the memorial originated
with the Hon. William f. Dodge or
New York, who at the time was visit
ing the Rev. Newman Hall, widely
known as the dissenier's bishop,
one Of the most popular English
preachers of the day Except for the
first thousand dollars, the whole cost
of the tower, which amounted to
thirty-flve thousand dollars, was con-
tributed. half in English sixpences and
half in American dimes, entirely
through the efforts OF Mr.. Hall, who
counted the work all JOY for the love
that he bore to Lincoln.
Southwark is a district Of modest
homes,-its inhabitants are people OF
small means, IL not actually poor
just the kind of plain people whom
Lincoln especially loved and trusted.
1t would please the great president
that his memorial should stand among
such surroundings, rather than in a
more conspicuous situation or moro
fashionable neighborhood. - Youth o
Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

The days when the wandering min
strel sang his song and told his story
by the yuletide board in the manor
hall, and master and men, mistress
and maids, wept and laughed together.
is gone forever The sage, the story.
teller, the singer of songs no longer
stops on his gypsy way to make us
merry and strengthen the bond Of
brotherhood with tears. But into our
homes there comes a guest, as gay,
as sad, as full of common sympathy
and human fire as ever sat by blaz-
ing hearth and strummed his battered
harp, says Golfers weekly. The story
writer touches the source OF human
emotion in the swarming life about
him and sends into a million homes
his message of laughter and of tears.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

The report of Public Printer Don.
nelly discloses the interesting fact
that the sales of postal cards last
year fell off more than 5lO,G42, 900,
compared with the previous year. The
government printing office supplied
L2SO,S95,84O postal cards in 1911 to
meet public demands, whereas only
77O,25&,299 were ordered for this year.
The explanation is found in the vast
increase in the use Of the souvenir
post card, but the revenue OF the gov
eminent has really been increased by
this discrimination, as each souvenir
card requires q one-cent stamp. The
increase in revenue is derived by the
enlarged sale Of one cent stamps, the
printing of which is less expensive
than the postal card.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
FAME OF JEZREELITES SOLD

tunately before the great tower was
completed. 1t remains unfinished to-
day, Notwithstanding the fact that at
least s22O,000 has been spent ON it.
The six storied building, roofiess
and windowless, was seized by the
contractors and remained desolate
for years until in 1906 it was occupied
by an American named Mills, who
adopted the title prince Michael"
and proclaimed himself the successor
Of "Jezreel" A little over three years
ago the temple, still windowless, was
the scene of an eviction. This is the
last time that the JeZreelites were
prominently before the public.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

without positive proof that they medf
tated the destruction Of his raven. The
learned magistrate held that the cats
having been seated" once, could
have been seated again without re-
course of bloodshed, and he incidental
ly laid down the law for cat killing
as set forth above. Whether the cats
Of Berlin laughed or not when they
heard the verdict is not known but It
certainly was enough TO make them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
Llnooln,s RelIalon.

lot of Ioose talk" has always
zone the rounds about Lincoln having
po religion. Recently a friend sent me
ne following letter, which he had
,opied from the original manuscript
IN the home of an acquaintance who
cherished it. "It is" he said, "the
most beautifully worded and the most
Eouchingly eloquent letter Of sympathy
/ ever read and could serve as model
tor all time. No one but Christian
could have written 1t.
Executive Mansion,
washington, d. c., Nov. 21, 1854
sTo Mrs. Bixby, Boston, Mass.
Dear Madam have been shown
m the files of the war department a
statement Of the adjutantgeneral of
Massachusetts that you are the moth
er of five sons who have died glori-
eusIy on the field of battle. feel
how weak and fruitless must be any
word of mine which should attempt
10 beguile you from the grief Of loss
10 overwhelming. But / cannot re-
train from rendering you the consola-
hon that may be found in the thanks
Of the republic they died to save. /
Dray that our Heavenly Father may as
vuage the anguish of your bereave-
ment and leave you only the cherished
memory of the loved and lost, and the
solemn pride that must be yours to
have laid SO costly sacrifice upon the
Altar Of freedom.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

A Chicago judge has hung up a mir
TOR in his court in which he compela
drunkards brought before him TO looB
at themselves. The sight Of them
selves as others see them has already
had reformatory effects. It IS a pity
this ingenious idea cannot be extended
in all cases Of pernicious activity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

bricks made by the Giovannetti sys-
tenn, which resists firedamp, excessive
cold and every other destructive ele-
ment, and apparently would last un-
impaired for endless ages.
The secret has been given to the
Italian government, experiments being
made with the new bricks tend rather
to confirm than shake the most ex-
agerated reports Of their durability.
Building experts declare that new
era has dawned in the construction of
large buildings Contracts being made
for all the new dwellings in TrtDoli
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
SAYS BRICK WILL LAST AGES
Lost Art Of Roman Brlckmakers Of
Twenty Centuries Ago Said to
Be Discovered.

Rome.-Giuseppe Giovannetti,
young Roman, who had already dis
covered a pigment for frescoes whose
resisting power surpasses that Of the
ancients, has now discovered the lost
art Of brickmaking as practiced by the
Romans 1000 years ago. This is the
Opinion of experts who have tested
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

Railroad passengers must carry
their own towels as well as drinking
cups, according to some constructions
Of the recent executive edict. The
next thing will, Of course, be that
every one must pack a roll Of his own
bedding. Whether we may not come
TO the point where each man must
bring his own individual porter is the
absorbing issue
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

New York-Nathanicl Jones, negro
lighthouse keeper, elated at the birth
of son, hoisted flag with the in
itials wv. j." on it, They stood for
his sons lame, but were also the in
itial code for want assistance" A
cruiser rushed to his aid. Now the
lighthouse keeper is on another job.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

What would the judge who has
ruled that women summoned for jury
service cannot get off by making
housework an excuse think If, after
spending the day in court, he had to
go home and make the beds and wash
the dishes?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

At the lengthy siege of Vicksburg
an Irish recruit, who was posted with
a musket upon one of the outposts,
was accosted by an officer with:
What are you here for?"
Faith, your honor" said Pat. with
his accustomed grin of good humor.
"Oi behave I'm here for cintury."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

A youth arrested in New York for
embezzlement blames the high cost
of courtship for his downfall Now
we understand why statistics prove
there are more crooks among bach
elors than married men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

According to statistics, Harvard
students pay more for cigarettes than
books. But, then, man can buy
books any time, while the majority OF
them outgrow cigarettes after their
callow days.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
AMONG PLAIN PEOPLE
LondOn's Tribute to Abraham
Lincoln in Appropriate Spot
Tower Erected by American and Enc
IIsh Admirers Of the Great
Emanelpator Not as Well
Known as II Might Be.

Among the American visitors who
throng London each summer there
are few who know that in South Lon
don there is a memorial to Abraham
Lincoln. It is a graceful tower and
spire attached to Christ Church, an
independent non-conformist church, In
Southwark,
over the entrance are the words
Lincoln Tower" A large stone tab
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

Papa, did you ask mamma to mar
ry you?"
"Yes, SON."
Because you loved her?"
mo, because knew she would mar
ry me whether l asked her to or not"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
One Way.

"Dibble is an indirect optimist."
What do you mean by an indirect
optimist?"
He fears the worst and then re-
joices when things turn out better
than he expected"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

Bridgeport, Conn.-Archie Babcock,
Jr., a Paterson, N. j., architect, and
son of a millionaire, was married here
in a grill room to Trixie Clarendon,
an actress.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

let inside records,
among other things,
that the tower was
built in commem'
Grafton OF the abo'
lition of slavery ef'
fected by President
Lincoln, and as a
token OF interna-
tional brotherhood. "
One of the two
large rooms in the
tower is n a m Q d
Washington.
When first erect
ed, and before the
smoke of London
had blended all in
uniform blacliness,
there could be seen
on the splre Of the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

A Rindoo, visiting this country,
says the police Of New York are too
rough. Their methods are crude
when compared to those of the thug.
gees.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
New Novel Barred from Library.

London. Fieldings novel, Tom
JONES' has been barred from the Dou-
caster Corporations free library as
Immoral
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
poo's Ride Cost s5o5.

Chicago,-It cost $595 to transport a
pomerianian dog from New York ia
this city by Pullman. The dog weighs
three pounds and is valued at $4,000
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14
An Instance.

do you believe that color can in.
fiuence people?"
Certainly. If you don't believe IL.
look at man when he's blue"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-14

contain clause stipulating that these
bricks must be used.