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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

/ have frowned, and always poor, he
had been numbered with the greatest
of the earth.
Never in his lifetime regarded as
an orator, he is enrolled among the
most gifted pleaders of all ages.
Never educated, never widely read.
never a traveller, he is conceded to
have been one of the wisest OF men.
Never a trained soldier, he COM
manded in war greater armies than
any monarch or general.
Never having had more than local
celebrity as lawyer, he had con-
ceptions of justice that were unknown
to distinguished jurists of his time
Never assuming to be a statesman
OF an economist, and never until his
call to the presidency a successfuy
manager of any enterprise, he became
a ruler who will be celebrated for
ever for wisdom, sagacity and firm
mesa.
Never the author of a verse, he has
given US poetry in prose that is i'm
perishable
The humblest, the least assertive Of
men, it fell to him in an hour Of
crushing responsibility as cammand-
er-in-chief, by the sovereign stroke of
a pen, to put human slavery in the
way of extinction.
There is no obscUrity in the phil
osophy Of such life 1t touches every
human being high or low rich or
poor, wise OF simple, strong or weak.
1t is the flesh and blood life, the life
of struggle, SORROW and achievement.
Its lessons are for all.
What have Science, Reason and re-
condite Theory to offer in place Of
such life? Nothing but words, most
of them meaningless!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Had Not Studied.

-7INCOLN'S gentle method OF
N Nj refusing peoples requests
IgU ~ which he did not see fit to
IlssSl grant is illustrated by the
following:S
A very ignorant man, whom it was
necessary to repulse, asked Lincoln
for the post of doorkeeper to the
White House. Lincoln took advantage
of the mans stupidity without hurting
his feelings.
$50 you want to be doorkeeper of
the house, eh?"
Yes, Mr.. President"
well. have you ever had any expe-
rience in BOOKKEEPING
well, no-no actual experience,
sir"
ANY theoretical experience? Any
instructions in the duties and ethics
Of BOOKKEEPING
"Umph-no."
Have you ever attended lectures on
bookkeeping?
NO, sir"
Have you ever read any text on
the subject"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

II ISyE. strive in narrow selfish ways
q w To win advancement or have praise,
q To gain rewards, to hear applause,
Il To be accounted great or wise;
Il We make convenience cause,
q And ever look with watchful eyes
!. For that approval. night or wrong,
Il Accorded by the noisy throng
81 To them that have the wit to see
Il Which way the crowds intend to fare,
Il And brazenly pretend to be
II The God-sent, glorious leaders there.
Il re. saw with vision true and clear,
i ~ And, crushing doubt and scorning fear,
4 Advanced, with conscience as his guide
Il Discerning where the course was laid,
Il He waited not for wind or tide,
Nor for the mob's approval stayed;
4 A giant where weak pygmies rose
4 To jeer and clamor and oppose,
He pressed with godlike earnestness
Il And an unconquerabIe soul
1 Through hellish hate and bloody stress,
10 die martyr at the goal.
4 CASE worry over little cares,
wv We mu,ter foolish. selfish prayers,
i And think that God will deign to heed;
| We scheme to keep our brothers back,
4 We long to dazzle or to lead,
| And sigh for riches that we lack;
We covet honors and are proud
To win the favors of the crowd
That for little while has time
To cheer u, where we strut, to let
Us fancy we have grown sublime,
And then is ready to forget.
IKE read the sad appeal that lies
wv Within his kindly. sunken eyes
And learn little of his lore;
We mark the lines upon his brow
And dmly see how much he bore.
And in our weakness wonder how:
We gaze upon the ulptured face,
And all the patient sorrows trace;
We search for vanity. for pride. i
That. human-like, he mig hit have claimed, /
Then thrust our little cares aside |,
And turn away. and are ashamed. Is
S. E. KlSER. Il
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Had Enough Generals.

11NCOLN enjoyed telling sto
lMM. ries showing the soldiers
Iy8 ~ | scoffing at rank and preten.
A picket challenged a tug
going up Broad river, South Carolina
with:
who goes there?"
1.-THE secretary of war and Major
General Foster" was the pompous re.
ply.
GAY! We've got major generals
enough up here. Why don't you
bring US up some hardtack?"
Here Is story showing the strong.
ly emotional side of Lincoln's nature:
The president paid visit to what
was supposed to be the deathbed of
young and brave Major Charles H.
HoughtOn. The president asked to
see the wound which was taking away
SO noble life. The bandages were
removed and then Lincoln groaned
out aloud
ooh, this war! This awful, awful
war!"
He sobbed like child and shame
lessly let the hot tears trickle down
his cheeks. They made burrows in his
dusty, travel-stained face and fell upon
the spotless white sheets. He then
took the pale face of this boy Of
twenty between his hands and kissed
it just below the damp, tangled hair
"My boy" he cried out, weeping,
you must live! You must live!"
The first CLEAN of real throbbing
life came into the dull eyes of the boy
major. He recognized the president
and managed to drag his hand to his
forehead as if in salute.
81 intend to, sir" were the words
family uttered by the boy.
And strangely enough, though all
hope had been given up by the physi-
clans, he lived.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

No"
Have you conversed with anyone
who has read such a book?"
mo, sir; Pm afraid not, SIR"
well. then, my friend, don't you
see that you haven't a single qualifi-
cation for that important post?" said
Lincoln in a reproachful tone.
Eyes, l do" said the applicant, and
he took leave humbly, almost CRATE
fully.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

for burial the body of his wife. She
had been with the regiment down
south and was accidentally killed
Stanton Immediately refused to give
the permit and the colonel went to
see Lincoln.
The president was very much de.
pressed by some adverse event and
told the colonel very bluntly that such
a request could not be entertained for
a moment. The colonel was in terrible
grief at the idea of not being able
to bury his wife at home. All the
consolation that Lincoln gave him was
to remark:
Sadness Is the common heritage Of
US all, and we must all take our
share"
The colonel in despair left the pres
ident and went to his rooms. Need.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

Trains Leave the following sta
tons daily except Sunday.
In EFFECT SEPTEMBER 2s, 1913
No. u No IS No. 30
Cambridge Jet. 5:Io a. m. o:To a. m. 7:oop. m
Jacksonville SIs Ola 7;o4
Cambridge 5:zS gao 7Io
Connections are to be made at
Essex Junction as follows: No ~
with the Mail Train for all New
England Points: No 26 with the
New England States Limited Bx-
press for New England Points aud
with Local Passenger tor Montreal
No. 40 with the Night Express for
all New England Points.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

"For him her old-worid moIds aside
she threw,
And choosing sweet clay from the
breast
OF the uneNhausted west,
With stuff untainted shaped a hero
new.
Wise, stesdfaot IN the strength o.
God, and true" Lowell
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

low the court from county to county;
but although most of the lawyers
travelled to only three or four coun-
ties, Judge Davis, Mr. Lincoln, and
Leonard SWEET went the whole cir
cult; Davis because he had to, Liza
coin because he loved it, and SWEET
because he loved their company.
1t was in court week that my pi-
Iano arrived in Decatur. The wagon
backed up to the steps Of the Ma
con house. where l was staying, but
the question how to unload it puzzled
the landlord. Just then the court
adjourned and crowd appeared. The
men gathered curiously around the
wagon that blocked the entrance.
There is a piano in that box that
this woman here wants some one to
help unload" explained the landlord.
''Who will lend a hand?"
A tall gentleman stepped forward,
and throwing of a gray Scotch shawl,
said, Come on, SWEET, you are the
next biggest man"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
lINCOLN'S LIFE
AN INSPIRATION
Why He viii for All Time Be Num-
bered With the Greatest of
the Earth.

HERE are charac-
tiers so great that
their memorials
are tributes to
those who read
them. 1t is so
W i t h Abraham
Lincoln. To pre-
serve a fame that
is undying, the
appropriation by
congress of ST.
600 600 was not
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

k-&E12SI tended to all the labor
about the farm himself. By
some accident or other he was inca
pacitated for further manual work and
his farm was about to go to waste.
He bethought himself of his two sons
and wished eagerly that at least one
of them were now with him. He de-
termined to go to Lincoln and ask for
the release of one of his sons. Most
of his friends told him that his efforts
would be fruitless. Nevertheless he
went. He explained his dilemma to
the president, who seemed rather un-
certain. He also knew that Stanton
would grow angry and resent such an
action.
Finally he said: "All right, I'll let
you keep. one son and we will keep
the other You can tell Stanton that
[ have given all the members of con-
gress the privilege of discharging one
soldier, but don't tell it to the MEM
bers of congress"
The boy was discharged, and need
less to say none of the members of
congress exercised their supposed
right of discharging soldiers, of which
right they were unaware.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

V eg e t bic Com
pound did for me.
l suffered dreadful
pains and was very
irregular. I became
alarmed and sent for
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V g e ia bic Com
pound. I took itreg-
ularly until l was
without a cramp or
pain and felt like
apothar parcOn and
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

The man who halted on third
base to congratulate himself lost
the chance to make a home run.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
New STORIES
OF LINCOLN
They Are'Still 70 be found
and Here Are Some Good
Ones Gathered from
Various Sources
MAJOR MOSES

MAJOR MOSES
VEALE tells a
story Of Lincoln
which has not be.
fore been printed,
and it shows again
the great humane
heart of the great
martyr.
A colonel came
one day to Stan
ton to get a per.
init to carry north
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
EVER READY TO
DO KINDLY ACT
Concert Singer Tells How Abra-
ham Lincoln Helped to Move
Her Piano.

HEN court was in
session in Deca-
tur, ILL.,, Judge Da-
v / s presided.
Court week was
always looked for
with great inter-
est by the people
of the county
seat. II was GUS
tomary for the
entire bar of the
district to fol-
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

speak it was hot and dusty and every
body was tired.
You have heard people talk OF
Douglas for president he said. He
will never be president, however, and
I'll tell you why. The people Of the
United States will never elect a man
president who wears a linen duster
that trails the ground. His coat tail
Is too long
This caused a great laugh and put
eyery one in a good hpmor."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
zone War at a Time"

- -. NERHAPS no single sentence
lM of Lincoln's had more per-
kSEs%g-WH vasive influence than one of
K@SsSS19 five words, uttered at time
when the country was seeth-
ing with Indignation over the course
of the administration in yielding to
the demand of England for the return
of the Confederate commissioners, Ma
son and Slidell, taken by an American
man OF war from a British vessel on
the high seas, which demand, though
insolent, was in accord with interna-
tional law. To the perspiring patriots,
who were vexing the air with clamor.
GUS protests, the careworn magistrate
simply replied: Zone war at a time"
That Gained the storm. The country
interpreted his words to mean: "Be
patient, fellow citizens, and we'll get
even with that big bully later on" Lin.
coin knew human nature.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

into telling the truth without knowing
it, Lincoln said it reminded him of a
black barber in Illinois, notorious for
lying who, hearing some of his Gus
toners admiring the planet Jupiter,
then shining in the evening sky, said:
"Sho, I've seen that star before.
seen him way down in Georgy." The
president continued: Like your Cali
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
this W0MAN'S
SICKNESS
Quickly Yielded To Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Baltimore, Md. az am more than
glad to tell what Lydia E. Pinkham's
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
HAS CANE MADE BY LINCOLN
Kansas City Man Ranks Memento
Among the Most Precious of
His Possessions.

+ So RIA HAWORTH of Kansas
4: 4: i; e: is: s: ); : T.; i:
Lincoln. They are made of
the wood of a black walnut tree,
which was cut down by Lincoln him
self. Around the top of the cane is
a band of German silver, upon which
Is engraved: ITO Ira Haworth from
Abraham Lincoln, 1860"
The cane was whitfield out by Lin
coin
Yes, Old Abe gave them to me-"
said Mr.. Haworth as he drew the
relics from a tin case in which he
Keeps them. "He gave them to me
when | was chairman of the township
committee in his home county. |
used them during Tie campaign of
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Concerning Lies.

OAH BROOKS relates. that
when he had been at some
pains, one day., to show the
president how a California
politician had been coereed
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Didn't Tell Congress.

FARMER in Maine had two
sons serving in the army
and in their absence he
tended to all the labor
about the farm himself. BY
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

1NCOLN enjoyed telling sto.
ries showing the soldiers
scoffing at rank and preten.
sion.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-16

y
And in prison housed;
And there, with many a doleful song
Made of wild words, her cup of
wrong
She fearfully caroused.
Farewell, and when thy days are told,
Inflated Jane, in haIlowed mould
Thy corpse shall buried be;
For thee a funeral bell shall ring,
And all the congregation sing
A Christian psalm for thee.
Excellent, madam" said Jim
Bryce automatically, but don't you
think it is little too gloomy for the
Sentinel to publish?"
Gloom does folks good" said the
old lady. Besides l want to get my
name printed. l haven't never had
any of my poems printed yet, and if
folks likes this I've got nigh on a
quire of 'em I'll bring around to you"
Jim dismissed little old Mrs. Saun-
derson with a sort of promise, but,
when she was gone, he sat scratching
his head in perplexity. He was a
young man and had young mans
ambition to make his paper medium
of culture in Four Corners. And to
print such doggerel as that would be
to hold up the Sentinel to contempt
and execration.
Perhaps, being a young man, he
overestimated the popular apprecia-
ton of poetry in his native town. At
any rate, he could not bring himself
to insert it. He laid it aside in a
pigeon-hole.
why hain't my poem appeared in
the Sentinel this week." inquired
little Mrs. Saunderson, meeting the
editor on the street the day after the
weekly's next appearance.
why, Mrs. Saunderson, thought
I'd better hold it over a while" an
swered Jim. You know we are over
stocked with contributions of all I
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-16
Nov Then, When's That Poem of
Mine Going To Appear?"

it myself. 1 hadn't thought 1 had the
gift of poetry till l was along on sew
enty, but when Jane took mad and
died up to the asylum it sort of loos-
>ened me up"
Jim Bryce, being only twenty-five,
and sympathetic by nature, took the
ill-scrawled manuscript and read as
follows:
God held thee, Jane! Such pains she
had
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-16

THE POETS CORNER =
= +
BY Harold Carter.
Copyright by w. G. Chapman.)
What can~I do for you, madam"
inquired Jim Byree, editor of the
-Four Corners Sentinel as the little
old lady approached his desk timidly
81 want you to publish a poem on
my daughter Jane" she said. 81 writ
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-16

and Corbett wanted to get at each
other with axes, to beat each other
to pulp, and a restricted club fight
did not appeal to them, even with a
$4,000 consideration.
Knowing the character of the fight
promised, men were offering $3.50 for
seat on the barge that carried the
battlers up to Suisun bay. Perhaps
100 finally managed to get on, al
though originally there were to be
but 10 to a side. ...s .........,
Before that limited audience l saw
Choynsh take frightful licking and
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-16

not cutting loose his best brand of
stuff, it being. too early for regular
big league arm to show its best puz-
Element.
Young Austin Walsh, w. |. Ieag-
uer, is rapidly cementing himself a
place in the Chicago outfeld. Austin
was never heard from before these
two games, but he has surely batted
himself to the fore, at least for the
present. His contribution yesterday
was pair of singles. ...-5
Johnny Farrell, the local boy, is.
putting up strong fight for second
base. His fielding is up to the mark,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-16
NAT GOODWIN WAS A SECOND IN. CORBETT'S
FAMOUS BARGE BATTLE" ~
BY EDDIE GRANEY

Here's a secret that many surprise
many staid matron who as matt
nee worshipper of Nat Goodwin, the
actor, went away disappointed from
the old Baldwin Theater in San FRAN
cisco 25 years ago when it was an
nounced that her idol was sick" and
could not appear.
1t is interviewer with one of the
most ferocious ring battles l have
ever witnessed $4,000 grudge
fight between Joe Choynski and Jim
Corbett, now famous as the Barge
Battle of 1885," in which Goodwin
acted as second.
What a shock it would have been
to his fair admirers to have. known
that Nat was choosing the resound-
ing smack of fists upon bloody faces
to the gloved plaudits of the lorg-
nette wielders when he telephoned
the theater, saying:
"Give 'em back their money, Pm
sick"
But l didn't blame him. That was
the fight of lifetime.
With Goodwin, Jack Dempsey and
1 were in Choynsh's corner. while
Tom Williams, the race track man,
Porter Ashe, prominent attorney, and
Billy Delaney seconded Corbett.
The California Club of San Fran
cisco had offered them $4,000 to
stage the fight there, but Choynski
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-16

and he is making name as a batter,
clouting a double and single yester-l
day
The Feds, are reported to have
sought an alliance with the Atlantic
League in order to. have a farm for
any men not found up to the stand
ard required. They we're turned down,
In the American Bowling Congress
meet at Buffalo, Chicagoans are lead
ing in all events Howard Majors are
first in the five-man, with 1881.
Schmidt and Williams head the dou-
bles, with 1929, and E. Hess is top
man in the singles, with 642.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-09-09
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DIFFERENTIATION OF HEIR
SHIP
No. 1924


In the Matter of the Estate of Clar-
monde Velut, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that on Mon
day. the 18th day Of October; q u u
d day: OF the September. isi4 Term Of the
County Court of Prowers County, in tbs
state 9f Sf saia e eeha w
pear before the Judge of said Court.
present my final settlement as such
Administrator, pray for the approval OF
the same and Viii then ASK 70 pc 1t
interest may appear and present OBJ
jections to the same. If any there be.
That at said time. and place the Court
Will receive and hear proofs concern
ing the heirs of said deceased. .pur-
suant to the verified petition of Maui
said deceased, heretofore filed hereon;
saking for a judicial ascertainment and
REORGANIZATION of the heirship of said
estate, and from which 1t appears mat
Prowers County. Colorado: Joseph We
Tut. residing at Lamar. Prowers SoHn
~, Colorado and Lucy Velut roster.
residing at Dubuque. Iowa, are heirs
Now, Therefore. Any and all persons
who are or who claim to be heirs e
law Of said Clarmonde velut. deceased.
are hereby requested to be ana appear
thereat, or abide the determihatio" Vi
Dated at Lamar. Colorado. this sec
ond day Of September. a; D. 1914;
Aaninistrator of the Estate of Clar-
k. DOUGHTY. Attorney.
First pub. Sept q. 1911.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-09-09
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
AND DETERMINATION OF HEIR
SHIP
No. 1923
In the Matter Of the Estate of Eliza
b. Peters, Deceased.

No. 1123
In the Matter Of the Estate of Eliza
b. Peters. Deceased
Notice Is hereby given that on Mon
1914. al the hour of ten a: n OF said
days of the September Term OF t ne
State of Colorado. J., Isaac Grimsley'
Administrator of said estate; VIII ap-
pear before the Judgs of said sucS
a the sams. and viii then ask 70 be dis:
s Shiek si%s and place any p person in il
jeetions to the same. II any there be:
That at said time and place the Court
ing the heirs q saia deceased, pur-
nile 1! Hackett. claimant as heir at law
OF said deceased, heretofore filed here.
In asking for tudeiaahi aseeEtainmen mt
said estate, and from which i appears
that Fannie I. Hackett. residing at
sss To- the and
+. smith, Reba Smith. Rena Smith and
Of George Henry Smith. deceased. who
was a brother of the deceased Eliza,
beth B. Peters. and all residing at
Eliza b. Peters. deceased.
Now, Therefore. ANY and all pers ons
wno az are .s Ss ThH Eliza e g.
are hereby required to be and appear
thereat. or abide the determination of
Dated at Lamar. Colorado. this sec
'"N N' " ISAAC GRiMsLEY.
Administrator.
]. X. DOUGHTY. Attorney.
First pub. Sept. 2, 1914.
Last pub. Sept. 80. 1914.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-09-09
NOTICE OF sHERIFF's SALE

ur SSy.es Aa j. hsrf "a Fvs" mat the
County Court within and for PR Pr1'v ;1ss
WI erein Annie F. Heaton was plaintiff
tionai Bank Of Granada, Colorado. a
corporation. and H u6Lne ton Were Were
iff of Prov ers County. Colorado. was
commanded and directed to sell at pub
n ric aaftion and aa' premises in Prowers
c eeSRSt Colorado. described as fol-
''T The South Forty t4o) feet Of the east
eighty lS0) feet of Lot sixteen q6).
Block Twenty-four t2D; in the Origi-
e e9i wi t% all h the priyieges and appurt.
enances to the property belonging and
all the rents. issues and Profits which
the improvements. rights. reversions.
remainders and Entertainments thereun-
to belonging or In anywise appertain-
The said sale was by the said de-
cree ordered to be made d for At the puo,
RHsf co phh funded. thirty four and s.:
100 DolIaEs SsIss4sS2 IL said aGtion
t tn from ,9 q the eu Said ID defendants
Bent and ]. w. Bent. together with In
ss5ss5 sfs the at ed fh day of
Of sale. the said sale to be made in the
formity with the decree aforesaid.
Therefore, pursuant to the aforesaid
decree and command, /. John A Simp-
son, Sheriff of Prowers County, Colo
RADIO. do hereby give public notice that
4. d. 1914. at ten o'clock A. NJ. of said
day at the west front door Of the
County Court House, in the city of
Lamar, Prowers County. Colorado.
will expose for sale and sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
for. cash the aforementioned real es-
said. with all the right. title and in
terest. of the defendants hsreinbefore
named, and each and all of them and of
all other person or persons IN and to
the aforesaid property SO to be sold
as in the Aforesaid decree, to which
reference is hereby made, is specifical-
ly provided
Colorado, this 25th day of August. A.
JOHN A. SIMPSON,
Sheriff and Acting Sheriff Of Prowers
First pub. Aug. Is, 1914:
Last pub. Sept 1s, 1914.