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Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12
| |NCOLN, MAN
OF THE PEOPLE
Many Reasons Why He Has Just
Iy Been Given the Title of
Typical American.
Firm Believer Always in the Concep-
tIon Of Democracy Which Is the
Foundation of Our Naticn-His
Many High Qualities Worthy
of Emulation.

TO save Abraham Lincoln from
deathly apotheosis of the steel
engraving has been laudable
effort Of recent years. OF course
It will not prevent the process of leg
end making which works upon the
earthly reality of every great man, and
in due time leaves him a desiccated
abstraction existing for the heavy
boredom of childhood. Even Lincoln,
with his vital, homely outlines, his
intimate, endearing faults, and strong
flavor of his day. must come to this
turn.
One hundred and seven years ago
Lincoln was born. Fifty-one years ago
he was shot by John Wilkes Booth,
and on the next day he died, the first
"martyred president" A great wave
OF passionate sorrow, gratitude and af
fection swept the North. The process
Of apotheosis began. Today it may be
observed in the sanctified generalities
Of Lincoln orations, editorials, poems
and articles.
"SNS0 " TtaIbCTJs
The central idea of the overwhelm.
Ing majority Of these tributes is Lin
coin, the man Of the people, the typi.
cal American. Year after year on
February IL and frequently through
out the year we hear this confident
summary and without examining it. Is
this mental inertia or are we uncon-
sclously moved by the fattery implicit
In this idea? An editorial in the New
Republic suggests the latter. The real
purpose Of Lincoln-day speakers is not
30 much to eulogize Lincoln, this jour-
nal declares, as to flatter the audience.
New View Of Great President.
The reproach has more of Justice
than we like to think. The orator is
the courtier of democracy fattering
the sovereign citizen as grossly as
ever an emperor was flattered. The
hattery Of indirect praise is unusually
delicate and insidious, and it is well
for us to examine it coolly The New
Republic puts it sharply away. "In
point of fact Mr.. Lincoln was super
hclally man Of the people, and funda-
mentally unique, distinguished and
wholly exceptional individual In Ger.
tain salient respects he was the least
typical Of Americans. Americans, par
ticularly those of Lincoln's own gener-
alton and neighborhood, were essen
TALLY active, aggressive and objective
men, whose lives were given over to
practical external affairs, who sub
ordinated everything else to the de-
mands of practical achievement, and
whose individuality consisted in living
ordinary lives in an extraordinarily
energetic manner. They were super
ocial. discursive, easy-going. quarrel
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

During the war members of the Eng
lish Royal Flying Corps have flown a
distance approximately equal to four
times around the world.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

Use Murine after Exposure in Cold,
Cutting Winds and Dust. 1t Restores
Refreshes and Promotes Eye Health.
Good for all Eyes that Need Care.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago.
Sends Eye Book on request.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

The 0ftener q man fails the more he
is addicted to the acVice-giving habit.
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Robert Wilson, 10 years old, died at
his home in Havre de Grace from in
juries received when he was thrown on
rock from a sled on which he had
been coasting. Other boys in the
party at first paid no attention when
young Wilson did not rise from the
ground after his mishap. But finally,
becoming alarmed, they rushed to the
spot and, noticing that he was uncon.
scious, hurried him to the Office of
physician, where he died almost on
arrival
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierces Pleasant Pellets They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
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If fortunes wheel doesn't turn tc
gllit you, put your shoulder to it and
give It another whirl.
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His Price.

Mrs. B.-Did your gown cost much?
Mrs. W.-Only one good cry.
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Sand is a very useful thing or. the
ach, but it's the dickens ia your
eye.
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STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
Latest Happenings Cleaned
From All Over the State.
LIVE NOTES AND COMMENTS

]. King, of Baltimore, was fined SIS
and costs at ElktOn for practicing op-
tometry without license.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12
Unkind.

"A penny for your thoughts"
Gould you pay cash if l accepted
your offer?"
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

Somehow an engaged couple usually
thinks that all the insane people are
in asylums.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

Fire destroyed the barn of Andrew
Zimmerman, near Cearfoss, Washing
ton county.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

The city of Copenhagen is daily con.
suming about $4,000 pounds of Ameri.
can salt pork.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

The United States Senate confirmed
]. v. Sweeney as postmaster at Ha-
gerstown.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

Fifteen Baltimoreans and Washing
tOnians were arrested in Hyattsville
for alleged violations of the automobile
laws.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

Over 200 members of the local
oranges in Montgomery, Prince
Georges and Howard counties attend
ed the meeting of the Pomona Grange,
which was held in the Highland
lyceum, Howard county, under the
auspices of the Patuxent Grange. After
the regular business of the grangers,
resolution was passed urging the adop-
tion of the land title registrative sys-
tenn that would furnish a sound basis
for rural credits.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

One man was killed and two injured,
one perhaps fatally, when a Washing
ton automobile crashed into a tree on
the Baltimore Turnpike, near Bladens-
burg.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

Jeremiah Fisher, II years old, died
at Deerfeld, his wife, Mrs. Sallie
Fisher. having died of pneumonia the
day before. Her husband was critical
ly ill when she died, being delirious,
and was never told of her death.
Middletown transcript., 1916-02-12

The Mayor and Council of Hagers-
town have approved bill, drafted by
City Attorney Alexander R. Hagner, to
be introduced into the Legislature
creating city park commission of five
members, three to serve two years
and two to serve three years without
pay.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-11
Una fuerte censura con
ira la prensa enemi-
ga de Carranza

BROWNSVILLE, Tex. Mario 20.
Los ~periodicos que gentlemen noti-
cias ' art;culos contrarios = Venus
tiamo Carraaza como Representative
del gobierno lie facto Ell Mexico Sc
ran barridoS de Matamoros. ,egin
declaration que han hecho ALI las
autC~idades carranciStaS. Las 6rde-
res que para lIevar I ca5o semsjan-
- arbitrar;edad Sc nan ianzado por
e. Primer Jefe, alcanzaa hasta las
o~ficinas de cor-eoS. las c~uaieS, Sc
gun dichas ordenes. deben confiS-
= los dichos peri6dicos y destruir-
los. Tn americana cue fue aver 4
Matamoros con UT ejemplar de IN
~periGdico de los Estados Unidos- IL
vo el disgusto de ser llevado ante al
guna autoridad. quien lie reccgio eI
~peri6dico. contra ,oda ley : contra
TODD derecho.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-11
YARIOS OFIC!ALES ClRRANGIS,
TAS FDERON FJSNhD0S
CERCA De TORRfON

LAREDO. Tex. Mario l0.-Earios
oficia,eS carrancistas y veintlcu2t"o
p~articulareS fueron fuSiiadoS haze
tres dias por los revolucionarios an
ticarranciStas. a pocas millas dc IA
ciudad de Torre6n. Ia noticia cS
completamente autentica. Los eE-
Dresados oficiales carrancistaS : los
c~iyiies dc ~quienes Sc trat2 fueroa CO.
gidos en- I'm tren que iba de Torre0n
q Monterrey. Suponese que los 81
vilcs ejecutados eran ~empleados :
partidarios del gohierno &c tacto. Dor
cue todoS los demas Dasajeros con-
tirua-ou SUI viaje sin que Sc les mo-
Iestara en- 10 mas mlrimo.
D!cese que los a~sa!tantes del tren
e,au villistas, bajo el mando del CO
ronel Chac6n. Entire los o~ticial2S eje-
cutados Sc hallaba III tenierte. coro-
mel. dos mayores ' vari0S oficiales
de mener graduation.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-11
los aquj:

San Antonio. Texas. Mario de 1916.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-11

Una joven Que c>ta3a perdida-
mantc "namorada lie un maacebo
lie ~ miSma edad. le pregunt6 { IS
to. IN OCCASION de darse r~eciprocaS
prueDaS de carino.
-sAsIStiraS 4 mi entjerro :. NIUE
70 an,cs que IL?
-;pues 10 he dc as!Stir. con mu-
rho suS:o. para dHn1oStTarte mi ca
rIho-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-03-11

NJ Il caS5S con mule" alameda '
.habIadora. aun,Iue IT, nncante Y ma
raviiIa I'll hermU>ura.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25

save your stealings, but we'll do It.
And from the noise they are making
down that way, think you are wise in
suggesting haste. But first there is a
question of common justice to be
settled. An hour ago, or such a mat
ter, you sent a part Of your sheriff g
posse up to seize the Little Susan and
TO arrest David Massingale-"
"It's-it's a lie!" stammered Cort-
wright. Somebody has been trying to
backcap me to you'll"
Brouillard looked up, frowning.
"You are good bit older man than
am, Mr.. Cartwright, and / sha'n't
punch your head. But you'll know why
I ought to when tell you that my in
formant is Miss Amy Massingale.
What have you done with old David?"
The man who had lost his knack of
bluffing came down and stayed down.
"He's-he's over at the hotel" he
stammered.
"Under guardT
"well-y-yes."
Brouillard pointed to the telephone
on the wall.
go and call up your crowd and get
1t here. Tell Judge Williams to bring
the stock he Is holding, and Scher-
merhorn to bring the Msssingale
notes. and your man Jackson to bring
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
MSSS CHAPTER XIV ~
The Terror i

When Brouillard reached the side
walk the upper avenue was practically
deserted. But in the eastern residence
district, and we'll around to the north,
new storm-centers were marked by the
increasing number of fires. Brouillard
stopped and faced toward the distant
and invisible Timanyonis. A chill au-
tumn breeze was sweeping down from
the heights and the blockading wall Of
the great dam turned 1t into eddies
and dust-pillared whirls dancing in the
empty street.
Young Griffith sauntered up with his
Winchester in the hollow of his arm.
Anything new?" he asked.
NO." said Brouillard. II was Just
thinking that little wind would go a
long way tonight, with these crazy
house-burners loose on the town." Then
he turned and walked rapidly to the
government headquarters, passed the
sentry at the door of the mapping
room; and out of the fireproof vault
where the drawings and blueprint
duplicates were kept took small tin
dispatch box.
He had opened the box and had
transferred slip of paper from 1t to
the leather-covered pocket field book
which served him for a wallet, when
there was a stir at the door and Cast
ner hurried In, looking less the clergy
man than the Woodworking peace Of
fcer
more bedlam," he announced. 81
want Gassman or Handley and twenty
or thirty good men. The mob has gone
from wrecking and burning to murder
ing. 'Pegleg' John was beaten to death
In front Of his saloon a few minutes
ago. 1t is working this way. There
were three fires in the plaza as came
through"
See Grislow at the commissary and
tell him I sent you" said the chief.
I'D go with you, but I'm due at the
Metropole."
Good. Then Miss Amy got word to
you? / was just about to deliver her
message"
Miss Massingale? Where Is she.
and what was the message" demand
ID Brouillard.
Then you haven't heard? The Lit
tie Susan Is in the hands Of sheriff's
posse, and David Massingale is under
arrest on some trumped-up charge
selling ore for his individual account.
or something Of that sort. Miss Amy
didn't go into particulars, but she told
me that she had heard the sheriff say
1t was a penitentiary offense."
But where Is she now?" stormed
Brouillard.
"Over at the hotel. I supposed you
knew; you said you were going there"
Brouillard snatched up the dispatch
box and flung It into the fireproof.
While he was locking the door Cashier
went in search of Grislow, and when
Brouillard faced about. another man
stood In the missionary's place by the
mapping table. It was Mr.. ]. Wesley
Cartwright
81 didn't think I'd have to ask q
tayor Of you again. Brouillard. but
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
CHAPTER xxIIl-Continued.


"Great heavens!" he exclaimed. To
days the day! In the hustle had for
gotten 1t, and I'll bet old David has
II he hasn't simply ignored 1t. That
accounts for the reunion at the Metro
pole!"
Don't worry" said Harlan easily.
"The bank has gone, vanished. shut up
shop. At the end of the ends. l sup
pose, they can make David pay; but
they can't very we'll cinch him for not
meeting his notes on the dot"
'Massingale doesn't really owe them
anything that he can't pay" Brouillard
asserted. by wiring and writing and
digging up figures, we found that the
capitalizing stockholders, otherwise j..
Wesley Cartwright, and possibly
6chermerhorn. have actually invested
fifty-two thousand dollars, or, rather,
that amount of Massingale's loan has
been expended in equipment and pay
rolls. Three weeks ago the old man
got the smelter superintendent over
here from Red Butte and arranged for
an advance of fifty-two thousand dol
lars on the ore in stock, the money to
be paid when the first train of ore
cars should be on the way In. 1t was
paid promptly in New York exchange.
and Massingale Endorsed the 6raft over
to me to be used in the directors meet
ing. which was never held"
go over and fash Massingale's fifty
two thousand dollars at 'em. They'll
turn loose. I'll bet yellow cur worth
fifteen cents that they're wishing there
was train out of this little section of
Sheol right now. Hear that!"
The crash Of an explosion ratified
the windows, and the red loom on the
Jacks mountain side Of the town
leaped up and became a momentary
glare. The fell spirit Of destruction.
of objectless wreck and ruin, was
abroad, and Brouillard turned to the
stairway door.
I'll have to be making the rounds
again." he said. "The Greeks and Ital-
fans are too excitable to stand much Of
this. Take care of yourself; I'll leave
Grit and dozen Of the TRUSTEES to look
after the shop"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25

seems as II Il were only last night
Where am I nowf-not chat It makes
any difference. 30 long as I'm with
YOU"
you are at home-our home; at the
Little Susan Mr.. Leshington had
the men carry you up hero. and Mr..
Ford ran a special train ali the way
from Denver with the doctors.
Stevie's bullet struck you in the head.
and-and we all thought you we're 60
ing to die"
I'm not" he asserted, In feebly des-
perate determination. I'm going to
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
By Francis Lynde
COPYRIGHT BY
Charles Sribaef's Sons

needs must when the devil drives" he
began, with an attempted assumption
Of his former manner. I'VE didn't know
the newspapers didn't tell us any
thing about this frightful state of at
fairs, and"
Brouillard had suddenly lost his de-
sire to hurry.
"Sit down, Mr.. Cartwright" he said.
IT was just coming over to see you
to congratulate you and Mr.. Schermer-
horn on your return to Mirapolis. We
have certainly missed the mayor, not
to mention the president of the COM
mon council"
"Of course-yes," was the hurried
rejoinder. but that's all over. You
said you'd get us, and you did. ] don't
bear malice. If you had given me one
more day I'd have got you; the stuff
that would have broken your neck with
the Washington people was all writ
ten and ready to put on the wires. But
that's past and gone, and the next
thing Is something else. There Is a
lot of money and securities locked up
in the Niquola hank vault. We've come
to clean up. and we brought few
peace officers along from Red Butte
for guard. The miserable scoundrels
are scared stiff; they won't stir out Of
the hotel. Bongras tells me you've got
your force organized and armed-can't
you lend US fifty or hundred huskies
to keep the mob OF while we open that
bank vault?"
Brouillard's black eyes snapped, and
the blood danced in his veins. The OPP
portunity for which he would have bar
tered Ormuz' treasure had come to
him-was begging him to use It,
81 certainly can" he admitted, an
swering the eager question and empha-
sizing the potentially.
But will you? that's the point. Well
| make it worth your while. For Gods
sake, don't say no, Brouillard! There's
pretty we'll up to a million in that
vault, counting odds and ends and
left-overs. Schermerhorn oughtn't to
have left it. I thought he had sense
enough to stay and see it taken care
| Of. But now"
But now the mob is very likely to
wreck the building and dynamite the
vault, you were going to say. l think
it is more than likely, Mr.. Cartwright,
and wonder that it hasn't been done
before this. It would have been done
II the rioters had had any idea that
you'd left anything worth taking. And
1t would probably wreck you and Mr..
Schermerhorn If 1t should get hold of
you; you've both been burned in effigy
half a dozen times since you ran
away"
ooh, good Lord!" shuddered the
magnate make it two hundred of
your men, and let's hurry. You won't
turn us down on this. Brouillard?"
mo 1t is no part Of our duty to
go and keep the mob off while you
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
Billy Sunday No Pacificist

of well of peace. We must fight well as
would be God Save the ngF
instead of " if hadn't been for the blood
chasing the black through the and cane
Spain would still tearing at the
hadn't the flag of Mexico would be
inc over Texas New Mexico Nevada California believe
believe baeshp and submarines and II OF the
find whether the American
believe in the Monroe Doctrine something If they do
would like to be colonel regmen"B Sunday the Evangelist
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
Always Disregarded History

If the European read Alright the true lessons of
history it will WELL We have always misead dis
regarded military history of the United Saes So great the
conflict however, that it hoped that may be opened 1t
hear the tramp the millions OF trained SOL
e Europe the umbng of the thousands of cannon without at
northumberland Stockton, j.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
THE END.
Patriotic.

as this a good arr" asked the bros.
pective purchaser
1T is the ne plus ultra, ma'a an
swered the cultivated salesman.
"Oh, don't wish a car Of foreign
make. I'll have an American car. or
none at al"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
The Cost of Unpreparedness

Every battlefield of the of 1861 proof to the world of
of the disciplined American soder but in achieving this reu
overwhelmed with debt from which
suffering while nearly every family in the land plunged into
mourning. UPTON
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25
Aeroplanes as Life Savers
Powerful Flyers Some Day Will Be Used to
Guard Property and Lives of the Nation
in Peace as Well as in War.
BY REAR ADMIRAL ROBERT E. PEARY
Chairman National Aerial Coast Patrol Commission

| have laid down the axiom that aeropanes are
life well as life MASTERS and that their real
mission in this complicated age of ours is for the for
service primarily its services for the latter use
being only necessity in time of war;
Even machine however, the acceptance
both of the land and water variety saves the lives of its
people in direct ratio to its success in keeping hostile
invaders away. This is specially true of peaceful
nation like ours, whose military and naval power
if greatly augmented in the near future will be used for
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-08-25


defense only and aid nexcusabe ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The value of aircraft life illustrated
the patrol advocated National Aerial Patrol
acknowledged Let consider briefly coming
activities of the aircraft on land.
One of the great for aeropan the future will fire
fighters The time is almost at hand when giant planes larger than
know OF and with speed greatly above the of IS to 100
miles hour which prevails the present time will be equipped
TALLY like land apparatus Rushing without hndran through the
air at $50 to 200 miles hour carrying rhn and
fully equipped aerial fire toward
the buildings and extnguh the flames with chemicals long before
the department blaze
will be done for that the modern syscraper hard
the fire gets good and great sometimes fatal delay
due getting up o the fire it the upper stories
To the aerial department will difficulty at
,.,,, -. sixtieth, SEVENTEEN eightieth story,
O S 10y ~ 's the fysevenh floor in the WOOL
'"0 VII IS"e" 'oo worth building in New York, will be
fly for the land fire fighters the eighth
or ninth floor.
Walter Miles, just
from umpha tour of Japan and China while flying Mneo
York city, that the dwelling of citizen fire before
anybody else about it. Niles flew the conhgraion and
above the house such that the alarm
people the and the fire put out If this
merely jaun the afternoon it
not difficult to believe great deal can accomplished by full
hedged fire department
Aeropane fly speed city give
ngborng city distress They will be fire fighters if that what
has been called for by O. appeals they will be big and fleet trucks
rryng supplies and a little of helpers
Suppose illustration, another disastrous confagraton should
spring the city of Baltimore when aerial fire departments are
reality In half hour aid would be there from Washington nearly 81
miles away Philadelphia machines would be the
scene ang the New York
contingent would be heard in the air.
repetition of the Dayton
that disaster would
-. ~, be repeated, for powerful fiers
roWeu mao'"ee "ouu bearing life lines, clothing, bed co4-
uucNy neheve OSuess erng frst-aid packages medicines
everything needed would be hand short time from her
nehboring cities resouu metropolis like Chicago
or indianapolis.
These instances might multiplied great length and to point
tiresome detail hardly life function exercised
On land that cannot much better and much faster
by air. 1@.s f5s'< sf' - 49,. - VI
be but aeronautics Is de-
CELEBRITY this and most all other countries
germ foregoing suggestions has already passed the nebuar
has its reward many OF
tl1ntl inn will haHncn To
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-09-01
OUR STATE TICKET.

The Clearwater Republican has
made earnest effort to weigh the var
ious candidates on the republican
state ticket, with view to discover
ing the best possible material. In
making a selection it does not mean
that other candidate are unfit. We
know that where two or more aspire
there is often a reason why the people
should choose one rather than the
other. We pick Geoge Crum of Lew
iston for several reasons. He is
north Idaho man, and was brought out
long before Hermie Taylor entered.
Mr.. Crum measures up to the require
ments as business man. He is on
record as favoring constitutional pro-
hibition, and is quoted as saying that
should this amendment fail he will,
if elected governor, veto any bill
calculated to repeal any of the exist
ing dry laws. No reasonable citizen
will ask more. Take this ticket to
the polls Tuesday and place an X
after these names. There are good
reasons why the following ticket
ought to be selected:
Governor George E. Crum.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. V. Patch.
Secretary of State-George R. Barker.
State Auditor-George W. Lewis.
State Tleasurer-John w. Eagleson
or Fred E. Fisk.
Attorney General-Marlin j. Sweeley.
Superintendent of Public instruction
Catherine Dryden or Ethel Red
field.
Inspector of Mines-Robert N. Bell.
Vote no second choics