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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

! "PoWER, THE TEST
OF CHARACTER"

Strange mingling of mirth
and tears, Of the tragic and
%grotesque, of cap and~crown, of
Socrates and Rabelais. of Aesop
and Marcus Aurelius, of all that
is gentle and just. humorous
and honest, merciful. wise,
laughable, lovable and divine,
and all consecrated to the use
of man; while through all and
over all an overwhelming sense
of obligation, of chivalric loyal
ty to truth, and upon the shad-
ow of the tragic end. Nothing
discloses real character like the
use of power. If you wish to
: know what a mai really is. give
him power. This is the supreme
test. 1t is the glory of Lincoln
that, having almost unlimited
power, he never abused it. eX-
cept on the side of mercy.
Wealth could not purchase,
power could not awe this di-
Vi:Ne. this loving man. He knew
no fe<r except the fear of do
ing wrong. Hating slavery,
plying the master, seeking to
conquer not persons but pref
udices, he was the embodiment
of the self denial, the courage.
the hope and the nobility of
the nation. He spoke not to
inflame. not to upbraid. but to
convince. He raised his hands,
not to strike, but in benedic-
ton. He longed to pardon. He
loved to see the pearls of joy
on the checks of a wife whose
husband he had rescued from
death. Lincoln was the grand
est figure of the civil war. He
is the gentlest memory of our
world. -Robert I%ngersoll.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
AMERICANS RUSH TO
SAIL FOR new YORK
German Note Causes Cutting
Short of Visits in England
Holland Liner Recalled.

has resulted in a rush Of Americans to
procure passage to New York on
American boats. Large numbers who
expected to sail Within a fortnight have
decided to leave Saturday and before
noon all the first class accommodations
on the steamer were booked.
Among those applying for passage
are 100 persons who intend to sail on
the Holland-American liner Nieuw Am
.sterdnm, which vas to have left Fai-
mouth on Tuesday. This vessel, how
ever, has been recalled to Rotterdam
whence she sailed two das.r ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
PRISON n & srRIkE.

birmingham. Ala. Feb. 2.-Demand-
Ing that the warden at Banner mines
be removed. 200 nesro convicts have
gone on q strike in the depths Of the
mine. refusing to come out or to per
NIT anyone 10 enter. -Four white men.
fire bosaes. are held captive by tho.
negroes. who have telephoned to Prog
Sers. president OF the Alabama convict
board. that they wifisresume work when
the warden Is removed.
Members Of tho board who hurried
TO Banner have Q acceded to the
quantities OF dynamite. and it is feared
they MAY blow up pnrt OF the mine.
The ~cOnvicts claim that the warden
has been c~onsiderate to them.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
We Talked Of Lincoln.

We falked OF Lincoln.
We talked of Abraham Lincoln in the
night
Ten tur-coat men on North Saskatche-
vans plain
(Pure zero cold. and all the prairie
whitel.
Englishman, ~Scotchman. Scandinavian,
Two Irish. four Canadians-al for gain
OF food and raiment. children. parents,
wives.
Living the hardest life that man sur
Wives.
And secretly proud because 1T was go
hare
Exploring, camping, axing. faring lean.
Month in and out no creature had We
seen
Except our burdened dogs, gaunt foxes
gray,
Hard featured grouse that shot would
seldom Stay.
Sinking coyotes. plumy trailing owls.
Stark Indians warm in rabbit blanket
cowls,
And. still as shadows in their deep
tracked yard,
The dun. vague moose we startled from
our way.
We talked of Abraham Lincoln in the
night
Around our fire of tamarack cracking
fierce.
Yet dim, like moon and stars. in that
vast light
Boreal. %bannery. shifting quick to pierce
Ethereal blanks of space with falchion
streams
TRANSPORTED wondrous into quiverins
beams
From forms enormous marching
through the sky
To dissolution and new majesty.
And speech was low around our biv-
ouac fire,
Since in our Utmost heart of hearts
there rev
The sense of mortal feebleness, to see
Those Silent miracles of might on high
Seemingly done for only such as We
In sign how nearer death and doom we
drew.
While in the ancient tribal soul we
knew
Our old hard faring Father Vikings
dreams
OF odin at yalhalla's open door,
Where they might see the battle ia
theirs face
Glowing at last. when life and toll were
Ger,
Were they but stanch enduring in their
We talked of Abraham Lincoln in the
On, sweet and strange to near the
hard-hand men
.Old-Abeing him, like half the world
of yore
In years when Grants and Lees
young soldiers bore
Rifle and steel, n proved that heroes
live
Where folk their lives to labor mostly
give.
And strange inc sweet to near their
voices call
Him Father Abraham though no
man of all
Was born within. the nation of his
birth.
1t was as if they felt that all on earth
Possess of right earth'S greatest COM
mon man,
Her sanest, wisest, simplest, %steadiest
son,
To whom the Fathers children ali
We're one,
And polnps and vanities as notes hat
danced
In the clear sunshine where his hui
NOR glanced.
We talked of Abraham Lincoln in the
night,
Until one spoke: I'VE vet NAV see his
his face
Wherein the fire cracked on loud
through space
OF human silence, while eyes reverent
Toward the auroral miracle were bent,
Till from that trancing glory spirits
came
Within u semicircle round the flame,
And drew us closer ringed, until we
could
Feel the kind touch of vital brother
hood
Which Father Abraham thought so
good.
Edward w. Thompson.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
LINCOLN BUILT OWN
LADDER TO SUCCESS

Wonder stands the Temple of
Fame, with a door that is open
; by day and by night; and a tall,
? thin, Sallow boy turns his back
upon a log cabin in Illinois and
nocks for entrance, and 10, the
: angel at the threshold asks hard
questions: Can you eat crusts?
Can you e rags Can o
sleep in a garnet? Can you en-
dure sleepless nights and days
OF toll? Can you bear up against
; every wind that assails your
; bark: Can YOU live for liberty
and Gods truth and can you die
; for them?' And that boy bowed
assent. Lincoln built the ladder
; up which he. claimbed out of
; rails which his own hands had
split. Like his Divine Master,
he touched two or three crusts
; and turned them into bread for
h hungry multitudes. His little
log cabin shames our palaces.
His three books eclipse our Ii
braries: his six months in a log
school house were more than
; equal to our eight years in lee
ture hall and library. His fl
deity 20 his great convictions
shames Il shifting politicians.
For fifty years he walked for
; ward under clouded skies. Like
Dante, he held heartbteak at
bay. He died without recogni-
ton or reward. In retrospect
: he stands forth the saddest and
; sweetest, the strongest and
sentlcst. the most picturesque
and the most pathetic figure in
al history.
Rev. DR.. Newell Dwight Hills.
t++++
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
The picturesque statue Of Kamehn

The picturesque statue of Kameha-
meha, the great, "Napoleon of the Pa
cif1c." stands between the old royal
palace and the judiciary building in
Honolulu. capital OF the territory Of
Hawaii. Illuminated every night with
the opening of the winter tourist sea-
son. 1t depicts a brown skinned war
riOr wearing his wonderful golden
feather cloak, the finest to be seen
anywhere in the world. The illumina-
ton by night will make the statue one
of the best remembered civic center OBJ
Jects to hosts of travellers who annually
visit the paradise of the Pacific.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
ASKS ~$50O,OoO,OOO
TO BUY MUNITIONS
Sen. Thomas Bill Would Pro.
vide Bonds to That Amount
TO Prepare for War.

washington. Feb. 5-senator Thorn
g today introduced An amendment to
the House revenue ptil. proposing an
issue Of $500. 100000 non-interest bear
inE treasury notes to put the nation in
II state f naval and military aprepar-
edness."
The amendment was read, but not
discussed. The nO.4A would be pay.
able to pArnuns nom whom the govern
merIk pur<hased munieionA and would
be redeesn6ble Al 1876.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
SOUTH DAKOTA LAND
TRANSFERRED TO STATE

Washington. Feb. 5-Among many
minor bills passed by the Senate by
Unanimous consent vas one by Sena-
tor Smith, Of Arizona, conveying $780,
090 acres OF unreserved, non-mineral
public lands to each of the states Of
Colorado. Idaho. Montana, New Mex
leo Nevada, Utah. Wyoming, North
Dakota, South Dakota, California, Ore
Eon and Washington t. be sold or
leased by the states for construction OF
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

An Individual life raft invented in
Germany u provided with q compass in
3ront and IN intermittent light, oper-
Atad by = motor. which, like the light.
- suppllsjd by . storage battery in the
rear,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Encircling ana pivoted to a new
comb as q loop Of wire which when
drawn over the teeth removes ali hair
that they may hold.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

John g. Bibber, age 10. OF New Bed
ford. Mass. until the last election
. voted In . presidential election.
4 II has always happened before that he
was 1t sen when the elections were
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
ABRAHAM LINCOLN-
BENEFACTOR OF RACE

The man whose homely face
you look upon was one of ma
lures m~asterful, great men:
born with strong arms, that un-
fought battles won. Direct of
speech and cunning with the
pen. Chosen for large designs,
he had the art of winning
with his humor, and he went
straight to his mark, which
was the human heart; wise,
too, for what he could not break
he bent. Upon his back a more
than Atlas load, the burden of
the commonwealth, was laid.
He stopped and rose up to it,
though the road shot sudden
ly downward, not a whit dis
mayed. Hold warriors, coun-
%cillors, kings! All now give
place to this dead benefactor
of the race!
Richard Henry stoddard.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Electric smelling at Welsh tin mines
causes a lossTof metal Of about i ner
cent, an compared with 8 orls10 per
cent by older methods.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

ITO insure hospital patients HAVING
warm meals an Enthusiastically heated
I wagon to hold several food traya has
been invented.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Load pencil manufacture in the Uni
81 lumber annually, OF which about
one-half ais estimated to be wasted in
Sharpening n throwing away short
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

10 women's umbrellas an, inventor
= devised a strapsso hang them from
2 arm and In The strap has Inserted
purse Tor small change.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
CITIZENS FILE PROTEST ON
ACCOUNT OF DELAYED TRAIl

Geddes, S. d.. Feb. about SIS pas
sengers who were delayed IN a "Squaw
Central" train signed the following Pc
tition and forwarded it to the COVER
nor:
We. the undersigned passengers on train
No. ", in charge of Conductor w b.
Anderson, .eastbound from Platte to Sioux
City, which train left Platte about 8 a. m.
on Thursday. February l., 1917, respectfully
submit the following:
Above train was delayed en- route to
Tabor until 4:20 p. M. Of said day, being
then q 3 hours late. having been held at
We further state that above train was
held at Tabor at least "a hours with no
definite information available as to cause
of delay nor as to probable time of pro-
ceeding on journey.
We. the undersigned, therefore respect
fully petition that the executive depart
ment OF the state of South Dakota forth
with take action to fix the responsibility
upon the proper persons for this
able and unjust treatment and disgraceful
train service, and IL possible take some
step to prevent the possibility of any fu-
Of q public utility within the state,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

AnairveTltor living at Troy. N Y no.
patented u laundry machine that irons
An entire slkiEf over q conical roller Il &
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

The Chilean government ma. an.
pointed q commission to make q study
q the water power available for HYDRO.
electric development,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

@. p. Myers, professor OF experi-
mental vegetable growing at Pennayl-
vAnia State college, Center county,
Pennsylvania, has succeeded in graft
ing tomatoes to potato plants.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

An inventor has combined 4 nbono.
eraph n an electric table lamp. the
SenundSWaYessbeing directed against tha
shade for distribution. 80
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

The government maintains ~ sAo
miles Of road In Spain and has more
mar 1000 miles under construction al
the present time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

rabbit fur 10 said to be s%upplanting
~ vol In felt hat making In Australia.
b fur 10 believed to be much superior
80 the finest merino for this purpose,
and millions Of rabbit skins are used
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

TEST OF A REAL MAN.

If ever "a man was fairly
tested, Lincoln was. There was
no lack of resistance, nor of
SANDER. In the whirlwind Of
wal, his endurance, his fertility
of resources, his magnanimity,
were eorely tried and never
found wanting. He is the true
history of the American peo-
pie. Step by step he walked
before them-siow with their
slowness, quickening his march
by theirs, the true representa-
tive of this continent, an entire
ly public man, father of his
country, the pulse of 0 1000, 900
throbbing in his heart.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

An aviator's hand ma be kept warm
by g glove OF English invention into
which are woven wires heated by cleo
tricity obtained by contact with the
steering wheel Of an airplane.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

government ~ Ecuador has aa-
salf0re atiM central univStsity.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

The largest pieces Of marble ever set
IN any structure In this country have
been swung into place In the Lincoln
emoria Each one OF these giant
slabs weighs rs tons.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

distillery will be established In
Honduras for the production OF al
cohol from bananas In bunches TOO
small to be exported profitablv
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Gafe&y btases thst en- " applied
~ areA owe strpcka haze been Spat-
anAteAA by SAdtchiigAdkgiQ Ventor. sss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

a well In Pennsylvania that already
has been bored to a depth Of more than
1000 feet may become the deepest in
the world. Germany now holding the
record with n 1850 feet deep.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

The gems aornaiaents ara rrec,o,,s
stones belonging to the shah of Persis
ne esttnlated TO be worth about $685.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

A stand to which an automobile en-
zinc OF any size can be belted and
turned to any desired position. has
Deen to facilitate the work
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Italy's wine production for 1916 will
be a third greater than last wear. hut
considerably less than the average for
the years from 1909 to 1915.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

South ~Thomaston. Me. report an
apple. n side OF which has ali the
characteristics OF a G%ravenstein and
The other OF q Macintosh Red.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Two inventors living in Portland.
Ore. have patented an egg shipping
crate so arranged that should an egg
be broken, 1t will not soil the others.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Semaphores to be erected In city
streets to regulate traffic. but which
An be operated from buildings by
electric buttons, have been invented
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

Electrical devices for transmitting
photographs by wire have reached
such 9 stage OF perfection In Europe
that pictures have been sent 500 miles.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

a motion picture camera that uses
glass plates instead OF films and also
q pc used to project pictures has
been Invented In Europe for amateurs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08
DR. ZONES wins
IN SENATE FIGHT
Sill to Make "Grl Clinics" TN
lawful Is Defeated-DoW-
dell Resolution Is
SheIved.

Pierre, S. d., Feb. b-The senate Yes
terday killed a bill by Senator Peckham.
OF Hanson, making unlawful sexual ax-
aminations of school pupils OF the state
by anthropometrists. or educational
clinicians. The bill was aimed at ex-
aminations made by DR.. Franklin Jones,
of the State university. After a long
debate which developed into a personal
attack and the defense OF DIR. Jones, his
ability and qualifications, the bill lost,
but notice was. given of u motion to
reconsider 1T.
Peckham, of Hanson; Dowell, of San
born. and Urdhal, of Lake. were the
strongest advocates of the passage of
the bill, they contending that no sexual
examinations should be made by any
but a duly qualified physician.
Defend Dr.. Jones.
Gunderson, of Clay; Reeves, OF
Brawn; Southwick, OF Coddington. and
Eowes. Of Eeadle, were the chief speak
,ors FOR DIR. Jones, they defending his
personal honor. They asserted that no
real charge had been made against him
except by a sensational publication, and
that despite his challenge, no person
has appeared TO back up any charge
against him. DR.. Jones. they said, was
doing n great and a good work, his only
fault, they said, was that he was ahead
OF ms times.
Sewage Plant Eli.
A bill which came up in the house, ii
enacted, would mean that practically
every city in the state would be COM
PEELED to put In sewage disposal plants,
asSthe bill, which was prepared by the
state board Of health, attempts to repeal
the section of the penal code which
gives exemptions to the law against
stream pollution, to legitimate mining
and sewage operations, from Its pro-
visions.
Bird Refuge Bill.
!. The Lyon bird refuge bill is on the
house calendar, making provisions for
bird refugees in the state at any place
where the majority of the property
owners petition the state game commits
sion for such regulation. and hunting is
absolutely prohibited anywhere within
he territory covered in the refuge so
declared. It-is intended to stop shoot
ing on many OF the smaller lakes of the
state where the property owners on the
shores want shooting stopped.
DowdeIi's Resolution Fails.
h Dowdell resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment for a legislative
body of one house only was up in COM
mittee of the whole without limit on
debate. The time was put in prin-
cfpally by Dowdell for the resolution
and Urdahl in opposition. On final vote
the resolution went down for all time
without a roll call.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-02-08

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-01
STORY Of SUBMARINE TOLD
By NATE OF SUNKE.N SHIP

Newport News-ya-,-Ju ty-3f-
The story of the Smelling Of the city
of st. Michaels. Azores Islands, and
the sinking of the American schooner
MaEnus Manson, early on the morn
Ing of July 4, was told here yesterday
by Asa Knowlton. first mate Of the
Maguus Manson. Knowles came here
on the Norwegian steamer Hermes,
| having haunted the ports of eastern
Europe waiting for passage back to
the United States.
The submarine fred a shot across
our bow late in the afternoon. She
was about three miles off and we
knew that we had no opportunity of
out-running her. The captain brought
the schooner to and the submarine
came up within a mile. She then
signalled for us to send our papers
aboard.
II took the papers and went to the
submersible in company with one of
the crew The commander told us
that we had just five minutes to leave
the ship. We lost no time in getting
back to the schooner. I informed
the captain OF the orders given by
the captain of the submarine and all
hands took to the boats. The sub
marine came up within a few hum
bred yards OF the schooner and a coll
lapsibie boat was put over her side.
Several sailors and an officer got in.
pulled TO the schooner and boarded
her.
They set fire to the cargo of tim
Der carried by the Manson and then
the submarine circled the ship, firing
about thirty shells in her just at the
waterine. She Immediately began to
settle. 1t was getting dark about
this time and we quietly left the
scene.
The blaze from the steamer light
ed the heavens for miles around that
night Where the submarine went I
do not know. We drifted and row.
ed most OF the night The last we
saw OF her was when we slipped
away in the darkness which shroud
ed the tragedy.
"A few days later we made Faro,
Portugal From there we were sent
TO Lisbon. We reached Lisbon on
May % and remained there until
June 20 On that day I was sent to
st. Michaels. Azores. to take passa ge
back to the states on White Star
liner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-01

When the board of fire commits
sioners meets next Monday night
three vacancies in the department will
face them. and the list of eligibles
em bracing Just that number will be
depleted.
Secretary Jones stated yesterday
that men would be needed for the
eligible list. and needed badly. There
is no telling when men may resign.
thus leaving the department very
much handicapped The men who
have resigned, and whose action will
be acted upon at the meeting, give
as their reasons that they have Sc
cured better positions. They are: w.
K Slagle, of engine company No. l.
James j. Doherty. OF engine company
No 5. and f. r. Blakey. of engine
Compa No. L
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-01
HON. j. TAYLOR EILYSON
ADDRESSES TYPO UNION

Staunton. Va, July s1.--Members
OF the stanton Typogra phical union
No. 7ss, assembled in the grill room
OF the Virginia hotel Sunday night
at o'clock to attend the annual
banquet, which also was a farewell
event In honor of President s. H
Webb, of the local union, who. as a
member OF the Regimental band, will
leave with the soldier boys soon for
Admission. Ala, preparatory to move
ment to foreign fields.
c. P. HARDWOOD. of Richmond, presi-
dent Of the State Federation of
Labor, and president OF the Rich
mond Typographical union. was pre-
vented from attending the banquet
on account of the death of his
father. A message from Mr.. Har-
wood was read. wishing the typos a
pleasant evening and Mr. Webb a
safe journey to France and return.
Former Mayor II. H. Wayt was
also prevented from attending on
account of a minor accident which
Mrs. Wayt suffered Sunday after
noon.
Lieutenant C Governor J. Taylor Ell
Tyson, former devil" later editor of
the Richmond Dispatch, who was
spending the night in stanton. &C
cepted an invitation to be a guest Of
his fellow typos. and he made an In
teresting talk on the trials OF print
ers OF the days following the War
Between the States.