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Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

and placed the pardon in her hands, l bade her good-by, but the tears that fell on my hand were from the eyes of the child-wife, whose grief had bee 1 so deep that she had been fearless uil til she held that pardon"
 Linec!a's chiH Purpose.
 Even so strong and patriotic man as Horace Greeley published an oper, letter to Lincoln, In 1863, calling tha president an opportunist and denounc ing his policies. In his reply Mir. Lint coin plainly stated that he did mol want to be known in history as "The Emancipation" but that his chief pur, pose was ito. save the Union." Here are his sincere words:
 My paramount object Is to savt the Union, and not either to save or destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, would do 1t. If I could save 1t by freeing all the slaves, I would do 1t.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
UNCLE SAM PAYS
 FINAL. WAR BILL
Seven Great Items That Must Be Settled for Peace Will Be Met
 by The Fifth Liberty Loan.

The Fifth Liberty Loan will be called the VICTORIOUS FIFTH, be- cause. when 1t has been ioated the people oi the country will be celebrat- ing the victorious peace.
 The Fifth Loan will come about mid April, or just two years after the date upon which we entered the war. It will be more of e peace loan than war loan It will be a loan to make the final settlement, squaring up the bill for the war while the celebration of the victory is still going on and the men are streaming back from France by hundreds, of thousands, .,,2. .,5. = A. total of from five. to six billions will probably be offered, What the money is needed for and why 1t is needed is worth putting, compactly together. It brings to mind at glance what is demanded still by the great tasks imposed by peace. a ."'.,
 These are some of the chief items:-
 1. Care for the American soldiers in the Army of Occupation.
 2. Providing for the second army in the area behind the zone of occu- patton. <j> ..
 3. Bringing home soldiers who have been released from war duties. ,a
 4. Demobilizing millions of men up on their arrival here.
 5. Keeping up the cantonments and hospitals in this country.
 6. Re-habilitating and re-educating men who have been wounded.
 '. Reconstruction work for the sol diers and sailors.
 Every one of the millions of men represented on this list have shared in doing the nations work abroad,
 Any American who stands by the country will not fail to see now that the peace debt is paid for the men who have won peace.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
SOME NEW AkDOLD TALES TOLD OF
 LINCOLN Lyman TrumbuIl's Sponta- neous Tribute to His
 Leader. Constant PeruSal of Worlds Fin est Literature Gave Him His Command of Lan-
 guage. Lincoin's Great Heart and Wonderful Shrewdness Shown in His Pardon of Deserting Soldier-Dare- devil Acts of Raider Nor
 gan Won Admiration.

Seward, himself we'll known for his admiration of and knowledge of the writings of the Immortal William" unable to control his admiration, would turn to the president and say:
 "'Mr. President, our understanding has been that you have never gone to school, and yet you quote Shakespeare as I do not, and I am regarded some what as a Shakcspearean scholar
 "Bunyan's pilgrim's Progress was another book that he read. Feed growing mind upon the English of these texts and you will have a choice of English"
 The scholarly congressman also said: "I concede the speeches before mentioned as high rank of expreS sion, but I think that the high-water mark was reached when, looking back over four years of awful war, he said:
 "'Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes his aid against the other. The prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes.
 Blessed With Adversity.
 "'Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all tha wealth piled up by the bondman's tive hundred and fifty years of unre- quilted toll shall be sunk, and until every drop of blood drawn by the lash shall be paid by another drawn by the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still it must be said, ''The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether
 From the cradle to the grave Abra- ham Lincoln was blessed with adver- sity and misfortune sufficient to con- stantly compel his best efforts at all times.
 That he was not only blessed with sufficient poverty to compel his best efforts, but that he was also cheerful
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

- VERY Lincoln story Is a polit- ical parable, pointing always h to the pathway leading to
 right reason and righteous judgment, writes Smith D. Fry In the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Senator Shelby Nj. Cullom of Illinois, whose young manhood was enlightened and elevated by the friendship of Lin coin, and was in his later years an enlightening and elevating influence upon the young manhood of the writer, narrated an experience which has never been in print. It seems to have been lost in the mass and maze of stories concerning that wonderful nobleman who lived and died among mortal men in our own land, "with malice toward none and with charity for aIl."
 Senator Trumbull accompanied me to the White House one afternoon" said Senator Cullom.
 Dark clouds were lowering over the horizon. Disasters and defeats developed discouragements day after day. Over the minds of statesmen at the capital apprehension brooded from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same.
 'With the purpose of encouraging the serious-minded, care-worn presi-
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
One Paramount Object:
 "I'o SaUe the Union

~ UECRETARY STANTON came to ,~ the White House one afternoon N1 to protest agai.st pardon which President Lincoln had issued for a soldier sentenced to be shot for deser- tiOn. Stanton said:
 '"That mother-in-law who came to you this morning was only shedding crocodile tears. She doesn't care for that son-in-law. I'm told that she merely came as a matter of duty, be- cause she had opposed the marriage of her daughter to that man, and to refuse to plead for his life would have been almost unpardonable. But she didn't care for the pardon, and didn't expect it."
 "All of that was very clear to me, Stanton" was the reply of the won derful Lincoln.
 'T only looked at her once, and then patiently listened to her. I had made up my mind to issue the pardon be- fore that mother-in-law began to talk and weep. did not look at her a second time. nor pay any heed to what she was saying. The pardon was is- sued, in my mind. as soon as I looked at that poor, frail. fearless Madonna, fhn girl who would soon be widow h;:t for Ine. lcG her to {" ~c.!i, w:otc
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
Admired BraVddo of
 Morgan, he RaideI

~ CONGRESSMAN SAMUEL S1 U COX, long time famous in thl
 ~~ halls of congress, told,thei nara rator of visit which he hurriedly paid at the. White House one morning when the Confederate raider, JohI' Morgan, was careering over Ohio, dol ing great damage and seemingly inI capable of defeat or capture. Congressi gressman Cox went to the White House for information, saying substanl tially:
 "Mr. President, have been to tht war department, but can get no in| formation concerning John Morgan Can you tell me anything about him. Where is her Will he capture Colum bus2 Will he I
 "He has not told me yet" replied Mir. Lincoln, but I would be willing to make a bet that he will capture Co lumbus if he can, and carry off you live stock and fancy chickens, MT Cox if he can get them. No, we don1 know this morning just wherc he is but you may be pretty sure that ou boys will catch him soon. When they do get him I want to see him. One of Moroan's Tricks.
 "I like that rascal, Mir. Cox, lik( him very much" continued Mir. Lin coin. John has Il sense of humoi which thoroughly humanizes him. Ht captures mau trains, examines all o1 the letter mail, lets ordinary correI spoRdence go right along, hut the biz envelopes with the war department imprint he takes possession of, ex amines, and uses for his own military purposes. Only, this morning I heard of one of his tricks, and what do yot suppose it was2
 "In one of the big envelopes therd was a commission promoting a second lieutenant to be major of his regiment the promotion was made for meril and courage. Down in one corner oi
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
District of Canaan, ss., Probate
 Co11r& TopuorU IA 1Q1Q

District of Canaan, ss., Probate
 Court, January IA, 1919. r. Estate of Olive E. Dean Taylor, late of the City, County and State of New York, leaving estate in said district, deceasad.
 The. Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Canaan hath limited and al lowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said es- tate to exhibit their claims for settle ment. Those who neglect to pres ent their claims properly attested within said time will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 John H. Taylor, Administrator,
 565 West 190th Street,
 New York.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

A DDRESSlNG the house or rep N resentatives of the American A congress on a special occasion, Representative Fess said:
 "Who is this man, that he could thus speak and write? Born in hut iii Kentucky, at the age of seven he accompanied his parents and sister into Indiana, where they lived one win ter in an open camp with but three sides to it. And yet without having gone to school more than six months all told, according to his own state ment, here Is man, thus starting with no convenience, who has reached a plane, an ability to speak the Eng fish language not reached by any of the scholars of his day.
 "Where is the secret? I think that it might be found in the sort of books he read.
 ''The one book with which he was quite familiar was King James, yer sion of the Bible. l once heard Parks Cadman, pastor of the greatest Con gregational church in the world, say that Abraham Lincoln's verbal knowl- edge of the Bible was not equaled by the theologians. I would not say that upon my own authority, but cite it upon his authority.
 'He knew Shakespeare, and in the darkest hours of the life of the nation, in the midst of great depression, often when the cabinet was in session, Mir. lincoln would quote page after pag@ HG Shakespeare, until the scholarly
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
A GREAT | LOAN LOAN.
 LOOKS SIMPLER
The Five Billions at $50 Apiece Should Be Compared With
 What the Kaiser Wanted.

Preparations are already making for the Fifth Liberty Loan, which the peo- pie of the United States will be asked to make toward the world war. It will come in the spring, probably some time early in April.
 The total amount will probably be somewhere near the size of the Fourth Loan. A five billion dollar total looks large, but it does not look as large IS it did in 1917 to people 100,000,00 strong who have learned to save and lend to the government.
 When this Loan looks insignificant and puny, even if it is put on top of all the loans which preceded 1t, ig when it is compared side by side with the. billions Germany would have de- manded of America if the Kaiser had won the war.
 This is the way to compare the two possible endings of the war. Put one beside the other, the two chances of paying for the cost of the world war which the people of this country had bef9rp, them one year ago.
 Tne United States has come into victory and peace. One of the great est forces 1t employed to win victory was, the great fund which the people put into its hands to fight for civiliza- ton.
 But the Government has not yet financed the needs of the last chapter of effort Three months hence it will ask for a loan with which to accom- plish this work. It will call in the Fifth Loan for money to pay the ex- penses of peace and reconstruction. The men and women of the country who must furnish the funds for the Fifth Loan are doubly blessed. They have at the same time the liberty won by the war and the bonds of the Government taken in other loans. They know now that they can never be made to contribute to any Kaiser. And there are 100000, 900 of them in all.
 What tht VICTORIOUS FIFTH Loan proposes is that this 100,000,000 people shall lend the Government about $50 apiece. .>.r
 This does not seem 8 large amount from each person. It Is not large sum to lend at substantial interest on unequaIled security, for the final settlement in the war.
 Each one knows that it Is Loan that it is not payment to the Kaiser but a Loan for Liberty.
 We have Q complete line of sta
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
District of Sharon ss. Probate Court Jan11arv 22rd 1910

District of Sharon ss. Probate Court
 January 23rd, 1919.
 Estate of John Leach, late of Sharon in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Sharon hath limited and al lowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make imme- diate payment to
 Hattie H. Leach 7. Richard H. Leach,
 Administrators,
 Post office address, Sharon, Conn,
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
Notice

The Annual Meeting of the Ca naan Fire District will be held at the Town Hall in the Village of Canaan on Saturday, February 9th, 1919, at 3 o'clock P. M. for the purpose of electing Officers of said District for the ensuing year, to lay a tax to defray the expenses of the District for the ensuing year and to transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.
 By order of Executive Committee.
 J. Clinton Roraback, Warden.
 John s. Reed, Clerk.
 Dated at North Canaan, Conn.,, Jan 18th, 1919. ,. Y. .. ss
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
District of Sharon ss. Probate Court
 Qll n

District of Sharon sS. Probate COufC,
 January 30th, 1919.
 Estate of Eliza P. Merwin, late of Sharon in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the dis trict of Sharon hath lirnitedJ and al lowed six months from date hereof, for the creditors of asid Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make i'm mediate payment to
 Wallace L. Merwin,
 Administrator.
 Post Osns.cc address. Sharon, CCnn.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

and content with his lot, is we'll illus trated by an incident of his career which was narrated to the writer by the sometime famous parliamentarian, Congressman William NJ. Springer of Springfield, H.; one who was for many years a leader of thought and discussion in the procedures of the house of representatives of the nation al congress.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

"I am ready to accept any new views as soon as they are proved td be true views"
 We'll, by the course which he pur sued the Union was saved, and toda1 1t Is the Gibraltar of tine democrael of the world. Great as was the caus' of emancipation for the enslaved peo pie, greater was the cause of savint this Union and making 1t the grea nation that it Is today, "one and In separable."
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

the commission John read the words. Approved. A Lincoln
 "Right underneath, he wrete:
 "Approved by me also, John Nor gan,' and he forwarded that commis- sion to the worthy officer. I tell you, friend Cox, I like John and hope td sec him one of these days, very soon.'T
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06

We have @ complete line of sta tionery in all coiors. The Canaan Printing Company.
Connecticut western news., 1919-02-06
His Superb Command
 of English Language

\ DEPRESSING the house of rep
 "A resentatives of the American
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
HARDIN'S TRIBUTE
To President Wilson
Appreciated In Wash
ington Circles.

Hon. ". V. Richardson. in his
Washington notes to the Danville Ad-
vocate, says this Of Judge Charles A.
Hardin:
Judge Charles A. Hlrdin's beau
tiful reference to President Wilson
in his opening announcement for
Congress has been read and much ap-
preciated in Administration circles in
this city. II is the general impress
ion in Washington that the genial
Judge will have walk-over in his
race. In fact, it looks from here that
he will have an as easy victory in
the primary. il indeed he has opposi-
ton at all. as he will in the general
election on August End. Kentucky
needs just man Of his calibre from
the Eighth District and he will pull up
the average intelligence to the equip
brium it maintained before the G,feat
Of Swager Sherley. He will make q
strong hacker Of President Wilson
and is just the man for reconstruction
GAYS"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
KENTUCKIANS
To Attend Democratic
National Committee.

Mr.. J. T.. Robinson. member from
the State-at- large of the State Execu-
tive committee left Tuesday after
noon for Louisville. on his way to
Chicago to attend the Democratic
National Committee which met in
that city yesterday and today.
He will be accompanied from
Louisville by Gen VIM. b. Haldeman,
Democratic National Committeeman,
and Mrs. Haldeman, Mrs. j. Frazier
Bonnie, chairman of the Women's
Advisory Committee in Kentucky,
Senator George Brown Martin, mem
Der of the State Central Committee
from the State large and Selden r.
Glenn, secretary Of the two commit
tees.
The Kentuckians will give the com
mittee history Of conditions in the
State and make reports showing how
well the State is organized and what
they believe to be prospects for sue
cess in the State campaign this fall
and in the national campaign next
year.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
JUDGE HARDIN TO
BE NOMINEE
Other Candidates Fail
To Qualify and Pre-
sent Circuit Judge
Will Be Next
Congressman.

No other candidate qualifying for
the special primary election called by
the Democratic Committee of the
Eighth District, Judge Charles A.
Hardin, Of Harrodsburg, will receive
the Democratic nomination for Con-
gresse in this district to succeed the
late Congressman Helm without op-
position. May II was the last day
for candidates to qualify, and Judge
Hardin was the only one to pay in the
entrance fee.
Under the terms Of the call for the
primary, which appeared in The
Central Record, the sub-com-
mittee composed of DR.. 7. N. Welch,
Of Jessamine County; J. E. Robinson
Of Garra,d county. and B. A. Long,
of Shelby county, will meet in Mich
olasville on Thursday, June s. ana
certify Judge Hardin as the duly ac-
credited Democratic nominee to the
Secretary Of State.
The run-off between Judge Hardin
and the Republican nomiree will be
on a special election called for Aug
ust 2, the same day as the State Pri-
mary. As there is certoir 70 be a
large Democratic vote polled on that
day on account of the keen rivalry
for nominations for State office the
nomination is considered equivalent
tn election. The Republicans in
State convention last week in lex
ington endorsed a list of can Iidates
for State offices and a. result but
few members CT that party will take
the trouble to go to tire polls on State
Primary Jay.
Judge Hardin, the nominee eject, is
at present Circuit J.Gge of THIS u
dic:al District and has served both rs
Commonwealth Attorney and County
AttorLey of Mcrce: County. He is
well Qualified by temperament and
experience for the position and should
make tie district an able representa-.
tive.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
Monument Fund
Growing.

The George o. Barnes monument
fund is growing. but not as rapidly as
we had hoped it would. There may
be those who think that il was the
wish Of the late Rev. Barnes that no
marker be placed at his or his wife's
grave. but in this they are mistaken.
Miss Marie Barnes, who knew her
father perhaps better than any other
person. wrote. and there is on sale to-
day a book, the proceeds from which
she had hoped to use in marking those
graves in the Danville cemetery. IL
your name does not appear in the list
Of those who have donated to the
fund and you feel like you were ben
Gifted by the life and work Of the
good evangelist, send in your mite, or
drop this office card saying that
you will do so. You owe it to your
self and to the memory Of the man
who did so much for you and the rest
of his fcllowmen.--ln Journal
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
DEDICATION
of Buckeye CONSOLIDATE
ed High School Build
ing.

On Saturday. May Gath, occurred
one Of the most interesting days in
the history Of Buckeye District--the
dedication Of the new school building.
The welcome address was given by
Rev. d. F. Sebastian, pastor Of Buck
eye Baptist church.
Supervisor Virgil Chapman then
spoke on Advantages Of Consolida-
ton"
Mr.. Chapman was followed by Prof
Chas d. Lewis. Of Berea College, who
gave a splendid address.
Miss Jessie Yancey Of Mason Coun-
ty spoke on the work of the "Modern
Health Crusaders
Mrs Moore of Berea College spoke
briefly on Domestic Science.
Rev. c. ID. Strother made a short
appeal for the Illiteracy Commission.
Prof Abner Of Buena Vista also
gave an address.
There were several very enjoyable
musical numbers. The Lancaster
High School Girls under the leader
shin Of Mrs MAY Hughes Noland
rendered n baaut;fu, cboru.
Miss Amy Dawes of Brvantsville
rendered two violin selections She
VAS aeeompanied bv her mother Mt
the piano.
I;,,Ia N;ss uono S.rdors tho n,
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-05-29
COMMENCEMENT
First Number On Pro-
gram Tomorrow Eve
ming.
Fifteen Graduates.

Lancaster is just on the eve Of a
very interesting program, prepare
tory to the closing exercises Of the
Lancaster High School, when fifteen
graduates will receive diplomas, it
being one Of the largest, IL not the
largest class in the history of the
school.
The first number Of the program
will be given tomorrow, friday
evening. by the Music Department Of
which Mrs. May Hughes holland has
supervision This will be a Music
Recital
On Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock another music recital will be
given by the same department and at
which time there will be songs by the
Primer class and First Grade.
Sunday evening June LIST. the ser
mon to the graduating class will be
delivered by Rev. II. S. Hudson At
t1is service special music will b, fur
rished by the choirs Of the town.
which has tevn well drilled for the &C
cas.on and son.e delightful music is
anticipated
Monday evening. June 2nl. mark.
the closing Of the program. xnen the
gi"'uat.ny exercises will take place
at eight o'o'ock Professor r.. f..
farquhar, If TIE University OF Ken
lucky. wi! deliver the principal ac-
dress on this oceasion.
All Of the exercises will take place
at the school auditorium and the en-
tire puolic is invited to attend all of
them.
The public was always interested
in the closing of our High School and
with the splendid program announced.
we doubt il the auditorium will be
able to hold the populace.