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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
LINCOLN
BY Woodrow Wilson

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Lincoln seems to have been Of general human use and not OF
particular and limited human use. There was no point at which
life touched him that he did not speak to it instantly its meaning.
There was no affair that touched him to which he did not give
hack life. s if he had communicated a spark of fire to kindle it.
The man seemed to have, sumbering in him, powers which woke
the moment they were challenged, and for which no challenge
was too great or comprehensive.
You know how slow, how almost sluggish the development
of the man was. You know how those who consorted with him
in his youth noted the very thing of which 1 speak They would
have told YOU that Abraham Lincoln was good for nothing in par
tfcular-he was good for everything in general He did not mar
row and concentrate his power, because it was meant to be
diffused as the sun itself.
And so he went through his youth like a man who has moth
ing to do, like a man whose mind is never halted at any point
where it becomes serious, to seize upon the particular endeavor
or occupation for which it is intended. He went from one sort
of partial success to another sort of partial success, or, as his
contemporaries would have said, from failure to failure, until
and the crisis of a country seemed suddenly to match the uni
versal gift of his nature; until a great nature was summed up,
not in any particular business or activity, but in the affairs of a
whole country. 1t was characteristic of the man.
We wonder what the man might have done, what he might
have been, and we feel that there was more promise in him
when he died than when he was born; that the force was so far
from being exhausted that it had only begun to display itself in
its splendor and perfection. No man can think of the life of
Lincoln without feeling that the man was cut off almost at his
beginning.
And so the lesson of this day is faith in the common product
of the nation; the lesson of this day is the future as well as the
past leadership of men, wise men, who have come from the
people. We should not be Americans deserving to call ourselves
falow-countrymen of Lincoln if we did not feel the compukon
that his example lays upon us-the compusion, not to heed him
merely but to look to our own duty, to live every day as if that
were the day upon which America was to be reborn and remade;
to attack every task as if We had something here that was new
and virginia. and original, out of which we could make the very
stuff of life, by integrity, faith in our fenow-men, wherever it
is deserved absolute ignorance of any obstacle that is insuper-
able, patience, indomitable courage, insight, UNIVERSAL sympathy
with that program opening our hearts to every candid suggestion,
iq4esjng to all the voices of the nation, trying to bring in a new
day Of vision and of achievement
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Born February IL, 1809-Died April Is, 1865.

draft. 1t is written wholly in ink.
Without stopping here and now
to give my reasons, / believe that
the first page Of the first draft was
written in ink before Lincoln left
Washington. If he completed this
draft at the time, and there was
a second page in ink, he became
dissatisfied with it and cast it
aside. I think he wrote the second
page, in pencil, in Gettysburg, prob
ably on the night before the de-
livery of the address. The second
Library of Congress draft l think
was written in Gettysburg on the
morning of the delivery. The place
of writing was in the home OF
Judge Wills. facing the public
square.
Just to dispose Of a question
which is sure to rise, whether Lin
coin did not write the address
upon the back of an envelope on
the train on his way from Wash
ington to Gettysburg, let me an
swer that he may have made a
few penciled notes, and for this
purpose may have used the back of
an envelope, but he did not write
the address as a whole in any such
fashion. In my judgment the two
Library of Congress drafts were
both written before the delivery of
the address. Of the other three we
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
Five Copies Of
Lincoln's Speech
At Gettysburg

Abraham Lincoln's address at
Gettysburg is unique among ms
speeches in many particulars one
of which is that there are in exist
ence at the present time no less
than five copies of it in Llncoln's
own handwriting. In only a lew
cases is there a single copy OF
other speeches. The first 1naug-
ural, for instance, was composed In
Springfield and set up in plea type
in the office of the Illinois state
Journal, and, after some interllnea-
ton and the addition of a closing
paragraph suggested by Secretary
Seward, was delivered 0 the
corrected proof, and not from the
original manuscript. SO far as /
am aware the manuscript was not
brought away from Springfield by
Lincoln nor preserved in the print
ing office. The Journal for many
a had been accustomed to re-
ceiving editorials and other matter
in his hand writing, and neither
the editor, Simeon Francis, nor any
n of his compositors 0
thought that this was to become a
document of historic interest and
that the original would be valu-
able.
Copy Not Preserved.
Most of Lincoln's speeches, II
written out, met a like fate. Ii the
CODY came back from the office with
the proof, Lincoln tossed it into the
waste basket, and no one rescued
II. After he became President, of
coi1rse. he knew and every
knew that his handwriting would
be in demand, but no one looked
for the time when his letter to
General Hooker would sell at u
tiou for $4,000. So most of his
speeches persisted in the original
manuscript, persisted In the very
process of preserving them IN
print; and of the few that e
preserved there is usually only n
copy.
Of the five copies of the Gettys-
burg address, two are in the Library
of Congress. One of them is main
Iy in ink, written on a sheet or
paper headed with the usual "Ex-
ecutive Mansion caption. Inc
other sheet is ruled letter paper OF
the same size, and with wide spaces
between the lines. 1t is the paper
that was commonly used in n
White House for speeches or 0
uments likely to need interlinea-
tion. and is identical in quality with
that used by the President for the
second draft of the Gettysburg
speech and for the second inaug-
ural. The writing on the second
sheet of the first draft of the adj
dress is in pencil. The pencil was
used also to erase a few words at
the bottom of the first page.
The second Library of Congress
lraft is a fair copy of the first
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New Schedule, Effective Feb. 1st
Classified AID Prices

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was, as 1 Judge, the n report that
tells us exactly what Lincoln did
say. 1t was made by Charles Hale
of the Boston Advertiser, n of
the official Massachusetts commits
sioners. His written affirmation to
Gov. John A. Andrew, that Lincoln
spoke very slowly, and that Hale
was able to get the precise word
ing, is as good as the oath Of q
court stenographer certifying the
accuracy of his version.
We know, I think, what Lincoln
intended to say, what he did say,
what he was reported to have said,
and what he wished he had said.
Surely LincoIn's Words.
Neither of the drafts of Lincoln's
manuscript made before the deliv-
cry of the address contains the two
words, under Cod" Both say,
''that we here highly resolve
that the nation shall have a new
birth of freedom" But every
stenographic report, good, bad and
Indifferent, says that the nation
shall, under God, have a new birth
of freedom" There was no CON-
mon source from which all the re-
porters could have obtained those
words but from Lincoln's own lips
at the time of delivery. 1t will not
do to say that Stanton suggested
those words after Lincoln's return
to Washington, for the words were
telegraphed by at least three re-
porters on the afternoon of deliv-
cry and published all over the
country. Nor will it answer to say
that Seward suggested them the
night before as words that would
convey to the people assembled a
suggestion of piety, for John G.
Nicolay gives a clear history of the
writing of the second draft on the
morning of delivery, and the sec
ond draft does not include those
words.
But all three of Lincoln's copies
that were made after the address
had been delivered do contain the
words of the three or more reports
made while he was speaking, I'M
der God" Lincoln said those
words the several Independent re-
ports that went to the wires at
once agree that he said them; and
Lincoln certainly wished to be re-
membered as having said them,.
for he wrote them into every n
of the three copies which he made
for permanent record.
Where, then, did Lincoln get
those words? He got them, think,
out of his own stock of phrasecl.'
ogy. He was not given to the care
less use of religious phrases, but
this one he used at other times. It.
came to him as he sat on the plat
form at Gettysburg, Inspired by the
sense of solemnity that the occaS.
sion brought upon him. The jour.
ney, the reception of the night be-,
fore, the parade, the sight of the
battlefield, the long and eloquent
grafton of Edward Everett and the
growing depth of feeling as his own
time came to speak, reused in him
a deeper of the nations need
of reliance in God than had been
in his mind when he was engaged
in the work of writing.-WiIliam
E. Barton, in the New York Times
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
COURT PLACES BARRIER ON
"HOT" CAR SALES I'M STATE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS suprem {
court has handed down an opinion
destined to aid in checking whole.
sale automobile thefts, the sale
of automobiles m~ortgaged in 9th
er states and the prevention OF
making the state an asylum for
INSCRIPTIONS persons trafficking
in cars on which the title is not
clear.
August Lindberg of Cut Bank
must give up his automobile. The
supreme court has ruled that the
car belongs to the Walker Motor
Exchange of Oklahoma City. Lind
berg purchased it from a transit
ent who neglected to inform him
that there was an $3.50 mortgage
on the machine.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
OUTLOOK SERVICE VALUABLE
County Extension Oflce)

VCUUnTy E4ItH5IUH OMCCJ
The Federal Farm board warmly commends to American farmers
the Outlook service provided by the federal department of agriculture
and released through the extension service in various counties. Such
outlook reports covering Montana crops and made applicable to local
conditions will be sent out from the local extension office during the
next few weeks.
Improved farm income requires planned production and erecCVe
marketing. In any one year, wise production planning must precede
effective marketing. In spite of all that nature does, a large RESPONSE
biitv for farm outturn rests with the farmers themselves. The surest
way to control an oppressive surplus is to prevent it. No marketing
machinery can insure good prices and satisfactory income ii the farm
er plants and breeds unwisey. The day is past when farmers can
safely plan on the basis of current or last years prices, II on guesses
about the future. Planting and breeding operations should rest on
the best possible szeup of the market outlook at home and abroad
for a year O more to come.
In recent years splendid progress has been made in bringing such
outlook statements home to farmers. The results have been gratty-
ing but they ought to reach a great deal further. The Federal Farm
board heartily commends this service to the farmers of the county
and believes that it will contribute largely to increasingly intelligent
farming operations and toward larger farm incomes.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

Lincoln delivering his speech at
the dedication of the National Gene
terry at Gettysburg November 10, 1868.
know the history. They were all
written after the address had been
delivered.
Five Texts of Speech.
The first two copies vary but lit
tie from each other. The last three
copies very but little from one an
other. How they vary l have set
forth in interlinear versions in my
life of Lincoln" The important
fact is that we have five texts in
Lincoln's handwriting, no two of
them exactly alike, and that they
fall clearly into two groups. two
in one and the earlier group, three
in the other and the later group,
and that we know in detail the his
tory of the last three.
intermediate between these two
groups in Lincoln's own hand are a
number of other versions printed at
the time. First of these is the AS
ISOLATED Press report prepared by
Joseph l.. Gilbert. He did not pre-
tend to have taken down Linc0ln's
exact words, but reported the
speech partly in shorthand and
checked up in a hasty comparison
with Lincoln's manuscript. The
second was a special report used
in one Philadelphia newspaper. one
Cincinnati newspaper and in the
local newspaper in GETTYSBURG. 1t
was a sery poor report. The third
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
HOW LONG, OH LORD?

Citizens are asking each other: How much longer will condl-
tions in this city continue to grow worse, and how long must those
who love their homes and their town stand t?' 1t has become a
continuous performance Of robbery, thievery, DRINKS on the street.
and in public places. nightclub parties of the widest sort, pigs IL
nearly yer block. lewd women plying their trade almost openly
booze delivered to school boys and school girls, with the usual con
someone's Raids by enforcement officers are only business advert1s-
ments The county attorney is doing all possible without cooperation
If the proprietor" don't get tipped off, in time he continues at lib
erv with more of his kind on his $500 bonds. It's too much for even
some of the vets. Most any kind of a parent has a thought and a
are for the protection of his own children. Boys and girls, even
the brightest and best raised, lack the experience, the sophist1cat1on,
the discretion, the sense of proportion and judgment OF consequences
acessarv tn carry them unscathed through and above and beyond
the foundations such as beset them in their home town-the town
heir fathers and mothers have built and are building.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
PROGRESS ALLOWS NO HALrs

The town that believes in its destiny and bitches its wagon to
n star of progress never allows itself any stop-over privileges. 1t
costst too much to get the train in motion again.
Business conditions in general, for temporary reasons, are not
the best, but Wolf Point has a full program of development outlined
and has the will and the united energy to put it through.
Natural gas is virtually assured to the city for heat.
A municipal Airport plan is well under way.
The Missouri river bridge will be completed in the early sum
mr with a fitting celebration.
Another thing, a big, important project, that is being given ser
ions consideration is paved business streets CMain and Anaconda).
It is a big undertaking but worth more than it costs. AT any rate
q is none too soon to begin pushing the idea toward realization.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

Women of today are prepared
to play a constructive role IN THE
establishing of international peace.
1 have seer them behave with
common sense and self-control,
and l believe that one war wound
has been helped to heal by the
faith of the women of the ALI
ance in the international welfare
of mankind."-Ruth Morgan. (The
New Republic.)
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AIDS TO SUCCESS

When you are wrong, admit it
When you are right, fight to
the last ditch.
Cooperate.
Know what you T talking
about.
Fight fair.
Give service; actions speak
louder than words.
Make friends.
Don't underestimate others.
Minnesota (Woman's) Fedora
ton News.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

Honor his memory,
Cherish his name
Let the fast-lying years
But add to his lame.
Love well the flag
That he cherished so mues'
And thank God for him
AS it's soft folds you toucn'
Cling to his teachings,
Treasure with care
The words that held love
And wisdom and prayer
Honor his birthday
Set 1t apart
Lincoln the mighty,
The humble of heart!
KATHERINE EDELMAN.
(@. 1880, Western Newspaper onloh'I
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SO doing you are proving yourselr
dishonest and destroying the
greatest asset you OWL, namely,
a good credit. Make this resolu-
ton today and adhere to 1t;
when l receive a bill, / will take
care of it promptly"
Cherish and protect your credit
as you would your home, your
family, your property.-Exchange.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

An authority says that rs per
cent of the automobiles of the
world are in America. In view or
the back yard scenic assets OF
some of the popular agencies we
are surprised that the proportion
is not greater.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

1.-THE right people + = y lay too
much stress on what the wrong
people do, not on why they do it;
on what they are, instead of how
they get that way."-Jack Black.
(Harper's.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

BY the time they get through
paying bootleg prices for their
liquor, they haven't much money
left to buy candy with."-George
L. Loft, candy manufacturer.
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Lincoln's Writing Treasured

A card on which President Lin
coin had written with a pencil a
message to Senator James Lane,
the first man elected to the. United
States senate in Kansas, is treas
ured by the senator's daughter,
Mrs. A. D. johnson of Lawrence.
evil Senator Lane please excuse
me tonight? A. Lincoln" That
was the message the President
scrawled on the senator's own call
ing card. 1t was a reply to some
invitation the senator had sent to
the Chief Executive.
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sUR.DIsTRIcT TOURNAMENT

At Glasgow, February 20 to %. The drawn
Game /. Poplar VS.. Bowdoin
Game 2. Malta VS.. Hinsdale
Game 8. Saco VS.. Glasgow
Came 4. Wolf Point VS.. Nashua
Came s. Loser game 1 VS.. Loser game 2
Game 6. Loser game 8 VS.. Loser game 4
Game 7. Winner game / VS.. Winner game 2
Game 8. Winner game 8 VS.. Winner game 4
Game 9. Winner game 5 VS.. Winner game 6
Game 10. Loser game z VS.. Loser game 8
Game II. Winner game 9 VS.. Winner game 10
Game 70. Winner game Z VS.. Winner game 8
Winner game II, Bird place.
Loser game IL, End place.
Winner game IL, LIST place.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

Yeggs stole a motor a load or
c~igarets. not all of the coughless
brand either, but none has cough
ed up a confession, yet.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

There is every condition now
existing in the United States to
further banditry."-James M. Do
ran, prohibition commissioner.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

ut is much better to have a
few hundreds in the bank than
millions on the brain."-Lord De-
war
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

"When an oppressed rae asks
for the bread of liberty it is not
enough to toss it a nanny song"
Haywood Broun. (The Nation.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

IF you can't make things come
right, then take them as they
come."-B. C. Forbes. (Forbes
Magazine.)
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

Every dollar of business a news
paper loses because it stands for
law. decency md justice is a CON
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

CHIcKs-Oversize, Super-quality,
Accredited, Acclimated Baby
Chicks from F1ocks Culled, Ma
ted, Selected for Egg Product
ton, Quick Maturity and Health,
Our Chicks More Vigorous,
Sturdy and Active. L. G. Christ
ensen, Kenmare, writes: I'VE
sent for Wyandottes; only lost
one. Am well pleased. Had eggs
all winter. Your chicks sure fine
and healthy" Reduced Prices
Early Orders. Walker Christen-
sen, Minot, N. Oak. sos
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tribution to tie fund for Ameri-
can citizenship and future nation
al safety.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

FOR SALE-An iron cot and a
Gainaday electric washer in ex-
cellent condition. Mrs, &. B.
Larson. Ii
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

FOR SALE-Fresh mich cow. AL
so lumber from my feed barn
which 1 am tearing down. Will
cut barn up in sections to suit
customer. Price reasonable.
Archie Martens, Wolf Point.52-3p
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

COOK CAR-Well built cook car
for sale, good condition. See or
write Jim Carroll, Box 335, Wolf
Point. 1-3tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14
F o r r E NJ 7

FOR sALE-small dining room
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

FOR SALE-1 cot, two wood rock
ing chairs, two baby beds, n
ice box. Mrs. C. B. Larson. 52-2t
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-02-14

FOR SALE-Five turkey hens at
81 each, 1 tom at SIS, mated
bronze pure bloods. Mrs. ii. A.
Geringer, Wolf Point. 5z-4tp
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table in good condition. Phone
15-W or see Mrs. Swedberg. LIT
The Sauk Centre herald., 1930-10-16
CORRESPONDENCE
kandota

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Paschke and
children spent Thursday evening
visiting Mr.and Mrs. John Foss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Blank and
children visited at the Aug Blank
home in Melrose Saturday evening.
Virginia Emblom spent Sunday
at home with her folks.
Clarence and Sigurd Troness
called on Albin Eckberg Sunday.
Miss Ida Troness spent last week
in Sauk Centre assisting Mrs,
Robert Wicklund with some work.
Peder Erickson visited Sunday
with Peder Foss.
o. L. Lying called on Jonas Eek
berg Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Erickson Wis
tied Tuesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Paschke.
Mrs. Martin johnson, who's
health has been poorly all summer
was taken worse on Friday even
ing. We hear she is a little better
now which will be good news to
all her friends.
Bill Roddetts, of West Union, as
sisted Otto Blank with corn shred
ding on Saturday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Lying and
childred visited at A. Paschke's on
Friday evening.