Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1898 — Page 6

THE ASSASSINATION OF LINCOLN

IN connection with the celebration of Lincoln’s birthday it will not be out of place to reproduce from the New York Herald a part of the description of his assassination given by the poet, Walt Whitman, who was present in Ford’s Theater when the foul deed was done: “There is a scene in the play (‘Our American Cofisin’) representing a modern parlor, in which two unprecedented English ladies are informed by an impossible Yankee that he is not a man of fortune,, and, therefore, undesirable for marriage catching purposes; after which, the comments being finished, the dramatic trio make exit, leaving the stage clear for a moment. “At this period came the murder of Abraham Lincoln. Great as was all its manifold train circling round it, and stretching into the future for many a century, in the politics, history, art, etc., of the-New World —in point of fact the main thing, the actual murder, "transpired with the quiet and simplicity of any commonest occurrence—the bursting of. a bud or pod In the growth of vegetation, for instance. “Through the" general hum following the stage pause, with the change of position, came the muffled sound of a pistol shot, which not one-hundredth part of the audience heard at the time, and yet a moment’s hush, somehow, surely a ▼ague startled thrill, and then, through the ornamented, draperied, starred and striped space way of the President’s box, s sudden figure, a man raises himself with hands and feet' stands a moment on the railing, leaps below to the atnge, a distance of perhaps fourteen or fifteen feet, falls out of position, catching his boot heel in the copious drapery—the American flag—falls on one knee, quickly recovers himself, rises as if nothing had happened (he really sprained his ankle, but unfelt then). “And so the figure, Booth, the murderer, dressed in plain black broadcloth, bare beaded, with full glossy, raven hnir, and

his eyes like some mad animal's, flashing with light and resolution, yet with a certain strange calmness, holds aloft in one hand a large knife, walks along, not much back from the footlights, turns fully toward the audience, his face of statuesque beauty, lit by those basilisk eyes, flashing with desperation, perhaps insanity, launches out in a firm and steady voice the words, ‘Sic semper tyrannis,’ and then walks, w r ith neither slow nor very rapid pace, diagonally across to the back es the stage, and disapenrs. “A moment’s hush, a scream, the cry of murder, Mrs. Lincoln leaning out of the box with ashy cheeks and lips, with involuntary cry, pointing to the retreating figure, ‘He has killed the President!’ “And still a moment’s strange, incredulous suspense—and then the change!— then that mixture of horror, noises, uncertainty— somewhere back of a horse's hoofs clattering with speed—the people burst through chairs and railings and break them up; there is inextricable confusion and terror; women faint; quite feeble persons fall and are trampled on; many cries of agony nre heard; the broad stage suddenly fills to suffocation with a dense and motley crowd, like some horrible carnival; the audience rush generally upon it; at least the strong men do; the actors and actresses are all there in their play costumes and painted faces, with mortal fright showing through the rouge; the screams and colls, confused talk redoubled, trebled, two or three manage to pass up wafer from the stage to the President's box; others try to clamber up. “In the midst of all this the soldiers of the President’s guard, with others suddenly drawn to the scene, burst in—some 200 altogether; they storm the house, through all the tiers, especially the upper ones. Inflamed with fury, literally chnrging the audience with fiaed bayonets, muskets and pistols, shouting ‘Clear out! Clear •tit!* “Such the wild scene, or a suggestion •f It rather, iuside the plnyhouse that sight. • • * And in the midst of that pandemonium, infuriated soldiers, the audience and the crowd, the stage and all Its actors and actresses, its paint pots, spangles and gas lights, the life blood from those veins, tho best and sweetest In the land, drips slowly down, and death's ooxe already begins its little bubbles on the lips.”

Football with Lincoln's Hat.

The favorite hat worn by Abraham Lincoln wna n tall “stovepipe.” It has been described ns a foot high, with a brim almost as wide ns a Southern sombrero. Many anecdotes are connected with flint famous tall hat. In It Mr. Lincoln carried many valuable papers, the briefs of bis law cases, and other documents. On the night of Mr. Lincoln's' election to the presidency several )adies who had gathered at the old homestead at Springfield testified their glee by using the Jiat as a football. A saw of ns went over to assist Mrs. Lincoln about the supper which was to be given lome gentlemen who had come la to hear the returns. It was after midAn*

BOOTH FIRES THE FATAL SHOT.

night before enough had been learned to warrant the belief that our candidate had been elected. We went nearly wild with joy, and congratulated Mr. Lincoln most heartily. . Someone saw the famous “stovepipe” in the hall, and, seizing it, threw it up to the ceiling. Another caught it, and then it went the rounds till it fell to the floor, when one gave it a kick, and then another, and another gave the hat a sendoff, until it was so battered that it had lost all resemblnnce to its original shape, Mr. Lincoln looked on and smiled goodnaturedly at the childish performance.— Philadelphia Record.

ST VALENTINE

It has never been satisfactorily explained why the 14th of February is called St. Valentine's Day. It has been ascribed as being named after Valentine, who suffered mnrtyrdotn as a presbyter of the church, under Claudius, about 270, but nowhere in the history of his life can there be found the least incident connected with him that could possibly have given rise to the practice of that day, unless as some authorities claim, Valentine being a man possessed of great love and charity, his name was thus honored and revered, but this idea does not seem plausible. Some authorities have given the supposition credence that it is possibly derived from the custom practiced by the ancient Church of Rome, to choose on this day patrons for the ensuing, year, and was perhaps taken up by gallantry after it was dropped by compulsion by the superstitious at the reformation, for Bince

that time the custom of choosing valentines was a sport practiced by the English gentry as early as 1470 in their homes, but as nil this is an uncertainty, we are left in the dark as to the true origin and purpose of St. Valentine’s Day. “It is a ceremony,” said Bourn*, “never omitted nmong the vulgar to drt w lots, which they term valentines, on t*e eve before Valentine Day. The namcc of a select number of the sex are, by an fqual number of another, put in some versel; and after that everyone draws a nafue, which for the present is called their valentine, and Is looked upon as a good omen of their being man and wife afterwards.” In some places, we are told, the custom was considered heathenish, and to abolish it the names of certain saints were written in billets and given, and this may have been the true reason why Valentino was chosen to be the saint for that day, but why the practice of sending or choosing valentines was any more heathenish than mnny another custom is not clear. They were ull foolish, superstitious pastimes. In 177!) a sport was indulged in during the month of February, when the girls burned a figure which they stole from the boys, and which they called “A HollyBoy," nml the boys stole a figure from the girls which they burned, calling it an “Ivy-Girl." It is altogether probable that the custom of sending written love messages on that day originated at the time of Queen Catherine, consort of Henry IV., when Lydgate, the Monk of Bury, wrote the following lines in praise of the queen: Seyuto Valentine, of rustom yecre by yeer* Mon linvo an usatiuo* In this regloun To loko nml serche collide* kalemlere. Ami chose tbeyr choyte, by grete affcceloun

Such as ben prlke with cupldes mocloun, Takyng theyr choyre, aatheyr sort doth falle; But I love oon which excelleth alle.

LINCOLN AS A DOORKEEPER.

How Abe Pinned on tbe Badge and Did Duty for a Time. James Elter is one of the oldest doorkeepers in the War Department at Washington, and has been stationed at the Seventeenth street entrance of the Winder Building for many years, occupying a chair in which President Lincoln sat while he acted as doorkeeper in place of Mr. Elter. Speaking of the incident, Mr. Elter said: “One day a tall, lank gentleman came to the entrance and asked me If the Secretary was in, and I told him no, that it was too early for him. He then asked at what hour he would be likely to find him, and I told him. With a pleasant ‘Thank you’ (something we don’t always get) he walked away. At the hour I told him the Secretary would be in he again walked up the steps and asked me if I would not go to the Secretary’s room and tell him that be wished to see him. I told him I could not leave my post. “ ‘Oh, that is all right. lam Mr. Lincoln, and I will keep door while you deliver my message. Tell him that I want to see him here in the lower hall.’ With this the President unpinned my badge, stuck it in his own coat, and took my chair. I hastened to the Secretary’s room, and soon the two were together near me, but in quiet and earnest talk. I never did know why Mr. Lincoln did not want to go to the Secretary’s room, but I know that I prize this chair. I call U Abe Lincoln. No doubt that was the only time a President ever acted as a doorkeeper.”

A VALENTINE. ‘Dear little maid In tbe scarlet hood, I know you’re merry. I’m sure you’re good; Your little blue skirt Is patched and frayed. You’ve a shoe-string bow on your toweled braid. Your shoes are stubby, and square, and old, Your ravelling mlttehs let In the cold; But yon pass each day when the school-bell rings, * Merrily making the best of things. Hopplty-sklpplng, I watch you come, Anns entwined with a giggling chum, Borne on the crest of a wave of girls, A motley tossing of hoods and curls, B'rlends behind you and friends before Surging In shouts to the seboolhouse door— Homely and happy, and shabby and proud. The laughing queen of the chattering crowd. Wise little maid of the hundred friends, Cheerily taking what fortune sends. Your nose Is snub and your mouth Is wide (I’ve seen a cooky tucked whole inside 1) And freckles all over your round cheeks He Like cinnamon sprinkled on pumpkln-ple; But your eyes are gay, and your laugh Is sweet, As you hoppity-skip down the dingy street. Dear little maid In tbe scarlet hood, I am your friend, and will you be mine 7 I know you’re merry, I’m sure you’re good. And I’d like you, please, for my valentine. —Youth’s Companion.

LINCOLN’S BIRTHPLACE.

Poverty and Desolation Wafted on the Famous Baby. Abraham Lincoln, the great war President, was born In Larue (then Hardin) County, Kentucky, in a rude little log cabin, says St. Nicholas. This cabin has recently been restored and so far as possible made exactly as it was eighty-eight years ago, when a little baby boy was born to Thomas and Nancy Lincoln, or “Linkhorn,” as the name was then spelled —humble “settlers,” who had moved to the neighborhood from Washington County four years before. The few living people who remember Thomas Lincoln, the father, say that ha was a rather improvident man, not working long at any one thing. He was a hard worker, but was a poor manager, and the little family was often without more than the simplest necessaries of life. Thomas Lincoln cleared a few acres around his cabin and raised a small crop of corn and grain. Then he became a carpenter and tinker, working at such odd jobs as he could find among the pioneer neighbors. He was away at work at the time Abraham was born. The neighbors heard that Mrs. Lincoln was In the cabin all alone with the little baby and had little to cat except corn and potatoes. They at once visited the Lincoln cabin, taking such delicacies as their houses afforded. The father returned in a few days and the baby was named Abraham Lincoln, after his grandfather, •who had been killed by the Indians when Thomas Lincoln was a little boy.

A St. Valentine's Tea.

A Si. Valentine’s tea may be easily made a very charming little festivity. The guests should consist of a few bright young people, and the whole affair should be conducted in a spirit of fun and informality. A sentimental quotation should be written on the name card at each plate, taking care that It has some appropriateness to the guest The prevailing colors in flowers or other table decoration should be pink and white. All the dishes should be suitable to the occasion, at least in name, and each one accompanied by a suggestive couplet, to be read aloud by the server.

A Good Postman. If I were a postman I'd learn bow to lose The letters that vex And that carry bad news. But I'd pack auch a stack In my bag, 'twould be queer If you didn’t have valentines Twelve times a year.

A BEGGING VALENTINE

KILLED IN THE HOUSE

TELLER RESOLUTION MEETS WITH DEFEAT. After' a Lively Debate, Every Republican, with One Exception, Votes Against Measure-Result Is 182 to 132. Vote Against Silver. The National House of Representatives Monday buried the Teller resolution, declaring the bonds of the United States payable in silver, under an adverse majority of fifty votes. The Republicans were solidly arrayed in opposition, with two exceptions, Mr. Linney (N. C.), who voted with the Democrats and Populists, and Mr. White (N. C.j, the only colored member of the House, who answered “present” when his name was called. The desertions from the Democratic side were Mr. McAleer (Pa.) and Mr. Elliott (S. C.). Both voted with the Republicans against the proposition. Speaker Reed, although it is not customary for him to vote, had his name called, and went on record in opposition to the resolution. The vote was reached after five hours of debate, under a special order adopted at the opening of the session. The limited time allowed for debate and the pressure of members for an opportunity to be heard was so great that the leaders on both sides were compelled to farm out the time by minutes. This detracted much from the continuity of the discussion, but it also in a measure intensified the interest in the galleries, which were crowded all day, and the combatants on the floor were cheered by their respective sympathizers. Many of the Senators from the other end of the capitol were also present to listen to the arguments. The majority, under the leadership of Mr. Dingley, who made a carefully prepared speech sounding the keynote of the opposition, assumed the position that the last clause of the resolution was in reality a disguised declaration for the free coinage of silver, while the assaulting Democrats, under the direction of Mr. Bailey, maintained that the defeat of the resolution was another step in the direction of the establishment of the gold standard, to which they allege both the President and Secretary Gage had irrevocably committed the Republican party. The debate was at times fast and heated. I/imitation of Debate. The struggle opened immediately after the reading of the journal, when Mr. Dingley (Rep., Me.), chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, reported back his resolution, with the recommendation that “it do not pass.” Mr. Henderson (Rep., Iowa), one of the leaders of the majority, followed this by presenting a special order agreed upon by the Committee on Rules providing for the immediate consideration of the resolution and a vote without intervening motion at 5 o’clock. Mr. Henderson yielded a moment to Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, who said that while the minority strenuously opposed the undue limitation of the debate proposed, still, as his side desired as much time as possible for debate, they would not consume any of the time allowed on a roll call. There were evidences of disturbance and excitement on the Republican side, of which Mr. Johnson (Rep., Ind.) was the center in the confusion. The Speaker put the question and the rule was adopted 143 to 115. Dingley Opens Debate. Mr. Dingley then opened the debate in opposition to the resolution. The pending resolution, he said, was not one which if passed by both houses would have force. If adopted it would be oply an expression of the opinion of the two houses. After the close of Mr. Dingley’s speech Mr. Bailey was recognized for an hour. He first yielded twenty minutes to Mr. Wheeler (Dem., Ala.), a member of the Ways and Means Committee, who submitted an argument in support of the resolution. Before closing Mr. Wheeler yielded a minute each to half a dozen members on the Democratic side. Mr. Bland, to whom Mr. Bailey yielded ten minutes, said the course of the President and Secretary Gage in pressing the gold standard upon the country had driven the bimetallists to Congress to introduce and insist upon the passage of this resolution. Yet, said he, Mr. Dingley charged the minority with playing politics. Every Republican who voted against the resolution violated the St. Louis platform and voted against the coinage of silver in any form, free or unlimited. No one disputed the law, he said. No one denied it. Silver was a full legal tender. But every Republican vote against the resolution would declare that silver was not fit to pay the public debt with. Mr. Hopkins (Rep., Ill.) said this resolution had clearly shown that the Senate was not a Republican body, but was controlled by the free silver element. Mr. Clayton (Dem., Ala.) asserted that the defeat of this resolution was dictated by the masters of the Republican party, who gathered at a New York banquet table the other night at SIOO a plate, which meant, at Alabama standards, that every man ate a bale of cotton and a couple of mules.

From Different Tolnta of View, Mr. Grosvenor (Rep., O.), iu opposition to the resolution, said that throughout all the changes and mutations of the money question in this country the Republican party had maintained its unvarying devotion to what was denominated “honest money." Mr. Dollivcr (Rep., Iowa) made a tenminute speech. Mr. Maguire (Dem., Cal.) said he agreed with Mr. Dingley. Mr. Gannon (Itep., 111.), whoso record had beeu attacked during the debate, said, in speaking of bis former votes for free coinage and for the Matthews resolution, that the difference between silver aud gold then was but a few cents; it was now 50 cents. Mr. Hepburn (Rep.,. Iowa) in opposing the resolution, which he said was equivalent to a free coinage declaration, referred to ex-Gov. Boies’ refusal to longer follow the standard of free silver. Mr. Rhea (Dem., Ky.) created something of a sensation. In the course of his speech, while he was referring to the crime of 1873, he declared that if there was afly hole in hades hotter than any other |t would be reserved especially for John Sherman. Mr. Bailey closed for the Democrats In a speech which stirred his followers to a high pitch of enthusiasm. Mr. Bailey, owing to the great pressure for time, had only four minutes in which to close the debate for hta side. The resolution under consideration, he said, contained two propositions, one «Horol and the other le-

gal. One asserts as a matter of law that the bonds of the United States are redeemable at the option of the Government in silver, and the other as a matter of morals that ta restore to its coinage such silver coins as a legal tender in payment of the bonds, principal and interest, is not in violation of the public faith nor in derogation of the rights of the public creditors. He would not dwell, he said, on the legal aspect of the question. There was not a lawyer in the United States, nor in any country, who would venture on his professional reputation to deny that the bonds could be paid in silver. That went without saying. The Republicans in this matter must justify themselves, if at all, upon the proposition that in their consciences they believed that gold was the money of the contracts. Mr. Henderson (Rep., Iowa), the onelegged veteran* and Mr. Dalzell (Rep., Pa.) closed the debate with five-minute speeches in opposition to the resolution. Mr. Henderson recalled the President’s declaration in his New York speech. “His declaration,” said Henderson, “means that the best money in the world shall be paid to the bondholder, the plowholder, the hodholder, the penholder, the pensionholder and all who toil and all who sweat.” Result of the Vote. At 5 o’clock came the vote, which was followed with great interest, notwithstanding the defeat of the resolution was a; foregone conclusion. The Speaker announced that the vote would be directly on the resolution, not on the adverse report. It was soon evident that party ranks were being held intact. After the roll call was completed the Speaker asked that his name be called, and on the call responded with a vigorous “No.” He then announced the result—yeas, 132; nays, 182.

NEW ENGLAND BIG STRIKE

The third week of the great cotton mill strike in New England has closed, and it brings no change in the unfortunate situation. The storm center is still at New Bedford, with smdller strikes scattered throughout the other cities, and operatives in still others waiting to see the outcome of the New Bedford workers’ fight before they take a hand at it themselves. Operators and mill owners are as determined as ever and declare that they will not yield. The manufacturers reiterate their declarations: That the market for cotton manufactures has not recovered from the business depression; that the opening of cotton mills in the South has Seriously affected the market; that their properties no longer earn dividends commensurate with their investments; that their operatives are as well puid as any, and better paid than most of them; that a system of flues for inferior work is necessary to protect them against careless workmen; that the operatives could live comfortably under the new schedule if they were good managers. The answer the operatives make is this: That the mill owners, having regularly declared dividends of from 5 to 16 per cent, do not need to reduce expenses; that mule spinners alone of all the operatives could avoid starvation under a schedule 10 per cent below present wages; that they have been unable to pay living expenses at the old wages; that their homes, rented from the companies, are desolate and unsanitary; that the employers now require them to weave large cuts of goods at the same price they formerly received for smaller ones; that the mill owners, by arbitrary fines, are able to regulate wages to suit themselves. The operatives are full of courage to resist the reduction. Forty-nine German families have left town for Texas, where they have secured employment in the cotton mills, and many more Canadians are to return to their homes across the border, to remain until the close of the struggle. The manufacturers have made no signs toward starting up their mills, and no more is expected on their part for some time to come.

FIERCE HEAT IN AUSTRALIA.

Great Damage Done by Fires Caused by Spontaneous Combustion. The steamer Warimoo, from Australia, brings news of appalling climatic conditions which have been prevailing in many sections of that country. The prostrations from heat wore so numerous that the condition of affairs in large cities was alarming. In a great many instance* work is out of the question and sleep impossible. Telegrams show that the same conditions prevail all over the colonies. The thermometer during the heat of the day averages about 124 in the shade, and In a long list of towns the lowest figure found was 110. In the sun it is 100, so it is impossible to work at midday. The heat has caused numerous fires from spontaneous combustion, and the houses are so baked during the day that in the worst sections the residents sleep in gardens and on roofs. The damage from fire is very great. It would appear from the press reports that the total damage will amount to millions of pounds. In Victoria colony. 100,000 acres have been swept clear and an enormous acreage of crops destroyed. In other colonies houses and barns were burned.

A SECRET PACT EXISTS.

Russia's Occupation of Port Arthur Is Kxpl«D<£a. It is supposed that GraaPßritain’s withdrawn! from Port Arthur and her ceasing to exert pressure for the opening of the port of Ta-Lien-Wnn, which actions are regarded as Incredible and suicidal to British interests and prestige, were owing to her disbelief in the existence of a secret treaty between Russia and China. The Chinese Government, however, quotes this treaty ns the reason for Russia’s presence at Port Arthur, and Russian dispatches to the tsung-11-yamen allege that the occupation of Port Arthur is in accordance with the treaty.

Assets $3.30, Debts *100,000.

The Odd Fellows’ Mutual Aid Association voted to'go out of business. Its assets amount to $3.30, and its liabilities to SIOO,OOO, consisting of unpaid death claims. The association was formed twen-ty-eight years ago by men prominently connected with the Odd Fellows, but it never had any official connection with th« order.

A PERFECT HOME SECURED AT LITTLE COST.

d£ Western Canada, before takipg up their home there visited the country as delegates. They reported to the Government of the Dominion of Canada the result of their observations, and from this report extracts have been taken, which are published below: “We have visited a number of most desirable locations, and are highly pleased with the country as a whole. It being beyond our highest expectations. We find here a prosperous and well-contented lot of people. They have comfortable homes, and their vast fields of wheat and other crops in addition to their herds of choice cattle, indicate prosperity in the full sense of the word. In conversation with- the farmers throughout our trip we learned that the majority of them came here with very limited means, and some with no more than enough to bring them here, and they are now well-to-do. They all claim that this is the only country for a poor man, or one with little means, to get a start and make a home for himself and family. As you are aware, we were a little shaky and undecided before leaving Detroit, but have determined sine# that we, with out 1 friends, will make this country our future home. It is far from being the wilderness we had pictured it to be; it ,Is, instead, a land haying all the facilities required by modern civilization, such as railroads, markets, stores, churches, schools, etc., in fact, an ideal home for those havlug the future welfare of themselves and families at heart.”

The Messrs. Striovski selected the Alameda district, but what they say of it applies in a general way to most other districts in that vast country. They speak of the fuel, which is to be had In great quantities, of the water that can be had by digging from ten to twenty feet, and of the good grazing land to be had almost everywhere. There is plenty of wood for building timber and for fuel, while coal is convenient, and sells at low prices at the mines. In driving through the country they passed many fine patches of wild raspberries, and say they can speak highly of their flavor, as they could not resist the temptation to stop and eat. Having already transgressed on your valuable space, I shall defer further reference to Western Canada for another issue. An illustrated pamphlet recently issued by the Department of the Interior, Ottaw r a, Canada, giving a complete description of the country, will be forwarded free to all who write for it. Yours, WESTERN CANADA. Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolutions.

Demand for More Battleships.

The Secretary of the Navy has demanded more battleships, and there can be no doubt that Congress will consider his recommendations. Protection Is what our sea ports require, and fortifications will not adequately supply this. Defense against all disorders of a malarial type Is, however, adequately afforded by Hostetter’s Stomach Itltters, an efficient remedy, also, for constipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, rheumatism and uei» vousness. The best atonement for evil deeds is to set about the performance of good ones.

What Do the Children Drink?

Don’t give them tea or coffee. Ila ve you tried the new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious and nourishing, and takes the place of coffee. The more Grain-0 you give the children the more health you distribute through their systems. Grain-0 is made of pure graips, and when properly prepared tastes like the choice grades of coffee, but costs about Vi as much. Ail grocers sell it. 15c. and 25c. The vanity of humam life is like a river, constantly passing away, and yet constantly coming on. It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry And is the only cure for CUilblams, Frost Bites, Damp, Sweating Feet, Corns nnd Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken Into the shoes. At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leßoy. N. Y. # My doctor said I would die, but Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me.—Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, 111., Nov. 23, *95.

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Ivan and The odore S t rlovski, to r in erly fesi dents o f Michigan, but now living in Alame-