The Plattsmouth journal. (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) 1901-current, February 12, 1912, Image 2
Ill GOBIHI OF mm MB LimH. JIB'S GREAT PRES1DEHT ii Superintendent Abbott of the Plattsmouth Schools, Delivers Fine Address at the Methodist Church Last Evening in Honor of the Great Patriot, Abraham Lincoln. Superintendent N. C Abbott 1o livered an address last evening a! the F.pworth League meeting at the Methodist church upon "Abra ham Lincoln," which was one of the best efforts to foster patriot ism ever delivered in I he cily. After I lie usual song service and routine order of service, Super intendent Abbott was introduced and spoke in part as follows: Abraham Lincoln. Ladies and Gentlemen: I feel that I cannot in any wise do justice to my theme lonight. The character of Abraham Lincoln is one of the half doen dominant, vitalizing influences of our age. An American's Duty. I admit then, to begin with, that the task is beyond me; but I also feel that he is no true American who fails to respond in such way as he is able, when asked for a word or two regarding the pre eminent figure in our sanguinary civil war. Opportunity and Capacity. What, then, may 1 say were the sources of his power? What did Lincoln have that has placed him fur above the ordinary man? I answer that he was offered the opportunity and he was fitted to seize it. Two elements were inintil f imwii't mi i I v nml P.'tll- acilv. And these two essentials al 1,,ast three quulilics: clashing of intellects like sabers bright, and the booming of the big oratorical guns of the north and south, now definitely arrayed, there came one day into the north ern camp one of the oddest figures imaginable; Ihe figure of a man who, in spile of an appearance somewhat al outs with Hogarth's line of beauty, wore a serious aspect, if not an air of command, and pausing lo ufler a single sen tence that might bo heard above the din, passed on and for a mom ent disappeared. The sentence was pregnant with meaning. The man bore a commission from God on high I He said: 'A house di vided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half free and half slave. I do not expect the, Union to be dissolved; I do not ex pect the house to fall; but I do expect it. will cease to be divided.' He was Abraham Lincoln. Capacity. Hut opportunity alone will not make a world-character. Some place there must be a man fitted to seize opportunity. Some place there must be a man of capacity The sad and mournful Lincoln was that man. And what is it that spells capacity? I answer with out hesitation that there must be must ever meet together, if a man would write his name in hold and blazing letters on the scroll of history. Opportunity. During his life came the final struggle between titanic forces. Narrow and inconsiderate indeed are we, if we lay the entire re sponsibility for the struggle over negro slavery upon our southern brethren. The seeds of that dis tention were planted generations before and were watered and tend ed by men in both the north and in the south. The first boatload Of negroes landed on our coast was the first seed. Up north ami down south slavery was nn honor ed institution. Hut up north it died out, because it was unprofit able; while down south it pros pered, because Eli Whitney in vented Ihe cotton-gin. Then came the period of awakened con science, the south crying for more land to keep up its peculiar institution. There were bicker ings and revilings and jealousies. The immortal Daniel Webster was forced into retirement because ho failed to see that the storm could not be quelled; Charles Sumner was all but murdered; Kansas and Nebraska became blood territory; Lovejoy was murdered; John Brown was hanged. Civil War Opens. Then came the firing upon Sumler. The opportunity was at hand. Says Henry Watterson: "Amid the noise and confusion, the First Ambition. Second Brains. Third Character. Ambition. If the lank, ungainly boy had not possessed ambition he would have passed his life as a rail splitter or employed about a tow boat, and would have gone down to his grave unwept, unhonored and unsung. It was the spur of ambition that kept him awake half Ihe night, after a hard day's labor, reading the "Life of Washing ton," Aesop's "Fables," Shakes peare or the bible. He was not satisfied with what he was. He wanted to be something more, something belter, and this ideal which bo cherished had the warm and sympathetic approval of his foster-mother. And what splendid tools for ambition lo be sharpened on those books were I If more of our young boys and girls would read Shakes peare and the Bible, how much heller it would be for them 1 They might never acquire the literary style of Abraham Lincoln, it is true, but they certainly would not secure the false and silly concep tions of life Ihat are usually set forth in the average popular novel of the day. Intellect. Intellect had he, too brains, the capacity to reason. No man of this generation, I might say of any generation, could think with more deadly logic, from premise lo conclusion. lie, was self- laught, Ije was the alliums of the WATER DAMAGE! By the bursting of a water pipe on the floor above us last Saturday morning we suffered a slight dam age by water to some of our goods. We offer at a discount asfollows: Stetson Hats 10 off Manhattan Shirts 25 " " Pleated Shirts (our own brand) .30 u " Cashmere Hose 20 " Fine Dress Hose 20 " " Lined Handkerchiefs 20 " " About 10 dozen plain white handkerchief at 5c each 5 " beauties, assorted ..19c " " 4 " suspenders 22c " " 5 " Fitneck mufflers 39c " Cash Only! C. E. Wescott's Sons ALWAYS THE HOME OF SATISFACTION University of Nature. But no bachelor of arts ever knew his Unci iM belter. And no finished scholar heller than h could rea son to Hie end of an action. Seward. Seward, for instance, was a product of highest education and of the most finished culture of our schools; yet Seward would have plunged us into a fatal struggle with England if it had not been for the cool, restraining hand of his superior officer. I would not in any wise seem to disparage the great sen ices 01 ine ame sec relary of slate. In time of storm, when waves are beating high, it is urprising if anyone remains calm. Seward lost his balance just as all of the other statesmen of (he lime lost I heirs all save Lincoln alone. Knew He Was Right. Not only could he reason, but when he had gone from step to ep in his argument and reached a conclusion, lie Knew mat con clusion was correct. The years spent in study of geometry had taught him the meaning of Ihe word "demonstrate." It is re lated that lie once called his cabinet to council and put to them a diflicult problem as to what action should be taken in a cer tain matter. After a long discus sion he turned to the secretary of slate and said: "No we will take the vote. As many as favor this action say yes: contrary, no. What say you, Mr. Seward?" The answer was, "No." So was the reply of every other member of the cabinet. After the six votes were taken, Lincoln straightened up in his chair. Said he: "The president, votes yes. There are six no's and one yes. The yes has it. Action will be taken accord ingly." He knew he was right and Ihe judgment of all six of his advisors did not change his determination. Charactor. Yes, he had ambition and he had intellect. Hut way beyond these he had the indefinable some, thing without which no one can be called great the indefinable something denominated character. His Goodness. The stories of him that are the common properly of Americans, explain what I mean by character better than any definition, no mat ter how long, I might give. Fore most stands out his goodness. He knew the Bible and he shaped bis life as best he understood ac cording to the Golden Itule. You know these stories as well as I; how be carried for miles into the country a few cents which he had overcharged a customer; how he rode back through a blinding rain storm, when be was on the circuit, to release a pig mired in the mud; how he refused to con firm the sentence of federal soldier boys who were found sleeping on post;'how he aided his ne'r-do-well half-brother with money and advice; how, with sin- ceresl. love, he sought to save the south from itself; and how, in sympathy, he wrote the Oeltys burg address and the second in- augural. I suppose that ninety nine out of a hundred who hear the name of Lincoln unconscious ly 1 li ink first of his goodness. Other Elements of Character. Ihe oilier eicmenls lhat made up his character are as well known to you as to me. Lack of time iiiusl prevent my develop ment of them. For instance, his wit and humor; his eloquence; his patience and long-suffering, though between Ihe fire of aboli tionist on one side and (ireeleyile on Ihe other; his love of Ihe best in literature; his solace in Ihe poem, "Oh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Me Proud;" his forgive ness of (lie south and sorrow over their broken fortunes; bis cap acity for growl h. We sum it all up in saying, "Here was a man." A World Character. What Hampton is lo England; what Ln Fayette is to Franco; what Holivar is to the South Americans and Gustavus Adol pbus is to the Scandinavian coun tries; what Aristeides represented to the ancient Greek; and what William of Orange stood for in the mind of the Dutch burgher all that ami more is Abraham Lincoln to us. More, I say, be cause he rose from the lowest round of the ladder and stood triumphantly upon the highest pinnacle; more, I say, because the glory of his place never turned hia head and he remained, even to the end, a simple, homespun man a brother to us nil. EllCIPf EM OF oc luEMIE CADETS People of Plattsmouth Can Secure Encampment If They Will Do Some Hustling. The question of selecting the place for Ihe annual spring en campment of two regiments one of cadets of the Nebraska uni versity and I lie oilier irom me Agricultural college has been engaging the attention of both student cadets and the officers in charge. The encampment was held last year at Beatrice, and the students were treated so well that many of them have become so much attached to the place that some inducements will have to be extended to them before they will be willing to go elsewhere. Three places are being con sidered, acording to the Daily Nebraskan, namely: Beatrice, the state fair grounds at Lincoln and the Plattsmouth rifle range. This location has the advantage of a target practice ground which the other points mentioned have not. According to the Nebraskan, various rumors have been afloat among the cadets to the effect that the state fair ground would be the place of encampment for various reasons. The rumor was denied by both Captain Yates and Col onel Smith, as they staled that no place had been decided upon. The ISeliraskan further says: "As to Ihe report that the camp might be held at Plattsmouth, the same denials by the commandant and Colonel Smith hold good. No place has been considered further than others. Some of the cadets are pleased with the idea of camp ing at the range. It has recently been located there, having been moved from Ashland, and is up-to-date in every respect. The one objection to the camp at Beatrice would be overcome there, for at Beatrice there, is no range. How ever, less is known of the camp ing grounds and facilities offered as compared with those of Deal- rice. It lies between the novelty of the Plattsmouth camp and the good treatment at Beatrice, as the cadets see it." . It would appear that a little missionary work by the Com merciai ciuo or some otner or ganization along the line of ad vertising the good points and de sirable features of the lMatls- mouth range would have a gooi effect. If the cadets were assur- red that they would meet with jus as much consideration in this community as tney ihil last year at Beatrice, Ibis added to the de sirableness of having a range at their disposal, would undoubtedly have considerable weight in locat ing the place for holding the en campment. 0 EAGLE'S ANNUAL J3Q w 0 II Given by J??f k The f Plattsmouth ffgjA if Aerie No. m2JT 365 - m B mitnu Several Valuable Prizes Will Be Awarded 0 0 COATES' HALL Saturday Evening, February 17th You know the good time f.he Eagles have, so make it a point to attend. Music by the M. W. A. Orchestra 0 C 3 30 0 Goes to Kansas City. D. L. Amick departed this morn ing for Kansas City-to see Dr Miner in regard to his stomach trouble. Mr. Amick has been feel ing Dadly for some time, and tried Ihe baths at Hot Springs Ark., which he was not physically able lo stand. Some years ago when be had a similar attack, Dr. Miner relieved him very soon, and he being an old friend of Mr. Amick, he decided to consult him again. M WARDEN DAVIS OF IHE PEN- IT! ITENTIARY MURDERED He Was Stabbed by Negro Con vict at 10 A. IY1. and Died at 11:30 P. M. ' Mont Robb called the Journal publisher up last evening from Lincoln and related the affair of the murder of Deputy Warden Ed 1). Davis, by a negro convict named Prince, who is serving a twelve-year sentence for' assault with intent to kill. The tragedy occurred at the penitentiary at the chapel service yesterday morning, just at the close of the service. The negro made the deadly assault on Mr. Davis with a dirk knife which he had made out of a piece of old steel, and stabbed the deputy war den four times in the abdomen and once in the neck. The affair occurred at 10 o'clock a. m. and the victim lived until about 11:30 p. in. There was no motive for the crime other than that the negro had been reproved by Mr. Davis some days ago for not re turning his fork promptly, which greatly angered the negro. Prince committed an assault on a police officer in Omaha which nearly resulted in murder four years ago, for which he was con victed and given twelve years in the penitentiary, bis victim at that time being City Detective Sullivan, who was laid up for nearly a year. Basket Ball Game. The Plattsmouth High school basket ball team were victors in a match game played at Coates' hall in this city Saturday nighfj with the Elmwood lligh school learn. The Elmwood athletes seemed somewhat rough and this game for the first half, the score standing 11 to 7 in their favor. The second half of the game was more interesting, and a number of fouls were called on the visit ors; their manner of playing seemed somewhat rought and this caused Ihe referee to call fouls on the Elmwood boys. Their playing was good, but when it came to making the basket the Platts mouth team outclassed them. The second half of the game the Plattsmouth players made 21 scores, while Elmwood had but 1& to their credit. The line-up was as follows: Elmwood Schneider, center; Dettmann, forward; Towle, for ward; Clements, guard; Towle, guard. Plattsmouth Dal ton, center; Arries, forward; Schlater, for ward; Noble, guard; Arries, guard. Ileferec, Principal O. Larson of Plattsmouth; timekeeper and scorekcepers, Hallstrom and R. Larson. There will be a return game be tween the same teams some time about the last of this month. Eagle Prizes on Exhibition. The four prizes (I wo for ladies and two for men) lo he given to Ihe best costumes al the mask ball given by the Eagle lodge Feb ruary 17, can be seen in Weyrich & Hadraba's store window. The first prize for ladies is a $5 para sol of beautiful texture arid orna mented handle; the second prize is a handsome cut-glass dish worth $3.50. The gents' first prize is a $5 silk umbrella, and the second a 3.50 traveling set. Leyda Farm Sells. J. M. Leyda of Ibis cily and his brothers, J. E. and Wilber of Falls Cily have just closed a deal whereby Ihe H. K. Leyda farm, four miles northeast of Weeping Water, has been sold for a con sideration of .f20,i(io, Deing a trifle over $127 per acre. The purchasers are Peter and Andrew Anderson, who own an adjoining farm. A contract for Ihe deal has been signed up and ? 1,000 of the purchase money turned over, the deal lo be completed on June 1st. Begin to Load Test Piers. Major Creamer of Council Muffs was in the city Saturday and began the loading of the big box on Ihe three test piers placed on Ihe goveriinent lot some time ago. The intention is to load the piers with sand and test the amount of weight the piers will carry. They will then know what to do to prevent further settling of the new building. Joseph Mullen of Elmwood ar rived from Omaha this morning, where he was called on business last week. A New Bird in Town. C. C. Wcscott, the clothier, who is also a poultry fancier, has juat. received a fine cockeral of the Duff-Orpington species of fowl, which stands a little taller and) weighs a little more than any chicken of his age and breed in the country. The cockeral is scarcely a year old, has all of the markings of a prize winner, is of the "granger gorgeous golden" color and lips the beam at fifteen pounds. The bird was bred and reared by the celebrated Buff Orpington chicken fancier, Mr. Granger, of Sioux Falls, S. D., one of Ihe most successful chicken raisers in Ihe United States and one who has the. purest strain of Buff-Orpingtons to be had any where. Mr. Wcscott is much pleased with bis purchase, and as he has had much experience with this popular breed of fowls himseff, he knows a good owe when he sees it. For Typewriter ribbons call at the Journal office. 151 acres. All level. Hog tight. 70 acres of the finest alfalfa. Fine house. Close to school and good town. $13,500; f3,500 cash, 10, 000 on time al (f per cent. Write to C. B. Schleicher. Brady, Neb. 2-12-iM-wkly. 800 Acres. Over 400 acres under plow, all of the finest Platte river alfalfa land; level as a floor; balance pas ture. Two sets of improvements of Ihe llnest kind. Close lo town. School on the land. Telephone ami P.. F. D. $30,000; $10,000 cash, balance long time at (t per cent. This can be cut up, as it is square. Write to 0. B. Schleicher, Kemimainit Sale 2 IS NOW ON! C We have selected from our stock every remnant and short end, on which we are giving a liberal re duction. Goods on display, so you can make your selection easy. Call and see them. ZUCKWEILEE3& LUTZ Brady. Neb. 2-12-21-wkly