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xHE OMAHA DAILY HEKt TUESDAY. FEBRUABA 0, 1909. , . ; " - NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA! j-1 -V f f i i 1 i i i v if COUNCIL ' Office 15 Scott Street ' BOARD M All PAY THE TUITION Plan to Proride Ftdlities-for Pupils in Cut-Off District. ATTEND THE SCHOOLS IN OMAHA I beeper to I'ay Kspens ft Talttoa 'I bun to Provide Facilities for I n tract lea la Their District. It Ii l!Ue!y 'that the Board of Educa tion, wlicn it meets in adjourned session Wednesday night will solve the problem confronting ll at th Courtland achool y ryln. for. the present at least, tin tuition In the Omaha schools of those pu ' 4l!s residing In Cut-Off who have passed the slxlli grsde. . .. At the meeting of the board laat week It waj represented that there were five puplla who, having pasted the sixth trade, the highest grade taught In the Courtland school, had gone to the Lake achool, which I the Omaha achool mo it accessible to that portion of the city of Council Bluffa lying west of the Mis souri river. The Omaha school authori ties, however, notified the parents of these pupils that they must pay tuition the same as Is demanded of nonresident pupils. This the parents stated they were unable to do and. further, that even If they cojld affpid. to pay such tuition, did not believe that they should be required to do ho, on (he grounds that the school district of Council Hluffs should provide ttullalile eduratlon for tlie children living v ithln its limits, even If the Missouri liver did Intervene between the city proper snd that . portion of the munici pality known a Cut-Off. Attorney Frank C'apell,'? member of the Board of Education, after Investigation rf the Ktalutet governing such mattera. Is of the opinion that the board would have a right to pay the tuition of pupils residing In Vc3t.. Council Bluffs and at tending the Cmnha schools. A statute provides that when children live an unreasonable distance from their own school, "the board may contract with boards of other school townships or In dependent districts for the Instruction of ihlldi'cn thus deprived of school advant ages, In any school therein, and the cost thereof ihall be paid from the teachers' fund." "While this taw makes no specific pro- lilon- for attendance', outside the state, there Is no prohibition upon such a Vlan," said Mr,' Cape I h "The fact that no mention Is made of paying tuition to a school district-in another state Is prob ably because such a contingency was not thought of when -the law was drawn up. I believe we have a right to pay tuition to the Omaha-district Juat the same to a district la the state ef Iowa." To pay for the tuition of these flva pu plls In the Omaha schools. It Is conceded by the members of the Board of Educa tlon, would he, far lea costly than to es tablish the seventh and eighth grades In the Courtland 'school, which would mean the employment of an additional teacher and the opening of another room. PAY . TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN Veterans Attend Exercises at Broad way MefBedlkt Chareh. Tribute to the memory of Abraham Lin coln, the martyred president, waa paid last evening at the Broadway Methodist church by a special commemorative ser vice, a feature, of which was the recital by Mrs. DoUle Dick Burgess or Lincoln's favorite poem.' VOh, Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Frond?" Neither Charles M. Harl or Senator C. 3. Baunders, who were to hove ' delivered addresses, were able to be present. Mr. Harl address on "Abraham Lincoln's Place In Hlatory" which was read by Mrs. Harl, waa In part ,---es follows; .--. .-. 1 It la Indeed fitting; that all of our eltl- fenshlp should unite In celebration of the Welcome Words to Women Woman who suffer with disorders peculiar to their sex should write to Dr. Pierce and receive free the advice of a physician of over 40 years' experience a skilled god successful specialist in the diseases of women. Every letter of this tort has the most careful consideration and is regsrded sacredly confidential. Many sensitively modest women write fully to Dr. Fierce what they would shrink from tellial to their local physician. The local physician ft pretty sure to say that he cannot do anything without "an examinstion." Dr. Pierce holds that these distasteful examinations ere lenerallv need less, and that no woman, except in rare cases, should submit to them. Dr. Pierce's treatment wilt euro you rifht in the privacy of . . your own home. His Favorite Prescription" has cured hundreds, ef thousands, some of them the worst of cases. It it the only medicine of itt kind that it the product of a regularly graduated physician. The only one food enough that itt maker dare to print itt every ingredient on itt outtide wrapper. There's no secrecy. It will bear examina tion. No alcohol and no habit-forming' drugs are found in it. Some unscrup ulous medicine dealer may offer you a substitute. Don't take it. Don't trifle with your health.- Write to World' Dispensary Medical Association, Dr. R. V. Pierce, President, Buffalo, N. Y., take the advice received and be well. Franklin Automobiles Chassis Frame Yon never would toterate jolting and hard riding in a hone drawn carriage. No need of it in an automobile. Easy riding horse-drawn carriages, like the Franklin automobile, have the wood frame and full elliptic springs. The Franklin chassis frame of wood, laminated, it stronger than the pressed steel frame, and lighter. The steer frame transmits shocks and vibrations gives stiffness and hard riding. You would not stand for a horse-drawn carriage that bumped and jolted jou would not subject your family nor yourself to its discomforts and danger to health. Apply the same principle to your automobile. ' -j ' There is a Franklin for every use four- and sixylinder touring-cars, runabouts, closed cars and commercial vehicles J GUY L. 310-312 South 19th St., BLUFFS. Both 'Fhonei 43. centennial anniversary of the birth of the man who was raised up by divine providence to be the nation's leader In the moot eventful and far reaching epoch of Its history. It Is marvellous tht this man, who was the leader of one side In a great clvtl war. should today In leas than a half rentury from the close of that war, be honored and revered throughout the length and breadth of the land. It Is appropriate -that he various re ligious organisations of the nation should take part In recognition of this anniver sary. During the dark days of the rebel lion It was our own Bishop Simpson who said, "We will nsll the flsg of our glor ious country Just below the standard of the Cross." meaning thereby that second only ti the supremacy and inspiration of the Divine Master was the maintenance of the institutions and liberties which had been founded by the fathers of the repub lic. It Is likewise appropriate that the surviving veterens of the civil war should have the leading: oart In all these exercises commemorating the birth of Lincoln. By reason of his regard for their Interesia and his sympathies for their struggles, he became to them not merely their, great leader and president, but "rather Abra ham." Todar we cannot conceive of a mental or moral quality necessary for hi great task In which Abraham Lincoln waa lacking, and we cannot conceive the possession by any man in their full forew and vigor without the discipline and the training to whim Lincoln nsa oeen sunjeeiea. Me united In his own prsonallty the most eawnntlal and yet the ronet apparently con tradictory elements. He had the lofty conceptions of the Idealist, united With the shrewdness of common sense. He had the tenderness of a woman, and the courage of a Henry of Navarre. He had the sim plicity of a child and the prescience of a statesman. Ho had tbe faith of a martyr and the masterful grasp- of the practical man. The possession of these qualities mode him the forceful, aggressive and suc cessful lender of the period of the rebel lion. Aa Moses waa trained from early childhood to fit him to lead the hosts of Israel from bondage In Egypt, ' Lincoln was trained to make him the leader of the historic epoch of which he forms a central figure. As Moses wss led to Neho's heights and there was shown the promised land of hlH hopes, so Lincoln was permitted to behold the dawn of peace ''and then lie wss not, for God took him." .Abraham Lincoln wss one of the few mortals who ran b compared to the Divine Master without arousing In the heart a feeling of rerusnance or a sense of sacrilege. He stands unlnue snd alone In human history. Benator Saunders' place on the program wss tnken by J. H. Bcverldge, superin tendent of the public schools, who delivered an eloquent eulogy on the life of Lincoln. Judge Carson read a brief paper on "Un coln. the Boldlora' Friend." and Major W. H. Spera also paid tribute to the memory of the martyred president. The members of Abe Lincoln prist. Grand Army of the Republic, and the relief corps attended In a body. Christian: Endeavor Anniversary. The twenty-eighth anniversary of the organization of the Society of Christian Endeavor was celebrated at the First Pres byterian church last evening with a spe cial service. The meeting waa conducted by Rev. Marcus P. McClure, the pastor,- as sisted by Everett Wright, president of the City Union of Christian Endeavor societies. The exercises Included a number of short addresses and special musical features. The addresses were: "Life Values of a Great Commitment." Everett Wright; "Adaptability of the Christian Endeavor Society to the Needs of the Toung Peo ple and , the Church. . Harrry . Cooper: "Principles of Christian Endeavor," Miss Tlllle Altmsnsperger; "Interesting Facts Concerning Wrrld-Wide Endeavor," Miss Clare McAneney. The musical numbers In cluded a solo by Mrs. L. R. Hypes and a selection on the violin by Miss Ruth Splndler. ' Automobile Company Incorporates, The Atlantic Automobile company, which recently filed articles of incorporation, will erect a garage on Fourth street. The build Ing will De aoxiltf reet and will be con structed of cement blocks. The company expects to begin construction at once and Is now awaiting material. Under the articles of Incorporation Coun ell .Bluffs la to be . the principal place of business of the company. The capital stock la placed at $25,000. C. L. Herring la president and general manager, J. G. Her ring vice president and B. A. Spinney sec tetary and treasurer. Model D. S2S00. L . b. Syracuse, N.T. (Top extra.) SMITH, OMAHA. NEBR. IOWA LEGISLATORS ARE SLOW Three Weeks of Session Closes, with No Important Law Enacted. APPROPRIATION BILLS WAIT Deadlock on Junketing Trip Forces Other Legislation to Barka-roaad School Officials Oppose loeliylns? E.ewo (From a Staff Correspondent.) DB8 MOINES. Feb. s.-(6peeial.) Their weeks of active work on the part of the Iowa legislature without a single messure of state-wide Importance passed. In line with the reccomcndatlona of the governor. This Is the record of the thirty-third gen- ersl assembly to date. The only measure which was of stale- Id e application wlitch has passed was one to make Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday, and this had no opposition. The other bills which have gone to the governor are mainly legalising acts or acta to cor rect small errors in the cod. The only bills which have really got fairly started toward the code are certain senate bills Intended to strengthen the law for enforcement and to revise the method of procedure In criminal actions. The bills were Introduced by Benator Cos son, after consultation with ths attorney general, and upon the specific recommenda tion of the governor In the biennial mes sage. They give to the sheriffs and county ttomeys additional powers and duties, and require them to prosecute all offendere. This la directed especially at the failure of local officials to enforce the liquor lawa In communities dominated by the saloons. supplemental bill Is one to give ad ditional powers to the attorney general and to give him an official to send Into any part of the state and undertake executive utles. Btlll another gives the governor the power of removal of Incompetent or rebellious officials. This ' latter Is being opposed by the present governor for fear of harm to the party; The bills relating to sheriffs and attorneys passed the senate unanimously. , Nothing has been done In regard to ap propriations, as only the bills for state In stitutions have been received. The state as about $1,600,000 for expenditure In the two years. The three stale colleges are sklng $1,000,000 and the' board of control asks $600,000 for the fifteen other Institu tions. The houses got Into a deadlock on the matter of sending junketing commit tees out to Investigate, and the appropria tion bills wait. Codlfylna; School Laws, The most Important general legislation proposed, the codifying of school laws. Is p against the protests of the petty school officers all over the state. The bill, which contains 60,000 words, has been printed and copies have been sent out into the state and the local school people are engaged In figuring out what it means. Until they are heard from the legislature will not act The legislation proposed Is radical and would adopt the county unit system as against the township and Independent dis trict system. The next most Important matter Is a proposal to create an Insurance depar ment. or rather to transfer the department from the office of auditor to that of gov ernor an-1 give It better standing. For merly the Insurance companies were for the change, - when the present governor was auditor, but now with an auditor of an entirely different type, they want the department left alone. Pending a canvass of the situation no move Is being made in this matter. The committees of both houses, are at work dally and will soon have before the houses abundant work. Among Important matters In process of perfection by the committees Is: Amendment of primary election law so that the alphabetical advantage will dis appear. Proposal to return to the circle on the ballot for the general election to avoid alleged confusion. Change In the law as to assumntlon of rinK ana leuow servant reeponalbiltty In Injury cases arrectlng railroad men. mrengtnening tne railroad commission and giving It some authority over public erviue uorpunuom. 1 nis wouia SJSO mane tne commission appointive. Chance In law as to taxation of mort gages, adopting the law of Minnesota as to a iee in lieu or an otner taxes. Creation of a commerce counsel in an- pear mr me people in an mattera arrect lng rates and assessments of raiimarfa. Requiring reports annually from cot-Dor. n j 1 is mild K lev. Direct Inheritance tax. Assessment of railroad terminals Authorlsina- county or rilmrlnt ri..,,i tural high schools with state aid. Placing the atate educational institutions uiiaer one DOSra. In the work of the legislature the sen ate has gone very much further than the house, the committees of the latter not re porting any bills upon which the house could work. . The organisation of the house waa effected by compromises which pre vents any concerted program, and there la fear that Important measures will fail just because of this fact. Recere to Date. The record of laws passed In each house and by both houses to date Is as follows Passed both houses: H. F. 11 Requiring that the bonrt. nf ... vu,v, nu miliar vjucers snau De ex- Auiiueu annually. H. F. 21i Permitting sale of church property In Iowa Citv. certain a. r: 9 K,-xiension or time for selling off n A .i. . .. r wii.uncu .1'" . vi CJWinC. 8. F. IJ Exempting dentists from 4,., ervice. " 8. F. IS Making Lincoln's birthday a o. r. i.-rermuting judges to waive making inventory of estates. (Conference 8. F. UK-Repeal law to Mil De. Moines river land In Ottumwa. 8. F. ta-Balarlea of justice of the peace 8. F. -Appropriatlon of $3,000 for lea Illative employes. . 44--pPrPrlte 30,000 railroad maps. (Conference.) 8. F. t6 Distribution ot schedule times for holding court. of i.F.-'77Llral"!15 tlm ,or criminal ap peals to six months. r Bills PasalaaT H Passed the house alone: - H. F. T Appropriation for dredging Me dium lake near Emmetaburg. " i,' mendment of general rood law -- . Miicuumini 10 Drl mary to correct error. y H. F. J To permit furnishing Ice at state expense to officers at the Boldiera' home. H. F. $4 To fine railroad for not obeying H. F. -Pay oi $30 for burlaj of wa H. F. 88-Change in time Juries. of drawing H. F. 1 Relating to nark ti.tri. H. F. 162 Requiring counties to pay for H. F. -Settlement of estates. H. F. 130 Printing and distributing emer gency laws. H. F. 170-Rlalng tax levy for fire pur Bills Paaslagr Senate. Passed the senate alone: B. F. S-Requtrlng banks to pay interest on county tunas. 8. F. Giving addition! power to county 8. F. 7 Defining dutiee of sheriffs. 8. F. 11-Provldlng $U for burial of old aoiaiers. 8. F. M Bounty for rattlesnsJcee. 8. F. ST Requiring county auditors to foot up assessment rolls. 8. F. 44 Authorising attorney general to make settlement of certain cases. & F. sO Legalialag act relatuig to Man Chester. . F. 8.1 Requiring tights on boats In Iowa. 8. F. TI Requiring doors of public build ings to open outwardly. 8. F. 76 Revising law as to distribution of codes. 8. F. 7 Legalising act relating to Ana- mosa. 8. F. Repo-t salef of registered pure bred stock. ' 8. F. t Change In law as to auditing ac counts of department of agriculture. 8. K. 100 Ahthnrlslng cities to pay tor prellmlnsry work In buying wster works. 8. F. 121-Lcgallslng act relating to Ox ford Junction. . F. 1 Permitting park boards In spe cial chsrter cities to pay for psving. 8. F. 0 Amending ths law as to auto mobile licenses. Iowa News Notes. FORT DODGE. lrigh ton Bros., a large plumbing concern, reorganised todsy and L. L. Lelghton, the senior partner, re tiree from active business. Severs! new Fort Dodge men are Interested In the re organization which will be on a basis of $i:&.000 capital stock. FORT DODGE. -If the Des Moines Life Insurance company which owns ths prop erty where the recent Midland theater fire raged, decide not to rebuild, John Scliaupp. a wealthy Fort Dodge man, has decided to erect a SM.O00 structure on property Just adlolnlng the main business locality and 140x110 feet In sise. MASON CITY -Asa R. Hu4bert, a prom inent and wealthy farmer living near Clear Lake, committed suicide shortly before noon today by hanging himself In the barn. It la supposed he had become mentally un balanced because of a deep Interest In religion and because of financial troubles. He leaves a wife and three children. FORT DODGE. The memorial service for the late Thomas D. HeaJy held Saturday afternoon In the Webster county court house, with Judge R. M. Wright presiding, waa attended by crowda of Fort Dodge people. Many out-of-town lawyers were also present and brief . and appropriate speeches were made by varloua members of the bar. and resolutions wars passed. CRE8TON. John Bhatto, a' blacksmith, of Lorimor, while engaged In grinding a cir cular saw on an emery wheel Thursday, sus tained a dangerous Injury,- when the stons broke Into many fragments, . one of the larger striking him on the Jaw and shatter ing the bone and badly mangling his face, On account of hla extreme age much fear la entertained that the Injury will prove fatal. MASON CITT Because of the frequent robberies which have been successfully "pulled off" In this city during the last few weeka. Chief of Police Lock today Is sued an order that all persons found on the streets after midnight must either be nown to the notice to be of good character or else they must be able to give a satis factory explanation of their preaence abio id t that hour ol the night. EXTENDING OKLAHOMA ROAD French Baaka Are . Famishing the . Faads to Build the Une. . MUSKOGEE, Okl.. Feb. $.-Authorstlv nnounccment was made here today by Vice President and General Manager D. P. Dewar of the Missouri, Oklahoma A Gulf Railway company that this new line, which has Just been completed from Wag oner to Calvin, Okl., a distance of 111 miles, will Immediately be extended on from Calvin to Denlson, Tex., ninety-two miles farther. This announcement was based on cablegram received yesterday by William Kenefick, president of the road, from the president of the Franco-American Bank of France, which, "with the Boclete Con trale du Province bank, both located In Paris, has financed the building ot the road from Wagoner to Calvin. The cable gram announced the acceptance of. the bond Issue of $2,000,000 necessary for the extension of the road to Denlson. Work will bo commenced at once. The announcement was further made that several French financiers will come here during March td IdOk over the ground and decide upon ' the feasibility of extending the road north t rbAV -Wagoner to Kanaas City. Mr. KeneflclP will proceed to New York and sail within the next ten days for Paris to. formally com piste the deal. PACKING INQUIRY BROADENS Others Besides Nelson Morris Bald to Be in Line ot Investiga tion. CHICAGO, Feb. 7.-Follow1ng District At torney. Sims' return to Chicago today from Washington, where he was in conference with Attorney General Bonaparte it waa reported that the grand Jury Investigation of the beef packing Industry, begun some weeks ago by the summoning ot the em ployes of Morris St Co., Is to be extended so as to Include most of ths big packers In the stock yards. It is said that the Interstate commerce commission is to take a hand in the in vestlgatlon and that action Is to be swift and summary. The rebate question Is the baata of the proceedings. The testimony In the Morris case likely will be com pleted within a week and then the alleged practices by other firms will be taken up. Mr. Sims declined to discuss details. The attorney general was informed of all that had been done In the affair ao far," he aald, "I have come back with several suggestions end particularly In re gard to the Standard Oil case," DUEL IS FATAL TO BOTH MEN One Dead When Picked Up and Other Expiree la m Few Mlnates. DES LOGS, Mo., Feb. 8. George Keth- erslde and John Hughea fought a duel in the main street of Leadwood, near here, laat night, and each received faiaJ wounds. Their bodies were taken off each other by cl'lxens after the firing had ceaaed. Hughes was carried to the home of his sister and died twenty mln utes later. Ketherslde was dead when his frlsnds reached his side. The shooting was In front of the horns of Mrs. Adams, a widow, with whom Ketherslde had boarded. He saw Hughes talking to Mra. Adams and, because of Jealousy, he is said to have abused Hughes, who went to his home and. re turned with a revolver. Both men began firing at the asms time and at ao closs a range that their bodies fell across each other. Each body re solved five bullets. BRYAN DENIES BEING INJURED Asrlvee at Jacksonville aad Delivers aa Address ta the Kvealag. JACKSONVILLE!, Fla.. Feb. S.-W. J. Bryan reached Jacksonville yesterdsy from Deland and emphatically denied the teport that he was Injured In an automobile accident nesr Tarpon Springs. Mr. Bryan was met here by his cousin William 8. Jennings, and taken to his home. Upon reading ths report of the accident he said he was In Lakeland until noon Satur day, when he left for Deland, speaking there Saturday night and leaving there for Jacksonville. Mr. Bryan la In perfect health and ! preased himself as plessed at his reception here. He delivered bis lecture, "Ths Prince of Peace," this afternoon. LcIIcH's'S? Lenses Uw C eon tasis m Wssrsm si Chun Mr-aa.jSjr-ea-k, . ad I 1 1 I aj 1, ' k Si sin al BUT UN asthsa f trm-i-riTecr rim Hi f f m X & jJ" f vh dSA as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play when In health and how conducive to health the games In which they Indulge, the outdoor life they enjoy, the cleanly, regular habits they should be taught to form and the whplesome diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved, not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an Injuri ous or objectionable nature, and If at any time a remedial agent Is required, to assist nature, only those of known excellence should be used; remedies which are 'pure and wholesome and truly beneficial In effect,, like the pleasant laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna has come Into general favor In many millions; of well Informed families, whose estimate of Its quality and excellence is based upon personal knowledge and use. " Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna has also met with the approval of physicians gen erally, because they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle In its action. We Inform all reputable physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, obtained by an original method, from certain plants known to them to act most beneficially, and presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Cal ifornlan blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it Is not a secret remedy, and hence we are free to refer to all well informed physicians, who do not approve of patent medicines and never favor Indiscriminate self-rriedicatlori. Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna always has the full name of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front. of every package and that It Is for sale In bottles of one size only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent size, or having printed thereon the name of any other company, do not accept It. If you fail to get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects.. Every family should always have a bottle on hand, as It Is equally beneficial tor tne parents ana .the children, whenever a NIGHT OF GRIEF AND ANGER S. S. Peters, Veteran Newspaper Man, Tells of Lincoln's Assassination. NEWS HEAED AT OLD KDtKWOOD With Sons of Postmaster Ueneral Ossahan 'Was Spending Evening la Washington and Got Near Bedalde ef President. "It was either In the latter part of 1859 or early in I860 that I first raw Abraham Lincoln at Columbus, O., where he, deliv ered an address before one of the Ohio literary or school societies," said S. 8. Peters, a civil war veteran and newspaper man. "He was just then fresh from his laurels In his debate with Stephen A. Doug lag. ' ..... . "I next saw him at Columbua in Febru ary, MSI, while he was enroute to Wash ington to be Inaugurated president of the United States. He spoke In the state cap- ltol building, and-with other high school boys I was permitted to shake hands with him. I saw him next In May, 1861, In Washing ton, when he visited the camp of our regi ment, the Second Ohio Infantry of the first three months' men, end then, saw him again after the batUe or Bull Run. In Washington, in July, 1861. In all of my subsequent service during the civil war I was connected with tlie Army of the Po tomao and saw Mr. Lincoln frequently. Particularly during the tlmea he reviewed the army, after the battles of the Penin sular campalgna' Antletam. Frederlckaburg, Chancellorsvllle, Gettysburg, the Wilder ness campaigns, the Shenandoah Valley campaigns and at City Point, In the late summer of 1864, and In the winter and early aprlng of 1866. "I was with a detachment of my regi ment, the Sixth United States cavalry, that participated In the peace Jubilee cele bration In Waahlngton on April II, 1866. President Lincoln, General Grant, General Meade. General Halleck, General Hancock, and a host of general officers of the Army or the Potomac were on the reviewing stand, as were most of the members of the cablnat. Including Stanton, Wells, Den nlson, Seward and Chief Justice Chase, as the military column passed In review. We cheered the piesldent aa we pasaed him, and it was the common remark of all that the president looked extremely worn and haggard. There was an Infinite sadness In his face that left its Impress upon us long after our portion of ths line had passed. During that night many of us had received passes to remain In town. "Among old school friends In Washington m, ,1. 1. . , . , . Imwrmm .a au iuii ui urcau uiai mc inougni nus ner with apprehension. 1 here is no necessity for the reproduction of life to be either very painful or dangerous. The use of Mother' Friend prepares the system for the coming event, and it is passed without ar.y danger. This ftiutuy i3 appiicu externally, ma nas carried thousands women through the crisis with but little sufferinir. book eoawuag mioraisuon er valae 1 1 ail expectant BMtaers Bulled f ras. I sVanfav Pa. LL WE CURE Ll.EN FOR lUIILIli" J.e PUeaaee, Or. fieajlts & Searles. 119 S. 14th. laxative remedy is required. at the time' from Columbus, O., were Krastus Dennison and William Nell Den nlaon, sons of Postmaster General William Dennison. We were at the Klrkwood hotel during the early part of the night, when about 10 o'clock a messenger came hur riedly Into the hotel lobby and asked If Postmaster General Dennison was there, that he was wanted immediately at the Ford theater, vas President Lincoln had been shot. The Dennison boys and I hur ried out immediately to find the postmaster general, and accompanied him to the vi cinity of the theater. Tbe street waa densely thronged with an excited mob calling for Instant vengeance upon the as sassin of the president. "A detachment of troops had been hurried to the spot and a Una was opened from the theater to the Peterson house across the street, and Postmaster Ueneral Dennison was permitted to pass through the lines, we following him. The body of the presi dent was carried across the street Into the Peterson house and taken up the steps Into a small room off the hallway. Mrs. Lin coln, frantic with grief, waa being cared for by . the president's personal aide. Major Rathbone, wl'.o waa with him In the private box when he was shot and waa himself wounded In the arm by a knife thrust from Bootli. One or two other members of the president's official family were with the party, including the surgeon general of the army, who had been hurriedly summoned. Mrs. Lincoln's Grief. "The body of the president was laid on the bed and Mrs. Lincoln, in spite of the remonstrances of those who sought to com fort her, threw herself across the expiring president and moaned most pitifully. She was finally persuaded to stand aside and went around to the back aide of the bed, which, I think, had been pulled out slightly to bo nearer the window, that the dying man might have air. She grasped his hand and stroked It, moaning In anguish, and kissed his forehead repeatedly. The blood was still clotted In his hair and beard, but his face wore an expression of extreme pallor, accentuated by hla dark, straggling beard. His eyes were closed and to all Intents he wai dead. "Postmaster General Dennison cried like a child, and others In the room sobbed In the deepest grief. Ho called to one of his sons, where we were standing In the hall way Just outside the door, to go back at once to the Klrkwood hotel and wait there for him. "Going out of the door after descending the stairway we could but notice the omln oua alienee of the great crowd, In the im mediate vlcii lty. It was the silence of reverence, but beyond, st ' the outskirts, there was a deep growl of savage Intensity that boded the direst consequences for any human being who dare exprest one thought of exultation over the death of the presi dent. When we reached Pennsylvania ave nue we flrat heard of the attack upon the No woman can be happy without children; it is her nature to love them as much so as it is the beautiful and pure. The ordeal through , . 1 v" M,c cApctiHiii iiiuiucr --si I XfcXSfj By the Old Reliable Dr. Eearles & Searles. 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"Shortly after reaching (th hotel Post master General Dennison eaqle there, and Vice President Jotujtop whtf1 waa tn the hotel, was sent for to . take up the office of president the moment of-the death of President Lincoln. The rest "fit the atory Is history. "But one thing that has always Impressed me with that tragic night, was the awful Intensity of grief and the unquenchable fury of the soldiers ot. the union army and desire to inflict the most terrible vengeance upon any and every person against whom there waa the slightest suspicion of exulta tion over the assassination 1f the president. "Scenes were enacted Jn 'fVashlngton that night that have never beeii written. Sum mary vengeance was visited,' upon many, and but for the paralysis 'of anger occa sioned, by the. thought tht t!Wht would Lincoln have men do In this crlslsT' stayed a aaturnalta of blood that .Would have had no equal In American history." 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