''lfp ♦ :><>OO-C- I LINCOLN'S ! | FIRST CASE | ♦ <> i ♦ An Incident of His Career at $ 112 New Salem, 111. ♦ j The incidents of this story are taken from Mrs. Mary Hart well Cather wood's "Spanish Peggy," a story of New Salem, HI., at the time Lincoln resided there. The compiler can claim credit for nothing more than the grouping of the incidents into a com plete short story. Abraham Lincoln was studying Blackstone in the cabin of Minter Grayham at New Salem when Richard Yates came in. The two young men were the best of friends, and it was the custom of Richard to ride over from Jacksonville whenever opportunity offered for a few days with his friend. "Going in for law, are you, Abe?" faid Yates, as he noticed the book Lincoln was reading. "Mighty interesting book, this," re plied Lincoln. "I'm going to study law myself," said Yates, "and let's make a bargain to try our first case together." "The bargain is made." replied Lin coln, "and whoever gets the first case calls in the other for assistance." _ Shickshack was dead and New Sa lem mourned for him. Shickshack j the Sac Indian who preferred to live among the whites to life with his tribe; who had been foster father to Peggy since the days her Spanish fa- , ther had laid her. an infant, in his arms when the father was flying and had none but this Indian friend with whom to intrust his baby daughter; the stepfather of Antywine, the French boy. Peggy was in reality Consuelo Lori mer, descendant of Don Louis Lori- j mer, at one time Spanish governor of his majesty's possessions in the new world. All New Salem knew this, but they did not know that around Shick shack's waist was carried a snakeskin j filled with Spanish gold that belonged to the crippled child. That is they did not know thi3 until Shickshack : was dead, when Antywine turned the | 6nakeskin and its contents over to ! Lincoln to keep for her. If New Salem folks had not known of the existence of Pesigv's gold Don j Pedro Lorimer, New Orleans gam- j bier. had. He had been with Peggy father when the little fortune had i been intrusted to the Indian for safe keeping, and he had made more than one effort to get possession of it, usual- . ly by claiming relationship and guard ianship of the child. Lincoln was not to be found when : arrive 1 at the village after the death of Shickshack, and demand ed possession of the child and li»r i belongings. Me came backed by a set of young hoodlum-i from Clary's Grove. It was Dick Yates who met them at the Rutledge tavern, but be was powerless. They wanted the girl, but they wanted her money more than nnythin.; else, and Lincoln bad th< money. Taking the girl with them, find accompanii 'I by Yates, they start ed out to fin I Lincoln. They found him at the home of Antywine, ihe home over which Peggy, now a girl of j IS. wa ; to he mist re ■). "Lincoln, you have somewhere a snake-kin filled with gold b< loaning 'o my young cousin ov« r whom I claim letal guardianship. Produce It and you shall not lie harmed." It was I the Spaniard, l<rlWT, «h , - ; | "Hoys, you ought to he aM:amed of yourselves," said Llmoln, addi < dug himself to the youni: fellov. , < ,- 0) , Clary's Crow rut her than tu tins ~i n 1 lard "Wi* didn't com* h»re for a xpeirh, At'e Wh want thw money and we want tt quick." yelled Redmond Clar> "And vou Won't get It," replied Lin Colu. "String him up like a liorsethief," I cried a man at the rear. "Wait!" commanded Lincoln, stretching out his long arm. "I will not wait while boys practice l speeches. This is not what was pronv j ised me," hissed the Spaniard. "What Red Clary promised you," re ] turned Lincoln, "was that if you would i cancel his gambling debts to yourself | he would make ine hand over the girl's money." Clary was off his horse and at his ac cuser in a moment, and Lincoln real ized that he must fight it out. He was standing on a slight elevation where he had stepped the better to ad dress the crowd, and as Clary came at him he caught the bull-bodied cham pion by the collar and flung him across the ring. It was a fight to a finish now, and Lincoln, realizing that words would be useless should he lose in this con test of force, went at it to best his ad versary in the only court that ad versary would recognize. It was a fierce contest for a few minutes, and then Lincoln caught Clary with a stinging blow beneath the chin and tumbled him to the ground, where he lay with the wind well knocked out of him. Standing over Clary's body Lin coln made an impassioned speech to the others of the rowdy gang for jus tice for his little Spanish client. He told her history; lie told who Don Pedro Lorimer was; he appealed to the best that was In them; to their love for their sisters, and he won. and j Don Pedro Lorimer knew that he had ; won, and spurring his horse forward he attempted to ride the young orator down, and to grab the snakeskin \ which Lincoln had passed to Yates at the beginning of the fight. As he did so Antywine, aroused from a stupor, i darted from the cabin and, grabbing the bits, brought the horse to its haunches. Before the astonished rider could recover Lincoln asked with | whimsical significance: "Boys, how would any of you like to get up out of chill-and-fever and find all Clary's Grove helping a stran ger rob you of your own dear gal?" The question had the desired ef fect. Down the village street went Don Pedro Lorimer, and after him | went the crowd from Clary's Grove. They caught him at the banks of the Sangamon, and rolled him into the river in a barrel. Wiser counsel alone prevented his being allowed to drown, but he never again appeared in the | vicinity of New Sf lem to molest the bride of Antywine, and Lincoln and Yates had tried their first case to gether and had won. Checker Ah! Hello, old man! ! Where are you living now? Seeker Never mind, my boy. I don't earo to r<< ive any comic vol j entlnes. Tv. o Great N.'iitea, "The sw<>rd of VYaahlnßtoa. The stair of Franklin. Oh, sit - . what u luclatiuu* j ire linked In adamant with these name <! I ' Washington! whoa# sword was mvm ; drawn but in the cause of his country I and neveraheathed when wielded in hi > ounlry'a cnua*! Franklin, the philoao vht-r of the thunderbolt the priniln# I"- and the ylwaaharv!"— John j Vlttittry Adalu*. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1916. MOTHER CRAY'S fit % SWEET POWDERS Xlfy FOR CHILDREN, V»=" 112 A Certain Cure for FevcrlftliiieM, Sw •'«n»tlp«t lon v II euiluc li e , MVWVS Ntomach Troablen, Teething > . IM « o rdor », ami Ihf nl roy ■01111:11 (iRAT. i W«pii»»». Tliey Hrcnk u;» « <>!<U Knr 0 in < i.ll-< !n 24 hours. At nil DrugplKf s, 25 ctf. dim'.* H(im«,<Hauiple mulled FUh'K. Address Hew York City.) A* S. OLMSTED, Lo Roy, N.Y. Between Friends. First Comedian—Dili you score a hit ! with your new specialty? Second Comedian—Did I? Why, the au dience gazed with open-mouthed wonder before 1 was half through. "Wonderful! It is seldom that an en tire audience yawns at once."—i Stray fctories. * Got the Wrong Answer. The sluggard having gone to the ant, pur suant to instructions, had returned and was making his report. "Watching the blamed things contin ually fussing over something or other, and never stopping to rest," he said, "made me more tired than ever."—Chicago Trib une. Rich, Juicy Kadishes Free. Everybody loves juicy, tender radishes. Salzer knows this, hence he oilers to send i you absolutely free sufficient radish seed i to keep you in tender radishes all sum mer long and his great SALZEIt'S BARGAIN' BEED BOOK. with its wonderful surprises and great bargains in seeds at bargain prices. The enormous crops on our seed farms the past season compel us to issue this special catalogue. SF.NI> THIS NOTICE TO-PAT. and receive the radishes and the wonder ful Bargain Book free. Remit 4c and we add a package of Cos mos the most fashionable, serviceable, beautiful annual flower. John A. Salzer Seed Co., Lock Drawer K., La Crosse, Wis. _« . Photographers must think that peo ple dress well, as a rule. They never see anybody who isn't in his best clothes.— bomerville Journal. I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago.- Mr-. Thus. Bobbins, Norwich, N. Y.. Feb. 17, 1900. Only he that knows what it. is to he down can appreciate being up in the world. —Is. O. I'icuyune. Swift & Company Year 1905 Salon. The total distributive sales for 1905 exceeded ¥200,000,000. This total is realized from the sale of fresh meats (beef, mutton and pork), provisions, produce (poultry, butter and eggs), soaps, glues, oils, bones, fertilizers, feathers, casings, hides, wools, pelts and other by-prod ucts derived from cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. Mnrgln of Profit. The industry is operated on a mar gin of less than 2 cents to each dol lar of sales. Swift & Co. do not sell at retail. Their entire output is sold at wholesale to many thousands of dealers in various parts of the world. There are hundreds of local slaughter ers throughout the United States, who buy their live stock in competition with the packer doing an interstate and international business. Likewise the packer must sell in competition with the local slaughterers. There are no secret processes in the industry, no complicated and expensive factories, and as live stock can ho purchased in almost every hamlet and city, an 1 the preparation of moats is simple in the extreme, local slaughtering will long remain a factor in the production of fresh meats and provisions. Eeonomlc Advantage*. The large packing houses will, how ever, always have these advantages: Locations at the chief live Hock cen ters, with t'"e opportunity to buy the best live stock; manufacturing In large quantities, at the minimum of expend ; utilization or all waste mate-i rial; n frle. ration; nit hanlcal appli ances; highly eftU ient business man ailment. These advantage* are re flected in the quality of the packer' output, a quality that has reached Its highest development in the products hearing the uume anl brand of "Swift." I'uri luialiiK l lir Mloek. The principal live stack centers are CUKujiu. Kiuiat« City, Ouiahu, tit. I WAS WITHIN HIS RIGHTS. An Argument That Admitted ol Some Disputatious Ques tion. The Naggsbys were entertaining, and to he entertained by ilie Naggsbys is a lib eral education in the art of bickering, and making tbingH generally uncomfortable for everyone present, relates the By slander. One of the guests was engaged in tlio gentle and alluring amusement of criti cising an absent friend. "Well," he said, "he's the meanest, stingiest man i ever knew; in fact, 1 don't think there's another man in the world who is so mean—" "Oh, I don't know," interrupted Naggs by; "that's a pretty tall order, you know. 1 think I know a stingier man. There's my father-in-law, for instance- " This acted like a red Hag on Mrs. Naggs by. "Look line," she snapped, "you're al ways backbiting your father-in-law! I simply won't stand it!" "Oh, pooh, pooh!" rejoined Naggsby. I "lie's my father-in-law, not yours. .Just ! you wait until I say something about yours before you begin to talk!" i That was at eight o'clock, and at 11:30 they were still at it, and going stronger than c\er. ^ ———. Popular Line to the East. The splendid passenger service of the Nickel Plate lload, the care and atten tion shown passengers have made it a favorite with the inexperienced as well as those accustomed to travel. Kvery feature necessary to the comfort and convenience of the passengers, especially ladies travel ing alone or accompanied by children, is provided. Colored l'orters in Uniform are ia attendance to serve the wants of all inil to see that cars arc kept scrupulous ly clean. Pullman Sleepers on all trains, and an excellent Dining service, serving Individual Club meals or a la Carte at moderate cost. When traveling East pur chase your tickets via the Nickel Plate Road. All trains depart from the La Salle St. Station, Chicago. l*'or full in formation regarding tickets, rates, routes, sleeping car reservations, etc., call on or address ,T. y. Oalahan, General Agent, No. 11l Adams St., Chicago, 111. "The man who promises to lay the world nt a girl's feet," remarked the Observer of Events and Things, "after marriage often linds it difficult to pla< e a ton of coal at her disposal."—Yonkers States man. flow to cure Biliousness, Stomach Dis orders, Chronic Constipation, Bladder, Liver anil Kidney Irregularities, take Spanish Cross Tea for a month. 25c a package. "Many a man." said T T ncle Eben, "takes credit, to his se'f foh bein' repentant when he's only afraid of de investigatin' com mittee." —\\ ashing ton Star. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE BKOMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it t ails to cure. E.YY. UnovE's signature is on each box. -sc. —•- A whisky without a headache is be ing advertised. it is dangerous if true. The headache is what saves most men. Don't forget, please. Mrs. Austin's Pancake dour best of all. At grocers. There is only one true goodness in tho wond —a Perfectly square de.'-l. Louis, St. Joseph, St. Paul and Fort Worth. The same methods of purchas ing cattle, sheep and hogs prevail at all cities. At Chicago, which is the largest market, there are about two hundred and fifty buyers, representing packers, local slaughterers in various cities, and exporters. Of this number, less than a score are emi)loyed by Swift & Company. The farmer ships his live stock to Chicago, consigns them to a commis sion firm at the Union Stock Yards, who sees that they are unloaded and putin pens. Then the buyers inspect them, make their offers to the commis sion dealer, who accepts or rejects as his judgment dictates. All buying must be finished at 3 o'clock each dav, and the buyer must pay spot cash. If the commission man has no satisfactory offers, lie can hold his stock over to the next clay. lie gets his commission from the farmer, and naturally strives to get the highest possible price for his client. kolcHdle I'lNlrlhutlng ll«unr». A wholesale distributing house is a giant refrigerator, but instead of shelves there are trolley rails, from which are suspended hook 3 to hang the carcasses. Some of the houses cost as much as a hundred thousand dol lars to build and equip. As a rule they are ot pressed brV.{, the lnshlc; being lined—floor, walls and celling— with highly polished hardwood. The floors are covered dally with fresh saw dust and all are kept spotlessly clean. | There are ovor three hundred of tlu e ' whole-tale houses in various cities of the United States, and the public ir- al ways welcome to visit Hum. I'neUlng I'lhulm. All the Swift & Company plants are locate 1 at the great live stock market l , In t!i heart of the great agricultural sections, where can lie purchased th< finest grades of cattle, r.heep and hog. We have (even packing plants, employ ing at each from two to eight thousand persons. The following gives the locations uud kUv« v( the differ«&t ±»luuU. ; |~ B For Infants and Cliildrcn. tASlofi!|The Kind You Have I hlm P Bought similalingtheFoodandßegula- 1 _ # ling Ihc Sloinacl\3 and Dowels of JjOcLFS tllO & Promotes DigcslioivChccrPuJ- 1« i^H&tUTG ness and Rest.Conlains neither p J? . gf Opium.Morphine nor Mineral. Jj 01 ff\ »\ tj? | 1 /i u W* thereof Old/frSAItUELPtTC/BJi jA . f\tm/j/cui Scut" \ J|S 1V H Jlx Stntui * | & H RocArii. sdu- I m a i i&x&\ \| ft , fi» in flf CiirbamlrSr fa * I 3 S & 11 V r ytinpSted- I l,i|*| 11 I ttaifod Stiagr I ffl <a«BL Br A __ Mhb/ymn FUnvr. / M"| MQfitif M HI Aperfcct Remedy forConslipa- F| | UVU flon, Sour Stomach, Diarrhoea |§ I 1 jj' Worms .Convulsions .Feverish- ;|t I If JP ~ „ jfl ness and Loss OF SLEEP, a 1° 0 1 IIV 8 X Pac Simile Signature of ps| Bar ® THC OFMTAUR COMPANY. MOW TOOK CITV. IFOR EMERGENCIES AT HOME|| And for the Stock en the Farm NOTHING EQUALS A The Great Antiseptic S P\ \ FHce ' 25c- ' 50c * and 51 io °" I n\9 I Dr * EARL G.SLOAN, j wL >si v^w\ 6 A,ban y ® t, » rflass. i Packing Plants. Floor Buildings, Space, Land, Acres. Acres. Acres. Chicago 44i/ 3 87% 47 Kansas City .... 7% 30 19^ Omaha 6 2G 23 St. Louis 7«i 19% 3ia.i St. Joseph C,y a 251,4 191,4 St. Paul 5 12 16 Fort Worth 3 15 22 Employes. The total number of persons em ployed in all the Swift packing plants and branch houses aggregate over 26,000 persons. Conditions for em ployes in the various manufacturing and operating departments is continu ally improving with the construction of new buildings and the installation of new and up-to-date equipment. Smiitation mill Hygiene. The housewife makes no greater ef fort to keep her kitchen clean than we do to keep In sanitary and hygienic condition our abattoirs. They are thoroughly scrubbed at tho close of each day's operations, and automatic appliances are used wherever possible in order to eliminate the personal han dling of meats. Rigid rules governing these points are strictly enforced; lax ity means dismissal. Visitors! AI nay* Welcome. No other Industry In the world gives such a cordial welcome to visitors as Swift & Co. We keep open house the year around, and maintain a corps of specially trained guides, with special elevators and rest rooms. In one year wo have entertained over a quarter of a million of men and women; In one day—Gran 1 Army Day, 1901—we en tertained 23,000. Among our visitors have been ambassadors from foreign go> rnr.wnt , princes, noblemen and distinguished citizens from all land: and eminent folk-; from every State in the Union We wish to familiarize tin public with our methods, and the best way to do that Is to let tho public see for itself. We have no secret proc e- is or methods In any department. Xnltl'N Premium Itam* ami Itueon. Swift's Premium flams and liacon aro more widely and fuvorubly known Uaiu uu> other Uiaud. Their j'OptUjU ity is due to the uniform quality and flavor of the meat, and to their flue appearance when received from the dealer. Each piece is branded on the rind, "Swift's Premium U. S. Inspect ed," and wrapped in cheesecloth and white parchment paper. Look for the brand, "Swat's Prem ium," when buying hams and bacon. Swift's Silver I.enf Lard Is a strictly pure lard, kettle ren dered, and put up in 3, 5 and 10-pound sealed pails. It is America's Standard Lard, and enjoys a high reputation and an enormous sale. Swl(('» Soaps, An interesting feature of a trip through the Chicago plant is a visit to the soap factory, one of the largest and most complete in this country. There we manufacture numerous toilet and laundry soaps, and washing pow ders. Among which are: Wool Soap, widely and favorably known; for toilet and bath, and wash ing fine fabrics. Crown Frincess Toilet Soap, highly perfumed. Swift's Pride Soap, for laundry and household use. Swift's Pride Washing Powder, un surpassed for all cleaning purposes. Sv.SiipclnlHcs. Swift's Premium Ham Swift's Premium Bacon Swift's Premium Sliced Bacoa Swift's Premium Lard Swift's Winchester I lam Swift's Winchester Bacon Brookfleld Farm Sausago. Swift's Silver Leaf Lard Jewel Lard Compound Swift's Cotosuet Swift's Jersey Butterlno Swift's Beef Extract Swirt's Beef Fluid Swift's Premium Milk-Fed Chicken* Snlfl'n Konpi. Wool Sonp Scouted Toilet Soaps Swift's Pride Soap SwlH'f i'ildv Wualilu* i'ywd*t 7
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