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♦ An Incident of His Career at $
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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."
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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.
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dim'.* H(im«,<Hauiple mulled FUh'K. Address
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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.
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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.
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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. ;
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IFOR EMERGENCIES AT HOME||
And for the Stock en the Farm
NOTHING EQUALS
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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
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