mstmmmm 1 v'SjSSSi iv THE centenary of the birth o. Abrnhnra Lincoln Is bringing a new and larger vlew.of tht man. The world Is coming more and moro to see the soul side of him, to lose sight of petty nud nones sential circumstances belonging to hit personality and environments and tc measure his real stature. The more I have studied Lincoln the moro I have been struck by the mira cle of htm. That this child of the wil derness, this offspring of poor whites without education except such as he could give to himself, without a single advantage In blood, training, wealth or environment, should grow into a man whoso speeches were marvels ot logical reasoning and Intellectual pin' er, whose neumen as n statesman ana diplomat exceeded that of men long trained, whose literary style was clas sic, whose life was essentially without LINCOLN'S OFFICE CHAIR. a stain, whose soul was that of a prophet and whose mercy, patience and gentleness recall the divine man of Galilee strlko me as a marvel liko that of Shakespeare or Joan of Arc, n thing that cannot be explained and that transcends mere human experi ence. Nor is this the end of tho won der. As striking as the man himself is the universal appeal he makes to men. Tho avidity with which everybody, reads each scrap about the martyr president is almost as much of a mira cle us his character. The interest In him was great during his life and has increased every hour since his death. At ilrst it wns because he was presi dent, but now It Is because ho was Lincoln. It Is this insight into his essential anil spiritual nature which is tho be ginning of the true understanding ol Abraham Lincoln. It tins taken a long time to. reach It. -yet 11 has always re- quired a century or two for the world to come to an appreciation of Ub great est souls. Tnat thin measuring of the spirit of Lincoln lias oven started In time for the centenary of lila birth shews that mankind move faster than evtr before. When the world does see the real soul of thl.-t man, with all Its whiteness and love. I believe that Lin coln will do moro for men by his ex ample ami by the Intangible Influence, he exerts on tho souls of others than , he did even as president. lie' wns not a teacher, and yet his life Is a teacher.' Nobility ought to be contagious, and Lincoln had enough of It to Inoculate the whole race. Materialism never explained any man. The smallest human being that 1 ever lived Infinitely transcended It. Then how little can It explain Lin-; coin! We must get nt such a inaiij from tho Godward aide of him before , we can understand him nt all. been from that angle he becomes Intelligi ble. Tho keyword of the riddle in his BUST OP LWCOU IN SXHATC case Is soul. It la bo In every case, but In lilni tho fact Is more apparent. His mighty spirit explains him. That makes tho miracle plain. And It hi Just such a revelation of spirituality of the real variety and not tho seeming that this country and this ace need. We aro not yet throuch with Lincoln. He still has something to teach us all For my own part I think this cento nary is one of the most fortunate thing) that ever happened. And what a centenary It Is cole bratlons In every city, town and ham let, even extending to foreign lands ABRAHAM TilNCOIiN. The portrait of Lincoln shown above It from Ida M. Tarbell's "Early L,ire oi Lincoln" and depicts the first martyi his nrst term. It was used by Leonard V. Volk, sculptor. In studies of Lincoln. taking It for ground coffee, as Dr. masses of literature sucli as have np- Jackson's smoking tobacco was In a peared concerning no other American; bag on a shelf next the sack cniiinlning prizes given by newspapers for the the coffee. best essays on Lincoln by school After Dr. Jackson had hurriedly children; elnborato ceremonies at the swallowed the supposed coffee hi; re birthplace and the tomb, at the na- marked to his wife that It tasted po tlon's capital, at the metropolis, in well cullar. In a short time he became ill nigh every church;vschool. theater, lec- and In three hours lost his sight and ture hall and home in the land; nun- lapsed Into a state of hysteria,. Dr. dreds of books and magazines and Jackson was taken to Johns Hopkins thousands of papers full of blul And hospital, where tho physicians ex all because this man had so much love pressed the hope that his sight would for others that he gave' his life to be restored. , make them free. " J. A. KDGKUTON. STIMS0N AND NICOLL Attorneys Who Figure on Opposite Sides In the Pulitzer Case. The extraordinary character of the suit In the federal courts against the rnmnnnv which inilillslies the New York World and the constitutional character of tho questions that have nrlRon in connection with the case tclvc exceptional Interest to the learned counselors of the law who figure In the suit. Tho government attorney In cbnrge of the prosecution In New t nENRT Tj. sTiiiaoK Ajsn de LANCET Ntcox.ii. York, Henry L. Stlmson, is United States district attorney for tho south ern district of New York. He Is con fronted by an array of distinguished legal talent headed by De Lancey NIc oil, former district attorney of .New York couuty. Tho latter was born nt Bayslde, on Long Island, now part ot New York city, In 1854 and Is a grad uate of Ht. Paul's school, Concord. N, U., and of Princeton university; also of the Columbia Law school. Ho' married Miss Maud Churchill. Mr. Ntoholl was a member of the conven tion of 1891 which framed a naw con stitution for the state. Mr. Stlmson was bqrn In Now York tblrty-nlno years ago and graduated from Phillips academy at Andover, N. H-, In 1883 and from Yalo univer sity In 1888. ne studied for the bar at tho Harvard Law school. "... 15T ' fishes. ;t:'T:'": 'mm fm ' mm'.: ' OBALDIA REFUTES JLAIUEY. President of Panama Exoutpatti Taft, Cromwell and Farnham. , Panama, Feb. 2. Tho charges made In the American congress by Iteprc scntntlve Italncy of Illinois against Domingo dc Obaldla, president of Pan ama, and others have brought put de nials from the president and sixteen members of the national assembly. The assemblymen have signed a statement that they were not present at a meeting In the president's odlce, where the contract for tho exploitation of the timber industry along the At lantic coast of Panama was discussed. They assert that during the meeting neither President Obaldla nor any one else Bald or Implied that Charles P. Taft, William Nelson Cromwell or Roger L. Farnhain had any direct or Indirect participation in the business. Among those signing the statement arc Dp. Pablo Arosemona, Julio Febrc gar and other prominent Opposition leaders. Concerning some of the charges, President Obaldla has given out the following statement: "My attitude while in the Colombian congress of 11)03 and my entire public life are beyond the reach of slander- crsi The Amador-Arlas government was not overthrown, but nfter the ex piration of its constitutional term It was defeated in a free election. "At the meeting In my olllce neither i Mr. Elirmnn nor any outsider was present, and no mention was made of Charles P. Tnft, William Nelson Crom , well or Roger L. Farnham." MADE COFFEE OF FINE CUT. Husband Drinks It and Then Suddenly Loses His Eyesight. Baltimore, Feb. 2. Through the mis lake of his wife, who boiled her hus band's smoking tobacco,- believing It to be coffee, Dr. Stanley Jackson, a den-' tist, wns stricken blind nfter drinking , the concoction. Ills wife, who in the ! absence of the cook was preparing eottcc. took n handful of tobacco, mis- FINANCIAL AND C0MMERCrAIi.l4 Closing Stock Quotations. New York. Feb. L Money on call wns 1 per cent; time money and mercantile paper unchanged ITn-rates. - 'closing prices: Amal. Copper... "! Atchison 93V4 Norf. & West... 91 Northwestern ..Vi'A Venn. It. It 131W Itendlniv l::"- urnokiyn'H.'T ches. & Ohio.. C..C..C.& St. 1 stCPa1uiland iw4 Soutliern'i'nc'.'.iiij? Soutlieni K... South. Ry. pf... 61 tu 640 l"i 39 152W D U & W, D.&U Erie Gen. Electric n itrnp tytK. 111. Central. ...141i Texas Paclllc... lnt.-Met 14 Union Pacllie...l77 Louis. & Nash.. 121 U. S. Steel E2'.i Manhattan 149 U. S. Steel pf...ll4?A Missouri Par.... 69 West. Union.... 68 N. Y. Central. ...126?i Market Reports. WHEAT Strong and lc. higher; con tract Kraile, February, J1.09al.03',4. CORN One-half cent higher; February, 7aC7U-c OATS Steady; No. white, natural, KaKVLc. UliTTEn-Flrmer on top grades, fresh; other norts plenty and slow, receipts, r. Hu.-kao... creamerv. sneciais. soa G.:fl packages; creamery, specials. 30a zaYiC (ofllcial S0c); extras, ;Sa29MiC.; . or tne i'ltisuurs tusirici toon w nour thlids to firsts, siasc; held, common to to protest against the action of Tresl TiClis'2f90': process- common lo spe-ident Lewis in refusing iinanclal assist . ' CHBK8K Firm; receipts. 173 boxes; j mice to the striking miners of the i state, full cream, specials, MHolBUc; col- , Mercer-Butler Held, Pennsylvania, on orcd or white, fancy, MWc; good to nne, primer "SSilte: BKims.1 fuH 'to special" !any,c EGGS-Unsettied; receipts, s.171 cases; state, Pennsylvania and nearby, rancy, selected, white. 40c: fair to choice. 37n 39c; brown nnd mixed, fancy, 37a3!ic.; fair lo choice. 35a36c. LIVE POULTRY Unsettled; prices not established. DItESSED POULTRY Firm; turkeys, young, selected, per lb., 23c; young, poor to good, 1Ca22c; spring chickens, roasting, , nearby, lsa!4c: western, 14alCc; fowls, j boxes, HVic; barrels, uc; oiu roosters. lOKc; ducks, western, ISalCc; geese, western, 10al2c; squabs Jl.COai.CC. white, per doz., BULGARIA TO BE RECOGNIZED Involves Settlement With Turkey Homage to Ferdinand Sella, Feb. 2. The settlement of the Turko-Bnlgurhui dlllicultles Involves the recognition of tho kingdom of Bul- I garla, whose proclamation of Inde pendence precipitated the crisis. 1 It Is understood that Turkey will take the lead in recognizing Emperor I Ferdinand, not waiting for a confer- 1 enee of the powers to do so. Tho oth- I Pr powers will perforce follow this ex- ample, The settlement Is a great relief to the ItusHlan otliclals upon whom the task fell. They now admit that war between Bulgaria and Turkey was an Imminent possibility unless the dead- lock was broken. i FRENCH AVIATOR FLIES. Biplane Navigates For a Mils at Br lin at Height of Sixty Feet. Berlin, Feb. U.-Armand ZlpfcJ, the French aviator, succeeded In making a flight In his aeroplane of nearly n mile at an altitude of tlxty feet, M. Zlpfel has been carrying on htn experiments nl tho Tcmplehof parade grounds, and his machine Is known as a Votsln biplane. Previous attempts did not provo very successful owing to defects In the motor and the frceilng of the benzene. WOMEN ASK'. FOE PLACES. AntltuffragttU Appeal to Governor Hughe For Recognition, New York. Feb. 2. The New York State Antlsnffrngc association Inn sent the following loiter to (iovernor Hughes: Earnestly believing that the serious purpose, ability and experience to be found among women In many walks of life should be used for the benefit of the community and that the public service can bo rendered mpre effective and eco nomical by the appointment of "women of Judgment and energy as members of such educational, charitable, sanitary and reformatory boards, commissions and committees as deal directly with tho needs of both sexes, we respectfully ask that you will make such appointments of women as aro possible under the laws of the state of New York. We believe this to be the safest method of utilizing at the present time the ca pacities of women and their Interest in the public welfare without exposing our civic Institutions to tho risk attendant upon granting to women unrestricted suf frage. ' The letter is signed by Mrs. Francis M. Scott, Mrs, Arthur M. Dodge, Mrs. William A, Putnam, president of the Brooklyn auxiliary; Mrs. Georgo Doug las Miller, president of the Albany auxiliary, and Mrs. William P. North rop, president of the Buffalo auxiliary. MINERS ELECT LEWIS TODAY. John Walker Says Convention Was Packod Against Him. Indianapolis. Intl., Feb. 2. Tellers appointed by the convention of tho United Mine Workers of Amerlen re ported today that President Thorans L. Lewis was re-elected by a majority of 10.000 over John Walker of Illinois. Mr. Walker today cave out a state mcnt that lie would not contest the . frocks. They wash so well and re election, because he believed such ac-1 quire no ironing. For the special 'de- tlon hopeless. The convention had been packed against htm, be said. A test poll of the delegates came on a motion to adopt the paragraph of THOMAS L. LEWIS. -l.,,,l",n uiPvlng the course of President Lewis and the national ex- eeutlve board In suspending President van Horn and other otliclals of dls- trlct No. 11, Indiana, for having dis obeyed the mandate of the national oftk'crs to discontinue tho strike at the Hudson mine. President Walker of the United Mine Workers of Illinois failed to get ah extension of time to speak against tins motion, and he took his seat amid cheering. The roll was called for adoption' of the report, with the result that In a total vote of 2,fSl there were l,f27 ,umroviiiir and 1.0.-.-1 dissenting ' f,..,lu.,nl ,.,,,,.,, ..,, ntl, , liesiuent j'eoiinn anu otner lt!....K, i.-"i.i jw...... 1 1, KTOUnd that there was too little ' c"il," of suct;css- rresld?nt Ff 'l?" set forth the present stntus of the stniKiilc and appealed to the delegates . ... ,,,.( i,lm In tho nnnllcatlon to the national ollicers for nid, HELEN KELLER TO MOVE. Deaf, Dumb and Blind Woman to Live In Farmhouse, Boston, Fell. Ii. A largo farmhouse ' n itrunswick, Mo., is to be the future , nf Mlss if,.!,,,, Keller, the fa- i inous deaf, dumb and blind young wo- Miss Keller, who for some time past I has lived at Wrcntham, Mnss., with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mncy, has, jolutly I with Mr. and Mrs. Macy, purchased the estate at Brunswick, and the three will move there. Miss Keller wishes to be farther away from tho city In order that her work for tire b'.lnd may not be lnter ruled by social engagements. OFF TO AFRICA APRIL 1. Naturalltt Says Roosevelt Party Will Leave About Then. Owcgo, N. Y Feb. 2.-J. Alden Lor ing, tho field naturalist to accompany President Itoosevclt on his African ex pedition, says that tho Roosevelt party will not leave New York until about April 1. Mr. Lorlug Is not permitted to an nounce the exact date of departure or the name of the steamship. The party will go direct by steamer to Naples and then take passage on an East Afrlcn liner to Mombasa. Watt Virginia to Go "Dry." Charleston, W. Vn., Feb. 2. The pro hibition amendment to the state con stitution prohibiting the manufacture and sale of Intoxicants within the stato passed the house of delegates by a Vote of C2 to 13. I ikSv&V Vi9F&! isLHHiilillalllllH 1 ItlH i3iaBsllllM THE SEASON - OF SILKS. Fetching Styles For tho Strait and 80 clal Functions. ' Now It Is the lovely summer silks that are shown us. They are ex quisite in the light weights and-beautiful in tho heavier weaves and quali ties. Messallnes seem to be moro showy than most of the others, and they do make up Into tho daintiest of new gowns for evening and dressy oc casions. They aro so glossy that, al though they are so light, they look al most sumptuous. There Is a long list of fancy silks in checks, stripes and plaid effects, but they aro more foi waists than for full costumes. For this purpose wo see many very rich and handsome habutals and foulards and all at a very reasonable price for such useful and durable silks as fou lard. Many of these have satin figures on the foulard ground. The colors are those of the syndicate, which means that there are all kinds of goods in ribbons and braids in the same colors, oo that whatever one wants can be found to match. In dress silks and heavy silks are rapidly coming in again we find taffe ta, heavy black messallne, peau de cygue in n specially heavy weight In tended for elegant afternoon gowns for visiting and grand occasions and superb black satin duchess. This Is a very rich and thick satin, yet It Is supple nud drapes gracefully. Liberty satin is shown for evenings, particu larly for the young. One of the dainty evening drcsecs In this delicate sill; looks fairly ethereal. Habutal silks arc washable, and so are the best for all kinds of waists and for children's mnnd there is a new dlrcctoire mes sallne In pastel shades and also in old Ivory. This Is employed for the cling ing effect and Is certainly very pretty, Japanese silks are also shown in great variety and nre dainty and serviceable. The rich taffeta and satin duchess arc employed mostly in fine visiting costumes and are richly and elaborate ly trimmed with some one of the beautiful silk braids, or with braids above and fringe below, or with n band of hand embroidery along the edge of the skirt or peplum. Speaking of braid, this has now become so rich and elaborate that it may almost be classed us among the fine arts. It is seen on the daintiest of baby clothes and from that to the most costly outdoor or In door garment, and on the Quest furs also. What we did without braids do not know. Evening gowns require silk of two values, the light and filmy for the ELEGANT EVENING GOWNS. young and the rich and sumptuous for the matron. In the illustration are shown two gowns of the richer quali ties of silks. One is of pale blue peau de cygue trimmed with silk fringe of the same shade, applied bo as to simu late an opening in the skirt. It is princess shape, the skirt reaching three ' oto the real waist line. There i ja a stomacber of flue real lace, finish- I eti at the bottom with the fringe, while i otii- lo ,,rHfi,.niw. nr.rna , tue front nnd on over the shoulders, forming a tucked kimono sleeve. Along the top there Is n band of scarlet vel vet with a Hue of gold braid, and four buttons nre covered with the velvet. The other elegant dinner or dancing gown is of black satin duchess, tho skirt being close to the hips and ample at the foot, and has an overdress of silk net bordered with a rich band of beaded trimming in lmitntlon black pearls, something quite costly, even in the imitation, but beautiful. The sleeves and bodice are of the same net, with a band of crushed silk in the American Beauty rose shade, ending on tho left side beneath two of those lovely roses. In the hair is an nlgret held by a baud of the pearl beads over pluk velvet. Among the less costly materials In tended for evening occasions I may mention the delicate ami dainty voiles. These are now made of cotton and so cleverly manipulated by the weaver that It Is next to Impossible to dlstln gnlsh them from the all wool voiles, while some are so treated that they are fully as pretty as tho silk voiles. They are far cheaper than fine wool or silk, but quite as pretty slnce.it Is necessary to pull the threads apart to discover the' fiber of which they are made. All the same delicate tints and soft colors nre produced In these cot ton voiles that can be found In the more expensive goods. In the new cotton goods the variety Is beyond the space of an ordinary page to describe, but I will say that never have cotton dress fabrics been so beautiful. Tho Scotch ginghams have always been handsome and good value, but this year they have some how gained an added softness and lus ter that make, them very desirable. OLIVE HAItPBU. PROFESSIONAL CAJRDS. Attorneya-ot-Law. fl. WILSON, Office. Mnvmlc hi'ilrtlne, second floor. llonesdale. I'a. M. H. LEE, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. OfUra over nnst office. All leffnl htifttnpu promptly attended to.. llonesdale, I'a. E. O. MUMFOKD, ATTOHNEY COUNSHLOn-AT-LAW. Omr I.lhertv Hall bulldlni?. nnnnaltn th Post Odlce, llonesdale, I'a. HOMER GREENE, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Offlce over Rett's store, Honesdate, Fa. A. T. SEARLE, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Olllce near Court House, llonesdale. Pa. 0L. ROWLAND, . ATTORNEY Jl COUNBELOR-AT-LAW. Omcc over Post Olllce. llonesdale. Fa. CHARLES A. McCARTY, ATTOHNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Hneclal nnu DromDt attention eiven to the collection of claims. Olllco over Kelt's new store, llonesdale. Pa, KIMBLE, a ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Olllce over the post olllce, llonesdale. Pa. TIT E. SIMONS, .III. ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELOR-AT-LAW, Office in the Court House, Honeedale, l'n. HERMAN IIARMEfa, ATTORNEY A C0UNHEL0R-4T-LAW. Patents and pensions secured. Olllce In the Piliiicrholz tiulldlut.', lionesdule. Pa. KTER II. ILOKF, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW. Olllco Second floor old Savings Hank bulldtnir. lionesdule. Pa. K3 M. SALMON, ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR-AT-LAW Olllco Next door to not olHrn. l-'nrmerl occupied hy W. II. Dlinuiluk. llonesdale. Pa Dentists. DR. E. T. BROWN, DENTIST. Oltlcc First Itoor.old Savlncs Hank bulld lni;. Ilonesdalc. Pa. Physicians. )K' II. B. SEARLES, HONESDALE. PA. Olllco and residence 1110 Church street Telephones. Olllce Hours 2:00 to 1:00 and w to :uu, p. m. 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Tho Com- IVmiBsioncrfl of Wayne Uounty nave fixed the following days and dates respect ively for hearing general appeals from the uat-vosmcdfr ,u taw. uir ........- nHlro. lfnnns.lnln Moniluy. Kcb. 1; 1900, beginning at 2 p. m.- iionesaaio ana Texas. Inifhani. Canaan. Cherry lllUge, Clinton llawloy. Lake. Lebanon. Lehigh. Manchester. Thursduy. Feb. 4.-ML l'lcasant, Oregon, Palmyra. Paupack, l'reaton I'rompton, U..l.itti KrlUaV. I'''b. 5. Scott, South Canaan, Stor rucca. Sterling, Wuynmrt. Closing at K3Q. 'lipnl ftntntn valuation ran ho rhanffcdonlv on appeal from the triennial assessment, un less there Is shown to be an error, ana no other changes can bo made this year. Pcr itnnN who have mmnlalnta rjin mall them to the Commissioners' otllot) and they will rc- ccivo ronsiaeration Dy tno Assessors ana Commissioners. J,K.MANI)RVIM.K,) .1. K, HUHNKKCK, Y Com'ri T.C. MADDKN, J Attest: Ueo. P. Boss, Clerk. Commissioners' OOlce, Jan. S, 1009. 4w