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Lincoln as the American T ypet O io
Champion of Democracyt By James A Edgerion io
and a New Political Gos
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pel His Belief In the Copyright 1909 by the
Plain People J4 J4 American PEWCS Association io
NATION is more than a col
A lection of people more than
its history or destiny or both
together more than the riv
ers hills forests seas and skies that
furnish Jt footing environment and
Cover more than its hamlets villages
cities and all its communities more
than its pursuits and industries more
than Its great men its work and its
mission more than its power in war
or its commerce in peace more much
more than any of these or a combina
tion of all of them A nation Is a
body politic with a soul The great
est thing in It the determining thing
Is not visible It Is its spirit its gen
l ius its life
tt it BeemS that no one has yet com
i P rehended or stated the American gen
f ins the national soul that differen
ji tiates this from all other nations the
fi elf reliant self developing spirit of
democracy the constructive attitude
the individual Initiative inventiveness
energy sanity humor that go to make
up the peculiar type we call Ameri
can But although no one has been
able to phrase this it still has had ex
pression Lincoln incarnated it He
Teas the word American made flesh
A nation is like a manIt comes
through the same periods of birth and
growth likewise of sin awl sickness
Jfax > often of death But its body seems
snore plastic and responsive to its soul
own place and is now more slowly
working out her own peculiar develop
ment and mission
In one aspect this land may be called
the modern Palestine The pilgrims
were like those who escaped out of
Egypt Washington was another Abra
ham Lincoln another Moses But our
peculiar ark of the covenant is poUt
ical liberty This we are to carry as
the chosen people of this age until the
world is converted to democracy
Yet we are more than a Palestine
having in us the elements also of a
I modern Greece and more especially of
I a modern Rome All the stages of the
Roman republic have we passed
through Now we are at the age of
the Caesars only let us hope that the
later experience and liberty of the
world have given us sufficient wisdom
and strength to avoid empire
Has it ever occurred to the people of
this time that a great new civilization
is springing to life in the nations that
fringe the shores of the Pacific and
that we hold much the same relation
to this new group of developing states
that ancient Rome held to western Eu
rope The parallel can be carried fur
I ther This is but a suggestion of It
There are historic years us well as
I solar years The first historic year
had Its springtime in early Greece
Judea and Rome Its summer came
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in the days of Julius and Augustus
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BO that it can almost indefinitely ex
tend its life
Each Individual goes through all
the stages of growth that have pre
ceded it on the evolutionary ladder
Starting with the germ it must make
the whole journey must climb the
t whole ladder from the lowermost
round to Its own appointed place The
only gain from the precedent evolution
seemingly is that the new individual
goes through all the early processes j
up to its own stage with great rapid
ity It is as though a man were rapidI
ils ace along a prepared road that I
ended in a forest As far as the road
bad been completed he could go swift
roadI
ly From that point on he would have I
to fell the trees and make his own
roadbed so that his progress would be
ownI
much impeded He then would have I
reached his own stage of development
Thus a child goes swiftly throng
all the processes of growth from the
germ to the man Many of these proc
eases are passed over before birth At
the time of birth the infant Is but lit
tle beyond the animal stage Then the
boy traverses the periods of human
growth from the savage up to the cit =
Ben of the twentieth century If per
mitted he has his caves his tents and
rapidly runs the road already made by
cliff dweller Indian nomad up to the
bIped that masticates and burns to
bacco talks automobiles and flying
machines and generally considers him
himelf
go is it with a ration America has
gone over the stages of national devei
opulent traversed by Israel Rome
Greece England Only she has had
the experience and has gone over the
thed
Vmd much more swiftly than they
his way was alnvidy prepared by
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> their having traversed it before The
plages of the Journey she accomplish
ed in a year had required them a cen
fury Finally she has nnched her
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Caesar which were so close to the day
of the Nazarene The Jong periods of
peace and fruition under the Ante
nines and Constantine in the later em
pire constituted the autumn Then
came the first icy blasts in the form
of the raiding hosts of the Goths and
Vandals succeeded by the long win
ter of the middle ages
The renaissance the reformation and
the discovery of America marked the
spring of the new year and now we
are again at the high tide of summer
This land which was withheld from
i mens gaze until the opening of this
new and diviner year is to be the
theater on which will be enacted the
chief events of its long summer and
autumn As each year like an ascend
ing spiral goes higher than its prede
cessors so are we passing higher and
developing new things under the sun
hat are our chief characteristics
Democracy and construction Democ
racy makes men depend upon them
selves Under it they are self gov
erning units Just as the muscle Is
developed by use or the employment
of some faculty strengthens It so
when men are made to do for them
selves they evolve to the plane of
doing for themselves This Is the chief
blessing of democracy As we think
fo are we Thus equality of oppor
tunity breeds a stronger race Indi
vidual initiative and Inventiveness
have succeeded every era of liberty
and democracy America has brought
this new day till the sunlight of its
intelligence Is shining over Into all
landsThe
The constructive attitude Is also
ours the spirit of the builders Wo do
not tear down we erect We are posi
tive full of faith and optimism as the
builders always are We have come
to know God as the great builder and
we would be In his Image
James Russell Lowell spoke of Lin
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soil the first American
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Whether or not he was the first he
owas at least the most conspicuous
And how fully he was a type of the
national life even embodying some of
our faults He came from the common
iopeople as do we was eloquent as wi
try to be told stories which has be
come a national habit even played the
great American game of ball The one
ioplace that he did not include our vices
is that he did not Indulge in that other
iogreat American game of poker Doug
las says he drank but Douglas Is not
the best authority Others deny the
statement If Lincoln drank at all it
wasy
abandoned in his mature years Nei
ther did he use tobacco In these mat
ters it may be objected that he was
wash
not the American type but at least ho
atf
jour best if not at our worst and let
us hope he was the type of our future
man Tobacco whisky and poker are
not absolutely essential to a great man
hood while the Lincolnian qualities
are Perhaps we shall slough off some
ephemeral faults but the great dura
ble elemental traits that he had as a
model for all of us must remain
This genius of Americanism which
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he came not only to typify but to pre
serve Paine Franklin Jefferson
Washington and the rest had given it
statement and initial form in the be
ginning Lincoln with Garrison
Grant Seward Stanton and their co
workers came to give it restatement
and to save and enlarge its form
Lincoln saw what we must all see if
we comprehend Americanism at all
that our nation has brought a new po
litical gospel which is to revolutionize
all nations and ultimately make a re
public of the world As a consequence
of this new pditical gospel It likewise
brought a new industrial and social
gospel It is no idle boast to say that
it has become worth while living since
America has appeared on the stage
America is not alone responsible for
this any more than Lincoln was re
sponsible for all the happenings of his
justi
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conspicuous fact of this new age just
as he was the type and most conspicu
ous individual in our civil war crisis
and just as he Is rapidly becoming the
Itype and most conspicuous entity of
our nation itself
Lincoln specifically stated that his
mission or rather his purpose was
neither to preserve nor destroy slavery
but to save the Union The Union was
wasT
and is the body politic incarnating the
national soul It is the vessel holding
the precious ointment the temple con
taining the holy of holies the form ex
pressing and perpetuating liberty
It was not merely the loss of a few
1states that Lincoln faced and pre
vented It was the breaking up of
this body the escape or destruction of
t American genius the change off I
our national life To the one who saw
what blessings American liberty de
mocracy and constructiveness would
mean to the future of the entire race
this would seem the greatest work that
man could perform America was and
is the key to the worlds new civiliza
tion the prophet of political equals
all round the earth the forerunner of
manfree intelligent energetic con
Sdent redeemed and awakened man
man the racial man climbing the lad
der toward the type of a Lincoln
It did not happen by accident that
the men who directed our Revolution
constituted the greatest group seen on
this planet since the departure of those
surrounding the Nazarene Such a
great inception means a greater mis
3ion To measure that mission and its
influence on all men will require cen
turies
On this new stem of Americanism
this new plant of democracy growing
In a fresh soil men of the stamp of
Lincoln were the natural and inevita
ble fruit He is perhaps the most com
plete example but he Is by no means
peculiar nor alone As said in the be
ginning he is a type Thousands ap
proach him none perhaps reaches him
in all things Studied from every j
standpoint he Is about the most satis
fying human sample produced not only
by America but by modern timesthe
most satisfying when measured by the
intellect by the heart or by the soul
This is not mere fulsome eulogy It Is
the inevitable conclusion that is forced
on any student who goes deeply into
the nature of Abraham Lincoln
Happy Is the land that has such a
man for its humanized symbol
That the people felt Mr Lincolns
universal Americanism was shown by
the overwhelming grief of all sections
at his death
Of the assassination itself and of the
scenes succeeding it it is unnecessary
to speak here All this has become a
part of the folklore of the race At
this length of time however three
things stand out prominentlythe sor
row of the private soldiers of the ne
groes and of the plain people In
Washington along the line traversed
by the funeral train in its journey to
Springfield and in the shops fields and
churches of the entire north and even
of the south the grief of the average
oftnau was such as lie showed only for
ofthose nearest and dearest to him It
was the personal nature of the ItI
teavement that was its most notable I
anyss
have presidents been assassinated
theirht
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mere trappings and panoply of woe
allwere as great in either case as In his
But it was the poorest and humblest
who were touched to the heart at Lin
aspectsi
sinothing like it has been seen In human
history There has been woe over the
epawing of rulers before and since but
the personal actual stupefying grief I
of the masses has never been manifest j
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Buggies Harness Horse Blankets
and Robes Going at a Sacrifice
The Best Prices ever
Offered in Winchester
Everything carried in a firstclass j
harness and carriage store cut to
the quick
quickWe
We must vacate our preset quarters
immediately and must reduce our stock
Buggies
150 Kaufman Buggies rubber tin lit 125
135 Westcott Buggies rubber tiiv S fit f V 110
125 Westcott Buggies rubber tired at 00
100 Buggies rubber tired at 1 8Q
135 Cut Under Driving Wagons at 110
65 Buggies steel tired at JJO
Harness Saddles and Strap Goods
1G 50 Harness at SIT 50
1800 Harness at 14 QQ
1500 Saddles at I II QQ
1250 Saddles at 9 00
Robes
X10 00 Robes at 7 00
8 00 Robes at t 5 50
6 00 Robes at 4 00
3 50 Robes at 2 50
There are many other articles too num
erous to mention that go in this sale
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FASHIONS FORECAST
No Abating of the Craze For Dainty
Neck Fixings DaintyI
The craze for fluffy neck fixings
fluffy jabot etc shows no signs of i
ofI
abating Ruching at the top and bot I
tom of the collar band with a band I I
of ribbon erding in l natty bow at the I
back or sides drawn between these
two fines of ruching is very becom I
ing and new This effect is often used
for a sleeve trimming I
For blonds a charming hair orna I
ment is a band of glistening jet which
is perhaps the most ultra of winter
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coiffure decorations
An engagement bracelet instead of a
ring is very often presented and In
many instances both gifts are given
Bows of apple green tulle are natty
neck adornments for the women who
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A ONE PIECE AEBON 4410
APBON410I
A pattern of this one piece apron may
be had in three sizesfor girls from two
to six years of age Send 10 cents to this
office giving number 4410 and it twoI
promptly forwarded to you by mall
can wear this trying color next the I
face Tulle is seen on hats also Bril 1
liant blue is a popular color for tulle
hat trimmings
With the lengthened sleeves greater
plainness has come totbe cut of
blouses For serviceable wear tan
batiste is often employed with brown
gowns and tan lace Tiny plaits from
shoulder to waist figure on most of
them I
A smart little apron for the small I
girl is to be found in the cut For
such a garment nothing is prettier I
than JL plaid or triped whitemuslin
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Blankets
6 0 rUanketsat 4 QCf
5 00 JUg kets at 3 50
3 50 Biankcis at 2 00
2 50 BJaokcts at I 75
1 50 Blankets at j 00
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TIPS ON THE FASHION MARKET
Long Pony Skin Coats Are Popular
PopularI
The long pony skin coats are as pop
ular this season as they were la st
The new ones are cut on straight and
rather narrow lines with small sleeves
and gauntlet duffs The revers are of
satin or skin and the large buttons of
ornamental metal
This season the kimono and cape
Pe
are being exchanged for the mantle
These are considered the proper even
ing wraps for young girls no less than
women of middle age For younger
women they should be made of satin
or lightweight serge For older worn
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COBS2EC COVER OP KDaUTq 4142
A pattern of this corset cover fecut In
seven sizes from 32 to 44 inches bust
measure Send 10 cents to this office giv
ing number 4142 and it will be promptly
forwarded to you by mail
en they are made of silk or cloth ot
toman silk being especially popular
Exquisite embroideries in old r ofo
and nattier blue colorings are used sn
roseI
collars of little coats of chinchilla ate
also border the dainty crossover bo
leros of ermine
IAmong the exquisite French hand
kerchiefs IK a corner design of appli
qued color In the form of morning
morningglorIes
glories or other flowers Mitered cor I
ners are another new Idea
The corset cover illustrated is cut as
shown in the diagram with a bias
scant in the center of the back and a
shaped anderann seam which makes
it fit the fijare perfectly keya
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pretty V shaped Hack both buck and
front The armholes are finished with
pattern
tern and the wafet with beading
througk wfefek rfbbqp May be rot
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No 26 Daily Ex Sun 842 a at 0
No 22 Daily J 11 57 aai ii
No 28 Daily Ex Sunday G 30 p m I 0
No 24 D 1n 925pm +
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No 27 Daily Ex Sunday 6 22 a KU
No 21 Daily 803 a mri
No 25 Daily Ex Sunday 250 p jof
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LOUISVILLE NASHVILLE
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No CincinnatiKnoxville ifet
lal 1000 a m
No 33 Cincinnati Jacksonville
invited 1057 a m
SNo MaysvilleStanturd Ioca3
with Cincinnati conectloa at Paris > y
irrives at 6 32 departs at 635 Pia i r r
No 31 CincinnatiAtlarta limit if
1123 p m
Northbound
No 34AtlantaCincinnati limits
506 a m
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No 10StanfordMaysville local
jonecting at Paris for Cmciniugij
723 a m VV
No KnoxvilleCinclnnati lo sx >
cad arrives 2 50 departs 253 pin 0
No 32 JacksonvilleCincinnati
united 545 p m
All of these trains will stop at Wan V
hester also are all daily exeept
vas y and 10 which are daily ei = 4
cept Sunday
EXINGTON EASTERN RY CO r
Time Card in Effect June 21 1918
East Bound 1 No 2 5 No 4 TJ
Daily Daily
St a tiI iPM JASL4
w Lexington 225 I 7 3 ac
Winchester I 3 05 I 813
5L E Junction 320 j SSSf
Clay City J 350 I 9Q
Stanton 358 1 919v >
Campton Junction 1 430 938
Natural Bridge 435 f 933
Torrent 447 t 956 =
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Beattyville June 510 SlOdT
Athol 537 1045
0 K Junction 6 3711015
Jackson 1 610 1U20
Westbound Daily Daily j Sun
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4vJackson 1AlIT 2 20 j 760
0 K June 615 225 t 705
Athol 640 252 t 738x
Beattyville June 16 0713 20 754
Torrent 7 30 3 41 8 15 y
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Stanton SO5 42 1 8c5M
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Winchester 9 12 5 20 I 94fi <
ArLexington 9 55 6 05 J10r25 v
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and 3will make connection with the
c 0 Ry for Mt Sterling
Campton JunctionTrains Nos I
2 3 and 4will connect with tike r
Mountain Central Ry for passengers
to and from Campton Ivy
Beattyville Junction Trains Nosr
and 4 will connection with the L ft
A Railway for BeattY will Ky 0
0 K JunctionTrains Nos
and 4 will connect with theOrfE1
Railway for Cannel City Ky andft
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