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Ocean Cm" Sentinel OCEAN CITY PRINTING AND "PUBLISHING CO. bmoib,! Bwkiinr. :<*.:«• **«7 a -.so. Uau cii*. S. j t. izvj r. J. EVANS. Wittr LEWIS I. BARRETT. iUw.1 Biwma RUMCrr THURSDAY. FEBRUARY v 1923 jor the people' ABRAHAM LINCOLN The passing of lime bring* us again, lo :he natal anniversary of one of the most dramatic figures ever seer, crossing the play-board* of history — Abraham luneoln of undying memory. Standing by the martyred form of our immortal hero, Stanton said: "Now h» lidongs to the ages." Ine propnes; .;a» oecome a fact of history. The greatest Ameri- ; can has become the greatest of the world's heroes. Abraham Lincoln, belongs to no race; he belongs to all races. Abraham Lincoln, born , in time, has become a symbol of the timeless, and the ageless in hu-Enshrine-l and embalmed in the heart of America, his name has | become a symbol of ail that is noblest and best in human nature, an.i men forget in contemplation of the rugged majesty of his superb manhood, the nation from which he sprang, and the age in which he lived ami worked. Abraham Lincoln does indeed belong to all ages, a typical repreNow it is not our intention to attempt anything in the form of a biography of Lincoln; but rather indulge in a few vagrant thoughts, upon certain phases and traits of the great man's character, which to our thinking, are n^palway* given the consideration necessary, in 1 order to form a just apprisement of our hero. Interwoven through and through the fabric of Lincoln's character, their was a deep vein of mysticism. We fail to find a vestige of fatalism in Lincoln, as some claim; rather we find a deep-seated conscious- J ness, that he was distinctly and definitely, an ager.t, God-called, God- ' directed, God -con trolled, for the fulfilment of some great mysterious purpose- 1 Those who imagine that the abolition of negro slavery was the direct cause of the Civil War, are very superficial readers of history. '■ Slavery was indeed a contributing cause, but was no more the real 1 cause of war, than the shot fired by an insane schoolboy, was the real cause of the more recent World War. ' Lincoln knew, and none better than be, that neither the North nor the South, would have gone to war, had slavery been be only r issue. Lincoln knew that only a small minority of the people of the J South — approximately one-eighth — owned slaves. 1 The real cause of the war was a dash of two civilizations two mutually antagonistic ideals of life, ami government. p Two very .lifferent conceptions of state existed on this continent, i: each struggling for supremacy, and conflict was inevitable. n Even the foumlers of the empire were conscious of this funds- b mental schism, widening with the passing of the years, towards the - ultimate clash. When Patrick Henry said, as the Constitution was signed. "From /, this time forth I am not a Virginian, 1 am an .American," his words were more a prophesy than a fact. It needed the Civil War to turn the prophecy into fact. The civilization of the South was noble and beautiful. It had cut- " ire; it had refinement. It had grace and a charm of manner. It •ated a degree of hospitality never surpassed in any land. I Nevertheless it was distinctly a fashion of feudalism, founded in a rt upon slavery. The slave holding aristocracy of the South dom- * sted everything, the press, the pulpit and politics. It was distinctly .tocratic. B The civilization of the North to he contrary, was a rugged democracy. It was a democracy bom of its virgin soil, big with the vast- Jneas of its forests, ami fspiring as its high mountains. T A* Lincoln said that no nation could long survive, one-half free M ami the other half slave*; equally true is it no nation can long remain, 1 one- half feudal and autora.be, the other half democrats « Abraham Lincoln hated war. Lincoln delayed as long as he could *' the coming of war. But one committed to the step, fully convinced he was destined by God be should pilot 'be nation through the tragic u period, he accepted the aak. Srange to relate. Abraham Lincoln had frequent premonitions of the fate awahing him. From earliest hfe he had felt hi* life would hi culminate in tragedy, and in the dosing months many warnings came to to him through the avecoe of dreams. "Ardent souls." said Re nan. "look for omens." Lincoln was an 'd ardent soul The Republic was his religion. Her steps were guided by an Eternal Will, with which be felt himself a co-worker. Such faith — hard to distinguish from fatalism — so far from holding him helpless, drove him as one inspired. He was a man in whom common sense, was intermixed with uncommon sensibility. A 'mo.-' worshipped by thouiar.-. he was never quite understood. Endowed with a large capacity from friendship, he was perhaps the lonheA man of his day -n loudness reflected ir. his . lee p- set soulful Shortly before his second election. Lincoln lay on a couch resting. In his sleep be seemed to be surrowinded by a death-like silence, broken presently by the sound as of a multitude weeping. The mourners however were invisible. He seemed ir. his dream to wander from one familiar room to another, everything there plainly visible, except tho.-e who continue"! to weep and wail. "Perplexed and alarmed, he entered the East Room. There lay a j corpse, under a catafalque, guarded by soldier*. "Who b .lead in the White House?" Lincoln in his dream enquired of the soldier. "The President, sir." came the reply. "He was shot down by an •■asssin. and the groan which came frohk. the invisible mourners, awakens-: the President. It was by a strange trick of fate, that in his death the real Lincoln became known to the wurid. Ir. his death he was for the first time understood and appreciated. For the South, as Davis afterwards said, the death of Lincoln was the last and worst blow-. He alone was strong enough to hold back the angry tide of radicalism and revenge, which swept over the South, leaving it deaolatr. The longer and the more minutely we study the life of Abraham Lincoln, the dearer does the splendor of his unique personality glow. TV out-standing feature of his life, was the primacy o* the power of a great character. By common instinct, men everywhere pay tribute, ir.d spoataneou- homage, to one who lived so faithfully, so kindly, and with such heroic loyalty to the right, as God gave him to see the right. If this rcpabUc should crumble or fall to ruin, the character of

Abraham Line -i will ,-tand an Imperi-Ha'ir n vnuiri-.M. marking lie — H"75ey .little It: 1 „ To the i . «• magnificence, has tin ■ ob«cure ! ;. r. p.— ..f I i— To such Lincoln appro..-- ». meriting i. rue •'-tare -f - • r v. - - • ^ Bu; his hum..,' make i ir: - hated none/ While his mind 'el<- •; — j- :r -,-arch f. r i heart was . — in charity, \ ■ .• . ... „..re dear!; ;h r - • aloof from hi. fri^ws. Trie fair. „ the wtMnm Of L vKwitii the love . f m. k -wing : a process of c u.adot; — uch was the ideal ami the a-pir.it whi. governed Lincoln', life. Happy the nation which lia.i in the hour its greatest need, fiare-i to trust its fortunes to such a :■ a:., i which - . had such a mar in vMfom to trust. 1 cient wrong, anl to keep a 'nation true -o it- .lestin;.. A ci 1 of the South like I.ee. and leader of the North like Grant: he • the • strong enough to bausertifu!. sweat enough to forgive. "Calm and serene unto the end he passed. And bravely met his martyrdom at last: ! TheyT crossed his worn hands upon his breast. God give us peace — and Lincoln rest!" THE H I MOR OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN Lincoln had a highly developed sense of the ludicrous. His fund of wit and hunioi wa» inexhaustible. A remarkable quality in hi- ; ' humor however, i- that it alwi. - kind, clean. and left rancor . r or sting. . .. ' liant in repair*, But Voltaire - humor was caustic, vitrolitic an.i ' revengeful. Lincoln's humor was as refreshing as nectar, ami as nourHis fund of anecdote was without end. and many an angry oppor.1 ent did he put to flight, with a humorous story. A few examples might serve not only to prove our contention in < this matter, but also serve as indices, of the Great Emancipator - : | genial ami lovable character. During the campaign of isso. replying to Douglas, who ma.ie a . strong point in parading before nr. audience, nis confidence in Providence, Lincoln said: "I suspect that Judge Douglas' confidence in Provi- I den re. as wo.'! as in the people, is not more firmly fixed than was the : confidence of the old woman whose horse ran away with her in a buggy . , The old lady declare") she 'trusted in Providence "till the britehen broke, and then she didn't know w hat on airth to do." " Apropos of the same matter, on another occasion Lincoln relate.: 1 the following story. "I am reminded of a bishop, v. ho while crossing over the Atlantic I to England. w»- overtaken by a storm. The steamer was in fact in • no peril, but the Captain, amused by the unmistakable signs of great ' fear, on the bishop's countenance, was inclined to a little fun at the 1 reverend gentleman's expense. "What is the prospect. Captain?" enquire"! the prelate for the ; twentieth time. "We are entirely at the mercy of Providence, sir." replied the ' Captain, to which the bisbop made answer. "Ob dear, is it as bad as ' that?" In the year 1862, a number of budding politicians tormented Lin- 1 'coin, desiring him to fire out ail the members of his cabinet. "Gentlemen." said Lincoln, "when I was a young man. a fellow ^ I named Joe Wilsq* Hved in a log cabin near by. Joe was .peculiarly _ fond of chickens and eggs and took great pride in his poultry yard. however, was very much annoyed by the depredations of those little black and white animaL-. which It i- - ot necessary to name. One night. Joe was awakened by ai unusual commotion in the poultry yard. Glancing out b ;o the yard through the window he saw _ the moonlight, a mother and half dozen oT her brood of pest-, running out of the shed. Joe put a double charge into the old musket, on destroying the entire brood. Somehow he only kjl'ed one. ' "Why didnb >.u: follow up the re-:.' v. qui red the neighbors. "Blast it." replied Joe. holding his nose, "it was eleven weeks be- p I got owr killing one. If you wart any skirmishing in that line, t do it yourselves." t The following story was told by Lincoln, to illustrate the breach which existed, between the northern and the southern wings of die , Democratic Party. ^ "I once knew a strong churchman by the name of Brown, who was t member of a very pious committee, having i-, charge the erection of bridge, over a dangerous and rapid rive-. „ Several architects hail failed, and at last a- a last hope. Mr. - Brown called in an architect and engi* - tc named Jones. ° "Can you boild this .bridge?" aske-: the committee. "Ye.-." repli«i " "I eouid build a bridge to the infernal regions if necessary." ? pious committeemen were horrific':. Whereupon Brown hastened " totiiefend Jcme« and said: "I know Jone- - well, and he is so honest man. and so able an engineer, that if he say* he can build a bridge l' to— to— . why I believe it: t»ut I fed bound to -ay I have m> doubts. the solidity of the abutment on the infernal aide." Jo-: • : ' < ■ ' the !. - - a asked what he in- • t«-r.,|ct t,- w Jr'*rr-. ' Davis. Pre-: • ' •.!• Confederate States, f "There »u- u ic Springfiel. w- -- .cr: a coon, sail Lincoln, o "When the novelty ban worn off. the eoor. became a nuisance. One day « be was four leading the animal through the -treet. his clothes badly C torn by the beast. A man attracted by the ho; "s unhappy appearance said: fWh> kmt you get ri-i of the little bea-t ' Hush.' sai-i the lad. "dofit you see he i* biting the rope through? I am going to let him - do it, and then I w4B go home and tell folks he got away frorr me*" r o Cultivated G>rn On Hands And Knees a. y I* ■ I

KIWANIAN5 EXTEND VOTE OF SYMPATHY 10 PRES. STANNARD •> !■ : PRESIDENT FOGG < ALLS YDJfM'RNMENT WHEN TIME toMES FOR A SPEECH !' ' -ident Randolph Fogg, w . : Hulings Wallace, a: .; \tr , v., : carry out the wishe.- '.he . 1 . i-i the matter Reuben W. Ed war.;.- reportcl. as pol- ; t • draft out "resolutions expro— g the sentimen:- of She Kii- ■ Upon the death of Groves, copies of which j pleasiiqr eparture from the stere- - and reveal.'-' considerable literary written on paper, and then confin- , Haines Brick. T: .a. decideii to . have the resolution copied on . parchment, by a firm whr. special- \ Philadelphia. Vice President Fogg informed the c, mpany that for some ur.ac- ; countable reason, the speaker of t:..- day ha.i faUcd to put ir. an ap- . pearance. and a novel method was i adopted to draw the names of the t speaker--, each being limited to five R. W. Edwards was the first 8 name drawn. Mr. Edwards, pethaps not without good rgason, was , ir.c!ir.e>i to thir.k his name was drawn more by .iesign than chance. Notwithstanding he responded trracious'y. an ddelivered a very interesting address, upon the spirit ef fratemalism. which was, he de- ' clarrol. the genius of the Kiwanis movement and the secret of its | phenominal success. A greater diffusion of fratemalism. Mr. Edwards claimed, would ' solve all the world's problems. touch of sympathy, the charm .of fellowship, a coiser intimacy of ' spirit between man an.i man. race do more to bring in the long desired and anticipated era of peace, than any scheme fashioned out of . the brains of diplomats and rulers. This Mr. Edwards considered ' was the peculiar mission Kiwanis In the world, to promulgate the evangel of fraternity. Prof. Reichly's name came out next in the drawing. "No ma-.,"-I said the Professor, "can live a life of noble ami pure aspirations, without leaving a tremendous influence behind him for the uplifting of society." The thought conjured up before speaker'* mind, a glowing vis-; ion of the affect the Kiwanis Club

Still Small Voice Cries for Justice in Shooting of c " v~7~~~ - -.-. i:reud Kin- M:- E- n •'■-■iers. n—iher or ■.■!„> a- • • ■'•jjal !<-,-« leav'-i u nan lie '---u* v-ealthy baker Wart : „ Piter. rVr'ee days' after - -e » Oov - -.-itn • r New York pteidhig r. r « ' K:. r,' L.-:v f . '. !> the r ..dslde. ^ With «l loronzl N_|:;v w h''' 'i"lr*

•h upon local "-.'iety. lie influence "• would '.a-.er I., ry after the st f, r the a.iyancemer! of the U F. Ma-- . Jr.. fell under the cr i„we.i i v n guest the hour, J. I.. Oakley. Whereup Vice-President Fogg demonstrated very o arly his pro:o: v a* dr.v-- :'.-r n peech. "• Kiw-aniu-i F-'-c allowed the p- CONTRACTOR IS ARRESTED William Davis Wanted by the At- ,, ianti' f'itv Police i» Appre,r- hendrd as 'William Davis, a well known as resi.ier.t <>f this city among tiie o-i- *. ore<l -population was apprehended hi by Constable John Dagliesh and n- Police Officer Marple. a-..i c - vo;. - it ed to Atlantic City. . » e' Brought up before a justice of '5 the peace he was c<;mmitte"l to " jail. Details of the charge preferred iF are somewhat vague. According Id to the police authorities, however, is. it appears that Davis, who is enm gage! in business as a general conaf~ tractor, received a carload of maid ire • • r ! 23 were due. Da'i- .-.ppears to have borrowed '• thi* sum from an Atlantic City attonioy. gtving a chattel mort- *• cage as security, xi Later the material was sold, but is Davis "did not pay the loan, te A check was sent to Mr. Comber the lawyer, but later this was disJt honored, according to the state-."-ments of the police. 'e A friend name<l Frank Morgan., *. also of Ocean City volunteered bail i- for Davis. A few days later, howt- ever. Morgan appear- to have regretted the action. The hail was e withdrawn, and he surrendered »-( Davis to the care of the authorib ties.

ANOTHER REALTY FIRM To all intents, real estate brok- 1 - era go must i< Occur. City'- chief ; • •• ?: H ! .was for ] ' vr- -titer, J. Paul Iviird, former!; • .1. Paul I*ird enjoys an enviable Last car. Mr. Lain! --r ed as . e ■; "te 'dgr f the looa! Beach Pa1 Both members of the firm have ) '- '

• .■■•ii services and become thee Society Engagement zabetb Kuehn of Gee mantown de-ires to announce tie . • gage: c- • . f her daughter. Mi* • George Baur of g«m \] . :- a eistcr t» Watui . Kueius the popular realtor d Ocean City. '.*• . Kuehn and her daughta , -during making the* y.'-ir.tic City during the r :: people are among tie ! Gcrmantown. ani cement of thee are receiving the -f their nmnerow v; >=.:;:!» the date of the »ti yet Iwen announceL '•e one of tkp : events of the spring season.

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