The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-08-17

them toward MT. Lincoln as he greeted her. He took the pen and vial. and hold ing up one in each hand, said:
 Madam, you have made it very easy for me-
 He also gave her the photograph MT. Lincoln, learning also that her son was interested in autographs, showed the young man a small octave blank book of autographs which he himself had begun by placing his own name A. Lincoln, on the first page, followed by those of Fl. Hamlin, Bangor. Me; s. P. Chase, Gideon Welles, 2S February, 1868; Galusha A. Grow. Gleenwood, Pa; A. II. Foote, rear admiral United States Navy, February 2S, 1863; R. E. Fenton, (governor of New Yorl1) Thaddeus Stevens, Pennsylvania, and Schuyler Colfax, South Bend Ind
 This was in the early half of 1S63 and the boy, who has in the years since been MT. Theodore F. Wurts a wel-lxnown civil engineer was delighted to hear the President offer him the precious volume. In the years that passed he added many Well-known names himself and some years ago presented it to his son, who has added other rare names and made it the nucleus of a most interesting collection. Soon after the present owner received it ne asked John Wanamaker to add his name to the volume. Turning over it's leaves for a moment, Mr. Wanamaker handed it back, saying:
 No, no; that volume should be kept sacred"
 MT. Wurts Is descendant of the cele- brated lawyer and associate of Horace Binney, John Wurts.
 Down Chestnut street is a well-known law oi1ice not far from the post office building, Is a still more interesting col- lection of relics of the martyred Presi dent, namely, his law library, or rather that of the firm of Lincoln & Herndon. whose names are on the f1y-leaves or cov er- The entire legal library of this firm embraced but twelve volumes, on the ton shelf of little homemade bookcase of nve shelves. All of these, except a single volume of Blackstone which was bought Dy the New York State Library, are still resting on that upper shelf in the old bookcase. They include three volumes of Chitty on "Pleadings;" Stephens Com mentaries on American Law" Smiths
 Law of Landlord and Tennant," two volumes of Story's Commentaries on Equity Jurisprudence," Wheaton on
 Criminal Law" Redfield on Law of Railways' and Stephens on Principles of Pleading"
 The earliest of these was an edition of ways" of 1858.
 It is said that the rest of the shelves contained the entire general library of the firm, and no doubt Mr Lincoln him selr made the case, for there stands near 1t an old "split-bottom' chair which if is known that he made for his son,
 About the case are various artiolas of Lincoln's furniture, such as an old black hair sofa, chairs, desks and the like ana some most interesting papers and nor traits of MT. Lincoln. One of thesa ,,o,. traits is the painting made for tbo Tn; nois legislature, representing his stand- ing at a table, on which lies the Ameri- can nag furled. Among the papers bans- ing framed about the walls are some r,os+ interesting bills rendered for lega1 coz wees, some of which are so Iudioro,,si,, low as $3 and s5. One of these bo,,o.'a,' asalnst railway. is $5oOO. and nesrh, nanss the protests of the railway offIcers asainst the amount of the fec and tho .ss.iihohy or six or seven men. among mem Norman B. Judd, to the effect tbat '-ie charge was not unreasonable.
 among the papers is a card to a denart- lhent officer asking him to find some worl, oi the bearer, a woman whose husband WAS preacher, but was then serving as d soldier This request curiouslv enough Is written on the back of the card of Mrs Wlhheld Scott. A curious label. in his own hand. intended apparently for son,a Kind or index rerum, reads:
 When you can not find if IooI- l., .., ..