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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-01-31
ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S
ARMS
By STANLEY WATERLOO
A Hitherto Unpublished Incident
in the Life of the Martyr
President.
T was one of the most wonderful Of
\ days in the wonderful life of that

K I was one of the most wonderful OF
days in the wonderful life of that
splendid thing among mans crea
lions, the White City of 1893. The lake,
almost waveless, lay extended like vast
expanse of blue satin till it blended with
the eastern sky, the green of trees and grass
was vivid, the air was perfect and the NOV
ing thousands and tens Of thousands visit
ing the great worlds fair stepped lightly
us they walked, and were full of life and
laughter. Among all the myriad groups
there was none in greater spirits than one
made up of half dozen people, led by
middle-aged man and woman, who were
evidently the host and hostess of the occa-
sion. The woman's face showed intelligence
and refinement, that of the man intellect
and great strength of character. That the
two, husband and wife, had not tired of
each other throughout the years, that they
were in perfect accord and lovers still, was
manifested by the many signs recognizable
to those who have the eyes to see such
things. There was understanding, defer
ence and thoughtfulness in glance and word
in any suggestion regarding the movements
of the party, now on its way toward the
Ferris wheel. Certainly to be congratulated
upon their partnership in life were Mr. and
Mrs. Gentil.
The proposal to ride in the Ferris wheel
had not come from either Mr.. or Mrs. Cen
til, but from one of the young ladies of the
group, though readily acquiesced in: None
had yet made the aerial journey in the steel
monster and, as they strolled along, much
curiosity was expressed as to what the SEN
sation would be when lifted so far aloft.
Mr. Gentil alone did not express himself.
His wife was observing him narrowly and
there grew a look of concern upon her face,
as was already apparent upon his. He was
perturbed.
The wheel was reached, the tickets Sc
cured and laughingly distributed by Mr..
Gentil and then, as if something forgotten
had just occurred to him, he explained hur-
riedly:
II can't go up with you, after all. must
return to the main grounds for a short
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many criminals richly deserving punish.
ment> were allowed to go free.
It<was almost impossible at first to Sc
cure Lincoln's consent to the execution of
= soldier for desertion, and through i'm
nunity for this crime the army just after
Fredericksburg Was actually threatened
with dissolution. He could not Withstand
the agonized tears of fathers, mothers and
friends of the condemned; seemingly would
not understand why . man who had enlisted
TO be shot by the enemy, perhaps, should
:, be shot in cold blood by his own friends,
s, In some respects! the foregoing would ap'
pear to characterize an essentially weak
womanish nature; but Lincoln was far from,
being a weak man, though easily moved by
misery and suffering, and apparently totally
free from, every sort Of prejudice. On ocea
sion ahs could be as firm as rock when re
+ thought Justice should be vindicated, aid
especially SO when the well-being or lives
Of the struggling soldiers at the front were
involved. In cases Of the|wanton murder q
union soldiers it was seldom that IN appes
for demency YVES successful.
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Lincoln's Clemency

HH1RITING on "Appeals to Lincoln's
AWE Clemency,," Mr.. Leslie J. Perry says,
NV in a recent issue of the Century
that in all his many-sided aspects Abraham
Lincoln is perhaps better understood and
more thoroughly appreciated than any 9TH
er great American, for his life was as open
as the day. His heart went out spontan-
eously to the lowly, whose hopes and as
pirations he understood. He was very ap-
proachable. With cause to plead, the
meanest as we'll as the greatest could reach
Lincoln's ear at all times. Lincoln hated
strife and bloodshed, yet his career culmin-
ated in the greatest war of modern times.
He was made miserable by the trials and
misfortunes of his country; his honest heart
was wrung by cases of cruelty and hardship
incident to state of war that were daily
brought to his attention on appeal in some
form. The tender-hearted president was
the terror of military despots and brutal
jailers everywhere. Through appeals to him
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time. 1t doesn't matter. l will meet YOU
1t the entrance to the Transportation build
ing"
There were regrets, and the man hur-
lied away, though his wife for moment
rested lightly OBTAINING hand upon his
arm. Half an hour later the party had
rejoined him., and at luncheon and through
out the afternoon he was its life and spirit,
for he had wit and tact and ood-heartsd-
ness and the many qualities which make .
gentleman.
Six weeks later Mr.. and Mrs. Gentl were
visitors at one of the lake shore towns of
Michigan, enjoying to the full he drives,
the fishing and the society of others upon
their outing. South of this town for miles,
close to the lake, rises a long plateau, ex-
tending back into the country for nearly a
nile, when it slopes downward gradually
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into the farming lands. For thousands Of
years the lake has cast up its sand on it's
eastern shore, the winds have carried the
great drifts inland and SO has been built
gradually this singular plateau: Centuries
ago, vegetation found place in the huge
uplifted sand dunes and held them together
until now there extends mighty forest
where was once only a bare and dead ex.
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CHAPTER 1:

CHAPTER l:
IN n the Paris evening papers Of
4 i Tuesday, Feb. %, 1866, the
ExS6I following announcement ap-
RYsSt. Deared:
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your chief, it is true, but I am, above
all, your friend-your best and truest
friend. I cannot forget that here if
teen years ago you were intrusted to
me by your father, and ever since that
day have I had cause to congratulate
myself on possessing your faithful
service. Yes, it is fifteen years since
you came to me. I was then just COM
mencing to build my fortune, and you
have seen 1t gradually grow step by
step from almost nothing to its present
size. AS my wealth increased en-
deavored to better your condition, you
who, although so young, are the oldest
Of my clerks. At each inventory in
creased your salary" -.
= Never had Prosper heard his chief
express himself In 30 feeling and pater-
nal manner. Prosper was silent with
establishment. ....sc.:
"Answer!" pursued NJ. Fauvel. "Haye
l not always been like a father to your
From the first day my house has been
open to you. You were treated as q
member Of my family. My. niece. Mad
eleine, and my sons looked upon you
as brother. But you grew weary OF
this peaceful life. One day a year ago
you suddenly began to shun, us, and
since them -. - h.. -,
The. memories Of the past thus evok-
ed by the banker seemed too mreh for
the unhappy cashier. He buried his
face in his hands and burst into tears.
Zone can connde everything to his
father without fear" resumed NJ. Eau
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DAIRY NOTES.

Clover is better than timothy for
cows.
Regularity in feeding and milking is
important.
To get all of the butter the cream
must be uniformly ripened.
In milking squeeze the teats Just
hard enough to get the milk.
Cows that are good producers OF
rich milk must be good coDsuneS
In order to secure rich milk start
with a rich cow and feed her rich
foods.
In small qua ntHies cottonseed meal
is a good feed. bat in excess It in
lures the butter.
Kicking a cow that Is lying down
may make her get UP more quickly,
but it will not induce her to give any
more mis-
If rock salt IS kept IN the yard where
the cows can lick it every day, there
is no danger that they wifi got too
much at once.
One OF the most important condi-
tons Of churping is the temperature Of
the cream. No guess shoMtd be allowed,
but a good Thermometer used.
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He sprdng upon me Dtth a snorl.
Of his dead mate he sprang upon me
with a snarl that l can remember to
this day. The great red, foam decked
jaws were close to my face, and !
drew back with a helpless shudder.
could have yelled in fear then IL pro-
fessional pride had not tied my tongue.
! bowed to receive my fate, deter
mined, however, to sell my life dearly.
But before the white teeth could
close upon me saw fash Of some
thing over the hounds head; it seemed
to my dazed mind like fork of light
ming. 1t made Il curve downward and
then disappeared, but it had left its
mark behind. l felt great spurts OF
hot blood pouring from the Danes
throat on my hands and face, while
the brute rolled over with an angry
growl
jumped to my feet and saw facing
me, with the bloody knife in his hand,
Mr. Goddard. For an instant ! was
speechless and almost helpless, but his
warning voice brought me to IN!
senses.
"You have only few minutes to es-
cape. They are COMING R.nv
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and they will squeal upon the others"
That's very true, very true" he
said rcflectively. 81 had never thought
of that, and yet, yes, jenkins, the de-
tective, came to that conclusion some
time ago, but secuted the idea. May
be there is more in the idea than I
thought. will think about it, and il
such man is really tcrrorizing the
neighbOrhood should like TO see him
captured. I believe will offer a re-
ward myself for his capture"
at would be good idea" I replied,
"for you would probably never have to
pay the reward"
"Why not?"
"Well, because a man sharp enough
to evade detection all this time is not
likely to be caught by somebody work.
ing to get reward"
"That may be- but I shall offer the
reward Mt once. I'll make 1t thou
sand dollars for the mans capture and
another thousand for his conviction"
"That ought to be sufficient to tempt
any confederate to squeal and turn
states evidence"
see the money go to confederate, for
it is my private opinion that a man
who tells of his comradc in crime for a
reward is worse than the man who is
captured He is not only a criminal
himself, but a coward and traitor"
Mr.. Goddard's eyes flashed sharply
as he spoke, but l turned away with
out further remark. l knew for whose
benefit the words were spoken. Did
he think for an instant that would
turn traitor and claim the reward
which ne had offered for his own cap
ture and conviction? And yet how cas-
lily could do it? He had placed HIM
self in my power, and now he seemed
to challenge me upon my honor to be-
tray him.
But, then, he had saved my life once,
and he undoubtedly knew human ma
ture well enough to satisfy himself
that there was no danger Of my be-
traying him. He had in reality made
a coup d'etat In rescuing ME from the
fangs of the savage Dane the night be-
fore. He could easily have stood aside
and let the hound finish me, placing
me beyond all possibility Of ever after
ward annoying him. but his interfer
ence. coupled with my sudden change
Of position which brought ME daily in
to closer contact with him, convinced
me that he wanted to use me for some
purpose. Either he had some object
to attain through me or he wished to
make me his confederate in order to
dispose Of the goods he must have col
lected, for | had no doubt that the So
rics of robberies in the ncighborhood
had been committed by him.
What his purpose was | felt curious
| to know, and | looked forward to fu.
ture developments with considerable
| interest.
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meet Uften. On the contrary, l found
that Mr. Goddard had almost daily
meetings with the doctor in his office
and that the latter was subjecting him
to a course of treatment for the mys-
FERROUS disease that had been inherited
from past generations. Curiosity to
know what this complaint was and
what DR.. Squires was prescribing for
its cure possessed me, and dixie my
other fits of inquisitiveness) deter
mined to satisfy 1t upon the first pos
sible occasion.
About week after the occurrence
just related was called into my mas
ter's room. He had not yet risen from
his bed, and l knew by the pallor OF
his face that he was not as well as
usual.
William, I want you to take note
for me around to DR.. Squires. can
not keep my appointment with him
this morning"
Eyes. sir" said, waiting for him to
give me further instructions
He closed his eyes for moment as
II wincing from some secret pain.
Il do not feel like writing" he said
q moment later. "You can take a ver-
bal message. William can't YOU"
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GEORGE ELIOT'S FACE
Said to Have Been a Com bfnation or
Dante and savonnrola.

Said to Have Been a Com binntion OF
Dante and savonarola.
A close friend Of George Eliot's,
writing Of her personal appearance,
said.
"She was not, as the world in gem
eral Is aware, a handsome or even q
personabie woman. Her face was
hong; the eyes not large or beautiful
In color-they were, l think, Of q gray
ish blue; the hair, which she wore in
old fashioned braids, coming low down
on either side Of her face. Of rather
light brown. 1t was streaked with
gray when last saw her Her figure
was Of middle height. large boned and
powerful. Lewes often said that she
Inherited from her peasant ancestors
frame and constitution Originality
very robust. Her head was finely
formed, with n noble and well bal
ancsd arch from brow to crown. The
lips and mouth possessed a power Of
Infinitely varied expression.
George Lewes once said to me.
when I made some observation to the
Sb'Nt sue udu u SW66t 18Ce IL
meant that the face expressed great
sweetness): You might say what q
sweet hundred foees hook at her
sometimes in amazement. Her coun-
tenance is constantly cha nging.'
THE said lips and mouth were dis
tinctly sensHous In form and fullness.
She has been compared to the portraits
Of Savonarola (who was frfghtfuD and
Of Dante (who, though stern and bitter
looking, was hendsomc,. Something
there was Of both faces In George
Eliot's physiognomy
"Lewes told us IN her presence OF the
exclamation uttered suddenly by some
one to whom she was pointed out at 4
place of puphc entertainment. That
said bystander is George Eliot The
gentleman to whom she was thus indi-
Gated gave one swift, searching look
and exclaimed, sotto voce 'Dante's
aunt" Lewes thought this happy. and
he recognized the kind of hkeness that
was meant to the great singer of the
Divine Comedy. She herself playfully
disclained any rescnbla nee TO Savona-
rola. But, although such resemblan nee
was very distant SavonaroE's pocul-
iarly unbalanced countenance being a
strong caricature Of hers-sone Ike
ness there was"
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Ju dxe Davis Wft.

The late Noah Davis, Justice of tho
supreme court of New York, was one
Of many judges and lawyers who
make the courtroom the scene of some
of our best wit and humor. The New
York Commercial Advertiser gives
some illustrations.
Once lawyer objected to witness.
but Judge Davis refused to sustain
him. The lawyer cried, But. your
honor. I submit And here he broke
Off
That's right" said the Judge quick
ly; always submit. Crter. adjourn
COURT
In one ease over which he presided
there We're ffty-fve distinct offenses
and four counts on each offense. 22o. In
all.
We'll" said Judge Davis. 'thepe are
more counts than In 3 German pcinci-
pality"
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ScolleDed Hanannu.

Bananas are good enough IN their or
binary simplicity, bot surne persons
there are who IKE bananas made into
a sort Of scaliop In thts waI: Cut half
a dozen bananas into hslf. srSrh slices.
Cut some bread into sna u pteces and
place layer Of these 10 ths bottom Of
a pudding dish. Add q layer Of ba-
nams two tabiespoouf,i,s Of sugar
and one Tablespoonful Of lemon jukce.
Repeat these layers unfaf all have been
used. having bread as the topmost.
Put over the top Tablespoonful OF
melted butter and sprinkle nshtiy with
sugar. Bake hall an hour In a quick
oven
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"Whdt business have fOn TO force TOUR
set into dnUbodU's houSe"'
the doctor called me back. He had
perfectly recovered himself and real
ICED that he was making too much
fuss with q servant over q trivial mat
ter.
'Come, come, don't get huffy," he
said pleasantly. "Your sudden entrance
annoyed me, that's all. What is the
message that your master sends?
He looked at me through a pair of
eyeglasses, his dark, searching eyes
taking in every part of ME. and for
the first time in my life l felt uncom-
Portable under close scrutiny.
Let me see. You are the man who
spilled the salad dressing over me-
aren't your
He laughed heartily, as if the Incl
dent amused him.
well, WELL this is the second time
you have given me offense," he added
finally. Look out for the third time.
might not let you off so easily"
made the delivery OF the message
as long as possible, for while he was
studying me to no particular purpose
was critically examining everything
for definite end.
When l finally left, had a pretty
clear impression of most of the articles
in the room. 1t was decorated and
furnished in true oriental style. Skins
and rugs were scattered over the floor;
lakewood cabinets and desks, loaded
down with miniature elephants of the
same wood, were standing in corners
and in the middle Of the office; sandal
wood ornaments, peacock feathers
made into exquisite fans. Bagdad cur
tains and couches Benares bronzes
and spears and shields were placed in
various hooks and corners to give the
effect of an eastern scene. A led glow
from lamp suspended from the cen.
ter of the ceiling must have added
greatly to the prettiness of the room
at nighttime.
But in the midst of the oriental furni.
ture and bric-a -hrac were many mod
Gus effect to the room. Grinnng skulls
stood alongside of disentonbed Egyp-
fian mummies; "A stethoscope was lying
next to a spear head that must have
been welded by some Indian prince
of long ago. medical books and imple-
ments We're piled promiscuously upon
hand carved tabouretS Of wonderful
workmanship. In short, the room was
n typical oriental scene, overlaid and
topped by the necessary articles Of a
modern practicing physician.
/ The whole effect was interesting
from one point Of view, but for me
there was little that l cared about.
could discover nothing that would give
me a clew to the doctors mysterious
work Furthermore, l could not under
stand why so much care should be eX-
erciSed in keeping intruders out or
why the servant was so insiStent that
l should not enter his masters office.
But my failure to make any discovery
| intensified rather than lessened my de-
sire to fathom the mystery which DE-.
Squires had chosen to surround him
self with, and as | rode homeward my
mind was busy planning some way Of
circumventng him and his oriental
slave.
| NsI.TN
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who Is Il that Charles has sent?"

ask:
who is It that Charles has sent?"
! stepped to the doorway and replied:
I'm his butler, but this copper col
ored servant of yours refused to ad-
NIT me. had to force myself in"
The servant started around as II to
clutch me by the throat, and the doc
tor smothered an exclamation that
sounded very much like an oath.
What business have you to force
yourself into anybody's house?" he de-
manded in a rough voice.
None whatever except that had a
message for you, and this Indian
wouldn't let me ill.," answered quick
iy.
well, it's his business to keep stran-
gers out. Those are my instructions"
"Then he was right, and was
wrong" said. land il that's the case
I'll withdraw"
turned my back on the two and
started for Ehs door. but the words Of
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

Two leans never made "A fat,
II is seldom the price that makes the
value
It is speculation when you lose; invest
mcnt when you win.
In the game of success a level head is
trump and silent tongue the Joker.
After woman has learned one lead In
bridge whist she is ready to instruct n
class in the gamc--New York Press
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and it was a satisfaction to look at all
this wealth even though | had no right
in any of it. The curious circumstance
that | should ever be placed as a guard
over so much treasure amused me and
induced speculations in my mind about
the uncertainties and Inconsistencies
of life. A man Of my profession must
of necessity be something Of philos-
opher. How else could he accept the
continual risk of capture and convic-
ton and silence all qualms of fear and
conscience when engaged on delicate
and dangerous jobs? There are ups
and downs in every life, | suppose, but
none more SO than In that of the pro
fcssional burglar.
The second day of my installation as
butler in the house was marked by an
interesting event. DIR. SQuires and
Miss Stctson both appeared at lunch.
This meeting was not premeditated
by my master. 1t was apparently
purely accidental.
About noon the two visitors appeared
at the house on horseback. My mas
ter did not see them at first. He was
smoking in his dressing room when
the clatter Of horses hoofs on the hard,
gravelly drive attracted his attention.
was passing through the room at the
time, removing the remnants Of late
breakfast.
who's that coming. Willlam?" he
asked
was near the window and, looking
out. replied:
Miss Stetson. sir. and think the
man they call DR.. Squires. I've never
met him, but from what John said
judge it is
sudden exclamation from my mas.
ter interrupted me. and turned in
time to see his face deathly pale. He
recovered himself Immediately, how
ever.
"Dr. Squires and Miss Stetson. you
say"
Yes. sir"
with great tact he said:
"Oh, yes; forgot to tell you, VIII
liam, that they We're coming here to
lunch today. Have good lunch for
them at ."
Then he hurriedly changed his coat
and appeared in the courtyard in time
to greet the guests. Through the open
doors could hear their voices.
How do you do, Charles? Ready
for early visitors? didn't believe you
We're up YETI"
1t was the loud, gruff voice of the
doctor. Then feminine voice said
alphabetically. thought:
Good morning, Charles! I was out
riding this morning with my man, and
we met DR.. Squires. He insisted that
we should come around here. So l
consented provided he would promise
to make you 90 off for ride with u.s."
YES, that was the agreement, and to
make my word good you must get
ready and CO."
well, ! hadn't thought of going out
this morning, but l will accompany
you If you will both agree to come
back here and take lunchi'
That's the man of business"
laughed the doctor. "He exacts fee
for everything he gives. lie won't even
ride with us, Miss Belle, unless we
swear to return and lunch with him.
Well, as for my part | agree TO it, for
Charles always tempts me with his
good lunches"
! could not hear the replies as they
moved into the parlor, but | knew
enough to convince me that my master
was very sensitive about his jealousy
of the doctor, and that not even TO me
would he admit it.
A few minutes later saw them
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heard footsteps on the lawn back
of us. and remembering the athletic
form of the doctor and his faithful
bodyguard. obeyed the words Of my
master and hurried from the spot, but
when turned to look for my deliverer
found that he had disappeared too.