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Mrs. Lincoln selected for the White House
and which Colonel Crook declares TO
hive been more beautiful thnn any table
ware purchased before or since for uso
on the Presidential table. There Is a
dainty cup and saucer and a plate which
Lincoln used - all ornamented by tho
broad maroon band and the eagle aud
coat OF arms In colors, Old photographs
of Lincoln, including the fovorltc ono
OF the President. with Tad and other me-
mcntocs. also have place in the home
presided over by Colonel Crook and his
second wife. who was Mr. Clara Robcy
Priddy. when Colonel Crook married her
nine years ago,
One possession OF Colonel Crooks
which, though not q relic of the Lincoln
period, he yet prizes very highly. Is
violin which was once owned by Ole
Bull. Colonel Crook is "nddler," he
disdnlns to call himself violiniSt- 1t
Ia his one diversion and he hos INDUCED
In 1t ever since he was a boy OF 1j-
He plays entirely by enr, never having
read n note OF music, but he displays ex-
ccptional tolcnt. Many a night when
busiocss Is not pressing at the White
House the officials on duty at the Presi-
dents Offices will appeal to Colonel Crook
by Telephone at his home and he will,
in response to their eDtrcatles, be kept
pInytpg far into the night whil0 each
member of the White House STAFF. tele-
phone receiver at his car, enjoys tho long
distance concert
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ynnably wore on such night expeditions,
and with his tall beaver hat emphasizing
hls enormous height. WltbaI. Lincolns
klndlincss OF heurt sbonc through his
preoecupation. for occasionally he would
draw his bodyguord to his side and walk
some PAGES hand In hand or arm In arm
with the younger man.
1t fell 10 the lot OF Colonel Crook, curly
in his career under Lincoln. TO inaugu-
rate what hns since been IN iovarlnblc
rule at the Whito House-that ngainst
permitting guests at the White House re-
ceptions to enter the presence of the
President clad In yoluminous cIoaks or
other garments that might readily con-
ceol weapons. Nowadays woman car
rylns mum or man with his hands
thrust deep Into the pocket OF au over
coat would be permitted to approach tho
President. but until the latter part OF
the Lincoln administration such prccau-
tions had not been dreamed of on the
night on which Colonel Crook first put
the Innovation into practice bo cncoun-
Tered some vigorous protests from scmc
OF the white House guests, notably the
iumon5 Kate Chase Sprlguc who entered
wearing wrap that completely hid her
dress, but the young and rather nervous
bodyguard kept his temper. and when he
patiently explained to each protestant the
reason for the new rule he succeeded In
Inducing them all TO comply.
low Intimate wns Crooks association
with Lincoln will be the better under
stood when II IL explained that at night
ne was on duty in the corridor Just out
side the Presidents bedroom-so close
that frequently ho could hear the great
man sigh or moan In his sleep after n
day of unusual anguish and anxiety. Oc-
casionally he would have TO awake the
sleeper to deliver some important telc-
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In his rcar-aftcr the fashion OF nn orderly
as has been the custom OF President
Roosevelt and other recent chief magis-
trntcS. LAncoln never liked the idea OF
being specially guarded and when. follow
Ing tho appearance OF Garowski, n Sus-
picIous Pole. who skulked -nbout tho
Wblto House grounds. and very narrow
escape from a bullet Gred Mt him az he
was driving in the outskirts OF Washing
too, he finally did consent Ia special pro-
tectlvc measures, but he insisted that no
public announcement should be made re-
gardiug these precautions that the guards
should wc1r plain clothes Instead of uDl-
forms. aud that the guard who accom-
panied him on his walks about the cnpi-
tai should ever remain at Ills Side
after the fashion OF q personal friend.
and with no suggestion OF that protection
which was obnoxious to Lincoln, because
1t seemed an admission OF lack OF conh-
dcnce in the people Of the country
Colonel Crook declares that he gained
perhaps his best Insight Into tho gen
erous, patient. kindly nature OF the war
President during his nightly walks with
Lincoln TO the War Department. 10 those
days. be II explained. there was no tele-
eruph and telephone station Ia tue Whlto
House. such ns there IS today, and the
President. when he wished TO get. fresh
from the wires. tho latest news from the
front had 10 go TO the War Department
Building, where the telegraph oiilce was
located. This Lincoln did almost every
night, often remaining until long nfter
midnight beside the operators Mt their
keys. Colonel Crooks recollection OF the
President on these night pilgrimages to
the news center presents an unusual pic
ture OF the mighty Lincoln-thc tall ng-
ure strlding beside him In the gloom,
wrapped 10 the rough gray shnwl ho In
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const, spiders were captured 60 milcs
their OVID silk. Tho grcnt earthquake OF
Conception, In Chil. took place just a
fcw days before Darwin reached that
point
Thus Darwin the Ounce became the
great naturalist On bis return to Eng
lond hc married his cousin, Emma wcde-
wood. and settled Mt Down, q quiet little
village In Kent, where be wrote the great
works that have made hiun famous and
revolutionized tho whole OF human
thought
Whllo Darwin was living here he re-
ceivcd a letter from Alfred Russell Wal
lace. young naturalist then AWAY in tho
Malay Islands, with nn article embody-
Ing tho worry theory on which Darwin had
for yenrs been lnboring In secret Dar-
win. with supreme unselhshncss, for
wnrded the article to Lyell for tho LIN
mean Society, and but for his friends in-
terventiou Wallace would now be known
rs the discovcrer of the theory OF cvolu-
ton, As It wos, the two men, working
and thinking along Independent lines. had
both hit upon tho snme great truth ut
about tho same timo. Their names arc
lndissolubly linked In this discovery, as
the names OF Huxley, Spencer and
Hneckcl are linked as the great cham
plons and indicators OF the theory. which
today dominates every sphere of science.
All the world VIII celebrate. on the 18th
day of February, the centenary OF Dar-
wins birth-on the same day that also
gave To the world the other great eman-
clpator and martyr, Abraham Lincoln.
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Facts About Modern
Greece.

~ the average reader the mention of
N Greece cafisup at oneea meutai picture
- of tho historic giorfes of the ancient
Kingdom, OF the SpaTtans who died at
Thcrmopyiao and the Athens Of Pericles
IN all fts classic glory. Yot modern Greece
hos been slowly Developing INTO a sub
stnntial kingdom, and IT'S finances aud its
method OF government are for their size
perhaps unrtvalcd In Europe. That. OF
courso, Is because the Greeks have a
band now constitution, comparatively
speakIng-cne that wns delivered to them
nice md new and oil reody mado Tor
thom when the concert OF European pow
ers decided 10 the spring OF 1898 to per
NIT the Grseka to retain their dearly
bought independence of tho Turkish EN-
pirc and selected q son OF old hins
Christian of Denmark to be king or tho
brand new modern country of Greece
Greece Is ruled by the King and cabi-
net OF seven ministers Under TINS ex-
ccutivc control there la the Buic, or creek
Parliament. which is mado up OF 2S5 rep
rcsontatiyes, each OF whom Is elected ana
must bo at least so years OF age. Mod
erp Gracce is divided into &c provinces,
many of which are known by names that
ancient Greece mado family by words
even TO Americans as. for in0tance. AT
cndIa aud Laconla-two Greek countries
whoae names ARE part OF the English Ian
euace, Everywhere through Greece tho
country shows traces of It's past great
ness 10 art and architecture.
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gram, but Crook declares that Lincoln
never displayed any irritation at such In
terruptions. He tells. too. OF one occa-
sion when entering the Presidents room
ip response to the usual Come In" he
was surprised to aud Lincoln busily en-
gngcd In sewing a button on his trousers.
"Just repairing damages, explained the
droll chief magistrate. with n hnlf smile.
Colonel Crook was frequently called upon
TO act us messenger between Mrs Lincoln
In the private apartments at the White
House and tho President In his private
office, and these iotcrchnngoS gave him
IN illuminating insight Into the humor
Lincoln found In yielding TO the petty
tynnnles OF his wife. Onco when his
spouse had sent for him repeatedly aud
evidently to the limit OF her patience to
accompany her on a promised drive, Lin.
coin arose from bis desk with a resigned
expression, but With merry twinkle In
bis eyes. and remarked to Crook: 81
guess l would better so.
Llncoln's fondneSs for Crook wns prob
nLIy portIy attributable to the foct that
Crook and little Tad Lincoln. the apple
Of the Presidents eye. were fast friends
Incidentally, II may be mentioned police
men seem to possess nm especial foscina-
tlon for the young sons OF our presidents
Readers OF the newspapers may remember
that during tho c0rly days of the Roosc-
welt administration the then very youth.
full Quentin md Archie We're the almost
inseparnble companions OF certain blue.
conts on duty ut the White House
grounds. Tad Lincoln was 10 years old
at the time Of Colonel Crooks 1rst recoI-
lection OF him and the veteran Whlto
House employc adds his testimony to that
OF other intlmatcs OF Lincoln Iu tho dec
lnratlon that the sad-faccd Presidents
lighter moods were in no wise SO pleas
iDgiy disclosed ns when be romped up and
down the long upper corridor OF sbc
White House With Tod. playing all sorts
OF juvenile games. II was for Tnd's sake.
too. thnt Lincoln. accompanied 10y body
guard Crook. made frequent visits to q
quaint little toy shop. stlll in existence.
q couple OF blocks from the White House.
aud there In his rare intervals Of leisure
sought new playthiugs for tho little lad
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docs by natural selection. by the "sur-
yival OF the httest." in the struggle for
existence Thus. by way of illustr0-
tion, the giraffe has long neck. because
II feeds upon the tender foliage OF the
mimosa, The longest-ncck individuals of
each generation had the beat chance to
survive. because food WAS within easier
reach. aud also because from their living
coming tower they could observe the mp
proach OF enemies more readily. The
sborter-necked individuals OF each gen
Grafton were far more likely TO perish In
famine or to fall a prey to fierce cnr-
nivorn- Thus, With each generation the
neck OF the girade became longer aud
longer until the animal VIC know was
evolved
Protective colorntion is another impor-
tant factor, Why Is the polar bear
white? Because, living amid snow and
Ice. the ltght-colored individuals of each
generation had better chance OF stealing
upon their prey unobserved and better
chance OF escaping detection by their
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retired from the presidency Johnson In
stalled him In a permanent clcrkship at
the White House, and he continued In
this capacity during the forepnrt OF the
Grant regime. In 1916 Grant appointed
Crook acting secretary to the President.
and In March. 1877. appointed him dis
bursting oflcer of the White House. In
which position he has continued over
since, having In the aggregate expended
maintenance of the presidential establish
ment.
Colonel Crooks home In the city OF
Washington is filled with relics and mo
mcntoes OF Lincoln and other Presidents,
Probably the most priced OF all the keep
sakes Is n card In LIncoln's handwriting
which the President addressed TO tho
provost marshal general when Crook and
his other bodygunrd. Alexander Smith,
were drafted for service In the Army,
Tho President wrote that he could not
spare these men and nsked the Official
aforementioned TO please nN" the mat
ter. This precious bit OF paper rcposed
for yc1rs In the War Department dleS,
but when Robert T. Lincoln. son of the
martyr President was Secretary of War
he gave 1t to his fathers old guard. An
other of Colonel Crooks souvenirs is n
mahogany cane made from the roll OF
the little spiral stairway whereby LIN
coin reached his office aud which has
q long since been torn down.
Colonel Crook has some almost price
less specimens OF the china service which
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hops an hours application, be would sny!
"Old fellow. | must take the horizontal
for It," that being the best relief from
ship motion. He would stretch out on
one side OF the table for some time and
resume his labors when no felt n little
better. All his life long he had to COM
bat more serious disease In the enmo way.
Apparently his genius was. Indeed. the
outcome of his "innnite capacity for tax
ing pains" He wos considered a Ounce
at school His f0tber once told him he
would be "a disgrace 10 yourself and all
your fnmlly" He was also quite gullible.
Once q youthful comrndc told him he
could get cakes without money In a GER
tnln bokoShop by moving bis hnt In
certnfo way Darwin tried II. and mr.
rowly escaped the wrath of the baker.
lie was destined at first for the prac-
tice OF medicine. then for the study OF
theology. That he became neither doctor
nor preacher was due To bis rendlng of
Humboldt and the encouragement OF Pro-
fessor Uenslow, OF Cambridge, who rec
ommcnded him ns naturalist to the COM
mnnder of tho Beagle expedition. who
very nearly rejected him because he did
not Ike the shape of his nose
Five Years Around the World.
The voyage OF the Beagle is told In
one OF the most Interesting travel books
ever written, The tropic life OF Brazil.
the trcclcss pampas OF Argentina. the gla-
clol wilds OF Patagonia, the rock-written
record OF the Andes-all revealed to the
young naturalist their secrets. From
South America the Beagle went 10 the
Galapagos. Polynesia, New Zenland and
Australia. Everywhere this Columbus of
science discovered new worlds with his
microscope. the coral reefs told blm the
tale OF their laborlous building. forests of
stone whispered the mysteries OF ancient
oceans. One time their ship was sur"
rounded by n cloud OF butterflies, extend
Ing as far as thc ere could reach, grass
hoppcrs came aboard $40 miles from any
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Tho Dnrwininn theory became the key
stone of all scientific thought. phslaD1
OF great thinkorS-Ucrbcrt Spencer,
Thomas Henry Huxley. Ernest Hneekel
ond Alfred Russell Wollace-took up arms
against bGotry and ignorance Gradually
the truth prevailed, as men saw 1t was
not a question of Moses vorsus Darwin.
of science versus religion; but simply
new and wonderful addition to mnns
knowledge OF Gods eternal INV. Canon
Fnrrnr was one of the palbearers at
Dnrwin's funeral, James Russell Lowell.
Mt the time the American smbassodo to
England was another. All the world
united In mourning and praising the man
It had laughed at and dccried few
years before
With the publication OF his Life and
Letters" II also became known what
grandly simple and sweet character had
marked the great scientist His homo life
was Ideally happy. His modcsty was sur
passed only by hls reverence for truth.
And perhaps never was patience better
personlAed than In this Invalid. who
wrote nearly a score of volumes based
upon personal painStaEing research.
His Wonderful Patience.
Many Incidents of his life are told
to Illustrate the perseverance and devo-
ton of his character, He would witch
for hours the movements OF vino tendrilS.
study for years tho bnbts OF enrthworms
| I'm his Hover pots. 4 field at Down. bis
| plncc OF residence after returning from
| his 1ye-ycnr voyage around the world
on the Beagle" was covered with lay
cr OF chalk and permitted to lie over 20
years before he dug Into IT TO discover
what change bad been wrought by the ac-
tlon of eaEthworms. How many scicn-
lists could walt placidy for 20 years TO
learn the result OF an experiment.
During the whole cruise Of the 'Bea-
GLE" In. suffered severely from seaslck-
ness, b1t kept at his work nevertheless.
| Admiral Stokes has told how, after per
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~ HARLES DARWIN was born on the
~ same day OF the same year as
~ Abraham Lincoln - February u.
1900. just a hundred years ago. II Is
one OF the most remarkable couJunctlons
Of all hlstory-tbe emnncipntor OF rce
and the llberotor of thought Ushered Into
the world together. One Is almost per-
suaded TINT there must be something In
nstrology as one compares the charncter
and destiny OF these two great men-
ntln In 30 many ways, In Kindness of
heart, infinite patience, devotion TO truth,
heroic courage, dauDtless battle and ulti-
mctc victoryl
Darwin, who had been ridlculcd and de-
nounced all the Inter years OF his life
rs tho Monkey Man" was buried In
Westminster Abbey when he died His
grave. by design. is only n few feet from
that OF Sir Isaac Newton. The one dis
covered tho key to Inorganic matter; the
other to the yelled portal OF life itself,
BY the time Darwin died his theory
OF Evolution was generally accepted by
scientists, and even thcOoglnns began TO
see that II was not in any sense inlmical
to revelation or destructive Of religion
lie was acclaimed ms the greatest Eng
lIshmaD OF the nineteenth century. A
few yonrs ugo the "outlook" published
q symposium from eminent men 10 all
walks OF life, giving whnt each thought
wns the most important book OF the nine
tcenth century. Ninc ont OF ten put
The Origin OF the Species Orst on the
list,
This book, published IN 1859. electrified
science 1t had been n dogma that tho
species OF animals and plants are lmmut-
uble: cross-6reedlDg might produce new
varieties within species but ono Spe~
cics could not be derived from another or
changed into another. 1t was thought
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own enemies Thus, the darker.oolored
bears were less likely to survive; Nature,
selecting the Albinos, produced the snowy
white polar bear. This explains why
desert animals nre mostly yellow like
tho sand, why many butterflies arc Ike
the flowers they frequent; 1t liz n key to
innumerablc mysteries.
Mnrtyrdom of n Scientist.
And for making these wonderful dis
covcrics proving them by laborlously
seeking out thousands OF bits of evidence.
Darwin WAS more bitterly assaIlcd than
had fallen to the lot OF any scientist be-
fore. Not even Calico was thus rcvilcd
and ridiculcd. Bruno, burned at the
stake, bad fewer dctractors and foes
From cartoonists 10 bishops. everybody
took ding at the Monkey Man lie
WAS called Atheist and Antl-ChrIst. mis-
represented and maIgned by mistaken de-
tenders or orthodoxy
But the storm blew over The name
OF Darwin became synonym of honor.
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- lie battle for trade supremacy on the
Al high seas liz harsh one, In the Far
w East especially the prices obtained
for ocean freight are extremely small
Out there the competition Ia decidedly
mixed, even the antique Chinese junks
stlll calling regularly at ports for heavy
loads of merchnudisc. While slow, they
can nll the demands Of big shippers OF
what Ia called "slow" freight.
so steamship owners oil over the world
nre ever on the lookout for some new sub
stitute In present methods OF handling
their vessels that Will reduce the price OF
coal and get the game power results.
number OF Inventions have been made that
have helped Increase the coal efficiency In
these big tramp" steamers, but stih tnc
expenses were very large,
This refers particularly to tramp steam
ers trading In tho Orient, whero the cost
of fuel has risen 10 very high in the past
wear tbat the big steamers hnve Increased
fares 10 per cent. on all ooats' anu mo
cost OF hundliug freight has gone up In
proportion.
GINS ns u motive power for cargo steuio-
ora hoa bcen tried a plumber OF times, but
tho i,test cxncrlment has been mnde with
m old British gunboat The ship Is 700
tons In weight and so very einnil con
corn She made distance OF II DIcs at
n snecd OF 10 knots al hour driven py gus
generated by the special machinery WHICH
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who occupied the largest place in his
heart.
Crook, who had been on duty with tho
President all day. did not accompany LIN
coin 10 Fords Thcater the night OF the
assassination. He always refers to his alb
sonce with a certain regret, for he had
special system Of his own for guarding
the Chief Magistrate on such public mp
pcnranccs, and he is convinced 10 this
day that II he had been at his usual sta
tlon at the door OF the Presidents box
Booth would never have passed him.
There would seem TO be some ground for
Crooks confidence. for the bodyGuard did
Illustrate the plans of n mau who sought
to gain audience With Lincoln during the
lntter's famous visit to City Point. and
who. when refused admission. made
threats against the President At the
time the man gave the name OF Smith.
but Crook has always been confident that
Il was none other than tho notorious
Surrat, with whose appearance under nor
NAL conditions he was familiar through
having lived In the same county In Mary
land before the war.
After the death Of Lincoln Colonel Crook
accompanied Mrs Lincoln TO Chicago. and
later returned 10 the White House as the
bolyguard OF President johnson. Ere he
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Gas Engines for Freight Steamers in Orient.

had been Installed on her.
The saving In space Is tremendous, which
counts for much on board a freighter.
There Ia no stokehold. The entire stat
necessary is only three engineers and two
1remen- The gos producer is extremely
simple. being only steei casing lined
with frebHcks. The fuel IA fed from tho
top aud only requires attention "a times
during nm entire day and night Also the
coal 10 practically nil consumed under tho
action of the gas-reducing plant, and all
or the tremendous waste encountered at
this point In ordinary coal-using ma
chInery Is eliminated.
The saving OF labor IN the gas engines
is large. The gas IN formed by mir being
drawn into the consumer In the bottom.
After the gos is made II must bo passed
through a cooler and several cleansing
processes; but this machinery requires no
attention and is simple and gets out OF
order infrequcntly, After being cooled and
dried and scrubbed the gas is sent along
to the combustion chambers or tho en-
gine,
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FACTS AND FIGURES.

OGleinl statistics Issued IN Berlin show
that 902T young men were condemned
and punished during 1907 for attempting
to cvadc compulsory military service.
a French lingulSt who recently trans
lnted some carly Greek writings found
that the people OF those far-away days
were we'll acquainted with the necessity
for sterillzlng drinking water.
For use on rural delivery routes a
letter box has 0u electric attachment
which gives the nlurm 10 tho house
some distance away when mall matter
has been deposited by the carrier.