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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13

"All that l am. all that | hope to be,
owe to my angel mothcrw he after
ward exclaimed. In n year Thomas
Lincoln married n second time, and
the Stepmothcr came as near supply
ing the vacant place In young Abra-
hams heart and life as any other be-
ing could have done. For the boy the
stay in Indiana consisted chiefly of
hard farm work, with one tlatboat
trip down the Mississippi near its end.
Following his pioneer instincts, Tom
Lincoln in 1870 moved to Illinois.
That winter Abraham, now "hiS own
man. split rails and started out in
the world for himself. The next year
he took a second tatboat trip to New
Orleans and returned to clerk In n
grocery at New Salem. In 1882 ho
served as captain in the Black
Hawk war and ran for the legislature.
but was defeated. In 1888 he started
in the grocery business for himself,
but his partner ran off, poor Lincoln
failed, and it took him years to pay
the debt
Lincoln tried for the legislature a
second time in 1884 and was elected,
remaining in the house eight years,
part of which time he was minority
leader. His chief acts as a legislator
were his advocacy of internal i'm
provements, his protest against slav-
cry and his leadership of the fight to
remove the state capital from Van
dalia to Springficld
Other events occurring cOntempOra-
neously with this Legislative expert
ence were briefly as follows: In 1884
and 1880 he acted as deputy surveyor
and studied law. In August, 1899,
Ann Rutlcdge died, throwing Lincoln
into indcscribable gloom. In 1886 he
was admitted to the bar, forming
partnership with John Il. Stuart. In
1910 he was an elector on the IIarri-
son ticket In 1871 he formed Il part
nership with Judge Stephen Il. Logan,
and on Nov. +, 1912, he was married
to Miss Mary Todd Of Kentucky.
At the end of his legislative career
Mr. Lincoln in 1S43 formed his final
law partnership, that with William III.
Hcrndon, which lasted TO the end Of
his life. In 1914 he was an elector on
the Clay ticket and in 1916 was elect
ed to congress, which was, properly
speaking, the beginning of his ma
tional career, although his real advent
as national figure did not come until
n decade after his one term In congress
was finished.
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was unable to make enough from the
place to meet the taxes, just as the
earliest one of record a certain farmer
carpenter of the name of Thomas Lin
coin, failed to get enough out of the
barren acres to pay for them.
Yet this stony, unproductive spot of
earth is now one of the worlds
shrines. On Feb. - presidents. gov
crnorS. judges, cardinals and cabinet
ministers forcgAthcr there to crate and
dedicate these rocks and sterile soil
patches TO the people for all the days
to come. ON one of the hills n white
memorial hall patterned after Greek
temple will likewise be conSecrated
and left rs Il Mecca for future genera
tiOnS. The temple inClOScS an old one
room log cabin, with Il stick chimney,
one door, one window and no floor at
all. In this cabin was born a man
child whom the world has taken to its
heart-A braham Lincoln, war president
and liberatOr, man of mcekneSS and
mercy, strange compound of sorrow
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13

O. BE LINCOLN never had reglar schoolin
~ He quarterbacked pulled stroke oar,
Nor spent his time and money foolin
With buried angwidges and ancient lore
But Abe Earned
To set him forrerd in the human film
Than all the college felers' kit and bilin'.
"a BE LINCOLN did git hfalutin-
~ Not thar in Washinton, D. C.
He st KEEP common, humble, ordnry, suitn'
His backwoods patch raisin' to a T.
But jimmy gee!
Wy, Abe any satesman's peer and ekul
And wise Solomon old Ezekul.
Z RECKON I'm bit old fashioned, maybe,
But when I a pattern for
I'm middlin' shore to Father Ably
And cut to fit his homely human plan.
And long s
I'm hootn' loud and roon proud, by hucky,
For that old boy from Hodgenville, Kaintucky!
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13

j. WILKES BOOTH. thaScorcS. Chief
among the poets werc Tennyson, Poe,
Holmes, Fitzgerald and Lord Hough-
ton. OF musicians there were Chopin
and MendclSSohn; of scientists, Oar
win and many lesser lights; of fight
ers, Admiral Dahlgrcn. Kit Carson
Marshal Canrobert; of statesmen.
Gladstone, Hannibal IIamlin and Abra-
ham Lincoln
Lincoln and Darwin, perhaps the
most celebrated of the list. were born
on the same day. One abolished chat
tel slavery, preserved the worlds
greatest republic and set democratic
government a long step forward; the
other rcvOlutiOniZcd science and wrote
the word "cvolution' into the Ian
guage and thoughts of men,
Lincoln'S fame has grown with ev-
cry hour since his death and is yet
growing. His hold ON the hearts of
men comes not alone from his acts.
These but brought him into the public
eye. 1t was the sweetness of his char
aCtcr his mercy and simplicity, his
loyalty to truth, his homely common
sense, his literary quality and his per
feet democracy that have given him
second. if not first. place among the
great mon of his own land and won
him the affection of all lands.
The ceHt"rary of his birth. on Feb.
II, will be celebrated as has been that
of no other American. On the birth
place farm in Kentucky memorial
building will be dedicated. speeches
being delivered by President Koosc-
Welt, Secretary of War Luke T..
Wright, Supreme Court Justice Oliver
Wendell II lines, Cardinal Gibbons
and Governors Folk of Missouri and
Wilson of Kentucky. The address of
President Roosevelt, while short will
be, ii is bell we'd, one of his most am
bilious efforts 1t will constitute prac-
ticaIly his l"-t Important utterance as
president. and he designs to place it
rs nearly in the class with ItnCOln'S
Gettysburg address as he Is able The
memorial building itself is small and
of simple but classic design. Sur
rounded by Greek pillars and ap.
preached by broad flights of steps, il
makes striking appearance on the
humble Kentucky farm. 1t complete.
ly surrounds and incloSeS the little
log cabin in which Lincoln was born
which after its wandcrin%s has been
rc-crcctcd on its original site. At the
foot of the steps are Il broad sWard and
driveway. with flagstaff in the cen
ter. Near by is the rock spring which
was famous even in Lincoln's day.
All of this, with the remainder Of the
farm, which will be left much as it
was before, is to be thrown open to
the public as national park on Feb.
~.
The Lincoln centenary will also be
clabOratcly celebrated at the tomb of
the martyr president and his former
home in Springfield at most of the
large cities and in the churches and
elsewhere all over the United States
and In some form throughout the
world.
Two men whose lines of fate cross
cd those of Abraham Lincoln in a
strange and one of them in a sinister
way were stephen a. Douglas and
John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln and
Douglas were lifelong political foes,
rivals for the hand of the same girl,
rivals for the scnatorShip, rivals in
debate and rivals for the presidency.
Lincoln won in every case, except in
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and indirectly contributed to the split
ting of the Democratic party and the
deciding of the election. Oddly also.
the two men were personal friends.
and in the test of war Judge Douglas
came valiantly to President LinCon's
support
As for Booth. his motive in staying
Lincoln has always been something
of mystery. That there was Il con-
spiracy and that he entered into it
there seems little doubt, but his rea-
son for the step has never been made
clear. Whether he had Il private griev-
ance, acted through sentimental SYM
pathy with the south or simply was
craZed by the great events of the pc
riod is yet Il matter OF controversy
and doubtless will always remain so.
Considering his talents and brilliant
family connections, the last supposi-
tion is the probable and certainly the
charitable one.
Lincoln said that his early life
might be described in Il line from
Gray, ''The short and simple annals
of the poor" He came of English
QuakerS. His parents, while of good
family, belonged to the frontier, had
little or no education and no money.
The son was never burdencd with
these things himself. His schooling
altogether did not amount to a year,
Yet he taught himself, reading omniv-
orouSly such books as he could pro
cure. Fortunately these were the
best-the Bible, Shakespeare, AcSop,
"Pilgrim's Progress" Thomas Paine,
Robert Burns and the lives OF Wash
ington and Clay.
In 1916 the Lincolns left Kentucky
for Indiana, and two years later the
mother died 1t was a time of intense
misery and Saddcncd the boys life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13
IF You Are A Business Man

NONSlDER what an advertisement of,
" say .. or ! times this space in this
newspaper, devoted to your town and its
best interests, would do for you The con
tinuing dni1d not"S ON the popular mind
alone would repay the reasonable cost
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13

WO miles from
Hodgenvillc, Ky,
is Il one hundred
u nd ten acre
farm that raises
little except pa
triOtiS IN. Il he
crops on it are
for t Ii e III o S t
part Stunted and
have Il diScOur-
aged appearance.
Perhaps this de
lection c o N g $
from d o d = i II &
about to miss
the rocks or from
trying to find
fertility in the
soil, a hopeless
ia k. Whatever
the c q u S e, the
fact remains that
the latest tenant
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13
LincoIn's Modestv.

In 1859, when his name was being
mentioned as prospective candidate
for president. Abraham Lincoln wrote
to an editor who had suggested the
advisabillty Of announcing his name,
Il must In all candor say that | do
not think myself fit for the presiden-
ey,"
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13

assassination. After his Inauguration
his history became that of the country
in her most gigantic struggle. The su-
preme events of his administration rs
they affect his fame We're the issuance
Of the emancipation proclamation on
Sept. 20, 1862, and its official promul-
CATION on the 1st of January following:
Vicksburg and Gettysburg on July
IA, 1868; the Gettysburg address on
Nov. 10, 1868; the second election to
the presidency and second inaugural,
and the assassination on April IA,
1865. five days after Appomattot.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13
-===~~O O-
! An Appreciation of Lincoln \
BY R0bertus Love /
\ COPYRIGHT. 1909. RoBERrUs
BY R0beTtus Love

q OMEWHAR down thar round Eodgenvlle, Kaintucky,
. - Or tharabouts, hundred year ago.
Was born boy ye woudn thought was lucky;
Looked like he woudn have a show.
But X don know.
That boy was started middlin' WELL I'm thnkin'.
His name7 Wy, it was Abraham-Abe Lincoln.
HORE whites his folks was? Yes, pore any.
Them pioneers, they want plutocrats;
Belonged right down among the humble many
And property than dogs or cats.
But y maybe that's
As good way any for startin.
Abe Lincoln, he riz middn' high, for sartin!
q OMEHOW I've always had sort O. sneakin
, Idee that peddygrees is purity much
Like monkeys tals-so long they're apt to weaken
The yap that drags EN- round. No for such!
But beats the Dutch
How now and then lad like Little Ably
Grows up a presdent-or guvnor, maybe.
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IE list of the
worlds grca t
men born in
1909 and whose
ccntcnaricS will
therefore be eel
ebratcd during
the present year
is surprisingly
large. The mum
Der reaches into
thn scores Chipf
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1909-02-13

the empty honor of the formal elec-
tion to the senatorship. Even there
he had the popular majority and the
moral effect of victory. Yet, oddly
enough, 1t was Douglas who, fifty years
ago, first gave Lincoln his Opportu-
nifty to achieve national fame. The
debates between the two giants were
the most celebrated in American pO
lltlcal history. They made Mr.. Lin
coin the presidential candidate in 1860
Evening star., 1909-06-20

are shown at, occupations in which the
Hawaiians engaged.
Similarly for the Samoans, robust ana
active as a race. a family group paint
ingS and objects show their cleanlE and,
for a people of their opportunities. ac-
complished mode OF life. The Samoans
are a village people, living like the Ha-
Waiians along the coasts of their trop-
ical islands. in comfortable, palm-roofed,
we'll constructed houses, and ruled by an
hereditary chief. Breadfruit, bananas,
taro, potatoes and cocoanuts furnish the
principal food supply. The only domesti-
Gated animal is the pig. In wood working
the men excel, building elaborate houses
large canoes. and carving out bowls.
dishes, clubs and spears Of tile Samoan
chestnut. The women weave MATS of the
finest texture and beat oHt bark cloth ,I
strong hber with corrugated clubs. deco
rating the fabric with native designs IN
color Specimens Of this bark cloth for
which they are noted are included
Likewise for Guam. the uative. of which
are not very different from the Samoans.
there IS presented picture of the island
and people
The Philippines have received perhaps
as much attention any one special eX-
hiDit. and this is due to the fact that
there are in these islands not merely one
native people. but collection of different
tribes Of different peoples as far apart
in habits and mode of living as scattered
bits of different branches of races can be
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Washington's leading hotel employs the
services of three experienced butchers,
and separate room for the prepare ton
of the beef. mutton. etc. is allotted to
these men In the wonderful subterranea n
suites and corridors in which is to be
studied the working of a modern hotel.
Here, too. on one side Of the vast kit
chen. is an apartment devoted to seven
pastry men, who do nothing else than
prepare pies. cakes, ;. pudIingS, etc.
Adopts in their art are these pastry
cooks. who can create marvellous things
out of candies and creams and fruits
some of which. constructed for notable
titled TO honorable mention in an acad-
emy of design.
There are men in hotels of this proper
ton who de nothing more than attend
TO the boiling OF the eggs. The JOB of
these individuals is not a hard one nor
is there any danger OF lapses of at
tention leading TO the eggs being over
done. The operation is conducted by
means of machines operated by clock
work. A perforated dipoer containing
the eggs drops down into boiling water
This dipper's clockworll is set to the
second. and when that final second has
expired the little dipper jumps out OF
delivery. From $50 to 40 dozens of eggs
arc consumed daily by the guests of
one hote! alone. Multiply the former
number by four for an estimate of the
eggs used by the quartet OF leading hos
telrleS, and you have the impressive quan-
t1ty OF hen fruit represented by 72O
dozens, or more than 5000 eggs a day
American consumption of coffee can
be gauged, i'll a measure. by the guam
tity drank in the principal hotels of this
city. From 80 10 300 pounds of beans
necessary for the dccoction of this bev-
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eraSe figure upon the stewards daily
order for the largest of these hotels.
This means n daily average consump-
tion in this hostelry OF something over
900 gallons per day, and taking 700 gal
Ions to be about the amount consumed
By the guests of the four hotels. the
receptacle required to contain the coffee
drank in these establishments daily would
have the capacity of good-sized swim
ming pool.
The most prominent hostelry of Wash
ington prides itself upon the superior
excellence of its poultry. AS the steward
remarks. visitors from the north seem
to think that they should obtain i, the
very best chickens in Washington. rms
one hotel consumes an average Of 1000
pounds of chickens a week, and 1t might
surprise the New York guest to know
that these are all procured from farm
of colossal proportions in tine northern
part of his native state. The hotel main
tains its own SQUAD farm not far from
sand of these delectable little birds have
been ordered in n week by this hostelry
alone To be sure, this was during inau-
guration week. when the supplying powers
OF the hotel We're taxed to far above
the average.
Thus. during six days Of that week. or
from March | to q. inclusive. there were
required at this one hotel. Of beef alone
CASA pounds of loins, 2.2I pounds of
ribs and 1.l9I pounds Of racks. Could
this amount of meat be converted to the
making OF one monStrouS animal, the
latter would be large a comforta-
bie-SiZed private residence During the
gallons of milk We're consumed. while
1.75O pounds of coffee We're required. A
special force of men was engaged to
open the eighty-SX barrels of oysters
Evening star., 1909-06-20

in one great animal. it would be 420 times
the size of the average lobster, and d
queer sea serpent.
There are two ice-making plants in the
largest hotel. each equipped with ten
ton machine. From five to six tons of ice
are consumed daily. as much again or
more being constantly in storage. No
less than ;;Oo,G0 gallons of water are
used daily in this hotel, besides over 100
gallons of mineral water especially bot
tied for the hostelry. 1t need scarcely be
remarked that this huge daily output of
water would. if stored in one place, form
very respecta ble-sized reservoir, capa-
BILE of supplying the daily peeds of the
lnha bitants of u small town.
veyed to the cellars of this hotel, suf-
ficient to cover the pavement along the
entire front of the edice. 1t is surprS-
ing TO reflect that all of the vast amount
of stores and provisions of various kinds
daily installed In one of these big hotels
are scarcely noticeable by the pedestrian
who passes by the buildings. and notes
the cleanliness of the sidewalks and the
generally trim and wellkept appearance
of the editiCeS themselves. Alley en-
frances are SO constructed, however, to
the underground "a partments and vaults
of the hotels astto practically eliminate
any spectacular feature in the, receiving
of the supplies. Much of the latter, too.
are received during the early morning
around. The service required in the mere
insta allation of the supplies, however, Is
of no mean magnitude, even when only
the principal hotels are considered. Sew
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OF. of Malayan stock. living principally in
the province of Bontoc. They i've To-
eether in villages, ruled over by clan
councils. The population of each group
is at a rule, at enmity with all others,
and because the Igorot are the least modi-
fled OF the Philippine tribes they We're.
until recently, addicted to the practice of
head hunting, which they held in COM
mon with many Malayan groups OF the
East Indies The Igorot is of cheerful
disposition, strong. good worker, and
inclined to peaceful pursuits. He is of
medium stature. has fine muscular devel-
opnent, black eyes and hair, smooth
skin. and differs little from the Dyak of
Borneo. to whom he is related
The Moro and Bagobo tribes Of Min
danao represent a step farther advanced
toward civilization. In the arts the ex-
hbit shows many specimens of brass and
iron worked tool and ornaments. carved
wood, shell-work basketry, etc. 1t Is
said: "The Moro tribes of Mindanao. in
keeping with the customs of the Moham-
nledanS cIothe themselves, but wear no
foot coverings. Their costume consists,
for the men. of short jacket. trousers
OF formal cut. SASH a cap. and in
some cases a turban: and for the women
the Malay skirt which reaches to he
knee The Moro affects bright colors.
and is Sastidous as to the quality of
the cloth and the cut of his garments.
The Tagalo and other Christian tribes
of the Philippines are by no means ne
Evening star., 1909-06-20
FASHIONS AND EADS.
SILK panels are plentiful.

SILK panels are plentiful
Draped waists are very popular
new fad is the bathing parasol.
The trend is toward picturesque eff
fects.
Violets trim many of the new purple
hats.
There is quite fancy for hip ornamen
tation.
The general trend of the hat brlm is
Never were linen suits more popular
The princess costume is a feature of
the season.
Simplicity is the keynote in children,s
apparel
Guimpes will lose nothing in favor for
summer wear.
Handsomest bathing suits are in tha
princess style.
The day of the wide and fussy neck
ruche is passing.
There is inevitably an increase in the
width Of skirts.
1t is fad to have belt buckles made
out of watch cases.
The black and white hat is most modish
for all occasions.
Silk that rustles does not figure in the
present fashion scheme.
Flowers and fruits are used in enor-
nous quantities in millinery.
Trim cravats are again the thing fin
ished with dainty little stickpins
Foundation collars made of net rather
than or chiffon are now to be had
The drectore is only hinted at in tha
development of washable materials
Metallic ribbon belts. finished with
buckles of the same tone, are popular.
Perforated tips are seen on many of
the smartest pumps and one-eyelet ties.
good many eighteenth century ruch-
ings are being used OH new gowns and
wraps.
Travelling skirts are cut so that they
escape the ground hy scant thre.
inches.
The pointed waist line is novelty after
the straight cross effects of the empire
cut.
Among the materials used for bathing
suits are mohair, fine serge, taffeta and
silk serge
Some of the newest and smartest or
skirt and coat costumes are being made
without sleeves.
The separate waist, though. written out
by fashion scribes as regularly as the sea-
son changes and often brought i'm by
the manufacturers in irresistible styles.
continues to flourish.
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surrounded by a massive wall inclosng
of these rectangular areas. called COM
pounds. have been more or less complete
ly eXcavated. Scattered over the reServa-
tion are also small mounds with indica-
tions OF clusters of rooms. called elan
houses. There are also small, low mounds
showing evidences of dwellings, with fra
gile walls which were formerly support
ed by upright logs.
Compounds are supposed to have been
communal structures erected for defense,
for celebration OF ceremonies for
storage OF crops. The former chiefs of
the settlement may have dwelt in them.
and they sometimes contained habita-
tions Of people
The excavation and repair of the
mounds on the Casa Gfande reservation
were made III 1906 and 1907 by the
Smithsonian Institution. with special APP
propIiations by Congress for that pur-
pose.
With This Casa Grands group are shown
a painting of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde
National Park, Colorado. the largest
known cliff dwelling. and a model of
Mummy Cave Ruin i'll northeastern
Arizona, built by the ancestors of some
of the clans now living among the Hopi
Indians.
Across the Rockies into California the
exhibit shows life-size model family
group of Hupa lndians engaged in their
principal industries Of harvesting and
Evening star., 1909-06-20

migrationS and achievements of the
band of western pioneers of siXtyodd
years ago and other descendants
Before leading into an exhibit Of the
peoples of the Pacific coast and of our
island possessions. group of models give
some idea of the way certain prehistoric
Americans of the southwest lived. They
are OF the pueblo region which in later
years the Zuni claimed as their hunting
ground. Here have recently been un-
earthed the ruins of an ancient settle
ment of startling Importance called Casa
Grande. These ruins are described as fol-
lows:
THE Casa Grande reservation is about
a mile square. situated in Pinal county.
Ariz.. mile south of the ella river and
twelve miles west of Florence the county
seat Much of this area is covered with
mounds, in the midst of which lies the
historic building called, in 1894, by its
dis overcr the jesuit Father E.usebo
Francisco &ino Casa Grande, or Great
House.
1.-The so-caIled Casa'Grande mounds are
OF several types, refuse heaps, pyral
mounds. or burying places. buildings COW
cred with earth, a reservoir with high
banks and irrigation canals. The typical
form of building is rectangular area