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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Hanalin's Journey Of Loue

were not only cordial, but intimate, although the public knew little of them. And I came, in that inter- course, to have what I believe to be a true understanding of Lincoln's char acter. Although he was intellectually great man, yet think that his real greatness lay in the moral grandeur Of his character. He was. morally, as great as Washington. That is, after all. the only true greatness.
 Now, sometime ago, as I was sit ting in little club down in Bangor that l go to every day to play cards and sometimes to chat about men and the politics of an earlier day, it seemed to me that there ought to be some formal way of recognizing per manently, and by all the country and by future generations, the moral char acter of this great leader. After thinking the idea over, it occurred to me that the best way would be for every state to set apart Lincoln's birthday as memorial day, and so I decided to go to New York and to Philadelphia, and possibly to Wash ington, where I could meet some old friends and make an earnest plea for the national establishment of Lin coln's birthday as a memorial.
 q am now making this journey. I have not much more time left me be- fore l join those who were associated with MT. Lincoln and who have passed on; and I want my last public service to be plea for the universal estab- lishment in the United States of Lin coin Memorial Day.
 A few months later in the summer of the same year, Hannibal Hamlin lay dead in his home in Bangor But the plea for the memorial observance of Lincoln's birthday which he made on that day before the New York Lincoln club, and his subsequent pri vate effort both in New York and Philadelphia unquestionabIy led to and crystallized the agitation, which, several years later, caused Illinois, Minnesota and New York to be the first states to declare the birth date of the great war president a legal holiday
 Copyright. 1909. by E. J. Edwards)
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
London's Lord Mayor Cuts Down on Expenditures with Idea of Aid
 ing the Poor.

Largely at the instigation of his wife, Sir John Knill, the present lord mayor of London, has cut down much of the gross extravaganza that hither- to has been considered an indispens- able feature of entertainments in the Mansion house, and he is devoting the smoney thus saved to a systematic at ltempt to relieve the distress of the London unemployed. Lady Knill has opened a special fund on her own ac- count, and her appeal is meeting with ready response, especially at this season Her scheme contemplates three distinct branches of work-the relief of poor families in their homes;
 the finding of employment for those out of work, and the relief of the
 homeless poor. Thousands of these last unfortunates gather along the
 Thames embankment nightly, seeking shelter in the abutments and arches
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Tiaer Raids Passenger Boat.

An extraordinary experience is re- ported by the passenger and cargo steamer Altai which arrived at New York recently from Cartagena, Colom- bia Her crew and passengers were terrorized for a whole week by wild tiger which, iii the height of hurri- cane, escaped from his cage, where he was slowed on the lower forward deck. The vessel was struck by the full force of a cyclone and the beast, becoming terrified, managed to break his cage. The animal immediately raided the steerage and forecastle, badly clawing many of the occupants of these quar- ters The latter made their escape to the upper deck, where the beast was unable to follow, but he retained pos session of the lower deck, and accom- modation had to be found for those dispossessed in other quarters of the ship. Finally when the storm was over the tiger was driven by means of a hose into the steerage, and there battened down until port was reached
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
WORKB4G A DAINTY ARTICLE
Pretty TrifIe Devised from Two Paste board Hearts and a Puffed
 Bag of Ribbon.

One of the prettiest of the new workbags is made from two paste board hearts with a puffed bag of rib bon attached to the edge
 The hearts are cut about five inches at their broadest part and are covered inside and out with a plain color of silk or satin. The edge of each heart, outside, is covered with a narrow dou- ble quilting of the same color.
 The bag part is made from two strips of lowered ribbon, joined by a plain colored ribbon to match the heart. This band is first made by joining the edges with fine overcast ing. It is then sewed to the hearts to make a full puffed bag. The bag does not reach all the way round the heart, but wide opening is left at the top and the bag drawn close with narrow ribbons, run through small rings to work like pulleys.
 At one corner of the outer heart up near the top is placed a rosette of ribbon to match the hangers, which are sewed to the corners of the heart at each side.
 These bags are prettiest in laven- der, blue or pink, hearts and plain stripes and hangers wi.h lowered rib bon in the puff to harmonize with plain tones. For more serviceable eff fleets the hearts can be of brown or green velvet with corn-colored and brown bags, or green and an ivy leaf silk on a dull rose ground.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Use of PhotoQrapns,

Well mounted is almost framed. From among the summers snapshots choose the prettiest little water views and landscapes, bits of forest and field, of flower and fern, to carp a touch of nature along into the winter and into the room of some elderly friend who may no longer go about to enjoy the realities
 Trim the edges, color them, if you will with the most delicate tints in wa ter colors, and mount them on double card Two harmonious shades of drawing board in gray or sepia will give the effect of frame.
 The woman who sketches, even in an amateur way, and can convey to paper the barest impression of a sun. set. cloud, tree, wave, may, from her own windows, make just the little postage stamp" sketches in water colors that will mount on drawing boards. If she is a country friend she may send with her greetings, these snatches of outdoor and the country side to cheer the dweller who tires of city life.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Exciting Trip of Surveyors.

Thrilling were the experiences of a party of Northern Pacific railroad en- gineers and surveyors, under H. B. Payne of Spokane, just returned from the unsettled territory in central Ida ho. Payne and the crews worked in the mountains nearly eight months, and it is understood a feasible route has been found to tap several of the rich mineral and timber belts. On enc of the trips, lasting 54 days, the men did not see human being out side of their own party. A score of horses were lost and some of the men had narrow escapes from death. Much big game was encountered in the hills and several fine deer fell before Che engineers rifles. Payne made maps of the country and these with other drawings he will submit to the engi- neering department at St. Paul early this month. The line contemplated by the railroad company will open a big territory in Idaho and aid materi- ally in the development of the coun- try for miles around.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Wizards Two Spikes for "What Is Owed Me" and "What 1 Owe" Discarded When He Be-
 came Rich.

Thomas A. Edison now knows the value of money, the independence and the sense of power which it gives. But there was time in his early ex- perience when he had no other con- ception of money than that it was a good thing to have in the pocket, so that it could be taken out and spent whenever any of it was needed.
 Soon after Edison had perfected his ineandescent light, he found himself in the possession of capital for the first time in his life. That light, within ten years after it was perfect ed, brought him capital of some $3,O00,000. When he told me this I asked him if he handled his accounts and looked after his money with the same systematic method which char
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
THE NIGHT FREIGHT.

She's running fine, old '59; we see her
 ghostly steam As we face the sleet with icy feet or
 swing a wet brakebeam; For nights like this we dare not miss the
 lonely roof patrol, When wet brakes slip and lose their grip
 and death may be the toll; So on we go on watch, although, to give
 our thoughts their dues We must agree we'd rather be back in
 the old caboose The whistle speaks; the four long shrieks
 pierce through the mountains steep, And on we go, a light or so. some vil-
 lage still in sleep; Ihen sharp and clear the trainmen hear
 the message on the rail, Torpedoes! Slow-and then we know that
 wet brakes must not fail. For grades are steep and chasms deep
 along the mountain roads, And death may turk when brakes don't
 work and wet pins slip their loads. Then up the line old '59 crawls through
 the siding gate, And puffs and shorts all out of sorts be-
 cause she has to wait; But palace trains with wealth and brains
 must rule both night and day, And homely freights piled up with crates
 must give them right of way; So here We stand while Pullmans grand
 are passing in a blur, The limited is miles ahead ere we pull
 after her. It's bleak tonight on footboards white
 and the sleet stings like fine shot, But our thoughts go back through the
 yawning black to the old stove glow
 ing hot,
 It's toot, toot toot and a rain of soot,
 and the pistons crash again, And back we go to the red lamps glow
 at the end of the swaying train; The coffee pot is steaming hot and gay
 yarns rout the blues. Yes, mirth and cheer and good pipe
 near, and it's home in the old ca-
 boOSe
 -Nicfnr 4 IInrrnanr in Ner Nnrl, S11n
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Interesting Bit of Inside History l. Revealed Concerning the Blaine Cleveland Presidential Cam
 paign of 1884.

One afternoon in late June of 1884, at the time of day in summer when all Washington is drowsy, I went into Jackson square, which faces the White House, to get little relief in the shade from the heat of the day. A week earlier l had returned from the Republican national convention at Chi cago, which nominated Blaine for the presidency, with President Arthur as ms leading opponent. The Democratic convention was to meet in the same city the first week in July, and it was the general impression that Grover Cleveland would be the Democratic nominee.
 As strolled through the park, some one called ne by name, and when looked up to return the greeting. there stood president Arthur himself. He greeted me cordially, told me that he was on his way to Secretary of State Freylinghuysen's house, and added that he would be delighted if I would walk over with him and tell him some of the interesting features of the Re- publican convention. You see," he added, by way of explanation, q haven't heard much about them. Very few of my friends who were there have yet returned to Washington"
 Naturally, among other matters, told the president that at one time he probably could have been nominated, had he had good general on the ground. And" I added, ''the general Impression is, MT. President, that had you been nominated, you would have been reasonably sure of election"
 "Yes, l think I would have been elected replied the president, flor I have reason to believe that New York state would have supported me, and I am afraid there is considerable doubt of the ability of MT. Blaine to carry the state"
 We walked along in silence for a few moments.
 Il am not passing my judgment that l would have carried New York state upon any false confidence or vanity" continued the president Some of
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
His Last Public Service Was a Plea for the Universal Establish ment of Lincoln Memo
 rial Day.

If Hannibal Hamlin, vice-president of the United States during Lincoln's first term in the White House, were alive to-day he undoubtedly would take great deal of satisfaction in the fact that 14 of the states have so far made of Lincoln's birthday a legal holiday. For he it was who really started and crystallized the movement that has led to legal ob- servance of the day, though I believe you won't find this stated in any ac- count of the establishment of the day as legal holiday.
 MT. Hamlin, who was almost the last survivor of those who were of the immediate administrative family Of MT. Lincoln, died in 1891 in Bangor, Me. It so chanced that in February of that year I was passen- ger on the Boston express for New York, and after dining, I went. into the smoking car. A moment or two later sturdy old gentleman entered, threw himself easily upon one of the divans, took from his pocket a very black cigar, lighted it and began smoking. It was Hannibal Hamlin, looking not day older than he did when, on his retirement from the sen; ate in March of 1881, had bade him good-by in Washington.
 Quite naturally, we renewed our ac- quaintance, and after little conversa- tion l expressed interest in the self evident fact that he, in the dead of winter and at his age, should be mak ing rather lengthy railroad trip.
 Now, you are not going to inter- view me-" declared the old gentleman, With smile. T never have been in- terviewed, and l don't purpose to be- gin now; but I will tell you conf dentially what the object of my trip is.
 Sometimes it used to be said. when MT. Lincoln was president, that he ignored me, but that is not true. My relations with President Lincoln
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Manning's Message to Arthur

my Democratic friends believe that I would have received a plurality of at least 30.000 votes in the state. One of these friends is Daniel Manning of Albany.
 MT. Manning was with me the greater part of a Sunday afternoon We talked very freely about political conditions. He asked me if I believed the chances were in favor of my nomi- nation at Chicago, and I replied that my friends thought that my chances were fair
 We'll he said, it will either be you or Blaine, and one of the reasons that 1 have come to Washington is to tell you confidentially that if you are the candidate, then, in all probability, no effort will be made to bring about the nomination of Grover Cleveland for president at the Democratic con, vention. But if Blaine is nominated, then the nomination of Cleveland is certain. I will tell you the reason. We are convinced that if you are nomi- mated you will carry the state. Cleve
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
EIephants and Railroads.

Recently two railroad trains in Siam have had encounters with elephants. In both cases the animals were killed, but in one the train was derailed and six cars telescoped It appears that the locomotives had no cowcatchers, for European railroad engineers gen. orally smile at cowcatchers -s devicss suitable only for what they imagine to be American conditions of traffic, It is now remarked. however, that the American cowcatcher might be very good for stray elephants, and they
 ave been introduced on the large To- comotives of the Damascus Mecca line, anticipating possible collisions with cGmels.-Youth's Companion.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

fectly cool and collected under all cir cumstances.
 He was hauling a fast train, and had left Pittsburg more than an hour late, with orders to make it up. It was in the spring of the year, just as the ground began to thaw. He was going at 50-mile gait rounding the base of a hill-on one side was the bill and the other a creek, some 40 feet below-when he saw a great rock, which would weigh more than ton, suddenly fall on the track short dis tance ahead of him. His first im- pulse was to apply the brakes, but there was no time to stop, and to hit the rock seemed certain to topple the engine and train into the creek.
 Instead of reversing he pulled her open another notch or two, the train fairly jumping forward as it felt the in- crease of power. He struck the rock under full headway, drove it from the track, rolling it down the side into the creek, while the engine and train fair ly leaped over the broken rails. The DlOW WdS leEIlHC, dHu JOIlSu pdSSeu- gers from their berths in the sleeping cars, but they were saved by the quickness of Sam, and his nerve"
 Well, boys," said an engineer who had been running on the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad for g years, T have perhaps, been fortunate, and have never had what you would call any peculiar experiences. 1 never touch a drop of liquor under any circum- stances, yet I feel sure that if my train should meet with a bad accident and a number of lives were lost, some newspaper reporter, and probably the general public, would try to lay the blame on me, and say that I was drunk That is one of the things with which railroad men have to contend. The public has the idea that we are set of rough, hardened men, who care little for life. An engineer knows that his life is in danger, and if he did not think anything of the passen- gers he is not going to take any risk that he can avoid. If an accident does happen, his first thought is to protect his train, if there is likelihood of an- other train coming in either direction. It is not so much thought of himself or the lives of his passengers as it is of his duty
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Making Nursery Toilet a Treat.

Kate Greenaway clothes racks are delightful bits of furniture for the nursery. The little brass hooks for small garments are arranged on tall pole. at the top of which is a cunning bit of house. All the way up the pole winds painted path with tiny Kate Greenaway figures at intervals; and a story" during the dressing hours will often keep fractious child as still as a mouse in absorbed atten. tion. The story will, of course. be all about the little Kate Greenaway kid dies climbing up to the house at the top of the pole.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Tc Wash Black Cashmere.

To cleanse and restore the garment of black cashmere, make a good warm suds using good white soap, such as castiie, and in it dissolve a little borax powder. Wash well between the hands and rinse in two waters, having both of the same temperature as the first. Make the last very blue and proceed to iron the cloth while still damp. after the surface moisture has dis appeared from the fabric. If careful ly done, the material should look al most as fresh as when new
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Quaint FnoIish Station.

One of the quaintest railroad sta tions in the United Kingdom is Lang ford. on the Witham and Maldon (Essex) branch line. The sole staff consists of an aged widow, who has nerformed the duties of station mas. ter" for many years. Her cottage, situated in garden, is also the book ing-office; a small wooden shed on the single narrow platform represents the waiting-room; and trains stop only when there are passengers to take up or set down.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

e X D e r l e nceS, l have known sev- eral exhibitions of nerve that have a right to be classed among the heroic One occ urre d about F years ago, on the Penn sylyania lines west of Pittsburg. Sam Galloway was one of the best engi- neers that ever drove an engine over any road. He not only knew all about an engine, and how to handle if h11t hn uac nar.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Delicacy.

Tubb-Oldboy, 1 want to congratu late you on your speech at the ban quet last night.
 O'Sudds (after waiting a froment) Il know you do, pard, and you're aw. fully sorry you can't do it truthfully I appreciate the effort, just the same Nasty weather. isn't it:
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Sauir1g Put To Good Use

of the different bridges, and it is these whom Sir John is trying first of all to help. In proof of the economies he already has. effected, it is pointed out the recent visit of King Manuel cost the city of London only $S,0O0, while the last visit of the kaiser cost $1S,O0O. The most costly visitor in more than 50 years was the reigning sultan of Turkey in 1857. London spent $13OOOO entertaining him and his enormous suite.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
The "Tapa Cloth" of Polynesia.

The paper mulberry" tree is the source of the famous "tapa cloth of the Polynesian Islands This is nat ural tissue and is derived from the inner bark, and after being torn off in strips is scraped with shells and beaten with a mallet until it resembles a soft. flexible paper The individual strips are united by over tapping the edges and beating the fibers together, until large pieces of the tissue are formed.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
The Short Coat,

The re-entry of the short coat is making one of the most entertaining features of early winter styles. Paris has out and out taken stand for it, but here it is still tentative. The vogue of the short wrap is, however, we'll assured for the coming season.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
DESIGNED FOR THE EVENING
Sky-8ue cashmere-de-So the Most Appropriate Material That Can
 Be Employed Here.

This is a pretty dress and would be most elegant made up in sky-blue cashmere-de-soie. It is princess shape slightly dra ted round the up- per part of the figure, and is trimmed at the top by a tiny bolero of elab-
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

FBS WO lovely hats are shown here
 made of val lace such as is so A. much used on lingerie frocks and
 fine underg garments. Since val lace invaded the realm of millinery a few seasons ago as a material of which hats are made the lingerie hat" as it is called has become a staple, just as felt or velvet are, and have been for generations. Each sea- son now sees the introduction of new developments in lace hats. These lingerie hats are for winter and sum mer alike, just as the pretty frocks are of null or batiste or light wash silks, trimmed with val lace. One sees them trimmed with fur and feath- CTS, or with velvet or silk flowers for winter, and decorated with distinctly summer flowers for wear in the hot test weather. The lace is washable and lives many seasons when used in millinery
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Cause Enouoh for Depressjon

Madame" he said to the fortune teller, q am mentally depressed"
 No wonder exclaimed the me- dium. Your mental depression is due to the fact that you have fat woman on your mind.'
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Fraqmentary.

'The dress Mrs. Style wore at the opera was perfect poem,' said Mrs. Howardf
 As far as it went, no doubt,' re- piled her husband, but I thought some cantos were missing. g.'-Brooklyn fife
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

orately embroidered material; tuck CT of chiffon is arranged above this, and it is also draped round the top of the arm. The over-skirt is edged
 with an embroidered band, while the