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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02

Dag floating from the staff on the roof
of the hotel ia that city. as IL In def
ance OF the national capitol, a few
miles away. President Hncoln's young
neighbor OF Springfield. Ill. Elmer L.
Ellsworth. mounted alone to the roof.
cut II down. and was himself killed by
the rebel owner as he descended the
staircase.
i called on the president lust after
that occurrence" wrote John A. Kas
son. "and congratulated him. IA stood
by the window. on the improved view
down the Potomac, where. instead of
The confederate. the union flag now
rioated. was taken aback by MIR.
Ldncoln's joyless response. "Yes. but
Il was ut a terrible cost" and the
tears rushed into his eyes az he said
IT, II was his first personal realiza-
ton Of what the war meant His ten
der respect for human life had re-
ceived its first wound IL was not bat
tie. II was assassination.
He did not foresee the hundreds of
thousands who were to fall before the
great strife would be ended. He aft,
erHard learned 10 bear the toss of
thousands In battle more bravely than
he bore the loss of this one in the
beginning OF the contest but the loss
OF single life. otherwise than Ia the
ranged fight, was always hard for him
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02
Mortality


Oh, why should the spirit Of mortal b.
proudG
In. swift, neetins meteor. a fAsi-hy-
ing cloud.
A fash OF the lightning. a break Of the
He passeth from life to his rest in the
grave
The leaves Of the oak and the willow
shall fade.
BE scattered around and together be laid:
And the young and the old. and the low
and the high.
Shall mouider TO dust and together shall
Ne.
The infant and mother attended and
loved:
The mother that Infants affection who
proved:
The husband that mother and infan, who
blessed
Each. all. are away to their DWELLINGS of
rest.
The maid on whose cheek. on whose
brow. IN whose eye.
Shoue beauty and pleasure-her triumphs
are by.
And the memory ~ those that beloved
M. 80 A. mind. ., ,b. Twin,
s,sse,
The hand of the King that the scepter
hath borne:
Inc Mn vn,r'
The eve ~ the sage and the heart OF the
brave.
are r ,oS,n ''' '''' =" '''e ~ ''''S " ~
the peasant Whosf ''' "s I" S'N anu
soats AZ, The s,een.
The b,,gp,r Who wandered In search OF
nv ~ h,s,s
tIava ended aWsv Ike the grass that ".
,r..d
=.
me SAM .h'' '"'oS'u '''e 0''''''' ''''o" vi
" gwen:
-rba 90 "a tba foolish the guilty and
az,
u ,.l..,,, ,.,,,,,t.s ,h.t, bo,es a, IN.
a.,
- -,
So The multitude goes IKE the mower of
81 ,,s mul,,,sJs comes even those We
h.haIa
r, ,sD sno'" eve-, raj. tina, bs, often been
IA
YOU
For we are he same as our fathers have
been;
". aim ,he same stream and view tho
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02
Hurt BY MSWOz176.g Death

outrages. With The mother was her
daughter. a beautiful young lady. who
was an accomplished musician. Mr.
Lincoln received the visitors in bis
usual kindly manner and the mother
made known the object Of her visit
accompanying her plea with tears and
sobs and all the customary dramatic
instances.
There were probably extenuatine
circumstances in favor of the reh-l
prisoner, and while the president seem
ed to be deeply bordering the young
lady moved to the piano near by. and
taking a seat. commenced TO sing
Gentle Annie" sweet and pathetic
ballad. which before the war was
familiar song in almost every house
hold in the union. and is not yet en-.
tirely forgotten. for that matter IL is
10 be presumed that the young lady
sang the song with more plantiyeness
and more effect than Old Abe had
ever heard II in Springfield
During the song he arose from bis
seat. crossed the room to a window Ia
the westward, through which he gazed
for several minutes with that sad. far
away look which has so often been
noted as one OF his peculiarities. His
memory, no doubt went back 10 the
days OF his humble life on the banks
of the Sangamon, and with visions Of
old Salem and Its rustic store came
a picture of the Gentle Annie OF his
youth, whose ashes had rested for
many long years under the wild flow.
ers and brambles of the old rural bury
ing ground. but whose spirit then. per
haps. guided him to the side OF mercy
Then wiping his eyes. he advanced
quickly to the desk. wrote brief note
which he handed TO the lady, and In
formed her that II was the pardon she
sought
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02

ry negroes II there we're no law &c
keep them from II. but as Judge Doug
las and his friends seem to be in great
apprehension that they might. II there
were no Law TO keep them from II. !
give him the most solemn pledse that
! will TO the very last stand by the
law OF this state which forbids the
marrying Of the white people with ne
groes."
The law means nothing" he said
10 ID. X. Locke. Il shall never marry
a negress. but | have no objection &c
any one else doing so. II a white
man wants to marry negro woman
let him do tiff the negro woman car
stand q.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02
ifNMiS
faNOrfe
Poem

: Abraham Lincoln u
was once said that the
prevailing sentiment Of
his powerful. yet sad.
countenance was ex-
pressed in the line. "Oh.
why should the spirit OF
mortal be proud?"
The sympathetic OBJ
server. who found there
so splendid a signiti'
canoe. guessed the Sc
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02

as so often shown in his action upon
the judgment OF courts martial
After the repulse of Fredericksburg
he is reported to have said If there
is a man out of hell that suffers more
than ! do, / pity him"
One morning. calling on him at an
early hour on business" says Scuy-
Ter Colfax. Il found him so pale and
careworn that ! inquired the cause
He replied, telling me of bad news re-
ceived at late hour of the night, and
not yet printed, adding that he had not
closed his eyes OF breakfasted; and
then he said, with an anguished ex-
preston which l shall never forget.
How willingly would exchange plac-
es today with the soldier who sleeps
on the ground in the army of the Po-
tomac."
The morning after bloody battle OF
the Wilderness saw him walk up and
down the executive chamber. his long
arms behind his back. his dark fea-
lures contracted sun more with gloom.
and as be looked up l thought his face
the saddest one | had ever seen. He
exclaimed: Why do We suffer reyer-
ses after reyerses! Could we have
avoided this terrible. bloody war! Was
II not forced upon us. Is II never to
end But he quickly recoyefed. and
told me the sad aggregate OF those
days of bloodshed"
In the Anecdotes OF Abraham Lin
coin" It is related that during the war
a lady belonging to a prominent Ken
lucky family visited Washington to
beg for her sons pardon. who was
then in prison under sentence OF death
for belonging to a band Of guerrillas
who had committed many murders and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1911-03-02

ROM the presidents
room in the White
House you can see
prominent objects in
Alexandria. six miles
down the Potomac.
The one prominent OBJ
ject which then for
days attracted and Of
Tended the patriots
eye from those win
dows was the rebel
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
STORY or A LOAN.
A Case Whore the Statute of LImi.

A Case Who're the Statute of Limits-
tions Was Not Considered.
well known Kansas banker told
a story the other day about the statute
Of limitations. There is smile in It,
plus some good philosophy.
One dry an old southerner walked
into this bankers office. The south
erner was typical gentleman Of the
old school, suave, courteous to the
point of punctiliousness and honorable
to a-degree Of martyrdom.
What can do for your asked the
banker.
well" replied the southerner,
about thirty-five years ago l loaned
a man down south some money--not
very big sum- | told him that when
ever l should need II ! would let him
know and he could pay me the money.
I need some money now so shall let
him know, and | would like to have
you transact the business for me-"
my good friend" replied the bank
er, you have no claim on that money
You can't hold that man to that loan.
You say It has been thlrty-lve years
since you loaned it to him? The
statute of limitations has run against
that loan years and years ago"
Sir" replied the southerner. 1.-The
man to whom loaned that money is
gentleman The statute OF limita-
lions never runs against gentleman"
So the banker sent for the money,
and within a reasonable time there
after the money came. There was q
courtly gentleman at the other end Of
the transaction also. Kansas City
Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
Whv Spiders Fiuht.

When two spiders fight there Is gen
orally n good reason for the attack
and the vigorous defense that follows.
1t is not generally known that after
Il certain time spiders become inca
pable of spinning web from lack Of
material. The glutinous excretion
from which the slender threads are
spun is limited; therefore spiders can.
not keep on constructing new snares
when the old ones ARE destroyed But
they can avail themselves OF the web
producing powers of their younger
neighbors. and this they do without
scruple As soon as IA spiders web
constructing material has become ex-
hausted and It's last web destroyed It
sets out In search OF another home,
and unless It should chance to find ono
that is tenantless battle usually en-
sues, which ends only with the retreat
or death OF the invader or defender
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
SPHERIcITY OF THE EARTH.
"ParalIax" Bet Against 1t, and He Lost
His Wauer


The straightest canal in the world is
in England and runs from Firth, in
Cambridgeshire, to Denvers Sluice,
twenty-five miles away. 1t was here
that years ago decisive experiment
was conducted to prove the sphericity
of the earth. At that time, says High
ways and Byways In Cambridgeshire, !"
deluded gentleman, who called him
self "Parallax," was obsessed with the
notion that the globe was fiat disk
and used to go lecturlng with great
vigor on the subject. After these lee
lures he invited questions, none of
which was able to shake his belief.
When asked, for example, "Why does
the hull of ship disappear below the
horizon while the masts remain Wis
ible?" he would answer, Because the
lowest stratum of air is the densest
and therefore soonest conceals objects
seen through it," Finally he showed
his whole hearted belief in his absurd
views by laying a heavy wager that no
one would disprove them. The stakes
were deposited in the hands of judges,
and the trial, under agreed conditions.
took place upon the New river, as part
of the canal is called. Three boats
were moored three miles apart, each
provided with a crosstree of equal
height. If the earth was spherical the
central cross would appear above the
other to an observer looking through
q telescope leveled from the crosstree
of the boat at either end; if It was fiat
he would see both the other crosstrees
os one. "ParallaX" declared that he
did see them so, but the judges unani-
mously decided against him, and the
poor man lost his money.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
LIFE IN ICELAND.
Farmhouses Are Built of Turf and
Often Have Earthen Floors.

Often Have Earthen Floors.
The guest room In the Iceland farm
house contained narrow bed. a big
round table and an organ made In
Brattleboro. VI. Our host produced
the usual box of snuff and with It a
box of good cigars
The host and hostess then showed
us all over the house. 1t is a turf
structure and is typical Of the older
farmhouses, with narrow. dark, win
dowiess corridors winding in laby-
rinthian maze from room to room.
One passageway leads to large open
mound where fire is made to smoke
, meat and fish and incidentally the
whole house and everything In II. An
other passage leads to another kitchen
with modern stove. The walls are
all of turf, as Is the roof, with Just
enough driftwood in the roof to make
n framework to hold 1t in place. Very
steep stairs lend up to the badstofa.
or sleeping apartment. The badstofa
frequently forms the sitting and com
mon workroom of the family. espe-
cially in winter, as well as the sleeping
room OF the entire household.
Bunks built into the wall extend
around the room and are often filled
with seaweed or feathers, over which
is thrown n fold or two of wadmal
and a thick coverlet OF eiderdown.
The floors are sometimes covered with
boards. but more often consist of damp
earth. From the ceiling are suspended
numerous articles of domestic econ
omy. while large chests containing
clothing and valuables are scattered
throughout the house.-Springfield Re-
publican.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
RELIC OF ANTIQUITY.
The Seal That Is So Often Used on
Legal Documents.

Legal Documents.
A most absurd thing connected with
legal business is the little piece of red.
green or blue paper or daub of sealing
wax which we often place at the end
of signature to deed. will or other
important document.
1t is very small thing in size, but
one to which a great deal of impor.
lance is frequently given. 1t is n relic
OF antiquity, and no plausible excuse
can be invented for continuing its use,
Some of the more progressive states
have practically abolished its use by
legislation. which deprives it of any
technical legal significance. In others,
however. IT is still used with all Sc
robustness and soemnity. and an al.
most magical value is given to 1t by
dignified judges that is little less than
ridiculous.
A man died years ago leaving part
of his estate to another to enjoy while
he lived, with the privilege of devising
II at his death to others whom he
might select by writing under his
"hand and seal" writing was exc
cuted So dcvising the property, but 1t
was contested by others claiming the
property upon the technical ground
that the paper contained no seal after
the signature and the devise was
therefore void.
A wise Philadelphia judge closely
scrutinized the signature and after
carefully listening to the arguments
of lawyers decided that at the end OF
the signature there was an extra
scroll or flourish made with the per
with which the signature was made
and that this was sufficient In law tc
constitute Il seal Case and Comment
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
TOLSTOY WANTED BLOOD.
His Quarrel With Turseneff and the
Reconciliation That Followed.

Raymond Recouly in the Paris FL
CARO- gives the following account of
an early encounter between Tolstoy
and Turgeneff. which shows the Rus
sian sage in different frame of mind
from the one in which the world has
since come to know him:
1t was on the estate of his friend,
the poet Fet. near Yasnaya. Turgeneff
was among the invited guests. The
hostess inquired after his daughter
who was being reared in France
Turgeneff spoke highly of his Eng
fish goveruess. with a truly British
eXactitude,' he said. "sbe requested
me to fix the sum which my daughter
might spend for charity. And now
she teaches her pupil to mend the
ragged clothes of the poor"
And you consider that good
thing?" asked Tolstoy.
Certainly" replied the other. ut
brings the benefactor into direct con.
tact with the persons whom he Is
helping"
ION my part, | think that a well
dressed child who handles dirty and
i'll smelling rags Is playing hypo
critical and theatrical farce"
81 must ask You not to speak In
this way" exclaimed Turgeneff. with
menaeing looks.
why should | not say what am
convinced is the truthf' remarked
Tolstoy.
I q.
ing my daughter badly" and, while
Fet was interceding. "If you win talk
in that way | shall box your ears"
Then he left the room. begging his
hosts to pardon his abrupt departure.
Tolstoy also went At the neighbor-
ing station he wrote to Turgeneff de-
manding an apology He ordered pis-
tolls and tried to provoke his rival to a
duel Turgeneff's answer. very digni
fed, brought the apology demanded
by Tolstoy. He closed by saying that
he thought It best that two men with
such opposite tempers should hence
forth break off all relations. Tolstoy.
carried away by his anger Ut was in
1861, declined to be satisfied with
SUCH an answer. he IeIt lUut ne 0au
been gravely offended He demanded
reparation by arms. He therefore re
peated his provocations His friend
Fet, who attempted to pacify him,
succeeded only in drawing from him
this vigorous reply: 81 beg of you
henceforth not to write to me any
more. ! shall return your letters un.
opened, the same as do with Turge-
neff's" After these occurrences Turge-
neff returned to France, where he
passed the greater part of his time.
Some months later. on reflection, Toll
stoy regretted his violence. Seized
with remorse, he sent Turgeneff let
ter asking his pardon. II find it ex-
ceedingly painful" he wrote, ito
think that ! have made an enemy of
you"
Turgeneff forgave, as one may i'm
agine, but the complete and definitive
reconciliation took place much later.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
OLD ENGLISH HOUSES.
In the Days of Wooden Huts, Thatchec
Roofs and Clay Floors.

In the Days of Wooden Huts, Thatehed
Roofs and Clay Floors.
The habitations of English common
people for centuries consisted of a
wooden hut Of one room, with the fire
built In the center To this hut, If
man increased in family and wealth, n
lean-to was added and later another
and another The roofs were of thatch,
the beds of loose straw or straw beds
with holsters of the same laid on the
floor or perhaps eventually shut in by
a shelf and ledge like the berths Of
ship or by a small closet.
The Saxon tbane or knight built
a more pretendous "hall," large open
room like the Roman atrium with a
lofty roof matched or covered with
states or wooden shingles. In the GEN.
ter of the hard clay floor burned great
fires of dry wood whose thin acrid
smoke escaped from openings in the
roof, above the hearth or by the doors,
windows and openings under the caves
of the thatch.
By day the "hearthsmen" and Wis
itors when not working or fighting sat
on long benches on either side of the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
We're All Actors,

Nine. Alexandria Viarda, the Polish
tragedienne, once propounded the fol
lowing;
at is a strange thing, but ask man
to mend rip in his coat.
mo; he is not a tailor.
ASK another to stop the faucet from
leaking.
"No; he's not plumber.
"Or another to do a bit of cabinet
work.
mo; he is not carpenter.
"But ask any one of the three or all
of them to enact little part in n play
and each will smile in fatuous conf
dence and instantly acquiesce.
But watch him act"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
Be Yourself.

Insist on yourself; never initiate
Your own gift you can present every
moment with the cumulative force OF
a whole life's cultivation but OF the
adopted talent OF another you have
only an eytremporaneous. half pos
session That which each can do best
none but bis Maker can teach him.
Where Is the master who could have
taught Shakespeare? Where is the mas
ter who could have instructed Frank
lin or Washington or Bacon or New.
ton? Every great man is unique Do
that which IS assigned to you and you
cannot hope too much or dare too
much. - Emerson
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
Civilized Man Needs Cheerful Sur
roundinos at Hia Meala

Robust people so long as they get
what suits their own uncultivated
taste are apt to make very light of
what they call "fancies" about food
and overlook their real Importance.
Feeding on the part OF civilized man
Is not the simple procedure which 1t
Is with animals. although many ami
mails are particular as to their food
and what Is called dainty" Tho ne
cessity for civilized man of cheerful
company Mt his meal and for the alb
sence of mental anxiety Is universally
recognized. as well as the Importance
OF an inviting appeal to the appetite
through the sense of smell and of
sight, while the injurious effect OF the
reverse conditions, which may lead to
nausea and even vomiting, Is admitted.
Even the ceremonial features of the
dinner table, the change of clothes.
the leisurely yet precise succession of
approved and expected dishes, accom-
panied by pleasant talk and light
hearted companionship, are shown by
strict scientific examination to be i'm.
portant aids In the healthy digestion
of food, which need not be large In
quantity because wisely presented
Sir Ray Lancaster In London Tele-
graph
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
DEADLY MINE GASES.
Their Action Upon the Flame of the
Safety Lamp.

The safety lamp, heavy metal Ian
tern shaped object with a circular
globe Of heavy plate glass, is the only
light other than electricity that can be
safely carried into gaseous mine.
The lamps are lit before they are
taken into the mine and, In addition,
are securely locked, that no accident
or ignorant intention may expose the
open fame to the gases of the mine
Over small sooty yellow flame
which gives light less bright than
that Of an ordinary candle are two
wire gauze cones fitting snugly inside
the heavy globe, and it is through
these cones that the fame draws the
air which supports it. The presence Of
black damp, or carbon dioxide, can
easily be detected, IL not by its odor, by
the action OF the fame, which grows
dim and, if the black damp exists in
any quantity, is finally extingulshed.
White damp, the highly explosive gas
which is most feared, has, on the
other hand, totally different effect
In the presence of this gas the flame
of the safety lamp becomes pointed,
and as the gas grows stronger the
flame seems to separate from the wick
and an almost invisible blue cone
forms beneath 1t. If the miner con-
tinues to advance into the white damp
he will pass through line in which
there are nine parts of air to one part
gas (the explosive mixture), and the
lamp will instantly register this ex-
plosiye condition by a sudden crack
ling inside the gauze and the extin-
gushing of the flame Were 1t an open
lamp the explosion ignited by the
flame would sweep throughout the en-
tire workings, carrying death and de-
struction before 1t, but by the con-
struction Of the safety lamp the ex-
plosion confines itself to the limited
area within the gauze cones, and I'M
less the lamp is moved suddenly and
the fame is dragged through the gauze
at the instant that the explosion oc-
ours within the globe it will not ex-
tend beyond the gauze.-Atlantic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
A Pretty Commitment.

His lncessant work. his avoidance
Of all rest and recreation and his
rigorous self denial made Joseph Pulit-
yer In his days In harness the despair
OF his family.
In this connection n pretty story Ia
told about the famous journalists sou
Ralph. Mr.. Pulitzer had refused to
take holiday, and Mrs. Pulitzer ex-
claimed;
did you ever know your father
antY'
Eyes, Once-when he married you, .
the young man gracefully replied
Washington Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-02-10
A Medical sherlock Holmes.

A physician was knocked down and
robbed while ON his way to see pa
tient. His pockets were rifed, and
one of the articles stolen was a elm
ical thermometer with which he had
earlier in the evening taken the tenn
perature Of patient. He remem-
bered the temperature registered and
also that he had not shaken down the
mercury before putting the thermom-
eter In his pocket, He communicated
these facts TO the police. Some time
afterward thermometer registering
the identical temperature was discov-
cred in pawnshop, and the police
were enabled thereby to track the doc
tors assailants and to arrest them.