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DIDN'T THINK SHE WAS TIRED
Mr.. links Mean insinuation Whom
Young Lady Dispossessed Him
Of His Seat.

THAT was adding insult to injury"
said Representative Mann. the minor.
ity leader of the house. apropos OF a
political squabble. 1t reminds me OF
young links.
Late one night young links sat In
a crowded trolley car. and. when
girl he knew got aboard and stood
directly In front of him. he made no
sign. His face hidden by his news.
paper. he pretended that he didn't
know the girl would like to have his
seat.
After while she spoke.
"'Good evening. Mr.. links
"'Why. good evening"
"I've been to the Primrose social
dance
Indeed
"Then. after a pause. she added:
Its wonder. Mr.. links. you
wouldn't offer me your seat
links then got up. He was very
angry. He said, as he hooked himself
to n strap:
81 thought you wouldn't want It:
for as you said you'd been to dance.
knew you must have been sitting all
the evening""
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THE interior of the provinces of Quebec and
Ontario is nothing but continuous stretch Of
dense forest much of which has been burned over
In days gone by. that the deadfall ives consid-
cradle, writes Frederick A. Talbot. telling Of the
surveys for the Grand Trunk Pacific railroad In
the Engineering Magazine. "The forest for
the most part trackless, the Indians and trappers
moving through this inhosptable country along
the obviously easy channels-the waterways.
Huge stretches of muskeg were encountered. for
the land is in sore need of draining. AS the west
ern boundary Of the province Of Ontario Is ap-
preached the country becomes more broken. lakes
and swamps being intersected by stretches OF
badly broken rocky hills. From Lake Npgon
westward to the boundary of Manitoba the worst
country between the Atlantic and Pacific had to
be penetrated with great difficulty and arduous-
For the purpose of the surveys elaborate
organization had to be perfected. in order to ship
in supplies and keep the surveyors well equipped
with provisions. For six months Of the year the
country in the grip of snow, the fall of which
is heavy. while the thermometer drops to very low
readings. AS the nearest railway communication
was 100 more miles to the south. supplies had
to be packed over and numerous caches had to be
established. Tote roads driven for team
work far as practicable in summer trails had
TO be bazed to permit of the passage Of the half
breeds (who, because of the physique and stamina
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hic,e represents Lineolns handiwork. having
been laboriously fashioned while he a young
lawyer waiting for clients in Illinois. Another
model of a Lincoln inventon-a steamboat-was de-
posted in the patent office and Is now the posses
sion of the United States government.
The life and death masks OF Abraham Lincoln
are of course tremendously important as convey
ing to the present and future generations the
exact appearance Of this famous man in life and in
DEATH A mask. It will be understood. is a plaster
cast OF a countenance which reproduces faithfully
its every detail. One of the life masks OF Lincoln
that has been preserved made in 1850 just after
Iincoln's first nomination for president. the work
being done by a sculptor who accompanied the noti-
fcation committee to Springfield. Another life mask
was made about a month before Lincons death.
The death mask Is perhaps the representation which
shows the martyr president as he is best known to
the public through pictures and statuary
Among the relics that have been carefully pre-
served by the government and by private indi-
viduals such DIS Mr.. Oldroyd are many bearing
upon the great tragedy which epded Lincon's ca.
reer One OF these relics is the flag which was
draped in front Of the presidents box at F'ords
theater the night when Lincoln was shot. Tho
flag shows plainly the rent made by Booths spur
when it caught in the folds as he leaped from
the box to the stage. Another interesting relic
is the spur itself, which made trouble for the
assassin by causing him to fall heavily, breaking
his leg and. in consequence. seriously hampereo
his flight
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PIMPLEs COVERED HIS BACK

"My troubles began along In the
summer In the hottest weather and
took the form of small eruptions and
itching and kind OF smarting pain.
It took me mostly all over my back
and kept getting worse until finally
my back was covered with q mass OF
pimples which would burn and itch at
night SO that I could hardly stand It..
This condition kept getting worse and
worse until my back was q solid mass
Of big sores which would break open
and run. My Undertaking would be
a clot OF blood.
Il tried various remedies and salves
for nearly three years and l was not
getting any benefit. It seemed l was
in eternal misery and could not sleep
on my back or lean on chair. was
finally given a set Of the Cuticura
Remedies and inside Of two weeks
could see and feel a great relief.
kept on using Cuticura Soap. Ointment
and also the Resolvent. and in about
three or four months time my back
was nearly cured ana 1 felt like a new
being. Now l am In good health and
no sign of any skin diseases and I
am fully satisfied that Cuticura Rene
dies IRE the best ever made for skin
diseases. l would not be without
them" (Signed) W. A. Armstrong.
Corbin. Kan. May 26. 1911. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere.
a sample Of each. with 32-page book.
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. L, Boston.
The man who Is satisfied with him.
self never worries on account Of his
neighbours estimate Of him.
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1t IL little more than
half a century since the death OF
Abraham Lincoln. discoveries Of
heretofore unknown relics OF the
martyr president are of rare &C.
currence. Indeed. we hear Of the
disclosure of additional relics of
George Washington more fire.
quently than OF additions to the
known list OF mementoes OF the
Civil War President. One explain.
atiOn DerhaDs IL found in fhe facf
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the physician in charge to allow him to have
lock of Lincoln's hair
One of the most interesting of the relics iden
titled with the life Of Lincoln before he entered
the White House is the family Bible-consider-
ably more than hundred years old-which
contains the family chronicle usually recorded In
the spaces provided in such book. From this
well-worn volume Lincoln's mother read the Scrip
lures to him when he was a boy and on the in
side cover is the autograph of Lincoln written
when he was nine years of age. The cook stove.
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Seven YEARS
OF MISERY
How Mrs. Bethune was Re-
stored to Health by Lydia
E. PinkhaIn's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
Sikeston. Mo. "For seven years
suffered everything. was In bed for

four or five days at .
time every month,
and 80 weak l could
hardly walk. I had
cramps, backache
and headache, and
was 30 nervous and
weak that I dreaded
to see anyone or
have anyone move In
the room. The doc
tors gave me medi-
cine to ease me at
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81 understand" said the sympathetic friend,
that you borrowed money and are busy trying
to pay the interest"
Yes" replied Mr.. Blggins: at has been a case
of take the credit and let the cash 60"
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used by the Lincoln family
in the homestead at Spring
field. ILL.,. and the cradle In
which all the Lincoln chill.
dren were rocked have like
wise been carefully pre-
served. Equally significant
Is the old armchair which
Lincoln used for years In
his law Offices Mt Springfield
and in which. following his
election to the presidency.
he sat pondering by the
hour over the problems that
confronted him.
Abraham Lincoln was
something of an inventor
and one of the most highly
priced Of all the Lincoln
relics has to do with his
efforts In the field Of inven.
ton. 1t Is n model designed
to illustrate the workings OF
m ingenious mechanism for
changing Mt will the angles
OF the wheels OF n wagon or
other vehicle. and the most
Interesting feature Of 1t 10
that this little wooden We
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Doubtless the quest
on the part OF pri-
vate individuals for
Lincoln relics would
he pursued more en-
ergetically were It
not for the manifest
difficulty OF securing
1incOln's former be.
lOngings and the yet
greater difficulty Of
authenticating many
Of the objects that
purport to be Lin.
coin relics. The
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that there are comparatively few private COL
lections of Lincoln relics. 1t Is as though the
wealthy men who have expended such vast
sums TO unearth trophies OF Washington. Ma
po'eon and other heroes had not yet awakened
to the importance OF the souvenirs Of Lincoln
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The man who Is satisfied with him.
self never worries on account Of his
neighbor's estimate OF him.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
THE DICKENS SUBSCRIPTION.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: While we are told that the gralo-
children of Charles Dickens arc IN strait
ened circumstances, and a very synPa-
thctic hat is being passed around on Doth
sides OF the Atlantic. comes this dispa'ch
from London:
The managing director of the publishing
FIRM of Chapman q Hall, with whlch
Dickens's name was linked from the hrst,
smiles at the suggestion that the noVenst. >
popularity Is waning. In 1910 the hrin 5
sales of his works were y per cent nIoTS e
than I'm 1909 and the sales or 1911 snoWeu
the same increase over those OF l9lO. 1iIS
means that in 1911 the firm sold about io"-
coo copies.
II that is true (and il appears to be au-
thentc), why pass any hat? Instead OIL
throwing in our pennies, let us all sign q
communication addressed TO Chapman a.
Hail, calling their attention TO the fact
that common decency requires that, even II
the copyright has expired, they pay to the
descendants of Dickens some small royalty
on those immense sales. Assuming that the
word copies in the dispatch means only
single volumes mot sets), IL they should
pay those grandchildren only five cents on
"A volume about one-thrd Of the usual
royalty to a new wrlter) 1t would amount
to $S7 200, and the recipients would feel that
they were only taking what belongs to
them. not accepting charity.
ROSSITER JOHNSON.
New York Feb 49, 1912
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
People and Social Incidents

Johnston. Mrs. Robert Roosevelt sns
others.
Mrs. William Alden Smith entertaiusd =.
luncheon to-day in compliment to M,
John Covode, OF Grand Rapids. Mich. M.
with Mr.. Covode, is her house guest
TheSAssistsnt Secretary Of the Navy ,,a
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop will have a,
guest on Friday President Lowell OF Hs,-
vard who is coming to Washington for n.
Harvard Club dinner on Friday night n.
Winthrop is president Of the Harvard A.
sociation of Washington.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Clarence p
Edwards are entertaining Mrs. n. W. Bucs
of New York the sister of Mrs Edward,
She accompanied them to the White Hou..
tonight.
Major General and Mrs Leonard wooA
are entertaining for a few days Mrs, Cam
bridge Livingston, Of New York, who a,
compsnied them to the White House ~.
ception.
Miss Gladys Lord, Of New York. "a N.
guest of the engineer In chief OF -, 49,
and Mrs. William L. Marshall
Mrs Henry 9. Corpfn entertained az n,.
ner tonight in honor of Mrs. Gladys Ne.
MILAN.
Paymaster and Mrs. Heap entertained /.
number Of guests at dinner tonight n,..
ceding the White House reception.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
DEADLOCK At BERLIN.

An Unprecedented but not wholly un-
expected deadlock has occurred in the
government at Berlin. 1t arises partly
from the Emperor's detestation of So
cial Democracy. partly from the ex-
treme attitude which some Social Demo
Gratis assume toward the throne and
court and partly from the intolerance of
member OF the Clerical Centre in re-
fusing to serve the Reichstag by the side
Of a Social Democrat. The trouble be-
gan at the organization Of the new
Reichstag, and over its organization.
The old rule was that the President
should be chosen from the most numer-
Gus party, the First Vice-President from
the party next in numbers, and so on.
But this time the Social Democrats were
the most numerous, and there was such
strong opposition to having a President
Of that political faith that some Liberals
voted with the "blue-black bloc" and
elected a Clerical by narrow margin.
But q Social Democrat was elected First
Vice-President and Radical Second
vice-President. As already noted, the
Clerical President-elect refused TO serve
with a Social Democrat as Yice-Presi-
dent and resigned, or refused to accept
his election. Thereupon a Radical was
chosen In his place.
That made pretty quarrel, but much
more was to come. Nearly all the So
cial Democrats refused to go TO the EN-
peror's palace with the rest of the
Reichstag to hear the Speech from the
Throne. II Is the rule for the President
and yice-Presidents, Immediately after
their election, to make formal applica-
tlon to the Emperor for an audience.
This the Radical President and Radical
Second vice-President did, but the First
yice-President, a Social Democrat, re-
fused to join them, which quickly
brought on the climax. The Emperor, on
the advice of his Chancellor, refused to
receive the two Radicals. He would not
recognize them. because they were will
ing to serve with a Social Democrat who
would not recognize him. The result is
the deadlock, during which the impor-
tant business of the parliamentary ses-
sion is at standstill.
How to break the deadlock is yexa-
tious problem. 1t is scarcely conceivable
that the Emperor will recede from his
position, though he might have done bet
ter to ignore the technical affront which
was offered by the Social Democrat Vice
President and to receive the others as
though nothing unpleasant had hap
pened. 1t is not supposable that the
Social Democrat in Office will resign his
place, though there are many who think
that he and his colleagues Of that party
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
NEW YORK FROM The SUBURBS.

New York is greatly excited over the recent
holdups in the financial districts. You see
these were committed by rank outsiders. snd
Wall suet will not brook rivsl.--Fhiladelpht
North American
New York ocuist tells US ths. We must cn'
out the booze IL We want 10 preserve our exc
sight. The morning 'eycopener." then, Is mis-
nomer. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
While the city OF New YORK has now an in
debtedness Of a billion OF dollars. which r. SO
600 coo more than the ret debt OF the Cnited
states. II appears that only abou, siJ0. Ooo,o"
of the billion is actual net indebtedness that ls
debt the payment of which las not been pro
yided for by sinking funds or otherwise.-Hari-
ford Times
whiskey was given rhinoceros 20 the New
YORK. 200 to cure her cold. Among the evils OF
drink may bo. now included boisterous female
rhlnoceros Toledo Blade.
The clearing OF Broadway by the removal o'
all constructions and ''excrescences' that probes
beyond the street line il setting Wholesome
example to many another city than Nov fo's.
Here, IN Washington, street. at many po.i''
where the sidewalk is narrowest. II has been ''n
pudentiy invaded with advertising ahomina'ious,
tLat should never have been permitted -"
should no longer be tolerated.-Boston irs"
script.
New York criminals would better stick ~
highway robbery or other mild forms OF ps'
nicous activity, for they bungle when they =
say the higher forms Of criminal doeis so"'.
OF them tried % rob the safe of a bank there -.
other day. and in doing blew out the VINO,
{ron, OF the building. These amateurs sho's
take lessons from some Western cracksms'
Rochester Union and Advertiser.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21

Court colstrues the police power broauiS
and literally. The expectation Oh 'no
commission that this measure would oe
upheld seems therefore not urreasonaoie.
The cost to the railroads of personal
injuries TO employees, the commission
estimates. would be advanced about ID
per cent by the proposed bill. This lu-
crease in cost, rather than the primer
pies of the BILL is likely to occasion any
opposition that the railroads may oHer'
But the bill declares it TO be the pollc!
of Congress that the cost of personal
injuries to transportation employees snail
be one element in the cost Of transporta-
ton. and 1t directs the Interstate Com
merce Commission to give effect to thls
policy. If the public deals fairly, there
fore. and adheres to this principle. rates
will be raised if necessary TO meet tne
increased costs arising from the auto
matte compensation system. That IS
what making transportation pay the
cost of the injuries TO transportation
employes means. The railroads. how
ever. suffer under one disadvantage, COM
pared with unregulated enterprises, in
respect to the shifting of the personal
injury burden wholly upon the pubic
in the way which almost all now con-
slider to be desirable and just. They
have to obtain the co, sent Of Pubic
commission to the shifting.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
lFrom The Tribune Bureau.l

lrrom The Tribune Bureau'l -.
Washington, Feb. 20.--The Presioei'
urged In special message to Congress "
day the enactment of an employers ha
bility and workmen's compensation pii'
as proposed by the Employers L'aD'ii'y
Commission, whose report accompanied
the message; discussed the COLOMBIAN
Minister'S letter to Assistant Secretary
Wilson with the Cabinet; listened 10 the
argument OF T. j. Dolan, of the lnterna.
ttonal Brotherhood of Steam ShoVei anu
Dredge Men; w B. Jones, of the lnterna-
tional Dredge Workers, and Martin Cole
president of the Tug Men, In favor OF tne
bill pending In Congress limiting the
hours of service Of laborers and mechanics
on public works: declined an 1nvitauon
presented by Representative Dalzell 10 at
tend the exercises commen1orating the
125th anniversary of the establishment Oh
the University of Pittsburgh, in Pitts-
burgh. on February 2S, and declined the
invitation of the Terrapin Club or Phiia-
delphia to attend its dinner in honor OF
Senator Penrose on February 30.
President Taft was much gratified TO
receive a telegram from George W. Bur-
ton in which he said that seven hundred
Wisconsin Republicans, representing every
section Of the state, passed resolutions at
a meeting I'm Milwaukee to-day indorsing
the administration and pledging their en-
thusiastic support In the approaching
campaign.
The White House was also advised OF
the action OF the Sth Congress District
Convention at Athens. Ga. which elected
delegates pledged To stand for the President
first last and all the tlme''; of the Sth
Congress District Committee, of Alabama.
which unanimously irdorsed the President
and his administration and issued call
for district convention. and of the Union
County. NJ j., Republican Committee,
which met at Elizabeth and indorseS the
President for denomination.
Among the White House callers were
Senators Smoot, Root, Crane, Cullom and
Brown, Representatives Pray, Kennedy
Hayes. Sterling. Hammond. Dalzell. Mar
tin and Blackburn. and the Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General. who intro
duced Edward Mcmahon, l.. III. Wilson, r.
E. Terry. Thomas L. Wicks and Burns l..
Osgood, of the National Association of
Rural Letter Carriers.
Miss Christian Marburg. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Marburg, Of Bal
timore. arrived at the White House to-
night to visit Miss Taft
Mrs. Taft attended the Boston Sym
phony concert this afternoon, having Mrs
Stimson Mrs. Nagel and Mrs Hall in the
box with her
New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
"FOLDERS" IN PAPERS.

The judicial condemnation Of the prac-
tice in which some newsdealers indulge
Of placing handbills, circulars or other
advertising matter within the newspa-
pers which they sell from their stands
or deliver to their patrons will command
general approval on several grounds.
One is that it is an injustice TO the papers
and their publishers 10 use them IN
this way, without their consent, for the
advantage of some extraneous business
or cause which may be actually repug-
nant and offensive 10 the paper which Is
thus used. If a paper Is of value as
medium for carrying advertisements to
the public, it has right to require that
these shall he placed In its own columns,
where il will receive payment for its
service in disseminating them and will
be able to exercise a proper supervision
over them. 4 Republican paper ought
not against its will to be made the me-
dium of distributing Democratic argu-
ments, nor should a Prohibitionist paper
be transformed into an agency for pub
fishing liquor advertisements.
Another objection to the practice is the
littering of the streets and public places
with waste paper. In the great majority
of cases these folders fall from the
papers when they are opened, or are
thrown down by disgusted readers, so
that here and there sidewalks become
strewn with such rubbish. That Is a
detriment to public Deatness and clean
illness which deserves to be prohibited,
and the prohibition mnst be directed
against the dealer who folds in the
circulars. A law forbidding the pur-
chaser thus to rid his paper Of inserted
rubbish would involve the injustice of
compelling him to save, to put into his
pocket and TO carry away something
which he did not buy and which he does
not want, but which was thrust upon
him against his will. 1t might even re-
quire him to stop. pick up and carry
away something which had fallen from
his paper to the ground.
Again, 1t is an impertinence to thrust
on people stuff which they do not want
and which they must dispose Of In some
way at some trouble to themselves.
When a man buys newspaper he wants
that paper and not a circular. He wants
to be able to open and read 1t without
being put TO the inconvenience Of sepa-
rating from it something in which he
has no interest. He has right to re-
sent such an imposition. Perhaps this
would be the most effective objection to
1t, If only those who engage in the prac-
tice could be made to realize that the
public does resent 1t and that 1t results
in repelling rather than attracting pat
ronage