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his friends and intimates, then alive
and capable of judging, pronounced as
the embodiment of the actual man. She
is was who received from Congress
resolution of thanks signed by practically
every member of that body, by the Presi-
dent, justices of the Supreme Court and
many other digntarieS.
She it was to whom Congress later
awarded the contract for the statue of
Farragut, despite the fact that no other
woman has ever been favored by such
awards. She it is who has Just COM
pleted a second statue for the Capitol,
that of Gov. Sherwood of Iowa. and who
has received yet another order for
statue for the same great building. this
latter being of Sequoyah, the Indian, to
be made for Oklahoma.
Lincoln had been painted and modelled
before, and when friends of mine first
asked him to sit for me he dismissed
them YEARLY until he was told that |
was but an ambitious girl poor and
obscure. He granted me sittings for no
other reason that that l in need.
Had I been the greatest sculptor in the
world I am quite sure l would have been
refused.
Il came for half an hour every day |
was the merest slip of a child, weighing
less than ninety pounds, and the con-
trast between the raW-boned man and
me was indeed great / sat demurely in
my corner and begged Mr.. Lincoln not
to allow me to disturb him. 1t seemed
that he used this half hour time for
relaxation. for he always left instruc-
tons that no one was to be admitted
during that time.
He seemed to find strange sort of
companionship in being with me, al
though we talked but little His IA
vorite son. Willie, had but just died.
and this had been the greatest per-
sonal sorrow in a life that was mostly
sorrowful. i made him think of Willie.
He often said SO and as often wept.
Il think that history is particularly
correct in writing Lincoln down as the
man of sorrow. The one great, lasting.
all dominating impression that L have
always carried of Lincoln has been that
of unfathomab1e sorrow, and it was
this that / tried to put into my statue.
When he sat for me L believe he let
himself go and fell into the mood that
was ever within him, but against which
he struggled. He never told a funny
story to me- He rarely smiled.
II remember him especially in two
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A Sage Inquiry.

MRS. KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN, al
Iva dressing the students of Smith Coll
lege. told a story.
"A young man." she said. fell upon
his left knee clasped his hands and cried :
Miss Observation-Disclosures you r.
fuse me, / shall never love another
woman
And does that promise hold good
said the young girl, If l accept YOU"
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measure at the death of Lincoln. L was
FRUSTRATED. 1t was days before L couls
pun myself together and realize that tts
thing had actually happened. | think thu
horror of il may have had the effect ot
impressne even more NiNidly upon ma
the personality OF the martyred Pres'-
dent The success of the statue that L
subsequently made was attributed To It's
trueness to the actual Lincoln. NJ
ability to produce il WAS unquestionahlr
due to those half hours in the quiet
of the Presidents office. and To the
soaring in Of the image by the great
ira gedy.
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His Lenten Sacrifice.

DOOTH HARRINGTON. at window IN
- the Players Club looking out oycr
Gramercy Park. told a Lentcn story:
Too many people keep Lent" he said,
like Boose.
'Boose. very much under the weather.
lurched into a Broadway barroom and
ordered his nineteenth cocktail
g Cherry in it. sir? the bartender
asked
No. said Boose. 'No-llic-no cherry.
It's Lent. and l bar cherries in Lent
hic' "
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Few hours. IN a MISREPRESENTATION
dream | was transported half century
later. for the man who received me in
his house has created wonders which
were only To be expected in many years
to come. This century owes this fairy
combination of science, wonder and con-
venience TO Frenchman whose name
rs Georgia KNAPP. For A very long time
/ had heard that an inventor was creating
a house with an entirely electric service,
at which he had been working several
years. but it was impossible to gain any
information thereupon
Yesterday 7 received a ,ctte. from Mr.
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terrible night. My parents had been out
for the evening. They returned about
midni4yht. and as they We're entering the
house some one hurrying past called out
to them that the President had been
murdered. The murder of a President OF
a great nation is a most terribly tragic
thing at best. I we'll remember how
thoroughly awed We're all the people
met at the time of the assassination OF
Garfield and of Mckinley. That the
sassin should reach SO high appalls even
the person who has no personal tie 10
that slignitary-
so, of course, 1 was moved beyond
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tragedy of American history.
He is Z. A. Emerson, last of the lead
ing actors in the troupe that played THE
American Cousin" at the old Ford The
alter in Washington on that fatal night in
April, 1865, when the bullet of Wilkes
Booth took away the life of President
Lincoln and tumbled the country into
chaos. Mr.. Emerson appeared on that
occasion in the role of Lord Dun
dreary, the dandified and be-monocled
English swell" probably the best known
and certainly the most popular role in
the play.
Il was not on the stage at the time of
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the troupe gathered on the stage and in
the wings, the cry, The President s
Shot!'
Then, indeed. there was confusion
worse than confounded-a Veritable
whirlpool of actors, supers. policemen
hurrying on the track of Booth. even
some of the audience. all mixed in one
ineXtricable chaos of mad humanity on
the stage. Even then. in the hysteria or
the moment, the curtain was not run
down. and it was some minutes after the
President was taken from his box before
it fell Meantime, from the stage. We
could see them tearing the martyred
mans clothing from him in a mad search
for the wound even as they bore him
away.
"A little while later I went to the box
the President had occupied. Just TO the
side of the chair in which he had sat
l found a crumpled program. l am con-
fdent-though l have no absolute proof
that it was the program he held in his
hand when the fatal bullet struck him,
and in the agony of the shock he crum-
pied and dropped 1t. Here it is
Mr.. Emerson held up framed program
of the play. 1t was yellow with age
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Riding a Camel.

I'm ute for Egypt. F. Doubleday Page
IL described. on the Adriatic. the doubt
full pleasures of camel riding.
You know the game of cup and ball?'
he sad. You have ball and a cup.
and YOU toss the ball in the air and try
to catch 1t in the cup, then toss and try
to catch it again and so on. Well, when
YOU ride camel, the beast plays cup and
ball with you, missing you nearly every
time
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Very Easy.

D ENE DUMIC. chef of the Royal Hotel
~ of Monte Carlo. was talking in New
York about menus.
A good menu he said. ais one that
tempts the iaded appetite-one that, like
fresh Astrakhan caViare. will given even
to the surfeited broker the appetite OF a
cart horse.
1T is easy enough to make the hungry
eat" he ended. smiling-'as easy as TO
make a rivers mouth water"
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Sound Criticism.

GEORGE F. BAKER. the New York
~ financier. was asked by Washing-
ton correspondent about a certain rumor
Il deny it," said Mr.. Baker. promptly.
And yet" said the correspondent. tho
fnancier from whom this rumor emanates
is sound. is he not?''
Yes; all sound" said Mr. Baker
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since Lee had evacuated Richmond
fortnight before.
He went down to Richmond yester-
day. Booth continued sat in President
Davis chair and put his feet on Presi-
dent Davis desk. Somebody ought to
kill him.
With that he brought his two hands.
holding the ends of the cane, down with
such force that it snapped in four pieces.
] gathered them up, intending to have
them repaired. but kept them as they
were after the events that followed.
II tired to quiet him telling him the
war was over and that such talk was IN
temperate. If not dangerous. But it never
occurred to me that he had any idea OF
putting that thought into execution; for
Booth was always a wild, impetuous
taiker'
Mr.. Emerson, who is the last surviving
member of the troupe that held the
boards on that fateful night, was born in
Alexandria, Va, seventythree years ago.
He was taken to ST. Louis. Mo, by his
parents at an early age. but in youth re-
turned to the east and went OH the stage,
playing with the Booths, Charlotte Cush-
man and other celebrities of that long
ago day. He was for several years be
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you throw it into tha liquid. \ slug be-
comes as hard as a stone and breaks
as a stone would do when plunged into
the liquid. In that one the air. cir
culating through tube at a speed of
100 kiloneters all hour. sets wood on fire.
In another corner the heart of an
animal continues artifcially beating dur
ing hours through electric force, and
what will seem incredible to You, you
see the blood uncoagulating after the
animal has been dead an hour or so.
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HOUSE PARIS WHERE SERVICE ELECTRICITY

made. coffee ground. etc. When the things
are ready the machine stops. and bell
begins TO ring. Plates and dishes are
also mechanically washed without want
ing TO be wiped. Water is sterilized
threlgh electricity.
Afterward We visit the laundry, where
liner is also washed through electric
force. When all the operations wanted
are over the machine stops of it's own ac-
cord Near the laundry We visit the cleo
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Georgia KNAPP. who at last gave me an
appointment for the evening. | will mar
!ate YOU this visit, with all its details.
At o'clock / am in Pierre Gauthier
street, which has first seen the house
of the time TO come. and I stop before
No. IL, which is the number of that
house. Before ringing the bell I inspect
its appearance Through the open shut
tors Of the gate | see long passage
with gardens to the right and to the left,
hut ! do not perceive any house. Did
i make a mistake? Nevertheless. press
on the electric button. After IA few sec
OnSs. flood of light falls upon me.
go TO the right To avoid it. but the light
follows me inquisitively, j feel that am
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my room, but the same voice again says:
I'D You not call me, sir?"
Yes"
'Will you have some breakfast"
with pleasure j replied.
In a minute you shall receive ii.
A few seconds later / hear a slight
noise near me. The upper part of the
table which is near my bed has turned,
it has come before me onto my bed and
the breakfast has appeared.
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HE opportunity that
/ had to study
abraham Lincoln,
said Mrs. Winnie
Ream IiOXie re-
Gently in her
Washington home.
was. indeed, I'M
usual. because of
its intimacy and
because of the UNI
usual conditions
under which ! saw
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DIV YOU shall see
that there is in the
world a wonderful
house. the modern
machinery of which
is far above all
that has ever been
previously invent
ed. and gives every
one the impression
of a fairy tale.
The writer lived
yesterday, during a
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the cigar is lighted. When the thermome
ter shows - degrees it does not go
higher.
Now We shall have the explanations
which Mr.. KNAPP promised US.
"All that is very simple" he says
There is in the luster a microphone
which communicates with the ears of the
steward. who hears all that we can say.
us 1t not imprudent?'
Il beg your pardon he answers.
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EHIND his desk in
the office of his art
glass establish
ment at go q
street northwest.
as much Ell crossed
in the business of
today as any
youthful appren-
tice, sits the last
human link be-
tween the present
and the greatest
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his cheeks and his hair swept back in
somewhat foreign style-for thus is he ac-
custom. to wear these ornaments-ho
might today step upon the stage without
further 'make-up' and take up his pare
so tragically interrupted nearly fifty years
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To my mind it is really marvellous
When leave the "bewitched villa, a.
companied to the door by the voice q
the master, 1 cannot help thinking that *
would be my dream to possess such d
house. and I go out wishing in my heart
that the life of the genius inventor con
tinues long and fruitful for the science
and the welfare of his fellow-creatureSl
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it. and the works of the house assure
me it is perhaps, the greatest discovery
of the century.
Now says Mr.. KNAPP, looking at his
watch. I'VE must go to the dining room.
Our guests are waiting for us
| ascend the stairs and enter the din
ing room, the aspect of which is very
pleasant one. A wonderful piece of sill
yer work with fruits and dessert upon
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THE Opportunity of a
L Young Girl to Study
Lincoln in the Days That
Immediately Preceded His
Assassin ation-The Girl
Sculptor's Visits to the White
House-The Great Tragedy.
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On it was dark, sinister spot about the
size of a dime.
When 1 picked it up continued Mr.:
Emerson, that spot was on it-wet.
Or course I cannot say certainly, but 1
am convinced that it was a drop of the
Ife-blood of President Lincoln
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Il was Well acquainted with young
Booth" Mr.. Emerson continued, when
asked about his knowledge of the man
responsible for the tragedy. Il had play
ed with him in theaters all over the coun-
try. One incident / recall very wildly.
occurring the morning before the fatal
night; a certain cane | have at my house.
snapped into four pieces. will ever make
me mindful of it. That morning. as
stood before the stage door of the theater,
Wilkes Booth came up to me. He was in
a highly nervous state. AS he stopped and
spoke, he snatched my cane from my
hand, and, with an agitated gesture
swung it over behind his shoulders.
do you know what that man mas
done" he cried, almost Historically.
Il knew to whom he referred, for LIN
coin had been an ohsession with him ever
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STATUE OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
bT WINNIE REArTG
- PROFuEV1EW,

attitudes The first of these was with
his great form slouched into the chair
at his desk, his huge feet extended.
his head bowed on his chest. deeply
thoughtful. / think he was, during
those moments following in mind some
such thing as the operation of the
army of Grant about Richmond, ap-
praising the horrible sacrifices that
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Through this little button under my
hand 1 allow him to hear or not to hear
just as it pleases me- Now will you
come and see the machinery underneath
There is the ingenious elevator which
brings the plates on to the table, the peri
scope, the receiver Of the microphone and
the mouth of the electrophone.
The steward has before him on a piece
of marble all the instruments wanted for
lighting or putting out and directing the
elevator and the motors by which the
dishes are conducted around the table
"A rough glass gives the image of what
is passing in the dining room.
Come and see. Now there is no light
the luster lights up and you can see as
well as in a Photographic apparatus.
Through this button the elevator goes up
and the top of the table opens. By press
ing on that one 1 let the dish go to the
right or to the left.
Here is the kitchen. Everything is
electric in it. Meals are automatically
cooked. When the meat is sufficiently
roasted the fire goes out and "a bell be-
gins to ring until the cook comes TO take
the dish.
place your foot in this machine says
Mr.. KNAPP.
l do as / am requested. and after a few
seconds my boot is as shining a new
one
In q corner We can sec turning round
table, on which sauces and creams are
automatically made, meat hashed, butter
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by the federal government itself and set
UP in the rotunda of the Capitol the
true Lincoln. 1t, of them ALL was the
likeness of the great emancipator~W hich
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al Correspondence Of The Star.
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light to speak with authority on the per-
'onality of Lincoln, for it was she who,
rs Winnie Ream. the girl sculptor. made
he statue of him which was purchased
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PARIS. January ~. 1919.
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Mrs. HOXie. who was thus being inter-
viewed. may be regarded as having a
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day I received a
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or less respectable, great middle class.
The Book Of Evelyn Is a captivating
revelation of this modern makeshift for
a home,s a revelation that, for the most
part. is made in the gayest Of humors,
and with a delicious sense OF the laugh
able in human conduct. A by-no-means
Indifferent love story crops out from the
more general concerns OF this stablish-
ment. The characters are drawn, some
times with inimitable drollery. always
with skill, and in one case with real
, distinction. The temperament and career
of Lizzie Harris. the singing girl, are az
great work as that which made Trilby a
fashion, and much more natural in Its
impression. The book. from cover to
cover is easy. Laughing. thoroughly en-
joyable and undeniably clever.
THE CHECKER-BOARD. BY sybil
Grant. New York: George II. Doran
Company.
Sybil Grant; is the Earl of Rosebery.s
daughter. This Is an interesting Tact,
since it identifies the daughter OF an
English nobleman with a serious work
ing-woman. That this writer Is serious Is
proved by the high quality of her work.
These short stories are remarkable for
goo1 invention. compact structure, for
their really human characters their real
ly believable situations. a wide range OF
human experience, and locality besides,
calling for an almost equal diversity of
treatment, proves the versatility Of this
capable writer Like old Omar khayyam,
Miss Grant takes as genera! theme here
life's checkerboard.
Where Destiny with Men for Pieces plays:
Hitler and thfther moves, and mates and Stays,
And one by one back In the closet lays.
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thought was at home. Every thought.
In its little cell. crouched ready
dressed at the door. like prisoners at
midnight waiting a jail-break. And
every thought was vision. bright
imaged, sharp cut, unmistakable. My
brain was Illuminated by the clear
white light of alcohol John Barleycorn
was on a truth-telling rampage. Civ
self. And I was his spokesman" And
throughout it. whether with the as
sistance of John Barleycorn or with
out. Jack London appears to be on a
"truth-telling rampage" unfolding the
most impressive personal stories
imaginable of the growth Of habit. OF
the physical and mental reactions un-
der alcoholic stimulation. OF it's moral
effect And all this in the primitive
poetry Of which this writer is by ma
ture the master Jack Barleycorn is a
tremendous story.
THE BOOK OF EVELYN. BY Geraldine
Bonner, author Of Rich Mems Chill
dren." etc. Illustrated by Arthur
William Brown. Indianapolis: The
Bobbs-Merrill Company.
Time and. time over has one wondered
why some clever woman does not gather
up in drama or story the human exhi-
The tenement house proper is overwrit-
ten. Palaces serve in fiction nowadays
only as robber strongholds. But. the
apartment house is. so far, unstoried
and unsung. It u.s. besides. in contrast
to the mansions of the goddess rich, the
shelter Of the highly respected, the more
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man socialism. 1t. moreover. presents VIII
liam II as, in effect, the greatest socialist
Of them all. Mr.. Roberts is a good
writer. Having gathered the best Of
material for his purpose, he knows what
to do with 1t to give 1t effective useful
ness. One is able to gather out OF this
study an admirable all-around view OF
the public policy of this astute German
nation, as we'll as very definite informa-
railway policy Of Germany is outlined.
The workings OF the labor exchanges are
described. The German good will to-
ward trusts stands in sharp contrast to
our own inquisitorial attitude toward these
combinations. And, since no study OF
Germany il complete without q charac-
ter study of William II. Mr.. Roberts,
TOO. submits very penetrating and SYM
pathetic portrayal Of the emperor. An
exceedingly valuable book.
JOHN BARLEYCORN. BY Jack London,
author of The Call of the Wild"
etc. illustrated by II. T. Dunn. New
York: The Century Company.
John Barleycorn" is the alcoholic
"reminiscences Of Jack London. Ever
since Mr.. London wrote 1.-The Call Of
the Wild" the most discriminating Of
his tnnumerable admirers have been
looking for another book from him to
equal 1t. This is the book. In between,
lies no end Of fine. lusty writing in this
authors cherished vein of picturesque
and elemental strength. Yet none Of
these can approach this grim story In
Its power to seize and hold the feel
ings. Somewhere in this story London
says, Il continued to talk. AS I say, I
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so-with respect for the fine sentiment
and literary quality OF the authors work.
and for the fine sentiment and literary
quality OF other biographers who have
gone before. and for still others who are
cropping out In print all around-unless
the publication Of intimately private de-
tails Of family life add some worthwhile
value to history, romance or current
knowledge one might argue with the null
titudinous critic: Whats the use?"
The story has for its environment a
poor Irish home in which many children
are reared on the creedless basis that
''love IL enough" Anna, a peasant girl.
has given up her own church to marry
Jamie, who bothers with none They
leave home criticisms and go to Antrim.
where they are happy, despite the now
and-then famines that mean cold ashes on
the hearth and nothing but love for tea.
There is a realistic glimpse OF Antrim life;
the neighbors. the church factions and
the wakes; the black days for Anna s
household and the contrasting bright
ones in which the turf fire blazes, the pot
bubbles and Jamie has his smoke. In
obedience to his mothers advice to put
his hands to 1.-The handle OF Gods pillow.
Alexander, the ninth and youngest child,
becomes q missionary: travels tens of
thousands of miles," returns from New
York to lecture in Antrim and takes back
to America with him his mothers cup.
1.-The handle was gone. there was cash
at the lip and few new cracks circling
around the one / was familiar with TWEEN
ty years previously" Some Of us cry
over a thing like that. in secret. The au-
thor had the courage to put it In print