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looks like the man who was President =
one taken during lis campaign against
stephen \. Douglas for the United States
Senate. This photograph was also made
in 1893. Vet several years would seem To
have iTtervened between il and the pre-
vieus one. II is the Lincoln minus his
beard, thas is well known In it is to be
found the first trace Of his rea4 age
In an old-fashioned home in one OF the
one-tiIne fashionable residential districts
of the National Capital live two brothers.
The elder i l.. G. Handy, and h. is a neph-
@w Of Mathew Brady. the famous war
time photographer. Mr. Handy has part
OF the original Brady collection oi mega
tives-about T.'s1. Among Lose are TO be
found numerous pictures Of Abraham
Lincoln made by Brady in New York and
Washington. and including some of the
most interesting and rare pictures now in
existence.
One OF the rarest Of the photogra pIls In
this collection is a two -thirds-Iength pie
tire Of Lincoln. taken in 1850 at the time
of his famous Cooper Institute speech"
In New York, when he waS csInpaigi in;y
for the presidency Still har1less IL is
an extraordinary likeuess of the man at
that time. All the harshness which has
so often characterized Lincoln and much
Of the careworn expression are lacking
Mr.. Handy regards this one of the best
pictures of Lincoln ever made by his
uncle.
One. taken early in 1861. when Lincoln
had Just been elected TO the presidency.
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town in Louisiana parish belonged "
the Mount Shiloh Baptist Church. ana
Was one of its most imposing members
No christening, w.ddinS or funeral was
considered to have been pulled of IN
proper form unless Uncle Joe and his
shiny silk hat were among the congrega-
tion. Also he was d confirmed bachelor
and vowed he would never marry.
Then Tor Ions lime Joe did not appear
at all within the sacred precincts. Num-
herlcss protracted meetings were held and
dozens of chickens were butchered TO
make church holiday, but with no ef-
feet on Joe-he remained among the un-
sodiy groups Of the uuIegenerated.
Then, one rainy Sunday, Joe turned un
at his old place in church The presid
ing elder Went W 10 Joe after the meet
ing was over and asked how it was that
he saw lit to return to the fold.
Well yer see il am lest this way"
replied Joe Use been gagged by Miss
Brown To- fix the do 10 her chicken coop
and by old Widow Smith to jinc up de
palinss in de fence round her water
iniIlin patch. 50 thought I'd better be
::wfuc To cturch aeiu. when temptations
was a-oomin strong
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Is SAID to be his first photograph with Il
beard Certain it is that the beard shown
in tins picture had not reached the growth
HkenesseS.
In the latter part of September, 1867.
shortly after the battle of .Antetam. :,
secret meeting of the cabinet was called
As the statesmen entered, with grave
faces, they saw President Lincoln seated
At the table, a book in his hands. He
paid no attention to them. But, finally, he
turned and asked: Gentlemen. did you
ever read anything from Arternus Ward :?
Let nIe read you chapter that IS very
funny" Lincoln laughed heartily, but
none of his cabinet followed suit.
After the first chapter Lincoln continued
TO read another Still he met with no re-
sponse. Then, turning suddenly, he re-
marked: Gentlemen, why don't you
laugh? With the fearful strain that is
upon me night and day If do not laugh
! shall die. and you need this medicine
as much as 7 do
Then h. gravely turned and, taking a
paper from his hand. said to the members
Of his cabinet: Il have called you here
upon very important business l have
prepared a little paper of much signifi-
canoe. ! have said nothing to any one
but ! have made a promise to myself
and to my Maker. I am now going to full
ill that promise
In a FIRM, clear voice Lincoln read from
the paper in front of him: "On the first
dan of January. in the year of our Lord
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A Whole Zoo.

DURING the days following the Close
l. of the civil war the south was
necessarily under military government
and to conduct matters properly the
Union officials found that they had MANY
difficult duties. In Warrenton. Va. tie
colonel commanding tn. regiment sta
toned there decided that it would be
we'll 10 take a census Of all male cit
zens And with this end in view the
men Of the village were ordered on a
certain day TO report their names, ages
and other data
This colonel WAS a qd.ick-tempered man
and would get very angry at tn. least
imaginary disrespect, 50 the citizens de
terrn.nea to carry the thing through
smoothly. Bat. unfortunately for the
peace of mind of the colonel. the town
had s-verai men who possessed the
names OF animals.
\ Mr. Lyon kept a restaurant, a Mr.
Hare ran barroom. Mr. Bear carried
on a dry goods store. while Mr.. Coon
was an auctioneer. These were the actual
names Of real citizens II tn. town, ano
strange to say. an happened to arrive
at the polls AZ the same time.
What is your name2" asked the clerk
OF the first conner
Bear WAS the reply. and down went
Bear
Your name. sir. was demanded OF the
second
Lyon came the response. And Lyon
vas written.
Name. sir for the third man.
Coon, Was the answer. The colcnc!
began to fret about like bee in a bot
tie He thought the men were making
game of him, but he managed to kceo
Ills temper IN hand.
Name. sir came for a fourth time
from the clerk.
Hare replied the last man. But ms
was moro than the now angry colonel
could stand lie jumped to his feet. M
face blazing with anger AT what Il,
thought Was trick. and. shaking his tis,
in the astonished faces Of the four men.
Numbered out;
This thing has gone far enough i;
any of YOU mon try again to palm or
on me any moro oc uiir hlarsted AM
mais. ] will slap In whole bunch 81
you in Jail
So the -four men departed. sa, aect-
ing that after all in spite OF .suakes-
peare, there 10 something i'll a name
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or. VALENTINES DAY is the we'd
ding day Of canary birds, If all the
pretty. fluff ff-feathered little singers
do not acknowledge & choice of mates on
that day they make a good beginning to-
ward it, and any young lady canary VINO
is not in her own house, with respons-
biities accrling by the 1st of May, Is,
indeed a wall flower.
\ Washington authority on linnets,
goldtincheS, bulifinches, etc. as well as
canaries d man who has studied canary
breeding and training in England, Ger
MANY and Switzerland, ventured to re-
mark recently that if Washington wom-
en- had any idea of the pleasure and
profit of such work everybody who wants
a canary wouldn't be crying for one
from the Itartz mountains, but would
soon learn that there was a District of
Columbia variety Just as good"
1T is an employment for women par
ticularly that if properly conducted
would open up wide field for those who
are willing to strive faithfully to secure
a good reputation for the birds bred AS
il is now, a retailer has to secure almost
every bird he sells from one of d few
importers. They do not handle canarles
between March and October. SO great
time and huddled together in the retail
er's storeroom. or the stock replenished
through very uncertain channels.
s's
There used to be a time. not SO long
ago, when roses and carnations were
about the only flowers a florist had TO
offer 800 days in the year. Lilies of the
valley and other favorites could be had
only during May and June. Now you
can stop at "a flower shop almost any
day in the year and buy bunch of lilies
OF the valley for growing them has be
come a business. AS a bird lover and
student, should | ike to see canary
breeding become u business i'll America
and where could be found n better place
for it to start than right here in our
own city?
"Since the beginning of the sixteenth
century the canary has been known as a
household pet. They were first described
in England, in q book on natural history,
published in the year 1910. A merchant
ship which had been trading with the
Canary Islands took as part of her cargo
several thousands of the birds. which had
been trapped by the natives, thinking
that as song birds they might be sold at
!, good price to Europeans. The ship was
wrecked near the coast of Italy Rv the
kindness of Il sailor the cage was opened
and the birds liberated They flew to the
Island of Elba, Napolein's place of exile
Here they found so happy a climate that
they multiplied rapidly. Their superior
song and their adaptability to domestic
life became recognized. and almost the
entire number was trapped and Shipped.
so the wild canary is extinct.
The English in breeding them. care
little for their song, it appears. attempt
ing rather to secure a wonderfully rich
shade of yellow plumage. The Scotch
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membership dwindled until Minority
Leader James Mann was one of the few
left.
\ member drifted over to Mann and
asked him what he thought of the speech ::
Ever hear the story of the two cerks?'
asked the minority leader.
NO" said the member.
"One of them approached the other ard
said In u voice of bitter sorrow: My
sister has married man who can't play
cards.
You should be glad. exclaimed the
second.
~ should not,' snapped the first in
disuantly. Because in spite of that he
persists III playing,
Senator Ollie James of Kentucky the
largest man physically in either branch
OF Congress. has a weakness for red
neckties. Although he scarcely ever
wears one himself. he buys them on all
occasions for gifts, and II In mis- wander
,ngs he should come across a window
display with red ties in 1t he will gaze
a, the glorious hues for hAlf-an-h hour at =
time.
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at they finally vcutlred Iato Wash
.agtoa's most expensive hotel Being a
,rlfle a~Bward with menu, the waiter
presently sesan suggesting.
'ruek, sahe'
'Yes. Henry. lets have duch. amt
e. ducs. since ] wuz a boy, and this is Oh
a.., .esue:aper-
..bueR, - all means, waiter; but this
..lI. BIZ is cn me. Wen have quail too,
i. ;,,tsr. ciet some quail?
.Yessah. ard will yoh geinmen have
-5ut. RhiIe these is bcIn' prepahed !?
oyster soup, sah?'
-'4cs-yes. We VII. We1l have a nice
stew
when they had finished, Henry reached
N his pocket. took out wallet amply
;.lled and. extracting a crisp one-dolidr
,au. handed II 10 the almost sinking
t.ai,rr. With tb. remark that he could
na-.. what WAS left out OF IL after the
4ilI was settled.
Henry MAS told that the bill VAS A9,6I.
l:,lfi. men OF few words the Texans said
nothing uufil they had reached Peunsyi-
.ania avenue. And then Bill remarked
-oIernnly- and fervent!y. ne looked at
~. upper windows. Them people Ii be
.,uuIsfied for that outrage.
said Henry: They already are, Bill
i-eel them dozen silver spoons Ill my
pucket. "
Representative Warren Worth Bailey
of Pennsy lyania started the arst single
yax newspaper III the United states.
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Lincoln he was perhaps the most un-
happy man in the country. The south.
vowing to get back its slaves, was
marching northward. The north. terror
stricken, blamed Lincoln and asked for
his resignation, while threats We're be-
ing made Oh his life. At such a time as
this Lincoln is recorded as having said:
Il shall never be happy again; my life
springs are wearing out and l shall not
last"
In May. 1862, Lincoln received tsle-
gram telling OF the Federal retreat from
Charlottesville. My God. My God,
Lincoln spoke. as he tottered unsteadily
to a chair and sat down. All that night
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le6S. all persons held as then slaves in
the peonl" whereof snail then be in re-
bel!ion against the United States shall
be then, theuceforth and forever free
II was the first emancipation prociaua
ton made by Abraham Lincoln. That
same month Mathew Brady made a pho
tograph of Lincoln. 1t WAS such a pic
turc as might have been taken the day
nc outraged his cabinet by reading from
-Arte,nus Wards works lie is shown
seated by a tabl., d book at his elbow. A
handkerchief in his hand Ard on his
face is such Il look as one might well ex
pect of man who, did he laugh not at
all. would die. The original negative is
among the collection in the possession of
Mr. Handy.
Still another Of the Brady pictures has
q bit OF interesting history attached to
H. Shortly after the battle of Chance1-
i"rsVille, in lsG3, Brady made picture
or Lincoln. 1t is a three-duarter view
of the President, showing only the head
and shoulders. The original was made
at the Brady studio on lower Pennsyl-
rania avenue. Mr.. Brady made a single
PRINT from the negative, and before he
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he remained up. most of the time pacing
the floor, absorbed in thought.
And so it is no wonder that this pic
ture, taken shortly after this terrible
news reached Lincoln. should show hin,
aged and careworn-a man upon whom
the responsibility of a nation rested
heavy, inGesd.
Three Brady negatives. made at about
the time of the battle of Gettysburg in
1865. show Lincoln seated at a table
These, the darkest days OF the civil war.
found him aging as each day PASSED. One
of these photographs depicts s-incoln sit
ting with one arm on the chair, his chin
i'll his hand. 1t is "A typical Lincoln pose.
Perhaps the most familiar picture OF
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A Bio Difference.

Not long ago. in
the House. there
arose a long-wind-
ed. sad-eyed man
who delivered one
Of those speeches
for home consump-
ton, via the Con
gressional Record,
during which he
displayed 4 gen.
esal weakness in
argument, rhetoric
and fact. He talk
cd and talked.
while the House
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tE0''1UNDER The + BF4& WHIT N! DOMEE[O1 4
One on Sam.

V C e President
hIarshall's favorite
stories concern his
old life at Colun-
bia City, Ind, and
there are a num-
Der of hoary Hoos-
iers of northern
Indiana W h o s q
names have be-
come familiar to
friends of the ex-
lawyer and gov
ernor.
lie had a janitor
and general handy
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'9e|1L'E

could make others fire destroyed part
of his collection, this negative being
among those lost.
The single print. therefore, was all that
remained. When the collection came
INTO the possession of Mr.. Handy he re-
photographed the print. Shortly after
ward a fire damaged considerable of his
property. including that print. The only
picture in existence therefore, is the
negative made from the print of the orig
Inal negative
Just before this picture was made Of
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Afraid of Propinquity.

Senator Rarsdeil
of Louisiana was
chairman of the
Rivers and IIar-
hors CON gre 5 q
Whi,e ne was pre-
siding in this ca
pacity a good story
was told by a
member from St,
Louis.
"It seems" the
orator told the
con & ress. that
old Uncle Joe. who
lived in a small
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rAMEs MOONEY Of the bureau Of eth
nology has discovered and turned
J over to the Agricultural Department
a species of corn which IS believed OF
extra fine properties. Mr.. Mooney. who
for years has been scientist cf the
bureau. has made the Cherokee Indians
his particular study and he found this
corn IN the course OF his Investigations
The name of the corn among the Indians
is "Old Woman
In his interesting book on the history
and legends of the Chcrokees he tells
about the origin Of corn in general. and
this species in particular. The legend runs
thus:
Long years ago when the world was
young there lived a hunter whose name
was Kanati, and his wife. Selu- Every
day the hunter would 20 up into the
forests with his arrows and bring back
a fine buck or ra hbit and the wife, before
dressing the meat. would wash of the
blood il, the stream. The couple had
only son, and one day when the boy WAS
playing In the creek child eaisle out Of
the water and Joined him. The parents
detained this wild hoy by force, ana he
became i. member Of the family
i !.
One day tie two boys followed the
hunter into the forests, saw him lift up
a rock and shoot the deer which came
ont OF it. Then they went home. But
in a few days they returned, lifted up
the. stone and OUT came all the animals
ye.- have NOW in the land. When they got
back home they found the mother was in
A storehouse, and sitting before basket.
She. was rubbing her body, which rnasi.,
trick made the basket full of beans and
corn, tht. latter an unknown thing be
fore So when she came out the boys
told her she was a witch and that they
must kill her.
Then she told them that when they
had killed her they must drag her body
seven times round circle cleared in
front Of the house. remaining up all night
watching. and that by morning there
would he plenty of corn The boys killed
her. hut instead of clearing a large Tit Of
ground. cleaned up only seven small
spn.s-and that is WHY corn grows only in
a few parts of the world. Instead Of
dragging the body seven times. they did
SO only twice and that is why the crop
must now he worked but twice. In tll.
morning there was a beautiful stand OF
corn. The fame of this new food spread,
and other tribes came To ask for seed.
which were given them. At first il would
grow to maturity IN one night. il watched
but some Indians fell asleep. and since
then corn must have halt a year in which
to grow
This corn, which grew from the body
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BIRDS

repaid The training of German "anarie-
was begun by placing 4 number Of n4ai's
in :. half lighted room connected with an
aperture in the ceiling. IN the upn"r
room a Lark or Nightingale Was kent. and
the young birds soon initiated its song.
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strive for fancy markings, the Belgians
for what might be called an aristocratis
breed while the French, who are very
fond OF canaries, insist only upon gay
feathers. An American breeder Who
would try to combine these qualities and
would work patiently at it would accom-
pliSh wonders.
"A well ventilated attic is the best place
for a breeding room, as the birds are
less apt to be disturbed there than in
any other part of the house. and few
houses are without a., attic which can be
so utilized. The floor should be tight
with no chance for mice to get in, and
the floor as well as the walls and ceiling
should be thoroughly whitewashed. Any
one who tries keeping birds in such a
place will find that it opens up a new
world of interest.
''Wh'e on a trip purely for research in
bird lore. I went. of course. into the
Hartz mountains. At the east end of the
range there are many small towns noted
for canary breeding Quedlinburg is one
of the oldest and most attractive towns
in the German empire. The bird breed
ers there devote both attic and upper
rooms to the dV1aTleS, ana Tt1lleliDSI
that it was in this quaint old village /
first heard the bird organ used in train
ing the Young birds. AS soon as they
were able to feed themselves they were
put into the fight room in another part
of the attic and when old enough To be-
gin singing We're taken to the training
room, to listen to the bird organ. truly
a wonderful invention. because il can
not possibly be detected from the bird
voice They are such delicate instru-
menss unfortunately, they do not bear
Importation, and trained songsters in
stead are to be recommended to Ameri-
can breeders.
.'Tailors, shoemakers and small farmers
are the people in Germany who usually
make canary raising Il business. In all
my travels through that country | failed
to find one person whose sole occupation
was bird breeding. The women of that dis
trict apparently have no ambition for un-
dertaking such work. food. sufficient cloth
ing and a gay Sunday being the limit of
their aims, but the ingenuity and gen
eral business sense of American women
ought to find such work highly profita-
bic.
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There is no royal road to success IN
breeding The thing of most Importance
;s the selection of stock. The next in
,rportance is the care the breeder gives.
Every bird is different and should be
studied as an individual to obtain the
hest results. The Germans, as rule.
mate one male bird to three females. and
il is almost a universal custom to put
ten males and thirty females in each
breeding room, which. on an average,
have about thirty-five to sixty square
feet of floor space.
while canary's capacity for song
may depend upon his good breeding, his
excellence Is sure to come from musical
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training. as his song is learned from mi-
tation. and he is quite apt TO initiate
the English sparrows lying about the
treetops near the attic windows as TO
sing the song Of his parents. htte
money spent on a fine singer is Well
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Mlvth Corn of the Ch@rok@@s

81 Selu. is called th.. old Woman. and
it is this same Kind which Mr.. Moouer
has been fortunate. enough To secure In
appearance il is almost identical to the
variety We know.
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Saw to II Himself.

= pre- sentative
ITeHin of Ala ua,!.a
told the fcllowiue
story on a couple
of Texans. and iu-
sisted that it was
true. even II they
were from the
sunny south:
1t was at the
rttue % the inaugu-
ration last March.
srd these men
were casting about
for some place TO
ge, something 10
Evening star., 1914-02-08

Ho r T !. ' scre
lincoln s first cam
paien for the presi
dency. and ar the
request Of friends.
he wrote a sketch
Of his life This
was TO be read he-
fore the republican
national on Y e1i-
ton. before which
he was to he a
candidate for nom
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Representative Warren Worth Bailey
of. Penns lvania started the arst single
yaX newspaper IL the United states.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-10-12
About The CITY
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Generas aelection day. Tuesday,
November 8.
Wednesday, October %, is estate
Forests Day.
The big game seasons opens Nov
10 and, closes Dec. /.
Columbus Day supper in basement
of Catholic church Monday evening,
Oct. IL.
The next meeting of the board of
county commissioners will begin
Tuesday, November 10.
Do not forget the recital given in
the Presbyterian church, Wednesday
evening, October IA, under the super
vision of Mrs w. B. Stewart.
November z is the closing date for
prairie cfickens shooting and the
opeMtseason for duck and all other
aquaa1c foWaends december 1.
John F. Chambers will provide
the opening number Of the Woman's
Study club Redpatt Lyceum series
He will appear here on the evening
of Nevember 8. rs..t.. ,..--
Panama-Canfornia exposition ct
Sam Diego, January to December
81. Observation-Disclosures ex-s
position at San Francisco February
20 to December 4.
Big meeting, of N. M. d. A. at,
Brainerd, December l., 2, and A..
Affiliated. at the convention will be
the Minnesota Crop Improvement as
ISOLATION and the Women's- Auxiliary.
Realizing theeyalue of bright and
interesting local columns in making
a paper welcome in the homes of It's
subscribers, the Pioneer asks it's
readers to assist by phoning all
news items. to 81. F'avors of this
kind are appreciated by the publish
er8.