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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12

The network OF nerves in your body,
like the network of wires in a burglar
alarm system, gives quick warning
when anything is going wrong inside.
Looking at ii in this way a pain is
a useful alarm. Now, kidney weak
ness is a dangerous thing-a condition
not to be aeglected-and it is wise
to know and pay attention to the early
alarm signals of sick kidneys.
Backache is a common warning Of
cor gestion or Inflammation in the kid
neys. 1t may be dull. nagging pain, or
a sharp twinge when STOPPING or lift
ing. There are likely to be disorders
of urination, dizziness, headaches, and
drowsy. respondent. tired feelings,
1t is very hard to strengthen weak
kidneys at first, but neglect invites
rheumatic or neuralgia attacks. gravel,
dropsy, and fatal Bright's disease.
AS a special medicine for weak kid
neys Doan's Kidney Pills have been
used for years all over the civilized
world. and surely are considered reli-
able. The patient can always help the
medicine immensely, however. by diet
ing lightly, using little or no liquor,
tea or coffee, keeping regular hours
and drinking lots OF pure water.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12

whereas, as a matter of fact. the medi-
cine business is VIGOROUSLY difficult,
and, where there has been one success
at it, there have been a hundred fail
ures. Any medicine which has no
merit cannot live, because persons
who are duped into buying it once will
not buy it again, and the profit from
advertising a medicine can only come
from repeat sales to the same, salts
fed people. Therefore, any medicine
which has been on the market for a
number of years, and is still adver-
tised, mast have merit behind il to ac-
count for it's success.
In conclusion Mr.. Balliett declared
that no newspaper is doing justice to
it's readers in the matter of medical
or other advertising, unless it investi-
gates, not only the wording of the adj
vertisement orered for publication,
but the merits of the article adver-
tised. He pointed out that the few
newspapers who have been deluded
into the policy of barring out medical
advertising have adopted this general
policy, rather than to form an inves-
tigation bureau or this kind which
could, in a constructive and useful eff
fort, investigate and decide what Is
good product and what is a fraud,
in not only the medicine business, but
in every other business which adver-
tises it's wares to the public.
The audience seemed to agree with
Mr.. Balliett's ideas on the subject and
the chairman decided the question at
Issue in his favor.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Siieii9e 5unnabme Der gInsfnbr bOn
GC6ensmitteln.

ARLINGTON. Ser Grport in
Sebensmitteln bat III Dem Wionate
September I'M SergIeib NIT Dem DO.
rigen SabrcS cine rieiige 3unabme
eriabren @Gbreno i'm September
1918 9rooitoffe i'm 8erte bon $3S,.
1864 ausgcfiibrt murOen, bc5ii.
fcrte bieier @rport i'm September 8.
S. ii6 nuf SOS, 490,SS9. 8ei3cn
puroen i'm September 3. s. 10000.
0008uibel olIsgciiibrt, ipopon;Sronf.
reid 7572,000 fauite, @naIon6 g..
100000 @uibel, Die geieoerIonoe g..
100000 9uibeI uno oas iibri0e Gu.
ropa 100000 9uIbeI. Mebr oils
100000 0uibel ipllroen no6Gonu.
"a ollsgefiibrt, pdbreno 9rolilien
$4,000 9uibeI erbieIt. W1ebr ols
100000 Yfilno frii6eS 9cef tplr.
hen i'm September D. s. ouSgeiiibrt,
cIfmol 10 oiel ipie i'm September
1918; 100000 Yfuno @ii6Ien.
fIeiid tpuroen ausgefiibrt, odtmaI 10
oiel Die i'm September letter. Sab.
res. 9In 3uder puroen 52,29O,779
EhnO perinnot. 9e9en 5,924.540
Bfun0 i'm September porieen Sab.
reg. Sn ionitieen 2ebensmitteIn
iteHte ii6 Die SluSfltbr imSeptember;
@taiS 1,t52,043 9uIbeI (67O,464;
Safer 10,7S0,165 9uibcl (31S,92S);
Sofereriite 2,S42.222 9ui6eI 1924.
S23); Reis 10,443,St7 @funo g..
$685.; 2ahs 4,569,Stt 8flln6
(2,S49,669); @erite 3,75O,0OO 9u.
feel (250,000). Cine peientIi6e
abnobme er9ob iid in ser 9lusfubr
bon Tinonieb uno Sdofen.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
@eiscncrute Der gSclt.

@afbin9ton. No6 Den Itoti.
itiifen @eri6ten oes Srternationa.
len SSnititutS iiir 9lderbou in &om,
Die beriibcr9efabeIt puroen, miro Die
@etreioeernte in Deliti6Iono rn6
&uBlanO oieles S5obr 9eriuger iein
ais i'm pori9er Sabr. Sn @reuBen
miro Die @ei5enernte 6ieies SSobr oui
100000 guibeIs $50 Iro5ent Ser
lcttiabrigen) berani6logt; &oggen
334,000,000 (90.6 &ro5ent fpcni.
ser) 9uibels; Safer 100000
guibels (90.7 &ro5ent peniaer)
GerIte 100000 @uIbeIs (St.2
Rro5ent peni9er). Sn Sopon miro
Die biesidbrige Geisernte ouf IT,.
S08,000 Efunb perani6Iaet ODER 13
gro5ent GROCER oils Die poriGbriee.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Weni9feiten
bon Der SmnOcss
banptaa0t.
Der SrGiiOcnt nidt fir Spe5ial.Sit-
sung Ses 90ngreiIcs.

@ai bin 9ton. Der 9lus5u9
bon 9ongrebmitglieoern aus 8aIb.
ington i6eint beenoet. Inter Ben
Denigen, lpel6e bier geblieben iino,
befinoen ii6 einige Slbeeoroncte aus
Dem Siioeu, ole in 6iibluug bIeiben
WoIlen init Den 8iibrern Der aomini.
itration 81 Dem 3iped SiiIiSgeiesge.
bung fir Die 9ollmpolleltaaten al
tGroern, tpenn oeraongreB in Ge5cm.
Der Wieoer 6uiammentritt. Die an
Samstag Ourb ben glbgeoroneten
Senrp ollSgeiprobene gIeuberung, eS
piiroe cine grtraieiiion in Nopember
e;nberilien peroen, bat lebbaite Dis.
fuiiionen berporgerufen. @rGiioent
g8ilion bat ole 9leuBerilng 6enr'S
ni6t fommentiert; in 9lominiitra.
tionStreiien Duroe aber 9eIogt, ser
%r0iioent bcobiidtige ni6t ben Son.
9reB 5uriid5uberilfen.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
st. Simon's Skeleton.

The duke Of Portland has presented
to the British Museum of Natural His
tory the skeleton of the famous race
horse st. Simon, till now preserved al
Welbeck, and it will eventually be ex
hibited beside the skeleton of st. ST
mons son, Persimmons, now shown in
the museum. 1t is of interest to note
that the first four horses in the recent
Derby were all descendants of st. ST
mon. Other famous racehorses OF
which the skulls and, in some in
stances, the skeletons are preserved in
the museum are Stockwell, Ormonde
Bend-Or, Royal Hampton and Dono
van.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
shadowina a Shadow.

A very stout old lady, going through
the park on very hot day, became
aware that she was being followed by
a tramp.
What do you mean by following
me in this manner?" she Indignantly
demanded. The tramp skunk back a
little, but when the stout lady re-
sumed her walk he again took UP
his position directly behind her
See here!" she exclaimed, angrily
"if you don't go away l shall call a
policeman"
For heavens sake, kind lady,
urged the tramp, looking at her ap
pealingly, have mercy and don't cal
a policeman. You're the only shady
spot in the whole park. "-Harper's
Magazine.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
DEFENDS POPULAR REMEDIES
Speaker Says Newspapers Should In.
vestigate Merits of Medicines Be-
fore Barring Advertisements.

That an organized attempt has been
made to blacken the reputation of the
popular family remedies of this coun-
try, and TO mislead the newspaper
publishers into rejecting the adver-
Using of such medicines, was the
charge made by Carl j. Balliett, Of
Buffalo, n. Y, at the convention OF the
Advertising Affiliation at Detroit.
Mr.. Balliett is a director of the Pro-
prietary Association of America, which
includes in it's membership two hun
dred firms which make the popular
prepared medicines of America.
Mr.. Balliett pointed out that it Is
the duty Of the newspaper publisher
TO refuse the advertising of any fake
or fraudulent medicine, just as 1t Is
his duty to refuse any fake or fraudu-
lent advertising, but it is not right to
shut down on all medical advertising
because there have been some takers,
any more than it would be right to
refuse TO publish all department store
advertising because certain stores
nave made a practice of lying about
bargain sales.
Disease and. death are mysteries.
People who are perfectly we'll are
skeptcal They laugh at the time
worn patent medicine Joke, just as
they laugh again and again over the
many variations of the operation joke
Inc operation was a success but
the patient died" This so-called hui
NOR has perhaps hurt the medicine
business with we'll people, but when
the hitherto healthy man feels a Sc
we're pain or illness, he Immediately
wants medicine, and will bless the
cure whether 1t be at the hands of a
regular doctor, homeopath, an osteo-
path, Christian Scientist or patent
medicine. There is nothing more
deadly than disease; nothing more
honorable than to cure it,
Mr.. Balliett refuted the idea sought
TO be spread about that patent medi
cines are unpopular by showing that
from 1900 to 1912 the amount of pre-
pared medicines consumed in America
increased from 100000 900 to $160,
OOO,OOO annually. He showed that, al
though the American Medical Associ
alton is trying as an organization to
exterminate so-called patent medi
cines, the family doctor, individually
is not fighting them but prescribing
them. He estimated that 400 of the
prescriptions written by doctors today
include proprietary medicines.
The writings of DR.. Harvey w. Wi
ley, he said, have also aimed to de
stroy confidence in proprietary medi
cines; but that DR.. Wiley's ideas are
not infallible is shown by cases where
his analyses we're entirely wrong. Mr.
Balliett mentioned a case where, with
all the power of the Government, he
fought a preparation as being danger
Gus to health, and was ingloriously
walloped.
There has been spread the idea that
a clever faker can mix a few useless
ingredients and, by smart advertising
sell tons of it and win sudden wealth;
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Bier Dliaiomen ar6citslus.

9tengorf. 0ia6 oen 9eri9ter
bon olltoritotiner Seite iino in Der
Giien. uno Stabl Snouitrie bier
0iiIionen Meni6en orbeitsIos ooer
MIR teiIpeiie bei6dftiet. Gie giien.
umo Stoblnerfe in Dem 6bicogoer
Qiitrift iino ingefdbr 81 20 Yro5ent
ibrer 9apo5itGt bei66ftiet. Sn Dem
@ittsburg 0iitrift iiuO 100000 81
fen. uno StobIarbeiter obne @eid)df-
tienng, Bonn ole oortieen @erfe iinO
MIR 5pii6en 20 ituo 40 Rrooeut ii.
rer 9apoSitdt tdtig.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Sure MaMrussi
T1sryPiofHre
Tells a Story

Credit Man-No, we can't sell you
those goods on four months time.
Isaacs-Vy not? | gifts you my
note.
Credit Man-But your notes do not
sell on the street.
Isaacs-Mine gracious no; or I would
go home and make notes instead Of
clothing.-Boston Transcript.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12

A woman's idea of economy is to
trade some old thing she needs for
some new thing she has no earthly
use for.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Had No Objection.

Callow Youth-Can l have this
dance?
Proud Beauty-Why, certainly. ]
don't want il.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12

It's homely girf that a photogra-
pher cannot pose to look pretty.-Des-
eret News.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12

Aches and pains would not be so
bad if they didn't get busy at the
wrong time and in the wrong place.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
OF Like Nature.

OF Like Nature.
What do you think of this jewel
press story?"
Its a GEM"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Mixed Metaphor.

"Why do you want to run an auto
mobile?"
ITO keep in the swim"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Innportant 20 Mothera

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy fol
infants and children, and see that II
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12

Red Cross Ball Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
All good grocers. Adv.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
GAVE UP HOPE
Weak and Discouraged with
Kidney Ills

William Hough. 9i6 Alderman St. Beid-
ing, Mich, says: II think l contracted kid
ney trouble in 1868 when ! in the army.
The secretions from my kidneys contained q
thick, white sediment and the passages were
accompanied by terrible pain. The flow was
scanty and the passages too frequent Ny
back and limbs were sim and lame and my
arms were all crippled up. The joints in
my fingers were swollen. could hardly
move my fingers or limbs / got so bad I
couldn't do any work and was laid up.
doctored. but physicians gave me only tenn
porary relief l didn't think l would ever
get better and was discouraged One day a
druggist told me to try Doans Kidney Pills
and used half box. l soon felt better and
by the time had used two boxes ] was able
10 go back to work ! kept on taking them
and enjoyed the hest OF health. | have been
feeling In good shape ever since and short
time ago when L was examined for an in
crease In pension the physician said my
kidneys were In the best OF shape Doan's
Kidney Pills have worked wonders in my
case and am anxious to have others proft
by my experience. / shall be pleased TO give
Doan's Kidney Pills my endorsement when
ever a favorable opportunity occurs"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-11-12
Put That Pain to Use

AS to Doan's Kidney Pills, read the
following enthusiastic endorsement BY
one who has tested them.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
GERMANY.

Frank Horstman of Lake Benton
arrived here last Thursday to spend
a few days with friends and rela-
tiyes. He went to Minneapolis on
Monday with his father, VIM. Horst
man, to buy couple of carloads of
machinery for his establishment in
Lake Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lemke came
up from the southern part of the
state this week to visit with the
formers sister, Mrs. G. Manke.
VIM. Schmidt went to Minneapolis
this week to buy a supply of iron for
his blacksmith shop.
Mrs. Aug. Gebert has returned
from Anoka, where she was receiv.
ing medical treatment.
Mrs. Emma Thoma and children,
Susie Schimming, Walter Hoffman,
and Mrs: Dora Bergman of Mime
apolis were entertained at dinner on
Sunday at II. Heitman's.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
SPENCER BROOK.

Mrs. Oscar BlomQuist entertained
the Ladies' Aid society last Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Eva Foley and Children and
Miss Mary Walker Of Zimmerman
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
Ray Smith and family had the
misfortune to lose their home by
fire on Saturday forenoon. 1t was
caused by a defective chimney.
Geo. Patten of Zephyrhills, Fla. =,
remembered M. A. Thompson by
sending him a box of strawberries
from there by parcel post.
Will Starks left Wednesday for the
west.
Mrs. Rachael Sullivan has returned
to her home in Minneapolis. She
was accompanied by her mother Mrs.
Enos Way.
Mrs. Wellington King went to Min
neapolis on Monday and returned
Tuesday.
Miss Lizzie Fiebing is sick with la
grippe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
FREER,

Nels Eye was a pleasant caller at
Anderson's on Monday evening.
Miss Mabel jacobson visited at
EGGS on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Olson drove to Milaca on bust
ness Monday.
Jim Jensen has been suffering with
a severe attack of quinsy.
Mr.. Aaberg and Nels and Anton
Eye spent Sunday evening at Nels
Larson's.
A very pleasant time was had by
all at the pipe social on Friday even
ing. There were not many who at
tended on account of the weather
and lack of advertising, but the neat
sum of Sl3 was netted by the society.
Mrs. jacobson has nearly recovered
from her attack of the grip.
Mrs. Eye, Mrs. Erstad and Mrs.
Anderson and daughter, Agnes,
spent Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
Peterson, it being her birthday an.
niversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olson spent Sunday
evening at J. NJ. Peterson's.
A jolly load of young people con.
sisting of the Starks, Reinords, and
Miss McCrory we're out sleighriding
Sunday afternoon.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
BLUE HILL,

Henry Bulleigh went to Germany
on Monday to help his father saw
wood.
John Fullwiler, wife and son,
Bert, spent from Saturday to Sunday
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Camp
bell in Baldwin.
Ben Carpenter and family have
moved from Santiago and are domi-
ciled on the Frank Morrill, farm.
Clarence Taylor will erect fine
barn on his farm this spring. John
Bergstrom will do the carpenter
work.
Orrin.. Brande has been on the sick
list few days from severe cold,
but is better and able to attend
school.
Jim Griffin and Dave and Glen
Leonard went to Greenbush after
saWdust this week.
Elbridge Anderson and wife re-
turned to Princeton last week after
spending portion of the winter
with James Horton.
Arthur Borneke and wife went to
Germany on Sunday to visit rela-
tives.
Ben HARRISON has returned from
his visit to the southern part of the
state. ....-
Alfred Erickson and wife have
been both sick, Mrs. Erickson with
la grippe and Mr.. Erickson with
neuralgia. e..
| Frank Morrill, and wife left last
week for Wisconsin, where they will
visit relatives. ... ..... ..-.
Roy Breisman and family from
Waseca county have arrived and will
move onto the Hamilton farm.
Elmer Madison left on Wednesday
morning for the west, where he has
a job for the summer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
BRIGHTON.

Rev. Larson delivered a very fine
sermon on Sunday. The subject in
the morning was chiefly on Sunday
schools and in the evening the sub
ject was, ''Walking With jesus
Those entertained at Markgraf's
on Friday evening were Miss Anna
Hoehn and Miss Gladys Lateral, the
school teachers, and Tillie and Stella
Greenwood. .
Mrs. Bert Young is rapidly re-
covering from her operation. Mrs.
Shaw and Tillie Greenwood are also
recovering from an attack of the
grip. 80.
Ruth Olson spent several days
visiting relatives in Greenbush.
Henry Kuhn returned from St.
Cloud on Monday evening. +
Many of the young folks passed
Sunday evening at Olson's. Games
we're played and an enjoyable time
was passed. "
Mr.. Bender of Silver lake had
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Young on Sunday. .....5
Alice. Alma and Louis Bergeron
spent Sunday with their brother.
Leon Bergeron. !
The Misses Adena Carlson and
Della Larson spent pleasant day at
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Bier's on Sun
day.
Mrs. Burke and daughter, Laura,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Snow
and son were entertained at Pit
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
OxBOW.

The youngest daughter of Edward
Hall has been sick for the past week.
August Meyer has been saving
wood in this vicinity.
Miss Josie Henschel, who is teach
ing in the Geo. Schmidt district,
spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. Eric Peterson and Mrs. Annie
May. visited at Herb Gates on Sun
day.
Miss Myrtle Carr spent Sunday at
home with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hyndman, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Redmon and son,
and Mrs. Ellen Hyndman were
visitors at Everett Halls on Sunday.
Mrs. Carl srGrapentine and family
attended the silver wedding at Ed
Benseman's last Thursday.
Oscar Bengtson has gone to Mime
apolis to work.
Ernest Radeke is going to Omaha,
Neb., with shipment of POTATOES.
Vincent Radeke, who is attending
school at Mankato, has come home
to spend his spring vacation of a
week with his parents.
Mr.. Thompson, who has purchased
Walt Annis' farm, has arrived from
Iowa with his household goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Palm and
family attended the lecture on Sun
day at the M. B. A. hall.
Those who attended the surprise
at Herman Francis last Friday
evening from this vicinity were Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Annis and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Meyers and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Annis were
surprised by party of friends and
neighbors last Friday evening. A
fine lunch was served and all spent a
fine evening.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. John Gates last Thursday.
There was a good attendance. all
members and few visitors being
present. Mrs. Bertha Radeke and
Mrs. Geo. Taylor joined the society.
The day for the meetings was
changed from Thursday to Wednes-
day. A nice lunch was served and
all spent an enjoyable afternoon.
The next meeting will be with Miss
Selma Grapentine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12

mons on Sunday.
Don't forget the dance on satur-
day evening.
Mrs. VIM. Sanford called on Mrs.
Adolph Minks on Friday.
Mrs. Gorder is busy at present
dressmaking for Mrs. Clarence
Young.
We are sorry to hear of an accident
which occurred when Erick Olson
got his foot caught in stump and
bruised it badly.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12

March IL by the young people Of the
Presbyterian Sunday school.
Miss Mabel Worcester, who has
been seriously i'll, is slowly Improve
ing. III:
Miss Olson and Mrs. j. Carlson
we're callers at the Worcester home
on Saturday.
Misses Bede, Jensen and South
worth of Wahkon were callers at the
Southworth home on Saturday.
Misses Efie Carlson, Iona Owen
and Nell and Bessie South worth en-
joyed a sleigh ride to Wahkon on
Saturday afternoon.
On Thursday evening number of
young folks Of this place enjoyed a
sleigh ride up to John Haggberg's at
Redtop. Games were played and at
late hour refreshments were
served. All report a very good time.
On Monday evening a surprise
party was given at the Swanson
home in honor of Nick Linstrom, the
occasion being his birthday ami
versary. Games were played and
refreshments were served. The
guests departed at a late hour wish
ing Nick many more happy BIRTH
days. ..'"
Allie and John Noraus of Redtop
attended the SurDriSe marty at Swan
sons on Monday evening.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Swedish Lutheran church met at the
home of Mrs. Aug: Elgren on Thurs
day. A large number was in at
tendance. >.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Swedish Baptist church will meet at
the home of Mrs. Eddy on >Wednes-
day. Everybody is welcome to
attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-03-12
LINCOLN'S STATERoOM.

The President Thought He Had
Shrunk In Size Overnight.
In 1.-THE Everyday Life Of Abra-
ham Lincoln" Mr.. f. F. Browne in
cludes an amusing anecdote told by
Admiral Porter about the presidents
short visit to the front in the latter
part Of March. 1865. Mr.. Lincoln had
changed his quarters from the River
Queen to the Malvern, Admiral Por-
ter's flagship, which was then lying in
the James river, near City Point. Ad
miral Porter says:
The Malvern was a small vessel with
very poor cabin accommodations and
was not at all fitted to receive high
personages. She was captured block
ade runner. I offered the president my
bed, but he positively declined it and
chose to sleep in a small stateroom
outside the cabin that my secretary
occupied. It was only feet long by
~ feet wide, very tiny place to hold
the president of the United States. but
Mr.. Lincoln seemed pleased with it.
When he came to breakfast the next
morning 1 asked how he had slept.
II slept well,'' he answered, "but you
can't put a long sword in short
scabbard. was too long for that
BERTH" Then remembered that he
was over six feet four inches and
that the berth was only six feet! That
day while we were away from the
ship all the carpenters were put to
work. They took down the stateroom
partitions and enlarged the room to
eight feet by six and half feet A
mattress four feet wide was put in
the new berth.
Nothing was said to the president
about the change in his quarters, but
the next morning he came out Of the
room smiling and said "a miracle
happened last night. I shrank six
inches in length and about foot side
ways. I got somebody else's big pill
low and slept in a better bed than 1
had on the River Queen" He enjoyed
it greatly, but I think if had given
him two fence rails to sleep on he
would not have found fault That
was Abraham Lincoln in all things
that related to his own comfort. He
would never let. you put yourself out
for him under any circumstances.