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ttt'I ilHut III" Scitat. after thiyy y".tr>
"i '"nt'H ''"'tS =e5N.c" iu that hujy. he
Mas dnti mis- 'i,sih here ON January -
f"si1"Wt commissioner In Washington o:
t0s Lincoln memorial commissions active.
heeu and "ar5icst in the work Of erecting
e great national memorial to the. mem
"ry "f him whom Shelby NJ CuIIotn
Irou"unccs greatest Of Americans
greatest "f mem
Nh"r senator tuiioui was twelve
wears OLD, " little faTuI-bred hoy IN
Taz"weIl county. Ill. his arquaiuiarc.
With tAn"ol1 hogan The sad eyed
7il". industrious youuG iaWycr becsi;uc
his hero Through all tlr" year. Ia
i.'u"piJts death th" relations t,etw .ru
thr t~" We're iutiuat"
lt j. htst"1t that thrc. v..ts before
Booth hIiI't found it, tuarh. Scua,ot
tuiiotH. then a representative. went
1ucasily I" the White House to tell
tie President Of ruuors "f possible
assassination That then were aiioat
Il t"id ham ~ hat had heard Seua -
tor cull"ru has sine. said in what proved
to he h!s laSt interviews with news
pane man in describing, tn" incident.
and urScd uin to IL, carcfnI 1t d.d
not seem to concern him very much,
and tine substance ~ BIS reply Vas thai
ho must tAke his '.f,auc,r: thar b., could
rot live tn an tron box .,., h.. expressed
IL and do has dHty l'yc> d.n, of t.4.-
! ntied Stsles- Tia; Wa th" last time /
saw him alive.
Memories 90 l.inccm cr"wded upon
Senator CUll"m. And vet" h. reflect =
I'd. tho seem almost iiNc dream To
INC. Th.- IflrucIisity II the history
which has he.-n comp4ctcd int" the
years that hssN' passed since his death
IN Il WAY dist"rts "Itc's mental view.
II seems alfuUSt vIsinf. Of tn" UuSuh-
st~utial imagination Wh"u tank that
! have fnr>Vn tn. on. Immortal man
Of The century and .uJoFed his friend
ship.
Ten Presidents did Senator Cillnin
know. once. IN 1S.a' he Was :, f"rmida-
hle candidate for rhc republican prs~i-
dental raomuation himself. At other
tjtm"s ~" hSurcd iargeI, as d pres
cent maker He II was Whu. m the con
ventlon "t iSf-. minated Ciraut f"r de
second term and had the satisfaction rf
seeing - unanimous vote "f lhi, cnuvcil-
ZION cast for tliS can.i''iat,.- Neverthelt -,
with ali his own uutAll. participation N
ths great events ~ his uatIun history
tAr reroilect"ns h.. most cherished Were
II his intimacy with Lincoln.
Consider. for au instant, Senator cut
lon : publ" career. Born in !s..', he
was adnitted "a the lar in Isl. and at
once elected city attorney af Springfield.
Ill 't-cted 70 IN" HoHse of Representa-
tiVeS nj The state ir 1s5f and again III
isiii. and speaker Of that hody in 1861
elected aS representative in Congress
IN 1868. and. With rr-cieCtionS served con
tjnuouslr there until March :: 1871 elect
cd again to the legislature in 1872 and
1874. and speaker in 49,: elected Gov
crnor of Illinois in 1876 aud again in 1850
serving six years and reSisuiug in IsS:. to
accept election to tn. inited States Sen
ate whore he served continuously to his
retirement March :, ta13.
In all this time he accepted hut three
appointive positions, The first Of these
Was in 1852, when President Lincoln an
j'"iut'i itish "H Il ''intnis s...l. the. other
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the senator, that I entered the law Of
fees of Stuart " Edwards, both Of whom
We're wings and friends OF my father.
At that time Lincoln. stephen T. Logan.
Stuart and Edwards We're the four abl..st
lawyers IN the Capital city Mr. Lincoln
was willing to take ne into his own
office Il student. but said that he was
to be absent on circuit much that it
would be better for me to go with Stuart
X Edwards. where would have the
advantage of the constant supervision OF
one the other menihel- OF the firm-
Two years study brought Senator Cul-
lo:n to his admission to the bar and To
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r1Rs BIRD ne GOIRE

after making fortune IN the Wool bus
ness began the study OF art and accu
Iulllated one of the largest most inter-
esting and valuable collections of antique
tapestries in the world. Ii included the
famous Barberini collection. founded by
Pop. Urban VIII He maintained beau
tiful home in Washington, and was pres
dent Of the National Societs. Of Fin. Arts
\ tribute to American womanhood is
paid by Mr. Williams also in the case OF
the Countess Won 8ernstorH. She was
Miss Jeanne Luckemeyer of New York.
and in 1857 married Count Johann yon
Bernstorf when he was young officer
Of the Artillery Guards, Berlin. Two
ears later he entered the diplomatic
service and since then they have enjoyed
life az Constantinople, Belgrade. Dres-
ue,.. St. Petersburg. Munich London
and Cairo to which capitals he
credited. lie has been the kaisers am
iassador in Washington during the past
SIX years.
The third lady on the list Nine. RoInulo
5. Naon. i; the wife Of the minister from
Argentine, and a native Of Latin Amer
;ca. She was Isabel K. NJ. de Naon of
Huenos Aires and since their marriage.
fifteen years ago. her husband has served
his country IN congress, IN the cabinet
and in the diplomatic corps.
In Washington society Mrs. Peter Goelet
tItIiN adS a SIestt USiie III l!.S ~ Atc-.
She was Miss Mathilde Townsend. Her
mother. Mrs. Richard Townsend. some
ears ago built Oh Massachusetts avenue
one of the SHOW houses of the capital
which is surrounded by a magnificent
garden. Miss ToWGsends 5 recent marriage
to Representative Gerry OF Providence
X L.. placed her in the official set Her
husband is the MISREPRESENTATION OF
f.lbr.dse Gerry. vice president of the
United States and sreat-srandson OF
Peter. p. Goelet By their marriage tWo
great fortunes were united.
This is the second time that the prize
for beaut. has been awarded 20 Mis-
Gladys Hinckley. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Hinckley Of WASHINGTON.
The late Russian ambassador. Baron
Rosen. once pronounced her the most
beautiful woman ia Washington She has
been one of the most popular Eoune Woii'-
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way shelby Cullom as boy learned
to know Lincoln.
Young CuIlom, following the practic"
# the youth of his day and environ
sn"nt. worked his way through colleg"
b teaching school and laborfng on a
farm. returning from college, his health
impaired. to lease a farm from ms
Gather. But after a year of this, at
the age of twenty-four. he determined
to study law For that purpose he
journeyed to Springfield. and naturally
CONSULTED Mr. Lincoln. his own and his
iilt rS. fr,eGd.
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soon after Linceln Was elected for the
s'rond time. and Incidentail, LED M
;;i;t,reneditat"dly. into the .irst cab
net meeting I ever saw Knowing Mf
Nirolar and Nh Hay. his secretaries. |
got ii th" habit OF freau"ntiuc their
rooms without ceremony. t,nc evening
] dropped into NJ. Nlcola%'s roo'a at
th., White Ho,Isr. Mr I.incola. Mr.
seward and solnc other cabinet officers
were holding y consultation there, 4
tact which did not kno" until had
opened ,',.. door. 7ra" '"u"it en-
;,arr.l>ea,l i:t,; the 'rtsideat sang Qua
c!,.."l'l>. Come ia. Turniiis :" t'i'
.sccee;:,r3 uf :tt..t". NJ -ii'i
Seward. YOU Toui"n'her my old fri"itsi
STUART" Her. is IL" lus ;ii:.' h"f,t
him ! reslliued only - H"'n"nt, a'in
then Went out
'rhis. however. was not Ss',ator t.ul
:nu.'s tis.s, visit To washington. i'uTili.
tE,., period wfli,-li "!aused between ,h''
brit, of liz" .."'t,s ;Si1rtii 'dci ~ hi7
i,.;,in ;,ii,l his ..tti-i elect ion. h.' oftnfl
..a,ac 10 Washington and f1'eIucnhS
WAS il, conversations with tn" Pre-
dent duriI.g :la early days 81 the "af-
M that -. .r3.,t;.' said the sefa."f.
"Iincolr. ale WITHOUT n'll''trN san'.e
tion WA; i.egii.ning {" d+tnonstFatt
that h.. was ia fact the real com
,,auder-in-'hi.,f. After tns carrier con
rests of the war mad proven thai grtit.
soldiers and great generals ar" ftoi d
,xavs :.rt.:i; leaders. frcsidenf Lincoln
l...,,p,,. titc abb. director ct th'' for''t'+
.f the I-nit.I Stat'-.- II planned anh
ordered ti1c ltrr.-r a''s". incnts ~ IN.
var a.. a. IL TO r'-'nl = h"N' s.'ln
,l,o,,t III Ms, armies scarcely relaxing
III. yst,.I.fui ,lr. for a moment, nntl
,.,,.nt~ demo. sL ;t.eG tn, " wisdoin with
when l. coniid..d the military inter
eSts of ~ ''s,unirE t"9 the '"'iouft
of IN. var 10 ti"l- Grant
ssna-nr s.,ttn s.,lS fun of anecdotes
,;l,,,,,ij;t tit, h;:,nan ssdc OF iil''',i'i hr
,enat,r's book is r"pletc with thee+. but
lt.. mad ,s"re, i:l the senator f.'"if..
zion If tii.. .Ncttiny times - tAc "inanri-
nation t;gocla nation. the intense interest
of WaSFl:f,ss;n. ia IN. uegr" question. an
;nr,lent that illustrates the attitude OF
Lincoln is informing
..At ON. of President I.incolns even
ing receptions said the senator. = was
talking with John T. sher. the Secre-
tary Of the Interior He seemed 10 b.
particularly ON the alert. dar.ins his
glances in all directions as We talked
WHATS tho matter with YOU ] asked:
What are you looking for
He said. I'm looking for Fred Douglas
aud his Wife
There never had been negro at
White House reception before, and hence
tho interest Of Mr. Usher which later.
as the. facts became known. communicated
itself to every one else. When Frederick
Douglas and his wife finally appeared
the President stopped the line and talked
with Douglas for time
The picture of Lincoln leaving his home
at Springfield to take up the duties OF
President is one that was held fast in Sen
ator rullom's memory. II was solemn
leave-taking one without noisy demon
stration. In the air there was a feeling
of melancholy. sense OF impending dis
aster. which seemed to sit on the chief
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wight. .Iu<, Lefors Inc Train left ~.
Lincoln appeared on tho rear platform =
utter his far.s ell norus. t.re'9 i''..'.
VA bAree ~ IL IL re"riNc his heI-n'';-
ion said The senator in describing the
clcnt
'.ApraGsm Lincoln. h con- NJ 4.
,.pa, ,,.l. af the greatest ohservcrS .n,i
tho least observed until he hecan"
famous and then the people of II"
world solgnt 70 Sc him Itnroi! w
never vain except IL feeling tiiat b"
I;nce nist much about matter as
uth"Ts.
Tor instance ,,hcp IL VA. going 10
NeY lnrs lie 90. -" Modill aud =
Ea, his epencb IL .o''k nNe~ an'i as!>e3
thou Il. niaE. Some suGS"s;ions If thoy
aud ,nadc > great man! suggestions
amending ard Improving il as they s'ip.
posed. hut V sen ta1e fiue came To make
the speech Lincoln failed to adopt
given cxartly As Lincoln, had prepared
il originally. Afterward he never rucn.
TONED tho subject 10 them nor they TO
him
There ne.cr aas q man ia history, in
ms opinion. ho was more sincere and
tender hearted. and vet more determined
Il, do what he thought ~as right. than
ahra iarn Lincoln iIe DID not think Of
biniseIf at ali on tic store OF his ap-
,,earance OF anything of that sort. III
neat along in the t.,n,rloncst sort -
wa, always heiIayirg himself and -;
never putting On ais about any question
Or subject.
lie was truly q master of men. and
yet he never Sought to impress upon
people an, feeling that he Was doiniiat-
ing them in any way. but he always had
his own way whenever any question
arose that justified him in insisting upon
it, As yol will recall. stanton made the
remark. think on the occasion OF Lins
coins death. that lincoln vas the great
est master Of men he had ever known.
or sorrething to that effect"
Senator cuilom confirmed the stories
regarding the ungainly appearance of
President Lincoln. And yet, he added.
..on urcasions he appeared to me to be-
superior IN dignity and nobility 10 almost
any other man wnoni have ever seen.
.As | saw him at Springfield when ila
received the committee from the national
convention which came to notify him
Of his first nomination, he impressed me
particularly. As George r. Ashmun.
president of the convention, presented the
committee one by one, j thought that
Lincoln looked what he was-the superior
of any man present
Again ] similarly impressed when
beheld him al the funeral Of HIS little
son. Willie. in the east room OF the
White House rs he. accompanied hy
Seward and Chase. stool there beside
the bier. looking down q; the dead face
the ters streaming from his eyes, q dig
nifty hovered about him that is difYicui,
to describe. He looked like a sure
enough god to NO. his heart was SO full
of tenderness. His lips Quivered a good
deal. and AN expression of spreme grief
was on his countenance Truly he Was
at that time. "a man of sorrow, acquaint-
ed with grief. "
ASHMUN BROWN.
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nluStaC1ioS, he had kindly. dreamy brow
eyes ana none OF trt. condescendi:ls
manaerisms ot your fictitious stage Ems
lsFman- lis black hair was silky
and waved hacl from a high. expansive
forehead. his nose was Romanesque
ard very finely chiseleo his chin nrm
and prominent. his shoulders broad and
athletic. HIS mi-n and Il4aHne.isIns were
those u tn FrenehI4aIl. vet ll.. was ole
o. England : most distinguished portrait
painte-s. A5ya Williams. president of tn
RoEai Soc!et> of 3iiti.ttire Painters.
member of the Royal Society OF British
Artist aad u the Eoya' Sain5rsan
-Acad.alL
MAN. royal persoaaszs saG bte,1.a-
uoAal celebrities have sat TO NJ. Nil
liams, .tmons them Ming Edward and
Qceen Alexandra. queen Mary wtell ,.le
was D-cAess Of Yor-;; Prince Edward.
vnsn he was ten years old President
Tai, Cardinal Gibbons. Mrs. Alsce Roo<.-
Nelt LonsWorth and Mrs George oioaid.
Being now upon his ifth iour %
America MI. Williams ias seen tin. most
celebrate beauties Of osig saio,ss a:Iu IS
more than co7apeiel.; 70 frdge ti-.r
points OF p1ac.4it'!d.
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'outW" eli and Charles A Dana. 90 eetIi'-
III" ciaiulS III Cairo HI. of numerous per
sons arising from purchases Of ;snpplice
by volunteer army officers in oarcey-
manner.
The second came when President Mo
knley appointed him. Senator MorGan of
Nls'hama and Representative X Il Ii't
to prepar" form of government tor Ii;.
waii
Tho third Mas that wttich he held wien
hc died special resident commissioner al
utc lincoln memorial commission. "(
Which comm missIou l'rof. William II TafI,
former II, -idcut, is chaitniaH.
senator tUiloW was the author uf ;lt''
hill creating this commission Il uanl".I
i1e ruciub"rS Of the commission. In TIA"
House il Was amended to iltc.,,i. ili.
name nf Senator Fuilnm himself aud III
thi~ form II passed and was approved
February = igii.
In i.i%. when senator tuIirnt was about
I" retire from the Scuat". Congress. L.
special Enactment. niin"d him reSid. al
commissioner. at salary uf S.,.,pn,
lust hofor" his de:th he was living
IN a tn"des; Massachusetts avctue bono.
dividing his time b.tWcc:l ih"r" and TIN
officers of tn" commission il ti." rSoua,,
office building. Death long ago had
r"!'j Ell him uG his immedat. i;irniI9 .
Twice Il wi@owcr. hc also lost ai nf l:le
children
with snowy white beard. cleaIi-s'ta GA
upper Lip. pr",'is" ana frrmal rs t"
dress. I',nk-rheck hni frail in au-
pe'ttau"e IL seemed q tieur' out of the
past liz present-dtv Washington lif.
~ tl!c tim" this is written the chang
dhl. ana severe winter weather of flIr
capita! had afflicted him with m'uog
ailments incident To ag" and h. @aS
confined To hts home. but his interest
In his work a. keel, aud eager ..-
ever.
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ERE - modern
Paris who II a )
.iourucy0I over
sea- Ia award the
aprle fer lrauty-
Eut l'e has quar-
tered his apple and
then has cut u2
the Quarters.
! met him tho
othe~ day, and do
SPITE the fierce an
gle os Lis a&e,l
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'+FAe -Amvr-~,4@ g,oni.sr Ae- I'D ,.,e.
Possessed al OF 'Ie aeadle OF t!le E,us-
iish girl eo-a5.-i.G ita ali u Vie yig~ei,y
OF the Pa,.sie.sI.e. t-ouvers,t;o ;oi.;.iIy. she.
IS nGcA brighter and ss-ener tnan her
bF-is!l eols4i! a--d not nearly 50 tied ap
oE coaEe1tio.. a. tie yo!i.en Of France,
ioar wonlel dress bette tit;a those
OF LhS.@i.d and wlth .u the chic Of
taost OF Paris TIER fgures are at.ite
eqUa! 10 those Of Tile beauties Of Par ;
and resemble TEN t.ore Than th. lgu1, :
OF any other Aatio-alities- Your wu,1e T.
are Ta- more head-ifutl:' formed thaa
arf. ,l!oSc al Gc.}lls.1S. VINO ar. 700 ilesa ~
Sild S'.a.i.e-sIou-dered.
~; .lle A1ncrics.. sifI has moi /, =
soIilpleaiCf. q cay English o.. especially
ouf Irish girls. Who a.. reared in :. eli
mete more moist. and thIs irferiorIty Is
Que largely 10 'oGr driving induog .;.rlos-
pher'. @ef.er;4ted b. Tuo.era heating sys-
tems-steaEn and not water heat. And
1,i's mouths o. Eollr women src rather
TOO Gttei-rnined as compared wfth those
OF their British and french cousins
IN what parts Of our country have
YOU found the greatest beauty I asked
In Baltin1ore- In proportion 10 popt.-
lauo1. / never sa~ raant beautiful
women as Il your Monumental city II
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Miss GLAUXs HlNcKLEY

IL 80 not oaly in th,. drawing rooms "a
the elite. hut behind the counters vi the
Sslsops every where.
In California l have foIud your most
beautiful l,lond>, and tne blond i
the most dei@htfHl type of beauty 10
paint. her coloiius IS SO beautiful. But
while fascinating. IL. blond is not true.
Th. Most reliable tyre of beauty is the
brunette. / have COME 10 appreciate the
brunette niur. and more a. I have grown
older PASSED through the age when
ths blond appealed TO me mos. Eat /
came L. realize that she satisfied my
eye more than my ~uul and II is 10 th.
soul OF mature man that beauty -Spe-
oiai'y appeals
y oar New York beautl.-s tge>S VOL
d~rsully. but their mouths ZACH sweet
ness. are too determined In fact their
whole expression il hari and cynical "a
cu!npaied vish that Of t.le typical Ane,-
''lnd. after all is SAID. the typical
American girl is cutie the most beautiful
~ GOO : creatures My championship ut
h. WAS recently confirmed by my chooS
.l.e Tor nv wife Il daughter of Mary
and
IN novelist. Anna Vernon Dorsey. be
care the wife of Mr Williams only iast
year
~, what age is woman most beauti-
tul:' WAS the next question put to th=
;iI-oiter eiesantiarum.
Each age has its own beauty of
cOurse. there is the great beauty of
youth. but il appeals r1ost to youth. 1t
,s'isil; surprise you ii | said that the
',,St beautiful faces | see are those al
the sweet. white-haired erandIrothers.
vino have. fought fil of life's battles and
have come out victorious. | would rather
pain one OF these ;han any young belle
There is just as much beauty in the old
1ace in the young
Nor is beauty any more II matter of
classic mold of feature than of age. Ny
travels have made me very cosmopolitan
in my tastes. cannot select any on,
IL pe OF eye. of nose of mouth. for ex-
ample. q : most beautiful.
Nv :tShir4Ston. far more than any other
tllercan city. displays variesated types
OF beauty. The beauty OF nearly all the
world adorns YOUR Presidents levees.
And who q e the gTeat test beauties Of
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senior senator from Illinois. Comes
nearer is accurate for. of course.
there IS no human link alive TO-DAY To
connect the present with the fcunda
tion days of the republic.
Isut President Taft might with JUS
tice. have designated this revered
"cider statesman as the one man in
national public life then who connected
Tho present with the DAYS of Lincoln.
NeighDor, friend, colleague at the bar
and political associate of the martyred
President years before the name OF LIN
coin was known beyond the borders of
Illinois. Shelby NJ Cullon was speaker of
the Illinois house Of representatives at
rlne time Lincoln was called to the prcsi-
dency.
Before the assassin's bullet had done
its work Shelby NJ Cullom was a
member of the national House of Rep
resentattves. an intimate of the Presi-
dent, part Of the public life of that
day.
Eight -fuLr year, 04 . h-.t recent. f,-
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a.. ,i..,-;:.s -. IL, Ai.s.i:f.... va..t -
"aijav'l his entry mt" i'"lt;''s. fh'' yea rs'
'ii;.; followed tIii of ..i"s,- asSoria-
lion With Lincoln. ON on" 'c'-as sion fo1fi-
t'iiii,tl N.lS ti,itl.d i' he ut-srEss,1 OF a
Young 'i.u charged with nilIirf. II" BE-
utg janiof counsel :iui Lincoln aild i-"-
-;iu %opip'.
\ did tin. running about and ti." .; l,or
thugs necessary 10 bc don" until The
irill . c> piiinnd the s"n,tpr. From ta.u
on +" his election as President 1'sd
constant means "f "hs"l-y itl-. i.in""l'f " :
= law y.r | haze no hesitation il; 81 ,ins
ih3t IL MS tr cr"ates-; t. isf taNNri
scr hu.n. Ills power n"fur. court %
Ia, vas W"ftdeGful, aItd the sam" '-an
;,,, @:,i,i uf his r"s,ur,'pftila'-Se. Juice
arui l,:,, * te ti-rhtlr SAID of ham tuat
tl,,. tr:ltr..rt 90 Is oi Lincoln nl.ilrai and
tu"r@i l'ei"- was honesty. an@ ilsrt =
:. r.,u- ..l1IS" n.,s poorly defended 10 him.
~ s:nry of that ti,uc of his a;iitli'i"
lultard his practice H. ialn-tr.tN- lie
w;ts approached i" take cas'. the II;,-r-
its "l which did a"t satistH Lincoln, lie
y. IL Ia til,. prospective client: 4 can g.:i;t
s"iIr ease: | can ct Il whole u.is,ai;oi'-
hood al ios.e' 'rit";tls: can distress
. d"V.i ulotll"' ami six fatnrri''s@ riil-
,Iieli stlG tI"f.irA ;,"t for YOU St''. y. hi',il
il ,,r,praiS 10 nir ris.ltfiiliN belongs:
Il, :ltern rs {" v"li. | Hill not take your
..:ts". hat viii give YOU a litt'" advice
fer u"thin-- ;dVis" YOU t" Try your
t..,,i at making; aito in soInt other Way
x
..r "i.. ,l.a,s Lincoln appeared a< al
,"rI.ey foI the Illinois central railroad in
q trial IN f',.. circuit court before, Judge
i,.pis IT WAS announced that ti, rail
.,fi.i was ntt le:.be FOR trial oii thu.
.,uurt iuruiiing tin" reason Mr.. Lincoln
',-tl;ed th:t; cat Mcclellan was ;'l,sent
>ad who is Can't, Ne, lerlan"' asked the
a l,.,t .,Il -,
o., ,"iit the iuan was that capt Mcclellan
was ..ucin.."r of the Illinois Central rail
.,'ld.
I'm n littl., more than iva years this
s.;'ue Metz, Han WIS the general in
charge of all of tn. armies of .h. Union.
Davis was a Justice "f the Supreme Court
NJ ia" Guited States and Lincoln Kim
elf WIS President.
The world long ago recognized the
ii 'iliti,.s uf lincoln statesman. In
addition 10 possessing those abilities he
tiso was ON "f the itb.st. most astuIte
and si.rrwdt-St politicians | hay4 ever
Shown From my earliest recollection of
1i'n he t"ok keen interest in public
affairs and WAS the foremost public man
or politician III his section of the state
"It was Lincoln" went on the sena-
tor. WHO turned my thoughts to en-
tering Congress. reception to the
rresident-e elect was given prior to Lin
tbtr i'-pdItuFt ibl " "dSHltis lb1t- AL
the affair. in the course of conver-
sation with him. I expressed desire
to visit Washington while he was
President He replied, heartily: Mr.
Speaker come on
THE more | thought of the idea. the
more int crested | became AS the ca m
psign of 1862 approached l let it be
known that l would be Il candidate for
Congress. but later gave way to
Leonard SWEET. who was beaten at the
polls At the succeeding election l
pressed my candidacy and was elected
This brought to Washing ton
Evening star., 1914-02-08

Y old friend. Uncle
shelby. he comes
nearer connecting
the present with
rhe days OF Wash
inSton than any
one ] know.
II was In this
way that PreSi
dsnt r II in
" ashington sev-
era1 years ago
hailed the then
Evening star., 1914-02-08

President OF ROYAL
Art Society, Visiting
Washington. selects
From Long List of Of
flcial Society 5 Bellies
and Matrons Eight
Whom He Regards as
Most Beautiful
Wives of Three Diplo-
mats and Two Repre-
sentatives Are Honored
SO Is Daughter of
Speaker Clark-Inter-
esting Comments State
Why They Arc Most
Beautiful.
Evening star., 1914-02-08

Although the uif. Of the Belgian min
Isle To Washington. Nine. Havenith is
an Americaa girl. the daughter OF the
.:tc Charles Ata-her Ffoul,.e. 4 ore-time
2h: adeiphia Quaker schoolmaster who.
Evening star., 1914-02-08

sr-snstn LIZ a-t .-r...st ~ ,.er...7.
Eresfe>i % rr"7- eusrr'7s:"r. magtvr a,s s,r,-
,re - his ~" 4Etrr Mss No t.~u ,qualed ~ srv
AurT."sr zHi, n"' rveH b. Washington III.
rzrr Hnf sc o9yr hacu an desperation 20 itl.-
froul my oa-i1e-r -c7"l}"rti"r.
bcev I'm Intimately IN >princhel..: / hear
Ari tii@- si- s3HEqle tarpw"G 10 b., friends
arc n"iTrnrs VHeu he departed 4s-um. .,
fs-t c-'st"r thar any President had bern - He'd
MOO :" a>Sime w our history. IL vas rur ...I
orrF tH accompany his aaEtaI 5cIDainS f,,,i
=" .sp''"l -, ne nation :" ta" capital 81
1!hr"is sHb a. sazed uI"H his face Jhe ia>t
ruie fharSef '-st :. had been nv i- viie.:,.
70 auov hin- - freud. aud feit inesl 4s /
ii'"-r fGi.F rtali-' VOW I'd tho good ht had
t.one w"ad I've -h7ouEh I'll HE a-rs To hicss
ree world SHELBY Il tJLLON