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Washington had been wild with Joy
for several days; people were parad-
Ing the streets and bands were play
ing-everybody was happy. During
the afternoon OF the fourteenth the
President and Mrs. Lincoln took a
drive through the city. during which
Mrs. Lincoln afterward declared, the
President was in most cheerful
mood, saying that now that his trou-
bles were past, he looked forward to
the time when they would return to
their Springfield home. Shortly after
reaching the White House they
learned that General Grant and his
wife were compelled to leave the city
TO visit their children and could not
attend the theatre with them that
night as arranged. Then Mrs. Lin
coin suggested asking Major Rath-
bone and his fancee. Miss Harris The
party reached the theatre somewhat
late and entered the box which had
been prepared for them. while the
band played Hail to the Chief" The
theatre was we'll filled, owing 10 the
curiosity of many to see General
Grant, who was expected by the man
agement The people rose and
cheered while the President bowed
and smiled. For the first time in
years the burden OF State affairs
seemed to be lifted from his shoul-
ders. The play of the evening was
Tom Taylor's comedy. 1.-The Amerl-
can Cousin" now known under the
title OF Lord Dundreary," so named
on account of the great hit made In
that particular part by the late F. A
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the Lincoln School on Fifth Street Just
opposite the United states Mint. and
represented the President holding out
the Emancipation Proclamation. The
figure was knocked down by the earth
quake of 1906 and completely de-
stroyed.
Gettysburg has a small memorial
a bronze bust. marking the spot where
he stood when he made the famous
speech at the dedication of the Ma
tional Cemetery.
At Hodginsville. Kentucky a nonu-
ment was erected a few years hgo to
mark the birthplace Of Lincoln. In
Edinburg. Scotland. the Scotch who
fought for the Union during the CA
War have erected a statue OF Lincoln
as a memorial both to him and to
their dead comrades.
We have cities named in his honor.
parks. streets, schools. hospitals and
various other institutions, and only re-
Gently the great Lincoln Highway
fine road all the way across our coun-
try. has been practically completed.
AS time goes on other monuments
will rise to perpetuate the memory OF
the preserver OF our nation. Already
the cornerstone OF the great Lincoln
Memorial 10 be erected by the United
states Government at Washington has
been laid and when this Is completed
it will add another splendid testimonial
20 the worth of this great American
who IS now receiving In many forms
that recognition TO which his work
entities him az the hands Of an admir-
ing and grateful nation.
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worn features. At twenty-five minutes
after seven he died. Stanton broke
the silence by saying. Now he belongs
10 the ages The Reverend Doctor
Gurley kneeled by the bedside and
prayed fervently. The widow came In
from the adjoining room, supported by
her son. and cast herself with a loud
cry upon the dead body"
Only one of the persons who were
al the deathbed OF the President is
living today-Robert Lincoln. the dead
mans son, who for many years was
President OF the Pullman Car Com
pany at Chicago.
The Assassin.
While the President lay DYING the
assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who had
broken his leg in falling upon the
stage was riding madiy toward Mary
land like a hunted animal His leg
was dressed by a confederate during
the night, and with a fellow conspir-
ator he pressed on (although his in
jured leg caused torture) and finally
crossed tho river. on April twenty
sixth the two men were located in
Garrett's barn near Bowling Green,
NlFklUlhs litfniu tufTenueItu, nut
Booth remained defiant even after the
straw In the barn had been set on fire.
When n was seen that he was taking
aim at the party Sergeant Boston Cor
bett. u. s. A.. fired n shot which hit
Booth I'm the back OF the neck causing
paralysis OF the body. Three hours
later tho assassin died after suffering
the most eXcruciahng agony.
This misguided young man was only
tweniy-seven years OF age. He was the
son OF Junius Brutus Booth. perhaps
the greatest actor OF his day. YOUNG
John Wilkes. who was regarded as one
Of the handsomest men In Washington
was also an actor but he was no
studious and frequently missed hi
lines. lie was fond OF the South an,
took the cause TO heart and was OBJ
sessed with the idea that Lincoln
death was the only way TO avenge tn
death OF so many Southern soldiers.
His body was brought TO Washing
ton and buried under one OF the cell
OF the old penitentiary where 70 re
mained until 1869. when President An
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contributors The monument is in a
small park not far from the Congress
sional Library, and is known as the
Emancipation Statue II represents
Lincoln as the benefactor Of the slaves.
holding the Emancipation Proclama-
ton in his hand. while a slave is kneel-
ing unshackled at his feet. The bronze
group is about twelve feet high and
was cast at Munich. Germany. II was
unveiled April 14t.., 1876. on the
eleventh anniversary Of Iincoln's as
sassinatlon. The late Frederick Doug
lass delivered the address and thou
sands Of colored people attended the
ceremonies.
An exact counterpart OF this statue
was set up in Boston shortly afterward
New York City.
The Lincoln memorial in New York
City stands I'm the busiest section OF
the metropolis. Al Union Square. II
was erected in 1852 and was the gift
Of number Of men and women who
made up a fund among themselves
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drew Johnson gave Edwin Booth, his
brother, permission TO remove It to
Baltimore. IL was inferred In the
Booth lot in Greenmount Cemetery.
The grave OF the assassin Is unmarked
save for a clump OF ivy. His name,
however. appears on the family monu-
mont with those Of his brothers and
sisters
Punishment or The Conspirators.
Dave Herold, Lewis Payne (who at
tempted TO assassinate Secretary Sc
ward on the same night, George Atze-
rodt (who was 10 kill vice-President
Johnson and failed) and Mrs. Mary E.
surratt who. according TO President
Johnson. kept the nest which Matched
the egg" (the landlady OF a boarding
house and mother OF one OF the con-
spirators). were tried by a Military
Commission and hanged on July 7th.
1895. Four other conspirators were
given prison sentences. while another,
John II. Surratt. was pursued TO Egypt
and finally tried in 1867. but escaped
punishment on account of the dis
agreement OF the jury This man Is
still living and resides IN Baltimore.
The reward OF one hundred thousand
uoiibfs outFt0 nY the OnlIe0 states
Government for the capture OF the con-
spirators had 10 be divided into small
portions on account OF so many per-
sons having a part in the capture.
The Funeral or Lincoln.
The funeral OF President Lincoln
was more like a triumphal procession
than a funeral cortege. Stops were
made at various places. where the
body lay in state to be reviewed by the
people who came miles to do honor to
the memory OF the martyred Presl-
dent Great draped arches were set
up along the route. choirs sang. bands
played dirges and thousands stood with
uncovered heads as the mortal remains
passed TO their final resting place. The
funeral train left Washington on April
21st and reached Springfield on the
third OF May. The next morning the
body was placed in the receiving vault
at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Later II was
transferred to the splendid mausoleum
built by the people OF the United
States.
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for that purpose. II is the work OF
II. X. Brown and is regarded as one
OF the most lifelike figures Of the
dead statesman.
Both Buffalo and Brooklyn have
Lincoln memorials, and each was
erected by private subscription. The
one in Brooklyn Is rather imposing and
shows the Emancipator with one hand
slightly raised as II in the act Of
speaking.
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia's splendid monument
to Lincoln is on one of the broad drives
OF beautiful Fairmount Park. II was
modelled by Randolph Rogers in Rome
and was cast at the celebrated foundry
at Munich. II represents the Presi-
dent sitting in a chair with a quill in
his right hand and in his left the
Emancipation Proclamation. The fig
ure is about nine feet high. on each
of the four sides Of the granite base
quotations from his speeches are in
scribed. II was unveiled IN 1871.
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Newark.

NthdHhs
Newark. New Jersey. has the most
unique memorial and one that is re-
garded as one OF the best portrait
statues in this country. II is entirely
in bronze-a heroic Lincoln is seated
on a long bench. The figure is in a
most lifelike pose Beside him is a
counterpart Of the famous plug hat he
always wore. IL Is the work OF Gutzon
Borglum, who makes a speciality of
colossal portrait figures and was a gif.
by bequest I'm the will Of Amos A. Van
Horn to his comrades OF the Lincoln
Post No. II. Department of New
Jersey. G. A. r. II was unveiled May
s0th. 1911.
Columbus.
The Legislature Of the state Of Ohio.
in 1879. appropriated 100000 for a
memorial to Lincoln. and Mr.. T. d..
Jones was the sculptor Of that artistic
work in marble representing the Sur
render Of Vicksburg. It stands in the
big rotunda OF the capitol at Colum-
bus near the spot where the body Of
the great man lay in state when thou
sands came from all parts Of Ohio to
view his remains and do honor to the
first martyred President
Chicago.
Chicago has Augustus st. Gauden's
statue Of Lincoln-another excellent
piece Of portrait sculpture. It faces
the Dearborn Avenue entrance OF Lin
coin Park and shows him standing be-
fore the chair of state from which he
has just arisen. II pictures the Presi-
dent in one OF his favorite attitudes
when speaking-one hand behind him
and the other holding the lapel OF his
coat. The figure is nearly twelve feet
high and is cast in bronze. It was
presented to the City OF Chicago by
/ ELI Bates. The unveiling took place
/ on October %. 1887. the Stars and
Stripes which enveloped II being drawn
aside by the son OF Robert Lincoln.
/ grandson and namesake of Abraham
Lincoln. This young man died soon
afterward and his body rests in the
/ crypt OF the Lincoln tomb at Spring
| field close 10 the tomb Of his distin-
guished ancestor.
! Various Kinds OF Memorials.
san Francisco had a Lincoln monu-
ment prior 70 the earthquake. II was
the work Of P. Mezzera and was
erected in 1926. II stood in front OF
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A Story Of the Crime, Burial of the Pres
ident, Capture and Punishment oft
Assassin and His Confederates.

Civil War was on. Then came four
long years Of carnage and bloodshed.
Plots Against His Life.
He was in the habit OF spending his
summers at a cottage a few miles out
side OF Washington (now a part OF
the Soldiers Home) and repeated at
tempts were made to get him" as he
went back and forth from the Capt.
tai, but 1t was not until bullet had
passed through his hat that he would
permit a troop OF cavalry to accom-
pany him to and from Washington.
Even then the President protested
that the shot was fred by some fool
ish gunner and asked that his escape
be kept quiet.
Previous to his second Inauguration
rumors We're in circulation that he
would never again take the oath of
office. That a tragedy was planned
for that fine was unquestioned.
The police had been told and were
prepared. One or two struggles took
place between them and people who
attempted TO reach the President
on that occasion. and IL has been
stated that John Wilkes Booth was
one of these persons. The foundation
for this statement is based on the fact
that when the policeman who had
stopped one of the men in the at
tempt TO get into the Capitol saw the
picture of Booth after the assassina-
tion he declared It was the same man
he had held in the guard room until
after the conclusion OF the inaugural
ceremonies.
At one time there was a plan on
foot to kidnap the President and hold
him in captivity without injury 10 his
person until such concessions were
made 10 the Southern leaders as their
plan of compromise rendered neces-
sary. The various schemes for the
abduction. however proved futile and
the conspirators resolved that moth
ing short of dagger or bullet could
remove the man whose life they SO
persistently sought. The night of April
fourteenth Good Friday, 1869. wit.
messed the elimination of the plot.
The Deed Committed.
The war had practically ended and
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devotion Of their order in nursing the
wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
-Four Monuments In Washington.
The National Capital has several
monuments-two inside the capitol,
the famous head OF Lincoln by Borg
lum and the lifelike figure in marble
by Vinie Ream Hoxie. Another is a
tall Doric column Of white marble
capped with a heroic figure OF the
martyred President standing in front
OF the Court House. 1t is the work
of Lot Flannery and is the only full
figure of Lincoln in marble. except
Mrs. Hoxie's statue. the other statues
in all parts of the country being cast
in bronze. The tall shaft was paid
for through public subscription by the
citizens OF the District Of Columbia.
and was unveiled l. 1863.
The memorial known as the Eman-
ciDation Statue is unique from the fact
that it was paid for By donations from
the colored freedmen OF the United
States. The first FIVE dollars came
from an old coiored woman and was
her first free earnings-in fact. the
memorial was the result Of her sug-
gestion and offer TO head the list Of
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around the, hallowed spot. Unlike
most Of the tombs Of great men, which
are usually shut off in such a fashion
that one must look through a grating.
the visitor may stand beside the Lin
coin sarcophagus. In the rear of the
catacomb is a Memorial Hall in which
a number of interesting relics are kept.
The shaft is built OF granite in the
shape of an obelisk and is ninety eight
feet in height and seventy-two and
one-half feet square at the base. A
colossal statue OF Lincoln in bronze
Is the central figure with the Coat Of
Arms of the United States just below
him. on each corner are striking
groups in bronze representing the in
fantry, cavalry. artillery and the navy
The meaning to be conveyed is we'll
carried out in the statuary. For in
stance. in the Coat Of Arms Of the
United States the shield with part OF
the stars obscured supports the Amer
ican eagle. The olive branch on the
ground shows that having been ten
dered until IL was spurned by the
rebels IL was then cast under foot.
Thus the conflict began and ragged
until the chain of slavery was torn
asunder. one part remaining grasped
in the talons Of the eagle. and the
other held aloft in his beak. The Coat
of Arms in the position it occupies Is
intended to typify the Constitution OF
the United States. Mr. Lincoln on the
pedestal above It makes the whole an
Illustration of his position at the out
break OF the rebellion. He took his
stand on the Constitution as his au-
thority for using the four arms of war
power of the Government-the in
fantry. cavalry, artillery and the navy,
which are set up IN groups around him
to hold the States which are repre-
sented still lower on the monument by
Gordon OF tablets. linking them to-
gether, as it were. in a perpetual bond
Of Union. The memorial was dedi-
Gated with great ceremony. the veil
being drawn aside by two Sisters Of
Charity who were invited 70 perform
this duty owing to the self sacrificing
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ALI century mas passed since
A the first martyred President
was cut off in the prime of life
- through the dastardly act Of a
fanatic who probably thought he was
tnus serving the cause of liberty.
Abraham Lincoln was shot down
whilst attending a theatrical perform
ance at Ford's Theatre in the Capital
City Of the nation. His death came
in the hour of his greatest triumph,
when a disunited nation was about
to lay aside the grievances Of nearly
a generation and to start again to
knit together the fragments Of a di-
vided country. which had tried to set
tie their differences by submission to
the arbitrament Of the sword
Marked For Assassination.
Even before he left his home in
Springfield, Illinois. for the national
capital he was marked for assassina-
ton. Obstacles we're placed on the
track at a point on the railroad near
the line between the States Of Illinois
and Indiana for the purpose of wreck
ing the train on which he was travel
ling. Happily this was discovered in
natl deadly missile was found con-
cealed in one of the cars Of the train
on which he travelled but il was re-
moved before any damage was done
1t is said that a plot had been
hatched to assassinate him upon his
arrival at Baltimore Whether this
is true or not the detective who was
sent to investigate the matter per-
suaded the committee accompanying
the President elect to change their
plans so that the stop in Baltimore
might be avoided and Il was so ar
ranged that when Mr. Lincoln passed
through that city he was quietly sleep
ing in berth on the regular train.
The few days which he spent in the
Capital before the Inauguration were
full Of nervous anxiety for his friends
who feared that he might be assas-
sinated before he took the oath of
Office. The Inauguration. however,
passed off without a hitch. but before
two r'ouths had elapsed the guns at
Fort sumpter were silenced and the
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syndicate.
Splendid Memorials
Which Have Been
Set Up In Honor of
the Martyred Pres
ident.

~ HE memory OF great men is
Al perpetuated through written his
tories of a country or the biog-
- raphies Of these men, but per-
haps that which best reflects the real
affection and esteem OF the people is
in the marble shaft and granite stone
which mark some spot closely identi-
fed with their lives or represents some
Of the enduring deeds performed for
the benefit of mankind.
Springfield.
on May 4th, 1865, Mr.. Lincoln's
body was deposited in the receiving
vault in Oak Ridge Cemetery, Spring
Held, Illinois. and a few days later the
Lincoln Monument Association was
formed, its object being TO build a
memorial TO him IN the City of Spring
/ |held. Governor Richard ]. Oglesby
was elected president Of the associa-
ton. In 1868 they offered a prize of
100000 for the best design for a
monument to be set up over the tomb.
|Jhirty-seven designs were received
land after a weeks consideration the
committee accepted the one sumbitted
+ by I.arkin G. Mead, Jr.
The monument is by far the most
/ Imposing of all the Lincoln monuments
and cost S175,00O.OO. II is built OF
granite and bronze and contains a
stone catacomb where the bodies OF
4 the dead President. his wife and chill
1ren, also that OF his grandson Abra-
ham Lincoln, are buried. The Presi-
P1ents body rests in a plain marble
Asarcophagus with the word LINCOLN
)n the end surrounded by a wreath OF
oak leaves. The famous quotation
from his second inaugural address
with malice toward none. with char
4 " for all" is also carved upon the
omb. The catacomb Is simple. vet
here is certain grandeur about the
place which makes one love to linger
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ALF a century has passed since
"a the first martyred President
was cut Off in the prime of life
y through the dastardly act Of
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