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was planning how with spirit OF
kindness and charity and overmaster-
ing love he might reunite the nearly
severed Union into a great federation
of states. His great heart went out IN
sympathy to the defeated.
6S0 INCOLN was a great joker. said
IL Col. Crook, "and what is more,
there was always a point to his jokes.
And this habit of his of telling a really
laughable story saved him much en-
barrassment and many hours. while
preserving the good will of a large
number of men who might otherwise
have been disgruntled. Any one who
wished to talk with Lincoln could walk
up TO his Office and, after speaking to
the doorkeeper, go in and meet him.
President Lincoln seldom, If ever, de-
clined to receive any man or woman
who came to the White House to see
him. When l remember the number of
persons who came there on all con-
ceivable errands, for all Imaginable
purposes. it seems surprising that he
could get through with his work and
then grant them interviews. But Lin
coin had a most effective way of dis
missing those who trespassed upon his
time. which belonged not to himself,
but to the nation. Here is an illustra-
ton:
Some morning an upstate politician
would hustle into the White House and
want to see the President, not for any
real reason, but merely that he might
go back to his constituents and tell
how he was received by the President
and what he said to the President and
what the President said to him.
Lincoln would size up such a man
in half a minute. and he could get rid
of him in another half minute. not
brusquely. not by waving him aside.
not by suggesting that he was too
busy to be seen at that particular
time; on the contrary, before the poli-
tician would have chance to tell
what he thought of the Presidents pol
icies Mr.. Lincoln would start in on a
droll story, and when he finished the
politician would be laughing SO heart
lily he would forget all about what he
was going to tell the President. Then
his hand would be grasped by the
President, who would at once turn to
his desk, and the politician would find
himself leaving the White House more
than satisfied with his call. which had
lasted two minutes instead of two
hours as he had expected"
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Misplaced Admiration.

srHE late W. W. Rockhill. who died
u in Honolulu, had a deep and in
telligent knowledge of the Chinese.
I'VE Americans" Mr.. Rockhill once
said in New York, don't understand
the Chinese We misread them as a
visiting Ohinaman once misread an
accident in Broadway.
"As this Chinaman was passing be-
meath a huge electric sign. on which
a man was at work. the man slipped
and fell on the Chinaman's head.
"'Well, WE'LL said the Chinaman to
himself, admiringlA. as he rose from
the pavement: well. well. how viii
these wonderful Americans advertise
uextY1
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thoroughgoing believer in the essen
tials of Russian autocracy, yet it is a
fact that, al that time, he supported
Count Witte against the extreme wing
of his autocratic and reactionary broth
ers; it was also his arguments, there is
reason to believe. that finally induced
the ear to summon the first duma.
1.-The personal habits of the grand
duke may not be above reproach, but,
when compared with those of his ia
they might almost be considered ex-
emplary. He has an intellect and high
and patriotic ambition that will not
let him waste his energies and life in
ignoble ways.
<
1.-The grand duke is not a -blooded
Russian. He is half German. his mother
being daughter of the German Duke
of Oldenburg. His life has been ro-
mantle. His fathers extrava gances
and excesses completely dissipated the
family fortune, and the young Nicholas.
in order to recoup them. married NOR
ganatically the wealthy widow of a
Moscow tea merchant, though at the
time his heart was given wholly to the
young Princess Anastasia of Monte
negro, sister of the Queen of Italy,
who was as poor as she was good and
beautiful. Not to spoil the romance.
the rich widow accommodatingly died
shortly after the marriage. whereupon
Nicholas. who. having inherited her
money. was now in funds. lost no time
in wedding the fair Anastasia. She
also was deeply in love with the grand
duke. She had spent. with her sister. a
great part of her youth with the royal
family in Petrograd, and it was then
that she had fallen in love with the
striking looking young grand duke"
In person, Nicholas is a commanding
figure; he is six feet six inches in
height, slender and active, with the
delicate features and graceful bearing
of an artist and an aristocrat. In youth
his head was covered with wealth of
short, golden curls. like a very Apollo:
now, in the fifties, there isn't much
hair left, and that is iron-gray. His
eyes are blue and keen as a hunters:
his nose prominent. his mouth deter
mined and a little cruel, and his chin
firm. His personality is so much
stronger and more remarkable than
that Of any of the descendants of Alex
ander II-he is himself the son of .
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I-TSTASDINCi above all anec-
RI " dotes about Lincoln is that
W which is known to but few per-
.,rs narratinG that Lincoln, on the
very day he was shot down, conndeu
10 an intimate associate that on three
successive nights he had dreamed tha'
he was to be assassinated
only a couple of hours before he
started for the theater where he re-
.eived his death wound he wrote ms
last letter. replying to Gen James II.
Van Allen of New York, who mad asked
Lincoln not to expose his life unneces-
sarily, as he had done at Richmond
from which trip he had but just re-
turned TO Washington. Il Intend, LIN
COLI wrote. Ito adopt the advice OF
my friends and use precaution-
The calm manner in which he went
about what he believed to be his duty,
outwardly unmoved by these fateiui
night visions April /. April II and
body guard. yet living in washington;
who recently rounded out fifty years
service in the White House-Coi- W.
H Crook His reminiscence OF the
event follows:
THE only time that President Lin
coin failed TO say Good night to me.
when we parted after having been to-
gether for hours was on the evening
shortly before he started for Ford's
Theater where he was murdered Mr
Lincoln had told me that afternoon OF
:. dream he had had for three success
sive nights concerning his impending
assassination OF course. the constant
.lread of such d calamity made me
nervous. and ! almost begged him TO
remain in the White House that night
and not go to the theater. But he
would not disappoint Mrs. Lincoln and
the others who were to be present
Then / urged that he allow me to stay
Il MY md mai y Ia
would no, hear of this. either
"'No, Crook he said, kindly, but
firmly, you have had long. hard
days work already and must go home
sleep and rest / cannot afford TO
have You get all tired out and ex>
hausted'
the first and only time 10 say Good
night TO me. Instead. he turned, with
his kind. grave face. and said Good
bye. Crook and went into his room.
He had said Goodbye to me.
'As ] turned to leave the White
House for my own home 1 pondered
whether the Presidents words meant
anything. \ few hours later. when
The awful news spread like wildfire
over Washington that he had been
shot, his last words were SO burned in
my memory that L never can forget
Them
rOL. Crook produced from a care
" fully guarded steel treasure box
Il note in Lincoln's handwriting. 1t
is legible today as when it was writ
Ten TO the provost marshal general. II
reads:
These two of my men, Crook and
Alexander, are drafted and l cannot
spare them. P. NJ. G. please fix.
"A. LINCOLN
March .. 1855
He could not spare me. Do you
wonder why l loved the President who
felt that way about my services
said Col. Crook. That precious me-
mento of his regard for me was given
10 me out of the files of the War De
partment by Bob Lincoln when he
was SecrHary- IL is among the dear
est OF my possessions.
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Booth decided. the morning of the 14th
of April. to kill the President in the
theater that evening. and escape at
once by the rear alley, across what is
known as the Navy Yard bridge at
Anacostia, into Maryland; thence to
Virginia. He never seemed to doubt
but that his horrible crime would
meet with appreciation
Shortly after 9 on this memorable
evening Booth got his horse and led it
to the back door of the theater. leav-
ing it in charge of boy nicknamed
Peanuts
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brother of that monarch-that he has
always had to bear some suspicion ann
dislike both from Alexander III ANA
from the present czar. Nicholas IL II
is only because he has made himself
Indispensable to the czar that he has
a Ia ST risen to power.
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ANECDOTES OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

MESPITE the bitter sectional feeling
~ against Lincoln, there was no
trace of resentment in his disposition
toward the leaders in the secession.
This was best shown when Lincoln
was one day asked what he would do
with jeff Davis. president of the south
ern Confederacy, when he captured
him. Lincoln smiled reminiscently.
Makes me think of the darky and
the old dog / once saw in Kentucky"
he said. II was going along the street
one day when ! saw this old darky with
the old dog tied to rope, and the
darky seemed so disconsolate I
stopped and asked him what was the
matter. We'll you see. boss. he re-
making so much trouble around the
place that master told me to take him
out and shoot him. I know he's just
low down and ornery, and has been
making an awful lot of trouble, but 1
Just haven't the heart to do anything
TO him. so I'm wishing he'd run away
from me so that / could go back and
say he'd got away from me- Lincoln
was wishing that Jeff Davis would get
away so that he'd not have to decide
his fate.
A MOTHER instance of Lincoln's
~ maGnanimity was shown when,
after the surrender of Lees army.
George n. Sanders and Jacob Thomp-
son, agents of the Confederacy in Can
ada, who he had been apprised had
been plotting for his abduction and as
sassinatfon, sent communication to
Washington asking leave to pass
through the states. The Secretary of
War seriously opposed granting this
request, but President Lincoln, in the
Kindness of his heart, said: Let US
close our eyes and let them pass un-
noticed"
II INCOLN knew of plots to assassi-
Ia nate him as early as January. 1861.
yet not the least shade of vindictive-
ness is discernable. His own statement
regarding information on this subject
follows:
friend from Chicago, sent for me to
come to his room cat the Continental
Hotel, Philadelphia. February 2D. L
went and found there Mr.. Allan Pin
kerton, a skillful police detective, also
from Chicago, who had been employed
for some time in Baltimore watching
or searching for suspicious persons.
Pinkerton informed me that a plan had
been laid for my assassination, the ex-
act time when L expected to go through
Baltimore being publicly known. He
was well informed as to the plan, but
did not know the conspirators would
have pluck enough to execute it, He
urged me to go right through to Wash
ington with him that night. l could
not believe that there was a plot to
murder me.
when / was making my way back
to my room through crowds of people
/ met Frederick Seward. We went to-
gether to my room, when he told me
that he had been sent, at the instance
of his father. and Gen. Scott, to inform
me that their detectives in Baltimore
had discovered a plot trere to assassi
nate me. They knew nothing of Mr..
Pinkerton's movements. / now believe
such a plot to he in existence"
And yet, Lincoln went about his work
and the very next day raised a new
flag over independence Hall in Phila-
delphia. and went o4'to Harrisburg to
meet the legislature
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HnH1 HE head and heart of the Rus
w III sian army is the Grand Duke
u Nicholas, cousin of the cZar,'
was the statement made by an official
connected with the Russian embassy
"Jt is he who has vitaliZed and ener-
eized into its present effectiveness the
huge organism that. ten years ago,
made such poor headway against the
foroas of JaDan in the Manchurian
campaign. AS present commanoer-ln- :
chief of all the Muscovite forces, he
has given. in the marvellous swiftness
.nd order with which he mobilized
their far-fung squadrons against the
we'll nrenared armies of Germany and
Arstri. an example of military eff1-
ciancv and dash that come very near
to genius.
Aftar the disasters of the Japanese
u,.r the Grand duke, who was already
known as brilliant cavalry officer,
,,naar+ools to reorganize the entire Rus
sian army. The results of the last six
months have proved how successfully
he nerformed his task. In speed OF mo-
bilization. CELEBRITY OF movemen. ana ana
~ the campaign. the Russian armies
have shown themselves no mean sec
ond to the high standard OF their Ieu-
tonic adversary, cohsioeIeu ps eAPei's
the f1nest and most thoroughly trained
Military force that the world ever saw.
% grand Duke Nicholas was given, but
small chance to distinguish himself in
the japanese war said tSat the It 0fels Was the
czar's css' jealousy of his brilliant cousin
that rendered these chances SO small.
although, of course, the official never
h!. .uowever. with the failure and con-
sennent collapse of the other Russian
leaders, the grand dukes opportunity
came. When the present war broke
ont No one else was even suggested as
.,n,onder-in- chief. Not only is he
sunreme in the field. but no one else
Sae 90 much influence with the czar in
private council Indeed, his position
IN russia today may be said to be that
aI,,ost of a dictator, without the pomp
and trappings of office
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John WILKES BOOTH,
WfO ASSASS1NATED
LINCOLN.

About fifteen minutes past 10 he en-
tered the theater, and, walking unno-
ticed down the aisle. entered the rear
of the Presidents box. The guard
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GV0 greatest man who ever lived is
builded on the great human love he
showed for all mankind. as l saw it
so frequently demonstrated said Col.
Crook Can you imagine any other
President sitting down on are curb
stone with an old man he CHANGED to
meet, going over his troubles with him
and promising him relief, without the
necessity of untying "A lot of red tape?
| have seen Lincoln do that very thing.
During his regime there were no
telegraph wires leading into the eXecu-
tive offices, and he was accustomed
regularly and at all hours of the night
TO visit the War Department building
TO get latest news from the front. 1t
was while crossing to the War De-
partment one day that he met an old
soldier, who addressed him. The Presi-
dent greeted him kindly and listened to
him with interest. He became SO touch
ed by the old mans condition that he
sat with him on the curbstone and went
through his papers. He sent the man
away happy. with a card on which he
had scrubbed an appointment for the
next day, when the old soldier was
admitted promptly to the executive Of
fees and sent away with his petition
granted
e6 A BRAHAM LINCOLN was wholly
81 wrapped up in his little son
'Tad." said Col. Crook. He took him
everywhere possible with him. even on
the memorable trip to the front and the
entry of Richmond. The greatest evil
dence Lincoln ever gave me of his abb
solute trust was when on this trip he
put little Tads hand in mine, saying,
Crook, i want you to see that no harm
comes to my boy.
Tad slept in my stateroom, and
doubt If l ever felt greater RESPONSE
bility in guarding the President him
self. When on April 4. the day after
the evacuation of Richmond, the Presi-
dent without pomp or ceremony enter
ed this capital of the Southern Con-
federacy he was holding his little son
by the hand As he walked the streets
from which that great southern army
of courage and skill equal to our own
hal go --ad forever l know that he
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& NJ
Na\H of this month. will observe
\V\V the birthday anniversary of
" " Abraham Lincoln. within
few weeks il will remember that it is
passing over the fiftieth anniversary of
his death-that just fifty years ago. in
April. the greatest tragedy the republic
has ever known was enacted in Wash
ington.
On April IA. 1851. the Union flag was
hauled down at Fort Sumter and the
war became a fact. On April IA. 1865.
the man who had been the head of the
Union during the struggle was shot
by an assassin. As each year adds
luster TO the name of Abraham Lincoln.
so the deep darnnation of his taking
or has but made his personality sa-
cred to the American heart.
ON the afternoon of the 18th of April.
1861. President Lincoln. accompanied
by his wife, went for long drive
through the city, happy in the thought
of the dawn of peace after the long
night Of war. Little did he dream that
at this very time a band of conspira
tors was plotting his death within
few hours and that he would never see
the sunrise of another day.
As a recreation. he planned to see
tlS famous dCtTeSS, Laura III
Our American Cousin which was be-
ing played in what was then Ford's
Tbeater, on 10th street northwest be-
tween f and r streets. This building
row belongs to the government and is
occupied by offices of the pension d.
vision of the War Department
Gen. Grant was to have been one of
this theater party, but the fact that lie
was unexpectedly called away probably
saved his life. as there is no doubt but
that his murder was also contemplated.
The Presidents box had been draped
that day with two flags, silk one Dor
row ed from the Treasury Department
being placed in the center 1t was in
this that Booths spur caught when he
leaped from the box after shooting Lin
coin. Within the box was placed a
rocking chair for the use of the Presi-
dent At half-past in the evening
Mr. Lincoln. accompanied by Mrs Lin
coin. Mai Rathbone and Miss Harris,
entered the fatal box to witness a play
OF which they were destined never TO
see the end.
AS the President sat there quietly in
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fopDS MEArER WHEPf.
L1NeOlNWAS ASSASSINArED B
John WILNs Booth On The
EVENING OFAPR1L IA. 1868.

his box for an hour and a half his
doom was rapidly approaching. John
Wilkes Booth. the assassin. was hover
ing near waiting for a favorable op-
portunity to fire the fatal shot Booth
was handsome, gay, romantic young
actor of the famous family of that
name. a family which has given to the
world its greatest tragedians Edwin
Booth was his brother and Juhius Bru-
tus Booth his father.
Young Wilkes Booth-he was COM
monty called by his middle name-was
an ardent southern sympathizer and his
frequent visits to Washington brought
him in contact not only with people of
similar feelings. but also with the op-
portunity to put into effect plan
which he imagined would be that of
patriot.
y x
For some months he had been living
in Washington. where he had formu-
lated plans with band of conspirators
These plans, at first. looked to the cap
ture of the President by taking him
boldly and concealing him in one of
the cellars of the old Van Ness man
sion. then spiriting him away to Rich
mond and compelling the exchange of
southern prisoners for his freedom.
But these plans having gone astray,
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after the breakdown of Russian
credit at the end of the japanese war,
the grand duke took the leading part
in restoring order and confidence III
Russian finances. OF course. Re is a
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April IA, 1865, the
Hand of the Assassin,
John Wilkes Booth,
Struck Down the Great
War President - The
Story of the Crime and
Booths Escape and
Death - Lincoln's Fu-
neral - Relics of the
Martyred President.
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00 09ILE the nation. on the 18th
Na\U of this month. will observe
\V\V the birthday anniversary of
" " Abraham Lincoln. within a
New Britain herald., 1915-12-02

tournaments and was semi-finalist in the amateur championship at Detroit. His latest achievement was the win ming of the Thanksgiving tournament at Lakewood. Only three weeks be- fore he triumphed at Atlantic city It was in the amateur championship at Detroit that Marston probably made his best showing. Having the championship almost in his grasp, he missed a short eighteen inch putt that would have given him the match with Gardner and put him in the final Marston has proved himself an ideal match player. He does not care about breaking records in qualifying rounds, being content to save his en- ergy for his opponents later on.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-02

Newark, N. J., Dec. 2.-Who is the best amateur golfer of the year- Jerry Travers, who won the open; Bob Gardner, who won the amateur championship, or Max Marston, who won the most invitation tournaments during the golfing season? Marston, the New Jersey champion, has earned an enviable place in golf in the sea- son just closed. When the handicap committee decides on the relative merits of the amateurs next spring. Marston will not be far from the scratch mark. He won six important tournaments in 1915, including the championship of New Jersey. He was also runner-up at two other big
New Britain herald., 1915-12-02
SYRACUSE BEATS AGGIES.

sterners Wade Through Michigan
 CTS Line and Pile Up 2S Points.
 Portland, Ore, Dec. 2.-Syracuse
 iversity defeated the Oregon Aggies
 Fterday, 2S to 0, and had little buble doing it. Forward pass, |uble pass and fake plays proved E undoing of the home team, which Heated the mighty Michigan Az es few weeks ago, 28 to 0.
 Never was the Syracuse goal in dan IT.. Many time the Oregon Aggies bld and saved their goal line from sing crossed more often than it was. Tilkinson's line p1unges scored gains ng and frequent for the visitors, and eehan played 8 wonderful game at larter, his work surpassing any ling else ever seen here. t
New Britain herald., 1915-12-02
ANNEX AND PAWNEES
 TO BATTLE AGAIN
Another Attempt to Be Made to
 Settle City Football HOnOrS

The Pawnecs and Annex football arrangements, have completed ar- engagements for holding another game next Sunday afternoon at Trauts park, in an effort to decide the city piorship. The game will be the second meeting of the elevens this season, they having played a score- less tie last Sunday, after one of the hottest battles ever witnessed on local gridiron. It is expected that an- other mammoth crowd will be on hand to witness the game.
 Both teams have kept in hard prac- ticc for the coming game, and ba~ tie royal should be the outcome. Ofn- cials from Yale, Wesleyan and Trin- ity arc being communicated with to handle tho game.
 Neither eleven is satisfied with the outcome of last Sundays game, as both are confident of the superior prowess of each other.
 The clcvcns will use the same line- up as on the previous meeting except Fitch the star tackle of the Annex team who was unable to be in the game on account of injuries, is again in shape, who will take part in Sum days game. The acquisition of Fitch will greatly strengthen the East End boys line but the Pawnees are nor worrying much over Mir. Fitch or any of the Annex team.
 The game will start at 2:30 o'clock sharp so as to allow ample time to finish before darkness sets in.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-02
ANOTHER FIASCO.
Elm City Fans Get Sung Again When Cans Quits to Bartfeld in Fourth.

Elm City Fans Get Sung Again When
 Cans Quits to Bartfield in Fourth.
 New Haven, Dec. 2.-Italian Joe Cans quit cold in his fight last night with Soldier Bartfield and was count ed out in the fourth round by Referee Dave Fitzgerald. Because of the small house Cans was at first unwill- ing to enter the ring and the bout was announced as shortened from fifteen to ten rounds. Cans appeared in poor condition, but was not badly punished Willie Brown, the former bantam champion of the navy, fought clev- CT eight-round draw with Benny Nc Coy, bantam champion of the south. Neither boxer was badly punished Joe Currie, bantam champion of New Haven county, was given decision in a six-round bout over Pepper Mar tin of Brooklyn The New Haven Athletic club, which staged the bouts lost heavily in the venture.