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the Lincoln School on Fifth street ~
opposite the United States Mint, al
represented the President holding d
the Emancipation Proclamation. I1
figure was knocked down by the cart
quake of 1906 and completely d
stroyed.
Gettysburg has a small memorial
a bronze bust marking the spot whd
he stood when he made the famd
speech at the dedication of the y
tional Cemetery.
At Hodginsville. Kentucky, mon
ment was erected a few years ago
mark the birthplace of Lincoln.
Edinburg, Scotland, the Scotch vi
fought for the Union during the C4
War have erected statue OF Lincd
as a memorial both to him and
their dead comrades.
We have cities named in his hon|
parks. streets, schools, hospitals Al
various other institutions. and only
Gently the great Lincoln Highway
a fine road all the way across our coy
try, has been practically completed
AS time goes on other monumet
will rise to perpetuate the memory
the preserver of our nation. Alrea|
the cornerstone of the great Linc{
Memorial to be erected by the Unit
States Government at Washington
been laid and when this Is COMPEL
it will add another splendid testimorI
to the worth of this great Amerid
who is now receiving in many for|
that recognition to which his wd
entities him at the hands of an adm
ing and grateful nation
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drew Johnson gave Edwin Booth, his
brother, permission to remove II TO
Baltimore. It was Inferred in the
Booth lot in Greenmount Cemetery.
The grave Of the assassin is unmark ed
save for 4 clump Of ivy. His name,
however, appears on the family monu-
mcnt with those of his brothers and
sisters
Punishment or Tic Conspirators.
Dave Herold. Lewis Payne (who at
tempted to assassinate Secretary Sc.
ward on the same night, George Atze-
rodt (who was to Kill Vice President
Johnson and failed) and Mrs Mary r
curratt who, according to President
Johnson. kept the nest which Matched
the egg" tthe landlady of a boarding
house and mother of one of the CON
spirators), were tried by a Military
Commission and hanged on July 18th
1855. Four other conspirators were
given prison sentences, while another
John II. Surrdtt, was pursued to Egyp
and finally tried in 1867. but ESCAPED
punishment on account of the dis
agreement OF the jury. This man i
still living and resides in Baltimore
The reward of one hundred THOUSAND
dollars offered by the United State
Government for the capture of the con
spira tors had TO be divided into small
portions on account of so many per
sons having n part in the capture.
The Funeral or Lincoln.
The funeral of President LincOlt
was more like a triumphal procession
than funeral cortege. Stops wer
made at various places. where TIL
body lay in state to be reviewed by TIL
people who came miles to do honor q
the memory Of the martyred Presi
dent. Great draped arches were sd
up along the route, choirs sang, band
played dirges and thousands stood wit
uncovered heads a s the mortal remain
passed TO their final resting place. TIL
funeral train left Washington on Apr
21st and reached Springfield on tn
third of May. The next morning tn
body was placed in the receiving vau
at Oak Ridge Cemetery. Later il wa
transferred to the splendid mausoleuI
built by the people Of the Unite
States.
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for that purpose. 1t is the work of
IL. 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 Brook lyn is rather imposing and
shows the Emancipator with one hand
slightly raised as II in the act of
speaking,
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia splendid monument
to Lincoln is on one of the broad drives
of beautiful Paramount Park 1t was
modelled by Randolph Rogers in Rome
and was cast at the celebrated foundry
at Munich. 1t represents the Presi-
dent sitting in a chair with a quill in
his right hand and in his left the
Emancipation Procla mation. The fig
ure is about nine feet high. ON each
of the four sides of the granite base
quotations from his speeches are in
scrbed. 1t was unveiled in 1874.
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A Story of he Crime, Burial of the Pres
ident, Capture and Punishment ofthe
Assassin and His Confederates

TALF century has passed since
the first martyred President
was cut of in the prime Of life
- through the dastardly act OF a
fanatic who probably thought he was
thus 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 disunited nation was about
to lay aside the grievances Of nearly
a generation and to start again to
knit together the fragments Of a d.
vided country. which had tried to set
tie their differences by submission to
the arbitrarnent 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 were 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
time to avert the danger. At Cincin-
natl deadly missile was found con
cealed in one of the cars of the train
on which he travelled. but ii was re-
moved before any damage was done.
1t is said that a plot had been
Matched 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 Baltimo ore
might be avoided. and it was so ar
ranged that when Mr.. Lincoln passed
through that city he was quietly sleep
ing in a berth on tho regular train.
The few days whic, he spent in the
Capital before the inauguration were
full OF nervous anxiety for his friends
who feared that he might he assas-
einated before he took the oath OF
office. The Inauguration. however
passed off without a hitch. but before
'wn Months had elapsed the guns Al
Fort Sumpter were silenced and the
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around the hallowed spot. Unlike
most of the tombs of great men. which
are usually shut off in such 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 ana
one-half feet square at the base.
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 well
carried out in the statuary. For In
stance, in the Coat of Arms of the
United States the shield with part or
the stars obscured supports the Amer
lean eagle. The olive branch on the
ground shows that having been ten
dered until 1t was spurned by the
rebels it 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 tho 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 1t 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-
scented 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 to perform
| this duty owing to the self sacrificing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

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
N bronze---a heroic Lincoln is seated
on a long bench. The figure is in a
most lifel!ko pose, Beside him Is a
counterpart of the famous plug hat he
always wore. 1t is the work of Gutzon
Borglum. who makes a specially o.
colossal portrait figures and was a G.:'
by bequest in the will Of Amos A. Van
Horn to his comrades Of the Lincoln
Post No. II. Department of New
Jersey. q. A. r. 1t 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. II
Jones was the sculptor of that artistic
work in marble representing the Sur
render of Vicksburg. 1t stands in the
big rotunda of the capitol at Column
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 5
statue of Lincoln--another excellent
piece of portrait sculpture. 1t 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. 1t pictures the Presl-
dent in one of his favorite attitudes
when speaking~-one hand behind him
and the other holding the lapel of bis
coat. The figure is nearly twelve feet
high and is cast in bronze. 1t was
presented to the City of Chicago by
Eli Bates The unwilling took place
on October 20, 1887 the Stars and
Stripes which enveloped it being drawn
aside by the son of Robert Lincoln
grandson and namesake of Abraham
Lincoln. This young man died soon
fterward and his body rests in the
crypt of the Lincoln tomb at Spring
field close to the tomb of his distin-
guished ancestor,
Various Kinds or Memorials.
San Francisco had a Lincoln monu.
ment prior to the earthquake, II was
the work of l.. Me22era and was
, erected in 1896. 1t stood in front OF
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Splendid Memorials
Which Have Been
Set Up In Honor of
the Martyred Pres
ident.

~ HE memory of great men is
perpetuated through written his
tories of a country or the biog-
- raphics OF these men, but per
laps that which best reflects the real
tffection and esteem Of the people is
the marble shaft and granite stone
Ihich mark some spot closely identi-
ned with their lives or represents some
u 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
field, 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
field. Governor Richard ]. Oglesby
was elected president Of the associa-
ZION. In 1858 they offered a prize OF
100000 for the best design for a
monument to be set UP over the tomb.
Thirty seven designs were received
and after a weeks consideration the
committee accepted the one sumbitted
ny Larkin G. Mead, Jr
The monument Is by far the most
imposing OF all the Lincoln monuments
and cost $175.000.00 1t is built OF
granite and bronze and contains a
stone catacomb where the bodies OF
the dead President. his wife and chill
aren. also that Of his grandson Abra-
ham Lincoln. are buried. The Presi-
dents body rests in a plain marble
Mrcophagus with the word LINCOLN
on the end surrounded by a wreath OF
oak leaves. The famous quotation
from his second inaugural address
with malice toward none, with char
ity for ALL is also carved upon the
tomb The catacomb Is simple, YET
there is certain grandeur about the
place which makes one love to lingel
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
devotion of their order in nursing the
wounded soldiers during the Civil war
Four Monuments In Washington.

"'''''N HPibitio utI ihN NV ~'''' ~ 49,
Four Monuments In Washington.
The National Capital has several
monuments--two inside the capitol.
the famous head of Lincoln by Borg
lum and the lifelke figure in marble
by Vinie Ream Hoxie. Another is n
tall Doric column of white marble
capped with a heroic figure of the
martyred President standing in front
or the Court House. IL is the work
Of Lot Flannery and is the only full
hgure of Lincoln in marble. except
Mrs. lIoNie'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 i 1863
The memorial known as the Eman-
cipation 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 colored woman and was
her first free earnings-in fact. the
memorial was the result of her sug-
gestion and offer 10 head the list of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15

ALE century has passed since
~ the first martyred President
was cut of in the prime Of life
through the dastardly act OF a
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-06

with very unususl situation ~ the al
fairs Of mankind President who in
All bis official relations displays Meth.
er vanity or resentment. nor anger
nor personal ambition ii he has
friends, their friendship counts for
nothing in the affairs Of the state. II
ne has enemies. their enmity weighs
nothing in the balance Of government.
He seeks neither TO reward the one
nor to punish the other.
80 evenly does he hold the scales
that the members Of the Diplomatic
Corps, with all their highly developed
facilities for obtaining information.
nave never been able to learn where
the Presidents personal sympathies
80 in the great conflict that is now de
Wasting Europe Whatever his midi
yidual opinions may be. he has smoth-
cred them in the responsibilities Of
mis- office
al this period in their first term
most Presidents have been carefully
calculating their chances Of rcnOmi-
milton and reelection. Nobody knows
whafher Mr. Wilson intends TO be
candidate tor fc-eic etiou or not. Nut
member OF the Cabinet. not mem
Der Of Congress- can say OF his oyn
knowledge that the Presldont dosiree
a reelection or that ne world no, rc.
fuse q denomination What All ~ tl,cm
know is that the President would nat
stoop from tba princiule 10 win either
re.aafqiuatie7 or re-eiac,ior
qs 10 ,gar-. b,q rrnat atfnpef,,
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ACKNOWLEDGE 1T
Brunswick Has 70 Cow TO tire inesi-
tablc-Scores OF cieizenS
Prove ii.

After reading the public statement
OF this representative citizen Of Bruins
wick given below, you must come 10
this conclusion: 4 remedy which
proved 50 beneficial years ago win
the kidneys, can naturally be expected
to perform the sGpIc work in similar
cases. Bca1 IS
G. =, Brown 1914 Amherst street,
Brunswick, says, About d year ago
my kidneys became weakened and
was so bad that | couldn't get out
OF bed. had lumbago and terrible
sharp pains across the small Of iay
back. If l moved suddenly, ghai3
twinges darted through me which [slt
like d knife. The kidney ac32eti3n3
were too frequent in passage ana +
had to get up many times during j.e
night The kidney secretions were a.
50 highly colored one box of boa
Kidney Pills cured me- Another aI
the family used Doan's Kidney Pills
and was helped"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan'5 Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Brown had F'osterMilburn Co.
Props Buffalo, N. Y.
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When the bowels become cloeged
with a mass of poisonous stomach
waste, sick heaache with all its
attendant misery, belching of sour
stomach gases, bloat and general
discomfort are sure to follow.
A mild. pleasant laxitiye-tOnic
that will carry off the congested
mass without upsetting the stom-
ach or gripping the bowels. IS the
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pcpsin sold in drug
stores under the name OF Dir. Cald-
wells Syrup Fepsin A dose taken
just before retiring will afford
grateful relief next morning, with
out unpieasantness or discomfort
DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pepsin is
the idea family remedy, especially
for the woman and children and
folks. A free trial bottle caA be
obtained by writing to DR.. w. B.
Caldwell, 452 Washington St, Mon
ticello, Ills.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-06

II must seem awfully quiet in Wash
ington just now with the members
of congress gone, SIN. a little quiet
now and then is the very best sort of
thing and Washington has had a reg.
ular storm of legislation for two solid
years.
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Wen, Really Who Is

The Thomasyillc Times Enterprise
offers a dime to amy one who will
tell who was President of Mexico 10
days ago. why not make ii a difficult
guess? Ask EN- who is President ol
Mexico today? Savannah Press.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-06

Mayor Mitchell, OF New York, is
being severely criticized because he
is some dancer. Tut tut, Secretary
MeAdoo danced himself into the graces
of the daughter OF the President in
Washington. A little dancing now
and then does no harm.
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II Macon will watch the trend of
events in the southern district oil
Georgia iudgeship. headquarters, etc.
she will find that some OF her good
citizens have been taking the chest
nuts ont of The ilros for the final
good OF her community.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-06

The rural credits bin failed TO pass
in the last hours of The siNtythird
congress. or that is il did not gei to
vote. It viii cause no real regret
The question is deep rooted one and
the pending measure was not studied
out A. carefully as It might have
been.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-06

ION the Uuirh anniversary OF Lin.
coins second inaugural. Woodrow
Wilson completes half his Presidential
term
These two years of the Wilson Adj
ministration have helped TO make
more history than amy other two years
since Lincoln The coming two years
OF the Wilson Administration must in.
eyitably be the most momentous pc
riod that this country has known
since the Civil War
1T is a fact of enormous Importance
that this crisis finds in the White
House President who is completely
master of himself Being master OF
himself, he is master OF his party aud
of his Administration.
There is no kitchen cabinet There
are no back-stairs advisers There
are no secret influences that pull and
sway the policies OF the Executive
No underground wires that run from
the White House into Wall street or
into the HEADQUARTERS oi any Political
committee Men may agree with him
or they may dislike him. but every.
body knows tia, he and he alone is
President Everybody konw that dur
ing the remaining two years of his
term he and he alone win be Presi-
dent
"A very unusual man. mee, to cope
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1915-03-06

Two things are easy for Glynn cow-
ty trial iurics The one is To find
a man charged either with murder not
guilty and The other .a 10 bring in IL
verdict for the plaintiff ia the ay.
erage case against railroads or other
corporations It's rather queer
statement 70 make and it is not a com,
plimcntaY one, yet it is borne out
by the records
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The Savannah bakers have decreas-
cd the weigh, Of the loaves OF their
bread. We are pleased 10 observe
that SO far the bakers OF this city
have refused 70 take any sort Of action
along that line and they ought 10 be
commended for their position.
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md the War Revenue Tax.

Champ Clark says that e a! The
honey and property in the United
Ilates should be divided pro rata, ey-
cry person would have $500. But
some OF MS wouldn't have it longer
than q few rounds with the bjrh cost
q living and the spriug millinery bills.
Macon News.
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And May Cost Its Owner Something.
An automobile around the ioputV
taglosS since the first OF Marcel IN
Georgia is in sense an outlaw. -
Athens Banner.
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Bus The Low Price Is Shy Vet.
flats of 10 the English and French
who have lowered the price OF flour
by capturing the Dardaucllcs, the
gateway 70 the grain fields of Russia
Americas Times. Recorder.
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Fresh country eggs, % cents per
dozen. pIlOEHlX GROCERY Co.
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'ooOooo ooOOoo
Silelights From
Other Sanctnms.
90 o 600 oooooo
90 Bad But He's Dead.

An illinois woman thus describes
ne man she wants for IA husband; He
lust not chew, smoke, drink, gamble
wear, play cards. dance or object to
aahing the dishes, He must stay at
ONE at night, live within his income
nd be devout Christian Griffin
ews and Sun.
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TIVE feags OF Wilson.

The New YORK. Wo,id QUO OF the
most independent newspapers in the
country, When discussing public men
and measures. has the following 10 say
og tte half completed presidential
term % Woodrow " lsen
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!, Buy a Watermelon and be Happy

Buy Georgia bona if you have
he price, but il you cannot raise
nough to pull down bond, invest in
pig and you will be in the bond
lass in short time ~ Moultrie OBJ
ervier
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

POhIsOn Galleries Gifts for Ladies
The International Book Store
Herald Building.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-10

ries of the will are the First Methodist
Episcopal church, which viii receive
one-sixteenth Of the estate; the West
minister Presbyterian church, the East
II Paso Presbyterian church, the First
Baptist church, the Calvary Houston
Square Baptist church and the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church south; each
OF which will receive one-thirty- second
Of the estate One thirty-second Of the
estate is bequeathed to the home and
foreign missions reserve fund OF the
First Christian church.
One-sixteenth. of the estate is be-
queathed to FL Paso county to be used
in its struggle against tuberculosis,
provided that no. part thereof is TO be
used for salaries. The fund is to be
used for equipment One-sixteenth is
bequeaJhed for the establishment of
philanthropic cooperative hospital in
the city Of FL Paso. One-sixteenth OF
the estate is to be used for home in
FL Paso for aged gentiefolk of both
sexes. The sixteenth Of the estate be-
queathed to the Y. W. c. A. is esti-
mated at about $500, but as the prop
eTty is constantly increasing in value,
this sum may be increased A rising
vote of thanks was given by the board
in recognition of the gift. Mrs. h. 7.
Bowie, the president, presided at the
meeting. Mrs. d. Fl. Huffaker served
as secretary, in place Of Mrs. ". H.