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Evening star., 1922-02-12

to friend on February 2, 1s4S. as
follows:
"I just take my pen to say that
Mr.. Stephens of Georgia, a little, slim,
pale-faced. consumptive man, with a
voice like Judge Logan's, has just
concluded the very best speech Of an
hours length / ever heard. My old.
withered, dry eyes are full of tears
yet If he writes it out anything like
he delivered it, our people shall see
many copies of it."
T INCOLN. Robert Ingersoll says. did
= not believe in God, but Robert
Mcintyre answers that he must have
believed in God. because God un-
doubtedly believed in him. Lincoln
cherished his Bible, studied it and
carried it with him on the old circuit
from court to court. With the Bible
he also carried the plays Of Shakes
peare, the fables of Aesop and '"The
Pilgrims Progress Of John Bunyan.
and also the ''Washington" Of Weems.
Thatrwas the vital part of the meager
library, Of the equipment Of the law
yer and statesman Of those days.
X
TN word and deed Lincoln advocated
that young men should fit them
selves for public Office and then seek
1t. When the list of offices and posi-
tiois and honors to which Abraham
Lincoln aspired, and for the attain.
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harmony at the national republican
convention of 1860. How he. sue
ceeded-how he was finally nomi-
mated and elected are facts never to
be forgotten.
How Lincoln was able to rise SO
rapidly from an almost unknown
midwestern lawyer of six or seven
years before to such great promi-
renee has been something of a puz-
zle to most Of us. Despite his late
entrance into the law. and all the
handicaps which formed so much of
his earlier life. we find that at the
time of his election only four presi-
dents-Pierce. Polk, Fillmore and
Tyler-had been younger men, and
none of these had been more than
two years his junior Such had been
the life of Lincoln in the few short
years Immediately preceding his
election; the Lincoln who has been
the inspiration OF more men the
world over than any other person in
modern times "a
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the physician. the politician-just
how do they attain great prominence?
Perhaps. though, we can the more
easily discover how the man in public
life attains success. He is more
clearly before us for observation. In
most cases do we not find the ele-
ments are less inherent in him than
in the circumstances which push him
forward"
Lincoln. during this period, we find
going forward. but under his own and
not party borrowed power. The re-
publican party. really organized no.
where earlier than the spring of
1856. had in the fall of that same
year polied only about half million
less votes than the long organized
democratic party. None of the re-
publican leaders was discouraged
nor was the party in danger Of Ian
gushing. 1t was too firmly in
trenched already and had attracted
too many men of ability and promi-
nence to expire so soon. Then. too.
there seemed great need for it IL
the advance of slavery in the terri
tory west Of the Mississippi was to
be checked or prohibited.
New parties and new political
movements need new men with new
ideas. new vigor and new punch
Lincoln was just such a person. The
wary descendant of three generations
of frontiersmen. but rapidly becom-
ing trained in the art of statecraft:
an eloquent speaker. with clear vision
these were assets which the new
party leaders were not overlooking
r X X
7 Mike so many men who might
if they would go far in public
life, Lincoln could ride comfortably
in the political saddle. He was not
easily. joIted about or annoyed. and
he had as quickly as possible after
entering politics taken his position
in the national rather than the local
field. This was why he had chal-
lenged Douglas to debate. The latter
was and had been for many years a
national figure. and the part Lincoln
played in these could make him also
no less than a national figure. For
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Lincoln, "Man of Mercy"

of Lincoln more than in the dark
days of so, he found time to pen
with his own hand an opinion that
placed human values above an in
flexible discipline
In the collection at the Scranton
institution are scores of original
documents concerning Lincoln. his
cabinet and his generals. Where
original documents cannot be obtain
ed there are faithful replicas vir-
tually all of them reflect the great,
kindly heart of the martyr
In the days of the civil war every
soldier knew Lincoln for his friend.
Reports of many cases where he
used his personal influence to secure
some right or favor for a soldier
were in constant circulate From
the time the first troops arrived in
Washington in April, 1861. until the
end of the war. the town was full
of men. most of them wanting to Gee
the President
TN the beginning they were only
curious and their requests were
usually trivial. But after the battles
of Bull Run and Antietam, Fred
ericksburg and Charlottesville, the
soldiers of Washington were chang
ed. They hobbled about on crutches.
They sat pale and thin in the parks.
empty sleeves pinned to their breasts.
And when they came to the white
House 1T was to beg furloughs TO
see dying parents, or releases to sup
port suffering families. Little cards
and brief notes written for such man
to proper authorities are treasured
all over the country. But the total
number of those he sent ioyfully ana
thankfully away will never be
known.
Here is an example: !
Sec. of War. Please see this
Pittsburg boy. He is very young,
and l shall be satisfied with what
ever you do with him.
"A. LINCOLN.
Aug. 81, 1863
The "Pittsburg boy" had enlisted
at seventeen. He had long been ill
with fever and wanted a furlough
ILL thS CNCiS SOluIcT hdu
that Lincoln would help him, he ship
ped into the White House. by chance
met the President. and told his story.
One day Lincoln was stopped in q.
park by a negro with a pitiful story.
The emancipator did not stop to get.
his name, but handed him a hastily
written check drawn to the order OF,
''colored man with one leg" Riggs
& Co. of Washington. with whom the.
President banked, knew their Gus
toner and honored the unusual in
strument.
When men raise one of their kind
to be hero in life they straight
way make him a demi9od in death.
Then comes a reaction from popular
exaItation, and the same men gather,
all that was known about their idol
to learn IL he had feet of clay.
So it was with Lincoln. the man
of mercy And with every new docu-
ment uncovered he passes more GER,
tainly to his niche in the shrine Of
national memory.
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long years before any other woman
attracted him. Then two in some-
what rapid succession became recipi-
ents of his regard. Although esteem
ing him. they rejected him. When he
did finally marry. ten years later, he
was a model husband. as Mary Todd
Lincoln was a model wife.
A KIND friend. after Ann Rut-
I lodges death, took Mr.. Lincoln
to his little home in secluded; spot.
hidden in the hills. and there slowly
and gradually brought him back to
reason after weeks upon weeks Of
suffering, In 1912 that kind friend
Bowling gGreene-died. and Lincoln
was selected TO deliver. a funeral ora
tion. He rose to speak. but the old,
dear memories crowded upon him.
He broke down. his voice choked, his
lips quivered. the tears poured down
his cheeks. After repeated efforts,
finding 1t absolutely impossible to
speak, he strode away, bitterly Sob
bins. Every heart was touched by
the spectacle. 1t was probably the
most effective Grafton he ever at
tempted.
4 MONG Lincoln's colleagues In the
n House were Robert Toombs.
Howell Cobb, David Wilmot. Horace
Greeley. also Alexander H Stephens,
;lates Confederate vice president, as
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coin put it. his followers have seen
post Offices. land Offices. marshalships
and cabinet appointments, charge
ships and foreign missions bursting
out in wonderful exuberance. ready
to be laid hold of by their greedy
hands," Douglas, the popular idol, as
we have seen. was losing his political
grip, but this did not necessarily
mean that his loss of strength would
make Lincoln stronger. They be-
longed TO opposing parties. The cast
ing aside of Douglas by his own
party might easily mean the coming
forward of some democratic leader
who would muster greater strength
than Stephen A. Douglas had ever
possessed. In all this Lincoln was
taking his chances should it come
about that He was to be the leader
Of his party sn 1860.
But in this possible situation there
was much to discourage him. Seward
seemed the more likely to secure the
nomination at the hands Of the new
party. Lincoln could not help but
see that the chances Of its success
were far brighter than they had been
in 1856. The gubernatorial candi-
dates of the party had been success
full in many states. as they also had
been in contests for. seats in Con-
gress. Old-time wings. American
party men. free-soilers and know-noth-
ines, as well as anti-slave democrats.
were becoming united in their views.
Still, the welding Of SO many factions
was certain to mean a heated con-
yention when the time for nomina-
tions arrived.
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INCOLN could scarcely rope for
= first place on the ticket He
might not even be honored with the
vice presidential nomination. The
vanquishing Of Douglas in debate, II
not at the polls, had been, after all.
an easy matter-the result OF superior
wit, frankness and mostly in debate.
The thing which was coming-the
nomination for the presidency on the
republican ticket-was a far bigger
affair, with far moro clever men than
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Douglas to match at wits, il he was TO
be the party candidate.
Those were indeed busy days for
Lincoln. The campaign of 1858 in
Illinois was scarcely over before
Douglas was busy making speeches
in the south. 1t was his method of
seeking to gain prestige that he
might be his party nominee for Presi-
dent two years later. Calls came
from all over the country for speeches
by Lincoln. He had finished Doug
las only to find himself famous and
possessed of a national reputation
Republican candidates for office and
party leaders were turning to him for
help And it was he who pulled the
party out of one especial danger at
that time; the danger as he called it
to platform" an issue very popular
in one state or locality without
knowing or realizing what would be
the effect in another state or locali-
ty. His constant aim was toward
Evening star., 1922-02-12
BRAHAM LINCOLN, the man
of mercy. was born 1l3 years
ago today.

~ OF mercy, was born lib years
~ ago today.
On frontier farm that was
little more than clearing in the
primeval wilderness of Hardin coun-
ty, Kentucky. he made his obscure
entry into life.
Had q soothsayer made a pilgrim
age to the rude cabin that day.
viewed its poverty and isolation or
spoken to the shiftless. illiterate
father, he could have, found nothing
that foretold the man who was to
steady a tottering nations destinies-
the giant in spiritual power who was
to wage to victory the bitterest war
Of our history and still be acclaimed
the man of mercy. The seer could
have done no more than speculate
vaguely on the perfect number
seven" present in the letters of his
given and family names.
1t is Lincoln. the man of mercy
that is particularly revealed in the
group of almost priceless documents
recently collected by G. Lynn Sumner
for the library of a Scranton, Pa,
correspondence school. All of them
are of great value and interest. One
is wholly unique. For it preserves in
one manuscript a plea for soldier
found asleep on his post; brief in
dcrsement by Senator Charles Sum-
ner of Massachusetts,. and finally a
paragraph by Lincoln himself. 1t
~, ;oI, r
guiltless man from execution. and
as such Is characteristic.
X X
GEORGE c. ALDEN of Company K.
7th Massachusetts, Regulars. had
fallen asleep on his post. His Of
fense was to be punished by the
most disgraceful death a soldier may
die. The fact that he was subject to
fts of a sleeping sickness against
which he was powerless to struggle
found no place for consideration in
, the crude. summary justice of the
field. He was asleep on his post, and
the sequel was death.
AS he awaited the execution of a
court-martiars decree, Samuel Breck.
a friend and fellow townsman. heard
of his plight. In letter to Sumner
he set all the facts before him. Sum-
ner's Endorsement on the back of the
letter, by which it was referred to
his commander-in-c chief. is as fol-
lows:
II ask attention to this letter from
an estimable citizen hoping that pro-
ceedings should be delayed against
George c. Alden. Company X. 7th
Massachusetts,, for sleeping at his
post.
CHARLES SUMNER"
Then follows Lincoln's respite:.
Il know nothing of this case
know not where Mr.. Alden is
whether any proceedings are on foot
against him-I should not knowingly
let him be punished. il shown he has
the fnfirmity stated in the affidavit.
i though the infirmity may be sufficient
reason for dismissing him from the
service. "A. LINCOLN.
May 81, 1862"
Although the saving of the Union
never drew upon the time and energy
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Interesting Little Stories About Lincoln

ment Of which he strove, is consid-
cred, 1t presents an array sufficient
to astound every advocate of the
theory that 1.-The ofice should seek
the man, and not the man the Office .
THE captaincy of a military COM
pany. the postmastership of a
village, the deputy surveyorship Of q
county. the circuit judgeship pro
tempore. the office of member of the
legislature, the position Of delegate
to a convention, the Office Of COM
missioner Of the land office, the po-
sition OF congressman, the honorary
position of presidential elector, the
once of governor Of q territory, the
position Of secretary Of a territory,
the United States senatorship and
the presidency Of the United States
q round dozen political positions, one
Of which he held four times. and a
number OF which he held more than
once-were all considered by him
worthy Of his aspiration and regard.
\ 4 X \
A BRAHAM LINCOLN was a good
lawyer. a good diplomat, a good
student Of finance and a fair general.
a fair engineer and fair poet-as
well as being one of the three great
est Presidents.
4 y
T INCOLN himself used to tell how
his wife locked him out the night
he was elected President. Mrs. Julia
A. Bradner Of Bloomington. when she
was ninety-five years old, recalled
that she was in Springfield with her
sister at the time of Lfncoin's elec-'
tion. and they called to offer con-
gratulations. He was in jovial mood.
and, pointing to Mrs. Lincoln, said:
'She locked me out" Mrs. Lincoln
hastily chided him: Don't ever tell
y again." but he laughed and went
with the story.
Mrs. Lincoln told him when he went
down town in the evening to hear
by 10 o'clock she would lock him out.
And she did so. But when she heard
the music coming to serenade them
she turned the key again in a hurry.
r INCOLN won = famous murder
case once by producing an alma
nae in court to prove that certain
night was dark and cloudy. where the
prosecution claimed it was moon
light. Duff Armstrong was the man
freed from the charge of murder on
a camp meeting ground. He Joined
the church and was an ardent life
long champion of Honest Abe" Lin
coin.
T INCOLN's simplicity was shown
at one time when he was address,
ing a jury. He had habit Of getting
close to the jury box and gesticu-
lating with his long arms extended
over their heads. One day while thus
engaged his suspenders gave way in
the middle Of his argument. He
looked down and found q button
pulled of. EXCUSE me, gentlemen.
for q minute while fix my tackling."
he said. Then he stepped over to the
woodbox by tho courtroom stove.
picked up splinter, took out his
knife and whitfield the splinter to q
point. thrust this wooden pin through
the cloth, hooked the suspender loop
over It and r4tnrnsd to his pleading.
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= OIL. FREEMAN THORP, who
sketched Lincoln very often,
and whose painting Of him was
bu the Senate aX

~oL. FREEMAN THoRP. who
sketched Lincoln very often,
and whose painting Of him was
~ accepted by the Senate. saw
no uncouthness in him, just a TAIL
SPARE. but we'll formed, muscular man.
very erect. with impressive, plain,
una ssuming bearing"
X X y
WITH a desire to be a useful MEM
w Der of the community, Lincoln.
when he became of age. embarked IN
various business ventures, and every
one of them without exception was
signally disastrous. They fastened
upon him a burden of debt which he
carried for twenty years and never
did dispose of until 1S4s. his fortieth
year, after his election to Congress.
He called it the national debt" 1t
amounted to $1,10O and was in the
form Of promissory notes. When
these notes became due, all the cred
itors consented to renew them, except
one. This man brought suit. obtain
ed judgment, issued an execution and
levied upon the surveying implements
which Lincoln called the things which
kept soul and body together. The
date of sale came, but down the dusty
road that day came James Short.
farmer, and he bought all the things
at the sale and laid them at Lincoln's
feet and said. Here, begin again"
Thirty-two years afterward Abraham
Lincoln. President of the United
States. heard that James Short was
destitute on the western border of
Nebraska. and as fast as steam and
train (and pony express) could carry
it, he sent aid and comfort. succor
and support. He showed his graft
tude after thirty-two years-and that
is why men loved him.
INCOLN was a paragon among
u lovers. He says he was awkward
and bashful in the time when young
mems fancies lightly turn to thoughts
of love-" At different times four
women so treated him that he even
felt justified in proposing marriage.
Ann Rutiedge. Mary Owens. Sarah
Rickard and Mary Todd-these four
we know he loved, though he did not
equal Washington's record Of devo-
ton to five different girls within ten
years. Timidity in polite society was
a characteristic Of Lincoln's whole
life. ~.
|. Those who knew him best assert
that his affection once evoked was
impetuous and fervent Above the
lonely grave in Menard county oNAnn
Rutledge his great heart broke. To
that lovely girl he had told the old,
old story as he escorted her to the
quilting bee. The owner of a quilt
made in those days used to show to
all interested, the very uneven and
irregular stitches which Ann Rut-
ledge made as her heart and soul
throbbed and thrilled with Joy when,
sitting by her side as she stitched
at the quilting frame, Lincoln told
that story Of mans love for woman,
sweet as it is old and old as it is
sweet.
"AH the world loves q lover" And
no one will love Lincoln less because
of the historical fact that his reason.
or at least his hope and interest In
life departed from him when Ann
died. Yes, that heart and soul and
mind and intellect which in later
years could contemplate unmoved q
world in arms were all dethroned be-
cause . sweet girl died. Il was ays
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Rapid and Unusual Rise of Abraham Lincoln Political Pow

LIS First Place Power Have
ALWAYS One Of the Great Mysteries His CareerLnco Had
Permitted Nearly Thirty of His Life Slip Away Before He Decided
Lawy-s Grasp Of Political Affairs AdAn Advancement
Parties nd NevM
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days before one of these debates peo-
pie would pour into the town where
they were 10 occur. They came by
steam packets from both up and
down the mississippi; mostly men
democrats. republicans, aboiiitionistr,
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slaveowners. slave dealers-men of
all walks Of life.
Never were two men more unalike
than Douglas and Lincoln. Douglas
was short, stout. petulant. in whose
round. jolly, fruitful face" as Lin
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we'll as Andrew Jackson. later Presi-
dent of the United States. and John
Quincy Adams. former President Of
the United States. The speaker was
Robert c. Winthrop of Massachusetts,
The hall of the House then was what
is now Statuary Hall. Lincoln's seat
was in the back row, number 191. and
on his right sat John Van Dyke Of
New Jersey. and directly in front sat
Lewis c. Levin Of Pennsylvania. AL
exander H. Stephens sat five seats
away from Lincoln. The latter wrote
Graham guardian., 1922-11-07
Red Cross Roll Call
Heard World Around

The Annual Roll Cali Of the Aneri-
tan Red Cross for reg1stration OF the
membership for 1923 will begin on
krmistice Day. November IL, and
close on Thanksgiving Day, November
30. The ground work for this stu
pendous task of ,re-enrolllng the men,
bership throughout the world has been
laid In a plan for the first, complete
and comprehensive system of reeistra-
tIon of the Red Cross membership In
all its $500 active Chapters at home
and abroad.
An important feature of the round
yhe-world Roll Call campaign win be
4 universal effort TO re-enlist the serv.
ice of wartime Red Cross workers in
the peace program by their particI-
pation In the Roll Call. In this way
the vast army OF volunteers will once
more affiliate with the work of the
Red Cross in Its manifold phases. Co
operation also has been assured by
Government and private maritime In
ferests In a deep-sea Roll Call that
is designed 10 reach every member
or potential member In every part OF
the world who may be en- voyage or
temporarily In any port.
Thousands Of Chapters will adopt
the home canvass plan Of enrolment
which originated in Pittsburgh, where
last year 1t resulted In a membership
increase of 80 per cent. All records
in this years campaign viii be kept
On standard size cards to be filed by
each Chapter for future use.
Graham guardian., 1922-11-07
LICENSE REVOKED AND
POOL HALL CLOSED

BY order Of the Town council, the
Cactus pool hall, which is leased and
conducted by Ancil Thomas and Ted
Hillman, was closed this morning.
/ 1t has been claimed that minors are
permitted to congregate and play pool
and other games in violation of the
ordinance phohibiting young boys be-
ing allowed in such places, Gambling
as well as bootlegging is claimed to
have been permitted to be carried on
and for these reasons the license Of
the hall has been revoked.
Graham guardian., 1922-11-07

central end of the hardsurfaced road
is being moved in and the work Of
grading will be started at once.