LINCOLN I
Wf JOHN VANCE CHENEY, in Chicago
Interior
The hour was on us. Where the
man?
The fateful sands unfaltering ran,
And up the way of tears
He came into the years,
Our pastoral -captain. Forth he
came,
A» one that answers to his name,
Nor dreamed how high hit charge,
> His work how fair and large,
To set the stones back in the wall,
Lest the divided house should fall
And peace from men depart,
Hope and the childlike heart.
We looked on him. " 'Tis he," We
said,
"Owe crownleis and unheralded,
The shepherd who will keep
The flocks, will fold the sheep."
Vnknightly, yes, yet 'twas the mien
Presaging the immortal scene,
Some battle of His wars
Who sealeth up the stars.
Sot he would take the past between
hands, wipe Valor's tablets
clean,
Commanding greatness wait
Till he stand at the gate;
Mot he would cramp to one small
head
The awful laurels of the dead,
Time's mighty vintage cup,
And drink all honor up.
Ho flutter of the banners bold
Borne by the lusty sons of old,
The haughty conquerors
Set forward to their wars.
Not his their blare, their pageantries,
Their goal; their glory was not his.
Humbly he came to keep
The flocks, to aid the sheep.
The need comes not without the
man.
The prescient hours unceasing ran,
And up the way of tears
He came into the years,
Our pastoral captain, skilled to
crook
The spear into the pruning hook,
The simple, kindly man,
Lincoln, American.
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IN a letter to the New York Times
Mortimer Lampson of Mountain
Lakes, N. J., late assistant sur
geon Thirty-sixth United States
Volunteer infantry, Army of the
James, told how a few words from
Abraham Lincoln in the White House
aided him in serving the Union In drll
war days. Mr. Lampson wrote:
I remember how I thrilled as I met
those deep brooding eyes looking down
at me. What he said I could never
accurately remember, but it was in
substance nearly as follows:
"Well, my young friend, what are
you doing for your country in these
days?' There was considerable more
to the interrogation, but I was so star
tled that I became almost speechless.
Recovering myself, I told him that 1
was very desirous of serving my coun
try that my ancestors had fought to
establish as a free and independent na
tion; that I was a young medical stu
dent, and that I was in Washington to
undergo an examination for appoint
ment as medical cadet and hoped to
pass the ordeal. He then put his hand
very kindly en my shoulder, still keep
ing my hand, and patted me and said:
"That Is right Yon will never regret
it." And again: "That Is good! Every
young man should do something. You
will be proud in the future. I wish
you every success now and in the fu
ture."
With another pat on my shoulder I
passed on, how or whither I could nev
er remember. I know that I was much
elated and full of courage. I went at
once to the office of the examining
board, where 1 was placed on the
rack. But now, strange to say, the
answers to the questions seemed to be
on the end of my tongue almost before
they were finished, although the exam
ination was a pretty stiff one. But my
troubles were over, and my mind work
ed as though just oiled up. I was re
leased finally, after a couple of hours,
with a complimentary observation and
told to present myself at the surgeon
general's office the next day. I did so
and was Informed that I had passed.
That is my story, and it is not much.
But so long as I live I shall continue to
thrill with pride when I recall that hot
July day when Abraham Lincoln, one
of the great figures of history, put his
hand on my small shoulder and wished
me luck.
STORY OF NOTES
ABOOTJ BOATS
How Lansing and Von Bern
storff Conducted Negotiations.
BE6AN IN FEBRUARY, 1915
Germany Then Announced Intention of
Making Zone Around British Islos the
Scons of War Operations Crises
Arose Ovor Lusitsnia, Sussex, Per
sia and Other Voeesls Attacked.
With two such masters of diplomacy
in Washington as Count Johann von
Bernstorff, German ambassador to the
United States, and Robert Lansing,
secretary of state, it was certain that
the critical situation arising out of the
German order for unrestricted U boat
warfare would be conducted with the
utmost skill.
The negotiations conducted by the
two nations in the matter of the use of
submarines by Germany cover the fol
lowing dates:
Feb. 4, 1915.—German government
announces that on and after Feb. 18
all waters around Great Britain will
constitute a war zone and merchant
vessels found therein will be subject
to attack.
Feb. 10. United States formally
warns Germany she will be held to
"strict accountability" if American
citizens suffer as result of new policy.
May 7.—The Lusitania sunk, with
loss of 1,200 lives, including 115 Amer
icans.
May 13.—United States sends note of
protest against sinking of the Lusita
nia, declaring it "will not omit any
word or act necessary to its sacred
duty of maintaining the rights of
American citizens."
May 29.—Germany replies to Amer
ican note complaining that the Lusi
tania was armed and carried ammuni
tion for the allies.
July 24.—United States in new note
says a repetition of acts in contraven
tion of neutral rights must be regard
ed, "when they affect American citi
zens, as deliberately unfriendly."
Sept. I.—German ambassador deliv
ers to state department message stat
ing, will not be sunk by our
submarines without warning and with
out safety of the lives of combatants,
provided that the liners do not try to
I escape or offer resistance."
OcL I^—United States declares Ger-
many's~ prooMttte" or putting passen
gers and crews of merchantmen into
small boats on the open seas does not
satisfy the provisions of international
law.
March 24. 1916. —Channel ship Sus
sex torpedoed; eighty killed or injured.
April 19.—American note declares
unless Germany "immediately declare
and effect an abandonment of its pres
ent methods of submarine warfare
against passenger and freight carrying
vessels the government of the United
States can have no choice but to sevei
diplomatic relations."
May s.—Germany in reply says ships
shall not be sunk without warning and
without saving human lives unless the
ships attempt to escape or offer resist
ance.
Senatorial Courtesy.
Senatorial courtesy is a term applied
to a custom which has grown np in
the senate of not enforcing any rules
or regulations looking to the closing
of debate, the senate, as a whole, giv
ing to each senator practically the
right to discuss any question before
the senate as long as be wants to.
The term has, however, been extended
not only to the courtesy of debate, but
to denote the general tendency in the
senate, irrespective of political differ
ences, for the senators to be very kind
ly disposed to pet measures and proj
ects of their fellows. By reason of
senatorial courtesy there is no closure
fee debs tee.
Puzzling.
Millions—Do you think you will learn
to like your titled son-in-law 1 Billions
—I don't know. I can't tell where to
place him in my expense account. He
is neither a recreation nor an invest
ment
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Iron In Plants.
Iron is the substance which gives
the green appearance to foliage. It
forms a constituent part of chloro
phyll and is the green coloring matter
which stains the bodies inside the cells
of leaves, called plastids.
When the first organized food is be
ing formed in the leaves from water
and carbonic acid gas a certain amount
of energy is required. This is obtain
ed from the sun's rays, but the work
of absorbing it is carried out by the
chlorophyll. It requires very little iron
for the production of all the chlorophyll
found in a crop, and nearly all soils
contain an abundant supply.—London
Standard.
Ne increment?
It was the first anniversary of the
Pneodles' wedding day, and the good
wife had prepared a special dinner in
honor of the occasion.
"Priscilla," said Pnoodles after the
feasting was over, "that was the best
meal I ever ate. Tou are worth your
weight in gold."
"A year ago today, Claude," Mrs.
Pnoodles answered, "you told me I
was worth my weight in diamonds."
"DM I? Well, dear, this Is your first
annual er revaluation." Chicago
Tribune.
Throne Jewels.
la the "gold pantry" at Windsor cas
tle, one of England's chief royal pal
aces, is the gold tiger's head taken
from Tlppo Sahib's throne in 1789. It
li life else, and the teeth and eyee are
ef rock crystal. Another relic captur
ed at the same time is the jeweled bird
called the uma, shaped like a pigeon,
with a peacock tall. The feathers
blase with precious stones, and a great
emerald hangs from its hrsaet Ac
cording to an old Indian legend, who
ever owns this bird will role India.
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Pinto's Schema.
It was Mr. Streeter. a London Jewel
er, who was instrumental In exposing
the notorious old time swindler. Pinto,
who claimed to have discovered the
philosopher's stone. His method con
sisted In having a bag of gold dust
concealed up his sleeve, from which,
by an ingenious contrivance, he waa
able to squeeze the powdered metal
unnoticed Into the crucible. By this
means he was able to melt a sovereign
and produce three or four times its
weight in metal—London MaiL
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Napoleon's "First Leva.
The little French town of Auxooa*
la not associated in the popular mind
with Napoleon; but, aa Mla> Betham-
Ed wards reminds us in "Unfrequented
France,'* he spent some years of his
cadetahlp there. 'ln the Saone he
twice narrowly escaped drowning, and
here, too, aa narrowly, so the story
rum, marriage with a benrgeoise maid
en called Maneeca. Twe Ivory cone tees
baa ring thi" romantic name hi Nape
leon's handwriting enrich the littto ■*-
seam."
Exerolae Prametar.
"Ton say my husband needa exer
cise, but he won't take any, and I
don't know how to make him," said a
woman plaintively. "Is there any way
in which we can force him to exer
cise?"
"Did you ever try on windy days
making him wear a hat that will be
sure to blow off?" asked the doctor. —
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