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By J. A. EDGERTON.
Copyright, 1916, by American Press Asso
ciation
I Is one of thie anomalies of his
tory that the thing which was
considered during Abraham Lin
colp’s adwinistrution bin chief
fonuree of wenkness hax become Dis
Rreatest strength Hix cabiuet and gen
erals complained bitterly of his pumer
ous pardons Po them his inability to
refuse requests wag the one flaw in his
character. 1'o us. it seemns the brightest
jewel dn bis crown... :
‘The world - wii pot soon forget his
service jo preserving the Unjon and
liberating a race. but even If it should
it could pever forget ‘his sentiment
“With malice toward none. with char
ity for all.” Men pever vet have meus
ured the conquering power of love
There i8 nothing so strong as meek
ness. uothing so enduring a8 mercy
Inasmuch as Lincoln embodied these
principles, they will render his memory
strong and eoduring Fhe world will
consider him mightier for having saved
life than were all those who destroyed
ft: that his kindliness was more potent
than bis cannon and that. while bis
armies conquered the south and freed
the slave, hix humanity will be potent
in conquering the race nnd liberating
all nations Nympathy wins men un
awares clemency is mightier than pow
der and bali. and the victories gained
by forgiveness are permanent.
Lincoln was an elemental being
There were no shams or artificialities
about him He was what he appeared
to be, even as the oak or rock is what
It appears to be. His first characteris
tic was love of truth. He was plain
because plainness does not deceive
Having nothing to conceal, he was un
affected He was willing to honor the
bandiwork of God by letting himself
shine forth as God made him. He was
unpretentious, for pretense would but
have dimmed his luster.
accept mere authority. but dug to the
original sources of knowledge for him
self. He thought much and read little
but what he did read was of the best
and was thoroughly digested. He was
honest, for dishonesty is the most il
logical thing in the universe. He was
Httle profession of religion. but lived it
His second quality was love of man
He could not resist an appeal to his
compassion But he could be immova-
ble when a question of principle was
involved. Having made up his mind
that a thing was right. no power on
earth could budge him.
moral issue was at stake no man was
more pliable. His heart was tender.
and he was easily moved to taughter or
to tears. His sense of justice was
strong, but his charity was stronger
yet. Loyal to his friends, forgiving to
his enemies, mighty in his wrath, but
mightier still in bis patience and for
bearance, Abraham Lincoln was the
best exponent of the teachings of the
Nazarene that has appeared in our
times. .
In December, 1863, a lady called on
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you can now get for one year to The |
Hauling and draying given prompt |
H. S. Thomas. |
President Lincoln in behalf of a Cap
termed the *‘greatest” of American
NCOLN.
He did not
so utterly logical that he had to be |
weak in a wrong position. but no man |
was stronger in the right He made |
Where no |
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Liberia at great expense to himsein
All this the lady recounted, drawing
attention to the fact that Mr Lincoln
was only freeing uther peuple s slaves
So far from being offended at the
womans invidious comparisons the
great war president evinced the most
lively interest in the story granted the
request und showed great good nature
cuncerning the incident
General Augur. when to command ol
the defenses at Washington. caught »
spy whom be regarded as a peculiarly
obnoxious specimen of bis tribe Ther
was no question of guilt. and quick
work was made of a court martial and
conviction. The spy was to be hang
gur went to the war department to
have the papers approved. It happen
ed that Lincoln and Stanton were both
absent from the city, and Charles A
Dana was left in charge He promptly
signed the papers. and Augur and he
congratulated each other that this one
spy would trouble the Union cause no
more. The next morning Dana met
Augur and asked about the execution
In a disgusted manner the general said
there had been no execution.
Lincoln had reached home at mia
night, and before he went to bed the
accused man’s friends got around the
president and secured a pardon (en
eral Augur could never refer to the in
cident without showing anger
High Prices For Lincoln Relics.
A record price for a plate was
| brought at a sale in New York city
| $42.50 for a pale blue ironstone chin:
plate with a little landscape in the
center, a plate with no value as such
but sold as a Lincoln relic The sec¢
ond record breaker was an old Knite
and fork, steel, with bone handles
| which started at $20 and went to
$52.50. the selling point
The plate was used by Lincoln in his
| home in Springfield. Il. in 1837 ana
the knife and fork at the same time
| A tall tin pedestal lamp, with a doubl:
. whale oil burner and acorn shaped oi.
font, with a tall standard and paniike
base, used by Lincoln in his 1aw office
at Springfield. brought $160. and an
old chair of rather pretty shape with
rush bottom brought the same price
These four relics of the martyred
| president were taken by Dr. Norton
| with other relics from the Lincoln log
| cabin. which was exhibited in New
York in 1866, in lieu of fees which
were to have been paid him for lectur
ing at the cabin.
Booth’s Brother on Lincoln Shooting.
| A letter to General Adam Badeau by
| Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes
Booth. assassin of Abraham Lincoln.
written only three days after the as
| sassination, was published recently. In
part it reads:
“For the first time since the damna
ble intelligence stunned me that my
brother Wilkes enacted this fearful
hellish deed am | able to write. * * *
You must feel deeply the agony 1 bear
in being thus blasted in all my hopes
by a villain who seemed so lovable and
| fn whom all his family found a source
tain Ross, grandson of one whom she |
of joy in his boyish and confiding na
ture. * * * Abraham Lincoln was
emancipators, placing emphasis on the | my president, for in pure admiration of
word “greatest.” It appears that the his noble career and Christian princi
grandfather, Captain Isaac Ross, freed
all his own slaves and sent them to
ples 1 did what | never did before—!
| voted and for him.”
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“Abraham Lincoln.” a nistory
by Nicolay and ray (ten vol
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“Reminiscences of Abraham
Lincoln.”
“Lincoln, the Leader.” by Rich
ard Watson Gilder.
“Recollections of President
Lincoln,” by L. E. Chittenden
“Abraham Lincoln” by N W
MacChesny.
“Lincoln and Johnson.” by W
' 0. Stoddard.
“Lincoln's Legacy of inspira
tion,” by Fred T. Hill.
“Lincoln and the Sleeping Sen
tinel,” by L. E. Chittenden.
“Abraham Lincoln,” by Charles
W. French.
“ Wisdom ot Abraham Lin-
colin.
“Abraham Lincoln” by Henry
B. Binns.
“Table Talk of Abraham Lin
coin,” by W. O. Stoddard.
“Abraham Lincoln,” by Hern-
don and Weik (two volumes).
“Lincoln's Own Stories,” by
Anthony Gross.
“Lincoln In Story.” edited by
Silas G. Pratt.
“Life of Lincoln.” by Charles
C. Coffin.
“Abraham Lincoln,” by G H.
Putnam.
“Life of Lincoln For Boys,” by
Frances X. Sparhawk.
“Abraham Lincoln, the Man ot
the People,” by N. Hapgood.
“Life of Lincoln For Boys and
Girls,” by C. W Moores.
“A. Lincoln.” tributes from his
associates. .
“A. Lincoln,” a tribute by
George Bancroft.
“Through Five Administra
tions,” reminiscences of William
H. Crook.
“A. Lincoln, His Youth and
Early Manhood,” with briet ac-
count ot his later life, by Noah
Brooks.
“Abraham Lincoln,” by Brand
Whitlock.
“Lincoln's Use of the Bible,”
by S. T. Jackson.
“Life oft Abraham Lincoln,” by
Tarbell (two volumes).
“True Abraham Lincoln,” by
W. E. Curtis.
“Personal Traits of Abraham
Lincoln,” by Helen Nicolay.
“Life of Abraham Lincoln,” by
Tarbell (four volumes).
“Story Life of Lincoln,” by
Whipple.
“True Story of Abraham Lin-
colin,” by Brooks (juvenile).
“Life of Lincoln In Words of
One Syliable.”
“Abraham Lincoln,” by John
T. Morse, Jr. (fwo volumes).
“yl incoln the Lawyer,” by F.
T. Hill
“A Short Life of A. Lincoln,”
by John G. Nicolay.
“Abraham Lincoln,” by E. P.
Oberholtzer.
“Lincoln In the Telegraph
Office,” by D. H. Bates.
“The Praise of Lincoln,” coi-
lected by A. D. Williams.
“Lincoln, Lover of Mankind,”
by Eliot Norton.
“Washington and Lincoln,” by
Robert H. McLaughlin.
“He Knew Lincoln,” by Ida
Tarbell.
“The Toy Shop” (a story of
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5 “The Counsel Assigned,” by
s M. R. 8. Andrews.
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