Juno 10, 1000.
OMAHA ILLrsTltATM) M312.
Embryonic Statue of
Abraham Lincoln
Two Lugo and valunblo pieces of Ten- It up nnd took it to my home, a abort dls
ncssee marble llo dormant on the lawn sur- tanco awnv. Thoro I cavo It n drink nf
rounding the state hoimo at Lincoln, In the
same
conuiuon as wnen inKon from the ltn
qunrry In Tennessee. They were presented
to Nebraska to bo used for a Btatuo of Abra.
ham Lincoln. With tho exception of a few
chips that havo been knocked off tho cor
ners tho rocks havo not been touched for
llvo years.
Tho marblo was presented by tho Btnte of
Tennojseo largely through tho efforts of John
Curric a stonecutter of Lincoln, who sue-
cecded In rnlelng a fund of ?C00 to defray
the expenses of cutting the statue of Lincoln,
The rocks stood a high pressure water test
and are considered very valuable. A day or
so nftcr ho began work cn the marblo ho was
stopped by Governor Holcomb, who claimed
that ho was Incompetent to cut tho statuo.
Currlo then presented a claim of $2,000 to tho
state legislature, alleging this amount waa of
duo to cover expenses ho had personally mot,
but lie finally accepted $200 In full settle
ment and transferred his clnlm to tho marble
over to tho state.
Since then sovornl attempts havo been
mado to raleo a fund largo enough to defray
tho necessary expenses of cutting tho stntue,
111 it tin tin rt Ihnm titttm1 mm f tint
Transportation on tho Hurllngton depot at
Omaha, recently offered to cut tho stntuo
nnd wnlt on tho legislature for compensa
tion, but his proposition was not accepted
by the state officials. Tho disposition of
the marble Is a problem that several ad
ministrations have tried to solve.
On ono of the rocks Is tho following In
scription, written by Godfrey:
HverlustliiB ns this rock, from which his
statue shnll appear,
Is Abraham Lincoln's memory, to Ameri
cans most iloar.
Waters shall wnste away, the valley meet
the plain,
Hut Abraham Lincoln's memory nnd this
statue shall remain.
Stories About Statesmen
Congressman Dollivcr routes a good story
of General Wheeler. He says that Wheeler
came to him in 1898 nnd besought him to
use his influence with tho president to cot
him (Wheeler) a place In tho army. Dolllver
told him ho wns ton old tn fleht nmi thnt
he should stand aside and lot tho young
men do tho work. "My boy," replied
Wheeler, "you don't understand. I was
graduated from the United States military
academy, but when tho war camo I went
with my state, and left tho servlco of tho
federal government. I fought pretty hard
In that war, and you can't scare mo by
telling me what tho hardships of this will
bo. I may dlo down thoro in Cuba with tho
fever, as you say, but you don't know how
much good it would do mo now to havo tho
privilege of dying In the uniform of a Un'tol
States soldier."
For many a long day Amos Cummlngs,
representative in congretM from ono of tho
New York districts, has been waiting for a
chanco to get even with "Private" John Al
lon of Tupelo, Miss., tho trouble being that
tho Mississippi congressman on ono occasion
raised a roaring laugh at tho expenso of tho
Now Yorker. Tho two men aro tho best
of friends and aro very fond of Joking each
other. Mr. Cummlngs le among tho most
tender-hearted of men and has long been
an especial advocate at any and all meas
ures for the protection of Amerlcnn birds.
Some tlmo ago ho was speaking on this sub
ject in tho bouse, tho occasion being n dis
cussion ol Hepresentntivo Lacoy's bill to
provent the Importation of certain of tho
feathered tribe. Mr. Cummlngs wns tolling
tin... u.lntn1 l.n C.irlluli cimrimi'a irikrn
"Only tho other day," ho snld, "I waa
walking through tho capitol grounds when I
saw a poor little robin surrounded by spar
rows that were picking It to pieces. At my
approach tho sparrows iled away, but the
robin wns unable to uso its wings. I picked
FATHER HIGGE OF CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
ECLIPSE AT WASHINGTON, Ga,, MAY 28, 1900.
brandy and It died a moment later. Under
wines "
Hero Allen broko In, speaking In tho most
woe-begouo tones:
"If It was from tho bottlo out of which
you gave mo n drink yesterday I wonder It
lived even for that moment."
Tilt! llollHK broke Intn n rnnr ulilM. unu
repented at tho look of pained surprlso ns-
sumed by tho Mlsslfslppl joker. .Mr. Cum-
mlngs looked reproachfully at hl southern
friend, shcok his fist at him and finally
joined In tho laugh nnd sat down without
disclosing what wns under tho robln'n wing,
w
"How did you feel," Thcodoro Drcisar
nsked Thomas Ii. Howl In tho Juno "Suc-
cess," "when tho entire democratic press
tho country had pounced upon you for
whnt It called your tyrannical mothod of
TENNESSUK MA It II LIS KOH LINCOLN
V. WO LK K V I IS W FROM WIS ST.
interpreting tho rules of the hnuei of rep
refiontntives?"
"Oh," replied tho ex-spenker promptly,
"you mean whether 1 wn disturbed by tho
uproar? 'Well, I had no feeling except ono
of cntlro serenity and tho reason was sim
ple. I know Just whnt I was going to do
If the houso did not sustain mo."
Then ho raised his eyes nnd with a char
acteristic twist of tho mouth, which thoso
who have onco seen do not soon forget, added:
"When a man has decided upon n plan of
action for either contingency thoro is no
need for him to bo disturbed, you know."
"And mny I ask what you had determined
to do If the hoiifo did not sustain you?"
"I should simply havo left tho chair, re
signed tho spoako:8hlp, withdrawn from tho
house and given up my sent in congress.
There were things that could bo done, vou
know, outside of political life. For my
part J had mndo up my mind that It polit
ical llfo consisted in sitting helplessly in
tho speaker's chair and seeing tho majority
powerless to pnso legislation I had had
enough of It."
Ono of Congressman Cushinan'e colleagues
is authority for tho statement, reports Les
lie's Weekly, thnt this Jack-ot-atl-trad03
assumes to know ovorythlng thoro Is to
know, nnd It Is lmposslblo to surprlso him
with a bit of information or a scrap of
news. If ho should bo told in tho midst of
a speech that tho capitol was on flro ho
would look about nonchnlantly and say yes,
ho know; ho had expected a flro about then.
"Ho makes mo think," says his accuser,
"of an old lady in our town, who, for want
of a better namo, I will call Aunt Eliza.
Now Aunt Eliza has had fow opportunities
in her llfo and is oxtromely Ignorant, but
she has always kept up a protense of su-
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MONUMENT LAND COMMISSIONER J.
potior wisdom, nnd no ono ever betrayed her
Into an expression of astonishment. Sho
invariably knows what you tell her bettor
than you know it yourself. Onco upon a
tlmo Aunt Kll.n nppeared lato nt the church
festival.
" 'Oh, Aunt Eliza!' called out ono of tho
girls, 'we're going to have charades. Isn't
it fine?'
" 'Yes, yes, child,' responded Aunt Eliza,
'I smollcd 'em ns I como in.' "
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