h
4S
U iaere'a a plnc-thr realtr fctew'4 'er
other spots of carta,
'TIi that far-orf Id tnemorylsad wfeer Brat
. v lotff ba. It blrtK u,
Aad there are tltuca -lone hpurt, pcr!lap4,
joni; after W'tfaa: fled
When niun tbfe ; kek rtn their mlitakca, and
nttiudn.fcavft inelt tle;
And thun uinv tome sbine faded faco, and
lu tbo flrvllfthtV Milne,
RfcCall t6u o? voiisr-'-aiid of the vnlcn-
tlua.
Tha simple rhymes we acrtbbled then re
turn ln,.plnln review
oino couplet old about "the row U tweet,
flhd et are 'you," m .k .
-ABd never message, wai ao fraught with
doting tenderness,
Afifl never heart set throbbing with ench
etranccljr-ewcct ,dlBtrej
Ad all the world, 1 well recall, to my eyes
shone Hlvlne
When off to 'Liu stealthily I aent my rat
eutluet
Wa trldont wed nr earliest lore, but
though we drtrt apart,
A tittle prate Is rounded up the first one
, In the heart.
And, 'Ut wtiereso'er you be If prised by
other eyes,
If benbtb the fresh, preen eras, be
neath the old blue skies
t wonder If you sometimes dream, as does
this heart of mine,
f other days, and fairer ways, and of the
ralcntlnoT ,
Will T. Uale, In Cincinnati Enquirer.
TWO VALENTINES.
H THINK," said Clydo IlolUster.
"there' is not another boy In the Unit
ed States as meun as ltoger Wilcox."
Ho said it rather defiantly and then
looked up tq sco what answer his mother
might make.
"Well," Baid she, "what has Roger
one to be called the worst boy in the
United Stntcs7 That is an ugly charge,
toy 6on."
i"Why, mamma, ho cheated to-day
when we wero plnying marbles and took
no of mine thnt he had uo right to, and
irhen I told liliu of it ho got mad and
tailed me names."
t Clyde's eyes were flashing.
"Did you tell him kindly, or did you
twit him of it? Whnt did you do when
feo called you names V"
Clyde hung his head. The memory of
whnt ho hnd done somehow did not seem
so nice when he came to tell about it.
"I wljy. mamma, I called back some,
but he began it."
"Were you sure, dear? Cheating is
sot a nice thing to accuse a friend of.
You should be very careful."
' Mrs. Hollistcr sighed. She knew her
Hoy had a quick temper, and now it seem
d likely to get him into trouble. Ac
tbo week ran along and no moro vrnc
kenrd about tho trouble, sho began to
mope it had been dropped, when one night
rClyde came home and breathlessly de
clared he should never speak to Iloger
again.
"Another quarrel, my son?"
"I never did like him; he is so mean:
end to-night he had to mark my spelling
lesson you know the teacher has us
ark each others' lesson and ho an
swered imperfect for me, and I know
had all of tho words right."
" "But he was mistaken, perhaps, or you
were. Did you ask him about it?"
. "Yes: and he Bald thnt I spelled cater-
Mar with an T instead of an '.' I
now I did not, and I know he just did it
V get the prize, and I told him so."
n Mrs. Hollistcr wns distressed, and the
next evening when he brought home one
f the meanest of penny valentines she
thought the time hnd come for her to act.
She talked seriously with him. and tried
to show him how wicked such a spirit
"Was.
"If you will treat Roger well, ho will
Sou; and if he does not, you will have
10 consciousness of doing n good act.
If I were you I would send him n pretty
valentine and sec whnt tho effect will be.
Never be guilty of sending such a tiling
as that."
It took Home time to convince him, but
at Inst Clyde consented to do ns his
mother advised, and they went together
Jo select the valentine. It was very
ainty, covered with lnco and flowers,
and bore the following words:
"Friendship is half human, half divine.
1 wish that you wero a true friend of
mine.
I fain would clasp thy hnnd and say:
TTrlend-s now, henceforward and for
aye.' "
"Thcro," Bald Clydo, "now we will see,
mamma, who is right, you or I."
The next day was Valentine's dny and
In the evening Clyde came in with flush
ad checks. Iloldiug up a valentine ho ex-
akinied: "There, mnmma! There is the
ind of a boy you wanted mo to be
frlenda with!"
His mother looked nt tho cheap, gaudy
picture and nnswored: "That is only
What my own boy wanted mo to allow
hjm to do; and you must remember, my
tonr, that Roger has no mamma to tell
him hotter,'? she said geutly.
Clyde did not spenk for a minnte, then
he Bald: "I did not think how It would
look to him. I will never send ono to
inyonc, mamma, never. It makes you
ieci bo mean to get it"
He had just finished speaking when
here came a rap at tho door and Ror
filtered.
"It is too mean!" ho exclain-od. he
aw the valentine still in Clyde's hnnd.
I bnvc been mean nil of the time, but '
ever meant it, and then when I go, f-a
ynlonthie I never got n pretty o ;.- v.mv
tan mum died."
The young voice broko nnfl tears
prang to the l.vj;:M ' .:,.
"Never r. :," m- . . ' . . oh, hew
find he tLr.i ne luhl not win rV
fiotheriess boy the valentine lie L.J in
tended. "Will you Us frleuds wit'i me?" asked
RoffeT rf h' I.ld out his land.
"llencef .v.v.rd and for nye," v!'J
0'y"f itfUci'.;' as he .clasped It ar.'J they
tWirtf.
On Feb. 12, nlnoty-slx years will hnvo passed slnco Abraham Lincoln,
considered by many the greatest figure in American history, cntno into tha
world. It 1b an old story, tho life of Abrnlinm Lincoln, yet nn ever fascinating-
one. To tho younger generation Abraham Lincoln 1ms nlrendy
becomo a Unlf-mytblcnl figure, which, In the haze ift historic
dlstaivce, grows to nioro nnd moro heroic proportions, but nlso
loses In distinctness of outline nnd feature. This Is Indeed the common
lot of popular heroes. As tho state of society in which Abraham Lincoln
grew up passes nwny, tho world will read with Increasing wonder of tbo
man, who, not only of tho humblest origin, but remaining the simplest nnd
most unpretending of citizens, wns raised to n position of unprecedented
power In our history; who wns the gentlest nnd most pcnco-loving of mor
tals, unnblo to seo any crenturo suffer without a pang In his own heart,
and suddenly found himself called to conduct tho greatest nnd bloodiest of
our wars; and who, in his henrt the best friend of tho defeated South, was
murdered because n crazy fanatic took him for Its most cruel enemy.
It Is almost needless to rehearse the events In tho life of this Illustrious
hero. He was born In what Is now LaRno County, Ky on Feb. 12, 1809,
and. all readers are fnmllinr wKh his early life In that State nnd In Indiana
and Illinois, his career as a rall-splltter, soldier In tho Black Hawk War.
as student, storekeeper, postmaster, surveyor, lawyer and stntesmnn.
As time passes tho character of Lincoln becomes mellowed and almost
sanctified by tho growing generation. From every side nt which wo arc
called to look upon his character wo see something noble. He Is small
nowhere.
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
The Custom or Celebrating; It In the
Public School la Extending.
Tho custom of celebrating the anni
versary of Lincoln's birth by appropriate
exercises In the public schools is extend
ing ns time reveals moro distinctly the
magnitude of the work Lincoln wrought,
the true proportions of the man and
the fundamental character of tho princi
ples he exemplified.
It is a notnble fact that in oil the lists
of the ten greatest men of the century
tho world has produced Lincoln's name
Is fonnd near the head lu nil and fore
most in many. The entire world now rec
ognizes hia greatness. Not nlone in mind
wns he great, but In heart and character.
He was typical of tho American idea of
equality of opportunity. lie was in the
fullest sense n self-made man. Not mere
ly thnt ho hewed for himself a pathway
from obscurity to the highest civic hon
ors. Other men have done that. It is
that he formed for himself a character
upon which his famo was builded. Born
to nbject poverty, to neglect nnd abuse,
the miseries of his childhood and the sor
rows of his youth deepened the shndow
with which ids spirit wnH endowed by a
wretched mother. Reared in backwoods
settlements, with the advantages of only
one year of regular schooling, pursued by
adversity until he reached almost the
prime of life, his Htniiigth of mind and
heart conquered every obstacle. He was
born to a heritage of gloom, but he was
a capital companion aud a good story
teller. His quaint humor nnd wit were
due to Htrangely originul and sometimes
grotesque iutollcctmil perceptions nnd to
a mnrvelously fertile fancy. He indulged
these faculties as much by exercise of
will In order to throw ,off the depression
which weighed upon Ids own spirit ns
for the purpose of uffording enjoyment
for others. In his later years, when
cares of state almost overbore him. the
relief afforded by this relaxation is said
to have averted utter collapse, In the
most serious crisis lie would mnke some
qimint remark or tell an apposite story
that would cause a laugh, and would lm
m' ''lately relnpso Into profound melnn-
IiOly. But he did not obtrude his gloom
apon others. IIo was alwayB companion
able in social Intercourse, ne was the
soul of honor, scrupulously clean in his
life and hnd a great, tender heart, pul
sating with sympathy for every creature
in distress. He could not bear to see
anything suffer. Other men have been
nd.nired for their intellects or honored
f,:T their achievements. Abrnlinm Lin
foin was loved for his great heart, hu
jinn nytr.onthies nnd sorrows. He yearn
ed fo" 'peace on earth, good will to
men,' he agonized over the horrors nnd
f - ' ngs which war entailed, but gov-
e l by an unfaltering sense of duty, his
jii will carried him through every trial.
There was not a moment during the four
yeurs of fratricidnl Btrifo that he was
not ready to hold out the, olive brunch' if
hc cat
thereby peaco and union could have been
secured. Destiny had foreordained that
the arbitrament of arms should settle tha
questions nt Issue once nnd for all, and
Providence rnised up Abraham Lincoln,
mighty of mind, mightier still In the pow
er of common sense, Btrong in resoivo nnd
tender of henrt, to be the ruling spirit
of the times, to temper firmness with
mercy. There was not a drop of blood
of hatred in Lincoln's body. During the
feverish days of the Civil War he wns
ono man whose motives were never ques
tioned, whose wisdom was trusted, wliosa
strength never failed, whoso car wan al
ways open to appeals which his heart
was only too ready to grant. Now York
Ledger.
Sr. Vnlcntino'H Day Agnln In Fashion
St. Vnlentine, who for so many years
has been presiding over a very cold
shrine, Is about to be brought back heart
ily into fashion, and sniiT tho Bweet savor
of mnidens' prnyers and sacrifices on his
nltnr. . There nre to ho dances In his
lienor nnd rites observed appropriate
to his day. Red roses nre to be worn
by enthusiastic girls for the full twenty
four hours over which he lias dominion,
nnd those who confidently expect the
kind Bnint to givo them n glimpso of
their future husbands must follow these
curious processes. They must hie them
to bed one hour before midnight, carry
ing a taper only as a light, and, never
casting n glnnce to left or right, but
looking straight before, put out the taper
on entering their bedrooms. On tha
threshold they must unbind their hair,
wash their hands in rosewater, and,
standing before a mirror, Blowly cat a
crisp seed enke baked in the shnpe of a
heart. This done all in the dark nnd
making sure never to retrace n step, they
get to bed and to sleep with all dis
patch; for if they can dream before raid
iHght the vision will present the form
and features of tha future husband.
There nre cotillons set for St Valentine's
eve, when all the favors will be emblems
suitable to the season, and a blindfolded
debutante, personifying lore, will dis
tribute to en eh man a little red Bilk heart.
On one side is to show, In smnll gilt
lettering, the nnme of the young woman
with whom he must dance the figuref:
when hIic presents it he will stick through
the silk leaf a narrow pin of gilt nnd
fasten the henrt to the loft Bide of her
bodice.
A Prophecy Now Happily Fulfilled.
I am loath to close. We nre not ene
mies, but frienilH. We must not be ene
mies. Though passion may have strain
ed, it must not break our bonds of affec
tion. Tho mystic cords of mercy stretch
ing from the battlefield and patriot gruvr
to every loving henrt and hearthstone nil
over this broad land will yet swell the
chorus of the Union when again touched,
as surely they will be, by tho better
nngols of our nature. From Lincoln's,
InuuguruL ,. .
f AK PRETA RATIONS CONTINU OW
HNOKaitUg'UOAL.K,v n
J; K
HAKc ADDITIONS TO WAVY
tUMIRALS TOGO AMD KAMXMURA
SOOrt TO SAIL moOtu.
lockanMn of VUdlvntak On mt Zarly
rottlMllttrs IUI4U at Umf
nltutle r'rokMhiVi fcttaW''""
h Kir or, ".
LONDON. The Daily Telearanh's
roklu odrcsp(it"dcntf Bays tnat Japan
s ouciKinK onortuous war nrcp.ua-
lown h:ttl(s!iip of 19,000 tuohtit!
iokuatilta, and tno cuutoniplalnct
)ulldlnK In Japan ct a J2,u0u con
irul'Or, largo additions to tier tor
) do and submarlnn flotillas and two
irul8cr9 hnvo already been started
wlldinu at Kuro. All future ships
vlll bo heavlij, annod bub (iun9 ne
ow ihe ten Inch will be dl-cardcd.
Hit! lift harmyla helnKorffanliodunrior
lomtnnnrt of Lieutenant Goncrul
Kiiwiimura, tho com spontlcnt Bays,
iv ho is cullng out moro reservists,
u'on'oripta uro cxpeotcd. All men
ondor forty years of ago nto hclnn
Irlllod. Tho blockading of Vhuii
rosticK is Imminent. A fleet of
:rulsers i leaving fur the south, and
Admirals Toga ni Kutiliuurn will
'ollow with battleships. Tnroo
sruisers and several t-irp do boat
lestroyers aro In tho noighb :rhood
)f 13 rnoi. A dlvhlon of broopj has
Deon l.todol in Formosa.
It Is now ovld -nt th b tho cruiser
rnkasxRu was lost. Tha nanus of
a r crew, fr in the romtuan or dnwii
ire now otllutally published us killed.
Negotiations continue for tho pur
jhaso of a Chilean crulsor. Fifteen
now submarlno bouts will bi pro
tided this year. Ten recently ur
rived under control of AnorUan In-
itructors.
The Dally TeleRraph'a ,Sr. Petors
Dun; cimspotnent asserts that Goo
iral Kuiopatkln bus tt If graphed to
tho emperor ihut tils offensive power
U seriously hampered hy the obstin
ite reluctunee of his troops from the
European provinces to advance
ualost the enemy. Whilst tno Cos
laiks and Siberians are lull of cash
the Europeans art; no that now thai
Port Aiiliur has surrendered thero is
oo object in continuing tho war
GENERAL KUltOPATIUSS'
HEADQUARTERS. A heavy and
con tlnous artillery rujr ha been
lua-d to the vvesbwtrd all day. Ap
parently tho largest engagement
(Inoe Octnhor Is being fought Re
ports received here aro to tho off ct
that a Russian ftirco tins crossed the
Hun river on tho Japanese left wlnu.
A Japanese forco aduueed auulnst
l ho Russians, making an attaclc.
The flbtlnvt must bo attnndcrl
with great, sutler I rig from t hi cold.
A snow&toim begin Monday, fol
lowing a long period of remarkable
mildness. Tho temperature Is bel w
zero and the plain? aro o vered with
several Inches or snow. The ground
Is too hard for lupld trenching. To
"ay's move by the Russians is lh
tirss important ono i-lneo General
Mislrhcriko's reoont raid.
The military attaches who Bpcnt
a week ac Port Arthur have returned.
While at Port Arthur they wero po'
id it ted to vt-lb the forts and to take
photographs freely. Colonel Macph
erson, tho BilMah mo ileal attache
rcmuiied at Pott Arthur tp tudv
the scurvy, of whleji Uuup are thous
ands of cases repot tea lu the ho spi
tals. Prince An tor. vm Kn also
spent srvnrai day fit Port Arthur
and Dilny.
TOKIO. The Jaoanese selzod the
Austrian steamer Burma, nir Hok
kaido Island at 0 o'clock. She has u
cargo ot 4.000 tons of Card Iff co d on
hoard and was bctmrl for Vldrilvos
ok. CommendH CommUaion'M Wor!i.
WA INOTi IN. - President Rr.cv
velt t'atismltten to the senate ll
final report ut the com-nlflaion on lu
ternational PxchanB", with a letter
'om Assistant B'Cietary it Stale
L'uimls commen'lnu e repoit.
In his mosRnc toe ; dnl; says:
I triusnilt herewith tic uV' -uort
of Ujf couitpis'.! n on !riV;.iHi
i'Uial exchar-f-., ,h s'liutci' ir eoin
pUiinc'i wm. tdd :q -o-tA or" tho cov
ruruenvS of Uhluu and Mexico.
SAID TO TTAVK RROKKN
OVAMAH LKfcT IV 1X0-
Orfenslva MrmHt On B'.U XB
CamHtNi'lcHtlat Mrnl Caaar-'
t
ST. rETKRSDUtiO. Aoortf
to reports current In military clrcW
Uenoral Kuropatkln has broken
thruiiub Field Marshal Oyama's Islt
Wing and threatens his oimmuntca
tluris with Vunkow. Whether or Ml
io report Is truo, tho Aoocttfcef
press learns from a high military
source tbut General ICmopntkln hm
undertaken a general offensive mors
meat o both flanks with the objucft
of threatening both lines ol Ja panel
communication and forcing the Ja
nneso from their winter qti rtertV
Tiu.? !nfa7innt of tbtf AssoolaU
pn'Hs nald
General tCurpitkln docldocl th'ik
Geneva: Oyanr.t'a -jl5Jvn CisiW
turned westward from tho plaint
The advance nas absolutely no com
ncctloo with events In Europe
Rusila. If as Ins been reported, the
Russians have already succeeded It!
p crclog the Japanese left, tutfi
doubtless will be ab'e to reaoti sf
point west of L'ao Lin?, In whloW
caso tho Japmsso will be outllinkeaV
A slmlllar movement aotnh-vard tram
Uentslaputzo will strike the Japan.4
eso lino of coinainnlcittons towril
tho Yalu. Although cold, th4
weather Is ideal for winter camoalgn
ln. The ground is hard and thg
rivers frozen s.lld, mat' lng tho hand
ling or art lilt ry easy.
No furl her olllclnl news was r
celvod from tho front Hturday nlghti
(irnmal Kuropatkln has sorao'hlnf
short of mo 000 men ind ovr 1,100
nuns. Including a number nf six-Inch,
I M p Bltlon. Tho troop engaged ot
tho right, In addition to General!
Mlstchenko's aud General RennenkfJ
anipf's caviilr aro believed to bi
prlnelrnlly Slboilan and part of tbi
il st European army.
Opinions differ her ns to tho sff
riltieanco and Importance of thf
movement undertaken by General
Kuropatkln. It la very difficult tj
ascertain the truth. Many persoaf
aro Inclined to believe It Is a gmulnaj
offensive movement against th? JagM
tneso with the object of forcing thel
out of their quuitus while other!
look upon It as being a more or leaf
serious operation undertaken upoai
orders from St. Peter tiurg to diad
tho attention of the people anew bi
tho theater or war. li tho raeaaj
time the geneial staff malntilai
reticence regarding the plans of till
i'0'iimatidnr In chief. All dlspatchci
from Russian correspondents ut till
fiont foreshadow a b'g and blo'dfjjj
battle of a decisive oharacier. Thejj
tell of arrangements for the reorlpl
of an Immenso number of wounde!
not onlv nt Mukden, but us far baofi
as Harbin, andepeak Df a general en
gagemsnt In which almost a million
iteri nnd 2,500 gurs were to bo In
volved, and miv that tho Importance
nf Ihe rngagomcnt will overshadow
the battles of Shakho river, ana Lint
Yang. Humors nleady Hying about
defeat aud victory Success, they al
aoinlb will be of lmrneasuablo valdi1
o the government at (his juncture
w title dlsasUr would only serve ta
corn pi cate the s tuatlon ana rendei
the govt riiiuent's position still mors
(llilkult ir not urlticHl.
The genoral staff has received thi
fi How ing dispatch from General
Siikharoff, General Kuropalklnl
c iof of staff:
'Out troops continue on tho offen
sive at Sandepas. South of then
our cavalry encountered four Japs
ifco butiullons and six squadron ol
cava'ry advancing from llelkoataf.
I'ho Japanese fled, tbrowlng theli
arms Into ambulance wagons. Oa
of our oolumns took thirty prisoners
and another captured twenty."
A telcgraw from ChamslamaUsji
pays tho Russians lost forty-live offf
cor s aud 1,000 men billed or wou ridel
it the fC' Celine of the vlllagt el
SuiJC'Vw: T:mnar 2d. Toe Russlatei
took 102 Jupariese prisoners beafcCl
tfvaiQ, wagons and ammunition.
Condition Of Prince Eltel
IIKRLIN. I'ho physlotuna la at
ndmoe on Pilnce Eltel issuod
i oulletin at 8 o'clock sa) Ing that tk
rlno's temperature rauged froal
1.0. rt bo 100.7; that his pulsa was
strong at ninety and trjiit he had ro
Hitd presplralions. During tb
evening Prince Eltel's rospiratloi
was Komewliat more dlflleuiB aad)
hls.ee ugh increuswl. (
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