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Sold and Recommended by A11 Druggists. +fnjuRiNE± 4* * EVe-s 44-444 ♦ LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY. ♦ *♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ There was little clone in the way of celebration of the president’s birth day at the executive mansion many years ago. President Lincoln was too busy even to remember he had a birthday. In Washington there was great anxiety over a battle reported to have been fought at Roanoke is land, but of which the outcome was not yet known. Late in the afternoon .came the news from General Mc Clellan that the confederate forces had been routed, and this helped to dispel the gloom which had hung for days over the capital. Mr. Lincoln spent, all the time he cBuld spare from official duty with his son, Willie, who was seriously ill and whose condition was so Improved on February 12 that It was the oc casion for many congratulatory mes sages from friends. * On Wednesday, February 5, Just one week before Lincoln's birthday anniversary, there had been a grand and at that time novel party at the I White House. A "presidential p.orty” It was called at the time, and it was a departure from the usual social regime introduced by Mrs. Lincoln. . Previously social affairs at the tVhite. House had been an endless chain of alternate state receptions and state dinners. Both species of entertain ment were purely official. Washington wa^ crowded with lob byist. politicians, contractors and persons of all ranks and occupations. At the receptions none were de barred, and as a rule both Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln'' were obliged to shake hands and receive hundreds of men and women who went to the White House out of curiosity, and many who were unsteady on their legs and reeked of whisky by the time they were received by the president. The state dinners were, of course, more select, but even at these the guests were necessarily chosen chief ly for political or diplomatic reasons. Mrs. Lincoln’s "‘presidential party” was merely a party in the ordinary sense of the word, such as would be given by a private family.( Five hun dred guests, a small number com paratively, were invited, and we^e chosen mostly because they were in the president’s own social set and be cause of their social position and ac complishments. Lariy in the evening the executive mansion was brightly lighted and crowds began to collect In the streets to watch the guests arrive. By half past 9 o’clock the entrances to the drives were filled with carriages and bustling footmeh. The cards of In vitation were collected at the door and none was allowed to enter who had not been bidden to the “party.” The second floor of the White House, was thrown open for dressing rooms and smoking rooms for the men. Upon going downstairs the guests were shown into the blue room and later conducted into the main salon, or east room, where President Lincoln and his wife received them. The president . looked slightly worn and tired, but from his kindly, hu morous and witty conversation none would have guepsed that his mind was occupied with any more weighty matter than -the comfort of his guests. Mrs. Lincoln, according to the newspapers of the day, “was second in no respect to .any of those pres-, ent.” ANECDOTES OF THE MARTYR PRESIDENT At a social affair in the White House, President Lincoln was talking to a rather dandified attache, of the British embassy, a young man new in the service* “President Lincoln," he saftl, “there are so many stories about you. Do you know, the*other day I w;u» told that you used to black your own boots.” “I did,” said the president; arfiS the only reason 1 do not do so now is be cause I have not time.” “Oh, I say,” exclaimed the English man, “how astounding! In England no gentleman blacks his own boots.” "Indeed!” drawled the president. “Whose boots do they black?” President Lincoln, one of the most generous and kind hearted of me/!, often said that there, was no a-rt which was not - prorppted by some selfish motive. Ho was riding in a stage from Springfield, 111., to a neigh boring town and was discussing tfilr. philosophy with a fellow passenger. As the stage rumbled past a ditch which was filled' with mud.and mire the passenger? could see a "small pig, caught fast in the muck, squealing and struggling to free himself. Many persons In the stage laughed heartily, but Mr. Lincoln, then a lawyer, asked the driver to stop for a few moments. Leaping from the stage, he walked to the dibclj over His shoetops in mud and picked the little animal up, set ting It on the solid road. “New, look here,” said the passen ger with whom he had been talking, “you cannot say that was a selfish act.” “Extremely selfish,” said Mr. Lin coln. “If 1 had left that little fellow in there the memory of his squeal ing would have made me uncomfort I able all day.. That is why T freed him.” Abraham Lincoln was often called upon to settle disputes, especially where a wager had been made, by his friends. Two farmers who had driven into Springfield with a load yf produce, their common property, became plunged in heated argument as to how long a man's 'legs should be in proportion (o the upper part of In the days when Mr. Lincoln was practicing Jaw he was not over care ful of his dress. This was partly due to scarcity of funds, and it was some times months before he could pur chase a new suit of clothes. A friend encountered him leaving a clothing store wiht a new coat on. "G»t a new coat, Abe?” he asked after the greetings. "Yes.” said Mr. Lincoln; "it ap pears so.” “But it’s a little short, Isn't It?” asked the friend. "Yes, perhaps it Is,” said Lincoln; "but it will be long enough before I ret-another one." • LINCOLN’S KISS A SOLDIER^ REWARD On a narrow cot in the military hospital at City Point MaJ. Charles H. Houghton was dying. He had been In command of Fort Haskell, a strate gic point In the rear of Grant's lines, against which al) the fury of I^e’s attack was being directed in an effort to break the union lines. Against Major Houghton, a mere boy 29 years old, were pitted the science and strategic knowledge of Gen. John B» Gordon, of Georgia. Help came at last. The bearded, shaggy gray men were beaten bao$ and , Lee's desperate move wai checked. Houghton’s leg was ampu tated and he was taken to the hos pital at City Point. So that he could die In comparative peace, on a clean, white cot, they took him there. for days l}e lingered on the bordof* land of life. Sometimes in the long stretches of the night, when life and resistance are at low ebb, It seemed to 'those who watched that he must be zigzag ging back und forth across and across that mysterious line. Yet always in the morning when friends inquired for news of him the surgeons could say: "He is alive. That's all.” Shortly after, at 9 o’clock one morn ing, the door at the end of the ward j wras opened and Dr. MacDonald, chief surgeon, called: "Attention! The president of the United States.” • There outside the door, the sun light streaming into the room over square, gaunt shoulders, stood Abra- ! ham Lincoln. Into the ro<yn he I stalked, bending his awkward form ungracefully, for the doorway was I low. At cot’ after cot he paused {o speak some word of cheey, some mes sage of comfort to a wounded sol dier. At Houghton’s cot the two men paused. “This is the man, whis pered MacDonald. - “So young?” questioned the presi dent. “This the man that held Fort Haskell ?’’ MacDonald nodded. 1 I With a large uncouth hand the president motioned for a chair. Si lently a nurse placed one at the cot’s head. Houghton did not know; he could not. As though he were afraid ^ it would clatter and hurt the suffered Lincoln softly placed his “stovepipe™ hat of exaggerated fashion on the floor. Dust covered his clothes, which were not pressed. As lie leaned over the cot a tawdry necktie, much awry, dangled near Houghton’s head. Gently as a woman he took the wast ed, colorless hand in his own sinewy one of iron strength. Just the sus picion of a pressure was there, but Houghton opened his eyes. A smile which had forgotten suf fering answered the great president's smile of pain. In tones soft, almost musical it seeme-d, the president spoke Jo the boy on the cot, Jold him how ne had heard of his great deeds, how he was proud of his fellow country man. A few feeble words Houghton spoke in reply. At the poor, toneless voice the president winced. The doctor had told him that Houghton would die. Then happened a strange thing. The president asked to see the wound which was taking so noble a life. Surgeons and nurses tried to dis suade him, but Lincoln insisted. The horrors of war were for him to bear as well as others, he told them, and to him the wound was a thing holy. Bandages long and stained were removed and Use president saw. Straightening on his feet, he flung his long, lank arms upward. A groan such as Houghton had not given voice , to escaped the lips of the president. “Oh, this war! This awful, awful war!” he sobbed. Down the deep lined furrows of the homely, kindly face hot tears burned their way. Slowly, tenderly the pres ident leaned over the pillow. The dust of travel had not been washed from his face. Now the tears of which he was not ashamed cut heavy furrows in it and splotched the white sheets on which they fell. While nurses and surgeons and men watched there In/the little hospital Abraham Lincoln took the pallad face of Houghton between his hands and kissed it just below the damp, tangled hair. "My boy,” he said, brokenly, swal lowing, "you must live. You must live.” The first gleam of real, warm, throbbing life came into the dull e'yes. Houghton stiffened, with a conscious, j elastic tension on the cot. With a lit tle wan smile he managed to drag a hand to his forehead. It was the nearest he could come to a salute. _ The awkward form of the president bent lower and lower to catch tho -faint, faint words. "I intend to, sir,” was was what Houghton said. And he did. his body. They visited Lincoln la his office and asked' his opinion. “This question,” said thp lawyer,' “has been a source ef controversy for untold ages. It has led to blood shed in the past and there is no rea son to doubt that it will in the fu ture. After much thought and con sideration, not to say worry and mcntnl effort, it is my opinion, all side Issues being swept away, that a man’s lower limbs, in order to pre serve harmony of proportion, should be at least long enough to reach from his body to the ground.” Suit for $10,000 against a cremation company has been started in New York by a woman who alleges the ashes of her two husbands were left under r. ' -Stairway in a draft where they were mo mentarily in danger of mixing. i New traits of the character of Abraham Lincoln, his appreciation of a compliment, his own estimate of his inaugural address and his insis tence on telling the truth, even though it were not only unpopular but humiliating to himself, are re vealed in the last letter of the long correspondence between him and Thurlow Weed, first editor of the Al bany Evening Journal, and for many years the republican leader of the state. President Lincoln laughed as heart ily as ever when he told a Joke on himaelf. ' “THEY SAID I HAD T. B. AND 8 WOULD NOT UVE THREE MONTHS” j Mr. Harold W. Schmidt, Box fifi, Breeso, Clinton Co., 111., believes he has reason to praise Dr. Hart man’s Remedy for Catarrhal con ditions. | "1 o**d Po-nj-m* (l|M months for Clironio { Bronchial Catarrh. Ido not gat tired, fsel like 1 a slant, am *lx peuude over normal weight and I able to work o»sry day. in March, lots, I eon- I tract* <l a terera ooM with solMlng and took to I my bed. They raid I had T. B. and wonld not < lire three months, After taking a couple bot- < Os* of Pe-ru-na and a box of Man-a-lta Tablet*, ( could walk around and In aeren month* went back to work. Mr , trouble waa due to Chronic Catarrh of the note and throat, which I bad tea yaart, extending down Into the bronchial tubes. "fo-ra-na wae my Ufa sarer." A HALF CENTURY IN USE , TABLETS OK LIQUID BOLD EVERYWHERE ft SPOHN’S DIST EMPER COMPOUND is Indispensable 1b treating Influenza, Distemper, Coughs and Colds so prevalent among horses and mules at this season of tjie year. For nearly thirty years “SPOHN’8” has been given to prevent these diseases, as well as to relieve and cure them. An occa sional dose "conditions" your horse and keeps disease away. As a remedy for cases actually suffering, “SPOIIN’S” la quick and certain. Sold In two slses at all drug stores. 81’OHN MEDICAL (COMPANY OD8IIKN. INDIANA Delivered the Message. Mistress (to servant)—-'Tell the gen tleman to have a seat In the drawing room, that I am negligee at present and that I will be down in a few min utes. Servant (to caller)—The missus says to have u seat, and she will be down in a few minutes, dat she's as naked as a jay right now.—Atlanta Constitution. Attribute Their Success to Newspaper Advertising ^ In an interview today, Mr. Warren Wright, President- of the Calumet Baking Powder Company, strongly ad vocated the use of newspaper adver tising, and points to Calumet’s suc cess as proof of his statement. ‘‘Calumet sales are •’times as much as any other brand,” stated Mr. Wright, “and we attribute this to our lavish use of newspaper space. We believe that the newspaper is the most direct medium we can use in getting our message across to the housewife, and we know from our experience cov ering thirty years that the housewife will respond to newspaper advertis ing quicker than she will to any other form of advertising. “The housewives have confidence in newspaper advertisements because they know that the newspapers set up high standards for their advertisers. It Is for that reason that the house wife looks to the newspaper for in formation on products in which she is interested.” ' % Hookworm Almost Universal. It is estimated that $900,000,000 peo ple live in countries where hookworm Infection is a serious menace to health and working efficiency. There's the Rub. Love-making mav be«an art, hut In that case it Is likely to drift into artfulness. DYED HER DRAPERIES, SKIRT AND A SWEATER WITH “DIAMOND DYES” _ Each package of "Diamond Dyes” con tains directions so simple that any woman can dye or tint faded, shabby skirts, dresses, waists, coals, sweaters, stock ings, hangings, draperies, everything like new. • Buy “Diamond Dyes”—no other kind—then perfect home dyeing is guaran teed, even if you have never dyed before. Tell your druggist whether the material you wish to dye is .wool or silk, or whether it is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Dia mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade, or run. So easy to use.—Advertisement. It Is usually the girl who never had a proposal who boasts of having jilted a number of men. A smell boy’s Idea of plnying safe is to get his mother to promise not to toll his father. Slight Probability. Fuir I)og Owner (anxiously)—I utn afrnld poor Floss Is going to have rabies, Mr. Vet. Mr. Vet—I don’t see any signs of it. “But bis poor little tongue is al ways hanging out of ids mouth.” “That is In accordance with a merci ful dispensation of Providence; You see. if It bung out of ids ear lie might experience some dlfliculty in drinking.” The Magazine Man. "Why don’t you read your own mag azine?” “I know there's nothing in it I cure to see.” Let a poet write a rich man’s will and lie cares net who writes tlie na tion's poems. Spanish Wedding Customi • Each man present nt a Spanish ««d> dln^ ‘party Is entitled to dance f'ltk the bride, but be must pay for thin privilege—literally. On n table In the center «t tire room Is a pie and after encli dance the bride’s partner Is expected to cot away a piece of the crust and drop a coin Inside. The bride usually wears a black silk gown and a lace mantilla—white only If her family is titled or veiy rich. Rapid “Skinning Machine.” High speed In skinning animals Is attained by a Frenchman's Invention of a tool In which three knives are ro tated by ari electric motor nt a speed Of 2,800 revolutions a minute. ---V Talkative. "Your friend seMns quite talkative.” “Yes. There's many a dull niinutn when he’s about.” 750T * GOOD CIGARETTES tov GENUINE “BULL" DURHAM TOBACCO Why Farmers are Turning to i 4 Jor Economical Transportation In 1922 Chevrolet jumped from seventh to second place in sales of all cars, and to first place in sales of fully equipped modem cars. Purchases by farmers were the chief factor in this remarkable development. Farmers want automobiles not only of low first price, but also of low later cost for operation and maintenance. They want room, comfort, and the ability to stand up under hard conditions. They find that Chevrolet, fully equipped as sold, is j the best value per dollar in the low-priced field, and neighbors tell them it costs less per mile to operate. Prices F. O. B. Flint, Michigan SUPERIOR Two Passenger Road,ter - - $510 SUPERIOR Five Passenger Touring ... 525 SUPERIOR Two Pa,aenger Utility Coupe 680 SUPERIOR Four Passenger Sedanctte * • B50 I SUPERIOR Five Passenger Sedan ... - S60 SUPERIOR Light Delivery .510 • * Chevrolet Motor Company Division of General Motors Corporation t f Detroit, Michigan Western CanadaFanns may be profitably Rented In Western Canada there t re farms to rent, ready for occupation, complete with good buildings, necessary implements, and in some cases stocked, which may L* rented with profit to the tenants. They may be had in well-settled districts with modern rural conveniences, with schools, churches and elevators close at hand, and, in most cases, near-by railways and good roads. Securing lists of land to Rent or for Sal*, is a new departure of the Department of Immigration. Renting land affords an opportunity for the man desirous of learning something of a country before he decides to purchase; earning a living and making money while gaining experience at low cost. Rent now if you choose, and buy later when you are satisfied. It is worth an investigation. Share in the laurels and the profits of a country that has been awarded many world’s cham pionships in Wheat, Oats, Barley, other grains and Live Stock. Go where you will find a comfortable home and be able to produce at the lowest minimum cost. A Never In the history of agriculture has there been a greater need to reduce g^'A the cost of oroduction, necessitated by present decline in prices, and no MigJ* better opportunity than this has evenbeen offered. Low priced land that Wp±jL will yield a fair proportion of its cost each year Is the first essential to prof •table agriculture. This you will find in Western Canada. RV jJj In addition to lands for rent, there are improved farma for aale In tome districts, as well as unbroken prairie land, held by railway companies and targe holders, that is being ottered for sale at low prices and on easy terms, The opportunity to secure Free Homesteads is also still open. ^ In al l part* of Western Cantda grain crops of high value ate grown: Wheat producing rrom to Dusneis per acre, Uats gtv ing exceptional yields. Barley productive. Grass and fodder grow in quantity and quality that have ! caused cattle and stock raising, dairying, etc., to have unequaled possibilities. Write to the Agent whose address is given below and secure particulars as to location and also ask for illustrated literature, mapa, low railway rates* and other Information. G. A. Cook, Desk W. Drawer 197, Watertown, So. Dakota: W.V. Bennett. Desk W. 300 Peter’s Truat Building. Omaha, Neb„ or R. A. Garrett, Daak W, 311 Jackaon Street, St. Paul, Minn. Canadian Government Agents. _ ___ v . rmfSxl