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SCROFULA
It Is that Impurity lit tlio blood, which, ae.
cumulating In tho glands of tho nock, pro
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legs, or feotj which dovclopcs ulcers In tho
eyes, cars, or noso, of len causing blindness or
deafness) which I tho origin of pimples, can
cerous growths, or tho many other manifesta
tions usually ascribed to humors;" which,
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cry Xow persons aro entirely frco from It.
How pan
It Bo
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lly taking Hood's Sarsaparllla, which, by
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last spring ho was 0110 mass of sores from head
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rllla, and wo havo nil taken It. Tho result
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my Uttlo boy being entirely frco from sores,
and all four of my children look bright and
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
PEN PICTURES OF THE MARTYRED
PRESIDENT.
Chnrncterlttlu 8kctrho I'lirlrnjrlnn the
Man, Ntntrmiinn and l'renhtent Impre.
lons 11 f Friends, Neighbor nnd 1)1
tlnguMlied Men.
History furnishes tho record of few lives
tho beginning of which was no humblo, tho
progress so ovontful and lniorlr.nt, nnd tho
ending so tragic, as that of Abraham Lin
coln. Tho foremost poot and orators, ar
tists nnd historians havo endeavored to de
pict Ids character and Illustrate his career.
A llfo so full of incident nnd a character so
many sided as was his, could not, how over,
bo satisfactorily jwrtrnyod in any ordinary
biographical sketch. It is tho Incidents, an
ecdotes and reminiscences which hmo ac
cumulated from many sources that Itcst re
veal tho phases of his unlmiotwrxouallty.
From out nil thorn contributions to tho
voluminous "Llnconln," nono havo iierhap
been read with morn Interest than tho stray
loaves furnished by himself. Mr. Lincoln
was ropeatedly askod to glvo incident of his
boyhood nnd youth. To theso solicitations
ho usually roturnod ovaslvo onswors. Tho
lives of ids father and mother and tho his
tory nnd character of tho family bofora tholr
settlement in Indiana wero topics iiiou which
Mr. Lincoln nover spoko but with great ro
luctnnco and reserve. To a campaign biog
rapher who applied for particulars of his
early history, ho replied that theso could bo
of no interest. ' "My early history," said ho,
"Is lterfoctly charactorlrod by a slnglo Hnoof
Orny's olegy
"Tho short and slmplo annuls of tho poor."
An artist, who was painting his portrait
during tho Interval between his nomination
and election, contribute tho following to
"Reminiscences of Lincoln." Ho said to Mr.
Lincoln: "You nro to lw tho next president
of tho United States, and tho ieoplo will
want a picture of your birthplace. If you
will toll men hero it is, wo will not trouble
you again nbout It," handing him at tho
tlmo n small memorandum book.
"Ho took tho llttlo liook, and whllo holding
it in his hand au expression cama on his fnco
for half n momont which I had not soon tboro
beforo. It was a puzzled, molancholy sort of
shadow that had settled on his rugged feat
ures, and his eyes had an inoxpresslblo sad
ness in thorn, with a far nway look, as If they
wero searching for somothing they had seen
long, long years ago, then, as quickly aa it
camo, that oxpresslon vanlshod, and with n
pencil ho wrote afterward in tho llttlo lxxk:"
MEMORANDA
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iiUour i'J'ivt.kM.u
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ITAO-SIMILE OV THE MEMOnANDUM.
To a compiler of a dictionary of congress
ho gavo tho following: "Horn Feb. 13, 1603,
in Hardiu county, Ky. Education detective.
Profession n lawyer. Havo boon n captain
of volunUors in tho Black Hawk war, job
master at a very small ofllce, four timos a
memuor or mo Illinois legislature, and was a
member of tho lower houso of congress. "
Tho fullest account ovor given of hlmsolf by
Mr, Lincoln was at tho earnest request of
Hon. J. W. Fell, of Illoomlngdalo, Ills. At
tho solicitation of this gontleman ho drow up
tho statement hero reproduced of tho loading
ovents of his career, from tho time of his
birth to tho ropeol of tho Missouri com
promise "I was born FoB. 13, 1600, in Hardin
county, Ky. My parenU wero both bom in
Virginia of undlstluguisliablo families
Bocond families, perhaps, I should say. My
mother, who died fn my 10th year, was of a
family of tho namo of Hanks, somo of whom
now rosldo in Adams and others in Macon
counties, Ills. My paternal grandfather,
Abraham Lincoln, emigrated from Rocking
ham county, Va., to Kontucky about 1781
or 1783, whero, a yoar or two later, ho was
killed by Indians, not in battlo, but by
stealth when ho was laboring to open a
form in tho forest. His ancestors, who wero
Quakers, went to Virginia from Ilerks
county, l'n. Au clfort to identify them with
thO NOW England famllv Of tlm Rnm.iTinmn
ended in nothing more than u similarity of
turisiian names in uoin inmilles. bucli as
Enoch, Lovl, Mordocal, Solomon, Abraham
and tho like,
"My futhor, at tho death of his father, was
but 0 years of age, and ho grow up literally
without education. Ho removed from Ken
tucky to what Is now Sncuccr mimtv. Tml
iii my 8th year. Wo reached our now homo
about tho tlmo tho btnto camo into tho Union.
It WOS n Wild reziOM. With tnnilV lu.nra noil
other wild nulumls still in tho w oodt. There
I grow tij). There wero somo bchools, so
called, but no (paallllcatlou w us over required
of n teacher boyond 'roadln', wrltin' nnd
clpherin' to tho Rulo of Three." If a strag
gler, supposed to understand Latin, hap
lcnwl to bojouni in tho uoighliorhood, ho was
looked upon ns awiznnl. There was abso
lutely nothing to oxclto ambition for educa
tion. Of cuurho, whcnlcanio of ago I did
not know much. Still, notnehow, I could
rend, wrlU) and cipher to tho Rulo of Three,
but that was nil. I hnvo uot been to school
since. Tho llttlo advance- I now hnvo upon
tho store of education I havo picked up from
tlmo t tlmo under tho prcssuio of nece&sity.
"I was iuImhI to farm work, which I con
tlnuod till I was 23. At 31 1 enmo to Illinois
and passed tho flrtt year in Maeon county.
Then I got to Now Hnlem, tit that tlmo in
Sangnmon, now in Mennrd, county, whero I
remained 11 enr ns a sort of clei k in a store.
Then enmo the Black Hawk war, and I was
elected a captain of volunteers a success
which gao mo more ploaiuro than nuy I
hnvo hnd slnc-o. I went thiongh tho cam
paign, was elected, inn for tho h, 'Mature tho
samo jenritbJI-'jand was beaten tho only
tlmo I hao utr 1miii Untcn by tho jiooplo.
Tho next, and thn nuemxllug biennial elec
tions, I was elected to tho logWnture. I was
not u candidate afterward. During this
leglslutlvo oriod I had studied law, nnd re
moved to Springfield to practice it. In Ihlil
I was once clocUtl to tho lower houso of cou
grtp, but w as not n c.mdldnto for ro-electloti.
FnJin 1W0 to lbW, both inchulvo, practlred
law icoro assiduously than ucr Uforo. Al-
rvnyn a Whig In politics and gone rally on the
Whig electoral tickets, making active cun
yrsmw, I was losing Interest In olltlcs whon
tlio rexnl of tho Missouri couipromlsonnmscd
mo again. Wlint I havo dono since thou is
pretty well known.
(T'Jw
DK.VNI3 ltANRH.
"If any personal description of mo I
thought deslrahlo, It may Ihj said I am in
holght six feet four Inchon, nearly; lean in
llesh, weighing on an nvorngo Ib0ioumls;
dark complexion, with coarse, black hair,
and gray eyes. No other marks or brands
recolloctod. Yours vory truly,
"A. Li.ycot.ff."
Lincoln's retlconco on tho subject of his
oarly childhood was not imitated by nil of
his relatives. Dennis Hanks, a cousin of Mr.
Lincoln, on his mothor's sldo, has furnished
somo of tho most entertaining recollections of
tho boy llfo of tho president on record, And,
whllo somo of Lincoln's historians nro in
clined to credit Mr. Hanks with a disposition
to exaggeration, all havo mndo uso of tho
items funiMiod, nnd there Is llttlo doubt that
theso aro, In tho main, correct.
Cousin Dennis' recollections go back to
tho birth of Abraham Lincoln, who was
about twenty-four hours old whon tho for
mer first saw him.
To reiHvat tho words of tho narratorj "I
rikkllect I run nil tho way ovor two miles
to soo Nancy Hanks' boy baby. Her namo
was Nancy Hanks boforo bIio married Thom
as Lincoln. 'Twas common for connections
to gnthor in thorn days to see now babies. I
hold tho wco ono a minute I was 10 years
old, nnd it tickled mo to hold tho pulpy, rod.
llttlo Lincoln." '"" '
Tho Hanks family moved to Indiana soon
after tho Llncolns had nettled there, and tho
l)oys gro.v up together on tho Intlmato terms
of kinship. Dennis claims to havo taught
his cousin to road, wrlto and clphor, but
thero is pretty good ovldcnco that Alxft own
mother, beforo sho died, had started him well
in those rudimonU As to tho materials
with which tho Iwy loaniod to write, Dennis
says: "Ho mado ink out of blackberry briar
root and a llttlo copjwras in it. His first iwiu.
were mado out of a turkoy buzzard's feath
ers." AcCOrdlm? to Kl n-rmlnl xniiatn'a .IhIa.
mnU Lincoln's first reading lwok was Wob-
tnJ D.. It lltin .
"' oj-cncr. -Yuun 1 goi mm through
that," says Dennis, "I only had a copy of
Indiana statutes. Then ho got hold of a
book; I enn't rikkllect tho namo. It told a
yarn about a follow, n nigger or suthln1, that
Railed a llatboat up to a rock, and tho rock
was mngnotlzed and drawed tho nails out of
his boat, and ho got drowned orsuthlnV (It
was "Arabian Nights.") "Abo would lay on
tho floor and laugh over them stories by tlio
uuur. 1 void mm moy was HKoiy lies from
end to end. I borrowed for him tho "Llfo of
Washington" and tho "Simcclios of Henry
Clay." They had a powerful Influence, on
him, especially tho first one. Ho was n
Democrat, llko his father and nil of us, when
ho began to read it. When ho closed it ho
Was a Wllle. lienrtmul snul. nml lm wn..f n
step by step until bo bocamo loader of the
Republicans."
Tho sad story of Lincoln's gcntlo mother
nnd her untlmoly death has ljcen too frequent
ly told to need repetition here. Equally famil
iar is tho story of tho stepmother's dovotion
and tho stepson's nilcction. Tho hardship;
and privations endured by Lincoln and lib
family, always so painfully recalled by tho
prcsldont, will bo passed over with tho toll
ing, in tho president's own words, of how ho
earned his first dollar.
Tho story was told ono ovonlng, in tho ex
ecutive mansion at Washington, to Mr. Sew
ard and a fow other frlonds.
"I havo nover told you how I earned my
first dollar. I belonged, you know, to what
wo called down bouth tho scrubs. Wo had
succeeded in raising sufficient produco, I
thought, to Justify taking It down tho rlvor
to solL 80 I had constructed a llttlo flat boat
for the tmrilOhri. 1 m ivmlnmnlnllni. n...
now flat boat with considerable prldo as n
steamboat was coming down tho river. Thero
wero no wharves on tho western streams, and
tho custom was, If passengers wore at any of
tho landings, for them to go out inn boat,
tlio steamer stopping and taking them on
board. Two men camo down to tho shore,
with trunks, and askod: 'Will you tako us
out to tho steamtirr Certainly, said I, sui
poslng that each .f them would glvo mo two
bits. I sculled thorn out to tho steamboat.
Tho steamer was about to put on steam again
when they and tbolr trunks wero uboani,
whon I cried out that thoy hnd forgotten to
pay mo. Mich of them took from his pockut
a silver half dollar and throw It on tho hot
torn of my boat.
"Gentlemen, you may think it was a llttlo
thing, but it was tho most Important incident
in my iiu. i, a poor uoy, unci earned n dol
lar, in less than n day, by honest work. Tho I
world fceotned w lder nnd fairer before mo. I 1
was a moro confident and hopeful being from ,
thnt tlmo." I
Follow Ing mo bomoof tho pictures descrip
tive of Lincoln drawn by tho ious of groat '
lilVUi
lltf- (b
Mr.COI.N'8 KIIWT DOM.A11.
Bald Gen. (limit: "Lincoln was Incontobtn
bly tho greatest man I over know. What
marked him it.iHcItilly was his sincerity, his
kindness, mid his clear insight into niralrs.
Under all this ho had a firm will and n cloar
policy. It was that gcntlo firmness in carry
log out his own will, without upfront force
or friction, that formed tho Imsis of his
characttr. Howusn wonderful talker and
toller of htorleaj hi power of llhibtratiou und
his humor who iuexhnustlblo."
IV. W IhuorMm uiphuslzes tho fact that
rrosldent Lincoln was n mun of tho ooplc,
Hosays: "Hn was thoroughly American, a
quiet, native, nlwriginnl uiaii, as uu tunni
from thu oak; no aping of foreigners, no
frivolous accomplishments. Ho olfcrod no
fcT
hlnlng qualities at the first encounter; ho
Mnot offend by superiority j his fnoo and
.tan icr disarmed suspicion, which Inspired
J.ill l!iw, which conllrmod good will. Then
j had n van good nature which mado him
.oH'riiit nnd nmwslblo to all, fair minded,
I.t.i! 1;; to tho clalki of th.i jiotltloncr. Then
ho wm a man of severe lalmr. It can not ls
.lid there is any exaggeration of his worth.
If ovor it nmii was falrlv tested ho was."
Henry U'nnl Boechcr, In writing of Lin
coln, Midi "Ho was In a most significant
way n nun that omlodled nil tho best quali
ties of unsMilUd lulddlo class men. Ho had
homely Munition riio; hn hail honesty nml
sagacity, and ho had n synqinthetlo nature
that pnNiroil him to accept nny stormy
tlmo. Lincoln was ablo to deal with all
classes of men from his very nature,"
ltoliert 0 Ingersoll snyst "Lincoln was
an Immense iorsonnllly linn, hut not ob
stinate.. Ho InlhienwHl others without ef
fort, uncousclously, Ho was sovore with
hlmsolf, and for that reason lenient with oth
ers. Ho appeared to ajKiloglzo for Mug
kinder than his follows. Ho did merciful
things as stealthily as others committing
crimes a great man stooping, not wlslumr
to make his fellows feel that thoy wero small
and mean. Lincoln was tho grandest feature
of tho flerccfct civil war. Ho is tlio gentlost
memory of our world."
"No man of Lincoln's historical stature
over jwssed through i more eheekcicd or
varied career than fell to tho lot of this ex
traordinary man," said Allen Thnnidlku
lllcc. In tho introduction to his reminiscence
of Abraham Lincoln. "In 183d ho left school.
In 1837 hols rocoidod as an athlete of local
renown, whllo nt tho samo tlmo ho was n
writer on teiiiiernuco, nnd a champion of
tlio Integrity of tho American Union. In
I 1W0 ho iH'gnn his career as nn orator, stand
ing on uu empty keg nt Decatur. Next ho
became. In turn 11 Mississippi boatman, n
clerk nt tho J tolls, 11 salesman, 11 debater In
frontier debating clubs, a mllltln captain In
tho Black Hawk war and tin uimimWul
candidate for tho legislature. After this ho
tried his fortunes as a laud surveyor. In
1833 ho was nptiolntod lKwtmastcr nt Now
Balom. Having studied law ho lieenmo a
lawyer. In 18.U ho was a successful candi
date for tlm legislature of Illinois, mid, as 11
inemlier of It, protested ngnlnst slavery.
Challenged about this tlmo to fight n duel ho
liecamo reconciled to his adversary, and mar
ried Miss Mary Todd, after constituting him
self her champion. Defeated as candidate
for congress in 1813, ho was returned in 1810.
In 1851 ho sought, without success, to lw n
jwlntcd general land commissioner. Hulibo
quently lx jvn engaged vigorously in btnto
lKilltlcit, opposing Judge Douglas in a debate
that attracted national utteutlon, and that
gat o him tho nomination for tho prosldoncy
of tho United States."
Tho brief skotchos hero glvon of Lincoln,
tho man, havo indeed been imperfectly told,
If tho reader does not soo between tho lines
thofnlthin hi own strength which sufficed
to guide him through somo of tho severest
trials that ever fell to tho lot of n public
man There was no end to his ambition, no
failure in his patient ondoavors to push on
ward. His watchword was: Forward,
march.
So ho grew up, a destined work to do,
And ho llrnt to do It.
From a local iwlltlclan nnd an obscure
member of congress, ho suddonly ioso to bo
ono of tho world's most Influential statesmen.
From a volunteer against Indian insurgents,
ho becttmo tho mover of vast armies. Begin
idng as a stump sponkor and corner grocery
debater, he lived to tako his placo in tlio
front rank of immortnl orators. It was
this jiowor of compassing tho most trying
situations, says Mr. Rico, that mado tho brief
nnd crowding snnco of four ynnrs sufficient
for Abraham Lincoln to accomplish n task
that generations had Ikjou preparing.
An UmatUructnry Interview.
In "Everv Dav Life of I.liieoln" U lnm.
duccd tho following story:
In 1613, nftor tho npjiearatico of tho rebel
ram Merrlmac, tho president was waited
iiK)ii by a delegation of Now York million
nircs, who reprobcntod to him that thoy were
very uneasy about tho unprotected situation
of their city, which was oxixised to attack
and bombnrdmont by roliol rams, nnd re
quested him to detail a gunlxiat to dofond
tho city. Tho gentlemen wore fifty in num
ber, very dignified and respectable in npixsar
aneo, and stated that thoy repreitontod iu
their own right $100,000,000.
Of course, Mr. Lincoln did not vdsh to
offend thoso gontlcmcn, nnd yet ho Intended
to glvo them a llttlo lesson. Ho llstoned with
great attention, nnd seemed to bo much im
pressed uy incir prchonco and their state
ments. Then ho replied, very dolllieriitcly:
"Gentlemen, I am, by tho constitution, com-inandrr-ln-chlof
of tho army and navy of tho
United States, and, a a matter of law, can
order anything dono thnt is practlcablo to bo
done. But, as a matter of fact, I am not in
command of tho gunboats or ships of war,
as n matter of fact, I do not know oxnetly
where thoy aro, but presume they aro
actively cngnged. It is imposslblo for mo,
in tho present condition of things, to furnish
you n gunboat. If I was w orth half as much
as you gentlemen are represented to Ik, and
as badly frightened as you uvm to Im, I
would build n gunboat mid gio it to tho
government." A geutloman who accom
panied tho delegation says ho nover saw
100000,000 sink to such Insignificant pro
portions, as tho committee rocrossod tho
threshold of tho White Houso, sadder but
wiser men.
The Lincoln Gunril or Honor's heernt.
Tho last ntimud memorial scrvlcos of tho
assassination nnd death of l'resldeiit Lincoln,
Apnl II nnd 15, lbb7, in Springfield, Ills.,
wero of unusual Interest, owing to tho revela
tion of tho becret of tho guard of honor, re
garding tho hidden grnvo of Lincoln nml tho
final interment of tho body. Sineo tho un
successful ntteinpt In lhTU to btenl tho Ixxly it
had lieon understood, captcinlly by thopeoplo
iu and nbout Springfield, that it was not iu
tho marblo Kircophugus always shown to vis
itors iu tho north hall of tho lnonumont,
whero tho public generally supposed it was.
In lHihit of fact, niter tho attempt to steal
tho iiinrtyred presldcrtt's body, tho remains
wero placed tun tomb excavated In tho solid
innsonryilliectlv under thnnlillwt- A. .-11 11
18S7, iu tho presence of tho members of tho
guard of honor and tho Lincoln Monument
association, tho IhmIv una tni ,,. c,,. u 1.1.1
ing nnd placid with tlio remains of Mrs.
Lincoln, In 11 tomb sunk in tho center of tho
Hoor of tho north hall. Tho tomb Is lined
with btouo sccuicly laid In cement. Tho
masons immedl.itclj went to work, nnd n
low, brick inch w. is sprung over tho cotllu.
This wns coered with hydraulic cement,
and nlnivo this 1 ubblo nnd slag mingled w ith
cement were filled Iu, bringing tho surface of
tho tomb up to tho floor. Tho stones of tho
floor were then replaced, and tho work was
ended,
Tho coffin containing tho lody of Mr. Lin
coln was opened nt tho tlmo of tho last Inter
inont nml Identified by friends present. It
was In a remai Initio state ot pi tarnation.
Among tho UhjU Alto Lincoln read whon
11 boj was'UUop's 1'nUes." Ho wiwalwnys n
good story teller, and It was told by ono of
his eaily ncqiilntniieiw that "ho could toll
moro storiiM than unjltody iu school but
Hazel Dorsoy." .limp's stories hulicd him
immensely, mid ho soon was u better story
tvlltr oon than Hazel Dorsoy.
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!frneh 1'nnolrs, timliullng Hills Aprons
Mild Velvet down mid !lnnk l'lotur
vHn Continues fur Hoys nml (llrl to
Wowr ot Out Door Nporln.
In tho rut herewith presented nro Illus
trated two pleasing costumes, ono for llttlo
girls nnd ono for llttlo lioys. Tlnw iihhIoI
nro especially adapted to out tlinir Nrt in
rigorous climates, hut may lw nuslllleit to
suit everywhere by slight ohnugo In trim
ming, etc.
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FABI1ION8 KOI! OUT DOOn HfOUTB.
Tho dross for llttlo girls is mndo of noppo
woolen material and lined with flannel. Tlm
plush hat, trimmed with ribbon how nnd
wing, is of gnrnet lino to mutch tho dresi. A
plush inuir and plush tojn to tin high loithor
shoes complete the costume,
Tho Iniy's suit consist of n hnlf tight
fitting paletot, trimmed with fur. mid short
knickerbockers that nearly moot tho high top
boot. A cloth cap, with hanging point and
fur border, is worn with this suit.
Kvnnlnir lrr with Ilevnr Flctiu.
Tlio fichu worn ovor tho high IkxIIco illus
trated in tlio cut Is cointoscd of two strips of
crnpo fourteen and n half Inches long and
eleven and thnsMpiartors Inches wldo, and
edging two inches wido of fino transparent
embroidery,
Tho two crapo strips nro arranged above
in small lint plaits, taking up n space of two
Inches, and answering tho blb-llko part
rounded out at tho nock. At tho waist tho
plaits are laid very closa and joined byn
strip of embroidery ten nnd n hnlf Inches
long, pointed bolow; tho rovors, mado of four
strips of embroidery sowed together, aro
KTXNiRO Dntsa with nmii nomcx.
caught In ut tho somo tlmo. Tho neck band,
fifteen Inches long, Is mado of n strip of tho
embroidery, and stands high nbout tho
throat. Bows of ribbon cateh and hold to
gether the itolnted onds of tho crajto strijie.
Attention is called to tho vory gracoful ar
rongomont of tho hair.
French Fancies.
One of tho materials of tho day appears to
bo Pongoo silk. Kveryliody almost seems to
bo buying it for purtioses of all kinds, decor
atlvo nnd (.icrsonal, und Pongee silk, though
up iu tho world, npjtoars to lw lowered In
prico, for tho tlmo, to add to its universal
popularity nnd ready sale. Certainly tho
aprons of it nro dainty nnd pretty; tho sashes
for both small and grown up girls drossy and
becoming; tho draperies for pianos nnd
valances, tablecloths, cushions, cosies, and,
lastly, tho whole costumes of it, wo lioth ar
tistic nnd graceful, so that Fongeo silk is not
to bo looked upon slightingly, though it may
not please tho taste of thoso who prefer rlchor
materials, nfter tho stylo of "silks that stand
of themselves,"
Velvet Is this winter far moro tiopular than
plush. At recent gatherings, cnjcclally after
noon weddings, volvot costumes havo been
most fashionable. Myrtle green olet,mado
up with tan colored cloth, black or dark bluo
with tho becoming soft gray fur, or dark
gray with cloth of a lighter shade, nro par
ticularly so. Several cloaks, hu go enough to
cnvclojK) tho w holo figure, nro of civet, with
handsomo usscmenterloupthc hmkor down
tho front. At a fow great entertainmonU
theso long clonks, undo In tale r ray or white
velvet, and trimmed with iw!o j.my or white
fur, bn e apiieared ns w raits. They aro tied
at tho throat with wldo, soft libbon, and
hang long and plain iu front, with silk slings
attached to tho quilted linings, for tho hands
to jtass through. In white, nil nnd other
colored woolen materials thoy are constantly
seen, handsomely braided in mixed braid,
composed of imturnUhalilo gold or Mh er and
tho color of tho cloak. TIiIh l.m.,ih... I,., a r
forded plonsmt winter work to many of tho
wearers, heal brown cloth costumes aro
braided with this mixed braid, Unmet and
muir compute, and usually finished oir with
cutTs nml collar of lkver l!.-.n 1. m, ir,.M
of n deeper color, Intermixed with gold or
Biiti-i mm mjiiivuiiics itoiu iixiss well.
JJuw Mjles In llrvnp, '1 rlimultiK.
A now idea is nil uppllqr.e of cloth, edged
with cord, tho pattern united by w heels tnd
stitches, sometimes worked 111 gold thread;
tho entire ct N mndo of this, and often tho
paiuds. Traveling dresses aro trimmed with
Astrakhan, bonded by braiding iu thick cord;
nwlocciuisunll) tho entire front uouomass
of braiding, ciuglit up carclotsly on one side,
PoIoiuiIm-s of tho Inerojablo tyto are mado
up in cloth icr watered silk jiettuxmui nud
watered el 1 1 HWvl mid slh er are blendwl
iu many of tho now embroideries.
Long vlsites of plush nd velvet, lluo.1
with qulltsl silk and trimmed with n band of
seal or sable are Jjoyoud quwtlon tho most
coinfortublo and stylish of all high class
outer gurmenU.
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AOrtAHAM LINCOLN.
Smr-
MKM MARK Of MNOOLN'M PACK.
ITsken In IHtV) Itj- l.onnrtl W Vokea. 1
ITow humble, ) rt how iowiful Im coulil lie; "
How, In itmsl fitrtuim and III, tlm snine; "
Nor bitter In success, nnr Iniastful he, """
Thirsty for gold, nor foTorlih for fame, "
Ilowrnl nttout his work-such work as few
Krrr had Inld en head and heart and Imnd
A ono who knows, whom there's a task to do,
Van's houett will must heaven's good sjrao
couiiiiaiid,
LITTLE TAD LINCOLN.
Tli rrrsldenl's I'oniliirM for the Oon
ptinloiithlp or Ills Yiiiiiiirrst Horn.
Llttlo Tad, orThoma, tin youngest son of
tho president, was tho only ono remaining In
tho White Houso during tho Inst hard years
of his administration, nobort was off at col
lege until npitolnted to service on tho staff or
(Ion. (Irani, mid Wllllo hart died iu 1803. Tiul
wns n bright, lovnblo child and vory constant
In hi nfTectlon for his father, whoso com
panion ho uu on every tosslblo occasion. At
tho White llouwi ho was n general favorite
and free, to eoinn ittul i'n nt. will, fin nn.
who might lie with tho president, or how in
tently ho wns aliHorbed, Tail was always wel
come, Mr, Browne, in his "Every Day Llfo of
Lincoln," relates tho following anecdote,
which Illustrates tlm 'nnt. Inilnl,.rv. .
tended to Tiult A frlnml nt Hi,. r.ii,iiu
flno, largo, llvo turkoy to tho White Houso
nuverm previous 10 mo Holidays, Willi
tho request that it should ho served on Urn
president's Christmas tnblo, Iu tho Interim
Tad won tho conlldonco and esteem of tho
turkoy, as h did tho affection of every ono
with whom ho ennui iu contact. Jack, as tho
tlirkov had been elirktiiiunl. un mi nlitnnf r
great ItitiTiwt to Tad, who had fed and potted
iiitu iiiiui inu iowi wouiii ioiiow nt Ills heels.
One day, Just Itofore Christmas in 1803, whllo
tho President Was elllfairivl with nun nf I.I.
cabinet olllcorson an atralrof great momont,
Tnd burst into tho room llko 11 bombsholl,
Bobbing and crying with rago and indigna
tion. Tho turkoy was about to bo slain.
iiui nan pntcureii iroin 1110 oxecuilonor c
sUiy of pnx.ioillngs whllo ho flow to lay tlm
CabO liefnro tllll lintnlllniltl. Jnnr mint. tinf. 1
kllledl It was wicked I "But," sold tlm
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prosiuoni, -jiick was sent Hero to bo killed
nnd eaten for this vory Christmas."
"i cau-i neip it," roared Tail; "ho is a good
turkoy and I don't want him killed."
Tho president, pausing Iu tho midst of his
business, took n card and Toto on it an order
of reprlove, Tho turkey's llfo wns spared;
nud Tnd, seizing tho precious bit of paper,
flow to sot him nt lilwrty. Tad lived to.be 18
years old, dying in Chicago Iu 187L
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ITUtaiDKNT LIHOOUT AKD LrTTI.K TABs
Twcnty-ono years ngo no photograph was
moro often seen than tho ono represented In
tho accoiniianying cut of President Lincoln,
fitting with n big book on hiskneoandbU
llttlo son Tad leaning against him and look
ing at it with him. Tho book was then
thought to bo n Blblo; In point of fact, It wan
rhotogropher Brady's picture album which
tho president was examining with his sou,
whllo somo ladles stood by. Tho artist bogged
tho president to remain quiet and tlio picture
was taken.
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Abraham Lincoln's Father. " "
Thomas Lincoln, tho father of Abraham
Lincoln, was an ldln. thrlftWi l.nt mwi ..--
tured man. His vagrant career liod supplied
iiitu wuii an uioxuausiiuio lund or anecdotes,
which ho told clovorly and well, nud to theso
nnccdoteshn owed lilmmtxil.irltv T.. rllti.
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uu rnu u 1cimx.rui-u jiiccson democrat.
By profession ho was 11 cai-pcuter, and a poor
ono ut that. In religion ho was nothing at
times, and n member of various denomina
tions by turns n Frco Will Baptist in Ken
tucky, a Prosbjterian in Indiana and a
Campltcllito iu Illinois. In this latter com
munion ho seems to havo dial.
Thomas Lincoln was exceedingly fortunate
In his choice of w Ives. Nancy HniiLs, Abrn
ham's mother, was us good ns sho was pretty.
Sho lived to ito tho mother of thtvo children
a daughter and two sons. A short t lino after
her death Thomas Lincoln man led a second
time. His second cholco wnsn widow named
Bally Johnson, who had three children. Tills
woman's lovo and dovotion to j oung Abo Ixv
gnu with her introduction into tho family.
Ho was encouraged by her to study, aud miy
wish on his iwrt wus gratified, when It could
bo done. She was nlso equally kind to his
sister. Sho could not, however, cliaugo tlio
roving nature of her husband, who left him
self and family jtoor nnd iu n stntoof discom
fort with his frequent moves. After his son
Abo left him to Itegln llfo on his own account,
which wns not until tho latter was 31 yearn
of ago. ho moved several timej nnd finally
got himself fixed 111 Coles county. Ills., where
ho died of n dikcoRo of tho kidneys, nt the
rijH) old ago of 73.
Sarnli, I.ltirittii'H Opinion or Her Stepson.
Lincoln's regard and affection for his step
mother, Mrs. Sarah Liucoln, wns well
know u. With 11 vlow of obtaining this cstl
mablo lady's opinion of Lincoln, n gcntleinau
visited her after her sou's death. Sho was,
at tho tlmo of tho intervlow, quite feeble,
being 11 jcnrsofrigc, Sho is described ns n
plain and unsophisticated woman, with n
frank and ojien conntenaucv,n warm heart
full of kindness tow urd others, and in many
respects very llko tho president. Abraham
was evidently her idol, she bjxiki oflfimiii.
her "good Uty," und with much fa-ling said:
"Ho was always a good boy, mid wllllugto
do just what 1 wanted. Ho mid his step
brothers no er qmirrcUil but once, mid that,
j on know, is u great deal for stepbrothers. 1
didn't want hliu elected uvsldiiut. I knew
Uioy wouUkiUhuu,"
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