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POUGHKEEPSIE DAILY EAGLE FRIDAY JANUARY 13, 1911--7 ANECDOTES OF LINCOLN. You have heard many stories about good' Abraham Lincoln, who became the president of his country. And Not only that. He gained a nation's love and veneration by the nobility of his character and the kindliness of his every deed. The poverty of his early surroundings gave the greater luster to his magnificent achierements.

It is interesting to learn how he first came to read and write and how he first utilized these accomplishments. In his home there were. but three books -the Bible, the catechism and a spelling book. So greatly did he grieve over his dear mother's death that fits father at great trouble secured him a volume of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress," which he read and reread, hardis taking time to ent or sleep. Next he received "Aesop's Fables" 88.

a gift, and he quickly learned many of them by heart, Then there moved into that. remote Indiana clearing a young man who could write. This young man' offered to teach Abe. The eager boy could hardly wait. He made rapid improvewent and was presently covering every possible surface with letters which he traced with a bit of chalk or a charred stick.

In less than a year he could write a letter. And he did write one. He wrote it to the clergyman they had- known in Kentucky. He asked hilin to come and preach a funeral ser. mon over the grave of his mother.

as there had only been a prayer at the time of her burial. In answer came the minister: also peopie him from miles around. This established little Abe as a letter writer. His father was very proud of his attainments. After this he became the neighborhood letter writer.

Old men who perhaps had written before their hands had become shaky utilized his talenta. So did younger, ones. And the same hand that wrote these childish letters, after many long, struggling, serious years, by a stroke of a pen "freed a whole race for all time to come." Lincoln and the Book. Abraham Lincoln when a boy of thirteen or fourteen years of age, hearlug that a neighbor named Crawford owned Ramsey's "Life of Washing. ton." borrowed the book to read.

He had nearly finished the perusal when au accident occurred, which caused him much regret. On retiring to bed one stormy evening he placed the book directly under a crack in their log cabin, and, the wind changing before morning, the 'rain came in, and the "Life of Washigton" was wet through. His dismay was great on discovering its badly damaged condition -he had promised to take care of it and return it safely -and he felt that his reputation would be lowered, although he had not actually been to blame. But he resolved to take it back to the owner at the close of his day's work and offer to make what reparation he could, though he had no money -to give. Ile carried out this purpose with a heavy heart and was well received by the neighbor, who proposed that he should work out the whole cost of the book and then keep it for his own.

In this way he earned the book. Lincoln's Politeness. No doubt you boys have all read-the story of the time when Lincoln, walklug with a friend, met a negro who lifted his hat to the two men. Lincoln lifted his hat in turn to the negro, "Why did you do that?" asked Linsola's friend of the president. Because," was the reply, "I cannot afford to be less polite than a negro." Now.

can we boys, whether we're white or black, afford to be less polite than a hero? Boy's Thought of. Lincoln. Some days in school when teacher says, name the presidents," I.up and commence And say them all from Washington clear through Buchanan; then I have to stop and clear my throat. always have to when I come Abraham Lincoln's name E'en though the teacher whispers: "Shame! Can't you remember, Can't I remember him? Why, he's my hero! That is why get choked up and want to cry. Once he was just as poor as And homely, too, and tall and shy, And he was brave and made his placeClimbed to the top and freed a race, When I think what he dared to do just vow I'll do something too.

The Swallow Family. Before the country was densely populated the. swallows used to wake their homes in cares or in niches of rocks or hollow trees, but now they trustfully build their nests, close to harns and houses, usually nesting. under the eaves or even inside the buildings. Their nest is composed of lagers of mud about an -luch thick.

plentifully mised with straw and lined with They usually rear twe hroods in a season, the first in May and the second in July. The eggs are four to six in number, white, with red and purple spots and splashes neariy covering the larger end. When the second breed of young are capable of using their wings the swallows congregate in Areks of: thousands and migrate sont award, traveling by daylight instead at night, as Is. the custom of most migratory birds, The swallow tr attractive bird. with long wings and a forked tall.

118 small, dat, triangular, beak Is also characteristic. MISS JACKSON'S VALENTINE It was the day before St. Valentine's day, and it seemed as if a demon of mischief had: taken possession of er: ery. scholar in the P'ineville public school. Miss Taylor, the teacher, sigh: ed as she rapped on her desk for order.

Never had the children been so unruly before. Instead of- attending to their lessons the boys and girls were whispering. When Miss Taylor rapped they became quiet and went on with their lessons, In a few minutes the started again. Miss Taylor looked up ly and saw one of the larger boys trying to hide a picture. "Well, Adam," she called.

"bring me, that picture." When the boy handed Miss Taylor the picture all of the scholurs laughed. There on a piece of coarse paper was a picture of an old lady. Underneath the picture were some rude, verses about cranky old maids and cats. "Well, what' were you going to do with this picture? Where did you get it?" asked the teacher. "Some of us boys bought it to send to Miss Jackson tomorrow.

You know she is a cranky old maid. She is always scolding us boys for tormenting her old black cat. We net hurt the old thing. We only have some fun with It," replied the boy. "Go to your seat, Will, I will keep this ugly picture.

I am very sorry to find that any of my scholars would play such a mean trick on an old person. I will tell you the story of Miss Jackson's life--why she is liying alone," said Miss Taylor. "When Miss Jackson was a young woman her mother died, leaving a large family of children. As Miss Jackson was the oldest the burdens of the family fell upon her shoulders. She worked and slaved for those children from morning until night.

When became men and 'women they married, and left home, but of course no one wanted Miss Jackson. They said she was old and cranky. They forgot that she had spent her life working for them. With a few hundred dollars that she had received from her father's estate Miss Jackson bought the little cottage next to the school, where she now lives. Children.

after hearing this story, I think you will not play any more mean tricks on Miss Jackson." The scholars were ashamed of themselves, for they remembered the comic valentines they had sent 011 former Valentine days. "I think that if we each contribute 5 cents we would have enough money to buy a pretty bunch of flowers for Miss Jackson. How many are fir favor of sending her flowers for a valentine?" asked Miss Taylor. Every hand was raised. The next morning Miss Jackson sat in her lonely kitchen knitting.

The eat was asleep under the stove. Miss Jackson was thinking about her past life and the ungratefulness of her brothers and sisters when she heard knock at the door. She looked out of the window and saw some of the school children standing by her gate. another valentine from those children. I only get comic ones," muttered.

Miss Jackson as she opened the door. I her surprise when she found a large pasteboard box on the doorstep. Miss Jackson opened the box carefully, for she was afraid there was some trick about it. There was bunch of beautiful roses with a card attached which read, "For Miss Jackson, from the teachers and scholars of the Pineville public Miss Jackson was pleased with the gift. The children said to Miss Tay.

lor, "We feel much happier than we would if we had sent an ugly picture to Miss Jackson." Valentine Party. The following in a game appropriate for a valentine party. It is called ralentine grace hoops: Make heart shaped rings to throw over the stakes, three for each player. The foundation may be heavy wire wound with satin ribbon, or crape paper will do almost as well If expense is an item to be considered. Wind one stake with gilt paper tol represent Wealth, the hearts that go over it each counting five points, The second stake may be a tall tin horn resting in a wreath of laurel.

Of course this represents Fame. Hearts going over it count ten. Wind the third stake with pire and stand it in a circle of roses for Love: hoops stay Tug on it count twenty- five. If children are playing a fourth stake may be added to indicate Goodness. Wind it in white and from a florist get a dove to suspend over it.

The going over it count fifty. The game may be to 500 if desired. The up hearts can be given as prizes, to those, having the best scores. May's Valentine to Papa. Bert and Nell and Caroline Laugh and whisper, nod and winkSit a-choosing valentines.

Got a secret. s'pose they think. Call me baby! Sakes alive! They forget I'm almost five, Guess I.know whom I love best Well as Hert and all the rest. Here's pencil on the shelf. Now I'll write one all myself.

is from your little May. There, It says as plain as. day Loves your niore than, tongue can tell (That's what Charlie wrote for Nell)Loves you all the day and night, All the dark and all the bright, Mare than candy pink and nice. Prostel cake or choc elate mice. I know your eyes will shine Now you choosed my SAVED BY A FAIRY DOLL.

There were: once two little girls named Dora and Sara who lived all by themselves in the middle of a great forestall by. themselves, that 19, with one exception, and that was a doll. But it was not an ordinary, everyday doll-far from it. doll conid talk. She was a magic She had been given to them by a tiny fairy whom they had rescued from frolicsome kitten which thought she was a butterfly, and so the children always kept the doll by them, and when they got into trouble they always came to her to ask what to do.

Now, it was just because they bad got into trouble that the children were living by themselves in the house in the middle of the woods. It happened in this way: One warm summer day when they were out picking wild strawberries there came by an old woman who wore 1 pointed hood, and she asked them for some of the fruit. Now, this little old woman was witch, and when she found out how delicious the berries were she was possessed with a desire to have some ev- will JONES THE WITCH THREATENED THEM. ery day. Picking them was a great drawback to the pleasure of having them.

She overcame this by casting a spell over the children so that they were completely in her power aud were obliged to follow her to the house -in the middle of the woods, where she left them for the night, with orders to be up bright and early iu the morning that they might pick her a large basket of strawberries for breakfast. The children did not like to live in the house in the woods all by themselves and to pass their days picking strawberries for the witch, but they, were quite in her power and were compelled to obey. The doll could not release them, for the witch was more powerful than she was. All she could do was to give them advice and to tell them that sooner or later an opportunity for release would come, and then she would be there to do what she might. So the children waited with what patience they could.

One day when they were lying on the floor, tired out with their hard day's work, the magic doll told them that she had an iden- for them to carry out, which was to make a large hoop out of a strip of birch bark and to stick around the edge all the pins they could find. This seemed to the children rather a silly thing to do, but as they always did as the doll told them they set to work and soon had the birch bark hoop ready. It took them a longer time, however, to find the pins, for when you come to think of it you don't generally find many pins in the forest. They hunted the house over from cellar to garret. They lay on the floor and picked the dust out of the cracks in the hope of finding pins.

They felt down the backs of all the chairs, and they took the pincushion to pieces until at last they had enough to make a border, around the hoop. When it WAIN finished the doll told the children to get inside of it. for the pins would protect them from the witch, and if they kept inside of it they be able to walk out of the forest beyond the witch's domain. So the children joyfully crowded inside of the hoop and set out for home. They had gone but a little way when they heard a noise behind them; and, looking back, they saw the witch pursuing them at top speed.

The children were much frightened and started to run. but the doll eried: "Don't! Don't! That is just what the witch and wants. fall if you run you may stumble out of the hoop. Then you will be in her power again." So in spite of their fears the children witch to them and walked cidately on, and, though the ened them with all sorts of things, they didn't allow themselves to be rightened, bet kept on walking till they walked out of the woods and into sunshiny meadow. The witch could follow them no farther.

The last they saw of her she was standing helplessly at. the edge of the woods looking after them, Then they went home and picked strawberries for their mother. Gonundrums. Gonundrums. What Is difference between baiky horse and wet.

firecracker? One won't go ou, the other won't go off. What novel Is this, "Looking Backward." DUI CHESS COUNTY HYDE PARK. Mra. Alfred Christmas and daughter Annie are spending several weeks visiting relatives in Philadelphia. There 18 considerable dissatisfaction among the local subseribers of sible to have reverse call, which the telephone as to the new rules they issue.

It is imposwill lose considerable business for the newspapers 08 well other Poughkeepsie business men. Another rule which was never mentioned to the local subscribers when the monthly rental was raised on them and a lower rate, to Poughkeepsie promised, is: that you must pay for a call whether you are able. to get the party wanted or not. People do not biame the local exchange in the least as Hyde Park central is very Dr. obliging and and Mrs.

Stanbrough of Newburgh visited in town on Wednesday. Dr. Stanbrough who is all enthusiastic ice yachtsman, and is a member of the Hyde Park Club, enjoyed some sailing and witnessed the races. Prof. Mable, principal of the Hyde Park school, is back to duty again after a week's illness with the grip Louis Hover is making extended visit in Albany where are attended the inauguration on January The men of the M.

E. Church will give an oyster stew supper in the church parlors on Monday next, January 16, from 5:30 to m. at the nominal price of twentyfive cents each. All are cordially invited to come and you should have no hesitancy in attending as it is stated that there be a physician present in case any one should swallow too many oysters. The ice houses the Park Hotel and the ice house of Leonard Travis are being filled with excellent ice from the Vanderbilt lake.

MILAN. Milan has "'set for 1911. Prompton the stroke that ushere din the New Year, 'amid the clanging of bells, chewing of cabbage, and various other rites, new resolutions were. solemnly made, and as promptly broken on Jan. End.

Now we are ready for business, and there is lots of it here. Our up-to-date public hall, under the management of A. Shelly Is equipped with moving pictures. An exhibition of which will will be given on Thursday evening. A fox hunt is arranged for Saturday Jan.

14, at 12 M. Starting at Lafayetteville, and ending -we don't know where. Other attractions are expected soon which may outrank. those of Coney 1s- land. A thunder storm, was one of the usual occurences of Sunday evening.

lee bees are in order now. The Milan patrons of Silver Lake Creamery, helped full that lee house on Tuesday. Mrs. Warner, an old resident of this town, died on Tuesday. Miss Elsie Lang of New York, is visiting at 8.

L. Case's. Miss Carrie Case is visiting her sister Mrs. Wm. Phillips of Red Hook.

Rae Hoag is home from New York still inclined to farming. Why shouldn't he be, when every farm in town covers a gold mine? None have been unearthed yet, but it is surely there. Every man will tell you of the indications. We sincerely believe that every farm is a gold producer, -and if brains and energy are rightly applied it will yleld its riches. PINE PLAINS.

Mr. and' Mrs. 'Samuel Deuel spent Monday in Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Albert Meyrs spent Saturday in Poughkeepsie.

Mr. Leonard Best, a former resident of this place, died at Chis home in East Orange, N. January 6, aged 64. He was brought to this village for burial Monday.Miss Ethel Wilber Putnam Hall, Poughkeepsie, was an over Sunday visitor in this village. Mr.

Isaac Carman spent Tuesday in Poughkeepsie, Mrs. P. N. beuel spent few days in Millerton, N. last week.

Mr. Jacob S. Bowman died at his home in this village of apoplexy Saterday, January 7, aged 68., His fuwas. held at his home Tuesday, at 12:30. Rev.

S. A. Wikert, of Patterson, N. conducted the services at the house, and Stissing Lodge. F.

A. had charge of the burial. The funeral was largely attended. A great number of floral tributes were sent from relatives and friends. He leaves a wife, and son Wilber and daughter Mrs.

Fred, the funeral from out of town were; Barrett. a Among those who attended Mr. Fred. Sadler of Bloomfield, N. Mrs.

Fred. Dakin, of Milerton, N. Theo. Sadder, of Millerton, N. Mr.

Mrs. Henry Clark and daugh ter, Ethel, of Colebrook, Conn; Mr. Charles Wilber, Mr. H. Harris, Mr.

Richard Connell, all of Poughkeepsie, N. Mr. Seymore Beckwith, ol New York City; Miss Clara Clark, of Amenia. N. Mr.

William Seeley. of Hartford, and Mrs. Myron Decker and daughter, Leonia: Mr. William Sadler has been spending a week out of town. Accidents will happen, but the best- regulated families keep Dr.

Thomas' Eelectrie Oil for such emergencles. It subdues the pain and heals the hurts: LIVE WHILE YOU LIVE. buttermilk three times a day, you'll live ten years longer. Pessimist But what's the use of living ten years longer it you have to drink buttermilk three times a day? -Judge. Optimist- Yes, sir, if you'll drink EVER NOTICE! Visitor- How show at the opera house last night? Rural Citizen- Fine.

That fellow's imitations of actors we'd never seen, was the best ever saw.Puck, Millbronk News Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Allie Cunninghan gave them a surprise party' at their home, Wednesday evening. The affair was a social success. Dr.

A. de Garis, Messrs. John D. Fitch and F. H.

Swift went down to New York Monday morning to attend the automobile show. The election of officers for the ensuing six months at the Friend's Y. P. 8. C.

E. was held Thursday evening. Ruth Storey was elected President; Marie Hart, Vice President: Clara Mastin, Secretary and Clayton Olivet, Treasurer. Mrs. Geo.

W. Bolee spent Monday and Tuesday in New York City. Mr. Lawrence and daughter. Maud, of Pleasant Valley, were guests at Mrs.

and John Pell's Tuesday. Millbrook Inn's three-seated team took the K. of P. staff of installation officers to Poughkeepsie, Tuesday evening. Mrs.

W. D. Gemmill and Mrs. B. J.

Pizie spent Monday in Poughkeepsie. Miss Ellen Kearney one of the genial clerks in E. A. Burch's store has gone to Eastman's College, to take a business course, Mrs. Chas.

Martin is Ill with the grip. Mr. Chas, Whaley was in Millbrook, Monday and met Mr. C. W.

Northrop, from Bangall, and took him on Tower Hill. Mr. Robert Condron will move from his present residence. South Millbrook, soon, as his house is on the Burton Estate, and Mr. Burton desires to have the building torn down.

Messrs. Chas. I. Swift, H. Davis, H.

J. Bird and others went to New York Tuesday to take in the Automobile Show in. Madison Square Garden. Rumor Say's Mr. P.

H. Keaver may have an auto delivery wagon the comIng season. Eleanor Haight, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay.

Haight, fell through the lee while skating this week on Dalielm Pond. Harold Pell came to the rescue and pluckily pulled her out by her. long hair. Mr. and Mrs.

B. J. Pizie spent Wed. nesday and Thursday in New York business, taking in the auto show in the evenings. Mr.

P. H. Keaver and wife, started for the South, Monday. They stopped In New York to the auto show before proceeding to Washington, D. C.

Mr. S. S. Benham of Tower HIll was in Millbrook, Wednesday. Mrs.

3. H. Davis has purchased the home of Mrs. Thos. Conklin, at South Millbrook.

The Ladies Bowling Club met In Grace Church Parish House, Monday night. The attendance was not as large as expected, but no doubt will increase rapidly, Startle Doyle, of Elm Drive, is In Pleasant Valley, taking care of Mrs. Isaac Mastin. who' is ill with pneumonia. Mrs.

Gecrge A. Bull went to eNw York Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Albert Davis, of New York and Mrs. Wm.

Baker, of Waterbury, came to Millbrook on the 11 A. M. train Tuesday and went to. Echo Farm to vis. it their aunt.

Miss Elizabeth Howland. They found her better in health than she has been for a week. They returned home on the 3:49 train that afternoon. Miss Ethel Clark has resigned her position 'in Telephone Central here, Mr. Benj.

Woolheater attended the auto show in New York this Much sympathy is expressed for the family of the late Mrs. H. J. Yoemans, who passed away Saturday. Funeral in the Brick Meeting House, Wednesday afternoon.

A NEW BILL POSTING HORROR. 20.000 Colored Posters to Be Dis played in the Tuberculosis Crusade. During the next three months, the billboards of the United States will on tuberculosis, according to display 20,000 educational posters nouncement made to-day by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. This will conclude the campaign al Billposters' Association donated begun a year ago, a when the Nationfree space to the tuberculosis cause, the Poster Printers Association offer ed free printing, and. nine paper manufacturers the paper for the posters.

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