Show 10 10 he lincoln s e e memorial aws eum 71 NOW ft 7 ai I 1 01 L aa 4 X alwi I 1 r ka eral year years pal past succeeding ereda rea re a haq has beard heard or less OA I 1 the form to bs by the great na memorial to abra been virtually de do ti fittingly t a gratitude to tho the mt t be provided ae tie arm rm can be deter have been have found gnat lie its proposal for a memorial temple potomac river at t suggestion for a or boule nal at capital to the barff arg orm decided upon lal at however it te to sat at it will have as its eject the bixl ixl government of lincoln Aler lemorl nort sh ington writes r gome some rears years past beca the owner pretentious ious brich brict reet from fords althe e wounded pre after fter ter he had been th ah and where he 1 that hai life wag was over ever t the govern 8 the Aonder wonderful ful col cot felice lies that fills every this building th the 0 of the aas as representative iro ro felch includes udea stifled with lin y which hasteen has been tion Is tho the prop Ivl dual mr 0 11 II of the civil var war tn n an admirer of made the gather n his life lite work tion was kept in id at springfield em moved oved to wash beress ress something thing 4 yeara years ago pur 19 9 houde hoube oyd was allowed as a depository 01 ho lincoln relics relies coffers of almost sivate collectors la Is treasures but thy of the i je ge V keep jan in tb 1 hope that ante ts r gratful 6 adful place ho 0 nation now s inclined to n in the matter which pro 0 the bum sum alch of that sum for the purchase ii collection of ob fl IhMud ad the e ii W of the Lin lincoln colL ai lats improvement any materme change in the apptt trance of 0 the bis ills house where lincoln died bather rather does it contemplate the acquisition of the premise premises on cither either tide side of it and the tearing down don of tha the louses chich now hedge closely on oil the lincoln house on cither either bide thia this purchase of properio proper ft enable the beautifying fing of the grounds and the provision of a park surrounding the historic house more important it will enable the property to be made reasonably fireproof and finally it will afford a site for an art addition to the bouse house which can be used as a shelter tor for additional relies as so cured tha the lincoln memorial museum in eludes not only relics proper but a splendid collection of I 1 por I 1 traits comprising more than like and a library of more than 1000 volumes relative to lincoln some idea of the immense value of the relics in this museum may be formed from the fact that thebe these mementoes ruen toes include an original black lo 10 ceat rail split by lincoln in WO 1810 the office chair used by lincoln in his law office at springfield when he was elected president the last cook itoyo used by mrs alta lincoln in the homestead at springfield the lincoln family bible and the family cradle in which all the lincoln children were rocked the most interesting portion of the lincoln museum 0 1 that embraced in the room where lincoln died thia this room la is preserved is it was at the lime time of bla his debth except that the bed and other furniture has been removed and the room converted into a gallery of pictures bearing upon lincon s life in a glass case are let and carde cards of abraham lincoln and other onn one of the most interesting objects which has been displayed ut at tile lie museum Is the flag which draped thi theater box in which lincoln sit st the night he was hot shot the rent in the flag ina made do by the as sassin a spur Is plainly seen and near by Is displayed the spur which booth wore were on an that occasion and which catching in the folds of tho flap gar caused him to fall and I 1 break his hi that doubt lee ier aea a did much to prevent hie his escape lincoln on joe heltzell Helt Hel kell akell sometimes in dealing with the most serious matters roat tere abraham lincoln brought into play a semi facetious face tous sar oar donic donle humor which was as very effective for bis his purpose gov andrew john eon son telegraphed telegraph ed ae as an n interesting item of one of the Ten tennessee nease 0 lights that the confederate ex congressman jos Iele kell walked to mee meet t bla his union captors Liti coln replied ey executive mansion august 21 2 1864 1861 gov andrew johnson Joh nion thanks to gen gillem or making the no TS is and also to you for sending it 11 does and joe do Heli kells Ial talking king to meet us mean any more than that jo was geared scared and ft anted to save bis his bunt skin A LINCOLN lippincott g |