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Show SOUTHS CM ? , WRII18C I1EIM. WASHINGTON. May St. Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Dlinoi, "rather of tha United State senate," hu written writ-ten his memoirs aad tha book will be published next fall by a Chicago bouae. Hia colleague are awaiting the work with great intereat for ther probably ia no other man ia publie life today who haa had a wider acquaintance with public pub-lic men from th time of Lincoln to the present day. Senator Oullom waa bora in Wayne county, Kentucky, in 1822. Aa a child he was taken to Illinois and aver aince he waa a young man ha aaa lived in Springfield. His memories will bo filled with acores of new Lincoln storiea. He knew Lincoln well aad several time borrowed money from him to get hi start in life. Senator Cullom came to Washington aa a representative ia con-great con-great in 18I5, before Lincoln's aeeaaei-nation. aeeaaei-nation. He waa chairman of tha 1 Hi soia t delegation that placed General Grant in nomination for the presidency. He waa twice elected governor of Illi noia and haa served in th senate inc 1RS. H is th oldest member of thst body. . |