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Show a factoiiy ami.. Ilaramo Ilia Ulf, ot a Not..t tlrnatal and tloierunr of llaaaaehiHolta. From a work-girl In a factory to the wife of the governor of Massachusetts Is rather n long Journey to travel, a Journey that la rarely undertaken, but suoh Is the life story ot a remarkablo woman of Waltham. Moss., a woman who recently celebrated her 80th birthday. birth-day. She Is Mrs. Hanks, widow ot the Isle den N P. Hanks, former governor of Massachusetts, flen. Hunks began lite as a bobbin boy In a cotton factory and rose from that humble position to be chief executive of tho commonwealth, common-wealth, a major general of United States volunteers nnd speaker ot the national house of representatives. Ills beautiful wife left school at 12 years of age and became a factory girl. Hut her grace ber beauty, her Intelligence, fitted her to become tho first lady In Massachusetts, the honored guest ot Emperor Napoleon III. nnd the Empress Em-press Eugenia and the envied partner of the Prince of ales when ho opaned the grand ball given In hla honor on the occasion of his visit to Hoiton In 18(1. Mrs. Hanks Is still beautiful In spite of her 80 years. Her once raven black hair haa changed to sliver, but her eyes are still bright and her sklu rstalna Its Ivory whiteness. Her fine voice Is firm and smooth and her heart la as young as ever. After tha war Oen. Hanke was returned to congress. and Mrs. Hanks became a gracious figure In Washington society. Her noble presence and brilliant conversational conversa-tional powers made her a center ot admiration ad-miration wherever she appeared. Subsequently Sub-sequently she spent several year la Europe, perfecting the education ot her children Among the many noted people ahe met while there abe recalls most pleasantly her visit to the Empress Em-press Eugenie, who was about her owa age, and nt that time In the zenith ot her power and beauty. Both the emperor em-peror and empress were exceedingly gracious to her, and the emperor talked long and earnestly with Oen. Hanks la regard to American affairs. Mn. Hanks has threo children living, ods of whom Is Maud Hanks, tho actress. |