ng the tea overboard and asserting their right
to the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness: In this case it is the
only defense the Ladies have, for Tanner neither feared God nor regarded
man.

"Second, the law of the land, or statute law, and Tanner is recreant to
both.

"Third, the moral law, or law of God, and this is probably a law for the
violation of which the jury can fix no punishment."

Lincoln gave some of his own observations on the ruinous effects of
whiskey in society, and demanded its early suppression.

After he had concluded, the Court, without awaiting the return of the
jury, dismissed the ladies, saying:

"Ladies, go home. I will require no bond of you, and if any fine is ever
wanted of you, we will let you know."

AVOIDED EVEN APPEARANCE OF EVIL

Frank W. Tracy, President of the First National Bank of Springfield,
tells a story illustrative of two traits in Mr. Lincoln's character.
Shortly after the National banking law went into effect the First
National of Springield was chartered, and Mr. Tracy wrote to Mr.
Lincoln, with whom he was well acquainted in a business way, and
tendered him an opportunity to subscribe for some of the stock.

In reply to the kindly offer Mr. Lincoln wrote, thanking Mr. Tracy,
but at the same time declining to subscribe. He said he recognized that
stock in a good National bank would be a good thing to hold, but he did
not feel that he ought, as President, profit from a law which had been
passed under his administration.

"He seemed to wish to avoid even the appearance of evil," said Mr.
Tracy, in telling of the incident. "And so the act proved both his
unvarying probity and his unfailing policy."

WAR DIDN'T ADMIT OF HOLIDAYS.

Lincoln wrote a letter on October 2d, 1862, in which he observed:

"I sincerely wish war was a pleasanter and easier business than it is,
but it does not admit of holidays."

"NEUTRALITY."

Old John Bull got himself into a precious fine scrape when he went so
far as to "play double" with the North, as well as the South, during the
great American Civil War. In its issue of November 14th, 1863, London
"Punch" printed a rather clever cartoon illustrating the predicament
Bull had created for himself. John is being lectured by Mrs. North and
Mrs. South--both good talkers and eminently able to hold their own
in either social conversation, parliamentary debate or political
argument--but he bears it with the best grace p