notes made by one who accompanied the train from Washington to Springfield. On the eve of the 130th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, students continue research for factors that may have been inherited from either paternal or maternal lines or other influences, that contributed to place so

the following statement: "To whom it may concern : "About 2 P. M., on February 22, 1861, I saw President-elect Abraham Lincoln at the Pennsylvania railroad station, Mt. Joy, Pa. He had made a short address at Lancaster and was en route to Harrisburg, where he addressed the Legislature. The telegraph