The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11
FROM POVERTY TO PRESIDENT; LNcOLNs cAREER IN BRIEF

 lsoe--Feh. IF Bora, .en .Nclin Creek Farm, Hardin County. Kentucky. was sprung from the 'secepd famt- 1ies'v
 l. Isls--Moved to an Indiana farm. a mile and a half east of Gentryvilie. Tt was wild region with many bears and other wild animals still in the woods"
 1sis--Death of Nancy Hanks Lincoln. Abraham's mother. Under her guid- ance I had learned to read and prize the Bible. and to her influence am I indebted for the development of any good and moral traits may now pos. sess."
 ,1sis--'ss Under three teachers he HssaaRed to get one years schooling in these seven. Later he said. Put my education down as 'defective'." is3o--Moved to Illinois. settling ten miles west of Decatur. fxSl---Seryed as clerk in Offutt's store, New Salem, Illinois.
 1S32--Two months experience at solder fng. in the Black Hawk War. 4 1ss2--Proposed himself as candidate for the State Assembly; defeated l8ss---Appointed Postmaster at New Salem, and Deputy County Surveyor. Is34--Eiected to the Assembly, holding odHce until ts42.
 fgsS---Admitted to the Bar. is37--Moved to Springfield, and begun legal practice with John T. Stuart At time when 1t almost cost a young lawyer his bread and butteA to defend the fugitive slave, be would plead the cause of the unfortunate whenever opportunity presented. Go to Lincoln. they said, Hes not afraid of any cause, if it's right Of suit once proposed to him he said: "I could set a neighborhood at loggerheads, distress widowed mother and six fatherless children. and get you the $500, which. for all know, she has as good right to as you: but I'll not do it
 1sS5-Death of Anne Rufiedge. Lin- coln's first sweetheart. :. Iss7--March g. First placed himself oficialiy on record as opposed 70 siav, cry. as ''based both upon injustice and bad policy
 .isss--Nov. |. Married Mary Todd oi Lexington. Ky.
 1s44--Canvassed Illinois in the interests of Clay. Presidential nominee. Is4s-Elecfea to Cangresss votes against extemsioA of slavery. ig50--pecined the Governorship o Oregon Territory.
 1ss1--Death of Thomas Lincoln. Abra hams father.
 1s54L-Repeal of Missouri Compromis' called him back to politics iron law
 1sss--Ran against stephen A. Douwia for Federal Senator aaad lost. 'Th great debates between these giant both won for Lincoln national repu tation. and defined the issues of tn party struggle as nothing less dra matic could have done. '-Woodrov Wilson. It was in his speech tJun 1s1 accepting the Republican leader ship in this contest, Lincoln said: '' believe thfs QsoveRnment cannot en aure permanent1y half slave, hal free"
 Is59~-Feb. T. Address a monster mas meeting in New York City. "Let n have faith that right makes nafght ana In that faith dare to do Oux dut' ms we understand it..
 iss0--May. Nominated at Chicag Ion third ballot) as the Republical Presidential candidate. William n Seward his main opponent. 1g60--Nov. (, Elected Sixteenth Presi dent of the Enited States. The Flee toraf College gave him the solid en dorsement of all free States. except ing New Jersey. which gave three c it's seven votes to Douglas. Brecktn ridge and Bell were the two othe nominees. 1s6f.-Feb. II. Left Springfield fo washington. "A duty devolves upol ne which is. perhaps, greater tha, that of any man since the days a Washington He never could hay succeeded except for the aid of Divin Province, on which he at all time relied. feel cannot succeed with out the same Divine aid and on tha Almighty Being I now place my re lfance.'
 1ss1--March 4. First inauguration. Iss1--ApFiI 1s Surrender of Fort Sum ter.
 1881 April IS. Lincoln's call for T5,o0 volunteers. My paramount object to save the Union, and not either { save or to destroy slavery" Js62--June 22. Drew up a first drai of the Emancipation Proclamation. 1Ss2--Sept. 22. Proclamation prelimin ary to Qater) emancipation issued. E=s---