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edge he did, which inspired him to be- come the lawyer he did, it is another laurel for the little city in southern Indiana
 Shortly after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln picnic party from the little town of Dale went up to Lincoln City to the Lincoln farm and spent the day. The excitement was so high at that time that old people as well as young went to the farm and enjoyed themselves visiting the his torical places in and about the Lin coin farm.
 The cabin was still standing and but short distance up on the hillside was marble slab that marked the spot where the good mother of Abraham Lincoln lay beneath the sod. While there the picnickers went through the cabin where Lincoln saw his mother pass away and from which place he returned to Kentucky to get minister to come to Indiana and bury his moth CT, Nancy Hanks Lincoln. A few old relics were found, among them being an old knot maui and an old fashioned mouldboard blow, both of which had been left there when the Lincolns moved to Illinois. The old blow was brought outside and an old man by the name of Gabriel Medcalf stood be- tween the handles while one of the party caught picture of the old Lin- coin cabin. The old man carrying the pole was Joseph P Haines, better known as Uncle Porter Haines. The picture of Lincoln's second log cabin was made from the original taken at the time this party went to the home along in the seventies.
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New York city he still finds a way to mylady's heart by going to her in a dainty bit of pasteboard, tissue paper, tinsel and paint, all tucked way in a scented envelope In Berlin he has re- gently found new means of wound ing his victims in the "cooing postals," which are so constructed that when squeezed they will initiate the plain tive note of a dove. In more prosaic London cupid has abandoned the post man for the telephone, and the up-to- date London lover no longer sends his sweetheart an ardent message by let ter, but recites it over the wire into her very ear. Whether or not he dis closes his identity depends on the re- ply he gets.
 Yet the most picturesque St. Valen- tine day customs are not to be found in the big cities, but in out-of-the- way regions, where human nature re- tains much of it's old-time simplicity. In some of the rural villages of Eng land, for example, the season is ob- served in much the same way as in the time of Queen Elizabeth and many a quaint superstition still survives.
 In remote villages of Derbyshire the custom still prevails or maidens look ing out of their windows in the early morn of St. Valentines day to learn who their lovers may be. Every girl who wants to get married is supposed to jump out of bed just at daybreak and dressing hastily open wondow facing the street. There she must wait until some man passes by, who tips his hat and says to her: Good morrow, tis St. Valentines day" In reply she says: "Good-morrow, sir I'll be your valentine" As usual thing, however, the passerby is not stranger A Derbyshire girl usually keeps the shutters closed until through some crevice in them she espies the man she wants.
 Of all observances, however. the most popular in England is that best
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strong contrast to the beautiful new structure that now adorns the beautiful little town, stood in the very spot where the new one now stands, in the center of large court square. It was frame building; the architec- ture was, to say the least, very novel. A ditch, two feet wide and two feet deep, was filled with smoothly hewn logs, on which was built stone wall IS inches high. This furnished the foundation upon which the building was never entirely completed. It was weather boarded, but neither plastered nor lathed It remained in this condi- ton until 1886, which was after the Lincoln family had moved to Illinois. It was capable of holding only hun- dred people and could only be used in the summer. In the night the cattle which grazed about town would go there for shelter. Such was the struc- ture where President Lincoln received his first impulse to become a lawyer Here it was that he received his first rudimentary practice in pleading cases  that afterward aided in making him the lawyer of the reputation he had
 It was to attend court in this rudely constructed building that the young man walked 20 miles from Lincoln City to Boonyille, Ind. He was an ardent listener and the lessons that he painted upon his memory at this place are the ones that inspired the great man to become the lawyer he after ward became. And, from this fact the little taW1-ef ~BasnEil}e elaimsathes distinction of furnishing to him the material that aided in his after sue cess.
 To claim so great a distinction if it could not be verified would be false and unfair; but from the history of young Lincoln while he was a visitor here attending court, and from the as- surance that he received the knowl.
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PANTRY CLEANED
A Way Some People Have.
A doctor said:-

A doctor said:-
 Before marriage my wife observed In summer and country homes, coming in touch with families of varied means, culture, tastes and discriminating ten dencies, that the families using Pos tum seemed to average better than those using coffee.
 When we were married two years ago, Postum was among our first order of groceries. We also put in some cof. fee and tea for guests, but after both had stood around the pantry about a year untouched, they were thrown away, and Postum used only.
 up to the age of 2S had been ac. customed to drink coffee as routine habit and suffered constantly from in- digestion and all it's relative disorders. Since using Postum all the old com plaints have completely left me and sometimes wonder If ever had them.'
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Battle Creek, Mich. Read. "The Road to Melville" in pkgs. There's Reason
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seven, and remaining in Indiana until 1850 he spent IA years of his life in Indiana, or until he was 21 years of age.
 After 1920 Spencer county had, at Rockport, it's county seat, public library of several hundred volumes of the standard works of the day. Thomas Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln were at Rockport at least two times dur Lincoln does not appear as a borrower Of books at the library The field from which Abraham Lincoln could glean knowledge in that neighborhood was very limited. though he borrowed every book that he could get
 During Abraham Lincoln's 16 years of life in Indiana he had read and re- read this list of literary and histori- cal books over and over again. His good nature among Lincoln City peo- pie was not unnoticed; all agreed to his honesty and good nature. Cues tions of dispute and petty differences were at first submitted to him in joking way, and later on in a sincere way, until he was complimented for his honest and just way in settling disputes and differences. He was told mere times than once that some day he would turn out to be lawyer.
 Eaying read all the literary books and what few there were of law in and around Roonville, Lincoln heard of the court at Boonyille. He resolved to go down to that place, 20 miles distant, and learn what he could in the real court, which was in session there sey- eral times during the year. The court house in Boonville, then a small ham, let uf less than 300 inhabitants. in
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Too Interesting to Bury.

There is a certain little southern girl who is very fond of her negro nanny. The nurses name is Sally. and she is large woman, so she is known as Big Sally. Ethel, however, calls her "Biggie" for short. One day her mother took her to a museum, where, among other things, there were some stuffed animals Ethel was greatly interested, and for many days she did not tire of talking about them. Perhaps week later, at the supper table, after preoccupied silence, she said:
 Mamma, when Biggie dies I'm not going to have her buried; I'm going to have her stuffed!'
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oO uduy years ago, Abraham Lincoln, one of the worlds greatest men, was born. Some merely give the celebration a thougllt. but those who have made the life of Abraham Lincoln a study, and those people who live in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois look upon the birthday an- nlyersary as something more than the mere passing of milestone. Each Of these states claims a right to being the home of the man who has made for himself an immortal name in the history of the worlds greatest men.
 Historians say that Lincoln was born in Hardin county, Kentucky. In fact, he was born in La Rue county, which, however, is a subdivision of Hardin county. Chroniclers continue with their biographies and say that he, together with his father, mother and sister, went to Indiana and en- tered claim to a piece of land in Spencer county AS a matter of fact, he entered claim to a piece of land in Warrick county, but which has been set aside and named Spencer county. The Lincolns went to Indiana in 1916. the same year that Indiana was ad- mitted to the union as a state. He ,,.ss. ,,a sect ie,,..es l. land d, built log cabin and lived there until 1880.
 It was known that Thomas Lincoln. father of Abraham Lincoln, was in poor circumstances. To say that Abra- ham Lincoln was the son of poor carpenter and farmer gIves an insight into hard conditions that little Abe had to face when he was youngster. When he went to Indiana he was just
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Revised.

"We hear," began the reporter, "that you are to marry Blobb, the billionaire. Won't you give us the de- tails?"
 Sure replied the obliging actress, T like these things to be exact. Get out your notebook. do not know Blobb, but I have heard of him, and understand he has wife. I am my self happily married. I do not be- lieve in divorce or bigamy. I would not, if free, marry divorced man. would not marry Blobb if we were both free and he was the last man on earth"
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S1OO Reward, S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least dreaded disease that science has been able to cure fin all it's stages and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional disease, requires constftu- tiona treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in ternaly acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assist ing nature in doing its work. The propretors have much faith fin its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure Send for list of testimonials
 Address F. J. CHENEY 6 CO., Toledo, o.
 Sold by all Druggists 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Lauch and Grow Fat; No.

There is nothing in the maxim "laugh and grow fat" or else the joke smiths fail to grow mirthful over their own merrymaking.
 Great humorists seldom are fat. F. P. Dunne is the heaviest, weighing about 160 pounds. The weight of others living is: Mark Twain, 150 pounds; George Ade, 147; Jerome K. Jerome, 143, and w. W. Jacobs, 132. o. Henry is really a great humorist, but he is in the 1S0-pound class Home Magazine.
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Surely kinu of Burglars.

The most enterprising burglar as yet recorded is the Long Island chap who not only escaped from a brand new county jail tie other night but took with him all the locks and door, knobs in the place. If they catch him they ought to promote him to the best penitentiary in the land as a tribute to his genius.
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I aetf@S of
 tb Q Little .
 Pa gaD God

OUCH the little pagan god
 who nearly always &C., companies St. Valentine on February IA has the same purpose wherever he goes, yet he does not everywhere employ the same methods for it's ac- complishment. His tac- tics differ in different places. He is as versatile as he is capricious. In
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February 12 of every year the mind of every American loyal cit izen is momen- tarily turned to the thought that
 upon that day, just
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
EXERCISES FOR COLD FEET.
Defective Circulation Present, and
Must Be Improved.

Cold feet indicate a defective circu.
lation, and relief will never be found
until the circulation is improved. You
may apply hot water bags and wear
bed slippers, but the relief will only
be temporary for these cures" do
not remove the cause.
Ankle exercises will improve the cir.
culation OF the feet wonderfully.
When sitting in a chair stretch the
foot out, extending the toes to the ex.
IRENE limit. Then rotate the foot up
and down sideways and around in a
circle. Then stand. supporting your.
self by table or chair, and with one
foot slightly raised make it hang life.
less; in other words, devitalize It..
With circular movement OF the low.
er part of the, limb swing the foot
around many times. Exercise both
feet In the same way. When you have
stopped the exercise you will feel a
peculiar tingling sensation In the
feet. This is the blood rushing back
to them. Almost at once. you will feel
a comfortable sense of warmth that
will be different from any feeling of
warmth obtained by the use OF hot
water bags.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08

Made In pure White, with Most Dainty
Eyslet Embroidery.

Lingerie tea coseys are the newest
things in tea table appointments
Tbey are made of fine or coarse linen
and usually come In pure white, with
dainty eyelet embroidery decorating
hotb sides. The two rounded sections
are scalloped aud buttonhole stitched
around the top. with eyelets worked
IN the center OF each scallop, so that
tha two pieces can be Joined by rib
hon or cord lacing The straight edge
Of the cosey is usually buttonholed in
an unbroken design or with very small
scallops The linen is then mounted
ON a colored silk padded foundation,
which shows through the eyelet work.
A lingerie eosey is much daintier and
cleaner looking than a wadded SIX
one and It Is much more economical
N the end One really should own
two of them in order always 10 have a
fresh one when serving tea The silk
foundation does not soil quickly,
aven when it does il is an easy =
Tar 10 have il renovated or replaced
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
BRAIN ONLY NEEDS DEVELOP.
mENT AND CULTIVATION.
Scientists In Convention In London
Express Belief That Aborieines
Of World Are Better En-.
bowed Than Supposed.

In many OF the. out-of.the.way cor
ners OF the world are to be found
savage peoples upon whom the world
spends little thought and concerning
whom the general opinion prevails
that they are little better mentally
than the beasts OF the fields among
which they dwell. But these same
savages found defenders recently
among the foremost scientists of Eu-
rope who had gathered In London.
There noted scholars presented orgu.
mepts TO prove that In many cases
the aborigines OF the world we're not
so far behind civilized man IN respect
to natural brain power as the world
has been wont to believe
No less than a sayant than Principal
Jovons of the Durham university,
speaking to the lower culture section
Of the history of religious congress In
London, advanced the remarkable
proposition that To exchange the en-.
vlronment OF the savage and the civ.
illzod mar of Europe would demon.
strate In a few generations that the
former would accustom his ways and
himself to civilization Just as certain.
ly as the white man. surrounded only
by wild and savage conditions, would
lapse into the ways OF the aborigine.
Then came a series OF astonishing
propositions
L. r. Hobhouse. professor OF soci-
ology at London university. compared
the skin of the polynesian with that
of an Englishman. lie admitted that
the brain reservoir OF the savage was
Just as great as that OF the Briton.
and he further conceded that the
natural life OF the savage spared him
many OF the weakening impulses that
result from the vices OF the man of
civilization.
The only cause OF the undoubtod
mental superiority OF the Englishman
he conceded was because the latter
profited by the intellectual requests
OF previous generations. while the
Polynesian remained at the same
mental level ms his remote ancestor.
This was quite an admission for an
Englishman TO make, but II was cast
In the shade by the report OF Prof
Dlechmann, German savant. who
told how he had been studying the
arts OF hypnotism and suggestion,
which are now taking more potent
place in the medical beliefs OF the
modern world
The professor told how he had been
astounded to find that the savagcs Of
many centuries had through theii
medicine men long exercised these
arts OF influence and suggestion that
have the effect OF curing person OF
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
Delicate Bath for Skin.

The skin OF the whole body can be
made soft by using a dry flesh brush
every night after the warm bath. The
bath should be an invigorating warm
bath, and after the body has been
gently dried brush It with a flesh
brush, not too harshly but enough to
make the skin glow and the blood
race through the veins. Twice a week
treat yourself to this extravaganza. It
is hut a little one and is deliciously
delicate. Make a dainty lotion from
~ ounces OF distilled witch hazel, four
ounces of alcohol, and one-fourth of an
ounce of extract of violet. Di-
dectly after the vigorous rubbing
with the brush apply this with both
hands all over the body 1t is not
only softening, but stimulating to the
muscles.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08

In the east the beauty and the pros
perlty OF a country are gagged by the
abundance Of its water supply, for run
ming water means both fertility and
shade. and II land is to flow with
milk and honey--to have, that is TO
say, flocks and herds and wealth OF
flowers giving promise OF plenteous
truit-there must be living springs to
clothe the earth with verdure and
leafy shelter for all living things as a
defense against the powerful sun
which insures the ripening of the har'
vest. The sound Of running water,
with its promise Of fertility and cool
shadows, cannot, therefore, but be
soothing TO the oriental, and so we
find that In the past all who could az.
ford such luxury, from emperor to
peasant, planted trees in gardens. I'm
camping-ground and In homestead.
and trained the passing streams to
rise and fall in miniature fountains or
to speak In ripping channels. while
eventide urged them to seek, maybe.
the breezes on lake and river, or to
worship by their banks For in the
east water is life and plenty and its
absence misery and want; so that
there It seems unreasonable to deem
a river sacred or to prevent pollution
by intoxicating the belief that spring
il the haunt Of powerful spirits
In these circumstances It may read.
fly be understood how the vale OF
Kashmir has been appreciated by it's
augurers and beloved OF its inhabit-
ants, who would never cross it's
boundaries save when lmpelled by
poverty, the result of oppression or OF
scarcity. Yet disaster would never be
present within its borders were It not
for the frequent floods which forest de.
mutation has encouraged or on account
of epidemics induced by the want OF
even elementary sanitation.
To enjoy Kashmir one must be OBJ
livious of the sufferings. now happily
less than in the past, OF its people and
become absorbed In the natural beau
ties of the surroundings and In mem
cries of the courts OF its invaders; .
there must be sympathy not with the
rulers, but with the ruled. And in this
mood OF abstraction II will be well to
acquire a roomy houseboat and nj II
out TO form home. and select a swift
"shikara" with a willing crew, In which
the lesser waterways may be ex-
plored. All these waterways diverge
from or lead to the placid lakes of the
valley or to the muddy river which
drains II.
Starting from Baramua. with its
quaint tiers OF wooden houses and It's
old.time bridge. below which the
Jhelum soon becomes a foaming tor
rent to enter British territory some
200 miles away, we can reach the juno
ton of the Pohru stream, and pole our
feet up its clearer waters. On each
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
HARLEM's NEW INSTITUTION FOR
THE MAKING OF MEN.
Wealthy Woman Who Has Provided a
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollar Property for Benefit OF
Homeless City Youth.

The Harlem Boys hotel has taken
Its place among the many institutions
OF Greater New York for the making
of men out of the boys OF the big me
tropolis. The hotel Is the gift OF a
wealthy woman who has given $780,.
900 for land, building and equipment
and who has turned over the property
to the Children's Aid society for con.
troll and management That Il has a
promising future Is evident from the
fact that when the hotel was opened
the other day II had 10 boy patrons
registered, about half the capacity OF
the hotel. The building Is hand
some five-story fireproof structure at
the southwest corner Of Lexington
ayense and One Hundred and Twenty.
seventh street. The rates are calcu.
lated to NJ the financial resources OF
its patrons. who are all wage.earning
boys between the ages OF ten and
eighteen. Fey are under ~. though
those younger may be received as
translents.
The Boys hotel In run entirely on
the American plan, with sop'" Inn
proyements Board. lodging. batn and
laundry work may be had for rs cents
a day. or s1O5 week. Patrons whose
requirements as to privacy are more
exacting. and who prefer land can pay
for) a bedroom instead OF bed In a
dormitory may be accommodated at
an expenditure OF $3.50 week. No.
body gets anything for nothing-long.
at any rate. II a boy applies at the
desk-there Is a real hotel desk. with
clerk and a register-and says that
he Is without money TO pay his bill he
is not turned away II he is otherwise
a desirable patron, but is told that he
win be expected to pay when the
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
Nelvet and Velveteen.

The English fashion Of having velvet
or velyeteen going-away costumes IL
beginning to obtain on this side OF the
Atlantic. II a bride is to travel lux
urously. she may quite properly adopt
this style Of custom, particularly a.
she need not then carry 50 much lug
gage, as the skirt and bodice, with
its lace or net guimpe, viii answer
nicely for dinner at an American no.
tel of the less fashionable type. where.
happily, the English fashion OF dining
IN fun dress Is not Ia vogue. Many
OF these velvet and yelyeteen cos.
tunes include coat and long and
short skirt, for they are usually de-
veloped in some dark color and may
thus be worn on the street as wen as
In the house during the morning or the
afternoon
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-12-08
Above All, II is Trait That Is o's
tnetly Vulgar.

Curiosity makes more discomfort
than many another more censured
trait II is equally trying for the
pryor and the "pryee.
To bother about what is none OF
your concern Is distinctly vulgar The
well.bred woman waits until news
comes her way; does not 80 on a sull
hunt for f.
The curious woman may not mean
impertinence, but rarely fails 10 be
credited with e. says a writer In the
Philadelphia Times. There is no
greater lmpudence than TO seek 10
know what others are trying TO con
ceal.
Curiosity Is malignant growth;
once get the germ and soon II will az
feet the most triiling affairs Of life
There IS nothing TOO insignificant TO
escape the peering OF the inquisitive
As a distorter ead magnifer nothing
Is IN the class Of curiosity II imag
ines dagger thr1sts IN pin prieks, and