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was born in Hardin county Kentucky,
in 1909. Lincoln's early life was
spent in toll, poverty and hardships.
His mother died when he was very
young. His father married again.
Lincoln's stepmother was very fine
woman. She brought Abraham up so
that he was polite, kind and above all
honest.
In 1916 the Lincoln family moved to
Spencer county, Indiana, and in 1880
to Decatur, Illinois. On this last
occasion Lincoln walked the entire
distance, about two hundred miles.
When they got there father and son
built log cabin. Lincoln worked
in country store awhile and then he
went to the Black Hawk war. When
he got back he and his partner bought
a store. They failed, or as Lincoln
said, sit winked out' Lincoln was a
surveyor awhile.
In 1884 he resolved to study law.
In a few years Lincoln opened an
Office. He was a successful lawyer.
Lincoln was elected to the legislature.
In 1886 Lincoln was elected to con-
gress.
Lincoln was elected president of the
United States in 1860 by the republi-
can party. He did all in his power
to liberate the negro and did so.
Lincoln received more than a million
votes over those of his rival. Doug
las.
Lincoln was assassinated while at
Ford's theater, Washington. His
wife survived him. Not only the
United States mourned his death but
also Great Britain.
CLASS D-FIRST.
BY ALMA Roos.
| Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth presi-
dent of the United States, with
malice toward none, with charity to
all" first saw the light of day in a
wretched Kentucky cabin, February
II, 1909. His father was Thomas Lin.
coin, restless, thriftless fellow and
his mother Nancy Hanks. Thomas
Lincoln was twice married, his
second wife being kindness itself tc
the Lincoln children, whom she found
dirty and poorly clad.
Abraham as a boy loved hunting
and fishing. He was not a handsome
fellow, being over six feet tall, but he
was good hearted. He dressed ir
coarse homespun and as a rule his
trousers were too short owing to his
rapid growth. He was also very fonc
of studying, and as his schooling was
very meager, he used to lie before the
fireplace in the evenings to read an6
cipher, the latter being done on &
wooden shovel. His stepmothel
helped and encouraged him in this
His love for books made him borrow
many. These he read and re-reac
many times and from one (the statutes
of Indiana) he obtained his frs
knowledge of law.
When Lincoln was twenty -one his
parents emigrated from Indiana tt
Illinois. Here Abraham determined
to make his own way in the world
and two years later, when the Blacl
Hawk war broke out, he offered him
self as a volunteer-thus beginning
his services for his country.
In 1882 began his political career
and he soon became a man of tn,
people and a man for the people
After defeat he was elected to tn,
Legislature. Here he met Stephen A
Douglas, his future opponent for tn,
highest Office in the land. At thi!
time arose the slave agitation ani
Lincoln became a strong advocate fol
freedom.
In 1889 occurred the famous elm
coln-Douglas debate" in which Lin
coin proved himself the greatest an6
most forceful speaker of the time, ani
in 1860 he became successful candi
date for president.
| His career was marked with many
important events, the greatest being
the civil war, during which he issued
his famous emancipation proclama'
tion which freed the slaves.
| His death occurred at Ford IS
theater, Washington, D. c., April IA,
1865, being assassinated by John
Wilkes Booth. Thus went out one OF
the greatest lights of history, but his
influence is everlasting. And, to my
mind, Lincoln was the greatest man in
the history of the United State, and
he will always be remembered by
the people whom he loved.
CLASS D-SECOND.
| BY MURIEL PRICE.
| Abraham Lincoln was born Feb.
ruary IL, 1909. He was reared in
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