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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-22
LinColn'S BoUhood Home
Discussed blu Old NeiGhboT

TO the Editor g The Washington Times:
= HAVE read with much interest an
article in The Sunday Times
u Magazine recently on the birth
place OF Abraham Lincoln, be-
cause I was born and brought Up in
the same locality. A few months ago
/ had the pleasure of visiting friends
and relatives in and near Louisville,
and at that time a project was under
discussion of building q so-caned
boulevard, but in reality nothing more
PretentiouS than turnpike road sim
liar to the scores of others for which
the State Is famous, from that city
to the Lincoln farm IN Larue county
Two or three routes were proposed.
and an old neighbor OF mine asked
me which way 1 thought was the
most direct line to Lincoln's birth
place. I told him II follow the turn
pike 10 BloSuheld-by the way. one OF
the best in the State-and from that
point take tns most feasible route 10
the old Lincoln place in the western
part OF Washington county. He re-
marked that Washington county was
many miles from the terminus of the
proposed boulevard So IL is, and so
was Lincoln born many miles from the
place which is now the center Of so
much activity In the way OF plans to
honor HIS name.
1 knew old man Gollaher, in Larue
county. who pulled Abe out OF the
creek, and other old men OF that
Eeighborhood. and il their stories are
true, and they were reputable people.
Lincoln fell in the creek near the vii
lage OF Athertonville. and not in No
lynn creek at all, as all historians with
tell you. Ny stepmotner lived in this
locality. and owned all the land all
Up and down Knob creek. and have
hunted every foot OF tina ground in
that section. Many years ago old men
told me where the Lincolns lived on
that creek, and / have had pointed
out to me the identical spot where
Abe got his "ducking." and the last
time I visited that community the
school house that Abe attended was
still standing I knew a Yankee
as we Kentuckians called everybody
who lived over the Ohio river, who
came down there not very long after
the war and cut large lot of small
saplings and shipped them back 10
his home where he said they would
bring him a dollar apiece when made
up into canes. These were taken from
the old place at Atnertonville. and he
believed, just as many Of the residents
OF Knob creek believe today, that Abe
Lincoln was born there, and not over
by Hodgenviile. the promoters of that
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site believe. although in the same
county.
The Thompson family OF Washing
ton county are related TO the Hankses.
and the old members or this family all
said Abraham Lincoln was born about
six miles from Springfield, IN that
county, and Il I am not mistaken one
or these ThOmpsOns said hts father at
tended the wedding OF Thomas Lin
coin. These old people all agree on
one point. and that IS that there were
two children born 70 Thomas Lincoln.
while residing in Washington county.
the first being a girl. The child. which
died young, is said TO have been named
Nancy. and a search OF the old grave
yard some years ago revealed the re-
mains Of crude tombstone on which
was rvdely inscribed her initials. The
other child born in WASHINGTON county
wa q toy. so following the natural
order OF such occurrences this would
make it highly probable thar he was
no other than Abraham Lincoln.
am informed that the cabin 10 which
Thomas Lincoln took his bride aud
which sheltered these two children is
stu standing; and this reminds me
that the cabin which hss bsen so
much exploited and hawKed about
over the country as the one IN which
the War President was born is not
the original farmhouse belonging 10
the Thomas Lincoln farm "a Larss
county, but was used as an clubhouse
or tenants quarters on the 2laee-thaf
is, the log cabin which was first taken
away from there. A reputable citizen
OF that neighborhood told u,a this
many yers ago; and TO make a had
matter worse the original logs got
confused with another log cabin which
had beer or exhibition.
OF course, there are those who will
argue that Abraham Lincoln said he
was born on the HodgenviIIe farm.
and that ought TO settle the matter
for good; but they must take int.
consideration that ne was only abont
seven years old when he vas taken
by his father TO Indiana, and that .ir
curnStaEces 80 10 show that he haa
had e. least one other home after
leaving Hodgenville. in the same
county, and possibly others, as ms
ietner was noted as a shiftless and
rowing fellow, so he could easily nave
gotten these places confused.
ne american people are taFdy ia
tneiF euorts TO honor Lincoln al his
birthplace, and those who have this
matter in charge deserve the highest
praise Tor their zeal and good inten-
tlons' but II is matter OF much re-
greet that their zeaiOusness has out
weighed their prudence in building
such magnificent memorials In i'm
proper places. Yours very truly
c. II. BOONE
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Cold ard Dry There.

Those who have not been among
Northern mountains, in winter, can
hardly estimate what this means.
The thermometer hovers continually
around zero. the ground is covered
with several feet Of powdery snow, as
dry as midsummer dust and the gales
of the upper air coming sweeping
down the gUlleys and across the sum
mits al forty 10 seventy miles an
hour To lie down for fifteen minutes
unprotected would mean almost sure
death 10 any ordinary mortal. Every
thing freezes solid in a few minutes.
a roaring bonfire seems almost heat
less foot from the fame
a new generation Of winter noun
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Mountains Are Fine.

And the mountains are particular
~ fine at this season. 1 find the great
est enjoyment in snowshOe. climbing
and in the excitement Of a fast slide
down an open slope, for enjoy coast
ing as ever ! did Snowshoeing is a
splendid sport, especially where there
are slopes to be conquered, and the
ideal place for it is the White noun
tain region.
While ] am never I'D myself, I see
others coming back from sickness 10
health almost IN a day UP here and 1
have never seen folks enjoy them
selves so much as they do on these
outings. That is why I like 10 be
with them AMI why I have not missed
a single outing for twenty-six years"
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1T stimulates you for little while
and then leaves you more exhausted
than ever. and in condition to throw
away discretion and take a little rest
on the snow. which. Of course. gener-
ally means death II you should yield
Tor a minute 20 the temptation to go
10 sleep. That has cost more lives in
winter climbing than anything else.
I 90 not take stimulants OF any
kind, except once in a great while
perhaps a glass Of lager, and I have
never used tobacco. Of course, 7 am
ready for a substantial meal al the
end OF d days walk"
Mr.. Chubbuck always speaks Of his
fests as walks"
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HIS Remarkable Record

He has climbed hundred of New Hampshre's high
est peaks
He has made than 1000 accents in that State
He has walked up than 5000 hills of from 500 feet up
ward in eastern Massachusetts, and of mountains in the vest
part.
He has walked fortytwo miles among slopes in sin
gle day.
And ne has never been i'll laid for day in his life and
is as good walker and climber today he has been
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His Diet on Trims.

Speaking of his diet at the end OF
the recent outing he said:
Il live the simple life. I rarely eat
breakfast even up here. For the jour
ney take a few dates. q very few.
One pound lasted ME through those
eight days. I eat them on the way
It is not necessary TO stop for lunch
con when yea are climbing Much bet
ter and pleasanter to keep walking. 7
never take drink while 7 am out
don't even cary a cup. No, liquor is
dangerous on winter "trip.
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tain climbers has arisen since Mr..
Chubbuck set the SNOWFALL rolling, but
against them all young, vigorous fell
lows raised on athletics-he calmly
holds his own in speed. endurance.
and craft. With a small handful OF
dates as his only sCstenance he will
outwalk and outclimb $50 men in 1000
without even getting tired. Fatigue.
in fact, seems as rare to him as III
ness
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4 True Philosopher


Thus equipped, this remarkable man
mas set himself the deliberate task
OF getting as much-nay. 7more-of the
good Of living out Of the end than
out OF the beginning OF his career
a true philosopher OF the kind one
hardly ever finds outside the pages OF
ancient books.
His labors are not wholly selfish
either. for during the last forty years
he has kept meteorological records Of
70 small value in the study Of New
England's weather. and his other
re cord viii also some day prove a
urine OF wealth to the scientific deliver.
Mr. Chubhuck's summer walking
tours are generally made alone and
twenty-five miles is not a high daily
average for him. Yet what grount
he covers Is covered thoroughly. Ar
irving a. a strange town, he knows
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- IN ascent each
day Of the eight, going up Mt.
Washington for the fftieth time
on one of the days On another
day he started off from Jackson,
where the club headquarters were,
at 9 in the morning and was back
In time for a midday dinner, hav-
Ing tramped twelve miles on snow
shoes over and up a trailless waste
and reached an elevation of more
than 1000 feer. He estimates that
ne walked" about seventy-ive
miles during the eight days.
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ri OW he is eagerly awaiting the
M breaking OF winter so that
he may begin a spring walk
ing tour OF New England.
taking in some OF the few areas that
he has not already explored.
Mr.. Chubbuck has solved the prob
lem OF the later years in model ia
shion. He retired from business after
an active career twelve years ago.
but before retiring he began a syste-
matte plan OF preparation for the long
vacation.
he first took Up the study IF as
tronomy. grounding himself thorough
~ IN the knowledge Of the heavens.
geology followed. with special april
cation 10 The Northern Appalachians.
ana then came the various branches
OF natural history. so that he nlieht
ma familiar friends among the
plants and animals on his trips.
Besides these special studies Mr.
Chubbuck has kept himself well IN
formed on the progress of gsnsrsl
scientific discovery and of worI5
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l. Y cHUBBUcK ON SNOW SHOE TRAMP IN HIS 7sD YEAR.

ststure-not more than FIVE feet four
and rather slight OF build, consider
ing his powers His grizzled face is
often smiling and always sunny. He
seems impeTviCus to cold and will
climb all day with bare hands.
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ind that tie winter outings give
me much greater benefit than any
summer Jrips,' be continued. ut is
the best receipt FOR keeping young
that / know OF. I was cons dered q
very good walker when / was seven
teen. for my father taught me the
habit, but l am every bit as nj today
as was then. Why. know men years
Younger than ] and With whom /
grew W that today are old men"
Tho way in which this septuagenar-
Ian nsively accented the last two
words was delightful but its sincerity
told more than many paragraphs.
I get as much out OF my life now
&c I ever did" continued Mr.. Club
buck. In fact more. for nature means
more as we learn her secrets. aud
she is never tiresome. always full OF
new interest and new beauties. It
makes me laugh to hear people speak
Of the winter as dreary and without
beauty. Summer is supremacy bsauti-
ful IN its way and so are spring and
autumn, but winter has a charm all
its own as one finds in a ramble
through tie quiet birchWOois OF this
region over the carpet of snCw. or on
tie top OF Some windswept peak in q
snowstOTm.
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movements and with all this has
found time and way to maintain
a lively and intelligent appreciation
OF the art side Of things.
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One Of Club,s OrIgfnaI Memhers.

VHe VI NiupS original Members
One OF tire few living original mem
bers OF the Appalachian Mountain
Club. which was organized in the six
ties. he vas one OF the first. if not the
first 10 advocate a winter outing in
the mountains. He was among the
original seventeen that gathered there
a quarter Of a century ago and for
twenty-siX seasons he has been an in
conspicuous but important member Of
each increasing party,
he IS great believer in the efficacy
Of outdoor life TO prolong life and
cure the various Ills OF the flesh, and
his favorite iIei1 is among the White
mountains OF New Hampshire where.
winter and SUMMER, he delights ia
spend his time.
This remarkable man is small of
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II thoroughly and when he leaves Il
you may b. sure that no feature OF
smallest general interest has escaped
his attention or will escape his
memory.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
MAKES ASTONISHING CURES.
Mi-o-na Tablets Cure Dyspepsia by
Promptly removing the Cause,
or Money Back.

Dyspepsia cannot be cured by taking
a digester, such as pepsin, because pep
sin simply digests your food artificially,
and not all of the food either, for it has
no effect at all on starchy food, such as
potatoes, rice, oatmeal, bread, etc.
There is just one way to cure dyspep-
STA and stomach disorders, trivial or SER
ious, and that is to tone up or put
energy into the stomach walls, so that
they will be able to properly mix or
churn the food.
Mi ma tablets cure stomach troubles
by putting strength and energy into
the stomach. They quickly arouse the
stomach from it's inaction, ard in a
short time it is able to do it's work
properly.
Mj-o-na is successfully used in vomit-
ing of pregnancy, in car and seasick-
ness.
And bear in mind that when the stom-
ach is in good condition, constipation
disappears, also nervousness, drowsi
ness, night sweats, heartburn, etc.
L. P. Van Werden, the druggist, sells
Mi-o-na tablets at so cents a large box
under rigid guarantee to do all that is
claimed for them, or money back.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
A Christmas WARNING.

''In giving Christmas presents to
children" said Mrs. Frederick Schoff,
the president Of the National Mothers
Congress, ''our first aim should be to
transport, to overjoy, to enrapture.
Il once knew little girl who, on fire
with excitement, rushed in from her
bedroom to see her presents on Christ
mas morning and after one look burst
into loud sobs of disappointment and
disgust.
1T was some such experience. have
no doubt, that had befallen little girl
friend of mine
Are you going to give me anything
for Christmas? she said one day to her
aunt.
"'Yes. if you're good the aunt re-
piled.
The little girl gazed at her aunt with
wistful earnestness Then she said:
Please, auntie. then. nothing use
full "-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
TONY PASTOR AS SANTA.
Veteran Actor Was the Friend of the
Stage Children.

Veteran Actor Was the Friend of the
Stage Children.
There are at present engaged in diff
ferent capacities on the stage and in
the theaters about 400 children to
whom the holidays usually are days
of toll, and many of these little folks
are breadwinners for younger broth
ers and sisters. 1t was for them that
the late Tony Pastor and his wife,
Mrs. e. L. Fernandez, and Aunt
Louisa" Eldridge, now dead, inaugu-
rated the Christmas festival which
has become perennial affair.
The little ones, all less than twelve
years old, provide the stage entertain
ment on these occasions, and there
never is any interference by the au-
thorities. Christmas, 1907, was Tony
Pastors last appearance as the chill
dren's Santa Claus, and this year they
will miss his genial face and kindly at
tentions. Last year he was master Of
ceremonies and introduced his tiny
''top liners" At the end of the act lie
presented to each of the girls a beau
tifully dressed doll and to the boys
boxes of candy or appropriate toys.
Admission was by invitation only.
and when the programme began the
house was crowded to the doors, the
balcony being given up largely to
of the actors were mere babies, !ut
they went through the business like
veterans. and the gravity of most OF
them when singing their comic songs
was immensely amusing.
One of the players was presented as
Baby Esmond. q perfect cherub. whc
Diped a love ditty and danced Will
one foot hell in the air. Mr. Paste:
said she was of this years crop. IN
when she had ended the performance
he asked her TO tell the audience hcl
age. Without shrinking from the Iucs
ton, as her fellow actresses do. she
lisped, "I'll be four next January"
Another Of the same mature years
was Miss Miriam Jackson" if yor
please. She came out with a Teddy
bear in her arms. sang song and die
such clever capering that every wo
man in the audience wanted to hus
her.
Lillian Tobin, herself no bigger thai
doll baby, sang Poor John" and in
vlted the audience to join her in th'
chorus, which it did with a will. A
the end of the programme Mr.. Pasto
announced that banquet was await
ing the children in the basement O
Tammany hall.
After the little ones had been salts
fed in that respect they were sent VI
to the main hall of the building, ant
there the really big feature of tn
evening took place. On the stag
stood three Christmas trees, bendin!
over from the weight Of pretty things
while the stage itself was heaped witt
toys.
After that there was second dis
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
A Christmas Hone.

We do not pretend to be prophets.
but we can all dare to hope. And this
IS what we hope: That some day the
strong will help and not exploit the
weak; that some day fraternity Will
Re more than rhetorical flourish; that
some day love will beget justice rath-
er than charity. And Christmas Is
the one day in the year that such a
venturesome hope seems more than a
will-o'the wisp.-World Today.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
Marked For Death.

Three years ago was marked for
death. A graveyard cough was tearing
my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to
hei p me, and hope had fled, my husband
got DR.. Kings New Discovery" says
Mrs. A. G. Williams, of BAG, KY. "The
first dose helped me and improvement
kept on until had gained So pounds in
weight and my health was fully restor.
ed,' This medicine holds the worlds
healing record for coughs and colds and
lung and throat diseases. 1t prevents
pneumonia. Sold under guarantee at L
p. Van Werden's drug store. SOC and
$100. Trial bottle free.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
tribution for stage children only in the

tribution for stage children only in the
committee room of Tammany hall.
Most of the children had written re-
quests for certain articles, and as they
appeared one by one and gave a name
corresponding with that on Mrs. Fer
nandez's list the present asked for was
delivered. Some Of these were OF
costly quality, having been purchased.
with money donated to the cause
Mrs. Fernandez said the children OF
the stage nowadays ask for useful
things rather than for playthings.
Since these events were inaugurated
1t is estimated that more than $4,000
has been spent for gifts.-New York
Herald
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24

PUBLICATION NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMIT.
In the district court of the state of Iowa. Decatur
county. sa
In the matter of the appliea tion OF DIR. J. H. Rob
inson, registered pharmacist for permit to buy,
keep and sell intoxicating liquor.
January term 1903.
NOTICE.
To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given, that the application of the
undersigned, DIR. j. ii. Robinson, registered pharma-
cist No. 49, doing business under the firm of j..
II. Robinson of the town of Davis City in county Of
Decatur state Of Iowa. praying for permit to buy,
keep and sell Intoxicating liquors for lawful purposes
only in certain brick building located on lot No
in block No 3, Bridge street in the town of Davis
City, in the county of Decatur state of Iowa. will be
file in the Office of the clerk of the district
of said county, before the oath day OF Decem
Der, 1908, and that said will for hear
ing in said court at the January term of said ceurt,
70 be began and held at Leon Iowa, on the 18th day
| of January 1909. J. H. ROBINSON.
1885, Applicant.
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Christmas Caution.

els it customary to hang up one
stockin' or de intiah pair on Christmas
eve?" said Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
"Only jes' one" answered Miss Mi
ami Brown. "lf you hangs on to de
mate you ism takin' so many chances
on somebody he'pin hisse'f to foot
wear std O. leavin' presents" =
Washington Star
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24
a Christmas Hymn.


No tramp Of marching armies
No banners flaming far;
lamp within a stable,
And III the sky star.
Their hymns Of peace and gladness
To earth the angels brought.
Their Gloria In Excelss"
To earth the angels taught
Wien in the lowly manger
The holy mother maid
In tender alteration
Her babe of heaven laid.
Born lowly in the darkness
And none SO poor as he,
The little children Of the poor
His very own shall be.
No rush of hostile armies then,
But just the budding sheep.
The angels singing of the Christ
And ell the world asleep.
No flame of conquering banners.
No legion sent afar;
lamp within stable.
And in the sky a star.
-Marga.ret E. Sangster in Golfers Week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24

Teapors were the invention or either
the Hindoos or the Chinese and are Of
uncertain antiquity. They came to Eu-
rope with tea in 1910
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1908-12-24

Having permanently located at Leon
in the piano tuning business. parties
desiring my services can leave word at
W. A. Alexanders. Best of references.
Satisfaction always guaranteed.
5-tf CHAS. w. HAyER.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-01
Burned to Death While Burn
ing Out Chimney.

Washington, Ga, Dec. S24.-The
news reached Washington last night
of the fatal burning of Mrs. Lucy
Marshall at her home near Aonia in
this county, nine miles east of here.
Mrs. Marshal was at her home Sun
day with her mother and about noon
she decided that it would be a good
time to burn out the chimney which
had been clogged with SCOT.
She secured several newspapers
with which to make the blast in the
chimney and while sitting near the
open fireplace the last newspaper in
stead of being drawn up the chimney,
for some reason fell back into her lap
a roaring ball Of flames.
Her clothes became ignited and she
was fatally burned before assistance
could reach her. Her mother was in
the room when the horrible accident
occurred and was forced to see her
daughter literally burned to death
before he1 eyes without being able to
extend help. She is in her eighty
fourth year and was too feeble, to do
more than give the alarm.