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New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

TINCOLN'S ---- teacher was q Young man named
l. Z-cha-sa E.aer- We know little about him
except his name but i Is safe TO say that
his ztralrre--- were extremely crude. This could
---t.- have .-r- .- le-gy->e- iOT Kentucky where
---Cll lived ---- Lu had reached the age OF seven,
Vas rlel The frontiers OF civilization amid the
-a--S1bdued -- .---ess Culture OF any sort was
----rE. and The a----rL Of the average peda9OSue
mas 4 q very orr .-.-r character For the sake OF
e----lv i --5 customary 10 have the teacher
--a-G around and Zacharlah RIney STAYED by
-ls I. The homes u those who sent children TO
s1s--. ,rgr---- nh each household longer or a
E---e- time. according 70 The number OF pupils
IN Te-t
'e-ea The -.- .-- IL which he made his temporary
--le He-g g.. -.. .-,- 10 The luClerueuCies Of the
----t- -La-- 81. ----.,Le Of careful farmer OF
---sT- G.r u---- =.nggl-uaster speaks Of staying
Il house ..-- ---- ot single room sixteen 1eet
a-e end --al h- a man and wife, ten chill
-e -l-ee dogs md -HO cats. Some families lived
T novels 81 .. 20 the winter that they had to
Sex. T--l -lu- shoes IL The he'd 70 keep them from
--ez-g 900 ---- -. re put on. The children grew
------ - The .r5-.--.s oI their life. but nearly
everyone suffered --o- -ualarlal and rheumatic
--,s. 4c.- b. -.Eorous and painless old age
Childhood .s-e- must have been few One
-a-g-. however. --.c Ale and his sister, who was
Eea-s older. -..--.u- IL the woods, hunting toT
t--les u summer and Tor nuts IL autumn. and
etching The ..-- -aar t3uttered about and the
.--. ANIMALS -..- battered across their path and
7 e- Tie solitude IL The place OF human com
---s Whenever The TWO tired Of wandering
NE borders .- Tie forest. OF finished playing
.- lonesome ..--e games. they returned 10 the
.e la.-- L.- cabin was practically al made
- a-sE a-. . ...r -r he hands OF homas Lincoln.
--,--e i-.. .-.-.- father II had "a rool Of thin
--s --- ..r- sections from straight grained
- ---- sf.. .... 30 place bT stout poles fastened
-1ssa-se .- one end was a huge chimney
= ~ small .. ..-. cob house fashion and thlCklN
---e- INSIDE ..r. ..aE Almost no nails or other
- --e --a- -- III. construction Of the CABIN.
q
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
Killed by the Indians

KENTUCkY was still almost entirely pioneer coun-
n trv and only about a score Of years before
Lincolns birth his grandfather had been killed by
the Indians while busy clearing land for the ploW In
the time that had interviewed since this melancholy
event the savages had ceased to be a menace; but
life continued to be extremely primitive. The people
subsisted almost exclusively on game and hsh. pork
and potatoes. and roughly ground corn1neal- some
times the LinCOns found their provisions 50 reduced
that potatoes would be the only food on the table
and it was not unusual for mothers to give thelr
children baked potatoes to carry IN their hands 10
school for "a lunch
\ coonskin cap was the ordinary masculine head
covering. and garments in general, for both males
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

and females. we're mostly either OF linen spun by
the women. OF of tanned deerskin that the people
themselves prepared The dcerskin apparel was
uncomfortable to the last degree when the wcarer
was caught il a shower, and 10 have on wet moCca-
sins was q decent way Of going barefoot Not
till Lincoln grew to manhood did apparel OF wool
and tow become common Oh the frontier
II has been recalled Of Lincoln by former Ken
tuclzv sChoolmatc that he an unusually ntcl1-
gent boy and that he studied hard and made good
progress III his lessons After school he used to
cut sulcewOod bushes. hack them up on a log and
then when it grew dark he would put Il few twigs
at time Oh the fire and by The bright light that
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
By Clifton johnson
Drawings by F. Foster Lincoln

on them TO serve as desks, The seats were long
baclless benches most likely OF split logs roughly
leveled with an and having santng legs inserted
in auger holes. For the master there was a rude
table and stool Maps and blackboards were lack
ing and even books were few.
MANY children never went to school at all; and
as late as 1898. when there one hundred and
seventv-tve thousand children of school age IN the
State not more than half Of them had enjoyed any
school advantages The school terms were Of 1rregu-
lar length. the duration being determined by the
time the settlers felt able to board the master and
pay his small salary.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31
Carried Guns All the Time

THE region was almost a state OF nature. with
L MANY bears and other wild creatures IN the
woods and the men, order not 10 miss the chance
TO secure such game as they saw. all carried their
GUNS whenever they had to pass through the woods,
even though they might only be gong to a neigh
bor's on an errand For a like purpose they carried
their guns when they went to church. II the game
thus secured incidentally not sufficient to sup
DIV the family larder, Thomas Lincoln would 90
into one of the forest glades near his cabin, and by
living in wait tor hour or two shoot a deer. That
would give the household meat for at least a week,
and the skin could be used for brceches and mecca
sins
Lincolns mother died after they had been in
Indiana two years, and twelyemOnth later his
father brought home for a second wife widow with
three children. She person OF energy, and her
coming resulted in getting the house finished and
more comfort in It's appointments. She also eXeTted
her influence TO have the children take advantage
OF such opportunities afforded for education.
The schools had much the same de5utorv character
and crudity those IN Kentucky and Lincoln HIM
self has SAID that no qualification was ever
quircd of teacher beyond Readin', Writin' and
CIphcrin TO the Rule of Three, If a stragger sup
posed to understand Latin happened to sOJouTn IN
the neighborhood he was looked upon Il wizard.
Brute strength the master part to control
the rough BOYS ms charge was held to be rather
more important than mere learning. But the chief
for the lnteuorIty OF the teachers was that
the calling offered rewards sufficient to attract
men OF education or capacity. Indeed, 1t sometimes
New-York tribune., 1909-01-31

resulted was enabled to spend the evening studying.
His attendance the local schools short,
and he probably learned little in them beyond his
alphabet. Quite likely his mother aided him more
than did his teachers. She could both read and
write. accomplishments that few OF the frontier
women then possessed and she taught her husband,
who had no education whatever. to form the letters
Of his name From her the two children also re
CeiVed some rudimentary instruction, and she I'M
parted to them all she knew OF Bible lore, fairy
tales, and country legends.
The father a easygOmg man, entirely with
out ambition. He did not prosper IN kentucky,
and presently concluded that he could improve his
fortunes by moving to Indiana. So tmther the
family iOurneyed and settled in nCh fertile forest
collntrv With the help of his wife and children,
as "half-faced camp" This was simply shed OF
poles which defended the inmates from the weather
on three sides, but open IN front. FOR cooking
PURPOSES and to warm the camp III cold weather,
a fire was made before the open side. In TINS
wretched shack the LinColns lived an entire year
while the father clearing patch OF ground and
planting and building q cabin -
They moved into the cabin while 1t was still
inCOmDIete and 50 much better was 1t than the
carlD that the pioneer seemed to think there was
no haste about doing on It and month after
month it remained Just as II was. without doors,
windows or floors. The furnishings were much the
same as those of most homes III the new regions
There were several three-legged stools; GedStead
made of poles stuck between the logs in corner and
with the angle that projected into the room sup
ported bv a Crotched stick driven into the ground,
4 table roughly shaped by heW1ng huge log and
inserting four stout legs; ana there was d pot d
kettle a skillet. and a few tin and pewter dishes.
The bov Abraham climbed at night to a bed OF
leaves in the loft. to which be assembled by ladder
of wooden pegs driven into the log walls For bed
covers they used mostly skins, and it was skins
hat served to close the door and window openings
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-02

II is most regrettable that a larger
audience was not at the Park opera
house last night to witness the IA
nous jefferson production OF the
grand old American comedy classic,
rip Van Winkle.' with Jefferson,
Thomas jefferson, son of the inn
mortal Joseph jefferson. in the role
that made his father famous and that
was made famous by his father. 1t
is unfortunate that two great attrac-
tions should visit the city on CON
secutive nights. As a result of this
occurrence. scores of people, feeling
that they could not afford to attend
both performances. one last night and
one tonight, waited for the newer
piece. passing up rip Van Winlle"
for THE Right of Way" this evening.
ence and it hugely enjoyed the per-
Torrance of the old piece and was
most appreciative of the magnificent
work of Thomas jefferson. One
could almost imagine that the old
jefferson was again taking the role
of rip" as the clever work of the
son, now himself n man of nearly
sixty years. was watched. Thomas
jefferson is an actor of very high
class. his portrayal of Rip" is ideal
but the son nor no other man can
equal Joseph Jefferson's RIP Van
Winkle" However. Thomas Jeffer-
son is a worthy successor of his IA
nous father. Mr.. jefferson had fairly
good support. several members of
the company doing most creditable
work.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-02
DESTITUTE MAN DIES HERE
UNDER PITIABLE CONDITIONS

Last evening, man, in the
last stages of consumption, who
has been frequently seen on the
streets of this city during the
past five weeks, and who yester-
day applied to the BARRIERS of
the town for financial aid, claim
ing that he belonged to the barb
ers' union and that he was des-
titute, was seen To staggcr from
weakness, and would have fallen
had not bystanders rushed to his
aid.
This occurred near the Pacific sa-
loon into which place he was carried
and Chief of Police O'Neil was called.
Upon his arrival Chief O'Neil rec
ognized him as man who had ap-
piled to him before for medical aid.
The chief said: "The boy had once
or twice before asked me if l couldn't
place him in the hospital saying he
knew that he could not live long un-
less he received attention at once.
He said that he couldn't even find a
place to sleep on account of his being
in such a physical condition and ow-
ing to his poverty. l spoke to both
the county and city physicians but
they refused to consider his case as
they stated he was merely transient
and couldn't expect the county to
take care of him"
Chief O'Neil placed him in his
buggy last night and brought him up
to the fire house where he was placed
on the floor. on a lap robe. Mr.
O'Neil stated that he then called up
DR. Hebert and DR.. Parker and told
them that he had a man there who
would die in a few hours unless he
could receive attention but he said.
Both of the officials refused TO come
down to the fire hall" He next call
ed up Dr. Reed who stated that the
man must be taken to the hospital.
Chief O'Neil called n hack and the
man was taken to st. Mary's hospital
where he was attended by DIR. Agnew.
but his case was hopeless and he died
few hours later.
His name is VIM. Falconer and his
only known relative is Mrs. Norah
Jones. box 1O6. Astoria, Oregon. At
the time of his death he had only the
$500 given him by the BARRIERS of
this city and he was therefore taken
to the county undertakers, Cosgrove
& Slough. He was 20 years old.
Chief of Police O'Neil has always
shown a very benevolent and charit-
able inclination and he did all in his
power for the unfortunate young man
last night, who but for the officers
care would have probably died in the
Pacific saloon.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-02

Just arrived at the Free Corral
one car of horses consisting of good
orchard chucks and drivers. All
gentle and well broken. VIII be sold
at private sale during the week and
at auction Saturday. March 6. Come
and see them.-Geo. l.. Goulding d
Co.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-02
Attention Knights !

TomOrrOW, wednesday evening,
work will be done in the third RINK,
n special program in celebration of
the anniversary of the organization
of Junction Lodge No. f2f, viii be
carried out and many other pleasant
features enjoyed. 7;30 is the hour.
All visiting knights invited.
WERNER B. LEE, c. G.
CHAS. GASHO, X. of sR. 5.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-02

Now is the time to buy High Line
and we have some good bargains
See Gray 3S7 Main street
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23
Lee News.
J. ". WADsuORrH,
E,-l.i
Cashier

Mr. Drew Williams from Live
Oak came down Friday to visit his
pavru,s near ere.
Ms. Mickler spent Thursday af-
teri con with her brother. DR. Long
In Madison.
Mr.. Joe Johnston from Live Oak
made short visit to his brother,
Dr.. Johnston.
Miss Vre Calhoun and Miss Ilah
FeauLslde made business trip to
Madison SATURDAY.
Miss Nora aud Helen Frier left
saturday Pr her grandfather near
NaliOsta, she viii return after X mas
all wish her nice tim.
Mss Adele returned sun lay from
a yisi. in the country near Elayille
Mrs. J VI. Brown is visiting her
sister near Madison.
Mrs. Jackson and children from
rear Live OK came sunday TO see
Meter WiIIer McCuIlar who is quite
sick.
Mr.. Henry Haven came home Sat-
u-d'y from Capltola where he Is at
his father has been quite i'll but Is
some better now.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23

detail for which Mrs, }. P. Mccall
is noted and presented scene to
lue DAuque,ers not soon to be for
gotten. The first course consisted
Of oyster cocktails, followed by
oysters fried, quail on toast, cheese.
crackers and coffee with all the nice
things-pickles, sailed nuts, etc,
which add so much TO a feast.
After ample justice hal been done
to the splendid spread Col. Cbas, Z.
Davis az POSTMASTER. welcomed the
guests in an eloquent manner and
then proposed various toasls which
met ready responses from Jno. l..
Fonda, president Of the Board Of
Trade, Col. Pope, Traffic Manager
Mr.. Turner, General Manager, Col.
Barrett General Counsel and Mr..
White Of the ;. a. L, The speeches
wera all good and enthusiastic and
The manner in which Madison,
praises were sung was most pleasing
to Madison ears.
During the evening the Madison
Orchestra rendered sweet music
which materially added to the oc.
casion.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23
Georgia Visitors
Royalty Welcomed and Splen-
didly Entertained.
BarteeBe for the crowd and Smoker
for Railroad Officials.

Yes. Sir! Madison and Madison
county "did themselves proud" in
entertaining the cXcursionists from
Georgia last week.
Tie tain, which was due to ar
rive A. Madison at ll:40 ii. m, did
lot reach this point until about 1870
p. m. The train was met at the de
pot by detachment Of our brass
baud ami the ,xcursiousts-about
300 Ia uumber-we e escorted to
the court house yard where, on long
tables was spread q rich feast Of
barbecued beef. pork ani mutton,
bread sui pickles aud Florida fui'.
Hire short address o welcome
WAS spoken by Rev. w. k I've!
which was eloqueutly responded to
on the hehslf OF the visitors by Mr..
Barrett. general counsel OF the
Georgia and Florida Railway. Then
the visitors were j. vited to the Ia
bles aud told TO eat all that was
prepared for them. 1t was intended
to have speaking after dinner hut a
fire alarm scattered the crowd and
this feature was dispensed with.
About 1000 or 1900 people par
took Of the barbecue which was first
class in every respect.
The "Smoker" given by tn =
Board OF Trade to the railroad Off
cials was held at the Merchants
Hotel. the doors to the dining room
being opened at $50 O'Clock.
The guests at this function were
Messrs, A. Pope, Trsflic Manager
]. NJ. Turnsr, General Manager, and
| Col. Barrett. General Counsel of the
| Georgia and Florida and Mr.. Witte.
General Superintendent OF the :. A
IL. Tue tables were set and arrang-
ed with all the beauty ard nicely OF
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23
Pinetta News.

You can zee signs of approaching
Christmas on every side, but you
can most forcibly see 1t IN and a.
round the express office.
The school closed Tuesday for the
Christmas holidays and opens again
about Jsny. LIST 1910.
DR.. ] P. Kiusey is putting ma
terra! on the ground preparatory to
erecting a dwelling house. Work
will start on it in the near future.
Mr.. c. o. Terry isexpectei home
from Bet1une, 5. c. the last Of this
week to spend Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Young ex-
pect to leave about next Wednesday
for Plant City to spend the holidays
at Mr.. Youugs old home.
Mrs. W. II. f. Terry ard Miss
Ida Wilmington left last Saturday
for Hahira, Ga. where they will
spend a few days with relatives.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23
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property from lnr lire when ds,'ro! e'
one al ms cottages
Dr. Armstrong oycrcrl-s an i1ru=
Of eye tro bic, nervousness Ard head
ache without the use ~ drugs, aud
sfr4rphfaUs t>rDs. aN=s yrNtur Ella us-
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23

A coloay Of people, sixty-thrce
in all, came down last Friday in
car from North Georgia and will,
make their future home on the old
Mcintyre plantation. Mr.. Moon,
who is the main man among Il csc
people, has purchased seventeen
hundred acres Of this plantation aud
will convert it into an up TO date
farm.
Mr.. A. Y. Betbune and little
daughter. Fannie, went to ValdostA
SUNDAY to visit bis sister, Mrs D.
T. Garbrough, who is confined in
the sanitarium there.
Mr., Il, NJ. Witherspoon of Madi-
son came down Sunday on the even
ling train and straight way went 10
Mr.. Youngs.
The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-12-23

Sumter county Is stirred up from
one end 10 the other over the coming
county seat election Nearly eve.y
settlement in the county is announce
ing its candidacy for the honor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-09-24
LegisIate The Locker Clubs.

Greenville Times.
We hope to see the Governor rec
Ommend and the Legislature enact a
law destroying the locker club. for
it clearly nullifies the law against
the sale of liquor. A still more i'm
portant reason for our wishing to
see these locker clubs destroyed is
that they produce a feeling of dis
content among our citizens. Many of
our most worthy citizens are not a
BILE to become members of clubs,
therefore they feel that the law dis
eliminates against them when it per-
mits more fortunate members of
society to procure their liquid re-
freshments from such source.
We have not the slightest dispo-
sition to interfere with any mans
right to have pint or a barrel on
his own premises, but we do stand
for the enforcement of the law as it
is now written and for the strength
enIng of its provisions so that liquor
cannot be kept at any public place or
quasi public place in Mississippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-09-24
Good Books Received

GOOD GUMPTION OR THE
STORY OF A WISE FOOL. By
Rev. c. A, Jenkins, author of some
unpublished jokes, numerous mis-
takes, and a heap of excellent but re-
jected Poetry ON Spring" Illus
trated, Gilt title Green cloth.
Good PRINT on clear white paper.
The Southwestern Co., Publishers.
Nashville, Tenn, Price 81. so post
paid
The dedicatOry frontispiece of
this book reveals something of the
style of its cast: TO those who have
Good Gumption that they may keep
it and to those who haven't that
they may get it, this boo6 is cordially
dedicated.
AS can be deduced from the tit
ular Introductory, this is a work in
which that barbed instrument satire
is vigorously employed to expel
much preveldnt error and implant in
its stead chunks of home philosophy
The book abounds in humorous ex
perlehces related by it's hero the
author, who describes his course
from mischievous lad up through
TIE various vicissitudes of iack-of
all trades till he finds his real calling
the ministry. AS he passes along
Though the divers occupations
which he tried he fires many a keen
shaft at the class whom that exper-
fence represents. There is many q
laugh within its pages, and behind
nearly every side splitter is planted |
D moral that under such vancouver
ing will find permanent Judgement in |
the mind of the reader, If you read |
Good Gumption look out that YOU
Ion t find yourself mirrored some.
where under the numerous DISCUSSES
hat Heredity Reans assumes for
himself, and then be made to laugh
It your own stupidity in being SO
beverly caught. Buy the book ard
mbibe its quaint philosophy, and be
much Entertained by its author,
okesmith. Better lay in few po-
Gus plasters to draw the misery out
1 your sides from too hearty laugh
ng.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-09-24
NOT SUBJECT FOR CRITICIsN.
Nan Who Made UnthinkIng Comment
on Little Teacher Made Haste
to Change the Subject.

Two men were seated at a table il
downtown restaurant, hen a little,
thin woman, wearing az IN. E. ~
ribbon, took a place opposite tho1>
She ordered some buttered toast and
coffee. In Is minutes she was
through. She paid dime to the cash
Ter and Went out. One of the men
looked at the other and smiled.
She didn't cot very much" said
the other.
She'll never die of extravaganza, 3"
came from the first. Ten cents for
dinner. Say, she's worse than Rus
sell Sage ever was"
The other man was quiet a moment
Then he said: Il know who she is, al
though I'm rot acqaai-"~d with her
She teaches .chool in title town in
Kansas. In all, she works seven
months a year, and gels SIS a month.
She probably saved ali year to take
this trip to Denver
The man who had made fun of the
little thin school teache' coughed.
i wonder be said, Wy it is Den
ver's baseball team can't win more
games. Denver Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-09-24
tsEGeeEeE ee< seeseess,s SCI
COUNTY COR. CON. +;
WATKINS SCHOOL.

Betty, Miss, Sept. 18th 1909.
Well everything is getting along
very vel, i'll this village.
Oar school is progI essing nl, ely
under the the skill ful management Cf
Miss Allie Sowel Of Richton. Preach
ing at The Watkins School House on
the 4th Sunday IN sep. 10y Rev. p.
u. ihlnan, every BODY Is invited to
conle anu DrIug BASKET If you
can Dring ii basket come without it
Log haulng III THIS village Ii, get
'hS aUnS nicely. MesSfS j. u.
Brewer ana Z. a. Bradley have star
ted up their teams for q big cuisines S
tnIS winter.
Mr.. ID. W. Bradley called Ill Mr..
j. U. Brewers Monday eve.
Guess Mr. c. H. Dunnam saw
mill will Shut down for few weeks,
as he has finished saving lumber for
the Tabernacle at Washington.
Called at Mr.. G. Ii. Dunnam S
yesterday did Rev. H. ii. Poole and
Mr. James Avera.
Mr.. Nick Byrd gave Miss Allie
Sowell birthday dinner Sunday,
she reports a nice time.
Q. y. D. & l.. E. B.