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Highland Park Press (1912), 8 Feb 1923, p. 5

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[ighland hicago’s ve time th Shore Park for ur from As wf wrving the [10H 50 leave Highland from (5:44 a. m. to SE'LTANABAD h Avenue 3,1126. 53!) minutes. points on line Take venient lx’e'fwsent price price price price price 'ale RAILROAD .\ m-iental they have e- designs filth)“ c rmicest COH- 95.00 138.00 190.00 265.00 4* SMITH ii 1?. First St. Highland Puk JUNK Dealer in CADILLAC SHOW MODELS NOW IN EVANSTON This Cadillac group includes several cars in special colors and upholstery, as well as the standard models, thus offer’ ing to the discriminating buyer a wide range of distinctive types for selection. FOR the convenience of those north shore motorists who have not at’ tended the National Automobile Show at the Coliseum a display of Cadillac show models is now being held at the Evanston Branch. CADILLAC B EVANSTON SALES MOTOR CAR COMPANY . CHICAGO BRANCH +1-14- ; . . E i Henry G. Winter 8:4de on tbe’World Dwmuu of Gum-ml M 5 AND SERVICE W mum I91! \. LAWRENCE MILLS. Owner minm cm i WINS AYOOM‘ES'I‘ DR. WATSON : RAVINE Highland Park, ~ J ) (Lnfxn xxxzm FARM lllinoi. 1820 RIDGE AVENUE Lint-“1n wn.“ nhliged to work all day. He playi-d, sawed. and reaped. and split rails to fvncc in his {athrr's little farni. The only way thv fnrm- t'l‘.‘ in that region could get muney was by building flat-boats. and tak- ing thvir products to Nrw ()rll-anx Linwlii sunn did this too. and «in rem-him: thiit rity saw muny strung? l!l'\\' ~i-:ht~1 For ltistrlnfl‘. ho uncv \wrt t - the luv mnrkt-t. for tho first timv in his lifi- he saw human brings ‘WIid likr vuttlr. it made him fox-I so had. that he mid m rrgzlrd tn aluvcry. “If I can ever hit that. I'll hit it hard." Lincoln made several trips tn New Orleans, and perm-Wing that The Lincoln family had hut um- hook, the Bible. which Abraham used to rvad by the light of the pim- knots he picked up, for they could no! afiord any other light. Instead of a mu», he had a pion- of rough board or an old fire shovel. amd used a bit of char. coal or limestom’1 as a pencil. He was cam-r to learn. that 'ho borrowed an old arithmetic. and not only worked out all the sums, hut copied it all so as to have a book of his own. THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LIN- ('0l..\'. “3' Ethel Krv-h. Nth grade. lk‘t-rficld (irzininmr St-htwl. Abraham Linwln “'fl\ horn in Ken- tucky. February 12. 1908. He he- longrd tn the pour white class; his father did nut have un)‘ education‘- and um- mt uhle ‘0 l “d and write \frie nds “hen-x" he went twenty-um- n‘lllt'l nml had In the ruurn- (if ()ltt' night TM" he“ N‘lfl to study. Wurking m hard thut he- furr lung he tut-num- a muni llu‘yer and settled in Springfield Linvuln Was NI ("Ivar-headed N‘ kind- hv-i’tml. w full «if humur Ind tart no unwlfish and honest. that he won We an But likt mm! Km! mm linw 1" hldfiold that when riding to court once a wry good mother. who tlught him all who muld. “ hen Abrnhlm Ivu >e\en yx-urs Ulll. they t-rnswd the (lhiu river into Indiana. In the deep dark fun-st they built a cabin. It was not much U! a home" only four- teen feet square. One side was left out and here they built. the fire. His father made a table and some thrvxm legged stools. He also mule the bed- steads which constsu‘d of pole: driven into the wall. In the luft Ahrlham made himself a bed of leavvn. he sun that Mime little lilrdl hnd {all en nut uf their next. In nplte of hi! companion: jverrl, he gut down from his hurm- Ind i'urefully put them back. When he joined hi: friends. they Ith- ed why he had flopped and begun to make fun of him, but he quietly um- wen-d. “1* could not hnve slept unless I had restored thou little bird» to their mother." Linmln was tall and unxumly. but hla homely face was so introug nnd kind that everyone trusted him. He Lincoln's mother. died soon after they moved to Indiana. and when only nim- years old, the poor little fellow had to help his father dig her grave. He newt {or-gm his mother's tench- ings. however. and many yours later. when in the White House he nid: “All that I am or hope to be, I owe [u my saintcd mother." ON THE LIFE OF LINCOLN Ethel Kn-h, eleven )‘vnn lld, mem~ her of the eighth grade class uf the th-rfiold grammar school was the winner of H Um) dullnr pnu- fur the host ONS'A) nf 1500 1nr<ls un (hr llfr 0f Lincoln. Thl‘ prize will be awarded next Sunday at the Deerfleld Presby- terian church. Ethel Krch will en- tc'r [hr nv-t-rfield-Shieltl‘ high M‘houl next fall. Following is the prize en- snv: Decision Was Unanimous: Ethel Kreh to be Awarded the Prize Sunday at Deer- field (‘hurch At this time a mu part of the people of eleven aouthern tutu R- asolved to leave the Union. They let up an independent gnu-rmmnt called the (,‘onfedoratr Sums of Americn. At the south most of the people thought that slaw-1y w" right and that it helped the whole- country "hik- ut tln~ north the grenwr pnrt of the people thought tht it wls wrong. The maddest thing in UK- clou- of no" 0‘ L'NH" ‘ "W "' “'T "W" the w" 'u a”. murder of President celebrated !- the 51 Baudem m Un- l.incoln by an m-tm name-d Baum. ml“ P‘rk' ‘ Not only the pq-uple of flu- nurth. bu! many of than at the wulh nbed u-rn h 1. hard 10 gov haw (km-ny in In! his death The .nathn hm] In»! a gum w mainum I .ppublw‘n form If“! mln- "" “'1’ “’0'! I mm- of gunrnmflu wuhoul lfl)‘ barb." "wixh mlhce inward none. with chu- km‘ fly {or nlL" , . Mnn)‘ monuments haw bun built The rum fleet Ihouldn't block up :m his honor One in Scotland ahown [bl cult.” to the harbor! no that Hjncdn M‘- sm- wnh um hand hold-1min: ship: can't get in. 4,, .- t “h“-w- - . 3 ‘.T; 3*, ThMmoflaaufitil an. [or We! brunch- h tho lind- .dPPI. be fanned a kind of polo b '1"! than aver wrh obstacles. During the \ur I‘m-«idem Linmln gaw the ~lue~ thur freedom in all the gut” which wart fighting apimt the lnion and than in the other flatt- «utm gm thcir freedom Inter. The last butt!” wen fought around Richmond. Virginia. When the math- ern soldien saw that it was unkn- to fight longer they Ind their arms .nd pence w“ madc. The war hated (our yearn, mun)- urrible battles were fought Ind (houundn u! hruvr men wen- killed on both sides. l.inmln was tall and UhKIIni)’. but ht» homely face was so utroug and kind that everyone trusted him. He was {or several years a member of the legislature. and war once a mem- ber of congress. Lincoln never pn- tended to be either wiae or clever. but his life motto wan“ to do his level best." He did not like to hear all the quarreling that wag going on. and always did all he could to atop it. But when he thought a thin! right. he could ta- very firm; and once. after some ministers [Ht-d to convince him. by quoting Bible texta. that alavery was not wrong he cried. “I know there is a God. and that He ham injuatiee and slavery, l we the storm mm- mg. and I know Hi: hand in in it. if He has a place and work for me“ and I think He has ~l believe I am ready. I am nothing. but truth is everything. Douglas don't care whether slavery in voted up or down; but God van-s. and humanity tires, and] care, and with God's help I shall fail. I may not see the end. but it will come, and I will he vindicated (prove-d right). and these men WI” tind that they haw not read tho-1r Hililv right" During thl! campaign. mm!- of the uppusitr party tried to spoil Lincoln': chances h)‘ calling him a “rail split- ter." But his friend: promptly said that was nothing to be ashamed of. and even carried rail; in their pro- cessions. They asked him whether he had split the raih. they that par- aded. Lincoln smilingly said that he could not swear to the raila. although he had certainly nplit a great many just like them. In April "10 confederate:- firrd on Fort Summer in Charleston lebor. South Carolina. Colonel Anderson and his men surrendered the {on to the confident: troopl. 31hr many hardships. Lincoln then an! out the call {or seventyâ€"five ‘bouund men Who-n Llncnln “n.- mllwl upon tn makr hlfi first quh as wnntnrml runditlntr. hr uml. ".\ hung .l alml 51mm»! xlwlf t‘hnllnl stand. I luv- limr thi‘ umvymm-nl umnl mnlmv llwrm'vwmiu lmlf ~lnu- unul hull {Mr I (ll nv! ripui thu- hum-v In (all. but l rxpoc! It Will cunn- 10 be divulml. It will become all um- thing 0r ill the ulhvr." Lincoln hld Won many friends. so when the time came to elect a new president he wu one u! the (undidau-s prupou-d. The umpnirn was very exciting. for the southern states had vowed that if Lincoln was elected they Would leave the Union. Every one anxious- ly availed the result of the election; Ind'when it finally became known th-t Lincoln wu chosen. the long» gntherinu storm burst. While in churn. n! thu w-unlry n'nw. Lincoln mu [malnunu-r too. But leflerp I'l-rr w {I'M lhn! he cur. rivd them around In hm bar When unyx-m- called fur m-il. he quicHy prudmvd the mm” hundk- and look- ing it over fmmd [hr right Irma-r. Linn-In wnu- ugrr (u nudy law. A frlrnd “firm"! to lrnd him In‘ books. In ”rm r tn 82‘" them be hand in tramp tm-ntyum- mlh'l nnd back In the (‘uurn- (if our hikhl TM" he“ N‘lfl In study. Wurkmg m hard um he- furr lung hr ht-uum- a mum! llu‘yrr and settled in Springfield When limln Inc-no a :0.“ ma. be in dork In I mall do" in Illinois. lie vu m artful and upright in all his denunc- while dun. that be .0011 won the name 0! “HM Abe." One day he made I ninth in firing change. He then WIN revert-l miles at night. rho-r the no" wu cloud. to rive the old woman m few (rm! hr mu ”red her. 0! another orcnnun Lanmln ("and he had given vhurt mranurr in ten w I curlomer. and muld nut rent until he n-rmtrd hil mistake home of Linmrln. 70m of the moat celebrated n the SI Baudem in Un- (‘uln P‘Tk. in: the Emancipation Proclamation and the cum “filing the claim fro. I In]! rising Iluvc. The brunt ur- mori-l in It Spnnfflcld. lllinm'n. (h “kph... 57 Coal Solvay Coke Highland Park Fuel Company 1021‘. liSL WWW THU-£335 Building Material THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Boston 17.11153. 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