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Title: Tributes to Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Presidents Presidents
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: State of Indiana through the Indiana State Library

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incoln. Nowwe honor the memory of each. For they ■both Americani We have go Frank lir for ( mon-sense expre.ssion as Lincoln left us.think it well to make note of a few lines atthis time. . Never stir up litigation. A worse man caiscai-cely be found than the one who does. The way for a young- man to rise is to improve himself every way he can, never suspect-ing that anybody wishes to hinder him. If you would win a man to your cause, firstconvince him that you are his sincere friend. Truth is your truest friend, no matter whatthe circumstances are. In speaking 6f the Bible. Lincoln once said:In regard to this great book. I have but to sayit is the best gift God has given to man. Time ripens character. And there ancertain richness and fineness that surround thememory of a true and great man that inertin luster thru the silent years. The rare spirit of Abraham Lincoln bloomsafreth v.-ih every Feb 12th. iCopyrljht, 1326. (5eor?e Matthew Adams,1 i\) r de, Geoirge By ^eorge iVDE rhe 13 i:
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MEN arePlain FolksIfs the little ones thatPut on _ >■£ item in the note-book we can back up by affidavit,after Ic.oking at the human comedy for a good many years. Weknow that all of the truly great are just plain folks—free fromswank, side-show banners and high-sounding talk. Small insects buzz loudly but giants need not pass out hand-bills advertising their size. The man whose importance is indoubt has to argue his case every minute. One whose caliberis recognized finds that he can be more comfortable on the groundthan up on a pedestal. When I was a reporter we setters and pointers of daily journal-ism never had any trouble in getting to the Chief of Police, butthe patrolman with a story buttoned inside of his coat growleddcr..l ,21: 5/;. *: ^his^above. The millionaire was as commonas an old shoe, when wei1;ially broke in, but the he-secretarywith the tall collar and the ey __ ows treated us as if we wereangleworms. Prominent citizens Dolonging to exclusive clubswere nearly a

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