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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD sbixilditig- "Nexu alem, HI., demest Abe's lowtuoI r m "W ; ,--, ""trzrt A' Wi- K ;a PROMINENT NEW YORK IJESIK IN 'John F. Hyatt, of Albany, N. Y., Is Relieved of Se vere Attack of Rheuma tism of Many Years' Standing. "I nni now boventy-tuo yearn old and mn Just Betting rid of n fifteen year ense of rheumatism that lintl mo so crippled up I could not wnlk," Bald John r. Hyatt, 227 I'enrl St., Albany, N. Y In relating his re markable experience with Tnnlnc, re cently. Mr. Hyatt was chnlrman ot tho committee In charge of building tho Albany County Courthouse and was four times elected n member of tho County Uourd of Supervisors. At present Mr. Hyntt Is Assistant Super intendent of the Albany County Courthouse, with olllccs In tho build ing. "I don't believe," he continued, nnyliody could hnve rheumatism any worse than I did, and my caso was of bucIi long standing I didn't expect to erer get over It. I wns unublo to walk except for a short distance, sup ported with a cane, and even then tlio pains struck me every time I took step. My legs, hips and ankles hurt something awful and my Joints were ntlff and achy. I couldn't cross my leg without having to lift It up with my hands, and to turn over in bed, why, tho pains nearly killed me. "My appetite was gone nnj ti10 sight of food nnuseated me. My Htomnch wns out of order, and I hnd sluggish; heavy feeling all the time. I was Mftiic, off In weight and dis courut'cd bo thnt it looked llko I wight as well quit trying to ever get well. "I had no idea Tnnlnc would relievo "xaj rheumatism when I began taking It last Spring. I took It because I finw where it would give n fellow an Lived Up to His Motto. "Give and lake Is my motto," ro annrked the thug ns ho bestowed upon tho citizen a scientific rap upon tho occiput and then abstracted his valuables. JOHN F. HYATT 227 Penrl St., Albany, N. Y. Stop ttie I'nln. Tho hut. ot n burn or a cut stops when Cole'a Carbollftalvo Is applied. It heals bulckly without nenrn. SOo and (Wo by U druRKlstH or Bend DOo to Tho J. W. Colo fco.. 'ftockfora, Ill.-Adv. Mven pVopio who borrow trouble fiavo It to lend. Sure Relief VBUV-fcttSl INDICESTOWJ 9fJlLm 6 BCLL-AN9 S I u4. .... nui nener jdsJJ Sure Relief RE LL-ANS mFOn INDIGESTION appetite. Well, sir, I was tho most surprised I ever was In my life when the rheumatic pulns begun to ease up. I took seven bottles In ull and, It's n fact, I didn't hnve an ache about me, was eating fine and simply felt like I had been made over again. "I have been In tho best of health ever since, with only n slight twlngo of rhcumntlsm nt intervnls. I do not need my enno now, but as I hod been unnblo to walk without it for several years, I got Into tho habit of carry ing It and so still take It along. I am enjoying life and health once more and enn conscientiously recommend Tnnlnc as the greatest medicine I have ever run across In all my ex perience." Tnnlnc Is sold by leading druggists everywhere. Adv. Much Appreciated. "Thoy say an hour early In the morning Is worth two in tho after noon." "So It is, If you can hnvo It In bed." Cutlcura 8oothea Itchlno 8calp On retiring gently rub spots of dan druff, and Itching with Cutlcura Olnt ment. Next morning shampoo with Cutlcurn Soap nnd hot wnter. Mnke them your cverydny toilet prepnrntlons and have n elenr Bkln nnd soft, wldto hands. Adv. Better Business. Nlne-yonr-old John's fnthcr In a labor lender and John hems much of "division of Inbor," etc., so ho hns nlready formed Ideas on the subject. Ho goes to church every Sunday with his mother, but tho other eve ning n neighbor took him to prnyer meeting for the first tlmo In John's life. There wns n testimony meeting. John listened Intently to each spenkor, nnd on tho wny home commented on It. "I sort of llko that ldcn of linv Ing sovcrnl of the pcoplo preach," ho said. "It glvos them n chnnco todl vido up tho 8nlnry." puiiiii! HBT7 ' fifsssl jfe-h. arS fJ5IJJr Are You Pale? Thin? Weak? Enrich Your Blood! Road this carefully: If your Mood wero rich nnd wholesome, you would not bo pale; If your blood wore- rich und nourishing-, you would not bo thin; if your blood wero rich and vigorous, filled with red corpuscles, you would not bo weak. Poor, disordered blood Is reopon Iblo for a host of Ilia nnd wenk nesscs. If you would nttnln ruddy health, n robust body, nnd muaculnr strength, you must first provldo yourself with thnt which builds nil these a rich, wholesomo, nourlsh inir blood supplyl Any doctor will tell you that. Why Buffer longer with sallow- s.s.s. FOR THE BLOOD Standard for over GO years ncss, thinness or wenknoss, when tnousnnas nnvo remedied thoir con ditions by taking S.S.S., tho famous old blood remedy compounded of fresh herbs Just as tho Indians mndo it? S.S.S., by driving- Impurities from tho blood nnd helping' to put red corpuscles In, lays the founda tion for sturdy, viijorous health. If you wnnt this, don't wait long er, but got n bottlo of S.S.S. from your druggist right now whllo you nro thinking of it. Begin taking, and then writo in detail about your condition to Chief Medical Advisor, 807 Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Georgia. Ho will trlvo vou Individ- I unl medical advice free. Swift Bptclde c., DfpU atr, Atlanta. Ga. Nut Mild dm you frw twotlil co 8.B.3. Ki. ... ... 8t Of B. r. P. "..- vY BTWW 1 YWi j. !" ".',. 4.' Ate. wtut ' A. . 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A blend of rnltth nnd sadncan, biiiIIch and tears; A quaint knlKht-firant ot tlio pioneers. A. lioinoly hero, born ot star and aod. A iieasunt prince, a masteraleco of God. He O TIIOSB who know their Lincoln nnd every good 'American should read nnd reread this TJIble of Amor Icnnlsin the name of New Salem, III., culls up n chapter In his life thnt no man enn read without willies nnd tenrs and wonder. Kor New Sulcni wns Ahrntmin Lincoln's town during the six yenrs which mnrked the first stnso of his development from "n quaint knlKhl-errnnt of the pioneers" to "a masterpiece of God." nrrlved nt New Sulem In 1831 "n strnncer, ii x x V II K I JWWlAV... tmsm TKV. '..v S2?L-i a i mr i.tf "v, i&2es "7 s r & rr'! &M& l f2fti.via3 friendless, uneducated, penniless boy, worklnK on a flntboat for $10 n month," ns he himself put It. In J8U7 ho left New Salem to tnke up his law prac tice in SprinRlleld. In thoso momentous six yenrs ho hnd trans formed himself from un Ignorant nnd uncouth youth of twenty-two to n mnn of acknowledged promise nnd nblllty, with more thnn n locnl popu Inrity nnd nn ambition thnt spurred hlin to travel far. Those- six yenrs wero crowded yours. It wnsr nt Now Salem that Lincoln earned his nlcknnmo ot "Honest Abo" nnd Incidentally fastened upon himself n burden of debt which he wns never nble fully to wipe out until his fortieth year, nfter his election to congress In 18-19. It wns at New Sulem thnt he wns clerk anil storekeeper; thnt ho studied grammar nnd Blnck stono; thnt ho wns a captain In the Blnck Ilnwk wnr, that he wns deputy surveyor, thnt ho was postmaster, thnt he wns defeated and then elected for tho legislature. And it was nt Now Snleru that ho loved and wooed nnd lost Ann Itutlcdgo, over whoso death ho nenrly lost his reason from' grief. New Snlem was rounded In 1823. Soon nfter Lincoln went to Springfield tho llttlo town begnn to decline Its people left for more ncccsslblo places. Ky 1815 New Salem had been abandoned. Today, under tho nusplces of the Old Snlem Lin coln Lengue, nn organization formed In 1017, "Honest Abe's" town is being restored in fnc imlle. It will bp In every possible detull like tho New Snlom wjilch ho know. Old maps, old prints, old deeds every record obtulnnblo hnvo been consulted to make tho new village nn exnet repro duction of tho old. Tho only now building Is tho Lincoln museum. Wllllnm Itnndolph Ilenrst gnvo "tho property. The cost of rebuilding Is being mot by populnr subscription. The work will bo dono sotno time this summer, It Is expected. Old Salem Stats Park. Old Snlem Stnto pnrk will be New Salem's new jiniuu. Its purposo is to preserve for posterity tho environment nnd utmosphero thnt helped make Lincoln, tho man. As to tho photographs here reproduced: Tho portrait of "Honest Abe" Is one of tho earliest photographs ho hnd taken und gives the best Idea of his appearance as a young man. The numbered plnn is from tho architect's working model. New Hulem, first called Cameron's -Mill, was on tho Sangamon river (then hpelled Snngiuno nnd pronounced Sangnmnw), U0 miles northwest of Springfield, In thoso days New Snlem was la Sangamon county, with Springfield ns the county Mnt. Springfield itself was still n mere village, having n population of 1,000, or perhaps 1,100. The capital of tho state wns jet nt Vundalla, nnd wult Ing for tho pnrllnnientnrj tnct of Abraham Lincoln and tho "long nine" to take it to Spring field. Tho historian of the restoration project says that tho first settlers of New Salem woro John 11. Cameron nnd his uncle, Jnmes Itutlcdge, who en tered their claims on July lit), 182S. Hero they erected their grist und saw mills, both housed in one structure built out Into tho Sancnmon rler, that fringed tho town site. New Snlem grew up around this mill. Settlnients existed nlready nt Clary's Grove, nt n plnce now called Athens, nt Sugar Grove nnd nt Indian 1'olut, nil within ten or twelve miles ot New Salem. With a mill to attract these settlers, the opportunity for business at tha new settlement was good, and Samuel Hill and John McNeill pres ently erected a store building of logs. They bold tea, coffee, fcugnr, salt and whisky In tho grocery line, nnd blue calico, brown muslin, cotton chnln nnd straw huts, with a few Indies' lints nnd other ornamental feminine apparel In their dry goods department. John McNeill's right name was John McNamer. He quickly made n "fortune" of about ?12,000 und wooed nnd won Ann Itutledge. Then ho left to bring his mother nnd sisters from Now York. A long delny broke off tho engagement and Lincoln then won Ann. McNamer returned to find Ann dead of fever. Town Gets a Poatoffice. "On Christmas dayju 1829," tho historian goes on to say, "n post ofilco wns estubllshed in Now Snlem nnd Snmuel Hill was made postmaster. George Wnrburton then built a store building nnd put In n stock of goods, but soon sold out to the Chrisman Brothers, one of whom, Isaac P., be enmo postmaster on November 24, 1831. William Clary, tho brother of John, who gave his mime to tho govc where ho settled in 1810, erected and became proprietor of Clary's grocery. Then came Doctor Allen, who erected n dwelling across the street south from the Hill & McNeill store. "In nddltlon to his profcssionnl duties Doctor Allen conducted n Sundny school. He was an ardent temperance man nnd formed tho first tem perance society In the community. The place of meeting was in his residence or In the log school house erected shortly before this time on tho hill side south of New Salem. Doctor Allen was both ered ns to whether it wns right or wrong to en gngo in the practice of his profession on Sundays und compromised tho matter by relieving the sick but giving his enrnlngs on thnt dny wholly to the work of tho Lord . "Then, during the summer of 1S30, Henry On stott moved from Sugar Grove, erected a dwelling nnd established a cooper's shop, supplying the kegs and barrels for the flour and meul made nt tho mill, nnd tho containers for the cured pork shipped by flntboat to tho markets of tho South, generally from Benrdstown, to which place it was hauled In wagons. Denton Offut Arrives. "Duilng the summer of 1831, Denton Offut, on his return from n flntboat excursion to Now Or leans, contracted for lot 14 north of Main street and erected n store building, tjje deed thereto be ing dated September 2 of that year. Then came a rush of other settlers Philemon Morris, a tan ner, erected a dwelling and established a tun yard; Joshua Miller, n blacksmith and wagon maker, built a residence nnd established a shop; Alexander Kurgeson nnd Ppter Luklns, the shoe innkcrs; Hubert Johnson, the wheelwright, who mude looms, spinning wheels and furniture; Mar tin Waddel, the butter, who made hats out of rabbit fur, wool and tho fur of other animals; the Bale family, headed by Jacob Bale, who bought and operated Hill's carding maehliiu and store house for wool; tho Horndon Brothers, shopkeep ers, who established a store west of tho James Itutledge residence nnd inn, nnd In n part of the house of Joshua Miller, which was double, lived his brother-in-law, Jack Kelso, whoso wife kept hoarders occasionally nnd who himself wns the champion hunter and fishcrmnn of tho village. Henry Slneo cumo in tho fall of 1S31 nnd sold out nt the end of a year to Doctor Itegnler. Also etttne Doctor Duncan, David Wherry, Isaac Bur ner, Edmund Greer, Isaac Gollutuer, Ilobcrt and William McNeely. Cnleb Carmen moved there from Rock Center after Treut left and made bhoes. . . . "Thus tho town soon became self-supporting, and had It net been for the fact that it was almost Inaccessible except from the west, then; is no rea- s tta&r2xr&tZR&-- son why It should not have grown and become the metropolis of the county." Lincoln first saw New Salem In April, 1831, when lie and his flatboat crew had their famous adventure on the mllldura. Ho was on bis way from Beardstown to Now Orleans, where he saw the selling of slaves nnd said, "If ever I get a chance to hit that thing, I'll hit It hard." July 1, 1831, Lincoln walked Into New Salem to serve ns clerk in the Offut store, when It should . bo rendy. The town election nt thnt time was held during the first week in August, nnd Lincoln, be lug about tho polling plnce, wns nsked by Mentor. Graham, the man who Inter beenme his friend and teacher, if ho could write. Lincoln replied, "I enn mnke a few rabbit tracks," whereupon he was Invited in to assist in keeping tally, tho regular clerk having failed to appear. It Is said thnt dur ing the lull in voting Lincoln Improved tho op portunity to tell stories. So hero was Lincoln's Introduction to politics. But he was a finished story-teller even then. "Tom" Itecd of Malue, tho fnmous spenker of tho houso of representntlves, once said, "A states man is a successful polltlcan who Is deud." Tho humor and sarcasm of this nro exceeded only by Its value ns a populnr gnuge of politics and poli ticians. But where Abraham Lincoln is concerned all signs fall. Ho was a consummate politician all his life, and he never hesitated to seek public preferment. Lincoln's First Campaign. After "Honest Abo" had been "in New Salem a year or so he ran for the state legislature. He had already learned to write, ns is shown by his announcement of his candidacy, which concludes thus : " "Every man Is said to have his peculiar nrabl tlon. Whether It be true or not, I enn say, for one. thnt I hnvo no other so great ns thnt of being truly esteemed of my fellowmen by rendering my self worthy of their esteem. How fur I shull suc ceed in gratifying this ambition Is yet to bo- de veloped. I nm young nnd unknown to many, of you. 1 wns born and have ever remained In tho most humble walks of life. I have no wealth or popular relations or friends to recommend me. My case Is thrown exclusively upon tho Independ ent voters of tho -ounty ; and if elected, they will hnve conferred n fa .'or upon mo for which I shall bo unremitting In my ii.bors to compensate. But If tho good people In their wisdom shall see Jit to keep mo in tho background, I hnve been too fa miliar with disappointments to bo very much chagrined." Well, Lincoln was beaten by Peter Cnrtwrlght, ho itinerant preacher whom ho defeated In 1840 for congress. But Now Salem went for "Honest Abo" with 277 votes out of tho" 290 cust. And two yenrs later he wns triumphantly elected. Nobody ever saw nny difference between tho Abraham .Lincoln of New Salem nnd tho Abraham Lincoln of tho Whlto House. He never changed. Moreover, there was something in his Jowly origin and In the story of his llfo that brought him close to tho peoplo as one of tliem. And In tho development of the man thero is no more fasclnaU Ing chapter than New Salem, 1831-37. i v (