Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . impressions by feelingthe various objects of his inquiryand is able to write his impressionson the typewriter by the touchsystem. His article, written justprior to his departure for : (By HERMAN MARQUART)Twenty-five years ago, the study ofgeography was much more detailedthan at present. Among other things,the capitals of all the states had tobe definitely learned, and it was inthis way that Springfield became fa-miliar to the young folk of thosedays. But the city attains a nation-wide importance, scarcely surpassedby the national capital itself, beca
Tributes to Abraham Lincoln . impressions by feelingthe various objects of his inquiryand is able to write his impressionson the typewriter by the touchsystem. His article, written justprior to his departure for : (By HERMAN MARQUART)Twenty-five years ago, the study ofgeography was much more detailedthan at present. Among other things,the capitals of all the states had tobe definitely learned, and it was inthis way that Springfield became fa-miliar to the young folk of thosedays. But the city attains a nation-wide importance, scarcely surpassedby the national capital itself, becauseof the fact that it is the home ofthat American, greatest of all Amer-icans, Abraham Lincoln. In this con-nection, it is appropriate to com-ment upon the home and tomb ofthat great man, to which a pilgrim-age has been made. The residence, the only one Lin-coln ever owned, was purchased byhim for the sum of $1,500 and is lo-cated at the northeast corner of theintersection of Eighth and Jackson ^ \- [0 *L *7 of Lincolns Tomb. Herman Marquart of Fairmont,Minn., totally blind and a collegegraduate, who writes some of hisimpressions while visiting Spring-field. Photograph AttractsIn the front hall, the first thing toattract the visitor is a photographof Lincoln himself, with four littlestories in frames hung raund aboutit. Next in importance comes an oldhatrack of the Civil Avar period, theframe of which, roughly speaking, is ; ^verir^for^^^1,00361^It was) in the front p^lor of Lin-colns home that he -m£t, th£ com-mittee that told him the had eennominated on the republican ^tgffor the presidency of the VnitedStates. In this room are seen manyantique pieces, such as a what-not,adorned with relics of both Lincolnsand Mrs. Lincolns family, candela-bra and an old lamp with a straightcylindrical of the furniture, in the back ture with many unique features, butbecause of the limited space af-forded, pardon must be asked forbrevity of comment. A picket fence with alternat
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