Show FIRST in mcclunes mcclures McC luros lures the story of how lincoln oil earned hla his arst dollar Is told lie rowed two gentled en out to a passing steamer and they each threw a halt half dollar in tho the bottom of hla his boat speaking of 0 it to william it seward lincoln said it II was wals a most important incident in my life I 1 could scarcely credit that I 1 the poor boy had earned a dollar in less than a day that by honest work I 1 had earned 0 a dollar tho the world seemed wider and fairer before me inc I 1 was a more hopeful and though tul ful boy from that time it Is a good story tor for all boys to read lincoln was IS 18 years yeara of 0 age when that incident happened not until then possibly had bad tho the thought ever crossed his mind that there were greater before him than he had ever dreamed or of A good man at tho the time received 3 per month in illinois for incessant work twelve and fourteen hours it a day ile he had in a few minutes because he had built a boat of his own and knew how to handle it earned a a dollar after that hla his thoughts wor were e on larger boats find and a more complete mastership and he went on until the office of president of tho the united states took on a new dagn dignity ity and now new majesty because bee muse he tilled filled it it Is a great thing to excite tho the hopes of 0 boys boya it Is a great thing thine tor for boys boya to determine in ina to realize all that their honest hopes covet |