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Show for Lincoln's Old Home. I Lincoln's old home, near Hodgeus- I vllle, Kentucky, will probably be con- verted Into a horn.- for ex-slaves. Such It the plan of Thomas T. Thomas, a I wealthy negro and ex-slave, who haa I entered into negotiations with David Crear, of New York city, the present f owner of the furra, for the purchase ol . the birthplace of the groat emanclpa- tor. Should .Mr. Crear decide to kee - tho farm he will offer the free use of '. It for the building of a home for ex- ' slnves. The logs comprising the orlgl- j nal cabin, In which the ex-president 'l wiib born, which are nt present on ei- I hlbltlon at the Pan-American expoal Hon, will be brought buck to the tana L and erected on the situ of lis original : location. Additional land will be pur- ' chuaed and cultivated to supply pro- .' visions fur the cx -slaves. j |