This being the centennial year of Abraham Lincoln's birth, it is with feelings of genuine pleasure and profound reverence that the opportunity is here given me to exhibit some "footprints" from the path of one whose life is imprinted in imperishable characters in the history of the great American republic. The excellent principles and noble conduct that characterized his life should be an inspiration to all. As Longfellow says: "Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints in the sands of time." J. T. HOBSON. _Lake City, Iowa, February 19, 1909._ ILLUSTRATIONS Abraham Lincoln. The Author. Jacob S. Brother, who when a boy lived in the Kentucky Lincoln cabin. United Brethren Church on Indiana Lincoln farm. Rev. Allen Brooner, an associate of Lincoln in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Captain Lamar, who knew Lincoln in Indiana. Honorable James Gentry, of Indiana. Elizabeth Grigsby, one of the double wedding brides in Indiana. Ruth Jennings Huff, daughter of Josiah Crawford. Rifle Gun owned jointly by Lincoln and Brooner in Indiana. David Turnham, the Indiana Constable, and wife. George W. Turnham, son of David Turnham. William D. Armstrong, defended by Lincoln in 1858. Hannah Armstrong, who boarded Lincoln; he later defended her son. Walker and Lacey, associated with Lincoln in the Armstrong case. Moses Martin, still living, signed Lincoln's temperance pledge in 1847. Major J. B. Merwin, still living, campaigned Illinois with Lincoln for prohibition in 1854-55. Rev. R. L. McCord, who named Lincoln as his choice for President, in 1854. Site of the old still-house in Indiana, where Lincoln worked. Triplets, yet living, named by Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln's mill. CHRONOLOGY Born in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky, February 12, 1809. Moved to Spencer County, Indiana, in 1816. His mother, Nancy, died October 5, 1818, aged 35 years. His father married Sarah Bush Johnson, 1819. Moved to Illinois, March, 1830. Captain in Black Hawk War, in 1832. Appointed postmaster at New Salem, Illinois, in 1833. Elected to Illinois Legislature in 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840. Admitted to the bar in 1837. Presidential elector on Whig ticket, 1840, 1844. Married to Miss Mary Todd, November 4, 1842. Elected to Congress in 1846, 1848. His father, Thomas, died January 17, 1851, aged 73 years. Canvassed Illinois for State prohibition in 1855. Debated with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858. Nominated for President at Chicago, May 16, 1860. Elected President, November 6, 1860. Inaugurated President, March 4, 1861. Issued call for 75,000 volunteers, April 15, 1861.