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In the tradition of Lincoln.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)

The New American

| August 22, 2005 | Mass, Warren | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The story of young Abe Lincoln walking several miles to return a few cents in change to a lady is legendary. But a modern Washington-state woman shares the famous rail-splitter's character trait of honesty. Among the items that Connie Hilty of Richland, Washington, inherited when her mother died five years ago was a steak knife. She was curious about an inscription engraved on the knife's blade: "Farmer's Elevator Company, Harry Nitschke, Jud, North Dakota."

This presented a moral challenge to Hilty. As she said in an interview reported by the AP: "Because it had ...

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