The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-01-21
A Talk About Our Great Men

form. recommends industry u cur
fOr Ofiice-seeking. He gives u catalogue
of great men who were Woodworking
diligent and trustworthy, embracing
the following:
Examples arr alike numerous ant
distinguished. Benjamin Franklin VII.
u iOurneyman printer, working ut hi.
| trade first in Boston. then in Philadel
pl,ia and finally in London. Roger
sherman, signer Of the Declaration 81
In,lepenlence. was a shoemaker. Hen
~ Wilson, United States Senator and
Vice President, served his time A. u
sh.+naker's apprentice, and worked
several wears ~ q jOurneynlan shOenla.
kcr. Abraham Lincoln worked on q
farm and was q ,lCrk-hanal on u Missis-
sippi flat-lOat. Joseph Henry, the dis
tinyuished scientist and head If the
Smithsonian Institution, was silver
smiths apprentice ut Albany. Andrew
Johnson, u nncmlx.r Of both Houses q:
Congress, Vice President and President
Of the United State, was tailor. Mil
lar.l Fillmore, Member Of the L.cgisla-
turr, controller vt the State, lllenl'er of
Congress. Vice President and PRESIDENT
III the United States, was III apprentice
in Cayu.a county fulling mill. O(nsti-
all German, Speaker of the House "f
Assembly, and United States Senator,
was Shcl,m ,Iyo county farmer. George
w. Patterson, speaker Of the House Of
Assembly, member IT Congress AMI
Lieutenant: Governor of the State, was
:. farmer and f:,nniny-nill maker
John Taylor, Lieutenant Governor III
the State, President Of the State Bank.
AMI for many years II wealthy. intl.lel,-
tial citizen, ,Dl.,nlcn,','l life as II day
lslmrimg strnt-ln,yrr in Albany. !AZ,-
riah 4. Fl:,y:. an influential member Of
our Legislature. State Controller and
Controller Of the city Of New York, was
Il printer. ANON" the hest Mayor, Of
our city were Stephen Allen. Il sail-Ina-
krr; Gideon Lee. Il tanner James Hair
,n.r. u printer: William r. Havcn,cycr.
!: sugar rrtincr. Ia'wb Wt~tcrvclt was
:: ship carpenter. George l'c:,lnnly, who
gave Il half million "f dollars to the
ln"'r nf London, and Il million for ~lu-
rational PURPOSES in his own country,
was y New England wOrking,Ilan.
AN equally lI~triM,< example will
w. found in the business history and en-
'ig!ltcne"l philanthropy "f the venerable
Peter Cooper. whose remarkable int,.li-
grncc through, Il long life WAS rewarded
witt, fortune with which he j. now
lifting thousands of both sexes FOR o.
that will render their lives
prosperous. useful and happy. Leland
the son ola Watcrvliet farm
rr. and SOM" twcnty-tiv" years ago one
office ut Albany took Mr.. (;r.plcy's adj
l,ark.,l in useful enterprises. acquired
s,1a..t.ul
nf california. He is now President Of
the Central Pacific railroad. AMI one. Of
The best known and highly esteemed
anil h.,>l,itai,lc citiz>n< Of that state.
\ farmers SON while digging ln,t:,t.n.s
in the town IL Putncy, Vermont. COM
that there must H. something
lxtter IN store for him, he made .Ip his
lnil.l IL try his fortune in Montreal.
where ut the age Of sixteen he obtained
ais porter in Il wholesale
Two Years afterwards. find
ing him industrious. capable and trust
worthy. his employer sent Inn to the
Far West as an employee in Il fur cu,lllsl-
ny. Soon a!t"rwar.l Mr.. John jacob,
A~tor. upon the recommendation Of
Ramsey Crooks. awaited himself Of
Young I.anlp<Dn = services, first among
the Indians, then in New York. and fin
ally as his agent in London. That Yer
mont 10y Is now Sir Curtis I.an,r,s.On,
;s,,,"n. the wcalthit~t and l,cst esteemed
London bankers. For his active Coop
Grafton with our in.lo,llinal.lc fellow
citizen Cyrus W. Field in linking Eng
land to America by means If a slllDma-
rine cable Queen Victoria conferred the
honor Of knighthmd upon Mr.. Lamp
Sl,ll.
THUS n,unificently. in the earlier and
better days Of our history. We're indus
try. perseverance,, capacity and integrity