The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-15
PUBLIC MEN OF TODAY

Montague says: lie who knows most,
thinks most" True enough; he has most
to think about. Reading which is not
suggestive Of thought Is practically use
lcsa, New facts, novel theOI les, fresh dis
cov,ries in science or mechanism, comprise
the found alton for thought; aud, therefore
may be read with profit Biographical
sketches of eminent men, when we'll written,
arr wonderfully attractive, and are valua-
bis 10 the extent Of giving US larger in
SIght into the hidden springs Of great
mindS, thrir motives aud propelling fierce
than any other literature. y thurou "a
biography Is "a picture of its subject III
words; reflection, in a mirror, upon the
man; and upon the printed page we Wit
nc.7 his beginnings; his struggles 10 realize
the results ot ambition; his success and
final triumph. " g become his contpanion-
perhaps his friend ihr0u-,h all tie won
lcriul Kaleidoscope Of his vicissitudcs;
toll with him. strive with him, yearn his
y,-ruinEs, and bleed frun his wounds, I'm
al the supreme moment Of his victory ar
rives, When we shout the cheer Of triumph
and have gained an invaluable lesson ia
bravery, integrity or perseverance. or pa
hapr i'm all.
Biography is the best history when il
details the lifq and works of those who
make history. II concipntiousIy written il
throws open tfC INN, rmust sanctuary at
mems souls, and gives the reader perfect
insight into whatever they thought, wha,-
ever they did, and the net result OF IN, Sc
thoughts and actions. IL IL wonderful TO
perceive with that apparent case the OK
pert compiler OF biography preserves ali
tho salient features of human mdiVidIali-
Is in the work IN which he tells Us how one
add another, real men Of hesh and blood
like our own, imprint indellibe footprints
in the soil they tread, make tangible their
daily thoughts, and toEmglste 4 record
mhrch Time shall not shlitprate, with AZ
Iittlc appearance Of toll az common minds
give tU the most ordipury duties; yet, the
clear and satisfactory writing If biography
Is quite "a much an at 81 the lelineation
of the human {, aIurcs upon the canvas Of
the master 81 painting, Mess tho s6ul
Of its subject iluminatts the biography, il
possesses no interest for t}e cultivated mind
aud fails to- attain the great object Of writing
tD-Vit. tho CT, alton of dc sire to emulate
gre and good mvn in their lives and
work..
Iue coursc' Of Terence to n noble youth
of Rome, j. TIN preserve: Ny advice =
90 consult the lives of other mon az he
would 4 looking gl'.rs, and from thence
fetch examples for his own imitation
This counsel Is quite as good to-day as in
the early age, and iuafmuch az thee are
more ciminCnt mon now from whose exam
pie We may profit, il should be appreciated
IN emphasis. Ih,re Il great lack, how
ever, IN tho general plan and scope Of
American bIogrH ply. some has been
written iu detail but fair record OF tn,
lives and works # many # our best men
has never been attempted. 4 CompTIhcn-
siyc manual of American biography would
prove a disidCratum. In the absence oil
such mammal, NC turn with pl, assure to
volume which has Just appeared, and which
we believe viii direct the public taste in
a desirable channel, II is entitled. Public
Men OF To-Day" by T.. &. Headlcy, Who is
recognized a. csc Of the most distinguished
Q ,mpiler Of biography in our couutrv.
contains suCCinCt and very attractive Eketoh-
IS Of the PRECEDENT and NiC,-Ireeid, Mt /
the United States. Of each member Of tho
Cabinet, Of the Senators aud RcPrt sen; ariEC
IN Congress, 81 the justices Of tho supreme
Court, and If tho Governors If the etvtra
States, and Il embellished withno re tnan
three hundred portraits. This is certain
u magnificent beginning IN a most dC>ir-
able and interesting hcld, a. 1t FURNISHES
lntormstlon VI absnrhiug interest 60 the
masses 81 the people those facts with which
they desire 20 bC CouvCrsant about our
public m,n, III form readily comprehend
ID; snd better than all il briuEa "a face 10
face with NOR. than three hundred leading
:utellcCts; face 20 face with more than three
hundred mouldCrS of public scntimF mt; face
to face with oil this gland array ~ living
actors IN the absorbing drama " America
history. II enables us TO sit At our Cc7v
hrcEidCs and not only, review the acts ot
our representative mon IN the attractive
garulturc ut print but to enjoy their ltr-'
soual presence IN tho speaking phvxiosuo-
mics which the expert artists Of this work
have transferred to paper. At tho same
time that It Il an album az the most famous
man at the day. Il is a comprehensive
reliable aud profitable encyclopedia ut
those acts end events most prominent IN
our political annals. la a word, il , n
taius a wonderful collCCtian of information
ahout those things which our people dis
cuss most leugthily, bat about which their
positive knowledge Is frequently as danger
GUS 90 the Cause 1T truth as absolute false-
hood, tor 'tLas no found alton in fact Mr.
hcadiev comes az 4 timely moment to sci
rs right about an infinite number 81 things
we should have y better acquaintance with
:, he addresses h'mseH to men and wo-
men in very walk II lifc-to tho profession
~ at'@'A ~Ai@ eA'N NAS-s&a ~ WI a. tttc ='n-
Cral RCader-in a volume which al will I've
10 sbtain aud pause.
An exhaustive review Of such work
l. scarcely sEPscts1. Il Is almost impossi-
bic. An examination IL necessary To give
a correct idea Of il. value, importance. and
general interest, 1t ir cold exc Iusivclv
through soliciting agent, who, We learn.
are meeting with splendid Success. The
lncinnati Bo,,k and Bible House arr the
western publishers, and thcv may he al (
dressed for such additional particulars a. P
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