The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
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. hsooeforo (Me.) correspondent Of the
New York Herald. has been the steady
dot of one man In Maine, year II and
year out. for the psst uu,fter Of : can't.
ury. No ID "prof.n George 8. McIntire.
and NO one "a better lrnovn "a tha citi.
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an inteileotnal trnmn. hut. rerhsns
moro strictlv. d numesic.l nomad. HI.
a. = lifa want nm n f,vnres-:th.,sa drv
ahat.act thtnols.a6 coId nalnchiS ars
undenisbie. 'ssOnlv when delvsn, sn
them is his oup Of hsppiness ,iled ia
the brim.
..prof ,,1saor.c q ,s.r,.,,s ,. 80
IN tho ,;+.is sast,assnt s .s ~ Na".s ~ vss
nehnnknc.t - Nss AN y.nrass ~ %, ., ,,~s.e ,sna
ia snrsnv from eood. hariy insio. 49,
saxor sn,ck. And hsd he n"t , inhar,to.i M II !.
eonstitution of ir,n ha ucm,d rovn-
havo been ablc to withstand the ordeal
through which he has passed: for in his
simless rambles he hos Undergone
enough exposures and privations "a
knock the underpinninr ont Of a do,e,t
human frames. When ouite vonnr Ma.
Intro was nut at worl nnon tho ~,
and At the ave Of aixteen WAS sent =, =.
the village school. The curricnium ~ NJ
tho scho0l. which was kont onor criv
during six weeks IN wintcr. did mt soar
higher than tho rudimentary elemants
was Moses Wilson, long since passed to
the other shore.
redngoguc Wilson determined 20 be.
como . physiciahs and on tho last day Of
his administration as teacher presented
young McIntire with an old leather
covered algebra. Tho presentation of
the old algebra, yellow with age, yet
glowing with truths, marked the turn
ing point in Mclntirc's life. 1t became
tie key to all tho mans future idiosyn-
crssics. Never before had George seen
. book called IN algebra, and when ho
took II home no found his parents In
equal ignorance. 1t was beyond them.
Nevertheless, yourg Mel atirc was
soon knee dcep among the rs. VS. and
x's. 1t seemed strange to him thatany
thing tangible could be resolved out Of
those fragmentary. characters, bl. tho
more no thought OF it the more 1t inter-
csted him, and ere long no becsme
deeply infatuated with the study. His
parents tried to dissuadc him from his
task. but. ua.ntndful OF their sugges-
ttons, he absorbed chapter after chapter
OF tho wonderful book, and neglected
farm worx as o1,en ma ma conid ste.i
avav into tho more seauestered nooke
Of the forest.
nMcrnt;re ram.,red IN tho r.-,,, ao,,.
littio elsa ~hon Arnri,,ot mt, 10 ,sr, s,es
vcil .lor, in vaare - On.e i,s' he r.n NJ -. 3.
from homo and secured a ;oh IN AZ, a mill T u
Saco. but he aid not earn mnch. and
soon gave up tho undertakinr IN order
70 accom- a lob Mt naintin, n : ia,
machine shop I'm Biddeford. The pnint
had an ill.cffect upon his svstort anal
he wandered up to Buxton. ytnere he
pushed the shovel and hoe for .,ne Bania-
min Grant. After = month of this
drudcerv-for anv thing M drudrerv
outside Of mathematics for hin1-he re.
turned 70 the old homestaad. ,vhero he
remained Q series Of years until his par
ents died. Then he removed Il, Bidde.
ford, some time in the early s.si:xties.'' !.
Soon after McIntiro came 70 Bidde-
ford he went to New York and, took
average massage bv the Nicaraona route
TO San Francisco. On the passage ,aut
he fell in with a French General whS>
happened to be ON board. and was a col.
leee graduate. Tho man of Mara an.
pressed much surprise at GEORGES re-.
markable inroads upon the science Of
mathematics. and on ono OCCASION dnr.
inv nrotracted discussion of tho snS,.
ioct. MANY Of the ship's passenrera and
crew eathcred about the nnir wtth
mineled feelinrs of pitv and awe.
White IN San Eranc,eco Mcy,t,-.
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