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Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
S1u KNEW Him.
i. or AD.

When Colonel CilkrryOa had finished his
lunch sli was about to start down town
hc turned 20 his wife and said: Marin. |
wish YOU would look over ms dress sui, 4
bit this afternoon. have to make an nd.
dress - the annual banquet of the Com.
mcrcial club this evening and would like
to have it put i'll proper shape for .he occa.
SION
Mrs. GilkcTsou smiled syyec.ly and prom.
iscd to attend to it. ~ o'clucl, ia. colo
mel came To the house in n great hurry. aud
his better half oblig:ngly assisted him in
dressing for the great OCCASION even helD.
ing him into his c1ct and read jus. ing his
tic. Indeed she Tyas 50 attentive and
thoughtful t!iat any NERVOUSNESS wlicl,
her lieac lord nigh; have felt rpc,ar,,iDf, his
personal appearance or the coming events
in which he was to take q conspicuous pay,
had entirely vanished before lac reached the
banquet:Eg hall.
When he removed his overcua. in the
dressing room. there Were smiles and wink :
among his friends. and il Major Nelvorsiry
hadn't have interfered there would have
been lots OF fun at the table and mucl, sor.
rov: in the Gi.kcrsou family. just before
the colonel entered the nall the major
plucled the following piacart from hi,
back:
To whom VI may concern:
The bcarUr. Coivsc! spike Csillcrza:l lives II
So Julcr street and !. able tc Iay Tor n cab I;
lac needs IL.
/. Detroit Tribune
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
a i.ccord r.rca.s--,

II is not easy to. predict wfa. will hap
pcD with ot:r ocean steamers next. Here
is the Luca..ia. the new Cunardcr. on her
second trip, wrestling the western record
from the Paris ard rclucins il to ) DAYS
IL hours and - minutes.
This remarkable trip is made. too. at
IN uncertain season of the year, when
five or six days Of sustained fast running
cannot be safely counted on. But the
wonderful part of these performances is
that they are no longer exceptional
events, bu. are kept up with as much
regularity Us the sailing of the boats on
their appointed days.
There Is now Il fleet or the Atlantic
line whose arrival in New York within
SIX days after leaving the other side is
scarcely problematic:h. The only ques-
ton is will the record of few hours
over five-iag~l,e beaten? --=-+
, The Cunarders now hold the laurels.
But the Paris belongs to an American
line. and it will not he her fauit If she
does not recover them. - New York
World.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
THE MloVlNTSR FAIR.
II VIII Have m Electrical Tower Viii,
Over a. coo i.;s hts.

The Midwiryter fair Is assured Of hav-
ing q feature that will be quite as
unique IS anything seen at Chicago. Il
is TO be an electrical tower go feet high
and containing lights c.lough to turn
night into day IL Concert valley.
The framework OF the tower will he
gracefully constructed ard decorated
with over 6,CG0 incaYdesceat lights Of
different coiors. 1t viii be supplied
with III elevator running TO 4 height Of
go feet. There will be pavilions on the
ground floor fo- the use of the public.
Fianl-irg tho open space viii be four
Moorish ravilioEs containing four stories
and decorated IL oriental cclo-s.
The base of the tower viii OCCUPY
space 20 feet square. while the first gal
.l-y. 80 feet from tine ground. Will have
seating capacity OF 200. Three other
galleries viii extend beyond this and
viii seat several hundred persons. The
top,nost gallery VIII bo within six feet
OF the pinnacle. IL il will be great
sca-chliEEt. o. the extreme top of the
tower Will he placed large gold bal,
bearing the emblem OF the st.ltc-a Cali
foT1lia bSa-.
Fully $3.50 people c;n bcSca.ed on the
tower st one time. While on the outer
edge on the circular wall; there will l,c
room for seyer;.. thousands. There are
eight approaches to the tower. practi-
cally making it open on all sides aud
corners.
Wiilc the m:nc,Tal objec. OF the tower
i5 for lighting purposes. it viii be used
- grand band stand. from which music
will be given throughout the day and
evening. The tower WIS designed by q
Chicago architect. but al the work On
the structure Will lie done il San Fran
cisco. When completed, it will cost sSo,-
CO0.--SaE Francisco Letter.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
SHE COULDN'T a. SluFFcD.
SHOW IN. How Easy 4; l. 20 Make "a aIar.
Come ssG His Perch.

On ;hc scat in front of me IL the pasScr-
ger coach was Il little old woman wearing
sunbonnct and Il calico dress, and no
'iccd that every time the train wiis;ie,l
for a Highway crossing She sccrrcd to ex-
pcct aa accident. ! felt it my duty to as
sUTc her that there WIS 10 danger. and shs
seemed much relieved as size repi.ed:
Ever since the :cc'!cut 80 Dan1 Two
felt aket'rt OF ihcsc .cre ly.-s, bat l reckon
it's all foolisiacss.''
''i' Dauisl yoar hu.Iard.r
Not now. lie used TO be, bat he's dead
now
Fatally injured in n railroad accident,
was he?r
"Nuss than that, sir. lie didn't live but.
two days afte: he was brung home. I've
bin down to Knoxville to see the railroad
folks about it. They ;rie,f to skeer me Oh.
but let 'cin know what was what when
l got in whar the big man was, l Sc. 10
him, se= ::
'''I N the widos- Ct Danl Far,,ish OF an
dcr'on county. what was piohe,i up by yo'r
railroad and histcd % fee; in the air and,
all busted io squash. I'm a-vrantin dam
ages ana I'll cit 'cin or raise Il f;:.se.'
"'lo'r man Dlni was a-walkin on cur
track, and lac wouldn't cit OF when the
whistle toctea.' SCI the big man il load
yuic.
THAT was bckasc hs ihouoh; the rail-
road was a-hlu!iin lin, and Dan'l was no
hand TO take q bluff
I'm never pay 10 Thousand dollars as
lor-. - survive on the face of this air;h-
yolis the big man.
WHO'S a-y.aHtia a :hou~rnd dollars:'
scr !, Cit,in uaddcr ard maddcT all the
time. My Danl WAS 81 purity roud :aaD -
bics "a. bat he wasn't to l,e valyurd ut no
Thousand dollars nor yit "a half ot it,
'Ahort how much did yo 20 fur t.
vglyuc yo'r Daa'l, who wouldn't take u
b!un,'
"I'n bound 60 consider sazIas raps
o. lis sabic with my ufnhrc.la-I'rn l:,und
fur - consider that my Dan'i was xuth
Sij' To- nc. and il doa't cic IL III WALTON
this ycrc railroad with lawsuit. !; hain't
no IL, 20 Try t. skccr inc. fJr I'Il Ike Dan'l
about blUG.'
''Thcn what did he say" asked 80 she
paused.
''ic cum right dovr outcr ttr tree "a
pleasant ~ "A basket cf chips, and aster
lad writ my name "a 81 I,.,I-r IL: osant III
me out the money. I'D hopes thar s. no
ha-i fcci.'is b1kase they his. e'I and busted
DaEL. I've -. the ,,rrenhacks ri.,h: ycrc
in my b-:sufn. with three pins to hold it
first. Ever lev anything - do wiki a rail-
road. s:-a1crry'
Not very much"
"Wau, /. the time ever GUMS. W wal.
right IN on the birccs: toad Ia the puddle
and pound uii his d,Ss with yer url brs la
and don't h. skcsr- Of hirl. Hen hoile:
nt - and iool. powerful ugly. hIi Wilson he
srvs ye hciu'ito ~ bluifcti re'll cii,nbuo,-u
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02

l an somewhat surprised that writers
in our contemporaries speak of Lord Dun
raven as If he were a stranger on this
side the water. He has been here twice
before, besides touring westward among
the Rockies. and his book entitled the
Great Divide" was among the most in
telligent contributions to contemporaries
Gus photography ever prIhluhe,ied 90 AS l
recall it. he first came here in 1870, when
he was known by his courtesy title, Lord
Adair. and again in 1915 as Lord Dun
raven. His seat in the peers is under
another title. that of an English baron,
his title Of earl being Irish. Lord Dun
raven explored Canada and Newfound-
land on sporting tours thoroughly. He
was in the last Gladstonean ministry
and altogether is considerably more
than simple yachtsman.-Joe Howard.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02


ing into this Territory Il -nl,lisA a parc-
und seeking TO mold ;sshlic opinion J.. :.
positive insult even To- the cnyo, e. and jack
a~s rabbits. His case should lie brought ~
before the ncSt rssctin= of the Press associ-
nt!on for rcticn, and unless we arc Great y
installer in the makeup Oi that body there
will hc 81 resolution adopted oa;lawing This
man from the society Of all journalists H.
their own limits. Wb.a We reflect that
Nri:onn j. crying for gi,u is.ion To- the
hcusei1!i % states. and that II she j. al
mitte,l taat lop oarUd crittc- will have TO tc
taken in, too. we fycl like laying aside or
pen :iil declaring that we will rc-cr take
it UP again 20 G:sue 90: ulighicnm,nt ans!
civilization.
Az O:sTISATr NAS.-Wc have rovcr
sought To cSnvr- The iTlI rtSsion that We
conducted n Suaday school in connection
with THE i.ICKE.. or that we loved human
IL IN general 30 much that !. made -
weep vlca u GIan We. wrou- There rrc
times. however. when we feel 1t a d;ty 20
give = fellow maa q pointer intended to
benefit his moral and physical welfare.
such an OCCASION came 20 haui the other
afternoon when u stranger so this lncnli; 3.
who c,,l,,ft himself ''Hald Bill" shot the
hInd buttons o!. eur cnsa ~ we were saun-
tering down iratAc avenue. Bill stool in
front Of the White Horse saloon mud til
he shooting To- show the i.ay~ that We w..
mp Ia s,i!-urry. We walked ~ to him and
warned hiLi tLas times lad changed H. this
Town. ani thys IL tc vaattl liberty 90
prsncr a-u'iai he'd better sep bur,.irg
powder. Nh,u sc found him sulsy aud
Obstinate. v" went ug; II .Ur wry 20 soft
n lam t.p and i,st him lsli,Viug chat hc
would resolve to bc q hctter cijizru pf the
most glorious terri; ny ia all North Amer
lea. An hour l&t"r Ire aal5lcl into TIC
Dead Duc.." salnoa and iunECd on Il ia
bic and ycilcd.
"My ole pop was thurdCrloli. ;.ad my
nia chain ,'..ltniur. aHd i'm ;hcir olly S8n'
some days Tn n cyclone. jwis.il usj.u-
tairs MP hv thc rpo;s, aad thea ugi'r I'm
ou'y y gentle sii7iE'. f-t-hC., hauks fgli uIi
still r-ri,in - the rate q; four Zee; ~ nit
Nhc-onp' Where's thc crittsf - suc,t oi
riy hu,cs nrd sail Lc caIlia't Cad no o.tor
~ triips.Cuc md ,pld pis..u''
Some - tdc hIy.. tried - piiic; him. ba.
the r.prnarcr'a proud spirit was fiariu,.
high aad wouldn't come down. No uu'
in;crfrrvl with Linn rgtil lc Lad slni ,hc
nccks 1fi cf four .lccau;rT~ and split Dan
Fireman. lett ear with hul!ct. aad thc'l
Ire srrk 90 earth % rise no iaorc. Tho T-f-
son of b., sinking. a. cvpiainp,i iy the cor
rnCr. was oye.nc. ;o the weight II lead IN
his belly. The hoy. had nothing particular
against him. bi, hr made then, ur1ry witt,
ais self cpucpit While he didn't follow
our well meaIt advice. we bsrr him ~
;-rud,:r. ru,l We we're tl.r first - chip ga TO:
hi- funeral expenses Gud to offer our -erv
ic,s n. palibr;.rrr.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
"wasn't s.rainin thar eyes mp n dowa

WASN'T es.ainin thar eyes mp n dowa
tLe yeid,"
No"
The old fellow seemed t. bc greatly put
ont, md the smile didn't last long. After
chewing away ut n piece of sassafras root
for awhile he looked up and asked:
stranger, did go AK that woman il sh.
had ahVshnndi'
Il did, aud she said size hadn't She had
had one. but he ran away y few days ago, and
she said she had taken more solid confer:
in the las; week than for ~ years before.
She hal on a clean calico dress, the chill.
drcn's fioe5 were washed clean. and there
was n general look cf peace and hapIi ness
about the plrcc which
"Whe-oc,,' yelled the old man rs he
jumped n foot high aud swung his old hat
''.jtraagcr. do 20 know who ! ami"
NO
'rm the wind broken. knockkncc,l, pur
blind and sautaalscrous old cuss who ran
away from that family, Things didn't gl
to suit me, a;;l tried to bluff that ar
Woman by kisSiu the young 'uns tar'well
and dir-in out. I've laid in these iarnal
woods fur TO days. hungry Us bar and al
mos; Gcvourcd by st.cters. bat think;n
thaC hall family was .rieyin to death.
Now yo' cum along and tell me they ar
happy and pcaIt and don't even miss me,
nnd the ole woman has got on u clean frock
fur the first time in l0ya-s. Whocp. I'm
rabbit! I've made = blamed fool % my
self! rs buffer I'm no good, and I'm
Eoin home and own right up to Sally, kiss
them children ard eat all the prcdigal CO N.
busks in that yerc county,
And be started OF at :. gait cf 10 miles an
hour aud was keeping it up when lie Lisap-
peared around tie bend cf the road.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
CHE WORE TROUSERS.
San rrancisco's Polite Mayor Acts the Cal
liant Against His Will.

liant Against His Will.
Mrs. dc Forest, the lady who declares
her desire and intention to henceforth
walk the earth in pantaloons and other
masculine articles of attire in preference
TO those usually considered as proper to
her sex, astoashed Mayor Ellert by call
ing upon him al his office recently. The
mayor, however, was soon relieved of his
fears as 10 what the visit might portend
by an explanation from the lady which
set linn at ease. All she wanted was
that his honor would assure her of i'm.
muI,ity from arrest. as she was aware
that she had rendered herself liable to
l~being taken into custody owing to her
popularity of attire.
The modest mayor bashfully looked
at the Goor while the lady explained her
GRAND, and then assured her that the
chief O.. police was the official to whom
she should apply.
"Indced!' said tie lady. "Dut wherc
will find hir,:"
AT the Old city hail." said the mayor.
Bat I'm afraid" said the lady, ''that
he will nos gran; my request unless I
come well rccomnended-well intro
duced, that Is. Now. Mr.. Mayor" and
here the lady smiled very. coaxingly,
would you mind going with nc toSall
or the cLiofg''
'.Of course not. rnadam-tEat isl
mean 10 say-why, yes. certainly. Ger
tainly."
Bat rs he said it and thought Of the
possibilities OF the trip down town SO
accompanied his honor groaned in spirit.
So few minutes later the mayor was
seen TO leave The city hail and start
down town accompanied by q lady taste
iully attircd in q s;overipc hat. creased
pants. n Willie boy coat with long tails
and everything else that goes TO make
MP modem everyday dude. No Won
der that his progress down town was at
tended by admiIiDg glances from scores
cf eyos.-San Francisco Examiner.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02

..,,rcu,ene IN u9~a.
Listens ."
- Abvr, he"""u'H >"ss'e
mating % Back sent-ns WonA
-, n. rup,,ng the IDssss.
glUht, iSss by Cha'lss u. i~"
- know, began Mr' bowser Wv
untne ~ hcrctnrne, nome 40 yoe
~ hanks have been falling. fHcsoees
~ down. railroads reducine sneis
~ chat We r-t passing through
~ crisis"
- D0wser replied that she knew te.
<I1D n time 10 study economy ana
Doopging." continued Mr. Bowser. but
o1oea has probably not entered youi
Awifc with so"i business mead
, could prove her worth at such time
- While ! am emitting down here
U09 oil there, and making every dollar
- TAR Us Sll' usou to' you are eo'na
y along the same Us u we had money
- 99eOw away.
Sea arr mistaken. Quietly observed
- Bowscr. ii saved $50 on our table
rgases last week.
~ accident. presume" he growlet.
No, sir-by management. watches, the
- hrt month ana siVsu !" cents over last
~ ] let the second girl 20 last week
- an now SAVING her wagrs; fon gave
- - Inst week 20 get Shoes nut ! hunted
- my old ones and found n pair which will
- me- Tor two months yet Last year oui
all housecleaning ccst you g. extra. This
III have saved that much. We ought te
1--we had sioo worth OF new carpets. hat
- going TO make SD worth OF rugs mn
swer the purpose. had s'o saved M fos
W dress, but I'm going To make IL do foi
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
American Elk For En-,.na.

Colonel Bill Root left tonight with q
carload Of fine elk for England. They
are for the magnificent estate of Sir
Peter Walker. near London. The elk
are from the plains Of Wyoming, and il
is the biggest herd that has ever been
ssen in captivity in this rart Of the coun-
ty.-Lasamie (Wyl Cor. Denver Re-
luhaiona
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
IT DlSAPrOlNTEp t;;;I.
a mel IJc Decided to Go i'ornc aud Bake
N WIFI,

w wv sfFfff'
Up with sally.
Iwass,antiul. 3; The fori.s ol the road ard
wonicrirg which ;o taac when n queer
looking old follow broke cover and hailed
me with:
'Iiowdy. Stranger Did go stop at the
cabin about i.Iilc l,ac..-thc one on the
e,lgc of the wuod?'
''Yrg, ! stopped for drink Of water"
''scc anybody arourri?'
'Ies, u woman aud foGror five chillrea."
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02

Mrs. Naggs-Wortls cannot express ny
contempt for you.
Naggs-I'm glad to hear 1t. Now will
have little pcace.-i'it-Bi Bits.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
Detroit Tribune.
4 Speedy fbnsli.

IL see the hundred yards record has been
broken"
Indeed, Whcn?"
~ man has fallen from the top of St.
Pauls s;eeple in London to the bottom.
Covered the distance in Gls secouds."-
brooklyn Lille.
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02

Always speak well Of your ncighbor."
Railways do, although can assure you
0,c ks the incancst woman In crcatioo.'-
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02

hut vou ionuht n new nnjr vester,lar n, ec
Tbut's cconamv. of rn,,rsp yo,, mr., ,ian.
ming .o max, n tr,p wifi one NJ v,,r l,,le.,.-
J.ccs ,.,,. T., 49,, ,.a,'i,',. ,,'.,.. eo''
"Wrs ro,..a. : 49, - '' , all.
\, INV o,v. L,,,,c,., . .S.l,i,,.d AZ pa,rsn.
n. b.. nr,n.,'d a,o,,,i To- 80, 80 go, J.,
.,l,rnntion = ~
a.Ion.s ,v,s IN and ,ri,.,a -.,, On .r,,-
scribe for nm ar. ari,,;cn',o,' .',, ~ so, " ;,
~. ro,,i,.s, .t H., 80 | s... -, -
~ ,L,,,..,'s 1 NnnW '"e ''"l'e
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02

s.wur corr YELLED TIE OLD MAN.
/. "AIl wcrpin and wnlin and wipin thar
svus. I rrckons" he continued rs smile
lighted MP his face.
well, no. On the contrary, the woman
spssarrtl happy. and the Children were tall
ssfsn"
'Ys' don't ssy sol Didn't ssem 70 u'as
. yls.lys"
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
AaszoNA Kicsss.

. g. sided a,uo, a.., n.
DQpg Hesul,.
~ S.sALisM, VAL. ,-On several
- P'.ss yetr We have
NJ ~. et'ocr down che
s-"~.., .ssrriov cou,psIs
sS'',,' eo' 'i;enlponsry.
aty poker ~
Rock Island Argus., 1893-12-02
D0WSER TALKS
Rgpo TO GIVE THE HEAD q
- some STRAIGHT FAcrA

- a.issens On Anafemeas ." ssss
81, As,r, Eco~u,y shsssessa -
So.s,uu a Bach seat-ns wssa
~ vbo Is Running the 1sssss.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-03
AmeIIe Riyes' Newsboy,

There is a young man in Mobile"
said Colonel Robert McEachin of Win
chester, Va, "who has cause to remem-
Der Amelie Rives twice a year. When
the now distinguished lady was little
girl and lived in that city, she became
fondly attached to a newsboy who cried
out his papers every morning in the
neighborhood in which she lived. She
met him one day and friendship sprang
up between them that has lasted to the
present time, After the boys stock Of
papers were sold in the morning he would
call for the pretty little blue eyed miss,
and they would take long strolls down
Prosecute road, plucking the orange bios
SONS and the magnolia blooms. They
soon got to be familiar figures ON Gov
eminent street, as they would walk
along that busy thoroughfare with the
young girls head garlanded with wreaths
Of beautiful flowers and the little boys
arms filed with vines and evergreens.
Then Miss Rives moved far away into Vir-
ginia, but she never forgot her newsboy
friend, for it was her custom almost
daily to write him. The boy met with a
misfortune some years ago which Grip
pied him for life. He is poor, but his
purse is twice year replenished by a
postofice order from Mrs. Chanler. One
of these arrives in Mobile on his birth.
day, which is in June, and the other on
Christmas day."-St. Louis Republic.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-03

The Great Northern railroad is max
ing every possible arrangement to sup
ply the demand for cars which VIII be
shortly made upon il for the trans
portation Of lumber and shingles. 1t Is
generally conceded that the present
season will be notable one for the out
put of these two commodities from the
Sound country, and especially from
Whatcom county, and the Great
Northern is making strenuous efforts
to control the bulk of the trade. Speak
ing of the probability of supplying the
Eastern market, Mr.. J.. S. Cass, a
monument lumber merchant of Mime
apolis, who is on a visit to the Sound
country for the purpose of comforting
with the men who supply lumber and
shingles, said to a reporter of the Seat
tie Telegraph yesterday; ave expect
to handle very large amount of lum-
Der and shingles from the coast. In
fact, we are in the business exclusively
for that purpose. l am here for the
purpose of meeting and getting acquain-
ted with the gentlemen who will sup
ply me. We will handle the output OF
great many mills along the Seattle, Lake
Shore & Eastern and all points access
ible TO the Great Northern line.
We shall put 300 cars into Duluth very
shortly. Mr.. Hill has sixteen steel
barges between Duluth and Buffalo,
and they can make the round trip in
seven days. That is quicker time than
can be made by railroad, and the
freight charges are very much cheaper
This puts Mr.. Hills road in a position
to dictate rates from Puget sound to
Buffalo, New York. Mr.. Hill has
done a great thing for Washington,
and Puget sound especially; more, l
think, than the people realize. He
has made it possible for Washington to
ship her most valued product, lumber,
and put it in the East, thereby making
II strong competitor with the lumber
of Minnesota aud Wisconsin"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-03-03
A Joint Birthday Celebration.

The man who has made the greatest
impression on scientific thought in this
century was born in England Feb. 12,
1909. On the same day there was born
in this country a man who has made on
the worlds history the greatest impress
sion of any American since Washington.
The Englishman was Charles Darwin;
the American was Abraham Lincoln.
No one has as yet thought to arrange a
celebration jointly concentrating the
birthday of these two illustrious men.
Next year let us hope the Lincoln-Dar-
win birthday will be thus actually OBJ
served. 1t could be made the occasion
for an interchange of graceful and kind
ly courtesies between Englishmen and
Americans.
One Of the most noteworthy objects at
a Lincoln birthday banquet in recent
years was the portrait of Lincoln with
the state arms of New York upon one
side Of it and the state arms of Virginia
and "Sic semper tyrannis" on the other.
If Lincoln could have looked down upon
that scene, the great, loving, suffering
soul of the manwould have felt compen-
stated for all he had endured. If any
thing could have added further to his
peace and joy, it would have been to hear
a southern orator who had been in the
Confederate army say, 1.-THE southern
people knew not how much of hope for
them, how much of love, how much
helpfulness in their hour of sorest need
lay buried in the coffin of Abraham Lin
coin"
Darwin's life, too, had its tragic side.
1t was found in the prosecutions and
Misrepresentation that greeted his first
PRONUNCIATION of the evolution theory,
found. too, in the physical pain and suf-
fering he endured bravely and patiently
as a martyr all the later years Of his life.
Perhaps the broken health came in con-
sequence of the persecution and disap-
prevail
Neither Darwin nor Lincoln gave in
childhood any promise of the greatness
that was to be. Darwin was almost
Ounce at school till he reached young
manhood, when he showed the tastes Of
q naturalist His father tried vainly to
make a physician of him. 1t will as
tonish many persons TO know that after
this idea was given up the attempt was
made to educate him for a preacher, a
plan he himself did not oppose, for phre-
biologists have given him alarge protuber-
ance at veneration. But he was so slow,
so backward in his studies that nothing
came of that either He said of himself,
"At no time am quick thinker or
writer; whatever | have done in science
has solely been by long bordering, pa
tience and industry"