The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-30

Faraday q791-1s6O was discovered by
Sir Humphrey binding books. The secret
of voitaic and magnetic induction yielded
to Fara days experiments, and electricity
sis. the wonderful chemical action Of the
electric current, followed.
He was the pathfinder in practical cleo
. trIcity, the one man to whom the applica-
ton Of electricity to practical purposes
is due What this means needs but a
glance about Us to understand
The spread Of scientific knowledge
among the people has risen to great
heights chiefly through the influence of
T Thomas Huxley Gs25-1s90. Like Darwin.
he began work on one Of the vessels sent
out by the British government, and it
was after the publication Of The Origin
Of Species" that he began his Hfe-task
Of convincing the people Of the truth Of
evolution
BY pen and voice he fought for and
with Darwin, arousing antagonism es-
pecially by his position toward ortlo-
doxy. He was the inventor Of the much
abused term agnosticism, helping largely
in the modern movement which has made
it impossible to blame people for doubt
The most popular and widely known
representative Of the host Of men engaged
upon the study of bacteria and the pre-
vention of disease by special inocula-
ton is Louis Pasteur dS22-1S95). He
solved many chemical problems in early
life, and by 1888 had given his name to
method Of removing the harmful bacteria
from water by special liberation.
He is regarded chiefly, however, for the
success with which his incubation for
the cure Of hydrophobia has met, since
1884
The century has seen some great
change in the method of government and
in the maps of the various powers. For
these changes the responsibility rests
upon
THE STATESMEN-Th Iron Chancel-
Tor Of United Germany. welded it by his
/ own blows into a permanent whole Otto
/ Edward Leopold Won Bismarek-Schoen-
/ hansen q815-1S96) towers above the ho-
rizon in all his power. Trained in dip
/ lomacy in st. Petersburg and Paris he
| returned to become president Of the cab
/ met and to close a parliament which
would not vote for the money for the re-
organizing Of the army. He accomp-
lished his purposes relentlessly, humiliat-
ing Austria in 1866 and taking AIsace-
Lorraine from France in 1870.
The unity Of Germany is his achieve
ment, and the reform of the coinage, |
codifcat,on Of the laws naturalization
Of the railroads and introduction of
protective tariff were means to this end
The power that he welded was more
but it drew its warrant from the strength /
Of his personality alone.
In constructive craftsmanship Benja-
min Disraeli 1sO4-1SSD came nearest in I
achievement to Bismarck. though his |
method was altogether different. It is /
to him that Victoria owes her title of I
empress Of India GS76), and to him was
the passage Of the Reform bill qs60 /
largely due.
If ne had to achieve by indirect meth
DDS what Bismarck did by force it was
due to the different medium in which he
worked.
His great opponent, England's Grand
Old Man, William Ewart Gladstone d819-
1899, was indeed the liberal leader for
many years. and in his time brought
about many great reforms. He felt
deeply for Ireland and her wrongs. and
yet in some way could never succeed
in passing his bill for home rule there
Charles Stewart Parnel1 GS46-1s9D, the
irish statesman, who traced his ancestry
back to Admiral Stewart, Z. s N, was
the first president of the Irish Land
League. in 1879. and succeeded Shaw as
the leader of the Irish home rule party
in 1880
Tt was with him that Gladstone, in
1856, formed the parliamentary alliance
on the Home Rule bii, which secured the
support of all the Irish members. but
caused a split in the liberal party and
restored Lord Salisbury to power.
The great representative Of France in
this department was Louis Adoiphe
Theirs d797-1S70. He witnessed numer-
Gus changes during the performances Of
the age and himself served as minister
Of the citizen King. opposed the social
revplution. vet became the founder Of the
third republic.
To him IS due the reconstruction Of
r /
Germany in 1871 AS historian Theirs
takes a prominent place in the world of
literature as well
But it was in America that there was
the greatest need for statesmanship dur
ing this hundred years The first ot
Americas great statesmen was Thomas
Jefferson (17fS-1S20 the Father Of Dem
ooracy- Opposed to too great centraliza-
ton Of power he stood for states rights
and the aoolishing Of al undue cere-
mony.
He was the first expansionist. purchas-
ing Louisiana. and moulding public op-
inion TO support him in this and other
acts Of his public career as president OF
the United States He stands pre-e7ni-
nently as the apostle Of the sovereignty
Of the people.
In Daniel Webster u7s2IS52) the fe5er-
alists found their most eloquent spokes-
man. Ills famous Grafton in the 6ebste
with Robert Hayne concerning the right
Il the states TO consider themselves part
aers in the national government. with the
night 70 withdraw at pleasure. is placed
side by side with the greatest orauons {
the world has ever heard
re fought with an his might for free =
dom ana unity. "one and insepera
feeling the danger 70 the repo5Hc which \
ag in any other construction II the con- +
sutution.
Rut the man who was 70 face the dtf- q
scsity itself and lay down his lie as {