The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16
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/ &. JEFFERSON WAS A REAL
9s'' EeoTIs&
\ /. politician and Statesman
Va 49,, !, Recognition in scien-
y s6c and Literary Fields.

~ ..d Literary Fields.
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4. cbicago Record Her.
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!, arcilstomea 70 MIN 1865
poliuclan and a statesman
&sanl - o,ie one Of the many
4 AT politifs ""S ~, -. tt...,,,..,.,
,spfiIness In Whlcn ne uisp'aseu
y ~ activity. The Lippincotts
| rrlns ~" s,on "a nubllSh book
fp,1sieipha are SUI
.,, akely to excite popuihr interest
Il r,ne Thomas Jefferson, and
ID TIC ~ qraphic sketches of
lsIss 4 series y. -
s.er,l phases Of MS cnarh.leI ahu iln-
slI', erepts in his career from an I'M
fhs ,iaudpolnt Jehefsph mas nuu mdhy
fI.SNS but they az haVe Deen ei ,tII.
@ jefferson exactly rs ne was with
4 prtlssnsniR , or IrS3Taeteristlcs If Jcr-
gl2ss hIs eeotism, his industry and
4 ~1prehensiTc le2rnilg. ie na1 an
Eaea % , etss 1 on which he confessed
eap s. srii we're geology and poetry.
srblem was too anstt9se ior , MN 70
~ " se ,sHrs Hs Was an infailihle
Il ~ aif thc population Of the coun-
tW.s dangerous demagogue TO the
hsif He was universally recognized
4 nsp of scientific as Wen as literary
f.rsnts and was an active. or homo
Anemher Of nearly every literary or
.,s, seeiey in the United states.
~ Il scarcely o subject IN lhf en- ne
n II human inquiry upon Wnlcn Jet-
Y. I'D not express his views In. writing
n teaFIessness, with absointe talth IN
4 sEn convictions ana Judgment. lie
|+sS,s art. architecture, ne treatment
|Tants, meteoroiog&, music aslrohohE,
e,artlee Of medicine, the breeding or
Il thp science Of government inc aP-
III q women, the origin o. meteoHc
IN and the temperature OF tne moon
1 freely us politics OF feligloh. ~ All tne
|nrs he advanced pIopoSll2ns ana
|ni problems WIN equai auuuci'!'
ma
tftnla was blessed with great men
A. 6lys, hut jefferson was probably
- .,.,,,,,lishcd non in nnllic Ijfe
sost u.''u'i - a..
xsll asthc most versatile \ nne hatu-
|ssao, An astronomer who could reck
,..,.aa ond ionoi,ude nc we'll ne a
AuuAus "''N
|Ae aud VINO e4ieuia'eu t"' ecilpse OF
b With accuracy. be was also able TO
3 ga WI''i Italian ~ I'm forum, taly7 I
b TIlhant sense of hunor. He rarely
\ story and seldom enjoyed ONT, ana
,l A ov NC scientific work Jcffcrson was
Irafste. impractical and visionary; as
rupn q science ne was Jealous, ind il!
~ sha 9tCiet tb t.,tb IN oyorr eid dirnc
" NsShi to,,iia io,"ginatio, sureastel
X W. VI n, !. ,,,a,o ,oT,otir,es chSurl ana
| 4. sr,5 saie wv" ministcr RI i5rande
~ ..., .S"' ~ st,tn ,.ico tresi,,ent presi'
.g'a aftorword in b{s retirenef,t hc
" ~ ~, an onnortunity +o nromnte n
l,,,ls ~ Ipouiry III, add a new fact TO the
~, ss.,.,a ,a4S AZ n,anlind His strict cor
1. ..lsa tbn rnpefitr+io1 and ua,,ro1v
y. .t,g man y, he subiect Of stato rights
" r WY MIN from usiuJ the mi.
v, ". p ..d roono,. ~ fhe Federal rnyeTn-
y. IN IT M ad,.oncer,ent ~ science ar tho
\, s.,, w ~ tnowlodee Founllv nen elouS
X M nrirate means ond the l1bnI OF
1s,sis IA hand he was eoatinuaIly con
IN, XVI or ' sngrestIng something that would
sssnlss tbe strength mud increase fine
sia.tlys mower ~ maukind lie was
\ a lntroIuce into America "thc thrash
I rsrhnp which may he moved by
NJ or horses &"
tserson had more or loss Knowledge Of
AIN n,..,.,.,,. .,raio, ,o
.'euV, V''i e"R'"''i i"s' p'' e,' .
llrs, meleorology, astronomy architect
, nd botany. de was so familiar with
!, ,oh,o,. 5,s,,ss,d law ordinarv mon
~ aNvN''
fsulke1 So huenlN ana with such con
ne thst the people Of Virginia 'tnn-