The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1901-09-19

PHILADELPHIA librq ~ Ruu
ed Poor Richard ~
five years; In 14V5 ~
master OF Philadelphia
ed the University of n
1744 founded the Amer
cal Society and thd
Sciences. investigated
took rank with the gre
and was elected +. r, s,
Edinburgh. IN 1853 VI
postmaster general Of thV
was the defender OF all
ests; was sent to Englan
stamp act repealed; labt
prevent war, but failed;
and signed the Declarati q
pendence; was sent TO FNf - a
cure aid and recognition dM N
ed; signed the treaty Of ptN IN
is in 1888; died in 1880; Of
MIrabeau the national ASH
France put on mourning for b
the constitutional contention
his last motion was THAT clNl
should open it's sessions with W
and this is done 10 this day.
What a record is that for "
friendless. uneducN.ed boy to 'I
l have recorded It in this lette
example for poor boys evefyw
The territory of TENNESSEE bsJ
originally to North Carolina All
called the territory Of Was9 q
The settlers, however, named ityh
lin and for three years 1t boun
name-the state of Franklin. MI
after North Carolina had cedef
the United States, congress
quarreling over the name and cl6nS
agree on either washington Oh m,
lin and compromised on thei mana
that long, crooked indian river. IVA,
that a shame3 1t should be Fraul
now.
Well, gained my case y. thai
bate-at least my fathe ln& for
trained me. gained 1t Yer Nsonl
and Washington and jefferson \
Shakespeare and Newton and ID
themes and others and am still m|
to recall the victory.
But the fact remains that thereA|
greatest man. THERE'S tbsgreatest
tor, the greatest philosopher and .
and preacher and statesman lnd n
eral and discoverer and Inventor I
painter and sculpto1T but each
these is greatest 0Ny In his own
fession. Outside " That most Of N
men we're weak d childish and u
Of them corrupt. N Bacon wa
haps the CREATED hr on pol1
economy and pu 43als, butA
cepted brides wl.AS><s ~ Iench
publicly confessE - Vas And
and fined 1900 IN sd
prison. Pope S II Aahl
IthsS%iseEt, sssE1 s ess' IN
mankind. Sir Isaac Newton wa'f
absentminded that ltmade him apl
ridiculous. When I've fire burned
he called his servsdt ana tod DIN
move 1t back. It ia not occur 70
that he could movl back himseh'
favorite cat camp into his
through a hole In the bottom o.
door. When she mad five kitleH
ordered five smaller holes cF
them to pass In and out Zeras
burn was no doubt the greatest na'
mathematician who ever lived. "
he was ten years old he could mul
any nnmber of numerals in hiel|
and give the answer Instantly 4
was almost an idiot about otheF, \
and when2s wears old lost mo-,
In figures, The admirable IN
when sixteei years old was the
learned classical scholar in Europe
could convene fiuently in twenty
guages, but could not do a sum II
simple rule Of ahree. Goldsmith
no superior as a>writer Of pure
lish, both In prose and poetry. bu
couldn't utter a respectable sent
In conversation. DR.. johnson ea,
him: HE wrote like ga angel
talked like q parrot" J0hn w,
was a very great preacher aud a
ter OF sacred hymns, but he paf
wise enough TO choose icN
nor great enough to sutoue an
her after 10 had s2noeen. When
him he sast II did MOL forsa|
I did not dlsmies her, | VIII I'D
her" PetrIuchio did not tame d +
that way Lord Byron was
principled Ralke. Napoleon left s.
cloud over hia fame by divou
sephine. I2 fnct. almost eve
genius bad Nsome defect or b
blot IN the bnale-up OF his q \
Our Heavenly Father did nd y
to create one .lerfect man on
not one. JuRt think what facl u
would reanlrd A. a man N Ne