The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-16

Sso rnsy; and Jefferson sent the rest Of the
About this time william cr,,en Rr,.o,
VINO WAS lust beginning to send versss ~ -
ne newspapers. wrote 4 satirIrnl poen on
me presidents passion for natural history.
", wretch resign the presidential, cha,.
risclose thy secret measures foul nr fair
WI ,SsAren with curious eyes fro horned
Md the wild wastes OF Louisiana hos.
or where the ohio rolls its turhid stre,o,,s
pig Tor huge bones, thy glory and Inv
His Knowledge Of astronomy was nroh.
a9l{ as advanced as that Of any lnSmau
ol ms generation. He was deeply Inthresf
ca IN arborculture. and introduced several
varieties Of vines and trees from Frsnce
more was no limit to his services 10 The
c nusn,,lea aaglenltgral workers Of bis own
nre into the Southern states Rice was
another Of his agricultural hobbies.
Jefferson says that one Of his passions.
was architecture. and his genius. or rather
his classical taste, can be seen in the build.
ings of the University Of Virginia, which
he copied from the finest models IN Greece
In addition to Monticello he designed the
residences of several Of his neishbors and
his skin Is seen in several Of the SYM
netrical mansions built In the colonial
period OF Virginia. He planned tho capitol
.. NHEnia ana also prison for that
state He was deeply Interested in the
construction of the capitol at Washington,
aud was one OF the judges who considered
me plans submitted by various competitors
Tor The honor Of constructing the building
system of the United States. and he Dc.
sired TO apply the decimal system 10 all
measures Had his advice been followed
.af snaaNsra a
Zen. points one line ten lines one inch.
ten d iHenfs one LOOT Yen teet one decad
too novel and oudacous Nor congress II 10 rpi az
eePrI The mint at Philadelphia was cs.
when he WIS serrstS Sp. ~ SStt sta
-
One Of Jetferson's last acts before leaving
the denortn,ent Of stato c,os 20 ,s-,, +. "a.
on4 =, III, y,,,t,. -
ent 70 IN whine" LOT the cotton gin.
one OF his own inventions was hemp
break, which. he says "bos Lone heon
r.ontod ~. ~ ,,,.t,. -
wn ,,, ~ VIZ culttNat9ts OF heihp' anu as
ss mtun IN tNn speak 81 lts eHects with Ger
ny. ~ putS PxpTI7 ~ VtueI 70 lorestalI tbe
NJ dd,,nn vi w use uS some lhterlophs
III t,,,.e..,
dIst e insehteu pfuoiheter 10 measure me
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aSS,,,es Ala ,iSI' Win tue following eS-
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tn 'sape e. SUM- mouh' w u utile nole IN
mass nc hooL o E%ui leiO M1.gh P"eket !;
SSaSs the uook anu lape througp H. ana
I'm ny anS Hpo f On ~. me eage OF your knee
hook the instrument nssif NV iis y Si,gt
hook on the upper edge Of your watch
pocket Your tape being, well adjusted in
nre6 NV me- IS etpS Wnt oe eAaelF meas
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ne 'HiP'' yam '"''HN'p vas
pioW Edward Bacon, his overseer says
"He WINS very fnprnious He Invented n
ri,, 49, ,4,.s
p''" 'u"' was cons'uereu great mi
proYement on any that had ever been used.
No 90. , ,rao+ mani. ,,,,,,,t,,,,,. an, ,,,t.
for n lie ninnned bjs own ~" r,,rJa,,a
buildinos gorden and fencos ava a. 80
many nthdr +hins,s 80 IL ~, ~ a s"piH
niaTs ~. ~" 50 II IL N"s heHI,S az
JaTan 80 "p N SU-iie , Pi9Ii w 'i'uti;
g6nre IN 17oo nnrin,, ~ bis Eplg e" , ~
~ Ia ~ anSo' huil"s nis Lul"PeHh tours
~ hpd neen spuGh WIN inc waste OF
puNtI gu useu ~ lne pau construction or
Wy l'iVMS III synilHoh use; ne part OF Tue
p,oW called inc mold board. which Is
above the snare ana turns over the earth.
| seemed to MIN the chief seat Of error, and
~ spent many OF me leisure hours or bis
I last Two years IN France IN evolving a
mold board which should offNr the mini
mum mum Of resistance, lie sent the original
design TO the Royal Agricultural society Of
I
for ii followed the inventor to New York
| and eighteen years afterward the society
n,oyo n, superp pIo" containing MS nm
During his ave years in Europe Jefferson
kept four colleges, Harvard. Yale, william
ana Mary and the College Of Philadelphia.
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"uNiseu OF al ne" lnNeluohs' discoveries
and publications that seemed to him i'm
portant II was he who sent 10 the United
states the first announcement of the sue
cess of Watts steam engine. by means of
which he says, "a peck and a half of coal
performs. as much work as a horse in a
I day He learned of this wonderful me.
Watt, and as soon as he could he spared
from Paris ne crossed the channel TO Lon
Con 70 see il in operation, but, much to
Permitted "io view The outward parts of
the machinery and can not tell whether the