The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-08
WHEN THEY WE'RE INVENTIONS.

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 WHEN THEY WE'RE INVENTIONS. What Some of the weII-knowa Meu
 of Today Were Deinx Wien They Reached Their Majority.
 New York Times
 At the age of 21. William Howard Taft wass graduated from Yale, and tatorian. received Phi Beta Kappa his graduation in law. His plans foI the future study of law were under taken the same year.
 In his .2ist year the future Rear tenant in the United States navy. He became a lieutenant-copmander in his
 At ai. William Dean HowelIs was an community. He entered his fathers newspaper office, working first as a compositor. later occupying an edito- editor of the local paper in his 22nd year. His appointment as Consul to Venice followed two years later.
 U, After Al graduating from the English went abroad to study higher mathe- matics at the University of Gottingen. He returned to New York and began his business career just before reach
 In his 2Ist year, August Belmont was several months thereafter in trip sS ssa sasn he ss aSsr s Ai~ KHa house.
 Following an. academic education. Nelson ". Aidrich plunged into mer. Republican from his first vote, and early took an active part in local poll tics. He became President of the Com mon Council of Providence shortly, af- ter reaching his majority.
 Joseph c. Cannon was busily en- gagged in studying law in his fist year. and for several years thereafter. Fol- lowing an education in the common schools and in law, he was admitted to the Illinois bar.
 Long before his 21st year, John D. Rockefelfsr was well established in business, and had giyen evidence of his Cleveland when Is years old and ob- tained his first position. Two years later he was engaged in an oil com in saaen sae co%misson 9as house M @ of %as clarks Rockefeller, where he had been estab- lished for more than two years.
 James J. Hill was educated with the fathers death compsilsd him to enter business. when he obtained position in country store at the age of IS. Later he removed to St Paul. and In clerk in that city, with the Missis- sippi Packet Company.
 First as a school teacher, then q printer. Hudson Maxim fought his way against unusual odds By the time he had reached his 2lst year he had be- come printer and publisher of sub scription books, and in selling these he traveled about the country; ans Ills spent in experimenting with hign ex- plosives
 uated from AeSH Monmouth College. lii nois. His first position was in bank in Iowa. and his 21st birthday found him a clerk boring over the ledgers was selected to standardize and sys- tematize the methods of bookkeeping
 From his first job, at Sl q day, VII liam E. Corey advanced rapidly m the burg. His 21st was spent in perfect ing the famous Carnegie reinforced armor plate. shortly afterward he was. appointed superintendent of the p'eas Charles rss,' M. schwab started to earn his living as farm hand. Next he became the driver of a coach. and se seeame isrs a sv sradsry ss0as assist ant at $1 day. At Fl young Schwab an engineer corps. Five years later he was appointed chief assistant of the division engineer, and under his direction the famous plant at Home stead was built.
 Leaving school when but years old, Robert Coiiyer was forced to work in an English factory. Later his great physician strength determined his oc- cupation, and he became blacksmiths At the age of 2l he was working at hours in study. Five years later he emigrated to America and entered the ministry. Illinois. John Finley started at an early age to work his way through school. At 21 he had entered Knox College. at Galesburg. He snnporteo a compositor in local printing office. Tn the last year of his college course he became principal of his old high school. Thomas F. Ryan was cared for by his soagSt % Employment. His first position was with ps,t,@oyye Sgy soGaas Sad saved enough money by the 18th year to come to New York. He entered busi- ness actively and became a member or the Stock Exchange Tn ms z4.n yea : 18th year as chairman Xttho corps of civil engineers. In his 2lst year he became transit man with the eh- rineer corps In the United states army. Shortly afterward he chanced to be in the vicinity of JohnstoWn at the time of the great flood and was put in charge of reconstructing the railroad. He has ever since been known as the man who made good at Jonnstown." Al,
 The study of law was engaging the time of Joseph H. Choate in his zlsr year. and for several years therealteI He was graduated at 2l from Ha@varo' with Phi Beta Kappa honors, ana en- tered the law school at Harvard. lie was graduated with the degree or "A " variety of occupations had been followed by Samuel L. Clemens before he had reached his 21st year: Ihe greater part of this time had been spent in a printing office, where ne became an expert cOmpositor, At the age of 2i he was threading the dif; ficult channels of the Mississippi River as a regularly licensed pilot' His newspaper career followed
 At 21 the future senator lillnidh was living on a farm with no amp, lions for a political career. He had entered the Confederate army wnen hui IF years old and had been retired after injuries which caused the loss or his eye.
 Ethics of Filtration.
 Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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