The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-20
IRVING WAS HoNoRED AS A WRIT
Err AT SEVENTEEN.


rortunity to Men Of
Genius.
--S-
Chicago Tribune.
The story OF success in the story OF
young men,
At o Paganfni was composing soma
tas. while Baife, the great Irish COM
poser. II Is claimed wrote "Lover'a
Mistake "A song which was sung BY
the prima donna, Afme. vestris. in the
drama of Paul Pry."
'1e Bacon pointed out the errors OF
Aristotle's philosophy; Edward Land
seer gained fame by his pictures
"Gogs Fighting" and Didbin. the
writer Of sea songs, staged his first
comedy. THE Shepherds Artifice." 1t
Covent Garden.
At II washington Irving was de-
lighting the readers Of The Morning
chronicie;. Haievy obtained the nrst
prize of the Academy of Paris for his
cantata Of "Hermione." and chaterton.
perhaps Englands greatest literary
prodigy, died by his own hand.
At Is Mendelssohn producedJ mid
| summer-Nights Dream" Meyerbeer.
"Jeptha's Daughter" Schubert. Fri
"Jeptha's Daughter" Schuberg Earl
welmar: Michael Angelo executed his
basso-rilievo Of the Battle of the
Centaurs." Da vincis work was ac-
knowledged by his master. yerochia.
to far surpass his own; Lope lie Vega.
the Spanish dramatist. had composed
Arcadia" Savage produced his first
comedy, 'Woman's a Riddle" and
Shelley wrote Queen Nab"
At 10 Charles VII, King Of swden.
with 10000 troops. routed $4,000
Russians under Peter the Great at
Narya; George Washington was q
Major: Cairo del Cleolo, came from
the Spanish pen of Caideron; wilkiA.
the English painter painted his "Pitles-
sic Fair" containing I40 figures. re-
garded as one of the most complete
canvasses OF the period: Tennyson won
the chanceilor's medal at Cambridge
University for his poem. ''Timbuctoo."
and Klopstock conceived and compos-
ed good part OF his Messiah" the
great work which gave such impulse
and impetus to German literature AMI
fired the genius OF the fatherland.
At 20 Tintoretto was one OF the
most prolific and popular painters in
Italy: Schelling had grappled with the
philosophy of Kant: Calico had dis
covered the use of the pendulum: La
fayette was a Major General. and
Garrison Ga ri voiced emancipation for the
At Fl Alexander stool at the head
of his army on the plains Of Thesaly
Wilberforce entered Parliament. and
Tasso had begun his immortal poem
years to complete.
At % Paul Peter painted "The
Young Bull" now in the museum at
The Hague. said to be one of finest
animal pictures on canvas; Campbell
wrote his Pleasures of Hope" on
which his fame as poet rests; Far
quhar had made for himself a lasting
name as a dramatist, and Condo was
the most famous military General of
his time.
At %. Browning wrote "Paraceisusr
Bailey gave US ''Festus." Wagner had
written 'Lohengrin," Emmett hal
thrilled Ireland with his pathstic elo-
quence, Michael Angelo had COM
pleted "Pieta." his masterpiece In
marble. and Newton had discovered
the law of gravitation.
At "a William Pitt was Chancellor
OF the Exchequer; Ruskin had written
his Modern Painters" in iivs volumes
which established his reputation as
England's greatest art critic: Sheridan
had produced "The Rivals" Byron
published the first cante OF 'ChiIde
Harold" and Ressini produced his
most popular opera, THE Barber Of
Seville"
Gus poet of Greece: Coleridge had
THE Ancient Mariner" Don John of
Austria had won Lepanto. and James
Montgomery had written his best COM
positions.
At rs Mark Antony was the hero
of Rome: Hannibal was in command
of the entire Carthagenian army:
Charles Dickens produced his best and
most popular novel. "oliver Twist"
Howe invented the sewing machine:
Benjamin Franklin had written his
best philosophical work. Poor Rich
ard" Milton conceived his Paradise
Lost" though not executed before he
Queen" published his frst work.
"The Shepherds Calendar" Roger
Williams had aroused all the intoler-
ance OF New England and proved
himself the pioneer OF religious lib
erty. the first type Of a true Amerf-
can, and John Wesley had identified
his name with Methodism.
At 81 John Calvin wrote his Tn
stitutes of Christian Religion" Top
lady. Rock of Ages" Napoleon led
his brilliant Italian campaign, and
Eli Whitney invented the cotton
gin.
At 2s Raphael painted his MASTER
piece, THE Sistine Madonna" Thomas
Moore wrote "Lalla Rookh." Pollock
his Course OF Time" and Lamartine
his "Poetical Meditations"
At 20 Scipio gained the battle of
Zana. Watts revolutiQnized the In
dustries of the earth by making steam
the most powerful agency in the pro-
gress of mankind. Joseph Wedgwood
discovered the secret for making the
china which bears his name, and
Shelley died after enriching the world
of literature with the unrivaled poetry.
At 80 Caesar achieved his greatest
conquests; Luther broke the sable
night of the sixteenth century; Chart
magne had made himself master of
the French and German Empires;
Cortez gazed on the golden supolas
of Mexico: Alexander Hamilton had
formulated our Federal constitution
Horace Greedy had founded the New
York Tribune, and John Howard
Payne had /. sung his deathless song
of Home. Sweet Home"
At 81. Renni planned and built the
London bridge: Trescot. the Louvre,
Christopher Wren was commissioned
to rebuild st. Paurs London; Cham
pollion announced his wonderful dis
covery of the Egyptian alphabet:
Maurice of Saxony secured religious
liberty for the Protestants in Germany
by the memorable treaty of Passau.
and Jenner discovered the virus to
counteract SMALLPOX and kindred dis