Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-01
DAVID LIVINGSTONE

This great explorer, who lifted the
veil between darkest Africa and the
civilized world, was born near Glas-
gov, Scotland, nearly 100 years ago.
His parents were quite poor, so at the
age of 10 the boy was put to work as
a piecer IN a large cotton factory near
where he lived. Most of his earnings
were given to his mother to help to
provide simple comforts for the little
home, but sometimes enough was
spared to David to buy book. With
some of the first money earned in the
mill he bought Latin school book
Later he bought books which all Scotch
boys read in those days-books out OF
which he studied religion, Greek and
science. David worked in the factory
from in the morning until at night,
when he went home for plain sup
per. AS soon as this was over he hur-
ried to a school provided for the work
people by their employers There ne
studied Latin and other subjects until
10 o'clock and then went nome to
study until midnight. 1t must not be
thought that the boy cared only for
books though he read everything he
could get, especially scientific works
on stars and books of travel which
belonged to his grandfather.
Nothing pleased young David better
than a swim in the Clyde, where ne
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each other When the lad had the
time he took long walks, but always
with the idea of studying, for he want
ed to learn about the hills, trees, now
ers and stones. AT an early age ne
seemed to have the idea of sticking to
a thing and never giving up. BY the
time David reached the age OF l9 lie
was promoted at the mil TO De
spinner. This work he found very
hard. but he would not give it up as
the extra pay he received enabled nm
TO attend medical and Greek classes
in winter and divinity lectures IN sum-
mer at the Glasgow university. AS
Livingstone grew older he began 10
show more the results of his early
strict religious training. year AFTER
wear he thought more and more OF de-
voting his life to missionary Work.
Tn 1S4O he Joined the London Mlssion-
arv society, which sent him as a med
zeal missionary to South AFRICA his
first labors were with the heatheh Oh
Rechuanaland and those in the vast
regions to the north. by klnuhess nc
secured the friendship and help of the
natives in planting posts Tar peS oii"
the civilized frontier.
In 1S49 he pushed northward Tar pc
yond the tropic of Capricorn anu lateL
discovered Lake Ngami. In 1897 tIle
missionary explorer visited the Ianl-
besi river, then scarcely known. A1ter
exploring the upper course OF tne
stream he journeyed westward untll III
1854 he reached the Atlantic ocean;
Returning to the Zambesi ne followed
fine stream to it's mouth in the lndlan
ocean In this way he traversed the
continent. Two years later he returned
10 england. where he published ms
.sMissionary Travels and Researches III
south Africa" Another two years ana
Rhinestone was back in Africa ex-
nIorinp the central and eastern parts
Of the continent. In 1865 DAVID Inv
inestone made his last visit to the iaiid
where he had spent so much ol ms
life. This time he sought TO discover
tbe true source of the Nile, so had 10
travel in the widest regions of the III
terror of the country. .ao
For two years he was lost TO the
world. In 1871 Henry NJ. Stanley W%ao %
sent by James Gordon Bennett OF the
New York Herald to find the man VINO
had added so to the geographical
Knowledge of the world. Had II not
heen that Stanley was suceess1hl III
his efforts to find the brave man, Inv
ingston would probably have dlea OF
Starvation. AS it was he received tne
beIn sent to him and continued ms
work for over a year. In 1873 eX-
hausted nv all he had endured, he was
unable to fight the disease which nm
oll1, caused his death. The natives VINO
had crown to love him and respect ms
snuare dealing gave him the honors or
a burial beneath the tree where nc