The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-01-11

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John Of Austria had won Lepant
and James Montgomery had write
his best compositions.
At 26 Mark Antony was the her
of Rome. Hannibal was in comman'
Of the entire Carthagenian. army
: Charles Dickens produced his bes
and most popular novel, "Olive
Nwist;'' Howe invented the sew
ing machine; Benjamin Frankli]
had written his best philosophical
work, "Poor Richard;" Milton con
ceived his "Paradise Lost" though
not executed before he was 40
spenser, author Of the ."Fair.
Queen" published his work, eth
shepherd s Calendar;' Roger vii
liams had aroused all the intolerance
of New England and proved himsel:
the pioneer Of religious liberty, tht
first type of true American, ane
John Wesley had identified his name
with Methodism.
At 81 John Calvin wrote his "1n
stitutes of Christian Religion; Top
lady, Crock Of Ages" Napoleon lee
his brilliant italian campaign, anc
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin
At % Raphael painted his master.
piece, "The Sistine Madonna
Thomas Moore wrote "Lalls
Rookh," Pollock his "Course Of
Time,' and Lamartine his "Poetieal
Meditations.'
At 29 Scipio gained the battle OF
Zana, Watts revolutionized the in
dustries Of the earth by making
steam the most powerful agency in
the progress Of mankind, Josiah
Widgwood discovered the secret for
making the china which bears his
name, and Shelley died after en-
riching the world Of literature with
his unrivalled poetry.
At 80, Caesar achieved his great
est conquest; Luther broke the sa-
bic night Of the sixteenth century
Charlemange had made himself mas
ter of the French and German en-
pires; Cortez gazed on the golden
cupolas Of Mexico; Alexander Ham
ilton 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, Rennie planned and built
the London bridge; Tescot, the
Louvre; Christopher Wren was COM
missioned to rebuild St. Paul's Lon
don; Champollion announced his
wonderful discovery of the Egyp-
tian alphabet; Maurice Of Saxouy
secured religious liberty for the
Protestants in Germany by the mem
orable treaty. Of Passau and Jenner
discovered the virus to countera;t
smallpox and kindred diseases by
vaccination.
At 80 Give established British
power in India; Rubens painted his
"Descent of the Cross" Sir Phillip
Sidney, one of the brightest figure?
Of the Elizabetha1'. age, died; Seh'll-
er published his history Of the
Thirty Years War, recognized as the
best historical work Of Germany:
Joseph Story became chief jnsf1ee
of the supreme court Of the United
States, and "The Marseillaise,' the
national hymn of France, was COM
posed by Col. Rouget de LIs!e, 50
called from the fact that it was
sung in Paris by bard Of men wh'
had come up from Marseiles to as
sist in the revolution, March 10,
1892.
At SO Napoleon was emperor OF
France, Phil Sheridan rode on a
foaming steed twenty miles, selzea
his retreating army and hurting 1t
upon Early, snatched victory out OF
the jaws of defeat, sending hlm'
with his hosts, flying up the valley
Of the Shenandoah; Wolfe scaled
the Heights of Abraham at Quebec,
dispossessed the French Of their pos
sessions in Canada and gave two
provinces to England: Corregggl had
produced his three world-renowned
pictures. 1.-THE Assumption Of the
Virgin,'' "Ecce Homo" and 1.-The
penitent Magdalen;" George Steph-
enson made his first locomotive; Ed
ison had harnessed electricity to the
uses of man; Gray wrote his "Ele-