The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-06-12

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mere babies - the age - ~. ard We
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teen Our habits. customs 49, ~
ner- in ne are already formed our
scals. our lives J--t what our t.ac-s-s
nave sicf esCed M mailing rs You
know the old uarfrr A. the tUlr ia
bent 80 the tree is inclined and surely
they have tried hard enough % MAKE
straight trees from crooked tVtEz
Then ls-i. and greatest q All o. the
Her home t. her realm. her husband
End chlldrsn are her loving sublccts
IL. guardian ais.y' Shs \. ts. Houss,
hold God who watches over the hearth
she = the refuge in time % storm ana
hand she & an oracle N Weldon, 20 her
children she d. the -aii-po~erfui-
And yhsneyer a true wife comes. this
nome II away around her. The star-
only may D. over her head the Eios-
worm OIL the uiEht cold rrtzs raav h..
The only hre a. her feet. but home B.
woman il extends Tar around her. i bst.
ter than csiled with cedar. or raluted
With vermiAsn. shedding il quiet light
Tar Tor those who else are homeless.
she was followed b. a selection BY
the orchestra. after which Mr. Gerald
liyersd his GRAFTON on twentieth Cen
fury Wonders
TwsaHsth Century wonders.
n Lea a.
livered a powerful Grafton on '-Twen-
usih Century Wonders." His talk show
! "a careful preparation. ana proved one
OF the features Of the evening. He spoke
as follows:
While We. the students 81 the HIsh
school have been getting an education
In few OF the fundamentai essentials
OF life. the other great minds q THE
world have not been idle. but have plod-
ded steadily away along the lines OF
: their particular ambition. Whatsoever
that ambition may have been.
tn" results have been entirely consist
ent with the determined. steady. striviu.
- these master minds which IL only 10
Dc expected. for genius We are told. Is
an infinite capacity for taking pains.
and a. VIC look deeply into the achieve
mcnts OF hts the twertteth century. ".
. see that statement upheld In every par
uculsr- Even that. electric liEhtD prob
ably the most common of all cornfnoui-
ties. was evolved only after years OF * -
pertmenting. hRrdshirS and drudEery On
the part Of Mr.. Edison. who sent MOI
all over the world merely FOR the one
purpose OF finding a suitable specimen
, OF thre 10 use ~ a fhmcnt And did
he succeed You see and know the an
swer which shines 10 commemorate tho
/ example OF him who by perseverance.
therefore. through genius made his
dream. his ideal. a reality.
A. We look into the origin OF practi-
cally every great invention We see the
same old story OF struggle. pcrscveren. e.
and reward with hut few minor
changes. The discovery Of that miracu-
lous new element rndium. In whose
molecules there Is imprisoned almost
tnconcciNable power, which psssct
, through steel as easily az through air
which can Kill a person painlessly when
cNpcrtly applied. was the result not Of
ton. hardships. and constant dangers on
the part OF the modest CURES.
Again we see the value OF mental toll
and physical perseverance and the -
suits they bring when We look AT tho
Z development Of that rcvolutioner %
modern warfare. already tmpaticntiy
marking time down On the border %
Mexico TO the dtsmay OF the natives
that soon may be in competition with
railrods and steamships. the rival o.:
the birds the asroplanc. Wilbur and or
Vile Wright worked many years before
they finally succeeded In creating the
ship Of the clouds" hut the result Of
their labor and thought has more than
bountifully repaid them. And ~ was
genius the crowning attribute OF their
composite make up. that accomplished
| "a. that transformed their crazy IDEAL
as some were want to call a.. into prac-
0 llthi Fthlltls
This unique invention has grown
! from an humble beginning scarcely
larger than big kite: 20 the present
graceful creation Of thin steel. tough
wood and woven fabric. that can fly for
hours At n stretch over mountains M
high as the Alps and over seas as lnrre
Z as the Mediterranean. Y ct ~ was only
a few years ago that the first success
full flight was made by the Wright
Brothers. OF Dayton. ohio.
such are the results obtained by un-
wasted days
Then we have the dirigiblcs which
are 20 the aerial planes as the ocean
D liner Is 20 the swift hyro-piane. You
remember the airships we used to soc
~ the fairs. Whist crude mis-shapan
| hulks Of silk. wood and ropes they were
driven by little engines OF a few horse
power How different from the modern
D giants OF reinforced fabrics and refined
steel. with huge engines Of hundreds Of
I horse-power. equipped with berths. din
b ing room. wireless and capable Of cav
I rying nearly a hundred people. Some or
] these air craft built FOR military pur-
poses. have guns mounted for active
/ service. and can attain speed OF fifty
I or sixty miles per hour and STAY in tho
air forty-eiEht hours or more ~ neccs-
/ sary. They can carry sufficient eNpi0-