El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-01
Newton Too Poor To Wed
Mechanical and Inventive Genius
Fell in Love With Girl; Couldn't
Marry; She Chose Another.
- BY Madison c. Peter.

- By Madison c. Peters
7 SAAC NEWTON, who sought with
au-comprehensive grasp to encircle
the universe OF God, was born at
WooIsthorpe. Lincolnshire. Dec %,
1912. His father, a farmer. died a few
months previous TO Isaac's birth. but
Mrs Newton married Barnabas Smith,
rector OF the neighboring parish OF
North Witham. When u years old
Isaac was sent TO school at Grantham-
He began at an early age to show his
wonderful scientific skill and while still
a school boy showed clever mechanical
taste. When very young he became
enamoUred Of Miss Storey and took
great delight in making furniture for
her dolls; this childish infatuation
rirened into a deeper feeling, but as
both Of the young people were poor
they did not enter into an engagement
and years later when Newton could
afford TO marry, his early love was
welded 10 another Mr.. Vincent
Newton had little time for diversion
in his busy life He discovered the law
Of gravitation before he was q. but
one slight error IN a measurement OF
the earth's circumference interfered
with a proof OF the correctness of his
and showed that the planets roll in
their orbits as a result Of the same
law which brings an apple to the
ground. He rewrOte his Chronology
of Nations" Is times. After spending
years on an intricate calculation, he
had his rapers destroyed by his dog
Diamond and then cheerfully began to
replace them He said, whatever serv-
Ice have rendered 10 humanity is not
owing 70 any extraordinary sagacity
1 possess, but solely to my industry and
patient thought"
Beauty Had No Charms.
It is reported that his friends. fear
ing he would go insane from his con-
slant mental exerttOn, persuaded a
handsome woman 10 enter his study
and sit beside him, hoping her presence
might divert him from his labOrs. He
had his pipe in his mouth as usual and
the only notice he took of the bloom
ing beauty was TO borrow her dainty
finger to punch his pipe bowl As she
refused to be used as a stopper, the
affair ended in smokel
Was Absent Minded
Like the prOverbial man Of science.
Newton was extremely absent minded.
one OF his friends was the witness of
an instance that soon went the rounds
among the great mans CONTEMPORARIES
The friend came to call on Newton one
day at the dinner hour. He was ex-
Temely hungry and noticed with de-
IlgEtful anticipation that a well cooked
chicken had been placed on the table;
ne waited for some time for his host
but he failed 20 put in an appearance.
nnally, growing impatient, he decided
20 play q trick on Newton, he sat at
the table and ate the entire fowl he
then replaced the bones in the dish
ana covered IT up; in a few minutes
Newton made his appearance, he took
MS place at the table, uncovered the
alsn, looking at the bones. he said. Ny,
now absent minded I ami I thought
- not olned- he Inen went up
stairs again to continue his work
infatuated at 60.
, Newton is supposed to have been
Infatuated with lady Norris when he
vas about so years Of age Sir David
brewster publishes a letter to him in
MS history Of Newton:
, 1 doubt not but in a little time TO
nave notice Of your ladyship's inclina-
non 70 marry; at least that you will
ABOUT It." This is thought to have been
4 proposal of marriage, but as Newton
~ not marry II is probable that she
-lu not accept him. Augustus de Nor
sdH' IN Newton: His Friend and His
Nlece does not think that Newton ever
,,S-Iote thls letter or ever cared for lady /
NoIIls, but believes that Miss Storey
Vas his only love The latter, Mrs. /
/ lHcent IN later life. talked freely OF /
1er love affair with Newton.
Durlng the ten years he made his |
greatest discoveries he was SO poor he |