The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1918-02-22

Htical adversary WelSneu nearly
three times as much. In the shape
and shake Of his head, the compass or
his voice and the splehdor of his GEES
lures. Toombs vas likened to lion
in his strength and roar. Yet Ste
phens. delicate to inyalidism, outlived
his vigorous rival. and in his contri
buttons to the yexed questions of the
era in which they lived will probably
outlive him also
These wonderful contrasts in the
phvsica. Development of great genius
es are everywhere plainly marked
Thackerav measured six feet four
inches in height while William Cullen
BRYANT scarcely reached 10 the meas
uremeue Of Napoleon Burns. Scot
land sweet singer. vas five feet ten,
while Keats VINO. perhaps scared to
Knights & high on the steel Of Pegas-
It's. measured i've feet even.
Be9 De D4 Quincy good natured
bu olldme- imperious Or Samuel
Johnson 3ouId have been a giant. but
In different departments both were
masters of literary expression
General Lee was tall. erect we'll
proportional. austere and proud of
mien. General Grant was OF middle
stature. in5:@.ro@t @e Il arce3~ance
and careless as to dress Judged by
appearances. a stranger at Appomat-
tox might easily have taken the vic
tor for the vanquished
General Winfield Scott, while bur
doned with more than three hundred
pounds Of ayoirdupois. was a stickler
for military etiquette and was never
happier than when in full uniform and
on dress parade; while General Zach
airy Taylor, who shared his military
glory and was his successful rival for
the presidency. was repugnant to mil
itary display and never more unhap-
py than when in uniform. One won
the soubriquet OF Fuss and Feath-
ers." the other Rough and Ready"
So in all departments of human eff
fort and earthly greatness we see
these contrasts Astounding in what the
world calls genius
Going backward for several thou
sand years. we see Goliath. a giant in
stature and strength, and David, a
mere STRIPPING, yet in single combat
the mighty giant is slain.
All through the ages these con-
trasts have continued. and at Santi-
ago we see the honors of the cam
paign divided between Generals Shat
ter and Wheeler, one a Goliath in
size and the other a David
So along intellectual lines. where
genius is making his surprises, all
history teaches that a man cannot be
Judged 5y his weight, his height, his
breadth. nor his bodily infirmities Ge-
MUS is everywhere dissimilar and can
not be measured with a tape nor
weighed in balances.
asked what ought to Re the exact
length Of ones legs. Mr.. Lincoln re-
piled ;hat they ought to be long
enough to reach from ones body to
the ground and we think that he sized
the situation Ur correctly.
Man. as he bears resemblance 10 the
infinite cannot be measured or weigh
ed Ike cattle at country fair
That subtle something we call ge-
Mus IS fashioned after the likeness Of
God. in thar it is without body. pas
sion parts. color or complexion
Genius. in a word and in reality. is
a spark emitted from the infinite. and
before the final hour comes the
wreck Of natter and the crush of
words-ali the resources Of our plan
etary system, light. heat. earth and
air. shall be exhausted
And before this shall have taken
place, the Newtons. Millers. Proctors.
Bacons, Franhlins. Eadses. Edisons.
Bells. Teslas ana Marconis and in
vestigators and discoverers III all
lines Of thought and activity must mui
tiply like the stars in the Ornament
and the sands OF the sea
Genius. indeed will become an ex
empiihcaIajon of infnity. The glory
Of the earth shall become as the glo
r. Of eternity
FRANK HARRIS. Editor Barrer