Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-30

ships and beratlng the naval board
for It's hostility toward the marine
corps. In view OF the record OF the
marines in the world war the follow
i1g words of Maury written in 1871
are interesting: The existence OF
the marin" CORPS is cocval with tho
nav: Ashor" and afioat, in the storm
aud ne calm. in peace and In war.
ms iituc band Of sca-soidicis has
been tr'Ic tn--thc country the nav
ana Itself Wherever duty has called
mon there they arc-bravc. patriotic
and true.
F"rcrunurr of observatory.
IN si2. shortly after the writing OF
Ne scraps from the Lucky Bag"
Mhury was appointed sipcriItcndcnt
Oh me i,"not Of Charts and Instru-
Incnts AT Washington Through his
et"at la5ors Their. IA. developed this
nh.dI observatory. II vas there thar
Win wonderful uaticnc. ard labor he
'abuiat"d The records OF sea captains
On on, a.! seas and prepared his charts
MIN world wide fame and on, a.,
:nich nna!ly grew his physical
':.gS FaphH OF the Sea"
ne construction OF then. charts
and directions is one OF the rom:,ncea
81 science. Tho Inca papers uub.
lshcd In the National Intclligcnccr
~, N ne year ls'@ also show III. beau
these papers he discusses IN. cli-
mate. Topography ana resources Of
,uth Ahct'r a IN a manner that must
nav bccn charming 20 the people Of
ihht day when the continent to the
south OF us was comparatively UNI
known. Without doubt the vivid pie.
lures OF the Amazon country and the
great possibilities OF commerce he.
tween south America and this coun-
Try a. set forth by Maury did much
20 stimulate an interest in South
american trade. as did other OF his
1 AZ ttK.sv
the Panama Canal
Anticipated Civic War.
Maury. advocated sending the
slaNes OF the South To the Amazon
NhiitE He saw that III. slavery is
, sue WAS fast reaching a critical
stage. that tho limit OF new slave
| territory had been reached in this
country and that there must he an
tl"n. He also dreamed that Southern
| slave holders would gradually gc,
rid 81 slaves by selling them In Bra
zil there they were needed 10 de-
Maury's shows that he, Hike many
others. was seeking n way 10 solve
the great question that WAS soon 10
engnif the nation In war.
The most enduring literary and
scientific production OF Maury was
undoubtedly his physical Geogra ply
OF the Sea" which was published by
Harper Brothers in 1855. which ran
49,. ,r,,,nin;; - 80 80 '''n
languages. Possibly no book OF med
IN, ''',ies ~ 1870 81 srra'er or
nnn,s ,h.,m ~ ''n' rri, upon S ~
be,i,,c n.ar, -. ~.
literature and science as We'll as of
nreria,e - .,,,i, 80 ~. ,.nr,i, -. liz
hondiwork ~ t-ren, oyarr,,,i,,o
Creutor
Letters show the Man.
real heart Of Niaurv wo,, mus, turn
to bis letters written IN tbe most
intimate Vein TO wife children and
friends In ines. ~ou can see every
oninjons on tho ~rca, QUESTIONS OF
his hnv
In letter 10 his brother written
when h. Mas abou, 40 Years old
life OF farmer and 2 number Of
Kindred ,on;cs nilu3cs ,o The Silence
Of one of his friends and expresses the
fear that this friend must be often offended
Marry is shown Nv the following
cytrac, from, mis- letter. From The
continuoncn Of KS silcnc. | sunpose
he must he njffed m something / may
nave said 70 hjr, nj Cnorrrtown 7
do not care how lille | have done
TO wound his feelings. or how inno-
Gently. he nlc,sch RI make any oDol-
ogies that arc becoming. Make adj
nj n ~
than haIf wov hon ;hnuch. that
I may he mistoI,en n out his feeling
hurt NJ anv,in~ I.v.I.,onc or said
no bts Gnmsin Ann" Alaurv. he
wrote ,vh.n no w,s 5isohlcl nj home
"n accmr't ~ We .,a9.a cn,cb ncci
Jnni "sn,nct,,n"s ibinls when T
neron,. dosn.rot. th,t iii write
Sometimcs Jnve \ notion 10 take TO
hooks and No ieorneI. h,it then such
vast fields and nnst,ircs ana wastes
and seas Of unexpiorcd knowiedge
annear On the NORTON nv ignorance
sickcns M the nrnsmcrt -
1vhat ~, rt;ron; ,li,pnsc info
| Maurv's, home life do we get from
This letter written To his parents:
'The how Richard I.nuncclot grows
apacc. lie is fine little fellow. and
+ think he is the pet with both his
aunts. Little Betty has Just skipped
in, and says. Tell grandpa to come
and see us, and the son too. and that's
all. She can read UNDERSTANDINGS.
and is Sc, quite proud n Of It, - only :,
her \. >B. C's, as yet. under little