“Lives of great men all remind us We may make our lives sublime; And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.”—LONGFELLOW. These records of the Triumphs of Perseverance and Enterprise have been written with the view to inspire the youthful reader with a glow of emulation, and to induce him to toil and to advance in the peaceful achievements of science and benevolence, remembering the adage, “Whatever man has done, man may do.”…
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