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Show A Iluay Lite. Dr. Edward Maynard, who diet lately ln Washington, agwl aerentylght, wo a tlgnal inaUoco of how much work, and ltniurtaut work too, a man may crowd Into a long life, and yet Mover hare hla name In tho nowipapcre. Dr. Edward Mayn-rd began hit carreraaa diutlat, In ISM be accompUtlinl the futt of Ailing Ail-ing tho nerro cavity and nerve raualt of molar aud llcurpld teeth with gold foil. Bo far u known, thla hadnercr been dono before. Dr. JIaynard Introduced the operation In Europe. Tho lturil family of Bt. l'etcnburir employed him at onco a their dentlit. The enr offered of-fered him a fine aalary aud the rank of major It be would atay ln Iluatla permanently per-manently and relieve Imperial toothache. Hut Maynard, the plain American cltl--ru,refuaed. ThenCiar Klcholaagave him a iplendld diamond ring. Dr. Maynard returned to hi country, HI inventive facultie then turnod toward to-ward firearm. lie Invented tho inetalllo cartridge thell, tho Maynard rllle and fulminate automatlo prlmlug. A pro-mi pro-mi dovleod by him enablnl moothbor muakct to bo changed Into rlilee. The Ling of rJrrrden gave him tbe Medal of Merit, an honor of the hlgheet grade lu that country, while the king of Fruanla made him a chevalier of the military order of the lted Eagle. Hut hi own countrymen knew very llltle about him. |