| Show POW hem r- r W Wv v h In the tho year 1791 1731 Samuel Breese Dreese Morse was born In Charleston Mass 1 ass It Is so o often said raid that he was tho the Inventor of the telegraph but In reality reality real real- It ity he lie only enlarged enlarge upon the time almost childish Inventions In of othe others who had hadI I studied and groped around the same samo problem long before ho he took up the tangle to straighten It out But it Jl was Morse who perfected the time telegraphic telegraphic telegraphic system from front what might be he called called call call- l ed d a mere mel to toy and he who brought It ft Into Its present practical state It Is asserted that the tho idea of constructing constructing constructing con con- a n tele telegraph raph through means of electricity was nas wholly original with Morse that while others had feebly worked along the same line he was Ignorant of or their few discoveries elles in that direction In early eaily life Morse showed no signs of or possessing the gift Il of or Invention He was a studious bo boy ranking well ell in Iii his classes Ho lie graduated from Crom Yale college and from Crom there went event to London London Lon Lon- don to stud study art under the direction o of Benjamin West He lie was devoted to the work anti and also spent sometime with sculpture winning a medal for forone forone forone one of his pieces In marble Till rm the a age e o of 38 33 Mor Morse e clung closely close close- I ly to his chosen profession Then on visiting Europe again to further his art studies he became deeply Interested interested interested inter Inter- ested In the time stud study of electricity The rhe first practical trial of the Morse Mon e telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- graph was made in 1835 1335 and was operated with halt half a mile of wire In a room In n New York City In vain aln he made man many attempts to procure a patent on his Invention In being being refused one In every ery country where ho applied For four years eurs he begged congress to g give ge e him as assistance assistance assist assist- ance bat but for fOI four tour years yem's con congress Ire Ire- fused Then rhen Just as the lie Inventor was beginning to lo lose los e hope hOle that body bOlly 1 very tai tartly decided to tu mulct mulct- an appropriation tion llort of oC toward the construction eon construction tion of a line between ln Washington and 18 Samuel P. P n. n MorSe Moi Jol Baltimore Morn Morn- full of enthusiasm and certainty writ went quickly Iy to work an and when the lint line twits ius completed the tho sentence What hat hath bath God TOIl wrought ht wax wait sent flying over O the wire And nd from that thai hour Morses Morse's OI S 'S success success suc suc- cess was assured Mary Marj- Graham |
