Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1919 — Courageous Men Who Have Carried Civilization Into the Dark Corners of the Earth [ARTICLE]

Courageous Men Who Have Carried Civilization Into the Dark Corners of the Earth

“The world today would be a very small place were it not for men who have carried the torch of civilization into far places,” says William Heyllger in an article eiltltled “Daniel Boone,” which appears in Boys’ Life. "An unquenchable Are, burning In their breasts, has urged them forth to bifeak paths for their generation. They have penetrated the dark corners of the earth; they have, in many cases, paid forfeit with their lives. Columbus, Magellan, Livingstone—all were of this lion’s bit*ed. So, too, was Daniel Boone. **There was never a day, for almost fifteen years, when life was not In danger. No other man ever fought civilization’s fight against such bitter odds. He led the first white settlers Into Kentucky. His eldest son was killed on the march. Other men gave up and returned to civilization, but Boone pressed on. He founded Boonesboro, and for years never knew what moment the warwhoop of the savage would bring him from his sleep. His daughter was kidnapped by the Indians ; another son was slain from ambush. But Boone, with tliat flame of creation burning in his breast, never once turned aside. Almost single-hand-ed he wrested the great state of Kentucky from the Indians. Almost sin-gle-handed he planted the banner of human advancement 500 miles beyond the then farthest frontier.”