Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1890-06-27

os'H dCuNCtcu w nIS MouAOsy OAVcs ""o
voice has been hushed for more than
quarter of q century. Thus, oil OF
US, from the poorest of the poor to
the richest Of the rich can, by con,in.
ued exertions, lift ourselves out Of the
sphere which may surround US into
positions Of honor which will CON-
m.nd the respect aud admiration OF
the world.
Nature, also, has her reserved
forces as seen in the airy littly ,endrils
Of the tender, clinging vine, and the
strong sustaining roots and sturdy
trunk Of the mighty oak; in the little
rivulet, as it wends its way over the
rocks, st-adily increasing its volume
as it A"ws; and the mighty Niagara
tumbling over its grand falls rs i.
rushes on its way t. the sea. In all
we are impr- ssed by the power which
nature contains and controls. Elec.
tricity, one Of Natures mightiest
forces, has been ever since Franklin's
little experiment with the silken kite,
the servant OF man, and to-day we
find i, sending messages over thous-
anjs of miles with lightning rapidity;
and again as the sun sinks behind
the western horizon, we find electricity
taking the place of the sun, and dis.
pelling the gloom Of night with its
brilliant incandesccnt rays; again,
boxed up in the form Of a photograph,
we hear it not only transmitting the
worls hut the sounds of the voice Of
him who spoke to its ever-receptive
ear.
What is it that constitutes ono of
the most powerful elements OF good
army? 1t is reserved force consist.
ing Of picked men with a cool and
sagacious commander, who with his
company can be thrown into the
thick-st Of the fight and sustain Il
falteriny column or charge battle
nearly lost i.to decisive victory. In
the battles of Napoleon, when his
J legions were about to be defeated, BY
the charge Of his reserved force-the
old Imperial Guard-the victory was
won. But in the year OF 1912, on
his rpturn home from Moscow, his
| men dropped silently out of thei'
ranks aud stood like men taking
; rest, but they were taking q" eter"a
rest-,h- sleep that knows no waking
In that dreadful campaign in Rus
I STA, 5000 men fell on the field O
D battle; and in his line of retreat from
i Moscow 10000 mn died OF fatigue
r hunger and cold; and 100000 wer
q taken prisoners. On his return t
n France his army was SO weakened b
9 hardships, SO decimated by the gri'
IL reaper Death, so disheartened by tt
u continual drafts upon its numbers an
: its strength, that years would hav
T. been required to re-. establishi,s form
!" strength and power Napoleon, vii
" his hitherto invincible army tn
q weakened, entered upon the battle
l. Wnt-rloo-,he battle which decid.
}" the tate of the nations of Europe ar
Z the East. The grand old legiol
J" which had been with him at Auste
"a li,z, at Naples, Ut Jena, we're moulde
IS ing on the frozen steppes of Russia
K washing il dresry, cherries exile
W the wilds Of Siberia, and his hero
ia Imperial Guard was but a shadow
nc its former strength aud power. II
&C star Of his glory had departed. Il
ny army defeated be was taken pr
III oner and sent 10 the islam
nc of St. Helena, to spend the rest
~ his days il" weary esi'e.
on Life is all warfare! And he W
no would lead IN the van must see 10
OF that he has powerful reserved for
o" a legion upon which he can call
ny time of need, a reinforcement viii
en- will enable him to march on to ,icto
MS no matter what difficulties a
=" dangers best his ath.
ISL Let us then examine closely
o" field of bst;ls, ere We choose Cur pc
ton. But that once chosen let
" securely entrench ourselves within
" rsmparts of knowledge. Let us
80. our mind with facts and our mag
alton with life's pictures, look to
' right and left TANKS and
~ that they are we'll guarded. b
wv above all have in reserve power