The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-07-24
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for a commendsbls purpose-to lay the
Corner Stone on which Is to be ereciea
Graded School for this town.
Such On institution speaks well Tor sny
people; m,nifes's . noble generos'y
genuine patriotism. To afford facilities for
eaucaune ,nc young, especially the poor,
thereby p,sciog education within the resch
Of all. Is grand and noble work. worthy the
head and heart Of the patriot and the chris
tian.
The oon.ructors Of public highways over
high mountains aud imPenetraole swamPe,
psrfsesiDs -.hsm BY building huge oridges
ries and steam boats. IS well as those mak,
inc wonderful discoveries in surgery ana
medical science are benefactors to the human
family ik ewise those who establish ins'itu-
tion, for educaiiog the masses thereoy
qualifying them for the great duties OF ne
are also benefactors Of their race, con'riou''
| ing largely to the bestowment OF pies'"S
anon the pyssen. and future generations.
Education ! how important. 1t is the SINE
qua non of the prosperity, success and happl-
| ness Of every community, State ana county.
| The celebrated DIR. johnson beautifully said
| "were | go tall to reach tho pole,
And grasp the ocean in my span,
| mu>t be measured by my soul,
| For It's the miad that makes the man.
| Since il is the mind that makes the man
| how import mt that it be educa'ed' inc more
tho, ough it's education the stronger the NINA,
| the oreat.r the man. Education is to the
mind what masonry is to the rock in tue
| RAGGED quarry In its rude natural state IL
must needs receive the polish Of masonry
before fitted for the great aud useful purposes
to which applied, and 80 with reference T.,
the mind, it must be educated, trained, anu
thereby its hidlen powers developed ana
impruyed before fully qualified for the great
duties Of life.
What countless blessings have been
be tywed by educated minds upon the human
family: blessings falling broa least like tue
gcn.lc dews of Heaven; blessing whereso-
ever falling, and extending like the little
riyulet from the mountain towering he'got
aloug its winding course through all the
gratlatious Of sHcety aud circumstances III
life. ,.
DR.. BENJAMIN Franklin caught the light
| nipqs of Heaven and made them subscrVo
mans noblcst purposes. His discoveries nj
| the time startled the scientists of tho CIVIL zed
world But could he visit our earth at the
| present hme he would be astCnishcd 10 see
how little he knew. lie never dreamed OF
the telegraph, that intelligence could DO
. conveyed from continent 10 continent through
old ocean, with the rapidity of the lightning
fash.
, What wonderful discoveries and invention,
since the days of franklin. The mighty
power of steam has been developed aud mado
!, ! 10 promote the great purposes Of man. The
: m.icstic steamer, like monster of life, rushes
Il onward through surging billows, leaving the
i old time sailing vessel far behind battling
i, with the winds and waves. The huge loco
! motive, | Ike another monster of life with its
q ponderous freight sweeps over mountains,
hills and vallie-. with almost lightning speed.
Railroad. what blessings to mankind. BY
| them he onrccs nf cnOnfry ore 1ey cloDe1
;. cities, towns, villages, churches aud factories
spring up rs if by magic; colleges and
schools follow in their wake, sending forth
{ light and knowledge, befole which ignorance
[ yanishes like dew drops before the rising
=. SUN.
What n grand discovery is the superior,
rrepclliug power and uses of electricity
Franklin caught lightning rs it flashed
, | along the clouds, but man, educated man,
, now geneIa'es and controls it, making it
, contribute to the great necessities of man.
.. Cars arc now propelled by electricity, mp
aud down hills with impunity.
Aug Hgdbgy cad S6W Ss dpensT S and
n exposed, Part of the viscera taken away an,i
i the balance replaced with Pert feet imrunity,
TO the great relief OF suffering humanity.
What grand discovery the telephone by
which ersons can converse with others miles
away as though face tH face. OF its mysteri
Gus power the most skcptical are easily con.
viuoed rs recently shown.
\ certain gentleman was sker:ical did
not believe tho telephone possessed the
Powor ascribod to il. lie was told to spcak
to his VIE, como miles away through the
telephone. Just then cloud was passing
over As the gentleman attempted TO sneak
TO his wife lightning struck the wire, and
consequently knocked him over and rising
nr re said, Il give itup, E'r tha, is the way
SAT always greets me-"
| what another grmnl discovery the phono-
| graph, by which music, the human voice. and
any other sound can be reproduced years
afterwards. Had it bocn in u.c in the davs
OF Patrick Henry, his imr ort,l words, "give
me liberty or give me DEATH c,u!d still ring
! IN o"r ears with exactly the same impassioncd
em4hencd with which they were uttered.
! Aye, had IT been in use in tho time of s lint
| Paul, his ant Silas's s,ng, OF rejoicing NJ
midnight III the Phillipian jal cou'd still
| ring upon orr ears in the same triumphant
tones in which they fe'l upon the frightened
iailor.
what valuable discovery the manufacture
OF ice. In the heat of summer, with burn.
ing fcvcr' ic", what relief c" :. .a ;,,,, !
""a..er. from the quantity Of ice now |
manufac'u' cd, with rapid railroad transpor |
tation, every community can procure it ror |
Its afflicted. lcG wha; ar liition to our |
comforts and pleasures. Weddings. festivals !
and 'oci Il gatherings, udhow ice cream are
rathor dul occasions. And crrain!y ice
cream for the rejected lover i, much better
than Iandanum or n loa:cd gir;ol
How man, mortal man, ever MA ic such
dl'covc les aud inventions surpaSscs human
comprehension. That ,hn hnlc mind OF the
'TTd'r'' possesses such mighty powers, what
grant conceptions it gives Of the .4imise
Creator. Other discoveries anil inventions
viii bc ma lie cclipsing these mentioned. We
live in an age of Il scoverics AMI Inventions
The human mind is progressive. constantly
seeking after and discovering the unknown
IN nature, ard hence pcrfrcting inventions
Taught with the richest benefits to man.
y shor; time since II lad iu the citv &C
SrartlnAurg was seen months after months
working at ,uothinu buf what - ,,o. ~; |