The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-06-10

ming was nothing but an cleo
trio discharge. He spoke Of
the arc light discovery at the
beginning of the century, and
then said that electricity de-
served it's greatest blessing on
account of the telegraph and
telephone, which made com
munication easy,and prevented
one or two men from controlling
all commercial advantage. It
prevented another Napoleonic
over-rulling and conquering a
country before the people Of
that country knew that a
Napoleon was on the war-path.
He thought that electricity was
a force, the source of which is
considered as the sun, and con-
veyed to us by ether. Heat,
light and electricity are intim-
ately related. Electricity has
revolutionized surgery by
means of the Roentgen rays.
If we can judge the future py the
past then our most extravagent dreams
will fall short Of what future genera
tons will make possible. The nine
Of re-, W.
back on the wonders it has accom-
plished in this one field of science.
The Goth is to us closed book-what
will its pages reveal; even the
wisest dare not predict.
MAUD c. WOODWORTH.
Success in life depends up
on ones own individual effort"
remarked Miss Woodwork in
her Grafton on "The Geometry
of Life" We must row, not
drift; think, not idle -the pres
ent reveals the past and fore
tells the future. Success is a
thing well-done.- matter
how small. Each soul in the
Universe has it's place to fill,
and if the place is well-fllled it
has attained success. The &C.
ometry of Life is the straight
life without the crooked path
the one that brings the smiles
of joy and pride rather than
tears of regret and sadness
caused by the crooked life. The
circle of Geometry represents
the family-that most sacred
shrine. most hallowed spot in
all the earth, the Christian
home.
Life is a series of surprises
a voyage upon unknown seas,
a new and untried breeze that
fills the sail and may carry you,
you know not whittier. With
the rudder, compass, chart, pi-
lot--resolve, purpose, con-
science, mind, the ship of des-
tiny will sail into unknown
seas without fear of evil. The
idea does not occur to many
whoa are waiting for something
to turn up that they might
make something turn up. The
speaker belittled idleness and
pointed to the fact that honors
alone were thrust. upon the
worthy, industrious and patient
men, who have prepared them
selves for life's work. Christ
spent 80 years preparing for a
work that lasted but three.
Lincoln studiet at night to OBJ
tain his knowledge. Grant
made a careful preparation at
West Point for soldier. .,.,
Christ opened the door to freedom
from sin to all the world; Lincoln and
Grant freed 100000 slaves, saved our
Republic from disunion and earned the
lasting gratitude of the grandest nation
in all the world. No seed, no harvest;
no cross, no crown.
EDWARD B. MARVIN.
This graduate spoke on
"Books and Business" He
called the tragedy of the man
who enters into life's battle
without knowledge the tragedy
of modern life, the invention
of machinery taking success
away from him the opportuni-
ties to make success without
education as was the case 100
years ago. He thought COM
merce was now entirely the
occupation of nation, and
paid a tribute to the Germans
by saying "that the secret of
their success is their applica-
ton of brains to business"