Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-06-05

p0rC OF Cl0 pa6C. OU0 uuuUTeU ye1Tb
as men count time by the movements
OF the earth, but were time counted
by improvements, by advancement
in civilization and culture surely this
century would be the longest since
the creation of the world. The long
est and the grandest, for it's every
movement has been crowded with
invention and progress. "For ,,
forward" 1t ls said that If each
century was characterized by the
great movements. the general trend
of thoughts and deeds the nine
1eenth century would be remembered
as one of science and invention, for
never has invention been more active
or accomplished more.
The speaker took us back to the
beginning. of the eighteenth century
when the power of steam and cleo
tricity was unknown. SO much time
was require1 for labor that little
could be given to thought or study
The meager output of the facturies,
where every thing was hand made:
and the produce Of agriculture was
transported with such difficulty as
to barely pay the cost reproduction.
There was little impetus to a work
in which the profit was so small.
But now the steamboat and the
steam locomotive convey all prOduce
unchanged by delay to the great
centers of trade and commerce.
After speaking of the advancement
made in connection with steam and
electricity--and of the growth in every
branch OF labor and science, Of as
tronomy, physiology and medicine
she says. Yet heprOgress Of the cen
fury has not been confined to inven-
ton and science butextends to moral
and social life as well. The world
has grown in freedom and liberty.
Everywhere tho peOple-the middle
classes have increased in power and
influence. The absolute supremacy
Of the king or noble in civilized
countries is a. thing OF the past.
With freedom comes a desire for ad-
vancement and SO educational in
stitutions have sprung up. The in
terest taken in these has brought
about improvement in them until in
all civilized countries education and
and educational institutions have
become an important part Of the life
of the nation. With education the
growth of morality has been rapid.
After making several comparisons
of the eighteenth century with this
the speaker said improvements in
one line bring about improvements
in another. Each forward step in
science show itself In an advance In
in freedom and liberty, and
each advance In liberty brings an
advance in culture. 1t has been a
time of activity among authors.
Great writer's have put forth their
best efforts and great is their success.
The horizons of nations have broad.
ened. Australia discovered in the
early part of the century, has re-
ceived it's throng OF colOnists, has
opened it's resources to the world.
China and Japan have emerged from
their long insulation and the throb
ofthe mighty world is felt within their
borders. Their wealth OF civilization
is opened for the student and their
resources for the commerce OF the
world. Our own country has grown
from the few week states east of the
Mississippi to the mighty power
that it is today.
All this has happened within the
last one hundred years, but little
more than the span OF mans life.
All this progress In science and in
ventiOn in freedom and liberty In
education and culture has made the
nineteenth century the greatest and
grandest that the world has ever
Known.