The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-06-12

UciieNe, Sdiu Nli. IeaVell, CnaC Cne
common school system is developing
that high character which the State
needs and demands.
Are we not building on a dangerous
| foundation? Are we not aiding the ad-
vancement of infidelity and agnosticism
by failure to impart religious instruc-
tion? Are we not rearing men whose
knowledge of football and boat racing
will be infinitely greater than their
knowledge of the science of life and the
management of government?
! Gentlemen of the Association, ap-
peal to you to step out from the old
methods, forms and inactivities and put
forth greater effort for the advance
| ment of Christian education. You who
have sat at the feet of Gamaliel and
learned, do all in your power to build
up this correct system of education, for
on it's success largely depends the future
welfare of this State. On it's success
depends the highest development Of the
moral character of our citizens-their
best welfare and highest happiness.
! The Literary Address.
The address before the Literary So
cieties was delivered on Tuesday eve
ming by President Henry l.. Smith, of
Davidson College, N. G. The speaker
reviewed the wonderful achievements
of the century that has passed, and the
bright outlook for still more wonderful
achievements in the hundred years to
come. DR.. Smith is brilliant thinker
and an interesting talker, and he re-
ceived the close and undivided atten-
tion of his large audience on Tuesday
night.
| The exercises we've opened with
prayer by the Rev. r. E. Livingston.
The speaker was introduced by DR..
Geo. B. Cromer.
Dr.. Smith said that the century so
recently swept away by the flood of
years was the most memorable history
ever recorded. 1t was marked by in
vention and achievement, the emanci
patton of the individual mind and the
conquest of natures secrets. He had
decided tonight, if possible, to lift the
veil and show some of the wonderful
inventions of the coming years. He
had chosen as his subject "Some of the
Dreams of Modern Scientists. What
are the practical scientists of today
dreaming of?
One hundred and twenty-fv years
ago men began to learn something of
nature and from that year to this there
have been coming to light every few
years wonderful inventions which have
changed entirely the manner Of life
every one flashing its wonderful bril-
lance into the intellectual world, and
then quiet period succeeding. But !
tell you, during the last twenty-five
, years these wonders have not come
singly, but in battalions. What will be
next? l have decided tonight to lift
the veil for you and to speculate upon
what thousand dreamers in thou.
sand laboratories are working upon.
am going to confine myself to four or
five so as to show you their far reach
, ing significance and the difficulties ir
the way of their achievement.
: The first of these, which will revolu,
tionize the mode of living of every
family in the civilized world is a cheap
durable and efficient storage battery
= The speaker clearly explained the con
I struction and uses of the storage bat
= tery-the running of electric fans, au
9 tomobiles, etc. 1t is the most feasible
9 power for any vehicle. In a grea
q many respects, it is an ideal means O.
i propelling vehicles over the ground
The dream of a thousand experimenter
n is to make a light storage battery-o
| wood, or celuloid, or similar substance
= one in which there is no waste, ant
e | which will give back at least nine
tenths of the power put into it. The MAJ
who invents this will speedily become
millionaire. Two thirds of tn
!; locomotives will go out of commission
" We will have light, incredibly swift
f cars propelled by the storage battery
= Another thing that would change tn
whole face of civilized society. Tn
h one great nuisance in city is a horse
The horse is at the foundation of hal
the ills of civilized life, and tn
=; storage battery would Danish the horse
The next dream of the modern scier
~ tist is the manufacture and productio
- of cold light At present we can
N make light without making heat
It an ordinary lamp you pay about SO {
J. SO cents for hea. that you do not wal
II in order to pay one or two cents for tt
h light which you do want. There is sue
I'd a thing as cold light. Around the Sout
Pole tonight there are millions Of mill
IF of ice and snow lighted by tie Auro
- Borealis. That's cold light. If y,
rs catch a lightning bug here tonight,
re- guarantee you won't be burned. Tn
al is cold light. So we see there is such