The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-06-17

He took for his subject, "Steam as |
Factor in Civilization. In the ora
tion the author traced the growth
OF steam IS motive power, ant
showed how the growth Of q country
was due to large degree to tn,
commerce. He said, in part: "Com
merce Is an outgrowth OF barter. II
/ prehistoric times man traded with
his immediate neighbor, taking bis
pay in articles OF his own necessity.
He then showed how in the lapse o
time the tribes in their wandering
became so separated that trade be.
tween the Tribes became extremely
difficult. and as result the civiliza,
tion dragged until the power ol
steam again made communication
easy and rapid. To-day, II q highly
civilized country like the United
States were invaded by an army, il
would be possible to distribute sol.
diers over the entire area within a
week, and at the same time trade
could be carried on and civilization
spread. Since the development OF
commerce has been co.incident with
the growth ofsteam power, the truth
Of the above proposition can be easily
demons strated. /" Mr.. Seifert then
traced the history Of the develop
ment Of steam power and the inven-
tion of and improvements on the
different applications for the use of
the power from the time OF its 6rst
discovery by Hero, Of Alexandria,
twenty-one hundred years ago until
the present time. 1t is considered
one OF the necessary adjuncts OF
modern life. He then proceeded to
show that civilization depended upon
the commerce of a country, saying:
Civilization and all that it means
grows by the interchange Of ideas
brought about by social contact. In
the countries Of Asia and Africa,
where nations existed before the
western worlds were known, the
standards today are low. Their
means of travel and communication
are primitive. and many never see
nor hear of the countries beyond the
confines OF their own hamlets.
China and India, with their teem-
ing millions, await some such master
agent to place them side by side with
all that is best in the world. Steam
has been the factor in developing the
great farming resources, in making
accessible the products of forest and
mine, and in placing country in
the forefront OF the progress of the
world.
Steam has developed our country,
north, east, south and west, until
today we stand without peer in the
advancement of our institutions.
One country, one land and one peo-
pie.
Thsspeaker possesses a'good voice,
and his enunciation was clear and
forcible, making his words easily
heard in all parts OF the house. He
was accorded close attention by the
audience.
Mr.. Horace N. Aldrich then delighted
the audience with q rendition of Rsgi-
nald de Koven's Where Ripples
Flow" responding to an encore
with mid the Dales OF Old Wis
consin. after which Harris G.Smith
gave the next oration, taking for his
subject: ELECTRICITY in Modern
Life" He began with the discov.
cry Of the property Of attraction and
repulsion as exhibited by certain
substances when submitted to fric-
ton, which was made in Asia Minor
in 600 B. c., and from that he traced
the gradual growth OF electricity to
its present position Of Importance
in modern life. He said, in part:
"Just what electricity is, no man can
fully say. 1t is the product Of other
forces, and in the sense OF creation
is not made" DR.. Gilbert, Francis
Hawksley, Franklin, Galvani, Volta
and others were mentioned in their
connection with this work, and
their services noted. ITO what end
have these mss worked2 What pur-
pose have they served2 That the
world might be better that they had
lived. They have given us the dy-
nsmo and the motor, two similar
machines, yet widely different IN
purpose, and through these have
o0na many of tha naeaeaitioa and