The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-01-19
The Value Of Force

Force and determination. cease
less energy and unending work
these things are the elements o
genius,
The man who is merely average
lacks. most Of all, force Il h'
possessed force. it would mani
fest itself. even though it wer,
dissipated. The steam that jet:
from the mouth of a kettle is the
same steam that drives a locomo-
tive-both are force. but the one
is lost but the other is made e
do work.
All the men who have made q
success of life have possessed
force, and have used it. We
have called it persiStency in
some; in others we have defined
it as energy; in others we have
named in perseverance. But in
all, it is the same force.
The soldiers of the Union Army
looked across the bloody battle
field and beheld a man standing
immOvable in the midst Of Z rain
Of shot and shell. We know that
man today by the name attached
to him in history Stonwall Jack
son.
At Manassas, the flower of
South Cardinals soldiery under
the command of General Bell had
been overwhelmed by the Uuion
ranks. Bell rode W to this great
fpure and exclaimed: They are
beatinp US back"
Well" said Stonewall Jack
son, then We will give them the
bayonet.
On the other side there was
rising a man with the same in
domitable spiorit. Lincoln said
of HIM
Grant? Why, he reminds me
of bull dog; when once he shnts
dow his teeth nothing can shake
his hold.
ION to Richmond" and Il
shall fight it out on this line if it
takes all summer"-these broke
the back of the Rebellion.
And, long before, there was a
man dragged about the streets Of
Boston by a mob of frenzied hu- F.
man beings. He was thrust into
Jail. Every insult was heaped
upon him: every abuse was
turned upon him: What did he {
do?
He FASTENED back TO his little J
Office when he was allowed his
and he took up his work ,
where he took up his work where
it was interrupted. He published
his "Liberator" and Numbered
to the world these words: y am
in earnest. Twill not equivocate L
| will not excuse. and | will not
retreat single inch and will be
heard"
William Lloyd Garrison was
heard and he won a nation to his :
belief. Mobs, violence, threats, t
even the erection of a gallows :
before his door-these did not 81 !
lence the tongue of Garrison nor 3
cause his pen to stop. He gave
freedom a new voice, and he !
raised that voice aloud in the !
cause of those who could not o
speak for themselves. 1t never
ceased its utterance until liberty 8
struck the shackles from the :
wrists of the last slave under the
Stars and Stripes.
And. once more, history points
to another example Sheridan
rode twenty miles to find his ar
my routed. Early, his second in !
command, met him on the field :
"Oh, sir" cried Early, we are I
beatenl" mr-- Il
M" shouted Sheridan, you :
are beaten but this army is not"
And it was not. Out of its t
rout came order and out of the {
order came victory. And behind :
the victory was Sheridan's force. !
II is not enough to have ability !
One must have force.
Ii is not enough to be average.
One should essay more. Ability
without persistency and persever-
ance is like the steam from the
pot dissipating itself in air. Con-
fine it, control it; let it convert :
itself into might and strength =
and power and success.-Ind. a
Sentinel. 49, = = o
The Jasper Machine works on l
Tuesday secured the contract for 9
placing the steam heating plant
in the church and rectorv. at st