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obligation to the recent science of the world; the art of 

 the dyer, the art of the weaver, the art of the metallur- 

 gist, that of the toiler in wood or stone, the art of him 

 who tills the soil until Dakota is the granary of the 

 world, everywhere, in every industry practiced among 

 civilized men, that which is newest is best, and that 

 which is best is the outcome of recent research. 



But by far the greatest part of the debt of science to 

 the world is paid in service. Apollo must needs guide 

 the flocks of Admetus. ' ' Whoever will be greatest among 

 you, let him be your minister." But even here the 

 wealth of material, which rises in illustration, makes 

 pertinent selection difficult indeed. Everywhere science 

 serves: discovery passing into invention, research result- 

 ing in appliance. 



Modern electrical development is the triumph and 

 boast of the age in which we live. It is as yet in its in- 

 fancy only. We as yet simply know nothing about the 

 possibilities of the force which stands revealed in light 

 and heat and electric stream. Our knowledge of elec- 

 tricity dates from the laboratory of Michael Faraday, 

 who was supported by the Royal Institution of London. 

 A few thousand pounds on the debit side ; but who shall 

 estimate the service which this single achievement of sci- 

 entific research has already brought to mankind? Rich 

 and poor alike share in its benediction. By it the laborer 

 passes to his toil; before its light the darkness of mid- 

 night flees and cities dwell in perpetual day. By it the 

 miner drives his drill and with it lights the walls of glit- 

 tering ore in brightness that far outshines Aladdin and 

 his lamp. By it we hear the voices of distant friends as 



