The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-12-18


ioyable and instructive literary intertain-
ments that has been given to u Wheeling
audience the present season, Every
available seat in the auditorium was oC-
Cupied, and when Mr.. hltOl came quiet
ly upon the stage unannounced he was
created with perfect storm Of applause.
After bowling his acknowledgements, he
at once began upon the subject Of his
lecture, and asked the audience to consid-
er with him, for short time, the "Prob-
lem Of life"
lie did not accept Prof. Huxley's
theory nor Prof. Tyndall's theory, but
took his own, which was Us old as the un-
settled seas, A man is often brought to
standstill, and asks himself this ques-
ton. The problem is not for a man to
sec how much OF this worlds wealIh he
can accumulate, how much gold, lands,
or goods, There is a great deal in this
world, but no man can accumulate all the
gold, he cannot own all the land, he can.
not read all the books or possess all the
knowledge, Then why strive for it?
Truly, Goldsmith has said, "Man wants
but little here below" We want that
little long. The average problem Of life
is the development Of mans character
it can be nothing else, II is not
wealth. How many millionalres are there
in New York? Not us many as there are
carriages in Central Park. How many
men are famous that will be heard Of
hundred years from now2 Not one. II
the problem is learning, how many can
name the various capitals Of Europe2 II
it is happiness, how many Of you are hap
py2 Carlyle said happiness was cheap,
II you went to the right merchant for Il.
About the best illustration Of happiness
he ever heard was that Of man who,
having expressed himself as being unhap-
py, was told to wear u happy mans shirt,
but when found, the happy man had no
shirt. Character is one thing, reputation
another. People have lost their reputa-
ton, while they preserved their charact-
ter-as many have learned to their cost,
The star that sets may rise Hgain bUt tie
star that falls is lost forever.
lie then showed that iOrtitudo was
another good ingredient in assisting u
person TO solve the problem Of life, and
related the instance OF Sir Walter
Raleigh, who chided tho executioner for
trembling, and VirginiuS, who gave
his daughter AZ sacrifice to liberty;
also Of the soldier, in the midst Of his
suiIerings, who implored his physician
In amputating his arm to leave him
just enough 10 hug his girl with. 1t is
u Islander on human nature TO say that
the spirit Is strong and flesh week.
The flesh OF Sampson was strong
enough to wrest the gates Of GAIA,
Woman is strong enough 10 bear the
agonies Of child birth, The spirit Is
weak. What man dare call q shovel u
spade, for fear it turn into spade and
bury him In the earth2 What member
Of Parliament dare appear on the Strand
with hat other than the regulation slyle2
What woman dare dress more elegantly
than fashion dictates2 What family In
Great Britain dare send maid servant TO
open tho front door, when society says
none but u man servant shall perform
such services? John Thomas rules Eng.
lish households as much as Mrs. Grundy
rules those Of America. Youdo not do or
even say what you think. Suppose you
think trial by jury Is farCe, would you
dare say sO2 Lying is the order Of the
day. The politician lies to his constit-
uents; servant lie to their masters; clerks
to their employers, etc. And It seems
that human nature has nOtthe capacity
to tell the truth. As an illustration that
II has, he related M incident Of q woman
who refused to perjnre herself on tho wit
ness stand to save the life Of her sister.
Magnanimity was another virtue q
person should possess in solving the
problem Of lie. A great French Gen.
eral always mngnanimously divided the
glory of Ills victories with his subOrdin.
Ates, but blamed himself only for his de.
feRts. Another man, whose shoes were
stolen, placldly and magnaniIaOusly
pitied the thief and hoped they might lit
him. Many despise the Lords Prayer
because II requires us to forgive tres.
passets; but we still maintain the Ter
iuiionis, by which men forgive an injury
at the cost Of reputation, and believe In
IAN eye for an eye, ETC., and not the pre-.
cepS Oh lhe u0lueh hule' o,-,
lie tlleh referred 70 we olymplan
games III comparison WIN INC Derby ana
Saratoga races o. to-day, ana compared
with ours Of the present, and, without
making any direct point, attacked the
grain merchants, behind the cloak Of the
iI anu ne'u .nnt sne hoLulDg
DacN Oh gram UNI IL became dear was
greater crime 'n"h arson, MURDER or
'heIt. ,,,u - ., -
ne heIu Ihat Ihe sumo remarks were
go3u IN reference 10 golu, etc, heihought
rellglous 'oleraIlon was good !hlhs, anu
oVeri ,Ti i amp ii nad !4lng-suGh
~ a, o,H 10, ios tne t tn,tu ssF ~, ne compi.,
menIeu Ihe meG ,,i US INC most prompt
III paymen,Lol ueo!s, anu neIu lhat out Of
ohS hundred merc9ans nlnely.seven
lalieu peGause they loilowea inc creult
system; llG shen eluclua.eu Ihe meaning
uuu N"Iue Vi a pLo'nLlni ,.st hoIe, Dut WaS
mol IN laVCt OF inc aooll,Ioh Oh tne Greult
system, ~ " was IN e'iuehee Of Tue ia'1h
man III III" ,I, ~ n'a ~, .,,,,... ,..,,L,
lie t"ousnt ! . uhlIure' sIouIu pe Gu
roeS sIieh OS Henry oi NNy"rre lie nPil.
rrims Progress, D lE,Sop's iables etc.. and