Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-11-02
Interesting Lecture.


rURE--ltev, JOS. Cook, OF. Boston, lee
tured Thursday evening to good au-
dience on ultimate America-Its
Promise and Peril" This lecture was
the second OF series of four, each com
plete in itself. The lecturer began
with quotations from English authori-
ties upon the future of America, princi-
pally from Gladstone. who predicts that
the census of 1880 viii show the Uni
ted STATES the wealthiest nation of tho
globe, and that America will in all
probability wrest from England her
commercial sceptre. He spoke of Amer
cas- size, aad said that the Roman ca.
giles, when their wings were strongest,
never flew as tar us from Plymouth
Rock TO the Golden Gate, and that if
the United States were cut from the
map and placed just north of the Medi-
terranean, it would overlap in every
corner the empire Caesar ruled. lie
quoted James Russell Lowell, than
whom he said no better patriot lived, as
calling America the land of broken
promises. He spoke of the loss OF men
in the late war, and urged that he must
be allowed to speak of his generation
as but fragment, remnant of what il
was, and it became those who were left
to sell their existence as dearly as pos
sible. He who lost one arm in the ser
vice of his country must be pardoned if
he pnt the other a little roughly on tie
collar of current rascality. From maps
of the two con inents which hung upon
the stage he pointed out the favorablo
conhguration OF the new world, and
showed that the arabic soil in North
and South America was equal to that Of
Europe, Asia and Africa. lie predict.
ed that ultimately America would be as
thickly populated as Europe, and that
the time would come that we should
hear no more of the miserable one hun
dred millions, but Of one thousand two
hundred or even three thousand six
hundred millions OF people. lie spoke
of the possibility of America full popu-
lated and with one language aud that
English, one government and that a re-
public, one standard of excellence, Of
possibility of an alliance OF all English.
speaking peoples, with common interna.
tional regulations, copyright and patent
Jaws for an Edison on the other side tho
water and Watts on this. lie dwelt
upon the idea that America is to be tho
land of great cities, though now our
seven largest cities piled in together
would not make one London. Tho
evils of municipal governments he al
luded to, and asked what if New York
were as large as Loudon aud no better
governed thar hewi There are 10000
voters on Manhattan Island who can
not read or write. These great cities
are coming, and what are we going 10
do with them with elective judiciaries,
ignorant ballots and insufficient church
cs' lie spoke incidentally OF comlnun.
ism and socialism as not feared when
mildly diffused throughout the nation,
but terrible when finding centre in
one of the great Western cities of tho
future. 1t was his advice that every
large city should have regiment or
two OF regulars within few hours can,
not that we should be governed by a
standing army, but we had better take
care of the roushs or the roughs will
take care of us. Municipal governments
are now managed by commissioners aud
commissions, irresponsible officers elcc.
ted for nobody knows what and in ways
nobody knows how. lie advised di.
vision Of municipal power into tho leg.
islative, judicial and executive, an open
public school, and after the lapse of
years no ballot 10 the man who cannot
read. lie spoke oil the evils arising
from the great patronage, the 10000
officers under control Of the administra-
ton, more particularly felt in closo
election, and advised appointments for
good behavior with chance Of pro-
motion. lie alluded to sharp dealirg
as an element in American character,
and quoted that the word esmart" will
yet break Americas neck If .he word
itself is not broken. The difference be-
tween a city religious clubhouse and
true church was well portrayed, and in
beautiful figure in conclusion the lee.
turer pictured liberty, the diffusion Of
knowledge, the power TO earn. and con
scientiousness as sufficient, but true r..
ligion only as sufficient for the safety OF
ultimate America. The lecturer was
frequently applauded.-Bah. Sun.
ARE FAT PEOPLE HEALTHY.
Why are fat people always complain.
ing asks some one who cnteriains the
popular though erroneous notion that
health Is synonymous with Eat. Fat
people complain because they are dis
eased. Obesity is an abnormal condi-
ton Of the system, in which the saccLa.
rne and oleaginOps elements OF the food