Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-01

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Half league hafa league
Halt n league around,
All in the valley Of death
Rode The six hundred;
Forward the Ligh, Brigade,
Cha,gc Tor The guns, he said,
Into the valley Of death
Rode the six hundred"
Forward tue Light Brigade
Was there man diSmaycd'
No though the soldiers knew
Some one had bluudercd.
Theirs not to make reply,
ThCi"S not to reason why,
Theirs but 10 do and die
IntO The valley OF death
Rode the six bundled
The poet laureate of England sings
well of this desperate and heroic deed;
vet in the simple annals of the
men who devoted their lives to their
duty, we haye the record OF a nobler
heroism than that OF the noble six
hundred who braved death amidst
the pomp and circumstances OF
glorious war. To so patiently
and sublimely risk a horrible and
CHASTITY death, yea encounter it, is as
sublime an exemplifcatiOn OF heroism
as graCes the pages OF history. And
there are thousands more as brave, for
this is the stuff OF which they are all
made. When the record OF the great
and nameleSs array OF this liies battles
and triumphs is made up in the future,
it will be recognized as a noble one.
Editors and publishers Of West Nir-
ginia, gathered here before me, the time
that should occupy has nearly ex-
pired, and | have given you nothlng in
the line OF advice. expect you need it,
too, but am compelled to forbear goingto
any great length. Only on two points
shall | tender you anything in this direc-
ton. The first and greatest command
ment that | would lay down to you, il
had the power to command you, would
be to keep your subscription lists on
cash basis. know the difficulties that
are in the way OF doing this,
but if YOU follow this adj
vice you will be more
than compensated for all the trouble
you may have. You may think it will
injure you to pursue sis plan, but it will
not. NV word for it, it will not | re-
member the words ascribed to a colored
minister who was urging his congrega-
ton to charity: My bredring, give,
he said. "NO church ob dc Lawd
cher died from giving. II dis church
! pass away in dis way, will climb out
on de moss-covered roof, and by the soft
light OF the moon, | will exclaim:
Dressed are de dead dat die in de
Lawd. " And 81 ii the newspaper that
dies OF enforcing cash payment, | will
say; " Blessed are the dead who die in
the right"
My other point is: Offer no advice
at all-especially publicly. He whom
| you would advise, probably knows bet
ter than you, that he is not attaining TO
the standard Of the highest excellence.
Ii he is engaged in doing something he
ought not TO do, it will probably
be better to let him proceed IN
the error OF his way. If knowing 1t 10
be wrong; he will not pause in his mad
career, voluntarily; your advice will
have very little effect upon him. This
is all, here.
We are members OF profession. the
ayowed mission OF which is to educate,
enlighten and benefit the world. i can
conscientiously say that the press OF
/ West Virginia compares iavOrably with
that OF any other State. We have as
bright list OF papers as there are else
where IN America. LabOrlng and wait
ing, the men who are moulding the des-
tiny of the mountain State, are fighting
against disbursements and overcom-
ing obstacles, known scarcely anywhere
else. Many OF the editors OF West Viz
ginia are as well qualified to edit sheets
| that have and deserve q circulation o.