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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17

CARLYLE pays grand tribute to the
character of his father, who was godly
slone.mason in Scotland, when he writes;
"The force that had been lent my father
he honorably expended in well-dolng.
A portion of this planet bears beneficent
traces of his strong hand and strong head.
Nothing he undertook to do but he did it
faithfully and like true man. / shall al.
ways look on the houses he built with y
certain proud interest They stand firm
and sound to the heart all over his little
district" Such character we instinctively
admire. Its rugged honesty attracts us. 1t
exhibits an energy which proceeds from
the fear of God. At the centre Of charac-
ter there is always governing principle.
This may be one thing or another-may be
a remembrance of God or regard for the
devil, may be holy resolution or weak
sentiment. Still il Is there and 1t
Is influential. 1t resembles the point
Of capitalization around which clus-
ter the strange forms and colors oi
Natures workmanship. Character will
surely be determined by this central
principle or supreme choice. When
you come TO know q man intimately
you become acquainted with his supreme
choice and then you can explain his con-
duct. For what can you expect Of one
whose supreme choice is the selfish desire
10 please himself, or to be as free from
care as possible, or 10 get rid of the annoy
ances which interest in human distress
will bring with IT. What will life yield
whose supreme choice is viceH What
force can be derived from a nature which
Is listless and indifferent? What noble
service has ever been rendered when the
supreme choice has been q preference for
the interests which antagonize liberty and
religiont-[ Henry L. Booth, d. ID.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17

THE Southern Exposition Company
have conceived magnificent scheme TO
advance Southern interests at the expense
of the general Government, by asking an
appropriation Of one thousand dollars 10
each Congressional district and half a mil.
lion dollars for increased accommodations
and for q still larger sum, as loan which
there is no probability Of being paid, alto.
ge,her amounting TO millions, and innocent
lysay, "The money TO be appropriated will
not be missed from the Treasury" Itbegins
TO look as though the South expected to
get pay for its loss In the war and for the
emancipation OF its slaves, indirectly II
not directly. If The South would attend
to business, deal justly with the agri.
cultural classes OF their own sec
tion, encourage emigration by social
and. political liberation Of Northern men,
they might soon see their section on the
sure road TO prosperity without the neces-
ity Of asking aid from the general govern.
ment.
But so long as they continue to deny
political rights to all who are not Southern
in their sentiments, so long as they continue
to defy the will Of the majority by resort,
ing 10 intimidation, Violence and blood
shed, they shoald be allowed to paddle
their own canoe. A national or a worlds
exposition might justify the asking of aid
IRON the general government, but nothing
less. Once open the doors to such local
aud sectional demands and II will soon be
found that "the money to be appropriated
viii be missed from the treasury and
since II Is suggested that this Is to be the
beginning Of series Of them, II will be
wise TO call halt before we begin,
We seriously question, also, whether the
advantages obtained by such expensive
and luxurious exhibitions are sufficient TO
warrant the outlay, and whether, in many
instances, they do not contribute more TO
the income Of the officers and managers in
charge OF them than 10 the agricultural
and mechanical interests Of the dear people
whose interests are ostensibly being pro-
noted. In any event II is safer 70 trust
all such schemes TO private enterprise
rather than enter a road that opens up
unlimited demands upon the public
treasury.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17

Now it is our special solicitude to be
very amiable, but we do not think it fair
that 14,2S4 votes In Georgia should count
as much as 1881 in Ohio, or 1901 in
South Carolina as much as 3S,0SS in lndi-
ana. We hope the advocacy of the reno
val OF such disparities is not necessarily
sectional and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Gazette.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17

BUTLER's campaign is said to have cost
him 100000, and he has been obliged 10
mortgage his Washington property to
secure loan of 100000 What returns
he has to compensate him for this outlay,
it will probably take some time for him to
determine. We think he will not be a
candid ate for President on his own 'ac-
count in 1888.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
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The House has, by large majority.
passed bill tocreate new cabinet officer,
a Secretary of Agriculture. 1t is thought
that It cannot pass the Senate. This is
considered more ornamental than useful
appendage to the cabinet
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
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and cleanse the blood and system Of even impurity
Price 90 six bottles by express prepaid for $50
FRAZIER MEDICINE co.
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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17
He Thanks His Paper.

Mr.. Editor:-I was induced by reading your good
paper to try DIR. Hurter's Iron Tonic for debility,
liver disorder and scrofua, and three bottles have
cured me. Accept my thanks. jos. c. Boggs.-EI.
AQil
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-12-17

THE figures following show the average
vote at the late Presidential election for
representative Electors in the States
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

g.. ...II NJ IT - t1
~. nstIacks Tor United states wlasurnv
Lnetc Wy now stAtioucA there sevesna
companies OF cavalry and sevss1fof
,ntan.ry, the whole force being undRr
the immediate command 81 CpL
biounL U. :. A. The proximity 81
Fort Concho 70 San Angelo saAn
greatly 10 the commercial intarxxa al
the lauer.
PARTIES desiring further inf6sfRAsE,
IN regard 10 thccounty will DO wellf
write ior copies Of one or both al th<e
newspapers published In San Angelo.
Inc Iimcs- enterprise was established
as me rom Green Times BY Jas. Ksbexr
~ lcsm ~ issS the TIMES Publishing
r'"Mny was organised with ].
nousson. Dr. +. III. CArlns-
sno Sames hibee a. the stockholdeYs-
Ia Nugus,, issS, T. N. Ions por-
ennseu MIR. Hodyson's and Dr. Casier'sn
inteIest Nnu assumed editorial coniml
a. 9. tne paper ia Noventer. 1855. sher
Iimes once was totally Destroyed: mo-
insurance. IN the meantime Mir. j..
n n: Farley OF California Ind stAsies3
tue enterprise. After the fiys mr.
ions purchAed three GAAr
interesv ia the EnterpSisee
enu 'ne rom Green Times WIG
cesue" 'me Ola i'imee and the old Enisr-
PRISE me consolidation took plarer
nece'uoef \. IssJ The Times-Entea-
p .'s,v 'nelviure the oldest rsPsr
luoii,n,u III tne county. II n tfss
o OH organ OF Tom Green and Con-
guy NV, .uun',.s' anu mas 2 bona hde chr
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

uRY observation-disclosures of
,s,oiier Of the Currency-Washing-
bra. mi. whereas, by satisfactory
eto senied 70 the Undersigned, II has
Eor, epeaf That "fhe Stale National
The worth In the city OF Fort
zoe county OF TaIrant and state OF
~ piied with all the provisions
n ~ statutes OF the United states.
Iai M complied with before an asso-
|of ~ authorized to commence The
banking. Now. therefore, /,
! banon, Comptroller OF the Cur
panre,eoy certify that "The state
ORR OF Fort WORTH in the city
erss ~ the county OF TarrRnt aud
n ~, Is authorized 10 commence the
huna,king as provided In section
ar en and siXts mine OF The re-
I neof The United States.
4 nmny whereof. witness my hand
Saiee This 18th day OF Jnly, 1854.
III W. CANSoS, NJ
Nomptrol'er az the Currency.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
WANTED

6y NINE WITHIN THE REACH
Aeann that has pluck ana perse..
u = the Presidential CsndidAtsA.
bg rsn and Cleveland and Hen
nv 10y. 80 pages, illustrated: also
IA cam psign picture and chart
Ads, color Sold only By oar
Aiss TsJ. W. Strong. Oh Main
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

.Religlous bodies" SO called, are
prone to fall into very narrow ruts.
a member OF the United Presbyterian
church, who WAS recently elected an
elder, was refused ordination by the
session on the ground that he "took 2
walk In the country on = Sabbath ~,
terooon.p The presbytery sustained
the session. The books in running
brooks, sermons In stones.and good ~
everything swakens no response III
theif clrcumscribed comprehension.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

nRS. BRoILES q GRAMMER, PHYSI-
Dcians and surgeons Office, Yves. Fourth
street. DR.. Broiles re sidence next door west
of office, corner Fourth and Taylor streets.
Office hours s TO . a. m. and toS p m. DIR.
Grammer can be found at office at all times,
except when othe rwise engaged. Telephone
at Office and residence.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
LAND AGENT.

r. r. EUCKER n co., BELToS,
n ~ and General Agents.. Sole
W. me Abstract OF Bell County
nrvsuoa general iaud business, In.
aud couveynuclng.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

hsaE NAN, BY INVITATION,
neu with Mr. q. ID. Laueri at his
iaa,t and luncu stand, loi front
M y, and from the treatma nt
~ eIesant fare spread before him
esommend this place and accom-.
"a being par exceilencs 10 any
ltnnnu ~ The city. Tie fine old
Se,,ssaa dispensed Mt the bar carl
IN ma state. Let the hungry
4 'eleinb Der this place, and for q
{isr ooih ana clean bed you could
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

.E.HoUSEHoLD AND KIrCH-
fnltnre mu be sold at n great
que book case, glass front; one or.
ne bureau and wash stand, three
steads, one wardrobe, one parlor
n.er tahle, one large mirror, one
wv new tents, Que refrigerator,
o, icatherpil ows, eighty pounds
snattrtsses, four sets OF chairs,
pes, yarn carpets, baby buggy
vsner things TOO numerous 10
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
PROFESSIONAL.

:" l.. NERCOE, NJ. D., PHYSICIAN
III. and surgeon, Office corner Houston
and Fourth streets, over Washer Il August;
residence corner Broadway and Galveston
avenue, one block west of South Main. Tele.
phone comn rnication; office 2H, resi-
dence 25.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

isBf SAMPLE-HAyING MADE
ents with n prominent New
esale house, | now respectfully
LOT furnishing hotels. boarding
private residences with all grades
WINDOW shades and draperies.
,ssg' corner Throckmorton and
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

okO RANCH i HAVE FOR
seventy-five head of high grade
uil caves, droppeI here. Also 100
ng leNas cows. bred to Here ord
~" grade steers, ones and twos.
JACK us ever came from Ken.
''e OF come. +. NJ. Hou,s. Decatur,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

hLE-CoUNTERS, SHELVING
noW-cases nearly new, AZ half
'pny d Dsmmann, iO6 Houston
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

The bet smoking tobacco Z Little
JokN.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

.E AT A BARGAIN-ONE HOI.-
nndrei, $3.50: one large beading
lO, one roofing folder, sl.bD; one
Lroohng seamer. $40: one hand roof
81; one creaslng steak. II; one
lhteaR -. GE,. MILLER.
Colorado, Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

|jrsE TO RENT--A. C.. SHU-
W. +. Lakes Hardware store,
I'd and Houston streets.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

nR II. w. MOORE, PHYSICIAN AND
- surgeon. Office on First street. between
idencc over Office. Telephone number at res
idence 1877; at Office "a.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

IN AN AGENCY PUSI-
rays si,eO0 a year. Also AN inter.
lendid cattle ranch. Purchaser
AT leastS5iO capital and be an ac-
IS man. Address j. W.. Gazette
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

yYyHE EYE AND EAR--DR. JAS. Rem
recently from the Eye aud Ear lnnr-
mary, Chicago, has located AZ FoIt worth;
aud VIII attend promptly q the medicsi an ..a
and ear. once over Twombiy d Son, on
Main street, near the square.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

A BROWN, PHYSICIAN AND SUR
~, geou, Office corner OF Fourth and Hous.
ton Streets residence 200 south Main street,
corner Daggett avenue. Residence telephone.
No. q: Office te ephone, No. rs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

mrs. BURTs & FIELD, PHYSICIANS
IL and surgeons. Office over Kings drug
store, Main street; telephone connection mt
Office and residences.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

NJ wALLERICH, DENTIST. OFFICE.
IN No: Is Main street Snp -s'aars' For'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
ROOMS FOR RENT.

cNT-TWo WELL FUR lSHE ED
Hon first floor, well ventilated, suit
1tlemen. Corner OF Fourth aud
WIN. NoIrltt.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
|, COLUMN.

~. rpder this head viii be in
~ ~ ave cents a line, each
or,s 10 the line. No sdver-
M less than Is cents. Par
s'a . have no running account
LAxance. -
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

Y X. POLLOCK, NJ. D., HOMEOPATHIC
81 Physician and surgeon. ONCE over X.
L Twonibly a Sons Land Office, Main street.
one block south of court house. Residence.
7O4 East Weatherford street. once hours
from ii to IL q. M. and to and tos p: m.
HpeciaIty OF diseases OF children. Telephone
No at Residence 2f5.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

DRJ. N NICK NIGHT. PHYSICIAN AND
/ surgeon, office and residence ISL Main
street. south OF Waterman hotei,fort "of'n'
Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

DR, w. w, RoUTH, HOMEOPATHl sT.
IL ONCE aud residence Third street, corner
Rnsk. opposite the opera house. ONCE hours;
Ito 10 a. m; $50 to Up. M; Sundays 10 TO IL
a. m. Telephone. No. 200.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
BUSINESS FOR SALE.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

pL GROCERY BUSINESS. GOOD
ION. Address j. ID p. o. Box $50.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

h-rO EXCHANGE A SMALL
m sedaiia, NO., for lots, cash or
6Iscent TO this city. Inquire at
I'm store, 5l2 Houston street.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

DR. j. NJ. MULLINS, FORT WORTH,
- Tex, physician and surgeon, once cor
per Fifteenth and Main streets; residence,
Railroad avenue, west of Main street; tele-
PHI me, residence, No. 2l0; telephone, office,
Nh cS,i
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

No.ai3 FIGURING mill and gins nj y evuD-
IN ~ seat near Fort Worth. IN rich tffaB
growing country. Two new bars, wbsat Ss.sh
corn, two buildings, two gins Zone ol tAl,fsi
l0-saw with imposrd steam prcssl Wt1
trade all or pnri for good land or city 1ssp-'
erty. Prefers hull Interest n com petcn raa'inr
takes the other half.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

MO. 2i5. Two houses and lots u rooipo nsd
IN srcomsl; lots 5oxiaJ feet each, fento ann
s2,s0j, for sale or rade for fnrm near "a lsn<sss
town Ia No. tn Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

DR. w. F. JERNlGAE, rIYsIo-MEDI-
- cal ply sician, office los Main street, over
". II. Ferguson's drug store residence
ii a, M. to5p. m. Telephone No. 26i.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

No.2J Good well nv, i've rooms, cisiEzE. !.
IN garden, frnihotc,wit lot 100 fee, sqssssns
cheap.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

MO. ai6. Fielot on sontb sido, On fun1,-
IN s,lsania avenue, o. ioo feet strsei, san
LOT IOVN2iC feet Ia sia-.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

ANY ONE HAVING A
arm. not over three miles from
\ romfortable dwelling, to rent
a permanent tenant by apply
I'M, colorado q santa Fee tele-
1 near Hotel Pickw wick.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
PERSONAL.
-
az wANTED-FEMALE.

sITUATIoS AS COOK OK
me,a, by an experienced white
\ rsferences. Address Miss M.
Al. Fort Worth.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

X u. FooTE,w. M.cHAS.
ley & Cunningham, San Angela, Tom Green
county, Tex, land and live stock agency.
Lands for ranching purposes speciality. Col
lectiOns and correspondence solicited.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13
-------------.--
IvrED-MALE HELL,

hI GOOD BAKER; WILL
ZOO or give int rest In business:
giih small family pref FRED Cali
mss. Immediately. l.. Hearte,
Z, Texas.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-13

bN1-TW0 DESIRABLE ROOMS,
>fn exposure, furnished or unfur-
nlh and Houston streets.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-08

ELECTION Oar NorEs--wHAr WAS
DONE IN More ANTowS.-Last Tues.
day in this place was very unlike the
day of the State Election on The l4th
of last month. Then everything was
quiet and peaceahie, Tuesday there
was racket on the streets all day
long. About dozen men were
drunk and nearly took the place
They whooped and yelled .and did
their utmost to raise a fight. a nun.
Der of rows occurred daring the day
and several blows were struck. 1t
was u disgracer.l day to say the
least of it. There were no arrests
that We heard OF. For the reputa-
ion of the town we hope that there
will be nothing of the kind again
soon. 1t was one OF the worst DAYS
we ever saw in Morgantown.
The wheel of fortune and the cane
man kept considerable crowds around
them all afternoon.
The election commissioners were
W. X. Hoffman. Coleman Vandervort
and Jas. n. Davis.
Several votes were challenged and
OF one or two occasions some excite
ment was raised.
Three election judges are enough
and there is no occasion for over
much meddling by the ''congrega-
ton
The crowd was very large nearly
all day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-08

can candidate. tasted the gall OF
defeat in 1856. when James Buc-
hanan was elected. The Path
finder" still lives, and was recently
trotted out to add eclat to BIaine's
Hippodrome in its Northwestern
travels. Willard Fillmore, the
American" candidate; had eight
electoral votes.
Stephen A. Douglas, John C..
Brechinridge and John Bell were
Abraham Lincoln's competitors in
1860. The civil war which followed
this election drove Lincoln's bril-
liant Democratic competitors to
opposing sides. and Douglas gave
his activity and eloqence to the aid
of the Union, while Breckenridge
became the Confederate Vice Pres
ident.
General George B. Mcclellan
was the Democratic nominee of
1864. His political campaign was
as brilliant and as unfortunate as
those in the military field, and he
received but III of the 233 electoral
votes.
Horatio Seymour was General
Grants first competitor for the
Presidency. His distinguished ca
reer in the politics of New York
and his high character. morally
and Intellectually, made him as
strong candidate as the Demo
cratic party could have chosen.
Next followed the singular cam
paign Of 1872, when the mass Of
the Democratic party supported
Horace Greeley, whose life was a
record Of bitter opposition to all
party had championed. The wis
dom of the choice, made in the in
terests of peace and concord, was
shown by the fact that Greeley's
popular vote was more than one
hundred thousand greater than
Seymour's.
Rutherford B. Hayes was the
Republican candidate opposed to
Samuel J. Tilden in 1876, and was
defeated by popular majority OF
$50, 600 votes, but gained the seat
through the Vaccinations Of the
Republicans in Congress and the
use of the corrupt means which
that party has since employed SO
openly in National elections.
Winfield Scott Hancock, another
successful soldier, was the Demo
cratic nominee of 1880. He re-
ceived slight majority of the pop
ular vote, but the majority Of the
Electoral College was against him.
Like Mcclellan, he was not in any
sense a politician. The nomina-
ton Of either was pledge that the
Democratic party took as much
pride in the achievements of our
soldiers in the war as the Repub-
lican.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-08

Those who visit Newport, Rhode
Island, are shown the old round tow
err, which is one of the chief attrac.
tions Of this place. This was proba-
bly, built by the Norsemen early in
the thirteenth century. and was used
by them as tower in which to flee
for safety when attacked by the ma
tives. 1t was their tower Of safety,
and if it could talk. what volumes of
history could it relate. just as it
was tower of safety to the early
discoveries of America, so is Peruna
to the citizens Of our country to-day.
AS +. is prepared exclusively from
vegetable compounds, and contains
no poisonous minerals, it is peculiar
ly adapted to all who need tonic
for their worn out systems. Ask
your druggist for Peruna, and for
DR.. S. b. Hartman's treatise on the
"Ills Of Life" or address DIR. S. B.
Hartman Il Co, Columbus, Ohio.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-08

The West Virginia University is
supposed to be live and progressive,
as we'll as thorough, institution Of
learning. II it is not it ought to be.
Standing at the head of the educa-
tional system of West Virginia it
ought to be supplied with all that is
necessary to make it strong and
respectable modern school of higher
learning. Our University has had
an existence since 1867, a, period of
II years. BY this time we might
expect it to be thoroughly equipped.
In measure i. is so. But it needs
many things yet, and among them is
a Lecture Course. In this particular
it is not only not advancing but is
not even holding its own. Only a
few years since every session bad its
course consisting of at least three or
four lectures. They have gradually
dwindled down to one lecture year
and that during Commencement
week.
Nearly every college in the country
is ahead of US in this respect. Col
leges, which in the main are not to
be compared with the West Virginia
University, nevertheless have fine
lecture courses. The committee of
Waynesburg college has already en-
gagged Joseph Cook and E. P. Roe to
address the students of that college.
Other famous lecturers will be Sc
cured during the session. Shall they
and scores of other colleges be al
lowed to completely outstrip us in
this matter!
A lecturer Of reputation can al
ways draw good audience at the
University. The students turn out
en- masse. The people of the town
take an interest in these lectures.
The students ought to have the adj
vantage of them by all means. Men
of fair ability can be secured at but
little cost above their expenses. If
there is no money to pay Beecher
and Cable and Cook let us have men
a grade less in stature. Let us have
West Virginia talent il nothing more
Let the authorities see to this
matter.
Let us have a University Lecture
Couse.