The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1889-06-27

In the Forum for j, y Bishop Potte" of New
York, treats of the place nd prospects of "The
Scholar in American LIE" ] ne most urge nj
need of our civiizat'ol, on the intellectual
side. is the encouragement of the research for
truth in every department of lowledge with
ont direct regard to practical results" But it
Is not the multiplication of colleges that is
wanted, but rather the enrolment, endow-
ment OF institutions for men who, whether as
fellows or lecturers, shall, in connection with
the universities. be -ee to pursue or FINAL in
vest teation, untrammeled by the petty cares,
the 'rksome round, the small anxieties which
are sooner or later the death of aspirations and
faf obstacles to inspiration. I he Rev. Dr..
Edward E. Hale whites of "A Market for
Books, Copy ight he holds, is essentially of
the same natr"e as patent right, and should be
governed by the same liberal principles. AS
the demand for books is many times larger IN
this county than in Britain, the book trade is
destined before long to have It's principel cen
ter here. Senator jus, II S. MOL rlIl contributes
the political article-"Repao lca1 Pc sty Fios'
poets. A era 81 -Vey of possible rocks ahead
namely the disaffection caused among the 'po-
lltlcal workers by the Adm 'nistratlon's car
ry ing out strictly the provisions of the Civ l.
service reform law. the financial strlngency
likely to result tom the cont ,ued coini g of
silver the difficulties connected with the set
Element of the neg 20 question. and the apathy
among voters fer great victory has been
won at the polls, Senator Morrill, discerns in
the political sky every omen of success for the
Republican Party for many years to come. Mr.
W. =. Lilly, has another of his very remarkable
papers on Ethics. the title of his article for the
present month being 1.-The Eth cs of Journal
ISM" The newspaper is to-day the accepted
. de EhjlOSOnhPr and lie
in all democratic governments. How does it
pei form its high duties? Prof. George j. Ro-
names makes spirited reply-"Anti- Darwin
ian Falacies" Ito the attack made by Prof. st
George Mivart upon the doctrine of Natura
selection in the Jane number. A noteworthy
remark is made in the course of this essay
that Theology. in a.: enlightened sense is not
at all inconsistent with the Darw. ,ian theory.
1.-The Attitude of the French Canadians by
AHonore Beaugrand. ex M igor of Montreal. is a
defense Of the French-speakiDg population Of
Canada against the aspersion often cast upon
them as being unpregressive, ignorant etc
Dr.. Austin Flint write # Late Theories CON
corning Fever showing the modps Operandi of
antipyrin and cold baths in reducing fevers and
the theory of the employment of alcohol as a
means Of checking the waste OF tissues n fe
vers organizations OF the Discontinued, )"
by Richard j. Hinton, is an elaborate study of
the aims ard purposes of socalistic and COM
munistc agitators throvghout the civilized
world, with a statement of the numerical
strength OF the several orgs nZatiOns of the
discontinued. "The World S supply of Fuel
how long will it last? Prof. w. J MCGEE. of
the U. S. Geolog goal Survey, considers this
question in the light of the most recent re-
search. He torsees the total exhaustion Of the
earth's supply Of coal. patroIeum, { nd rock gas
within the period OF a few hundred years new
ertheless there will still remain an 'ineXhaust-
ible" stock of bitumens IN the rocks. phe ever
pressing problem of Domestic Service" is
considered by Jennie Jr1e' (Mrs. Jennie G.
Croly) and the Rev. II. Price ColIer presents
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