The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-01
Special Correspondence Of ntelllgeneer.

Special Correspondence OF ntengenccr.
EVANSVILLE. WA. July 80.
When 1 wrote you from Spencer our
institute was In fill bldsf and full OF
Interest and It. sc! contlntied until the
close, Friday at 3 o'clccktp. m. In
some respects 1t was one jd the most
successful Institutes aSrr. saw. The
teachers were Attentive, courteous. to
the instructors, and from their every
act they showed that thelr, hearts are
In the great work in which they are
engaged. The schools OF Roane coun-
~ are in good hands. One of the fea-
lures of,the, institute was. the help re-
ceivea by distinguished citizens and
visitors On Thursday evening an In!
formal meeting was heidi The court
room was densely packed and Hon.
Charles E. HogE, Hon. Nlrgl! A. Lewis,
Prosecuting Attorney Nandale and
Professor Gorby, the Snewly-elected
principal OF the Spencer schools. I'LL
made short speeches. and the time was
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pleasantly and prohtahlyS Spent.
Met an Old Friend.
While at Spencer twas my pleasure
and privilege to meet Prof: 7. L. Da-
vIes, who has bsea principal of the
Spencer schools for duite+a number Of
years, but who now has charge of q
Job printing office, and Is engaged in
writing u general history, which he
himself will publish. HeHhas already
issued a book entitled Facts In Civil
Government" which Is ,asgen In Itself
and should be In the hands of every
teacher in West Virginia and in fact, it
would be weit-if every boyiand girl IN
the state. was permitted to peruse its
pages. On Friday EVENING" after the
close of the institute, was taken to
the hospitnble home Of Mflfcraig. four
miles from town. and early Saturday
morning we started across the country
to Grantsville, the countysseat OF Cal
houn county. where L am now very
comfortably located. to assist in con-
Quoting the county teachers institute
which convenes at 10 a. rttiesito-day. I
truvcrsed some of the widest toughest
yet most beautiful country I have ever
seen. "The West Virginia lHills" will
hereafter be more of a rs4li,y than
they have heretofore been. l am glad
that l have, been permitted to- take this
lit. TO- Il ,..n Stnta
have. never seen before.
Believe it a Misnomer. +.
As am permitted to go here and
there. up and down the hills and val
ieys OF West Virginia, the more am
convinced that the name Little Noun
tain State" is mlsnomer. 1t should be
big Mountain State" ,TlGpre see
OF the Interior of the statdSmore am l
convinced OF lis vast wealth and the
more l see the great possibilities In
store, for us In the future; Our mineral
wealth is Inexhaustible. while the
mountain sides are lined with timber
that cannot be eNhaustedi for genera
tlons to come. and there her people, the
sturdy men aud women are'now in con-
ctroi and the sturdy boys-and girls
springng UP on every hand will take
the places OF those whose span of life
is fast coming to a close: these are far
better, than all. la-s.
See the Little White schoolhouse.
No diYeren.e where. we ;!ga,np" now
rough the roads. or how wiE1.tEe seer
cry, every now and then We see the
neat little white school house. In which
these hardy sons and daughters arc
being educated for the duties OF life.
viii come home from this tpiR with n
better opinion Of, tbs great flissibili:ies
OF our state than haze mad before. 1t
would be O great thing If IhDre Of our
people were to become better acuraint-
ed with our state us whole than they
are doing. Some Of US who live in the
city get the idea that thoGs living Out
among oar mountains and hills, are far
behind the city folks; In short.%are but
n littlerremoved from the savage and
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