The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-15
pEscRlsEs THE FALL or rHE
POWERS THAT RULED WORLD
One Of the Most Interesting Addresses
Ever Delivered Hsrs-Eiks'
Auditorium Packed.

Before an audience that taxed the
auditorium Of the Elks club 20 tts
utmost Ebert Hubbard, one OF the
greatest authors Of the present day
and head Of the Roycroft clan OF East
Aurora. New York. delivered a very
interesting address last evening on
The March OF Centuries.y starting
with ancient Egypt, the famous
author carried the audience down
through the flight of the nations that
rolled the world until the present day.
His picture painted on the minds
canvass was beautiful. and he held
those present In his grasp throughout
the two hours hat he spoke. Unlike
other orators, Ebert Hubbard does
not speak in a nowery tone by the
raising and lowering OF his voice. Not
once did he touch high c, but his
descriptions were wonderful.
Arriving over the Baltimore 4 Ohio
at 1888. he was escorted to the Elks'
club. His lecture was the last OF the
course held under the auspices or
the o Street Temple. with the ex-
ception of n hat was postponed.
The Rabbi Brill introduced MT. Hub
bard on behalf OF the Lyceum, and he
was given an ovation. In opening his
address, MI. Hubbard said hi he
would tell the march of centuries in
a very brief time. II am glad to see
such an audience who can read In be-
tween the lines that I will construct.
/ am going to ask you to picture on
the screen Of the mind the pictures 1.
will throw on the screen"
Early Race
Then he said that we belong to the
Arion Our ancestors landed at
jamestown. Plymouth, and / think
some OF the best at Ellis Island. We
from the East The Arion race
started In India High prices are no
new thing. There were high prices
there and starvation. so they had to
migrate. Out OF India came the
swarming hordes. The first emigrants
stopped on the fertile banks OF the
Nile and these civilization started.
Egypt grew old and satisfied, then
nodded and went to sleep. Egypt was
nodding when Moses led the children
out OF Israel.
Civilization moved on and Babylon
and Nineveh ruled the world. They
divided the power OF the world be-
tween them. From the Bible we learn
that the best society was there. just
the same az in New York.
Civilization did not stop there but
moved on. In Ninevah. there were
men who did not know there right
hand from the left. That Is they did
no work. and when they had the
money hired others to do It. have
stood on the plains and looked over
the place where these cities once
stood.
Athens Rules.
Then Athens arose and ruled the
world. A city OF art. drama. poetry
and physical culture. IL 10 said that
there were thirteen men there who
equal the world will never know.
Athens grew old. Her citizens said
we have the BEST art. and any person
who says they are better we will kin"
Here Mr.. Hubbard, pictured the penaIi-
ties that Athens indicted on great art
lists. orators and learned men.
When you think you have things
perfect then you stop progress" He
spoke OF the worlds greatest school
master being born In Athens and OF
his being destroyed. He said the
school boards then were like the
school boards OF today.
Mr.. Hubbard. spoke Of Alexander,
the pupil Aristotle who threw his
little Grecian army OF $4,000 men
against a million and whipped and de-
stroyed them. After destroying the
persians. he conquered the world.
When you think you have the world
by the tail You look out. Things that
succeed ripen and fall and Alexander
died.
Rome Rules.
Home arose and Rome ruled the
world. Julius Caesar. come as a
clerk. then a priest and at IS lead an
army. He too conquered the world
and he too died at the. age Of IS OF
compulsory vaccination. He only
knew way TO make money. accord
20 Mark Anthony. Lawyers and
priests only know one way. they take
yours. Preachers take up tips. Caesar
caught them and held them for ran
som. on yes. he brought hfa caufora