The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-09-27

| pearls OF brightest hue. We see him
strut; and rustic and turn his feath-
ers in every possible shade and atti-
tude before the sun, with his spark
ling neck erect, aud head turned first
to one side and then the other to view
himself, like gorgeously attired lady
before a mirror. How vain and how
proud he is, feeling conscious that
his beautiful dress is all his own, that
he neither bought, begged nor stole
it; nor is he in debt for it, The look
er on, all the while saying to himself,
how silly, how vain and proud that
creature is; but then,while he is so
beautiful, he is but bird; besides
his head is SO small. These remarks
are intended to apply to males who
indulge in such useless and costly
extravagances, as we'll as to females !;
and more 80, because their accompa-
nying habits are generally more blam-
able than the female. But it may be
said we have great many social
and public assemblages to attend and
that fine attire is a necessity to our
young people to enable them to make
respectable entree into and appear
ance in society. We cannot admit
the argument as to the necessity of
so much, 80 costly and so extrava-
giant attire for even such purposes !;
but we do admit that we do have q
great many, and we think too many,
such social, as well as, so called re-
ligious assemblages, outside Of the
Churches, where the Devil leads the
dance. These, so far as unnecessary,
as most of them are, incurs useless
expenditures and costly and serious
extravagances; and directly lead to
and create kind of seeming neces-
sity for all those other breaches of
the rules, or teachings of frugaiity
and economy, for they are mostly
gotten up to please the many for the
benefit Of the few, and that few not
always the most deserving.
Economy then teaches us to prune
the tree of every redundant limb and
branch, not necessary to the sympa-
thy, health or productiveness of the
tree, too much limb or foliage renders
the tree less productive, and often a
mere incumbrance of the ground.
Where, then, is the remedy for all
this to begin? We answer, that, it
should begin where the evil started,
like charity, it should begin at home,
in the nursery, at the fire side, the
| father and mother should be careful
to enforce its teachings by both ex-
ample and precept. 1t should be be-
gun when the children are young, for
''as the twig is bent the tree is in
clined." Train up a child in the
way he should go, and when he is
old he will not depart from it" Our
children should be early taught to be
utilitarians; to husband their re-
sources--that their time is money
and to use or spend neither time nor
money but for useful purpose, and
there Is nothing useful that does not
tend to promote our health, comfort
or happiness. All the money or time
we spend beyond this is useless, and
often injurious. If we have more
than we want, let us give it to the
poor, for they we have always with
US. We say, like charity, the rene
dy or good work should begin at
home; and like charity, it should not
end there, but that Gods ministers,
as in days of yore, should give it a
helping hand-"a God speed"
Christians, philanthropists and states
men should do all in their power, by
precept and example, to enforce the
remedy, and thereby restore peace,
harmony and love in the family cir
Gle, and thrift, sobriety and prosperi-
ty everywhere. Who will have the
courage to speak out on this subject?
To him we bespeak the plaudit, "well
done, good and faithful servant"
Judge Thurman at BeIIaire, O.
Hon. Allen G. Thurman was at Bel
laire, Ohio, last Saturday and delivered
a rousing speech. We extract the fol-
lowing from Register editorial in re-
ference to the occasion:
considering the fact that the meet~
ing at Bellaire was An afternoon gath
ering, and that the people of Belmont
county had just closed a three days
Fair, and were engaged on Saturday
in getting their exhibits home and put
ting things to rights, the number who