The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-01

standing beneath the shade of a
broad Spreading beech, with his
heels more widely separated than
these latter day par,or "etiquettists"
will sanction, and his arms akimbo.
He looked as though he was in
trouble, and he seemed to be enjoy
ing this very common luxary all
alone. Soon his apparently deep
meditation was broken by my pres
enec, and again the agreeable task
was assigned me to form a new ac-
quaintance. 1t is very natural that
his mind should immediately drift
back TO the subject which only a
moment before had entertained him
so busily. and from what he said |
was led to infer that it did. He
seemed to experience hesitation III
informing me that he had been dis
cussing in his own mind the cause,
or perhaps more properly, causes OF
hard times. On his doing SO l was
not unreserved in telling him that it
was quite likely question for him
to be bordering over at this time, as
man is apt to think about that
which affects him. He said it was
claimed by some that the change OF
administration was the cause OF the
present business embarrassment.
His conversation did not suggest to
me that he was bitter partisan, but
it did suggest that he had opinions
based upon reason, which is very
strange kind among quite number
of people. And just here by way OF
parenthesis 1t perhaps will not be
amiss to say that that kind of opin
ions which is based on intuition
alone, and even that of a very in
ferior sort, don't sell at very high
price to sensible buyers. Then again
there is another kind of opinion that
commands the admiration of the ig-
norant, for it is with them alone that
it receives even temporary abode.
1t is the sort of opinion that belong
to man who believes so and so,
simply because some other man does
or does not believe the same way.
A man belonging to either the afore-
mentioned classes ought to be haul
ed on a cart and bastinadoed from
one end Of the county to the other
for abusing his opportunities. and
thereby not having more sense.
Enough parenthetical remarks for
the present. Well my interlocutor
proceeded by saying that it was
simply a matter of history that we
as nation have enjoyed sea-
sons of prosperity and the reverse.
These periodical changes do not
seem to be respectors of administra-
tons for they have occurred during
the reign of all parties. These facts
that are so prominent in our national
history ought to be recognized by
anyone who ever studied our own
history. If a man does not admit
them as being true you may set it
down in indelible ink that he belongs
to that political organization that
for sometime back has had ample
opportunity to show its predaceous
quality and has so well improved its
chance. Another reason assaigned
by some as the cause of the present
hard times is the last drouth exper.
fenced in this section last summer
This argument is generally conceded
to be good one as it has for some
time been a very popular one and is
certainly productive to certain de
gree Of our present trouble.
Another argument that appears to
me to be by far the most potent Of
hard time arguments is that the PEG
pie consume more than they produce
The result of such a state of affairs
is very apparent. When mar
spends more than he makes he soor
accumulates debt and the position
he occupies towards his creditors Is
certainly not very pleasant one
AS with man so with men and
alike so with nation. How Il
avoid in certain degree these peri
odic reverses is then apparent. o.
course no one is expected to be able
to avert a dry season but evidently (
little more care in spending money
would be productive Of good results
| The old adage that "a dollar saveG
is dollar earned" is more than true
and the sooner We realize this as {
fact the better it will be for us.
/ had the pleasure of visiting s
school the other day. The teacher
a gentleman by the way who mixet
in with his teaching quite larg'
percent of dignity, seemed to pride
himself on his knowledge of Englisl
Grammer. My presence ! though
called forth a considerable amour
Of his surplus dignity as from BIZ
actions ! had good reason to believe
that he took me to be nothing les,
]. than some high official. He asked
! his pupil John - to parse thu
word 'wagon." John - started
off by saying it was neuter gender
mo, MOI said the teacher "feminin'
gender because it has wheels" l dit
not exactly see the connection, If h
had said because it had tongue til,
reason would have been more appar
ent.
i second Arrival.
i Owing to our excellent country ant
railroad trade we are compelled Il
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