The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-09

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Quarters Of Morgantown.
If there Is anything more COM
pletely at variance with good taste
than to talk about ones business, to
boast of his skill, to eulogize his
wares and to put his prices on dress
parade in social party or with q
disinterested friend or acquaintance
can't conceive what it is. Our
young men for the most part have
refined manners, but the innate so
cial delicacy and natural etiquette
is sadly deficient in many of the
alleged blue bloods, as l have OBJ
served and heard few of them on
such occasions as the above dilate
on those same things l have herein
scorned against. Young men, be
sociable and you will be popular,
and to be sociable "the great / am
must be relegated to the shadows.
So
The Brown Guards, or l should
say Co. /, will be greatly increased
numerically now that it is decided
that the uniforms will be free.
When the idea of forming a company
here was first suggested by Col. Fast,
the first question asked by one solic-
tied to join was, twill it cost any
thingw Understanding that it would
cost a little something, his argument
on the subject ran in the channel
that it did no good to belong to anil
itary company and he wouldn't be
long to a military company if every
thing was free. These very identi
cal fellows are now the most anxious
to serve their State in military ca
pacity, knowing that no cost there
uuto obtains. The above is not 8
natural but a customary condition
of affairs.
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In the base ball games at tn,
academy yard between the girls and
the boys the girls come out victori
Gus quite as often as their adversar
les of the opposite sex, though in
justice to the latterlit should be sale
that the boys nine is composed o.
younger members than the girls
But the girls really understand the
game and how to play it well which
makes me indulge the anticipation
that in few more seasons our girls
along with numerous other accom-
plishments will have acquired per
feet understanding..ofthe national pas
time and thus in escorting one o
them to witness game gentleman
will not be bored nigh unto death ex
planning various manoevers. Anoth
er element of progressive practica
education, this.
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There are often to be found in
dividuals who are at home in tn,
classics and the higher mathematics
who are not merely dull and awkward
in conversation, but helpless il
affairs. Their learning seems to b.
useless for the general run Of things
and they very often evidence an in
capacity for any practical reasoning
| am sure that the above is not TIN
nature of the education desired o
intended in any of our schools, and
heaven be thanked for it, there ar
few who leave the w. V. U. who rep
resent the above pitiable condition
Aside from their texts, the real ed
ucation for the combat of this nun
dane sphere comes from wide and ju
dicious reading, and ] can testify t.
the truth of this; the most learne,
men we have, acquired their creates
learning since their school days; il
abstruse discussions they are perfect
ly at home and in social conversation
and matters of affairs they are equal
ly as eloquent. These are the educate
men to. whom am proud to bow.
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There is a certain matter in th
prosecution of cases before the eeur
that bothers great many people
good deal. Here is an instance O
what l am driving at: Last weel
the two members of a prominent lie
gal firm were defending prisone
and the two members of anothe
prominent firm were prosecuting
and there being a great deal of con
tlicting and contradictory evidenc
in the case the lawyers were unde
the necessity of patching up thes
inconsistencies in their pleadings t
the jury. One way to do this was t
give the opposing council particula
rakings and each side acted on thi
principle and the fur did fairly fly
they went for each other in such Wig
orous style. In the afternoon a.
four of these gentlemen were engae
ed to prosecute another case, an
while it is not good smile on tn
case to say that the lion and tn
lamb lay down together, it is fac
that they we're the personification Q
courtesy one to all the others an
would have impressed one as all be
ing the dearest friends ON eartt
This is something very common t
we old hangers around the court
but it is strange sight to the unso
phisticated.
TopIG ExPosTULAToR.