The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-11-23

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Quarters Of MergantowR.
Mt. Morris was once q favored
field for the gilded youth to show of
new clothes and crush the hearts al
rural maidens. Railroads and steam
boats have turned their operations
into pastures new. If that Waynes-
burg and Washington railroad is
built prominent dude tells me that
the flirtations Of other days will be re-
vived at the mount" That's strong
argument for the opposition of the
road.
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Some of my young friends tell me
that the Morgantown boys don't
pull together" like the girls do;
that when the girls concoct scheme
for an entertainment or a plan Of en-
joyment of any kind it goes to sue
cessful elimination in flying colors.
All arrangements of the boys fall as
fat as the proverbial pan cake and
nothing materializes in good shape.
Too much jealousy Of one another is
given as the cause of the boys
troubles. There is more of general
.'set" amongst the feminity of pris-
tine bloom than amongst the sterner
ones of gallantry and sauve ways.
l would advise the latter to get to-
ge:her and put their rankings and
jealousies to flight and see if they
don't enjoy themselves better.
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Fair friends of fashion and folly,
you are sometimes bored by callers
who won't leave and who call when
you would rather they were at the
bottom of the deep, blue sea, whose
presence is always tedious and who
are impervious to all hints. Here is
a unique means to employ to get rid
of beau of that kind. It's poin-
ter for You all, girls, and is sure of
effect With your sweetest smile
give him a paper and pencil with
this request: Make a row with
eleven ciphers; now make perpen-
dicular mark downward on the
right of the first cipher; upward on
the right of the fourth; downward
on the right of the fifth; upward on
the right of the seventh and eighth;
downward on the right of the tenth.
The marks should be half an inch in
length. Then request them to read
the result ~
Most Morgantown ladies have at
different times visited at least one
large city, but in truth the bulk of
our female populace has never been
in the habit of visiting cities to any
great extent. For that fact this IS
for the round trip to Pittsburg on
the boats will catch them and the
ease and quickness of the journey
will soon make the conditions here
tofore existing slightly different. A
lady on her way to the boat will be
asked by friend, another of her sex,
"are you going awayY' and the reply,
with utmost earelessness, will be in
this fashion: "Oh, no; only to Pitts
burgh." That's all right; it is done
a great many places where the COM
is populous and can be done
here Just as well, and the knowledge
of higher artistic theatricals, et Get
era will also expand under this new
boat arrangement, as many will go
from here to take in shows that are
to be particularly fine. This slack
water business is an enhancer of
social and aesthetic ideas as well as
of commercial interests.
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There are in Morgantown several
societies which have Missions for
the coroner stones of their founda-
tions The objects ofthese missions
are all foreign. We have the Kindly
Club, the Anna Hunter Mission
Band, the New Mission, the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Association, and
SO ON, but / know of none that has
Incorporated in its platform of prin-
ciples plank for the benefit of those
at home who are as needy of both
spiritual grace and the necessities
of life as any of the Bashi Bazouks
that inhabit the Jungle Probably this
is overdrawn regarding the gospel,
but it is not in reference to the &C
tual needs, of subsistence. am not
decrying the interest taken in the
further enlightenment of the heather
far be it from me to do that, but l
do wish to suggest that there is need
right here of home missionary so
ciety. Home missions is work that
would do my heart good to see en-
gagged in with some of the fervor
that is shown to foreign missions.
1t is satisfying work and there
need be no speculation as to its re-
selts. 1t is right before the eyes and
if success attends the efforts there is
more heart for a continuance of the
work. My hobby for a short time
will be home missions.
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Much speculation IL now INDUCED
ia as to who will be the one selected
to fill the vacancies in the Universe
ty caused by the resignation of DIR.
Purinton. For vice president some
of the present members of the facul
ty will perhaps be chosen but for
the chair of metaphysics no one can
safely say who will be the man.
In the faculty of the W. v. U. the
alumni are not too numerously rep
aesented and DR.. Purinton's call to
other work leaves one less. Good
men who are not alumni can be
found and good men who are alumni
are also plentiful, and there is a
large quota of the latter who are
splendidly qualified for the place.
1t is stern duty, therefore, of the
Regents to elect the incoming pro-
lessor from the ranks of those who
boast of the University as their alma
mater. 1t is proper. 1t helps the
school when it's patrons can see that
its course prepares one to fill such
high position. The Regents have the
good of the school at heart, l sup
pose. That such is the case can be
easily proven by selection of such
q parsonage as is herein contended
for.
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In the management of it's munich
pal offices and in those prominent