The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1891-08-22

Thoughtfully Discussed For Careful
Readers.

TIMELY TORlCS
J Thoughtfully Discussed For Careful
Readers.
| Perhaps Morgantown does moi
wish to do as other places, perhaps
she does not think telephone a very
satisfactory means for holding con-
verse, at any rate, for whatever rea-
son it may have been, she succeeded
in astonishing the Superintendent
of the telephone line on his recent
visit here. He said it was the first
time in his experience that the peo-
pie of a town had not fallen all over
each other in their efforts TO obtain
the Office" When he had no appli-
cations for it, he gently suggested
the desirability of locating it some
where, and was met on one hand and
the other with the replies, at will
cause too much bother" at will be
in the way" etc., and he went away
wondering what manner of men these
may be.
Perhaps it isn't desirable thing
to have telephone office-the Bar
barian knows nothing whatever about
that-but it is very interesting to
know we are not as other men are.
So
Morgantown may not care about
talking to people who have the bad
taste to live elsewhere, but she has
had enough hot days so far this
summer to take deeply personal
interest in Prof Paddleford's system
for piping cold air from the noun.
tain tops, and distributing it through
out the cities just as gas aud water
are now distributed. His idea has
been enlarged, and someW estern cap
italists propose to be independent
of mountains, and to furnish cool air
in the summer and hot air in the win
ter to any part of the cities desiring it.
Weather is becoming quite syste-
matized, and presently we shall have
only ourselves to blame if it is un-
satisfactory.
With the opportunity of defying
the summer heat or the winter cold
within our reach, and with a man
with machine to watch over
the comfort of each community, we
can have small room for complaint
left us, and If some one will kindly
lend his energies toward discovering
machine for stopping the storms
when once they get started, we feel
that we can calmly trust the rest of
our affairs to Providence
Its fact, however, that we always
have had desire to meddle with the
weather, and now that we realize
that nobody in particular has been
taking care of it, and that It has been
drifting about trying to be all things
to all men at the same time, and
really succeeding in wonderful way,
we feel grateful that things have been
no worse than they have been, and
we confidently expect higher grade
of weather in the future.
To return to our individual inter-
ests, the Cave of the Winds would
furnish air Of very good tempera-
ture for summerdistribution through
out Morgantown, and now that our
streets are in good shape again it
would be an excellent idea to tear
them up and put in air pipes.
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A Jewish Alliance has been form
ed in the United States for the pur-
pose of distributing throughout our
cities and towns the arriving Russian
refugees.
1t seems to me that the vitality of
the Jewish race as a race is the most
notable fact in the worlds history
They are indestructible, and they
are so in accordance with Gods
promise. Persecution after persecu-
tion has assailed them, and the per-
secutors themselves have vanished
from among men, but the Jews re-
main distinct, scattered it is true,
with the marks of their race often
times as the brand of Cain upon them,
but holding fast to the traditions of
their Fathers and to their belief in
the prosperity the future will bring
them.
Russia has added her name to the
list of their prosecutors, and Russia
seems trembling with mighty con-
vulsions. The failure of crops threat
ems large portion of the country
districts with famine, and it is said
the Government has ordered whip
ping machines to beprepared to com
pei the hungry farmers to bring in
their unpaid taxes.
1t is not to the Jews alone that
Russia is cruel, and the Government
may not always quell the rebellion
that is creeping into the hearts of
the lowliest children of the Empire.
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The question of woman suffrage is
not purely an American one, as Mrs.
Lynn Linton's recent frantic efforts
to stem the on-coming tide of wild
Women by nine page article in
the Nineteenth Century abundantly
demonstrates.
English men really seem more anx-
ious than the American that women
shall participate in politics.
1t is matter over which the Bar
barian will never expend sleepless
moments, but the prospect seems
fair for the women who wish to vote,
and assume all the duties of citizen
ship, eventually having the opportu-
nifty. 1t is presumable, however,
that no one will ever be compelled to
embrace all her opportunities.
To an unprejudiced observer, DR..
Buckley on this shore and Mrs. Lin
ton on the other, occupy the position
of that historical parsonage who en-
deavored to sweep back the ocean
with her broom. They are working
very hard and very steadily, but the
ocean doesn't seem to mind them
much. BARBARIAN.
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