The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-12-02
The Looker-om.

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The Lo0ker-oH.
He says he is but "a locker. on in
Venice" but he looks with a philos
opher's eye and speaks with the
wisdom and experience his years
have given him. Saturday is his
day for mingling with the people,
and he keeps in touch with all meas
ures and movements which tend to
the greatest good to the greatest
number. He came ia this Office Sat.
urday evening and as usual cessation
from the weary newspaper grind was
made long enough to hear him
through.
u see you are digging up another
one of my pet projects, he began.
We'll, | give the New DOMINION
credit for building the court house,
getting water works and many other
blessings, but you've tackled some
thing harder than the Rock Of Glib
raltar when you say any thing about
that suspension bridge. 1t stands
as monument to lost opportunity.
You may some day get the streets
paved, but you'll be paying toll every
time you cross the bridge. Some
day the people may be convinced
that your paper and ] are about
right ia clamoring for sewerage
system, but the people on the west side
will find that the bridge creates tar
if they must pas if they get over into
town. The county buy the bridge2
Why, Of course the county could buy
it. The county court could condemn
it and orders it purchase at any time.
But there are other elections to come,
and to be county commissioner is
a monstrously large thing, see?
That bridge is very hurtful to Nor
gantown's business interests. 1t is
hurt which will heal only when
the bridge is made free. People pre-
fer to go elsewhere to trade to pay
ing excessive tolls. But keep at it.
Some time you may be successful.
Some time they will elect man to
the county court who will recognize
the effect as business barrier the
bridge has. Don't give up the fight.
though, as | told you in the begin
ming, it is the hardest one you ever
undertook"
Say, nearly every paper | pick up
has something to say about the ex
tension of the railroad, and most of
it is merely guess work Why, any
body who thinks about the matter
little ought to know that the road
won't be completed in January, as
they all keep saying it will, or in
February or in March for that mat
ter. There hasn't been a post set
nor board nailed ON the false work |
of the bridge, yet half the people are
convinced that that work is nearly
completed. 1t seems TO me foolish |
policy for man to write what he
knows is not true just because it
sounds a little more encouraging.
The people don't want TO be encour-
aged as much as they do to learn the
truth.
Farmers, see, are beginning to
break on their hay supplies some
since the chill snap. But can scarce
ly remember year when feeding |
didn't begin earlier in the season.
The fall being stretched out and the
grass springing up saved farmers in
the county hundreds Of dollars.
These conditions were a Godsend. |
The average farmer now has about |
as much feed as usual at this time
of the year.
"Yod know Ellsworth Glasscock,
don't you? Certainly; well, he's got
the qualities, if I'm any judge. He
is always in his office attending to |
business. He works; he is making
a splendid circuit clerk, for he is al
ways at it. just want 10 say that
you can't always tell about young
fellows. what they can do when they |
get a chance. 1t don't take young
men these days dozen years to
catch on to few set principles. /
heard man say that John Gregg is
association could get. 1t don't do
to give an opinion about certain peo-
pie not being qualified for perform
ing certain duties till they are tried.
You hear too much adverse criticism.
DIR. Hartigan began his duties as an
instructor WREN he was very Dung,
but he's a very great success in the
position. The lawyers here are for
the most part young men. There are
young men in every business and
profession in the county who are be-
coming the leaders. Yon can't tell
what a man can do till he tries.
Thanksgiving viii soon be here,
and l am almost constrained to NOR
alize little over it. People don't
think as much as they should about
Thanksgiving. Look around and
see if there isn't great deal for
which we should be thankful. PEG
pie grow too pessimistie and think
they are having hard time of it.
but If they will take down the old
dusty history and brush it off and
read for few hours of the privations,
the trials the prosecutions, the dan
gers, the untold hardships endured
by our forefathcrs, right here in
Monongalia. mind you, in establish
ing colonies in the wilderness and
continue To read OF the Indian butcii-
cries and cruel wars that have occur
red along the way, and then look out
over This fair land, blessed with peace
and plenty ana oil The Injuries and
comforts OF Civilization and ask If vel
are having Il bard time of il We
are living royalty. all Of U.s. bu. how
ungratefnl Neare say Civ thanks.
He win be IN again next Saturday.
You shah heat from him
BhING us in exchange for goods
your potatoes, onions, butter, eggs,
chickens and dried apples and re
ceive top market prices at
HUTCHINSON q Jacobs.
PEOPLE coming IN from the coun-
try can get The best dinners at mod i
crate prices al Hunts restaurant ~