The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-21
Country VS.. City Life.

In the sermon preached in the
Cathedral in this city by Cardinal
Gibbons last Sunday one of the most
striking and sugges tive passages is
that describing the content of the
agricultural people in the European
lands visited by bin. The secret
Of their contentment," said the Car
dinal, sin spite Of heavy taxation,
seemed to be due to two causes. The
people of the agricultural districts
are not yet infected with the fever
that burns in the hearts OF our far
mers-of hurrying from the country
into the city and. Fastening to get
rich. This is a serious misfortune
with us. Our farmers ire abandon
ing the lands for the town
Other causes for the abandonment
of the country may be mentioned.
In the countries of Western Europe
the farmers generally live in villages
or the farms are small and there is
an abundance Of society. II IS the
lack Of society which drives many
American people from the country.
Our farms are usually large and the
farmhouse is considerable dis.
tanee from tue nearest neighbor.
There IS little or no visiting in the
evening because roads, perhaps. are
bad and the distance too great to
travel comfortably in darkness or
through the cold and inclement win
ter nights. And so the wife and the
daughters of the farmer often live
a life of irksome seclusinn. They
grow lonesome. The church, may
be, Is far away and the school is in
convenient For the same reason it
is difficult to get domestic servants.
The colored people, who are the
chief reliance in many of the States
OF the Union, are extremely social in
their instincts and they are swarm
ing into the towns. And the diff
Guilty 10 obtaining help" is another
feature which makes the life on the
farm unpopular with many.
And 50 the farmer is persuaded to
abandon the old home with the ex-
pectation of giving his family great
er advantages and Of earning liv-
ing at the expense oil less arduous
labor. He finds out when too late
to retrace his steps that the struggle
for existence in the city is far more
fierce and that he has not bettered
his condition by the move. To op-
crate a large farm, like the opera
tion of any other large business, re-
quires large capital People often
make the mistake of holding more
land than their means will Justify.
and so they fail, just IS they would
fail in almost any other business
without sufficient capital. 1t is
surprising how few acres we'll titled
will afford a good living for a fami-
~. If men of small means would be
content to live upon small farms the
country would be more thickly set
tied, the necessity for hiring much
labor would not be felt, there would
be plenty of society, and the chief
objections to country life would dis
appear And after all the country
life is the best. 1t is more favorable
to intellectual development, to read
ing and thinking, and the long win
ter evenings around the Preside can
be made delightful instead of being
irksome, as they too often are.-Sun.
You will laugh till the tears roll
down your cheeks and your sides
will ache, but you will feel better af
ter seeing Pair of Kids at the
Opera House on the 25th.
LARGE variety of Brussels and In
grain carpets at Hirschman's They |
will save you 2596 on all purchases.
HIRscHMAN's variety of Rugs and
Oil Cloths is as large as any City |
Store can show you.
EVERY lady who looks at Hirsch-
mans line of Shoes is surprised.
They have all the newest styles as
fast as they appear in the eastern
markets.
New Fall and Winter Wraps now
On display at Hirschman's.
HIRscHNrAN's do the largest Mer-
chant Tailoring business in the
State; fit guaranteed or you don't
lake the suit
Do YoU need new suit? Hirsch-
mans custom made Clothing is Just
what you want. Call and see them.
BOYS Suits of all sizes in all the
newest styles and at lowest prices at
TAKE supply of buttons and
thread with you when you go to a
Pair of Kids. You'll burst yours off
( they are not on strong, at the
Opera House, Sept. 25.
A NEW band of sixteen was or
sanized at Dorseys School House
IN Monday evening and instruments
ordered. They have engaged Prof.
w. A. Mestrezat to teach them.
they promise to give their first open
lir concert on Dorsey Knob on Sat
lrday evening October goth.