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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
Discovery of n Monster skeleton with
the Skeleton of Man Inside il.

4thtiuhge thos3 Iattlut.l
Mr.. Henry Woodland owns stock
ranch in the Indian Territory, in the
Peoria nation, on which is situated the
big sulphur spring. The spring is sur
rounded by quagmire, which is very
deep and " slushy," and so soft that it
will not bear any considerable weight.
Mr.. w. lately undertook to curb up the
spring in order to get water more easily,
and while working in the mire came
upon what appeared to be an enormous
bone. He at once began an examination
which disclosed the startling fact that it
was the head of some mammoth beast
HIS curiosity was aroused, and, with the
assistance of three other men, he began
the work of excavation. For four days
they worked, but did not succeed in
bringing the monster to the surface.
They threw off the mari, but could not
lift the head of this golitic giant. They
found the skeleton we'll preserved, and
the immense teeth still set in the jaws.
The jaws were both in place and the
spinal column attached to the Uranium.
The earth was thrown off from the body
to the length of twenty feet, but still
the gigantic skeleton remained beneath,
Three of the front ribs were forced out /;
and proved by measurement to be each
eight feet in length. The dirt was re-
moved from the inside of the osseous
structure, and there lay the skeleton of
human being, with one hundred and
two flint knives. The Uranium indicated
that it was the skeleton of an Indian.
1t would have been impossible for the
without having been swallowed by him,
and this theory is substantiated by the
fact that the bones of the right side of
the skeleton were broken and mashed,
apparently by force. The monster,
therefore, must have been carnivorous,
which is also proven by the teeth, which
exhibit the marked characteristics of a
fesh-eating beast. A large molar and
TWO incisors, taken from the upper jaw,
were exhibited to us at our Office n few
days ago, the largest one weighing eight
pounds and measuring eight by four
inches in size. There are two large
molars and two blunt tusks on each side
OF the jaw, the teeth between the molars
and the tusks are ineisors, having from
two to six points and corresponding
pTOngS 10 each IOOlH. III lfoHo Vi TIE
tusks the teeth are similar TO those of
most carniyorous animals in shape. All
the bones indicate that they have lain
buried for an incredibly long period, as
they crumble rapidly when brought in
contact with the atmosphere.
Every circumstance goes to show that
these are the largest animal remains ever
resurrected, and the teeth, tusks, and
structure of the head and jaws prove
Enthusiastically that it was of the carniv
orous class.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
OUR RAIL WA Y FUTURE.

The Rail,oay Age prints table, show
inc that the United States has $4,000
miles of railroad track, while Russia,
Turkey, Germany, Austria, Great Brit
ain. France and Italy have but 70,72O.
Another paper, commenting upon this
statement, says that while we have
beaten the seven great powers as respects
mileage, "when looked at from tinan-
cial point of view the victory is rather
costly one"
Now, let us see if this criticism is not
faulty. We will grant that we under
took heavier contract than we could
carry out when we started in to pay OIL
three billions of war debt as quickly as
man would an old grocery bill, and at
the same time build four or five thou
sand miles of railroad annually. No
country under heaven except ours could
have stood the burden, and ours would
have been whelmed in the financial Hood
but for the riches of our soil and mine
raj and metallic deposits. But hasty
critics forget one thing. This nation Is
but century old, and little more than
three centuries have elapsed since the
white man gained permanent foothold
on this continent. To sum in one sem
tence the comparison between the United
States and the old countries, we have
been trying to accomplish, from the re-
sources of hundred years, more than
England has done with the savings OF
eight hundred years, and France and
Germany with the accumulations OF a
thousand. Without doubt this was un-
wise, and since The fall of 1873 we have
been paying the penalty of the blunder
It would have been better to make
haste more slowly. But the victory will
not be costly one, nor would any de
feat, even, be costly, if the experience
gained teaches prudence for the future
The prediction may be safely ventureo
that there is no railroad west of the
Mississippi which will not be within ter
years self-supporting, if not dividend
paying-provided, no new roads are
started. Let emigration fill the lane
along the lines of the great roads already
built in Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, and
other Western States and Territories
When these trunk roads, by such in
crease Of population, becomes self-sup
porting, and their lands are all taken
they will have the means to cOnstruc
branches and connections into unoccu
pied territory, without calling upon thu
general government for aid, and with
out going into the market for loans
Our critic is wrong, we think. Th'
victory is yet to come, through econom.
and diligence, and it win be worth all i
cost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
Cutting a Medicine Stone.
[CharIesten News

charleston Ncwr,l
A number of ladies and gentlemen as
scmbled at the tent of General Hunt, in
Summerville, recently, to witness what
is seldom seen in America, or in any
other Countrywide cutting and dissee-
ton of bezoar, or medicine stone. At
the appointed hour the beautiful gem
was placed on the table, inspected and
admired by all present. Professor
Holmes then gave a short description of
the bezoars found in Eastern countries,
comparing them with those of America,
or more properly of South Carolina. The
name bezoar was, he said, derived from
the Persian word "pa zahar," which sig
mites against poison" In the East
they are called medicine stones; in At
RIGA, bag stones, or charm stones. The
specimen exhibited on this occasion is
about the size of a large hens egg, of a
notified yellow color, with tint of
brown, having its entire surface highly
polished; the polish is natural, caused
by the action of the muscles of the
stomach of the animal in which it was
found upon each layer of mineral mat
ter deposited.
a piece of scantling having been pre-
pared and mortised with cavity Just
large enough to contain the stone, IL was
imbedded therein firmly with plaster of
Paris, the better to prevent taking or
crumbling, TO which, from its Eliminated
and brittle structure, it is peculiarly IL
able. With very fine and highly tenn
pcred saw it was then cut longitudinally
through the middle, which took but a
few minutes. During the cutting some
little excitement was cvinced as to what
the nucleus or contC hts of the stone
would prove to be.
Upon opening the bezoar the nucleus
proved to be large and perfect acorn,
which several gentlemen present imme-
diately recognized as that of the white
oak. 1t was covered by four layers or
lamina of mineral substance, com
posed generally of phosphates and car
Donates of lime and iron, and some slick.
The mould of the acorn is very perfect,
having all the external markings of the
fruit; there are two impressions, appa-
rcntly made by the teeth of the animal
before swallowing the nut. Acorns are
iavorite food for Carolina deer. During
the autumnal months their tracks are
almost always to be found under the
oaks of the forest which have borne
acOrns.
J his is the third specimen of bezoar
chat has been cut and examined by Pro-
fessor Holmes, and, we believe, the only
ones ever dissected in America. The
nucleus found in the first bezoar was a
nattened ball or buckshot, with a frag-
ment of the skin and few hairs; the
animal had undoubtedly been wounded
about six years before it was killed, as
there were six layers or lamine of min
eral matter surrounding the buckshot.
The second bezoar cut contained peb-
BILE of quartz.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
Why the Leaves Change-lt is not Jack
FrOst's Work.


It is very curious TO observe the regu-
larity with which we are told in the
autumn that "the first frost will change
the color of the leaves" whereas the
frost has nothing to do with the change.
1t has, indeed, sometimes happened in
New England that the foliage has
changed, as if by magic, in single
night, SO that, upon looking out of the
window in the morning, the eye was sur
prised with the spectacle Of the world
we'll nigh on fire; and since this trans
formation took place in connection with
the mercury at low point, the whole
affair is referred to the agency of Jack
Frost. But why not refer to this
prestidigitator the glowing tints of the
apple, the rich crimson of the velvet
peach, and the purple Of the plum
Many years ago this error was pointed
out by an eminent botanist, who showed
that the gorgeous color of the autumn
leaf came in the regular process OF
ripening, and, though botany is gener-
ally studied in schools, the old notion
comes back with the beavers every year,
showing that error, in common with
truth, especially when supported by the
yor popuH, will "rise again." however
deservedly crushed to earth. Leaves
find their parallel in man, as already OBJ
served, and, like the human species,
they may ripen suddenly. If, however,
| any one chooses to make mystery OF
the intensity of the autumnal colors,
there should be no great difficulty in ex-
planning the variety. Indeed, the APP
parent superiority over the strength OF
color in the foliage on the Continent OF
Europe may be attributed chiefly to
this variety In Great Britain the eli
mate is evidently unfavorable to the
production of bright forest-tones. but in
parts of Germany the brilliancy of GER
tain kinds of leaves is quite equal tc
that of the corresponding varieties il
| North America. At the same time the
greens of Europe are quite different from
those of our own land, where, beginning
with burnt green in the south, we pas
northward along the Atlantic seaboard
reaching the true green of the creates
| of the hay-producing States, the Stat,
af Maine Every one has noticed thu
unparalleled green of the " Emerald
Isle," which becomes pale sea-green il
Scotland, whitish-green in the south 0
England and in France-only to chang
to an ashen-green in Germany and
somber olive in the Italian States. Blu
we were remarking upon the variety Q
the autumnal tints in our own country
This is explained by the fact that, Will
in Europe there are only forty trees tina
attain to a height of thirty feet, i
North America there are no less tina
one hundred and forty--hence our fol
ests fash like the plane-tree that " th
! Persian adorned with his mantles an
jewels"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

THE highest rent paid in London for a
private residence is that paid to Sir
Richard Sutton for Cambridge House,
Picadilly - fifteen thousand dollars a
yearly the Naval and Military Club.
Cambridge House was let by Sir Rich
ards father, famous sporting baronet
(who used to declare that his pheasants
cost him pound apiece, such was the
immense sum he spent on his Norfolk
preserves), to the Queens queer old
uncle, the late Duke of Cambridge, and
thence was called Cambridge House. 1t
was while driving out of its courtyard
that the last attempt was made to assault
Queen Victoria. AT the Dukes death it
became famous for many years as the
residence of Lord and Lady Palmerston
in their palmiest days, when every
Saturday evening, from February to
August, it's saloons were thronged with
the celebrities of the day. Lord Pal
merston paid rent of $4,000 year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

brush and other impediments to the
height of ten feet.
Now certain of his victim, the pursu-
ing Indian uttered an exultant shout.
KEENAN, did not hesitate for second,
but calling all his strength into play, he
made one mighty effort, and, bounding
high in the air, went clean over tree,
limbs and bush, without suffering n
scratch. Not pausing for an instant, he
continued his flight, while the involun-
tary yells of amazement from his enc
mics showed that not one of them had
attempted the feat.
Shortly after he reached the camp.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

The Supreme Court at Washington
has Just made decision in the case of
Shields VS.. the State of Ohio error to
the Supreme Court of Ohio. In this case
the plaintiff in error, who was conductor
on the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railway, between Elgin and Cleve-
land, put one Ulrick off the car for re-
fusing to pay more than three cents per
mile, under the general law of the State
limiting fares to this rate. Suit for as
sault was sustained against the con-
ductor, the Commissioning thejury that
he had no legal right to demand more
than was rendered by the passenger, and
the judgment below is here affirmed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

AN ingenious use of carrier pigeons is
on record They were employed in Bel
GUM to smuggle tobacco into France.
Each bird carried from ten to fifteen
grammes of the weed, and two dozen
pigeons per day were regularly dis
patched. How long the new industry
had been established is not stated but
one day it came to grief. A bird was
too heavily loaded, and he dropped with
his burden, exhausted, into the Seine. A
public inquiry resulted, and the whole
business was exposed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

IT would seem that not only is the
climate of Iceland growing so cold that
grain can not ripen there, but that of
Scandinavia and Western Europe is be-
coming more severe. This is due, it is
supposed, to the steady descent of the ice
of the far North upon the shores of Ice
land. 1t has been ascertained that the
temperature of Greenland was once
much more mild than at present Plants
have been discovered in fossil state
there which can not now present sign
of life. In the Atlantic, also, ice has
been found much further south than
formerly. Is another ice age slowly
making its approach?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

DIR. LELLI, having met with a case in
which dose of strychnine was admin
istered in coffee without fatal conse-
quences, was led to some experiments to
determine whether it possessed antitoxic
power against this drug. The expert
ments were made upon rabbits. He
found that dose of five centigrammes
proved fatal in short time. When the
same or a larger dose was given in very
strong infusion of coffee, he found that
the coffee either acted as complete
antidote or that it materially diminished
the violence of its action.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

Tis now becoming question whether
the original purpose of boarding school
was to fit young ladies to keep boarders
after they marry, and assume the sup
port of husband, or to fit for boarding
house life those who'dislike the response
bility of housekeeping.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

MIGHTY, indeed, is the peanut crop
In the years 1S76-'77 the State of North
Carolina produced $4,000 bushels of
peanuts; Virginia, $50, 900 bushels, and
Tennessee, 100000 bushels. The United
States can "point with pride" to the
fact that in the last four years, within
their boarders, $4,000 bushels of pea
nuts were harvested.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

AGAssIz says that in certain Anna
zonian tribes, while the wedding fes-
tivities are going on, the bridegroom's
hands are tied up in paper bag with
fire-ants, and if he bears the torture
smilingly and unmoved, he is considered
fit for the trials of matrimony.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

ANYBODY could have told he was an
Englshman by the bed-spread around
his neck on such warm day. But
even had the weather been cold enough
to make a boy stay in the house, you
would have strongly suspected it by his
saying: Hi say, 'Enry, Hi want a
shilIing's worth O hoysters, hand mind
your heyes, now, ave hem 'ot, or Hill
not tooch hem. Hand look'ee ere
SOON 'aff-an-'aff, too, lad"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

WE thought the last of the female
officers disguised in mems clothing died
with our late rebellion, but we have
trustworthy account by telephone of a
Russian girl who commanded a company
and fell before Rasgrad. The boys never
suspected her sex until after her death.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

A LOUISVILLE girl threw bottle con.
tanning her name and address into the
Ohio River. 1t was found by youth
and marriage has resulted, The Pa
ducah .Meacs is alarmed lest, upon the
fact being generally known, the naviga.
ton of the river will be permanently
impeded.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
EDITORIAL OLI0.

AND now the relics of the Ashtabula
disaster are to be sold at auction by the
Coroner, in the hope that enough may be
realized to settle the costs of the county
in the inquest. Talk about vandalism.
1t was gentility compared with this.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

AS pines and frs have been discovered
to have a greater effect than other trees
in influencing the rainfall and increas-
ing the general humidity of the atmos-
phere, NJ. Fantral, of the French
Academy, has proposed the planting of
these trees in Algeria. The same fact
may possibly be utilized with advantage
ON some of the Western lands in this
country
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17
V1CroR EMMANUEL has bestowed a

VICTOR EMMANUEL has bestowed a
gold medal, to be presented to II. M.
Stanley, the African Explorer, ON his
arrival in London, and the Austrian
Geographical Society will hand him a
testimonial of appreciation. Consider
ing that he was and is a newspaper man,
it would seem as if "them literary
fellers" could do something once in a
while
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

New YORK Herald: The man who
has been looking for sea serpent all
summer has returned and is looking for
an oyster in church fair stew.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

WHERE does all the cotton go to? Last
year some of it went as follows. To Great
Britain, 1,270,2S7Oo0 pounds; Ger
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

THE day has arrived when the Ameri-
can loom turns out as good carpet US
the English, and American oil-cloth IS
twice as cold as the British.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

In the Japanese religion, the first
human being born on earth was wo-
man,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

EGYPT is rich in obelisks. Among the
ruins of San-the Zoan of the Hebrews
in the Delta, lie no less than ten, all
overthrown and some shattered. At
Heliopolis, an obelisk sixty-eight feet
high, which was four centuries old when
Moses was born, still stands erect. In
the temple of Luxor there is one of
seventy-five feet in height, the mate of
that in Paris. Karnak possesses four, two
of which are ninety-two feet high; and
in the granite quarries at Assouan lies a
supreme monolith of ninety-five feet,
which appears to have been left there on
account of a flaw in the stone. All these
keep their original places, and the ruins
of the ages recorded in their inscriptions
lie around them. The obelisk which is
destined for New York has a height of
seventy-one feet, with base of seven
feet seven inches square; its material is
the rose-gray granite of Assouan, the
ancient Syenne.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-11-17

many, 255, 100000; France, 10000, 900 ;
Bussia, 150,0O0,0O0; Austria, 04,OO0,-
600; Spain, $4,000, 900; and the United
States consume 674,6SS,000 pounds.
England manufactures forty-three per
cent. of all cotton goods, the United
States twenty-three per cents, and the
continental countries of Europe thirty
three per cent. England exports one
half of her manufactures the United
States only seven per cent, which is not
a very fattering exhibit for the enter
prise and activity of our manufacturers.
1t is however, attributable to some ex-
tent to the almost prohibitory tariff with
which many of the articles used in cot
ton manufacture are weighed down.
, 1877-11-03
TERRI, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1871

found in the comments of the London
Turcophile journals. They admit that
Jourkc has accomplished all that is claim
ed In the Russians official reports. The
fate of Plevna will he settled within a
few days There has been heavy fighting
along various portions ot Suleimans
front, indicationg general advance Of
the Russian army of the East, and a large
reconnaissance to discover Suleimans
position, There has been nothing de-
cisive in these movcmcts, but they prom
Use speedy operations Ot considerable
magnitude, and the Russian efforts to
reach Rustchuk is sure to bring on
general engagement. Sule'man's right is
on the Lnm, below Kadiko. The Turk
ish positions are very strong, with an
admirable support in rear, and in case OF
Turkish defeat, Sulieman has chosen his
own position and has entrenchcd himself
on ground of the most favorable charuc-
ter for defense. The battle, it is thought
will be in progress to dny, in any case it
does not seem probable that great and
perhaps decisive engagement can be long
,lpluycd ..... |
, 1877-11-03
EASTERN STATES.

CHICAGO, Oct. 30-The Times Wash
ington special says; Senator Mcdonald
has an indianapolis dispatch tonight
saying Senator Morton is no better, be.
ing unable to retain anything on his
stomach. His friends are very much
discouraged. Mcdonald expects Morton
may die at any moment. 1t is believed
here that Dan Voorhees, will succeed
him in case OF his death. ID. 7o.t,.,..
OonkIihg, in executive session. how
ever strange his sense of propriety mny
have been, did not allow any reflections
to bs cast ON his fairness. and insiste, on
the reference OF the New York. nomina-
items, and all custom nominations To the
regular Committee Of Commerce, Of
which beis chairman. .,...........
Tile Tri6unss Washington special says;
The flood of bills in the House today,
necessitated IN adjournment Till Thurs
day to give the clerksa chance 10 read
and clear tho docket. One member in
trodaced 80 bills. The older members
wera most prolific fbils, knowing ,hnt
those neasuses introduced early have the
least chance Of passage. Several BILLS
cover 40, and two cover 90, pages ot
, 1877-11-03

We are..sorry ,ouote the faet that our
friend r. II. Marsh is having trouble in
his business, in consequence OF hard
times. He had acquired too large u
stock Of goods for his trade, and did not
ieem it safe to sell ,on credit, while few
goods could be sold otherwise, the result
being that while he has no great amount
ofbad debts alarge share of his stock is
unsold. His creditors who sold him
the goods, becoming tired OF waiting
longer, have began to crowd him tor pay
Although be has the goods, yet can not
pay in full, without sacritics Of his.
grods. 1t was with him that we took
the trip on the Granger. Mr.. NJ. is Il
man OF the Strictcst personal integrity,
and moral honesty. He can easily pay
In full, and have u balance left in his h.
vor, if not crowded too much. We trust.
they will deal fairly with him So that be
may come out all right