The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-09
NE VS. AND NOTES.

ENGLISH sparrows prefer city ana
town life to the country.
MAX STRAKoscH is an Austrian by
birth, and early began managerial
life.
THE impulse to art given by the Cen
tennial was important beyond all esti-
mate.
An eminent doctor says that he who
fears night air is like child that breads
darkness.
CERAMICS are divided into four classes,
soft and hard pottery, and soft and hard
paste porcelain.
A WASH of salt water before going
into the woods will prevent being poi
soned by plants.
The spread of fires in cities would be
checked by setting out eucalyptus trees,
as they are fire proof.
EXTRA endeavors have been made in
Germany to overcome the growing de-
mand for American machinery.
THE publisher of a weekly newspaper
in Illinois prints in each number achap-
ter of the Bible, and upon being rid
iculed for it by its contemporaries re-
marks editorially: eve publish moth
ing but what is news to our readers"
Mr.. SAM. CLAY, of Bourbon, KY.
owns nearly enough land to enable him
to ride to Paris, KY, on his own prop
erty. The profits on his farming opera
tions enable him to buy five or six hun
dred acres of blue grass every year.
THE inhaling of gas as a remedy for
whooping cough is being tested on a
large scale by Portland (Me. children at
the gas works, and, according to the tes-
timony of physicians, complete cure or
permanent relief is felt at the first trial
For the manufacture of Bessemer
steel there are now ninety-seven FORCES,
with three hundred and seventeen CON
verters, eleven forgers and two con-
verters in this country. They can pro-
duce $4,000 tons of steel annually,
but only one-half of the amount is
needed.
IT is the fashion in London now to
dress for afternoon tea.-EGchange. We
hope it is also the fashion in this coun-
try to dress for an afternoon tea. If it
is not the fashion, we don't want to re-
ceive any invitations to such teas. We
wouldn't go to one for ten dollars in
gold.-NorristoW Herald.
THERE are one hundred and fifty
seven members in the Mississippi Legis-
lature. In the Senate are two Republi-
cans, one colered. In the House are one
white Republican, two independent col
ored Republicans, two fusion colored
Republicans, and three colored Demo
Gratis. A colored Democrat was elected
Doorkeeper of the House.
THE total abstinence question is at
tracing more and more attention in En-
gland. The learned Canon Farrar (au-
thor of the Life of Christ'') is deliv-
ering total abstinence sermons in West
Minister Abbey, and the Bishops of Elk
eter and Oxford are energetic support
ers of the " Church of England Tenn
perence Society"
A WOMAN who was thrown to the floor
of street car in Philadelphia by its
jolting violently against a bumper,
breaking her knee cap, was granted
So, 500 damages by jury, but the case
has been appealed to the Supreme Court.
1t came out on the trial that the woman,
who was standing in the car, was
unable to grasp a strap, as she was
too tight laced to permit Of her raising
her arm.
In leading French journal NJ. Bauor
states that in many instances permanent
supplies of subterranean water may be
found by observing the guivering of the
air on a clear summer day, when the
sun is near the horizon and the air is
still. By the aid of an assistant with
two beacons, the outline of the CULVER
ing area may be marked out and wells
dug at convenient points. The success
of "divining rod" wielders may per-
haps arise from a knowledge of this
method
SAYS the Alliance Neaos: The Judicial
Statistics of England and Wales for
1876, show that 2O5, 567 persons were ar
rested as drunk, or disorderly drunk.
OF all kinds Of cases, 307,076 were
charged against persons of "previous
good character" besides very large
number ascribed to persons of "charac-
ter unknown" who might have been
supposed as unlikely to commit crime as
the rest of the community. Why they
did commit it is explained in five cases
out of six by the public-house and beer
shop. As Mr.. Justice Heating puts it,
Men go into public-houses respectable
and respected, and come out felons."