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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28
The Benefits of Paying the Bonds
i'm GreenbackS.

The subject of calling in all the gov
eminent bonds not expressly stipulat-
ed to be paid in coin and redeeming
them in greenbacks is the question OF
absorbing interest in the West and
South just now, and there is no doubt
that il will, in common with other
measures of financial reform and re-
lief to the masses, exert a powerful in
fluence in the coming Congressional
elections, as also in the Presidential
campaign in 1880. The great ben
efits which such movement would
insure to the people of the country
are SO apparent that their importance
cannot be ignored. These benefits
may be briefly summed up as fol-
lows:
1t is stated that the value OF these
bonds amounts in round numbers to
abont $600,0G0 900. AT this time, by
virtue of Radical legislation for the
benefit of the bondholder, said bonds
are not only not taxed, but they draw
an average interest of six per cent, in
coin or its equivalent. Therefore the
sum of about $3S, 1000, 900 per annum
to pay that interest has to be extract
from the pockets of the masses Of the
population. Were the bonds called
in and non-interest bearing green
backs issued in their stead, this enor-
nous drain upon the pockets and re-
sources of the people would immedi-
ately cease and relief to that extent
be at once conferred. No wonder.
ia view of this manifest fact, the tax
paying masses are clamorous for the
original contract to be carried out,
when, by simple compliance with
it, their burdens would be so materi-
ally lightened without the slightest
ereach of faith towards the holders
of the bonds. But great as would be
this benefit to the people, it is by no
means the greatest which would fol-
low the adoption of the measure I'M
der consideration.
The organs of the money power, in
discussing the matter. want to know
how the immense sum of money to
be issued to the bondholder5 by the
government, if this measure were
carried out, would reach the people
and pass into general circulation.
This is very simple question, and
easily answered. AS soon as the
change is made and the bonds called
in while the greenbacks would be in
trinsically just as valuable as the
bonds, being established on the same
base-the faith and credit of the c0dn-
try-the holders thereof in lieu of
bonds would have on hand large
sum of money bringing them no in
come at all of itself. They would
therefore naturally endeavor to make
their means productive. As result,
instead Of being satisfied to sit back
in their easy chairs and clip coupons,
while they permit the great bulk of
their wealth to be locked up in bonds,
and withheld from active and healthy
circulation, they would look around
for opportunities of investment.
Thus industry and enterprise would
naturally revive. Manufactures
would be established, enterprises of
all kinds promising anything like
profitable return would be started,
employment would be furnished to
thousands now idle, and as all
branches of business are to great ex
tent dependent one on the other,
most healthy impetus would be
given to trade generally.-SaUonnah
Nplre
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28
a Republican on the Primary and
the Nominees.

Editors NeW Dominioa:-
| have waited for several weeks
for denial of the assertion that
whiskey was used to aid in procur-
ing the nominations for some of the
important offices of our county. l
have made it my business to investi-
gate, and am not surprised to see no
denial of the charge. After careful
investigation. l find that money,
whi-key, tobacco and SANDER of the
blacklist kind were used against the
the only competent candidates that
were in the field. No man who will
purchase his nominations safe rep
resentative, for it is a foregone
conclusion that man who will buy
votes Will sell his own. Now, | was
not at the primary and of course did
not vote, but if had been. | would
spurn the idea of voting at the cleo
ton for any man who will be guilty
OF such practises. The man who will
do such things is unsafe and I'M
worthy the honor Of filling any Office
and will not be supported by the
fair-minded Republicans Of Monon-
gala at the election. l am Repub-
lican and believe in the general prfn-
ciples of the party, but when the
Anne comes that whiskey, money, to-
bacco and SANDER become principle
by which nominations are made, and
not only so, but honest Republicans
must be whipped into the traces to
vote for such men, it becomes to
thick for paste and to thin tor dough.
Now what honest Republicans want
are Independent candidates who pos
ses brains and honor and who will
not resort to dishonorab!e practises
to secure their election. ! know the
minds of large number of the Re-
publicans OF the county who are salts
fed as to the manner by which at
least part of the nominations were
made, who will not be bulldoZed by
the Post nor any other means to sup
port the ticket said to be nominated.
When honest Republicans go to a
primary and vote for their choice, it is
not understood by them that they are
bound to support men who bought
votes in questionable ways. But it
is understood by them that il the
campaign and primary are conduct
ed honorably they support the nomi-
nees, brains or no brains. But where
the nominations are made as a part
of the nominations were made here
it would be dishonorable on the part
of the voters to support them and
they will not do it. They will show
by their votes that they will not sup
port men nominated by such means,
They will vote for men of honor. A
majority of the voters of this county
can not be bought with "dog-leg" to-
bacco aud ''rot-gut" whiskey. They
will vote for men who know the
wants of he people and will serve
them. A REPUBLICAN.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

Wells and Anderson of the New
Orleans Custom House, propose TO
manage the Republican party of
Louisiana, and make no secret of it.
The eminent unfitness of these men
for responsible employment should
have caused their dismissal from
Federal position long ago. But not
having had any effect it may be that
Mr.. Hayes will put in force his Civil
Service rules, and let these traders in
politics share the tate of Filley, of
Missouri, and the New York Custom
House officers. Anderson proposes
to run for Congress. Perhaps Secre-
tary Sherman will permit him to
hold his place in the Custom House.
even if elected to Congress. He held
his place in the Custom House and
in the Jail at the same time. Great
is reform and great is the party of
great moral ideas.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

The blast from Maine has carried
terror INTO the Republican camp.
Sherman has .hea rd it, and is trim
ming accordingly. lie is now very
fair greeubacker. Mr.. Gorham,> the
Secretary of The Republican Cam
paign Committee at Washington ID.
G. is now out-spoken Tor greenbacks
and says, down with the National
Banks.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

The defeat of the Republican party
in Maine by the Greenbackers and
Democrats has created panic among
the Office holders. Blaine and Hale
would not admit the possibility Of
defeat, yet in the face Of their perfect
faith that the voice of Maine-ever
reliable Maine would be for the
bondhoider, crushing defeat came;
and the people have declared for a
change of financial policy; for legis-
lation in the interest of the whole peo-
pie, not Wall street alone. Let the
honest farmer of Monongalia reflect
and vote as Maine did.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

Republican speakers try to impress
the people with the idea that during
and Immediately subsequent to the
war the country was on big finar-
cial drunk with its accompanying
extravaganza, and that it has simply
been recovering from its effects for
the past few years, and necessarily
feels bad. At the same time they say
there is more money now than ever
before. If this last is true, why is
the country not on a big financial
drunk now? If there is more money
now than in 1865, there must have
been imitation, but we see no evil
dence of unusual excitement in the
way of business, speculation or pro-
duction. These different statements
Of Republican orators do not dove
tail very we'll,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
JUDICIAL ELECTION.
S7A7E OF WEST VIRGINIA 10 al
to Whom These Presents Shall Come,

S7A7E OF WEST VIRGINIA 10 Al
to Whom These Presents Shall Come,
Greeting:
A vacancy having occurred in the
office Of Judge of the Second judicial
Circuit, in the State of West Virginia, by
the death of Hon C. S. Lewis, who was
duly elected for the term which will ex
pirc or the LIST day of January, 1881:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Fl NJ MATH-
EwS, Governor of the State of West Vir-
ginia, under and by virtue of the aus
thority of law in me vested, do hereby
issue this my writ of election, directing
the same hereby to the Sheriffs of the
counties of Wetzel, Marion, Taylor Mon
ongalia, Doddridge and Harrison re-
spectively, and to the several officers of
election for the next general election to
be held in the said counties, on the Sth
day of October 1873, which counties
compose, by law, the said judicial Cir
cult and hereby direct and command
them to cause to be held at the usual
places of election in said counties, an
election upon the said Sth day of Octo>
Der, to fill the vacancy for the said I'M
expired term, which election shall be
superintended, conducted and returned,
and the result thereof declared, as pro-
vided by law; and the said sherif1s of
the said counties are, respectively, here
by required and commanded to give no.
tice of this writ and command to all
such officers of election in these said re-
spective counties; and the said officers
are hereby equired and commanded to
open, superintend conduct, return, GER
tify and declare such election according
to law in such cases made and provided.
IN WITH ESS WHEREOF. /, Fl. NJ.
MATHEWS, Governor of the
State of West Virginia, have
signed this writ and caused
the lesser seal of the State to be
affixed.
Done at the City of Wheel
ing, in the County of Ohio, the
twentieth day of August, in
the year Of orr Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sew
| enty-eight, and in the sixteen
| tn year of the State.
BY the Governor:
HENRY NJ. MATTHEWS.
S. BRADY, Secretary of State.
! To the Several Commissioners Of E2ec-
ton an the SecerM Districts of the
| County Of Monongulia IN the State of
West Virginia.:
Your attention is hereby directed to
the foregoing proclamation of Henry NJ.
Mathews, Governoro the State of West
Virginia; and you are hereby notified
and required to hold said election to fill
said vacancy on the said Sth day of Oc-
'tober 1873 and to make return thereof
as prescribed for a regular election for a
member of Congress, in manner and
form as prescribed by law
SAMUEL. HACKNEY,
Sheriff of MonongaIia County.
August 80, 1873,
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Maine Election.

The result of the election in the old
stand-up State is not without its les
sons.
/. We are handing new issues.
2. The question of the currency.
3. Much of this result has been
brought abont by the excessive greed
of a few capitalists, and of the abuse
and opprobrious epithets used by the
capitalists papers in the place of ar
guments against their opponents.
4. Threat of Banks to put the name
of every man who differed from them
on the ''Black List" and refuse them
credit, is foolish in the extreme
Only a small per cent. of the voters
could feel such threat, and the rest
would avenge them. Moderatinn
and manliness are safe guides
Neac York Christian Adrocate.
The above we clip from one Of the
staunchest Republican papers in the
country-one that has heretofore re-
ferred to the greenhack movement in
very rncomplimentary terms. Glad
to see this change of tune, coming
from the heart of the Bond holding
and hard money faction, New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28
FOR CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT:
DAVID NEDMAN.

General Butler will be the next
governor of Massachusetts. Green
hackers, Democrats and Republicans
enough will vote fer him to defeat
the regular Republican nominee by
a large majority. Butler is a green
hacker.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

BASEMENT Room OF DURR's HOTEL,
Will always be found ready to attend to
any business in his line, such as hair>cut>
ting hair dying, shaving, shampooing, &c.
Thankful for past fayors Of the public, he
respectfully sohcits continuance Of the
Sane.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28
xsassgslia County G.s'ahask Ticket

FOR STATE sENAToR-10TH DISTRICT:
VIM. e. WATSON. of Monongalia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES:
JAMES HARE, of Union District.
NOAH HENDERSON, of BattelIe District,
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FOR JUDGE---2nd District of w. Va:
A. B. lie MG.
OF MARION COUNTY.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

EoR CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT:
MARSHALL M. DENT.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-09-28

The result of the election in the old
stand-up State is not without its les
sons
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21

Washington Correspondence Chicago Times -
Heller, is about the only amusement
of this week. Speaking ofHellcr, an Eng
lish tourist, fresh from India, now visit
ing in this city, says: None of the
Western nations know even the alphabet
of magic He added they are all clumsy
amateurs as compared with the most COM
mon professionals of India.
1t would appear so from his descrip-
tions of trick performed by an Indian
uggit,. ii ii 80. tJs'.ior town in lower India;
The iuggier is accompanied Gy q small
lad, apparently his son. Both were naked
to the waist.
The .iuggler produced Il small ball of
twine nearly half the size of his fist. He
tossed it to the spectators and then to his
boy without any further preiinlinaries.
The boy placed the ball in his mouth,
made a great gulp, and in an instant it
was apparently swallowed.
The second later there appeared under
the hard brown skin of the boy, upon his
right side, protuberance the size Of the
ball swallowed.
The iuggler now steps forward. He
draws keen knife from his belt and adj
vances to the boy. He lances gently upon
the surface of the protuberance and the
blood flows. The long forefnger of the
iuggler is inserted in the opening. He
feels gently about and later draws out
thread from the wound. Then he gently
pulls upon it and winds slowly ball that
reaches the size of the one exhibited only
after the protuberance is gone. This IS g
simple trick performed for the small sums
that can be collected in II street crowd.
Explain il who can.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21

FROM Appet0n'' journal.
There are various theories about It's orr
gin, but, as they are cnvelopcd in the
miSts of tradition, it is hard to tell winch
is the one to accept. One, and the most
plausible one of all, is that Il terrible NAL
ady, supposed to be the st. Nitus dance,
afflicted the people of Sauer and Eitel dur
ing the lifetime of the saint, but that,
through his special intercesslon, vanished,
and has not since appeared. In gratitude
for this great kindness, procession, IN
which the participants acted some feature
of the disease from which they have been
so remarkably freed, marched to the mon
astery each year to return thanks to its
venerable Abbot, and to receive his bless
ing. The probability of this story is
founded on the fact that st. Vitus dance
scourged large portion of Germany and
the Netherlands in Il think the fourteenth
century, and it is possible that the simple
mOuntaneers, having heard of the great
power of their saint, marched to his shrine
and asked his intercession in their behalf,
and that in course of time the legend had
lost its accuracy, and the event was ear
lltil DlCh W lllt VI lllt
self. Another theory is, that the venera-
ble Bishop, with crOzier in hand, sudden
ly appeared among the herders, during
the prevalence of a terrible plague that
was destroying cattle, and by a few words
banished it forever. Since that time an
nual pilgrimagcs have been made to his
shrine, and to make it joyous one, dane
ing was introduced; but, as they did not
wish it to be like ordinary terpischorean
movements, they introduced a pas Of their
own to make it. according to the assertion
of peasant, schr elegant, and more in
harmony with their hynm-like chant
Those who join in the dancing pilgrimage
are popularity supposed to have their sins
of year forgiven them if they jump thc
entire length of the line ofmarch but, lI
they accomplish only u portion ot the dis
tance, their transgress'ons ao' vmitted ~
portion. Those who do u)t iOin can have
their sins absolvcd by employing Others TO
take their place. and this belief causes
manv persons, from a more child to a SEN
sihlu Old woman, 10 volunteer their ser
vices for q small sum, varying from 10
groschen TO p 5-fRnC piece.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21
Swearing Cinnamon.

From the Los Angeles Cal, Herald
In the county court the trial OF the
People VS.. An Chee and All Quong, IN
dicted for robbing a China woman of jew
elry and other yaluables, was begun.
The parties to the suit being all Mon
golians, it was concluded to swear the
witnesses by the most binding Chinese
form. As the ceremony consisted OF sac
crifice both by fire and blood, it was found
necessary to adjourn to the sidewalk IN
front of the Court House. A chicken and
the necessary JOSS sticks or wooden tapers
were procured, and the latter stuck in the
ground and lighted. While they were
burning the prosecuting witness Othe w0-
man who had been robbed) held an ami
mated consultation with the Rev. Mr..
Ncyin, court Interpreter, after which two
wax tapcrs were lighted, and, after being
brought in contact with the neck OF the
chicken, were stuck in the ground, Now
began the serious business. A formidable
piece OF yellow paper, covered with Cm-
nese characters. was brought ont and
handed to Mr.. Ncyin, who declined to re-
ccive it, saying in English that if he or
any white man read it the ceremony would
lose much of its force, as the witnesses
would claim that they had not understood
him. The document was then rendered
to several Cinnamon, all of whom refused
to read it, one saying in good English
that he would not read the paper for
hundred thousand dollars.
Finally a Chinaman was found brave
puouVh to undertake. thp office lie read
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21

Prof. Welsh, in The Chicago Times,
makes The following excellent suggestions
concerning the encouragement of boys.
Boys on farms, ike boys in other places,
want spending money, and are often
sarey troubled to obtain it. They scarcaE
like 10 ask their parents for money toIRuy
articles that please their fancy, and have
few opportunities to work OUT ior when
neighboring farmers wish to hire help,
thete is plenty Of work on the farm where
they belong, Their best chance seems to
be in cdtivatiDg some crop at home that
Requires small capital to engage IN, d
small amount of land for lis production,
but whch'produces q considerable amount
of money. The small fruits are ex-
cellent in these respects. They may be
set out at times when the soil is too wet
to be worked 10 good advantage and may
be cultivated at odd hours when there is
little to do in the fields. They require but
small amount of land and produce more
money from an acre than any farm crop.
Small fruits can generally be disposed Of
to better advantage in country villages,
or even among neighboring farmers, than
in large cities, as there is no expense for
package, transportation or for selling.
The country boy can take his own fruit
to his customers, sell it by measure and
pocket all the proceeds. As rule, small
fruits sell for more in the country than
in the city, although they pass through
several hands in the latter place.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21

In Harper's Weekly for Nov. Q, is Civ
en- Il double page cartoon, in which Mast
delineates the course of financial events as
q great overflow, sweeping everything be-
fore the current of imitation" A cassi-
cal female is pulling Tray" honest old
dog, you know, ont of the flood with "our
credit" safe between his teeth, while II
board labeled "Fiat," is going over a cat
aract
In the distance is seen long breakwa-
ter which seems to protect portion of the
shipping; and workshops, mills, etc, are
shown somewhat nearer.
We suggest a few changes which might
be made. thus rendering the picture a
good greenback cartoon IN many respects
Exchange places with the incrlptions of
Fiat and Resumption of 1876" then
mark the dogs collar silver" Now look
over the picture and you will see that the
breakwater wall Gun be labeled "Publc
credit act of March, 1882" Perhaps the
rocks in the foreground on the left may be
termed "bonds sold for boarded coin-in-
crease of U, s. debt" Let the word sin
aation," in the mad torrent be preceded
by the word "bank" IL will now be seen
that the dog becomes the representative of
the fighting dollar, the dollar of grit, that
saved our credit during the civil war, and
during the panic of 1873
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21

"IIe has been fortunate. if You will;
but say he is clever fellow, who has
known how to take advantage of circum-
stances. 1t is not everybody who could
maneuyre in this way
For my part, | was for moment tempt
ed to applaud my own genius; but a little
reflection convinced me that talent had
nothing to do with it. quietly took my
place in society as the posscssor of twelve
thousand dollars Il yecr, and still keep it.
Moralizing ON my sudden change of po,
sition, can only look upon it as one Of
those strange freaks of fortune which all
the world allows to be unaccountablc.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21
A Peculiarly.


Frsm the Washington Dispatch.
The peculiarly of the November cleo
ton is the number of Democrats who Join
the Republicans IN their rejoicing. Even
from the far west. where the "Ohio idea"
was born, sucked, md-as the October
election in that state showed-strangled
some Democrats who took part in that
campaign, now lift up their voices in
thanksgiving for the browning mercy Of
November. Judge George Hoadley, OF
Cincinnati, who is here on business, is
one of these. In an interview with a cor
respondent, tonight, he said in substance
that he was well pleased with the result,
that the rag baby had been sat down upon
so hard that it would never rise again,
November had called halt on the lunacy
that the party would heed, and the result
would be victory in 1880.
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1878-11-21

In NnhIOTH SptCIHI'
Speaking of DR.. De La Matyr's position,
to-day, prominent National said: "Thc
Nationals intend to organize the house of
representatives with National speaker,
National clerk, and National doorkecper,
If there are any other Offices worth having,
may be the Democracy may have chance
at them. It wouldn't surprise me were
DIR. De La Matyr himself elected speaker.
Unless the Republicans and Democrats
combine against us, the Organization of
the house will be in the hands of the Ma
tional representatives"