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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
The HOrse-Hair Snake.

There is well-known popular belief
which still largely survives in spite Of
the efforts of naturalists to assure the
public of it's fallacy, that the gordius, or
ahorse-hair snake" is actually alive
horse-hair. There are still many people
who firmly believe that if the hair from q
horses name or tail is left for some
weeks in running water, the individual
hairs will assume vitality and become
"horse-hair snakes" Many a country
lad has tried this experiment, though, of
course, with unsatisfactory results. At
recent meeting of the Maryland Acad-
envy of Sciences, Professor Uhler, the
President, read an interesting paper
summing up our knowledge of this
strange work. DIR. Leidy has deter
mined the fact that in its adult state the
horse-hair snake" does not eat any
food; like many insects in their final
stage of life, it Is then solely devoted to
the reproduction of its species. A single
female may have an enormous number
of eggs; DR.. Leidy's estimate is 6,624,-
800. The young gordius attaches itself
as a parasite to many fishes and small
aquatic creatures, and also to such insects
as grasshoppers and day flies. The
length of the mature gordius is about
fourteen inches; its tendency to coil in
knots has given the worm its scientific
name.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
Chances or War.

The chances" so-called, Of war were
strikingly illustrated in the person OF
Col. Brown, Confederate officer. His
regiment was attacked at Spottsylvania
Courthouse, by the United States troopr,
in the obscurity Of early dawn and :
Scotch mist. So sudden was the attack
that Brown first knew of it by seeing =
soldier, few PAGES distant, aiming at
him musket. The soldier fred, the
colonel fell, and, upon the return OF
consciousness, found himself shot
through the lungs, and on litter borne
by Federal soldiers. ~ 9@Hs
A Federal officer gave him some
liquor from canteen, and offered to
convey any message to his friends. The
wounded prisoner was rallying his will
power to send dying message to his
family, when volley Of musketry shot
down the litter bearers and the officer.
The dead body Of the kind officer fell
across Col Brown, who again tainted
away. When consciousness returned,
he saw about him Confederate soldiers,
four of whom were bearing the litter.
The position had been retaken.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
The Wapiti Deer, or Elk.
National Repository J

Next after the moose in size, and Ia
some other points not at all his inferior,
comes the American elk, or Wapiti Deer
| (Cercas Cdnddensis), called also by some,
the stag, and the Red Deer, of America.
1t is of somewhat lighter build than
the moose, with a camel-like head and
neck, in the absence of its antlers,
which are tall, branched and pointed.
Though by no means handsome animal,
the elk is less awkward and homely than
the moose.
Originally, the elk inhabited the en-
tire breadth of The continent, both east
and westof the Rocky Mountains, and
from Mexico to Labrador. 1t seemed
to prefer wooded regions to the open
prairies, and though less easily driven
off than the buffalo, yet it steadily gave
away before the advance of civilization.
retiring into the mountains and deep
forests, or migrating to regions beyond
the tracks OF the hunters. They long
ago disappeared from all the older parts
of the United States, and since about
1920, they have not been seen TO the
south of Lake Erie and Michigan.
Some may yet linger in Texas and Ar
kansas, and along the southern and
western sides of Lake Superior. They
have nearly all disappeared from Cali
fornia, and only few remain in Oregon.
But they are to be found in considerable
numbers in the Black Hills country, and
in Washington Territory, British Co
lumbia, Alaska. In Labrador, and in
some parts of Eastern British Ameri ca
they are still present in large numbers,
But almost every where, like the bisons
and the Indians, they are evidently q
doomed and departing race.
During the Autumn and Winter the
elks congregate in herds; but in the
Spring the does separate themselves,
for the better protection of their young.
in the defense of which they display no
little combativeness. They are coarse
feeders devouring, unfortunately, grass,
weeds, leaves and branches Of trees. In
hot weather they delight to stand in the
water, often going out into considerable
depths, and the bucks especially will
wallow in the mud like hippopotamus.
Usually they are quite voiceless; but
when alarmed or enraged, they utter
sharp, shrill cry, that may be heard a
great distance. When taken young, or
wholly reared in confinement they be-
come quite tame, though even then they
are FESTIVE under too much restraint.
The bucks sometimes engage in combats,
which are violent and noisy, though not
often bloody; and yet some of their
fights are known to have resulted fatally.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
WRECKERS.

During the summers of 1857, about
1915, 900 Of treasure was recovered from
the wreck of the Pacific Mail Company's
steamer Japan, which was burned off
the coast of China in December, 1874.
1t is the first wrecking operation ever
conducted in the open ocean at so great
depth, the water being twenty-three
fathoms deep. The scene of the acct
dent was one hundred and thirty-five
miles east of Hong Kong; the nearest
land was Breaker Point, twenty miles
away. The Japan had on board about
$350,000 in specie. Capt. John P.
Roberts, of New York, began the under
taking in January, 1875. In March he
found one of the paddle-wheels, but it
was not until August that he discovered
the wreck, eleven miles southwest of
the wheel. On the 18th of September
Capt. Roberts believed the whole enter
prise would prove failure, but on the
last plunge for the season, the diver
managed to push his hand through a
hole in the tank and secure piece of
coal. The lump, on examination, proved
to consist of twenty-four American trade
dollars, burned and oxidized so much
that they required a great deal of scour-
ing to reveal their true character. The
wreckers retired soon after to Hong
Kong for the six months of the north
east monsoon, and resumed operations
in the spring. The coin is mostly in
good condition, though nearly all of it
is black and heavily oxidized. Some
near the surface of the tank were
partially melted, and many of the boxes
are charred and broken. Some of the
dollars were bright when brought to the
surface, but turned black soon after be-
ing exposed to the air.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
A Crazy WOman's Freak.
SPECIAL teIegrss to the Inter. ocean. ]


An insane woman of this city, named
Mrs. Elihu Warmer, was recently seized
with curious freak, and subjected a
young 'eolored girl to cruel and almost
brutal treatment, the facts of which
have just been made public. The girl
belongs to a somewhat notorious family
of negroes in destitute circumstances,
and one day while out begging called at
the house Of the insane woman, who was
at home alone, for something to eat.
The woman was cooking at the time, and
said she mad nothing then to give the
little girl, but promised to bake her a
nice pie if she would wait while. Not
knowing whom she was talking with,
this was an inducement for her to re-
main. The lunatic did not fancy the
girls color, and told her that she had a
process of making black folks white
also kindly offering to give her the
benefit of the same if she would call
again. The next morning, being anxious
to undergo such marvellous transforma-
ton, and believing all that was said to
her, the innocent negro put in an appear
ance. She was asked to take off all of
her clothing, and, after being placed
upon the floor, face downward, the
lunatic took a scrubbing-brush and
covered her naked body with strong I've
from head to foot, which produced terri
BILE pain, but resulted effectually in eat
ing off the poor darkey's color. Her
screams and cries of distress aroused
the neighbors, who soon came to her
assistance and took charge of the lunatic.
The unfortunate victim has been in a
suffering condition since her inhuman
treatment but is now slowly recovering.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

A LARGE number of the so-called
Havana cigars which arrive in Eng
land are shipped from German ports. A
higher price is obtainable for dark than
for light-colored cigars, the demand for
the former being about three times as
large as for the latter. Owing in great
measure to the partial failure of the to-
bacco crops of late years, light-colored
tobacco is much more common than
dark. In order, therefore, to render the
cigars made of light-colored tobacco
salable at higher price, and also to i'm
prove the appearance of cid and faded
cigars, various infusions have of late
been prepared and largely sold under
the name of Havana brown" sad
brown" and CONDENSED sauce" All
these preparations are now openly ad-
vertised, and directions given for using
them. None of these infusions contain
any thing particularly injurious, mostof
them consisting of brown vegetable dyes.
A German paper states that if piece of
white blotting paper, saturated with
diluted sal ammoniac, is passed few
times lightly over the cigar, the coloring
matter, if any has been used, will come
off on it, whereas the natural brown Of
the tobacco leaf will remain.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
THE Biddeford Post publishes Il

The Biddeford Post publishes the
following interesting item: A gang Of
men employed by the city crawled into
the sewer opening below the junction of
Main Street and Liberty Square for the
purpose of investigating its condition.
After passing along with lighted torches
for several rods, they came to pesti-
lential spot where it was impossible to
stay for many moments. One of the
men before retracing his steps discovered
hanging to q nail an old belt of sheet
iron with the following mysterious words
stamped upon it: ELECTRA Sih 7. Laet
Slliws kep Ap Emos." What it refers
to, who put it there, and'when, is a mys-
terry that we hope will be solved" This
is very subtle, not to say thin joke, the
force of which can be readily deserted
by reading the mysterious words"
backward.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

THE Indians of Nevada are inveterate
gamblers. A party of young Shohones
visited the Winnemuccas for the pur-
pose of capturing all their money at
poker, a game that the former had re-
Gently learned. The scheme was great
success, and the Shoshones were soon
laden with spoil. Then spake the old
Winnemucca chief, Buena Vista John,
saying that he knew not of the poker of
the pale faces, but he would gladly en-
gage his visitors in the ancient game of
klackity, which was played with simple
pebbles, the number of which was
guessed by his opponents as he held
them in his closed hand. 1t is said that
klackity is wonderfully similar in prin-
ciple to three-card monte, in that the
guesser is bound to be brought to sorrow.
The young Shoshones went home poorer
than they came.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

AN instrument called the stathmo-
graph, for recording the speed of rail
way trains, has been invented by a
German mechanician at Cassel, and
works so well that the Prussian Govern
ment is about to test it on some of the
State lines. A dial in view of the en-
gineer enables him to ascertain the
velocity of his locomotive at any mo,
n,ent, and the changes of speed are
graphically represented upon roll of
paper, which can be studied at the end
of the Journey.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

"a SEAPORT is the title of pamph-
let about to be published by DIR. Strous-
berg According to the investigations
of the ingenious contractor, nothing
could be more feasible than to connect
Berlin with the Baltic and German
oceans. There is everything in the ma
ture of the soil to assist the rapid con-
struction of deep sea canals between
Berlin and the mouth of the Elbe, and
between Berlin and the mouth of the
Oder. There are only few locks
needed to regulate the influx of in
significant tributaries. The scheme, ac-
cording to the calculations added, prom
Use to be profitable enough to encourage
its originators to offer to carry it through
without any assistance on the part of the
Government. If only half the ordinary
number of vessels plying between the
North Sea and Baltic prefer the towage
way through the canal, the capital, fixed
at about $40,000,000, will bear an in
terest of about ten per cent. If the plan
could be realized, Berlin would be raised
to the position of a dominant COM
mercial, manufacturing, and military
center.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

From 1850 to 1871, 215, OO0, 600 acres
of public lands were granted by Con-
gress to States and corporations for rail
road purposes; Isl, 00O, 900 of this to the
Pacific roads, and nearly 5,cOO,O 900 acres
have been granted for canal purposes !;
for the Pacific roads debt of 1924, 0O0,-
900 was assumed, now swollen to 1922
100000, and promising to exceed $780,
100000; and the largest grantee pro-
poses to pay the government by practi-
cally borrowing anew from it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

IT is stated that Albert, the we'll
known German photographer, has dis
covered method of photographing the
natural colors of objects by means OF a
combination of the ordinary photo
graphic process with Photographic
printing press invented by himself not
long since. The images are said to be
. so perfect. that not the least improve
ment with the brush is required, as the
finest shades of color are faithfully re-
produced. -t
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

In the course of his researches on the
electrical stimulation of death muscles,
kappeler subjected twenty corpses to
the action of various electric currents,
noting the times of disappearance of
contractility. In persons emaciated by
ceronical maladies, it appeared much
more rapidly than in well-nourished
individuals or those who had acute
disease. 1t disappeared seventy-fve
minutes after death at the quickest, and
dx and half hours at the slowest. In
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

WATERMELoNs are looming up in the
near future as the "great American pro-
duct" Experiments in California show
that sugar can be extracted from the
melons at cost of two cents per pound
less than from sugar cane. Besides this,
oil is made from the seed and alcohol
from the rind.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

GIVE me some cold rice," said a
guest at hotel to black waiter. "Dere
amt none, sah." "Why, what's that
on the sideboard, in that dish there p
"Dat sab, am cole billed rice. You
asked simply for cole rice, sab. Please
be exact in your language, sab. Shall I
glib you some OBJ de cole billed rioe,
Sab ?''
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

IDA LEWIS, who is in delicate health,
having never recovered from the ex-
posture and nervous shock attendant
upon her efforts to save drowning men,
is at present living at the Lime Rock
lighthouse and attending to the light
herself. A Newport correspondent of
the Boston Transcript says an effort will
be made this winter to induce Congress
to grant this girl pension. She has
been in the government employ all her
life, having in reality cared for the
light long before her fathers death, ten
years ago, though he drew the pay, and
it is thought by many persons that such
service and bravery as hers should have
some public recognition. Her last rescue
was of United States soldiers who were
attempting to reach Fort Adams in a
storm. Miss Lewisis CHEEKY, contented
little woman, who asks nothing for her.
self and has never courted the fame or
attention she has received.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

THERE Is no sort of company so
agreeable as that of women who have
good sense without affectation and can
converse with men without any design
of imposing chains and letters.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

The Legislature Of Washington Terri
tory has young lady engrossing clerk
She engrosses not only the bills, but the
attention Of several susceptible legisla-
lators.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

case where a rise Of temperature is OBJ
served after death electric contractility
persists longest. So long as there re-
mains the least flicker of life the con-
fractions continue intact. In the most
prolonged faints, in the deepest lethar-
gies, in poisoning by carbonic oxide,
chloroform, ETC., there is contraction so
long as life lasts. But if the muscles
make no response to the electrical stimu-
lation, kappeler pronounces life to be
extinct.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23


THE island of Crete lis one hundred
and sixty miles long and from ten to
thirty-fve miles wide, and divides the
Mediterranean from the Egean Sea. 1t
has population of 100000, of whom
only 10000 are Mohammedans, and of
the Mohammedans only few are Turks.
The Turks made their first serious at
tempt to conquer the island in 1915.
With an army of $4,000 men they laid
siege to the capital city, Gambia. The
city held out for twenty years, surrender
ing in 1869, and its fall was followed by
the submission of the whole island. In
1921 the Cretans joined the Greek
revolutionists, and the mountaineers
drove the Turks into the fortified cities.
and made successful war against them
until France, England, and Russia inter-
fered in 1880. The Cretans, desiring
union with Greece, revolted in 1859 and
again in 1866. Then, as now, the Sfakiots,
race of hardy mountaineers, led in the
inSurrection.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23


In view of the prevalence of diph-
liberia, which is regarded as contagious
and dangerous disease, the Boston Board
of Health has given notice that hereaf-
ter certain provisions of the General
Statutes will be strictly enforced. These
are, in effect, that every householder
shall Immediately give notice to the
Board of Health when any member of
his family is taken sick with any disease
dangerous to public health, fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars being
imposed for refusal or neglect of this
duty; and that every physician shall
report to the Board of Health every case
of disease dangerous to the puplic health
that comes within his practice, on
penalty, for refusal or neglect to give
such notice, of not less than fifty nor
more than one hundred dollars.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

WHAT story of misery is comprised
in the brief dispatch to the Press stating
that "the entire and partial stoppage of
operations in the different districts of
the coal regions has thrown out of EN-
ployment between twenty-five and thirty
thousand miners, laborers, railroaders,
and other classes of mechanics who are
employed about the mines by the trans
portation companies q B Ft-a II
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23

wants command of it; for long years her
aim has been to obtain such command;
and it is safe to predict that she will not
get it without taking the Bull by the
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
TOPICS FOR THE DAY.

The freedom of the Dardanelles to
war ships of every nation, is the bitter
pill that England does not want to swal-
low. This strait is the direct road to
her East Indian possessions. Russia
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-02-23
MISTAKEN.

/ was only little broken hearted
Yesterday.
When he and 80 coldlv parted
On car way.
thought his words of kindness
Some meaning bore;
Itwas all my foolish blindness,
Nothing morel
lido not think that shall sorrow--
Not much, at least;
shall meet him ON the morrow,
My love dream ceased
One Of my foolish fancies only
Passed away;
And perhaps I feel little lonely
inst to-davi
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-24
TEXT BOOKS.

|THHE State hoard of examiners ut its
l. recent meeting adopted tn O folio wing
text books for use In the public schools Of
South Carolina, outside of Charleston.
for the period Of five years: Appleton's
Readers, Reynolds Readers, Davidsorl's
History Of South Carolina. Holmes His
tory Of tho United States. Swinton's Pri.
mary andC Condensed Histories oftheUnited
States, Swinton's Outlines Of the Worlds
Hist Try, Swinton's Word Books, Web.
ster's Dictionary, Robinson's Arithmetios,
Sanfords Arithmetics. Corpells Primary
end Intermediate Biographies, Maurys
Manual Of Geography, Westlake's Three
Thousand Words. A circular from tha
State Superintendont says: mo othor
text books than those prescribed in this
list can be lawfully used in the public
schools Of this State except in the oity Of
Charleston" Teachers and trustees arc
there fore earnestly requested to mako the
required change within the next ninety
days-within which time very liberal
rates arc offered. 1t is of tho greatost i'm.
portance to secure uniformity Of text
books. Further particulars can be oh.
tanned from tho Board. r.,la..... I..tg h
WILLARD RICHARDSON,
r. II. ROBERTSON, y
Il. MEANS DAVIS, l-a-h 3
oct S-tf County Board of Examiners, .
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-24
SHERTFF'S SALE.

DIX virtue Of an execution to mo di.
Drc rccted, will offer for sale before the
courthouse door in Winnsboro, on the
first Monday in November next within
the legal hours of sale,t to the highest bid.
der, for CASH, the following described
property. tc wit:
All that plantation or tract of land,
lying in Fairfield county, containing
TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY ACRES, more or
less, and bounded by lands Of George w.
Coleman, Mrs. Henry Coleman. Mrs.
Mary Fsucett and others, levied OH as the
property Of Robert ". Coleman, de.
ceased, at the suit Of E. Meador against
Mrs. Nancy A. Coleman, Executrix.
g. W. RUFF,
Shoriff's Office SEQ.
Winnsboro, S. G.. '.
October IL, 1878.
oct I0-t1X2
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-10-24
EEEECTS o FT'ITE EEYEB.
louisville Courier, journal. I

Louisville C0urier-J0urndt.
It is estimated that the actual
material loss to the regicn Of coun-
try scourged by the yellow fever,
thus far, is not less than $200,000,-
900, and this is, doubtless. very
low estimate. Splendid stands of
cotton will be lost for want of
hands to pick it, while the cessation
of business in the cities and towns,
and on the railroads and river, has
occasioned enormous losses, which
cannot now be computed. Beyond
expression, this has been q terrible
year for the people of the lower
Mississippi Valley. Some people
talk in a melancholy way, and ex-
press the belief that the South will
be utterly, irremediably ruined.
That is an ilnpossibility. The
South has been swept by the food,
pestilence and the sword, yet has
she come out of the depths with
firm step and hopeful heart.
Temporarily crushed the South
may be, but destroyed never. There
is reason to rejoice that the yello
fever has spread SO little east from
the Mississippi. It is leaving
broad, black mark from Cairo to
the Gulf. 1t is terrible mark, to
be sure. It is a trail marked by
graves. Yet, out of the deeps of
this woe those communities will
come with removed strength. If it
were otherwise, we might indeed
abandon hope for the South. The
people have too much at stake, and
the business of the Valley is too
great. It's demands will speedily
iot all the machinery of trade in
motion again. The heart only aches
in contemplation of the weeks of
death and misery which must elapse
before this plague-storm's horrors
will vanish.