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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-08
uaves, SURRENDER.

Hayes Surrender.
Don't imagine, reader, from the
above heading that Hayes has sur
rendered the office which was stolen
from Tilden and delivered to him.
lie is not that kind of a man. The
surrender to which we refer has been
made to the .'stalwart" leaders upon
the question of civil service reform.
Upon this subject he has eaten his
own words, lowered his standard and
committed himself to the old meth
DDS of running the party machine
At the recent Congressional Repub-
lican Caucus resolution was offered
requesting Hayes to restind his order
whereby "nearly ninety thousand
ofIice-holders" were restrained from
prostituting their Offices to partisan
purposes. The resolution was refer
red to committee who were to have
a consultation with Hayes upon the
subject. The result Of the conference
is shown by the published declare.
tions of the head of the administra-
ton made to Campbell of Penn, a
member of the committee. Notwith-
standing the explicit declaration
he had made in his circular that "No
officer should be required or permit
ted to take part in the management
of political organizations, caucuses,
conventions or election campaigns"
he said to Mr.. Campbell that there
would be no objection to their doing
so unless their efforts are for the pro,
motion of the personal intetests Of
individual through the manipulation
of patronage and the management Of
party machinery.
Thisis about equal to giving the
twhole army of office holders full lib
lerty to manipulate party machinery
as much as they please; qualifying
clauses are but glittering generalitie:
without substantial force or meaning
He further declared that there was
no objection to contributions by Of
iice-h9lders for party purposcs-that
he expected to contribute from hi:
own salary and hoped other office
holders would do the same, His only
objection was to their being assessed
and driven to pay. Here, too, the
saving clause amounts to nothing
The force of his example and express.
ion of his wishes will be sufficient tc
enable the managers to coerce assess
ments from every mother'sson of the
"nearly ninety thousand" They
will all have to bleed freely now and
corruption funds will be collected as
regularly as under the reign of Grant
ism.
1t is significant fact that this
caying in and tackingdOwnSOn the
part of Hayes was just prior to the
publication of the fact that Florida
Republican officials had confessed
the frauds by which his inausura
ton to an office to which another had
been elected was secured. Had he
learned of this evidence against hin
and did he fear that Blair's Bill might
become law?-Maine Standard.
Postmaster.General hey says he
has always believed that Florida and
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-08

Mr.. ]. s. Miller, places us under
obligations for a nice lot Of strawbor.
ries.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-08

Postmaster. General hey says he
has always believed that Florida and
Louisiana were counted for Hayes
wrongfully and that the electoral
votes of both States should have been
counted for Tilden. That is just
what every intelligent man in the
country believes but thousands Of
them are too dishonest 10 admit.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-08

The Republicans are bent on re-
gaining control of the House of Rep
resentativcs "if possible" That Jis
an important element to be consid.
cred in that connection, Returning
Boards are played out and the facili.
ties for counting in Republicans who
were never elected are not as they
used to be. On the whole the pros.
poets for them are blue,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-05-08

akFancy Cards. mixed in % styles, or 10
~ Chromos, with name, 10 cts. Nassau
Card Co., Nassau, n. Y,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
Simple Cure for Yellow Fever.

We are requested to publish the fol-
lowing simple remedy for yellow fever,
which comes in q letter from Paris,
written by the son of French physi-
clan. The writer has been for sixteen
years traveller in the Antilles, Rio
Janeiro, the Congo coast, and other
localities liable to the epidemic, and
personally testifes to its efficacy as a
preventive as well as cure:
"Never use raw water. Boil thor
oughly all water for drinking, and even
for washing purposes. In water used
for cooking, see that it boils at least
during twenty minutes. To cure attacks
of yellow fever, give large quantities of
boiled water, which must be taken luke
warm. Continue to give it, even in the
attacks of vomiting, which will surely
follow the swallowing of the first quart.
Let the patient drink gallon, if pos
sible, and if all thrown up, force him
even to take as much more. After twelve
hours of such treatment the patient is
convalescent, and all danger is over. If
the patient be in the second stage of the
disease, give first an emetic, and then
large quantities of tepid water, (Which
has been thoroughly boiled, and sure
cure will follow" Three reasons are
added to inspire faith in the writer
advice: al. Yellow fever is the exclusive
result of the ingestion of waters that
have become corrupt. 2. By boiling
these waters become inofensive. 3.
Boiled water is eminently destructive to
all fermentation"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
Narrow Escape.

The force of fear itself will sometimes
prompt an act of desperate bravery
such as alone saved the life of a young
Missouri girl the other day:
Miss Mary freshman, daughter of Mr..
Perry Freshman. living two miles east
of Platte City. Mo-, was riding on horse
back along through the woods, when she
dropped her glove. She dismounted to
secure it, and as she was STOPPING to
pick it up, she discovered large rattle
snake, at least six feet long, coiled and
in the act of striking. 1t did strike,
but failed to reach her, and fell at her
feet.
She sprang back with acry of horror;
but almost instantly the snake recoiled
and struck again. This time the venom
GUS fangs struck in the front part of her
bonnet, and the hold tearing out with
the force of the blow and the weight of
the snake, it fell on the ground at her
feet. Instantly it reared up in front of
her. Scarcely knowing what she did,
she seized the snake just below the head
with both hands, and holding it for a
moment with desperate energy, she
slung it from her and fed. 1t was a
narrow escape, out Miss freshman sus-
tanned no other injuries than those
which result frem violent excitement
and nervous prostration.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
Scientific and Useful.

A notable improvement in watches is
reported from mandatory in Switzer-
land, where, by a peculiar process, the
figures on the dial are rendered lumin-
Gus, so that if exposed once during the
day to the sunlight, they remain phos.
phorescent and visible throughout the
night.
By new process, the details of which
are not yet published, it has been proved
that the fbrous portion of the jute
plant can be 80 divided and treated as
to produce curtains, hangings, table
cloths and dress goods of rare excellence.
Indeed, for some purposes the article, as
applied to textiles, appears to rival silk.
The secretion of sweat is now known
to be, like that of saliva, directly under
the control of the nervous system, and
to be excited by secreting nerves, indie
pendent of alterations in the vessels
which supply secreting glands. This
fact tends to explain the. well-known
greater tendency to perspire, which peo-
pie observe when they are shut up in a
close room, a tendency which appears to
be greater than can readily be accounted
for by the warmth of the room alone.
A plant of somewhat remarkable prop
critics, found in Hayti, is thus described.
Its narcotic properties are so strong that
it can produce coma of any desired in
tensity and duration. All persons within
house can be put asleep by it, and a
burglary committed with impunity. A
few families only know this plant, and
the knowledge of il is handed down from
generation to generation as an heirloom,
but it is believed that an experienced
botanist may discover it and make it
available for medical purposes.
AT general conference of British
architects few weeks ago, the general
building regulation, of the kingdom
were discussed at length. Among other
points brought out, was this: That the
health of community is much more de-
pendent upon food, clothing, and per-
sonal habits, than upon the arrangement
and construction Of dwellings or work
shops; for however perfect may be the
arrangements, they may be entirely
neutralized il the food is bad, the cloth
ing deficient, and the personal habits
filthy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
The Wife OF Henry Clay.

Mr.. George w. Ranck has contributed
to the Lexington (Ky.) Transcript an
article, in which he says. What Ash
land would have been but for Mrs. Clay,
the good Lord only knows, for her hus-
band was at the Capitol of the nation
more than half his time. She attended
to everything, including five sons, who,
according TO their old teacher Amos
Kendall, were not the meekest of the
lambs that gamboled at Ashland. She
managed the farm, with its crops and
live stock, her household affairs, a large
family of children, and not a few negro
servants, 80 well as to assist largely in
keeping up Mr.. Clays fortune, which
was constantly subjected to heavy
drains. She often pulled the finest of
her vegetables with her own hands, and
sent them, with butter, milk, and fruit,
regularly to the market to be sold. My
children laugh at me for selling such
things, but they never object to the
money get for them Her treatment
of her slaves will be judged from the
custom of rewarding them at the close
of the week in proportion to their indus
try and good conduct. Saturday eve
ming at Ashland, with the 'darkies,' was
synonymous with Mrs. Clay's business
table covered with little piles of silver
money. The wife of 6 the great COM
moner cared nothing for general and
fashionable society, and it was fortu-
nate, under the circumstances, that she
did not"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
A Fabulous Treasure.

Everybody knows the story of the
galleons of Vigo, which foundered at the
entrance of the harbor of Vigo, and
which have lain ever since at the bottom
of the sea with fabulous treasures. There
are other hidden treasures which con-
tinue to excite the cupidity of fortune
hunters, and one of them is the treasure
of Hayti. Toussaint POuverture, the
Bonaparte of the blacks" as he called
himself, foreseeing that he would be
obliged to surrender to General Ledero,
was anxious to conceal treasure of
$50, 900, 600 (sic) of francs in gold which
he had in hand He had the coin put
into sacks and ordered ten pioneers to
dig deep ditch in the country near
to Port-au-Prince You will stay by the
ditch" he said to the workmen, "until
some one brings something here 10 be
buried, The interment once accom-
plished, the hole closed and the earth re-
of an escort" This escort was composed
of three carriages and ten soldiers.
When the orders of the General had been
executed the workmen started ~ return.
But at the end of an hour at turn in
the road they heard the noise of firing
by platoons. 1t came from squad of
skirmishers commanded by Toussaint
POuverture himself Pioneers, soldiers
and drivers were shot at and all killed
on the spot, 80 that nobody except the
black Bonaparte survived to tell where
the 150,000,000 francs were buried. The
grass of the Antilles has now been grow.
ing over the spot for seventy-fve years.
Why does not some one go and dig up
this treasured
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
Justifying an Attempted Homicide.
cincinnati Enquirer

About year ago weman named
Anna NJ Weigel had her throat cut by
her husband in a quarrel, from the
effects of which she was confined to her
bed for some weeks. She was at that
time a member of three women's benevo-
lent associations-the Washington Lodge
No. 1, Der Frauen::and Jungirauen, Won
Cincinnati, Ohio; Washington Lodge
No. 3, Der Deutcher Frauen and jung
frauen, Won Cumminsville, Ohio; and
Der Pretestandischer Inter Stutzungs
Verein der Frauen and Jungfrauen, Won
Cincinnati. From each of these socie-
ties she was entitled to a certain sum
weekly during illness, but they refused
to give her anything, and yesterday she
brought suit against them before Squire
Schwab for nine dollars each. The de-
Tense set up by the Association was the
very peculiar one that her conduct to-
ward her husband was such that she
deserved to have her throat cut, and
that consequently, having brought her
illness on herself, she was not entitled
to any benefit. Squire Schwab over
ruled, as he did not consider sufficient
evidence had been introduced to show
that the husband had been justified in
cutting his wife's throat. He therefore
gave judgment for the plaintiff in the
full amounts asked for.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
Don't Judge.

Don't Judge man by the clothes he
wears, for God made one and the tailor
the other.
Don't Judge him by his family connec-
ton, for Cain belonged to a very good
family.
Don't Judge him by his speech, for
the parrot talks, and the tongue is but
an instrument of sound,
Don't Judge man by the house he
lives in, for the lizard and the rat often
inhabit the grandest structures.
Don't Judge him for his activity in
church, for that is not unfrequently in
spired by hypocritical and selfish mo-
tives.
Don't judge him by his like of display,
for the long cared beast is the humblest
of animals, but when aroused is terrible
to behold.
Don't take it for granted because he
carries the contribution he is liberal he
often pays the Lord in that way and
keeps the currency.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
A Woman on her Muscle.

Racine can now come out and claim
enc of the pluckiest, if not the pluckiest
little woman in the State. Her name is
Barbara Hittle, and she lives on the west
side of the city. Barbara has always
been noted among the neighbors as being
woman of wonderful courage and
pluck, but she never brought it into play
and made heroine OF herself until
Friday night, when she won victory
over two strong trsmps. 1t seems
tramps, beggars, etc, have been very
annoying of late in the neighborhood
where the lady referred to resides, but
never tried to force things until on the
evening above mentioned, when two
burly ruffians made their appearance at
Barbaras house, and asked for some
thing to eat. They were invited in and
a nice supper set before them, of which
they partook freely. When they had
finished they did not thank the kind
hearted lady for her favor, but pro-
ceeded to take improper liberties with
her. Did she cali for help when the
villains did so? Oh, no. She merely
grasped large oak club that was lying
near by, and with the first blow she
knocked one of the fellows senseless on
the floor, and mauled the other fellow
numerically until he begged piteously
for mercy, and the brave little woman
ceased to beat him. Then she took the
one she had knocked senseless and
dragged him out of doors, where she
soused him with pail of slops that was
standing near by, which soon brought
him around, and he left in hurry rs
his companion had done previously. If
there is woman who could have done
better than this in the State, Racine
people would like TO hear from her.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
A Joke on a Physician.
New Orleans Picsyune.J

An amusing incident, which impugns
the faithfulness of memory of one ofour
physicians, occurred few days since.
The Esculapian referred to treated a
man for the yellow fever, and when his
bill amounting to good round sum for
professional services rendered.
The client, who considered the bill
rather exorbitant, called on the doctor.
He told the learned gentleman that he
was not in unusually easy circumstances,
and requested him to make a discount
in the amount of the bill. "No, sir"
replied the doctor. 81 never cut down
one of my bills. If you cannot pay it,
l will not ask you for it." This of course
touched the patient to hts inner heart,
but it was not what he anticipated. He
therefore replied, that he did not ask
for charity, but only discount on the
bill. The doctor in answer again said
that he never cut down any of his bills.
For many years he had been treating
yellow fever, and his fee was one hun
dred dollars and nothing under. If the
bill could not be paid-well, his services
were offered freely. There was, of course,
uO IcDly W UC anu tllC PdOlChb
knew that it was useless to attempt to
argue the question. Resigning himself
to the necessity of paying the full
amount, he changed the conversation,
and inquired from the physician if a
person who had been afflicted with yell
low fever during the epidemic of 1867
could again have the same fever this
year.
e" Certainly not" was the reply of the
doctor. The gentleman, in answer, said
that he had had it, or. at any rate that
he had been treated for it. The doctor
then replied that the person who treated
him in 1867 for yellow fever was an in
competent or very impudent person.
This was too much for the patient, who,
however, did not lose his opportunity.
He quietly remarked that he would re-
fer to his papers, and ascertain who was
the medical celebrity who had treated
him for the fever during that epidemic.
Pulling bundle of papers from his
pocket, he looked over them and
coolly handed over receipt for seventy
five dollars for treatment of yellow
fever in 1867, and lol it was signed by
the doctor himself.
Grand tableau. II was not ascer-
tanned what the Esculapian answered
and what was the sequel to the comedy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26
A Mexican Family.

A somewhat stout sonora sits on the
bed on fringed tiger-skin, in the Turk
ish fashion, enjoying cup of chocolate,
whilst maid is seated near ON the
ground, holding a silver plate with a
glass of water upon it. Her morning
gown, hangs about her much like a sack.
Merry peals of laughter in the next room
lead to the presumption that young peo-
pie are there. Sure enough, they are the
daughters; but, strange to say, not one
has her dress closed. One has her arm
out of her sleeves even, which are tied
around her waist like a sash. Their
plated hair hangs down their backs, the
feet are inclosed in silk slippers, but the
stockings are wanting. The young PEG.
pie gaily smoke their cigars, whilst one
of them is seated on a mat on the ground
having her long glossy hair combed by
her maid. The dressing table is not well
supplied with brushes, soap, essences
etc, but with complete assortment Of
rings, earrings, bracelets, brooches
chains, and pins.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

PERSONS who have been deprived Of
one or more of the senses commonly ac-
quire increased acuteness in the remain
ing ones. The following case cited by
the famous English scientist, DR.. Eras-
nus Darwin, is remarkable instance !:
The late blind Justice Fielding walked
in my room for the first time, when he
once visited me, and after speaking . few
words said: This room isab0ut TWEEN
ty.two feet long, eighteen wide and
| twelve high'-all which he guessed with
the greatest accuracy by the ear"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

As it is generally useless to try to
persuade horse to take medicine vol
UNFAIRLY, owing to his inability to ap-
preciate its advantages, combined with
his dislike for the taste, mechanical
means are resorted to. An ingenious
apparatus in this line has just been in
vented. 1t consists of wooden gag
bit, which is placed in the horses mouth
and attached to the headstall. By pull
ing a cord, the gag is turned by levers,
compelling the animal to open its mouth.
The stem of the medicine receptacle,
which looks like an exaggerated tobacco
pipe, is then inserted in the bit and
clamped therein. Then by opening a
valve in the receptacle, the medicine
previously placed therein runs down
the animals throat. Also in the stem is
8 kind of fork, which, when pill is to
be administered, holds the same until
it is washed down by a charge of water
poured into the bowl.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

A GOAT has taken possession of an is
land in San Francisco Bay-at least the
Ners- Letter says so-and practically iso-
lates it from civilization by butting off
everybody who attempts to land there.
There is also family living on it, which
has displayed distress signals for weeks
past. and is supposed to be starving to
death, but no boats can 60 to it's assist
ance. On the other hand telescopes re-
veal the fact that the only boat on the
island is lying on the beach, with its
bottom stove in by the goat. The matter
has been before the Supervisors three
times, but they have been unable to de-
eide what to do.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

A CITY ordinance of San Francisco
makes it mis6emeanor to sleep in q
room containing less than five hundred
cubic feet of air to each person. 1t is
enforced against Chinese only. Last
month many were arrested for violating
it, and ninety-one were squeezed into
sells that gave them twenty-three feet Of
air to each man. What notion this
must give the heather of the justice Of
Christians.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

MERCHANTS in Annoy, China, say that
they have discovered that the last har-
vests tea has been adulterated beyond
all precedent. Leaves of the willow are
prepared for the purpose, and mixed
with true tea. The consular body has
laid the matter before the Chinese au-
thorities, and the Governor of the prov
ince has published proclamation offer
ing reward for information leading to
the conviction of offenders.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

WHAT are called the Princess Mary's
Village Homes, at Addlestone, England,
were established chiefly for the benefit
of the infant children of female felons.
The children are carefully trained for
industrial occupations, and large pro-
portion of them turn out remarkably
well. They require exceptional care in
training, from the fact that so many of
them have had drunken mothers, which
often produces in the offspring what has
been termed moral insanity.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

The Japanese are the only foreigners
allowed to enter Corea, where they are
four hundred strong, and have organ
lied municipality on a European
model. The seven streets of their settle,
ment at Fusan are very clean, and
the natives are beginning to initiate their
customs. The Queen of Corea lately
died, and, white being the sign OF
mourning, the japanese sold off all their
English frabics of that color.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

A PRELIMINARY report shows that
drunkenness is more frequent in the
north than in the south of England, al
though public houses are more numer-
GUS in the south, In the south and
southeast cases of drunkenness reach
the proportion of fifteen to twenty-three
per cent. of the population, and in the
towns forty-four per cent. In the north
the proportion is seventy-two per cent,
and in the towns lowing to repeated Of
lenses by the same parties), one hun
bred and fifty per cent.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-26

EVEN in articles of seemingly trifing
importance, American manufactured
goods are in demand in European mar
kets. A Boston house has just received
a 100000 clothes-p pin, 100000 broom
handle, and 5000 resm sand-paper
order from Great Britain. Any opening
that will develop our manufactures thus
increasing the home markets for farm
products, will yield more remunerative
results to the farmer for his labors.