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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

1t has been remarked that very few
men who get into journalism start out
with such intentions. They drift in ac-
cidentally and are prompt as they de-
velop capacity. Money, wealthy par
ents and influence are Of no sort of SER
vice in getting young man place on
a newspaper. There is no business that
is so entirely independent of these con-
siderations as this. A wealthy farmer
can easily get his son location to read
law, medicine, or push him forward in
almost any rank Of life he may select !;
but he is utterly powerless to do any
thing for him in journalistic way. To
be sure he may buy newspaper, and
set him up in that way, but unless there
is something in him called Journalistic
knack," natural knowledge of what to
write and how to write it, he will be a
failure in that line, and all the money
and influence of wealth and perhaps
powerful relatives will count for moth
ing. Some fond parents educate their
sons with the special view of making
journalists of them; but it is rare that
we hear of these young men after few
years. Meanwhile, some youth born
among our hills, having nothing more
than common school education, and
the knowledge scraped up in a country
printing Office, will advance to the front
rank in the profession. He has the
journalistic knack, and forces recogni-
ton because he has it. He gets into a
good position not because he has wealthy
parents to influence the proprietors Of
leading newspapers, but because he
knows what to write and how to write
it. His articles go in because they
supply demand while perhaps the
elaborate essays of man educated on
the continent are cast into the waste
basket.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12
TRADE WITH CHINA.

J.J. Henderson, United States Consul
at Annoy, China, reports that there is
not only ample room for American trade
in China, but there is large and rich
field for the reception of many Ameri-
can inventions. The people of China
clothe themselves with cotton. No less
than eight billion yards of cotton cloth
are required annually to cover their
nakedness. The annual imports of cot
ton goods are less than one billion yards
The Consul enumerates the various adj
vantages the American manufacturers
have for obtaining the Chinese trade,
and at the same time shows wherein they
fail to improve their opportunity. The
demand for cotton cloth in China must,
for years, be almost illimitable. Trans
portation enters largely into the prob
lem of supplying China with American
goods. The construction of the North
ern and Southern Pacific Railroads and
more especially of the Darien Ship
Canal, are enterprises of the greatest i'm
portance in this connection. A line of
steamer from New York to China by way
of Suez Canal is suggested. If the trans
portation cannot be in American, vessels
then let the fifteen or twenty British
steamers, for instance, that clear from
Annoy for New York annually, be in
duced to return to China direct with
our cotton goods, machinery, etc.
American lead finds a large market in
China and might be used as return
freight. The best thing, in the opinion
of the Consul, would be to alter our
navigation laws and throw the ocean
open to American trade and enterprise.
Arrangements for doing our exchange
business with New York instead of
London are much needed. The best
banks in Annoy are not prepared to draw
on New York. More American mer-
chants of modern ideas are needed in
China. Cheap cable communication be-
tween San Francisco and Chinese sea-
ports is another want. 1t seems to be
demonstrated that American goods can
be sold in China as cheaply as English,
yet no effort has been made to sell our
cotton cloths of the proper texture in
Annoy. 1t is of the first Importance that
American manufacturers and merchants
should know the particular styles which
the Chinese people prefer and demand.
An expert visiting China would acquire
valuable information on this essential
point.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12
Glazed Pots for Plants.

Glazed pots for plants are condemned
by most writer's. The majority of these
writers are greenhouse men, or those
with but little experience in growing
plants in the dry air of our parlors and
living rooms. Ina greenhouse the air
contains much more moisture than that
in our living rooms, and in watering,
those in glazed pots would naturally re-
ceive the same supply as others in COM
mon porous pots alongside. The evapor-
alton from the porous pots would be
much more rapid than from the glazed,
and the one would be comparatively dry
while the other would be still wet. The
next watering repeats this process, and
the result is quickly seen. The plant in
the glazed pot perishes at once, or drags
out a miserable existence. Glazed pots
can be used with good results in the par
lor or living room. If the drainage is
good, so the surplus can pass of, there
are many plants that will grow well in
them. Palms, ferns, and many of the
ornamental-foliaged plants win succeed
we'll
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12
Bow Notwithstanding London's
Famous Chimes.


For some time past this famous pea
of bells, one of the finest, If not the finest
in the City of London, has been under
going examination in the public interest
and before long the familiar chimes which
captivated or consoled Wilmington
and have since charmed many more
from time immemorial, will ring out as
before.
The Church of ST. Mary lie Bow
which, if not originally Roman temple
as generally believed, was one of the
earliest churches built by our Norman
conquerers, has been destroyed more
than once by storm and fire. 1t was at
one time garrisoned and besieged, and
was afterward the scene of an assassina.
ton. Itwas FIRST mentioned as Chris
tian church in the reign of William the
Conqueror. Stow says it was the first
in the city built on arches of stone, and
that it was, therefore, called st. Mary
de Arcubus, the Bow, althouh he else
where says, but with less apparent prob
ability, that it took its name from GER
tain stone arches supporting lantern
on the top of the tower. By the way,
the Court of Arches was formerly held
in this church, and derived its name
from that circumstance.
During the reign of William Rufus
the roof of the church was blown off by
the wind, and four of the rafters were
driven into the ground with such vio-
lence that, although they were each
twenty-six feet long, little more than
four feet of their length was visible, the
ground in the neighborhood being then
a mere fen. About one hundred years
after this event tumult of serious
nature occurred in the city, which led
to the assault upon the church before
alluded to. The ringleader was Will
liam Fitz Osbert, surnamed Longbeard,
who was almost wershiped by the lower
orders on account of his exertions as a
professed advocate of the poor against
the expressions of the rich. An attempt
being made to seize him, he took refuge
in Bow steeple, together with various
followers, and, being we'll provided with
ammunition and provisions, was able
for a long time to defy the authorities.
In order to drive him out, the steeple
was fred. This had the desired effect !;
the rioters were made prisoners, and,
after hasty trial, were hanged at the
Elms in Smithfeld, at that time the
usual place of execution. II appeared
that Fitz Osbert did not lose his reputa-
ton among the people with his life, for it
is said that after his death vast numbers
of persons resorted to Smithfeld, ex-
pecting that miracles would be per-
formed, and that they carried away as
holy relics pieces of the earth on which
his blood had fallen.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

A PLAGUE of rabbits is upon some
portions of the Australian colonies.
Farmers shoot, trap and poison them,
and Legislatures have tried in vain to
rid the country of the evil. Poison is
the most convenient and expeditions
agent yet employed, but it can be used
only in winter, when green food is scarce.
A man on horseback then takes a guam
tity of oats that have been treated with
strychnine, and scatters them through
the fields and in the woods In asingle
night hundreds of rabbits have thus
been destroyed. An ordinary trap is
used in summer, great numbers being
set every night, and man is employed
to watch them, and TO reset one whenever
rabbit is caught. The animals skins
are all removed and packed into bales
for transport to England, where they
sell for two-pence or three-pence per
pound. Experiments, it is said, have
shown that the flesh of rabbits destroyed
by strychnine is not injured by the
poison, and it is freely eaten in Aus
tralia by the farmers. The supply, how
ever, is so great that many dead rabbits
are left to lie on the ground, where the
crows and wild cats find and make way
with them in great numbers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

Among the devices for securing good
order in the House of Commons is one
called naming" the disorderly member.
Some years ago curious member asked
what would be the consequence If the
Speaker should ever carry out his threat
and call the name of member. "The
Lord only knowsw was the answer. II
seems from the following that the con-
sequences are sufficiently formidable:
The House of Commons was dread.
fully shocked, two weeks ago, by the
buffoonery of Mai. OGorman. In the
morning, he had been seeing his son of
to Malta, and was greatly incensed that
he had not been appointed captain.
Dinner did not allay his feeling, and
when the Secretary for War rose, the
major thought fit to demonstrate hii
private grievances by calling out in
stentorian tones" Hear, hear !"
The cheering was 30 unusual, 30 out
Of place, and 80 disturbing, that the
Speaker called the major to order. The
major, however, instead of desisting, ag
gravated his offense by justifying hii
Interruptions.
He said he had a right to CALL" Hear
hear !" to every word, to every comma
and toevery semicolon, If he liked and
if he did 80, he maintained that it wa
not an interruption.
He was finally named" by thu
Speaker for refusing obedience to cal
to order, and the consequence Of thai
serious step was that the Chancellor Of
the Exchequer moved that the gallan
member, for his disorderly interruption
and disresrectful conduct to thu
Speaker, be directed to withdraw" HI
made an ample apology the next after
noon.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12
EXPERIMENTS are being made by the

EXPERIMENTS are being made by the
Government of New Zealand with a
view to acclimatizing the English hum
blebee. The object is to assist the New
Zealand agriculturists in cultivating
their fields of clover. Common bees are
not strong enough to force their way into
the petals of the clover flower, and thus
fertilize the plants as they fly from one
to another. For this purpose, therefore,
the humblebee is needed; but so far the
nests sent out have been destroyed. At
tempts to acclimatize the common bee in
some hot climates have sc, far proved
useless. After short period they quit
the hives and cannot be enticed back.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

TRAVELLERS complain that since the
Italian Government has occupied Rome
as its capital, the ancient city is losing
picturesque antiquities and is being
transformed into bad imitation of a
modern town. From the new quarter
around the railway station to the royal
family all is in bad taste to artists eyes,
Their treasures are removed and their
views destroyed, and they curse the
white stone and red brick that the new
occupants are building on all sides.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

THE few Italians who can vote do not
care much for their high prerogstive. In
a population of 2S,0O0,O00 only COS, 900
or about two and one-fourth per cent.
have the privilege, but of the sos, 900
only fifty-6ve per cent. voted at the cleo
tions in 1876. In Italy 115,000,000
letters were posted in 1875, and 10, 000,
600 postal cards, against 100000
letters, and 100000 cards in the
previous year. There were no cards in
1873, but the number of letters was the
same as in 1874, while in 1871 there were
less than 100, 1000, 900 letters. Postoffice
orders to the value of Alt 100000 lire
were issued in 1875, as against 800, 000,-
600 in 1871 and Ia, 900, 900 newspapers
passed through the Postoffices in the
latter, as against 100000 in the
former year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

SOME touching and beautiful super
stitions prevailed among the Indian
tribes. The Seneca tribe entertained
one of singular beauty. When maiden
died they imprisoned young bird until
it first began to sing, then loading it
with messages and caresses they lib
Grated it over her grave, with the belief
that it would not cease its fight nor
close its eyes until it had flown to the
spirit-land and delivered its precious
burden of affec ton to the loved and
lost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

In an editorial article on the recent
development of the velocipede, the Lon
don Times says: ga bicyclist can per-
form journey of one hundred miles in
day with less fatigue than he could
walk thirty; fifty miles-that is, from
London to Brighton-as easily as he
could walk ten, and daily journey to
and fro between London and the distant
suburbs with just the usual results of
moderate exercise"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

WHEN the Scraps last set sail for
India Captain Warren had her bottom
thoroughly coated with paper, applied
by means of cement OF his own devils
ing. After making the voyage and lying
in the dock for three months the bottom
remained free from marine incrusta-
tions, except in few places where the
paper had been rubbed off. AS the ma
terial is very cheap, and the method of
its application is simple, the discovery is
likely to revolutionize marine construc-
ton mat least this detail.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

STARVATION, it appears, ought not to
have any place in the bright lexicon of
those who live within procuring distance
of fungi. Mr.. Washington Rodman, of
Astoria, l.. L., who is an enthusiast on
the subject, declares that tons upon tons
of good food are wasted because people
will not take the trouble to acquaint
themselves with the nutritious proper
ties of these succulent vegetables. He
has just found liz Vermont, for instance,
huge puf-ball which in fresh condi-
ton, he says, would have made an ex-
cellent meal for half a. dozen persons.
When fresh the flesh on being cutshould
remain without the slightest tinge of
yellow. Cut in slices, dipped in egg and
-four and properly cooked, the dish can
hardly be distinguished from the best
omelet, having in addition a delicate
oyster flavor. This almost beats " fiat
money as help for the needy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

THE French Government has under
consideration plan for extending the
railroad system of that country by
branch lines, running two or three
trains daily. at very moderate speed.
There is need OF such lines to open up
outlying districts. They can be built
on much cheaper plan than the great
trunk lines, where high rate of speed
is common
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

WHAT'S the good of living on earth if
a man can't 60 down in his pocket and
help some poor soul to get off his sick
bed and enjoy the sunshine with us7-
Detroit Free Press. Down into his sick
bed some poor soul in his pocket--en-
10y the sunshine-pocket sunshine
sick-bed--scul-down in his pocket
by Heayen there's something wrong
somewhere
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

The origin of electing by ballot may
be traced to the ancient Greeks. When
a member was to be elected, every voter
threw little pellet of bran or crumb of
bread into basket, carried by servant
around the table, and whoever dissented
fattened their pellets at one side.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12
TOPICS OF THE DA Y.

They had a frightful railroad acct
dent in England recently, and the Daily
Nescs says that "the patience of the
servants of the company was sorely
tried " by the relatives of passengers in
the wrecked train coming to make in
guiries.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

IN the French International Exhibit
ton of 1867 was shown a lock of won
derful complexity, which admitted of
1874, $50 combinations. Heuret passed
one hundred and twenty nights in lock-
ing it, and Fiehet was four months in
unlocking it. Now they can neither
shut nor open il.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

PApAws, Pumpkins, Persimmons, Peas,
Pears, Partridges, Pheasants, Plums,
Potatoes, Politicians, Proud People,
Pick-pockets, Pleasant Parties, Picnics,
Possums, Pains, Pecunialy Papas, Pau
pers, Preachers, Profanity, Perjurers,
Parted Parents, Participations Of Pleas
ant Pastime, Promenades, Pugilists,
Prussians, Publications, Prunes, Provis-
sions, Procrastinators, Physicians Pre-
scriptions, Prognosticators, Pharo Pro
pellors, Prisoners, Professions, Profess
sors, Partly Prompt Payments, Pies,
Priests, Pretended Presents, Passes, Pats,
Patents, Pastors, Petitions, Prosecutors
Persistent Personators, and Philantbro'
pjs Is arr plentiful.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12
MORGANTOwN.W VA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER I2. 1878.

visitors is again very large. All the
hotels and lodging houses are full. Ar
rivals of strangers in Paris, registered
during the past fortnight, number
1896 French and q sol foreigners.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

The Mohammedans are very super
stitious touching the beard. They bury
the hairs which come off in combing it,
and break them first, because they be-
lieve that angels have charge of every
hair, and that they gain them their dis
missal by breaking it. Selim l was the
first Sultan who shaved his beard, con-
trary to the law of the Koran. az do
it, said he apologetically to the scan
dalized and orthodox multi, ito prevent
my yizier leading me by it." He cared
less for it than some of our ancestors,
two centuries age, did for their own.
They used to wear pasteboard covers
over them in the night, lest they should
turn upon them and rumple them in
their sleep,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

WE love the sweet glory of the setting
sun, and we can gush little over the
rising moon, but when we come unex-
pectedly upon free fight in which we
have no interest, and meet brick-bat
going somewhere in hurry, the stars we
see are not the kind of astronomical
study in which we take much interest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

1t is stated, on good authority, that
the Superior Commission of the Inter-
national Exposition has resolved to pro-
long the Exposition until the goth of
November, in order to give opportunity
for the sale Of exhibits, and that the
drawing of lottery prizes, which in
cludes many of the articles on exhibi-
ton, will also be postponed to the goth
of November. Most of the foreign ex-
hibitors are at present disposed to begin
packing up on the day originally desig-
mated for the closing of the Exposition,
the LIST of November. The influx Of
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

Will HAYS is the author Of a new
ballad, Keep in de Middle oh de
Road" If he was to do that around
here he would collide with . streetecar
in about two minutes.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-10-12

"BEDADi Look at the haste, wild his
two toothpicks stickin' out er his moutr r.
was how the first sight of an elephant
affected Bridget Muldoon. Boston
zruwscript.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
The Planets In Novemb er.
Iron the Providence Journsi.l !


The clear weather which usually pre-
walls in September and October. and
frequently the greater part OF November,
affords nearly as many opportunities for
observing astronomical phenomena as
occur during the remaining months OF
the year. Owing. however. to the bright
moonlight during the last two weeks,
stars below the third magnitude were
invisible to the naked eye, and the
heavens appeared comparatively blank.
As IL Is now the dark Of the moon. the
sky for the remainder Of this month will
present an unusually interesting appear
ance.
Jupiter, the largest OF the planets,
shines with peculiar brilliancy in the
south and southwest during the first
hours OF the night, while Saturn, the
ring planet. may DO observed in the east
Immediately after dark. and Is visible the
whole night.
Venus, now tho morning star. rises
about an hour before the sun. while
Mars, which attracted 80 much attention
n year ago, is almost immersed in the
rays Of the sun. and is gradually decreas-
ing in brightness.
About eight o'clock. Cappella may be
seen in the northeast, little above the
horizon, while Vega. in the Harp. il al
most directly overhead. The star is re-
markable for its blue color. and Il one
OF the few whose distance has been APP
proiimately determined. Tho seven
-. Al. Dl.tal.a An. ottf.la. ~ tha
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22

m osn mais monsy faster q wosh for n than
u Al anything slse. Capital no. required We
viii starr you. si1 per day u home made b.
wanted svrrywhsrs 70 vork Tor n. New y ths
tims. Costly out1t and terms frss. Address
MIA ems TRu1 D co.. Aususta, Maine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22
Josh Billings Philosophy.

Ihav no objecshun to man parting
hiz hair in the middle. but ] shall al.
wuss insist ON his finishing up the job
bi wearing q short gown and pettikoat.
Irespskt a corpse, but ded and alive
man dispize for the space ov one min
nit. and then pity him for another min
nit, and then iorgit him forevermore--
amen.
Det IL bondage into which a man
sells himself and pays Z per cent. for
the privilege.
Thar ix such thing as tew much en-
ergy. have seen those who were like
n yung hound in the chase, GIT away
ahead ov the fox.
The iust thing that presents itself to
our conscience IL the truth; we lie upon
rrtle1shun.
There arc great menny roads that
lead to Heaven. but after yu git thare,
only one gateway 10 enter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22

Oun youngest child seemed to have n
vague. Indefinite ieaI OF rogues. and u
very imperfect idea OF what a rogue
might be, and was always asking ques-
tons on the subject. One morning.
while his nurse was dressing him. l
heard him inquire;
"How big Is rogue, Betty Can he
hear mile 2"
Before she could reply his brother
very little older. rose to explain
"why. Bob. you've seen many q
rogue. A rogue Is thes' man. Papa
and Uncle Bob look exactly like other
rogues." o..
els papa and Uncle Bob rogues ?
asked the youngest. with innocent won
der.
"No. ehile-iat dey amt y said
Betty, as she filled his eyes with soap
"Yo' papa an yo' Uncle Borb is jes as
'ornes as anybody. COS rogucs Is folks
what steals an gifts eotched -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-11-22

THEY were sitting in an open buggy
on an Ohio cross.rcad. bounded on one
side by the wood and ON the other by an
orchard. The first We heard was,
"Now stop. Will you will muss my
hair" lie laughed, and she broke ou,
with, "You don't love me one bit.
The caress he gave her would have made
an anaconda turn pale. and as she threw
up her head for breath, he said. I'm
strong, eh. girl Z" "ies. you are but
/ don't think you are as strong "a you
used TO be-" And then we felt weak
and left them.