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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
WOmen's Work for Hard Times.

How the times affect women is shown
somewhat by the statistics and the in
ferences of the report Just made by the
Boston Bofiin's Bower" Up to 1877
there was an increasing inclination
among the working-women to get into
factories and shops Domestic service,
which offers field for the earning of
much better wages than factory labor,
was neglected for productive work. The
panic came and the forces in the fac
tories were reduced. Apparently many
shop girls turned domestic then, and in
the general reduction health has gone
down as well as pay. Thus, in the Bos-
ton hospital in 1884 there were 434
domestics and 81 shop girls; in 1915
the number was CTS and 81 in the next
year, 1877 domesties and "a shop girls
that is, the number of domestics in the
hospital increased S43, while that of
shop girls declined from 81 to "a. 1t
seems easiest to account for this on the
decline in health owing to poorer food
and more work-results of the times
and to account for the decline in sick
ness in the shops partly at least by de-
cline in a number of shop employees. To
help along those who are out of food the
owner furnishes a dinner, or did last
winter to those who needed it. Miss
Collins, the manager, tells the story of
her work in this way
In answer to questions how manage
my dinners, | would say at twelve
o'clock the tables are set for fifty per-
sons; the carving is already done and
plates are arranged for that number.
The girls have been collecting all the
forenoon, until the reading-room looks
like an audience hall; strangers and
others make up the gathering. Each
one is given check, and if an improper
person is found she is admitted that
time and told not to come again. This
does not often occur. When the first
set are through, one or two volunteer
to prepare the table for the next set,
until the last is served; then the checks
are counted and entered on a book, but
no names are taken. Last winter many
worked on short time and at reduction
in prices. In addition to that, they
were often obliged to wait for their pay
until orders were filled. This class came
every day. Another class varied accor.
ding to the weather-the largest number
on stormy days when they could not &c
in search of employment. Many only
came once or twice, they probably hay
ing obtained places. The first public
dinner was served February Is, and the
last May l.. The number Of meals was
4,91l during that time. Young girll
fare pretty we'll at all times, but the
middle-aged women (married, widows
and single) suffer in every occupation
Some people think it is an imposition OF
them to ask them to give work to wo
man upward of thirty years, and,,the more
refined she is the more to be avoided
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
Horace Greeley at Brook Farm.
tAtlantic Monthly. /

One evening, when we were still in
the dining-room, after our tea, was
startled by the appearance at the door
of what, for a moment, really thought
must be ghost, so unearthly seemed
the vision; and, with dilated eyes and
blanched cheeks, / turned to Mr.. R,
wondering If it were visible to him.
His amused style treasured me, and he
whispered, at is Horace Greeley" NV
mind was very much relieved, and I be-
came able to study the singular appari-
ton before me. His hair was so fight
that it was almost white; he wore a
white hat; his face was entirely color
less, even the eyes not adding much to
save it from the ghostly hue. His coat
was very light drab, almost white, and
his neither garments the same. / 80 long
protested that his shoes matched the rest
of his dress that | can not now clearly
remember whether they were really
black or not. 1t is impossible for me to
describe the effect he produced upon me,
and it was not until became acquainted
with his gentle and pleasing manner
that could entirely overcome this first
impression. i remember his reading to
us, when we were all assembled in the
parlor at the Aerie, some papers upon
which he was DESTROYS of receiving the
criticism of our literary world. / am
sorry to say the remembrance of its
subject has passed from me, but have
an indistinct idea that IL was something
in reference to our own enterprise. The
modesty of his bearing, the Difference
with which he listened to the remarks
made, impressed me strongly. He was
not then politician, but earnest in his
ideas of progress; perhaps not always as
practical as common-sense persons would
advise, but true and unselfish.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
fLondcn Spectator. ]

Mr.. Weber states that in Thibet he
has lived for months together at height
of more than fifteen thousand feet above
the level of the sea, and that the result
was as follows: His pulse at normal
heights only sixty-three per minute, sell
dom fell below one hundred during the
whole time he was at that level. His
respirations were often twice as numer-
Gus in the minute, as they are at ordi-
nary levels. A run Of one hundred
yards would quicken both pulse and res
piration more than run of one thous-
and yards at sea-level, and the higher
the level the greater the difficulty Of
walking or running fast. He crossed
the shoulder of the Gurla Mandhatta at
height of some twenty thousand feet,
and found the greatest. difficulty in get
ting breath quickly enough, had fire..
quent and violent headaches, and found
that his active guides and companions
suffered much more even than he did.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
Good Breeding.

The man who is scrupulously polite
and respectful to all women in public
but habitually saves coarse manners
and vulgar language for his own wife
and daughters, is no gentleman. He is
only an impostor. The young man who
oils his hair, puts sweet odors upon his
pocket handkerchief, and bows with
charming eloquence to Miss Arabella
Spriggins and her lady friends, and goes
home TO sneer at his mother, and treat
her with familiar discourtesy, is a
pinch-back imitation only of a gentle
man. Genuine good manners and
gentle breeding should begin at home.
As rule the men in community who
are the most trusted are the best men.
When mar opens his front gate only to
see his wife's face at the door radiant
with pleasure, and hears the shout from
the eager children, Papa is comingp
it is safe as rule to lend that man
money. He is honest, and will repay ii
if he can.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

BICYCLES have got into the courts in
England, owing to the neglect of riders
to provide their machines with proper
bells. A fine was recently imposed ON a
Liverpool bicyclist whose bell could not
be heard more than a couple of yards
away. In this country we cannot hear
the bells close by-for the excellent
reason that there are none. Here is
field for aldermen and councilman.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
Playing Deaf.

An old gentleman arrived at Paris
wine shop at the hour when il was most
crowded, and gave an order. When his
order was brought to him he cried out
in the high, harsh tones 80 sften noticed
among the deaf, that he had not been
given what he asked for; then, having
thus secured the attention Of the guests,
proceeded to make inquiries about an
imaginary resident in the neighborhood.
He shouted. and the waiter had to bel
low in reply, and as the deaf man made
the most ludicrous mistakes in attempt
ing to catch his meaning, everybody
laughed, and the merry customers guyed
the poor man TO their hearts content
till he got angry and departed. Mean
while his accomplices had broken into
the upper stories of the wine shop and
rifed them during the confusion. Over
fifty robberies of this kind had been
committed when M. Jacob, the famous
head of the detective service, pounced
on the gang. He had seen three men
slip into doorway at dusk, while a
fourth entered the wine shop, and fol-
lowed the latter, giving orders to the
other officers to secure the three accom-
plices. Signing to policeman to ac-
company him, Jacob entered the shop,
and just as the man, with his hand TO
bis ear, was bawling, Louder-Pm
dealt" he remarked, in an ordinary tone
of voice, This ofiicer'll escort you to
the police surgeon" The deaf man
drew a knife and attempted to dash out,
but Jacob knocked him down with his
life-preserver and handcuffed him. All
four men proved to be notorious thieves
Subsequently five others, including two
women, were taken. About 1000 francs
in money, together with jewels; watches
and an immense quantity Of valuable
goods, clothing, ETC., was found at their
headquarters.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
Singular Suicides.

In the year 1900, William Darlington
threw himself from the parapet of the
Church of st Sepulcher, in London,
leaving behind him note, stating as
his reason, that he wanted to go TO the
opera that night, but had not money
enough to purchase ticket of admis-
sion"
A farmer in Allendale, England, got
a gun-barrel, loaded it, and placed the
stock end in hot fire, and leaned his
stomach against the other. The barrel
soon became hot, and exploded, killing
the unfortunate wretch instantly.
A blacksmith in New Orleans, in 1871,
killed himself in the same manner,
blowing his bellows until the fire was
hot enough to explode the gun-barrel.
A young lady at boarding-school in
England drowned herself in rain. cask
because she was made to study from an
old book. She was "sweet sixteenp'
A Greenwich, England, prisoner, who
was put upon short allowance for mis-
conduct, in 1916, sharpened the ends of
his spectacles, and with them stabbed
himself to the heart.
In French newspaper of 1862, we
find an account of man who, his wife
having proved unfaithful to him, called
his valet and informed him that he was
about to kill himself, and requested that
he would boil him down, and make a
candle of his fat, and carry it to his
mistress, handing her AT the same time
the following note:
"DEAREsT THEREsE:-I have long
burned for you, and now prove to you that
my flames are real. Yours, PIERRE"
A young lady, mir eteen years of age,
having gambled away q large fortune,
hung herself at Bath, England, with a
gold and silver girdle. The following
note was found in her hand: "Thus
tie myself up from play" This was
worthy of French woman!
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

THE recent gale at Philadelphia shat
tered the glass roof of the elephant
house at the Geological Garden, and a
female elephant trod on one of the frag-
ments, receiving painful wound. She
set up long, loud, and dismal howl of
pain, and rolled necessarily ON the
ground. She was secured by ropes, and
a surgeon lanced the wound, removed
the glass, and in few minutes the ami
NAL was on her feet again, looking as
amiable as lamb.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

A MAN was lately before a London
Police Court for attempting to commit
suicide by jumping off bridge into the
Thames. He pleaded that he had lost
his wife and two children in the Prin-
cess Alice disaster, and was desperate.
His wife was produced in court, and
said that she had no children. He then
explained that he had been drinking
with friend who had lost his wife and
children, and his sympathies were so
exercised that he got confused, and
thought it was his own case.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

The new port about to be constructed
at Boulogne, France, will be the most
beautiful of any on the coast of that
country. Four magnificent revolving
electric lights will be erected at the ex-
tremity of the breakwater, and there
will be bells rung by the waves in case
of fog. The lights will be strong enough
to illuminate the harbor and to be seen
from the English coast. Until now there
has been no port with more than two
lights.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

FOUR miners who were working in
.he shaft of a Nevada mine, heard
The hosting car break from its fasten-
lngs far above their heads. They
knew that there would be just foot of
space between the falling car and the
wall, but they were not SO sure of their
own thickness, and there was but little
time for calculation. They made them
selves as fiat as possible and escaped
injury, although the shirt of one was
torn off
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

SIMON GRANT has bought tract of
land on the Northern Pacific Railroad
for the purpose of starting community.
He is a wealthy Scotchman, and will
devote his entire fortune to the enter
prise, which he has been planning man
years; but he intends to be the high
priest OF the region-said to be strange
worship of the sun-which is the basis
of the movement. Thus far he ha,
only score or so of followers. He
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

POSTAL CARDS give rise to peculiar
troubles. A Rochester lumber dealer
mailed card to discharged clerk,
accusing him Of swindling, and the clerk
has obtained verdict of $3.50 damages,
based on the publicity of the charge
while passing through the mails. A
similar case is on trial in Pittsburg, the
plaintiff being a sewing machine agent,
to whom his employer addressed an ac-
cusation of improperly retaining money
An Omaha clergyman publishes card
complaining that he frequently receives
advertisements of wine, printed on pos
tai cards, and, as he is total abstainer
from strong drink, the impression might
be wrongfully created that he is buyer
of the wine. A Boston landlady sends
bills on postal cards to former boarders,
accompanied by urgent requests for
payment. One of the recipients began
a suit against her for libel, but withdrew
it, his lawyer advising him that, as the
communication was a simple request to
pay just debt, he had no legal griev-
ance. A Kansas City girl Tilted her
lover, and he retaliated by writing her
amorous letters on postal cards. She
did not invoke the law, but put raw
hide in her pocket, lay in wait for her
annoyer, and whipped him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

CHUN PUT NAM, the Chinese Consul
General, who is to watch over the inter-
ests of his countrymen in California
and the Territories, is said to be the
richest foreigner that has ever come to
the Pacific Coast to live there for any
length of time, as he is not only pos
sessed of vast wealth, but also of high
reputation for integrity and ability.
He has, it is said, already taken steps
to abolish the Six Chinese Companies.
which for years have ruled over the
Chinese, in San Francisco.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

REV. J. III. WILBUR, agent for twelve
years with the Yakima Indians in
Washington Territory, reports that this
tribe, "taken from the war-path in
1856, and gathered into the reservation
in 1860, are now quite prosperous. They
number 1910; have 1000 head of cat
tie, LOO horses, 5000 acres of land I'M
der cultivation, with 10000 acres in adj
dition fenced in. Their property is
valued at $439,O00, equal to. 5000 for
each family"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

JAMAICA is coming to the front as a
producer of tobacco. She finds her
most considerable customers in Ger
many At Hamburg, probably the
most considerable tobacco market in the
world, Jamaica tobacco is ranked second
only to that Of Cuba; and though
buyers at first hand may probably not
be deceived, yet retailers no doubt buy
and sell it as genuine Havana.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

The English Mechanic says the pro-
jected Channel tunnel under the Dover
Straits is still only possibility. Moth
ing is being done on the English side,
but on the French coast borings are con-
tinued. Although thus far the geolog-
ical characteristics upon which the
Undertaking was proposed have been
,ully verified, the scheme does not meet
With favor in influential circles in
England.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

THE practice of "giving away"
chromos and other cheap articles with
tea, coffee and the like originated in
England. The households of buyers
being now full of gaudy but not neat :"
works of art, dealers have introduced
the custom of giving away sugar with
teas. Others have offered to give, on a
stated day of each week, hat or neck
tie to the purchaser of certain
quantity.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

The fashion in ladies' coiffures in
Paris is to brush the hair more and more
from the neck, SO that the modern fe.
male head looks like Pompeian cameo
Powder is coming into use again. Al
the races at Longchamps, there were two
ladies, formerly blondes, who appeared
with canary yellow hair. They were
very pretty, and so no one said any
thing
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

A NOISE in Mr.. Lakes house in San
Jose, Cal, led him and his dog to be-
lieve that burglar was at work, and
they started in different directions to
investigate. 1t was in the night, and
when the man and the beast came
together in the hallway, each took the
other for the intruder. The dog sprang
from under table, intending to seize
Mr.. Lake, who, believing that he was
attacked by robber, hastily fired
several shots. A light was brought,
and the wounded dog, recognizing his
master, crawled to his feet and died.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

"THIs is the season." says the Free
Press, /" when the girl, whose stern
father has kicked her lover outdoors,
packs up few things, writes an eight
page letter to her mother, drops a
clothes-line from her chamber window,
and at midnight, when silence reigns,
raises the sash, sees how dark it is, and
Jumps into bed as fast as she can"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

HERE we are, right on the heels of an
election, and nobody has called us a
wall-eyed, knock-kneed, limber-toed,
turkey-trod son of perdition. 1t makes
us sad to contemplate the degeneracy of
the times. Years ago-but why add to
the gloom by calling up happy recol-
lections of the past?-Keokuk Consti-
tuition,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

Mr.. CARD, about the highest agri-
cultural authority in England, states in
his new work, " The Landed Interest
and the Supply of Food" that the re-
turn per acre of English wheat crops is
not as large as formerly. He attributes
this to the farmers feeling lack of Sc
curity for their capital.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16
TOPICS OF TIE DAY.

THERE are more deaf mutes, idiots
and iunatics in Switzerland, in proper
ton to the population, and fewer people
afflicted with blindness, than in any
other European country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

A Providence swindler coolly sold a
house to which he had no claim, and re-
ceived $1,000 for the forged title. The
owner first learned of the sale when
the supposed purchaser ordered him TO
move out.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

THERE was prize for the prettiest
girl at a ball in Gold City, Montana,
and the delicate question was to be
decided by a committee The choice
was generally conceded to lie between
Miss McGowen and Miss Burt, and, one
being a blonde and the other a brunette,
the committee was unable to Judge of
their charms by comparison. The sus-
pense was trying to the tempers of the
rival beauties, and they fell to CRITICS.
ing each others looks. Then they quar-
relied. Next, they fought. When they
were parted Miss McGowen's face was
scratched asthough she had been thrown
into bramble bush, and one of Miss
Burt's eyes was swollen and nearly shut.
That episode relieved the committee of
embarrassment, for neither of the two
young women was any longer pretty,
and the prize was awarded to another.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

You cannot tell a man who is con-
tented in the world merely by looking
at him. The neatest fitting boot often
covers raging corn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

LIVES of great men all remind us VIC
may make our lives sublime, and, de-
departing, leave behind us barely pair
of odd stockings for our expectant
heirs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

has chosen place in what is fast becom-
ing a thickly settled farming region,
and is confident of success.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-11-16

The Queen Catherine is . stately
novelty bonnet for matrons.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-15
Saturday. Junr 20. IS5s.
Cbancerv Sale Of Real Estate.

No. 1863 R. -Chancery Court Of Shelby eOunty-
Charles Collins, guardian, etc, for Anna and
Camilla Pope. vs. Anna Pope ct al
BY virtue of interlocutory decree Tor sale, en-
tered In the above cause the 18th day OF March,
1874 and renewed, etc, october 4, 1876, ana
amended etc, December IL, 1876, and renewed &C.
tober Do 1871 and May Il, 1878, will sell at pub
lie auction to highest bidder, IN front OF the
Clerk and Masters office Courthouse Building Main
street, Memphis, Tenn, on
Saturday. June -, ISIS,
within legal hours the following described PROPERTY
situated In Shelby county, Tennessee, 10 Wit: Lying
In the city of Memphis, and known and described
upon the plan OF said city part of lot No. $40,
and bounded follows, to-wit: Beginning al a
stake on the south side Of Madison street II feet
l0la inches east of the eastern line OF Fourth sreL
(said Fourth street being 90 feet wide anotaken on
the west part OF lot No. $500; running thencr east
Wardy with the south side OF Madison stret 50 lett
q Inches TO stake thence southwardly, at right an
giles with Madison street. AZ feet inches; thence
Westwardly, parallel with Madison street 3S feet
inches to staBe; thence northwaTdly with the east
line of lot No. $50. Il feet inches TO the Begin
ming on Madison street.
Terms of Sale-Onethird cash; balance in o and
~ months; notes bearing interest from date, with
security; lien retained to secure same, etc This
NAV 2i 1873. E. A. COLE, Clerk and Master.
BY z. j. Black, ID. c. and III.
flanagan FTayser and c. W. Metcalf, AttJs-
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-15
BON AQUA SPRINGS

HNfIS charming summer resort, located eight miles
i from Bon Aqua Station, thirty miles from
Nashville, on the Nashville and Northwestern Rail-
road. will open for the reception of visitors June
l, 1873 The association have this year built very
attractive 2-StOry hotel to meet the increased de-
mands of its visitors. The waters of these Springs
celebrated for their recuperative effects upon
delicate men and women, shattered and exhausted
constitutions well for the of diseases of
the alimentary canal, dyspepsia. chronic diarrhea,
diseases of the Kidneys and skin, and menstrual
disorders ETC. The elevation is 900 feet above Nash
Vile. Atmosphere, cool. dry and salubrlous.
BOARD-Per month, $35; per week. S10 per day.
s. Special rares for families. Children and serv-
ants, half-price.
Railroad fare for the round tripS9 65 Correspond
ence invited. Address " Bon Aqua Springs Associa-
uon,' or A. GENNETT, Business Manager,
Bon Aqua Springs, Tenn.
DR.. A. Morrison, Resident Physician. For those
who enjoy horseback or buggy riding, firSt-clasS
livery stable will be k pit by Elias Napier Special &C
cSmmodations for those who take their vehicles