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Only a Printers Dream.

A printer sat in his easy chair his
boots were patched his coat thread
bare, and his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
of business, debt, old Morpheus slowly
round him crept, and before he knew
it he soundly slept, and sleeping dream
ed that he was dead, from trouble and
toll his spirit had fed, and not even a
COW bell tolled forth the peaceful rest
of the cow-hide sole. AS he wander
ed among the shades, that smoke and
scorch the lower Hades, he shortly OBJ
served an iron door that hung on
hinges creakingly ajar, but this en-
trance was closed with red hot bar,
and Satan himself stood peeping
out, waiting for travellers thereabout.
and thus to the passenger printer
spoke.
''Come in my dear; it shall cost you
nothing and never fear. This is the
place where i cook the ones who new
er pay their subscription sums; for
though in life they may escape they
will find when dead, it is too late;
will show you the place where l melt
them thin, with red-het chains and
and scraps of tin, and also where
comb their head with broken glass
and melted lead, and ifof refreshment
they only think, there's boiling hot
water for them to drink; there's the
red-hot grindstone TO grind his nose,
and red hot rings to wear on toes, and
if they mention they dom like fire, I'll
sew up their mouths with red hot wire;
and then, dear sir; you should see
them squirm, while roll them over
and cool to turn"
With these last words the printer
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THE SUN FOR 1879.

The Sun will be printed every day during the
year to come. Its purpose and method will be the
same as in the past: 10 present all the news in a
readable shape, and to 4ell the truth though the
heavens fall.
The Sun has been, is, and will continue to be in
dependent Of everybody and everything save the
Truth ard It's own convictions Of duty That is the
only policy which an honest newspaper need have.
That is the only policy which has Won for this news
paper the confidence and friendship Of wider con-
stituency than ever enjoyed by any other Amer
lean Journal.
The Sun is the newspaper for the people. II is
not for the rich man against the poof man. or for
the poor against the rich but 1t seeks to do
equal justice all interests in the community. 1t
is the organ Of any person. class sect party.
There need be no mystery about It's loves or hates.
1t IS for the honest man against the rogues every
time II is for the honest Democrat as against the
dishonest Republican, and for the honest Republican
against the dishonest Democrat. 1t does not take
its from the utterances of any politician po-
ltica organization 1t gives its support unreseryedly
when measures are in agreement with the
Constitution and with the principles upon which
this Republic founded for the people When
the Constitution and constitutional principles
are violsted--as in the outrageous conspiracy of
1876, by which man not elected was placed in the
Presidents office, where he still remains-it speaks
out for the right. That is The SUNS idea of indie.
pendencc. In this respect there will be change
In its programme for 1870.
The Sun has fairly earned the hearty hatred Of
rascas, frauds ind humbugs Of all sorts and sizes
1t hopes deserve that hatred less in the year
1879, than in 1871 1873, or any year gone by, THR
mtigated brightness.
While the lessons Of the past should be constantly
kept before the people, THE Sun does not propose
to make itself in 1879 magazine of ancient history
1t is printed for the and women Of to-day,
whose concern is chiefly with the affairs of to-day
1t has both the disposition and the ability to afford
its readers the promptest fullest and accurate
intelligence Of whatever in the wide world is worth
attention. To this end the resources belonging TO
well-established prosperity will be literally en-
ployed.
We have the means of making The Sun as a DO
litical, a literary and general newspaper en-
tertaining and more useful than ever before; and
mean to apply them freely.
Our rates Of subscription remain unchanged
For the DAILY Sun, four page sheet Of twenty
eight columns, the price by mail post paid, IS
month, or Sc. so year. or, including the Sunday
paper, eight page sheet of ffty-sx columns, the
price is 65 cents month, or $40 year, postage
paid.
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at 81 20 year, postage paid.
The price Of the WEEKLz SUN, eight pages, fifty
six columns, is ST. a year, postage paid For clubs
of ten sending $40 we will send extra copy free
Address
!. w. ENGLAND,
Publisher Of THE Sun, New York City
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
Changes in U. s. Senator's.

The 4th of March next will witness
the following changes in the compost
ton of the United States Senate:
The States of Georgia and Vermont
have reelected Gordon and Morrill,.
The reelection of Senators Conkling,
Cameron, Voorhees, and Wadleigh is
considered certain. Senator Eustls
and Ingalls, will probably be reelected.
Geo. S. Houston has been elected to
succeed Mr.. Spencer: Gen. Williams,
of Kentucky, will succeed Mr.. Nc
Creery; exGov. Groome, of Maryland,
has been elected in place of Mr.. Den
mis-; Gov. Thayer, Of Oregon, will be
Mr.. Mitchell's successor, and Gov.
Wade Hampton will fill the vacancy
caused by Mr.. Patterson's retirement;
Governor Vance, of North Carolina, is
likely to succeed Mr.. Merrimon, al
though the latter desires to be his own
successor; George H. Pendleton has
been elected to succeed Stanley Mat
thews; Mr. Armstrong Is serving the
unexpired term of Lewis V. Bogy,
deceased, and there is hot fight &C.
tween dozen candidates, who are 81
anxious to succeed Mr., Armstrong; q
Republican will succeed Mr.. Barnum,
IN Connecticut; ex-senator Yulee is
seeing to be reelected to the Senate
in place of Mr.. Conover; Mr.. Howe is
anxious to come back for another
term, but it is said that his chances
for reelection are very slim.-Er.
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MONTANA LETTER.
WHITEHALL, MoNTANA,)
January 4th, 1879.

Editors NeW Dominion:--
In my last I wrote you that our
old citizens anticipated hard winter.
Well, their judgment has been sound
again. For the last week the mercu-
ry here has ranged from 20 degrees
above to 20 below zero, and yet not
cold enough to freeze a healthy per-
son to death, as | see has been the
case in your State. We have one
case Of great suffering to report. 1t
is that Of young man, late pill
grim from Iowa, who was employed,
soon after his arrival, by T. C. Pow
er & Co., to drive hack, conveying
the U. S. mail from Helena to Fort
Benton, distance of 120 miles. The
young mans drive was on the Benton
end of the route, from Benton to Sun
River, distance of about so miles.
There are no settlements except the
barns and stables, where a change of
horses are kept. The section of
country between these two points is
one vast rolling plain, no timber and
no mountain in sight for land mark
to guide the wanderer. If it was not
for the heavy growth of bunch and
buffalo grass, it would truly be des-
olate place at any time, and much
more so to the new conner. But to be
caught on this desolate plain in one
of our Rocky Mountain snow storms
is truly distressing to any but an ex
perienced mountaineer. The young
man above referred to was caught in
one of those terrific northwest storms.
He soon lost his way, and his mind
also, for the time. For ten days and
nights he wandered over the bleak
plain, as is usual in such cases
circling round and round, without
presence of mind sufficient to fall in
to one of the many dry ravines,
which would have led him down to
Sun river, where he could have-exsilv
found hunters cabin. Soon as it
was known he was lost, diligent
search was instituted, and on the
tenth day he was found making his
continuous circuit, which he had
kept up for ten days without food,
fuel or sleep. The poor mans feet
and legs were frozen above the knees
One day and night in your State, with
mercury not so low, is sufficient to
cause death.
have just learned of the expe-
rience of another pilgrim, but 1 am
glad not so distressing as the one
above related. This one is also from
Iowa, that corrupt nest of Radicalism,
and as usual with that class, he
thought himself in point of intellect
far in advance of his fellow man,
preparing himself with a heavy pair
of buckskin moccasins, over which
he pulled pair Of moccasins made
from heavy Buffalo robe, with the
wool outside, being thus prepared,
and with his trusty breach loading
rife on his shoulder, box of matches
and lunch in his pocket, he struck
out early Christmas morning for a
hunt in the river bottom, few miles
distant from his cabin. Thi. bottom
has heavy growth Of cottonwood
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

Last week Sidney Clarke was elect
ed Speaker of the Kansas House of
Representatives The election is sig
nificant, as Clarke has been and is
one of the most active opponents of
the reelection of Senator Ingalls,.
Now if the Wisconsin Legislature will
give us like indication that Howe
is to be beaten we shall have some
hope of the great and growing North
Western States getting out of the old
ruts and securing representation
somewhat fitted to their needs and
deserts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

The recent decision of the Supreme
Court that polygamy is a crime with
in the reach of law, is source of con-
siderable perturbation among the
Mormons, and Delegate Cannon who
himself possesses plurality of wives,
is about to urge upon Congress meas
ures of relief-a bill to relieve from
prosecution those who have committed
the ofense subsequent to the act of
Congress, 1862, and previous to the
decision of the court. 1t is consider
ed strange that the MoImons should
adhere so strenously to their doctrine
of polygamy, SO odious to the Chris
tainted world, and particularly unac-
countable that the women of Utah
should defend practice deemed es-
pecially degrading to their sex. Yet
a mass meeting of Mormon women to
the number of twelve hundred as
sembled in Salt Lake City recently,
who spoke and "resoluted" earnestly
in favor of plural marriage. 1t is gen
orally supposed that the Mormons do
not advance anything in defense OF
polvgamy but those who have visited
Utah know that they have fortified
themselves with quite an array of ar
guments. They have made them
selves believe that polygamy is not
only a blessed thing morally but
physically,and claim that there is not
prostitute, vagrant, drunkard,
or homeless child in Mormondom
that plural marriage is protection to
women from the brutalities of sensual
husbands, and from numerous ills to
which Gentiles are subject. But the
! Christian world does not see the force
Of those arguments, and there is now
reasonable prospect that this blot
upon fair Utah may be wiped out,
and the territory admitted to the sis
terhood of States. 1t can never come
IN so long. ~ Mormonism remains in
control.
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1t is certain that the "cipher tele
grams will be thoroughly investi-
gated by Mr.. Potter's Committee.
They ought to be. 1t is not alone a
question of doing justice to Mr.. Til
den, but of ascertaining what truth
there may be in the most remarkable
charges ever made in our politics, and
of settling finally the responsibility
for the dispatches.
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awoke, and thought it all pratical
joke; but still at times so real did it
seem, that he cannot believe it was all
a dream; and often he thinks with
chuckle and grin, of the fate Of those
who save their tin and never pay the
printer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

One day last week, in the Senate,
Mr.. Davis, of West Virginia, spoke
upon his resolution directing the
Committee on Agriculture to consider
generally the subject of Agriculture.
Mr.. Davis gave vast amount Of i'm
portant and interesting information
concerning the resources of the coun-
try, more especially of our own State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

The advocates of woman suffrage
had their regular gathering in Wash
ington recently. They had rather
less attention from Congress than on
previous occasions. At visit to the
White House they were well received
by Mrs. Hayes, and Mr.. Hayes apol-
ogized for not devoting a part of his
last Annual message to the interests
of women, and promised to give the
subject consideration.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
The Baltimore Sun says numerou:

The Baltimore Sun says numerous
people have called at the White
House, especially from the South,
who wish Mr.. Hayes to accept an
other nomination for the Presidency.
And yet the San is not reckoned one
of the "funny papers" of the coun-
fry
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

Dr. T. H. Logan, a Republican men,
Der of the West Virginia Legislature,
was by the liberality of Capt. Mofett,
made chairman of the Finance Com
mittee, one of the most honorable and
responsible positions in that body, and
one that gives infunce to the person
holding it. 1t seems that DR.. Logan
true to his radical bondholding con-
stituency, of the city of Wheeling, in
tends to use his influence as chair
man of this committee, to procure
class legislation. A few days ago
DR.. Logan offered resolution declar-
ing that the enactment of usury
law, such as would be satisfactory to
the Agricultural portions of the state,
would affect injnriously the manufac-
turing, commercial and mining inter-
ests, and that it would drive capital
out of the State. The bill also pro-
posed to exempt mortgages and deeds
of trust on real estate from taxation
provided they did not bear over six
per cent interest. Such law would
no doubt be quite acceptable to the
monied aristocracy of the radical par
ty, which has always favored such
legislation as would make the rich
richer and the poor poorer. But how
such law can be passed with "Dem-
ocratic Constitution" of which our
radical friends complain SO much is
more then we can see. The Constitu-
ton, Article X Sec. says that Taxa
ton shall be equal and uniform
throughout the State and all property
both real and personal shall be tax
ed in prorpotion to its value to be as
certained as directed by law.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
Ayers Ague Cure,

=
Chill Fever, Remittent Fever, Dumb Ague,
Periodical or Bilious Fever, &C., and indeed
all the affections which arise from malari-
GUS, marsh, or mlaSmatlc pOlSOnS.
This is a compound remedy, prepared with
scientific skill from vegetable ingredients, which
rarely fails to cure the severest cases of Chills
and Fever and the concomitant disorders. Such
remedy the necessities of the people in maa-
rious districts demand, Its great superiority
over any other medicine yetdscovered for the
cure of Intermttents is, that it contains no qui-
nine or mineral, and those who take it are free
from danger of qunism or any injurious effects,
and are as healthy after using it as before. 1t
has been extensively employed during the last
thirty years in the treatment of these distressing
disorders, and so unvarying has been its success
that ithas gained the reputation of being infal-
lible. 1t can, therefore, be safely recommended
as a sure remedy and specific for the Fever and
Ague of the West, and the Chills and Fever of
the South. 1t counteracts the miasmatic poison
In the blood, and frees the system from its influ
ence, so that fever and ague, shakes chills,
once broken up by it, do not return until the
disease is again contracted.
The great variety of disorders which arise from
the irritation of this poison, such as Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Gout, Headache, Blindness,
Toothache, Earache, Catarrh, Asthma, Pal
pitation, Splenic Affections, Mysteries, Pain
I'm the Bowels, Collie, Paralysis, and derange-
of the Stomach, all of which become intermt-
tent or PERIODICAL have no speedier remedy than
AYERS AGUE CURE, which cures them all alike,
and protects the system from future attacks. As
preventive it is of immense service in those
communities where Fever and Ague prevails as
1t stays the development of the disease if taken
on the first approach of the premonitory symp-
toms. travellers and temporary residents are
thus enabled to defy these disorders, and few
will ever suffer if they avail themselves of the
protection this remedy affords.
For Liver Complaints arising from torpidity,
1t is an excellent remedy; it stimulates this organ
into healthy activity, and produces many remark
able cures where other medicines fail.
Prepared by DR.. J. c. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
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HUGH W. BROCK, Md, LUTHER s. BROCK, MD
DRs. BROCK BROS.
- Practitioners of Medicine, Sur,
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VISITING CARDS.
Estimates given Oh all kinds q Job Printing.
NEW DOMINION" OFFICE.
Morgantown, w. Va.

TERMS Cash to accompany order.
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GUARD YOUR C0NvERsATION.-If
you say anything about neighbor or
friend, or even of stranger, beware of
speaking i'll. 1t is brotherly charity to
suppress knowledge of evil of one an
other unless our higher public duty
compels us to bear accusing witness;
and if it be true charity to keep our
knowledge of such evils to ourselves,
much more should we refuse to spread
the evil report of another. Discredita-
BILE as the fact is, it is by far the COM
mon tendency to suppress the good we
know of our neighbOrs and friends. We
act in this matter as though we felt that
by pushing our fellows forward we
should injure ourselves. We are jealous
of commendatiOn unless we get the
larger share.
Social conversation, as known to ev-
cry observer, is largely made up of what
is best understood by the term scandal.
1t would be difficult to find a talkative
group of either sex who could spend an
hour together without evil speech of
somebody. BLESSED are the peacemak-
ers," is not the maxim by which we are
chiefly governed in our treatment of
personalities. Better thousand times
stand or sit dumb than to open our lips
ever SO eloquently in the disparagement
of others. What we should do in this.
as in all other human relations, is to
practice the golden rule. If we do unto
Others as we would that others should
do unto US, we shall be exceedingly
careful not to volunteer ill words about
them. Where other than good word
is to be spoken, let it be spoken to the
person concerned, that he may know
your motive is not idle, cowardly OF
sinister, and that he may have chance
to defend himself.
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The Lost Baby..A Story Of the Frontier.

The name of our little one was Margue.
rite, but we called her Little Pearl, Philip
and I. She was our first baby, the
daintiest, dearest little thing that ever
you set eyes on cheeks, like half blown
rosebuds, hair like rings of sunshine,
and eyes as blue as the depths of June
sky. Darling Little Pearl, how we loved
her. We had been married just year
and half when Philip caught the west
ern fever.
Iloved my husband with an intensity
bordering on idolatry, but when he told
me Of his intention to leave our beauti.
full cottage and seek his fortune in the
far West 1t was terrible blow to mo-
We had lived at Rosedale ever since our
marriage, and I could see no reason
why we could not continue to live there.
Truly, the place belonged to my uncle !;
but then 1t would be ours at his death,
and why should Philip fret and chafe
so under foolish sense of dependence ?
We had everything-elegant rooms
flowers, birds, pleasure grounds, and
servants enough to keep our hands from
anything like labor, and uncle gave it
all ungrudgingly. Still my husband was
not content.
IT can't live this life, Bell" he said !;
IT wasn't made for it. My work awaits
me somewhere in the world, and I must
hunt it up. My little ones won't respect
their father by-and-by If he is nothing
more than q drone in the hive of life. "
I was vexed and angry at first, and
said great many things that were un-
wise and unwomanly, but Philip pursu-
ed the even tenor of his way, all patience
and forbearance: Our preparations were
| n1QHA tho fovsy 1,
precious were packed up, and bidding
adieu to our sunny southern home, we
started westward.
The excitement of the journey, togeth-
er with my husbands constant tender
| ness and encouragement, reconciled me
| in measure to the change of life; and
| when we reached our little western cot
tage my impulsive nature, always rush.
ing to one extreme or the other, carried
me into an scstacy of delight and antici.
patton, even beyond anything my stead
fast husband exhibited. He seemed
greatly relieved to see me growing 80
thoroughly contented, and we began our
new life very bravely.
The cottage was comfortable enough,
but bare and humble in comparison to
what we had hitherto been accustomed:
the square, whitewashed rooms had q
dreadfully forlorn look, and the little
kitchen, with its one staring window,
and the cooking stove standing in the
middle of the floor, filled me with shud-
dering disgust every time entered it.
But had made up my mind to endure
all and everything, and, as have said,
we began our new life very bravely.
For the first two or three months II
had help, not very efficient help, truly,
better far than none. Philip entered
at once upon the practice of law, and as
his Office was some distance from home
he did not return until evening, 80 We
had no great amount of cooking to do,
and between us we managed to keep tho
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pamphlets for the bare expenses incurr-
ed. One or two men would have to be
engaged during the exhibition to give
away the documents, but imagine
that $4OO or $500 would cover all expen-
ses over and above the printers bill.
If each railroad in the State would
contribute small sum the Bureau
could sasily carry through this great
work. Once lost, the opportunity will
never recur. Action prompt and i'm
mediate Is necessary to command sue
cess.
AS these are matters of great impor-
tance to every citizen, 1 make no apollo
gy for replying to your courteous in
quiries in the form of an open letter.
Believe me, my dear Capt. Irby,
Yours most faithfully,
]. A. II. ST.. ANDREW.
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"It is q standing rule of our church.

'It is standing rule of our church,"
said one clergyman to another, "for the
sexton to wake up any man that he may
see asleep" II think" returned the
other, THAT it would be much better for
the sexton, when man goes to sleep
under your preaching, to wake you
upw
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For the SPECTATOR,
ONLY A FEW MORE,


BY BERTHE VALERIE.
only few more years shall roll
ABOVE this storm tossed head;
only few more death-bells toll,
I'LL mine shall tell I'm with the dead.
only few more seasons roll,
from Summer round till Spring.
Ano snail reach that shining goal
Where grief no more shall sting.
oniy few more earthly friends
snail prove untrue to me,
ana Snail be where friendship blends
In one glad company.
Only few more tears shall fall
Unheeded on my way;
Only little while, and all
Life's shadows pass away.
Only few more years shall roll
TILL shall meet my God;
Only little while, andI
Shall pass beneath "the rod"
Craigsville, Va, 1879.
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