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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

The predictions of the Canadian
weather prophet Vennor have been
singularly verified. In his calculation,
he said heavy belt of -wintry weather,
with heavy snow-falls, would probably
occur towards the latter part of Decem-
Der, and that this would take in a large
portion of New York and bordering
States. So far the facts have proven
this to be the case. Since the fulfillment
therefore of this part Of his prophecies,
he may be entitled to consideration re-
garding the rest. Concerning the re-
mainder of the season he writes:
think the winter will be exceedingly &C.
centric, with great and abrupt rises and
falls of temperature. Consequently we
may look forward to being frozen and
thawed out again at the shortest notice.
The spring of 1879 is likely to be back
ward and wet, ushering in a cool and
likewise rainy summer"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

Still, there are female sculptors who
prove that, even in this beautiful and
difficult attainment, women may, if
possessed of the genius, develop it sue
cessfully, and with credit to herself.
The first female sculptor of whom we
have any knowledge is Sabina Won
Steinbeck, of Germany. She executed
the greater part of the work of orna-
menting the cathedral of Strasburg.
Her groups, which are of remarkable
beauty, have ELECTED the most enthu-
siastic admiration.
Properzia de Rossi was celebrated for
her proficiency in sculpture. She was
born in Bologna in 1870, and died in
1880. She began her artistic career by
carving on peach-stones; but, her am
bition increasing, she extended her
labors to marble. There are several of
her works extant, one of which, two
angels in bas-relief in the church of ST.
Patronis, is exquisitely sculptured. But,
though fame richly crowned her efforts
as an artist, the more satisfying boon
of love was denied Properzia de Rossi.
She devotedly loved young nobleman,
but her passion was unrequited, and in
the beautiful creations of her chisel,
she depicted her unhappy love.
Marie of Orleans was the daughter of
Louis Philippe, King of the French. In
1882 she was married to Duke Alexander
of Wurtemburg, and died in 1889. She
executed full.length statue of the
Maid of Orleans, which is placed at
Versailles. Her last work is an angel
in white marble, of which beautiful
creation it has been remarked: 1t
seems to be the result of inspiration"
This lovely statue has been placed upon
the sarcophagus of her brother, in the
chapel of Sablonville.
Madame Iamartine, the wife of the
celebrated writer, carved a marble font,
surrounded by angels, which is placed
in the church of St German de rAux-
errois, in Paris.
Donna Tulsa was native eff Seville.
Her father being a sculptor, determined
that his daughter should follow his pro-
fession. She sculptured a very beau
tiful Magdalen, which is placed in the
hospital at Cadiz. She also executed
several smaller fgnres, which are said
to be of superior merit.
The career and works of our Amer
lean seulptors, Miss Hosmer and Miss
Winnie Ream Ream, are too well known
to need mention.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

HITHERTO little has been known of
the historyof the beautiful little /" Ma
donna and Child" by Raphael, now
called the Madonna Constable, -
which was bought by the Emperor of
Russia, in 1871, from its Italian pos.
SCISSOR, for the sum of $66, 900. A writer
in the Allgemeine Zeitung traces it from
its first possessor, Alfano Alfani, dis
tinguished gentleman of P.rugia, down
to its last owner, Giancarlo Constable,
who was obliged, from adverse circum-
stances, to part with this family heir
loom. Since it has been in Russia, the
picture has been transferred from wood
to canvas, a perilous operation; but
this has been accomplished with sue
cessful results.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
Bayard Taylor and His Habits.
fUleveIand Herald,

Bayard Taylor wrote beautiful hand
He detested blind and slovenly writing,
and used to say that any man could
write plainly who would mike an effort
His manuscript was the delight of print
ers. Mr.. Taylor wrote quietly and
steadily, and produced great deal more
copy" in given time than any one
would suppose him capable of who OBJ
served his apparent ease and absence OF
hurry. He was rather careless in his
dress, but not like Horace Greeley,
enough 80 to be conspicuous He liked
a stout plain suit of clothes that could
be worn a long time, a loose fitting gray
overcoat, and broad-brimmed SLOUGH
hat. He was hearty eater, and was
fond of the German national beverage,
which he habitually drank at dinner.
In religion he might have been classed
as Unitarian or Deist, though he had
great reverence for the faith of his
Quaker ancestors. In his later years
the desire for travel wore off, and he
used to set out on a journey with much
reluctance. After seeing and knowing
we'll all the great cities of the world, his
preference was New York. He often
sdlu ne udu TdtueT i've tncIc bndH III
any European Capital. Taylor's wife
was daughter of the celebrated Ger
man astronomer, Professor Hansen.
She is lady of fine culture and consid-
cradle literary talent. A school history
of Germany, written by her husband
for use in American schools, was re-
Gently translated by her into German
Their daughter, Lillian, closely resem-
bles her father as he appeared in his
youthful days. Taylor built the house
near Kennel Square where his parents
still live, and where they celebrated
their golden wedding nearly ten years
ago. He called the place Cedarcroft,
and hoped to pass his old age there.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

and pay for deaths thirty millions of
dollars annually, and that their obliga-
tions to pay over sixteen hundred mil
lions of dollars are held by more than
seven hundred thousand families, the
most of whom have no other security
against future pecuniary want; and that
fire insurance companies pay more than
fifty millions of dollars annually for
property burned by ordinary fires. And
this, not including marine and the vari-
Gus minor branches of Insurance."
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
NUMBER Is.
PASSING SMILES.

IT is not good for man to be alone
unless he holds both bowers and the ace.
Rome Sentinel.
If you have something TO attend to,
go about it coolly and thoughtfully, and
dc it just as we'll as you can.
A MAN will not listen to truth told
him by an enemy; and very rarely gets
it from the mouth of a friend.
AS land is improved by sowing it with
various seeds so is the mind by exercis-
ing it with different studies.
NEVER accept of favors or hospitali-
ties without rendering an exchange of
ciyilities when opportunity offers.
THERE is no sin we can be tempted
to commit, but we shall find greater
satisfaction in resisting than commit
ting.
A HINT to ladies who will wear out
side pockets. Have your purses made
up to look like prayer books.-London
| Punch.
A POLICEMAN arrested boy who bad
! an onion tied up in the corner of his
handkerchief The charge against him
was carrying concealed weepins.
CALLING a slaughter-yard an "abat-
toir F." may increase the price of sur
rounding real estate, but it doesn't help
the smell any.-Free Press.
TIMIp horseman--" Hi boy, how do
you get to Paxton from here?" Boy
oval, Cap'en, | generally walks"
Horseman Cfuriouslyl" eek! Glangw
IT was loving but jocular husband
who, when his wife asked what she was
going to have in her stocking, replied,
You are just the sweetest thing l care
to see in It,"
IF a woman were sentenced to ride
two miles in cutter she'd appeal the
case to the Supreme Court on the
ground of cruelty. As it is she will ride
ten and call it jolly time.
A LA Punch: What is the difference
between last year and this ona9 Last
year is 8 Gate; /. g., consumed or fin
ished); this year is 9 (nein, German for
"no" or e" not. IN Y. Mail.
PARENTS, watch that youngster who
says he don't believe there amt no Santa
Claus. "How'd he get down chimney,
anyhow" If you are not careful, he'll
turn out another Bob Ingersoll.
If this is your first term, you. will
need Cushings Manual, free railroad
pass, box OF paper collars, copy OF
Hoyle and a set of poker chips (bone
will do).-S Louis 7mes-Jom'nal.
DURING Methodist revival at Dun
lap, Iowa, mllkman was converted,
ana ~ MS eh,nusiam confessed tnat ne
nae LOT a long Time past been seiiing
watered mix.
SOME of the Elmira young men, &C
cording to the Gazette, are Of a forgiving
and forgetting nature they're for Civ
ing you an order, and then forgetting to
P"y ior w.
TN ,heS nro well hsapP"ss ansy 49,
sS n den a NAV pS arise from nina nsusht
But malice envy, want Of thought
WY cTTn1 ha, ts s%oa ar .n not
Ns-m . - -
HE ioalowing eARiala.lon VI iesae
Term Is onered ~ reueonic MeMpef %
tte canton ponce iolce: ven ~.
lno ou' naoae eoo P, u s n;s,4
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

NAMES once prominent industry,
ship-building, gives employment to
constantly decreasing number of per
sons, not half the work having been
done in the season just closing that
was done in the previous year. Indeed,
only eleven ships were built in the
State, and of the ninety-six constructed,
the average tonnage was only four hun
bred and twenty five, or, taking out the
ships, less than three hundred. The
prospect is that less ship-building will
be done in 1879 than in any single year
in the last thirty.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

IDLENEss, as has been truly said, is
the mother Of crime; and it is the true
road to poverty. We are all SO consti-
tu, I'd that our minds must be employed.
Persons brought up in idleness and lux
ury often acquire bad habits which they
never throw off through life, and which
aid in premature death. TIE associa-
tions in life are various, and all ought
to be employed in some useful calling,
and to faithfully discharge that duty.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
INpIsoR1MINATE kissing does not gen

INDIsCRIMINATE kissing does not gen.
orally have. the best results, as some of
Americas sensational court records 60
to show. The physicians of the late
Princess Alice have serious charges
against kissing. They have Investigated
the cause of the peculiar virulence of the
diphtheria which attacked her family
with such fatal results and have agreed
that the rapid spread of the infection
was entirely due to imprudent kissing.
A child with sore throat ought not
to be permitted TO kiss any of its COM
paniOns
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

FEARS are entertained by the Ger
man and Swedish friends of Professor
Nordenskjold, that his expedition is
blocked in the ice above East Cape, at
the northern entrance of the narrows
of Behring Strait. Whalers reaching
San Francisco early this month from
the Arctic Ocean reported a ship in
such position, and it is thought that
the Vega, the largest ship of the expe-
dition, should have arrived as far north
and east as the point indicated. A re-
lief expedition is being fitted out.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

THAT loathsome disorder, leprosy,
was introduced into England in the
reign of Henry l.. and was supposed to
have been brought out of Egypt, or per-
haps the East, by means Of the crusaders.
To add to the horror, it was contagious,
which enhanced the charity of a pro-
vision for such miserables, who were
not only summed but chased by royal
edict from the society of their fellow
creatures.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
WOMEN As SCULPTORS.

Although there have been more than
five hundred women-artists of consider
able talent, there have been very few
female sculptors. This has been attrib-
u.ed by some to that physical weakness
which renders women unfit to cope with
man in this peculiar department of art.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

THERE has been no such fail of snow
in Switzerland for many years as dur
ing the last month. Traffic is greatly
impeded, the omnibuses are running as
sledges, and from the Jura to the Alps
there IL one almost unbroken mass Of
snow.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

"IN whatever We do" says Pref.
Roberts, of the Missouri State Normal
School, let us teach our pupils to
think Get them off those miserable
crutches called rules, gently raise their
faces from between the covers of the
textbook ard show them that there is a
power in the mind stronger than the
printed page"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

UNDER the general law of Missouri,
jurors must be able to read. In st.
Louis this disqualifies over ninety per
cent. of the colored residents,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

The ancient city of Damascus, for SO
many ages the center of brisk market,
caused by the arrival and departure of
travellers and long trains to the East,
has, by the opening of the Suez Canal,
had its trade almost wholly diverted,
and soon promises to be in ruins. Re-
ports say rents have declined fifty per
cent. many houses are vacant, while
crowds of beggars haunt every avenue
and road. This, too, of city which,
eight months ago, boosted of having no
beggars in it; and, of a truth, they were
rarer than in any city of the East.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY

THE Emily B. Souder, which foun-
dered off Kingston, with all on board
save two of her crew, is the same i'll
starred vessel, which, on the 23d of May
last, conveyed to New Orleans from
Havana the first two cases of yellow
fever, from which sprang the whole
1,lapua
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

A GETAWAY coat for ladies is an
nounced in fashion items. Be a good
thing for woman to elope in.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

TAXING it all in all, the Centennial
Exhibition was rather ahead of the
Paris show; still it must be admitted
that France got the start of us on
royalty. No less than thirty-nine
sovereigns and princes visited the Paris
Exhibition. There were in all 81, 1892
visitors in Paris from May until No
vember, 2lS, 622 being foreigners. The
United States contributed 1850. En-
gland sent the greatest number, 64,0A.
Other countries came in the following
order: Belgium, Germany, Italy, Spain,
Austria, Switzerland, etc.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

FUNNY, isn't it, that Goals, instead q
going to the buyer, 60 to the cellar 7--H.
n Express.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

The editor of the New York Under
'oriter says that life insurance COM
panies in the United States hold over
four hundred millions Of dollars in trust,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

THE last number of the British Med
icol Journal states that in vii
lage in Russian Poland lives a
Jewish widow one hundred years
old; she resides with her daugh-
ter who is aged eighty-four, and is her.
self the Observation-Disclosures of
a girl thirteen. Notwithstanding her
advanced age the widow is strong, goes
out alone, hears and sees perfectly well,
and has retained all her mental powers.
She is about to marry again; the bride
groom is much younger than the bride,
having only reached the age of eighty
eight. He belongs also to the Jewish
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-25

The frequency of shocking accounts
of brutality towards patients in asylums
for the insane, calls for the enactment
of some laws by the different State Leg
islstures which will exert a protective
influence on the inmates of these insti-
buttons. The helplessness of these poor
afflicted creatures and their utter de-
pendence on those who have them in
charge, should call forth universal SYM
pathy, but it is one of those painful con-
ditions of life which can only be realized
by those who have had personal ex-
perience of its horrors through its
affection of some friend or relative.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
A woNDERFuL MEDIc1NR
Certificate Of a Prominent Citizen
of Adrian, Mich, who had not
Walked without Clutches for
two years. He threw them away
lin "a Hours after the first ap-
plIcation of Wizard Oil.

GF AAOU1S aLtC1 VIC a "
pllcation OF Wizard Oil.
DR.. HAMIIN:-When I met your agent
here, in September, had been two years suf-
fering severely with Rheumatism, half of that
time confined to the house, and three months
at a time to my bed. The balance of the
time was compelled to crawl around upon
clutches. I used medicines without number,
including large quantity of morphine, all of
which proved worse than useless. As to what
l suffered, the English language cannot tell
it to any one who has not tried its realities
The first application of Wizard Oil gave
me relief in fifteen minutes, and dispelled my
doubts in twenky-four hours. 1 used bottle
a day for ten days. The next morning after
the use of the first bottle
left my Clutches at home and
walked down town without them
for the first time in two years.
Since thenI have not used them, and can now
split cord of wood as quick as any man in
Adrian. Some Of my friends at first thought
such a sudden cure would kill me, but wanted
change, though it should he death
hat all who read this may know how I
have been, l will say, when / commenced
using Wizard Oil, could reach around my
leg above the knee with hand.
L was reduced to a mere sl1ele-
ton, and most of the time
when L moved upon
clutches, or tried to stand
them, 1 could not raise
either foot from the floor.
L used fifteen bottles in all, but have not used
any for two months. l now feel as well as
ever did in my life, and have gained thirty-five
pounds in flesh. Eut must tell you it seems
almost like dream. You can refer to me as
often as you wish, and hundreds of the citi-
Eens of Adrian will testify to the truth of
my statements
JOHN W. FAIRBANKS. Adrian. Mich.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
q Sure Thing.

Dr. Kings Syphilitic remedy is warrant.
ed to cure syphilis in the primary, second
airy and tertiary stages, and 10 all its varied
aud complicated forms. and will cure the
worst case of venereal disease. eases which
have resisted the treatment of the most
eminent and skilful physicians IL America.
1t cures the first stages and heals the ul-
mouth, nose, throat. head, arms and legs;
also, hard pains in the bones and joints,
swelling of the joints. syphiltic rheuma-
tism. etc., in short time. Price, S. per
package. Sent everywhere by express. A
treatise on sexual diseases free Sent
sealed for two stamps. DR.. J. Diusbeer,
AIS North Seventh street, St. Louis, sole
proprietor. Cures guaranteed, or the
money refunded.
Dr. DiDsbeer makes chronic diseases a
speciality. If you are afflicted, with no
matter what, call or write. m-t-w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
Young Men

-, arc suffering from thu effects of youthful fol-
Mno or ipdiacretions should avail themselves of
ne The greatest boon ever laid at the alter of suf-
M s, humanity pr. McAffee will guarantee to
ieIsR one Hundred Dollars for every case of semi
OF ygeskness or private disease OF any kind or
u socter which he undertakes and fails to cure.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
The Daily Arsas.
ROCK IsLAED.. ILLINOIS
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago elevators. as per official re-
ports, contain 2.5O9. O07 bushels Of wheat,
2. 596, 033 bushels of corn. 49l, 222 bushels
OF oats, 81, 507 bushels of rye, aud 81 .Ce2
bushels of barley, making a grand total of
1899 .064 bush els, against 5.404, sol bush
els week ago, and 5.9al .9l7 bushels at
this period last year.
Milwaukee @arehouses are stored with
687 ,649 bsshels of wheat; 29,998 bushels
OF core; 1882 bushels Of oats; and 29I,-
100 bushels of barley.
New York and Brooklyb warehouses
contain 2.236. 900 bushels of wheat; 1,755.-
900 bushels of corn; 53l, 900 bushels of
oats; 2l,000 bushels of rye, and 81, 900
bushels of barley.
Visible supply of grain in the states
and Canada on the Goth instant: Wheat,
1885, 900 bushels; corn. l ,943. 900 bush
els; oats, 2,213. 900 bushels; rye, 906 900
bushels; barley, 10000 bushels.
Exports from seaboard ports last week:
Flour, 49, 58 barrels; wheat. 4 800, 7O9
bushels; corn. l,069.s45 bushels; oats,
10, 444 bushels; rye, 214,093 bushels;
poFk.6.067 barrels; lard sI2, $50 pounds;
bacon, 7,573.Sl2 pounds.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
MiddIe-Aged Men.

rbo-s are many of tn age of thirty or forty years
.l6 are troubled with go frequent excavations of
W., W. bisdder often accompanied by slight smart
i tue bnrning sensation, and weakening the sys
!u- , IN manner that the patient cannot account
;or. on examining the urinary deposits. q ropy
ssSdiment will often be found, and sometimes small
80 him or milkish hue, again changing to q
AZ and torpid appearance. There are many men
VINO die CT this difficulty, ignorant OF the cause
WI Mn Il the second stage of seminal weakness
W. NcAfee will guarantee perfect cure in all
.b cases and a healthy restoration of the gento-
urinary organs.
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All letters promptly answered. and correspond
,rss confidential. Address Lock Box 26o, Daven-
oorJ, Iowa.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
Let uD on the Liver.

Mr. Editor, Ills = wouder that many men and
women escape the effects of tampering with their
Iives. Mankind seems to have gore crazy on The
subject of the liver, and every little popping-jay
is thrusting out something ''Ior the liver" The
stomach is crammed full of SIENNA and SIGH, called
liver medicines. What earth is the matter
with the liver. all at once? Why, a few years ago
some people didn't know they had liver, and now
they can almost tell which side it is on Who
says the liver at fault when your head aches.
when you are dyspeptic. or const1pated? l don't
believe a word of IL. THE BOWELS MUST BE OPEN
BEFORE THE BILE CAN POSSIBLY GET OUT, and
that is all that Is necessary Let your liver alone
there is nothing the matter with it. Now let me
tell you an infalible remedy for all such condi-
tlons Take few doses of Baiey's Saline Aperi-
ent it will open your bowels, unlock the liver and
cleanse the stomach.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03
Nature. the AIchemist.

God carves his thoughts in the towering mag
nidcence and awful grandeur of the granite hills
and mountains, impressing the beholder with tie
greatness of the original But in yon glade meath
the mountain side where glldes the gurglIng
crystal stream, God has planted modest thought
IN the inherent action of q dIminutVe shrub which
peeps into life. as 1.-Two dew drops Oh the petal
shake but to be crushed by the unheedng tread
of the tourist viewing the ragged grandeur. This
little iowret has fnnled Its mission in furnishing
ingredients for Days Ague Tonic natures unfail-
ing remedy for all forms of chills and fever.
Thousands of the cured now pray that these tend
rils may hide deep Ia the Wildwood that no pro
fame eve may gaze, modest their modesty. rude
hand pluck their value.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-03

CUTTCURA REsoLvENT is the L ost powerfu
Blood Purifier and Liver Stimulent ever COM
pounded.
CUTICURA is the great external remedy for al
IIumors of the Scalp and skin, Ulcers, and old
Sores.
al assistant to CUTICURA for all external affections
Prepared by Weeks s. Potter, Chemists and Drug
gisie, $50 Washington Street, Boston. Mass, and
for sale by all Druggists and Dealeas. Price OF
CUTIoURA, small boxes, 80 cents; large boxes, coz
tanning two and half times the quantity of the
small, 81. REsoLvENT, 81 per bottle. CUTIGURA
SoAo, 25 cents per cake; by mail, so cents; three
cakes, 70 ceuts