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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07
A Partisan Tragedy.

Paris is constantly edited by domes-
tic tragedies. One of the latest is thus
recounted: Six months ago newly
married couple took up their residence
on the fifth story in the Rue Condorcet.
The husband, who was of Swiss origin,
was employed in bank. He was 26
years old, and of sad, taciturn temper
ament. His wife, four years younger
than himself, was, ON the contrary, of
very gay disposition. The couple APP
peared to live happily together. On re-
turning home one night the young man
found his wife dead on the bed. A let
ter ON the table announced that she was
about to poison herself. Struck with
horror and despair, he seized hold of q
revolver which he kept in drawer, and,
after discharging four shots into his
breast without fatal effect, fred the re-
manning two bullets into his head, the
last scattering his brains over the room.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07
Danger In a Seal.Skin Sacaue.

1t was fearfully battered-up citi-
zeness that walked into police head
quarters the other day, and demanded
warrant
Certainly" said tho p. A., picking
up a blank. what is the scoundrels
name, madam ?"
at wasn't man. It was that ugly,
spiteful hussy, Mrs. McGufley. I'll
have her hearts blood!"
"You don't mean to say that it was a
woman who battered you up in that fear
full manner?"
"I1l tell you all about it. You see
the disgusting creature lives next to
me. And this morning l was just pol
ishing up our cake-basket-real silver,
your Honor-when what should l see
going past the window but Mrs. Nc
Guffey, starting out for a walk in a seal
skin sacquel"
"Yes, madam, but"
The idea of her in seal skin, when
she can hardly pay her rent. I just ran
to the window to see if it was seal skin
or not, and leaned out to look"
II insist, my good womap-"
"And leaned-and leaned-and the
first thing / knew fell clean out on my
head"
"And that's what injured you in this
manner?"
Exactly, sir. Now ] want to get her
arrested and sent to Jail for ten years,
if you can fix it that way. Seal-skin
sacque, indeed"
But the official heartlessly refused to
interfere, and the female wreck walked
of, consoling herself with the reflection
that it was wash-day, and that, at all
events, she could cut all the clothes
line tied to her back fence, and let down
the McGuffey linen into the dirt.-Sa''
Francisco Ne,os Letter.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07
Who Are Guests OF a Hotel!

Mai. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock went,
with his family, in November, 1873, to
live at the st. Cloud Hotel, having made
a special agreement with its proprietors
as to the price he was to pay for rooms
and food. One night in March, 1874,
while he and his family we're at thea
ter, thief entered his apartments and
stole large amount of jewelry belong
ing to himself, his wife and daughter.
The Messrs. Rand, who kept the hotel,
refused to make good his loss. He be-
gan two suits against them, one indi-
vidually, and one as administrator of his
daughter, who had died in the mean
time. Mrs. Almira Hancock, his wife,
began suit on her own account to re-
cover so, 952 as the value of the jewels
lost by her. The causes were tried be-
fore Mr.. Horatio f. Averill, as referee,
who reported that the relations of inn.
keeper and guest did not exist between
the plaintiffs and defendants. This re.
port being confirmed by the court, it
was appealed from by the plaintiffs.
The general term of the Supreme Court
yesterday rendered decision in the
case of Mrs. Hancock, reversing that of
the referee. The opinion, which was
written by Judge ingalls,, is very long,
and discusses almost every phase of the
relation of hotel guest to a hotel
keeper It's gist lies in the declaration
that person who makes special agree
ment with hotel proprietor by which,
n consideration Of remaining certain
period at the hotel, he obtains special
or reduced rates, is not thereby made
an ordinary boarder and deprived of the
privileges and protection Of guest
Ne,o York paper.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

This conclusion is REINFORCED by the
fact that occasionally an arrow head is
found that has fakes running from left
to right, showing left-handed person.
The Importance of the discovery is that
it shows the prehistorics TO have been
able to do this thing without the aid of
ron or bronze, thing long doubted
These facts were given in paper which
he read before the Anthropological
Society of the Smithsonian at its last
meeting
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

In his empirical frame of mind, Lord
Benconsfeld, when in the Commons, was
always heard at his worst At his best
he was incompatible. As a phrase
maker, man who can, with combina-
ton of two or three words, label and, To
some extent lame, an adversary, Dis
raeli had no equal. His passion, rarely
INDUCED in, seemed always funny and
feigned. But his polished shafts of sar-
casm, his feathered darts of wit and
irony flew about the House aud never
missed their mark. This gift he re-
tanned to the last, though as he became
more prosperous his manner became
more benign.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

A YOUNG man forced his way through
the gate at the Harlem River Railroad
Depot in New York without showing
his ticket. He was followed by en-
ployees of the company and rather
roughly elected. A suit for damages
was brought, and judgment for 5000
was entered in his favor. This was set
aside by higher court, but the highest
court of the State affirmed the original
decision. 1t was held that the regula-
ion requiring a passenger to enter by a
particular gate can not be enforced after
he is in. If he attempts to enter a for
hidden gate, the contest must be made
before he gets through. To drag him
back is to punish him for past offense,
which the employees of a railroad COM
pany have no right to do. This power
belongs to the courts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

THERE ia an enthusiastic antiquarian
in Worcester, Mass, in the person OF
Henry Martell, a cobbler. He has a
mania for collecting old coins, and will
go to almost any inconvenience, after
working hard all day at his bench, to
procure rare piece. Although he be-
gan to collect only about three years
ago, he has already more than 1900
pieces in his little shop, some OF them
1900 years old and exceedingly rare.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

ONE of three black pearls stolen from
the British crown more than one hun.
bred and fifty years ago has just been
recovered in Vienna. A poor Hun
garisn showed it to Polish jeweler,
who advised him TO take it to Bieder-
man, of Vienna. When asked how he
came in possession of such rarity, the
Hungarian answered that he had it
from valet of the late Count Louis
Batthyani. The British Government
has bought the pearl for eight thousand
dollars.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

NATURE is overwhelmed with COM
munications on the Intelligence of ami
mails; telling of dogs who ring door
bells; of cats who use door knockers; of
rats who gnaw holes in lead pipes to
get water of mice sharpening their
teeth on gas-pipe; and even of donkey
who opened gate and held it for the
cows to &C through, and then followed
ON affor
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

THE experiment of homes for inebri-
ates is to be tried in England under the
sanction of an act of Parliament. Inc
briates, according to the provisions of
the statute, may determine for them
selves whether they will enter the Gre
treat or not; but having signifed to
Justice of the Peace their wish to be
committed, they will no longer be free
agents, but must stay out the time for
which they have bound themselves, and
conform to all the regulations of the
establishment.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

A SINGULAR arrest was made in st.
Petersburg on April 10. A lady and
gentleman were walking arm-in-arm
toward the Vosnessenski Bridge, fol-
lowed by another gentleman. The lady
looked round easily several times, and
on arriving at the bridge leaned over
the parapet to look at the canal. In do
ing this her hat fell off. Instantly she
jumped in after it, but was speedily re-
joined by her pursuer, who, after a
brief struggle, brought her on shore. 1t
appeared that the "lady" was young
man in disguise, who belonged to the
Nihilist conspiracy, and that the man
who jumped into the water after BIN
was member of the secret police. The
lady's companion was also arrested.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07
TOPICS OF THE DAY

MASSACHUSETTS spends upon her pub
lie schools from the State end Munich
pal Treasures, mostly the latter, over
s5,oOo,o0O year; maintains $3.50
schools, employs $500 teachers, and
enrolls 10000 pupils.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

THE world will never fully know how
much it owes to science. A scientific +"
man who bias been investigating the
coal-oil regions of Pennsylvania, has
come out with the alarming theory that
the Oil comes from the bearing of the
earth's axis, and that the earth will
cease to turn when the fabrication
ceases. Therefore he holds the opinion
that the Government ought to interfere
at once, and put stop to this pumping
and boring for this gudgeon-grease of
the universe
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

TIE man of strongest individuality in
the British Ministry after Beaconsfeld
is Lord Cranbrook, Secretary of State
for India. He has strong convictions,
which he pours out in torrent of fiery
elequence When in the House of Com
mons he was of all Conservative orators
the man who gave most pleasure to
the country gentlemen, for he was man
after their own heart. He seemed to be
saying exactly what he was thinking,
and the cheers tn at greeted his breath
less assaults upon the enemy of the Con-
stitution were unequaled in spontaneity.
He is less successful in the House of
Lords, but that is inseparable from the
place. He however conveys to them in
his milder moods a distinct tremor of
satisfaction.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

The tramp who entered our sanctum
the other day, and said he was . live
lord, became q lie foored, indeed, be-
fore he left oaakers Gazette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

THE Paris National publishes the de-
tails of wonderful gastronomic feat
performed the other day by two Hayti
negroes. They betted 5000 that they
would eat without stopping for six
hours, and won easily, sitting down to
table at noon and not rising before half
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-06-07

WHILE Germanyis putting all man.
ner of jealous restraints on emigration, y
says London correspondent of the
New York Times, writing at the end of
1878, "the English Government is
rather inclined to encourage people to
leave the country than to stay in it; and
supposing trade looks up in America
next year, as everybody thinks it will,
the tide of emigration will once more set
in from England to the United States.
What is more, we shall also experience
an emigration of capital, a circumstance
which will have special advantages. A
healthy manufacturing progress in
America will see capitalists as we'll as
laborers emigrating to the United
States.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
Garibaldi's Domestic Troubles.

The old man, says a correspondent of
the Philadelphia Bulletin, feels his quasi
banishment deeply, and he feels equally
the injustice shown him on the subject
of his unfortunate marriage, which he is
seeking to have annulled, and which
would be annulled were he any other
man than Garibaldi. You know the
story. He marries young girl whom
he thinks pure. She has loved and loves
another; hut she marries Garibaldi, who
was then star, hero. Nor is this all /;
she is mother, and even after her mar
riage, continues her love for the father of
her child. She dishonors Garibaldi's
name in every way, and Garibaldi can
not obtain an annulment of this mar
riage, whereas any other man in Italy
would have obtained it long ago. The
old General, consequently, is not in a
very pleasant mood just now. Victor
Hugo, it seems, knows this, for he has
invited him to renounce his nationality
and turn French, since Nice, his native
town, is French. By this means he
would be free from his wife, who detests
even his name, and his present position
would be legitimized and his children
also. But it is not likely that he will
accept this means of freeing himself,
however dear this freedom may be to
him. We are, however, watching the
result of Victor Hugo's proposition with
some interest
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
Disappearance Of n Lake of Lava

One feature of the last eruption of the
remarkable volcano in the Sandwich Is
lands, is the fact that the great molten
lake of lava, occupying a huge caldron
nearlH mile in length, and known as
the "South Lake" was drawn off sub
terraneously, giving no warning of its
movements, and leaving no visible indi-
cation of its pathway or the place of its
final, deposit Other eruptions," writes
DIR. Coan to Professor Dean in letter
dated June 20, shave blazed their way
on the surface of the sea, or while on
their subterranean way have rent the
superintendent beds, throwing out jets
of steam or of sulphurous gases, with
here and there small patches or areas
OF lava. But as yet, no surface marks
of this Kind reveal the silent, solemn
course of this burning river. One theory
is that it flowed deep into subterranean
assures, and finally disembogued far out
at sea. Our ocean. was much disturbed
during those days, and we had what
might be called a tidal wave of moderate
magnitude" The old process of replen-
ishment which had gone on since the
last eruption in 1868, is reported to have
begun again, and after another decade
another dis2orgement may take place.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
Business on the Brain.

One night last week the wife of JUS
t!ce Moses was aroused from a sound
sleep by a stern voice:
Are you ready for trial, I say ~
:" Hush Don make noice, g. Use
y5"'ll wake the baby" she replied,
endeavoring to soothe him.
"Don't talk back to this court" he
vociferated. eff you've got any wit
nesses, bring IN on, but let your lawyer
do the talking"
Why, Tom, how you take on What
is the matter %
send you up for sixty that's
what's the matter. Here, Enders, take
her away. Now, Pm ready, for that
pretty larceny case. Bring up the pris-
oner'
And, jumping out of bed, he started
for the next room to summon jury, but
fell over rocking chair, barked his shins,
woke up and asked his wife what the
dickens was the matter. anyhow.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
How Domestic Cigars Are Made.

The great majority of consumers in
this country smoke cheap domestic cigars
and the manufacture of these have in
creased to vast proportions of late years.
Domestic cigars are either handmade OF
moulded.
Moulded cigars were formerly in great
request, but within few years the
tastes Of smokers have so changed that
there is now quite a demand for the hand.
made article. Moulded cigars are made
with less care and with greater rapidity.
The moulds consist of two blocks OF
wood on which are placed the under and
upper moulds respectively, and the
punches of tobacco being placed between
the moulds are squeezed into shape by
press. In the mould system of cigar.
making there is a saving of 10 to Is PEI
cent. in material, and from Is to 20 pei
cent. in time. Any intelligent boy OIL
girl can learn to make cigars in moulds
in few weeks, while the art of hand
cigar-making requires judgment and dex
terity and several years of apprenticeship
before it can be properly acquired.
1t is very easy to distinguish the diff
ference between these two classes of do
nestle cigars. The moulded articles
being made in haste are often dry anc
brittle, contain cavities or loose spot!
which cause the smoke to travel up the
inside, leaving the wrapper unburned.
There are, however, many good
moulded cigars made in which the stocl
consists of very good tobacco.
Inventors at different times have de
vised machines for making cigars, but a
general rule they have proved absolute
failures. Those which have worked with
any degree of success have, as is generally
the case with labor-saving machine
excited the opposition of the operatives
and we think very few, if any, of these
machines are at present in use in th'
United States.
At the present time, however, fully
half the cigars manufactured in the
United States are manufactured by thu
the aid of moulds
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
Topics for the Household.

Miss OWENS, of Wilcox County,
Georgia, sheared thirty sheep in thirty
nine minutes by the watch.
CEMENT FOR GLASS AND CHINA
White of eggs mixed up with little
ouicklime Tor chalk burned in the fire
and powdered to dusty will make capital
cement.
Brown BREAD.-Take one quart of
buttermilk, one of sweet milk; thicken
with half Indian meal, and half rye -four
or wheat; add salt and molasses, if
wished; heaping teaspoonful OF soda.
ENGLISH CooKIEs.-One cup of brown
sugar, half cup butter, one egg, two
tablespOonfuls sour cream, little soda,
cloves cinnamon, nutmeg; make hard
enoug h with -four to roll out; cut in
TO REMOVE MILDEw FROM LINEN
Rub it over with soap; then scrape fine
chalk or whitening, and rub on. Lay it
in the sun, wet it from time to time; il
not removed, repeat the process. Lemon
Juice and salt is also good.
BROWN BREAD No. 2.-Take one quart
of corn meal, pour on boiling water OIL
milk: when cool add cup of yeast, two
spoonfuls of mOlasses, little salt and
one quart of rye -four, wet with milk
and stir with spoon. Pour in tins ol
pans to rise. Bake slow.
CORN LOAF.-Take one pint of sweet
milk, half pint of sour milk, half cup Of
butter, one of molasses, three eggs, one
of wheat flour, little salt, corn meal te
make thick batter, one teaspoonful oi
soda. Bake two hours slowly.
THE prime conditions of health in 8
house depend upon cleanliness, pure all
and unpolluted water; the prompt ant
thorough removal of all refuse; and the
perfect exclusion of all foul matter
arising outside the house.
To REMOVE MILDEws.-Pour a quar-
of boiling water ON two ounces of chlorid,
of lime; then add three quarts of cole
water, and soak the linen in it twelv,
hours.
DRINK FOR THE SICK.-Two table
spoonfuls arrow root in quart pitche
with little cold water; three table
spoonfuls white sugar, the juice of on
lemon, and part OF the rind; stir al
quickly while pouring boiling water un
til the pitcher is full Drink cold.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
The End OF the World.

A lecture delivered at the Berlin Uni
versity some three months ago by Pro-
fessor Du Bois Raymond bears the omi-
nous title, 'The End of Our World" and
says that every movement of our planet.
with the exception of the ebb and food,
which is caused by the attraction of the
moon, is occasioned by. solar heat As,
however, the sun loses every year por-
tion of this caIoric, science has lately
come to the conclusion that he will not
exist as an emitter of warmth more than
seventeen million years to come. During
that space of time our earth will get
colder and colder, in proportion as the
solar heat shall diminish The ice will
advance from the poles to the equator
the earth's population will gradually re-
cede before the advancing glaciers; the
sun viii become less and less luminous,
until he will present the appearance OF
dark-red ball; and finally Ice will an
initiate ali vitaiityfon our planet.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
"It's shamew shouted others.
"Down with Malatesta! roared a still

"It's shamew shouted others.
"Down with Malatesta!' roared still
bolder citizen.
Malatesta had heard this last exclama-
tion. He rose from his throne and
called out TO the archers:
Kill that MANI
Lets kill Malatestav' roared the
citizens back.
The mounted archsrs charged the
crowd in order to disperse it. But a
hailstorm of stones was showered down
upon them. Theirhorses were frightened,
strong arms tore them from their saddles,
and they were miserably Drained with
heavy bludgeons All this had been
done in few moments. Malatesta had
turned deadly pale. He saw that he
was in imminent peril. "Surround me.
archersw he cried.
But the archers were as cowardly as
they were villainous. They deserted the
tyrant in this extremity But the ex-
asperated multitude caught all of them
and put them to death.
But now an extraordinary scene took
place. Malatesta had been thrown to
the ground by three citizens. The pris-
oners, as a matter of course, had been
Hotiatcus hC-iciio dpPlodChSu thC P'oS-
trate tyrant New" he said to Mala-
tesla, "you shall suffer the death which
you had prepared for us. Ny friends" !"
he added, turning to the citizens, bring
the executioner here"
The latter arrived, trembling with
fear. He willingly did as he was hidden.
He fastened the feet of Malatesta to the
ring in the scafold. Then he dealt him
terrible blow on the left temple with a
stone hammer Malatesta dropped sud-
| denly. In second the executioner was
OR the breast of his victim. He then
ripped open his clothes with a sharp
knife, and then cut horrible cash in
his left breast. Into this cash the
wretch inserted his right hand, and then
withdrew it, producing the still reeking
heart of the tyrant. The citizens greeted
the sickening spectacle with deafening
acclamations In their blood-thirsty
frenzy they massacred every person in
Rimini that had supported Malatesta.
His palace was sacked and burned to the
ground. For few years the small re-
public flourished; then its fate, owing
to the wars of invasion, became as de-
| plorable as ever.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
Yankee Stories.

A New Englander, riding in a rail-
road car, off southwest somewhere,
seemed particularly disposed to astonish
the other passeD:, + with tough stories
about Yankeedom. At last he mentioned
that one of his neighbors owned an i'm
mense dairy, and made million pounds
of butter and million pounds of cheese
yearly. This story produced some sensa-
ton, and the Yankee seeing that his
veracity was in danger of being question,
appealed to friend as follows:
True, isn't it, Mr.. p? / speak of
Deacon Brown - you know Deacon
Brown
"Ye-c-s,' replied the friend, " that is,
yes; know Deacon Brown. / don't
know as ! ever heard precisely hd(
many pounds of butter and cheese he
makes year. but know that he has
twelve sawmills that all 60 by butter
milk
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-10-30
Women Who Never g Smell the Wind, !,

An American lady, writing to the
Boston Trdreller from Damascus, after
describing the life of the Syrian ladies,
who "never go out of DOORS" and her
interview with Madame Mershaka," !"
says: Referring to our free, untram-
meled life, madame, putting her hands
to her mouth several times, and throw
ing them out gracefully, said: "How
happy you must be to be able to smell the
windp' She did not doubt but that in
the three days that we had passed in
Damascus, we had seen more than she
had seen in all her life.
According to the custom of her race,
the women almost never 90 outside of
their own doors. Having been married
at fourteen, she is now, at twenty-three,
the mother of five or six children, and
shut up with them within these walls from
one years end to another We sympa-
thized with her most heartily when she
sighed over the dullness of the life it
was their lot to lead. Not, however,
nearly as hard for those who have known
no better, as we know it Would be for us,
unless it became necessity from ill
health.