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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05
A sad Accident.

On the way to Terra Haute, a traveller, will
the air and appearance of a man who knew il
all, approached the fat passenger and said, in
the shocked tones ofa man of fine feelings:
"Wasnt it dreadful"
Il should say it was, /" the fat man replied
"Did you bear about it?" the traveller con-
tinued more impressive then ever
Il it," the fat passenger replied, ever
more impressively.
There was an awkward silence of several
minutes between them, and the traveller went
back to his seatswith adiscoura ged expression.
Presently he came forward and approached the
all, thin passenger. (
''Sir," he said, "did you know they were
taking up a collection for his family?.'
81 should pause to hesitate,' said the tall,
thin passenger. 81 headed the list with ten
dollar note myself.
"Ah! you heard of the. sad circumstances,
them" 49, III a All. kes VI &
''Heard of it?'' exclaimed the tall thin pas
senger. 81 was mixed up in it all the way
through
The smart traveller sighed and once more
resumed his seat. He came to the front once
more and laid his hand softly on the arm of
the sad passenger. y #. '
''Sir,'' he said, "did you know the train ran
over a man at the last station?"
He was my only brother, said the sad
in a hushed murmer. And then
he bent his head forward and covered his
face with his hands.
''The smart traveller looked really distress
ed; but he rallied by and by, and. in a last |
determined effort, he approached the man on |
the woodbox. Assuming an expression of |
he most intense horror, he said:
''Pititul heayens! I am faint with fear and
horror yet! Did you know the train struck
man on that bridge and tore him to pieces?"
The man on the woodbox shaded his mouth
with his hand. and said:
ssh! Don't give it away, but 1 am the
mani"
1t seemed about time to close the Lodge.
in Hawkeye.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05
Abraham LincOin's WOOiu..

. w. G.. Green tells us in the Chicago Inter-
Ocean that Lincoln was once in love with a
Mary Owens. Mary had a sister Nancy, who
had baby. One day all four went to pic
mic, Nancy Juggling her big baby all tho way
Mary was enraged because Abraham did not
offer to assist her and upbraided him. -.. ..
"Why, she never asked me-" said Lincoln.
"Oh, she didn't! And you hadn't polite
nesss enough to offer to help her, but must
wait to be asked" O.
''Why, never thonght of it," returned
Lincoln. 81 always supposed she would be
afraid to let a fellow like me touch the baby
for fear he might break it or something. I'd
carry bushel Of 'em for you Mary"
"Yes, now," said Mary bitterly.
ANY time" said Lincoln.
'If asked you," responded Mary.
"Ijust tell you what it is, Abe Lincoln,"
cried Mary, getting excited, 'any man as is
fit to be husband would have offered to have
carried that child when he could SEQ it's
mother was near about tired to DEATH"
"And didn't offer?" said Lincoln.
"No you didn't" responded Mary.
"And so amt fit to be husband!" said
Lincoln.
"That's just the fact, you hain't," said
Mary.
And that was the end of their courting for
ever.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05
The American Tin Can.

An Idaho letter in the Cincinat Commercial
has this bit: OF all the useful, beautiful and
ornamental objects one sees inthe western
country, the great American tin can shines
conspiciously from far as pre- -eminentlv
head and shoulders aboye everything else.
There are great dumps of tomato cans, corn
cans. jam cans and AL varieties of cans at
every good dumping place in the hills and
each succeeding traveller adds his contribu-
ton 10 the already monumental piles. have
seen houses shingled with, glittering in the
sunlight like mass of FURNISHED silver. OF
course the bottoms aud tops of the cans were
knocked ouL, and the sides rolled out in
sheets before being applied to such use.
Again. l have seen these rolled out tin cans
nailed along the cracks between the logs OF a
cabin, rendering the house perfectly tight
and warm, to say nothing of the air of eie-
gancs such a coating impaired. One house
of this Kind had a chimney composed Of a
number Of shee: iron powder kegs set an end.
While on our mountain trip we smashed our
stove pipe and easily improvised new one
from three or four tin cans which we did not
carry along with ns, for we were sure of
finding plenty of material for new chimney
at the next camping place. What would this
country be like without our old familiar
friend the tin cant
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05

FAsCINATIoN.-A short paper on fascins.
ton is contributed to the Nature by Carl
Orchsenius. He says: In the interior OF tho
province of valdivs, South Chile, species Of
wood snipe is often caught by the natives in
the following manner: When the bird flies
into one of the low bushes, two men on
horseback ago round it in the same direction,
swinging meanwhile their lassoes over the
bush. After ten or moro rounds one man
slips down from his horse while the other
continues to ride around the underground
and leads his companions horse. The dis
mounted rider carefully creeps to tho place
where the snipe sits in state of stupor and
nearly motionless from the effect OF the
riders circular movements and kills it with q
quick blow of stick. When the writer was
first told of this mode of capturing bird he
would not believe it, but he himself in 1853 or
1854, took part in this very sort Of method OF
taking the bird i'm tho hacienda San Juan, in
Valdiva. He left the house without gun.
He saw a snipe fall into dense bush servant
that he had not gun SO that might secure
good specimen Of a not very common
species for the natural history collection.
'Never mind" said the servant, elf you
wish we will get the Bird" and the bird was
caught without injuring it, substantially in
the way above mentioned.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05
When MarksmNn Miss.
All the Year Round.

All the Year Round
1t is we'll known fact that the best marks
mans aim is often unsteady when he has an
animated target opposite him. One Of these
"crack'' shots was showing eff his skill be-
fore numerous company, and tho. ground
was soon strewd with the remnants Of the
plaster figures he had SUCCESSFULLY brought
down. Present were in raptures except one
spectator standing apart from the rest, who
after each shot observed, in a perfectfully
audible tone, ale would not do as much IL
he had man facing him." This remark,
several times repeated, at last SO oxasperated
the performer that he inquired Of the speaker
if he would be the man to face him? Ger
tainiy," was the reply, ''and what is more,
you may have the first shot," As everyone
was curious to witness the result OF this
curious duel, the whole party adjourned to
tho Bois de Vincennes, and the word being
given, the hero of the shooting gallery fired
and missed. HIS adversary shrugged his
shoulders and fired in the air. "What did
toll your he said, and walked awav a.
uncorcerned!y as If nothing had happened.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05

We had heard considerable about the
habit girls have Of sitting on one leg. It's
very bad one. particularly if the leg dosen't
belong to the young lady. Hartford Sunday
Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-06-05

Dressmakers arc very naughty people,
they cut up. tear, rip and act sew.-Waterloo
Observer. z Al ss.- sssg ,.ey-
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-26

COPIED from an old Baltimore SLn.)
Son of mine the world before you
Spread a thousand secret gnares
Round the feet OF every mortal,
Who through life's long highway. fares;
Three especial, let me warn you,
Are by every traveller met;
Three TO try your might or virtue
They are Love, and Drink ana Debt.
Love, my boy, there's no escaping,
IT'S the common fate of men;
Father had It'll have had it
But for love y0u had not been.
Take your chances, but be cautious,
Know SQUAD is not a dove;
Be the upright man OF honor,
All deceit doth mt rder love.
AS for drink avoid 1t wholly,
Like an adder IL will sting;
Crush the earliest temptation,
Handle n OF the dangerous thing.
Bee the WRECKS OF men around us.
Once as fair and pure as you;
Mark the warning-shun the pathway,
Ana the hell they're tottering through,
Yet, though Love be pure and gentle,
And from Drink you NAV be free,
With yearning heart, l warn you
'Gainst the worst Of all the three,
Many q demon in his journey
Bunyan's Christian Pilgrim mel:
They were lambs. cen old Apoliyon,
To the awful demon Debt.
With quaking heart and face abashed,
The wretched debtor goes;
He starts at shadows lest they be
The shades of men he owes;
Down silent streets he furtive steals,
The race OF man is shun:
Ee shivers at the postman's ring,
And fears the dreadful dun.
Beware OF debt Once in you'll be
A slave forever more;
II credit tempt, thunder "Nor
And show IL to the door.
Cold water and crust OF bread
May be the best you'll get;
Accept them like man and swear
"I'll never run in debt"
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-26
EVERY DAY CLOTHES.

q
These specimen suits may give you some
idea Of what money is good for at Oak Hall.
A brownish, obscure, check cashmere,
with faint touches of red IN it put together
little roughly, of course, but strongly and
SO that every stitch shall count for wear,
$3.50
A black-and-white. palmer check, cassi-
mere, tougher cloth, the making tough
enough to match the cloth, but not cent
Of the price put into anything more than
plain strong stuff and work, $3.50.
A brown-mixed small-check cashmere, strong
and made strong, SIG.
"A greenish, hidden check, fine, soft, silky cassi-
mere, light and made light carefully and skillful-
ly, a sample of our best work everyway; 500.
We mean that your dollar shall get you more
here than anywhere else.
WANAMAKER & BROWN,
Oak Hail, Market and Sixth stress,
PHILADELPHIA.
Largest Clothing House in America
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-26


Sara Bernhart told q PHILADELPHIA
Times reporter that she liked our pretty
g rls. and public men; but those OF our
clergymen who have been.criticising her
received no mercy from her. She said:
"Ithink that IL our lives were compared
for any lenRht of t me mine would
stand out largely On the side OF good
conduct with any of these so-cslled
clergymen who advertise their prepos-
ferrous Ignorance, maleyolence and
Phariseeism in taking nv name into
their Goddess pulpits and soilInQ il with
their unmanly aud unehristian Inns. +
loathe hypocrisy. / know the beati.
tudes and l strive to follow them. /
strive to DO, ana nave the assurance that
1 have done, good and not evil most Of
the days of my life. Let messieurs tha
clergymen taketestimony OF their hearts
and see II they can conscientiously aver
the same"
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-26
RAILROAD LINES,



APRIL 8, 1881.
Trains will leave Wilmington NJ folk,wei
for
Philadelphia and Intermedia 10 Stations,
ZOO. $40. ella. 1880 q. M. $50. AGO. go 1000
Pniiadelpnia tIcxpresD $50. 900. s55
q. m. I2.15. 8.b p. m
Phtla. and New York 40, $50. 100. 9.65,
l.53 q. a., 1913, 2.O3, $50, ga pm.
Baltimore and Intermediate station
ass q, m. 4.46 p. m.
PerryviiIe and intermediate Stations
Abb p. m.
Baltimore and Bay line, $50 p. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 1854, Az
228,7.65,3.88, Q. m; lass, Oh, $50 l0.51 p. m
Trains for Delaware Division, leave ioI
New Castle 500, Gas. q. M, LOS BOZ. U.A
p. m.
Harrington and Intermediate Staticua
e.8 O. m. LOS, $40 p. m.
Delmar and intermediate Stations, 9.3t
q. m.; LOS p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS,
Philadelphta and Intermed' ate Stations
$40 q. m. 500, 100, 1000 p. m.
Phi'a1elphia and New York, 40 Q. m.b62
6.A p m.
Baltimore and Washington, 1851, 2.I2
2.28, 7.55, .. M, l0.5l p. m,
For further Information passengers art
referred to the time tables posted at the
depot II. r. RENNEY,
Superintendent
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-26
Chances.
ADO not let your chances

Like sunbeams pass you by.n
But send 50 to the Comm onwealth Dis
trlnution Co., Louisville, KY, and buy q
ticket in the next drawing (ApriI S0th)
where you will have q cnance at /, 800
prizes and perha ps draw s3O, 900. Address
Il. M. BoARDMAN, Courier Journal Build
ing, Louisville, KY.
sLiebig Co.'S Coca Beef Tonic
Has received Highest Medals at Princi-
pal Expeditions, and IL endorsed and
prescribed by the Medical Faculty mere
and abroad, as the standard tonic.
IL embodies the nutritive elements of
the muscular 1bre, blood, bone and brain
OF carefully selected healthy builocks,
combined with the powerful ionic virtues
OF Coca, or Sacred Life plant ofthe Incas,
and a choice quality of5herry wine. Be-
ware Of worthless limitations under ours
and similar names, 1t Is invaluable in
dyspepsia, billousness, etc. apr25. sc
The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-04-26
AMCHOR LINE

UNITED STATES MAIL sTEAi -y2s
Sail every saturday. -
NEW YORK TO GLA5GOa y
These steamers do not o>rry cattle. shop or pigs
NEW yt ARR sEyosry yS Ss;SFSSss t,Kr,r
CABINS, SIS to t65. Excursion 1t Reduced Pave
Passenger acconlmJ daffous arc unsurpassed.
All Sta terooms on Main Deck.
Passengers booked at lowest Rates to or from am
ltailroad Station In Europe or America.
Drafts at lowest rates, payable Gree OF CHARGE
throughout England, Scotland and Ireland.
For books ofinformafion, plans, &C. apply TO
aRxDERsos BRoraRRs, BowLrEe GRKKN, n. =
Or to SAMUEL r. BETS, Adams Ex-
nress. Wilmington, Del. apr2O1y
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

ALUMNI MEETlNG.--A meeting of
the Alumni Of Morgan District will
be held September 81, at Rock Forge
Church. The following is the pro.
gramme for that occasion:
Select Reading-Sallie Vangildcr,
Annie Wood, Lizzie Hartman.
Declamation-George Brand, Mil
ton Pixler, George Vangilder.
Original Oration-William Brand,
Edward Baker.
Essay-Lizzie Holyfield, Annie
Vangilder, Minnie Wood.
Debate-Resolved, "That Bona
parte has done more evil than good
in the world. Affirmative; w. H.
German, j. w. Smith. Negative:
j. G. German, S. H. Protzman.
The public are respectfully invited
to attend. We would insist on every
member of the Alumni some twenty,
five in number) being present on the
occasion, as we wish to propose some
new rules. MINNIE WooD,
Secretary.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

NINETY -oNE-A RgUNIoN.-Yester-
day at his comfortable home near
Riyesville, in this county Jonathan
]. Pitcher, Esq, celebrated his ninety
first birthday. Grandfather pitcher
is the father of thirteen children, all
save one Of whom have preceded him
to the grave, Mrs. L. f. Carr, mother
Of DIR. ID. L. and L. p. Carr, Esq, be-
ing the single survivor. Grandmother
Pitcher, the devoted wife, for over
half century the accomplishing
sharer of his joys and SORROWS, still
keeps him company as hand in hand
they journey to where they will meet
never to be separated from the chill
dren gone before. May these good
old people live many years longer,
and may the years be happy.
Mrs. f. f. Pitcher, widow of Rev.
Pitcher, of Lebanon, Pa. and daugh-
ter arrived Wednesday morning to at
tend the family reunion, which was
pleasant and happy event. Vest
TirgiRiaR.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20
CORRESPONDENCE.
CEDAR VALLEY.

AuGUsT 10TH
Editor Dominioa:-Harvest is now
about completed, and the din of the
mower is being replaced by the hum
Of the thresher.
Grain is not panning out very well,
and except we have rain soon corn
will be short.
The contract for building George
town school house was let Saturday
by the Board of Education. j. s.
Richards, OF Fairmont, is the con-
tractor, at $472, to be completed De-
cember 18th.
Ed. W. Snider has not improved
very rapidly, and is yet in poor
hcalth.
Mrs. A. J. Arnc,t has also been
quite sick.
The camp meeting at Oak Grove
will doubtless begin Thursday, but as
yet no tents have been built, and we
have heard Of no one that is going to
"camp."
We understand the firm Of one Of
the stores at Arnettsville changed
hands last week, G. NJ. Arnctt hay
ing sold to Ebert Price.
j. p. Dicken is rebuilding his
house and making quite an improve
ment.
There is not much building or i'm
provcment going on at present in
this section, and but little buying or
selling in land. Cattle are principal
~ sold and the buying now is for
stock purposes mainly. Occasional
" we hear Of the sale Of a horse, and
generally at good figures.
A. 4. Floyd made a trip to Buffalo
last week, and his father returned
with him and will remain during tho
week.
A. N. Michael, surveyor Of roads
in precinct No. 4, will commence re-
pairing the roads this week, and we
hope to see them in the best possible
condition soon.
j. S. Richards and his sister Anna
passed through lrcre Saturday to Wis
it Miss Dora Arnett, Of Laurel Point.
Professor Richmond has been Ice
turing in this vicinity recently on
Phrenology, Matrimony, and kindred
subjects, and has given the people
some entertainment
We notice that ID. Umbell, Of Ar
ncttsvillc, has his chin in sling.
We fear he will not be in good condi-
ton for chin music at the camp meet
ing.
Mrs. +. N. Snider is having new
tin roof put on her dwelling. Tho
work is being done by !. Scott Reed,
Of your town.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

DEATH ON THE RAIL-. II. Eau
pei, brakeman on the B. & 0. r.
r., fell between the cars of an east
bound fraight train, as it was pulling
out of Warrington, last Saturday af
ternoon, and the cars passed over
him, crushing and mangling him in
a horrible manner. He only lived
about half an hour after the accident.
Both legs were cut off at the thighs
and his chest was mashed in. De
ceased was a young man about %
years old, and resided near West
Union, Dodridge County, where many
friends will mourn his untimely
death.-Iadec.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20


WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH.-Thc
widow of Mr.. Vim. Burgess, residing
near Barracksvillc, met with horri-
bic death last Wednesday night.
The particulars as we gathered them
are as follows: About IL o'clock
that night Mrs. Burgess took up a
lamp for the purpose of walking
across the floor Of the room, when
she was taken with an epileptic fit, a
disorder to which she was subject, and
fell to the floor insensible. While in
that condition the flames Of the lamp
ignited her clothing, and before any
assistance came the unfortunate wo-
man was so badly burned that death
ensued. The details We receive of
the sad occurrence are very meagre.
Mrs. Burgess was about As years of
age, and was highly esteemed by her
friends. Her shocking death has
cast a gloom over the community
IndcE.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

MURDERERs AND THIEVES AT Nc
KEGS roRT.-George Mcclure a mer-
chant of McKeesport, Pa. had been
robbed on the morning of Sunday,
Aug. 7th last and while in the act of
recovering the stolen property was
deliberately murdered by the thieves.
On Tuesday meraing Mr.. Mcclure
in company with two other men re-
solved to follow the thieves and if
possible recover the property. They
discovered The goods or q portion of
them concealed somewhere in a re-
gion known by the name of Dead
mans Hollow.and after securing them
stared to McKeesport.
In the afternoon of the same day
Mcclure, in company with two other
men, Lynch and Fleming, went to
watch the thieves who had rendes-
voused in the neighborhood of the
hollow
On reaching them the villains five
in number Immediately opened fire
on them and Mcclure was shot and
killed and Fleming severely wounded
in the knee. The people in the vicin-
ity are greatly incensed and excited
and are making every possible effort
to secure the desperate creatures who
committed the foul murder, but so
far have been unsuccessful.
A large reward has been offered fo9
the apprehension and conviction Of
the murderers and several have been
arrested in McKeesport, Uniontown
and other place but on examination
were discharged.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

WALTER HENNEN, for some time
past, an employee in this Office, left
without word of warning on last
Sunday morning, knowing that Mr..
Fleming was then sick, and without
the necessary help, as he (Hennen)
supposed, to issue his paper. Such
conduct is the more mean, and dis
picable when. it is a well known fact
that Mr.. Fleming was the best friend
he ever had. Hennen sent lis family
to his fathcr-in laws on Saturday af-
ternoon, and in the evening, about
10 o'clock, took the furniture from
his house and secreted it away, tax
ing his departure early Sunday
morning. Henncn, aside from being
guilty of the preparation of several
mean, contemplate, acts, owed con-
siderable amount of money to differ
ent parties, whom he evaded with all
the artlessness of a professional dead
beat, a title which, If he has not here
tofore been in possession of, he has,
by this last act, proven himself wor-
thy. The exact amount of money
which Hennen swindled this office
out of, from the devil to the proprie-
tor, we are unable at present to state,
suffice it to say that such charac-
ter as Hennen is disgrace to any
printing office. Wheeling papers
please copy.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

A COMPREHENSIVE in the practice of
the law has been formed, between
Hon. Danl. b. Lucas and Everett w .
Bedinger-the latter gentleman hay-
ing recently graduated in law at the
w. Va University. Mr.. Bedineer is
a nephew of Mr.. Lucas, and ought to
be of good timber as he comes from
a stock, paternalIy and materially
considered, beyond discount for in
tellectual abilities.-Free Press Char
lestoWn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20
On Fouxp.-The Marion Oil Com

On FoUND-The Marion Oil Com
pany, which has been engaged in
sinking wells for oil ON Bingamon
creek, about thirteen miles northwest
of this place, had their new well tor
pedoed ON last Wednesday night, and
after cleaning out the well the pump
was started on Saturday last, and the
result was fine flow of oil. The
yield could not be definitely ascer-
tanned, however, on account of the
large amount of water pumped up
with the oil. The well is sunk to
depth of LOIS feet, but the oil rock
or oilbearing sand, is only go feet
from the surface, and water wells up
from beneath in large quantities,
After pumping portion of Saturday
and Sunday, it became evident that
the water could not be exhausted,
and the pump was withdrawn for the
purpose of placing a ''seed bag" in
the well beneath the oil rock, to shut
out the water. Mr.. Geo. f. Baker,
the contractor who sunk the we'll, and
who is an experienced oil man, esti-
mates the yield at from 20 to 80 bar
rels per day, and pronounces the
quality OF the oil as first class. The
news of the strike created considera-
BILE excitement, and on Sunday
crowds of people visited the well.
The Marion Oil Company has about
six thousand acres of land leased
where they are operating, and have
already arranged for the sinking of
two other wells. The stockholders
are greatly elated over their strike,
and we hope it may prove that they
have struck bonanza. BY their
persistency and enterprise they have
shown that they deserve it.-Inder.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20

THEY had a shower of turtles out
in the Lemaster settlement Sunday
John Lemaster got a big turtle and
converted him into SOUP oint
Pleasant Register.
This coroborates Leve Dorton's ac-
count of the shower of "big turtles"
seen by him out in the mnuntai ms
not long since. Levc says he saw
them fall like hail, and as big around
as washing tubs, and nobody would
believe it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1881-08-20
Old Jail TO be Sold.

Pursuant to an order ofthe County
Court of Monongalia County, made
at the June session, 1881, the B.ick,
Wood and Iron Of the Old Jail of
Monongalia County, will be sold at
Public Auction to the highest res
ponsible bidder, in front of the Court
House, on Tuesday, the 9th day of
September next.
WIN. S. ropux,
Clerk of Co. CT.