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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

is OF course better thaI the elbhSrs
rassing silence somstimes SEN, where
neither teacher nor scholar has any-
thing to say. Bat st the best. i Is
onIy the pouring into the exhausted
receiver enacted over sgain. We can
never be rcminded too cftea, that
there is no teaching except - far
as there is active cooperation - the
part of the learner The mind re-
ceiying mnst Reproduce and give
back what it gets. This Is to in
dispensable condition of making sany
knowledge really our own. The very
best teaching have ever seen, has
been where the teacher sai1 compar
atively little. The teacher was Of
course brimful Of the subject. He
could give the needed information It
exactly the right point, and in the
right quantity. But for every word
given by the teacher, there were
many words of answering reproduce
tion on the part of the scholars
Youthful minds under such tutelage
grow apace.
1t is, indeed, high and di6lculf
achievement in the educational art,
to get young persons thus to bring
forth their thoughts freely for exams
ination and correction. A pleasant
countenance and gentle manner,
inviting and inspiring confidence
hate something to do with the mat
ter. But, whatever the means for &C
complishing this end, thesend itselfis
indispensable. The scholars tongue
must be Embossed as we'll as the
teachers. The scholars thoughts
must be broached as we'll as the
teachers. Indeed, the statement
needs very little qualification or
abatement, that scholar has learn
ed nothing from us except what he
has expressed to US again in words
The teacher who is accustomed to
larangue his scholars with contin-
nous stream Of words, no matter how
full Of wieghty meaning his words
may be. is yet deceiying himself, II
he thinks that his scholars are ma
terially benefited by his intellectual
activity, unless it is so guided as to
awaken and exercise theirs. H,.after
suitable period, he will honestly
examine his scholars on the subjects,
on which he has himself been so
productive, he will find that he has
been only pouring water into a sieve.
Teac hing can never be this one-sided
process. OF all the things we at
tempt, it is the one most essentially
and necessarily cooperative pro-
cess. There must be joint action
of the teachers mind and tho
scholars mind A teacher teaches
at all, only SO far as he causes this
coactive energy Of the pnpil's mind
From 81. the School room," by Prof.
John s.. Hart, LII. d.
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ograply, BY ~ II. Steele @ho took
the position that Orthography was
the most important branch in the
common schools.
The introduction of our county pa
pers into the common schools was
brought up by Dir. Fast, who had
introduced them into his school as
he stated in the forenoon sessions
was again taken up and after being
thoroughly discussed the following
teachers pledged themselves by the
aid of the pupils to place both county
papers in their schools the coming
winter: Emma L. Jones, Teresa
Howell, Jennie McRa, NJ. III. Steele,
c. w. Baremore, James NJ. Wilson,
c. G.. Howell, Virgil vandervort,
VIM. Lanham, J. F. Chips, j. M.
Jollife, James Thrown and j. Mar
shall Jacobs. James A. Faulkner
pledged himself that he would place
one of the county papers in the Nc
Bee school the coming winter.
After some other exercises the
Institute adjourned to meet at Cal
vary"Church as an educational meet
ing in the evening at o'clock.
This meeting was quite interest
ing, a number of matters of import
ance to the schools being discussed.
We think we can say that never
before did the teachers enter their
schools in Clinton with as much en-
thusiasm and determination to make
them a success as they will this win
ter, nor never before did SO much
harmony exist between Superintend-
ent, teachers and parents as there is
at present. j. M. JACOBS.
Reporter.
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Cheat Neck.

CHEAT NECK, Oct. 2S-Mr. j. N.
Baker is improving his residence.
VIM. Kussart is doing the work.
Beth Jenkins has moved into his
new house. He intends to keep pub
lie entertainment.
Mr.. Thomas Beatty has purchased
a farm Of fifty-five acres over in the
Forks Of Cheat where he intends to
move in few days. Sorry to see
Tom go.
Thomas Goodwin has bought Mrs.
Nancy Rude's farm for $1,000. She
intends to move to the west side of
Cheat
John Bowers and III. A. Dickson
have beeu confined to their rooms for
sometime with severe colds. Under
the treatment of Drs. Mathiot and
McLane they are recovering.
Mr.. James Beatty. who was acct
dentally shot a few days ago, by Bert
Beatty, nephew of Mr.. b. is in a
precarious condition. Doubts are
entertained of his recovery.
While Dr. H. B. Mathiot was draw
ing two-horse buggy from Smith
field the coupling pin broke and
pitched the Doctor out behind the
horses, which frightened them very
much, but glad to say there was no
other damage done.
Misses Ella and Mary Costello and
Helen McShane have returned home,
after two weeks visit down on the
railroad.
Mr.. George Kussart and wife, of
Taylortown, Pa, have been visiting
his son, VIM. Kussart, in this place.
The protracted meeting that was
announced in your paper short
time ago, to be held at old Zion
Church, the first Saturday in Novem-
Der, is postponed until Sunday night,
November the 10TH The meeting
will be conducted by Rev. E. F.
Westfall of the M. p. Church.
There will be quarterly meeting
at Fletchers Chapel, on next Satur-
day and Sunday, the 4th and 9Th of
November Conducted by the Rey.
Sharpe. JACK.
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0sageyille.

OsAGEvILLE, Oct. 30th. Mrs. Mil
Ter has been very sick but under the
skillful treatment of DR.. Hood, Of
Cassville, is getting better.
William Halls little boy fell from
wagon last week and sustained
some injuries, but | am glad to say
none of serious nature.
The boys have organized an Or
chestra on Scott's run, and they say
after they have years practice,
they will try the Morgantown Or
chestra a round for the championship
Of Monongalia county. They have
a violin in their Orchestra two hun
bred and thirty two years old. How
does this compare with the old vio-
lin in the Morgantown Orchestra?
They have organized singing
school at the new Church on Scott's
run. Prof. S. Z. T. Martin teacher
l understand there is an effort made
for class at Cassville. And also
one at Bethel Church for Mr.. Henry.
As we have a number OF singing
teachers around we would like to
have contest and see who is best.
We are sorroy to know that our
old friend Major John was defeated
at the election, but feel rejoiced that
Cass gave him very handsome ma
jority. Had the two upper districts
turned out,the Major would have been
elected.
Some of the republicans are howl
ing yet about the re assessment. l
feel sorry, for they are making as
great blunder as George C. Sturgiss
did when he was canvassing the State
for Governor. You remember his
great hobby was that the State was
decreasing in wealth and population
on account of Bourbon rule but un-
fortunately for George, the census was
taken while he was engaged in his
campaign and this proved that West
Virginia was one of the foremost
states in the Union, in her increase
in wealth and population. We learned
!, from the census report that this in
cvease was principally in the South
ern portion Of the State which is
strongly Democratic. Therefore the
re-assessmcnt will increase the taxes
in the southern portion and conse
quently will decrease the taxes in
the northern portion where the re.
publicans are the strongest, hence ]
would think the republicans ought tt
feel grateful for the re assessment.
i. LAMoNA.
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State News.

The Chesapeake 4 Ohio railroad
have put on new fast passenger
train which is designated as the
Comet Train of Chariots."
The Baptist General Association
of West Virginia will meet in the
Baptist Church in Hinton, on Thurs
day, the 9th day of November, and
continue four days.
The Jefferson county Free Press
claims that the saber which old
John Brown had on his. person at
the time he was captured at Harper's
Ferry, October 10th, % years ago,
is now in possession of General L.
g. Baylor, of that county.
The West Virginia M. E. Confer
ence, which recently closed its an
nnal session at Clarksburg, resolved
in favor of abolishing camp meetings
entirely. unless the gates at such
meetings be closed on the Sabbath day
and no excursions allowed to run
thereto.
Preston county pays her teachers
the uniform rate of $50, $3.50 and
$35 per month. Doddridge county
pays her teachers the average rate
Of $26 for the highest grade. hence
the wall comes up from the Districts,
wanted--teachers,
The Martinsburg Independent
says the vote in Berkeley county al
the recent election was short twelve
hundred, IN Jefferson it was 905 less
than at the Presidential election
and in Hampshire the entire vote
cast was hardly equal to forme,
Democratic mGorities'
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far as Judge Guthrfe's candidacy is
concerned, was almost il not quite
complete we are not disposed to deny.
Their combined strength represents
the strength Of the Republican party
in this State, while the vote received
by Judge Snyder cannot be consid-
cred the full strength or the Demo
cratic party. Thousands of stay at
home Democrats can be found
throughout the State-Democrats to
whom, by reason of lack of organiza-
ton within the party, no inducements
were offered to be at the polls. But
while this Is true of the Democrats
the reverse is true, with the exception
perhaps, of two or three localities, of
the Republicans. Every effort was
made, and no expense was spared, in
getting out the Republican vote.
And now, after all the herculean
efforts put forth by their party mana
gers, and a judicions distribution of
Jay Hubbell's shekels, what is the
result? Is the Democratic party put
to rout with the loss OF its dragons,
horses, foot and all? Not by a very
considerable majority, if we are to
put any reliance in the official and
estimated returns as received from all
the counties in the State. BY these
returns we find that Judge Snyeer for
the Supreme Bench received 46, LOG
votes and Judge Guthrie, his apron
ent, 43,334, giving a majority Of 2, 772
for Judge Snyder. Comparing the
vote received by Governor Jackson in
1880, which was 6O,991, with that
received by Judge Snyder it is clear
ly seen that IA 1856 Democrats remain
ed away from the polls. A compari-
son Of the vote cast for Sturgiss in
1880, which was 44,885, with that
cast for Guthrie, we find that the lat
ter's vote is 1,55l less than that re-
ceived by the former. Carrying our
comparison a little further we find
that in addition to the votes received
by Jackson and Sturgiss there were
1926 votes cast for N. B. French,
Greenback candidate for Governor, in
1880 By adding the vote Of Sturgiss
and French together it will be seen
that Guthrie ought to have rec eived
5S,511. He therefore ran behind his
party vote tho combined Republi-
can and Grcenltack vote just 1917.
Governor Jackson's majority over
both Sturgiss and French was 2,4S0.
Judge Snyder's majority over Guthrie
being 2,772 shows clear Democratic
gain of 1872 over the majority received
by Jackson in 1880. Does this look
much like a breaking up Of the Demo
cratic party? The fact is that the
Democrats of this State are to day
stronger in faith and in number, not
withstanding the unholy combination
entered into by the Republicans and
Greenbackers than they were in 1880.
The spirit ofDemocracy is stirred up
to an astonishing degree and when
the next opportunity comes around
for casting ballots there will be such
a storm of them that the Republicans
and their allies will be buried so deep
that blast from Gabriels trumpet
will not awaken them to life again. =
To1e7
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The Clinton Institute.

The District Institute for Clinton
met at the McBee school house on
Friday and Saturday Oct. 9th and
2Sth. On account Of the disagreed
BILE morning the teachers did not as
semble until Friday afternoon. The
Institute organized, electing Virgil
Vandervort President, and Emma L.
Jones Secretary. The object of Dis
trict Institutes was introduced by
the president and discussed by all
members present.
The evening exercises were opened
by C. G.. Howell OH the subject Of
music in the primary schools. He
took the Institute as a class and
showed them by black board exer-
else, how he would teach his pupils
music. This topic brought out d
spirited talk in which it was decided
that he was the only teacher that
could teach music systematic
ally to class of pupils. But a
majority had singing in their schools
led by themselves or some Of their
pupils.
The query box we'll filed with
questions pertaining to the teachers
work and to the school law was next
in order. Among the important
queries and one that drew forth
the opinion of most of the teachers
present was "Have the Board of Ex-
animation any authority to grant a
certificate to any person whe has not
attended County Institute.
The exercises of the evening were
greatly enlivened throughout by mu-
sic furnished by the "Bloody Run
Band" The Institute rendered them
a hearty vote of thanks and cordially
invited them to be present the re-
mainder Of the session.
Adjournment to Saturday at 10.
The Institute was called to order
by the president and after song
was led in prayer by the Rev. Grubb.
The roll call announced the following
persons as active members. Virgil
Vandervort, T. I. McRa, Thos. nj.
Boyd, Chas. G.. Howell, M. H. Steele,
c. w. Baremore, James E. Brown, r.
E. Fast, B, S. Morgan, Luther How
ell, Lewis Howell, ]. Marshall Jacobs,
Emma L. Jones, Jennie F. Selby,
Jennie McRa and Teresa Howell.
On motion the following persons
were elected honorary members
Prof. A. L. Wade, Rev. Joseph Grub,
James A. Faulkner, Benson Jacobs,
7. p. Selby, Nicholas Vandervort, E.
o. Jolliffe, VIM. Howell and Amaziall
Shahan.
The subject Of Current History
was then taken up by James E.
Brown who gave his method, of teach
ing this important branch. This
brought forth an interesting talk fror
the County Supt. Mr.. Morgan's
talk was followed by one from Wade
Fast, Steele, McRa and others. AT
ter the appointment of a committee
to arrange the program for the mex
Institute the Institute adorned til
1:30, ?. N.
The first topic Of the afternoon wa.
civil government by L. / McRa, who
considered the Institute as a class
and in very plain method showed
how he had in the past taught it very
successfully in his schools.
! Next came the subject of Ortliog
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

A correspondent of the Philadel-
phia Times says, "Great personal eff
forts haye been made by Judge Fol
ger and the friends Of Arthur to get
the Times and the Tribune, or either
one Of them to give the Foyer ticket
a warm support, but they have failed.
It is limited that George Jones of the
Times, was offered high Federal
Office if he would make his paper
shot" for Folger, but he declined.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04
Morgantown to be n Railroad
Center.

The result of the Blacksville rail
road meeting held last Saturday will
in all probability give to Morgan
town three railroads. This action
has more the appearance of success
than any effort yet made. The agree
ment is equitable to all parts of the
County and if carried out will give
five, if not six, of the seven districts
of the County railroad within its
own limits. Though Clay district
gets the lions share of the subscrip-
tion, we rejoice at it, if it shall be
the means of checkering our county
with railroads. We have argued rail
road and discussed its benefits until
that is certainly understood by all
of our readers. We take it for grant
ed nothing further need be said in
that direction.
The subscription now under con-
sideration is to be divided among
three railroads, viz: the West Va. d
Pa; The Iron Valley: and narrow
gauge from Blacksyille to point OPP
posite or near Morgantown. We be-
lieve no proposition yet submitted
has been satisfactory to SO many
of our people as the present one Now
let us all unite, go to work and carry
it. and before this time next year the
iron horse will be laundering through
Monongalia county and into Nor.
gantown. 1t must be done. We
cont afford to let this county retro
gress further. Let us all get into
the car of progress and sweep on to a
grand degree of prosperity in the i'm
Mediate future.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

Washington special to New York
Sun: employees in the Treasury de-
partment, who have already had their
months leave are to be granted an
additional ten days leave for cleo
ton purposes, and not only that, but
they are to be allowed pay. Further
more, some of them who are going
home this week, have drawn pay
covering their salaries to the end of
this month. An explanation from
Secretary Folger is in order"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

Notwithstanding it is generally be-
lieved that confinement to his duties
in the Clerks Office caused the death
Of Sanford Cobun, yet the candidates
for. this vacancy are said to be legion.
Go in for the death boys.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

Speaking of the Hubbell Assess
lnent Committee and its results the
N. Y. Times says: at is not too soon
even now to come to fairly accurate
conclusion az to whether this way of
saving the party is a good one or
not, and as to the real benefit to the
Republican cause from the use Of
Hubbell's forced contributions, judg-
ing from Ohio, it may be inferred
that if Hubbell had had a million
dollars to spend, got by the same dis
reputable means, the Republicans
would not be able to count surely on
more than one or two States, say
Rhode Island and Vermont, for 1884
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

The boast has been made by the
Republicans time and again since
the election that the Democratic par
ty of West Virginia is being disrup-
ted and going to pieces as rapidly as
the most enthusiastic Radical in the
State could desire. AS evidence of
this alleged disintegration they have
frequently pointed to the Congress
man gained by them in the First dis
trict, the close race in this district
and the reduced Democratic MAORI
ty in the next Legislature. They
have also been claiming the election
of Judge Guthrie TO the Supreme
Bench. His election, in their opin
ion, would be triumph of Repnbli-
canism, because they now consider
that all the votes cast for Guthrie
were in reality 80 many Republican
votes. That the fusion between the
Republicans and Greenbackers, SO
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04
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location of room
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THE New DoMINIoN and Wheeling
Weekly Mtcltigeacer, $3.50 Il year.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-11-04

Hon. w. L. Wilson is tile Con-
gresham from this district.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-10
THE STATE TICKET.

Following are the majorities on the
State ticket, in this county, compiled
from returns received from the several
precincts, at the SILVER STATE office.
They are from authentic sources, and
will not vary much from the official
count:
For Representative to Congress, Cas-
sidy, 2S5; for Governor, Adams. 1872;
Iieutenant-Go Governor, Burke, l25; Su-
preme Judge, Stone, II; Controller,
Dunno, l39; Secretary OF State, Rich
ards, IA; Treasurer, Sadler, 80; At
torney General, Merrill, 1871; Surveyor
General, Ernst, 10Y; Clerk of Supreme
Court, Ham, Isl; Superintendent of
Public Instruction, Kaye, 81; State
Printer, Mccarthy, ll3.
Every Democratic candidate on the
State ticket received a majority. This
being Judge Leonard's home county, he
ran close up to Stone, the Democratic
candidate ror Supreme Judge.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-10
THE STATE ELECTION.

Incomplete returns from the several
counties in the State indicate the elec-
tion of G. w. Cassidy to Congress
and of j. w. Adams for Governor,
by handsome majorities, probably
from 500 to 1000. G.. w. Merrill is
elected Attorney General beyond doubt,
and the Republicans claim a majority
on the rest of the ticket. Leonard is
certainly elected Judge of the Supreme
Court, and Tudy has majority for
State Treasurer.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-10
THE CALIFORNIA ELECTION.

Dispatches from San Francisco con-
cede the election of Stoneman by l2,-
coo to $4,000 majority, with the proba-
blities indicating thousand or two
more. The entire Democratic munich
pal ticket is elected in San Francisco,
though the count was not completed in
the city at latest reports. The six
Democratic Congressman are elected,
Pages defeat in the Secoad District
being confirmed by late returns Page
is Chairman of the Committee on Com
merce in the House OF Representatives,
and he was one of the principal advo-
Gates Of the River and Harbor bill,
which has consigned several states
men to private life after
their terms as Congressman ex-
pire. He was elected to the Forty
third, Forty-fourth, Forty fifth, Forty
sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses
by large majorities. Two years ago he
defeated Glasscock, the Democratic can
ddate, by 3,647 majority. His district
was so strongly Republican heretofore
that he did not fear defeat, and favored
the most extravagant appropriations.
He seconded Robson, the leader of the
Republicans in the House, in all his
schemes to deplete tae Treasury; and
now, like his leader, the people, with
out much distinction of party, have
RELOCATED him to private life after the
4th of March next.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-10

The United States monitor Nantuck-
ct lies in North River. New York, in
such position that vessels are con-
stantly running on her prov, much to
their damage. An Atlas line steamer
was one which thus suffered and a
grain laden scow, carrying 5000 bush
els, was another which was recently
spitted and sunk.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1882-11-10

The New York Times says the Re-
publican party's message to President
Arthur reads something like this:
Mind your own business; which is not
that of interfering in the local politics
of your own or any other State. Cease
trying to be Ward politician, and be
the executive of national affairs only.
Leave men like John j. O'Brien, s. L.
French and j. F. Smyth to their own
devices. Try and expand your politi-
cal vision beyond the area to which you
have been accustomed to confne it,
You are not ignorant of the rudments
of craftsmanship. Advance beyond
them, and confide in the people, rather
than in politicians. Be assured that
when you intrigued to foist the claims
of Roscoe Conkling on his Disguised
constituents. you made a most fatal
blunder; that when you humbly tried
to console him under defeat with a
Judgeship to the Supreme Court, you
insulted public intelligence; that when
you lent yourself to the work OF his re-
venge, and that of his master, Gould,
against Cornell, you aroused the indig-
nation Of every thinking man in this
State, aud showed the distrust of your
Administration wherever honesty and
manliness are reckoned. Among the
political virtues have mind OF your
own, and be President of a nation, not
OF a narrow and vindictive faction OF
your own party. The country may be