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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18
A Warm Bedroom.

II was winters night. Topsy, the
gray pussy, sat purring on the kitchen
hearth. Sarah sat down by the stove
and warmed her feet in the oven before
she went to bed.
Topsy was loft alone. The fire went
down, and the kitchen began TO grow
cold. Topsy woke up. She wanted to
90 upstairs and jump into Sarah's bed.
So she tried to open the door with her
paw; but Sarah had latched 1t.
Topsy mewed with vexation. She
went back to her place on the hearth.
The moon shone into the room. Topsy
saw the oven door open. She purred ut
this. II have 1t now she meant.
''f'll sleep snug and warm
Into the oven she crept. She rolled
herself into ball, put her head on her
paws, and purred herself to sleep.
Next morning Sarah came down be-
fore light. Ii was washing-day, and she
was Iii hurry. She shut the oven
door. and did not see Topsy. Then she
made her fire. Topsy's bedroom began
to prove too warm. Poor little cati She
tried to push the door open; but she
could not. "Mew, mew,' she cried.
The fire snapped and cracked, and
Sarah did not hear her. She scratched
the door, and .mewed as loud as she
could
Spot, the little dog, ran in from the
barn. He wanted his breakfast.
"Mew, mew,' cried Topsy. Spot heard
her. s'Bow, WOW, WOW, barked Spot.
He pulled Sarah's dress with his teeth.
He ran to the stove, and looked ut
Sarah and barked. She came and
opened the oven door.
Out jumped very smutty pussy. She
was very glad pussy, though; and she
rubbed herself against Spot, and purrcd.
1t was pussy's way Of thanking him.
Afterwards, Sarah looked in the oven
mornings before she made her fire..
Orr Little Ones.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.


The home-stretch-the morning
yawn. - Boston Courier.
A notable event is a picnic where
one must sit on the ground TO eat.--M
o. Rcayasne.
Mamma, what does NJ ID. mean
when it comes after the doctors namep
Does it mean money down." -Harper' $
Bazar.
-"Ma, which millxman gives the most
cream. the one that has the best cowsp"
Hardly, my child! 1t is the one who
has the best conscience. - Yonkers Ga
zette.
"A London oculist says that culture
dimnishes the size of the eyes. Now,
Just listen to that. Everybody knows
that small is are sign of the entire
absence OF culture. = Chicago Tribune
Several cases Of burglary have re-
Gently occurred at seaside resorts, and
the soiourners for the summer now have
the satisfaction of looking out for break
ers by night as well as day. -Bostoa
Courier.
"A New York darkey who furnished
blood for TRANSMISSION and so saved the
life of one Gutenberg, who was at
deaths door, now sues for $3.50 dam
ages. A nice little bill to pay for being
re-pulsed. = Pittsburgh Telegraph.
-Longfellow said ..In this world a
man must be either anvil or hammer. !"
Longfellow was wrong, however. Lots
of men are neither the active hammer
nor the sturdy anvil. They are nothing
but bellows. - Philadelphia News.
A Peruvian living in Milan has made
clock entirely out of bread. In this
country many persons are trying 10
make bread out Of paper, but they have
only been partially successful. They
complain that subscribers won pay up.
-Norristogn Herald.
-"Who held the pass Of Thermopy-
lac against the Persian host?' demanded
the teacher. And the EDITORS boy at
the foot of the class spoke up and said:
ssFather, | reckon; he holds an annual
on every road in the country that runs
a passenger train. San francisco
Argonaitt.
When the minister is pretty severe
upon human shortcomings in the pull
pit. every man leans back in his pew,
smiles, and says to himself, ssNow he's
giving it to EN-" Satisfying thought,
isn't it, that the minister always has
reference to somebody elsep- Chicago
Inter Oceun.
Speak gently; especially to the big
man with round head and square
neck and two big fists like ancient
stone hammers. Speak gently to him.
You may touch some long hidden chord
of sympathy in his hardened breast
that may cause him TO pass you by UNI
crushed. But the little white-faced
man on crutches -oh, you may sass
him all the way round the block
burlington HaUk-Eye.
"A fashion item says that swallows
now decorate many articles Of feminine
attire. They appear painted or en-
broidered on dresses, enamelled on
buttons and jewelry, and the real
article is seen on bonnets." Hereto
fore swallow" have principally decor
ated the masculine nose, and in some
cases have rarnished the windows OF
homes with old hats. The new uses to
which they are devoted is o gratifying
change No1risto,on Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18
a sUDDEv SHOWER.

rhe noon is tropical. The r9sc
Leans like a vfarrfng mouth to snr0k
Ehe Kisses that the rephvr blows
oi-nasoieu WIN 'iic iaas ia"s
Tho h,aazv ,,,sr,as sea,r N o,,afy
rt,s sh.,,;, iiife ss;,a and fhy;Ilad with ,-lea
ross ~, their iaafv hands and laugh
anu lisp anu Whisper ''Pshf'
Az intbe sight the mir af1oat
The meadow eIimmers on tn us
A rlamored murm,rr. high remote.
rams On tue nearing oeniuious
Khe pentup anger of the STORM
The dust grows ashen as with fright
And. rising. reels in phantom form.
And passes in conyulsive fight.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18


The occurrence on the Holyhead line
of the driver and stoker OF train fall
ing asleep while. on duty and the extra
ordinary escape Of the Irish mail last
week was even more serious than was
reported. It would appear that the
signalman at Handujno saved the Irish
mail passengers on Tuesday night from
what might have proved a terrible fate.
The signalman at the junction received
a message from the signalman at Con-
way, the next station toward Holyhead,
that light engine was coming. The
junction signalman, knowing that the
Irish mail was due, decided TO run the
engine into siding in order to permit
the express to pass. He accordingly
put up all the signals against the light
engine; but to his extreme establishment
the engine came straight into the june
ton at full speed, swept round the cor
ner, dashing past all the danger signals
and disappeared from view down the
line toward Chester A momeat's re-
Election convinced the signalman that
both driver and stoker must be asleep.
He accordingly wired to the Colwyn
bay Station signalman: Engine com
ing; driver asleep; put fog signals. on
line. The man at Colwyn Bay was
equally prompt, for, running out Of his
box, he had hardly time to lay num-
Der of signals when the engine came
laundering along and an explosion fol-
lowed which effectually awoke the men.
The engine was stopped and run back
into siding, when il was discovered
that the fire had gone out, that the
water had disappeared from tho boiler
and that the men had been asleep some
time. Inquiry resulted in their im-
mediate discharge. Tney had been
fifteen hours on duty. 81. Jaaes' Or
.zette.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18

In almost every life there are mo-
ments Of waiting, when there Is moth
ing particular to be done. In some
cases these may be properly improved
by rest, so that our work, when II comes,
may be the better done. In many in
stances, however, these odd moments
may be best improved by having some
thing to do-a book to read, or some
light labor to perform.
II is surprising how much may be
done by using a few moments at time.
OF course, they can not properly be
used for all purposes, since there are
some duties which require continued
application for long time. There are,
however. many kinds Of light labor, and
many subjects OF study, which may be
followed quite successfully by taking
only few moments at time.
II is said that Elhu Burritt, who was
known for many years rs the learned
blacksmith. was in the habit, when ~
apprenticeship, OF having a grammar
Of English or Of some other language
fastened before him on the chimney Of
the forge, so that while he was blowing
the bellows he could get an occasional
glimpse Of MS DOCK.
Ben johnson, celebrated poet who
lived over two hundred years ago, was
in early life bricklayer. 1t is said
that be always carried book in his
pocket, and while waiting for the labor
or to bring him mortar or brick he inn
proved the odd moments in studying
his book.
Let our young friends try the expert
ment, and they will be surprised to sec
how much can be done by rightly using
Il few moments at time. You need
not take time from sleep to do this.
Have time for everything, and what
you do, do thoroughly. whether it BE-
sleeping, eating, working or playing,
for all these are, in tier respective
places, right. N. Y. Eranainer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18
For Young Readers.
GRANDMd's STITCHES.

Grandma says we little witches
Make her drop so many stitches,
Laughing, till she fairly shakes,
At our FRANKS; but she mistakes
For when brought my little basket
dust myself, she didn't ask 10,
10 hunt her stitches on the iloor
"a dozen dropped, she said, or more),
There wasn't one, that could find
Poor grandma must be getting blind.
Our Little Ones.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18

The moons face, says Mr.. Richard
A. Proctor, tells us of remote youth
a time of fiery activity. when volcanic
action even more effective (though not
probably more energetic) than any
which has ever taken place on this
globe, upheaved the moons crust But
SO soon as we consider carefully the
features of her surface we see that there
must have been three well marked eras
of vulcanian activity. Look at the null
titudinous craters for example around
the metropolitan crater Tychc. They
tell us Of century after century of vol
canic disturbance-but they tell us more.
They mark a surface which varies
in texture, and therefore in light
rejecting power. in slch way as
to show that the. variations were pro-
duced long before the volcanic action
began by which the craters were formed.
For the variations Of texture are such as
to mark series of strcaks--some OF
them two or three thousand miles in
length and many miles in breadth, ex-
tending radially from Tycho. Craters
lie indifferently on these brighter
streaks and on the intervening darker
spaces, and some craters can be seen
which lie right across q bright streak
with parts OF their ring on the darker
regions on both sides OF the streak. Of
course, this proves that the craters
were formed long after the great streaks.
When the streaked surface was formed
it must have been tolerably smooth; for
we see the streaks best under full
illumination, and there is no sign Of
any difference of elevation between
them and the darker ground all around;
they are neither long ridges nor long
valleys, but mere surface markings.
Yet must they have been formed by
mighty vulcanian disturbance, such, in
deed, as we may be certain went on at
the early stage Of the moons history,
to which these radiating streaks must
be referred. 1t seems clear that, as
Nasmith has illustrated by experiment.
they belong to that stage OF the moons
history when her still hot and plastic
crust parted with its heat more rapidly
than the nucleus of the planet, and SO,
contracting more quickly, was rent By
the resistance of the internal matter,
which, still hot and molten, flowed into
the rents, and spreading formed the
long broad streaks of brighter surface.
The number of addresses of scien-
lists, including amateurs, living in the
United States and Canada the An,eri-
can Naturalist estimates at about 5 800;
in Great Britain, about 5000; in Ger
many, 1900 (probably the number
should be doubled or trebled;) in Aus
tro-Hungary, 1000; while there are
about 1900 French addresses. A direc-
tory of the scientific societies OF the
United States ard Canada is added;
they number about POO.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-08-18

Not an accident from toy pistols has
occurred this year in Maine. IaeAaw
prohibiting their sale is thoroughly
enforced. - Portland Jostf1sal.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-05
Uncle Sans Gold and Silver.

Uncle Sam has money-house in Wall
Street, New York, called the Sub
Treasury, which old King Cresus would
have liked to visit. Il contains &c
present, in gold and silver coli, ABOUT
one hundred and five millions of dol
lars all neatly packed in bags, or slowed
In bins, in vaults which are supposed to
be burglar proof. In fact, they are
burglar. proof; else some gentlemen Of
the profession would have attempted
them during the last forty years. They
are deep down in the bowels of the
earth, under building the most mas
sive and solid in America. The building
was built as if for eternity, covering
the whole basement with arches as
strong as a stone quarry. Down in that
marvellous understructure Uncle Sam
keeps the bulk of his gold Doors be.
yond doors of solid steel protect it,
these secured by locks that are wound
up every-night like so many clocks,
which no key of man can open till they
run down.
The silver lault is spacious UNDER
ground hall, forty-seven feet long,
twenty-eight feet wide and twelve feet
high, divided into bins of various sizes
Here are nine hundred tons of silver
coin, with thirty-thrce millions of dol
lars
The gold is all kept in bags, each of
which contains five thousand dollars,
and the bags are piled one upon the
other in even columns twelve bags high.
When the Sub-Treasury bill was be-
fore Congress, Henry Clay, Daniel Web
stor, and the Wings generally, saw in it
the certain ruin of the Republic. Since
the system was adopted, however, the
Sub-Treasury has received and paid
something more than a billion and a
half of the public money without the
loss OF dollar, and without disturbing
the course of business.
A lady of great ability, Mrs. Lamb,
editor of the Magazine of American
History" has been looking into the
vaults and offices of the Sub-Treasury
recently, and she gives us pleasing
sense OF its excellent and easy working.
The Sub-Treasurer, however, has any
thing but an easy time. In one day the
office has paid eleven thousand pension
checks, averaging twenty-six dollars
each, and it is not uncommon for the |
Treasurer to sign his name three thou
sand times in one morning to bond and |
gold certificates. Youths Companion. |
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-05
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
On The Chickshomlny.

Under date Of May g lsSS Col. s. +, TrBBirrs, Of
Dover N H. sends us the following, while on
duty In the army OF the Potomac in the swamps ofth,
Chlckahominy contracted compll 'a,on OF diseases
that eliminated IN spinal trouble paralysis on one side,
and severe disease Of the kidneys and bladder, and
great urlnai weakness For long tlmc Twas under
the treatment Of the best sclans and rcdmany OF
the so.cacd trmcdies, but Received no permanent
bencnt. When was In the drug business In Boston
heard favorable accounts Of the efficacy OF Hunts
Remedy for diseases OF the kidneys and urinary
organs and having decided 10 siTe II trial, lpur-
chased some at wlngatc's drug store, Dover, N, H.,
and have received great relief from uslngit, The Sc
were palms In mi hack are removed aud am able TO
sleep soundly and obtain rest at nsh,-whlch for 90
long q time could not do. and the weakness In tho
urinary organs has been relieved, and greatly rrgrt
that did not test the great merits OF Hunts Remedy
when was lrst taken sick, as am confident II would
have saved me from several years OF suffering; and
am NOR strongly convinced OF this aflcr hrarlng Of
the most remarkable cures effected by Hunts Remedy
In case ofDrights Disease here In ourmldst In Dover
after the patient had been pronounced incurabc by
celebrated physcihIs.T
Mr. Tibblts ,s retired druggist. formerly located In
Boston, and is thoroughly reliable citizen. Con Ed
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-05

A few days ago the infant daughter o.
Mrs. Sarah Kockert died of some all.
ment, probably marasmus, as the body
OF tho child wasted away or "shriveled
up, as its parents say when they claim
1t was bewitched. A so-called witch
doctor was called in during its illness,
and he recommended various strange
and peculiar methods of treatment 10
discover who the witch was, in order to
remove the cause of the illness. Finally
the name of Mrs. Snyder was given as
the witch. That lady instituted legal
proceedings against Mrs. Kockert, the
mother of the deceased infant, for call
ing her the witch.
: The case was heard before Justice
Lung, of the Eleventh ward, to-day. All
the parties are respectable, weli-to-do
people. Mrs. Snyder swore that she
had been accused of bewitching the
child and causing its death. Several
women testified that Mrs. Kockert's
child was sick, and it was charged that
Mrs. Snyder had bewitched it. Mrs.
Huntzinger testified that the infant died.
and that Mrs. Kockert accused Mrs.
Snyder of causing its death.
Mrs Kockert, the defendant, testified
that her child was sick, and she sent fol-
witch doctor who told her that the
child had been taken away by some one.
She told the doctor that Mrs. Sn, der
had asked, "What is the witch doctor
doing here?" and he replied, when
y-Ou trpob nm n doo,Is ALL L. III =,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-05
Throwing the Hatchet.

In the fourteenth century the situation
OF public executioner of the city of Flor
ence became vacant; and as 1t was A
place of considerable emolument there
were three candidates. The first candi-
date, with a knife, cleverly separated
the head OF the victim from his Shout
ders. He was outdone by the rapid
stroke OF the second, whose glittering
broadsword struck terror in the hearts
OF the surrounding multitude. The
third, and least promising, held in his
hand short Ratchet, and when the VIC
tim was extended with his head on the
fatal block, approached him, and in
low whisper inquired if he was a swift
runner, and if he could swim wellP On
being answered in the affirmative. he
desired him to spring on his feet and
cross the river The executioner then,
putting on q fierce look, swung his
weapon round his head, but instead of
making it descend on the devoted
creatures neck, struck it with great
force into the block! Shouts of execra-
ton rose from the crowd, and the
trembling wretch, astonished at his
wonderful escape. had nearly gained
the opposite bank of the river before
any steps were taken to pursue bin.
tic had scarcely, however, gone ten
yards on dry land when the executioner.
taking steady aim, threw his Ratchet
with such effect that the body continued
running some time after the head was
cut off! From this rather improbable
incident the common phrase of throwing
the Ratchet is said to be derived.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-05
Inside a Whale.

As will be remembered by our read.
ers, the carcass of whale came ashore
nearly three weeks ago on the beach
south OF the entrance to Shoalwater
Bay. A great many sojourners at the
shore visited it, and many were the
theories as to what caused the death of
the monster. BY the arrival of the
Umatilla yesterday solution of thr
problem has been found Captain
Worth states that three days before the
whale came ashore the Umatilla was on
Gray's Harbor, on her way to thc
Sound. A pilot boat coming near, no
hailed to know if they had late paper
on board. Phe boat ranged up along
side and threw copy of the Oregonidn
on board the Umatilla. Giving
the officer on duty directions
in regard to the course, ETC., Cap
tain Worth went TO his cabiu, and
after glancing through the shipping in
telllgence, was perusing with much in
terest the local column, when he felt
violent shock, followed by somcthin,
striking the ship tremendous blow on
the side forward. He rushed ON deck
and asked what was the matter. and
was informed that whale had broken
water just in front of the ship and had
been struck by the bow, whereupon ne
kicked back, striking the ship with his
tail and making everything on board
rattle. The huge monster disappeared,
leaving the surface Of the ocean tinged
with blood. Three days after the dead
carcass foated ashore. In this con-
nection it is proper to state that a gen-
lleman who came up from the shore
yesterday says the whale is now nearly
covered with sand, and is rapidly de-
caying. One of the party who visited
it few days ago climbed up on the
aud while delivering an ami. |
mated speech suddenly dropped into
he interior of the monster, He scram-
'led out, soaked with decaying blubbor
md said he would rather make an On
rance as Jonah did and take chances
IN being digested than to repeat his Ok.
'erience. Portland Oregonian.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-10-05
Different Classes Of Brazilian Slaves,

Among the classes of slaves in Brazil
the lives of some are so different from
those of others that the case of one class
cannot be taken to represent the state of
the whole. The highest-class slaves are
the maids, pages, or Wallets, whose sole
work is to attend on the master or mis-.
tress to whom they have been dedicated
at birth, the custom in many planters
families being to give to each of their
children the soundest and best-lookino
slave child nearest in age and of the
same sex. These little slave maids or
Wallets have to do all the labor and bid
ding OF all sorts of their young owners,
acting as shadows when so required, and
as substances when occasion demands.
These children-the one free, the other
bond-grow up together, often weaving
cords of love and affection, so that what,
ever may be the lot of the other slaves
these remain with their first owners, and
are never sent away to work in the plan
tations or elsewhere, except in cases of
very bad behavior The next in favor
are the artisans, the bricklavers. car
penters, and smiths, who are often hired
out, and who are well treated in con.
sideration of the great revenues they
bring to their owners, in fact many a
hired slave of this class earns for his
master from five to ten shillings day.
Then come the house slaves, the coach
men, the cooks, and the washerwomen:
following these are the town slaves, who
are hired out to work at any labor. the
owner receiving so much per head per
day. Last of all come the plantation
slaves, who often in appearance look
little human, and seem very Calibans in
many, many cases. These sad ones are
they who earn all the wealth of the land:
these are they who rise before the sun
and after asking in forced formality the
blessing of Christ from their master or
overseer, are led off in herds to toll till
dark, their food being taken to them in
carts, and doled out rs to herd of
creatures more swine-like than human;
these arc they who do all the hard work
OF the plantation, the life-sapping toll,
leaving that which is easy to the colonist
or free laborer. No one who has only
seen the city slaves can form an idea Of a |
herd of slaves being led off to their work,
nor can tell the sensation of meeting a |
human beings homeward |
turning after hard day in the sun, each |
carrying wood to serve for the food
cooking, each on meeting you folding
his hands and abjectly begging your
blessing in Christ's name. On they
come, one struggling behind the other,
me young and still strong in front, the
Old and feeble and the women, with
their little ones bound to their waists.
toiling far behind. London Times.