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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28
A Bad Indictment.

A highly-respected citizen was ar:
raigned before court for shooting and
killing friend. The evidence was d.
rect, and after exhaustive arguments
had been made the Judge said:
ut is clearly proved that you are
guilty as charged by the indictment.
but ] protest my innocence, re-
piled the prisoner. 1.-The indictment
reads that did shoot and kin the gen
tleman with powder and leaden bull
let. This is a mistake. had no
bullets at the time, SO loaded my gun
with powder aud q horseshoe nail"
"That, indeed, alters the case" said
the Judge. The Indictment said bull
let when it should have said nail. You
are discharged, sir. "--Arkansoao Iros-
sNer.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

In view of the fact that scolding is
such an unenviable accomplishing nt,
and one so easily acquired. it is odd that
anybody should take credit to herself
for vocation in that direction, and vet
we sometimes hear people boasting
about their ability to give certain
friends or foes a piece OF their mind
calculated to stagger them, as if one re-
CURED special genius for the. task
which any fish-wife is competent to per-
form to her infinite satisfaction. Who,
indeed, has rot met those who alb
solutely plume themselves upon their
powers of scolding, and do not allow
them to grow rusty for lack of use?
There are mothers whose children live
in constant dread of a prolonged repri-
mand if any little accident happens to
their clothing, although we are warned
by the sage that scolding tends to make
a child sly and irritable, and prefer any
place before home. 1t is lamentable
fact that when we think of the scold it
is always as feminine noun; whether
it is that a man disciplines himself to
make the best of inevitable annoyances
rather than rail against them, or
whether, owing to his more robust
nature and his interest in larger pur-
suits, the trltles which irritate the
sensitive feminine world have no effect
upon his toughened cuticle, tits difficult
to decide. We would naturally
suppose that the scold would possess a
strong physique; that one who was for
ever kicking against the pricks would
need muscle and nerve for such ener-
getic existence; but as we often find
her an invalid, or one who has added
that role to her other accomplishments,
and who eXhOrtS from her comfortable
couch with the strength of ten. She is
confined to no class of society, but may
be met with in howell or palace. Does
she not sit down at every boarding
house table in the land, and did one
ever travel without cncountering her?
She invefghs against the wind at the
summit of Mount Washington. and at
the lack of it in the valleys below. She
is ingenious in finding a cause for exer-
cising her free speech her neighbors,
her friends, her servants, enjoy the ben
eft of her liberality in that respect
Indeed. she would cease to be happy if
there were nothing to rail against. as if
such state of things were owing to
some neglect of duty on her part.
Nothing is too high or too common to
escape her oratory, and. although she
may not be called q conversationalist,
nor remind us of Madame De Stael
or Margaret Fuller, yet. when she warns
to the occasion, it is doubtful if either
of these could rival her.--Harper's
B6zGr.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28


as calmly as she could:
"Then come down and stay with me.
l shall be glad of your company"
How good my wife was l am afraid
Miss Jones guessed by her eager in
vitation. She told me that if Miss Jones
had finished the sentence about the
tramp she should have tainted.
So the two descended to my wife s
room, which was in the '.L' and
opened into the nursery. as well as up
on the piazza. l suppose they had UNI
consciously frightened each other, for
they carefully inspected all the fasten-
ings, which Tidy had secured hours be-
fore, and began to prepare for bed.
They talked till they were tired, then
each tried to make the other believe she
was asleep, lying with wide-open eyes
and ears strained to catch the hum of
an insects wing. What comfort it
would have been if the call of some
watching sentry could have assured
them hour by hour that all was well!
At last sleep fell upon them, but how
long they slept they could never tell.
Fanny was Weakened by faint sound,
as OF some one trying the outside door.
A lamp had been left burning in such
position that the door could be distinct
ly seen. AS she istned, it slowly
opened.
"Shut that door, she cried, with
the voice of clarion. Itslowly closed.
Up sprang Miss Jones in mortal fear,
her face as white as her pillows. The
poor things looked az each other in 81
lence. Again the door began to open,
and once more Fanny commanded it to
shut. The order was obeyed; but suit
ing the action to the lurking falter in
my wife's voice. no doubt, the move
ment was less prompt than before.
With one bound Fanny sprang to it and
turned the key. which was still insidA.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

Bands on apple-trees are positive
detriment, unless they are properly at
tended to. The bands make good
breeding places for the moths if not ex-
amined every seven or nine days. By
all means do not encourage them by
neglecting the bands if they are used
Albany journal.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

Among the stained glass windows
that have arrived from France for St.
Johns Church in the city of Washing
ton is one ordered by President Arthur
as memorial to his deceased Wife
WGaki1atoH AGf.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

The Chicago Tribune has seer
Irving and says that 'his intellectu.
ahty is luminous and widely hori-
zoned." Gosh! Sounds like descrip-
ton of one of the red sunsets! Henry
will send home a copy of that paper
LoUeH Citizen.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

The first place of business erected
by the New Haven Conn., colonies,
dating back to 1852, is still standing
and in active use.-Hartford Post
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-02-28

"A heifer well broken to the halter,
and gentle, j. worth ten dollars more.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28

From the BLOODY Ground.

ToLLEsBoRo, KY-Dr. s. b. Hart
man d; Co.. Il keep the largest stock
Of medicines Of any store in Lewis
county, with the exception Of drug
store at Vanceburg, our county seat,
and am selling great deal of your
Peruna. 1t is giving the best salts
faction of any medicine that / ever
handled. In one case, our constable
for this precinct, has been very sick
and low spirited for a long time. For
several years he has tried all the doc
tors here, and we have some good
ones, but they did him no good.
After much persuasion / sold him
two bottles of Pernna. He took half
Of the medicine. l could see a great
change in him, and now he is as
sound man apparently as there is
in this vicinity, and he says he is en-
tircly well. He is number l man,
and is highly respected. He is sat
isfied that your medicine saved his
life, after all the doctors and all med
icines had failed. Being unac-
quainted with you, l refer yon to
John Shiliito q Co, Altor, Pinckard
4 Co., and other business houses. of
Cincinnati. lSsH
R. L. GILLESPIE, p. nj.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
SPRING WITHOUT BLOSSOMS.


Late in Life to Look for Joy-Yet Never
-f1 to Late to Mend.
; Readers Of Hawthorne's "House Of Seven Ga
bes will recall the pathos with which poor Clifford
Pyncheon, who had been unjustly imprisoned since
early manhood, said, after his release: "My life
is gone, and where is my happiness! Oh! give me
my happiness But that could be done only IN
part, as CLEANS of warm sunshine occasionally fall
across the gloom Of New England autumn day.
In a letter to Messrs. Hiscox & Co.. Mr.. L, H
Titus, of Pennington, N. J.,says: ~ have suffered
untold misery from childhood from chronic disease
of the bowels and diarrhGa, accompanied by grea,
pain. sought relief at the hands Of physicians Of
every school and used every patent and domestic
remedy under the sun. l have at last found in
PARgER's Tonic a complete specific, preventive
and cure. As your invaluable medicine, which did
for what nothing else could do, is entitled to the
credit Of my getting back my happy days. cheer
fully and gratefully acknowledge the fact
Mr.. +. 5. Wells, who needs no introduction to the
people Of Jersey City. adds: 1.-THE testimonial Of
Mr.. Titus is genuine and voluntary; only he does
not adequately portray the suffering he has en-
dured for many years He is nay brother-in-law,
andI know the case well. He is now perfectly free
from his old troubles, and enjoys health and life
ascribing il all to PARkER's Tonic.
Uneqnalled as an in~igorant; stimulates all the
organs ailments Of the liver, kidneys, and all
diseases OF the blood
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28

Our Republican friends are very
! solicitous about the s.mud throwing
business" They don't want any
l.mud throwing. Oh no, This Is a
mighty awkard time for them to dis.
cuss thatsubiect. SO far as tile NEw
DOMINION is concerned there will be
no madstlrowing in this campaign.
We leave that sort Of work to their
own papers many of which. are just
now be-laboring Mr.. Blaine in true
radical style. Here is a list of them
as given by tile New York Nation
last week. 1t is OF, the highest repub-
lican authority and if incorrect,
please credit to proper source.
The newspaper opposition to Blaine
becomes more portentous every day.
The list Of the Independent and Re-
publican journals which are openly
committed against him stands now:
New York Times, New York Herald,
Harper's Weekly, Puck, Eoeninq
Telegram, Brooklyn Union, Roches1
ter Post Erpress. Rochester Herald,
Syracuse Herald, Flushing Times,
Boston advertiser, Boston transcript,
Boston Herald, Springfield Repubi-
can, Philadelphia Record, Philadel-
phia Times, Chicago Times, Chicago
Ne,cs, New Haven News, and the
New York Erening Post. In addi-
ton to these the Chicago Inter, Ocean,
the st. Louis Globe Democrat, the
Buffalo Eapess, the Buffalo CONNER
cial Advertiser, the Philadelphia Tel
egraph, the Boston Journal, the
Worcester Spy. and many other Re
publican party Journals consent to
support the ticket, but admit that
they have small hope of seeing it
elected. We do not believe any can
didate ofany party ever entered'upon
a Presidential canvass with such tre-
mendous odds as these against him.
In this city the Tribune, is the only
paper which supports Blaine square
~. The Commercial Adrerttser,
has not defined its course clearly, but
it evidently has 10 intention OF nd
vocating Blaine, for 1t says that his
nomination was a glorious victory"
won by the "'Starroute gang, the COW
boys, and the intriguing politicians"
The Mail and Erpress is doubtful
also, saying that "this may be a bad
year for the Republicans, unless en-I
tirely united and we'll guided. ls
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
The Republican, Primary.

The primary is over and result is
exactly what the New DOMINION pre-
dicted last week. A small portion oi
the ticket is good. Neither party
objects specially to it; but the man
ner in which the other candidates
were slaughtered is certainly not
creditable to the small bosses who
led the van.
Some of oursrepublican neighbors
are congratulating themselves upon
the burial of Emrod Tenant. They
say they have now cffectually killed
him off, that they will be troubled
with him no more, and other equally
as kindly and grateful expressions.
When it is considered that in by
gone days Emrod was relied upon to
roll up big party majority, it looks
to us like anything else than justice.
And we don't see how any other re.
suit can be figured out.
Mr.. Tenant can get nothing from
his party. There is certain faction
that is always after his scalp and al
ways succeeds in getting it. A large
portion of them would vote for a
Democrat every day in the week be-
fore they would for him.
These same fellows will again open
their mud batteries upon him if he
does not humbly eat his dish of crow
and "whoop up" for the ticket. This
may be good political ethics, but it is
not human to obey it. With him and
some other gentlemen we could name,
forbearance is certainly no longer q
virtue.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28

Say, Johnsing, dis am a big yeah
foh deacnllad popuklshun,' said a
short, t!iick set darkcy in a calico
shirt and a Fedora hat to a compan-
ion Yesterday.
@What'am yn ludin at sall?" said
his companion, a swell, colored dude
with cane and peek boo collar.
"Why amt youbeen readin in de
paper bout de Chicago convention;
Dab. was Lynch was de chairman oil
dat body of gentlemen, sab, and was
cullad man, and deys gone and put
a cullad man right on de ticket! oh
it's cold day when a chicken got
froze In cullad mans coop dis yeah,
sah."
"Cullad man on the ticket, Mistah
Jones? ha ha. Youse way off dab,
sab"
"How'm I way off? Amt dat Vice
President nomidate a eullad manY'
mo, sab, Mistah Jones. Howeber
did you got dat notion? Sumbodys
been film you up
"Fillin nofIin. What fob does desc
papers men calm him Black Jack
Logan foh den if he isn't a cullad
man? Guess Mistah Johnsing youse
done fohgot how to read"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
Amendment to the Constitution.

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. y,
Proposing an amendment to the Constitn-
ton of this State.
Reso'u BIZ the Legislature of West Vr-
gi,aia, ttro-thirols Of all the members
elected to each house agreeing the. eto,
/ That the following amendment 70 Article
four Of the Constitution OF the State, be and
the same is hereby proposed to-wit:
That section seven OF Article four, AZ il
now is, be stricken out, and the folio wing
be inserted in lieu thereof:
~. The general elections Of State and
county officers, and Of members of the Leg
islature, shall be held on the Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November, until
otherwise provided by law. The terms Of
such officers not elected or appointed 70
fill vacancy, shall. unless herein other
wise provided, begin on the first day Of
january, and of the members of the Legis-
lature on the first day Of December next
succeeding their election. Elections to fill
vacancies shall be for the unexpired term
When vacancies occur prior to any general
election, they shall be filed by appoint
ments in such manner as may be pre-
scribed herein, or by general law. which
appointments shall expire at such time
after the next general elections as the per-
son so elected TO fill such vacancy shall be
qualified"
Adopted by the Legislature, Feb'y a, 1853.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28

The Senior PrcIate of the M. e
Church IBrcathcs His Last.

PHILADELPHIA, June 18.-Matthew
Simpson, Senior Bishop of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in'the United
States, died at his house, 1884 Arch
street, $40 o'clock this morning. He
passed away unconscious, not having
spoken since Sunday morning. Some
times during the last days he was
thought to show some signs of rec
ognition, but whether he actually
knew or not that he was being called
to his account could not be determin-
ed. His wife, his son, and all his
daughters, except one, were at his
bedside when he died. The cause of
his death was exhaustion due to
overwork and his great age. All
through to-day dispatches and mes
sages Of coincidence came to the
house. One was from Governor Pat
tison and another from ex- President
Hayes. Prominent among the callers
were Bishop Stevens. General Gin
ton B. Fiske arrived from Seabright
early in the day and took charge of
the arrangements for the Bishops
funeral. Bishop Simpson will be
buried from the Arch street Method
list Church, probably on next Tues
day. He leaves wife, a son and
four daughters. The oldest daughter
is the wife of Colonel j. R. Weaver,
ofWest Virginia, United Consul Gen
eral at Vienna. The second daugh-
ter is the wife of Rev. Charles w.
Buoy, pastor of Ebenezer Church,
this city. Sybill and Ida, the other
two daughters, are unmarried. The
son, Werner Simpson, is a lawyer OF
this city, and was Assistant City
Solicitor during MIR. Vests term.
Matthew Simpson, d. d., LII. D.,
senior Bishop Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, was born at Cadiz, O.,
June 81, 1911. His earlier educa-
tion was received in the town of his
/ birth from his uncle, Matthew Simp-
son, who was school teacher. AT.
ter receiving an academical educa
tion, and when Is years of age, he
went to the Madison College, at Union
town, Pa, walking the entire dis
lance. He also studied medicine
while at Madison College, and in
1888 commenced practice as physi-
clan. About the same time, feeling
it his duty to enter the ministry, he
was licensed to preach, and was re-
ccived on trial into the Pittsburgh
Conference of the M. f. Church, and
in 1885 was appointed to the Liberty
Street Church Of this city. The fol
lowing year he took charge of a con
gregation at Williamsport now Mon
ongahela City. In 1887 Madison
College having been merged into the
Allegheny College Of MeadvilIe, he
was elected its Vice President and
Professor Of Natural Sciences.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28

Maxwell, the proscriptive head of
the fusion phalanx, has formally ac-
cepted the Buckhannon nomination
in a letter weak as water and less
consistent. There is little in it, and
that little is uninteresting and seems
to have been written without definite
purpose. He even omits to mention
his record as a proscriptionist in the
years agone, when his best efforts
were given to stopping mouths by
iron-clad oaths and menacing With
rigorous registration statutes many
Of those whom he now asks to support
him for place and power. To this he
might have pointed with mossback
pride, and thus proved, at least, the
possession of retentiye mental facul
ties. BY ignoring this--if he has moi
forgotten it-he simply ignores the
one issue upon which he might ride
to consistent victory--ifhe got enough
votes. As it il, Mr.. Maxwelrs letter
has not caused us to change our opin
ion as to, the result: Fusion and its
allies will be buried SO deep that
they cant hear thundcr. Falmoa,
Irder.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
A Tribute 10 the Dem cratic
Party.

I
The Democrats TO day are intrusted
with the administration Of three
fiftlis Of the whole number Of States.
For the second time since the war
they are in a majority of the national
House Of Representatives. The Dem
ocratic policy upon both occasions
when they have been in power in the
House has been one Of conservatism
and economy. During the period of
financial issues the Democratic party
suffered to a greater extent than the
Republican from the Western craze
for Reputation and imitation, but
upon nearly all the great financial
measures the best men of both par
ties we're compelled to unite to save
them. Since these issues were meas
urably settled by the resumption of
specie payments the Democratic
party has laid itselfopen to criticism
more by its timidity and conserva-
tism than by the exhibition Of any
other quality. In the greatest of pa
triotism to which the Democratic
party has been subjected since the
war--that Of peaceablc submission
to the injustice of the electoral count
of 1877-thc conduct OF the party
leaders will receive and deserve the
highest praise'of history.--Suinafeld
Republican.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE.

At a session of the County Court of
Monongalia County. held at the Court
House Of said County on the 18th day Of
June 1884:
Ordered that notice be published in
the Morgantown Post and the New
DOMINION, for four successive weeks,
TINT at the general election in October
next $3.50, an election will be held, to
elect a Clerk of the County Court of
Monongalia County, to serve as such
from the date of that election to the
first day of January, 1885, being the
unexpired part of the current official
term, after the appointment of w. T.,
Wiley, the present incumbent, ceases.
A copy
Teste: ". T. WILEY,
(tl1,rl.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-06-28
AN OPEN LETTER.
To the Honorable James G..
blaine, from Gre C II ba lker!

Dear Sir: Had you been nominal
ed for President IL or l6 years ago
there would have been no man in
America more anxious to cast his
vote for you than myself. Notwith
standing you stand as high in my
estimation as ever, 1 must tell you
that time has passed in which / could
vote for You. s'al
/ believe you are the best man in
the republican party.
believe your are a friend to the
poor man, and to the Union soldier.
Now | propose to give my reasons
why | cannot support you.
My first reason is illustrated by
the old story of the simple boy and
his pet sheep, Billy" The boy said
to his sheep:
"Billy ] love yon dearly, but you
have got in such bad company that
l will have to part from YOU"
Therefore Mr.. Blaine l love you
dearly, but you keep such bad com
pany l cannot vote for you.
Your friends will say: "Well we
know we have some bad fellows in
our party, and all other parties have
bad men in their organization then
why not vote for Blaine" As4 +.
You say he is good fellow. Well
my reply is that you have got SO
many bad mcp in the Republican
party that the good men in the party
are over balanced by the bad. Let
MS examine for a moment: Did not
the Republican party cause the panic
of '73, and the hard times that exist
ed from that date up to 70, by de
monetizing silver and destroying the
national greenbacks? Has not the
republican party or its leaders been
engaged in more frauds plundcrings
and stealing in the last Is years than
any other government under the
shining sun 100 years? 4
Did not the Republican party de-
fraud Samuel j. 'Tilden OF the Presi
tdency in1 S76? - 4f
Some of the best mon of your party
now acknowledge it, and history SC
records it. Tai 1914 .r6 #si
/ Did not the Grant wing of your
party boast four years ago that. il
Grant got the nomination that they
would put him in President for life:
DO not tie Grant wing Of the Re
publican party favor a monaHhical
government? w
Are not the.leaders Of that wing OF
the Republican party responsible for
the murder of James A. Garfield?
MY second reason for not voting
for you is: That solemnly believe
that If you should be elected Presi
dent that some crank would be in
duced to murder you before you had
filed the office one. year. You have
more bitter enemies in your party
than ever James A. Garfield had
And ! think your life is too usefu
to be taken off so soon. aA 1is
My third reason is that iftlie Dem
ocrats are wise and nominate such {
man as Gov. Cleveland that yon viii
be badly defeated next. November. ,
! make this prophesy from facts
contained in history, namely: Thai
every orator and statesman having a
national reputation WHO has beer
nominated for President for the last
fifty years has always been defeated
l refer to Calhoun, Clay, Cass, Sey
mour and Douglass.
Every man that has been elected
President of these United States fol
the last fifty years has either been 8
military hero, or man with very
limited national reputation as an or
ator or statesman. Yours Truly,
~ GREENBAcKER
The finest and LARGEST stock OF