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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-09-13

icy, paid .lnwing tribute IL the
honest old party that Tor 81 many
years plated safely the shipof State,
and was agaia about la be- entrusted
with that Responsible duty. Mr..
Morclaa,.'s address, had great weight
with hi~ hearers. 1t was so fair, 50
logical and hoarSt that il convinced
one uneoasciously.
DIR. Mackey's address upoa the
tariff question was one ni' the sim
plest, cfearest ami best cxpositions
of the subject vaur respondent
ever heard. The Doctor lid not de-
liver Il formal speech. He talked
plainly and straight along. He ex-
planned how the tariff protected
the manufacturer and how it cores
pondinsly robbed the laborer He
exposed the tricks Ia which monop-
olists resort 20 hoodwink and deceive
the people the ones from whose
labor they reap their millions annually
and gave more information in one
hour than a person could learn by
Industrious y studying the question
| for three months. Dr. Mackey's
address ought to be printed for gen
eral distribution among the people.
After the speeches a ballot was
taken To select candidate for Jus
ticc of the Peace. Several gentlemen
were named and upon the vote being
counted it was fonnl that Mr.. NJ. H.
Steele had received Il majority of
the votes and was declared the nom
inee.
A young gentleman present re-
marked that after Oct. l4th Hamil-
ton would be addressed as Squire
Steele.
Before closing we must return
thanks To Mr.. O.. h. Johnson and
son and Howard Fitzhu9h, and other
excellent aud clever citizens of elm
ton for Kindness extended To the
party Hope 10 see them all again
many times in the future.
CLINTON FURNACE, Sept ST. H.
McBee purchased, last week, from O..
b. Johnson three fine calves. from j.
a. Faulkner two and from NJ. H..
Steele one. Hall is in the cattle "biz"
pretty extensively.
Miss Emma :. Fitzhugh. Of Graf
ton, was the guest OF Mrs Mary j.
johnson last Thursday.
J. W. Masgrave and wife, of Ma.
rion county were also visiting here.
Alex. + Hess and son, of the west
side. were buying cattle over here
! last week.
.. b. Johhson's house. which he
i building for his miller, is nearly
completed.
John Summers is still lying very
i'll.
Emory Jones and Bruce Price
killed, one day last week, fourteen
large copper snakes, two measuring
about four feet, the other twelve about
one foot.
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THE VERMONT ELECTION.
The RAIDS Carry the State nv n
Reduced Majority.

BURLINGTON, VI, Sept. 3.-The Free
Press has returns from 2O4 of 24O
towns in the State. These give Pin
gee, Republican, 39,5lS; Redington.
Democrat, 1854; Greenback, hide
pendent and scattering, 556 Pingee $
majority over all, 20,323. The re-
naming towns will increase Pingee's
majority over all to about 22,5O0.
The 204 towns four years ago gave
the Republicans A, $50, and the Dem
ocrats 20,227. The Republican vote
has therefore fallen off II per cent.
The average Republican majority in
the last four prior elections was
1000.
ST. ALBANs, VI, Sept. 3.-The bolt
in this county resulted in the cleo
ton of the Democratic ticket by ma
jorties ranging from 1872 to $50.
The county on the State ticket gives
Pingree (Rep. 1888; Redington
(Dem.) 1882, and Soule 142-show-
ing a Republican gain Of 254 over
all, as compared with 1880 Stewart,
for Congress, has a majority over
Simmons and kidder of 1868. The
result has no political significance
whatever, being simply the outcome
of a feeling growing out of financial
troubles in this town.
Returns from all but one of the
towns in Windham county show a
Republican loss on the vote of 1880
Of | $50. Four Democrats and one
Independent are elected to the Lcgis-
lature from Windham county.
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The County Campaign.

In the election in Connecticut last
week, the Democrats carried county
where they had been in the minority
for thirty years.
1t may not be too much to antic-
ipate that some such surprise will
occur in old Mongahail" next
month
There are many surprises brewing
in both State and National politics
this year. There is mysterious
calm about the campaign that bears
symptoms of pending perturbation
that may upset the calculations of
the prophets themselves. Never in
the history of the country has there
been less excitement and enthusiasm
in political affairs
The people are thinking. 1t is the
calm, cool reflection that promises
intelligent and prudent action. Meth
en- party ties, nor personal favoritism
will prevent patriotic performance of
duty at the ballot box.
Such campaign is full of prom
ise.to the Democracy of this county.
Men who are not carried away by
party passion and prejudice may be
relied upon to give support to the
best men in the field for the respec-
tive offices. They will elect the
best candidate for Sheriff, the best
candidate for States Attorney and
the best candidate for the other
county offices. A campaign con-
Quoted on such principles will give
the Democracy very liberal repre-
sentation in the county Offices. be-
yond any question.
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Why He Bet On Cleveland.

Racine Despatch to the Chicago Times.
An Independent Republican OF
this city, who says positively that
he will not vote for Blaine, and
and who has not yet decided
whether to vote for St. John or
Cleveland, recently made a wager
on the election of Cleveland. The
amount he staked would be con-
sidered in the sporting world as
neither large nor small; but it is
an amount which it would be in
convenient for a man Of ordinary
means-as is the man referred to-
to lose. He does not admit the
possibility Of losing, and bases his
hope of winning upon the following
eleven reasons:
In 1880 Garfield was elected by
a narrow majority. He was sup
ported by the entire Republican
press of the country, and as rule
the Independent newspapers were
independent Republican" Now
the very ablest Republican news
papers are supporting the Demo
cratic nominee, and as rule the
Independent newspapers are On
dependent Democratic"
The Republican party is not now
and will not be united. Four years
ago all factions of that party were
in perfect accord at the close of the
campaign.
The Independent non-partisan
vote is against Blaine. 1t was for
Garfield.
The State administrations Of
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
California, Kansas, Connecticut,
and Nevada are Democratic. They
were Republican four years ago.
Their influence and patronage are
therefore directly transposed.
The influence of the Southeren
question the whole range of negro
outrages, tissue ballots, false counts,
intimidation etc. has nearly van
ished from national politics.
Trade and manufactures are Ian
gushing. Four years ago they
were flourishing The Republicans
got the credit then, and will be held
responsible now.
Conceding that Buffers candi-
dacy will damage the Democratic
chances, it will be more than offset
by the damage St. John will do the
Republicans. Butler and St. John
may be considered, in relation to
Democratic chances, as certainly
no worse than "stand- off.
The business depression and the
Civil Service Act will lessen cam
paign contributions-which were so
plenty in 1880.
The Republican funds must be
scattered over many States-Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, all the Middle States, Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas,
Wisconsin, and the Pacific slope.
New York and Indiana only needed
salvation" in 1880.
The demand for a change on
general principles, which naturally
grows as party remains in power.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-09-13

Prof. b. s. Morgan, Democratic
candidate for State Superintendent
of Schools, was in town Tuesday and
called on number Of our leading
citizens. The Professor is a very
agreeable young gentleman, and
has high reputation as an educa-
tor He made very favorable i'm
preston among onr people, and will
receive quite complimentary vote
in this county.-Pan Handle News.
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Prof B. S. Morgan, A. NJ, the
Democratic nominee for State Super
intendent of Free Schools, is n Mon
ongalia farmer boy He attended
the country schools in his boyhood,
and afterward taught in them He
entered the University at Morgan
town and graduated in the Classics
with the class of 1878. He won the
Regents prize essay, twice-a victory
gained by no other student. Imme-
diately after his graduation he was
chosen principal Of the Morgantown
Academy. He is now county super
intendent, serving his second term.
He was the first Democrat to break
the lines in Republican county.
This in itself speaks volumes in his
praise. Republicans and Democrats
declare alike that party lines will be
ignored in voting for Superintendent.
In every case he has given satisfac-
ton. He knows the minutia of our
school system. He is modest, UNI
assuming and cultured gentleman.
All teachers who have the interest of
popular and higher education at
heart will support him. West Vir-
ginia has been happy to trust her
young men in places OF responsible
ity. Again the young men have an
opportunity to vote for one with true
merit and worth His experience
especially fits him for this position
and his election will give an impetus
to education throughout the whole
State. Mason joins Monongalia in
electing her first nominee. in
Point Pleasant Register.
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Democratic Meeting at Clinton
Furnace.

CLINTON FURNACE, Sept. 6.-Pursu-
ant to the call of the District Com
mittee the Democrats assembled
here this afternoon for the purpose
of nominating a candidate for
Justice.
Dr. Mackey and Mr.. Joseph More
land were present and addressed the
meeting. Mr., MoreIand made a
most excellent speech. He dwelt
upon the inconsistency Of radical pol
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what the state Press is Saving.

b. 5. Morgan, our next State Super
intendcnt of schools, is a young man
Of unblemished character and one of
the most talented and scholarly gen
tleman in the State. He will beat
his opponent 80 000.-- Glmer Ban
ner.
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First Returns from thc Maine
Election.

PORTLAND, Me-, September S.-The
election passed. off quietly. Augusta,
Blaine's home, gives Robbie, Republi-
can 1876; Redman, Democrat, 625;
scattering AZ; in 1880 Davis, Repub-
lican, had l, los; Plaisted, fusion, 500.
Twenty-Five towns in Maine give
ROBBIE 1929; Redman, 6,951; scat
tering 500; same towns in 1880 gave
Davis, Republican, 9,490; Plaisted,
fusion, 1855; scattering 100; plur-
ality in 1880, l,135; in 1884 it is
3,33S.
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A vino are DESTROYS of change
OF the National administration and
reform in the conduct Of the Govern.
mcnt are requested to meet at
Stony POINT SCHOOL HOUSE.
on Saturday evening Sept. l3 to as
sist in forming a Cleveland d. Hen
bricks club. Done by order Of the
district Committee.
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The Democrats of Clinton district
are requested to meet III
Gun SPRING.
on Saturday Sept. Goth Arrange
ments have been made TO entertain
those who attend with good speeches.
"A cordial invitation is extended to
all to be present
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DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.

We are requested to announce II
meeting at
MAIDsVILIE
on Thursday Sept, 18th fer the pur-
pose Of organizing Cleveland and
Hendricks Club Ali who are de-
sirons f Democratic success are es-
pccially invited to attend Come
one. Come all!
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ACCIDENT TO AN ENGINE. On Sat
urday last while driving their steam
engine and thresher along the road
near Vaudeville. Mcclure u Comley
met with a mishap that disabled
their engine for the time being and
put them to considerable expense to
repair. In going along near the
Tapp mill they attempted to drive
over an old mill race that seemed to
have been filed up and become solid.
The great weight of the engine caused
the wheels to sink deep into the soft
earth. This OF course prevented the
engine from moving but the motion
of the machinery tore all the cogs
from a driving wheel and did other
damage. We trust by this time the
damage has all been repaired and our
enterprisipg friends are again at
work as pspa'.
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The Princeton Journal mentions
by name gentleman Of that county
who did not take his county paper,
and not knowing what had been
done in politics was around working
up a nomination after the convention
had been held
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One dollar and a half and two
dollar Fans Tor seventy-flve cents
and Ons dollar at ChadWIok's.
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Our young contemporary the Pied
mont Advertiser, has enlarged to
seven column. 1t is getting to be
one of our best State exchanges.
We are glad to see Bro. Poster make
it 60
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-09-13

The New DOMINION appreciates the
many kindly notices by the State
Press in reference TO Prof B. S. Nor
gan. None of them-not even the
republican papers = express any
doubt that he will be elected. The
Republicans give their candidate a
sort of half hearted support for looks
sake, knowing full well that Prof
Morgan will be our next State Super
intendent. We must accord our
friends of the opposition some credit
for not making fight against Prof.
Morgan. 1t shows that. they are
willing to give honor where honor is
due.
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The republicans carried Maine on
Monday as matter Of course. The
result has no particular significance
as any republican would have receiv-
ed the vote of that State. The Dem
ocrats paid no attention to Maine as
it has never voted for Democrat
since the republican party has been
organized. There is nothing in the
result TO discourage the Democrats.
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The Republicans are flooding this
State with copies Of the Philadelphia
Press, spaper to which $4,000 was
paid few weeks ago for this pur-
pose. This immense sum of money
was given by the iron manufacturers
of Pennsylvania, and paid out of the
millions the monopolists have Withheld
from their laborers. The paper is
for high protection, of course, and is
sent for the purpose of dcceiving
doubtful voters. We would advise
our people to not be caught with any
such chaff and if they read it to
Just think that it is being paid for
by the hard earned money of the
employees Of the iron mills in Penn
syiyania.
The Democrats of Grant district
have set an example for their broth
rem throughout the county that is
eminently worthy Of imitation. On
Saturday evening last they formed a
Cleveland and Hendricks club of rs
members. The officers of the club
say they will swell the number TO
near $50. That is the kind Of work
that counts. 1t will certainly bear
fruit. No Democrat who was pres
ont can help but feel some OF the en-
thusiasu, shown by the sturdy and
,srue Democracy of Arpettsville. 1r
they wopld 90 to work with the same
vim in every district radical supre-
macy in this county would sooa be
thing Of the past. Democrats. wont
you do it?
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VIM. l.. Wilson is so we'll known
to the people of this town and county
and so well liked by them all, that
he will gather in, not only the solid
party vote, but also great many in
dependent thinkers and voters who
prefer man of eminence, ability, eX-
perience, liberal culture and high at
tainments, to an unknown lawyer Of
meagre attainments, very ordinary
platform powers and no experience
whatever, even though he be a nice
fellow, as Mr.. Reynolds is.
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outwear is no more offensive to
wholesome taste than gross ig-
norance of elementary things
Wanting itself in ornamental gew-
gaws of miscalled accomplish
ments. . The well meaning but
unfortunate folks who can't spell
because they have never been
taught are to be pitied and not
condemned, but the quack schools
that perpetuate the abuse ought
to be handled without gloves.
There is enough disgusting ignor-
ance and pretence already in So
ciety without swelling the list OF
men and women who parade the
the more fripperies of learning,
and are utterly destitute of the
essentials. Let us have solid
foundations to build on, and re-
cognize no primary system OF
education which does not equip
the boys and girls with the faculty
and skill to read, write, speak and
spell the words of their own
mother tongue. They ought to
know that first, and then they may
gather more snowy stores for the
wide eyed wonder of cliques and
lotteries.
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- W . 1oE5 w "a uhfO 0OOVO TUE U5
THE GREATEST BARGAINS
MADRAS CURTAINS,
ALL REDUCED.

ALL REDUCED.
CREAM MADRAS CURTAINS, A yards
long, rednced from $4. so to $3.50
per pair.
MADRAS CURTAINS, reduced from
ST to SIS per pair.
Finer grades of Curtains, all marked
down at correspondingly low figures.
SIT CURTAIN POLES, in Walnut and
ebony, of newest design and finish. re-
duced from ST. TO IS cts. each. Complete,
CRETONNES, reduced from 30 to 2lc.
per yard
COTTON PLUSHES, reduced to l21
and Is cents, and doubTe-faced CANTON
FLANNELS in high colors, reduced to Is
cents per yard.
Double-wid,h and double faced CAN
TON FLANNELS reduced to 65 cents per
yard
RAW SILKS by the yard, only rs, 80
ceuts and 81 per yard.
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Sad Record.
TUsCARoRA LODGE, l
No. "a, /. o. O. T. I
MAD rrNrcprrn1

NJ ARTINSBURG.
Again we are called upon to chron-
icle the death of another member of
our fraternal order in the person of
our beloved brother, William Long,
whose death has cast a gloom over
our community.
Again we are reminded of the I'M
certainty of life and the certainty of
death, and that that fell destroyer
enters the ranks of the young as swell
as the old.
We mourn the loss of our friend
in sincerity, and are comforted only
in the recognition of an omnscient
God, who wisely calls his own to
himself.
We recognized in him young man
of great promise, business tact, spot
less character and determined christ
ian principles.
Knowing him as we did, we sym.
pathize with his friends Ito whom
we give expression through these
lines) in tones of sadness, but praise
God that he has called his own in the
selection of our brother.
CHAs. LAMARE,
d. HI. DODD,
H. d. DOLL,
VIM. HILL,
VIM. BENDER.
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DIE D.

aF- Halt rates-fue cents per hne--for Obituary No.
ices beyond the usual announcement
-
Died Feb. 9Th, at Little George
town, Mrs. MARGARET FLEMING
wife of John Fleming, aged SO years
2 mo. and Is days.
James D. Fulk, in Berkeley Coun-
ty, Miss POLLY COLBERT, aged 70
years.
In this city, Feb. 18th, 1884, Mr..
WILLIAM j. LONG, aged Is years
8 Months and 25 days.
From early childhood we have known
Willie Long. TO know him was to love
him. Mother never bore or reared a
better son. He never made the ac-
quaintance of vice or wrong, and his
companions were never of the wild or
dissolute class His very nature shun-
ned evil, land, called hence in early man.
hood, he could face death, look over
the border-land into eternity, and face
q smiling Saviour with the conscious
knowledge of life of rectitude, and
leave to his friends on earth the record
of life unblamable, a name unspotted
and character unstained.
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| THE AssESsMENTMEETIN

THE ASSESSMENT MEETING
There are several persons who
are in doubt about what they said
or did at the meeting held in the
Courthouse on the assessment
question. Democrats charge that
it was Republican meeting, and
the Republicans declare it was a
Democratic meeting, and now
comes the Statesman after the Re
publican Prosecuting Attorney,
Mr.. Rohrbaugh, and demands that
he shall reiterate on explain what
he said in his speech, because
some injudicious scribbler had de
MED the remarks attributed to Mr..
r. We were not present, and
know but little Of the merits of
the controversy, but cannot fully
believe that the law officer of the
county would make the remark at
tributed to him, and we await his
statement. Several good men,
Democrats and Republicans, evil
IDENTIFY broke down the fence, got
into granger clearing, took pos
session of their meeting, and at
tempted to use it for political pur-
poses. The grangers let them do
it, and now smileth at the boys
hunting a hole to get out.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-16

School BOOKS have multiplied
and the educational programme
these days is an ambitious one,
but good spelling bids fair to be
ranked amongst Wendell Phillips
''lost arts" Many persons of in
telligence and culture spell
abominably. They confess that
they are unable to spell and de-
plore their inability to learn. A
lady friend of the writer said she
purposely cultivated an illegible
handwriting to disguise the bad
spelling. In old days the spelling
matches were the exciting contests
of the schools. Nowadays in
many pretentious institutions of
learning" writing as well as spell
ing, is neglected. A good deal of
superficial clap trap is made to pass
muster for education, and a smat-
tering of French, map drawing,
botany, etc, given in lieu of sound
rudimentary knowledge, The St.
Georges who attack the dragon of
Sham, ought 70 set lance in rest
against all quack systems of teach
ing..which ignore reading, spelling,
writing aud arithmetic Slovenly
underwear hidden behind gaudy
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THE Rev, John S. Inskip is
slowly dying at Ocean Grove. He
is the leader of what is known as
the sanctifcationist movement in
the Methodist churches, and which
has caused an occasional commo-
ton in some other. churches.
The doctrine of sanctification is O
very simple one, on which it would
be easy to unite people reared
under different creeds, and there
fore dangerous to the peace Of the
churches. The adherents of the
doctrine are almost invariably per-
sons of emotional temperament,
and therefore such as need pow
erful leader. Inskip was that,and
when he dies the sanctification
movement will probly come to q
stop or break up into independent
detachments. Inskip has no help
er who can fill his place.
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Sheep Mad With Hydro
DbObiA.

TROY, February 11.-Thirty FIVE
sheep belonging to J. I'll. Weaver. a
Petersburg farmer, are suffering
with what a physician pronounces
to be hydrophobia. The sheep were
all bitten by dog. some receiving
merely scratch across the nose. A
number of them have knocked their
horns off. One has died.