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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
CorneIl's Mummy speaks.

President White was slowly unwrap-
ping the Egyptian mummy recently ac-
quired by Cornell University. - ~
80, could we but know what those
sightless eyes have seen, what those
time dried ears have heardr'
cor what that silent tongue has
said" put in sophomore. ID y4,is
.'Yes," continued President White,
II should like to know how this grim
visitor from the dingy past worked out
his livelihood. 0, could those pals.ed
lips but speak the words that were per-
haps struggling for utterance the mo-
ment he gave up his spirit. y ,sf
Perhaps we might get them out
with corkscrew, suggested fresh
man. ei 8. ya ~ HH y IS
Nonsense" remarked the Presi-
dent
.sBut all scientific experiments are
nonsense until they succeed, I" said a
member of the faculty. ..i.
"True,"
p''Letu us try.' M slsir
The students had no trouble in find
ing corkscrews.
The first jerk brought out the words
"your honor.'' inH
"Ah, this reference to honor shows
that he died in a chivalric cause, said
the President
perhaps he was addressing his
King, whose honor he had valiantly
defended to the death, said the stroke
oar of the ancient history class.
perhaps. Let's draw once more"
The corkscrew was applied again
and again and a number of words ex-
humed.
When spread out on the table in the
order of their discovery these words
were: "Your honor, the defense asks
another continuance. - Chicago Ne,os.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
-FOUR MILES AHEAD.

With hopes and Win fears we sent him forth,
and they wihtered there in the frozen North
Two winters they spent in the Arctic zone.
Where slowly they persisted. and one by one:
But surely we ought to be well content,
AS toward the pole our explorers went,
And they marked the exploration line
Four miles ahead.
o. but the record is wondrous fine,
With nineteen dead.
How many is that to the mile? Hold oni
The record Is made and the work ID done.
Though most of them persisted along the track,
We ought to be thankful that six came back.
OF course we must count upon toll and pain
But think of the record and think of the gain
We have passed beyond the British mark,
Four miles ahead
And here and yonder are cold and stark
Our nineteen dead.
Where is the man who made the mark?
Turn over the leaf--that page is dark.
He made it--that's glory enough for him.
Though cold is his flesh and his eyes are dim.
Some lives must be offered for such gain,
And think on our right to be proud and vain.
He has planted our flag on the northward
track
Four miles ahead!
Well, let us be thankful that six came back,
And God help the dead!
N Y S,In
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
A Rhode Island Clam.Bake.

Everybody knows that the clam-baks
is an institution peculiar to Rhode
Island. As a matter of fact, they don't
seem to have fiourished anywhere else
where they have been tried; but here
the clam-bake is the royal feast of the
natives. An aboriginal origin is claimed
for it. Its said the Indians when they
cooked CLANS roasted them upon heated
stones. This is precisely the way in
which CLANS are baked at the shore re-
sorts on Narragansett Bay by the en-
terprising palefaces who furnish the
bakes of to-day. The process may be
watched by all visitors. There are
large beds of stones lying on the ground
near the dining hall. Upon these stones
Is heaped up q great pile of wood.
which is set fire to and allowed to burn
down. When the stones are sufficient
ly heated, the dying embers are raked
off by corps of attendants, and then
the clans are poured on by the basket.
full, and commence to hiss and sputter
at terrible rate. Then, upon this
funeral pyre of the bivalves is thrown
mass of seaweed, and this in turn COW
cred with canvas. The seaweed and
the canvas serve to prevent the steam
from escaping, and the former adds to
the flavor of the clans, which, il not
gritty, are considered delicacy when
cooked in this way by the epicures of
the Narragansett country. Usually
Holsters, fish and potatoes, and, in their
season, also, q few sweet potatoes, are
thrown into the bake with the CLANS.
The shore dinner at which / did my
share Of the clam consuming the other
day was fair example of the average
feast of the sort. 1t was served in
large barn-like building, all open at the
sides; and at the long tables pro-
vided, sat two or three hundred people.
The steaming CLANS were brought in
by frisky walters in large tin pans, and
were dashed without ceremony into
dishes for their reception on the table.
There was great noise and confusion,
as the crowd fell too and began to strip
of the shells, which were thrown hap
hazard on the clothless table; for baked
CLANS are eaten on Narragansett's
shores in way that astonishes the
strangers, although it all seems per-
fectly natural to the natives. 1t is the
true aboriginal fashion. Neither knives
nor forks are used, but the entire ma
nipulation is with the bare fingers. The
expert deity takes the clam from the
dish, pulls off the shells in jify, dips
the interior morsel into dish of melted
butter seasoned according to his taste,
elevates his chin, opens wide his mouth,
and holding the clam by the head be-
tween his head and forefinger, allows it
to slide in between his teeth; and then,
when it is all in but the head, bites
down upon it. The little black head is
discarded. but all the remainder of the
clam goes down the throat. The I'M
initiated struggles with the clam with
knife and fork, without success, and
one great source of amusement for the
native Rhode Islander is to watch the
uninstructed stranger tackle dish of
baked clams.-Cor. 81. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
pUSGEsT PARAGRAPHS.

"A bachelor, upon reading that two
lovers will sit up all night with one
chair in the room" said it could not
be done unless one OF them sat on the
floor. Such ignorance is painful Buv-
lington Hawkeye. M
Yes baby Is the most dependent
of the animal creation. He is unable
to help himself; but he soon gets over
that, and helps himself to everything
he can lay hands to- Sometimes be
wants the earth, and tries very hard To-
get it.-Boston Transcript.
Every dog has his day, the cats
take the nights, the icemen and the
milkmen the early morning hours, and
the scissors-grindcr with His bell and
the fruitman with his yawp take the
rest of a lifetime that is worth living.
Detroit Free Press.
Some one claims to have discovered
that chloroform will cure cholera. We
should think it might. It has been
known to cure poverty and disappoint-
ment in love. and these are more stub
born maladies than cholera. Norris
totCn Herald.
"A shrewd old lady cautioned her
married daughter against worrying her
husband too much and concluded by
saying: my child. man is like "A
egg Kept in hot water little while,
he may boil soft; but keep him theirs
too long, and he hardens."
An Eastern family received tele-
gram from the West, announcing the
sudden demise of relative, and they
replied: ssSend on the remains at
once.' No telegram was received ia
answer, but in few days a letter came,
saying simply: There amt no remanos.
He war kicd by a null. - Darlington
Free Press.
"A very popular young lady, visiting
friends in q not very distant city, re-
ceived q telegram . few days sincp
without showing the least signs OF ex-s
element or fright usually manifested
by ladies at the receipt of such. After
opening and reading it she merely re-
marked: II thought recognized the
handwriting This explained her
composure to surrounding friends.
Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
-"How glorious it is to be engaged
in q purely intellectual occupafion. =
murmmed Boston maiden gazing
rapturously into the admiring eyes OF Z
country editor; your own mental fac
ulties for tools, and the whole universe
for a workshop. Now tell me, abe
added, "what do you find the most
difficult thing connected with your no
BILE profession?'' s.Paying the hands. ;,
said the editor Philadelphia CAL.
Robert, bashful young student Of
Cupid, recently summoned up enough
courage to escort q young lady home. AZ
the breakfast table next morning. bis
father said: well, my son. did You 20
home with any of the giyls last ni9htP'
Eyes" said Bob. ssWho was she?"
Robert hesitated, but finally blurted
out: Il thought it was Annie Warren,
but when we got to the turn Of the road
she went into Ella Ham house. . But
/ should think you might have told by
the sound of her voice. said his father.
.sNeither of us said word. !" said Bob.
blushing and stammering. albany
Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
Italian Bandits.

A Sicilian lady told me lately, to my
surprise, that she had never seen ban
dit they kept mostly to few locali-
ties-but she admitted that none of her
family ever ventured far from the
house without an armed escort. She
took that favorable view of brigandage
which is held in the island. There is
nothing extraordinary in it," she said;
1.-THE Government keep up large army,
every man has to serve seven years,
and, as they dislike soldering, they
run away. They cannot then obtain
employment, and they become bandits.
What would you havep They must
live. Well, they are not so bad IS the
Irish. London Society.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23

Having regard to the fact that the
vast majority of fast travel must be
made second-class, it will be seen that
three cents per nile is the average rate
comparable with the ordinary accom-
mediation afforded by American rail-
roads. Return tickets. good for week,
are generally to be had at considerably
reduced rates. Water-closets are now
often found on first and second-class
carriages, and dining cars are run on
courier trains on various lines.
In the matter of locomotives, the or
binary type at present for passenger
service is four-coupled engine with
single pair of leading wheels, inside ec-
centric gear and cylinders overhanging,
entirely in front of the front axle.
There are very few inside cylinders
used ON North German railways. Out
side valve gear Of various kinds seems
to be gaining ground. Six-coupled en-
gines without leading wheels are the
favorite freight engines. and on noun
tain sections eight-coupled machines.
I noticed on the Saal Railroad, west Of
Saxony. peculiar type Of machine, OF
which the leading features are carriage
VI cuSluo cHtirtlY Ou lOur-cOuPleu
drivers; outside valve gear, and the
tank carried down between the tender
wheels. The tender and engine are
united, in addition to the regular coup
ling, by tolerably close-fitting shoot
bolts, one on each side, with the inten-
ton, presumably of using the tender to
prevent rocking Of the engine on its
four-coupled wheels. The addition tn
the tank between the wheels struck me
as a possibly practical novelty in our
practice; the center of gravity being
carried thereby very low and consider
able water space gained. Driving wheel
tires are generally secured with set
screws in addition to being shrunk on.
but the sprng-ring fastening is also
used, particularly in Saxony. Cor.
Railroad Gazette. t-,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23
The March Through the Desert.

Appliances of several kinds for stor-
ing fresh water and carrying it across
the desert in the proposed expedition
from Suakim to Khartoum are in
course of preparation at the royal
arsenal, Woolwich. For use at the
wells and cases, large reservoirs of
waterproof canvas have been pro-
vided, some of them several yards
square, for dipping pals in to water
horses, others shaped like ordinary
troughs, and others adapted to the re-
quirements of the troops. For convey
ing the water on camels iron tanks are
being made, about three. feet long by
eight inches broad and fourteen inches
deep; but it is not quite decided wheth-
er ordinary casks of wood shall be
employed for the purpose, and proba-
bly, a supply of both will be sent out.
Already have gone great number of
cisterns formed OF galvanized zinc plates
riveted, and each having capacity of
about two hundred gallons, and these
it is proposed to place at convenient
points along the line of march for replen-
ishing the camelloads. Each animal will
carry two casks slung pannier-wise
across pack saddle, and each cask will
contain about twenty gallons. Not more
than ten miles of railway has yet been
despatched to the Soudan, but the
steamship engineer, which has just left
Woolwich, has on board some of the
locomotive plant, including engines,
steam cranes, etc. Yesterday soma
balks of timber and bales Of sandbags,
which the engineer Gould not take,
were sent on board the Peninsular and
Oriental steamer Rohilla, for immed-
late conveyance to Suez, en- route to
Suakim. being in urgent demand; aud
the chartered steam transport Dunlice,
which has been for some time employed
on similar service, will arrive at the
arsenal in o few days for more railway
iron and some Of the miscellaneous
stores for Egypt, now accumulated,
among which are quantity of light
planks for hut building and iron pipes
for constructing aqueducts. London
Telegraph.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23

"A rising young businessmen in
Nebraska recently eloped with fine
span Of mules belonging to his uncle, but
in order to get them he had to take hii
aunt and three children along too
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23

The passenger traffic on German rail-
ways is divided among three classes Of
trains-railway, express and courier
The former run at speed of fifteen to
twenty miles an hour, including stops,
the express makes from twenty to twen-
ty-five miles, and the courier trains
The latter speed is not attained on long
stretches where there are important
stops, but is found between large cities
where the intermediate stops are rare
and unimportant. With these speeds
it is naturally easy to run on time. and
no serious irregularity in this respect
has ever occurred during my travelling
in Germany. l think it may be said
that there is no practical difference in
the running time of ordinary and ex-
press trains as rule. the difference in
actual time being due to fewer stops.
Extra rates of fare are generally charged
on express and courier trains. The lat
ter, as rule. the former sometimes,
have only first aud second class accom-
mediation, so that persons who would
il possible travel third-class Including
the vast majority of middle-class trav-
elers-are obliged to pay nearly double
when they travel over seventeen miles
per hour. s sIa ~
The third-class accommodation in
Germany is not SO good as that in En-
gland, whereas the second-class is at
least as good or better. The second
class is so nearly equal to first that a
still smaller number travel s'first" than
in England. In the latter country, in
fact, the effort has been to do away
with the second-class travel. while in
Germany that branch is apparently
particularly. favored by the manage
ment. In Germany there is fourth
class, used almost exclusively by peas
ants and the poorer laboring class gen
orally, and inferior in accommodation
to our emigrant cars. The rates in
North Germany are as follows, in cents,
per mile:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23

The reasons for Hindoo loyalty to
The British Government are set forth
by native journal, which thus ex-
plains why English is to be preferred
to Russian rule: when the English
came into India they first began to
plumber the country. but now they are
satiated. II the Russians now come.
they must come very hungry. The
Hindoos are an intelligent race. and
they would prefer Z boa which Is sati-'
ated to hungry black snake, though
the formtf may - - larger.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23

.--Woodchucks' tails are used ~
money At the stores Of Enfield, N. H.
Boston Journal
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-08-23

Electric headlights will soon be II
use On the passenger locomotives o
most railways. = Chicago Herald.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-25
American Steamers.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-Adams, of New
York, has introduced in the House bill to
authorize the registration of certain steam
ships, as vessels Of the United States. 1t re-
cites that Henry Graves, OF New Jersey,
Austin Corbin, j. Rogers Maxwell, David c.
Corbin, Henry W. Maxwell and William G.
Wheeler, Of New York, and James B. Camp
bell, OF Iowa, have organized or are about to
organize an American express steamship
company, with capital Of at least SIC, ooo,-
600 for the purpose Of constructing, purchase
Ing and owning feet Of first-class passen-
ger steamships, to be navigated between
New York, or some port on Long Island, in
New York, and suitable port, or ports, In
Great Britain. The measure provides that
oil vessels owned by the steamship company.
when duly organized, and all vessels here
after acquired, shall be entitled to be regis.
tered as vessels Of the United States, and to
the benefits Of registry, whether built In the
United States or elsewhere, upon compliance
with all the laws and regulations pertaining
to registry not inconsistent Herewith. The
Representative says IL the bill becomes q law
the company will expend 10000, 900 in car
rying out the project. The vessels to be
built will be all steel, and will carry no
freight, being simply ocean palaces to carry
passengers. He SAYS the company will
promise to land foreign mail In New York
lii ak days and three hours. The present
time Is eight days and seven hours.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-25
THE CUSTER RING
Minneapolis Journal.


Two years ago Custer county was con.
trolled by Commissioners Hubbeil, Robert
son and Briggs, County Treasurer Garland,
County Physician Lebcher. and others.
Steve Taylor was clerk of the board, and of
| course cognizaut Of all their doings. Indict-
| ments we're found against all the commits.
sioners, Lebcher, Garland and Taylor. A
general hegira followed. Russell Briggs
who had come to st. Paul to purchase furni-
ture for the county, disposed of some bonds
to st. Paul hotel man, who held them de.
spite the efforts Of Leighton and Others to
dispossess him. The comm issioners had been
legislated out Of Office in the meantime, and
part Of their issue Of bonds invalidated
But the bonds Briggs had sold to the St. Paul
man didn't come under the clsssifcatio n +.
Briggs and Garland spent their time and the
committees money in st. Paul for two
months before the final fight of Briggs.
Garland was sick and was nursed through
his illness by Cricket, . chirping companion
from Miles City, who masqueradsd as his
wife. Briggs, smulous of the domestic bliss
Of Garland, married st. Paul girl, and Law
ished his affections and jewels upon her until
the trouble set in at Miles, when he took
French leave and is now enjoying his free
dom and French divorce. Nobody knows
where he is, As all trace of him has been lost.
But he Is believed to be in Honolulu. Hub
bell has no fear Of the case against him, for
he has already gone to Miles City to meet
the charges against him like man. Doc
Lebcher, who was in St. Paul and really in
spired the habeas corpus proceedings In tho
Taylor case, is also en- route to Miles, where
court begins to-day.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-25
THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

There have been no surprises In the devel-
opments of the National campaign during
the past week, If we may except the some
what unexpected large proportion of dele
gates Blaine has secured from New York.
The vigor of the Arthur campaign has sppsr-
emily aroused the Garfield sentiment, and it
has found expression in supporting his Sec
rotary of State. This, notwithstanding the
expressed belief of some of the most infu.
entail papers In the State that Blaine cannot
carry New York at an election, and the ad.
mitted fact that with Its thirty six electors II
is very desirable State for the Republicans
to carry. II Is still more important for the
Democrats to carry it, As 1t is an obvious
fact that without New York their campaign
Is practically hopeless. With all the per-
sonal devotion TO candidates, q main object
kept we'll In view Is to make nominations
that will command majority of the electo-
raj college, no matter how strong nomina.
ton the Democrats may make nor how
adroitly they may put down the red-hot
tariff poker they have caught on to. There
will be 40l votes In the electoral college, of
which 153 from the South are reasonably
certain to be Democratic, leaving them only
4S more to acquire to elect . Democratic
President. The States classed As doubtful
are New York SO; Ohio %; Indiana Is;
New Jersey 0 and Connecticut @; and the
contest will be for these. IfNew York goes
Republican the Democrats must carry all
the others to elect, and IL would require
scattering OF their friends
and forces 10 occupy oil those fields. New
York has the largest Independent Republic
can vote Of any State in the Union. II Is an
intelligent vote that cannot be bullied, or
bribed, or csjoled, and 1t holds the balance
Of power In the State. II Is not disposed to
support either Blaine or Arthur, but would
prefer to support Edmunds, and In this fact
we believe lies his ultimate and sufficient
strength. The claim that Arthur or Blaine
has either yet secured . majority Of the S02
delegates that will constitute the Chicago
10 the merest moonshine, and We
are unable TO account for the presentation Of
! table In the usually intelligent Salt Lake
Tribune conveying the impression that Ar
thur can already count on 4S5 delegates. II
Is In fact developing - possibly important
factor In the contest that Lincoln 10 liable TO
be shifted from the second to the first place
On the ticket, and that movement has not Ito |
foundation In the presupposed success Of
Arthur. The Presidential problem IL no
.asier Of solution now than month ago.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-04-25
An Adnairer OF Uncle sam,

NEW YORK, April 1S.-Moncure D. Con-
way, being interviewed by London reporter
to-day, said he would return, make WASH
ington his future home, and abandon preach.
ing. Experience has convinced me that
man with brains, ideas aud ability for eifec.
tive work, can do more real good by using
his talent In the United States, than be can
accomplish anywhere. 1t is impossible for
any person who knows the Americans and
America to be contented with life anywhere
outside Of the United States. Tho majority
of Elglishmen who have visited the United
States, and become acquainted with the real
character Of the country, look upon 1t with
longing eyes As the promised land. I re-
turned from my recent tour around the world
with such new visions concerning America,
that find myself discontinued here, and am
unable to resist the desire to return and re-
main there"