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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25

If YOU ever want to study hibernat-
ing animal, by all means take bat"
SAID tie naturalist, as They are most
easily hanllcd. | have made some ey-
perlneais, with very interesting results.
Last winter placed one il /. .acnum
rece Yer and kept it there for half an
hour. the creature not waking up and
sfowi z that suspension of the faculties
was almost absolute, and the mo It care
ful use of the stetho,cope barely showed
lie. even that sonnet mes falling. TIE
same lat. suspended in vacuum glass.
was afterwards surrounded by gas that
il the animal was in its normal cundit on
would he Immediately fatal, but so
sound was this remarkable s'eap thai it
bad no effect upon it; even pure ar that
h d surrounded It for hours when care
fully examined and anaiyzed did not
show that il had even been breathcd bv
the animal. An instrument has been
invented, however, that shows the respi-
ration. each delicate movement being
nlarsed by an index
about how much oxygen does bat
consume IN this statep"
individuals differ greatly" was the
rcp'g. Zone which / examined con-
samed nnety-six cub. 9 inches in twenty
four hours. while Others use much less.
''Fhe numbers of bats that hibernate
together, continued the speaker, lis
marvellous, and not many miles from
Philadelphia. q mot remarkable in
stance was shown not long time since.
\ gentleman connected with the Diplo-
matte Corps at Washington purchased
house that ad not been occupied for
many yeas. On the first night in the
house, upon lighting the lamp, they
were deluyed with a swarm of bats,
that seemed to dart from every crack
AMI crevice of the room, to the terror
of the entire household. The assem-
blaee increased IS the night wore on,
ut mately driving the inmates ont Of
docs. The aext day determined at
tack seas commenced upon them. The
root of an L of the building was broken
in, disclosing scene almost incredible.
The remains ard gnano of bats were
pilei Upon the floor OF the garnet to q
depth OF four feet. and ont OF the orifice
ilssei throng OF bats composed of
t aissnds La fact. in his report to the
SDiit issnian, the gentleman expressed
the pm gu hat there were at least half
q nj IN TaIaleiphiI 1snscs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
A Remarkable Addiction,

A most remarkable case of disease
which has baffled the skill of some of tie
most prominent physicians in Western
Pennsylvania, is reported from Glentield,
little village few miles below Pitts
burg, on the line of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad The I'M
fortunate being is young lady twenty
three years OF age, who has abstained
from the use of solid food for period Of
three years. Six years ago she noticed a
swelling about the base of her nose,
which was lanced, an it subsequently
healed, but swellings of like nature soon
appeared about the abdomen. Two ply
sicians were called, who disagreed as to
the cause of the ailment, one holding
that it was caused by the gas Of the alb
domen, and the other stating it was
caused by water She gradually grew
worse, and about three years ago she
began to lose the power of speech and
sight, and for two years the sufferer has
not spoken audibly, and has been totally
blind and without mind. With the loss
Of these faculties she also lost the use Of
her limbs. and neither her hair nor her.
tinger-nails have grown a particle. She
is ouly conscious Of her sufferings. All
that has been given ler, and that she has
been able to take i'll the way Of food for
three years, is tithe of bird broth and
diluted whisky. OF late she has had two
violent spasms weekly. Six weeks ago
her spine commenced to curve inwartlly,
until now there is n space of four and
half inches between her back and the bed
upon which she lies. She is mere
skeleton in body, but full in the face.
The unfortunate woman is the daughter
of Mr.. Duff, q well-to-,lo farmer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
Fashion Items.

| Newmarket jackets, both long and
short, are again in high vogue
| The blouse bod ce ranks next 10 the
Camargo bodice IN popularity.
Cloth toques and velvet Jockey caps
will be worn with costumes of 81 oth aud
| OF velvet.
Hoop earrings, set with diamonds
and other jewels, are very fashionably
worn.
A favorite brocaded velvet, used i,lst
now both for wral and G s.ufi,es.
shows a light ground Of almond or pale
doc color, with large brocaded figures
in dark plum, ruby and golden brown.
The satin or velvet made up with This
material sometimes matches the color
Of the ground. aud is sometimes the
shade of the velvet. On soma of tho
new patterned brocades the design 4
immensely large, but the best dressed
people draw the line at the medium size.
Society yoang lad es. with plenty OF
time on the r hands, are Just now busy
ing Themselves by painting small bright
flowers of every description In tiny
clusters upon yards and yards Of white
ard pale-inted satin ribbon. These
bbons they will use later to decorate
tbci WIVES vi cIbu(ly IRQiA
silk gauze and tulle A dress Of this
kind. lately completed in t..is city. had
over two hundred yarls Of painted rib
bon as its trimming, TO say nothing Of
the enormous sash draped at one side.
and painted in large blush roses and
foliage. The narrow ribbon was paint
ed in moss buds set into wood MOSES.
Velvet win be the rage for this and
the coming season. The bandsomcst OF
the imported costumes in velvet for
autumn wear are totally unsrimmcd
save in the matter of buttons, whie'.. 10
make up for this simplicity Of style, are
often very beautiful and very expensive.
Silver is the favorite metal for these
buttons the designs copied frequently
from buttons worn in the time OF George
]. and those worn at the court OF Louis
XVI. Some of these are very chastc.
but a-c nevertheless sad to be excellent
limitations Of the genuine Article. MANY
OF these buttons arc studded with half.
precious stones, and appear to great al
vantage upon the fronts and LARGE
pocket flaps of the Old Guard vast
coats Cow SO faskionably worn. IA. j.
f.ar WE
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to arouse. What little envy and jealousy
the poor feel toward the rich is chiefly
concerned with the problem of food and
clothing. 1t is not SO much that the
poor man wants the income Of five, ten,
twenty or fifty thousand dollars which
the exceptionally rich man may have, as
it is his feeling that its possession sets
quite at rest the anxiety he feels daily
about his prospects for food, clothing
and shelter For the man with an income
Of $500 or 81 200 is obliged to spend
nearly all of it in providing for the sim
plest wants Of nature; whereas these
pressing wants do not increase i'll pro-
portion to the income. A man with
S., 900 income spends n.uch smaller
fraction of it for the necessities of life
than does his poor neighbor; while the
demand for the necessaries of life upon
the income of $50, 900 is hardly precepti-
BILE. The anxiety about food ON the part
of those with small incomes is out Of all
proportion to that felt by the enormously
wealthy, because in the one case it re-
quires nearly all the income to satisfy the
daily wants Of the body; in the other it
requires only minute fraction Of it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
Cur Cat with tie Scarlet Fever.

The ways of our cat Becky are
always winning and sometimes remark
able, but the feat which has made her
famous is-catching scaret fever.
Many persons do hot believe that a
cat can take disease from human be-
ing, but this cat d it most undoubted
ly, and was very seriously i'll for more
than week. 1t began by her insisting
on visiting the patient, her young mis-
tress, though the latter was too i'll to
notice the little animal lying on the bed,
and when at last Becky was forcibly
driven from her post. it was too late,
for customary symptoms of the disease
plainly showed themselves. She was
taken violently sick, and her throat and
tongue became SO inflamed that she
could not swallow (no one thought to
find out whether there YVES rash under
her fur), but at all events. she grew
thinner every day, as she could neither
eat nor drink, and the physician in at
tendance prescribed for her an easy
death by chlorosorm. However. some
one suggested putting lot ponit ices on
her throat, as this treatment gave great
relief to the human patient, and accord
ingly fax ssct meal was applied,
Becky submitting without struggle.
Sometimes it seemed as if the poul,ice
was hot enough to seald her, but She
bore the beat bravcly, evidently know
ing what it was for.
One morning. the person who took
charge Of the poultices was awaken 4
before Iiglt bV ptlSs. who after ssclayV-
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
Food and Raimcnt.

The profuseness, variety and delicacy
of the summer fruits and vegetables in
this country are denied to all other civil
lied lands The day laborer in this lat
itude may sit down to q dinner, Which is
not only unknown to the same persons
i'll Europe, but which is enjoyed only by
the wealthy there. Afew cents will give
him quantity and variety of vegetable
food-beans, corn, peas, lettuce, cab
bages, peaches, plums, melons, grapes
and pears-such as in Northern Europe
at least, are grown under glass and OBJ
tainable chiefly by the wealthy or the ex-
travagant. The streets of our cities as
well as the landscape of field and orchard,
are decorated with their color; the mar
kets blush with theirruddiness and bloom
with their purple, their emerald and
their gold. And the cheap preserving
processes are carried on SO largely and
economically that even in winter many
OF these natural bounties are within the
means Of scant purses in measure thst
would positively astound even the thrifty
and well to-do people in Europe.
1t is in this respect that this is an es-
sentially favored land and makes the
pIoDieiu VI AslilS comparatively easy
one. Even if the tax-burdens Of the
European nations were by the abolition
of fleets, Notifications and standing ar
mics, lifted from the shoulders Of the
populace, the generosity Of the American
soil and air would still offer that hospi-
tally in excess of others which makes it
q poor mans paradise. There is usually
large, Observation-Disclosures about its
profusion that engenders carelessness
and even some waste in the domestic
economy of the people. 1t often pro-
vides, as if it were well to cultivate the
habit of lavishness such an excess above
the actual wants that no inconsiderable
part Of its perisable crops are wasted in
the air or on the ground. However, this
is 80 much better characteristic than
the opposite one, that no one ever finds
fault with it.
The provision for the stomach and the
clothing Of the body, chiefly concerns
men, and for these the mass Of them la
Dor. The easier they can procure these
two essentials, the smaller is their dis
content Indeed, when these are pro-
cured with little difficulty, discomfort is
largely sentimental REiaYepce. and hard
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25

ner, where there is shade or shrubberv
and sunny, open places. Here are
gathered all The wild beauties of fed
and wood ferns. niosses violats, lilies,
the lowly, modest flowers. Of shaded
places, and the more pselcnt 'oas ores
OF the field. the roadside and the HEDGE
row. We do not know what a s;aa Of
beauty there is in the common wild
plants until they are gathered in such
a garden. the variety of 70 m, tile
wealth Of color. the tende" blues and
pinks. the faint yellows. the blazing
orange and scarlet. the deep rich par-
pie. the broa1 mas ses OF white. nor do
we know The exquisite beauty of the
blossoms until we take the time to
study them with the help o. common
magnifying glass. II Il then we fad
what beauty is east negligentiy ar mad
us by nature and may be enjoyed with
out labor or care, while what We have
in t &c cultivated garden is procured
with constant toll an | care and by
never-ending struggles with weeds and
insects. All that is required Tor the
wild garden is to choose Il su table
place for it and then To remove 10 it
the wild plants as they are found.
These may be removed at any time
by means of garden trowel o.
spade, and by taking up the soil with
the roots without disturbance As the
plants are taken up the mass Of earth
should be firmly wrapped in PAPER,
which may be planted with tie mass.
as it very quickly DECAYS ia The soil.
The bali of soil, with the paper. should
be dipped in water before it is put in
its new place, and the fresh earth well
packed around it. NY Times
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cats and mice are Oh good terms the pro-
visions suffer the Tur. tells us that
two cats can hold their own against one
lion. Another Turkish saying il, cit is
fast day to-day, as the cat said when it
could not get at tie liver" The En-
glishman fancies that some people have
as many lives as a cat-that cat. in
fact, has nine lives; yet he holds that
care will kill cat, and that May kittens
should be drowned. He is scarcely alone
in tt hiking that the more you stroke
cats back The higher she raises her tail.
In other words, that fattery feeds van
ity. He let's the cat out of the bag but
SO do others, and they all agree that it is
in the nature of cat always to fall on
its feet. Only he talks of turning cat in
pan, and of raining cats and dogs, or
sees folks dance like cat on hot bricks.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-10-25
Story About Artemus Ward

There are yet living in Pottsville, Pa,
several gentlemen who never hear the
name of Artemus Ward without smil-
ing recollection Of pleasant night spent
with that droll genius. In the winter Of
one Of the earlier years of the war Arte-
mus Ward was advertised to deliver his
famous lecture on the Mormons in the
Town Hall at Pottsville. Much curiosity
was excited by the announcement of his
coming, and there was every reason to
expect that the hall would be crowded
on the evening of the lecture. But one
OF the fercest snow-storms that ever
visited the town ragged without intermis-
sion all day, and the night was wildly
stormy when the lecturer was driven to
the hall. He found awaiting him there
only five men who had defied the storm.
Advancing to the front of the stage, and
Decking with his finger as if to a single
individual, Artemus said, in an ordinary
conversational tone, "Come up closer"
Not knowing precisely what to d., the
audience of five compromised with their
embarrassment by doing nothing. Arte-
mus changed his tone to that used by
one who wishes to coax, and said
1caoc Coule up clOseI anu De SOcldple,
l want to speak to you about little mat
ter have thought Of"
Having succeeded in getting his audi
dence to move up nearer the stage, the
humorist said 81 move that VIC do not
have any lecture here this evening, and
propose instead that we adjourn to the
restaurant beneath and have a good
time" He then put the motion, voted
on it himself, declared it carried, and, to
give no appeal from the chair, at once
led the way to the restaurant. There he
introduced himself to his intended audi
tors, and spent several hours in their
company, richly compromising them for
disappointment in the matter of the lee
ture by the wit and humor Of the stories
and anecdotes without number that he
told. And that is how Artemus Ward
lectured III Pottsville.
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Crotler Gardner Oh Winding Cae's Own
Dusjness.

"Who am my naybur9" asked the
President of the Linie-k In ClHb rs he
onencd the meeting and blew his nose
with the report Of an army nasket,
loaded to Kill mile and a hals away.
There was deep silence throughout the
hall for nom mt, and he tlol con
tinued:
"It's none o my bizncss II my
naybur wants to borrv an lead in / g
friendly, OATS all right, an ] sail
meet him half way. Ii he wants to lib
secluded, OATS his bizness. It's none
o my affair whar' he cum FROM wha5
he works at, how much he ITS, what
he eats or wears or where he puts il
his time. Ii he am a good man. so
mu h de better fur society. If be am
bad one, let de purlcece take car o
him."
81 has bin hangin' on to life ODER sew
enty long Vars, an when ] sit down os
night to retlectan wonder an recall,
it pears to me dat one-half- de trouble
and worriments of life cum from mind
in odder peoples bizness an lcttin or
own go at loose ends. l got frew wild
it u good VIII lie age. Oar was a time
in my life when, if strange nirees
passed my cabin ridin' cream Guild
mule an followed by yaller dor I'd
quit hoein' CON to wonder wharf he
cum from, whar' he was COIN, how old
de mule was, what his wife looked Ike.
how many children he had, an hun
dred odder things. Am it any bin $,
o my naybur's wsieder prefer on uIs
raw or cooked? Not bit. Am it any
bizeness O mine wheder my naybur an
his wife agree or fight? Not a bit.
run my bizness 10 please myself. | let
my naybur do Gle same. | don't ask
wheder he am list out o. State Prison or
list cum from Chicago / don t ask an
| doan' car how be got his p:aner, or
wheder he has paid fur his cal pets. If
he exhibits nayburly soeerit hy AKIN
to borry my shovel, shall respond BY
akin de loan of his ak.
''Dar' am three or TO members in dis
club who am greatly troubled ober odder
peoples bizness. Dey cant see dis. an
dey wonder ober dat, an dey susnect
an suspishun an go to bed mad beka g
it ain all writ out on de ba' n doah lur
EN- to read. l want SIGH members to
disreckollect dat any one pusson who
Arms iibin', paws his debts an kecps
Ottcl VIC LdutS VI t'- uttttic an Htlf-
leece has all de blzness he kia 'tend to,
If he imagines he hasn't kin make mo-
Lizness fur him.''
There was cutie a rustic OF excite
ment as the President finished, an ii
Lonesome Sar,iers had not had his face
in the water-dipper he would have OBJ
served fifty different individual $ looking
in his direction. d. trot Free Press.
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was heated, aud sat locking up visit
fully. II wa, very evident that she
wanted a hot poultice. TO- the ona last
pnt on was quite cold, and after obtain
ing what she had come for, Eecby went
down stairs agaia contentcd.
In few DAYS she was conva,escent,
and spent most of her time before the
fire in the invaliis room. making weak
attempts 10 lick her coat. which through
neglect had lest all its gloss.
The first 8 On OF returning appetite
showed Itself wien she endcavored TO
eat the cork Of the cod liver oil bottle.
she proba hly thought it woulc give her
strength, she being q re ectivc cat -
and particularly fond of fish. This case
of scarlet fever is an alb dilute fact, us
ran be certified by sc eral Witnesses
Is1dcL SiaigAson, IN -Iniericaa .4grscuu-
fsFist
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The Spaniard, says writer, like the
italian, plays the cat when he dissimu-
lates, bnt it is not dead one. He says
the cat would be good friend if it did
not scratch. and he thinks cat which
news is not good mouser. An Italian
says one had better be tho head of cat
than the tail Of lion; wary German
goes like cat round hot broth, and be-
lieves it too late to drive the cat away
when the cheese is eaten Many be-
lieve that good cat often loses mouse,
that no cat is too small to scratch, and
that you cannot keep away the cat
when Il has tasted cream. The Russian
thinks that play for cats means tears for
the mice /; the Arab says that when The
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Der cheeks sentry in advance,
A moon that makes the darkness day
Her stature is like any lance,
And like waving reed doth sway.
Her eyes are ever wide awake,
Though dreamy as fawn's to see.
Tho moon is blurred for her sweet sake;
The branch is dropping on the tree.
The fawn nsfore her flies for shame
Toward the desert, far and wide;
No peer has she, and none can claim
To be regarded by her side.
The fawn that in the glade doth stray
Tho idol of the fame is she!
Thou who didst bid me hope. l pray
That may ne'er despair of thesi
To me, thou art so coy and cold:
To others, ever kind and near.
Our quarrel like the wars of old,
Doth linger on from year to year.
All that is why thy young cheek glows
With yonder ruddy hue 80 fair,
Is though it were distant rose
Thou takest for q veil to wear.
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and carefully, and. with perhaps an cc-
casional exception. there is no need
whatever of bestowing aims on the in
Vulnerable beggars that ill the streets
of this capital. TO coming visitors my
earnest advice is: keep your sous in
your pocket. Ii you don you won t lie
able to satisfy the thieving shop-keep-
crs. Paris Cor. Chicago Meas.
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FURNISHING GOODS.

business In this
branch could they dom want to-
they prefer do small business with profits don't want to do
business with That article called
Shirt both make We agents
Muslin
Hacd
nobb Collars and Cuffs
Shirts
Silks fifteen
Mems price rAs
White Dress rtyfve Shirts and
will
of andR Goods
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The new Eiucat'oa law pronose

The new Eiucaton law proposed
to the Belgian Parliament in tae name
of the King provides for compulsory
school attendance on the part OF al
children between the ares OF six AMI
twelve. The penalty of cvadng this
provision is fine mp sad on eic par
ems. The regular employment Of
caiidren of the ;.basc a,ss in factories
is iiltertlirtpd
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LITTLE BOBBY, aged 8 years, has at

LITTLE BOBBY, aged years, has at
tended Sunday-school one or two
months. He is an apt scholar, and
gives early promise Of bearing rich sthi-
cal fruitage. At play with an older
brother, the other d1y, his original
Adam SO far got the better of him as to
cause him to clinch his little fists and
strike his brother. Brother Tom was
about to retaliate with his more formid-
able weapon, when Bobby cried out
NO, no, no! Teacher says 90 NUT
strike lack when 90 is hit. :"
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Miss La Forge, the young authoress.
died at Washington recently. of grief
at the death OF Ter betrothed. Licuten-
ant Chip, ct Tue tc..ni.ttc. = Washing
ton Sta.A
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sunIiower seed is now extensively
erp'oved IN Russo. Italy and some
ctha suopean countries for producing
I'll. The coke, after the oil has been
t..sresscl. is teI t. animals
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SUI S.

500 Mems Worstcd Sant and Tweed welmade
1922 $3.50; honest which competition
Cashmere Suits all and coo brand
their value which great
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PANTS.

Moieskins
eds Cloths and Doekns, to
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OUR HAT Department.

Nothing done by halves in this establishment Of Men'a
Boys Hats embrace everything fashion b great
this They should
wonder for We Mems good WOOD twenty
five cents and all Others proportionatey low 4
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The Wild Garden.

A wild garden may be made one Of
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FINE DRESS SUITS.

Stylish Clothing beauty
variety display attempted
store because aong under the false idea
enough for Them should make
elegant find They coincide
be sui ed HIRSCHMANS
Sui $40 and show
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BOOTS AND SHOES.

In this department crammed and ammcd floor ceiling Pr
what call would plea
o show through
a
pieces OF kind goods sell
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HIRSCHMANS FALL OPENING



v" 5 @ 6E @ $ @ S %S
Ain n.y. from $ HIM cow Ties @ S$s % S% %ss Of s%
Icing bearing thth immune crab III h
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here
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cHlLDREN's CLOTHING.

Our stock Boys and Chiden Clothing for Fall
largest shown Styles unlimited and
81 20 cheap
ured Parents need trouble oing