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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
GINA. SATURDAY. JULY %. 1884.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

- The Federal Council of Berne has
rejected the petition of the Roman
Catholics against the exclusion of the
religious orders from the public schools.
Every reader has his favorite author
and favorite passages KITS TO which
he will turn in danger or sorrow with
special expectation and promises which
will seem To have been expressly writ
ten for his personal use.-Dr Joseph
Parker.
An unusually large number of stu
dents will enter Princeton College next
year. There are l40 applicants for adj
mission to the freshmen class, besides
those new men wao will try the fall ex-
Aminatious. The total addition in
numbers, including upper class men,
will amount to nearly two hundred. =
~ Y Herald.
The wife Of Mr.. Spurgeon, the fa-
nous London preacher, furnishes an
apt illustration of the work a feeble
woman may do. She has long been an
invalid, but, by making photograph
frames and by other means, she has
established ..book fund.- from which
she supplies poor ministers of various
denominations. Last year she thus
gave way over 1000 books, and in the
past six years nearly $4,000.
Tho Rhode Island Congregational
churches are entitled to the sbanner"-
in political phrase for during the past
yeap every church in the State contrib
uted to the cause of Home Missions
Doubtless the fact that there has been :,
very general religious interest in these
churches, resulting in large accessions,
has had something to do with this
praiseworthy liberality. 1t is reported,
also, that the Congregational churches
in Vermont have contributed more for
Home missions during the past year
than ever before. IN. y. Examiner.
Brooklyn. which only few days
ago was called s'the City of Churches,
ranks now behind most cities in the
proportional number of its places OF
worship. The Catholics develop the
greatest local strength. The Episco.
palians have conspicuously failed TO
keep up with the increase of popula-
ton. There is an area in Brooklyn
containing 10000 people, in which
episcopacy has neither church nor
chapel, nor mission school. Brooklyn
mas doubled It's population in fifteen
years. Last year its increase was
twenty thousand. = Chicago Times.
The religious statistics Of the the
United States, looked at from four diff
ferent points in the course Of the pres
ent century, presents some very in
tercsting and instructive features. In
the year 1900 the total population was
5,305,925. OF these there were Protest
ant, 1,277, 052; Roman Catholic, 100,-
600; unclassiiied. 3.92s.s73. In 1850.
out of total population of 1881, S76,
there were Protestant, 1928, 1853; Ro.
man Cathoic, l,6l4, 200; unclassified,
S,S5l,7l8. In 1870, out of population
of 80, 538, 371, the Professionals numbered
24,0ll, 1856; Roman Catholics, 1900, 600
not classified, 9,916,8S5. And in the
year 1880, out of total population
which had swelled to 80, 49,, 1866, there
were 36,03l.974 Professionals, 6,367 ,00a
Roman Catholics; not classified, 1853,
S92.-N Y Times.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
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"The City OF the SUM-


The ruins of Heliopolis, 1.-THE City
of the Sum- which ad;oin the present
village Of Metarijeh, is about five miles
distant from Cairo. This famous place
is identified as the On of the Bible,
where Joseph took the daughter of the
priest Potipherah to wife. The site of
the once important cityis appropriately
marked now by the Oldest obelisk that
has yet been discovered, with the ex-
ception of u small one in the necropolia
OF Memphis. The companion to this
existing obelisk (for obelisks are always
erected in pairs) passed away over
twelve hundred years ago. The two
were erected four or five thousand years
ago. The remaining one is shaft
sixty-six feet high, OF red granite, cov-
cred with heroglyphics. The metal on
the pyramidium at the top has passed
away, and the successive foundations of
the Nile have piled a good many feet
of mud about the monument
At Heliopolis was also the finest
Egyptian temple, with one exception,
in those Old Testament days-a temple
dedicated to the sun, and employing q
staff of priests, menials, custodians, and
other attaches which is said to have
numbered no less than twelve thousand
nine hundred and thirteen. The Pha-
raohs were especially proud OF their
title Of Lords of Heliopolis.
Nearer tho modern village are the
tree and well of the Virgin. The Vir-
gins tree is decayed sycamore, plant
cd in 1878, allegedly upon the site Of
a previous tree. in the hollow trunk Of
which Mary had concealed herself and
the divine child. Not satisfied with
we'll enough, the people in the vicinity
spoil the whole tradition by also aver
ing that o spider spun his web across
the opening so as to ef1ectually screen
the fugiives. did not learn whether
the spider and his web are still preserved
| here or not.
The present tree was presented to the
Empress Eugene by the khedive at the
/ Inauguration Of the Suez Canal
| It IS also stated, on pretty good au-
thority, that the balsam shrub. the
ba m of which the Queen OF Sheba pre-
senteSi TO King Solomon, once throye in
the vicinity Of Heliopolis. The plant
has long snce ceased to grow here
nbouts. lcopatra attempted to rein
! t oduce it. bls without succcss, Or,
N. q. 7imes-Hemosast.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
Single Eyeglasses.

''Thc custom of wearing single eye
glasses" said a well-known optician
yesterday, lis a feature of the English
craze, which, happily, does not seem to
be growing in favor. The few that /
sell are, almost without exception, for
use in public or private theatricals, to
be worn by characters of the Lord Dun
dreary stamp"
"You say "happily" the custom is
not growing. What is the objection to
their usep''
Il will tell you. There are few ex-
ceptions, as there are to every rule, but
the eyes of most people are so full that
glass of that kind cannot be kept in
place without decided distortion OF
the face. This distortion is apt, in
time, to become permanent and disfig-
ure a person for life.
"The use OF one by person with
good eyesight. simply as an affectation,
is extremely injurious to the eyes, for the
vision then not being binocular will
soon be more or less impaired.
sThey are only suitable for moment
ary use, where there is n adherence in
the vision of two eyes. Bnt even when
such difference exists it is much bet
ter for person to have double glass,
one lens, if an eye is good, being of
plain glass, and the other especially
adapted for the defective eve.
"A person can thus look at the world
serenely, without any disturbing infiu-
ence?
IL have no hesitation in saying that
in the ma 'ority of cases the use Of single
eye glasses is an affectation, and an in
jury rather than benefit. BOSTON
Globe.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
For Young Readers.
GRUMBLE CORNER.

knew man, and his name was Horncr,
Who used to live ON Grumble Corner;
Grumble Corner in Cross-Pateh Town,
And he never was seen without n frown.
lie Rrumbed at this; he grumbcd at that;
He growled at the dog; he growled at the cat &;
He grumbed at morning; he srumbled at
And @ srumble and growl were his chief do.
light.
He grumbled SO much nj his wife that she
Began TO Rrumbe as well us hc;
And all the children, wherever they went
Reflected their parents discomfort
u the sky was dark aud betokencd rain,
Thcn Mr.. Horner was sure 20 complain;
And IL there was not cloud about
He'd growl because OF thrcatened drought.
His meals were mover to suit his taste;
He grumbled ut having to cat in haste:
The bread was poor, or the meat was touHh
Or else he hadn't had half enough.
No matter how hard his wife might try
10 please her husband, with scornful eve
He'd look around, and then, with scowl
II something or other begin TO growl
Ono day, as l loitercd along the street,
My old acquaintance | CHANGED TO meet
Whose face was without the look OF care,
And the ugly frown that he used TO wear
may be mistaken, perhaps" ! said,
As, after salutinix turned my head,
{" But II is, aud Il isn't, Mr. Horncr.
Who livcd for so long on Grumble Cornerl"
! met him next day; and met him again,
" melting weather., In pouring rain
when stocks wero up, and when stocks were
down,
But smile somehow had replaced the frown,
IL puzzled me much; aud so, one day
J seized His hand In friendly way.
And said. MIR. Horner. Id like 10 know
What can have happened 10 change you SO p"
He laughed y laugh that was good TO hear.
For u told or conscience calm and clear,
And he SAID. with none OF the old-time drlwl:
why, I've changed my residence. that IL all.'
Changed your resdencef" Yes" said Hor-
ner.
ut wasn't healthy on Grumbic Corner,
And so moved; twas a change complete;
And you'll ind me now ON Thanksgiving
STREET,
Now, every day as move along
The streets so filled with the busy throng,
watch each fnce and can always tell
Where men and women and children dwell;
And many n discontinued mourner
Is spending his days on Grumble Corner,
Sour and sad, whom long to entrcat
To take house on Thanksgiving Street.
Nv. Y. Independent
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
A SUMNER lDYL.

And bashful lovers sit upon the stoop
And sweetly spoon,
While downward summers first mosouito's
With weird. low tune,
" And high
And higher up the sapphire skies
Climbs the pale moon,
And eyes look love to loving eyes.
n And sigh greets sigh.
The frog
nocturne MARBLES to his listening mate
In accents low,
The youth perceives the hour is growing late,
And he must go.
Yes. jog.
Tie kisses her a wild goodbye:
Meanwhile, oh, woei
An irate pa, with angry eye,
Lets loose the dog.
:, Few moons
Ger gaxed upon so narrowing sight
With smiling face:
a youth, wild yelling, flying with alright,
A dog in chase.
Still croons
The frog within the sedgy pool,
While from the race
The dog returns with mouth crammed full
OF pautaloons.
-Somsruitlc journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26
CHANGING Calmly Over the Field.

My sou, this is glorious country,
and this is the golden age of the world,
and the purchasing power of dollar is
one hundred cents, and copper cent in
New England is tossed about as reck.
lessly and extravagantly as quarter in
Colorado. In this golden age and in
this glorious republic, there lived and
there still lives man. He was tall and
comely; his stature was the stature Of
aman. He stood well in society. He
was honest and trustworthy. His name
was good at the bank; his Endorsement
of note turned that note into gold He
was educated, talented. philosophical
People came to him for advice Peo-
pie, irrespective Of age, rank, sex, pre-
vious condition Of servitude, colcr or
politics, bowed to him, accosted him
with profound respect, invited him to
their homes, were honored and so ex-
pressed themselves, if he accepted, and
they esteemed it a yet greater honor to
be invited to his house. Everybody
called him "Mister." Even his enc
mics, for such man always has ene-
mics, esteemed him for his many excel
lent qualities of head and heart. His
character for truth and veracity, his
honesty, his high standing as citizen
and member of refined society was
established beyond a shadow of doubt.
One day he was nominated for Presi-
dent of the United States.
The next morning he was in the
mouths of nearly twenty millions ofpeo-
ple asa
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26

Sheffield, Ala, was farm six
months ago. A syndicate boughtit for
$4,000, sold it in lots for S2l6, 900. and
now, as the Louisville & Nashville Road
refuses to build to it. the place has col
lApsed. Chicago Herald.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26

And self-worshiped, debaseo, igno-
rant, weak, ambitious, INSCRIPTIONS
knave, a villain without heart, brains
or honor, a being too vile to walk erect
and mock the name of man, whose
election would ring the death knell
of the Republic and entail ten millions
of uncounted woes upon the human race
for all future ages.
1t is a golden age, my son. and this
is glorious country. 1t is the proud
privilege of every American citizen to be
nominated, possibly, for President.
The privilege has its drawbacks, you
perceive. 1t is privilege that your
sister earnestly desires may be added
to her other privileges. Poor girl, why
she wishes to be nominated for Presi-
dent is beyond my limited power of
comprehension. If she so desires. she
may have my chance for the nomina-
ton. do not intend to avail myself
of this privilege of citizenship. may
like mud, Telemanchas; l admit that l
am made of the dust OF the earth, and
my pride of origin may incline me to be
rather fond Of mud. But do not long
to become walking brick yard. You
say you had some thought of taking the
stump this fall yourselfp My boy, when
men go into politics in these golden
days. they do not take the stump. They
take dredging machine. -Burdette, in
Burlington HdWkeye.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-07-26

ably IT, -.ac primary causo OF the
extinction of these giant birds.-M Y.
Past
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-02-21
Whiskey Men Discouraged.

A leading merchant from Western
city, who has been mere for week
past to personally investigate the
prospects of the bill extending the
bonded period on whiskey becoming
a law, left yesterday for his home.
Previous to his departure he had con-
ferences with those members Of Con.
gress and othe, who are supporting this
measure, and says that he could not
extract one atom Of comfort from
wh .r they had to report as 10 the
possibility Of passing the bill. Said
he: Z" am now gong home, and l
am going to devote myself to prepar-
ing for the crash ia thu price OF fine
whiskies that is inevitable. I have
made heavy advances in this line OF
goods, and l propose to get market
for the greater portion OF them as
soon 40 can. 1t is utter folly for
those of US who are financially inter.
ested in the whiskey that must ccme
out CT bond between this and the first
OF July next to expect any relief
whatever at hands Of Congress. There
is not the remotest possibility of the
passage of whiskey BILL Washing
ton Cor. Ia, ford Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-02-21
A Wise and lncorruptible Democrat
Opposed 10 Tariff Agitation.

Before the announcement of Mr..
Mackey's death to the Senate, hap.
pened to be seated next to Hon. Will
liam Eaton. Of Connecticut, whoee
reputation for sagsclty and good Dem.
ocracv ia national. l asked him how
he regarded the introduction Ct the
Sherman resolutions at this time. His
reply was substantially as follows ::
"a My dear sir, this bloody shirt revival
is, in my opinion, the best thing that
could have happened for the Demo
cratic party, if our side will only make
proper use Of the opportunity. The
Southern people ougut to see, With
their eyes wide open, that they cannot
afford to divide the party on the tariff,
but that it is CT supreme Importance
that they should harmonic for the
preservation of their liberty. The
constitutional liberty Of the whole
country is menaced with destruction,
and yet the Democratic party-the
party OF the Constitution ls asked TO
disintegrate op an imp aoticab'e issue
of free trade or its ghost We should
postpone sll revenue difiele ences and
mass together against the common
enemy. who hopes to centrallza power
and securely entrench himaell, while
The Democratic party is torn on 4
subject that means for us danger and
defeat. The South must see that her
sleepless and atll malignant foe Is
ready to revive the epoch Of Thaddeus
Stephens, if the whole authority OF
the Government can be captured at
the polls. So, am inclined to well
come this bloody shirt Business as az
open declaration Of the Republican
programme, and one too that should
instantly rouse the Democracy Of ali
sections in solid phslanx to battle and
destroy"
1t seems to me, reader, that these
are the words of truth and soberness.
1t would be sad thing if, graspirg 6
the shadow of tariff reform, We lost
the substance Of liberty itsef !
Washington Cor. Augusta Chronicle.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-02-21
Bishop Pierce on the Negro Ques.
60 % y tioh.

r n afeaking Of the negro question
Bishop PIERCE Of Georgia, says:
I" Thelnegroes are entitled to an ele-
.mentary education the same as the
whites from the hands Of the State.
II is the duty The church to i'm.
sprogest a5lored ministry, but rath.
.ersts theological training than by
literary Education. In my Judgment
higher education, so called, would be
a positive calamity to the negroes.
1t would increase the friction be-
tween the races, produce endless
strifes, elevate negro aspirations far
above the station he;Waa created to
fill, and resolve tie whole race into
"a political faction, full 'fof strife. mis-
P chief and turbulence. Negroes ought
to he taught that the respect Of the
white race can only be attained By
good character and condnce. Their
well doing and well-being all right
minded citizens desire and would re-
joice in. Agriculture and all the
mechanical pursuits are open to them,
and in them they might find lucra-
tive employment. In these direc-
tions they may support their fami-
lies, get property and become va:ua'
Bile citizens. If negroes were edu-
Gated, intermarriage in time would
breed trouble, but Of this / see no
tendency now. My conviction is that
negroes have no right in inries, leg
islatures, or in public Office. Right
involves character and qualification.
s. There never can be stability
and good order except when intelli.
gence and virtue presides and directs
the affairs Of the country. The ne
gro ough: to be protected in all his
rights of person and property by the
righteous administration of the laws.
He is entitled to respect and kind
consideration in all his pursuits and
wants, while he himself is industrl.
GUS ard upright and we'll behaved.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-02-21
we, with, B. F., Glantoqn- and D. 81
Glover, rsv who b. had. been detailed to ss,

: u
we, with B. F. Glanton and D. ~
Glover, who had been :. detailed q all to se.
sist ua, land DIR. Burkhalter, who was
.6n@short leave of ;absence. to visit
his family, and probably Others, lsft
Columbia two days after our !ffiFst
start, On horse back. The day Wsa was
disagreeble in the extrems4it q!ainasa' rain
sleeted and showed most Of the ,dayf
Just at night We We reach Mr. \ /: Moatss Md't
Holsteins-Ee learn from some 4e;
groea who we find at the. gate eathat be
is,not at,home. We, e,send in our nanFe $
to! Mrs., H.. and ask: permission 10
spend the night there-quickly He
receive an answer. "Come in!" IL
we had been her own brothers she
could not have treated US more kind
Ely, and before We were half thawsd
she mad US seated tosa splendid, boua
tiful supper. 1t was gotten up iat
such short notice we thought shs
must have anticipated our visit u
. When we arise the next m,rnipB
we ind friend "Mose." be Had, been
to Edgefeld G. H., and reached HON, home
after we had retired. After hearty
breakfast with these pleasant. kind
hearted people, we leave 'or our
homes and much of our talk on the
way is of the good people we had
had the privilege Of spending the
night with. That night we surprise
our own family ct our..own home.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-02-21
Cid John Brown Before His Kansas
Exploits.
Letter to Editor North american RcrieT.
SoLoN. O. Oct. l8, 1883.

Letter to Editor North american Rerier.
soLoN, o, Oct, lS, 1888.
Editor Review II am subscriber
for the Reriew, and have just read in
the November number the article en-
titled John Brown of Osawatomie.' b.
cannot wait to read anything else
I must thank you-I want to thank
the Rev. David N. Utter. Please give
me his address on card and will
thank you again. l knew the old
acoundrel Brown long before the
war; long before Kansas was known;
al0ze bei5fs sbssite!0H sfte hsld nashy sdvv.
Gates. lie tried to blow up his moth
er-ir.law with powder he was guilty
of every meanness. He involved bis
father at one time in ruin, and every
body else he had anything to do With.
l refer to Simon Perkins, Of Akron, o.
When his farm was sold at the
sheriifs sale in Hudson, he took two
or three Of his Target boys into the
house and barricaded it, laid in a
stock of guns and ammunition, and
when TIE day Of sale came defed the
sheriff and his posse the guns were
pointed out every window and the
sheriff returned, but sold the place
and gave possession then as far as he
could. The purchaser occupied what
he could Of the property till at length
Brown and his first original NORTH
ern army" found it was no use to re-
sist further. This was one Of the first
OF his higher law" methods.
His swindling operations in Frank
lin, Po.tage county, Oslo, would make
another chapter. The last time l saw
him was at BrockWay Hotel, In Clege'
land, where he had large gang OF
Missouri horses selling them. Brock
way told me. they were stolen and |
heard the 'tion put to Brown him
self, and 49, Ald not deny it.
saw him in Aurora laying in am
munitior, which he said was for Kan
saa, and said further he was going
there to fight. N W England can't
find better material to make heroes
of than John Brown, she had better
90 without them. Yours.
n. EGGLEsToN.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-02-21
. States Rights Gist.
nN1oN' January

~ . s:na UNION, January 25.
~ To the Editor of the Neaus and
Cou7aer.: It-has seemed to me unac-
countably strange that no historian
who has written or attempted to write
history Of the War between the
States, no "Reminiscence," no "Hav-
ersack," contains the name of Gen.
States Rights Gist, name that de-
serves ) to be placed conapicuou.sly
among,the illustrious heroesofthe late
war; for it would adorn the pages OF
any history. I am and have ever been
at loss to what cause to attribute
this omission, whether, the writers
studiously avoided or mad ertently
neglected to include the name among
the many heroes of the late struggle.
Tosay the least Of it, in my humble
Judgment, the omission has rendered
their story sadly incomplete. !
Whenfthe State Of, South Carolina
seeded, Gen. States R. Grist was sssd-
jptant, general Of the State. lie wac
asman of wealth and position, a6d
hadshe been like many of the blodd-
tRirsty agitatora, the blood of ndae
Of whom ever dyed the soil Of a SIN.
gle battlefield, he too, had he been 20
disposed, eou' '1aB Eisa -
Fgsh be6fnd tne aaie bomb'PFoats, M
SO escaped harm to L;yaself and prfp.
erty. But no, he was given and be-
cepted position of honor and dang fr.
He was appointed brgadier- genel hl,
and commanded the troops at the b It,
tie Of Secessionville. Afterwards he
was sent with bis command to join
the Western army, first to Vlcksburg
10 reinforce Gen. PembertoE. at
Franklin, Tennessee, in November,
1864, one of the 6ercest ard moat
destructive battles Of the war was
fought, thirteen Confederate generals
were killed and wounded. Among
the killed was Gen. States R. Glat,
at that time commander Of the divi-
sion, though not yet promoted to ma
jor.general. He fell, sword in hand,
leading his men to the charge. His
horse stood with forefeet upon the
breastworks Of the enemy, and yet
the name Of this patriotic martyr t.
the sacred cause has found no place
in it's history. Gen. States R. Gist was
born in Union County, S. G., was one
Of eight sons of Nathaniel and Eliza
beth Gist, was graduate of the
South Carolina Collebe, and was also
graduated in law at Cambridge. He
began the practice of law atthis place,
was for time associated in the prac-
tice of law with Robert Boyce, Eco,
and was made adjutant general Of
the State Of South Carolina.
..s-17 e. a= JOHN P. GAGE.