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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-27
HalIeck Notes.

HALLEcK, June 15.-Joseph Sum
mers and Margaret Rumble have
gone to Richie county on business,
and to visit relations.
O. p McRa is visiting his rela
tives at Basnettsville, Marion county
Miss Mary Brown has returned
from Webster, Taylor county, where
she attended school the past term.
f. L. Watson returned from Ohio
few days since, and is now circu
lating among friends about Halleck
Samuel Hill and Wilson Tricket
anticipate going west in the near fu
ture.
Theadore Robe had the misfortune
to cut his foot badly not long since
While Mrs. Ison Stevens was cut
ting stove wood few days ago the
ak, double bit, flew from the han.
die, striking her little girl that was
standing near, in the face. The
wound was a serious, though fortu
nately not fatal one.
Success to the NEW DOMINION in
all its progressive undertakings.
We will not try to answer that re.
cent article on the dancing question,
because the subject controverted has
been left and meaner things taken
up; so to an indulgent editor and
his many kind and patient readers, |
as one of the participants, for the pres
ent at least, and perhaps forever
bid you adieu. We leave his pub
lished statements, whether true oil
false, with no one but himself to
answer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-27

1t is but three months till our
Centennial, and yet no hand has
been turned. no voice raised in
preparation for an event which
comes but once in an hundred
years.
There is not town in the United
States, excepting this, that would
not be crazy over such an event six
months in advance. A western
town would have every newspaper
in the land talking about it. Peo-
pie from Maine to Mexico would
hear about that town in the United
States which was one hundred years
old. 1t would be improved as an
opportunity for free advertise
ment, which happens only once in
century.
1t is crying shame if there is
nobody who feels sufficient interest
in this town to celebrate its one
hundreth birthday. If our people
have no patriotism they ought to
evacuate and let a population come
in that has some local pride. We
had presumed that if our Mayor
and Council had neither patriotism
or local pride enough to move in
this matter, they would at least
succumb to the pressure Of the PEG
pie in this behalf. But the pressure
don't seem to be very great, and the
Council sits wrapped in the soil
tude of its own originality like a
bump on log. 1t won't move it
self and it won't get out of the
way.
There is but little time in which
to send out invitations to all the old
Monongalians; to gather up the old
relics of past history; to write up
the history of the past; to organize
committees all over the county and
work out first-class program. Our
neighbors in other counties ought to
have notice. They are already more
enthusiastic than We They will
come by the hundreds to help us
celebrate.
Lives there man with soul so dead,
| Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native town.
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Matters About Georgetown.

GEORGETOWN, June l5.-Reeent
showers are bringing on the grass
and corn.
Rumor has it that ID. b. Snider has
sold a parcel of land on Buffalo to
Capt Arnett and j. w. Kennedy.
Also that w. n. Stewart has sold
his Eddy land to Thomas Mus9rave.
These are all the real estate transac.
tions lately reported.
Jno. l.. Vince and Lemuel Barker
who recently went to Florida arrived
yesterday in the land of their nativ-
ity, one round with the alligators be-
ing all they desired.
A Mr.. Hawkins and a Miss Davis
came to Rev. Stewards one night
last week and were married.
DR.. j. Roy Arnett, of Aurora is
expected to visit his Uncle Stewards
soon.
Cattle buyers are scarce this spring
and people are fearful the prices may
not be favorable.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-27

1nasmuch as the Wheeling Intel
ligencer has for some years past ex-
hibited hostile spirit towards the
West Virginia University, we repro
duee an article taken from its issue
of the 18th inst. commenting the
Board Of Regents
''The Regents of the University
have taken the bull by the horns.
They have done so much that is
unqualifiedly good that the TnteHi-
gencer is not disposed to criticise
them for what they have left undone.
We understand the difficulties Of the
situation, and we can see why it was
not thought expedient to put the
knife in deeper.
The restoration Of the Presidency
to take the place of the Chairman
ship of the Faculty, is a move Of
eminent wisdom. The choice of the
Regents for the Presidency fell upon
q gentleman of fine attainments, 81
high character, widely and favora-
bly, known through West Virginia
whose comfortable fortune has ena-
bled him to devote his time to those
intellectual pursuits which have
made him one of the most accom-
plished men in the State.
Mr.. Turner has yet to be tried in
the difficult position to which he has
been called. But his strong will and
independence of character, in addi-
ton to his ripe scholarship, justify
the hope that he will be successful
Mr.. Turner is a Democrat and a free
trader, but unless we much mistake
the man he will not carry partisan
ship into an institution which par
tisanship has very nearly wrecked
The other new members of the
Faculty are good men and exper
fenced educators. Prof. Reynolds
has an excellent record. Prof. White
hill has peculiar fitness for the
Chair Of Chemistry. He will be {
loss to Wheeling and great gain
to the University.
The Mteligencer is glad to lool
upon the reforms already instituted
as an earnest of better things t.
come.
There is in the action of the Re
gents the promise of the moral ano
intellectual elevation of the Univer
sity The people of the State viii
not be unmindful of this new de
parturc, and it is hoped they may
respond in practical way. The Uni
versity of West Virginia can easily
be made a credit to the State. Th,
present departure is clearly in thai
line. Mountain Herald.
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General Granf.

The eyes of the whole nation are
now turned toward the little cottage
of General Grant on Mt. McGregor.
A change from the unhealthy city
to the pure mountain breezes it was
hoped would enable him to immedi-
ately grow stronger and yet to give
promise of many days. Without
complaining, he quietly submits to
his fate, and that Distinguishing
Observation-Disclosures pres
ent with him in his most gloomy
hours. But the great General is
slowly but surely passing away, and
the nation awaits in breathless ST.
lence the final hour.
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REGENT JOHN NJ. BIRCH
Appointed 10 be Consul at Na.
gasalxa. .Dagan.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE APP
pointment of Prof. John NJ. Birch,
of Wheeling, to be Consul to Nagas-
aka, Japan, was announced this
afternoon. This is the place that
Prof. Birch originally made applica-
ton for when the large delegation OF
West Virginia Democrats was here
some weeks age in the interest OF
McGraw for Collector. The gentle
men making up the delegation call
ed in body on Secretary Bayard
and urged the appointment of Birch
AS to the kind of a position this
Consulate is, a great deal has already
been printed.
West Virginians here are telling
good over this further recognition OF
the little Mountain State, while Mr.
Birch's personal acquaintance send
their congratulations.
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the party organs all over the coun-
try.
When Mr.. Blaine delivered his
now famous Augusta speech last
November its malice and intemper-
ance were assigned to the bitter dis
appointment of a passionate man
baked in long -nourished ambition.
He had achieved the purpose of his
scheming life, believing that nomi-
nation meant election, and he found
the prize snatched from his triumph
ant grasp just when he thought it
his. Something had to he forgiven
him in the first violence of his des-
pair. But when we sec the Republi-
cans of Ohio gathering themselves
together and deliberately resuscitat-
/ ing the most woeful cadavers of re-
construction-when we see them
body-snatching in the cemetery OF
an era which was a blot on civiliza-
/ ton and a menace to our common
liberties-it seems pertinent to ask
who are the "Bourbons" now?
1t goes without saying that the
country will not be thrilled-at
least to any purpose beneficial to
the Republicans-by this exhibit
ton. We have seen that the Dem
ocratic party can be trusted to use
their power wisely and well. To the
insane rawlings of the Ohio platform
they make the unanswerable retort
of fact that if "BourbonsN be those
who neither forget nor learn, what
are these Republicans who cannot
forget the fratricide of twenty years
ago, and who find no lesson in the
revolution of 1854 Washingtor
Post
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DELAYED CORRESPONDENCE,
w adestOwn.

MAIDSTONE, June 16.-Johnson
Burdine and wife, of Freeport, Pa,
were visiting at her fathers, Henry
Barb, few days ago.
Mrs. Maggie Hillery, together with
her children, are visiting relatives in
Claysville, Pa.
Wool buyers are plenty, and sew
eral lunches of wool have been
bought, the highest price is % cents.
Samuel Eakin was run over last
Thursday by a heavy loaded wagon,
and pretty seriously injured, but at
present is thought to be recovering.
Died, June 9th, Mrs. Akkie Burn
field, wife of Stephen Burnfield, aged
about 10 years. She leaves hus-
band and two children.
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CasSville Notes.

CAssvILLE, June 13.-Some hail
fell here Sunday evening with but
slight damage.
Something like the "epizootic" has
effected several of our people. Miss
Mamie Barrickman was the worst
case.
Miss Hannah Cole, j. X. Barrick.
man and Squire Barker have been
quite unwell, but are recovering.
Nearly all of our young folks who
were well enough, and some. of the
older ones, attended Commencement
They report good time and excel
lent music.
Charlie Mekeal, of Vernon county
Missouri, was visiting here the It'll
He and his wife are on visit to hel
father, A. G. Barker, of Grant dis,
trict. Her first visit after an absence
of over nine years.
w. H. Wright, with his gallery
is sojourning here for short time.
Last Monday morning Squire
Barker's bull dog came running to
the house from the corner of the lot
above the Infirmary, very much
frightened at something. 1t was at
once supposed to be a copperhead
upon examination the dog was found
to have been bitten in two places
Charlie Barker took his scythe, cut
the weeds and found his snakeshiI
coiled ready to strike, which, after
being killed measured twenty-seven
inches in length.
Teri Ramsey boasts of the largest
corn in Cass district and Squire
Barker the finest garden.
DR.. Hood and Jos. Pickenpaugh
are attending the trial of the colored
boys in town to-day.
Married, June 1lth, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Denune
Wade and Miss Belle Cole, daughter
of Mr. John Cole, of Grant district
They are both of this county. We
extend our best wishes and hope
theirs may be smooth voyage ovel
life's stormy sea.
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Lippinc0tt's MaQazine,

Lippincott's Magazine for July
opens with a fresh and long install
ment of "On this Side, which few
readers will be likely to pass over
in quest of more entertaining mat
ter. No serial published during
the present year has excited wider
interest or been more unanim ously
commended. "A Temple Pill
grimage," by Henry Frederick
Reddall, describes very delightfully."-
the buildings and purlieus of those
famous "inns of court" the Middle
and Inner Temple, so rich in histor-
ical and literary associations, ex-
tending from the days of the crusa-
ders to those Of Goldsmith, Lamb,
and Dickens. THE Next Vaca-
ton, by Alice Wellington Rollins,
offers a tempting bait to summer
tourists in its fascinating description
of the scenery of the Great Lakes
and the varied incidents of the in
land voyage from Buffalo or De
troit to Duluth. The Pioneers OF
the Southwest is the first of two
historical papers by Edmund Kirke.
An article by J. Bunting, on the
late Joseph J. Mickey, the we'll
known collector Of coins, auto
graphs, and rarities of many kinds,
and man of singular simplicity
and charm of mind, will interest
readers of kindred tastes and pur-
suits, while those who like sea
sports and a dash of adventure will
find attraction in The White
Whalers, by c. F. Holder. Miss
Tincker's" Aurora is brought to a
satisfactory conclusion in this mum
Der, which also contains some cap
ital short stories and anecdotical
| DaDerS
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Coun inter-.

Success, almost certain success,
is the future of the Republican party
in the opinion of Senator John Sher-
man, of Ohio.
Defeat in 1888, as in 1884, at the
hands of President Cleveland and
disintegration afterwards is the fate
of the Republican party in the calm
Judgment of the men of the times.
The Democratic President has the
result in his own keeping, and it
cannot be that he will go wrong
Washington Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-27

eagle on this coin certainly is very
potent towards effacing the idea adj
vanced by some that this warlike
bird is purely American.
The Tetradrachm is bronze coin
made by Philip of Macedon. On
the diverse side is a representation
of the head of this great warrior,
and on the reverse that of a still
greater warrior, his son, Alexander
the Great, on his horse, Beucebalus.
The first silver coin struck was on
the Grecian island. Kgina, in the
eighth century, b. c. The three
first steps of improvement made in
the artistic work as exhibited on the
diverse side of this the worlds first
silver coin, suggests the successive
steps of advancement in civilization
made by the inhabitants of this
historic island 1t will be remem-
bered that the tortoise was sacred
to Mercury, to whom the ancients
attributed the invention of money
measures and weights. This much
said the following description of the
Eginetan coin will explain itself
On the diverse side of the coin first
struck is tortoise rudely but boldly
formed with the simplicity of the
early Greek artists. Later on, de
cided step of advancement in per
ceptible. The tortoise is by far bet
ter executed And still later a more
finished treatment of the tortoise il
apparent.
The Roman coins, like the Gre
clan are each of them suggestive o.
some great historic fact or antique
legend. Prior to the time Of Julius
Caesar coin was struck by great
families alone. After him the Ro
man senate granted this privilege
not only to Families but to the gov
eminent itself. This was called I'm
perial coin.
Early in the history of England
it became very prevalent to cliI
coin. SO much so that it is the
next thing to an impossibility tt
obtain one now that is not mutilated
The reason for so doing is very evi
dent. The most peculiar money o
England is what is called Maund,
Money. Before the reign of Charles
ii it was the custom to distribut,
food to the poor ON the Thursda,
before Good Friday. After hin
money instead of food was distrib
uted among the poor on the afore
said time. This money was know
by its peculiar stamp and was callet
Mandy Money. The mention o
"Gun Money" to the one conversan
with English history suggests Jane
ii, and also what kings many time
in the worlds history have been abb
to do.
The most peculiar coin ever mint
ed in the United States is what i
called jackson Hard Time Token.
This was struck in order to reliev
the country from the scarcity o
change then experienced.
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who Are the BOurbOns?

After the Ohio Republican plat
form, it will be in order to inquire
to what party the term Bourbon
really applies. Heretofore it has
been freely bestowed upon the Dem
ocracy. Because the latter were
persistent in their complaints against
the arrogance and corruption of Re
publicanism, they were called 'Bour-
bons, the gravamen Of which cpl
tibet is, that those tainted with il
learn nothing and forget nothing
No doubt it was stupid not to forget
that under Republican rule the Gov
eminent had drifted away from al
its best and safest mornings; ne
doubt it was brutal and besotted
not to learn that the only salvation
Of the country lay in confiding its
destinies to the hands that had done
so much to imperil them. The Re
publicans being in power, and the
Democrats in the attitude of mere
professionals, it was easy to construct
any theory of disaster consequent
upon a transposition, and easy tC
atfix the odium of monotony and
ill-temper to the party which had nc
function save that of criticism
Thus the Democrats became ''Bour
bons," and the Republicans appro
priated every quality of progressive
ness-which claim they certainly
illutrated in their malefactions.
The exile of the Republican party
however, has put new aspect upor
the situation. The Democrats, ne
longer limited to the role of protest
but empowered at last to turn aside
from the narrow path of negatior
and plunge into the living field o.
action--the Democrats are now in 6
position to make good their claims
and to demonstrate where, previously
they had only theorized. So fal
from being "Bourbons' they prove
that they have learned great deal
and that the things which ought tt
be forgotten they remember, if at all
only in order to avoid and rectify
them. After twenty-four years o
Punishment from power, the Demo
Gratis are able to show that they
have profited by every lesson laugh
them in their hour of expulsion an(
that, under their auspices every sub
stantial interest of the country cal
confidently expect safety and pro
motion. They have presided owe
the transfer of our national desti
MES, and can now bequeath to tn,
Republicans the burden of complaint
which they, so happily and so for
tunately, have laid down, but if thu
Democracy, after it's exhibition 0
courage and virility and independ
ence, can no longer be placed unde
the ban of Bourbonism, what are W,
to think of that Republicanisn
which, having been rejected upon {
new set of issues and forced to occu
py the ground so lately vacated by
their competitors, is now engaged il
barking back to issues which thu
country repudiated with scorn tel
years ago, and which embody al
the meanest ISLANDERS and mos
vicious prejudices known to polit
cal history? This is just the sort o
Republicanism which has recently
asserted itself in Ohio, and which
is receiving the fervent applause o
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-27

The "BuZZ saw" Newspaper.
The May number of Lum
Smiths Philadelphia Herald liter
ally sparkles with dynamical and
electric exposures of pernicious
newspapers, frauds, quacks and
humbugs that infest our land to
the detriment of journalism and
the business, and the morals of
our boys and girls. Editor Smith
prefers charges against Gov. Dunn,
of Idaho, and calls on President
Cleveland for Dunn's removal.
Anthony Comstock, Secretary of
the N. Y. S. for the S. of ", is
again offered 81, 800 to explain his
his connection with w. L. Allen,
notorious fraud and legally in
dicted blackmailer. The Texas
press and officials are appealed to
drive Byron H. Van Raub, Of Leon
Springs, Texas, from that State.
1t appears that Van Raub is trying
to establish harem. Or" w.
H. Hale, publisher of Health and
Home" Washington, D. c. is
again fully exposed. Algernon
H. Wilcox, Tom Chichester and
OR" Fry, all Of Philadelphia,
are given Thirty Days Notice" to
discontinue their demoralizing
"Pennyroyal and Tansy Pip bus
mess. Smith declares if they do
not heed his warning he will arrest
and prosecute them himself. The
Louisiana Lottery Co., is again
exposed. The stories, poetry, and
puzzle department of the The Her
aid are excellent. Smith scored
his forty sixth victory on the 2Ist
of May, before Judge Arnold, the
jury awarding Smith $4,000 dam
ages.
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Is there any power in this town to
suppress nuisances?

Is there any power in this town to
suppress nuisances?
That seems to be the question.
A property owner establishes a
deadly stencil under the nose of his
neighbor, or erects a hog-pen or cess
pool or garbage-vat and sends a
reeking stream of disease and death
into his neighbor' premises; neigh
Dor grows sick, consults physi-
clan, learns that his blood is poison
ed, protests against the nuisance
that has made him sick, complains
to the Mayor, the Mayor sends
the Board of Health around to
smell of it, the Board of Health
turns its nose high in the air, calls
the Town Council to take smell,
Council puts finger to each side
of its nose, invites the Mayor to the
smelling bee, the Mayor calls in the
Sergeant, and the whole municipal
government then proceeds to hold
its nose and ask each other what
is to be done about it?"
In the meantime the helpless citi
zen is Frustrated with typhoid fever
and while the government holds its
nose the solemn funeral march
wends it's way toward the cemetery.
Probably we have government
and probably not. Probably it is
only a smelling committee. Proba
bly, it is only an assemblage of citi
zens who have arrogated to them
selves the semblance of government
but have no law back of them.
Probably it's a free and easy style
of government that forbears to gov
ern lest somebody should take of
Tense. Probably it needs little
back bone.
Now, we either have government
or we have not We either haYe
laws to protect the health of the
community or we have not. Men
either have liberty to maintain nui-
sances, which menace the health,
lives and property of their neigh
bors, or they have not.
These are things which ought to
be determined.
The whole community is com
planning 1t is conceded that the
town was never so dirty as now.
There are old filthy, dilapidated
buildings standing in the way of
the comfort, health and growth of
the town that ought to be condemn
ed and pulled down. There are
filthy streets, alleys, pens and pools
which are breeding disease and
ought to be cleaned. If Morgan
town has any reputation which we
desire to preserve and foster it is
that of being clearly, healthy and
attractive place to live That rep
utation will be of more value to lis
in the near future than ever before
1t will bring us large increase Of
of wealth and population when oul
railroad is completed. We ought to
: take care of it.
: We have Town Council, com
posed of men of judgment and in
telligence. They are fully advised
of the matters to which we refer
If they have no authority in the
premises they ought to refuse tc
shoulder the responsibility which
the community is disposed to lay al
their door. If they have the author
ity to abate these nuisances there is
loud demand for them to rise and
explain this neglect of duty. We
!, are simply voicing the complaints
that are on everybody's lips.
The Charleston daily Times has
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The little row that Mr.. Bedinger
of the Democrat picked out of Morris
of the Gazette sometime ago will
have tendency to teach the former
gentleman, that it is not always the
man who seeks quarrel and strikes
first that invariably whips. 1t seems
to us that splinter shanked private
in the rear rank has no business to
! challenge an old steel armored
knight who has been crowned victor
in many battles. Experience is a
dear school and too many are they
who learn only therein.
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Our favorite contemporary, the
Martinsburg Statesman, appeared
last week in new dress. 1t is very
handsome. Good luck and much
prosperity to you, Captain,
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On the goth inst. the Parkersburg
Journal sued the Sentinel for 5000.
Newspaper wars in West Virginia
Aare getting to be quite common oc-
currence.