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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
THE LOVERS LAST VISIT.
1t is Made at the $ ,me Hour His Shil
Sinks and All Are Lost.

1t is Made at the $ ,me Hour His Ship
Sinks and All Are Lost.
Overhanging the waters of the Firth
OF Forth there lived, a good many years
ago, family of old standing in Fife
shire frank, hospitable and hereditary
Jacobites. 1t consisted of the laird, a
man well advanced in years, his wife,
three sons and four daughters. The
daughters We're all young and unmar-
ried, and the eldest and youngest were
much attach ID to each other. 1t
CHANGED that among the visitors to the
old house there came young naval
officer, whose gun-brig often put into
the neighboring harbor. II. was we'll
received, and between him and the
eldest of the sisters a tender attachment
sprang up. But the prospects of such
an alliance did not quite please the
young ladys mother
The plea urged was that they could
not then afford to marry, and that they
must wait for better times. He was a
fine, gallant fellow, and, taking the old
lady at her word, he determined to do
his utmost to push his worldly fortunes.
There was war at that time with some
Northern power-I think with Russia
and the lover, who had interest at the
Admiralty, applied to be sent to the
Baltic. He obtained his wish. Nobody
interfered to prevent the young people
from taking tender farewell of each
other, and, he full of hope and she des-
spending. they parted. 1t was settled
that he should write by every oppor-
tunity, and twice a week-on tho post
days at the neighboring villago-the
youngest sister would mount her pony
and ride in for letters.
So weeks stole on in hope deferred,
and there came lull in the CORE
spondence. Post day after post day
brought no letter from the Baltic, and
the agony oflthe two sisters, especially
the betrothed, became almost unbeara-
BILE. One night the younger sister wa
awakened by the heavy meanings OF
the elder They had taken to burning
a candle in their room and placing Il
in the window, thinking, poor girls,
that it would serve as beacon for the
brig. She saw by its light that her sis
ter was tossing about and was greatly
disturbed in her sleep. After some hes.
itation she determined to waken the
sleeper, who sprang up with a wild
cry, and, pushing back her long hal,
with her hands, exclaimed: s'What
have you donep what have you donei
He entered at that door. and came neal
the foot of the bed. He looked very
pale and his hair was wet. He was
just going to speak to me whom you
drove him away. Oh, what have YOU
done, what have you doneP'
Next day it was ascertained that at
about this same hour on the night pre-
vious the brig had gone down In the
Firth with al on board. - 0ardif Nail
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-Quckness amt no sign o. sense
De trout snaps at de hook sooner der
de catfish, but he doan lib SO long,
Arkdnsaso 1raueler.
Roses killed in the garden by cold
weather come again on the cheeks OF
the dear girls who are wise enough Il
romp and walk in the open air.
"A recipe for lemon pie vaguely
adds Then sit on stove and stiI
constantly" just as if anybody coult
sit on "A stove without stirring con
stantly.-N y Herald.
1t is said that Mark Twain rewritei
every article eighteen times. This Il
done in order 10 keep the paper ano
pencil makers from shutting down anc
throwing men out of employment.--De
troa Free Press.
40, dear, NOT exclaimed Mrs
Silvadollar; 1--WE were obliged to re.
main at home this year. l. did so long
to see dear Paris again; but paw said
he wouldn't think OF it while the epider
mis- lasted n-Boston Transcript.
The banner Democratic counties {,
the North were New York and Kings
which gave SO, 939 Democratic majority
while the banner Republican countie.
were Philadelphia, Allegheny and Ian
caster, in Pennsylvania, giving Repub
lican majority of nearly 60,000.-M
cago Times.
"A little boy in one OF the city Ger
man schools, while engaged in defining
words a few days since, made mistake
which was not a mistake. He said,
"a demagoguc is vessel that hold,
beer, wiae, gin, whisky, or any othe,
kind of intoxicating liquor. - Washing,
ton Post.
Once in Lifetime
Her cheeks are flushed, her eyes are wet,
She heayes gentle sigh.
Her hair is mussed, she scarce knows yei
WHATS best to laugh or cry.
What makes her blush and tremble SO
with mingled Joy and fright?
Has kissed her sweet goodnight.
--BostOn Courier
IL am afraid that George is givind
too much attention to the classics, re.
marked an old lady. why do yo4
think sop asked the old gentleman
Because when he was home the othez
day ! overheard him tell young Smith
he played baseball great deal, anc
that his stadies were mostly all Greeb
to him. But am glad the poor bo.
plays ball occasionally. ~. Y. Sun
II don't see,' observed Mrs. Gran.
"why, when they are giving away all
them offices they don't let women hold
something They would, my dear.
but the women won't do it, answered
her husband. .'Well, should like &c
know, John Crap, what they'll let them
holdP" He took his hat, looked to see
that the hall door was open, aud in
trembling accents saurmured, sTheir
tongue, my dear"
AN epicurean bishop was neatly
taken in by a smart boy at Banbury.
Being DESTROYS OF tasting the famous
cakes, he beckoned to the lad to come
to him to the window of the railway
carriage, and asked the price Of the
cakes. Three pence each. sir. = replied
the boy. Giving him six pence, the
bishop desired him to bring one. and
added as he was running off, BUY one
for yourself with the other three pence. ),
Presently the boy returned, munchinp
his "Banbury," and, handing three
pence in coppers to the bishop, an
nounced in the most ingenious manner.
There was only one left, sir london
american Register.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
Life in Florida.

The native Florida Cracker keeps
up on salt pork, sweet potatoes, grits
prepared from CORN, corn bread,
coffee, and for relish, sugar cane syr-
up; and he eats, if he can get it, fully
one-third more at meal than the la
boring man of the East, North or West
The result of this gross living is an I'M
healthy disposition of body, bloodless
face, and children the color of death
with unnatural appetites. l have seen
them chewing and eating clay, mud,
cement and other things, and it is not
uncommon for death to be caused from
such practices. Many are too poor to
live even as well as this. The pork not
imported is obtained from the "razor-
back" hogs, which run almost wild in
the country, and are as big nuisance
as can be imagined. They are an infe-
rior breed descended, it is said, from
old Spanish suck, and are seen in
droves tearing through the woods,
breaking into plantations and doing
more damage to property than they are
worth. They have long gaunt bodies
with head like a monster pike, and
each one bears on the ear the owners
mark which varies from fine
pointed star to peculiar slit. 1t would
be a good thing for everybody if the
legislature should pass law banishing
them altogether, or prohibiting them
being allowed to run at large Cor.
Detroit Post.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
BREAKING 1T GENTLY.
How Faithful Mici ael Told the Bad News
to His Young Master.

How Faithful Mici ael Told the Bad News
to His Young Master.
A young scion of our financial aris-
tocracy, who had been on an extended
yachting tour in the South seas for sew
eral months, and out of reach of all tel
egraphic and epistolary communication,
returned home the other day. He was
met by an old and faithful employee OF
the house.
"Well, Mike, how goes it?" said the
young man.
"Bad enough, Master John, for your
poor jackdaw is dead'.'
.Is he, indeed. Poor Jack! He has
gone the way Of all flesh. How did he
diep"
"Well, they don't rightly know, sir
but they think he must have overeat
himself"
1.-The greedy fellow. What did they
give him so much forp"
''Well, sir, it seems he must have got
to the place where the dead horses was
lying ="
dead horses! What dead horses?'
THE carriage horses. 1t was very
bad day and heavy road. and they
were kept standing"
''WhenP What dayP What roadP"
1.-The road to the cemetery, sir, and
the day of the funeral"
.'What funeralp"
"Why, the mistress's, SIR"
''Not my mother's!'
''The same, sir, rest her soul. She
took the masters death so much tc
heart that she did not live three days
after him."
THE masters! Heavens, Mike; do
you tell me l have lost both my pa
rentsr'
THE poor ould master took to his
bed when he received the bad news,
and niver left it, sir, till they put him in
his coffin -
..What bad news? What was the in
telligence that afflicted the old gentle
man SO deeply?"
1.-The run on the bank, sir, which has
stopped payment. The credit of the
house is gone, and you are not worth a
dollar. THE JudQe.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
MORGANTOWN. WEST VIRGINIA SATURDAY. JANUARY TO- 1885,

man who sold them the message. Mr.
Storey, of the Chicago Times, was SO
incensed at the success of the Tribune's
exploit that he refused to pay his share.
He always insisted that the party had
broken faith with him, and by this
means allowed his rival to share the
benefits of the enterprise. Storey was
sued for the money, but so far as I can
learn it was never paid.
''How did the stranger get the mes
sage?' l asked of my informant, who
was one of the three.
Il haven't the slightest idea," he re-
piled. II didn't ask him. / didn't
want to know anything about it. The
message was what l was after, and
asked no questions. y Washington Cor.
Cleveland Herald
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
THE MAGIC LANTERN.

Jimmy Browns Account OF the Trouble
He and His Friend Caused an Innocent
Lectul er.
Our town is getting to be full of lee
turers. Mr.. Travers says that they
spread oil over the country, just like
cholera, and that when one lecturer
comes to town, another is liable to
break out at any time.
The last lecturer that we had hap-
poned a week ago. He was magic
lantern one, and they are not so bad as
other kinds. He had magic-lantern pic
lures Of Europe and Washington and
other towns, and he showed them on q
big white sheet, and talked about them.
/ Iuade q lot of magic-lantern pictures
when had my camera, and some of
them were real good. The lecturer
came to eur house to spend the night,
and the afternoon before the lecture he
went out to walk, and left the door Of
his room open.
Tom WA at my house that afternoon,
and as we were going upstairs we saw .
tremendous lot of magic-lantern pic
lures lying piled up on the lecturer's
table. Most at The pictures were houaas
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10
THE EYES OF LOVE.

They tell us love Is blind, but is It so2
Is not Love open-eyed and quick to see
The hidden good that from all other eyes
Deeply concealed may be?
what can he see in herr" one asks dismayod
Small plain and poor, with not one bit of
mindi
Unuse1 to worldly ways, quiet in speech
Surely, Love must be blind!"
Another questions, laughing: what can she,
With all her gifts and countless graces, find
In him, SO grave and plain--a perfect clod?
'Ah," archly, Love is Blind"
"See," sneers another, chow the mother
bends
More gravely tender, smiling slow and kind
Ger that frafl child most worthless of them
ALL
Aye, truly, Love is blindl"
So the world says, passing upon its way,
Having no time nor wish to pause and find
The hidden pearl under the rou gh, crude soil
Love finds tho he be blind!
IT'S only Love that looks beyond the face,
The ungraceful form, the quiet lips, to find
The pearl of price. The eyes Of Love are
wise,
Dcep-searehing, but not blind!
y. X. Ludlum, In Chicago AdUdflce.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10

"A few days since Mr.. William H.
Vanderbilt made special trip over the
Central-Hudson, and in accordance with
his custom he has given to all the men
engaged in running the special train
on all the divisions handsome sum of
money. The engineers and conductors
each received ten dollars. and the fire.
men and brakemen five dollars each.
The aggregate gifts foot up quite sum
of money. albany Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10

"A forty-ton rock fell from the arch
of the Natural Bridge Of Virginia the
other morning with noise like the
crack of doom. This is the first fall on
record since the bridge IVES struck By
In 177o.-SE Lewis Aesk
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10

The Buffalo Commercial comes to
the rescue of the Niagara Falls hack
men. and declares that unless visitor
il fool he can easily bargain with
courteous. intelligent driver for ride
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
ABOUT rRAMps AND IoAFERs.

Poor Toms a'cold' no longer, and he
empty belly, nor excuse for furthey annoy
ing those who have patiently all winter
administered TO bis wants without pay or
hope Of reward. When the days were short
and sunless and the nights long and bitter
the EAGLE plead his cause, but there is no
| longer any excuse for great stout hearty
| incn beseiging kitchen doors with whining
supplications for food that industrious men
and women have earned. Humanity in urg-
gent tones plead for the pennile>s then, bat
lie who keeps up the role of the unfortunate
now LAYS himself oDen To the grave suspic-
lon of being tramp, nuisance or some
ago for fear we might influence or restrain
some kind hand from helping the really
helpless or suffering, when death might have
followed, but we have no hestancy in say
| ing now that the city of Wichita is infested
with as beggarly lot of louis Us
ever imposed themselves upon kind
hearted community, a regiment of strong,
ablc-bodied men who are too miserably
worthless and depraved for any use. Close
| upon the heels of this class are another lot
Of sinking, dirty loafers who depend upon
some mother or sister OF wife, at the wash
tub or other hard labor, to keep their worth
less hides covered and skins full There is
| still one more class. who have some arrange
| Inent whereby with a few hours work or
choring, each week they get enough to pay
for about one square meal Z day. They viii
not-none Of these-entertain a proposition
for steady labor and good sure pay. Such
drongs a. these are Of no earthly account to
any community and they should be forced
to work or forced 10 pack up and leave.
These were the classes upon which the
EAGLE made war last fall. If like
honest men they had employed the busy
DAYS of last season in earning
honest dollars their condition the past win
| ter would not have been 80 deplorahle. We
viii have no saloons this summer in which
these can Loaf, and the streets aud sidewalks
| are maiutcd FOR different purposes, there
fore The city will be called upon, lie officers
will be expected to maintain n different rule
or policy from that pursued last year. We
have no stone-pile, bu, We have streets and
alleys that need cleaning and repairing con-
,tantly, aud if we are compelled to keel,
and feed this small army, they should be
compelled 10 lend helping hand-forced
to pay Cor what they receive, which is moth
ing more than every honest man takes
pleasure in doing. We would not be too
severe or harsh in our Judgment or criti-
cisIns, and don't believe We are, but from
men Of all parties, from mechanics, mer-
chants, laborirg and other honest incl, We
receive almost dali, complaints touching
this matter, many Of whom declare that in
all their lives they never knew Of city
where the per cent IF men without visible
means of support was so large d in the city
of Wichita.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
sHERIpAN b .LoUIs "a,

It looks as If Wichita was to be better
served ia the line of dramatic entertain.
mentS Next come, Sheridan. The Denver
Tribune says: ~ large and cultured audi
ence witnessed She-idan's impcrsona;ion OF
Louis NJ at the Tabor opera house last
night. We can but repeat our praise OF
Wednesday morning: il was the greatest
tragic impersonation ever seen upon til,
stage of the opera house. The company
gave excellent support; every member wac
lie perfect, and there was not halt in the
course Of the play. Miss Davenport being
IL, the part Of the Dauphin was assumed by
Miss Francis Field, who WAS formerly Il
member of SheridaI's company, and after
ward supported Frederick Warde, and who
for the past three months has resided in
Denver. She had played the part but
twice before; but from her finished work
the audience did Tot suspect that she was SO
new 20 the character. She gave entire sat
is.ac;ion. Mr. Mainhall was seem at his
best. He i a sterling young actor and is
bound 10 make his mark. He has all the
requisites Of an actor. Through an omission
Ne failed to give due credit the Fool of Mr..
Staiey in tee performance Of Lear" II
WAS "a finished piece of work. as was hi
Mrr-lic last night. The Marble Heart
this afternoon; and Richard III' to-
night"
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22

Owing chiefly 10 the inclemency OF The
weather business was not very brisk yester-
day, although Il number of our merchants
did fair trade: During the week just
closed the volume of business showed de-
cided advance all along the line and mer-
chants are looking forward to bright sum
ner in commercial sense. Grain has been
coming in rather sloaly of late although
wheat shows a slight advance. Good MILL
ing wheat brings 80 cents and is in good de-
mand, a great number of strangers are
arriving daily and the hotel business is
lively. Night before last nearly every hotel
and boarding house in the city was full.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22

Some coward afraid to sign biz own name,
but, no doubt, lick spittle OF the Beacon,
whose smartness exists only in his in.asina-
ton, ventilates himself in the last evenings
issue of that owlish sheet over an item which
should have appeared in the EAGLE and in
which he refers to the EAGLES character
istic stupidity" Thi, paper may be remi>s
in many directions and blamable ia others.
but nobody but fit subject of an insane
asylum could with any show of sense.
judgment or reason, attribute t. it stupid
ity." whatever its failin->, stupidity J. not
one of them OF else our four thou, and read
ers, together with every editor in the state as
well as every public man, are laboring I'M
der very queer delusion. Its cur opinion
that the Beacon would publish anytLin. sent
to it touching the EAGLE so long as it con-
tanned mean, or venemous sings at the
EAGLE. regardless of how silly 1t might APP
pear TO the general public, or however ire
sponsible the writer.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
PERSONAL.
Mrs. c. W. Graham was better yes,er

Mrs. c. W. Graham was better yes;er-
day.
It. L. Muiinix and r. ". Allen 60 to
Topeka this morning.
H II. Noise, Of the Memphis Short line.
is registered at the Occidental.
Gen Hatch and Lieut. Finley, arrived
at the Occidental last evening.
Gen. Hat IN a:d Mr.. Bacon of the Kan
sas City Times came up from Arkansas City
last evening and made the EAGLE pleasant
call
John Davis. the merchant prince OF
Saratoga, was in the city yesterday. He re-
ports lively times in the metropolis OF the
upper Ninnescah.
&C. W. Durand, of Leon; p. NJ. Killiam,
Of Newton, and = II. \. Weinberg, of Pratt
Center, were among the srrivals at the
fremont yesterday.
james and Harry Hill, of Arkansas
City; Edmund Burdick, of Attica; and ".
y. Taylor, of Atchison. were among the
guests at the Occidental yesterday.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
ENNIS & ROSS.
Dress Making Departures, in chs.ss Of Madam
Chzr.b=rz

The mammoth dry goods establishment o:
Innes & Ross, on Main street,open.i a dress
making department in connection with their
business about one year ago. employing al
that time three seamstre-ses. This depart
ment continued 10 grow in popularity and
proportions until now twelve sesmstresses
are employed, and even with that number
the firm are about three weeks behind their
orders. Col. lines informed US that the
greatest difficulty he has to encounter in this
department IS to obtain sutiiciency Of com
petent help, none but first-ciass workwomen
being employed, to whom the
highest compensation is paid. The
work turned out by this de-
partment of the Mammoth dry goods house
has attained such degree of popularity
that orders are received, not only
from the surrounding towns in Kansas,
Newton, FL Dorado, Wellington, Winfield,
Caldwell, etc, but from Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona. Most of the finest
costumes seen at our fashionable receptions
aHG D;ii!s are Elaoe AZ tnlS establishment
Madam Chambers reputation for taste,
style and finish Is so well known in this
city that no word Of ours could enhance the
popularity Of her work; and she possesses
the advantage OF having one Of the largest
and most complete stocks in the West from
which to select her materials. The firm OF
limos Il Ross carries one Of the largest,
finest and best selected stocks of dry goods.
dress goods and trimmings west OF Chicago.
This dre=smaking department has also the
advantage OF "A corp. of eastern correspond
ents, through the agency Of whom the very
latest eastern fashions are transferred to the
western house and within - very few DAYS
are seen upon the streets of Wichita. This
popular firm has branches at Lawrence.
Has, and ME>catine. Iowa.
At tue rate of progress made by this dress
making department since it, inception, it Is
fair to assume that in the near future it will
assume vast proportions.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
CHENEY CHATIEaINCS.

he Editor Of the Eagic.
y. ". Snyder and Jacob Dewey, late o
Illinois, have entered into partnership 70
the purpose IF building and Running gris
u.i.i. They have purchased site aud vii
cuEmcare building at once. The mill is {,
CO.: between $1,000 and $1,000 Tn
machinery is to be OF the latest and bes
:'lev can ott=in.
Oar friend u. W. Levy spent day il
cur city this week. lie has some propert,
in lh, vicinity that is valuable.
". ". Lawrence, deputy county survey
or, has been among Us for the past few days
lie Surveye G"bias' addition 10 Cheney.
Uncle c. Thomas has sold his three house,
in the north md of town to an eastern man
bought three other lots. and will build three
more houses. He has the grit Of "A juvenile
The hotels are all full. The guests ar,
principally land buyers.
BREyTT GRANGER
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Wichita bocms along regularly in her IT.
risistable march toward, the from; among
the cities west Of the Mississippi. Hardly a
lay glides by that some new manufacturing
company = MT hurled into the commercial
atmosphere or some Wholesale establish
n,ent does not fling it. banner 70 the breeze
and now comes a representative f an Eicc-
,ric Light company, who proposes % pat in
;he plant Of the electric light system without
franchise or other consideration, hut solely
upon his own responsibility and depending
upon the patronage Of our business men.
We understand be has already secured the
patronage OF forty of our business men.
which i p-a;ty GOOD for a starter.
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-22
TEE BOOMERS.

Mr.. g. VI. Fulton. Of the Butler County
Democrat arrived here from Arkansas City
hast evening. Mr.. Fulton says there are be-
tween seven and eight hundred boomers
>,iil Al Arkansas City and that they are en-
couraged by their representative in Wash
ington to take = hopeful view Of the situa-
ton. Although the presidents late p-ocia-
nation vii! not be recalled they claim the
matter has received more consideration than
ever before. They feel sure the ca;tlemen
viii be ousied and they intend to continue
campaigning il until the mater i positively
disposed Of. They have no hopes Of secur-
inc their ends ju-; now but they arc assured
= committee Of investigation will be APP
pointed with one OF their friends as 4 mem