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State News.

]. M. Barb, postmaster at Richie
c. H., has been removed and John
B. Ayers appointed in his place.
1t is said that farmers in some of
the counties of West Virginia cut
brush, while the leaves are green,
and put it away for winter feed.
A number also cut and cure rag
weed for winter use.-Hutsnezon
Republican. We don't believe any
such "dog goned" stuff.
On 10Th of August while cars
were ascending and descending the
inclined railroad short distance
above Charleston in this State, sew
eral loaded cars broke loos, and
T. Oakfor, President of the road,
Thomas Peacock, Amos Mitchell
and Joseph E. Hall were killed and
another man seriously injured.
Governor Wilson has appointed
Col. Philip Pendleton, of Berkeley
county, who SO ably and on limited
resources, represented this State at
the New Orleans Exposition, as
commissioner to represent this
State at the North Central and
South American Exposition, to be
held in the city of New Orleans
next November. The Governor
has also appointed Col. Alexander
Campbell, of Brooke county, as
alternate commissioner.
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On October 1st provision will go
into effect for the immediate delivery
Of important letters. By putting on
a new ten-cent stamp the letter will
be delivered Immediately, by special
messenger, within the limits where
free delivery is already established,
or within one mile of Post Offices
where special delivery shall be estab-
lished. That will be in towns of
1000 inhabitants or over The ex=
ira tencent stamp must be in adj
dition to the regular postage. If
that is deficient, the letter will be
treated as in an ordinary case of in
sufficient postage, Notwithstanding
the dime stamp. The old fashioned
stamps must be used for the regular
postage, and the new fashioned for
the special delivery alone. They
cannot be interchanged. The popu-
lation of the towns and cities is bas-
ed on the census of 1880, which cuts
Unioniown out, as our population
then was only 5000. If we had a
decennial census taken, Uniontown
would show about 5000 inhabitants.
Standard
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The average society journal de
votes about one column per week to
the discussion of the s9-called mar
riage problem. In this the tendency
toward celibacy is again and again
repeated and every remedy which
could possibly be thought offs vented
at some time and place. In nine
cases out of ten, while some respon-
sibility is attributed to men, the
blame for the falling off in marriages
is placed upon women. They are
accused of being vain, extrayagant,
incompetent and frivolous and utterly
without qualification for any sterner
work than flirting or idling away
whole days over sensational novels.
The merits of the young man who
minds his own business and doesn't
get married are lauded to the skies;
those of the girl who does exactly
the same thing are never mentioned.
OF course the young men are not
to blame for the falling off in the
number of marriages. Who ever
heard of a young man who was lack
ing in any single or double respect?
AS rule they never smoke, drink or
idle their time away, but are busy,
day after day, developing their men
tai qualities by industrious study
and saving their hard-earned wages
for the purpose of getting married at
later day. Girls frequent beer sa-
looms, play pool and organize expen-
sive clubs, but the young man has
no time for such frivolous entertain
ment. If he did he would fall quite
to the level of his sister, and such
fate must be escaped at all hazards.
The marriage problem will doubt
less solve itself in little time, as
most evils work out their own solu-
ton. At any rate there is no reason
to fear the depopulation of the coun-
try from the falling off in the num-
Der now Nearly every institution
that the world has ever sanctioned
at some time or another has passed
through some species of trial. The
desire for congenial feminine society
is natural to every man and will
continue to be gratifed in spite of
high rents and extravagant markets.
And while it is being gratified just
a little less of the resided argu-
ments against women would be ac-
ceptable.
On the whole, women are as sensi-
bic as men-very often more So
and given fair opportunity with a
husband worthy of the name they
are usually able to do their part to-
ward keeping the wolf from the door
and making the home pleasant for
those who share in it's happiness
Times.
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Sensible Rem "a l.Ixs by ~ Sensible
ISeDu ID III cam.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION
When so many people (many of
them Republicans complain of the
hard times and attribute it to the
election of Mr.. Cleveland and the
change of the administration, they
should be reminded that favorable
season and plenty of industry has
more to do with their prosperity and
the times than the best ruler that
ever lived. They should remember
that Mr.. Cleveland was not the cause
of the last years drought, nor of the
light crops this year any more than
he is responsible for the numerous.
destructive grasshoppers. Financial
failures are scarcely more frequent
than before the election, and it must
not be forgotten that the great finan-
cial crisis of few years in the past
was under Republican rule. People
should not forget, if complain they
must for these things, to complain to
the source from whence the evil
comes, and not to an administrator
that is just being tried, and to our
President who is doing what he can
for all and has plenty to do.
REpITRIICAN
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1t has always been a fayorite pas
time of Republican wiseacres to prac-
tice ridicule upon the Democratic
Party by abiding to it as the party
of whisky drinkers and whisky mon
gers. To hear them talk one would
suppose that the Republican party
was composed altogether of temper
ance advocates and that Democrats
were all advocates of whisky and
whisky drinking. One would. there
fore be naturally led to the conclu-
sion that the Republican party and
the Prohibition party were closely
allied and that Republicans and
Prohibitionists would mix together
like sweet cider and molasses. But
in Ohio when incidentally the tenn
perance issue is brought somewhat
conspicuously to the front the result
does not warrant any such conclu-
sion. The temperance people there
have not seen their way clear to rec
ognize the Republicans as paramount
to themselves in temperance and so
Republicans and Prohibitionists have
cause to vie with each other in in
temperate abuse of one another. Rev.
DR.. Leonard the Prohibition candi-
date for Governor after careful di-
agnosis of the situation has expressed
himselfof the opinion that the saliva
ton of the world and the reformation
of drunkenness renders it necessary
that the Republican party should go
out of existence. He therefore re-
quested that day be appointed for
its funeral and promised that he would
see to it that the corpse was ready for
burial. The Republicans hereupon re-
sorted to their long used weapons,
Islander and falsehood and canard
is published in the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette to the effect that
Gov. Leonard had washed down his
bologna and crackers with old ale
at a camp meeting. Thereupon DR..
Leonard with the temperate language
of a temperance man sends a tele
gram declaring this to be an ''infa-
nous he" Altogether one is forced
to the conclusion that the situation
viewed from an impartial stand point
does not impress one with the belief
that the party of moral ideas is prac-
tically moral or that the party of
temperance is practically temperate.
But one is impressed with the notion
that while the intemperance of the
party of temperance is not less CON
spicuous than the immortality of the
Governor and morality party, yet
both have their hidden weakness
that when brought out causes the
glaring faults of honest old blunt
Democracy to dwindle down to in
significant proportions.
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A Canonsburg, Pa, correspondent
writes as follows: "a good many
sheep are being offered for sale on
account of scarcity of feed. They
are selling at low figures. We know
of flock of brood ewes that were
sold a few days since at 80 cents a
head. Think of it; good sheep sell
ing for the price of a pound of WOOL"
Wellsburg Herald.
The severity Of last winter and the
consequent suffering for want of
feed and the prospects of another
hard winter, no doubt, is causing
great anxiety among the Washington
county farmers and is inducing them
to make sacrifices in the prices of
their sheep. The same cause will
probably deter West Virginia farm
ers from buying at this time But it
is said that one mans extremity is
another mans opportunity, and per-
haps the farmers of Monongalia
county, by stocking their farms with
first rate sheep at extremely low
prices may exemplify the saying.
Wool culture in the past has been
profitable and it may be depended
on that in the future it will not be a
loosing business if judiciously man
naged. 1t has made Washington
county rich and given the county a
reputation OF which her people are
justly proud. We have as ample
facilities for sheep raising as any
county could have and it is surpris-
ing that our farmers should be so
slow to turn their attention to this
important industry. Would it not
be we'll for our farmers to consider
the matter at least.
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ALeefIe Too Modest.

A lady on the northside wishing to
test the merits of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup thought it would never do to
ask the druggist in the name of
i"Bull." Why dear me, she couldn't
say Bull to save her life, and called
at last on a neighbor woman for sug-
gestions on the matter. DR.. Cows,
DR.. Calls, DIR. Buffalo's and DR.. Ok
ems Syrup were all mentioned. The
latter suited. Eyes, that will do
Dr. Oxen-the very thing, the drug
gist will understand that" A walk
of two squares found her at the
counter of DR.. HIS store, when the
following dialogue occurred
II wish a bottle of Dir. Oxen S
Cough Syrup"
CDR Oxen, Oxen, why, nam, I
don't believe | keep that. You mean
Cox's Hive Syrup, don't you y
sOh, no, ] mean, mean DR.. Oxen, y
and then she seemed wrapped III
solemn thought for moment, when
a bright idea seemed to beam forth.
Hasn't DR.. Oxen got relation Or"
sob, yes, you mean DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup, yes, yes" The lady
sat down moment and all was over.
- Indianapolis Erch.
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Clinton District Notes.

SMELLS, Aug. 22.-Your correspon-
dent has just returned from a trip
through the "Glades" via the Ices
Ferry and Tunnelton pike, from
Cheat river, to Browns mill. The
wheat crop and meadows were light;
oats very good corn and buckwheat
look very promising; fruit crop me-
dunn.
Harrison and Alex. linn are each
building brick residences.
The Board of Education of Clinton
district have decided to remove the
Smell school house, to the vicinity of
Fairview, on E. L. Morgan's place.
Miss Sallie Howell lying low with
malarlal fever, but under the skilful
treatment Of DR.. M. L. Casselberry
is improving slowly.
Hattie Bunner is dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Sam'l Pool is slowly recovering
from quite a sick spell.
Mrs. Abram Muse is also regaining
her usual health.
OHtS. NOA dutt WIG are dlSO III III
health. John G. Henderson is quite
feeble.
VIM. Howell, ESQ.,, was visiting
friends on the West Side last week.
Miss Eta Lucas has been spend
ing the summer at her grandfather
Howells, on Sand Hill.
w. B. Holt has gone on business
trip to Gilmer and and other coun-
ties. hs
Miss Maud Brannon, of Chenille,
Gilmer county, has been visiting at
w. B Hollis for several weeks.
Luther Howell, who has been So
journing in the West over year re-
turned to Sand Hill last week.
w. f. Holt, of Union district, paid
a flying visit to this section this
week.
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FIDUCIARY SETTLEMENTS.


The following is list of the Fiduciaries
whose accounts are before the undersigned
for settlement viz:
Joseph G, Coombs guardian of John G..
Coombs,
Curtin M. Graham executor of Elizabeth
Wright,
B. NJ. Dorsey guardian of Virginia H.
Dorsey,
Emrod Tenant Admir- of John Devine,
D. S. John guardian Of Mary Britt,
Israel G. Rich Admir- C. t. a. of Nathan
Henry
Sue R. Myers Admir- of John o, Myers,
Jonathan Taylor committee of Daniel
linn,
Fontain B and Milton Tenant Adm'rs
of Jacob Tenant,
Asa Tenant guardian of Emmeline Var
ner, NJ. M. DENT,
Com'r of Accounts, Monongalia County,
August Is, 1885.
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Asiatic Cholera.

Asiatic cholera it is said is still
on the increase in Spain. CHASTITY
scenes are beheld every day and the
populace are very greatly alarmed
and distressed. At Madrid the au-
thorities are reported to have resign.
ed and the shops are closed. AT
Merseilles many deaths are reported
daily and United States Consul Ma
son has photographed that it is the
real Asiatic cholera and terribly
fatal.
Now comes the report of a death
from cholera at Camden, New Jersey
the victim being an Irish girl who
had just arrived from the old coun-
try. The people of Camden are
greatly alarmed. Camden is just
opposite Philadelphia and no slight
interest is aroused from the posi-
bility that it may be the introduce
ton of the epidemic into this coun-
try. Such a thing is possible though
it is scarcely probable. II will how
ever serve as q warning to the peoi
pie and cause them to be diligent in
the enforcement of proper sanitary
rules and regulations.
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Little Falls Locals.

LITTLE FALLS, Aug. 24.-Rev.
Welsh preached his last sermon for
this year, at Pisgah, yesterday.
O. J. O'Hara and family will re-
move from this place to Morgan
town the Ist of September. We
regret to see them leave.
Thomas Steele and family, OF
Florida, and Miss Mary Steele, OF
Fairmont, are visiting at T. P.
Selby's.
The impending law suit we made
mention of in our last issue, we
are glad to say will be arbitrated.
c. Z. Hutchinson, of Catawba,
was at this point last week and
contracted with r. H. Jones to
furnish the timber for seven cattle
guards. Clyde has the contract
for all the guards along the line.
Lanham VS.. Swisher is the latest
sentimental case on docket. 1t is
to be tried before Squire HIS.
Miss Jennie Selby will teach the
Pleasant Valley school the coming
winter. Jennie is an experienced
and successful teacher, and we are
glad she has decided to teach her
home school.
A petition is on foot to change
the name of this office from O'Neal
to that Of Little Falls, which is
being signed very rapidly by all the
patrons Of this office,
Clinton is enthusiastic over the
project of sending a large delega-
ton to the centennial known as the
Railroad Delegation. " As this
district has better facilities than any
other for a delegation of that char
acter we heartily endorse the idea.
The dressing up and ballasting
of the railroad is about completed
at this Inaccessible and fea-strick-
en- point" as mentioned by the
correspondent of the town" of
Ellington last week.
VIM. J. Summers is putting the
county roads in fine order this
week in this section. Bill is a good
overseer and is well liked by all his
men.
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Public Criticism of Appoint
nnents.

The Philadelphia Times an indie
pendent Republican newspaper in
speaking of the criticism of appoint
ments made by President Cleveland
says:
1t is one of the most encouraging
features of the present political sit
uation that when an unfit man does
get appointed to office, on the rec
ommendation of influential citizens
and in the very nature of things
it is inevitable that some unfit APP
pointments to minor offices should
be made-the mistake is instantly
pointed out and usually as quickly
rectified. The appointment, Of fools,
drunkards, strikers, conyicts and
dead-beats to positions in the Fed
eral service is no new thing. For
merly it was so common that it was
seldom thought worth while to make
fuss about it, and the rascals not
only were put in but usually stayed
in. 1t is true that when man
who had just served term in prison
for ballot-boX stuffing was appointed
to responsible office here q short
time ago, the Times called attention
to his record and he was removed;
but criticism was not so effective as
in that case, very small proportion
of the unfit appointments ever at
tracted public attention.
The present administration occu-
pies a different attitude. It's deter
mination to improve the public ser
vice has been so strongly expressed,
and its every action is so sharply
watched by friend and foe alike,
that it is not allowed to make a mis-
take even in the most trivial appoint
ments without hearing of it immedi-
ately. A dependent clerk at Wash
ington, a country postmaster in
Maine, consul to some small and
far-away post, and now an agent of
the Labor Bureau in Colorado-peo-
pie who, under the old order of
things, would never have been heard
of, have raised small storm over
the entire country. Scandalous APP
pointments to high offices, even in
the Cabinet, never created such a
stir in forme, days as is now caused
by the bestowal of some petty office
ON a local favorite whom nobody
knew, but who turns out to be no
better than he should be.
Considering how long the whole
class of appointments represented
by special agents and the like have
been used for no other purpose than
to provide for party servitors and
dead-beats, the present awakening
of public criticism is not without an
element of the ludicrous But it is
good sign. 1t not only indicates
an awakened public interest ine
the small details of administrator,
but also a clear recognition of the
change that has come over the spirit
and method of the appointing power
that makes a mistaken appointment
subject for immediate criticism
and correction.
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We Rise TO Enquire:


What has become Of the water
i-orks?
Surely this is not the stopping
place ON Nat enterprise,
There are between eight and ten
thousand dollars in those two holes.
We don't believe in throwing good
money after bad, but we do believe
and maintain that to abandon the
works enterprise under pres
ent conditions is not business, but
an exhibition of business cowardice
and want of resources that are not
becoming to those who have under
taken it.
It's a great deal more like bust
ness to utilize what we have than to
throw away ten thousand dollars
simply because we did not get all
we expected.
If the Improvement Company is
done-if it has no use for the two
wells it has bored, let it say So We
presume that the Company would
prefer that somebody should have
the benefit of the wells rather than
that they should remain of no use to
anybody.
Now the town of Morgantown can
well afford to undertake the job Of
putting down Water works on it's
own account. There is no better in
vestment for any town than that.
There is no better plan of raising
revenue for the town than that.
Water-works would make perpetual
income for the town which would
supersede the necessity Of any tax
levy whatever. There would always
be surplus in the treasury for every
reasonable demand of the town.
The town ought to own water
works. If the Improvement Com
pany has abandoned it let the town
step in and complete it. The people
are in favor of it. They have so said
when they voted $4,000 to assist the
Company. They will say that it is
a good deal better investment for the
town to put $4,000 into the works
and own them, than to put 5000 in
and let a company own them. Let
us move at once on this line Let us
know if the company is done, and if
so, that the town is ready to begin.
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The Republican State Convention
of Virginia resolved to care for dis
abled confederate soldiers. What
do the loyal Republicans of Monon-
gala think of that after the bowling
we have had in the county about
what Democrats would do if placed
in power? Who are the Union men
anyhow
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D. Il. l. o
HoaGly and the Old Tfcket-..
Enthusiastic and IIarmO>
uioUs Democracy.

The Ohio Democratic State Con
vention have done their work and
done it well The Democrats of
Ohio will vote the same ticket they
voted two years ago and are glad
that they are permitted to do so.
The ticket secures the endorse
ment of every Democrat and will, in
addition to commanding the undi-
vided Democratic support, carry a
large vote Of Republicans and indie
pendents. Democratic success is
regarded not merely as possible but
among the probable things, and
Democrats are confident aud judi
liant. The following is the ticket;
For Governor-George Hoadly.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. G. War
wick.
Supreme Judge (long term) C. D..
Martin.
Supreme Judge (short term) Glib
son Anterior.
Attorney General = James Law
renee.
State Treasurer-Peter Brady.
Board Of Public Works-Henry
Weible.
The convention when assembled
in the Grand Opera House at Co
lumbus, on Thursday the both, was
a magnificent body. The house was
packed from pit to dome and the
enthusiasm was to a white heat. A
select band entertained the audience
with national airs and though en-
thusiastic the convention was har-
monious.
The convention was presided over
by Hon. John F. Follett, who on
taking the chair, congratulated the
convention upon its approval, and
rejoiced with them that they meet
under a Democratic Administration
pure and grand.
Judge Geddes presented Governor
Hoadly's name for Governor in a
neat speech and it was received with
long continued cheers and shouts.
The nomination was seconded by
Gen. Mike Ryan, in an elegant speech,
and he was nominated by accla-
nation.
Lieutenant Governor Warwick was
also nominated by reclamation. For
the other places there were contests,
but the result was hailed with en-
thasiasm and the nomination of the
old ticket was hailed as wise ac-
ton.
The platform congratulates the
country on the election of Demo
cratic President and Vice President
of the United States, and the for.
tunate results. 1t endorses Cleve-
lands administration and approves
his measures of reform and the
measures of Il Democratic Congress
and President to prevent the unlaw-
full occupancy of public lands. Re.
affirms the Democratic platform of
1884, and commends the wise and
economical administration of Gov.
Hoadly and the Democratic AS
sembly. 1t favors the licensing Of
the liquor traffic and denounces Re
publican fraud and hypocrisy, 1t
declares the Democratic party to be
the party of the people and of agri-
cultural and wool-growing interests
the friend of labor and the enemy
of monopoly.
1t favors prison reform, preserva-
ton of canals and the adoption of
Constitutional amendment changing
Congressional and State elections to
November. They mourn the death
of General Grant, and Judge Oakley
of their own State.
A State Central Committee was
selected and organized which is ex-
ceedingly satisfactory to the De-
mocracy of the State, and the party
is unit on making vigorous and
winning fight.
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Gen. Grants Book.

The first volume of Gen. Grants
book will be ready by December.and
and the second volume will be ready
in March 1886. Already 100000
sets of two volumes have been or
dered. As the first edition only con
templated 10000 but may be in
creased to 100000 copies a second
edition is already necessary, and the
presses will be set to work on it i'm
mediately. Mrs. Grant will receive
rs per cent of the profits.
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New York politicians differ as to
who will get the Gubernatorial nom
ination on the Democratic ticket, but
they are perfectly unanimous in pre-
dieting that whoever gets it will be
the next Governor of New York.
The nominating convention will be
at Saratoga on the oath of Septem-
her