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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
HOTEL CLERKS.
The Diamonds They Wear Furnished by
Dealers as Advertisements.

The Diamonds They Wear Furnished by
Dealers as Advertisements.
"There are great many jokes made
about the big diamonds worn by hotel
clerks said jeweler yesterday in the
reading-room of the Girard House, as he
pulled his cigar and made himself COM
Portable on his holiday, "but that just
shows that few people know good dia-
mond when they see it,
do you mean to say that the stones
worn by hotel clerks are all genuine?"
''Most of them are. l saw hotel
clerk at Cape May two years ago wear
ing one of the largest and purest dia-
monds have seen in many years. But,
of course, he did not buy it, and, in fact,
it did not belong to him."
"Where did he get itp'
"Why, my dear young fellow. he was
wearing it as an advertisement. Don't
you know that great many jewelry
firms advertise their goods in that wayf
Well, if you don't, just you keep yonr
eyes open during Christmas week and
you will see some of the hotel clerks
blazing with precious stones of great
value. It's an advertising dodge Of the
dealers, and it suits the clerks because
they are thus able to make better dis
play of jewelry than most of the guests.
It's cold day when clerk can't para.
lyze country visitor by flashing big
diamond on him."
"How are the dealers beneftedP"
why, in this way: A rich man, fond
of jewelry, comes up to the hotel counter
and sees fine diamond on the clerks
shirt-bosom. He makes some remark
about the stone. The clerk talks about
its features and value in an off-hand
sort of way. The visitor asks where il
was purchased. Clerk tells him and
recommends him to go there; in fact,
often gives him card of introduction.
Don't you see how the scheme worksp"
Philadelphia Press.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
NUMBER 10.
SCHOOL AND cHuRoH.

The works Of both Longfellow ana
Emerson are read in the French schools
In he church-yard back Of tie
Reform ed Church in Rochester, -. l.
10 o tombstone that dates back 20 AeSo'
Professor Albert Hardness, Groek
Professor of Brown University, has been
chosen Resident Supervisor OF tne
American College at Rome.
Rev. DIR. Cuyler says in The kre
gelisf; .'Some of the renderings IN INC
revised version of the New Testament
present old familiar passages IN new
light and reveal new beauties.
A deaf mute. who 10. blind. ~
tended religious service for deaf mufe.
in Baltimore few Sundays ago. en0
was made to comprehend the eneuy
service by deaf mute who interpreteo
by certain pressures ON the blind maue
hands,
While the theorists have been d.
cussing the propriety OF industrial stiu-
cation for children, fifly-two school,
where girls and boys arr taught ~
kinds Of trades from cooking to agr-
culture, have sprung up in New xork
City alone.-Gurrenf
There is a blind Baptist preacher IN
Rabun County, Ca, who has finiAhed
his lO1st year. He is unable TO 60 out
on duty, but his congregation gathers
around his bed in his residence evsry
Sunday, when he breaches to them.
There is another thing about which
there can be little II any dispute, and
that is that our public school system
will Weld better results il 1t could -
made to embrace industrial training -
a prominent factor in the problem -
| education. Louis Globe emoerde.
of the 5000 teachers Of the PROV
ince of Ontario. the lngersoll C!ronsols
| declares that one-tifth abandon tho pro-
fession each year. The Chronicle BE-
leves that the reason Of this dcplorabte
state of things lies in the fact that too
many young teachers are graduated IN
the model schools, and that the sharp
ness of their competition drives cut Tie
better talent.
"A missionary Of the American
Presbyterian Board who has lately vis-
tied Seoul, the capital Of Corea, finds its
citizens exceedingly lazy, dirty and
| given to drink. Speaking at missionary
prospects, he says: Missionaries are
not at present allowed in the country.
though as physicians to the legation !
will not be molested while preparing
the way fol the work which will soon
be begun"
Hundreds of Yale grad yates, =
SAYS the Hartford Courdnt, ''old and
young, have read with keen sense Of
personal loss the announcement Of thc
death at Cooperstown. N. r., Of Judge
Hezekiah Sturges, of the class Of lS4l.
He was the last of the illustrious line Of
college bullies.' fine classical scholar.
an upright magistrate, and one OF thu
latest and jolliest of men. trimming
over with wit IA with Kindness
charming old-fashioned gentleman,
| whose society was treat and whose
friendship was decoration"
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
COINS.
A Brief Description of the Coinage Of the
United States.

n fSrlef description OF the Cofnoge OF tno
United States.
The coinage law Of 1893 provided for
three gold coins, the eagle. half-eagle
and quarter-eagle. 1t provided for the
silver dollar. which was to weigh 40
grains, and to be 1.-THE unit of Federal
money" In 1887 code of mint laws,
drawn by Mr.. R. M. Patterson, the Di-
rector of the Mint and adopted by Con-
gress, reduced the weight of the silver
dollar to 4123 grains, and the smaller
silver coins in proportion. and for both
metals the standard of fineness used in
the Mint of France was adopted The
gold dollar was first coined under an
act of Congress passed March 5, 1849.
By an act of February n, 1883, an I'M
portant change was made In our Ma
tional coinage. By the laws (previous-
ly existing both gold and silver coins
except the three-cent pieces) were .
legal tender to any amount. At the
ratio of silver to gold of Is to /, silver
was of less value in the United States
than in Europe, and our silver coins
were exported in large quantities. To
prevent this the act mentioned placed q
seigniorage, or mint-tax upon silver, re-
duced the half-dollar and smaller coins
in weight, and took from the subsidiary
silver coins their legal-tendef quality
excepting in small amounts. The silver
dollar Of 4123 grains was not included
in this change. The mint was
no longer to coin silver for indi-
viduals, but to purchase the metal
at its market price and manufacture
coins on government account. The ef-
feet OF this change was to give to the
silver coin Of this country q current
value sufficiently above its market price
as bullion to prevent its exportat on,
and at the same time to make Silver
money subsidiary to gold. The silver
dollar, however, being still legal tender
to any amount, and being heavier than
dollars worth of small coins, stood at
premium of from 103 to 105. By the
coinage act of 1873, prepared under the
direction of John j. Knox, Comptroller
of the Currency, the coinage Of the
silver dollar OF 4123 grains was dropped
and in its place was substituted the
dollar OF 420 grains. called the trade
uOlldI, Slucc lib WIS ultcuutu only lOI
the convenience Of our trade with
Mexico and the Central American
States. China and Japan, and was never
much used in this country, excepting on
the Pacific coast The act of 1873 also
provided that silver money should only
be illegal tender at its nominal value
for any amount not exceeding five dol
lars in any one payment" This re-
striction, together with the omission Of
the old silver dollars from the list of
authorized coins, resulted in the dc
monetization of silver" of which so
much was said when its effect began to
be understood. By the ''silver biIl' of
1877 the dollar of 4124 grains was re-
stored to the coinage and again made
legal tender. As coin, silver and gold
are of equal value, one dollar in gold
being exchangeable for one dollar in
silver at any time-or either of them
for one dollar in paper as legal tender
OF the United States. Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
THE DAIRY.

Never feed whole grain to the COWS;
II pays well to have it ground.
Beware of fat cows. They are gen.
orally better for beef than for milk and
butter
If you expect your COWS to give q
large flow of milk, give them food THAI
il Conducive to milk secretion.
DO not forget to handle the udder
of young heifers before they have their
first calf. 1t certainly makes them
gentle.
Always keep convenient in the
stable little mutton tallow or vaseline
to use when the cows teats show signs
of cracking.
DO not look for a superlatively good
beef, butter and milk animal In the
same GOVT is incompatible with tho
DEGREES of nature.
Milk, butter. cheese and calves are
all the legitimate progeny of = cow.
What animal gives q more diversified
source of incomee
If you keep cows for making butter.
test each ones milk separately. and see
If she is performing the work for which
you keep her.
The first thing to be done to secure
4 large flow Of winter milk is to make
the cows comfortable; the next, TO feed
judiciously and literally.
The winters production Of milk
and butter pays the best il properly
managed-something that can be said
Of but few occupations except dairying.
"A putrid carcass polluting the air Of
q pasture will spoil not only the milk Of
the COWS running there, but also the
entire contents Of the vat into which the
tainted milk is poured at the fact DRY.
Tho necessity Of having suitable
place for keeping the milk Is felt at NO
time more than during freezing wealth.
err. Frozen milk will not make good
butter, nor will the cream rise properly.
Many farmer would accomplish
better results with half the land, and
many a dairyman would be richer If he
gave away half his cows. A small farm
thoroughly cultivated, small dairy well
managed in every particular, will give
better returns than large farm hall
grown up to weeds or . large dairy
poorly managed.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
Effects of Stories and Nightmare.

The subject of burgiaries had been
discussed in various phases by the family
before retiring. The husband is some
what given to somnambulism. Before
retiring he placed pistol under the pill
low on which his head reposed, kissed
his wife good night and lay down to
pleasant dreams, In the middle of the
night his wife had occasion to raise her
self to sitting posture. To her horror,
her somnambulistic husband quickly
grasped his pistol and placed it to her
temple and exclaimed: IF you move
I'll blow your brains out!' She realized
her imminent danger. She knew if she
were to touch her husband or attempt
to explain his mistake, that he would
send bullet crushing through her
brain. She patiently waited until the
horrible nightmare might release its
grasp upon his slumberfng sensibilities
and dispel the hallucination that she
was a burglar. In few minutes he
awoke and saw what he was about to
do. He was Mortified and trembled like
an aspen leaf. From that moment he
declared he would never sleep with
weapon of any kind in his reach.-Mo-
riet q Journal.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
Legal Intelligence.

Many colored people in the South are
still of the opinion that in order to
remedy the evil all they have to do is to
60 to law about it. Jake Webster went
to Justice Howard on Onion Greek, and
asked for the arrest of Pete Jones for
stealing his watch.
what sort of watch was itp"
1T was one OBJ desc round watches,
wild two hans, and inside dar was q
whole lot OBJ wheels
''Was it large or small, gold or
silverP"
''Hit was a SLIDER watch. Eff yer
wants ter famine hit, here it am" and
he handed over an antiquated old
turnip.
what 10 you meanp Didn't you
tell me the watch was stolen by Pete
Jonesp"
II luff him hab it ter 90 to church
wild las summer, when we was friends,
but now dat he am gwineter marry
Swayback Lucy. who used ter ISOLATE
wild me. wants him sent to the peni-
tenshary for four years, and Use gwine-
tor hab de law on HIM. - Texas Sgt
i,lgs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
A $40. 900 Fence in Virginia.

A gentleman from the Lower PENN
sula states that the leading local ques-
ton in Accomac and Northampton
Counties, Va, at the present time is the
proposed fencing of the New York,
Philadelphia g. Norfolk Railroad The
work will have to be done by certain
day in March next. 1t is required
G Their by State law or clause in the
the charter of the ra lroad. But the
road has got to be fenced in. and agents
of the company are now trying to effect
arrangements with the farmers of the
OF the two counties above named to have
them do the work. The company Is
Offering five cents per running foot to
have the fences built, and seven dollars
per one thousand running feet to have
them kept in good condition thereafter
in perpetuity. Most of the farmers
through whose lands the road is built it
was stated, have agreed to accept the
terms, and soon men will be at work
along the whole ninety-odd miles OF
steel track building fences A majority
IF the farmers, it is thought. will use
wire fencing. It il estimated that tbs
entire COST Of the work win Do about
go, COO. lff1sors Sun.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
puNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Many writer's Of original poetry APP
pear to have been left over from last
year. Perhaps 1885 will be more sickly.
---Jetroit Post.
Mrs. Newgood Tin the picture gal
lery): This, Aunt Eunice, is real
old master" Aunt Eunicc: "Wcll,
shouldn't care if it was; it's just as good
as some of the new ones.
Eight days, it is said, are required
10 cut diamond, but after . young
lady gets the diamond it does not take
her more than three days to cut all her
poor acquaintances.- Boston Globe.
in advertising the greatness Of this
country, one Of the largest manufact-
urers says the total production Of cigars
in the United Sta cs Is about 5000, 0OOy
600 year. This Is quite put for ".
Troy Times.
.-~Science:
A gin who could spell Deuteronomy
And had studied domestic economy
Went to skate Ut u rink,
And as quick - wink
boston Sunday COteter.
The most fashionable bridal neck
lace fust now il q string Of pearls. How
thankful we bachelors ought to be that
leap year is past, and that VIC are satc
for three years. BY that time the style
may change to something that will 6t
our salaries better.-L0toeN CIttzeu.
IA man never knows says Bos-
ton writer, when an idea is going r.
strike him. OF its arrival he has no in
tellectnal premonition. That's fact,
and the majority of men never know
that On idea has struck them. Prob
ably it is Because they are so unacclas-
toned to the habits Of an idea that they
don't know when il has arrived
Arkansaw Traveller.
1T would take wise man 70 pene-
trate tie subtle and intricate pr0ceeees
of a Young wo1Dan's reasoning. II
don't like Mr.. -" we heard one say
to another not long ago. "Whyp' asked
her listener. 20. to begin with, he wears
lavender gloves" was the respduoe, and
to both these petticoated critics Tie
matter seemed sufficiently discussed and
satisfactorily settleds--N, 7. Graphic.
A gentleman who was going 70 tale
his family to see dramatic performances
the other day was surprised to see his
wife packing large trunk and fling
two large baskets with eatables jost
before starting What are you doing
that for?' inquired the husband
ssWhy," returned the wife, 1T says o.
the bill that SIX weeks elapse between
TIE first and second acts. - Cttoago
Tribune.
-Friend-.I should think you would
know the price Of all your drugs IS thig
kime.'' Druggist-"Why. [ do 81
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
PAID THE DEBT.
Never So Good Time ~ Now - ID
charge Obligations.

Never SO Good Time ~ Now 70 Dis
charge Obligations.
The following true incident was pub
fshed by the local papers years ago. but
being true, and having been crushed to
earth. rises again
In Van Buren, there once lived an old
gentleman Of the name of John Bostick.
He kept hotel and was also proprietor
of blacksmith shep. A well-known
minister, Rev. Mr.. Buchanan, who al
ways put up with Bost;ck, met the hotel
man on the street one day, after having
staid all night with him, and said:
"Well, Uncle John, how much do !
owe youp'
lowe me for what, Brother Buckp"
why, you know / have staid all
night with you.''
Eyes, Brother Buck, but YOU know
that never charge preachers.
II know that, Uncle John. but I had
my horse shod."
Brother Buck, / never charge a
preacher for shoeing his horse.
Il don't want work done for nothing"
said the preacher
wei. Brother Buck, Just remember
me in your prayers.
''All right, Uncle John, but as l have
always adhered to the rule of never
leaving place in debt, get down on
your knees and we'll have prayers right
now"
The two men knelt on the sidewalk
and the debt was paid.-ArkansG
Traveller.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28

docs your wife wear I jerseyt's
blandly asked tho smooth-toneued drv
goods clerk Of Farmer FurroW, Who.
was making few purchases for liz ~
ter half
"Now, look arhere, young fslIox ;
said the old granger. with hook II
mingled scorn and ferooity. s'don't u
be too fresh. may be oountrvx6S1f
but I'll be darned Il IN take aiy RI
from yer"
why. didn't mean anything, ~
idly retorted the clerk. Il merely ncI<id
Il your wife wore 4 Jersey. = y
well. cir. Il that's III yer want -
know III tell yer. She milks JorSSVa
and feeds 'en and watars 'em, SD s.
gosh! she doesn't wear I'm, eS11n<1IS
~ pieteff +. HsroIis
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
Standing BY an Editorial Opinion.

I'VE were in Al Blodgett's saloon last
week, giving our views on Cleyeland's
Cabinet, and in other respects minding
our business, when Gringo Baker came
in and said we were liar. We denied
the charge and told him he wss no gen.
tleman. At this juncture, had we not
quickly lodged, he would have Knocked
us down; as it was, he only grazed our
nose. knowing him to be drunk, and
therefore, helpless, we darted out OF the
saloon and ran to our Office with IS
much CELEBRITY as our game leg would
allow, and locked ourselves in our
sanctum. Had we not thus nobly re-
trained from combat we would soon
have wiped the floor with Gringo Baker.
And vet we understand that he calls us
. red-nosed coward. We are quite con-
tent to be misunderstood by such men,
and we reiterate in this public manner
our views on the Cabinet, for which
Gringo called us a liar. We bolieve II
should contain man who will recog-
nize literary ability in giving out the
post-offices. And there is loaded
shotgun in our sanctum which says 90.
too. -Ertvoct from a. Arisoxd edi-
t0ri0l
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
THE POOR TRAMP.
A Practical Joke Which Had an Unex-
pected Ending.

A Practical Joke Which Had an Unex-
pected Ending.
Not every man who is ragged, home
less, penniless, and friendless is tramp
in the usual acceptation of the word.
So many horrible crimes have been COM
mitted by tramps, that by the term
tramp" we mean wild beast bearing
some resemblance to human being. who
goes about like the spirit of evil. There
are men who have been made tramps
by circumstances over which they had
no control, and who have neither the
courage nor the desire to commit the
slightest wrong. They are merely
walking about to save funeral expenses.
Life has no charm for them, but they
lack the courage to commit suicide.
Like Hamlet, they prefer to "bear the
ills they have rather than fly TO others
that they know not Of
The other day an old fellow who wore
dingy blue scarf around his neck, sat
down in the sunshine with his back
against box. Everybody seemed to be
merry, and the boys gathered around
and made sport of the old fellow.
''Say," called Miles Order, when d
you git imp
LET me alone, boys replied the old
man.
''He's going to shoot" said some one;
and the boys ran away.
''I'll fix him, remarked Miles, taking
several fire-crackers from his pocket.
'.I'll slip up an drop 'em behind him. F."
IF he gets hold of you there will be
fun" said a freckled face youngster
with catfish mouth.
Think SO. guinea eggsp" replied
Miles. well Just see. I amt afraid
of him."
Miles crept up carefully, dropped the
fire-cracker behind the old fellow, and
ran away.
Then the boys laughed at Miles.
'sHe's an old timer. sure enough, :"
declared Miles. Come, let's all go up
he can't hurt us.
They approached. ..Mister. we don't
mean no HARM" said Miles; 1--WE only
wanted to have little fun. Mister, y
touching his arm, s'we didn = My
God, he's dead"
No, he couldn't hurt them.-- Opit
Read.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28
VOLUME XVI.
NOBODY REALLY CARES.

If you've anything TO grieve you,
And fill your heart with fears,
II Poverty bidcs near you,
And your days are dimmed by tears,
If you find with soul despairing
No answer to your prayers,
Don't say q word about 1t, for
Nobody really cares.
II health and strength forsake you,
And pain and sickness bring
"A gloom that clouds the sunshine
And shadows everything,
If you feel that lot so weary
But seldom mortal bears,
Don't say word about it, for
Nobody really cares.
This world is fond of pleasure,
And, take 1t at its best,
It's sadly bored upsess you
Meet 1t with smile and Jest;
1t yawns DER Wants complainings,
At Sorrow soldly stares,
30 never tell your troubles, for
Nobody really cares.
--Maruuret Eyttnoe, IN Harvsr's Weakly
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28

We notice that the new code ply
sicians won victory at the Academy
Of Medicine in New York Thursday
night by electing a full ticket. We
don't know the code. but presume it is to
put 'Dr." after the patients name and
collect Of the L0,oeH
Courier.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28

LIN Oglethorpe Comfy. Ga. JUS
tee Of the Peace was paid for marrying
: couple By the bride playing two tunes
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28

"A Philadelphia German. who wears
mo. IT. boot. claims to have the
largest understanding Of any man IN
the country.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-02-28

Between chicory, scorchsd peas and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-09-06
Striking Facts.

The Springfield Republican has
way of hurting out the truth at times
that is very provoking to some people.
In an article on recent crimes it says t:
"New England is certainly doing her
share Of this sorry business. In Con-
nccticut a student shoots his cousin and
himself; a jealous man shoots his wife
and tries to take his own life. 4
Rhode Island woman shoots her huS-
band. a man his mistress. and another
man his rival in a love affair. Eastern
Massachusetts, is still concerned about
its two ChaIles-riyer mysteries and
the deliberate killing Of Swan at
Lawrence, while at Boston q waitress
takes the life of colored customer /;
two fathers take up the quarrel Of their
children and one is killed, another life
is sacrificed in still another family feud,
and a workman at lIayerhill is killed
bya tramp. Maine has five or six
murders on hand this week, and New
Hampshire finds that the recent fire at
Manchester, in which seven people per-
ished, was the work Of an incendiary.
Western Massachusetts does not escape
without two recent deeds Of blood al
Pittsfield and Orange
And yet every year for over decade
thousands of immigrants have beer
prevented from making their homes il
the South by the accounts Of "south
ern violence" published in northern
papers. Not only that, but there arr
to-day politicians in the North who arr
laboring to make the northern peopl,
believe that lawlessness reigns suprem,
in the South, and that this whole SEE
ton needs civilizing. 1t is possible
that in some parts of the South the re
gard for law is not all that it Shout,
be, but if any section Of the Demo
cratic South can show worse recorC
than the above record Of Republican
New England, we do not know wher
that section is.