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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-05
VOLUME XVI.

single-hearteaness of this woman whose
life has been a beautiful and constant
exemplihcation of faith in the dear God
whom she serves with such unostenta-
tious zeal
I'm the early days of her struggle
she loved and promised herself in mar.
riagh to Joe Bertram. He loved Made
line too. in his way. and, do not
doubt, meant to make her happy. Joe
was in professional life-had made a
promising start, and we all thought he
was destined to take commanding
place. But goodfellowship was his
ruin. When l look back upon it the
swftness Of bis descent appalls me- The
convivial habit which at first manifested
itself IN occasional nights OF gayety,
soon became unmanageable. HIS bust
ness suffered from neglect. The blear
look and blasphemo1s speech of The
drunkaFd sneaked into the place Of gal
liant and high-minded Joe Bertram-
and he must once have been all that to
have awakened loye ip heart Of gold
like Madeiine's. To look at her placid
face now you would hardly believe there
was time when she would have ac-
cepted the martyrdom OF fire for Joe
Bertram's sake-for her loves sake; but
I tell you that that love was long the
imperious and dominating passion Of
her life.
Il do not suppose that this part of
her story is out OF the common expert
ence OF women, but Madeline's was a
love that stopped at nothing short OF
crime. Not Joe's degradation quenched
IT; not her loss Of respect for him weak
ened it; not death itself was powerful
enough to lay il in the dust Through
degradation. through pity for his fall,
through the black shadow Of shame
full death, 1t mounted, steadfast flame;
and 1t hos shone pndimmed upon her
pathway during al her solitary years.
''She loved Joe then. She loves him
now. She win never cease to hove him,
but how bravely she has lived
While her grief over poor Joe's death
was sorest, Ethel died Tho husband
who had been tenderly attached to he4
strangely disappeared. and two other
children had been left helpless but foI
Madeline-Aunt Madeline. as everybody
had called her since that time. She
had given them more than mothers
solicitude and care, and all mothers
love- She worked for them, reared
them, educated them. Now both are
married. and their children are daily
taught to ask Gods blessing on the dear
saint who waits. but not in idleness, for
the Voice Of Mercy TO proclaim the end
of earthly Love and duty. Her home is
musical with the romp and laughter Of
happy children, the house cat purs in
sleek content; and the scent of flowers
pervades the rooms where peace broods
and Madeline's gracious presence
reigas.'
In the soft summer afternoon she sits
and dreams. The little old-fashoned
locket, in which Joe Bertram's picture
has lain for thirty years, hangs ON her
bosom.
Little Daisy comes leaping into the
room.
AUNT Madeline, you ANT an old
maid, IS youp'
Eyes, dear (the chin droops lower
and rests upon Joes locke); yes, dear
babe. an-old-maid." -Detron Free
Press.
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No Harm Done.

Colonel Nat Hammond was on the
train, not long ago, when lank, in
curing looking stranger moved across
the aisle and took seat by him. He
gazed at Colonel Hammond attentively
for a full minute. and then said:
''Howdy dop'
Il am well. SIR" replied Colonel
Hammond.
A pause for about two minutes; them
what might your name bep"
my name is Hammond. SIR"
A still longer pause, and then; Il
hope there amt no harm donep'
There is not, sir!'
An embarrassing silence, during which
the stranger contemplated Colonel
Hammond closely; then, You see,
I've got an uncle lives up in Tennessee.
that amt never seen. and / thought
might come up on him some time by
jist asking folks their names!"- atlanta
Constitution.
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The Question of Trades,

The trades in our country, of late
years. have been almost monopolized
by foreigners. The American boy, how
ever, when he does take trade, goes
straight on TO the top of the ladder. 1t
seems as if our boys would rather DO
fourth-rate lawyers. or physicians, than
earn their living by working with their
hands. Only the other day l read in ~
New York newspaper of a young law
yer in distant city, whom | knew
some years ago when resided in that
section of the country, who literally
starved to death. He made scarcely
any money, was too pr oud to tell Of his
want, lived as long as he could on
,rackers and water, and was fornd one
day in his Office, dead from lack OF
nourishment He should never have
ENTERED the legal profession, for he had
nc ability in that direction. As farmer
or mechanic he might have lived &c
long, useful and successful life
No boy, of course, should enter a
trade unless he feels himself fitted for
it; but, on the other hand, he should
not, it seems to me, let the false pride
against manual labor, which now pre-
walls to such wide extent in our
country. prevent him from endeavor-
ing to do better work with his HANDS
than In his inmost thoughts he knows
that he can do with his head.--Gcorde
j. Manson, in ST. Nicholas.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Though the Hawaiian people have
been partially converted to the Protest
ant religion, they still are superstitious,
and call upon their gods and goddesses
TO help them in any great trouble.
I'm these days there are hundreds,
and probably thousands, OF young men
who obtain what is called a liberal edu-
cation without any serious thought of
ever, entering any of the professions
N. Z. E1dminer.
-Bowdoin's new President is only
six years out Of college, and three years
from graduation at the theological
seminary. But II youth is an objection
TO man for such a responsible posi-
Won. II Is one that ne is constantly cor
recting,-Boston Post. ~
1T Is stated that the women OF the
Indian Presbytery of Dakota have con-
tributed more for the missionary fund
than all the other Presbyteries in tho
Territory together. This is good
showing for the religious zeal of the
tawny sister. Chicago Times.
p. T. Barnum has erected fine
ire-proof building for TUFTS College at
Bridgeport, Conn. which will be known
as The .Barnum Museum of National
History" He has also promised the
college the skin and skeleton Of Jumbo
when he dies.-Haryord Couraat
According to President Seelye,
Smith College, at Northampton, Mass,
ten years ago began with fourteen stu
dents and now has $40 on its rolls; and
during that time but one death Ga
drowning accident) has occurred among
the students and graduates.
There is not much indication that
the students Of our colleges differ from
those Of past days in their predictions
for professional careers, if this years
graduating class of one of the great In.
situations may be taken as an example.
1hirty-one of its members have deter
mined to be lawyers. fifteen doctors, ten
preachers, and fourteen business men.
Chicago Current.
AT the commencement exercises OF
the grammar department of the public
schools of Wheeling. w. Va. three Of
the twenty. seven graduates were colored
pupils who had completed the course OF
study in the schools devoted to thel
race. This is believed to be the first
time that white and colored pupils have
been graduated at the same place south
OF Mason and Dixon's line.-N. Y. Post.
Archbishop Riordan will restore all
the privileges to the Jesuits on the Pa
cific coast which were taken away by
his predecessor. Archbishop Alemany
These include the right of absolution
and sacrament, the privilege to bury
the dead having been granted by the
Pope in the face of Alemany's order.
The new Archbishop has also decided tt
close up the Roman Catholic school for
training of priests at Mission San jose
in Santa Clara County. Cal. and trans
fer the biological students to the college
.Ballimore.-SanEr aflciSeo Ghr0nicLe
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The Camel Express.

OF all varieties of Indian letter carri-
ers, clothed or unclothed, none are SO
picturesque, says Miss Gordon Cum
mings, as the camel express messengers.
The men wear serviceable red uni
form and large green turban, embroid-
cred with gold thread. From their
girdle hangs curved sabre in red
sheath. The camels are adorned with
trappings of gay cloth and tassels. orna-
mented with blue beads and gowrie shells
and small brass bells round the neck to
give notice of their swift approach. II
is said that their rough and rapid trot-
ting, sometimes at the rate of eighty
miles day. is SO trying to the riders as
to shorten their days. Two heavy mail
bags hang to right and left on each side
of the camel. and the saddle is so ar
ranged that passenger can take seat
behind the postman.
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AUGUST COASTiNG.
A Novel Summer Amusement-How the
Sport is Conducted.

A Novel Summer Amusement-How the
Sport Is Conducted.
1t was on the afternoon of the verv
warmest day In August that the children
came running to me crying:
''There are some boys and girls from
the village out on tho hill, and some
from the hotel on the mountain, and
they all have brought their sleds."
1t seemed such a puzzle to me that J.
rose and went out to see what was 60
ing on.
When reached the spacious bale ony
was almost convinced that the whole
valley had been bewitched.
There we're gathered at least twenty
children and half dozen sleds. The
boys were dragging the sleds up the
steep slope of the hillside that rose
from the road in front of the house.
while the girls followed after as well as
they could.
1t was not by any means an easy feat
to climb this slope.
Though at casual glance it seemed
as soft and velvety as q well-kept lawn,
it was to the mwary delusion and
snare. The midsummer sun shines
down upon the Adirondack mountains
with as much ardor as on the city
streets Though the nights are cool,
frequently even cold. there are no dews,
and usually but little rain. So the
short thick grass that grows abundantly
upon the sides of the lesser mountains,
Of, more properly speaking, the foot
hills, becomes somewhat parched and
smooth, and as slippery as ice. The
children, then, had before them quite
an amount of hard walking, but those
children were like mountain-goats,
hardy, willing, and able to climb any
thing.
ssI watched them with interest. At
last the top was reached. Then, the
sleCls were turned upside down, and the
runners were rubbed vigorously with
candles; this completed, the sleds were
put In proper position again, three chill
dren seated themselves upon each, and
gentle push started them down the
slope.
How swiftly they camel The slope
was steep but smooth; not rock. stump
or stone on its surface; there was no
danger, and the sleds stopped on the
sandy road.
For two long hours this colony of
children coasted-till the grass was
worn almost to the roots. and the sup
ply of tallow (Which is indispensable for
this midsummer coasting) was ex-
hausted.
After all the little ones were weary,
we older people joined in the fun. l
own to having made the descent but
once-that was quite enough for me.
never before had heard of this novel
amusement; but. startling as it seemed
at first, the novelty soon wore away,
and l became quite accustomed to the
sight and sounds of coasting in mid
summer. Mrs. Frank M. Gregory, IN
ST. Nicholas.
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NANNY WOMEN.
Description OF the Creature Who Affects
Masculine Ways.


The trouble is that the NANNY"
woman always overdoes the thing. In
her frenzied endeayors to appear and
do and be like man she usually sue
ceeds liz being like four or five men.
And somehow or other she selects for
her models the very type Of men that
all other men despise. She exag-
gerates every attribute of man that she
attempts TO copy. If she carries cane
she usually carries a Bowery-looking
kind of stick l wouldn't want to be
found dead with. If she whistles she
does not aim to whistle In melodious
bird notes, but she whistles like a sta
ble-boy, If she wears mans hat and
ulster, as often she does, she wears a
most offensive hat and the zebra ul-
ster Of the song-and- dance man She
doesn't chew tobacco, thank Heaven,
because If she did she wouldn't look at
silvef-leaf fne-cut she would chew
cowboy plug" And she wouldn't
chew It; she would "chawr" it. When
she walks down street with your
brother she takes longer strides than
her mortified escort. She talks loud, as
some men, but no gentlemen, do.
She doesn't try to be gentle
man; she tries to be man. She over
does everything, like boy learning to
swear, who drags in his blanks and
dashes without regard to grammar or
fitness, time, occasion. or place. And
nobody likes her very much. o, she
sometimes, when she is naturally very
hrirr boz nj oh
her lively and animated Men cluster
about her If she is handsome and laugh
with her to her face and at her behind
her back. Her name is mentioned
lightly and jeeringly at clubs. my
daughter, where yours is never whisp-
cred save with profound respect. All
mon speak of her by her Christian
name. Frequently they are d little
afraid of her. because the "manny
woman" always striving to be man,
never relinquishes certain privileges OF
her sex, and has savage way of saying
sarcastic things to men and about
women, which, were she a man, would
bring her many cuff on the ear. But
being woman she can say them with
impunity. But you say men leave the
society OF quieter, more refined young
ladies to 60 with the NANNY" onep D,
no. they don't. The "manny" woman
has way, peculiarly her own, of col
laring man and dragging him captive
whittier she will for a time. But he al
ways escapes as soon as he can. Rarely,
indeed. does he go willingly. Her loud
talk, her long strides, her whistle, her
sarcastic remarks, her cane and her
dog, her slang and her politics, her
soubret lightsomeness scare the aver
age man, and he runs away the mo-
ment safe line of retreat is open for
him. -Burdette.
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THOMAS JEFFERSON,
The Child Who Was Father to the Man.
Bit of History.


A Bit of History.
He was not President of the United
States then. although he afterward at
tanned unto that honor. He was little
boy, and rather inclined to be good,
obedent and bright He loved his
mother and even maintained sincere
respect for his father. One evening he
was bout an hour or longer off time
getting home from school, and the
eager maternal eye fell upon his shirt
and at once OWNED the cause of his
detention. The other eager maternal
eye, for she had little pair of them,
saw the same thing.
Thomas" said his mother, "why
are you so latep'
Lost my Biography, an had to go'n
hunt it,"
did you find itp"
"Yes'm"
morning; it has been here all day"
''Yes'm, that's what l remembered
done with it."
Tommy
Eyes, ma"
Il GU nave been IN swimming.
mo, ma ami" very stoutly.
Tommy! Mother knows"
mo, nad-ana" with the air of boy
whose position is unassailable.
Tommy, you have been swimming
in the river; 1 can tell by your shirt. !"
"Nixie, boss" shouted the boy. tri-
umphantly; you can't play no turned
inside. out shirt on me! You Gao prove
nothin' by that shirt
Tommy, your shirt tells me every
thing!"
Tell nothin' / didn't take it Of
when l went inr'
1t was many, many years after that
when Thomas Jefferson learned why he
was fed on the skate strap of affection
that night. in the entire absence OF suf-
fcient evidence to convict him, and
when the truth dawned upon him. he
wrote the Declaration of Independence
and invented the shirt that buttons be-
hind. Burdstts. IN Brooklyn Eogla
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Nothing is vainer in Nature thar
the slim man who has suddenly grown
fat, unless it be the elderly matron who
has just been mistaken for her daugh
ter.---Boston Post.
Summer joy,
A slender waist just lightly clasped,
AS up the scented lane they stroll:
small white hand, just lightly grasped,
Two heads beneath one parasoll
Boston Courier.
An Iowa girl has an album in which
she keeps pictures of all the young men
who have flirted with her without
coming to the point. She calls it her
rogues' gallery. Chicago Tribune.
The face value of all the money in
the world is said to be $3.50, 600. 900, 600,
We can't help wondering sometimes
Just how many people the other $780,
999, 999, 998. 20 is divided among Lou.
tsuille journal.
"A book on etiquette advises:"Nevel
interrupt any conversation, but wait
patiently until your turn comes to
speak" The book agent who handles
this book has the bulge on the world.
She can come into your office unan.
nounced, take seat unlimited. and talk
you to death under the rules.-M. o.
Picaynne.
The Great Dismal Swamp contains
IA. 900 acres, all resting on bottom of
quicksand. Now, If the youngest sol.
der in the late war and the Oldest living
Mason and the surviving soldier of the
Revolutionary war would like to hold o
reunion, right in the very middle of that
$4,000 acres is the natural spot for theft
encampment. --Burdette.
The Oregonian says that the un.
familiar sight of man dressed in buck.
skin was seen on the streets of Portland
recently. He was an old trapper from
Montana, who had become disguised
with that territory on account Of the
railroad there, and is now on his way to
Alaska, where he can trap beaver in
peace.
An exchange says that to get the
full flavor of butter. the bread upon
which 1t is spread should be inserted in
the mouth buttered side down. The
fact that the buttered side up is the
general custom is an indication of
general and perhaps hereditary disincli
nation to get the full flavor of the. but
ter. We have known the flavor of butter
to be so full as to fairly stagger.
Springfield Union.
An old South Carolina lady who
always had good word to say of the
absent, fou1l herself last week in a
predicament. She was at sewing So
ciety. where a rather lively vouno oirl
was discussed. of whom every one spoke
harshly. Mrs. Brown sat while in
thought, but soon Frightening up and
shaking back her snowy cufls that hung
on either side Of her sweet old face. she
said Ladies, have you ever noticed
how well Miss Giddy walks and how
beautifully she turns out her toesP"-
Hdrper's Bazaar.
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So Frank, catching his breath at in
tervals, told how he mad finally disposed
of his wonderful fifty cents Il got tho
home early. I'd bout made up my
mind to buy pocket-book; and
thought, if / got it to-uieht. | could
carry my contribution in it tomorrow.
I'd got rs far rs High street, and was
going down the hill real fast, when l
heard somebody holler: 'Halloo, Franke
when | looked there was Benny
wheelock in his window. He broke his
leg awhile ago, you know. and he's
just got SO he can sit up. He looked
awful white and thin, though he seemed
real ticklcd to see me. stopped. and
talked with him a minute, and | says
70 him:' Amt II pretty tiresome for you
Keeping in SOP Then he tries 10 laugh
and 1t made him look thinner. No.
says he, not so very. Folks come to sea
me some. Mrs. Stowe came to see me
last Sunday says he and she brought
me an orange. My, want II primel'
"Benny's mother'd been moving
round the room, and now she came up
and pats his head. Yes. that tasted
good, didn't it, Benny said she. 4
wish mother was rich enough to feed
you on EN- all the time, You know
Mrs Wheolock is dreadfully poor, and
does washing for folks.
.'Well.n Frank went on. "I-don't
you laugh at mel walked fight down
to the store. and--l bought a whole
dozen of the beautititilest oranges for
him. | put 'em right in his window.
you know. and told him he needn't
mind taking EN-, because the money
was given TO me, and didn't know
what to do with it. My, you ought TO
have seen him"
There was a moments silence. "Why
Frank Lee Willisr' said Ada. Then:
II think you were just splendid to do
it, and guess we won't taught" \
Mrs. Willis said nothing, but sho
stopped down and kissed the little boys
flushed face. And his father gave him
big pat on the shoulder. "For all
our making fun of you, guess you've
proved You can spend money about as
wisely as any of us" said he.
Ada kept on staring at Frank with
big loving eyes. Presently. she went
and whispered something in her moth
er's car. Mother" whispered she,
cant Frank have a piece of the best
plum-cake for supper Tonight l
don't want any myself just little
piece for him, you know. | made lots
Of fun of him."
Mrs. Willis laughed. Il don't care"
said she.
Then Ada went down cellar, and ioy-
fully cut very thick slice of the best
plum-cake for Frank. - MdrU N.
Pstkias. IN Congregationdliss
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CELESTIAL MOTION.
The Essential and Everlasting Condition
of the Universe.

The Essential and Everlasting Condition
of the Universe.
The view of the cloudless and moon
less armament on dark clear night,
when the whole vast black arch seems
tremulous with the scintillations of
5000 stars, is always overwhelming to
one who gazes steadily at the sublime
picture and yields himself up to the
train of reflection which it suggests.
But the night scene grows doubly in
teresting when it is known to be all in
motion-not only movement of the
whole expanse, but an individual mo-
ton Of each separate point of light
Suppose the universe were stationary,
how would it appearP Let us see. The
motionless earth would forever have
one side turned toward the blazing,
motionless sun and the other in perpet-
ual night. There would be no rising
and setting of the sun and no rising and
setting of the stars. The silent, might
procession of the skies would be
ended and the heavens would be dead.
The condition would be uncomfortable to
human beings, if there were any human
beings to see it. But there would be
none. Life would DO equally impo, ssh
BILE on that side of the earth where
there was perpetual day without night
and on that side where there was per-
petual night without day.
Motion, then, Is the essential snd
everlasting condition of the universe
and everything in it. There Is no rest.
And this motion is inconceivably COM
pick. Our earth itself has four motions
that we know of-one on its axis every
day; one round the sun every year, one
swaying motion on it's axis, which
causes the celestial pole to describe a
great circle in the heavens every rs, 900
years, and one by which the solar sys-
TEN is carried through space in the di-
rection OF the constellation Hercules.
And there are, probably. other move
ments which we know nothing about.
-EIchGnQe.